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El Observador was founded in 1980 to serve the informational needs of the Hispanic community in the San Francisco Bay Area with special focus on San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be transmitted or reproduced by any form or by any means, this includes photo copying, recording or by any informational storage and retrevial sys-tems, electronic or mechanical without express written consent of the publishers. Opinions expressed in El Observador by persons submitting articles are not necessarily the opinions of the publishers.

CORRECTIONS:In last weeks edition, (Volume 36, Issue 4) the story “Preparing Culturally Responsive K-12 Teachers in East San Jose” was published on page 9 with errors. The final, corrected version appears on page 4 of this issue.

Bill Spriggs

We should all congratulate President Barack Obama for pulling the education debate into the 21st century, or perhaps dragging it into the late 20th century, by pro-posing access to free education through at least an as-sociate’s degree. But this merely restates the obvious. (More on our site)

Pelosi Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address

“Tonight, President Obama articulated a powerful vision of opportunity and prosperity for the working families of our country. The President was forward-looking, and boldly embraced the imperative to grow the wages and bolster the financial security of hard working Americans.” (More on our site)

This Lovely Sh**ty life/Que caramba es la vida Wednesday Januay 31st 1:00pm-3:00pm Castro Theater 429 Castro Street,San Francisco, CA 94114

La Misa Negra & Flor de CanaJanuary 30th, 9:00pmMoe’s Alley720-724 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94108

Bomberas de la Bahia & Viento Callejero ConcertFebruary 7th, 9:00pm Brick and Mortar Music Hall1710 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

The Other Barrio Film screening February 8th, 7:00pmBrava Theatre Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

San Jose Shaks VS. Carolina Hurri-canes February 7th 7:30pm

SAP Center 525 W Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA 95113

San Jose Color Fun Fest 5kJanuary 31st 4pm-9pmSanta Clara County Fairgrounds344 Tully RdSan Jose, CA 95111

Children’s Yoga CampJanuary 31st, 3pm – February 1st 12:45pmShirdi-Sai Center1221 California CirMilpitas, CA 95035

Disney on IceFebruary 18th, 7:30pmSAP Center525 W Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA 95113

Dancing with the StarsFebruary 11th, 8:00pmSan Jose Center for the Performing Arts135 West San Carlos St., San Jose, CA 95113

Sperbowl Sunday at The Chapel Sunday February 1st, 12:00pm

The Chapel777 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA

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Chocoholics Anonymous WorkshopWednesday February 11th at 5:30 pm

San Jose Holistic Health Care Clinic551 East Santa Clara St,

San Jose, CAFree

Leyla Cardenas: Scarcity Through January 31st

Focus Gallery San Jose Institute of Contempo-rary Art

560 South First StreetSan Jose, CA 95113

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Karaoke Night at the TreatbotEvery Thursday 7:30-9:30pm

San Pedro Square Market87 N San Pedro St,

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Por el Rep. Mike Honda

Cuando somos electos al Congreso, nuestros votantes confían en que vamos a utili-zar nuestro liderazgo y experi-encia para aprobar proyectos de ley eficaces y humanitarios. Después de las elecciones de medio término en noviembre, los republicanos alegaron que su victoria significaba que el pueblo americano respaldaba sus propuestas de gobierno y por lo mismo les habían otor-gado un mandato para gober-nar. Sin embargo, en menos de dos semanas dentro de la actual sesión del nuevo Con-greso, ellos ignoraron por completo los intereses del pueblo americano y votaron a favor de enmiendas que anu-larían las acciones ejecutivas sobre inmigración del Presi-dente.

Sin embargo, estas acciones no representan una anomalía de parte de los republicanos. Por muchos años, los líderes del Partido Republicano han tomado acciones comple-tamente fuera de sintonía con lo que piensa la mayoría del pueblo americano sobre temas como la necesidad de una reforma migratoria.

No debemos equivocarnos en cuanto a política: el pueblo americano apoyó abrumado-ramente la reforma inmigra-toria que fue introducida el pasado Congreso, y la mayor-ía de los americanos también apoyan las acciones ejecutivas del Presidente sobre la inmi-gración. Este mes, una en-cuesta de CBS News reporto que el 55% de los encuesta-dos piensan que el Congreso debería permitir las acciones ejecutivas del Presidente. Aparentemente, los republi-canos no recibieron el men-saje del pueblo americano.

Peor aún es que ahora el liderazgo republicano está tratando de convertir una propuesta de ley desarrollada mediante la cooperación y el consenso bipartidista, en algo hiper-partidista. En la última sesión legislativa del Congreso, un grupo de repub-licanos y demócratas traba-jaron juntos y aprobaron un proyecto de ley en el comité de seguridad fronteriza, pero los líderes republicanos durante este tiempo no nos permiti-eron votar por esa propuesta. Sin embargo, la semana pas-ada, mis colegas republicanos apresuraron la aprobación de un proyecto de ley en comité que propone militarizar aún más nuestra frontera y negar a funcionarios del Departa-mento de Seguridad Interna los fondos y apoyo necesarios para enfrentar los desafíos a lo largo de esa frontera. En resumen, ellos crearon un proyecto de ley con objetivos inalcanzables, y en substan-cia queda corto en delinear verdaderas soluciones legisla-tivas.

Debo recordarle a mis cole-gas que cuando hablamos de la reforma inmigratoria, esta-mos hablando de un proyecto de ley que impacta el futuro de millones de personas, fa-milias, y seres queridos en nuestro país. Por esa razón, una reforma inmigratoria necesita permitir que los in-documentados puedan salir de las sombras para que pu-edan contribuir plenamente a nuestra sociedad. Personas como Claudia Flores. Cuando

Claudia era adolescente, ella y sus padres inmigraron a San José desde Honduras. Ella se destacó académicamente en la secundaria, y obtuvo una beca completa para estudiar en la Universidad de Santa Clara. En el 2012, el Presiden-te Obama anunció un pro-grama que permite a jóvenes indocumentados, quienes llegaron con sus padres como niños, calificar para un alivio de deportación y un permiso de trabajo de dos años y con opción de renovación. Gra-cias a este programa, Claudia pudo quedarse en los Estados Unidos, se convirtió en una defensora de los derechos de los inmigrantes, y se ganó una prestigiosa pasantía en el Congreso.

Fue para mí un orgullo pod-er invitarla acompañarme al discurso del Presidente sobre el Estado de la Unión. Ella es exactamente el tipo de per-sona que debemos animar a permanecer en nuestro país.

El pueblo americano está cansado de los juegos políti-cos. Nuestra nación quiere un Congreso que le dará priori-dad a sus intereses y no a los juegos políticos Ellos quieren un Congreso cuyas priori-dades están alineadas con sus realidades. Ellos quieren un Congreso que trabaja in-cansablemente para el pueb-lo. Ellos quieren un Congreso de líderes que afronten los problemas más urgentes de nuestro país, tal como la apro-bación de una reforma inmi-gratoria integral y sensata.

Doing the right thing is the paramount objective with af-fordable housing.

It is time to consider the es-tablishment of an onclave of affordable housing for fami-lies who do the low-wage ‘service’ labor.

During the American Victo-rian era, the very wealthy had ‘servants housing’ on their property. Here those who did the services and mainte-nance work lived very close to where their jobs were. What prevents that from happen-ing today is the land use ‘zon-ing ordinances’ which need to be adjusted to permit low income folks to have housing close to their jobs.

It simply is not right to ‘economically push out’ the low income folks and expect them to bear the cost and time of long distance com-muting. The zoning ordi-nance which applies to Bue-na Vista Park needs to allow for a variance in perpetuity to permit that venue to contin-ue to be the low cost afford-able housing needed in that Palo Alto community.

A first step has been sug-gested by Supervisor Joe Simitian, which was quickly supported by Supervisor Dave Cortese, current Presi-dent of the Board of Supervi-sors. Simitian’s proposal was to allocate $8 million from the county’s affordable hous-ing fund as a first component to the purchase of that Buena Vista venue from its current owner, who deserves to re-ceive current market value for that property. Will an ‘eminent domaine’ process be needed?

That would require thouightful consideration leading to community sup-port for undertaking the ac-tions necessary to establish ‘affordable housing venues’ from now on into the future throughout this community. Why? Because all communi-ties always will have a portion of its population which is ‘low income’, indadequately edu-cated, and low-skilled. These folks need housing near their jobs; they should not be re-quired to commute to their jobs from afar. Their children need to be able to attend the local public schools.

Future land use planners need to set aside areas for lo-calized affordable housing lo-cated in all communities from the get-go.

This entire community needs to support Supervisor Joe Simitian’s proposal that the County of Santa Clara take steps needed to acquire and retain Buena Vista Mo-bile Home Park in Palo Alto, CA as a low-income/afford-able housing enclave in this very high cost housing area (market) of Palo Alto, CA 94306. And its present prop-erty owner needs to be paid fair market value. This is the ethical, moral and “right thing’ to do for those 100 low income families (est. 400 residents) who live there and work in local low paying jobs.

Many of Buena Vista’s resi-dents are Hispanics who per-form labor intensive work/jobs in this community. As a member of the Behavioral Health Board, I have learned that housing is essential to the mental health and wellness of each of us. Displacement of the 100 or so low income families will cause a signifi-cant amount of anxiety, stress, uncertainty,etc. The displace-ment of these families kids from one of the best school districts in this County is very disruptive and destructive.

Do consider that if displaced these employees would have to devote more of their time and income to commuting to their current jobs from afar.

A non-profit such as The Housing Trust Silicon Valley would be capable and able to manage this affordable housing enclave should that desired state be achieved. Kevin Zwick, CEO, HTSV, estimates that 16,000 homes are needed for the low income residents of this county (low income being defined as be-low $50,000 per year).

Local corporations, mem-bers of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (Carl Guardino, President/CEO) may be willing to provide the capital needed to make this possible. All this would be an excellent investment for our community and for these low income folks who aspire to rise above their current situ-ation. If not them, then their kids.

I am and have been a resi-dent in Palo Alto, CA 94306 since 1959. I have witnessed the slow emmigration of the local low income folks from Palo Alto once the Stanford Industrial Park was initiated causing the cost of housing to go up and up. My ‘roots’ are located here, the church I at-tend, friends and associates. All are located within walking distance of my home. These are the valuable relationships which are severed when dis-placement happens.

I ask that you support the efforts of President Dave Cor-tese, Supervisors Joe Simitian, Cindy Chavez, Ken Yeager and Mike Wasserman in making this proposal become one of the most humanitarian ac-complishments of this County of Santa Clara. To communi-cate your concerns and sup-port, phone Clerk of the Board, 408-299-5000; ask for your Supervisor’s office. The sup-port of this community is what will move things along.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 3JANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Hilbert Morales

EL OBSERVADOR

OPINION

The School of Education and Counseling Psychol-ogy at Santa Clara University (SCU) opened a new satellite campus in East San Jose last summer to demonstrate its commitment to multicultur-alism and social justice by preparing culturally respon-

sive K-12 teachers to serve and teach in predominantly Latino/a communities and schools. The new campus of-fers the School the ability to reach a targeted group of di-verse students interested in obtaining their master of arts in teaching degree with their California single or multiple

subject teaching credential (MATTC). The School offers more than one 100 years of experience preparing com-passionate, competent, and ethical teachers and instruc-tional leaders to transform people, schools, and commu-nities through meaningful and supportive engagement.

The establishment of the new satellite campus was made possible through the School’s collaboration with the NHU Foundation which desired to launch a new Cen-ter for Latino Education and Innovation on the campus of the former National Hispanic University. The Center strives to integrate a balance of re-search, policy, and practice to intentionally target a national focus on advancing Latino students with a concentration on educational achievement, attainment, and advance-ment.

As the first collaborative partner to engage with the Center, the School made a special agreement with the former National Hispanic University to allow enrolled teacher education students to transfer into the School’s MATTC program. Addition-ally, a new Semilla teacher fellowship program was de-veloped to support students

who are committed to teach for two years post-degree/post-preliminary credential in a high-need school that is predominantly comprised of an underserved Latino/a student population within four years of completing the MATTC program. Dr. Marco Bravo, Associate Professor of Education, serves as the School’s new Director of La-tino Educational Initiatives, which allows him to enhance the curriculum by engaging the cultural, psychological, and language dimensions that impact how to effectively teach diverse learners.

The School of Education and Counseling Psychology offers additional graduate programs in Latino Counsel-ing, Interdisciplinary Edu-cation, and International Education that are relevant to those seeking careers as mental health therapists and educational leaders commit-ted to serving diverse learn-ers locally and globally. The Latino Counseling program, coordinated by Dr. Lucila Ra-mos-Sanchez, is one of only a few of its kind in the country that focuses on applications of psychology pertinent to the Latino family system with regard to issues of culture, ethnicity, acculturation, as-similation, and language.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com4 EDUCATION JANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The Santa Clara County Vector Control District (SCCVCD) is a County program that controls and monitors disease-carrying insects such as mosquitoes and ticks, and other harmful pests such as yellow jackets and rats.

The SCCVCD invites you to comment on the Vector Control District’s Draft Environmental Evaluation Report (EER).

THE ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION REPORT The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Vector Control District’s current operations and activities and their potential impact on the environment.

WHERE DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? The draft EER is available for public review at: www.SCCvector.org. You can also call (408) 918-4770.

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE? Residents can submit written comments through February 28, 2015, to [email protected] or attend the following public meeting:

Santa Clara County Vector Control District

February 11, 2015 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room #80 1 W. Campbell Ave.Campbell, CA 95008

PUBLIC NOTICE February 2015

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 5BUSINESSJANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

¿Tiene Medi-Cal Y Medicare? Cal MediConnect es una nueva opción de atención de salud que incluye su

atención de salud y servicios en el hogar en un solo plan.

Usted debe elegir una de las 3 opciones sobre su atención de salud y su atención dentro del hogar:

1. Seleccionar un plan de salud CalMediConnect o un plan PACE

Llame para elegir un plan de salud que cubre tanto Medicare

como Medi-Cal.

2. Conservar Medicare como está y seleccione un plan de

salud Medi-Cal

Llame para optar por no participaren Cal MediConnect, permanezca

en su plan de Medicare actual y elijaun plan de salud para su Medi-Cal.

3. No tomar ninguna acción y el estado escogerá un plan

Cal MediConnect para usted

Si no elige algo, el estado le asignará uno de los planes

de Cal MediConnect.

Los siguientes planes de salud están disponible en el condado de Santa Clara:Anthem Blue Cross Santa Clara Family Health Plan

Revise su correo para el sobre azul que contiene información importante delDepartamento de Servicios de Salud de California acerca de estos cambios.

Para obtener más información sobre sus opciones de planes de salud, por favor llame a: Programa de Asesoramiento y Defensa de Seguro Médico (HICAP) - Sourcewise:

Defensor Local, Asesoría Legal del Área de la Bahía: 1-855-693-7285En línea visite: www.calduals.org para más información.

Para inscribirse, por favor llame a: Opciones de Atención Médica: 1-800-430-4263

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Experienced salespeople will tell you that the keys to any successful franchise or cus-tom product service is that you have to know your prod-ucts, your customers and the territory.

That means in addition to your industry, you have to know your customer base and you have to know the geography of the area and the factors that can help or hin-der success.

For example, when Budget Blinds wanted to expand its franchise operation into Mexico, it turned to a man named Adrian Solis. Solis is launching the company’s first franchise operation in Mexico, in his hometown of Monterrey, as a part of his existing home decor busi-ness that serves residential and commercial properties in the region. The company has over 900 franchise ter-ritories serving nearly 7,500 cities throughout the United States and Canada.

As Mexico’s third largest city and second wealthiest, Mon-terrey provides substantial opportunities for continued growth of the brand. When the Budget Blinds corpo-rate team decided to expand into what is a new territory, it made the sound business decision of turning to a suc-cessful businessman from the area who also knows the industry, blending his expe-rience and insight with the company’s in-home consul-

tation services and top-notch customer service.

Budget Blinds is known for offering customers a full line of quality window coverings including shutters, shades, blinds and draperies. It also provides free in-home con-sultations as well as measur-ing and installation services.

Solis chose to work with Budget Blinds after identi-fying a gap in the window covering options available in Mexico. He believes the established franchise brand provides a variety of premier window covering options and relevant trends that will resonate with his customers.

Upon opening Budget Blinds of Monterrey, Solis aims to grow the brand in his ter-ritory to demonstrate that the franchise model can be as strong and successful in Mexico as it is in the United States and Canada. Current-ly, Budget Blinds has more than 900 locations across North America.

“I started my import home decor business about 10 years ago when the Mexican economy was growing. I’m excited to bring the diverse Budget Blinds offerings to customers who are looking to create unique and beauti-fully designed spaces,” said Solis. “Adding Budget Blinds’ products and services to my current list of offerings will help to differentiate and grow my business in a way I have not yet explored.”

•Adrian Solis (center) with other members of the Budget Blinds team. He is opening the company’s first franchise in Mexico.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com6 HEALTH JANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

STATEPOINT

While parents understand the value of good sleep, a majority find it difficult to ensure their kids get enough quality sleep each night, ac-cording to a recent survey of parents across the country.

From using electronic devices in bed to a lack of bedroom routines, there are plenty of reasons kids are not getting enough sleep. But high-quality sleep is important, reports the same sleep survey, conducted by Sleep Num-ber, with the majority of parents saying that

sleep impacts their child’s performance in school and in extracurricular activities.

Luckily, new tools are helping kids rest easier at night. For example, Sleep Number just in-troduced SleepIQ Kids -- a smart bed for kids. You can adjust the bed’s firmness as children grow and monitor their presence in bed, rest-fulness and restlessness to assess quality of sleep.

With these new sleep tools, parents can help kids be their best tomorrow.

Proper sleep environments will help kids at bedtime.

STATEPOINT

The biggest hurdles to stick-ing to a new diet are conve-nience and flavor. Who wants to eat food that doesn’t taste good or is hard to make? You and your family are more likely to stick to your com-mitments if the changes you make suit your schedule and your palate.

Here are three easy

changes you can make

to your diet today:

Hydrate Yourself

Water reigns supreme as the health drink of choice among nutritionists and dieticians. Most diet plans include the following crucial advice: Stay hydrated, but avoid sugary beverages.

In addition to all of the criti-cal functions water performs in your body, staying hydrat-ed will help you feel fuller so you eat less over the course of the day.

But water doesn’t have to be tasteless to bestow ben-efits. There are many virtu-ally calorie-free ways to dress up water and add a hint of nutritional value: Add slices of strawberry or cucumber, wedges of lemon, lime or or-ange, chunks of watermelon or several sprigs of fresh mint or basil. Refrigerate until you’re ready to drink. Or get hydrated with green tea, which is loaded with antioxi-dants.

Snack on Bold Flavors

Whether you’re on the go or at home, snack time can be a dieter’s downfall. Rather than buying full-sized bags of high-fat snacks like chips, which are easy to binge on, opt for single-serving snacks that are wholesome and full of flavor. For example, ol-ives in ready-to-go cups are a fuss-free way to punch up the flavor profile of a meal or snack.

Pearls Olives to Go! single-serving Black Pitted Olives in a cup can be just as satis-fying as a serving of chips, but they’re gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, cholesterol-free, trans-fat-free, GMO-free and vegan. They’re easy to open and stay fresh until you’re ready to eat them, which makes them perfect to stow in a gym bag or desk drawer.

Pearls recently added three new flavors to their Olives to Go! portion-controlled cup line, including Kalamata Pit-ted Greek Olives, Pimiento Stuffed Spanish Green Ol-ives, and Sliced California Black Ripe Olives. Add to salads or sandwiches for bold

flavor without a lot of extra calories. Read more about incorporating olives into a healthy Mediterranean diet at www.Olives.com.

Make Friends with Fat

A major mistake many diet-ers make is trying to cut all of the fat from their diet. Fat is a necessary component of any healthy diet. Monounsatu-rated fat, polyunsaturated fat and Omega-3 fatty acids should comprise the major-ity of the fat you eat. Great sources of healthy fat include olive oil, salmon, tuna, avo-cado, olives, seeds and nuts. Olives and avocados are fruit, so they also boost your fruit intake.

Try tossing olives, canned tuna or avocados into a salad; sprinkle almonds or walnuts over oatmeal; swap commer-cially made salad dressings and marinades with good-quality olive oil and flavorful herbs and spices.

To make your commitment to healthy eating a long-last-ing one, be sure the changes you make are sensible, sus-tainable and, above all, deli-cious.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 7RECIPE JANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

PREPARACIÓN 20 mins

COCCIÓN 25 mins

PORCIÓNES 4 personas

INGREDIENTES

3 Chuletas de cerdo deshuesadas, cortadas -en cubitos de 3/4 de pulgada

Cucharada sopera de aceite vegetal 1 cebolla grande picada

4 Dientes de ajo machacados 2 Latas de 15 onzas de maíz machacado (hominy), escurrido

1 Lata de 15 onzas de salsa de tomate 1 Lata de 14 onzas y media de caldo de res

2 Cucharadas soperas de polvo de chile 1 Cucharadita de orégano seco en polvo

1/4 Taza de agua 2 Cucharadas soperas de harina

INSTRUCCIONES

Caliente el aceite en una cacerola honda o caldera para asar (Dutch oven) a fuego medio-alto. Añada y revuelva la cebolla y el ajo; cocínelos hasta que estén blanditos sin que se doren. Añada el cer-do y cocine revolviendo de 2 a 3 minutos o hasta que la carne se vea ligeramente dorada. Agregue el maíz, la salsa de tomate, el caldo, el polvo chili y el orégano. Deje hervir y reduzca el fuego. Tape y cocine a fuego bajo por 10 minutos o hasta que el cerdo esté tierno, revolviendo de vez en cuando. Bata la harina con agua y agregue al guiso. Siga cocinando, revolviendo constantemente hasta que la mezcla espese. Aderece con cilantro.

SUGERENCIAS PARA SERVIR

Vino sugerido: Sirva con vino blanco Sauvignon Sugerencias para servir Éste es un guiso clásico de la cocina mexicana que se ha popu-larizado en el sudoeste de los Estados Unidos. El sabor del maíz se puede intensificar reemplazando la harina por masa de maíz deshi-dratada. Sirva con tortillas calientes y trozos de limón.

Calorías: 383 caloríasProteína: 29 gramosGrasa: 21 gramosGrasa Saturada: 8 gramosSodio: 768 miligramosColesterol: 100 miligramosCarbohidratos: 19 gramosFibra: 9 gramos

INFORMACIÓN NUTRICIONAL

Andrea EstradaSANTA BARBARA

CALIFORNIA

For as long as she can remem-ber, Jocelyn Ramirez enjoyed tinkering with electronics and, in general, figuring out how things work. So as a Paloma Valley High School honors stu-dent, it made perfect sense that she would set her sights on an engineering-related degree, and that she would choose UC Santa Barbara as the place to make it happen.

Now a senior at UCSB, Ramirez is completing her bachelor’s degree in computer science. A first-generation col-lege student, she credits UCSB with providing not only tre-mendous educational oppor-tunities, but also with the aca-demic resources and services that helped her succeed. After graduating in June, Ramirez will begin her career with a job at Raytheon’s Space and Air-borne Systems division in Long Beach.

“Immediately after starting at UCSB I joined Los Ingenieros,” she said. “It gave me an op-portunity to meet people from similar backgrounds and with similar interests.” These led to her involvement in two intern-ship programs — California Alliance Minority Participa-tion and the Summer Applied Biotechnology Research Expe-rience. She also joined UCSB’s MESA (Mathematics, Engi-

neering, Science Achievement) program, which enabled her to take part in outreach activities.

“It was only through Los Ing-enieros that I realized how pos-sible it was for someone like me to gain an engineering degree,” said Ramirez.

In recognition of its commit-ment to students like Ramirez, UCSB has been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the Hispanic Associa-tion of Colleges & Universities. With six Nobel Laureates and a ranking among the top 10 public universities in the coun-try, UCSB is the only HSI that is also a member of the presti-gious Association of American Universities.

HSI’s are defined as colleges or universities in which His-panic enrollment comprises a minimum of 25 percent of the total enrollment. Total enroll-ment includes undergraduate and graduate students, both full- and part-time.

As an HSI, UCSB may com-pete for grants and funding for a variety of initiatives, in-cluding support services for all students, faculty development, and the acquisition of scientific or laboratory equipment for teaching.

“I am extremely proud that UC Santa Barbara has been recognized as a Hispanic-Serv-ing Institution by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Uni-

versities,” said UCSB Chancel-lor Henry T. Yang. “This mile-stone achievement reflects our vision and decades of collab-orative effort and commitment to enhance excellence and diversity at UC Santa Barbara and to provide the best possible educational opportunities for all of our students.

“During this journey, I have had the privilege of seeing our Hispanic student popula-tion grow from 11% to 27% today, along with many other splendid achievements. For ex-ample, our highly regarded De-partment of Chicana and Chi-cano Studies became the first to establish a doctoral program in the field. Our faculty, staff, students, and alumni work tirelessly to make UC Santa Barbara a place that welcomes individuals of all backgrounds, and with this designation, we celebrate our shared commit-ment.”

Said David Marshall, UCSB Executive Vice Chancellor Da-vid Marshall, “The designation reflects our longstanding com-mitment to diversity and excel-lence. It also will open doors to new opportunities for all of our students.”

As much as the HSI designa-tion means for UCSB, it also represents a degree of success

for education in California as a whole. “As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, UCSB is perfectly positioned to play a central role in educating the future lead-ers of California and in devel-oping much needed research about one of the state’s most important and fastest grow-ing demographic groups,” said George Lipsitz, professor Black Studies and of sociology. “But it is not just a victory for Latinos. It would be a mistake to make it that small. Everyone ben-efits from the ways in which the HSI designation bolsters the university’s ability to blend cosmopolitan inclusion with academic excellence.”

Noted Carl Gutierrez-Jones, professor of English and UCSB’s acting dean of under-graduate education, “UCSB’s standards for admission are very high, and the quality of our students has been rising steadily. To achieve this mile-stone — having an undergrad-uate population of more than 25 percent Latino students — is a testament to the success of the pipeline that is preparing all of our youth to compete at the very highest level.”

Gutierrez-Jones added that UCSB is committed to giving the best education possible to the brightest and most moti-vated students, regardless of family income or background. “Most of all, our undergradu-ate education is driven by the value we place on intellect and hard work,” he said. “Gaining HSI status confirms that we have made important headway against biases and stereotypes that made a university educa-tion an unreachable dream for many in the past.”

María Herrera-Sobek, associ-ate vice chancellor for diversity, equity and academic policy at UCSB cited the campus as a leader in diversity issues. “The fact that Hispanic and Latino students choose to enroll here demonstrates that they are aware that UCSB is a diversity-friendly community, that we have a welcoming social en-

vironment for all students — including students of color — and we will continue to work to make this even better in the future.”

While the designation of UCSB as a Hispanic-Serving Institution is a great honor, it presents an even greater op-portunity, according to Lipsitz. “A changing university in a changing world has the oppor-tunity to explore new possibili-ties, to develop new research projects, to design new class-room pedagogies, to propose new curricular innovations and to negotiate new definitions of community service that draw on the experiences, energies and imaginations of a diverse campus.”

The HSI designation is, in many ways, both the result of — and a benefit to — UCSB’s outreach efforts. “It shows that we’ve accomplished our goal of making the student popula-tion of UCSB more reflective of the California population,” said Lisa Przekop, director of admissions.

Among fall 2014 incoming freshmen, Hispanic students were more than twice as likely to be first-generation college students (75 percent) com-pared to non-Hispanic stu-dents (32 percent). In addition, they were more likely to have a diverse language background (only 29 percent are English-only speakers) as opposed to non-Hispanic students (55 percent English-only).

What’s more, Hispanic and non-Hispanic students had same high school grade point averages.

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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

On Tuesday of this week the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors extended Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s (SCVMC) critical medical support to St. Louise Region-al Hospital for three months, while the proposed sale of the valuable community asset is considered by California At-torney General Kamala Har-ris.

“The Board’s action will en-

sure that there is no loss in critical medical services for South County residents while the hospital negotiates its sale.” said County Supervisor Mike Wasserman, District 1.

“Continuing our critical ser-

vices to St. Louise hospital is an important part of our commitment to improving women and infant medi-cal services and outcomes in South County,” said Paul Lo-renz, CEO Santa Clara Val-ley Medical Center. “We’ve partnered with St. Louise in providing these services since 2006. We want to make sure there is no interruption of services during this possible transition.”

Under this new agreement,

these services will be contin-ued through March 31. The extension includes around-the-clock perinatology con-

sultations by SCVMC physi-cians, high-risk pregnancy educational services, and full-time on-call clinical cov-erage for obstetrics service at St. Louise.

Clinical services provided

to St. Louise are important aspects of the South County Women and Infant Medicine Service Treatment System established collaboratively by SCVMC, Gardner Family Health Network, and St. Lou-ise to ensure access for South County women and children.

“Regardless of the debate

over the future of St. Louise Hospital, we appreciate the expertise, care, and support SCVMC continues to give South County, in particular its most vulnerable patients,” said Reymundo Espinoza, CEO of Gardner Family Health Network.

-SCVMC has established

contractual and collaborative relationships in the South County to provide access in a manner consistent with the SCVHHS Strategic Plan and its goal of “Better Health for All.” Under the Perinatology agreement, SCVMC provides physicians to St. Louise for telephone consultation cov-erage, twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week re-lating to high-risk prenatal problems and, if necessary, coordination of maternal

transfers to a high-risk prena-tal center.

The Agreement also pro-

vides planning and educa-tional services, including lec-tures on factors that contrib-ute to prenatal life-span and successful births, and demon-strations and preceptorships for St. Louise physician and nursing staff. Clinical on-call coverage is also provided for Obstetrics service at St. Lou-ise on a full-time basis, as well as outreach and educational services.

Responding to a ques-

tion from Supervisor Cindy Chavez, who expressed con-cern about mailings stating St. Louise Hospital might close down, County Execu-tive Jeffrey V. Smith explained that closure of the hospital is highly unlikely, regardless of the Attorney General’s deci-sion about the sale of the hos-pital. Smith explained that there is an extensive process for closing a hospital. He also said the hospital generates revenue that goes towards paying down the debt service, which would continue even if the hospital were not operat-ing.

“Closing St. Louise would

be equivalent to quitting your job because you can’t pay your mortgage,” said Smith. “It would make no sense at all.”

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This past Saturday the South Bay Mentoring Coalition, along with several organizations met up at the County Government Center to promote the various mentoring programs in the South Bay and urge community members to learn more about the positive influence mentorship has on a child, teen or adult in need.

Emceed by former 49er Cornerback Eric Wright, the presen-tation at the mentoring fair brought out many speakers who could attest to either their own experiences with mentorship or how they themselves were helped by a mentor, which in some cases dramatically affected the outcome of some of their lives.

This free event featured representatives from a dozen organi-zations who explained how one can make a difference in their community by connecting one-on-one with a mentee. Some of the groups present were Stand Up For Kids Silicon Valley, Boldly Me, Fresh Lifelines for Youth(FLY) and Southwest Key Programs.

Rodrigo Castellano, recruitment specialist of Southwest Key Programs, broke down the approach of their program, which shares similar traits to many of these successful mentoring or-ganizations like it. “We match mentors from the community, these are regular people who want to be able to help out by contributing back to the community as a mentor.”

Within this program, the mentees are in school, while the mentors support them externally. “Thats what they need, they want to be surrounded by people that think differently or more positively than what they’re used to or in their circle, so they do activities together, they go to football games together, they go to different things so that the youth will be able to see that there is another world out there for them, a positive world” says Castellano. These matches are based on the pairs shared interests.

By impacting these young men and women’s lives positively, many who have been part of the juvenile system already, Cas-tellano says that they pull out a lot of capacities and abilities that may have been hindered by the children’s environment.

“Once you get to know these youths you’ll know that its so necessary to be part of somebody’s life, you can have a positive impact in their future.”

All these youths of the Bay Area have a lot of capacities and a lot of potential, “but if If they don’t have somebody positive in their life to feel that energy, to feel that potential, then were wasting a lot of talented people” said Castellano. “They’re be-ing tracked and followed back into the incarceration system. You can spare one or two hours per week watching television and in that time you can be impacting the community and the life of a youth.”

Quron Reaves of Boldly Me shared his story of being an athlete, having rough patches in his youth and how being mentored and eventually becoming one impacted his life in a positive and life-affirming way. His mentor was at hand as well, NFL trainer William Anderson, who also talked about his experience with both Reaves and his personal journey.

One of the perks of mentoring is that the commitment is based heavily on your own, flexible schedule. In certain pro-grams there is a one-year commitment yet this is 4-8 hours of spending time with the mentee per month, and as previously mentioned, this is based on the mentors schedule in mind. For more information on becoming a mentor or any of these organizations, please visit southbaymentoring.org/home.html and southbaymentoring.org

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The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to-day released preliminary sta-tistics for implementation of Assembly Bill 60 (AB 60) for the third full week of imple-mentation data.

The following statistics are from Saturday, January 17, 2015 to Friday, January 23, 2015:

Approximate number of AB 60 driver licenses issued last week: 14,000

Total issued since January 2, 2015: 39,000. NOTE: A license is not issued until

the applicant proves identity and residency with qualify-ing documents or through secondary review, passes a written knowledge exam, and completes a behind-the-wheel drive exam.

Approximate number of AB 60 applicants who vis-ited a DMV office last week: 74,000

Approximate number who visited an office since Janu-ary 2, 2015: 279,000

Approximate number of AB 60 driver license exams (writ-ten or behind-the-wheel) ad-ministered last week: 90,000

Approximate number of ex-

ams (written or behind-the-wheel) administered since January 2, 2015: 307,000

The DMV will continue to release these implementa-tion statistics on a weekly basis. Next month, DMV will also release additional sum-mary statistics for the month of January.

The DMV has a helpful AB 60 information webpage, http://ab60.dmv.ca.gov, containing a complete list of acceptable documents that can be used to verify iden-tity and residency, a copy of the driver handbook, sample knowledge tests, appoint-ment information, and other relevant materials.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

Declaring 2015 as the Year of Opportunity, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Dave Cortese called on the community to come together to launch new initia-tives to advance the County’s progress in creating affordable housing, strengthening pub-lic safety, improving public health and serving a diverse population of 1.8 million.

“Working together, we can seize on the opportunity to better our community,” Cor-tese said. “Working with new leadership in our cities, we can pursue opportunities for meaningful partnerships to address pressing issues. Bring-ing people together, we can make sure that the ladder of opportunity and quality of life exists for everyone in our Val-ley.”

Underscoring the urgency of the homeless crisis facing the community and demon-

strating the broad support needed to develop short-term, effective solutions, Cortese an-nounced that he will ask Matt Mahood, president and CEO of the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Ben Field, Chief Officer of the South Bay Labor Council, to lead a new Task Force to find immediate solutions to help our growing homeless popula-tion find housing.

Cortese added that as a community we must stand together in initiatives to bet-ter support everyone on this “economic ladder”. To do that, he says, “Santa Clara County must ensure we take every op-portunity to support business-es so they can thrive, grow and succeed. That our teachers can afford to live in the community where they teach our kids; that janitors and office secretaries have access to healthcare for themselves and their families.”

Before a packed Montgom-ery Theater, Cortese also iden-tified new approaches to other

challenging areas. He also pro-posed that the County:

·Create an Office of Neigh-borhood Safety modeled after the City of Richmond’s pro-gram of the same name. The ONS is a non-law enforce-ment agency with a sole focus to reduce loss of life associated with firearm offenses by work-ing with offenders and vic-tims of violent crime through mentorships and intervention services.

·Reverse the growth of type 2 Diabetes by ensuring that every one of our 1.8 million residents has access to screen-ing and that comprehensive efforts are made to prevent cases from ever getting beyond the pre-diabetes stage.

·Establish a County Office of Immigrant Relations to be sure that our immigrant pop-ulations receives accurate and understandable information as well as supportive services to help them integrate and be successful in our communities.

·Expand the Alviso Marina for use as an outdoor class-room on the water with boat-ing field trips around the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge.

For more information on

these and other initiatives, contact the Office of Supervi-sor Cortese at 408-299-5030.

Dave Cortese announces his plans for effective solutions for the County

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NO.600508The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Out of the Closet Cleaning, 511 E. Reed St. San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Logan M. Allen 511 E. Reed St. Apt B San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Logan AllenJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/21/2015.


NO.600477The following person(s) is(are) doing business, AB Tile 1755 Monterey Rd San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Hoa Nguyen 3439 Pine Creek Dr. San Jose, CA 95132. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon; 1/21/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Hoa T. NguyenJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/21/2015.


NO.600452The following person(s)

is(are) doing business, Ju-lio’s Creations 1670 Alum Rock Ave #202 San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Concepcion Quezada 1670 Alum Rock Ave #202 San Jose, CA 95116. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Concepcion QuezdaJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/20/2015.


NO.600638The following person(s) is(are) doing business,1.Taiwanese Cultural and Sports Association 2.Tai-wanese Cultural and Arts Association 13208 Peacock Ct. Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara Co. Frank Hong 13208 Peacock Ct. Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Frank HongJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/20/2015.


NO.600661The following person(s) is(are) doing business,1.TECHIDUIT,LLC. 2.TE-CHIDUIT 3.Techiduit, Limited Liability Com-pany 4.TECHIDUIT, LLC 5.TECHDUIT LLC, 2051 Junction Avenue, Suite 218 San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara Co. TECHIDUIT, LLC 2051 Junction Avenue, Suite 218 San Jose, CA 95131. This business is conducted by a limited liabil-ity company; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Vikas JoshiMemberJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa

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The following person(s) is(are) doing business,1.Candyland Motorsports 2.Candyland Motor Group 3.Candyland Auto Sales 4.Candyland Autos 5.Can-dyland Motors, 17760 Mon-terey Rd. STE A4 Morgan Hill CA 95037, Santa Clara Co. Rudolph Conrad Ruehl 471 Sieber Ct. San Jose CA 95111 and Yasir Shli-mon Abrahams 4676 La Crescent Loop San Jose, CA 95136. This business is conducted by a gen-eral partnership; registrants have not begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Rudolph Conrad RuehlJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/28/2015.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAMENO. 115CV275766

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ahmad Bilal Siddiqui and Shadya Ghezal. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-ers, Ahmad Bilal Siddiqui and Shadya Ghezal, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ashar Ahmad to Ashar Ahmad Siddiqui. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 04/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 20, 2015 Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In

the matter of the application of: Kimberly Dickerson. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner, Kimberly Dick-erson, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Robert Nam Kim Jr. to Robert Nathaniel Dickerson. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 3/10/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 15, 2015 Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thao Ngoc Tran. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner, Thao Ngoc Tran, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Thao Ngoc Tran to Tiffany Ngoc Tran. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 05/26/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 27, 2015Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Chuong Duc Phan.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Chuong Duc Phan, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Chuong Duc Phan to Prinze Phan. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 05/26/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 27, 2015Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Santos A Telule Torres and Claudia I Quijada Cas-tro. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Santos A Telule Torres and Claudia I Quijada Castro, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a.Marvin Eli Quijada Telule to Marvin Eli Telule Quijada b. Danny Isaac Quijada Telule to Danny Isaac Telule Quijada c. Bryan Alberto Quijada Telule to Bryan Al-berto Telule Quijada. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 05/19/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 22, 2015Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 114CV272299Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Ellora Injoh Muna. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Ellora Injoh Muna, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ellora Injoh Muna to Ellora Muna. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 03/10/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 23, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 30; February 6, 13, 20 2015

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FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV274518

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Terrie Kweifio. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner; Terrie Kweifio has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Ter-rie Kweifio to Terry Quaye Alnico. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 04/21/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. December 16, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In

the matter of the applica-tion of: Terrie Kweifio. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner; Terrie Kweifio has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Ter-rie Kweifio to Terry Quaye Alnico. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 04/21/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. December 16, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thuy T Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner; Thuy T Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Thuy T Nguyen to Elizabeth Lee. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 05/12/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 15, 2015Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Krista Keating. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

The court finds that petition-er; Krista Keating has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Krista Nichole Keating to Krista Nichole Thomas. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 03/17/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 27, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Daisy Herrera and Giovanni Noel Herrera. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioners; Daisy Herrera and Giovanni Noel Her-rera have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Daisy Herrera to Daisy Alena Herrera Ne-grete b. Giovanni Noel Her-rera to Giovanni Noel Her-rera Negrete. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 04/28/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. December 29, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 13LEGAL CLASSIFIEDSof: Danielle T. Milner and Eli Mohammad T Barhouml. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners; Danielle T. Milner and Eli Moham-mad T Barhuml have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Danielle Thibeaux Milner to Dani-elle Thibeaux Mahabir b. Eli Mohammad Thibeaux Barhouml to Eli Thibeaux Mahabir. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 04/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 24, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 600210The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Camarena Trucking 807 Wyman Way #2 San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara Co. Jose Camarena 807 Wyman Way #2 San Jose, CA 95133. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 04/08/1999 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jose CamarenaJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/13/2015.


NO. 600148The following person(s) is(are) doing business, El Pinzas Auto Repair 342 S. 23rd St. San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Erica Luna 170 W. Virgnia St. #1 San Jose, CA 95110. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-

istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Erica LunaJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/12/2015.


NO.600029The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Bill’s Cafe 3163 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara Co. MT Boxes 2, LLC 118 Paseo de San Antonio San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Nicholas TaptelesCEOJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/07/2015.


NO.600028The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Philz Coffee 118 Paseo de San Antonio San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. MT Boxes LLC 118 Paseo de San Antonio San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 05/20/2009 “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Nicholas TaptelesCEOJanuary 23, 30; February 6, 13, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/07/2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Juan Jesus Lugo and Jessica Naranjo Saucedo. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Juan Jesus Lugo and Jessica Naranjo Saucedo, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a.

Juan Jesus Lugo to Juan Jesus Velazquez b. Jessica Naranjo Saucedo to Jessica Velazquez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 02/17/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. September 25, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Siriphorn Phonisay. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner, Siriphorn Phoni-say, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: a. Siriphorn Phoni-say to Siriphorn Inklar. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 05/12/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 13, 2015Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cecilia N. Mendoza and Kenney Latigue. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-ers, Cecilia N. Mendoza and Kenney Latigue, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows:

a. Jaekob Jesse Latigue Mendoza to Jaekon Jesse Mendoza. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 04/28/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. December 18, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Frankie Tellez and James Garcia. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioners, Frankie Tellez and James Garcia, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.Giovanni Marino Tellez to Giovanni Mariano Napolitano b. Frankie Tellez to Frankie Napolitano. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 05/12/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 12, 2015 Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Stacy Deborah Ley White. TO ALL INTEREST-ED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Stacy Deborah Ley White, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this

court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Stacy Deborah Ley White to Stacy Deborah Ley Salciccia. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/28/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. December 18, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Sophanna Chum. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Sophanna Chum, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sophanna Chum to Sophon Marion Chum. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 05/12/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 12, 2015Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Oriel Michael Bar. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Oriel Michael Bar, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: a. Oriel Michael

Bar to Ori Michael Bar. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 05/05/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 8, 2015Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kaitlyn Tsaisuan Chang. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Kaitlyn Tsaisuan Chang, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kaitlyn Tsaisu-an Chang to Kaitlyn Yin-suan Chang. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 on 05/05/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. December 31, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jose E. Faria. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-er, Jose E. Faria, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Beverly Capito Favio to Beverly Adelai Far-ia b. Beverly Capito Farias to Beverly Adelai Farian

c. Beverly Ortiz Lesiov to Beverly Adelai Faria. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 05/12/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 8, 2015Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015


NO. 600080The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Academia 51, 851 Vine St. San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara Co. Luis V. Alba 851 Vine St. San Jose, CA 95110. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Luis V. Alba January 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/08/2015.


NO. 599910The following person(s) is(are) doing business,1. Wingman Events 2. Dish-cawl 31 N. 2nd St. Suite 260 San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara Co. Battledish Inc. 31 N. 2nd St. Suite 260 San Jose, CA 95113. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Tracy LeeFounder/CEOJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/06/2015.


NO. 600261The following person(s)

is(are) doing business, Lovebirds Deco 3277 S. White Rd. Suite #277 San Jose, CA 95148, Santa Clara Co. Tiara Lee 3595 Springbrook Ave. San Jose CA 95148. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 01/14/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Tiara LeeJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/14/2015.


NO. 600255The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Avila Janitorial 377 Willow St. Apt. 306 San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara Co. Miguel Avila 377 Willow Street Apt. 306 San Jose, CA 95125. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Miguel AvilaJanuary 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/14/2015.


NO. 599746The following person(s) is(are) doing business, D. Cache 2 beauty Salon 883 Borrega Ave Suite 104 Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Santa Clara Co. Jose J. Raya Gonzalez 204 Sierra Vista Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jose Junior Raya G. January 16, 23, 30; Febru-ary 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/30/2014.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com14 GREEN LIVING JANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

EARTHTALK

De-extinction—bringing back extinct animal and plant spe-cies—is a term that conservation biologists and environmen-talists have been bandying about for a decade or so. But only recently have advances in genetic sequencing and molecular biology transformed de-extinction from theory into something that we are all likely to see in our own lifetimes.

Or so Revive & Restore, a project of the Stewart Brand’s Cali-fornia-based non-profit Long Now Foundation, likes to think. The group is creating a movement around de-extinction, and is taking the lead on efforts to bring back the passenger pigeon while helping out on other ongoing efforts to restore other ex-tinct species including European aurochs, Pyrenean ibexes, American chestnut trees, Tasmanian tigers, California condors, even wooly mammoths.

The main rationale behind bringing back these long gone spe-cies and others is to preserve biodiversity and genetic diversity,

undo harm that humans have caused in the past, restore dimin-ished ecosystems and advance the science of preventing extinc-tions.

While de-extinction may seem only theoretical at this point, biologists are already knocking on its door. In 2003, Spanish re-searchers used frozen tissue from the last Pyrenean ibex, which had died three years earlier, to clone a new living twin (birthed by a goat). While the baby ibex died of respiratory failure within 10 minutes of its birth—a common problem in early cloning ef-forts—the de-extinction movement was officially born.

Revive & Restore expects to see much more progress in the coming decade given the recent focus on the topic by geneti-cists, conservation biologists and environmentalists. The group is working with researchers around the world to put together a list of “potentially revivable” species. Some of the criteria for whether a given species is a good candidate for revival include how desirable it would be to have it around, how practical it would be to bring it back, and whether or not “re-wilding” (re-turning it to a natural environment) would be possible.

First up for Revive & Restore is the passenger pigeon, which was hunted from a population of billions in the 19th century to extinction by 1914. The group has enlisted the help of bird experts around the world to contribute to the project, and in February 2012 convened a meeting at Harvard University to coordinate the next steps. Currently Revive and Restore is busy sequencing the DNA of the passenger pigeon’s nearest living rel-ative, the band-tailed pigeon, and is simultaneously gathering DNA from some 1,500 preserved passenger pigeon specimens. The group hopes to combine this biological and genetic mate-rial to reintroduce the once abundant species.

In response to critics who question the logic of bringing back extinct species in a world potentially unprepared to host them, Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, counters that it’s our job to try to fix “the hole in nature” we created. “It’s our fault that some of these crucial species have been completely wiped out, so we should dedicate our energy to bringing them back,” he says. “It may take generations but we will get the wooly mammoth back.”

•Will wooly mammoths stalk the Earth once more? If de-extinction movement proponent and Whole Earth Catalog founder Stewart Brand has his way, they just might. © Royal BC Museum in Victoria

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 15ARTS & CULTURE JANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Maryah SamarronSPECIAL TO EL OBSER-

VADOR

How do you take your life’s testimony and narrow it down to an hour and a half, creatively expressing your heart and journey with props, live background mu-sic and playing a total of 26 different characters all on your own? Sounds impos-sible right? Not for the star of the play “SER”, Karen Anzoteagui, as she takes the stage, going beyond the lim-its of society’s boxes. She is an activist who voices her self expression through the performing arts. Through her show, Karen addresses various issues to which audi-ences can uniquely identify with. From gender roles, to watching parents separat-ing, to shining a light in the issues of solidarity in today’s culture, she finds a way to use humor and heart to grab the attention of individuals who have an ear to listen and an eye to see.

In “SER” Karen begins the play with her childhood, ex-posing many realities fami-

lies everywhere are facing today. From divorce, to gam-bling addictions, to making a living with your hands and hard work, she addresses top-ics many would reflect upon in their own lives as they watch Karen paint her story on stage. Including her own memories of fleeing from home in search of a better place to build with her moth-er and brother, leaving her fa-ther behind, only to have her mother take him back in the end. In her travels of search-ing for stability, there is one thing which remains consis-tent throughout the play, and this is her passion for soccer. Karen longs to live out her dream of receiving the op-portunity to watch her favor-ite player Diego Armando Maradona play in person. As we watch Karen go through a series of events she also walks through life with more personal encounters such as seeking to find her identity in a society where those around her are mistaking her, not for only her gender role; but, as well as where she fits cultur-ally, in the Latin community. Growing up in Buenos Aires to moving to East Los Ange-les, Karen is transparent in

sharing her search for the key to her dreams as she finds her way and tells the story on stage through each charac-ter and memory. Using a se-ries on props on pulleys and bringing audience members on stage to join her, Karen knows how to voice real is-sues in today’s cultures while being enthusiastic and “silly” to get her points across.

Karen takes on 26 differ-ent roles, each one with their own distinct person-ality, prop, and a switch in live background music to emphasize specific character traits. Creativity takes the stage in this grand story of self-discovery and finding your individual life’s path in today’s society. Karen hopes to move audiences in grab-bing their hearts by using audience participation and loads of humor to send a message of perseverance and believing in your dreams no matter how confusing life seems to be. She shines a light on a path which many would have found dark, with her optimism and resilience portrayed in her life-telling testimonial through, “SER”.

Karen Anzoategui perfoming “SER” at MACLA, photo by Ed Krieger

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com16 ENTERTAINMENT JANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Estephany Haro El Observador

Ivette Saucedo shows the other side of the Charreria world in the new reality show “Los Cowboys” based in Los Angeles, California. The new reality show premiered on January 26th through Hulu and it features the lives of Latino millennials who fight to have an honorable place in the Charreria world (Mexican rodeo) balancing their careers and their family life in the United States.

Ivette Saucedo, a former beauty queen and model is “la reina of the team… I’ve been doing this modeling and acting all my life, I did this since my early teens and I was too ethnic, too voluptuous, too exotic there was always something you know and I always felt like god why don’t I have blonde hair, why can’t I be skinny? And now as I’ve gotten older I’ve been able to embrace my curves, us Latinas we are ethnic, we are exotic looking and so I’ve learned to embrace that along with my Mexican heritage, being in escaramuza, (an equestrienne display of choreographed patterns) being in Charreria is a beautiful culture that I am very proud of”.

Ivette’s role in Los Cowboys gives a different perspective on the stereotypes of Latina women who fight for a place in a male-dominated sport. Ivette’s passion for Charreria started as a little girl with her father, a Durango, Mexico native who immigrated to the United States with the Charreria tradition and despite Ivette’s desire for a an acting career she hasn’t forgotten where she comes from.

The show gives an inside of what it is like to be a Mexican cowboy in the United States, expos-ing the rules and dedication that it takes to be respected in the Charreria world by showing off the skills in the competitions held in the United states and in Mexico.

•Ivette Saucedo is both a model and “Charrera”. Charreria is the Spanish term for Mexican Rodeo (Pictured on the left)

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 17VIBRASJANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Mario Jiménez CastilloEL OBSERVADOR

Aries(21 de marzo-19 de abril)El 2015 ha iniciado con muy buenas perspectivas y oportunidades para ti. Tienes en tus manos todo lo que necesitas para triunfar. Tu misión será escuchar y ayudar a los demás, todas tus experiencias te han convertido en una especie de consejero al que todo mundo acudirá en busca de ayuda y orientación. Números de la suerte: 4-6-11-23-34-38

Tauro(20 de abril-20 de mayo)Por fin se estabiliza el área laboral, quitándote un gran peso de tus hombros. Es probable que hayas atravesado por semanas complicadas y altibajos en tu relación amorosa y en tus relaciones sociales. Es momento de limar asperezas y emprender un nuevo camino.Números de la suerte: 5-9-14-18-54-55

Géminis(21 de mayo-22 de junio)Febrero trae consigo un caudal de suerte para los nativos de tu signo, especialmente en la parte económica, todo lo referente a trabajo, comercio y negocios cuenta con presagios astrales estupendos. Una persona que te causó pesar en el pesado desea retornar a tu presente, no creas en su repentino arrepentimiento.Números de la suerte: 3-8-18-25-36-50

Cáncer(23 de junio-22 de julio)Gran parte de la energía planetaria ahora se concentra en tu sector salud, es presagio que dedicarás más tiempo al ejercicio físico, mejorarás la calidad de tu alimentación y te pondrás en óptimas condiciones, el aumento de endorfinas en tu cuerpo te convertirá en alguien más saludable y feliz.Números de la suerte: 10-22-31-39-42-58

Leo(23 de julio 21 de agosto)Continúan los buenos augurios y la temporada de buena suerte para ti, con Júpiter navegando en tu signo todo es posible, todo lo que te propongas lo puedes convertir en realidad. Si has padecido quebrantos de salud, pronto sanarás. Lograrás saldar todas tus deudas.Números de la suerte: 7-11-14-28-38-56

Virgo(22 de agosto-21 de septiembre)Tu regente estará retrógrado hasta el día miércoles 11, este aspecto te ha traído algunos problemas y penas pasajeras, del día 12 en adelante te sentirás mejor, renovado y más feliz, por ahora navega con la corriente y huye de conflictos y malos entendidos.Números de la suerte: 2-19-44-48-52-59

Libra(22 de septiembre-22 de octubre)Las primeras dos semanas del mes serán propicias para finalizar pendientes y organizar documentos y proyectos. Durante la segunda quincena, Venus navegará en tu oposición, situación que te será benéfica en el sector romántico. Conflictos y malos entendidos con el ser amado quedarán en el olvido.Números de la suerte: 5-19-24-35-44-51

Escorpión(23 de octubre-21 de noviembre)Saturno continúa navegando en tu sector financiero, su influencia trae cambios positivos y nuevas responsabilidades a tu entorno. Conocerás gente interesante en estas fechas, el amor y el gusto por el arte serán parte de tu apretada agenda. Dedica tiempo para ti.Números de la suerte: 9-27-36-45-54-63

Sagitario(22 de noviembre-20 de diciembre)Saturno sigue renovando tu camino, abriendo un mundo de mejores posibilidades para ti, es posible que cuentes con un nuevo empleo o que sientas inclinación por una nueva vocación. Saturno se comunica contigo a través de tu voz interior. Los cambios te favorecerán. Números de la suerte: 11-20-29-30-31-45

Capricornio(21 de diciembre-19 de enero)Ceres también conocida como Demeter, la antigua diosa de las cosechas, navega en tu signo desde el mes anterior; los presagios son estupendos principalmente en cuanto a trabajo y profesión se refiere. Has hecho una petición al universo y ésta te será concedida completamente.Números de la suerte: 7-17-22-33-47-52

Acuario(20 de enero-20 de febrero)Feliz cumpleaños Acuario, el Sol ilumina todos tus caminos, de pronto la vida será más fácil y agradable para ti, del mismo modo el planeta Venus navega por tu sector financiero, por lo tanto te esperan dos meses de muy buena suerte, Aprovéchalos.Números de la suerte: 8-10-18-27-34-55

Piscis(21 de febrero-20 de marzo)Piscis la suerte te acompaña, Venus navega en tu signo hasta el día 20 y luego transitará en tu sector financiero, las noticias no podrían ser mejores para ti. Buena salud, dinero y amor, todo al alcance de tus manos. Enhorabuena. Mantén tu físico en forma y armonía.Números de la suerte: 1-6-14-22-44-57

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com18 SPORTS JANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Great Soccer Ball Relay Coming to Northern Cali-

fornia

The Earthquakes will com-memorate the opening of Avaya Stadium next year with an Olympic torch-style soccer ball relay that ends in the club’s new venue. The Great Soccer Ball Relay, presented by The Bay Area BMW Centers, has already begun its journey across Northern California and will complete its tour on March 22 at Avaya Stadium. The Relay kicked off in the state’s capital in Sacramento on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Keep an eye out for more informa-tion about the event and a schedule for future locations at www.sjearthquakes.com.

Avaya Stadium Opener Sold Out

The club’s home opener against the Chicago Fire at Avaya Stadium sold out on Jan. 16, over two months before the date of the match. San Jose will host Chicago on Sunday, March 22 (4 p.m.

PT / FOX Sports 1) in the first-ever game at the new venue.

Thompson, U.S. U-20s Ad-vance to 2015 FIFA U-20

World Cup in New Zealand

Earthquakes Homegrown Player Tommy Thompson and the U.S. U-20s quali-fied for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand after finishing 4-1-1 in the CONCACAF Champion-ship last week in Jamaica. Thompson started each of the American’s six games during the tournament and scored a goal in an 8-0 win against Aruba on Jan. 14. The U.S. will now await their draw for the final tourna-ment, which will take place from May 30 through June 20 in New Zealand.

Wondolowski Named to 23-Man Travel Roster for USMNT Friendly in Chile

Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski was among 23 players named to Jurgen Klinsmann’s travel squad

ahead of a friendly against Chile on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Rancagua. Kickoff at Estadio El Teniente is set for 3 p.m. PT and the match will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1, UniMas and the Univision Deportes Net-work. The month-long camp culminates with a friendly against the Panama on Sun-day, Feb. 8, in Carson. Kickoff at StubHub Center is set for 1 p.m. PT, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN, UniMas and Univision De-portes Network. Fans can also follow U.S. MNT match-es live on Twitter @ussoccer and @ussoccer_esp. Fans can purchase tickets through ussoccer.com, by calling 1-888-929-7849, and at the StubHub Center ticket office (open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT).

U.S. Women’s National Team to Play at Avaya Sta-dium on Sunday, May 10

The U.S. Women’s National Team will open up its three-game Send-Off Series against the Republic of Ireland at

Avaya Stadium on Sunday, May 10. The Mother’s Day match will kick off at 11:30 a.m. PT and be broadcast on FOX Sports 1. Ticket infor-mation will be announced at a later date, but Earthquakes season ticket holders will have an exclusive window to purchase seats. This game will mark the beginning of the WNT’s final preparations at home prior to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It will also be the WNT’s first trip to Avaya Stadium. The home of the Earthquakes is set to open on March 22, set-ting the stage for the WNT to be one of the first teams to play in the new facility.

Quakes Take Broome, Mez in 2015 MLS SuperDraft

The Earthquakes complet-ed their participation in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft last week with a pair of selections: Providence goalkeeper Keas-el Broome (third round, No. 46 overall) and Sacramento State forward Chimdum Mez (fourth round, No. 66 overall). Broome, 23, helped lead Providence to the Col-lege Cup Semifinals in 2014. The fifth-year senior posted a 31-18-8 record with a 1.17 goals-against average during his career with the Friars. His best season came as a senior, recording eight shutouts and a 1.02 goals-against aver-age while helping them to a 16-4-2 record and No. 3 na-tional ranking. As a prep, the Delaware native won a state title with Caravel Academy and received All-State recog-nition. Mez, 22, was a stand-out at the club’s college player combine in December. The four-year Sacramento State veteran had 10 goals and four assists during his college ca-reer. His breakout campaign came as a senior with the Hornets, scoring seven goals in 19 games while receiving All-Big West First Team hon-ors. The Sacramento native played prep soccer for Frank-lin High School in Elk Grove.

Quakes Pick Up Allocation Money for Midfielder Sam

Cronin

The Earthquakes acquired allocation money from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for midfielder Sam Cronin last week. Cronin, 28, had five goals and 12 assists in 140 games during four-plus seasons with the Earth-quakes. After joining the club in a trade with Toronto FC on June 21, 2010 in exchange for allocation money, the center midfielder helped San Jose reach the MLS Cup Playoffs twice and win the 2012 Sup-porters’ Shield. Cronin began his professional career with Toronto FC in 2009, racking up one goal and five assists in 33 games before the move to San Jose. The former No. 2 overall pick in the 2009 MLS

SuperDraft was a Hermann MAC Award finalist and Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner at Wake Forest prior to signing with MLS.

Earthquakes Report to Training Camp

The Earthquakes reported for their first day of practice on Monday as the club pre-pares for the 2015 season. The entire group is in camp with the exception of Chris Wondolowski, who is with the U.S. Men’s National Team for a friendly against Chile on Wednesday, Jan. 28 in Ran-cagua, Chile. The Quakes will remain in San Jose through Sunday, Feb. 1 before depart-ing for Tucson, Ariz. to play a trio of exhibitions. For a full list of preseason games, see below.

• Defender Victor Bernardez of the San José Earthquakes.

Earthquakes Preseason ScheduleJan. 28 - vs. Earthquakes U-18s at Earthquakes Training Facility (closed to public)

Jan. 31 - vs. Sonoma County Sol at Earthquakes Training Facility (closed to public)

Feb. 4 - vs. Houston Dynamo, 9 a.m. PT at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz.

Feb. 7 - vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 4 p.m. PT at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz.

Feb. 10 - vs. Portland Timbers, 9:30 a.m. PT at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz.

Feb. 15 - vs. Colorado Rapids, 7 p.m. PT at Cashman Field in Las Vegas

Feb. 18 - vs. Fresno Fuego at Earthquakes Training Facility (closed to public)

Feb. 21 - at Sacramento Republic FC, 5 p.m. PT at Bonney Field

Feb. 25 - vs. SF Stompers FC at Earthquakes Training Facility (closed to public)

Feb. 28 - vs. LA Galaxy, 2 p.m. PT at Avaya Stadium

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SHELLY PALMER

During his State of the Union address the President of the United States made several specific references to the state of our technol-ogy, starting with the thesis, “21st century businesses need 21st century infrastructure -- modern ports, stronger bridges, faster trains and the fastest internet.” And while I cannot tell how current or proposed federal technology policy might help us achieve “21st century infrastructure” for every business in America, I’m certainly interested in hearing how it might be done.

Free and Open Internet

I was happy that the Presi-dent gave some attention to science, R&D, medical tech-nology, space exploration and a version of Net Neutrality: “I intend to protect a free and open internet, extend its reach to every classroom, and every

community, and help folks build the fastest networks, so that the next generation of digital innovators and entre-preneurs have the platform to keep reshaping our world.”

The problem is that no one can agree on how this might be achieved. The subject was covered at length in the Presi-dent’s pre-SOTU writings. I wrote about the Adminis-tration’s ideas for “Fast and Affordable Broadband for Everyone” last week. This is a multifaceted issue with op-posing fiscal and social agen-das... we are unlikely to see it resolved during this Adminis-tration.

Cyber-SecurityPresident Obama said, “No

foreign nation, no hacker, should be able to shut down our networks, steal our trade secrets, or invade the privacy of American families, espe-cially our kids. We are making sure our government inte-grates intelligence to combat

cyber threats, just as we have done to combat terrorism. And tonight, I urge this Con-gress to finally pass the legis-lation we need to better meet the evolving threat of cyber-attacks, combat identity theft, and protect our children’s information. If we don’t act, we’ll leave our nation and our economy vulnerable. If we do, we can continue to protect the technologies that have un-leashed untold opportunities for people around the globe.”

This is one of the most im-portant issues of our time and, while I applaud the fact that this paragraph made it into the State of the Union Address, there is no legisla-tion proposed, pending or otherwise that addresses the actual threat.

I was expecting the Presi-dent to clearly articulate how his Administration was going to lead the world to digital safety and prosperity. Instead, what I heard was a call from a Democratic President to an

overwhelmingly Republican Congress to pass legislation that, by the way, does not yet (and may never) exist.

Identity theft is not a na-tional security or a govern-ment policy issue – it’s a business problem that busi-ness will solve. Our children’s information? What is that? Their names and addresses? Medical records? I’m sorry, that’s not a real issue either. Cyber attacks are also not a big deal; they happen to every big company and every big network every day. Businesses will figure out ways to protect themselves – they are fiscally motivated to do so.

On the other hand, military-grade cyber weapons are an issue... these were not men-tioned in proper context. Equating the asymmetrical “War on Terrorism” to cyber warfare prevents average people from appropriately as-sessing the risk. This is not a battle or a gunfight against a person or a country... military-

grade cyber weapons are the digital equivalent of chemi-cal weapons. We are fighting digital diseases, not complete organisms. I know the Presi-dent understands this, I do not know (from the SOTU or US Tech Policy) what he plans to do about it. Trust me: focusing on protecting “chil-dren’s information” is not go-ing to safeguard out-of-date municipal networks, or small businesses with big bank balances, from super cyber weapons.

Digital RightsWe (you and I) have a job

to do. Before our leaders and lawmakers can help us, we have to decide (as a nation) how we want our digital rights protected. The Consti-tution did not contemplate digital rights for the citizenry, but it was conceived “...to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure do-mestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, pro-mote the general Welfare, and

secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Poster-ity...”

I know these words by heart. I have been in awe of them since grade school and I am no less so today. Back in 1787, the members of the Constitu-tional Convention knew we needed a clear vision of how our nation would grow and prosper... a vision of America’s place in the world and how it would evolve from a young experimental republic to a mature democracy. I won-der what they would think of where we are now?

I did not find the President’s homage to technological progress particularly encour-aging and, as politically cor-rectly as I can put this, I’m pretty sure the tone of the State of the Union Address did not endear him to many Republicans. Which leaves US Tech Policy about where it was before the State of the Union. Which is to say, no-where.

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