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

Mary PoppinsFriday July 10, 20158:00 pm Woodminster Amphitheater3300 Joaquin Miller RoadOakland, CA 94602$28-$59Info:woodminster.com/

Phono del Sol Music and Food FestivalSaturday, July 11th, 2015.12:00 pmPotrero del Sol ParkPotrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110$15-$60Info:phonodelsol.com/

J.Cole: Forest Hills Drive Tour Tuesday, July 14th, 2015.6:30 pmShoreline Amphitheater1 Amphitheater Parkway, CATickets/Info: livenation.com

Artist Talk w/ Anja MatthesTuesday, July 14th, 2015.

6:00 pmSF Camerawork1011 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94103Info: facebook.com/events/393585657500772

2015 Palo Alto Clay & Glass FestivalSaturday July 11th, 201510:00 am-5:00 pm Palo Alto Art Center1313 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303 FREEInfo: acga.net

Monty Python’s SPAMALOTJuly 10th, 2015Friday 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Loma Redwood Amphitheatre23845 Summit RdLos Gatos, CA 95033$30

The Book of MormonFriday July 11th, 2015

7:30 pmSan Jose Center For The Performing Arts255 Almaden BoulevardSan Jose, CA 95110$57-$92

Jon LovitzSaturday July 11th, 20159:45 pmCobb’s Comedy Club915 Columbus AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94133$30

On You: A Story of Wearable ComputingWednesday July 1-Sunday September 20th, 201510:00 amComputer History Museum 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043 $12 - $40 Info:computerhistory.org/

Marin Outdoor Antique Market (Show)Sunday July 12th, 20159:00 am - 3:00 pm Marin Center10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA 94903

Los Altos Arts and Wine FestivalSaturday July 11th 10:00 amDowntown Los AltosMain St & State St, Los Altos, CA 94022 Info:downtownlosaltos.org/events/aw_main.html

Cassandra Straubing: A Fragile NarrativeWed Jul 1- Sat Sep 12San Jose Institute ofContemporary Art560 S 1st St,San Jose, CA 95113Info: sjica.org/detail. html?eid=1105

Imagining the OceansWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues Cantor Arts Center328 Lomita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305

Breaking Point: Glass art works by Jaime Guerrero and Viviana ParedesJune 5th – August 8th 12:00pm-5:00pmMACLA 510 S 1st St,San Jose, CA 95113

Tortilla SoupWednesday July 15th, 2015 5:30 pmDowntown Sunnyvale Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA

Reggae VybezSunday July 12th, 20159:00 pmAgenda Restaurant & Lounge399 S 1st St,San Jose, CA 95113

California Experiences Another Significant Drop in Adolescent Births

California’s adolescent birth rate has continued to decline to a record-low of 23.2 births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, announced California Department of Public Health (CDPH) director and state health officer Dr. Karen Smith. The 2013 rate reflects an 11 percent decline from the 2012 rate of 26.2 and a 50 percent decline from the 2000 rate of 46.7. (More on el-observador.com)

Republicanos Californianos denuncian los comentarios intolerables de TV personalidad

"Como los estadounidenses acaban de celebrar el cumpleaños 239o de nuestra nación, se nos recuerda que lo que hace nuestro país tan excepcional son las contribuciones de las personas que vienen de todas partes del mundo a vivir aquí, desde los primeros pobladores y hasta las miles de personas que fueron a jurar un juramento de ciudadanía en el Día de la Independencia. (Mas en el sitio)

SHARKS SIGN FORWARD TIMO MEIER TO ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT

San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has signed forward Timo Meier to a standard, entry-level contract. “Timo is a dynamic forward who has outstanding finishing skills,” said Wilson. “His big, pro frame allows him to be successful in all three zones, and his high hockey IQ has already become evident at our Prospects Development Camp. We look forward to watching his continued development.” (More online)

There are many indications which indicate the capitalis-tic free market economy is really not very good about taking care of people’s es-sential needs, ESPECIALLY HOUSING. Gross income disparities exist which en-able those with high in-comes to pay more for essen-tial housing than those with modest incomes. Since 1975, the income level of the work-ing class remains static; the access to ‘middle class wages’ has not kept up with the cost of living. Systems analysis, robotics, and automation have reduced available jobs. An example may be seen at the local supermarket which has ‘self-check-outs’ which eliminates the employment of a cashier and bagger.

Silicon Valley’s improved economy has happened so quickly that insufficient time to construct adequate housing happened. Data reveal that San Jose issued only half of the building per-mits available. The result is a housing shortage where those with high incomes can out-bid those whose in-comes are static.

This came to light when Juan (a pseudonym), a retired former employee was ‘legally evicted’ when his rental unit cost was increased by $1,000 per month ($12,000 per year). Juan moved out after find-ing a lower cost rental only to experience another rental increase. So Juan asked Facebook friends to help him find a new home. Juan was housed by a friend briefly while he found a suit-ably priced rental unit in

Hollister, CA. So this ‘eco-nomics forced’ relocation has removed Juan from his friends, Catholic parish and neighborhood where he re-sided for some 35 years. As a retired fixed income senior citizen who worked training others to upgrade their vo-cational skills and therefore their income levels, Juan will not spend his golden years in his familiar neighborhood. WHY? Simply because his rental costs increased be-yond what he could afford. Would Rent Control have helped him? Not likely.

An impact review of rent control reveals that such a civic policy is counter-pro-ductive over the long run because investors, looking for reasonable return-on-investment know that cities with rent control policies limit the probability of mak-ing a profit by owning and leasing apartments. There are investment alternatives for their money which could have paid for constructing additional rental units. So the ‘invisible hand’ of eco-nomic forces has impacted Juan causing him to move out of his former neighbor-hood. To maintain those re-lationships now requires a commute.

Would a civic policy of pro-viding Juan assistance using a “rental unit subsidy” have helped? Such an approach may not have impeded the continuing required in-vestment for new housing units. The desired increase in housing units would have kept the ‘rental unit lease costs’ levels down simply because these rental units existed and were available. The shortage of housing causes their market price to go up much faster than indi-viduals can make budget or income adjustments, espe-cially those with families to support. And families have school aged kids who are displaced/relocated from a

familiar school to a new one requiring familiarization, acculturation, and assimi-lation processes. All these changes have social costs. The most extreme social cost is that of becoming ‘home-less’.

It may be that the City of San Jose and the County of Santa Clara as separate juris-dictions, both need to study and assess the possibility that a policy of ‘rental unit subsidy’ is more effective in sustaining stable neighbor-hoods through stable rental costs. It would be wise to do an ‘outcomes comparison’ of ‘rent control’ policy vs. those of ‘rental unit subsidy’. The latter would favor the con-tinued private investments required for constructing additional new housing units. Right now the inven-tory of available housing units is low so therefore their prices have become elevated as recently determined by the reports of the County Assessor. In fact, that valua-tion is the highest ever (over $4 billion) and will result in higher property tax revenues which may be overspent by our elected officials. That is a real ripple effect which is historically not sustainable.

The above examples start with one person and then go to one family. There is Palo Alto’s Buena Vista Mobile Home proposed sale which would displace 400 low income individu-als (85% Hispanic). And in Mt. View, CA., a developer just offered $10,000 to each of 104 families to encourage them to move out of a 208 rental unit apartment com-plex which is to be replaced with 563 newly constructed apartments units located upon that same site. How many of those 104 families will end up homeless? Just think of all the social costs incurred while property owners make profits!

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José López Zamorano LA RED HISPANA

En medio de las celebracio-nes por el Día de la Indepen-dencia y luego de sendas de-cisiones de la Corte Suprema sobre los derechos civiles, un grupo de americanos pro-mueve la campaña inédita “Coming Out” o “Sal del Ar-mario”, en la que invita a la comunidad de inmigrantes indocumentados de todos los colores a salir de las sombras. La campaña es impulsada por inmigrantes que han adquirido una meritoria no-toriedad por su trabajo pro-fesional y por su activismo: el popular entrenador canino César Millán, el galardonado periodista José Antonio Var-gas, y la “soñadora” Gaby Pa-checo, entre otros. Se trata de que millones de inmigrantes indocumenta-dos que aún viven en el te-mor y el secreto, compartan públicamente su historia

personal y su estatus migra-torio, no sólo ante sus amigos o vecinos, sino ante el mun-do, a través de la divulgación de su experiencia en Internet. “Conozco personalmente los retos que enfrentan los in-documentados… Espero que compartir mi historia y brin-dar mi apoyo a esta campaña brinde a los indocumentados un sentido de solidaridad con los millones de otros que es-tán en la misma situación”, comentó César Millán. La historia de César es sin duda un ejemplo de super-ación personal. Llegó a los Estados Unidos procedente de México a los 21 años, sin hablar el idioma. Dos déca-das después es uno de los latinos más reconocidos, sus libros han vendido más de 2 millones de copias y es una celebridad de la televisión. En 2009 se hizo ciudadano estadounidense. Aquellos dispuestos a inte-grarse al creciente número de inmigrantes indocumen-tados que han salido de las sombras podrán hacerlo en una página especial del grupo “Define American” (de fineamerican.com), grabar su historia y compar-tirla abiertamente. La orga-nización es liderada por el indocumentado filipino José

Antonio Vargas, ganador del Premio Pulitzer. Salir de las sombras tiene más sentido ahora que nun-ca, en momentos en que el millonario Donald Trump ha dado prueba cabal de que la riqueza no es antídoto con-tra la ignorancia y que los prejuicios que aún existen hacia la comunidad de inmi-grantes “Muchas personas tienen concepciones erróneas de quiénes somos (los inmi-grantes). Y, como lo oímos de Donald Trump, las utilizan para infundir temor”, señaló Gaby Pacheco, uno de los primeros rostros visibles del movimiento de soñadores que fue instrumental en la creación de DACA. Si la campaña tiene éxito, la comunidad de inmigrantes habrá despojado a sus de-tractores del arma del miedo y dejado en claro que ser in-documentado no es motivo ni de vergüenza ni de sospe-cha, sino todo lo contrario: una expresión del carácter y del valor de un grupo de americanos que reclama la dignidad y justicia que se merece. Para más información sobre inmigración visite www.lare-www.lare-dhispana.com/bienvenidos

STATEPOINT

College is when many young people first get a taste of inde-pendence. Unfortunately, this newfound freedom can lead to decisions that may impact life well beyond graduation.

How can you avoid the pit-falls plaguing fellow scholars?

Here are strategies for dodg-ing common mistakes made by college students:

Hurting Your CreditYou may be presented with

credit card offers for the first time; and building good cred-it can help lay the ground-work for future financial op-tions -- but proceed wisely.

College seniors owed $4,100 in credit card debt by gradu-ation, according to recent re-search from Debt.org.

Don’t let credit cards be an excuse to spend beyond your means. Start with a line of credit you can handle. If you manage that well, later on you’ll be able to borrow more.

To maintain good credit, pay your statement on time and more than the minimum due each month, keep balances low, keep long-standing ac-counts open, and avoid apply-ing for too many credit cards. Remember to check credit history often. Look for a credit card that offers perks like cash back rewards and a low APR.

Overdoing ItCollege is about earning

a degree. However, it’s also about making lifelong friends and exploring interests. Keep this in mind when choosing courses for the semester.

For example, it may not be the best idea to stack five of the most challenging courses offered by the school into one semester. Not only will it be hard to devote the attention needed for each class, you may leave yourself little time to take on other projects and

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The Santa Clara County Of-fice of Education’s (SCCOE) newly-ratified budget for the 2015-16 academic year in-cludes more than $2 million for new and growing pro-grams geared toward narrow-ing the achievement gap and ensuring that traditionally under-served students have access to world-class educa-tional opportunities.

“I am tremendously excited about our plans for the com-ing year,” said County Super-intendent of Schools Jon R. Gundry. “With the help of our valuable community part-ners, the SCCOE is looking forward to providing more services for students from all walks of life, from preschool to high school and beyond.”

One particularly exciting new venture is The Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley’s “Family College Success Cen-ter,” in which the SCCOE has invested $100,000 for its first year of operation at James Lick High School. While 29 percent of the Silicon Valley’s population is Latino, only 3 percent of the community’s high tech workforce identifies as such; the Family College

Success Center is designed to change this dynamic through academic support, mentoring and workshops for students and families.

“The Family College Success Center will be a ‘one-start-shop’ for college-aspiring students and their parents to obtain college information and guidance to attend and graduate from college,” said Ron Gonzales, President and CEO of the Hispanic Founda-tion. “We are thrilled that the County Board of Education has decided to join this new and creative partnership.”

Officials from the SCCOE and Hispanic Foundation celebrated the partnership with a check presentation ceremony last Tuesday. “Every child deserves a chance to suc-ceed, and it is our obligation as leaders to ensure that those

opportunities are nurtured and supported,” said Darcie Green, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Edu-cation. “The Family College Success Center opens the door to a brighter future for Latino students and their families.”

Two more of the SCCOE’s biggest initiatives include Educare of California at Sili-con Valley, a state-of-the- art early learning center that will serve 160 low-income stu-dents and families when it opens its doors in August, and Opportunity Youth Academy, a school opening this fall for young men and women seek-ing to finish their high school education and create a cus-tomized path to college or the workforce. Other SCCOE programs take on the achieve-ment gap from a wide range of tactics and perspective, including professional de-velopment opportunities for teachers in high-need class-rooms; academic programs to encourage young black and Latino students to pursue sci-ence, tech and math careers; a host of events through Presi-dent Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative; and an $89,000 investment in tech-nology for migrant students in six counties.

internships that could also benefit your future.

Bad Money ManagementCollege is expensive, and be-

yond the expenses you already know about -- tuition, books, and housing -- you will incur many other expenses along the way, from lab fees to gas to cell phone bills.

“Setting up a budget is crucial, particularly if your spending money is drawn from a loan or grant,” says John Rasmussen, head of Ed-ucation Financial Services at Wells Fargo. “You’ll need that

money to last if you don’t have another stream of revenue.”

Don’t form bad financial habits now, as do so many col-lege students. Take advantage of free resources, such as Wells Fargo’s Get College Ready site, to learn more about banking, building good credit and pay-ing for college. The site fea-tures tips, and tools such as My Money Map, which offers a way to track spending, set budgeting goals and monitor savings. It also offers advice on topics like renters insurance and student loans. Visit mrm.wellsfargobank.com/getcol-

legeready/ to learn more.

Not SleepingBetween cramming and so-

cializing, shuteye may be in short supply. However, qual-ity sleep is fundamental to quality learning. If you’re a night owl, avoid early morn-ing classes. Also, avoid pro-crastination, which can lead to all-nighters.

College lasts just a few years but what you do there can af-fect your life for years to come. Use your independence to make smart decisions that are good for your future.

County Superintendent of Schools Jon R. Gundry, Darcie Green, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Edu-cation and Ron Gonzales, President and CEO of the Hispanic Foundation at James Lick High School on Tuesday June 30th, 2015.

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Comité de vigilancia ciudadana

Reporte al público

Actividades del impuesto sobre ventas dela Iniciativa de Ley A 2000

Año Fiscal 2014 (1/7/13 – 30/6/14)La Iniciativa de Ley A, aprobada por los electores del Condado de Santa Clara en el 2000, es un impuesto de medio centavo a las ventas durante 30 años que genera ingresos para mejorar el sistema de transporte público del condado. Aún cuando la recaudación de ingresosinició en el 2006, se han obtenido numerosos logros del Programa de la Iniciativa de Ley A durante los primeros ocho años, y todos ellos generan un beneficio significativo para los residentes del condado y los pasajeros habituales.Algunos logros clave del Año Fiscal 2014 fueron:• La extensión de BART hacia Silicon Valley por parte de

VTA, la cual brinda más opciones de transporte y reduce la congestión vial, ha tenido un avance más rápido de lo programado, y por debajo del presupuesto. Se proyecta que el servicio inicie a fines del 2017.

• El transporte rápido en autobús (BRT) Santa Clara/Alum Rock brindará un servicio más rápido y frecuente con mayor comodidad y amenidades para los clientes. La construcción se inició durante el período.

• La renovación del Centro de Trasbordos Eastridge Transit Center se inició para brindar mayor capacidad, información en tiempo real, y mayor comodidad, seguridad y accesibilidad para los pasajeros.

Los electores del Condado de Santa Clara confiaron en que el Comité de vigilancia ciudadana (Citizens Watchdog Committee, CWC), compuesto de otros miembros de la comunidad, supervisara los gastos de la Iniciativa de Ley A para asegurar que sus dólares del impuesto sobre ventas se gasten como era la intención de la boleta electoral. Después de una exhaustiva y cuidadosa consideración:Es la conclusión del CWC que, para el período del Año Fiscal 2014 (1/7/13 – 30/6/14), los dólares de impuestos de la Iniciativa de Ley A 2000 fueron gastados de acuerdo con la intención de la Iniciativa de Ley.Hay información adicional sobre la Iniciativa de Ley A en el sitio Web de VTA, incluyendo:• Reporte de CWC sobre los beneficios y logros

clave de la Iniciativa de Ley A del Año Fiscal 2014 en www.vta.org/cwc-reports.

• Reporte anual completo de CWC del Año Fiscal 2014, que brinda una descripción detallada y el estado de todos los proyectos de la Iniciativa de Ley A y las responsabilidades de CWC, en www.vta.org/cwc-reports.

Las copias impresas de reportes selectos de CWC y la Iniciativa de Ley A están disponibles en bibliotecas y otros edificios públicos en todo el condado, y en las oficinas de VTA en 3331 North First Street, San Jose, CA, en el vestíbulo o Lobby del Edificio B.

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NAPS

If you’re like many of America’s 21 million college students, you count your money down to the pennies. Unfortunately, that’s not al-ways enough. From tuition and fees to books and living expenses, the cost of an edu-cation can really add up, and finding the best opportuni-ties for financial assistance is essential.

The search for a little extra cash can be tricky, however, and some students have fall-en prey to what is known as predatory lending.

What Predatory Lending IsAccording to the experts on

finance at debt.org, preda-tory lending imposes unfair or abusive loan terms on a borrower. It’s any practice that convinces a borrower to accept unfair terms through deceptive, coercive, exploit-ative or unscrupulous actions for a loan that a borrower doesn’t need, doesn’t want or can’t afford.

For example, an educational institution may give you op-tions for financial assistance knowing that with its high interest rates, you’ll never be able to pay them back. Alternatively, inflated fees and charges are purposefully hidden in the fine print that make affording their loan ultimately impossible. Then, when you try to take legal action, you realize the con-tract you’ve signed contains specific language that makes

it impossible for you to sue. Some schools have also been known to tell students to bor-row much more than is nec-essary, and before long, the student owes $60,000 and has no way to repay. Sadly, this is a very real threat for students and is not uncom-mon.

What You Can DoFortunately, you do have

some options to help you sidestep the crooks, secure your financial future and find financial relief during your college career:

• Start by creating a bud-get. You’ll know exactly how much you need so you don’t borrow an unnecessary amount, making repayment that much easier.

• Familiarize yourself with FAFSA and apply for govern-ment aid and for education awards—free money—such as scholarships, grants and fellowships.

• Read the fine print. You can most certainly apply for financial aid through your college or bank but you’ll have some comparing and contrasting to do. Take a mo-ment to read over each op-tion carefully and in detail.

Learn MoreTo learn more about how

to make your college experi-ence financially safe and af-fordable, you can speak with a financial aid counselor at Bellevue University or visit www.bellevue.edu.

Be smart about financing your education—watch out for predatory lenders.

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Dicen los expertos que no hay que ser ni viejo ni famoso para tener un plan de suce-siones; o sea, hay que dejar bien claro cómo quiere que se distribuyan sus bienes cu-ando haya fallecido, porque la planificación patrimonial no es solamente cuestión de dinero.

Es natural que la mayoría de la gente no quiere pensar en su muerte, pero al tener un plan, aliviamos y reducimos el impacto financiero y el peso que dejamos a nuestros seres queridos—a nuestros herederos. No importa si van a heredar una casa, el anillo de matrimonio de abuelita o una notable colección de fotos.

“Muchos creen en el mito de que la planificación pat-rimonial es solamente cosa de ricos”, dice Robert Nuño, representante financiero de Northwestern Mutual. “El objetivo de la planificación patrimonial es dar a conocer los deseos de una persona y que se respeten en caso de quedar incapacitado o de morir. Si usted tiene un plan de sucesión testamentaria, sus hijos y demás familiares no tendrán que tomar deci-siones difíciles en su nom-bre, especialmente sí están pasando un mal rato, ya sea porque usted está enfermo o ha fallecido”.

A continuación le presenta-mos lo que aconseja Nuño a los adultos mayores de 18 años, no importa lo que van a heredar:

• Prepare un testamento o abra un fideicomiso: Esto asegurará de que sus bienes serán transmitidos a quien quiera y cuando quiera. (Los testamentos son escrituras públicas. Los fideicomisos se

manejan con instituciones privadas).

• Ejecute una directiva de salud o testamento vital: Especifique hasta qué punto quiere que los profesionales de la salud le den tratamiento si se enferma o queda inca-pacitado.

• Nombre un apoderado legal para cuestiones médi-cas y financieras: Indique quienes son las personas de su confianza—la gente que tiene la autoridad jurídica para actuar en su nombre en caso de un accidente o muerte repentina. Una carta poder para cuestiones médicas per-mite que una persona tome decisiones en su nombre si usted no puede tomarlas; con un poder permanente para asuntos financieros, esa persona puede manejar sus bienes; por ejemplo, firmar cheques o presentar su de-claración de impuestos.

• Nombre un tutor para sus hijos menores de 18 años: Determine quien quiere que se encargue de sus hijos en caso de que usted no pueda hacerlo.

• Revise estos documen-tos periódicamente: Es po-sible que tenga que rehacer-los cada vez que cambien sus circunstancias.

• Comunique a su familia sus deseos: Indique cuándo y cómo debe recibir cuidado de salud, el estado de su her-encia e incluso en qué lugar quiere que lo entierren.

“Regale a su familia un plan de sucesiones”, dice Nuño. “Es tan importante como re-galarles dinero”.

Si desea más información, comuníquese con un asesor

financiero o visite

https://www.northwest ernmutual.com/financial-guidance/ planning-prior-ities/estate-planning. (Este sitio está escrito en inglés).

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La FDA, una dependencia del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Sociales de los Esta-

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Findings suggest higher infant mortality risk in immigrant

neighborhoods than previously thought

JOHN HOPSKINS UNIVERSITY

Babies born to immigrant Latino mothers in the United States have been long known to have low mortality rates and be generally healthy despite the socioeconomic disadvantages their mothers face. But a new study by re-searchers at Johns Hopkins reveals unexpectedly high mortality risk among Latino newborns, and challenging the so called Latino paradox.

The results are described in the June issue of the Mater-nal Child Health Journal.

The researchers tracked nearly 290,000 births among foreign-born and American-born Mexican mothers in Los Angeles County over four years. As expected, they found lower infant mortality among ba-

bies of foreign-born moth-ers, compared with babies of American-born mothers of Mexican descent — 3.8 deaths per 1,000 births, com-pared with 4.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. However, when investigators factored all variables that can contrib-ute to infant death risk, key differences emerged. Babies of foreign-born mothers liv-ing in neighborhoods with the highest immigrant popu-lation had 50 percent higher mortality rate than babies of foreign-born mothers living in areas with the fewest im-migrants.

Although foreign-born La-tina mothers usually struggle with harsh socioeconomic realities, they are less likely to smoke, drink and engage in other risky behaviors dur-ing pregnancy. Public health experts have long attributed low infant mortality rates among Latino babies to these healthy behaviors and to liv-ing in Latino neighborhoods where family relationships are prioritized. But the new findings suggest that densely populated immigrant neigh-borhoods may minimize these protective effects.

“Poverty, crime and scarcity of resources can make high-density immigrant neighbor-hoods unhealthy places to live, which can impact ma-ternal and newborn health,” says Lisa Ross DeCamp, M.D., an assistant profes-sor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “The findings of our study highlight that very notion.”

Beyond the sheer tragedy of preventable infant deaths, the findings underscore an urgent public health need, the researchers say. Given the growing number of Latinos in the United States and the fact that one-fourth of all childbearing women in the country are Latina, infant deaths in this population can make a significant impact on overall infant mortality.

“There is an urgent need to promote healthy immigrant neighborhoods,” DeCamp says. “We hope that findings like ours will be a catalyst to create policies that protect babies’ lives across racial and ethnic groups.”

FDA

La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA por sus sigla en inglés) aprobó hoy las pastillas En-tresto (sacubitril/valsartán) para el tratamiento de insu-ficiencia cardiaca. El medica-mento ha demostrado reducir la tasa muertes cardiovascu-lares y hospitalizaciones rela-cionadas con la insuficiencia cardiaca.

La insuficiencia cardiaca es una condición común que af-ecta alrededor de 5.1 millones de personas en los Estados Unidos. Es una condición en donde el corazón no puede bombear la suficiente canti-dad de sangre para suplir las necesidades del cuerpo. La insuficiencia cardiaca gener-almente empeora con el tiem-po a medida que la acción de bombeo se torna más débil con la edad. Las principales causas de insuficiencia car-diaca son daños al corazón tales como ataques al corazón y presión sanguínea elevada.

ldquo;La insuficiencia car-diaca es la principal causa de muerte e incapacidad en los adultos. El tratamiento pu-ede ayudar a las personas con insuficiencia cardiaca a vivir más tiempo y llevar vidas más activas”, dijo el doctor Norman Stockbridge, M.D.,

Ph.D., Director de la División de Productos Cardiovascula-res del Centro de Evaluación e Investigación de Medicamen-tos de la FDA.

Entresto fue revisado bajo el programa de revisión pri-oritaria de la FDA el cual proporciona una revisión ex-pedita de medicamentos que tienen el propósito de tratar una enfermedad o condición seria y que puedan proporcio-nar una mejoría significativa en comparación con terapias actualmente disponibles. También le fue concedida una designación acelerada, el cual apoya los esfuerzos de la FDA de facilitar el desarrollo y agilizar la revisión de medi-camentos para el tratamiento de condiciones serias o que ponen en riesgo la vida y sub-sanan una necesidad médica insatisfecha.

Entresto fue estudiado en un ensayo clínico con más de 8,000 adultos y demostró reducir la tasa de muerte cardiovascular y las hospi-talizaciones relacionadas con la insuficiencia cardiaca en comparación con Enalapril. La mayoría de los pacientes también estaban recibiendo tratamientos contra la insufi-ciencia cardiaca actualmente aprobados, incluyendo blo-queadores beta, diuréticos y antagonistas mineralocorti-coides.

Los efectos secundarios más comunes presentes en los participantes del ensayo clínico tratados con Entresto fueron baja presión arterial (hipotensión), altos niveles de potasio en sangre (hipercal-cemia) y mal funcionamiento de los riñones (insuficiencia renal).

También se reportaron ca-sos de angioedema (una reac-ción alérgica usualmente rep-resentada como hinchazón de labios y cara) con el trata-miento con Entresto; los pa-cientes afroamericanos y pa-cientes con historia previa de angioedema presentan may-or riesgo. Los pacientes en tratamiento con Entresto de-ben ser advertidos de obtener asistencia médica de inme-diato si presenten síntomas de angioedema o problemas de respiración. Los profesio-nales de la salud deben ad-vertir a sus pacientes no usar Entresto a la par con otros medicamentos de la clase de inhibidores de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina (ACE, por sus siglas en inglés) porque el riesgo de angioede-ma se incrementa. Al inter-cambiar medicamentos entre Entresto y un inhibidor ACE, el uso de los dos medicamen-tos debe estar separado por al menos 36 horas.

Los profesionales de la salud deben aconsejar a sus paci-

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NEWSUSA

Movies have always fascinated Americans. They are a way to escape reality (if only for a couple of hours), a place to stay cool on hot summer days, a typically pure, unadulterated enjoyment.

Cinemas are now capitalizing on this from of entertainment by boasting re-served seating, fancier food than your standard popcorn and soda, and best of all, adult beverages -- all for a high-end price.

The rise of “dine-in” theaters aims to put the traditional dinner-and-a-movie all in the same place, instead of making people rush from one venue to an-other.

“It’s a way for theater owners to capture that revenue and keep it there in-stead of seeing it go down the mall,” Patrick Corcoran, vice president and chief communications officer for the National Association of Theatre Owners, told USA Today in an interview.

However, even with all the bells and whistles that are part and parcel of many movie theaters, there are still things you may want to bring to make your ex-perience that much more pleasurable, as well as do’s and don’ts to attending your favorite flick.

Do Bring an Extra Sweater

Movie theaters tend to get cold (which is why they’re a great place to go in the summer), so bringing a long-sleeve shirt, or light sweater or jacket, is never a bad idea. You can also forego it if the theater temperature suits you.

Silence Your Phone

Out of respect to those around you, don’t forget to turn your phone to vi-brate, or better yet, turn it off completely. This way, you won’t be tempted to see if anyone has texted you.

Don’t Start a Conversation

While people have their thoughts on any given movie or scene, or want to opine with their date about whodunit, keep the chit-chat to a minimum. Even over the superior sound systems used in movie theaters today, voices still carry.

NEWSUSA

hree square meals a day are a thing of the past. Busy schedules, diverse dietary preferences and the flow of modern life neces-sitate more flexible and convenient meals. Luckily, snacking is in the midst of a revolution. Traditional snacks like chips and pret-zels have given way to bigger, better and healthier options that deliver both convenience and nutrition in one tasty package.

Whether clean-label, organic, vegan or nutrient-added, it’s up to ingredient suppliers and manufacturers to develop products that meet all of these demands. That’s certainly a tall order.

While there are no standard requirements for clean label snacks, naturally derived gums, hydrocolloids and colors are generally ac-cepted in such applications and have become increasingly popular. You might see these ingredients listed as carrageenan, a soluble fiber from red seaweed, or cellulose gel, which is a refined plant fiber. In many foods and beverages, these ingredients improve shelf life and nutritional value without diminishing taste -- like giving drinkable low-fat yogurt that distinctive creamy consistency with every sip.

They also prove quite functional in products that meet strict dietary requirements, like gluten-free and vegetarian options. Hydro-colloids and gums like carrageenan, alginates and cellulose gel can be sustainably sourced from nature and are perfectly suited for vegetarian and vegan foods. Either by improving the flavor and fullness of meatless sausage or producing non-dairy ice cream with that definitive indulgence and delectability, these ingredients are making new snacking options both possible and palatable.

Reducing the number of ingredients in a recipe is one challenge and, more recently, adding ingredients has become another. We want foods and beverages with added value, but it’s important to understand that introducing vitamins or nutrients to any product can significantly affect flavor and texture. Enriched, shelf-stable snacks that boast added protein need a stabilizer to maintain the quality of the product. Without the added ingredients like carrageenan, similar products might separate, taste chalky or be less ef-fective than their claims imply.

Food companies are adapting their product formulations and rolling out new products to meet demand for healthy snacking solu-tions. Naturally derived ingredients that help reduce fat and sugar content but maintain product integrity are changing the way we snack. They deliver that indulgent experience we all appreciate. For more information on ingredients that give us a variety of snacks for a wide range of diets, please visit www.FoodScienceMatters.com.

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certar citas ahorra tiempo y les ofrece a los clientes la oportunidad de hacer una cita en la oficina del DMV que desean. También, este nuevo método ofrece opcio-nes fáciles para ubicar más citas en las oficinas cercanas del DMV con solo una mi-rada en la pantalla.

“Entendemos que su tiempo es valioso y con ofrecer este sistema, esperamos que sat-isfaga mejor las necesidades de su apretada agenda”, dijo la Directora del DMV Jean Shiomoto. “Nuestro objetivo es que usted pueda encontrar la cita más conveniente y lo más rápido posible”.

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Oil companies have indi-cated they take all necessary precautions to safely trans-port crude oil, and note few oil trains are currently run-ning because lower gas pric-es have affected the crude oil market.

But Monday marked the two-year anniversary of the massive oil train explosion that killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, and ac-tivists say they’re planning more than 80 anti-oil train demonstrations across the U.S. this week, including one in Richmond on Satur-day. Zapanta wants Califor-nia to revoke oil companies’ permits to transport crude oil by rail.

“We really want to fight the permit,” she says. “We want to make sure it gets revoked or doesn’t get renewed. This

process didn’t include the community at all.”

In April, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) co-authored and introduced the Crude-By-Rail Safety

Act (H.R. 1804), a bill that would require additional safety measures. This fall, the state of California will finalize its own set of regula-tions.

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MARTINEZ, Calif. - Two activists protesting oil trains were detained by the Cali-fornia Highway Patrol on Monday while attempting to unfurl a banner on the Beni-cia-Martinez railroad bridge, one of several bridges which crosses the Carquinez Strait east of Vallejo.

The large banner, with the message “Stop Oil Trains Now,” was part of a publicity campaign sponsored by For-estEthics, Communities for a Better Environment and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN).

Richmond resident Megan Zapanta, an APEN com-munity organizer, estimates 5.5 million Californians live within one mile of an oil train

route, which she says is con-sidered the potential blast zone of a catastrophic explo-sion.

“Oil trains are carrying ex-tremely volatile, flammable crude oil,” she says. “Many different derailments have happened across the coun-try, so we’re very concerned about seeing an explosion or some sort of spill or damage here.”

Activist Emily Heffling of the group ForestEthics is detained Monday for trying to hang an anti-oil train banner on the Benicia-Martinez railroad bridge near Vallejo. Photo credit: Jay Carmona/ForestEthics.

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Starting July 11, San Jose branch libraries will open six-days a week. The new hours will be as follows: Monday 1-7 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday noon-6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The San José City Council approved Mayor Sam Liccardo’s proposal for restoring the six-day schedule in April after the City was forced to reduce branch library operating hours in 2011 during the Great Recession. Due to the overwhelming support by voters in 2014 to renew the Library’s Parcel Tax, City and Library officials were able to develop a highly efficient plan to increase Library services.

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Note: City Librarian Jill Bourne is scheduled to attend events at:12 p.m. Santa Teresa Branch, 290 International Circle, San Jose, CA 951191:30 p.m. Seven Trees Branch, 3590 Cas Dr. San Jose, CA 95111More info at www.sjpl.org/blog/new-expanded-hours-start-july-11

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Clara County

Deputy sheriffs absolutely hate having to respond to a car crash that has injured anybody; it’s particularly hard when it’s a child who is sobbing and bleeding in the street. It wrings us out.

In our professional func-tion, we patrol the streets in the unincorporated area of Santa Clara County and in the cities of Cupertino, Los Altos Hills and Saratoga. The Deputy Sheriffs’ Association represents 500 deputies in this county.

We are big on traffic safety and equally big on writing tickets and arresting people who make the streets more dangerous by speeding, ig-noring other traffic laws or driving while they’re drunk, high or distracted.

All crashes are preventable because they all have causes. If it’s predictable, it’s prevent-able. Slow down, drive sober and pay attention.

Moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents and friends have a major responsibility to kids around traffic safety. Grownups need to teach the children the rules of walking and bicycling. Here’s what adults should teach children about safety when they’re walking around town.

Walk, not run, when they cross the street. That’s because they could trip and fall in the street. Cross with an adult un-til they’re 10.

Make it a habit to look to the left, the right and left again when crossing. Always cross in the crosswalk, not mid-block.

Play away from streets and vehicles.

Do what the deputies do, never walk between parked cars. A driver could get in and back up or start up, causing serious injury.

Don’t run into the street.

Walk on the sidewalk or on the path.

Wear a helmet every time they ride a bike, use a skate-board or roller skates.

Adults who have kids in the car need to get rid of any dis-tractions. They should put the smartphone and the tablet away, turn the radio off and declare quiet time.

It’s best for adults to keep their car keys with them and lock the trunk and the car doors.

Summer should be fun and free, not dangerous and heartbreaking.

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Robert Menicocci, an executive leader with more than 20 years of experience, has been appointed as Director of the County of Santa Clara Social Services Agency. Menicocci has had extensive ex-perience in social services, men-tal health, and other areas over the course of his career. He has worked in two California counties in fiscal administration and opera-tions, and at the State level in Mas-sachusetts in both the Transitional Assistance and Mental Health De-partments. He has also worked as a consultant in the private sector. “Menicocci’s appointment will provide a seamless transition in leadership for the Social Services Agency,” said Jeffrey V. Smith, M.D., J.D. “He has demonstrat-

ed his capability since he began working with the County and dur-ing this past six months as acting agency director.”

Menicocci stepped in as acting agency director in January 2015, when former director Bruce Wag-staff retired. Prior to joining the County, Menicocci served from April 2010 to January 2012 as Deputy Commissioner for Man-

agement and Budget for the Com-monwealth of Massachusetts’ De-partment of Mental Health. There he was the chief fiscal officer for the state’s mental health author-ity with a budget of $710 million and approximately 4,000 staff. He previously served in financial management capacities at two California counties - Lake County and Santa Barbara. For six years, Menicocci was the Chief Finan-cial Officer and Vice President of AP Associates, a consulting firm in Massachusetts that specialized in public consultation on a variety of Federal, State, and local rules, regulations, policies and proce-dures to ensure maximum access to financial resources.

He provided consultation on specialized computerized financial management systems to ensure accuracy of a variety of comput-erized financial management sys-tems to allow for proper oversight of fiscal reporting of government and nonprofit organizations. He also developed and implemented integrated strategies for govern-ment, nonprofit and private sector clients to help organizations better communicate and market goods and services.“I am very pleased to have this opportunity to work with the Social Services Agency team to help ensure that residents of the community receive the ser-vices they need and deserve,” said Menicocci.

Throughout his career, Me-nicocci has been responsible for all phases of the budgetary pro-cess, contract development and fiscal operations, and ensuring that the agencies budgets are well-managed. He played a lead role in redefining public policy including the creation and passage of state legislation governing welfare re-form, managed care and universal health coverage. He developed innovative, cost effective policy solutions, ensuring the neediest residents are served, while ensur-ing fiscal responsibility. Menicocci earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Brandeis University and studied in the Masters in Manage-ment of Human Services pro-gram. He lives in Boulder Creek with his partner Adele and their three dogs. They enjoy being out in nature. A favorite pastime is hiking the Santa Cruz Mountains and soaking up sun on the beach-es. Menicocci’s appointment was effective on June 22. His salary is $228,617.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV281978Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Tuyen Ngoc Thai. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Tuyen Ngoc Thai has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: a Tuyen Ngoc Thai to Alexan-dra Gabriella Louis Thai b.AKA Tuyen N. Thai to Alexan-dra Gabriella Louis Thai. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated

below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/22/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 17, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJuly 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV281963Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Ly P Tran. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner Ly P Tran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows:

a Ly P Tran to Ally Tran b.AKA Ly Pham Thien Tran to ally tran . THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/22/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 17, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJuly 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSI-NESS

NAME STATEMENTNO. 606306

The following person(s) is (are) doing business Jack-son Liquor & Food 150 S. Jackson Ave San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Rafique Pan-jwani 43947 Boston Court Fremont, Ca 94539. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 03/11/2010 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is

guilty of a crime.)Rafique PanjwaniJuly 10, 19, 24, 31, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/23/2015



The following person(s) is (are) doing business C&L Services 4548 So-noma Dr Milpitas CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. Lester Castillo 4548 Sonoma Dr Mil-pitas CA 95035 and Carlos Loranca 9279 Pacific Ave #45 San Leandro Ca 94577. This business is con-ducted by a general partnership; regis-trants have not be-gun 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.)Lester CastilloGeneral Partner C&L ServicesJuly 10, 19, 24, 31, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 07/08/2015



The following person(s) is (are) doing business WR Properties 6707 El-wood Rd San Jose, CA 95120, Santa Clara Co. Benjamin Fernandez 6707 El-wood Rd. San Jose, Ca 95120. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual; regis-trant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Benjamin FernandezJuly 10, 19, 24, 31,

2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/23/2015



The following person(s) is (are) do-ing business Zui Ze Café 3975 Senter Rd. Ste # 104 San Jose, CA 95111. Ma, Amy Tuyet 1049 Honeysuckle Dr. San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conduct-ed by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 04/22/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Ma, Amy Tuyet July 10, 19, 24, 31, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/202015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV278061Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Karina Torres. TO ALL INTEREST-ED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner Karina Torres has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Karina Torres to Kar-ina Chavarin b. Rob-ert Emmanuel Torres to Emmanuel Cha-varin. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 06/30/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to

Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 13, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 5, 12, 19, 26, 2015



The following person(s) is (are) do-ing business Pono Hair Salon 1356 Charmwood Square San Jose CA 95117, Santa Clara Co. Junko Okudera 1356 Charmwood Square San Jose CA 95117. This business is con-ducted by an indi-vidual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Junko OkuderaJune 26; July 3, 10, 19, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/18/2015FICTITIOUS BUSI-

NESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 606165The following person(s) is (are) do-ing business Silkdays 1745 Saratoga Ave Suite B San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara Co. View Point Inter-national Corp. 1745 Saratoga Ave Suite B San Jose Ca 95129. This business is conducted by a cor-poration; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 08/01/2014 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information

which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Mari Wada President June 26; July 3, 10, 19, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/18/2015



The following person(s) is (are) do-ing business Capital Estates Realty 90 S. White Rd. San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. RW Capi-tal Estates, Inc. 90 S. White Rd. San Jose, CA 95127. This busi-ness is conducted by a corporation; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 06/18/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Cayo GonzalezPresident June 26; July 3, 10, 19, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/18/2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV279933Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Gurmit Singh. TO ALL INTEREST-ED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner Gurmit Singh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as fol-lows: a. Gurmit Singh to Gurmeet Singh Taunk. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted

on 08/11/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 28, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 26; July 3, 10, 19, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV282046Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Mendel How-ard Yang. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner Mendel Howard Yang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mendel Howard Yang to Wesley Howard Yang. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/22/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 18, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 26; July 3, 10, 19, 2015

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 13LEGAL CLASSIFIEDSFOR CHANGE OF

NAMENO. 115CV281996

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Sooah Shin. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Sooah Shin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Kelly Suh Yeon Kim to Claire Nayeon Kim. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/22/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 18, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 26; July 3, 10, 19, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV279843Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Mark Sanchez Jr. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Mark San-chez Jr has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mark Sanchez Jr to Mark Heredia. 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 name should not be grant-ed on 08/04/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 21, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 26; July 3, 10, 19, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV281274Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Chaio Fang Huang AKA Chaio-Fang Huang. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner Chaio Fang Huang AKA Chaio-Fang Huang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Chaio Fang Huang to Jennifer CF Hwang b. AKA Chaio-Fang Huang to Jennifer CF Hwang. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/08/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county

of Santa Clara. June 22, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 26; July 3, 10, 19, 2015



The following person(s) is (are) doing business D.S Clean Up and Haul-ing 122 N. 18th st San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Da-vid Sandoval 122 N 18th St San Jose, Ca 95112. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun busi-ness under the ficti-tious business name or names listed here-on. “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.)David SandovalJune 19, 26; July 3, 10, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/10/2015



The following person(s) is (are) do-ing business Ready Preschool 430 S. Abel Street Milpitas CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. Ready Pre-school, Inc 1172 Mur-phy Ave #170, San Jose CA 95131. This business is conduct-ed by a corporation; registrant has not be-gun 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.)Dong ChenCEOJune 19, 26; July 3, 10, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on

05/21/2015 ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF

NAMENO. 115CV281572

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Joshua Adrian Masser. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner Joshua Adrian Masser, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: a. Joshua Adrian Masser to Joshua Adrian Ra-mos. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/15/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 8, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 19, 29; July 3, 10, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV281806Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Chaohong Hu and Yi Lu. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioners Chaohong Hu and Yi Lu have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: a. Yiyuan Hu to Sunnie Yiyuan

Hu. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/22/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 15, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 19, 29; July 3, 10, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV281808Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Feng Jiao and Meilian Li. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioners Feng Jiao and Mei-lian Li have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Liming Jiao to Leo Jiao. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/22/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation,

printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 15, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 19, 29; July 3, 10, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV281873Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Jennifer Met-zler. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Jennifer Metzler, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jennifer Leslie Met-zler to Ember Dulcet Kalon. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/22/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 15, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 19, 29; July 3, 10, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV281923Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Virginia Riegos Rangel. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner Virginia Riegos Rangel, has filed a

petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: a. Edu-ardo Antonio Riegos Rangel to Christo-pher Jared Riegos Rangel. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/22/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 16, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 19, 29; July 3, 10, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV277405Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: J Raul Gutier-rez. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner J Raul Gutierrez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. J Raul Gutierrez to Julian Raul Gutier-rez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be grant-ed on 09/22/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall

be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 17, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 19, 29; July 3, 10, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV281782Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Bisrat Kif-leyohannes. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner J Raul Gutierrez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Bisrat Kifleyohannes to Betiel Yemanearb b. Aminadab Ge-brdingl to Aminadab Tesfay c.AKA Ami-nadab Gebredingl to Aminadab Tesfay d. AKA Aminadab Tes-fay Gebrdingl to Ami-nadab Tesfay. 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 name should not be grant-ed on 09/15/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 12, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtJune 19, 29; July 3, 10, 2015

JULY 10-16, 2015

Las comunidades enfrentan riesgos químicos por amplio

uso agrícola, protecciones todavía son

necesarias

Washington, D.C.

Tras casi 15 años de que la Agencia de Protección Am-biental (EPA por sus siglas en inglés) prohibiera que el químico clorpirifos se use en los hogares, la agencia anunció el lunes que está cerca de pro-hibir este pesticida neurotóxico para uso en campos agrícolas también. El anuncio se hizo

tras una decisión reciente por parte de la corte de apelacio-nes donde exigía a la agencia que respondiera a una petición emitida en el 2007 donde se le pedía la prohibición del quími-co.

Los defensores del medio ambiente y de los trabajadores agrícolas que iniciaron la ac-ción legal califican el anuncio como un paso importante en la dirección adecuada, y po-tencialmente con un mayor al-cance si la agencia se compro-mete a prohibirlo totalmente el próximo año. La EPA explica en su reporte a la corte:

“La EPA tiene la intención de otorgar la Petición para ser publicada en el Registro Fed-eral a más tardar el 15 de abril del 2016, la cual es una norma propuesta de acuerdo a 21 U.S.C. sección 346a(d)(4)(A)(ii) para revocar todas las tol-erancias de clorpirifos que re-spondan a las preocupaciones que se tienen sobre la calidad del agua en cuencas pequeñas de todo el país.”

“Al retirar todas las tolerancias de clorpirifos, la EPA estaría prohibiendo todos los usos de clorpirifos en los alimentos. Esto es precisamente lo que hemos estado buscando por años. Según las investigaciones de la misma EPA, se ha descu-bierto que el clorpirifos causa daño cerebral en los niños e

intoxica a los trabajadores y las personas que se encuentren cerca,” dijo Patti Goldman, la abogada de Earthjustice que está llevando el caso. “Por fin la EPA está tomando pasos para proteger a los niños, los traba-jadores y sus familias al vetar este pesticida tan dañino.”

En diciembre del 2014, la EPA finalmente aceptó los da-tos científicos que demostra-ban una correlación entre la exposición al clorpirifos y el daño cerebral en los menores, incluyendo un menor cociente intelectual, retrasos de desar-rollo y pérdida de memoria. Por 15 años, la EPA ha estado permitiendo niveles de ex-posición mucho mayores que los niveles considerados da-ñinos para los niños. Como resultado, los grupos de defen-sores han seguido presionando para lograr mayores protec-ciones para los niños a nivel estatal y federal, hasta que la agencia fortalezca su compro-miso con el veto.

El reporte que la EPA pre-sentó a la corte menciona el daño a los trabajadores como una razón más para establecer la prohibición.

“Cada año, los trabajadores agrícolas y sus familias en comunidades rurales están siendo expuestos a clorpirifos, y la EPA está reconociendo fi-nalmente el daño que esta ex-

posición puede llegar a causar. Ya era hora que la EPA hiciera caso a los descubrimientos científicos y tomara acción,” dijo la Dra. Margaret Reeves, Científica Jefe de la Red de Acción contra los Pesticidas (Pesticide Action Network). “Un veto garantiza que tanto trabajadores como familias en comunidades rurales se sien-tan protegidos contra este peli-groso pesticida que se dispersa tan fácilmente.”

“Los tipos de daño cerebral que el clorpirifos causa son una pesadilla para cualquier padre de familia: reducciones en cociente intelectual menor, desórdenes de atención, retra-sos en el desarrollo,” dijo Jen-nifer Sass, científica jefe del Consejo para la Defensa de los Recursos Naturales (Natural Resources Defense Council). “La EPA debe actuar para de-tener la exposición a este pesti-cida y proteger los cerebros de los niños de este tipo de daño tan atroz.”

“Si la EPA llega a vetar el clorpirifos, es un paso hacia la justicia ambiental,” dijo Virginia Ruiz del grupo Justi-cia Campesina (Farmworker Justice). “Los trabajadores del campo y sus familias, que son predominantemente pobres y en su mayoría latinos, cargan con el peso de las intoxicacio-nes y el rocío tóxico.”

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FRESNO, Calif. - Environ-mental and farm workers’ groups are cheering this week’s announcement by the Environmental Protec-tion Agency (EPA) that it plans to ban agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos.The EPA banned the use of chlorpyrifos in homes 15 years ago. The agency now acknowledges the chemical’s risk to drinking water from runoff, as well as to agricul-tural workers and residents exposed to pesticide drift.Patti Goldman, a managing attorney with the lawfirm Earthjustice, says the deci-sion is a “long time coming.”

“It is the right thing to do,” says Goldman. “Chlorpyrifos is such a dangerous pesticide it should be banned across the board. We hope EPA will hang tough and see this through to the end.”

The EPA said it may allow some use in the future, but only if pesticide manufactur-ers offer meaningful mitiga-tion plans. Dow Agroscienc-es, the primary manufacturer of chlorpyrifos, says the pes-ticide has been extensively studied, is approved for use in 88 countries and degrades quickly enough to have what the company terms a “negli-gible” effect on runoff. Cali-fornia also announced re-strictions on the chemical’s

use on Wednesday. Margaret Reeves, senior scientist with the Pesticide Action Net-work, says a complete ban is necessary to protect rural communities.“California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation is finally stepping up to the plate. But those re-strictions are very small, vol-untary, and not enough,” says Reeves.

Chlorpyrifos is widely used in California, particularly on almond, walnut, orange and alfalfa crops in the Central Valley. Studies have linked the chemical to health con-ditions, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dis-order, reduced IQ and poor cognitive development.

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LOS ANGELES - One of the poorest areas of South Los Angeles got a gleaming new 131-bed hospital Tuesday. Martin Luther King Junior Community Hospital opened its doors, seven years after its troubled predecessor, nicknamed “Killer King,” was forced to shut down when the federal government pulled all funding for the facility amid criticism about conditions and staff errors.

Anthony Wright, executive director of the consumer advocacy group Health Access, says he’s glad the place is getting a fresh start.

“Folks are feeling good that the institution is now reopening under new management,” says Wright. “With new safeguards, rebuilt with the new, state-of-the-art technology and facilities.”

He says the hospital also has been reorganized to focus on preventive care, instead of its former focus on triage and emergency-room care.

The new hospital includes an urgent-care center for psychiatric cases, an outpatient clinic and a public health clinic that will offer services like immunizations and testing for sexually-trans-mitted diseases. Wright also praises the facility’s new forward-thinking philosophy.

“Having a local facility in south central Los Angeles focused on not just when people show up at the hospital but before they show up, that helps provide a focus for improved health in that community,” says Wright.

The old hospital, which opened in 1972, was run by Los Angeles County. The new facility is managed by a special board dedicated solely to MLK Junior Community Hospital.

Martin Luther King Junior Community Hospital reopened in South Los An-geles on Tuesday. The facility is updated and under new management. Photo courtesy of MLK Jr. Community Hospital.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com16 MOVIES JULY 10-16, 2015

El anticipado thriller sobre narcotráfico, SICARIO, ha lanzado cinco “Tar-jetas de Lotería”, rindiendo homenaje a las tarjetas tradicionales de Lotería - el juego que se originó en México. Las tarjetas cuentan con miembros del talentoso elenco que incluye al ganador del Premio de la Academia® Benicio del Toro, la ganadora del Globo de Oro® Emily Blunt, el nominado al Pre-mio de la Academia® Josh Brolin, junto con otras imágenes que capturan los temas de SICARIO .

Dirigida por el aclamado Denis Villeneuve , no te pierdas esta poderosa película que se estrena en cines selectos el 18 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2015 y en todo Estados Unidos el 25 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2015.

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THE WEDDING

RINGER (2015)Two weeks shy of this weeding, a socially awk-

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WISH I WAS HERE (2014)

Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff), a struggling actor, lives in Los An-

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JOBS (2013)College dropout Steve Jobs (Ash-ton Kutcher), together with his friend, technical

whiz-kid Steve Wozniak (Josh Gad), sparks a revolution in home computers with the in-vention of the Apple 1 in 1976.

THE INTERNSHIP

(2013)After old-school salesmen Billy (Vince Vaughn)

and Nick (Owen Wilson) find themselves downsized, Billy decides that, despite their

complete lack of technologi-cal savvy, they should work for Google.

FROZEN (2013)

When the newly crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power

to turn things into ice to curse her home in infinite winter, her sister, Anna, teams up with a mountain man, his playful rein-deer, and a snowman to change the weather condition.

ICE AGE: CONTINEN-TAL DRIFT

(2012)Manny, Diego, and Sid embark

upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Us-ing an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

MARMADUKE (2010)

A suburban fam-ily moves to a new neighbor-hood with their

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Josh Gad

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Another Planet Entertain-ment, Superfly and Starr Hill Presents are excited to announce the lineups for the Outside Lands 2015 Night Shows and Barbary Tent. For fans who still want more after an incredible day in Golden Gate Park, the festival has taken over several San Fran-cisco performance spaces and clubs -- The Independent, Rickshaw Stop, Brick & Mor-tar Music Hall and the Cali-fornia Academy of Sciences -- to host rare, intimate per-formances by:

The Notorious Wilco Broth-ers, Leon Bridges, Langhorne Slim & The Law, The Drums, METZ, Speedy Ortiz, Alvvays, GRMLN, Twin Peaks, DMA’s, Day Wave, Strand of Oaks, DJ Windows 98 (aka Win Butler of Arcade Fire) and DJ Aaron Axelsen. The complete Outside Lands Night Shows schedule is below.

Together with SF Sketchfest (the popular San Francisco Comedy Festival), Outside Lands organizers have also programmed an eclectic line-up for The Barbary comedy and improv tent. Named in honor of San Francisco’s infa-mous Barbary Coast district, The Barbary provides the perfect setting for a true post-modern vaudevillian mix of stand-up, sketch comedy, music and more.

The complete list of Barbary talent is below:

Tig NotaroPete HolmesAndy KindlerJen Kirkman

Members of The Daily Show News Team: Al Mad-

rigal, Hasan Minhaj and Jordan Klepper

Upright Citizens Brigade: Asssscat with Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh,Horatio Sanz & Danielle

Schneider

Comedy Bang Bang! With Scott Aukerman and Spe-

cial Guests

Uptown Showdown De-bate - Teen Pop Stars vs.

Grizzled Old Rockers: Which Are Better?

The Groundlings: The Black Version with Jordan Black, Danielle Gaither, Phil Lamarr, Karen Mu-

rayama, Gary Anthony Wil-liams & Nyima Funk

Rory ScovelRon FunchesJoe Derosa

Nate BargatzeJames Adomian

Cameron Esposito

Hari KondaboluJoe Klocek

DJ RealThe complete Night Shows

Schedule is below:The Notorious Wilco Brothers

The IndependentThursday, August 6th

8pm / $75 /21+

Leon BridgesLanghorne Slim & The Law

The IndependentFriday, August 7th10pm / $25 / 21+

The DrumsBrick & Mortar Music Hall

Friday, August 7th10pm / $20 / 18+

METZSpeedy Ortiz

Rickshaw StopFriday, August 7th10pm/$20/All Ages

AlvvaysGRMLN

California Academy of Sci-

encesThursday, August 6th

6:00pm /$12 /21+Twin Peaks

DMA’sDay Wave

Brick & Mortar Music Hall

Saturday, August 8th10pm /$15 /$18

18+

Strand Of OaksBrick & Mortar Music Hall

Thursday, August 6th7:30 doors/ 8:00 show

$15-$7/18+

Popscene and Flood Mag-azine present

DJ Windows 98 (aka Win Butler of Arcade Fire)

DJ Aaron AxelsenRickshaw Stop

Thursday, August 6th9:00pm /$20 /All Ages

Tickets go on sale Friday July 10th, 2015.

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Al Pacino: Gracias a su forma de ser se ha ganado el respeto de la gente. Angelina Jolie: Si evita vicios y tentaciones su vida será más placentera. Ben Affleck: No se deje imponer la voluntad de otros en su vida. Brad Pitt: La belleza exterior es importante pero lo es aun más la belleza interior. Britney Spears: No trate de vivir una vida demasiado apresurada. Celia Cruz: Alcanzará fama y fortuna en su profesión. Chayanne: La oportunidad de su vida vendrá en un par de años. Cristian Castro: Cree estar enamorado pero en realidad no lo está. Acepte su naturaleza.Denzel Washington: Su profesionalismo le será admirado y recompensado. Don Francisco: No oculte su verdadera personalidad. Sea más humilde. George Clooney: Un nuevo amor está por aparecer en su camino. Johnny Depp: Conocerá gente misteriosa y enigmática. Tendrá una experiencia sobrenatural. Jennifer López: Sufrirá decepciones románticas pero su ambición le llevará muy lejos. Juanes: Un sufrimiento le perturba. Julia Roberts: Existen personas que desean entorpecer su camino, pero usted les vencerá. Lady Gaga: Tiene por delante una enorme responsabilidad. Luis Miguel: Abundarán los amoríos y las pasiones ocultas en su vida. Madonna: Aléjese de sustancias tóxicas, sea menos materialista y más espiritual. Marc Anthony: Se descubrirá una faceta oculta de su vida íntima. Mariah Carey: No permita que un amor mal correspondido trunque su destino. Mel Gibson: Se librará de una vieja culpa cuando se acerque más a Dios. Michael Jackson: Una experiencia de su niñez no le deja vivir en paz. Precisará ayuda psicológica. Nicole Kidman: No crea que el lujo y la vanidad lo es todo en esta vida. Niurka Marcos: Aléjese de gente vulgar, excesos, drogas y escándalos. Olga Tañón: Una dura experiencia le hará comprender que el amor de la familia es lo primero. Paulina Rubio: Su tenacidad y constancia le harán conseguir el triunfo. Pitbull: Su futuro luce prometedor pero cuidado porque le rodea la envidia. Ricky Martín: No crea que todo lo que brilla es oro. Descubrirá la falsedad de un supuesto amigo. Salma Hayek: Sea cortés con todo el mundo, que no exista la arrogancia en su corazón. Shakira: Su creatividad le puede llevar a tener un éxito insospechado. Thalía: Sea realista y sobretodo original. Tom Cruise: No intente ocultar verdades que a la larga serán descubiertas.

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Desde hace más de una década los artistas y los me-dios de comunicación han formado una interesante mancuerna que nos man-tienen al tanto de todo lo que sucede en el mundo de la farándula. Los programas de televisión, la radio, los periódicos y las revistas, nos mantienen informados de los últimos chismes y escándalos de los artistas de moda. Igual-mente todos tenemos un ar-tista favorito, una estrella a la cual admiramos y a quien le

dedicamos tiempo a escuchar su música, ver sus películas o simplemente al sintonizar un programa o al adquirir una publicación en la que aparece su foto al lado de su última y más controversial hazaña. Con tanto bombardeo de los medios de comuni-cación acerca de la gente famosa, se ha comenzado a dar un fenómeno que su-cede con mayor frecuencia. Este fenómeno es el soñar constante o repetidamente con las personalidades del mundo del entretenimien-to y los artistas de moda. Hace un par de semanas me asombré cuando en un show

de televisión observé como decenas de jóvenes eran en-trevistados y señalaban con pasión que soñaban con fre-cuencia con su artista favori-to. Intrigado por este fenó-meno me dediqué a la tarea de investigar el significado onírico y los mensajes que el subconsciente nos comunica cuando soñamos con la gente famosa. Después de analizar y estudiar las características de varios artistas del mo-mento, he recopilado algu-nos significados oníricos de sueños donde intervienen las siguientes personalidades:

PORTLAND, OR.

The San Jose Earthquakes fell to the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Sunday night at Provi-dence Park, with the deciding goal coming in the 91st min-ute.

Due to two injuries and a call up to the U.S. National Team, San Jose was forced to play without all three of its Desig-nated Players for the first time this season, including leading scorer and U.S. international forward Chris Wondolowski and midfielder Matias Perez Garcia, who leads the team in assists. The Quakes were also without midfielders Sanna Nyassi and Cordell Cato, who were absent due to yellow card accumulation and a call up to the Trinidad and Tobago Na-tional Team, respectively.

In the 19th minute, Quakes keeper David Bingham made a clutch save to keep the score level. Sprinting up the left side of the pitch, Portland defend-

er Jorge Villafana pulled the trigger on a left-footed shot near the edge of the penalty area that was seemingly des-tined for the far post. Bing-ham lunged to his left and got enough on it to put the ball out of play for a corner kick.

Five minutes later, San Jose nearly took a 1-0 lead. Mid-fielder Shea Salinas looped in a lofting corner kick and forward Mark Sherrod was the first man to it. He headed the ball to the far post, beating the keeper, but was denied by a defender positioned on the goal line. Appeals for a hand-ball were dismissed.

In the 57th minute, mid-fielder Tommy Thompson created a chance for himself. Dribbling in the right side of the penalty area with several Timbers defenders around him, Thompson snuck a quick shot across his body that slipped past the keeper. However, the ball rolled just wide left of the far post and out for a goal kick.

The Timbers broke the deadlock in the 91st minute. Following a free kick, the ball was batted around in front of goal before Quakes midfielder Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi went to clear it. Portland midfielder Jack Jewsbury jumped in front of the clearance attempt and deflected the ball over Bingham and into the net.

San Jose continues to have one of the best defensive units in MLS. They have only al-lowed more than one goal once over their last 10 con-tests, while keeping four clean sheets during that span. Bing-ham, who has played every minute of the season so far, made six saves, just one shy of his career high. He now has 60 saves this season, fourth most in MLS. The club also received tremendous play from its backline of Marvell Wynne, Victor Bernardez, Clarence Goodson and Jor-dan Stewart, who have be-come one of the most consis-tent and hard-to-break-down units in the league.

The Earthquakes return home to take on the Houston Dynamo on Friday, July 10 at Avaya Stadium, presented by Meriwest. San Jose’s sec-ond consecutive nationally televised match kicks off at 8:00 p.m. PT and will air live on UniMas, 1590 KLIV and 1370 KZSF.

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Sabor del Valle6th Annual

A celebration of the diversity of the local wine and food industry, with music and dancing under the stars. Proceeds benefit transformational nonprofits making an impact on the local community.

Date: July 31stTime: 6:00-10:00pmPlace: History Park 635 Phelan Ave San José, CA 95112

“Celebrating diversity in the food and wine industry.”

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San Jose CALIFORNIA

San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson an-nounced last Friday that the club has signed unrestricted free agent forward Joel Ward to a three-year contract.

Ward, 34, recorded 34 points (19 goals, 15 assists) and 30 penalty minutes in 82 games last season with Wash-ington. He ranked 3rd on the Capitals in power-play goals (6), T-2nd in game-winning goals (4), and 4th amongst forwards in average ice time per game (16:51). Last season marked the second-consec-utive season in which Ward skated in all 82 regular-sea-son games. In addition, he posted nine points (3 goals, 6 assists) and 39 shots on goal in 14 Stanley Cup Play-off games. He was tied for the team lead in playoff points, T-3rd in goals, 4th in shots on goal and 3rd amongst Capi-

tals forwards in average time on ice (19:02).

“Joel is a quality veteran player who can score but also plays an extremely hard-nosed brand of hockey,” said Wilson. “He meshes well with our core group of forwards and has a strong track record of playing his best hockey at crucial times of the season.”

“Joel is an identity player in that he plays exactly the way I want our team to play,” said Sharks Head Coach Pe-ter DeBoer. “He’s big, strong, fast and hard to play against. That’s exactly what we are looking for.” In 517 career NHL games with Minne-sota, Nashville and Washing-ton, Ward has compiled 220 points (97 goals, 123 assists) and a plus-17 rating. He set a career-high for points (49), goals (24) and assists (25) during the 2013-14 cam-paign. In 53 career playoff games, Ward has tallied 35 points (14 goals, 21 assists)

and a plus-8 rating.

Internationally, Ward rep-resented Team Canada at the 2014 World Championships, recording nine points (6 goals, 3 assists) and a plus-4 rating in eight tournament games, leading Canada in both points and goals scored (tied). His six goals ranked T-2nd in the tournament as he was named one of Canada’s Top-Three Players on the Team.

Prior to his time in the NHL, Ward played in 209 Ameri-can Hockey League (AHL) games for Houston, compil-ing 86 points (38 goals, 48 assists). Before turning pro, he spent four seasons with the University of Prince Edward Island in the Canadian Inter-university Sport (CIS) men’s ice hockey league.

The six-foot-one, 225-pound native of North York, Ontario, was originally signed as a free agent by Minnesota on Sept. 27, 2006.

Midfielder Tommy Thompson (#22).

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Ricardo Esquivel owns and runs an area rug business at the San Jose Berryessa Flea Market, which has been around for over 30 years. The fact that this establishment has stood the test of time shows the loyalty of Esquiv-el’s customer base, as well as his endearing love for what he does.

“Thirty-something years back I came to California for a little while, and I got stuck in here,” he says in a humor-ous tone. Originally from Texas, he had been an owner of restaurants, but desired a different path in life. “I like this better than the restau-rants, because those are like a jail.” The time allocated to managing a restaurant was something he did not miss as he transitioned into the rug business. “I had the op-portunity to start dealing with Turkish people and they opened my doors,” says Es-quivel.

Esquivel deals directly with the rug manufacturers in Turkey, having himself trav-eled there to see first hand what goes into making one of these intricate rugs, and in some ways give it his stamp of approval. “Gaziantep, a city in southeast Turkey, was the first place that I went to when I went to Turkey,” he

says. It was here, 7,000 miles away from the Bay Area, where he created the net-works to design and fabricate the rugs for customers of his shop at the Flea Market.

This direct involvement comes down to Esquivel get-ting feedback from his cus-tomers, then turning around and changing his products and styles to the popular tastes. “We do the designing and we request the specifica-tions to the factory, we pro-vide the designs to the fac-tory and they create the de-signs. (Then) we do the color colorations. We are dealing directly with the customer so we know more or less what the customer wants to see.”

Currently Esquivel says the most popular type of rug style is “contempo”. “Some of these rug patterns have been on the market for hundreds of years and some people still want to see those patterns with the right color coloration.” So they continue to come to him for that quality and custom-ization, generation after gen-eration. “We’ve had custom-ers that have been loyal to us for the past 20 to 30 years. And they keep coming back.”

By far the biggest reason why Esquivel continues to run his business within Ber-ryessa Flea Market is the dif-ferent types of people that he interacts with. “I like to have fun with the customers and have different conversations. I have been involved with

business pretty much my entire life. Working here in the Flea Market you have the pleasure to meet a lot of dif-ferent people, and you have the opportunity, if you’re smart enough, to survive and continue with a business for many years.”

He adds, “thats the beauty of dealing here in the Flea Market, if you run a good business, do a good job, of course they’re gonna come and follow you, and they’re going to look for you. That’s why its hard for me to quit the Flea Market. I’m happy.”

Esquivel’s comfort at the Flea Market may also be due to his business being fam-ily run. Among the new ‘em-ployees’ working with him are his grandkids, who get to pick up on the tradition of working within the family business. Like many vendors and management alike that have grown up within the environment, “you grow up here and work here.”

In fact, the family ties run very deep. As Esquivel hap-pily notes, “I met my wife in here. That happened about 26 years ago. She was selling shoes in the back, I passed by and I saw her, and that was it.”

Ricardo Esquivel’s area rug shop is located on 1st Street within the Berryessa Flea Market, just past the Main Entrance gates.

Ricardo Esquivel amongst his eclectic array of rug designs. Photo Courtesy: Arturo Hilario.

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