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The January 2012 meet-ing of La Raza Roundtable was attended by some 80 individuals in CTC’s con-ference room. The meeting was moderated by Chair-man Victor Garza, who ex-pedited the agenda: sing-ing the National Anthem, benediction, allowing each individual present to intro-duce themselves, receiving reports from 14 standing committees, and then hav-ing the attending elected officials to ‘say a few words’.

WE BELONG HEREThe significant speaker

was United States District Court Judge, The Honor-able Ed Davila, who, by presenting his personal journey to this judicial position, taught all pres-ent a significant lesson in government civics coupled with inclusive diversity.

You must know and un-derstand that Judge Davila, as a young man whose home was in Mountain View, Cali-fornia, graduated from high school, attended college, law school, became active in La Raza Lawyers Association and the National Hispanic Bar Association, performed

many stints of community service, gave up his private practice to serve as Superior Court Judge in the County of Santa Clara. One day he was told the local District 9 Federal Court had a vacan-cy. Would he apply? After some thought, he took a few days to fill out the detailed application and submitted it. Senator Barbara Boxer submitted his application to the White House. The Presi-dent of the United States is the authority who proposes these appointments to the U.S. Senate for approval.

Judge Davila thanked the community present for

their assistance. When told that he needed evidence of ‘community support’, nu-merous letters and emails were sent in on his behalf. “So, your letters and emails helped me get this posi-tion,” said Judge Davila.

What followed was a se-ries of trips to Washington, D.C. as a part of the vetting process. He told of his per-sonal feelings when he sat before a panel of lawyers from the Department of Justice, each of whom had a thick binder containing all that had been documented and recorded in the prior in-terviews and ‘due diligence discovery process’ that had happened. Said Judge Da-vila, “Those young lawyers knew more about me that I did myself. I had a feeling of pride because I was look-ing at a very representative cross section of America in that every ethnic group was represented…African-Americans, Asian-Amer-icans, Hispanics, Anglo-Saxons, men & women…all were there as qualified professionals. “I had a sud-den surge of pride in Amer-ica because here was the evidence that our nation strives to be inclusively di-

verse. That is the nation’s source of much creativity, innovation, and strength.”

Evidently, this panel made a supportive report fa-voring the proposed lifetime appointment of Judge Da-vila to the vacant position of Federal Court Judge. The U.S. Senate approved Judge Davila’s appointment with a bipartisan unanimous vote.

Judge Davila related at-tending training retreats organized by the Depart-ment of Justice. These re-treats teach the judges the policies, procedures, and administrative standards expected and practiced. During these orientations, Judge Davila asked other Hispanic judges, “Do you ever ask yourself ‘Why are you here’? I ask myself that question in my mind.” They all did and had no reason-able answer. Later on, there was an orientation meeting with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Sotomayor. What finally occurred to them all was that the reason they were in their various appointed positions was that “We be-long here.” It was and is that simple. America is the na-tion we know and to it we

have demonstrated much allegiance and service. It is a meritorious society. If you work hard and smart; prepare for your vocation; practice logic with integrity and honesty, you will rise to a position of public ser-vice which you have earned. Therefore, “We belong here.”

Thus Honorable Fed-eral District Judge Ed Da-vila conveyed a message that needs to be heard and taken in by all who yearn for the American Dream. His personal journey dem-onstrates the point made: “We belong here.” It is a perspective not often told to our ambitious Hispanic youth. After all, some of our Hispanic families have been ‘in America’ for more than 465 years. Others have arrived here legally and a third faction, who is often publically discussed, are those who have arrived here illegally. Many of these undocumented individuals came here to seek access to opportunity and success here. This message needs to understood: “Hispanics be-long here.” Judge Ed Davila demonstrates this with his personal journey. He con-veys his perspective quite simply: “We belong here.”

MILPITAS, Calif.

Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) and par-ticipating South Bay veteri-narians are offering special discounts up to 40% on spay and neuter surgeries for dogs and cats during the month of February 2012.

Female cat spays are

Humane Society Silicon Valley Celebrates National Spay Neuter Month

$65.00 while male cat neu-ters are just $40.00. Spay/neuter surgeries for dogs are priced by the animal’s weight and sex and range from $50.00 for a male dog under 26 pounds to $125.00 for a female dog weighing between 76 and 99 pounds. Prices include a brief pre-op exam, pre-anesthetic,

anesthetic, nail trim, spay/neuter surgery, hospitaliza-tion on the day of surgery, as well as pain medication.

All animals must be current on their vaccina-tions. More information can be found at http://w w w.hssv.org/snmonth. Call 408.262.2133, exten-sion 108 for appointments.

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Spanish StorytimeDate: Fridays Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pmLocation: Fremont Library2400 Stevenson Blvd.Fremont, CA 94538Info: (510) 745-1414

Documentary: Freedom Riders Date: February 17Time: 7:00pm Location: New Valencia Hall747 Polk St.San Francisco, CAInfo: (415) 864-1278www.socialism.com

Crime & Gang Prevention SummitDate: February 4Time: 8:30am – 1:00pmLocation: Overfelt High School1835 Cunningham Ave.San Jose, CA 95122Info: (408) 535-4800www.sanjose.gov/mayor

San Jose Museum of Art Community DayDate: February 4Time: 11:00am – 5:00pmLocation: San Jose Musuem of Art110 S. Market St.San Jose, CAInfo: (408) 271-6840www.sanjosemuseumofart.org

Mobile Blood DriveDate: February 6Time: 9:00am – 2:00pmLocation: Vocera Communica-tion, Inc.525 Race St. San Jose, CA Info: 1-800-733-2767www.redcrossblood.org

Healthy Communities ForumDate: February 6Time: 5:00pm Location: San Jose City HallWing Room 118-120

200 E. Santa Clara St.San Jose, CA 95113

Mobile Blood DriveDate: February 7Time: 9:00am – 2:00pmLocation: Heritage Bank of Com-merce150 Almaden Blvd.San Jose, CA Info: 1-800-733-2767www.redcrossblood.org

Westfield Family Fun DaysDate: February 8 Time: 3:00pm Date: February 15Time: 10:00am Location: Westfield OakridgeSears Court925 Blossom Hill Rd.San Jose, Ca 95123Info: (408) 578-2912

Assembly District 24 Open HouseDate: February 9Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pmLocation: 100 Paseo de San AntonioSan Jose, CA 95113Info: RSVP at (408) 282-8920

2012 State of the City AddressDate: February 9Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pmLocation: San Jose Civic Audi-torium135 W. San Carlos St.San Jose, CA

5th Open Your Heart Pajama DriveDate: February 10Time: 6:00am – 10:00amLocation: San Jose Fairmont170 S. Market St.San Jose, CA 95113

Teatro Visión presents SolitudeDate: February 9 – 11

Time: 8:00pm Date: February 11 & 12Time: 2:00pm Location: Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater1700 Alum Rock Ave,San Jose, CA 95126Info: (408) 294-6621www.teatrovision.org

Creciendo Tomates, Cilantro, y ChilesDía: 11 de febreroHora: 10:00am – 12:00pmDonde: Centro de VisitantesParque del Rio Guadalupe438 Coleman Ave. San Jose, CA 95110Informes: (408) 298-7657www.grpg.org

Dancer’s Group Date: February 12Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Location: CounterPULSE1310 Mission St.San Francisco, CA 94103Info: Free dance showcase

Photo Exhibition by Tony GrantDate: February 10 – April 1Location: Mohr GalleryCommunity School of Music and Arts230 San Antonio CircleMountain View, CAInfo: free(650) 917-6800 ex.t 306www.arts4all.org

Naturalization Information SessionDate: February 15Time: 10:30amLocation: Christian Alliance Church Senior Center2360 McLaughlin Ave.San Jose, CA 95122Info: free 90-minute session

Purchase Assistance LoanProgram WorkshopDate: February 15Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pmLocation: Edenvale Library 101 Branham Lane EastSan Jose, CA

Free Dental ServicesDate: February 22Time: 9:00am – 1:00pmLocation: Carrington CollegeSan Ignacio Ave.San Jose, CA 95119Info: services include dental exams,fluoride treatments and sealants

Unity Day IIDate: March 24Time: 11:00am Location: Most Holy Trinity Church2040 Nassau Drive.San Jose, CA 95122Info: (408) 600-8412Enrique_essj@hotmail.com

Free ClinicLocation: Overfelt High School1835 Cunningham Ave.San Jose, CA 95122Info: 1-888-321-9972

Free Heart Screening for Children Date & time: by appointmentLocation: Valley Medical Centeror family’s homeInfo: www.infant-heart.com(408) 885-4415

Tattoo Removal-the city helps youth remove tattoo,between 14 and 25 years of ageLocation: 1694 Adrian WaySan Jose, CA 95122Info: (408) 794-1660

Skills to Succeed- free supportive services to femaleex-offenders (jail or prison) Info: (408) 213-0961 ext. 26

Need Food?Info: 1-800-984-3663www.shfb.org

¿Preparados para una emergencia?Solicite plan informativoLlame a Graciela Alfaro(408) 849-2440

Clínica de salud gratuitaThe Pacific Free clinicPara personas que no tienen seguro médicoLugar: Overfelt High School1835 Cunningham AvenueInformes: 1-888-321-9972.

Done celulares y pagersLugar: Happy Hollow 1300 Senter RoadHora: 10:00am - 5:00 pmSan Jose, CA 95112Informes (408) 794-6404

Teach For America nombrada como una de las mejores empresas para trabajar La revista Fortune ha anunciado que Teach For America ocupa el puesto Nº 70 en la lista de 2012 de “Las Mejores Empresas para Trabajar” de la revista. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/education

Baby Giraffe Born at Oakland ZooA baby reticulated giraffe was born January 12, 2012 at approximately 6:30am behind-the-scenes at the Oakland Zoo. Weighing in at eighty pounds and seventy-two inches, the healthy baby girl named “Maggie” was born to Twiga (Mom) and Mabusu (Dad). Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/local-news

El National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) anuncia nuevo director ejecutivoLuego de una búsqueda exhaustiva, el Caucus Nacional Hispano de Legisladores Estatales (National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, NHCSL) anuncia a David Fer-reira como el director ejecutivo de la organización. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/education

Reaching out to low income tax filersBoard of Equalization Chairman Jerome Horton offers free income tax preparation assistance to working individuals and families who earned less than $50,000 in 2011. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/business

Los blogueros latinos y multiculturales se reúnenUn grupo significativo de los blogueros hispanos y multiculturales más influyentes y reconocidos de la nación se darán cita en el evento Hispanicize 2012 que tendrá lugar del 11-13 de abril en Miami. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/national

UC Davis Students Take Advantage of Crash Course on Financial AidCongressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena, CA) co-hosted a well-attended financial aid workshop at UC Davis’ Student Community Center. They made sure UC Davis students were fully apprised of finan-cial aid options available to them. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/education

VANDIVIER • Friday, February 3 • 8:30pm - 10:30pm Eulipia Restaurant & Bar • 374 S. 1st Street, San Jose • Free AdmissionRick Vandivier is a guitarist who has found inspiration in influences that stretch from Andres Segovia and Pat Metheny to Jimi Hendrix. His enthusiastic performances are dar-ing, soulful, evocative and contagious. This concert is part of South First Friday, an eclectic evening of arts & culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district, held every First Friday of the month.

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Supervisor Dave Cortese

Santa Clara County

Oftentimes, when I am in the community, I am asked, “What does the County do?” I have a quick explanation, however since the County is so large, there is a lot of information I can’t explain. If you have the same ques-tion, here is a great oppor-tunity: the SCCGOV 101 Academy. This is a 10-week program that will provide a comprehensive overview of County government, its role and responsibilities, as well as the program and ser-vices offered by the County.

There are only a few seats available – the 35 seats will be distributed across the county – so be sure to get your applica-tion in early! For more in-formation or to receive an application, please call my office at 408-299-5030 or send an email to steven.blomquist@bos.sccgov.org. There is a $30 materials fee, which can be waived in cases of financial hardship.

Hector Curriel hcurrie1777@yahoo.com

OCURRIELCIAS

What Does the County Do? The Academy will hold

its first session on Febru-ary 28. Applications will be accepted until February 10. Most sessions will oc-cur on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. One half-day session will take place on a Saturday.

If you are not able to at-tend these classes, don’t worry. This year I will be providing you with a se-ries of columns focused on county government which will explain the services and programs that are of-fered. Here are a few of the county services that I will be detailing later.

Santa Clara County is of-ten referred to as the safety net service provider. When residents fall on hard times or are unable to provide for themselves, the County is here to help get them back on their feet or protect them in some fashion. The County provides in home care services and senior nutrition programs so that the elderly and people will disabilities are able to lead fulfilling, independent lives.

The County also plays a significant role in the health of its residents. The Public Health Department works to keep all county residents safe and healthy and create environments that contrib-ute to good health. Whereas

hospitals treat diseases and injuries, the Public Health Department aims to pre-vent injuries and diseases in the first place. Along with everything else they do, the Department is focusing on obesity prevention, tobac-co prevention, and injury and violence prevention.

Likewise, the Vector Control District aims to prevent diseases. Their mis-sion is to detect and mini-mize vector-borne diseases, to abate mosquitoes, and to assist the public in re-solving problems with ro-dents, wildlife, and insects of medical significance.

The Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, which the County owns and operates, is a nationally recognized public hospital. In Northern California, it is only one of four adult level one trauma centers and is only one of three juvenile trauma cen-ters. It operates the only fed-erally designated spinal cord injury center in Northern California along with the only traumatic brain injury center. And the list goes on.

The County also provides many consumer protection services. The District Attor-ney’s Office has the consum-er protection unit as well as the elder fraud, internet crimes, and real estate fraud units. Additionally, the Di-vision of Weights and Mea-sures ensures that machines that weigh or measure prod-ucts to be sold are calibrated and accurate. You will most often see the Agriculture Commissioners seal at the gas pump signifying they are accurate. But the Divi-sion also ensures that retail store scanners and scales accurate reflect the weight and price of their products.

These are just a few if the programs and services the County provides for its residents. If there is a particular department or service that you would like me to focus on or if you have any questions about the county, please give me a call at 408-299-5030 or send me an email at dave.cor tese@bos.sccgov.org

Hilbert Morales

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During these prelimi-nary democratic political selection processes, such as the Iowa caucuses, the pri-maries in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and now Florida, we have wit-nessed the influence of the PAC (Political Action Com-mittee). The ones we have experienced get their money from very wealthy individu-als and corporations. Recall that just two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court made the ruling (5 to 4 vote) that spending money was “Free Speech” and that corpora-tions were individuals with the right to Free Speech pro-tected by the U.S. Constitu-tion’s First Amendment.

Recently the income gap has become very apparent, resulting from the insidious and invidious public policy, which permitted corpora-tions and the very wealthy to use tax loopholes, sub-sidies, tax credits, and ac-celerated depreciation write-offs to avoid paying any taxes at all. Meanwhile, the ordinary citizen (The 99%) continues to pay the taxes which support the very same infrastructures used by the corporations and the wealthy to make extraordinary profits. This does not make any sense. The current situation is to-tally untenable in the long term and must be corrected.

The American people must demand that private wealth, both personal and corporate, pay their fair share of taxes required to support and maintain an infrastructure that oper-ates efficiently for the ben-efit of all. Remember that

Private Wealth vs. The Commonwealth

‘government of the people’ was formed to empower the body politic to take re-sponsibility for public se-curity, roads, highways, airports, seaports, water-ways, public education, hospitals, health care, as-sisting the impoverished and handicapped, assisting widows and orphans, etc.

We are all familiar with ‘private wealth’ because today this concentrated wealth is being used to destroy our democracy which is based on ‘govern-ment of the people, by the people and for the people’.

Most of us have forgotten that the ‘Commonwealth’ is a term whose meaning is “an association of sover-eign states, together with their dependencies, and each member state of it en-joys complete control over its own internal affairs and public policy”. All public policies are those of indi-vidual governments. This individual responsibility, in international as well as domestic public policy, has greatly enhanced the im-portance of the machinery for cooperation and con-sultation resulting in effec-tive collaboration between member states. It is upon this machinery that we all rely for ensuring the great-est possible community of view and action in all mat-ters of common concern. This system of consulta-tion was developed during World War II by the victo-rious Allied Nations. The objective was to produce the greatest common good for all states and their peoples. This included not only of-ficial communication and correspondence from gov-ernment to government, but meetings of ministers and officials and innumer-able personal contacts be-tween representatives of the people’s governments.

Commonwealth can be thought of as an organized political community which undertakes the achieve-

ment of the common good for all its constituents.

It is the legitimate activi-ty of the U.S. federal govern-ment and all 50 states to act as a commonwealth. The re-sources controlled and used by the ultra-wealthy and corporations were accumu-lated by exploiting the natu-ral resources the American nation has as a result of the prior activities of nature. Its minerals, potable water, major waterways, fisher-ies and ample agricultural lands are the formidable base of its wealth and pow-er. These were developed to the highest level ever known to man by the creative in-novation of insightful indi-viduals amongst the Ameri-can population. Examples are Thomas A. Edison and Steve Jobs, who both worked with electrons (electricity).

Today it is very easy for the ultra-wealthy and cor-porations to undermine the machinery of democ-racy developed over the last millennia. The challenge to be faced by all is to realize that the common wealth of this nation needs a new paradigm of operation which permits the sharing of wealth rather than its ac-cumulation in the hands of a very few. When corporate executives forgot to provide jobs for the middle class be-cause of their focus on prof-itability and return on in-vestments, the destruction of the American consumer society was an outcome that needs to be reversed. The people need jobs which en-able earning a living. People with discretionary incomes can be, and are, consumers. Let’s challenge the ultra-wealthy and corporations to share the wealth for the creation of the ‘greatest good’….the American com-monwealth is still the most powerful social, political and economic global power because it is a ‘common-wealth’. Private wealth need not undermine the current American commonwealth.

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San Jose, California

United Way Silicon Val-ley is working with a coali-tion of financial institutions and nonprofit and govern-ment agencies, including the Internal Revenue Ser-vice, to connect eligible local families to free tax services through its “Earn It! Keep It! Save It!” program. People who qualify for free tax help can find the nearest Volun-teer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site by calling 211 or visiting www.211scc.org. These VITA sites are located at various churches, librar-ies, nonprofit organizations, and community centers in Santa Clara County and across the nation.

“W2 forms go out this month and we know a lot of hardworking local families are in a hurry to get their taxes done because they need the refund,” said Carole Leigh Hutton, president and CEO of United Way Silicon Valley. “We are encouraging those who qualify to wait until the VITA sites open later this month so they can get their taxes done for free.”

VITA sites offer free tax preparation services to families who make $50,000 a year or less. Tax prepara-tion services are provided by trained, IRS-certified volunteers in a number of languages, including Eng-lish, Spanish, Chinese, Viet-namese, and Russian. The list of VITA sites located at www.211scc.org, or avail-able by calling 211, indi-cates which languages are spoken at each site as well as the hours of operation and whether it’s on a walk-in basis or by appointment.

Tax assistance volunteers can help individuals and families who qualify get their Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and other tax benefits. The EITC is a fed-eral tax benefit for working families with low to moder-ate incomes. This year the maximum credit is $5,751 for a family with three or

Get Your Taxes Done for Free

more children, $5,112 for a family with two chil-dren, $3,094 for a family with one child, and $464 if there are no children.

“The EITC improves fi-nancial stability for many local families because it significantly increases their income,” Hutton said. “It also helps to bring money into the local economy.”

Last year, VITA sites helped to bring more than $7.1 million in tax refunds to Santa Clara County.

United Way Silicon Val-ley helps to recruit and train volunteers for the 45 VITA sites located in Santa Clara County. The organization also helps to promote the free tax service through 211 and other efforts.

In addition to free tax preparation services and electronic filing, VITA sites also offer assistance in ap-plying for certain public benefits as well as refer-rals to financial educa-tion and credit counseling services, including United Way Silicon Valley’s free Credit Coaching program. Participants are matched with a specially trained volunteer mentor who can help them improve their credit scores. United Way also offers free finan-cial management classes.

United Way Silicon Val-ley is committed to improv-ing community conditions by helping local people be-come financially stable and independent. To drive posi-tive change, United Way Silicon Valley helps people help themselves by identify-ing critical needs, mobiliz-ing the caring power of the community, and aligning resources to achieve the best solutions. United Way is focused on the building blocks for a good life: in-come, education and health. For more information about United Way Silicon Val-ley, visit www.uwsv.org.

El programa VITA ofre-ce libre impuestos ayuda a bajos a moderados ingresos ($ 50.000 y a continuación) gente que no puede preparar sus propias declaraciones de impuestos. Certificados voluntarios patrocinados por diversas organizaciones reciben formación ayudar a preparar declaraciones de impuestos básicas en las comunidades en todo el país. Sitios VITA están ge-neralmente localizados en centros comunitarios y de barrio, bibliotecas, escuelas, centros comerciales y otras localidades. Mayoría de las ubicaciones también ofrece libre presentación electró-nica.

Voluntarios están capaci-tados para preparar básicas formas 1040EZ, 1040A, 1040 con calendario A, B, limitada programación CEZ, C y California estado impuesto devuelve sólo.

Para encontrar un sitio VITA próximo selecciona desde cualquiera de las op-ciones a la derecha o marcar el 2-1-1 desde cualquier telé-fono en el condado de Santa Clara. Mayoría de los sitios es cámara (no es necesario cita) a menos que lo contra-rio.

Que debe traer para su cita de VITA

• Prueba de identificación

• Tarjetas de seguridad

Ayuda gratuita para hacer sus impuestos

social para usted, su cónyuge y dependientes y/o una carta de verificación de número de Seguridad Social expe-dido por la administración de Seguridad Social

• Cada carta de asignación de número de identificación de contribuyente (ITIN) para usted, su cónyuge y depen-dientes

• Prueba de Estado extran-jero, si solicitar un ITIN

• Fechas de nacimiento para usted, su cónyuge y depen-dientes en la declaración de impuestos

• Salario y ganar sentencias forma W-2, W-2 G, 1099-R, de todos los empleadores

• Declaraciones de intereses y dividendos de los bancos (formularios 1099)

• Una copia de la federales y estatales devuelve del año pasado si está disponible

• Prueba de enrutamiento números de cuenta bancaria y números de cuenta para depósito directo, como un cheque en blanco

• Total pagado por el proveedor de guardería y los impuestos del proveedor de guardería identificación número (número de Seguri-dad Social del proveedor o negocio del proveedor, el número de identificación del empleador)

• Impuestos de archivo electrónicamente en una devolución de impuestos casado-presentación-conjunta, ambos cónyuges deben estar presentes para firmar los formularios requeridos.

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Small School District As-sociation Joins Preschool California, California Fed-eration of Teachers, Califor-nia Kindergarten Teachers’ “Save Kindergarten” Cam-paign to Rally Against Bud-get Proposal to Eliminate Transitional Kindergarten

Sacramento, CA – The Small School District As-sociation today joined the superintendents of large school districts across Cali-fornia in voicing their op-position to Gov. Brown’s budget proposal to elimi-nate transitional kinder-garten, which would bar 125,000 children from public school classrooms.

Representing superin-tendents from over 500 small and mid-sized dis-tricts, the Small School District Association ex-pressed its strong support for the full implementa-tion of transitional kin-dergarten and opposition to the budget proposal to

California Superintendents Call for Full Implementation of Transitional Kindergarten

deny 125,000 of Califor-nia’s youngest students ac-cess to public education.

“We call on the Governor and the California legisla-ture to swiftly reject this proposal and restore the clarity that our more than 500 district members need to move forward with full implementation of tran-sitional kindergarten and best serve our students,” said David Walrath, the Small School District Asso-ciation’s legislative advocate.

A growing chorus of school superintendents across California is vigor-ously advocating for full implementation of transi-tional kindergarten this fall.

“We’ve been delighted with the results of our tran-sitional kindergarten pilot program over the past five years and have seen first-hand the tremendous ben-efits of giving our youngest students a smart start. Our students are making dra-

matic progress, especially in language and literacy, and graduates are entering kindergarten with the con-fidence and love of learn-ing that will follow them throughout their academic careers,” said Christopher J. Steinhauser, Superinten-dent of the Long Beach Uni-fied School District, which is moving forward with fully implementing transitional kindergarten. “Anyone who cares about public educa-tion should urge the Cali-fornia legislature to sup-port full implementation of transitional kindergarten.”

Jonathan P. Ray-mond, Superintendent of Sacramento City Uni-fied School District, also reinforced his district’s steadfast support for tran-sitional kindergarten.

“Governor Brown’s pro-posed elimination of tran-sitional kindergarten – a move that will effectively kick 125,000 children out of California schools – is a

wrong-headed approach to fiscal management. Tran-sitional kindergarten is an investment in the future of California. We cannot build a strong future workforce without well-educated high school graduates who are ready for college and ca-reers, and that effort must start with our youngest learners,” noted Raymond.

In San Jose, Dr. John R. Porter Jr., Superintendent of the Franklin-McKinley School District, empha-sized his district’s strong support of full implementa-tion of transitional kinder-garten in a recent rallying speech to the California Kindergarten Association.

“Transitional kindergar-ten is one of the best pieces of policy that the state of California has put into law over the last several years. It is desperately needed to fill the gap that many of our children have in early vocabulary development, literacy, and readiness

skills that are so crucial for a successful school expe-rience,” explained Porter.

Also leading the charge to fully implement transi-tional kindergarten is the Sacramento County Office of Education. “The kin-dergarten reform legisla-tion passed two years ago changed the kindergarten entry date and promised parents the option of hav-ing their children in a class-room setting that would meet their educational needs. The governor’s pro-posal reneges on that prom-ise and would be profoundly damaging to children, fam-ilies and schools,” warned David W. Gordon, Superin-tendent of the Sacramento County Office of Educa-tion. Fully implementing transitional kindergarten is in accordance with The Kindergarten Readiness Act – the California law that mandates changing the kin-dergarten entry date so that children enter school at age

5 and establishing transi-tional kindergarten, a de-velopmentally-appropriate grade to serve those young-er students with birthdays between September and December. The Kindergar-ten Readiness Act remains the law. The governor’s bud-get proposal would impact 1 out of 4 kindergarten-aged students, representing the largest number of stu-dents removed from public education in U.S. history.

The Save Kindergarten coalition of school districts, superintendents, educators, parents, business and civic leaders is launching a series of visibility events in support of the full implementation of transitional kindergarten, including a rally of parents and teachers in Southern California in early February.

For more informa-tion on the Save Kinder-garten Campaign visit: www.preschoolcalifornia.or g /s av e k i nd e r g a r t e n .

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Parents want their chil-dren to do the best they can at school. And reading every day is one of the most effective ways to become a lifelong reader and learner.

“Research shows that for young people, reading is the gateway to holding a job, un-derstanding the world and knowing themselves,” said Francie Alexander, chief academic officer at Scholas-tic. “But becoming skilled at reading -- just like playing sports or learning an instru-ment -- requires a lot of prac-tice. Parents should encour-age children to spend at least 20 minutes a day reading.”

One way to encourage good readings habits is to have a wide selection of books at home and to allow children to choose their own

Help Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills

books. Here are some ideas to help you start a home library and get your kids more excited about reading:

• Make sure the books you get -- whether they’re from the bookstore or on loan from the local library

-- are appropriate for your child’s age and reading level.

• Books should also be on your child’s physical level, meaning where they can easily reach them. But you don’t need a fancy child-size bookshelf -- a milk crate or

“trunk of books” can suf-fice for most young ones.

• Just as adults are more likely to pick up reading ma-terials that interest them, so are children. So stock your library with books, magazines and newspa-

pers that encourage their natural interests. You don’t have to limit yourself to print materials. Computer-savvy kids may enjoy read-ing classic stories online or on an e-reader, so let them.

• You don’t need to spend a fortune to furnish your library. Garage sales and thrift stores are great for inexpensive classic tales and popular favorites. And look for special promotions in your area. For example, Scholastic Book Club is of-fering a book (up to a $5 val-ue) with the purchase of two specially marked Kellogg’s products available exclusive-ly at Walmart, such as Eggo waffles, Keebler snacks and other Kellogg’s cereals.

Parents and kids can choose from among hun-dreds of titles available for

$5 or less from Scholastic, including new and classic favorites such as “Captain Underpants: Super Diaper Baby” or “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” For more infor-mation, including details and official rules, visit www.schola st ic .com/kel logg.

“From starting the day with a healthy breakfast to helping kids learn to read, parents can help set their children up for suc-cess,” said Kris Charles, vice president for Global Com-munication and Philan-thropy, Kellogg Company. “The most important fac-tor is to be a good example yourself -- parents who read have kids who read.”

So make it a habit to read to or with your chil-dren as often as you can. Their future depends on it.

Becoming skilled at reading requires a lot of practice.

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Cualquier estudiante puede solicitar dinero fede-ral para ayudarle a cubrir los gastos universitarios, pero el 25% de las familias no llenan la solicitud gra-tuita para la ayuda federal al estudiante (FAFSA en sus siglas en inglés) según un estudio reciente de Sallie Mae y Gallup sobre “Cómo pagan los Americanos sus gastos universitarios”.

Estudiantes: No olviden solicitar el FAFSA para la ayuda financiera

“Los estudiantes y las familias pierden una gran oportunidad para conseguir dinero gratuito al no llenar el FAFSA”, afirma Martha Ho-ller, portavoz de Sallie Mae, empresa nacional en los ser-vicios de ahorro y préstamos universitarios. “En la situa-ción económica en la que nos encontramos, ¿por qué pagar más de lo que debe-ríamos para nuestros estu-dios universitarios? Lo más lógico es aprovechar toda la ayuda financiera que tene-mos a nuestra disposición”.

Aquellos estudiantes que se apresuran a llenar el FA-FSA tendrán mejores opor-tunidades para recibir ayuda

financiera. Y a los que no so-liciten y llenen el formulario puede que se encuentren con más dificultades a la hora de financiar su educación uni-versitaria. Tanto el gobierno federal, los gobiernos estata-les, como las instituciones de educación superior se basan en la información facilitada por la solicitud FAFSA para otorgar ayuda financiera, in-cluyendo las becas basadas en necesidad, becas de es-tudios y los préstamos para estudiantes y los basados en trabajo estudiantil (work study). Algunas ayudas se ofrecen por orden de llegada.

El gobierno federal está trabajando para simplifi-

car el proceso FAFSA para hacerlo más fácil para los estudiantes y sus fami-lias. El reciente pasaje del Acta de Oportunidades de Educación Superior de 2008 simplificará el pro-ceso de solicitud de ayu-da federal al estudiante.

Los estudiantes y sus fa-milias pueden completar la solicitud en el web en tan sólo una o dos horas. Sólo necesitan los documentos y la información para solicitar -; su número de seguro so-cial o tarjeta de registro de extranjero, permiso de con-ducir, la última devolución de impuestos federales, los formularios W-2, declara-

ción del banco e información de ingresos e inversiones -; antes de completar la soli-citud en www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Los estudiantes tienen que so- licitar el FAFSA cada año que sigan estu-diando en la universidad para recibir ayuda federal. Cada año, se estima que 14 millones de estudiantes so-licitan y llenan el FAFSA, y más del 70% de ellos re-ciben algún tipo de ayuda.

Otros sitios web también pueden ayudar a que los es-tudiantes y sus familias en-cuentren ayuda financiera. Por ejemplo, el sitio web de Sallie Mae, CollegeAnswer.

com, tiene herramientas gratuitas e información para simplificar el proceso de solicitud de la FAFSA. De entre los recursos que ofrece destacamos un ejemplo de FAFSA tanto en inglés como en español, una lista de pla-zos de ayuda financiera del Estado y un podcast FAFSA de 3 minutos que se puede descargar como un MP3.

CollegeAnswer.com tam-bién tiene la mayor base de datos en el web gratuita de becas, con más de 2.8 millo-nes de becas con un valor de más de $16 billones. Visita www.CollegeAnswer.com/fafsa para más información.

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Silicon Valley’s diverse religions and cultures have been celebrated each year by reading choices from

SUNNYVALE READS THE MUSLIM NEXT DOOR

Silicon Valley Reads, which continues to select provoca-tive topics relevant to Santa Clara County. The theme for Silicon Valley Reads 2012 is “Muslim and American.” Sunnyvale Public Library participates in the Sili-con Valley Reads program which is coordinated by the San Jose Public Library Foundation, the Santa Clara County Library and the Santa Clara County Office of Education. Sunnyvale residents are encouraged to read Sumbul Ali-Karama-li’s ‘The Muslim Next Door: the Qur’an, the Media, and that Veil Thing’ for a better understanding of growing up Muslim in American.

The ‘Muslim Next Door’ will be discussed by the Li-brary’s monthly book group Wednesday, February 15, at 7 p.m. On Monday, Febru-ary 27, beginning at 6 p.m., two films will be shown at the Library. ‘Talking through Walls’ takes viewers to the rural town of Voor-

hees, New Jersey, and docu-ments the story of building a mosque in the commu-nity with a multi-religious coalition. Allah Made Me Funny – Live in Concert fol-lows acclaimed comedians Mo Amer, Azhar Usmand and Preacher Moss on stage and off as they tell humor-ous stories of what it is like to be Muslim in America.

Sumbul Ali-Karamali will appear in person at the Library Saturday, March 17, at 3 p.m., co-sponsored by the Friends of the Sunny-vale Library, to talk about her book and her life as a Muslim in the West.

For young children and families, Todd Parr, author and illustrator of ‘It’s OK to Be Different,’ will talk and draw at the Library on Sunday, February 26, at 3:30 p.m. FIRST FIVE Santa Clara County will distribute a limited number of free copies of ‘It’s OK to Be Different’ at this event.

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Washington, D.C.

Con más discusiones sobre los recortes del pre-supuesto, los legisladores han comenzado a circular propuestas que reformarían o recortarían de manera sustancial los programas fundamentales de salud para los latinos vulnera-bles, tales como Medicare y Medicaid. Según un resu-men estadístico publicado hoy por el NCLR (Conse-jo Nacional de La Raza), el programa de Medicare proporciona cobertura de salud no sólo a las personas latinas de mayor edad, sino también a más de un millón de niños y adultos (en edad productiva) hispanos con alguna discapacidad o que están gravemente enfermos.

Cambios al medicare podrían poner en peligro el acceso al cuidado de salud

“Los políticos frecuente-mente prometen su apoyo para proteger el programa Medicare para las personas de mayor edad, lo que será fundamental para la comu-nidad latina, pero rara vez mencionan que el programa también atiende a jóvenes y otras poblaciones vulnera-bles con necesidades impor-tantes de atención médica”, dijo Kara Ryan, analista de investigación de política de salud sénior del Proyec-to de Política de Salud del NCLR y autora del infor-me. “De los niños cubiertos por Medicare, los latinos constituyen la mayor parte (43%), quienes, por el hecho de estar en este programa, incluye a algunos de los ni-ños más enfermos del país”.

The Role of Medicare in

Hispanics’ Health Covera-ge ofrece un análisis pro-fundo de cómo el Medicare da servicio a la población latina tanto a nivel estatal como nacional, e incluye un desglose por estado del nú-mero de hispanos que está cubierto por este progra-ma. En general, Medicare atiende aproximadamente a 3.5 millones de hispanos, una población relativamen-te pequeña, pero también increíblemente en riesgo.

“Muchos están ansiosos por hacer cambios o recor-tes apresurados para arre-glar la brecha presupues-taria, pero luego mirarán hacia otro lado cuando se enfrenten con la dura rea-lidad de aquellos que se ve-rán mayormente afectados”, dijo Jennifer Ng’andu, sub-

directora del Proyecto de Política de Salud del NCLR. “En última instancia, estas decisiones del presupuesto se tratan sobre si una ma-dre puede costear la visita al médico cuando su hijo está enfermo o si terminará en la sala de emergencias más cara. Llegar a una cifra en dólares sin considerar los costos reales para las fa-milias estadounidenses, a menudo quiere decir que los servicios críticos y las pres-taciones se perderán para los pacientes que los nece-sitan desesperadamente”.

La publicación del resu-men estadístico coincide con la publicación de una hoja informativa actualiza-da del NCLR, The Meaning of Medicaid, que contiene estadísticas que muestran

el número de latinos cu-bierto por Medicaid y por el Programa de Seguro de Salud para Niños (CHIP) a nivel nacional y por estado. Estos documentos juntos destacan otra tendencia evidente: tanto Medicaid como Medicare cubren a un número desproporcionado de latinos, o estos tienen “elegibilidad doble”. En las discusiones presupuestarias recientes se han propuesto numerosos planes para res-tringir las protecciones de la cobertura de la comuni-dad con elegibilidad doble.

“Estamos totalmente de acuerdo en que algo se debe de hacer para que nuestro país sea financieramente só-lido”, agregó Ng’andu. “Pero tenemos que considerar las consecuencias de estas de-

cisiones tan difíciles, y tener cuidado de que éstas no cai-gan sobre aquellos a los que estamos dejando indefensos porque no los tomamos en cuenta en las discusiones”.

El NCLR está com-prometido a potenciar al máximo el acceso a la co-bertura sanitaria, tanto de Medicaid como de Me-dicare, de los latinos y de todos los estadounidenses, y continuará trabajando para construir una agen-da para la implementación de una reforma de salud sólida. El NCLR (Consejo Nacional de La Raza) es la organización nacional más grande de apoyo y defensa de los derechos civiles de los hispanos en los Estados Unidos y trabaja para me-jorar sus oportunidades.

SACRAMENTO – Two bills introduced by As-semblymember Jim Beall to ensure millions of Cali-fornians will be able to get

Assembly approves bills to widen health coverage for mental illness, addiction, and autism disorders

therapy and treatment cov-ered by their health plans for mental illness, sub-stance abuse addictions, autism, and developmental

disorders were approved today by the Assembly.

“AB 154 and AB 171 are the fiscally and morally responsible things to do,’’ Beall said. “Severe mental conditions should be treat-ed the same as a physical illness or injury. “Both bills can end private insurers’ discriminatory practice of routinely denying coverage for mental illness, addic-tions, and autism disor-ders. And both bills will stop private insurers from shifting their responsibili-ties and costs for treatment onto the taxpayer and our prisons, our court system, our schools, and regional centers. “About one-fourth of California’s prison and jail inmates have been diag-nosed with mental illness. If they could have gotten af-fordable treatment, I believe many of them would not be behind bars with taxpayers

footing the bills for their in-carceration and their treat-ment.’’ Assembly Bill 154, the Mental Health and Sub-stance Abuse Parity Act, re-quires private health insur-ers and health plans to cover the diagnosis and medically necessary treatment of sub-stance abuse disorders and mental illnesses of a person of any age, with specified exceptions. The bill would increase premium for an enrollee by six to 61cents per month. California passed a groundbreaking mental health parity law in 1999. In 2010, the federal mental health parity law went into effect after being approved by Congress and signed by the President in 2008. Assembly Bill 154 updates California’s statute to bring it in compliance with the federal govern-ment and fills the gaps in service not addressed in the federal law. Assembly Bill

171 clarifies that insurers and health plans may not deny c o v e r a g e to children and adults with autism or pervasive developmental disorders for med-ically necessary, basic healthcare services—including speech, occupational, and physical thera-py. AB 171 will complete the process of end-ing insurance discrimination against people with autism and related disorders that was begun last year under SB 946, legislation that addressed behavioral health treat-ments for these individuals.

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We’ve all heard the ex-pression “eating with your eyes,” but many people may not be aware of the benefits of eating for your eyes. In addition to promoting over-all health, a diet rich with sight-saving beta carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids and cer-tain vitamins can also help guard against vision loss from eye disease, such as age-related macular degen-eration (AMD).

AMD diminishes central vision and currently affects the vision of more than 2 million Americans, ages 50 and older and is a leading cause of blindness. AMD is a progressive disease that if left untreated, can result in severe vision loss and even

Maintaining A Healthy Diet Can Help Protect Vision from Age-related Macular Degeneration

Eating for the Eyes Should Always be a Part of the Menu

blindness. The exact cause of AMD is unknown, but risk factors for the disease include age, race, smoking, family history as well as those with cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

A wide variety of foods

including lentils, grapes, carrots, bell peppers, broc-coli, spinach, sweet pota-toes, kale, certain kinds of fish, turkey and some kinds of nuts, have been shown to aid eye health. Although there are a variety of avail-able over-the-counter sup-plements designed for vi-sion and eye health, a doctor should always be consulted before use.

Foods that contain re-fined starches and are high in sugar can be damaging to vision. A study by Tufts University showed that high-glycemic foods cause a dramatic rise in blood sugar, which over time, may damage the retina and capillaries in the eye by promoting oxidative stress and inflammation. Soda and sugary drinks, candy,

baked goods, some cereals, white rice, foods made with white flour, such as white bread and pasta, should be avoided.

According to the Univer-sity of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, more than one serving per week of beef, pork, or lamb as a main dish is associated with a 35 percent increased risk of macular degeneration as compared with less than three servings per month. Additionally, one serving per day of high-fat dairy food, such as whole milk, ice cream, hard cheese, or but-ter, also increases the risk of macular degeneration pro-gression.

“We all know that watch-ing what we eat can lead to overall health benefits such as lower cholesterol and a

reduction of calories, but maintaining a healthy diet, day after day, can be very challenging,” said Hugh R. Parry, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness America. “Prevent Blindness America hopes to encourage the pub-lic to remember that every-thing we put in our mouths can affect our eyes!”

Other healthy habits can lead to healthy vision. The risk of eye disease and vi-sion loss can be lowered by:

• Avoiding trans fats

• Quitting smoking

• Controlling blood pres-sure and cholesterol

• Exercising regularly

• Visiting an eye care pro-fessional on a regular basis

In conjunction with Feb-ruary as Age-related Macu-lar Degeneration Awareness Month, Prevent Blindness America offers a dedicated online resource for

patients and caretak-ers to learn more about the disease. The website, pre-ventblindness.org/amd, of-fers a variety of tools and information on everything from risk factors, treatment options, and even a down-loadable Amsler Grid, (a tool that can help identify vision abnormalities linked to AMD).

For more information on AMD and other eye dis-ease, please contact Prevent Blindness America at (800) 331-2020 or visit prevent-blindness.org.

Food has a major impact on vision.

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Everyone wants to look and feel great, and selecting the right workout gear can make all the difference when pursuing a life of health and fitness. The five tools below are designed to help individ-uals achieve their wellness goals, whether kick starting a new workout regime or taking a current routine to the next level.

1. Shoes that suit the exercise

It’s important to select shoes that are designed to perform each specific work-out activity; a running shoe may look similar to a tennis shoe, but they feel different. Consumers should go to a specialty store for a proper fitting and select a style that suits their specific needs; those with flat feet should choose motion-control shoes, while those with a high arch should opt for greater cush-ioning.

Five must-have fitness tools2. Low-impact resistance

band

A resistance band pro-vides an inexpensive way to perform a variety of low-impact yet effective exer-cises, particularly for smaller body parts that are harder to train using free weights. Bands come in several differ-ent tension levels to increase the workout’s difficulty, and their small size allows for easy storage and portability when on a trip.

3. Motivational MP3 player

Listening to music while exercising can help maxi-mize each workout session, but finding the right music player can prove challeng-ing. The Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player from SanDisk features a stopwatch for timing laps, an FM radio and a hands-free design that makes it easy to enjoy music while working out. The player is available for under $50 and is compatible

with all major audio formats, including AAC (DRM-free iTunes) songs, audio books and podcasts.

4. Exercise ball for daily use

The exercise ball is popu-lar in gyms across the coun-try and even at many work-places as a substitute for a desk chair. The ball is a great tool for building the core muscles such as abs, back and hips, which help pro-mote overall stabilization of the body.

5. Comfortable yoga mat

Lying on the floor during a workout can feel uncom-fortable, but a good mat can make all the difference. A good yoga mat can cushion the hard surface of a tile or wood floor and protect a car-pet from extra wear and tear. Most mats are thin but offer excellent padding and grip; they won’t slide across the floor and fitness buffs won’t slide on the mats.

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David Neighbors

Special to El Observador

You’re ready to engage a professional to prepare your taxes, but not sure where to start. With all the stories of

Choosing your tax preparation professional folks in our community be-ing taken advantage of by unethical tax preparers, I can’t say that I blame you. I hope you find this advice I will provide helpful and the result is a return being

completed timely and ac-curately.

There are different types of professionals who are equipped to prepare your taxes and you’ll want to pick the best one for your situ-ation. The prices for their services also vary greatly.

Here is a brief outline of the different types of tax preparers in the market and the questions you should be asking them before agreeing to entgage their services.

Types of qualified tax preparers

Tax preparers must be registered. They may be Certified Public Accoun-tants, enrolled agents, at-torney, or none of these, but still a preparer registered with the state.

The only federal regula-tion of tax preparers is a set of penalties that puts pre-parers on the hook if they prepare returns that they know are wrong or that they should know are wrong.

As a result, all sorts of people offer tax return prep-aration services:

• Folks on the corner

waiving signs – I see them on my way home every night and notice the great deals they offer. My mom didn’t go very far in school (5th grade while helping the family in the fields), but she taught me quite a few life lessons. One of those is that you get what you pay for and if something ap-pears to be good to be true; it just may be. While some of these storefront opera-tions give their staff train-ing, I’d be careful about any great deals they have to of-fer. Keep in mind that you are sharing your personal identification and financial information and you don’t know where it may end up. Buyer beware.

• Enrolled agents suc-cessfully complete an exam-ination that is administered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Form what I understand, the exam is quite comprehensive. If you needs are strictly tax compliance (i.e., the filing of your personal income tax return), an enrolled agent may be just what you need. Enrolled agents are able to represent you in front of the IRS is you’re audited.

• Some financial plan-ners offer tax return prepa-ration services. While they may be able to help with more comprehensive needs (investments, etc.), you’ll want to make sure that they are qualified in the most im-portant area – taxes.

• Certified Public Ac-countants (CPA’s). Full dis-closure – I’m a CPA and somewhat biased as to our abilities. Having said that, a CPA may not be needed in all cases. Our qualifica-tions include an advanced education, years of experi-ence, and the completion of a pretty tough examination. We provide not only tax, but also financial statement and consulting services.

• Attorney may prepare tax returns. Most do not take on this type of work, but are involved in some tax controversy matters (tax court being one).

• There are some com-munity organizations around who prepare tax re-turns (often free of charge). Again, I would remind you that you get what you pay for – in this case it’s free. Before using a service of this type, I would inquire of the preparer’s qualifications and make sure they fit your particular needs.

How to go about find the best preparer for you

Many of my new cli-ents come by way of refer-ral from existing clients. I would advice you to check with friends, neighbors and co-workers to see who they are using. To get the best match, you’ll want to ask someone who has a similar tax situation to yours (do they own a business, rental property, etc.).

My wife is fond of using the internet to find service providers. There are some websites that even include reviews of top professionals right in your neighborhood.

Be sure to ask questions before engaging a tax pre-parer

You want to make sure

you are working with some-one with up-to-date knowl-edge of the tax law.

• Are you familiar with the issues in my return? You will want to bring your returns from the prior two years and ask the preparer to review the returns to make sure they are able to accurately prepare your re-turn for the current year resulting in your paying the legal minimum amount of tax.

• Are you familiar with multi-state issues? Many local preparers are well-versed in federal and Cali-fornia tax law, but may not be aware of the need to file in other states. Perhaps you recently moved to California from another state; you may own property in another state; you may do business in another state. These laws may be complex and you’ll want to make sure all req-uisite filings are addressed.

• How aggressive are you in the positions you take in a tax return? Many areas of the tax law are black and white, but as my mother used to say, “not everything in the world is black ad white.” You want to make sure you work with some-one who knows the gray areas, will explain any risks, and advise you to the best tax answer.

• Do you provide audit representation? Some pre-parers are not properly li-censed to represent you in front of the tax authorities. If you have return with rela-tively high audit risk (you are self-employed, etc.), you’ll want to engage some-one with experience in tax controversy.

• How do you change for your services? Some pre-parers charge by the hour, while others may change by the form or for the project. You want to make sure you have a clear understanding before works starts. I advise an engagement letter be-tween you and the preparer.

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David Neighbors is a partner in SingerLewak’s Silicon Valley Tax prac-tice. David has more than 20 years of business ex-perience in Silicon Valley, specializing in corporate and individual tax com-pliance and planning.

David has experience in the areas of compen-

sation planning, start-up and emerging growth is-sues, mergers and acquisitions, accounting for income taxes, research credits and stock option planning. In-dustries & Focus - Retail, Wholesale, Manufacturing, Technology and Life Sciences. David works with high net worth individuals, closely held businesses, part-nerships, limited liability companies and fiduciaries.

David graduated from San José State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business with an Accounting emphasis and a Master’s in Taxation. David is an active member of the AICPA and President of the Silicon Val-ley/San Jose Chapter of the California Society of Certi-fied Public Accountants. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Berryessa Union School District.

David NeighborsCertified Public

Accountant

Do you want to use the preparer who comes up with the lowest tax liability?

Not necessarily. You want the preparer who come up with the lowest accurate liability.

Different preparers may come up with different an-swers and may change dif-ferent fees for their work. You want the one who is best for you.

Keep in mind that ulti-mately you are responsible for what goes into your re-turn. With the complexity of the tax law, it may be hard to understand everything in your return, and it makes sense to work with some-one who you trust to pre-pare your return accurately. Many of my clients have been with me for a number of years.

You may want to inter-view several preparers and give them the same set of facts. Their answers may help you assess their ability. You do not want a preparer who is so aggressive that their positions in the return may be considered fraudu-lent. While the answer you may see on the surface of the return may look good, there may be horrible news lurking in the background. Remember that you are ulti-mately responsible for your

FROM PAG. 10 tax return.

Coming to an under-standing with your preparer

Once you select your pre-parer, you want to make sure that you have a good understanding of the pro-cess

• Keep an open line of communication with your preparer about any infor-mation that may be unclear. You do not want the pre-parer to make assumptions without consulting you.

• Ask you preparer to advise you of any gray area positions in the return and what the tax consequences may be if a particular de-duction is disallowed by the tax authorities.

• Make sure that the preparer signs the return and includes their Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN), address and tele-phone number along with the Federal Employer Iden-tification Number (FEIN) of their firm (if applicable)

Danger signs

• Beware of preparers who promise you a refund. Many variables go in to your tax return.

• Watch for preparers who change a contingency fee.

• Make sure you address on your return is where you want your refund sent.

• Make sure they ask for all your tax statements.

• Do not let them talk you into taking deductions that are not yours.

• Do not sign any blank forms and leave them with the preparer.

• Get copies of your com-pleted returns.

• Make sure they are available to answer any questions you have.

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Talvez su compañía ofre-ce un plan de 401 (k). Pero incluso si no lo hace, usted necesita ahorita un IRA (Acuerdo de Retiro Indivi-dual). Debido a que IRA uti-liza un interés compuesto y no es incluido en los impues-tos de IRS, contribuyendo con unos pocos miles de dólares al año puede crear una reserva de tamaño.

Y, sin embargo, de acuer-do con el IRS, solo el 10 por ciento de las personas elegi-bles para crear y contribuir

Como empezar con éxito un IRAcon IRA realmente lo ha-cen. Si piensa que no puede pagar un IRA, usted está equivocado. Considere que el Seguro Social típicamen-te paga $13,000 al año - a menos que usted pueda vi-vir con esos ingresos minús-culos, usted necesitara en-contrar una forma adicional de pagar por su jubilación.

¿Cómo saber si usted es elegible para un IRA? “Cualquiera que gane una base imponible o presenta una declaración en con-junto con su cónyuge que tenga ingresos puede con-

tribuir al IRA” explica Da-vid Bach, el autor de nue-ve bestsellers nacionales, incluyendo “Start Late”, “Finish Rich” y “The Auto-matic Millionaire”. Bach re-cientemente compartió sus ideas sobre el IRA con sus lectores de la revista SUC-CESS, donde proporcio-nó los siguientes consejos:

- Comience temprano y ahorre hasta jubilarse. Gra-cias al milagro del interés compuesto, aquellos que ahorran temprano termi-nan con una reserva de gran tamaño. “Si empieza a la edad de 55, usted contribuye un total de $50,000 en los 10 años antes de jubilarse, en ese momento su cuenta tendrá un valor de $72,433” dice Bach. “Por el contrario, si usted empezó a los 25, us-ted contribuyó $200,000 en los próximos 40 años, y para el momento de ju-bilarse, su cuenta tendrá un valor de $1.3 millones.

- Invertir de forma inteli-gente. Usted puede invertir las ganancias de su cuenta de IRA de la manera que

prefiera, pero algunos mo-vimientos son más sabios que otros. Bach recomien-da “Target Date” o fondos de ciclo de vida, que están diseñados especialmente para fondos de jubilación. Los fondos automática-mente aseguran que usted invierta apropiadamente para su edad, actuando más agresivamente en sus años de juventud y volviéndose más conservador a medida que se acerca a la jubilación.

- Saber cuándo empezar a retirar. Legalmente, usted puede comenzar a retirar fondos de su IRA cuando tiene 59 años y medio, pero si estás en una categoría im-positiva alta, se debe aplazar el retirar fondos de su cuenta por el mayor tiempo posible.

La revista SUCCESS ofrece un enfoque equilibra-do para una vida exitosa, cu-briendo temas de negocios, riqueza, bienestar y filantro-pía. Visite www.SUCCESS.com y busque la edición de Agosto para leer más so-bre los consejos de Bach.

Un Acuerdo de Retiro Individual (IRA) no es incluido en los impuestos de IRS.

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Washington, D.C.

Encaminados a la sesión legislativa 2012, los legis-ladores están proponiendo aumentar los impuestos a las familias latinas traba-jadoras de bajos ingresos para pagar por la extensión del recorte al impuesto so-bre la nómina. En lugar de pedirle a los estadouniden-ses más ricos que paguen la parte justa de impuestos, los legisladores proponen cortar el acceso al crédito tributario por hijos a los contribuyentes que utilizan el Número de Identificación Personal del Contribuyen-te (ITIN). El NCLR (Con-sejo Nacional de La Raza) estima que más de cuatro millones de niños latinos y sus familias podrían perder este valioso crédito fiscal si se aprueban las propuestas actuales, lo cual los llevaría aún más a la pobreza. “Nos asombra que esta propuesta esté incluso sobre la mesa” dijo Janet Murguía, presi-denta y directora general del NCLR. “Los votantes lati-nos están observando cómo los políticos tratan a nuestra comunidad. Dado que uno

Grupos de derechos civiles instan al congreso a conservar el crédito tributario por hijos para los latino de bajos ingresos

de cada cuatro niños latinos enfrentaría mayor hambre y pobreza como consecuencia de esta iniciativa, es duro verla como algo menos que un ataque a nuestros niños. El Congreso debería apro-bar un paquete fiscal jus-to que incluya el acceso al crédito tributario por hijos para las familias vulnera-bles”. El ITIN lo utilizan comúnmente los inmigran-tes que no tienen un núme-ro de Seguridad Social para poder pagar la porción de impuestos correspondiente a su ingreso, Seguro Social y Medicare. En el 2010, los contribuyentes que utiliza-ron el ITIN pagaron más de $9 billones en impuestos sobre la nómina en su con-tribución al Seguro Social y el Medicare. El día de hoy en una llamada se unie-ron a Murguía el arzobispo Thomas Wenski de Miami, así como representantes del Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración (NILC), First Focus, y CASA de Maryland, quienes secun-daron la oposición a las restricciones al crédito tri-butario por hijos. “La pro-

puesta de la Cámara es un ataque directo a los niños de nuestra nación”, dijo Wendy Cervantes, vicepresidenta de políticas de inmigra-ción y derechos de la niñez de First Focus. “Cualquier restricción al crédito tribu-tario por hijos dificultaría a los padres trabajadores el poder cubrir las necesi-dades básicas de sus hijos y amenazaría además con llevar el nivel de pobreza a tasas más elevadas. Por lo general las familias afecta-das por este cambio de po-lítica, ganan un promedio de $21,000 al año. Si la ley cambia, esas familias expe-rimentarían un 8% de au-mento en sus impuestos, lo que equivaldría a una pér-dida de ingresos de aproxi-madamente $1,800. “En tiempos de incertidumbre económica para las familias trabajadoras, el presidente y el Congreso tienen la opor-tunidad de demostrar que están comprometidos con la justicia y la equidad, si rechazan las propuestas que ponen límites a la elegibili-dad de los contribuyentes inmigrantes de bajos ingre-

sos para el crédito tributario por hijos” agregó Marielena Hincapié, directora ejecu-tiva de NILC. Viendo los efectos que el cambio de la ley podría tener en las elecciones de 2012, Cla-rissa Martínez-de-Castro, directora de campañas na-cionales e inmigración del NCLR, también señaló que estas propuestas han re-cibido una respuesta muy negativa por parte de los votantes latinos. “Durante un año electoral, cuando ambos partidos cortejan el voto latino, darles en donde más les duele –sus bolsillos– no parece ser una buena estrategia para ganarse a esta comunidad”, dijo Mar-tínez-de-Castro. De hecho, el arzobispo Wenski duda-ba si algún estadounidense respaldaría estos cambios sabiendo quienes se verían afectados. “La mayoría de los estadounidenses no apo-yaría una reducción fiscal sabiendo que sería a costa de los niños pobres”, dijo el arzobispo. “Nuestros fun-cionarios federales debe-rían buscar otras maneras de ampliar esta provisión”.

San José, Calif.

The City of San Jose, with significant support from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and other regional partners, has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Pat-ent and Trademark Office for locating a satellite office here. The proposal responds to a request for comments regarding future satellite of-fice locations for its Nation-wide Workforce Program.

“As the Capital of Silicon Valley, San Jose is the ideal location for one of Patent and Trademark Office’s new satellite offices,” Mayor Chuck Reed said. “Silicon

Silicon Valley Leaders Propose San Jose as a Satellite Location for U.S. Patent Office

Valley is home to the world’s most innovative companies and entrepreneurs, who together produce more pat-ents than any other region in the country. I’d like to thank our many other part-ners for joining this regional effort to bring a Patent and Trademark Office to San Jose.”

The Silicon Valley Lead-ership Group, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, Silicon Val-ley/San Jose Chamber of Commerce, San Jose State University, and many other local businesses, universi-ties and organizations have endorsed the San Jose pro-posal.

In addition to its Alexan-dria headquarters and a sat-ellite office planned for De-troit, the USPTO intends to establish at least two more satellite offices in the next three years.

Among the competitive advantages of locating a USPTO satellite office in Silicon Valley are:

• Five of the nation’s Top 10 patent-producing cities are located in the Silicon Valley, with San Jose lead-ing the way with 10,000 registered patents in 2009.

• The Bay Area has a highly skilled workforce with more than 160,800 en-

gineers (comprising of 4% of the total workforce) and an estimated pool of 1,800 experienced engineers en-rolled for reemployment services.

• San Jose State Univer-sity, Stanford University, Santa Clara University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of California at Santa Cruz together graduate more than 3,500 engineering stu-dents annually.

• Silicon Valley has a unique concentration of multinational corporations and technology start ups.

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WASHINGTON

El Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) y sus socios a través de todo el país lan-zaron hoy su campaña de al-cance anual con el propósito de ayudar a millones de es-tadounidenses que ganaron $49,078 o menos a tomar ventaja del Crédito Tributa-rio por Ingreso del Trabajo (EITC, por sus siglas en in-glés).

El EITC varía según el ingreso, tamaño de familia y estado civil. Las personas pueden ver si ellos califican visitando IRS.gov y contes-tando unas preguntas usan-do el Asistente de EITC. En el año tributario 2010 casi 26.8 millones de los traba-

jadores y familias elegibles recibieron mas de $59.5 mil millones en total de EIITC. La cantidad promedio del EITC fue alrededor de $ 2,200.

Los trabajadores que ga-naron $49,078 o menos en salarios, trabajadores por cuenta propia o por ingresos agrícolas el año pasado po-drían recibir un reembolso mayor si califican para el EITC. Eso significa que has-ta $464 en EITC para per-sonas sin hijos y un crédito máximo de hasta $5.751 para aquellos con tres o más hijos calificados. A di-ferencia de la mayoría de las deducciones y créditos, el EITC es reembolsable. En otras palabras, personas elegibles pueden obtener un reembolso del IRS incluso si no adeudan impuestos.

Cómo Reclamar el EITC

Para obtener el EITC, los trabajadores deben pre-sentar una declaración de

Datos sobre Crédito Tributario por

Ingreso del Trabajoimpuestos, incluso si no es-tán obligados a presentar, y específicamente reclamen el crédito. Aquellos elegibles para el EITC tienen opcio-nes gratis para presentar una declaración de impues-tos y reclamar el crédito:

• Free File en IRS.gov El programa de software gratis de marca comercial lleva de la mano a los contribuyen-tes a través de un formato de preguntas y respuestas y les ayuda a preparar sus de-claraciones, y a reclamar los créditos tributarios y deduc-ciones que les corresponden.

• Sitios de Preparación Gratis de Impuestos Los contribuyentes elegibles para EITC pueden solici-

tar ayuda gratis en más de 12,000 centros de Asisten-cia Voluntaria al Contribu-yente (VITA, por sus siglas en inglés) y Asesoramiento Tributario para los Ancia-nos (TCE, por sus siglas en inglés). Para encontrar el Centro VITA más cercano, los contribuyentes pueden visitar www.irs.gov y poner la palabra VITA en la casi-lla de búsqueda o llamar al 800-906-9887.

• Centros de Asistencia al Contribuyente del IRS (en inglés) contribuyentes ele-gibles para el EITC pueden solicitar la asistencia gratui-ta en las localidades del IRS en todo el país. Lugares es-tán en el Internet en www.IRS.gov. Horarios y servi-cios varían de acuerdo a la localidad deben verificar antes de visitar las oficinas.

Para mayor información sobre el EITC y los detalles de las reglas de elegibilidad están disponibles en www.irs.gov/eitc.

Tu podrías calificar para este crédito

Millones de los trabajadores y familias son elegibles

SAN JOSE

In a unanimous vote, the San Jose City Coun-cil endorsed the California DISCLOSE Act, AB 1148, adding their voice to the crucial non-partisan state-wide effort by good-gov-ernment groups to help vot-ers make better informed decisions by requiring the top funders of all political ads to disclose their iden-tity -- in the ads themselves -- so voters know who paid for the ad and who’s try-ing to influence their vote.

The motion was co-spon-sored by Councilmembers Kansen Chu and Ash Kalra.

Without this bill -- which has passed through all State Assembly Commit-tees and will be voted on by the full Assembly next Tuesday, January 31 -- vot-ers will continue to be in the dark about who’s really behind the flood of politi-cal advertising which in-undates voters every elec-tion season. This is even more true since the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court deci-sion Citizens United which overturned a 100 years of existing law and lower court decisions, by ruling that big corporations and other wealthy interest groups can not only spend all they want to influence our elections, but also do it anonymous-ly, so voters never know who’s really behind the ads.

AB 1148, authored by Assemblymember Julia Brownley, will mandate clear and prominent dis-closure of the top funders of political TV, radio, print, and slate mailer adds, on the ads themselves, both for ballot measures and for independent expenditures for and against candidates. And it will prevent cor-porations and other big-money contributors from

San Jose City Council Unanimously Endorses the California DISCLOSE Act, AB 1148

hiding behind deceptive committee names by re-quiring ads to show their actual largest contributors.

“AB 1148 is a far-reaching effort to lift the veil on the hidden Big Money political campaign spenders in Cali-fornia,” said Trent Lange, President of the California Clean Money Campaign, the sponsor of the California DISCLOSE Act. “The unan-imous endorsement of the San Jose City Council adds to the movement of over 250 organizations and leaders who have endorsed AB 1148 in a call for true transparen-cy in political advertising.”

The California Field Poll of over a thousand registered voters, released on October 13th, showed overwhelming support for the kinds of disclosure re-quirements in AB 1148. In fact 84% said they favored legislation to “increase the public disclosure require-ments of initiative sponsors to more clearly identify who are its major funders.” Sup-port was across the board, including 78% of Repub-licans, 86% of Democrats, and 88% of Independents.

“Everywhere we go, peo-ple are sick of being misled by anonymous attack ads that identify themselves

with misleading names ,” said Craig Dunkerley, the coordinator for the Cali-fornia Clean Money Cam-paign’s San Jose working group. “We’ve collected nearly 3,000 signatures in Santa Clara county for the California DISCLOSE Act. I’m sure that they and other supporters of transparency will be grateful for the lead-ership shown by the San Jose City Council today.”

There are 32 co-au-thors of AB 1148, includ-ing Santa Clara County Assemblymembers Paul Fong, Rich Gordon, Jim Beall, and Bob Wieckowski.

“AB 1148 is a far-reaching effort to lift the veil on the hidden Big Money political campaign spenders in California,”

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México

Notimex

El actor Dwayne Jo-hnson, mejor conocido como “La Roca”, pidió a las nuevas generaciones que lo vean como un ejem-plo de superación y de que se pueden lograr los sueños si se lo proponen.

El también luchador se encuentra en México para la promoción del filme “Via-je 2: La isla misteriosa”, de Brad Peyton, que se estre-nará el próximo 3 de febrero en unas 350 salas del país.

Johnson convocó al pú-blico mexicano a ver esta historia de aventuras, basa-da en uno de los libros de Ju-lio Verne y en la que también participan Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Hutcherson y Luis Guzmán.

En ésta, la segunda entre-ga de la saga, el actor inter-preta a “Hank”, el padrastro de “Sean” (Hutcherson), quien debe busca de diversas maneras ganarse el afecto y

Pide “La Roca” a jóvenes que lo vean como un ejemplo de superación

el respeto del adolescente que lo ve como un “padras-tro” mandón e impositivo.

Al respecto, se le pre-guntó quién es realmen-te “Hank” y de muy buen humor, incluso bromista, dijo: “Un hombre de clase

trabajadora para quien la familia es lo más importan-te, bastante guapo y sim-pático, ¿qué más quieren?”

Ya en plan serio, Johnson aceptó que no es un dichado de virtudes, pues en su pa-sado hay algunas manchas

que estuvieron a punto de echar a perder su vida, tanto en la adolescencia como en la edad adulta, pues actual-mente ronda los 40 años.

En entrevista con No-timex, Johnson se recono-ció como un ídolo y líder

de opinión, a quien siguen millones de niños y ado-lescentes, principalmente, por eso trata de mostrar el lado positivo de su persona.

Al preguntarle cuál se-ría el mensaje que les da-ría tomando en cuenta que siempre estará en el centro de su atención, el ex jugador de futbol americano, dijo:

“Ante todo que me vean como ejemplo, porque debo confesar que durante mucho tiempo luché por enderezar mi vida y continuar por un camino correcto, pues me metí en muchos problemas.

“De los 14 a los 17 años, la policía me arrestó con frecuencia e hice muchas cosas malas, y debo decir-les que estuve a punto de fracasar en la vida”, añadió.

“Por eso insisto en que me vean como ejemplo, para que comprueben que teniendo carácter y fuerza de voluntad podrás dejar el sendero de lo malo y co-rregir el rumbo”, comentó.

Subrayó que el entorno muchas de las veces es de-cisivo en lo que será tu vida en un futuro, “pero debo decirles que no hay nada que sustituya la entrega, la disciplina y el trabajo cuan-do se trata de lograr tus sue-ños, véanme y digan si no.

“El éxito no va a caer del cielo, nadie te lo va a rega-lar, debes de luchar por al-canzarlo y disfrutarlo con la familia, todos debemos redoblar esfuerzos y ponerle pasión a lo que buscas”, dijo.

Dwayne Johnson dijo que hay un secreto para todo ello: “prepararse en la vida y estudiar mucho”.

“La Roca” y el resto del elenco desfilarán este sába-do al mediodía, por la al-fombra roja de la función de gala de “Viaje 2: La isla mis-teriosa”, por lo que invita al público a que los acompa-ñen y disfruten de la tarde.

El actor y luchador Dwayne Johnson “The Rock”, y el luchador mexicano Blue Demon Jr., asistieron a la premier de la película “Viaje 2: La isla misteriosa”.

Ya sea que te reúnas con tu familia o amigos para ver el juego de campeonato o vayas a una fiesta, estas Alitas de Pollo Maggi con Tequila y Limón y el Dip de Queso Maggi son recetas deliciosas y fáciles de prepa-rar, ideales para la ocasión. Estas recetas le darán un sabor latino a tu fiesta y ter-minarán robándose el show.

Alitas de Pollo Maggi® con Tequila y Limon Tiempo de preparación: 10 minutos Tiempo de cocción: 40 minutos Rinde 4 porcio-nes (6 alitas cada porción)

Ingredientes:2 cucharadas de aceite vegetal

2 1/2 libras de alitas peque-ñas de pollo

Invita a Maggi para darle sabor a tu fiesta

1/2 taza de tequila

1/2 taza de jugo de naranja

1/2 taza de jugo de limón verde

6 cucharadas de MAGGI®

Jugo Sazonador

3 cucharadas de miel

2 cucharaditas de corteza rallada de naranja

2 cucharaditas de chile en

polvo

1/2 cucharadita de comino molido

Vegetales variadas Aderezo ranch o de queso azul

Instructions: CALIENTA el aceite en un sartén grande a fuego medio. Fríe las alitas de pollo en partes de 5 a 7 minutos cada lado, o hasta que estén doradas. Sácalas del sartén y resérvalas. Retira el aceite.

AGREGA el tequila, el jugo de naranja, el jugo de limón verde, el jugo sazonador, la miel, la ralladura de naranja, el chile en polvo y el comino al mismo sartén. Cocina a fuego medio hasta que hierva. Añade las alitas de pollo y deja que hierva de nuevo. Reduce el fuego a medio-bajo y cocínalas durante 25 minutos o hasta que la salsa este espesa y las alitas estén cocidas. Sírvelas con verduras y aderezo Ranch.

Dip de Queso MaggiTiempo de preparación: 5 minutos Tiempo de cocción: 10 minutos Rinde 3 1/3 tazasIngredientes:1/4 taza de agua1 cucharada de MAGGI Caldo

Sabor a Pollo Granulado2 latas (7.6 onzas líquidas

cada una) de Media Crema NESTLÉ®

2 ttazas (8 onzas) de mezcla de queso Mexicano rallado1 lata (7 onzas) de chile verde en cubitosChips de tortilla (Totopos de Maíz)Instrucciones: COMBINA el agua y el caldo en una sartén grande; calienta ligeramente a fuego medio y mezcla hasta que el caldo se disuelva. Usa una cuchara para machacar el caldo y mezclarlo hasta que se disuelva. Agrega la media crema y el queso. Calienta a fuego moderado mezclando constantemente hasta que el queso se derrita. Retira del fuego y agrega los chiles. Sirve caliente con los chips de tortilla.

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In this supernatural thriller, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a widowed lawyer whose grief has put his career in jeopardy, is sent to a remote vil-lage to sort out the affairs of a recently de-ceased eccentric. But upon his arrival, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a deadly secret. Although the townspeople try to keep Kipps from learning their tragic history, he soon dis-covers that the house belonging to his cli-ent is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is determined to find someone and something she lost…and no one, not even the children, are safe from her vengeance. The film is rated PG-13.

The new 3D family ad-venture “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” be-gins when seventeen-year-old Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist.

Unable to stop him from tracking the signal to its source, Sean’s new stepfa-ther, Hank (Dwayne John-son), joins the quest that

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

will take them first to the South Pacific, and then to a place few people have ever seen. Or lived to tell about. It’s a place of stunning beauty, strange and threat-ening life forms, volcanoes, mountains of gold and more than one astonishing secret.

Together with Gabato (Luis Guzmán), the only helicopter pilot willing to risk the trip, and Gabato’s beautiful, strong-willed

Photo by Ron Phillips.

daughter Kailani (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone human inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the is-land underwater and bury its treasures forever, in this follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”

Now playing in the-aters. This film is rated PG.

Burbank, California

La próxima temporada de San Va-lentín y de Pascua, The Walt Disney Studios invita a todo el mundo a co-menzar la fiesta a medida que toda la pandilla del Club de Mickey Mouse —Daisy, Mickey, Donald y Goofy— ce-lebra el cumpleaños de Minnie Mou-se. Estrenándose por primera vez en DVD y copia digital, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: I Minnie estará dispo-nible para la compra en todo Esta-dos Unidos el 7 de febrero de 2012.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: I Min-nie incluye cinco episodios cargados de diversión —cada uno de ellos des-taca los temas de la amistad, el tra-bajo en equipo, compartir y resolver problemas— incluye contenido adi-cional completamente inédito: “You’re Invited to Minnie’s Birthday Party”, así como también dos collares Best Friend de regalo, para guardar como recuerdo o compartir con alguien muy especial este Día de San Valentín.

¡No dejes que la fiesta empiece sin ti!

Acompaña y celebra el cumpleaños de Minnie

The Woman in Black

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) stars in ‘The Woman in Black.” Now playing in theaters.

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NAME STATEMENT NO. 560805

The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Monte Alban, 960 S. First Street, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara Co. Dorotea Oropeza, 585 E. Saint James St., San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 02/01/2012. “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.)Dorotea OropezaFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/01/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560773The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Flooring 911, 232 So. 31st. San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara Co. Felix J. Zepeda, 1701 Patterson, Ca 95363. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 2007. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Felix J. ZepedaFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/01/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560681The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Eco Ad Bags, 1158 Theoden Cty., San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara Co. Vien Phan, 3585 Sandpebble Dr. Apt. #501, San Jose, CA 95136, Andrew Luna, 1158 Theoden Ct., San Jose, CA 95121 . This business is conducted by a general partnership, registrants have not yet 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 de-clares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Andrew LunaFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/30/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560575The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Positive Empowering by Clau-dia Aguilera, 935 Asbury St., San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara Co. Claudia Aguilera, 935 Asbury St., San Jose, CA 95126. This business is conducted by an individual, registrants have not yet 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 de-clares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Claudia AguileraFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/26/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560466The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, West Coast Classics & Customs, 590 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara Co. West Coast Clas-sics & Customs, 590 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This business is conducted by a corporation, registrant be-gan business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 01/09/2011. “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.)West Coast Classics & CustomsBrian Gomez/SecretaryFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/24/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560112The following person(s) is(are) doing business, D.T. Dental Laboratory, 3535 Ross Ave #103, San Jose, CA 95124, Santa Clara Co. Yevinlee Corporation, 3535 Ross Ave., San Jose, CA 95124. This business is conducted by a corpo-ration, registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 11/01/2005. “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.)Yevinlee CorporationSeung Chui Lee/PresidentFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/13/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560112The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, INTRON, 3174 Fernside Square, San Jose, CA 95132, Santa Clara Co. Yang Lu, 3174 Fernside Square, San Jose, CA 95132. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet 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 de-clares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Yang LuFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/05/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217871Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Xuan Thi Tran, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Xuan Thi Tran, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Xuan Thi Tran to Xuan Thi Vo. 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 names should not be granted on 03/27/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Feb. 01, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217869Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Chad Patrick Hidalgo, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Chad Patrick Hidalgo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Chad Patrick Hidalgo to Chad Giovanni Hidalgo. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 03/27/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Feb. 01, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217861Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thuy Thi Nguyen, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Thuy Thi Nguyen, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thuy Thi Nguyen to Lauren Thuy Nguyen. 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 names should not be granted on 03/27/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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.Feb. 01, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217755Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Yong Li & Hongyan Yang, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Yong Li & Hongyan Yang, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Allison Ying-Nan Li to Yingnan Allison Li. 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 names should not be granted on 03/27/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 31, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217712Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Connor Mitchell Hurley Bem, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Conner Mitchell Hur-ley Bem, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Con-

ner Mitchell Hurley Bem to Samuel James Connor THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 03/27/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 30, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217612Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Bee Chin Low, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Bee Chin Low, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Bee Chin Low to Michelle Bee-Chin Tam. 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 names should not be granted on 03/27/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 27, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217650Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Dennis Rakhamimov, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Dennis Rakhamimov, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Dennis Rakhamimov to Dennis Vartan. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 03/20/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 30, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217533Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Sergio Aldana & Irma H Aldana, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Sergio Aldana & Irma H. Aldana, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Fabiola Carolina Aldana to (First) Fabiola (Middle) Carolina (Last) Aldana Villagrana b. Sergio Emanuel Aldana to (First) Sergio (Middle) Emanuel (Last) Aldana Villagra-na. 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 names should not be granted on 03/20/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 26, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

STATEMENT OF ABA DONMENT OF USE OF

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 560217

The following person(s) has/have aban-doned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious busi-ness name statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s office. G6 Solutions, G6 Marketing, 10281 Torre Ave. Unit 803, Cupertino, CA 95014. Filed in Santa Clara County on 09/19/2008 under file no. 514434. G6 Solutions LLC, 10281 Torre Ave Unit 803, Cupertino, CA 95014. This business was conducted by a limited liability company. 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.) Grant YangJan. 20, 27; Feb., 03, 2012This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/18/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT NO. 560503

The following person(s) is(are) doing business, 2 EN, 4102 Hamilton Park Dr. San Jose, CA 95130, Santa Clara Co. James Vuong, 4102 Hamilton Park Dr., San Jose, CA 95130, Ly G. Do., 1817 Poust Road, Modesto, CA 95358. This business is conducted by husband and wife, registrants have not yet begun busi-ness 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.)James VuongJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/24/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560484The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Liberty Tax Service #6341, 711 E. El Camino Real, Mt. View, CA 94040, Santa Clara Co. Ana Gonzales, 307 E. El Camino Real, Mt. View, CA 94040. This business is conducted by an indi-vidual, registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 01/24/2012. “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.)Ana GonzalesJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/24/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560378The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Orange Tree, 3300 Cherry Ave, San Jose, CA 95118, Santa Clara Co. Joontack Lee, 3300 Cherry Ave., San Jose, CA 95118. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious busi-ness 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.)Joontack LeeJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/23/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560368The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Quick Delivery Networks, 1018 Pacific Ave, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara Co. Victor Napan, 1018 Pacific Ave., San Jose, CA 95126. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet 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.)Victor NapanJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/20/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560281The following person(s) is(are) doing business, J and L Auto Center, 1415 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Santa Clara Co. Sapientia Corp., 1415 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, CA 95054. This business is conducted by a corporation, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 12/01/2011. “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.)Sapientia Corp.Edgar Lujano/PresidentJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/19/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560176The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Janitorial Board of Certification, 671 Aldo Ave #16, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Santa Clara Co. Corey Gabrielson, 580 N First St. #102, San Jose, CA 95110, Rob-ert Chung, 671 Aldo Ave #16, Santa Clara, CA 95054. This business is conducted by a limited partnership, registrants have not yet 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.)Robert ChungJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/17/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217349Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Librado Hernandez Garcia, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Librado Hernandez Garcia, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Librado Hernandez Garcia to Gabriela Hernandez

Garcia. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 03/20/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 24, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217482Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kathleen Rita Doyle, TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Kathleen Rita Doyle, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kathleen Rita Doyle to Kate Erin. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 03/20/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 26, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217231Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Stefanie Berrelez, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Stefanie Berrelez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Stefanie Berrelez to Stefanie Kyle Marshall. 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 names should not be granted on 03/13/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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.Jan. 23, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217127Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rashid Shirmohammadi and Arezou Ravazi, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Rashid Shirmohammadi and Arezou Razavi, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rashid Shi-mohammadi aka Ray Shin to Ray Shir b. Samira Shirmohammadi to Samira Shir c. Sourena Shimohammadi to Sourena Shir. 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 names should not be granted on 03/13/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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.Jan. 20, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV217034Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alice Betkolia, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Alice Betkolia, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Alice Betkolia to Alice Vartanian. 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 names should not be granted on 03/06/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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.Jan. 19, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV216888Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Liza Safdari, & Samim R. Safdari,, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Liza Safdari and Samim R. Safdari have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Liza Safdari to Safa Muhammad Al-Jailani b. Samim Romero Safdari to Abdallah Muhammad Haddad c. Mikail Tamim Safdari to Muhammad Shuaib Al-Jailani. 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 names should not be granted on 03/06/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 18, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV216739Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nickolas Paul Soto, TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Nickolas Paul Soto, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nickolas Paul Soto to Nicko-las Sato. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 02/28/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 13, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.

SUMMONS (Family Law)

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre):

Rene Isidoro Villalobos You are being sued. Lo están

demandado.

Petitioner’s name is: Nombre del demandante:

Margarita Bustamante

Case Number (Número de caso): 611FL 005756

You have 30 CALENDER DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL 123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A let-ter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the Cali-fornia Legal Services Web Site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.Tiene 30 DIAS CORRIDOS después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o lla-mada telefónica NO basta para protegerlo.Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al sec-retario un formulario de exención de cuotas.Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, pónganse en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Ser-vicios Legales de California (www.lawhelp-california.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.NOTICE; The restraining orders on Page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.AVISO; Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas

acatar en cualquier lugar de California.NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees. AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas.1. The name and address of the court are (el nombre y dirección de la corte son): Sunnyvale Superior Court,605 West El Camino RealSunnyvale, CA 940872. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección, y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son):Margarita Bustamante342 Los Padres Blvd.Santa Clara, CA 95050David H Yamasaki, Chief Executive Officer/ClerkDate (Fecha) March 11,, 2011 Clerk, by (Secretario, por) C. Sprugasci, Deputy (Asistente)NOTICE TO THE PER-SON SERVED: You are servedAVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIÓ LA ENTREGA: Esta entrega se realizaa. as an individual. (a usted como individuo)WARNING – IMPORTANT INFORMATIONWARNING: California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic part-nership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is pre-sumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divide, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e. joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should con-sult your attorney if you want the com-munity property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERSStarting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from1. Removing the minor child or chil-dren of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court.2. Cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other cov-erage, including life, health, automobile and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children:3. Transferring, encumbering, hypoth-ecating, concealing, or in any way dis-posing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of busi-ness or for the necessities of life; and4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.You must notify each other of any pro-posed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are ef-fective. However you may use community property, quasi-community property, or you own separate property to pay an at-torney to help you or to pay court costs.

ADVERTENCIA – INFORMACION IMPORTANTE

ADVERTENCIA: De acuerdo a la ley de California, las propiedades adquiridas por las partes durante su matrimonio o pareja de hecho en forma conjunta se consideran propiedad comunitaria para los fines de la división de bienes que ocurre cuando se produce una disolución o separación legal del matrimonio o pareja de hecho. Si cualquiera de las partes de este caso llega a fallecer antes de que se divida la propiedad comunitaria de tenencia con-junta, el destino de la misma quedará de-terminado por las cláusulas de la escritura correspondiente que describen su tenencia (por ej. tenencia conjunta, tenencia en común o propiedad comunitaria) y no por la presunción de propiedad comunitaria. Si quiere que la presunción comunitaria que registrada en la escritura de la propie-dad, debería consultar con un abogado.

ORDENES DE RESTRICCION NOR-MALES DE DERECHO FAMILIAR

En forma inmediata, usted y su cónyuge o pareja de hecho tienen prohibido:1. Llevarse de estado de California a los hijos menores de las partes, si los hubiera, sin el consentimiento previo por escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte.2. Cobrar, pedir prestado, cancelar, transferir, deshacerse o cambiar el nom-

bre de los beneficiarios de cualquier seguro u otro tipo de cobertura, tal como de vida, salud, vehículo y discapa-cidad, que tenga como beneficiario(s) a las partes y su(s) hijo(s) menor(es);3. Transferir, gravar, hipotecar, ocultar o deshacerse de cualquier manera de cu-alquier propiedad, inmueble o personal, ya sea comunitaria, cuasi comunitaria o separada, sin el consentimiento escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte, con excepción las operaciones realizadas en el curso normal de actividades o para satisfacer las necesidades de la vida; y4. Crear o modificar una transferencia no testamentaria de manera que afecte el destino de una propiedad sujeta a transferencia, sin el consentimiento por escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte. Antes de que se pueda eliminar la revocación de una transferencia no testamentaria, se debe presentar ante la corte un aviso del cambio y hacer una entrega legal de dicho aviso a la otra parte.Cada parte tiene que notificar a la otra sobre cualquier gasto extraordinario pro-puesto, por lo menos cinco días laborales antes de realizarlo, y rendir cuenta a la corte de todos los gastos extraordinarios realizados después de que estas órdenes de restricción hayan entrado en vigen-cia. No obstante, puede usar propiedad comunitaria, cuasi comunitaria o suya separada para pagar a un abogado o para ayudarle a pagar los costos de la corte.Published. Jan. 27; Feb. 03, 10, 17, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560132The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Prospero Leadership, 698 N Santa Cruz Ave #9, Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara Co. Julia Sullivan, 698 N Santa Clara Ave., #9, Los Gatos, CA 95030,. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 06/17/11. “I de-clare 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.)Julia A. SullivanJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/13/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560129The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Latino Action Forum, Latina Vida, 698 N. Santa Cruz Ave. # 9, Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara Co. Julia Sullivan, 698 N Santa Clara Ave., #9, Los Gatos, CA 95030,. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 01/13/12. “I de-clare 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.)Julia A. SullivanJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/13/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560069The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Asian Auto Clinic, 422 Robert Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara Co. Godofredo Lingaolingao, 2981 Glen Alden Ct., San Jose, CA 95148. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet 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.)Godofredo LingaolingaoJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/12/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560008The following person(s) is(are) doing business, life:simplified, 2300 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara Co. Lisa C. Young Hallenbeck, 2300 Em-erson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet 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.)Lisa C. Young HallenbeckJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/11/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 559342The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Lang’s Piano Studio, 1014 S. De Anza Blvd. apt. 106, San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara Co. Lang Shanshan, 378 Van Buren Ave. Apt 109, Oakland, CA 94610. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 07/22/2011. “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.)Shanshan LangJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.comFEB 3 - FEB 9, 2012 17LEGAL/CLASSIFIEDSThis statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/22/11.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 111CV216919Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Maria Cristina Zaldivar, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Maria Cristina Saldivar, filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Cristina Zaldivar to Maria Cristina Pucci. 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 names should not be granted on 03/06/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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.Jan. 18, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 111CV216897Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maritza Guizar, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Maritza Guizar, filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Corine Marie Mendoza to Corine Marie Guizar. 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 pe-tition for change of names should not be granted on 3/06/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 18, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 111CV216806Superior Court of California, County of

Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Trisha Leigh Powers, TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Trisha Leigh Powers, filed a pe-tition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Trisha Leigh Powers to Trisha Leigh Keiser. 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 pe-tition for change of names should not be granted on 2/28/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 17, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 111CV216608Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Sonu Iqbal, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Sonu Iqbal, filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sonu Iqbal to Sonu Pillai. 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 names should not be granted on 2/28/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 12, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 111CV216590Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Fabian Gonzalez-ERA, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Fabian Gonzalez-ERA, filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Moises Adrian Gon-

zalez Corona to Moises Adrian Gonzalez. 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 names should not be granted on 2/28/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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.Jan. 12, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 20, 27; Feb. 03, 10, 2012.

STATEMENT OF ABA DONMENT OF USE OF

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 559477

The following person(s) has/have aban-doned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious busi-ness name statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s office. Granergy, 6599 Boulder Mountain Way, San Jose, CA 95120. Filed in Santa Clara County on 09/26/2007 under file no. 500106. Paul Fu, 6599 Boulder Mountain Way, San Jose, CA 95120, Grant Yang, 10281 Torre Ave Unit 803, Cupertino, CA 95014. This business was conducted by a general partnership. 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.) Grant YangJan. 20, 27; Feb., 03, 2012This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 012/28/11.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560042The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Skillet Creek Weapon Sys-tems, 2600 Bridle Path Drive, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara Co. Louie John Pereira, 2600 Bridle Path Drive, Gilroy, CA 95020. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious busi-ness 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.)Louie John PereiraJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.This statement was filed with the County

of Santa Clara on 1/11/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 559247The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Envios America ll, Inc., 2162 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Envios America ll, Inc., 2162 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by a corpora-tion, registrant has not yet begun busi-ness 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.)Envios America II, Inc.Yeni Salazar-Martinez/PresidentJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/20/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV216516Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Adham Zooby & Fida Ameereh, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Adham Zooby & Fida Ameereh, filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kareem Adham Zubi to Zachary Kareem-Adham Zooby. 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 names should not be granted on 2/28/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 11, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV216542Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Imelda Quezada, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Imelda Quezada, filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Imelda Quezada to Imelda Plancarte

Cuevas. 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 pe-tition for change of names should not be granted on 2/28/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 12, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560009The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Commutication, Commuticate, 14520 Miranda Road, Los Altos, CA 94022, Santa Clara Co. SG Labs LLC., 14520 Miranda Road, Los Altos, CA 94022. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, registrant has not yet 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.)SG Labs LLC.Andrew GrewalJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/11/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 559925The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Estilo Único Beauty Salon, 1167 S. White Rd., San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. Gabriela T. Gomez, 3055 Edenbank Dr., San Jose, CA 95148. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant began business under the fic-titious business name or names listed here in 04/16/1996. “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.)Gabriela T. GomezJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/10/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 559918The following person(s) is(are) doing business, JK Satellite, 252 Martinvale

Lane, San Jose, CA 95119, Santa Clara Co. Jose Kou, 252 Martinvale Lane, San Jose, CA 95119. This business is con-ducted by an individual, registrant has not yet 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 KouJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/10/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT|

NO. 559886The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Carlos Auto Body, 701 Kings Row #69E, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Juan Carlos Velazquez Ortiz, 553 Balance Drive, San Jose, CA 95111. This business is conducted by an indi-vidual, registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 8/01/11. “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.)Juan Carlos VelasquezJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/09/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 559781The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Roman Enterprises, 2151 Oak-land Road #319, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara Co. Andres Roman, 2151 Oakland Road # 319, San Jose, CA 95131, Maria Ana Hernandez, 2131 Oak-land Road #319, San Jose, CA 95131. This business is conducted by husband and wife, registrant have not yet 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.)Andres RomanJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/06/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 559723The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, U-Health Acupuncture, 2375 Zanker Road, Ste 200, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara Co. Ching Hua Cheng, 111

Montebello Ave. #B112, Mountain View, CA 94043. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 01/04/2012. “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.)Ching Hua ChengJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/04/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 559628The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Chef Ma, 1600 S. De Anza Blvd., Suite 30, San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara Co. Jing Yang, 1359 Kingfisher Way #1, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet 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.)Jing YangJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/03/12.

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 111CV215175Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cuong V. Quang, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner, Cuong V. Quang, filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cuong V. Quang aka Cuong Vi Quang to Kenny Quang. 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 pe-tition for change of names should not be granted on 2/28/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 11, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 111CV213451

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joanna Demetriou, TO ALL INTEREST-ED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-er, Joanna Demetriou, filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Joanna Demetriou to Joanna Demetriou Michalak. 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 pe-tition for change of names should not be granted on 2/28/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: 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 Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Jan. 10, 2012.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 03, 2012.

STATEMENT OF ABA DONMENT OF USE OF

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 559722

The following person(s) has/have aban-doned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious busi-ness name statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s office. U-Health Acupuncture, 2375 Zanker Rd. # 200, San Jose, CA 95131. Filed in Santa Clara County on 10/14/2011 under file no. 557093. Jing-Bo Ni, 2375 Zanker Road, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95131. This business was conducted by an individual. 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.) Jing-Bo NiJan. 13, 20, 27; Feb., 03, 2012This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/04/12.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.comFEB 3 - FEB 9, 2012 19TECHNOLOGY

Sacramento, CA

TechAmerica, the leading national technology trade as-sociation, today announced that four legislators will re-ceive its California Technol-ogy Champion Award. The Champions for 2011 are:

• Assemblywoman Nora Campos (D – San Jose)

• Senator Anthony Cannella (R – Ceres)

• Assemblyman Jerry Hill (D – San Mateo)

• Assemblyman Bob Wieck-owski (D – Fremont)

This award recognizes these legislators’ outstanding contributions to California’s technology industry dur-ing the 2011 legislative year and their commitment to job growth in this vital economic

TechAmerica Recognizes Four California Legislative Technology Champions for 2011

sector.

“All four of these legisla-tors have proven themselves to be true technology cham-pions,” said Robert Callahan, TechAmerica’s Director of California State Government Affairs. “They recognize that California’s technology in-dustry is a critical part of the state’s economic recovery and they consistently sup-port policies that will help California maintain its posi-tion as a global high-tech leader.”

“In addition to Assembly-man Hill’s continuing strong support for our industry, we are thrilled to see new technology leaders emerge in 2011 in Assemblywoman Campos, Senator Cannella, and Assemblyman Wieck-owski,” Mr. Callahan contin-

ued. “Their steadfast commit-ment to creating high-tech jobs distinguishes them as ac-complished leaders. We look forward to their continued leadership and support for the technology industry as we move forward in the 2012 legislative session.”

According to TechAmeri-ca’s 2011 Cyberstates report, California continued to rank as the nation’s leading Cyber-state. California ranks first in both high-tech employment and high-tech wages, em-ploying more than 900,000 workers at an average wage of over $110,000.

TechAmerica began rec-ognizing state legislators for their contributions to the success of high-technology in 1991. TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S.

technology industry – the driving force behind produc-tivity growth and jobs cre-ation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Repre-senting approximately 1,000 member companies of all siz-

es from the public and com-mercial sectors of the econo-my, it is the industry’s largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping mem-bers’ top and bottom lines. TechAmerica is also the technology industry’s only

grassroots-to-global advo-cacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). Learn more about TechAmerica at www.techamerica.org.

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The first carsharing service in San Jose, Public Alternative Transportation Systems Inc., DBA P.A.T.S. CarShare, is serv-ing the public with a variety of vehicles that can be rented by the hour or day with in-surance and fuel included.

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on individual need, without the associated high costs of private car ownership.

PATS CarShare is per-fect for people who want to hit the road in a car, truck, or SUV, without paying for insurance, gas, registra-tion, parking, maintenance and cleaning, as all these are included in the $7-$9 dollars per hour members pay to use PATS vehicles.

CarSharing is a new tech-nological development that is flourishing in Metropoli-

tan areas all over the world. Members who use CarShar-ing services are not only saving money, they are also keeping the air cleaner and the roads less congested. Every car shared in a car-share fleet is known to take 9-15 privatly owned vehicles off the road. Plus, PATS CarShare is socially respon-sible, donating a percentage of the rental fees to local non-profits in the commu-nities P.A.T.S. operates in.

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Los Angeles CA

“Irreversible... 2012”, el nuevo álbum de La Arro-lladora Banda el Limón de René Camacho, debuta en la posición #1 en ven-tas Latinas sobrepasando otros géneros musicales en Estados Unidos según el reporte de Soundscan de la revista Billboard.

Sin duda dicho logro sin precedente que comprueba una vez más que La Arro-lladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho es si-nónimo de éxito, un grupo conocido por el público y toda una institución den-tro de la música como el mejor representante de su género en México, Estados Unidos y el mundo entero.

Equipado con su ya exi-toso tema “Llamada de Mi Ex” - número uno en las emisoras de música Regio-

Extraordinario el éxito de La Arrolladora Banda el Limón este 2012

nal Mexicana desde su pri-mera semana de lanzamien-to - “Irreversible 2012”, está cuenta con 15 temas baila-bles, románticos y rancheros, entre los cuales se encuentra una canción del señor Joan Sebastián, titulada “No La Voy A Engañar”, y melo-días de su compositor de cabecera, Horacio Palencia.

Ganadores recientemen-te del Latin GRAMMY® 2011 como “Mejor Álbum Banda” por “Todo Depende De Ti”, La Arrolladora Ban-da el Limón de René Cama-cho cuenta con más de cua-tro décadas de trayectoria y decenas de discos. El primer artista en su género en pre-sentarse en tres ocasiones

en el Teatro Nokia de Los Ángeles, CA, todas las loca-lidades Sold Out, La Arro-lladora fue reconocida por la Cámara de la Industria de la Radio y la Televisión (CIRT), recibiendo de ma-nos del presidente de la Re-pública Mexicana el premio Antena al Mérito Artístico.

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El cantante Lupillo Ri-vera concluyó la grabación del videoclip del sencillo “Quién fuera él”, el cual contó con la participación de Anais y Alejandro Ávi-la, quienes actúan en la te-lenovela “La que no podía amar”. La dirección estuvo a cargo de Temo Márquez.

Al conocer a la pareja, el personaje que interpreta el integrante de la dinas-tía Rivera queda admirado por la belleza de la mujer y por el trato que hay entre ellos, al grado de conver-tirse en su amor platónico.

Respecto a la participa-ción de ambos actores, Lu-pillo Rivera comentó: “El trabajo fue mucho más sen-cillo porque se trata de gen-te con experiencia en ese ru-

Protagoniza Lupillo Rivera el video de “Quién fuera él”

bro, situación que también a mí me dio mucha seguridad.

“Estoy muy contento con el resultado de este vi-deo, y espero que le guste a todos mis seguidores”.

“Quién fuera él” suena en la radio de México y Es-tados Unidos, y es el nuevo tema que da continuidad al corte “A mi manera”, ambos incluidos en la nueva pro-ducción del cantante, la cual saldrá en breve al mercado.

“Quién fuera él para po-der tomar tu mano y cami-nar contigo a un lado, quién fuera él para sentir cerca tu cuerpo y poder besar tus labios, quién fuera él para embriagarme con tu aroma y decirte en el oído que te amo, quién fuera él, quien va a tu lado...”, es parte de la le-tra de este corte, de la inspi-ración de Manuel Campos.

Méxic

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Orgullosa de su heren-cia mexicana, la actriz y cantante estadunidense Selena Gómez reveló que su familia es una pieza im-portante para superar los obstáculos que puedan sur-gir en la difícil y complica-da carrera del espectáculo.

“El medio es complica-do y suele ser más compli-cado para una joven pre-paratoriana, así que mi familia y amigos son una base importante para mí, ellos son los pilares que me ayudan a solventar los obstáculos”, comentó Gó-mez a la prensa mexicana.

Gómez, quien ha logrado una fructífera carrera en la actuación y la música, reco-noció que este medio suele ser complicado, no sólo para posicionar su nombre, sino

Familia y amigos son una base importante para Selena Gómez

también porque hay mucha gente negativa que los rodea.

Por otra parte, la joven de 19 años expresó lo orgu-llosa que la hace sentir su herencia mexicana, al se-ñalar que su visita a México le resulta muy importante, y que los tamales son uno de sus platillos favoritos.

Asimismo, reconoció que se siente emocionada y feliz de estar cerca de sus seguidores en esta gira que emprende por Latinoamé-rica, en la que presentará su reciente álbum “When the sun goes down”, que hace alusión a diversas épo-cas en su arte fotográfico.

“Mi madre me dijo que sentía que este nuevo ál-bum reflejaba ambientes pasados, de ahí la idea de inspirarme en los años 20, 30, 50 y 70 para el arte del disco”, explicó Selena.

Reiteró que sus segui-dores son un gran motor en su carrera: “Son dulces, apasionados, y era muy im-portante para mí estar cer-

ca de ellos, además de que me siento afortunada de poder estar en un buen mo-mento de mi carrera, don-de puedo actuar y cantar”.

Los Ángeles

Pitbull recibirá el Premio del Presidente de BMI en la 19.a entrega anual de pre-mios BMI a la Música La-tina programada para el 30 de marzo en Encore Wynn Las Vegas. La ceremonia privada reconoce a los com-positores y editores de las canciones latinas que más sonaron en la radio y la tele-visión de los Estados Unidos.

El Premio del Presiden-te de BMI es presentado en ocasiones excepcionales cuando un compositor o eje-

Pitbull Recibirá el Premio del Presidente de BMI

cutivo ha influenciado clara y profundamente a la indus-tria del entretenimiento. Al recibir el Premio del Pre-sidente de BMI, Pitbull se suma a una lista de anterio-res galardonados que inclu-ye a Juanes, Kike Santander, Taylor Swift, Emilio y Glo-ria Estefan y Willie Nelson.

Pitbull le da un nuevo significado a “superestrella”. Las cifras de sus ventas di-gitales alcanzan millones. La colección de premios al compositor de BMI de Pitbull refleja la capacidad de su música de cambiar de género y abarca las catego-rías de música urbana, la-tina, pop y europea. Pitbull lanzó su cuarto álbum larga duración, Planet Pit, en el verano de 2011, y su biogra-fía oficial retrata la imagen vívida de un hombre con una misión: “No sugie-ro que controlo al mundo, simplemente siento que construí mi propio planeta”.