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VOLUME 36 ISSUE 51 | WWW.EL-OBSERVADOR.COM | DEC 18-24, 2015

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Advent is about to end this Sunday, 12.19.15 as indicat-ed by my knowing that the fourth candle will be lit. The Advent wreath (or crown), is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of four weeks of Advent in the liturgical church calendar. Mary, though betrothed to Joseph, was told that she will bear a son; to be named ‘Jesus’ some 2,000 years ago.

Since 1960 I have attended the same church. During 1960’s this church was full to capacity; today that is not the case. Many are now ‘Christian’ in name only. Those who were raised as Christians do not attend church regularly. Religious beliefs become important again when young couples bring their newborn child

to be baptized. This is when the child receives his/her given name.

Why is a religion and its theology so important? Its traditions and prayers are practiced and taught by par-ents in the home. My mother was my visible praying role model.’Mama’ insisted that we all go to church on Sunday (and was supported in this ef-fort by my father). It was in the family; at home; in cate-chism classes where many are introduced to bible studies; to the Ten Commandments; where they were christened; were married, and attended funerals. These are the family experiences and events which become the traditional fables told again and again. This verbal history binds all of us, parents and children, togeth-er as a family.

As a child, I recall “Las Posa-das” which re-enacts the chal-lenges faced by Joseph when trying to find shelter for his family: wife Mary and Baby Jesus. Much like today in our community, there was no room in any inn for this homeless family.

What is not often thought about is the following: In ad-dition to my given name, I was taught to communicate, first in Spanish; later in English; and to sing joyfully. I learned the Ten Commandments: the first four have to do with my relationship to GOD; the re-maining six have to do with my interactive relationships with others, beginning with my mother and father who provided safety, security, and stability.

In brief, I learned my Chris-tian theology; what was right and what was wrong, at home. Today, we are dealing as individuals, community, and nation, with many as-saults on these simple basic rules which enabled Christian (and others) to live together as friends and neighbors. While many are wondering about giving thanks; giving gifts; and sending Christmas cards (greetings) to all fam-ily members and significant friends, many are now becom-ing pre-occupied with anxiety and being fearful. All because of extreme ideologues. Some are practiced by the Tea Party members; others by jihad ex-

tremists. Having your own personal values can be a very stabilizing platform.

The focus of the next two weeks should be on achieve-ment of “Peace on Earth; Good Will to Humankind’. We are all aware that too many very important issues, which are simply wrong, are evident all about us. Authority, influ-ence, and wealth have become idols which dominate public policy decisions. There is a need to improve the equitable distribution of money needed to allow persons to have the essentials of life/ ‘What is the right thing to do’ is often thwarted by an ideology com-mitted to attainment of great power, influence and wealth, rather than being a reliable steward of the resources which Divine Providence provides. The concept of ownership coupled with compassionate stewardship leads to charity. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and wife Pricilla Chan recently pledged 99% of all their wealth to charity and supportive eco-nomic development in low in-come communities. This fam-ily is following the example of Bill and Melinda Gates and

Warren Buffet. These folks are sharing what good fortune has provided. Let’s be thank-ful and appreciative for their Christian stewardship.

Using smart electronic de-vices, folks are communicat-ing the good news which hap-pen daily in any community. It is possible to broadcast a need using mobile media network apps. ‘Shop with a Cop’, ‘Toys for Tots’, Sunday Friends are all programs which enable the well off to assist the impover-ished disadvantaged.

Another good happening: Witnesses are recording inci-dents which, in the past, be-came the record as reported. Several reports are in direct contrast with what the videos recorded. A good thing has happened: A check and bal-ance system is now possible; justice will follow. The vio-lence, bias, bigotry, prejudice, racism and nationalism are all being electronically recorded. Responsibility and account-ability are now possible.

Have hope and faith: good things are happening. Merry Christmas; Feliz Navidad.

Ruben Rosalez y Janet Herold

Sus manos ayudan a alimen-tar a una nación. No sólo ga-nan poco; a veces, ni siquiera son pagados. Trabajan largas jornadas en los campos. Aun trabajando bajo un sol radi-ante, muchos -la mayoría- ni los vemos. Y a veces, de forma intencional, ni siquiera los ven los que son responsables de ponerles en los campos y se benefician de su trabajo En ocasiones, deliberadamente, se les mantienen fuera de vista.

Se les conoce como ‘traba-jadores en las sombras’. No figuran en los registros de sus empleadores. Se les paga en efectivo -cuando son paga-dos- y a menudo por otro tra-bajador para los que han tra-bajado bajo un único ticket,

haciendo el mismo trabajo, en el mismo campo.

¿Quién aceptaría estar bajo semejantes condiciones? Estos trabajadores lo hacen porque necesitan el dinero; porque necesitan sobrevivir. Y a algunos les acompañan todos los miembros de la fa-milia porque para ellos, so-brevivir haciendo este trabajo es un asunto familiar.

En Washington, un juez federal puso recientemente el foco sobre estos trabajadores al dictaminar que Blue Mountain Farms los empleó ilegal y intencionalmente fuera de registros, en clara vi-olación de las provisiones que sobre este asunto han estado en vigor por más de 75 años.

El impacto de este dictamen judicial es significativo. La corte ha reconocido y dado

un paso decisivo para acabar con una práctica muy común, y perjudicial para sus muchas víctimas.

Los empleadores que mi-ran a otro lado e intencio-nalmente usan trabajadores en las sombras obtienen una ventaja competitiva ilícita sobre los competidores que sí cumplen con la ley porque violan las reglas sobre salario mínimo, no pagan la com-pensación laboral de los tra-bajadores, y esquivan los im-puestos sobre la renta.

Las víctimas son emplead-ores que cumplen con la ley, las tesorerías federales y esta-tales, los fondos de compen-sación laboral y, por encima de todo, los propios traba-jadores. Los empleados que no están en registros y que se lesionan en el trabajo no pu-eden recibir compensación

precisamente cuando no están en condiciones de ser productivos y ganar un sus-tento.

La División de Horas y Sal-arios del departamento y su Oficina del Procurador están utilizando todos los recursos a su alcance para poner fin a la práctica de usar traba-jadores en la sombra.

Estamos llevando a nuestros investigadores a las plantaciones para asegurar-nos que a estos trabajadores se les pague correctamente. Estamos haciendo que los empleadores den buena cuenta de sus prácticas, com-probando que haya registros correctos y completos donde figure cada trabajador para poder garantizar así el pago de un salario justo y digno.

También estamos llegando a organizaciones de tra-

bajadores, asociaciones de productores, empresarios y a otros para informarles de cuáles son los derechos y re-sponsabilidades.

Hacemos todo esto porque estamos comprometidos a garantizar la protección de los derechos de todos los tra-bajadores, y porque es lo que hay que hacer legal y moral-mente para y por aquellos con cuyas manos se ayuda a alimentar a una nación.

Si tiene alguna pregunta acerca de las leyes de horas y salarios, póngase en contacto con nosotros: 1-866-4US-WAGE (1-866-487-9243).

Ruben Rosalez es el admi-nistrador regional de la Di-visión de Horas y Salarios. Janet Herold es la procura-dora regional.

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Arturo HilarioEL OBSERVADOR

It has been a busy time for Lupita Amon-di Nyong’o. Last year the actress won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her portrayal of Patsey in “12 Years a Slave” (2013). This marks the first time a Kenyan and Mexican actress receives the award. Nyong’o was born in Mexico City of Kenyan parents, moving to Kenya in her youth. In fact, she is familiar with Spanish and her birthplace, recently attending a Star Wars Q&A in Mexico with fellow Latino Star Wars alum Oscar Issac.

Nyong’o has had a pleasure working with the team behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens to develop her first motion capture character role. As of writing, there is little clue about her portrayal of Maz Kanata, who simply put, is a 1,000 year old pirate who owns a bar. Very little infor-mation of the role and its purpose within the have been offered, all being part of Lu-casfilm/Disney’s elaborate and leak-proof campaign to keep the storyline of this new incarnation of the franchise very mum.

“I auditioned for J.J. the week of the (film) offers in the year that I was nomi-nated so I was very busy. I don’t remember knowing it was a Star Wars audition, but I auditioned for a role with a substitute script.”

Two months later director J.J. Abrams called her about the character of Maz Kanata, a character that he was thinking of casting Nyong’o in. She was definitely all ears.

“He asked me if I was interested in do-ing such a thing. And I was because mo-tion capture for me was a challenge that an actress doesn’t get very often. To play something that's not limited by ones physical circumstance appealed to me es-pecially after playing Patsey in “12 Years A Slave” which was so much about my body and the economy of my body. So then I

read the script and a few days later I got an email from my agent telling me that I would indeed be in Star Wars.”

Once casting had been finalized for the main roles in Star Wars: The Force Awak-ens, Nyong’o went ahead and got excited. “I felt pretty good. I mean I was excited about it I was really looking forward to playing motion capture and working with J.J. and being in Star Wars.”

Nyong’o and the team of skilled crew helped her craft the character of Kanata, with her method being the same as with any other character she had ever por-trayed. The learning experience that came with becoming a motion capture charac-ter was helped along by a master of the craft, Andy Serkis, who has worked ex-tensively in motion capture on film series such as “The Lord of the Rings” and the “Planet of the Apes” reboot.

“Serkis is the master of motion capture, (and) was a great help to me, generous with his time. He gave me lots of advice. One of the things that stuck with me was in the beginning he said to me ‘you have to go about creating Maz Kanata like you would any other character you’d play. The work of the actor is exactly the same in terms of knowing who you are and how you are the way you are, and what you want.’”

Kanata has real feelings and real ambi-tions that she had to extract from herself to portray the character. Nyong’o details the extent of crafting this very technical character.

“I got onto this project at a time when she (Kanata) was still in development J.J. and I had lengthy conversations about who she was and what her role was within the film, and it was something that was al-ways in flux. We were always experiment-ing and looking for the right mix of things for Maz to be. So I think it was a challenge overall because it was a process.”

One of the most daunting things, along

with the constant evolutions of this char-acter, was the motion capture itself. “Defi-nitely, the motion capture is bizarre, be-cause it was the first time I played a char-acter and didn’t have hair, makeup and costume. You have to like constantly keep in mind that in the end it’s not my body that will be experienced it will be another, and how that affects my performance was important.”

As for the purpose of her character with-in the story, Nyong’o politely says “I can’t really tell you too much.”

She does add one hint. “I will say that watching the original episodes was really important as well as getting familiar with the Star Wars universe. Maz Kanata is a pirate so I definitely scoured the history that is Star Wars and other things. What does pirate mean in the world? That was something I definitely thought about and looked for inspiration and information.”

And with that, Nyong’o ties in how this new step in the saga will feel like home to even the most fervent of Star Wars fans.“Old fans can expect to be welcomed back into a universe that they have come to know and love, there’s something so familiar about this film. Then, to be delighted by the new characters, the new storylines, the new technology, all these things that are seamlessly worked into the universe that already exists. I think it’s going to be a delightful spectacle and also a moving journey that we go on, and I definitely look forward to sharing it with the world.”

Nyong’o, the Star Wars fan, adds, “my favorite character is R2-D2, he always warmed my heart, he was a character that didn’t speak a language but I got him, I felt for him, I was on the same page and that’s just a testament to the power of George Lucas’ storytelling, and the power of connection beyond language.”

Watch Lupita Nyong’o in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Out now.

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Docentes de CA aplauden aprobación de iniciativa

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LOS ANGELES - El Se-nado de los EE. UU. voto el miercoles pasado en una ini-ciativa que al ser aprobada sustituira a la ley “No Child Left Behind” (Que Ningun Nino se Quede Atras), para descentralizar las decisiones sobre politicas educativas y regresar esta facultad a los estados.

Los defensores de la edu-cacion de California alaban el voto de los senadores, quienes aprobaron por abru-madora mayoria la iniciativa bipartidista “Every Student Succeeds” (Todo Estudiante Triunfa), incluyendo el voto favorable de los Senadores Boxer y Feinstein.

Se espera que el Presidente Obama la firme de inmedi-ato, y una vez promulgada le devolvera mucho del poder de decision a los estados.

Joshua Pechthalt, presiden-

te de la “California Federa-tion of Teachers” (Federacion de Maestros de California), dijo que durante los ultimos 14 anos “No Child Left Be-hind” (Que Ningun Nino se Quede Atras) y tambien su antecesora, la politica “Race to the Top” (Carrera a la Cima), se basaron en metas muy exigentes.

“Los administradores de las escuelas presionaban enormemente a los profe-sores para subir la puntua-cion. Esto hizo que se redu-jera la curricula, quitando temas como arte o musica, y gastando mucho tiempo en preparar a los alumnos para los examenes y aplicandolos.”

La nueva ley da a los esta-dos mucha mayor flexibi-lidad, rechazando el enfoque “prueba y castigo” de la ley Que Ningun Nino se Quede Atras. Ahora los Estados pu-eden usar sus propias formu-las para evaluar a maestros y escuelas. Los Distritos ya no estaran obligados a cerrar pl-anteles y despedir al personal si los estudiantes no alcanzan el minimo exigido en los examenes.

Mary Kusler, directora de

relaciones gubernamentales en la “Natonal Education As-sociation” (Asociacion Nacio-nal de Educacion), dice que a los estados se les pedira que evaluen a las escuelas respec-to a la calidad del programa -lo cual sera un incentivo para no conformarse solo con alcanzar el minimo, sino ir mas alla.

“Todos los estados, por primera vez, tendran que incluir al menos una accion de apoyo escolar o estudian-til, acceso a trabajos de nivel mas avanzado, consejeros es-colares, bibliotecarios, acceso a artes y musica.”

Los Estados deberan aplicar a los ninos pruebas de lectura y matematicas una vez al ano, entre 3º y 8º grados, y una vez en “high school”. Los alum-nos seran examinados una vez al ano en ciencias para los niveles elemental, medio y “high school”.

Conozca el reporte com-pleto sobre la votacion de la ley ESSA (Every Student Succeeds), en ingles, en: <http://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/every_student_succeeds_act_-_conference_report.pdf>.

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Were you a math whiz grow-ing up, or did you struggle and feel anxious at the mere men-tion of math? As a parent, you surely don’t want your child to experience the same thing.

“It’s easy to help your child not only excel at math but also enjoy it,” says Raj Valli, the founder of Tabtor Math, a tablet-based math learning program. “Create a math-friendly environment, make math a playful language and participate in an ongoing dia-logue about math.”

Valli offers the following advice for helping your child enjoy math.

Create a positive environ-ment around math. Since children model the attitudes of those around them, speak positively about math (even hiding your true feelings). Say encouraging phrases like, “It’s

really cool that you can use math every day.”

Think about math as a lan-guage. Because children be-gin using language when they are very young, they don’t feel the same anxiety about read-ing and writing as they do about math. To transfer this positive attitude over to math, approach math as a language, rather than as a “problem.” Count things together, mea-sure things together and talk about the numbers involved in any activity you are do-ing together. Don’t worry too much about getting answers “right” or “wrong.” Instead, help them think through the process of using math aloud, in words.

Hold a math “dialogue” centered on everyday activi-ties. Once your child is com-fortable with thinking about math in language terms, ask at the supermarket how many cookies are in a pack-

age and how your child calcu-lated this answer. She might refer to the size of the package or the size of the cookies in-side. Whether right or wrong, it’s important to emphasize the process used in her head to make the guess. This gets her thinking about math as a visual subject involving shape and volume, rather than just as numbers in a line.

You might ask an older child how many slices of bread are in a loaf, how thick each slice is and how long the loaf is. Open the package to see how close the estimate was. He will learn to feel comfort-able with estimating and will enjoy a conversation with you using math as a focal point.

If you set the stage correctly, you’ll find that your child en-joys math more than you did -- and then you can relax and enjoy your child’s future suc-cess in the classroom.

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Is there any time of year more important for a small business than right now? The business you do in these months will go a long way toward not only determining your day-to-day suc-cess, but the very outlook for the rest of 2016. So how do you make sure your small business is up to the task and makes the most of the here and now?

Small businesses everywhere are asking these same ques-tions, and to help, Susan Solovic, The Small Business Expert, offers these helpful tips.

* Keep in touch. Connecting with someone is a good idea any time of year, so why not pick up the phone and see if you can schedule a coffee or lunch meeting for the New Year, especially if it’s an old colleague or a customer who has fallen off your radar. You may also consider sending holiday cards and greet-ings to everyone on your list to close out 2015 right.

* Tie up loose ends. Get out your “to-do” list, find the proj-ects you never had time for, and jump on them when the New Year arrives. Mark them off your list and start 2016 with some momentum. And if your project list includes upgrading your business with some new tech some brick and mortar business’ services can keep your small business running smoothly with the latest tech that will improve your productivity and save your company money in the long run.

* Review successes and failures. What worked well for you this past year? What didn’t work? What do you think you can do better? The New Year represents the chance for a clean slate. Fill that slate with the things that work!

* Read and learn. You’ll probably have some extra down time when the New Year rolls in. Spend a few minutes searching the Internet for lists of “must-read” business books. Find a couple that look like they’d be a good fit for your business and commit to reading them in the first part of 2016. In the same manner, learn a new skill. Experiment with social media or learn how to manage an online marketing campaign

* Start tax preparation. Review your bookkeeping system and make sure everything is up to date. Start organizing your files in anticipation of tax season. If you get organized now, the process will be much easier come tax time.

The New Year is the perfect time to say goodbye to a success-ful 2015 and prepare for the year ahead. Apply the tips from Solovic and you’ll be ready to make 2016 your business’s best year yet.

Advice for Calif’s. Facebook CEO

on Effective Philanthropy

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LOS ANGELES - Face-book CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife recently an-nounced a mega-donation to charity on the occasion of their daughter’s birth. The announcement and letter to their newborn can be found at:

<https://www.face-book.com/notes/

mark-zuckerberg/a-letter-to-our-daugh-

ter/10153375081581634>.

Now, the National Com-mittee for Responsive Phi-lanthropy has some advice on how to make those mil-lions count. In an op-ed in the Huffington Post, the group’s executive director Aaron Dorfman says the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative should be investing heavily in changing policies and chang-ing systems.

“If they want to do that, they should fund grassroots organizing, and advocacy and civic engagement,” says Dorfman. “Helping the peo-ple who are directly affected by the problems they want to address, be involved in win-ning the policies that will im-pact their lives.”

Dorfman says as an exam-ple, these types of grassroots groups got “regular people” out in front of legislators, which contributed greatly to the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

He also recommends the

Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative be as transparent as pos-sible, even though the type of organization they’ve created doesn’t require it.

“Which nonprofits they’re giving money to, which for-profits they’re investing in, and why,” says Dorfman. “How the returns are doing. The bare minimum should be that they should share ev-erything that would be legal-ly required if they had chosen to create a private foundation instead of an LLC.”

Finally, Dorfman says it’s crucial to share power with experts who are not in the immediate family and to work toward racial equity.

The National Com-mittee for Responsive Philanthropy has some tips for the Zuckerbergs as they embark on their new philanthropic ven-ture. (Lukasz Porwol/Wikimedia Commons)

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It’s not easy to stay healthy during the holidays. Sweets seem to appear everywhere you go, and with all the pres-ent-wrapping and card-writ-ing, there’s not much time to devote to your health and well-being. Luckily, Hermey the Elf, best known for his adventures with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, joined forces with the American Dental Association (ADA) to come up with tips for keep-ing your mouth and teeth healthy during the holidays.

In the classic holiday TV special, Hermey dreamt of becoming a dentist and help-ing people keep their teeth healthy. In 2014, the ADA

awarded Hermey with a Dental Do Gooder (DDG) for his passion for dentistry. This year, Hermey and the ADA came up with the fol-lowing tips to help families keep their smiles in tip-top shape.

Have a routine. Hermey always brushes his teeth two times a day, for two minutes, and you should too! It’s what keeps your mouth healthy in December and all year long. Make sure to use a fluoride toothpaste that has earned the ADA Seal of Acceptance.

Choose the carrots. Cookies and sweets are nice holiday treats, but instead of reach-ing for another candy cane, take a cue from Rudolph and eat the carrots.

Don’t forget the dentist! The holidays can be a busy time, but that doesn’t mean you can forget about your teeth. If you are due for a teeth cleaning or need work done, don’t forget to visit your dentist in December.

Drink water. You need a lot of energy for holiday activi-ties, but avoid drinking so-das, sports drinks and juices with lots of sugar. Instead, drink water with fluoride in it to keep your teeth strong and healthy.

Protect your teeth. Wear a mouthguard whenever you play sports — or reindeer games — this winter.

California Latino Advocates

file claim on reimbursement

rates

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California is violating the civil rights of Latinos by un-derfunding Medi-Cal, the state’s health-care program

for low-income families and the disabled, according to a complaint filed in federal court this week.

In the complaint, a coalition of Latino advocates argued that Medi-Cal reimburse-ment rates are so low that many doctors refuse to take it, which impedes access to health care. Catha Worth-man, an attorney on the case, said the fact that almost two-thirds of Medi-Cal recipients are Latino makes this a civil rights issue that violates the

equal protection clause of the Affordable Care Act.

“You have a system that has been created which is sepa-rate and unequal in health care,” said Worthman, a partner with Feinberg, Jack-son, Worthman and Wasow. “Access is inferior in Medi-Cal compared to the general population and the law re-quires that it be equal.”

One of the plaintiffs is a Los Angeles woman, Analilia Jimenez Perea, whose son

has cerebral palsy. She said they had to wait a year and a half to find a neurologist who accepts Medi-Cal.

Right now, Worthman said, the Golden State only reim-burses doctors who treat Me-di-Cal patients about half of what the state pays for treat-

ing seniors on Medicare.“We’re seeking very particu-

lar remedies, which include raising the reimbursement rates,” she said. “So. while the case charges discrimination, the remedies would benefit everybody on Medi-Cal.”

The complaint does not

speculate how much it would cost California to raise re-imbursement rates enough to convince more doctors to take Medi-Cal. The Office of Civil Rights, part of the feder-al Department of Health and Human Services, is expected to open an investigation.Latino advocates

announce a civil rights complaint over health care at a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday. (SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West)

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Patrick J. McGrath, Bishop of San Jose

December 2015

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

During Advent and Christ-mas, we focus intently on the events surrounding the Birth of the Lord Jesus. While the seasonal hymns, songs and iconography dis-played in our homes and churches point to the joy and peace of His Birth, all was not peaceful or joy-ous. We also remember the dangerous and treacherous paths that led to His Birth and soon followed.

The Holy Family traveled from Nazareth to the City of David, Bethlehem, when the Birth of the Child Jesus was near. Then, prompted in a dream, Joseph led Je-sus and Mary to Egypt, to thwart the plans of Herod

who sought to kill the holy Child.

The plight today of mi-grants, refugees and other persons displaced from the Middle East, northern Af-rica and Latin America is a sad reminder that fami-lies remain vulnerable even in our own time. God is not indifferent to this hu-man tragedy; neither can we be indifferent. These are our sisters and broth-ers, as surely as if they were our own flesh and blood. Indeed, in the mystery of the Incarnation, human-ity is inextricably bound to God who, in Christ Jesus, became one of us. Because of this great mystery, we “kneel before the Father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. . . that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend

with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (from Ephesians 3).

May the grace and mercy of God, overflowing in our hearts, lead us and all people safely to the ways of peace, justice and love. In the name of the Lord, may we work on behalf of twen-ty-first century refugees in ways that relieve their suf-ferings. And may God bless you, your families and your loved ones this Christmas and always.

With every best wish and kind regard, I remain,Sincerely yours,

Patrick J. McGrathBishop of San Jose.

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Supervisors Approve

Creation ofJail Diversion

and Behavioral Health

Subcommittee of the Re-Entry

Network

Santa Clara CALIFORNIA

Today, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the creation of a Jail Diversion and Behavioral Health Sub-committee of the Re-Entry Network to consider and recommend alternatives to incarceration for individu-als with mental illness and substance use issues. The subcommittee will be co-chaired by Supervisor Cindy Chavez and Santa Clara County Mental Health Treat-ment Court Judge Stephen Manley, both members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Improving Custody Opera-tions.

“An important aspect of

public safety is effectively diverting individuals who could otherwise be helped by community based treatment from being arrested and/or incarcerated,” said Supervi-sor Chavez. “The work of the Re-Entry Center, the Blue Ribbon Commission on Im-proving Custody Operations and the recommendations that will come from this “No-Entry” subcommittee will help redefine how the Coun-ty approaches public safety.”

Whereas the Blue Ribbon Commission on Improving Custody Operations has de-cided to examine the com-plaint process, discipline of correctional officers, the Inmate Welfare Fund and other issues as they arise in the scope of its work, the sub-committee will:

•Identify strategies for pre-venting individuals with mental health needs from becoming offenders;

•Identify gaps and strate-gies for community based treatment solutions for indi-viduals with mental health and substance use problems who have a history of or are at risk of offending;

•Assess training needs of relevant personnel (ex. law enforcement, first respond-ers);

•Ensure cultural compe-tency is included in commu-nity based solutions and dis-charge planning; and

•Be prepared to address any other relevant issues as they arise from the Subcommit-tee’s work.

“An alarming majority of in-mates in our jails suffer from mental health and substance use problems,” said Supervi-sor Yeager, who co-authored the board referral. “That’s why the work of this subcom-mittee is critical. I’m eager to hear their recommendations on how we best move for-ward.”

The Board of Supervisors

voted to allow Co-Chairs Chavez and Manley to name additional members to the subcommittee with specific areas of expertise.

“The benefits and results

of strong Diversion Pro-grams are well documented

throughout the County,” said Gail Price, Chair of the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Board. “The creation of this long overdue subcom-mittee is a critical step to improve behavioral health devices.”

“We commend Supervisors

Chavez and Yeager for iden-tifying an avenue to address the critical issue of diver-sion and behavioral health for those in custody,” said Elisa Koff-Ginsborg, Execu-tive Director of the Behav-ioral Health Contractors’ Association. “Far too many people whose crime stems from their mental illness or substance use problems are in our jails. Our member-ship looks forward to work-ing together with Supervisor Chavez and Judge Manley to identify the steps to trans-form how these vulnerable people can be served in the community.”

On December 5, 2015,

Judge Stephen Manley put forward, and the Blue Rib-bon Commission on Im-proving Custody Operations unanimously approved, a recommendation that the Re-Entry Network form a subcommittee to receive public testimony and formu-late policy recommendations related to diverting individu-als from being detained at the County’s jails. The rec-ommendation emphasized the need to fully examine Behavioral Health (Mental Health and Substance Use) by the subcommittee in its analysis of discharge plan-ning and creation of diver-sion programs and strategies.

For more information, con-

tact Alexander Lin of the Office of Supervisor Cindy Chavez at 408-887-3582 or Christine Stavem of the Of-fice of Supervisor Yeager at 415-531-8124.

Email Bomb Threat

closes entire LAUSD;

NYCSD stay open

Hilbert MoralesEL OBSERVADOR

After receiving an Emailed bomb threat which indicat-ed several schools would be blown up, Superintendent Cortines , after consulting with LAPD officials decid-ed to close down the entire district on very short no-tice Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Some 900 schools no-

tified parents to keep their kids at home.

On Wednesday, Ms. Monica Garcia, LAUSD, informed EO that, after taking a ‘safe-ty first’ approach, and after having all 900 school sites checked out, the LAUSD will be open to continue the education of its 650,000 students. It is estimated that that email threat cost LAUSD millions is lost ADA revenues (average daily at-tendance) unless the CA Dept. of Education receives and grants a waiver request ‘due to a perceived emer-gency’.

After receiving the same emailed bomb threat, NYC-SD Superintendent, after consulting its police and other security agencies, de-cided that ‘it was a hoax’ perpetrated by some source within America. That perpe-

trator will be traced, identi-fied, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

New York officials decided that when ‘Allah” was spelled with a small case ‘a’ (as in ‘allah’, the sender had to be a prankster. Hence, NYC school officials decided to keep the schools in opera-tion, but took some prelimi-nary security steps.

Could this happen in City of San Jose, CA.? Is our County Office of Educa-tion prepared to discern a prank or hoax from the au-thentic threat? Concerned parents could ask their school districts about their local schools readiness pro-grams. Voice your concerns by emailing the Superinten-dent, County Office of Edu-cation at: <[email protected]>.

DECEMBER 18-24, 2015

SANTA CLARA (CONT.)

St. Clare941 Lexington St. • 408.248.7786

Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm Spanish• 10pm Portuguese

Christmas Day• 9am English

St. Justin2655 Homestead Rd. • 408.296.1193

Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm English• 11pm English

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 9am English• 10:30am English• 12:15pm English

St. Lawrence the Martyr1971 St. Lawrence Dr. • 408.296.3000

Christmas Eve• 4pm English Children’s

Christmas Pageant• 6pm English• 8pm Spanish• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 9am English• 11am English

San Jose Chinese Catholic Mission(at St. Clare) 941 Lexington St. • 408.983.0211

Christmas Eve• 8pm Chinese/English

Christmas Day• 3pm Chinese/

English

SARATOGAChurch of the Ascension12033 Miller Ave. • 408.725.3939

Christmas Eve• 6pm English• 11:30pm Christmas Carols• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7am English• 9am English• 11am English

Sacred Heart13716 Saratoga Ave. • 408.867.3634

Christmas Eve• 4pm English

Children’s Liturgy• 6pm English• 10pm English

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 10am English

SUNNYVALEChurch of the Resurrection

725 Cascade Dr. • 408.245.5554Christmas Eve• 5pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7am English• 8:30am English• 10am English• 11:30am English

St. Cyprian195 Leota Ave. • 408.739.8506


Children/Family Mass• 11:30pm Christmas Carols• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8:30am English• 10am English• 11:30am Spanish

St. Martin593 Central Ave. • 408.736.3725

Christmas Eve• 6:30pm English• 8pm Vietnamese• 10pm Spanish

Christmas Day• 8am English• 10am English• Noon Spanish• 5pm Vietnamese

For updates, visitWWW.DSJ .ORG/CHRISTMAS

MILPITAS (CONT.)

St. John the Baptist279 S. Main St. • 408.262.2546

Christmas Eve• 4pm English Family Mass• 7pm English• Midnight English


MORGAN HILLSt. Catherine of Alexandria

17400 Peak Ave. • 408.779.3959Christmas Eve• 4pm English

(Church & Parish Center)• 6pm English (Church only)• 8pm Spanish• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8:45am English• 10:30am English• 12:15pm Spanish

MOUNTAIN VIEWSt. Athanasius

160 N. Rengstorff Ave. • 650.961.8600Christmas Eve• 4:30pm English

Family Mass• 6:30pm Spanish• 10pm English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am Spanish• 11:15am English

St. Joseph582 Hope St. • 650.967.3831

Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass• 7pm Tamil• 9pm Spanish• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7am English• 8:30am English• 10am English• 11:30am English• 1pm Spanish

PALO ALTOCatholic Community at StanfordStanford Memorial Church • 650.725.0080

Christmas Eve• Midnight English

Christmas Day• Noon English

St. Thomas Aquinas751 Waverley St. • 650.494.2496

Christmas Eve• 6pm English• Midnight Latin

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 10:30am English• Noon Latin

Our Lady of the Rosary • 3233 Cowper St.Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass• 7pm Spanish

Christmas Day• 10:30am English

St. Albert the Great • 1095 Channing Ave.Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass


SAN JOSECathedral Basilica of St. Joseph

80 S. Market St. • 408.283.8100Christmas Eve• 4:30pm English• 7pm Spanish• 11pm Lessons and Carols• Midnight English/Spanish

Christmas Day• 9am English• 10:30am Spanish

Christ the King5284 Monterey Rd. • 408.362.9958

Christmas Eve• 6:30pm English• 8:30pm Vietnamese• 10:30pm Spanish

Christmas Day• 8:30am Vietnamese• 10:30am English• 12:30pm Spanish

Church of the Transfiguration4325 Jarvis Ave. • 408.264.3600

Christmas Eve• 5pm English• 9pm English

Christmas Day• 9am English• 10:30am English

LOS ALTOS (CONT.)

St. Simon1860 Grant Ave. • 650.967.8311


Children’s Liturgy• 5pm English

Children’s Liturgy• 11:30pm Christmas Carols• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 10am English• Noon English

Contemporary Music

St. William611 S. El Monte Ave. • 650.559.2080


Children’s Mass• 6pm English Youth Mass• 8pm English Vigil


LOS GATOSSt. Mary of the

Immaculate Conception219 Bean Ave. • 408.354.3726


(Church & Gym)• 6pm English• 10pm English

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 9am English• 11:15am English

MILPITASSt. Elizabeth

750 Sequoia Dr. • 408.262.8100Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass• 7pm Vietnamese

Youth Mass• 9pm Vietnamese• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11am English• 12:30pm Spanish• 3:30pm

Vietnamese

ALVISOOur Lady Star Of The Sea

1385 Michigan Ave. • 408.263.2121Christmas Eve• 5pm English• 6:30pm Spanish

Christmas Day• 9am Spanish• 10:30am English

CAMPBELLSt. Lucy

2350 Winchester Blvd. • 408.378.2464Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm English• 8pm Spanish• 11:30pm Carols• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7am English• 9am English• 11am English• 1pm Spanish

CUPERTINOSt. Joseph of Cupertino

10110 N. DeAnza Blvd. • 408.252.7653Christmas Eve• 5pm English

(Church & Hall)• 7:30pm English• 10pm English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11am English

GILROYSt. Mary

11 First St. • 408.847.5151Christmas Eve• 4pm English Family Mass• 6:30pm English• 8pm Spanish Family Mass• Midnight Bilingual

Christmas Day• 8am English• 10am Spanish• Noon English

LOS ALTOSSt. Nicholas

473 Lincoln Ave. • 650.948.2158Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English


SAN JOSE (CONT.)

Five Wounds PortugueseNational Church

1375 E. Santa Clara St. • 408.292.2123Christmas Eve• 6pm English Family Mass

with Children's Pageant• Midnight Portuguese

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 9am English• 10:30am

Portuguese

Holy Cross580 E. Jackson St. • 408.294.2440


Children’s Mass• 11pm English/Spanish/

Italian Caroling• Midnight English/

Spanish/Italian

Christmas Day• 9:30am Spanish• 11:30am English• 1pm Italian

Holy Family4848 Pearl Ave. • 408.265.4040

Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass• 7pm English• 9:30pm English• 11:30pm English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11:15am English• 5pm Vietnamese

Holy Korean Martyrs1523 McLaughlin Ave. • 408.564.4947

Christmas Eve• 7pm Christmas Carols• 9pm Korean

Christmas Day• 9:30am English• 11am Korean

Holy Spirit1200 Redmond Ave. • 408.997.5100

Christmas Eve• 4pm English (Church)• 4pm English Pageant (Gym)• 6:30pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11:30am English

Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory(at Five Wounds) 1375 E. Santa Clara St.

Christmas Eve• 9pm Latin

Christmas Day• 12:30pm Latin

Most Holy Trinity2940 Nassau Dr. • 408.729.0101

Christmas Eve• 4pm Vietnamese• 6pm English• 8pm Spanish• 10pm Vietnamese• Midnight English/Tagalog

Christmas Day• 9:30am English• Noon English/

Tagalog• 3:45pm

Vietnamese

Our Lady of Guadalupe2020 E. San Antonio St. • 408.258.7057

Christmas Eve• 4pm Spanish

Children's Mass• 8pm English• 10pm Spanish


& Spanish

Our Lady of La Vang389 E. Santa Clara St. • 408.294.8120

Christmas Eve• Flanagan Hall (in St. Patrick School): 4pm English/

Spanish Family Mass, 6pm Vietnamese, 8pm Vietnamese, 10pm Vietnamese

• Silver Creek High School: 3:30pm Caroling in Vietnamese, 4pm Vietnamese, 7pm Vietnamese

• St. Frances Cabrini: 7:30pm Vietnamese• St. Victor: 7:30pm Vietnamese• St. John the Baptist: 9pm Vietnamese

Christmas Day• Flanagan Hall (in St. Patrick School):

7:30am Vietnamese, 9am Vietnamese, 11am English, 12:30pm Spanish

• Silver Creek High School: 10am Vietnamese• St. John the Baptist: 4:45pm Vietnamese• Holy Family: 5pm Vietnamese

SAN JOSE (CONT.)

Our Lady of Refuge2165 Lucretia Ave. • 408.715.2278

Christmas Eve• 4:45pm English• 6:30pm Vietnamese• 8:30pm Vietnamese• 10pm Spanish• Midnight English/Spanish

Christmas Day• 8am Vietnamese• 10am Spanish• Noon English

Queen of Apostles4911 Moorpark Ave. • 408.253.7560




Sacred Heart of Jesus325 Willow St. • 408.292.0146

Christmas Eve• 6pm English• 9pm Spanish• Midnight Spanish

Christmas Day• 10am English• Noon Spanish

St. Anthony20101 McKean Rd. • 408.997.4800

Little Church – 21800 Bertram Rd.Christmas Eve• 4pm English (McKean)• 6pm English (Bertram)• 11pm English (McKean)


(McKean)• 10:30am English

(McKean)

St. Brother AlbertChmielowski Polish Mission

10250 Clayton Rd. • 408.251.8490Christmas Eve• 9pm Polish/English• Midnight Polish

Christmas Day• 9am English• 10:30am Polish

St. Christopher1576 Curtner Ave. • 408.269.2226


(Church & Healy Hall)• 4pm English Children’s

Mass (Presentation HS)• 6pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7am English• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11am English• 12:30pm English

St. Frances Cabrini15333 Woodard Rd. • 408.879.1120


Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11:30am English• 1pm Assyrian/

English

St. Francis of Assisi5111 San Felipe Rd. • 408.223.1562


Children’s Mass (Chapel & Gathering Hall)

• 5pm English (Villages)• 6pm English (Chapel

& Gathering Hall)• 9pm Vietnamese (Chapel)• 9pm English (Gathering Hall)

• Midnight English (Chapel)


(Chapel)• 10:30am English

(Chapel & Gathering Hall)

• 12:30pm English (Chapel & Gathering Hall)

St. John Vianney4600 Hyland Ave. • 408.258.7832

Christmas Eve• 5pm English• 7pm Spanish• 10:30pm English

Christmas Day• 9am English• 10:30am English• Noon Spanish

SAN JOSE (CONT.)

St. Julie Billiart366 St. Julie Dr. • 408.629.3030

Christmas Eve• 4pm English Family Mass• 5:30pm Spanish

Family Mass• 8pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 9:30am English• 11:30am Spanish

St. Leo the Great88 Race St. • 408.293.3503

Christmas Eve• 5pm English• Midnight English/Spanish

Christmas Day• 9:30am English• 11am Spanish

St. Maria Goretti2980 Senter Rd. • 408.363.2300

Christmas Eve• 5:30pm English• 7:30pm Vietnamese• 9:30pm Spanish• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8am Vietnamese• 10am English• 12:30pm Spanish• 3pm Vietnamese

St. Martin of Tours200 O’Connor Dr. • 408.294.8953

Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm English• 11:30pm Carols• Midnight English


St. Mary of The AssumptionCroatian Mission

901 Lincoln Ave. • 408.279.0279Christmas Eve• 8pm English/Croatian• Midnight Croatian

Christmas Day• 9am English• 11am Croatian

St. Thomas of Canterbury1522 McCoy Ave. • 408.378.1595

Christmas Eve• 5:15pm English

Children’s Choir & Pageant• 10pm English


Men’s Choir

St. Victor3108 Sierra Rd. • 408.251.7055


(Church & Parish Hall)• 7:30pm Vietnamese• Midnight English

(Church & Parish Hall)

Christmas Day• 7am English• 8am English• 9:15am English• 10:45am English• 12:15pm English

Santa Teresa794 Calero Ave. • 408.629.7777


Children’s Mass• 6pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 9:30am English• 11:30am English

SANTA CLARAMission Santa Clara de Asis500 El Camino Real • 408.554.4023



Our Lady of Peace2800 Mission College Blvd. • 408.988.4585

Christmas Eve• 5pm English• 7:30 pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 9am English• 10:30am English• Noon English• 2pm English• 5pm English• 6:30pm Spanish• 8pm English

A savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord. Luke 2:11

MerryChristmas

from the Diocese of San Jose!

Find a Christmas Mass near you. Visit www.dsj.org/christmas

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SANTA CLARA (CONT.)

St. Clare941 Lexington St. • 408.248.7786

Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm Spanish• 10pm Portuguese


St. Justin2655 Homestead Rd. • 408.296.1193

Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm English• 11pm English


St. Lawrence the Martyr1971 St. Lawrence Dr. • 408.296.3000

Christmas Eve• 4pm English Children’s

Christmas Pageant• 6pm English• 8pm Spanish• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 9am English• 11am English

San Jose Chinese Catholic Mission(at St. Clare) 941 Lexington St. • 408.983.0211

Christmas Eve• 8pm Chinese/English

Christmas Day• 3pm Chinese/

English

SARATOGAChurch of the Ascension12033 Miller Ave. • 408.725.3939

Christmas Eve• 6pm English• 11:30pm Christmas Carols• Midnight English


Sacred Heart13716 Saratoga Ave. • 408.867.3634




SUNNYVALEChurch of the Resurrection

725 Cascade Dr. • 408.245.5554Christmas Eve• 5pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7am English• 8:30am English• 10am English• 11:30am English

St. Cyprian195 Leota Ave. • 408.739.8506


Children/Family Mass• 11:30pm Christmas Carols• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8:30am English• 10am English• 11:30am Spanish

St. Martin593 Central Ave. • 408.736.3725

Christmas Eve• 6:30pm English• 8pm Vietnamese• 10pm Spanish

Christmas Day• 8am English• 10am English• Noon Spanish• 5pm Vietnamese

For updates, visitWWW.DSJ .ORG/CHRISTMAS

MILPITAS (CONT.)

St. John the Baptist279 S. Main St. • 408.262.2546

Christmas Eve• 4pm English Family Mass• 7pm English• Midnight English


MORGAN HILLSt. Catherine of Alexandria

17400 Peak Ave. • 408.779.3959Christmas Eve• 4pm English

(Church & Parish Center)• 6pm English (Church only)• 8pm Spanish• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8:45am English• 10:30am English• 12:15pm Spanish

MOUNTAIN VIEWSt. Athanasius

160 N. Rengstorff Ave. • 650.961.8600Christmas Eve• 4:30pm English

Family Mass• 6:30pm Spanish• 10pm English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am Spanish• 11:15am English

St. Joseph582 Hope St. • 650.967.3831

Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass• 7pm Tamil• 9pm Spanish• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7am English• 8:30am English• 10am English• 11:30am English• 1pm Spanish

PALO ALTOCatholic Community at StanfordStanford Memorial Church • 650.725.0080

Christmas Eve• Midnight English

Christmas Day• Noon English

St. Thomas Aquinas751 Waverley St. • 650.494.2496

Christmas Eve• 6pm English• Midnight Latin

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 10:30am English• Noon Latin

Our Lady of the Rosary • 3233 Cowper St.Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass• 7pm Spanish


St. Albert the Great • 1095 Channing Ave.Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass


SAN JOSECathedral Basilica of St. Joseph

80 S. Market St. • 408.283.8100Christmas Eve• 4:30pm English• 7pm Spanish• 11pm Lessons and Carols• Midnight English/Spanish

Christmas Day• 9am English• 10:30am Spanish

Christ the King5284 Monterey Rd. • 408.362.9958

Christmas Eve• 6:30pm English• 8:30pm Vietnamese• 10:30pm Spanish

Christmas Day• 8:30am Vietnamese• 10:30am English• 12:30pm Spanish

Church of the Transfiguration4325 Jarvis Ave. • 408.264.3600



LOS ALTOS (CONT.)

St. Simon1860 Grant Ave. • 650.967.8311


Children’s Liturgy• 5pm English

Children’s Liturgy• 11:30pm Christmas Carols• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 10am English• Noon English

Contemporary Music

St. William611 S. El Monte Ave. • 650.559.2080


Children’s Mass• 6pm English Youth Mass• 8pm English Vigil


LOS GATOSSt. Mary of the

Immaculate Conception219 Bean Ave. • 408.354.3726


(Church & Gym)• 6pm English• 10pm English

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 9am English• 11:15am English

MILPITASSt. Elizabeth

750 Sequoia Dr. • 408.262.8100Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass• 7pm Vietnamese

Youth Mass• 9pm Vietnamese• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11am English• 12:30pm Spanish• 3:30pm

Vietnamese

ALVISOOur Lady Star Of The Sea

1385 Michigan Ave. • 408.263.2121Christmas Eve• 5pm English• 6:30pm Spanish

Christmas Day• 9am Spanish• 10:30am English

CAMPBELLSt. Lucy

2350 Winchester Blvd. • 408.378.2464Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm English• 8pm Spanish• 11:30pm Carols• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7am English• 9am English• 11am English• 1pm Spanish

CUPERTINOSt. Joseph of Cupertino

10110 N. DeAnza Blvd. • 408.252.7653Christmas Eve• 5pm English

(Church & Hall)• 7:30pm English• 10pm English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11am English

GILROYSt. Mary

11 First St. • 408.847.5151Christmas Eve• 4pm English Family Mass• 6:30pm English• 8pm Spanish Family Mass• Midnight Bilingual

Christmas Day• 8am English• 10am Spanish• Noon English

LOS ALTOSSt. Nicholas

473 Lincoln Ave. • 650.948.2158Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English


SAN JOSE (CONT.)

Five Wounds PortugueseNational Church

1375 E. Santa Clara St. • 408.292.2123Christmas Eve• 6pm English Family Mass

with Children's Pageant• Midnight Portuguese

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 9am English• 10:30am

Portuguese

Holy Cross580 E. Jackson St. • 408.294.2440


Children’s Mass• 11pm English/Spanish/

Italian Caroling• Midnight English/

Spanish/Italian

Christmas Day• 9:30am Spanish• 11:30am English• 1pm Italian

Holy Family4848 Pearl Ave. • 408.265.4040

Christmas Eve• 5pm English Family Mass• 7pm English• 9:30pm English• 11:30pm English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11:15am English• 5pm Vietnamese

Holy Korean Martyrs1523 McLaughlin Ave. • 408.564.4947

Christmas Eve• 7pm Christmas Carols• 9pm Korean

Christmas Day• 9:30am English• 11am Korean

Holy Spirit1200 Redmond Ave. • 408.997.5100

Christmas Eve• 4pm English (Church)• 4pm English Pageant (Gym)• 6:30pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11:30am English

Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory(at Five Wounds) 1375 E. Santa Clara St.

Christmas Eve• 9pm Latin

Christmas Day• 12:30pm Latin

Most Holy Trinity2940 Nassau Dr. • 408.729.0101

Christmas Eve• 4pm Vietnamese• 6pm English• 8pm Spanish• 10pm Vietnamese• Midnight English/Tagalog

Christmas Day• 9:30am English• Noon English/

Tagalog• 3:45pm

Vietnamese

Our Lady of Guadalupe2020 E. San Antonio St. • 408.258.7057

Christmas Eve• 4pm Spanish

Children's Mass• 8pm English• 10pm Spanish


& Spanish

Our Lady of La Vang389 E. Santa Clara St. • 408.294.8120

Christmas Eve• Flanagan Hall (in St. Patrick School): 4pm English/

Spanish Family Mass, 6pm Vietnamese, 8pm Vietnamese, 10pm Vietnamese

• Silver Creek High School: 3:30pm Caroling in Vietnamese, 4pm Vietnamese, 7pm Vietnamese

• St. Frances Cabrini: 7:30pm Vietnamese• St. Victor: 7:30pm Vietnamese• St. John the Baptist: 9pm Vietnamese

Christmas Day• Flanagan Hall (in St. Patrick School):

7:30am Vietnamese, 9am Vietnamese, 11am English, 12:30pm Spanish

• Silver Creek High School: 10am Vietnamese• St. John the Baptist: 4:45pm Vietnamese• Holy Family: 5pm Vietnamese

SAN JOSE (CONT.)

Our Lady of Refuge2165 Lucretia Ave. • 408.715.2278

Christmas Eve• 4:45pm English• 6:30pm Vietnamese• 8:30pm Vietnamese• 10pm Spanish• Midnight English/Spanish

Christmas Day• 8am Vietnamese• 10am Spanish• Noon English

Queen of Apostles4911 Moorpark Ave. • 408.253.7560




Sacred Heart of Jesus325 Willow St. • 408.292.0146

Christmas Eve• 6pm English• 9pm Spanish• Midnight Spanish

Christmas Day• 10am English• Noon Spanish

St. Anthony20101 McKean Rd. • 408.997.4800

Little Church – 21800 Bertram Rd.Christmas Eve• 4pm English (McKean)• 6pm English (Bertram)• 11pm English (McKean)


(McKean)• 10:30am English

(McKean)

St. Brother AlbertChmielowski Polish Mission

10250 Clayton Rd. • 408.251.8490Christmas Eve• 9pm Polish/English• Midnight Polish

Christmas Day• 9am English• 10:30am Polish

St. Christopher1576 Curtner Ave. • 408.269.2226


(Church & Healy Hall)• 4pm English Children’s

Mass (Presentation HS)• 6pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7am English• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11am English• 12:30pm English

St. Frances Cabrini15333 Woodard Rd. • 408.879.1120


Christmas Day• 8am English• 9:30am English• 11:30am English• 1pm Assyrian/

English

St. Francis of Assisi5111 San Felipe Rd. • 408.223.1562


Children’s Mass (Chapel & Gathering Hall)

• 5pm English (Villages)• 6pm English (Chapel

& Gathering Hall)• 9pm Vietnamese (Chapel)• 9pm English (Gathering Hall)

• Midnight English (Chapel)


(Chapel)• 10:30am English

(Chapel & Gathering Hall)

• 12:30pm English (Chapel & Gathering Hall)

St. John Vianney4600 Hyland Ave. • 408.258.7832

Christmas Eve• 5pm English• 7pm Spanish• 10:30pm English

Christmas Day• 9am English• 10:30am English• Noon Spanish

SAN JOSE (CONT.)

St. Julie Billiart366 St. Julie Dr. • 408.629.3030

Christmas Eve• 4pm English Family Mass• 5:30pm Spanish

Family Mass• 8pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 9:30am English• 11:30am Spanish

St. Leo the Great88 Race St. • 408.293.3503

Christmas Eve• 5pm English• Midnight English/Spanish

Christmas Day• 9:30am English• 11am Spanish

St. Maria Goretti2980 Senter Rd. • 408.363.2300

Christmas Eve• 5:30pm English• 7:30pm Vietnamese• 9:30pm Spanish• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 8am Vietnamese• 10am English• 12:30pm Spanish• 3pm Vietnamese

St. Martin of Tours200 O’Connor Dr. • 408.294.8953

Christmas Eve• 4pm English• 6pm English• 11:30pm Carols• Midnight English


St. Mary of The AssumptionCroatian Mission

901 Lincoln Ave. • 408.279.0279Christmas Eve• 8pm English/Croatian• Midnight Croatian

Christmas Day• 9am English• 11am Croatian

St. Thomas of Canterbury1522 McCoy Ave. • 408.378.1595

Christmas Eve• 5:15pm English

Children’s Choir & Pageant• 10pm English


Men’s Choir

St. Victor3108 Sierra Rd. • 408.251.7055


(Church & Parish Hall)• 7:30pm Vietnamese• Midnight English

(Church & Parish Hall)

Christmas Day• 7am English• 8am English• 9:15am English• 10:45am English• 12:15pm English

Santa Teresa794 Calero Ave. • 408.629.7777


Children’s Mass• 6pm English• 9pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 9:30am English• 11:30am English

SANTA CLARAMission Santa Clara de Asis500 El Camino Real • 408.554.4023



Our Lady of Peace2800 Mission College Blvd. • 408.988.4585

Christmas Eve• 5pm English• 7:30 pm English• Midnight English

Christmas Day• 7:30am English• 9am English• 10:30am English• Noon English• 2pm English• 5pm English• 6:30pm Spanish• 8pm English

A savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord. Luke 2:11

MerryChristmas

from the Diocese of San Jose!

Find a Christmas Mass near you. Visit www.dsj.org/christmas

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Modificaciones al Programa de tarifas de VTA válidas a partir de enero de 2016

¿Cuándo cambiarán los pases de un día Day Pass?A partir del 1 de enero de 2016, los pases de un día Day Pass estarán general y únicamente disponibles a los pasajeros que usen Clipper®; los pasajeros ya no podrán comprar el pase de un día Day Pass en la caja de cobro del autobús o en las máquinas expendedoras de boletos del tranvía.

Los pases de un día Day Pass de papel continuarán siendo expedidos sólamente a aquellos pasajeros que usen fichas para el pase de un día Day Pass distribuidas a través de agencias públicas y de servicios sociales.

¿Qué es Clipper®?Clipper es la tarjeta que se utiliza para todos los servicios de transporte público en el Área de la Bahía. Además de VTA, las agencias de transporte público que aceptan la tarjeta Clipper incluyen a BART, CalTrain, AC Transit, Muni y otras. Para una lista completa, diríjase a www.ClipperCard.com

¿Dónde puedo obtener una tarjeta Clipper Card?Durante un periodo de tiempo limitado y mientras que dure el inventario, un número limitado de tarjetas Clipper será distribuido sin cargo alguno durante las Actividades de extensión a la comunidad Community Outreach de VTA en varias ciudades y en el Centro de Servicio de VTA en el centro de San José (VTA Downtown Customer Service Center) y en el lobby de la oficina administrativa de River Oaks.

Asimismo, los pasajeros pueden comprar una tarjeta Clipper en:• El lobby de la oficina administrativa de VTA en River Oaks 3331 N. First St., San José 95134• El Centro de Servicio de VTA en el centro (VTA Downtown Customer Service Center) 55 W. Santa Clara St., San José 95113• La mayoría de las tiendas Walgreens – llame a su tienda local de Walgreens en el Área de la Bahía para confirmar• Otras tiendas – visite www.ClipperCard.com para obtener una lista completa

¿Cómo trabaja la función acumuladora (Accumulator) de la tarjeta Clipper?Las tarifas de un usuario de Clipper se acumularán durante ese día hasta llegar a la cantidad correspondiente a la del pase de un día Day Pass; una vez que alcance esa cantidad, el usuario de Clipper puede continuar haciendo recorridos sin cargos adicionales de tarifa por el resto del día.Cuando se tiene el límite diario de tarifas, se elimina la necesidad de llegar a una máquina expendedora de boletos o de poner dinero en la caja de cobro en el autobús. Sólo toque su tarjeta Clipper en el lector cada vez que haga un recorrido.

¿Dónde puedo obtener información adicional?Visite www.VTA.org/Clipper.

1510-0363

Whatever happened to Al Gore? He was all over the

media around the time of An Inconvenient Truth but lately

I haven’t heard anything about him.-- Jim Mercer, St.

Paul, MN

Doug Moss & Roddy Scheer EarthTalk

Al Gore, one of the first rec-ognizable faces of the envi-ronmental movement, sent ripples throughout the politi-cal world when he released his enormously successful book, An Inconvenient Truth, back

in 2006. His environmental leadership dates back much further, however: He was traveling the country warning about the impending climate crisis in the early 1990s, and as Vice-President under Bill Clin-ton, Gore was a key proponent of U.S. and international par-ticipation in the Kyoto Proto-col, an ultimately unsuccessful effort to align international ef-forts on greenhouse gas emis-sions reductions back in 1997.

After losing his bid for the Presidency on a technical-ity in 2000, Gore left politics

and devoted himself to rais-ing awareness about climate change through speeches, activism and the publication of An Inconvenient Truth—as well as production of the follow-up documentary film of the same name, which took home an Oscar for Best Docu-mentary.

With the publication of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore launched two non-profits committed to making climate change a political priority in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which he con-solidated into the Climate Re-

Tierras públicas de Califor-nia, acaparadas por las em-

presas petroleras

Suzanne Potter CALIFORNIA NEWS

SERVICE

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - La tierra publica no deberia ser concesionada a empresas petroleras para nada mas estar comprometidas durante anos y anos, sin uso y ni beneficio publico.

Sin embargo, la realidad es que muchas empresas petrol-eras y gaseras estan acumu-lando concesiones de tierra pu-blica en California, a veces por muchos anos, sin desarrollarla ni pagar renta por su posesion. Asi lo indica un reporte emiti-do este martes por The Wilder-ness Society (La Sociedad de lo Silvestre).

Los autores el trabajo afir-man que eso representa un problema serio, porque la tier-ra no puede ser asignada a otra compania ni usada para algun proposito de beneficio publico.

Nada Culver, directora “se-nior” para politicas de agencia en “The Wilderness Society”, dice que los pagadores de im-

puestos estan perdiendo 80 millones de dolares tan solo en rentas por el usufructo de tier-ras reservadas en todo el oeste.

“Eso sin tomar en cuenta lo que pudieron haber generado en regalias, si se hubiera desar-rollado gas o petroleo, renta y otros pagos si se desarrollaran para energia solar o eolica, o el beneficio de comunidades locales y turistas, si fueran manejadas para recreacion o conservacion.”

El estudio muestra que Cali-fornia tiene mas de 22 mil acres reservados por contratos sin desarrollar; pero el prob-lema es mucho mayor: tres y cuarto millones de acres en al menos mil contratos suspendi-dos en todo el pais.

Culver dice que las suspen-siones a contratos durante un tiempo corto son legitimas, para la revision ambiental o por un permiso de perforacion

que ha sido inevitablemente retardado. Pero la investiga-cion encontro que las compa-nias estan acumulando indebi-damente tierras sin usarlas - y la Oficina de Administracion de la Tierra (“Bureau of Land Management”) no las esta de-teniendo.

“Desafortunadamente no hay un mecanismo para asegurar que esas suspensiones termi-nen. Vimos muchas situacio-nes en las que acabaron los motivos de la suspension, pero la suspension seguia -a veces durante anos y anos; y algunas de plano todavia no han termi-nado.”

El reporte hace un llamado a la federacion para que realice una investigacion, y pide a la Oficina de Administracion de la Tierra (BLM) que revise todos los arrendamientos de largo plazo que esten suspen-didos.

El reporte “Land Hoarders,” (Los Acaparadores de Tierra), en ingles, esta en:

https://wilderness.org/blog/land-hoarders-oil-and-gas-companies-are-stockpiling-

your-public-lands.

ality Project in 2011. Gore still devotes about half his time to climate campaigning, recently addressing negotiators at the COP21 climate talks in Paris about how to enlist everyday people as “global citizens” in ef-forts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions.

Gore has also devoted lots of his time since 2000 on another form of green: making money. While it’s well known that his investments since he lost the White House to George W. Bush have turned Gore into a rich man with a net worth in the hundreds of millions of dollars, less is known about the methods employed to make this money. Generation Invest-ment Management (GIM), the firm he founded in 2004 with ex-Goldman Sachs executive, David Blood, practices an en-tirely new form of capitalism—a model they hope the entire

world economy will one day share. Instead of religiously fol-lowing the highest short-term revenue strategy, GIM’s “sus-tainable investment” approach takes into account environ-mental, social and economic damage. Though not a new idea, here is the kicker: They are enormously profitable, with a 10-year average of 12.1 percent yearly increase, rank-ing them second of over 200 firms analyzed by the consult-ing firm Mercer.

While the current capitalist system focuses on short-term gains based on market de-mand, the sustainable-capi-talist model also adds effects on environment and society. For example, Coca-Cola is enormously successful under the traditional system. How-ever, Generation sees it as un-sustainable, as its history of environmental conflict and its

links to obesity will eventually result in health concerns, lead-ing to a crash like the tobacco industry. Similarly, Generation views petroleum, while one of the largest industries today, as a bad bet over the long haul for similar reasons: The more oil that’s burned, the bigger the reaction will be against it. The new approach that allows Generation to actually profit from this idealistic mental-ity is their ability to see ethical investments as an advantage, rather than an inherent nega-tive.

This revolutionary model is one of the newest trends in capitalism, and just might be its savior. Consuming at an un-sustainable rate cannot contin-ue for much longer, so adapt-ing to this new system could be one of the most important legacies of Al Gore.

Al Gore may not be in the spotlight as much these days, but he’s been busy campaigning for climate reform and revolutionizing how the private sector invests.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com14 CLASSIFIEDS / LEGAL CLASSIFIEDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 612061The following person(s) is (are) doing business El Rincon Taqueria 1460 Old Oakland Road San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Cesar Alejan-dro Jimenez Lozano 1699 Or-lando Dr San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Cesar Alejandro Jimenez Lo-zano December 18, 25 2015; January 1, 8, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/15/2015


NO. 612082The following person(s) is (are) doing business Midtown Mo-tors, Inc 1333 W. San Carlos St San Jose CA 95126, Santa Clara Co. Midtown Motors, Inc 1333 W. San Carlos St San Jose CA 95126. This business is conducted by a corporation; reg-istrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Majid EtemadiSecretary December 18, 25 2015; January 1, 8, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/15/2015


NO. 612011The following person(s) is (are) doing business Romero Bob Cat Service 9610 Monterey Rd. Mor-gan Hill CA 95037, Santa Clara Co. Alfredo Romero 9610 Mon-terey Rd Morgan Hill CA 95037, CA 95122. This business is con-ducted by an individual; regis-trant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 5/30/2008. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Alfredo RomeroDecember 18, 25 2015; January 1, 8, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/14/2015


NO. 611087The following person(s) is (are) doing business 2374 Pruner-idge Avenue Apartments 2374 Pruneridge Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara Co. Lawrence J. Simi Trustee of the Simi Rogers 2000 Trust 357 Irving Street San Francisco, CA 94122. This business is con-ducted by a trust; registrant has begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 08/31/2010 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Lawrence J. Simi, TrusteeDecember 11, 18, 25 2015; January 1, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/12/2015


NO. 611081The following person(s) is (are) doing business 1201 Blossom Hill Apartments 1201 Blossom Hill Road San Jose, CA 95118, Santa Clara Co. Sherman Tran, Trustee of the Sherman N. Tran Trust 20410 Town Center Lane. Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by a trust; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all infor-mation 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.)Sherman Tran, TrusteeDecember 11, 18, 25 2015; January 1, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/12/2015


NO. 611092The following person(s) is (are) doing business Castlemont Garden Apartments 1105 W. Olive Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara Co. Walter T. Sousa, Trustee of the Sousa Family Trust 57 Innisbrook Av-enue Las Vegas, CA 89113. This business is conducted by a trust;

registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 07/23/2010“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Walter T. Sousa, TrusteeDecember 11, 18, 25 2015; January 1, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/12/2015


NO. 610849The following person(s) is (are) doing business Menden Manor Apartments 1617 Mendenhall Drive San Jose. CA 95130, San-ta Clara Co. Peter Marra, Gen-eral Partner and James Cara-tozzolo, general partner 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This busi-ness is conducted by a General Partnership; registrants have begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 06/24/2010“I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Peter Marra, General Partner, Menden Manor ApartmentsDecember 4, 11, 18, 25 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/06/2015


NO. 610885The following person(s) is (are) doing business Hamilton Villa Apartments 4515 Hamilton Ave-nue San Jose, CA 95130, Santa Clara Co. Peter Marra, General Partner and James Caratoz-zolo, general partner 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This busi-ness is conducted by a General Partnership; registrants have begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 06/24/2010“I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Peter Marra, General Partner, of Hamilton Villa Apartments December 4, 11, 18, 25 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/09/2015


NO. 610888The following person(s) is (are) doing business Deodar Apart-ments 1134 Willow Street San Jose CA 95125, Santa Clara Co. Mike Tragoutsis, general partner, Mark Tragoutsis, gen-eral partner, 303 Baldwin Ave San Mateo CA 94401. This busi-ness is conducted by a General Partnership; registrants have begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 07/23/2010“I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Mark Tragoutsis, general partner of Deodar ApartmentDecember 4, 11, 18, 25 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/09/2015


NO. 610848The following person(s) is (are) doing business Villa Toscana 280 Everett Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara Co. Greker ll, LLC. 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200 Cuper-

tino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 10/07/2011 “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Diane Feirman, Managing MemberManaging MemberDecember 4, 11, 18, 25 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/06/2015


NO. 6108887The following person(s) is (are) doing business Casa Baywood Apartments 212 S. El Camino Real San Mateo CA 94401, San Mateo Co. Casa Baywood co – Tenancy Agreement Dated 04/10/2014 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200 Cupertino, Ca 95014. This business is conduct-ed by Corporation; registrant has begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 12/15/2010 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Paul Dumesnil, CEOCEODecember 4, 11, 18, 25 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/09/2015

Statement of Abandonmentof Use of Fictitious Business

NameNO. 612060

The following person/entity has abandoned the use of the ficti-tious business name: El Rincon Taqueria 460 Old Oakland Rd San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Juan M Munoz 1460 Old Oakland Rd. San Jose, CA 95112. This business was conducted by an individual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 03/17/2011 under file no. 549310Juan M Munoz December 18, 25 2015; January 1, 8, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/15/2015

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF

SUMMONSOn First Amended Petition

No. 1-12FL163401Petitioner: Gilbert B. Dalit, 2395 Ridgeglen Way, San Jose, CA 95133. Respondent: Xenia E. Belmonte-Dalit. Petitioner was granted permission to serve by publication as the Respondent, Xenia E. Belmonte-Dalit, failed to appear at the Status Confer-ence on 3/13/14 with the Honor-able Philip H. Pennypacker. The next Court date for the Status Conference in regards to Dis-solution of Marriage is: 9/4/14 at 1:31pm, Dept.76 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. Street address: 170 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95113. Mailing address:191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. Both Petitioner and Re-spondent or their attorneys must attend this Status Conference. This Orders After Status Confer-ence was endorsed on March 13, 2014December 18, 25 2015; January 1, 8, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115cv289076Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Plamen Dobrev Cartwright. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner,

Plamen Dobrev Cartwright, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Plamen Dobrev Cartwright to Plamen Dobrev Dobrev. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 02/09/2015 at 8:45 am, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. December 16, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtDecember 18, 25 2015; January 1, 8, 2016

SUMMIONS ONFIRSTA-MENDED COMPLAINT IN

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(CITACION JUDICIAL), NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO)SYED MUDASSIR SHAH, an individual; GINA VASQUEZ, an individual; CITY OF SAN JOSE, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF CALIFOR-NIA, a political subdivision; COUNTY OF SANTACLARA, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION - OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, a political subdivision; GCFS, INC., a California corporation; B.V.S., INC. dba Calhomes, a California corporation; PRO-FESSIONAL COLLECTION CONSULTANTS, a California corporation, and DOES 1-20, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, a California corpo-ration(LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard un-less you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR-DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your writ-ten response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/Selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal require-ments. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the Cali-fornia Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar asso-ciation. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbi-tration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. Avisso Lo han

demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALEN-DARIO después de que le en-treguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito fiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cor-tes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no pre-senta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por in-cumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratui-tos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Pu-ede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Cen-tro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVSO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cu-alquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida medi-ante un acuerdo o una conc-esión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es):Superior Court of County of Santa Clara Downtown Superior Court191 North Street San Jose, CA 95113Case Number: (Número del Caso): 114CV273228 The name, addresses, and telephone number of plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del deman-dante que no tiene abogado,es):Lori C. Hershorin (SBN 155977) (3053-262) (949) 859-5600 (949) 859-5680 Jason R. Burris (SBN 268790) HERSHORIN & HENRY LLP - 7422 Portola Parkway, Suite 360, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610 DATE: December 30, 2014(Fecha) Clerk, by S. Smith, Deputy (Secretario) - (Adjunfo)(Forproof of service of this sum-mons, use Proof of Service of Summons (som POS-010).) (Para prueba de entrega de esta citatión usé el formulario Proofof Service of Summons, (POS-010)).- NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served[1. [ ] as an individual defendant.2. [ ] as the person sued under the fictitious name of (specisy):3. [ ] on behalf of (specify):under: [ ] CCP 416.10 (corpora-tion)[ ] CCP,416.60 (minor)[ ] CCP 416.20 (defunct corpora-

tion) [ ] CCP 416.70 (con-servatee) [ ] CCP 416.40 (association or partnership) [ ] CCP 416.90 (au-thorized person) [T] other (specify): 4. [ ] by personal delivery on (date): LORIC. HERSHORIN (SBN 155977)[3053-262] THOMAS VAN (SBN 209632) HERSHORIN & HENRY, LLP 27422 Portola Parkway, Suite 360 Foothill Ranch, CA 926.10 Telephone: (949) 859-5600 Fac-simile: (949) 859-5680Attorneys for Plaintiff CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, a California corporationSUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, DOWNTOWN SUPERIOR COURTCase Number: 114CV273228

CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, a California corporation,Plaintiff,vs,SYED MUDASSIR SHAH, an individual; GINA VASQUEZ, an individual; CITY OF SAN JOSE, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF CALIFOR-NIA, a political subdivision; COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, a political subdivision; GCFS, INC., a California corporation; B.V.S., INC. dba Calhomes, a California corporation; PRO-FESSIONAL COLLECTION CONSULTANTS, a California corporation; andDOES 1-20, inclusive,Defendants, [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS AS TO DEFENDANTS SYED MUDASSIR SHAH AND GINA VASQUEZUpon reviewing and consider-ing the Application of Plaintiff CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY., a .California corporation (“Plaintiff”) for an Order directing the publi-cation of summons againstDefendants Syed Mudassir Shah, an individual, and Gina Vasquez, an individual (“Defen-dants”), and the evidence pre-sented in support thereof, and for good cause shown,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:(1) Service of summons in this action is to be made on Defen-dants Syed Mudassir Shah andGina Vasquez by publication in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation in theCounty of Santa Clara, State of California, which is hereby des-ignated as the newspapermost likely to give actual notice to said Defendants; and that said publication be made atleast once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks; and(2) In the event the Defendants Shah or Vasquez are located before the expiration of thetime herein prescribed for publi-cation of summons, a copy of the summons and of thecomplaint and of the Order for Publication be served forthwith.IT IS SO ORDERED.Date: November 3, 2015JOSEPH H. HUBERJUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

PROOf OF SERVICESTATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California I am t over the age of 18 years and not a party to the within action, My business address is 27422 Portola Parkway, Suite 360,Foothill Ranch, CA 926.10 On October 29, 2015, I served the following document(s) described as [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS AS TO THE DEFENDANTS SYED MEDASSIR SHAH

AND GINA VASQUEZ parties in this action by placing a true copy(ies) thereof enclosed in sealed envelope(s) addressed as follows:

BVS,Inc. Defendant

John L. Flegel Jorgenson, Siegel, McClure & Flegel, LLP 1100 Alma Street, Suite 210 Menlo Park, CA 94025

GCFS, Inc. DefendantC/O Brighton Hushing-Kline4301 Secondwind Way Ste 110 PO Box 3410 Paso Robles, CA 93447 Santa Clara County Defendant c/o Rakhee Mehta,by Holly L. Price880 Ridder Park DriveSan Jose, Ca 95131[X] (BY MAIL) I caused each such envelope(s), with post-age thereon fully prepaid, to be placed in the United States mail at Foothill Ranch, California, I am readily familiar with the prac-tice of this law firm for collection and processing of correspon-dence for mailing, said practice being that in the ordinary course of business, mail is deposited in the United States Postal Service the same day as it is placed for collection. * : *[ ] (VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL) I caused said document(s) to be transmitted via PDF formatto the following e-mail address:[X] (STATE) I declare under pen-alty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the-above is true and correct, -Executed on October 29, 2015 at Foothill Ranch, California.

December 11, 18, 25, 2015; January 1, 2016


NO. 115CV288794Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Romy Maria Plaizer. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Romy Maria Plaizer has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Romy Maria Plaizer to Romy Maria Massaad. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 2/2/16 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. December 8, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtDecember 11, 18, 25, 2015; January 1, 2016


NO. 115CV287702Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Be Thi Nguyen. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Be Thi Nguyen, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Be Thi Nguyen to Bekki Be Nguyen b. Alan Soundara to Alan Nguyen. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition


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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 15LEGAL CLASSIFIEDSfor change of name should not be granted on 01/12/15 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 pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 04, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtDecember 11, 18, 25, 2015; January 1, 2016


NO. 115CV288462Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anthony David Lee. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner: Anthony David Lee, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Anthony David Lee to Boy Boy Eloh Dor Lemoore-bach. 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 01/26/15 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 25, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtDecember 11, 18, 25, 2015; January 1, 2016


NO. 611141The following person(s) is (are) doing business JC Construc-tion 602 E. weddell Dr. Spc 139 Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Santa Clara County. Jose Cesar A. Palacios 600 E. Weddell Spc 139 CA 94089. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun transact-ing business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 11/13/2015 “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jose Caser A. PalaciosDecember 11, 18, 25, 2015; January 1, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/13/15


NO. 611739The following person(s) is (are) doing business Anderson Con-sulting 1346 The Alameda, STE -7-307 San Jose, CA 95126 Santa Clara County. Sean Anderson 754 The Alameda Apt 7106 San Jose CA 95126. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 11/13/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Sean AndersenDecember 11, 18, 25, 2015; January 1, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/07/15


NO. 611665The following person(s) is (are) doing business CARSTAR ESPANAS San Jose 470 East Brokaw Rd San Jose CA 95112, Santa Clara County. Espanas Collision Repair 6170 East Bro-kaw Rd San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Miguel EspanaDecember 11, 18, 25, 2015; January 1, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/07/15


NO. 611592The following person(s) is (are) doing business M&L Janito-rial Services 84.N Jackson Ave #28 San Jose CA 95116, Santa Clara County. Marcela Rogel N. Jackson Ave #28 San Jose CA 95116. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has not begun trans-acting business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Marcel RogelDecember 11, 18, 25, 2015; January 1, 2016This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/01/15

Order for Publication or Posting

of Summons

Nikhil Bhatnagar111 N. Market St., 1040San Jose, Ca 95113

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALI-FORNIA, COUNTY OF Santa Clara MAILING ADDRESS: 191 North First St. CITY AND ZIP CODE: San Jose, CA 95113

Petitioner: Olivia BarrigaRespondent: Heriberto Mota Alvarez ORDER FOR PUBLICA-TION OR POSTING Case No. 115FL170643 Publication Granted: The Court finds that the Respondent can-not be served in any other man-ner specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure. The Court orders that the Summons is served by publication in the newspaper listed below. Publica-tion must occur at least once a week for four successive weeks. EL OBSERVADOR

If during the time of Publication or Posting you locate the Re-spondent’s address you must have someone 18 years or older mail the Summons, Peti-tion and Order for Publication to the Respondent. The server must complete and file with the Court a Proof of Service or Mail, FL-335.

Date:November 19, 2015 Published: December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015

SUMMONS(Family Law)

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT

(Name): Heriberto Mota AlvarezAVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nom-bre): You have been sued. Lo han demandado.

Petitioner’s name is: Olivia BarrigaNombre del demandante: Case Number (Número de caso): 115FL170643

You have 30 CALENDER DAYS after this Summons and Peti-tion are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a law-yer immediately. You can get in-formation about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web Site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by con-tacting your local court or county bar association.

Tiene 30 DIAS CORRIDOS después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar la en-trega legal de una copia al de-mandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica o una audiencia de la corte NO basta para protegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matri-monio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también puede ordenar que pague manutención y hon-orarios y costos legales.

Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, pónganse en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE; The restraining or-ders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in Cali-fornia by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO; Las órdenes de restric-ción están en vigencia en cuanto a ambos conyuges miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier agencia del orden publico que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes pu-ede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

NOTICE: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may or-der you to pay back all or part of the fees and cost that the court waived for you and the other party.

Exencion De Cuotas: Ai no puede pagar la cuota de pre-sentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de

cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuatas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte.

1. The name and address of the court is (el nombre y dirección de la corte son): Surerior Court of California, county of Santa Clara170 Park Ave San Jose, CA 95113

2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección, y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del deman-dante si no tiene abogado, son):

Nikhil Bhatnagar111 N. Market St., Ste. 1040San Jose, CA 95113Date (Fecha): March 17, 2015 Clerk, by (Secretario, por) K. Saelee Deputy (Asistente) WARNING – IMPORTANT IN-FORMATION

WARNING: California law pro-vides that, for purposes of divi-sion of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic part-nership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is pre-sumed to be community prop-erty. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divide, the language in the deed that char-acterizes how title is held (i.e. joint tenancy, tenants in com-mon, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presump-tion. You should consult your attorney if you want the com-munity property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

STANDARD FAMILY LAW RE-STRAINING ORDERS

Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from

1.Removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court.

2.Cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, dispos-ing of, or changing the benefi-ciaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children:

3.Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any prop-erty, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and

4.Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate trans-fer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revo-cation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary ex-penditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all ex-traordinary expenditures made

after these restraining orders are effective. However you may use community property, quasi-community property, or you own separate property to pay an at-torney to help you or to pay court costs.

ADVERTENCIA – INFORMA-CION IMPORTANTE

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

ORDENES DE RESTRICCION NORMALES DE DERECHO FAMILIAR

En forma inmediata, usted y su conyuge o pareja de hecho tienen prohibido:

1.Llevarse de estado de Cali-fornia a los hijos menores de las partes, si los hubiera, sin el consentimiento previo por es-crito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte.

2.Cobrar, pedir prestado, can-celar, transferir, deshacerse o cambiar el nombre de los ben-eficiarios de cualquier seguro u otro tipo de cobertura, tal como de vida, salud, vehículo y dis-capacidad, que tenga como beneficiario(s) a las partes y su(s) hijo(s) menor(es);

3.Transferir, gravar, hipotecar, ocultar o deshacerse de cu-alquier manera de cualquier propiedad, inmueble o personal, ya sea comunitaria, cuasicomu-nitaria o separada, sin el con-sentimiento escrito de la otra parte o una oarden de la corte, con excepción las operaciones realizadas en el curso normal de actividades o para satisfacer las necesidades de la vida; y

4.Crear o modificar una trans-ferencia no testamentaria de manera que afecte el destino de una propiedad sujeta a transfer-encia, sin el consentimiento por escrito de la otra parte o una or-den de la corte. Antes de que se pueda eliminar la revocación de una transferencia no testamen-taria, se debe presentar ante la corte un aviso del cambio y hacer una entrega legal de dicho aviso a la otra parte.

Cada parte tiene que notificar a la otra sobre cualquier gasto extraordinario propuesto, por lo menos cinco días laborales an-tes de realizarlo, y rendir cuenta a la corte de todos los gastos extraordinarios realizados después de que estas órdenes de restricción hayan entrado en vigencia. No obstante, puede usar propiedad comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o suya sepa-rada para pagar a un abogado o para ayudarle a pagar los costos de la corte.Published: December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015


NO. 610999The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Drive Trans-

portation and AAA Corprate Tranportation 1400 Colman Ave #25 Santa Clara, CA 95050 Santa Clara County. AAA Char-ter and Tours INC. 1745 Espana Way Morgan Hill, CA 95037 This business is conducted by a corporation; registrants has not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Michael TurminiPresidentDecember 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/10/15


NO. 115CV288375Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lee, Young Ja. TO ALL INTEREST-ED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Lee, Young Ja has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Lee, Young Ja to Lee, Sera. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 01/26/16 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 23, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtDecember 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015


NO. 115CV288460Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Givens White Peden III . TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Givens White Peden III has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a Givens White Peden III to Trey Givens McIntyre. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 01/26/16 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 25, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtDecember 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015


NO. 115CV288653Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Shananporn Okuhama . TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Shananporn Okuhama has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Shanan-porn Okuhama to Jill Okuhana. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the

hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 02/02/16 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. December 2, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtDecember 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAMENO. 115CV287757

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Song Chol Yi . TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Song Chol Yi has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a Song Chol Yi to Daniel Lee. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter 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 01/26/16 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 Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 30, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior Court December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015


NO. 609860The following person(s) is (are) doing business, The Flair apart-ments 5475 Prospect Road San Jose, CA 95129 Santa Clara County. Comeragh, LLC. 20410 Town Center Lane Suite 200 Cu-pertino, CA 95014This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have begun transact-ing business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 09/10/2010 “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true infor-mation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Juvenal Lombera Pulido November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/06/15


NO. 115CV288317Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ngoc Ly. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that peti-tioner, Ngoc Ly, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Ngoc Ly to Fiona Ly. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 01/26/15 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 20, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior Court November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2015


NO. 115CV288365Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Bita Gorji-Ara and Mohammad Hos-sein Reshadi. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Bita Gorji-Ara and Mohammad Hossein Reshadi, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Bita Gorji-Ara to Bita Gorjiara b. Mohammad Hossein Re-shadi to Mehrdad Reshadi . THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 01/26/15 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 pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 23, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior Court November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2015


NO. 115CV286607Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cristina Mauricio Silva. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Cristina Mauricio Silva, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a Cristina Mauricio Silva to Cristina Silva Mauricio. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter a appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 12/29/15 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 pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 07, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior Court November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2015


NO. 611417The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Royal Shaving Parlor 227 N. Santa Cruz Ave Los Gatos, CA 95030 Santa Clara County, Dino Masouris 227 N. Santa Cruz Ave Los Ga-tos, CA 95030. This business is conducted by an individual; reg-istrants have not begun trans-acting business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Dino MasourisNovember 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/23/15


EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com16 TECHNOLOGY DECEMBER 18-24, 2015

Eduardo Hilario EL OBSERVADOR

It’s not stretch of the imagi-nation to say that Star Wars has become a cultural pheno-menon. With its inception in 1977, it spawned a franchise that has stood the test of time and grossed about 37 billion dollars in product revenue. With the Star Wars universe, came the idea of technologi-cal wonders such as Droids, Light Sabers, Prosthetics that are sensitive to touch, Speeder Bikes and Laser cannons. All this seemed like a far away piece of technology back then, but now, in 2015, this technology is not only real, but on its way to being better than what filmgoers saw way back when.

Star Wars introduced us to the wonders of droids such as the fan favorites, C3PO and R2D2. Not only do Droids now exist, NASA has said that in a few years, they may surpass the versatility of the droids in the movie, especia-lly with the dawn of advan-ced Artificial Intelligence. The droids we have now do not have the sleek design of the droids in the movie, but, as we learn more and more about the technology of robotics, they will become more sleek and mobile.

The Prosthetics in the Star Wars world are beyond any modern technology. At least that was the case in ’77. Now, we have come close to the quality of prosthetics in the original films, minus the 100% flexibility and life like skin that’s seen in the movies. Though the Prosthetic limbs of today are very expensi-ve and stationary in terms of flexibility, we are slowly reaching the affordable and technologically advanced prosthetic arms that look al-most real.

Speeder Bikes were ama-

zing to see flying through the forest moon of Endor, flying by at high speeds through the tightly packed trees of the fo-rest. Amazingly, this techno-logy exist, though not as thin and sleek looking as the spee-ders in the film. The speeder bike of reality uses two very powerful fans to keep itself afloat and utilizes your body to move forward and turn. Not as fast as the Speeders of the Star Wars universe due to no true propulsion device on it. Hopefully, that will change with more research and in-novations in the field of pro-pulsion.

Now for something that doesn’t exist but is so iconic to the franchise that it needs to be mentioned. Lightsabers

are the iconic weapons of the Jedi Knights and Sith Lords. Created by the Sith hundreds of years before the events of the movies, they utilize the power of Kyber crystals, the same crystals used to power the death star and have a self powering battery in the metallic hilt. If we wanted to try to make one today, it would require a three story building of generators and machines to power it up and it still wouldn’t be as extraor-dinary as the lightsabers in the movie. The only choice is to hopefully find a power crystal that is stable in outer space or find an energy sou-rce on earth that can power the lightsaber and also be able to contain the three hundred thousand degrees of heat the lightsabers emit without hurting the wielder like in the films.

With technology constantly pushing the boundaries, we are seeing tech that makes some stuff in the movies seem like relics. In time, ho-pefully in our lifetimes, we will have lightsabers, faster than light travel and the abi-lity to build super ships. With the release of the new film this week, who knows what other wonderful technology that we will have to aspire to one day make.

Star Wars: Tech of Today

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 17MOVIES DECEMBER 18-24, 2015

Arturo HilarioEL OBSERVADOR

“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” goes like this: Through a series of misunderstandings, the Chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to be-lieve that their human friend Dave (played by Jason Lee) is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami and essentially abandon them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but pos-sibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother.

Bella Thorne stars as Ash-ley, a level - headed popstar that helps the 3 chipmunks in theri times of peril and need. Thorne describes her first live action animation film as an awesome experi-ence that she would definite-ly take on again.

“Working with CGI was interesting, it was hard and

you basically have to do minimum ten pages for the chipmunks, just for anima-tion purposes, then you have to do all the pages where they give you direction and all that good stuff. It’s definitely long hours but really interesting to work with them.”

Ashley, Thorne’s character in the film, is in her words “a well-rounded popstar whose super sweet and does things for others. She helps Alvin out and his friends.”

Along with Ashley, the Chippette’s, Brittany, Jea-nette, and Eleanor (Voiced by Christina Applegate, Anna Farris and Kaley Cuoco, respectively) help the chip-munks on their quest to stop the proposal that may ulti-mately destroy a beautiful life between the ‘munks and Dave.

Thorne says to be prepared for a fun family flick. “You should go watch it because it’s a fun, humorous (and) we have the same kind of humor

from the first two movies. if you like the franchise you’re gonna love this one, it’s just as great as the last one, it has a lots of singing and dancing involved, and it’s a movie to see with the fam.”

Thorne is also experienc-ing some more voice acting next year. Her stint as Cora, one of the Galactic Rangers in Ratchet and Clank, an ad-aptation of the popular video game platformer, will see her take on a sly, female charac-ter.

“That was so awesome (and) I really liked the game. The scripts are like 2,000 pages long (detailing) every single move and what your character might do, and what will happen to them. Cora is a badass super chick that stands up for herself, total feminist if I would say. She becomes Ratchet’s friend throughout the game.”

“Alving and the Chip-munks: The Road Chip” is in theaters now.

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The Star Wars Saga is undoubtedly trea-sured by millions of people around the world. With its new release in more than a decade, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has literally awakened the fandom and curios-ity of others into the lore and characters of the series.

Along with the fanfare there continues to be a variety of skepticism and theory behind all areas of the film, including the phenomenon regarding “the force”. The new title itself provokes deeper question as to how the force will be projected in this addition to the series. What is the force exactly? Though many theories have been propagated, let’s take a look at the parallel-isms in the Star Wars Saga in regards to the possible subliminal truths of actual faith hidden within the series.

“Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all liv-ing things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.” ―Obi-Wan Kenobi. As good and evil are at war among the stars, the Force is a focal point in the Star Wars series. There is a “dark side” and a “light side” of the force. From a biblical perspective, there is a great battle between good and evil, which consists of many of the principles demonstrated in the movie.

In the movie saga it was said there would be a savior who would “bring balance to the force.” Anakin Skywalker appears in the second trilogy (Episode 1-3) as a young boy who becomes a Jedi, seen to have potential to fulfill this prophecy. Anakin’s mother had claimed he had been conceived with-out a father. Doesn’t this sound like a story we have heard somewhere before? The Bible reads, the Holy Spirit had given the virgin Mary a son, who would become the savior of the world and defeat the power of death. Could George Lucas have been in-spired by Biblical text? Perhaps!

In Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine used manipulation and deceit to convince Anakin Skywalker into believing he wasn’t reaching his full poten-tial while following the light side. He was convinced he would have full knowledge of the force and be able to save his wife Padmé from death should join the dark side. In Matthew 4:9 Christ was tempted by Sa-tan to submit to him and in turn he would give him the world, ultimately being able to save his bride the church here on earth; yet Christ knew he was to be obedient to his Heavenly Father, for his obedience would result in saving humankind not only on earth, but for eternity.

The Messiah overcame the temptation of the devil. Though there are differences in how the two responded to the temptation,

Anakin fell into the dark side, becoming a Sith and ultimately causing pain to those he loved, the temptation and character-istics of the evil forces themselves is what carry a vast amount of similarity.

With that being said, Star Wars also touches on the topic of redemption. Though Anakin Skywalker gets lured into temptation and takes the bite into the dark side as Darth Vader. Eventually, he is able to redeem himself by becoming true to who he is beyond the mask. Proof of this redemption is demonstrated when Anakin’s spirit appears alongside Obi-Wan Kenobi’s at the end of the movie in Epi-sode 6: Return of the Jedi. This speaks to the biblical perspective of redemption for mankind. The Bible speaks of the infinite love of Christ and how no matter the de-struction we may have caused in the past, there is redemption by submitting our lives to the Creator of the world and Christ the Savior.

Though not all the details of the Star Wars story line up seamlessly with a biblical per-spective, it is evident there are numerous similarities between the two. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is now in theaters. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the pos-sibility of hidden parallels intertwined be-tween truth and fiction.


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Mario Jiménez CastilloEL OBSERVADOR

El año 2016 se vislumbra como un año bastante intenso en todo lo referente a la política y a la religión. Las naciones que tienen gobiernos socialistas se mostrarán insatisfechas totalmente porque se darán cuenta que el socialismo es una farsa, una mentira, un negocio para dominar a las ma-sas, un juego sucio del cuál América Latina ya está despertando. El socialismo aunque muy bueno en teoría, al llevarlo a la prácti-ca se convierte en el peor desastre para un nación.

Lastimosamente los casos de pedofilia que involucran a sacerdotes católicos seguirán en aumento, será una prueba de fuego para el Papa actual ya que no se puede seguir ta-pando el sol con un dedo, se deberán tomar medidas que castiguen con cárcel a los pe-dófilos, las cifras aumentan cada día y son miles de casos documentados los que exis-

ten, la feligresía esperará con paciencia pero todo tiene su límite.

Habrá nerviosismo referente a la aparición de nuevos asteroides y cometas, se cree que un meteorito de inmensas proporciones podría acercarse peligrosamente a nuestro planeta el segundo trimestre del año. Quizá lo más preocupante sea la posición del pla-neta Marte retrógrado del día 17 de abril al 29 de junio. Este aspecto planetario hará conjunción con la posición de Saturno en el signo Sagitario, signo que rige la política y la religión entre otros aspectos. Durante ese periodo es probable que ocurran nuevos y cruentos atentados terroristas en diver-sas regiones del mundo, especialmente en Europa y Estados Unidos. Se descubrirán supuestos nexos que existen entre los terro-ristas de origen musulmán y algunos líderes comunistas de Asia y América Latina.

Las elecciones presidenciales en Estados Unidos serán muy reñidas, el desprestigio y las acusaciones impropias serán las armas

que usarán ambos partidos para ganar la contienda electoral. Los astros favorecerán a los republicanos, sin embargo; los demó-cratas darán una batalla histórica que les podría llevar a ganar la presidencia nue-vamente. Nuevas hambrunas y epidemias en África crearán conciencia en el mundo, siendo el medio artístico y periodístico los más involucrados en ayudar. La situación financiera mundial no mostrará mejorías notables, es probable que vientos de guerra se dejen sentir por todo el planeta. La tan ansiada reforma migratoria no se hará rea-lidad en el 2016 aunque los activistas y de-fensores de la misma seguirán en la lucha.

Sucederán situaciones positivas con res-pecto al derecho que tienen los animales, en diversos gobiernos se tomarán medidas para castigar con cárcel a quiénes sean juz-gados por cargos de crueldad en contra de la fauna, aunque suena esperanzador, es un pequeño paso que se dará para controlar la barbarie que ocurre diariamente en contra de animales indefensos y su habitat natural.

La madre naturaleza no dará tregua en su agonía, pero parece que esto no importa a los gobiernos ni a los más poderosos. Ocu-rrirán inundaciones, tornados, terremotos, sequías y erupciones volcánicas en cinco continentes. Se descifrarán simbolismos antiguos en naciones como China, India y Egipto, los cuáles tendrán mensajes tras-cendentales acerca del futuro que nos es-pera.

La generosidad, la bondad hacia nues-tros semejantes y hacia todo ser viviente, el amor a nuestro planeta y el cuidado de la ecología son factores determinantes para que tengamos no sólo un 2016 mejor sino un futuro mejor. De nosotros depende el bienestar de nuestro planeta y nuestro fu-turo. El incremento de la espiritualidad se hará sentir en este 2016 que traerá sorpre-sas y bendiciones a muchas personas. Que todos tengamos un 2016 lleno de paz, justi-cia y prosperidad.


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