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New bill will force owners of hybrid & electric cars to pay fees to offset gas they don’t buy

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Dear readers:

I was, and still am, happy for having found the perfect car for my sister Juana, who was spending almost $100 per week in gas, driving about 100 miles weekly in her old 6-cylinder Ford Taurus. I felt sorry for her, because as a minimum-wage earner, it had become a real hardship for her. She is now driving the same number of miles, but spending just a fraction of what she was spending before after she got a hybrid car.
But when I read the article below, written by Matt Agorist, I just hoped our money-hungry California government doesn’t go the way other states are going: penalizing those hybrid-car drivers for not paying the gas tax the government has been accustomed to steal from its citizens. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen in California, since it is the US state leader that promotes and incentivizes the use of clean energy. – Marvin Ramírez

Because owners of hybrid and electric cars don’t pay enough in fuel taxes, the government is going to force them to pay exorbitant annual fees

by Matt Agorist

If ever you thought the government cares about possible solutions to environmental problems — like electric cars — the following case out of North Carolina proves just how much of a farce their “caring” is.
Legislators in North Carolina have introduced a bill that will force owners of hybrid and electric vehicles to pay exorbitant annual fees to offset the gas taxes they aren’t paying. This move creates a negative incentive to partake in the free market solution to a cleaner environment through purchasing fuel efficient and electric cars.

Senate Bill 446 will force owners of electric and hybrid cars to pay massive fees for the privilege of driving these cars in their state. Currently, the state is already stealing $130 a year in fees from citizens who drive electric cars, but the new legislation would more than double that to $275 by 2022 and add hybrid cars to the list of those to extort. The bill includes text that would raise rates every year as well — due to inflation, of course.

This is the opposite incentive other states use to encourage the use of cleaner technology. However, it is not exclusive to North Carolina as 19 other states have passed similar legislation.

As the free market provides solutions to a cleaner environment, here comes the state to make sure they can stifle it.

As the News Observer reports, Senate Bill 446 was introduced by Jim Davis and Tom McInnis, Republicans who head the transportation and transportation appropriations committees. The bill is designed to help offset the declining revenue generated by the fuels tax as cars and trucks get better gas mileage or don’t use any gas at all.

According to Davis, it comes down to “our roads.”

“Right now, they don’t pay any gas tax from the purchase of electricity, and they’re using our roads,” Davis said. “This bill is intended to bring parity so that everybody is contributing their fair share to the gas tax revenue.”

According to the News Observer, the massive jump in fees has worried automakers, according to Henry Jones Jr., an attorney who represents the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which includes Ford, GM, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and eight other automakers.

By creating a negative incentive for NC citizens to purchase electric cars, state lawmakers are not only stifling the growth of the fuel-efficient industry but they are also discouraging a free market solution to a cleaner environment.

“If we are in the process of trying to encourage more electric vehicles, it seems like that fee is a little bit more than it should be,” NC Sen. Joyce Waddell said.

Others lawmakers disagree and say that if they have to pay a fuel tax for driving their gas guzzlers then drivers of fuel-efficient vehicles need to ante up as well to drive on their roads.

“On the roads that they travel they cause just as much of a problem as my light pickup truck,” NC Sen Bill Rabon said. “I’m paying 36 cents a gallon to ride on that road, and it is only fair that they pay an equal amount.”

Naturally, proponents of this bill do not take into account the externalized costs of combustion engines which everyone pays. And, largely due to government subsidies and special privileges granted to massive polluters by the state, the actual costs of fossil fuels — which everyone pays without choice — are far greater.

Some of these externalized costs are easy to see such as smog, pollution, and land degradation. But others are not so easy to see like the costs of asthma and cancer. Sadly, this is one area in which total costs are not represented in market prices due to the fact that many of the world’s largest polluters are granted permission to degrade the environment by government agencies like the EPA.

In a corporatocracy, we would expect nothing less than a regulatory agency to have a backdoor for corporations to pillage human and environmental health for profit.

On example of this privilege to polluters is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which was passed in 1976 and administered by the EPA. It is the primary gateway for chemicals to be introduced on the market. The TSCA is supposed to protect Americans from “unreasonable risk to health or to the environment,” but thanks to the trade secrets provision we are denied information on 65 percent of chemicals that have been introduced over the past 27 years.

As legislators across the country push to tax those who choose a free market solution to pollution, we would do well to remember that massive hidden costs due to their special privileges and loopholes granted to some of the largest polluters in the world are paid by us all — whether we legislate it or not.

Don’t just ACCEPT Alzheimer’s as inevitable

These lifestyle options can help you prevent it

by Vicki Batts

Many people assume that dementia is a “normal” part of the aging process — but the truth is that memory loss and cognitive decline are not rites of passage in your golden years. Recent survey data from the Dementia Attitudes Monitor shows that over 20 percent of people in the United Kingdom believe that dementia is inevitable as they get older, while over 70 percent of people believe that dementia cannot be prevented.

In the United States alone, nearly six million people are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease — and that number is expected to reach 14 million by 2050. An estimated one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia — and every 65 seconds, someone else is diagnosed with the disease.

For millions of people, dementia is already a reality. But despite what the corrupt medical establishment tells us about dementia, it can be prevented.

Dementia isn’t a fact of life

Across the board, the findings on dementia attitudes in the U.K. do not look good. In addition to believing dementia is inevitable and cannot be prevented, most people don’t know what the risk factors for dementia are or how to protect against it. Health officials believe that at least one-third of all dementia cases can be prevented with diet and lifestyle modification — which makes this lack of awareness especially concerning.

The polling data, collected by Ipsos MORI for Alzheimer’s Research U.K., included responses from over 2,000 participants.

However, the survey respondents were never asked why they thought dementia was unavoidable and unpreventable.

It is hard not to wonder if people have such an abysmal view of dementia because that’s the message they’re being given from health professionals. Even the pharmaceutical industry has been forced to admit defeat when it comes to dementia treatment. There are no prescription drugs that can put a band-aid on cognitive decline.

That sounds pretty negative — especially to someone who’s been conditioned to believe pharma drugs are the only path to wellness for their entire life. It’s really not surprising that most people put dementia up there with death and taxes: That’s basically what doctors tell them.

Preventing dementia is possible

Despite what the mainstream medical-pharmaceutical industrial complex would like for you to believe, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can be prevented — just like other major Western ailments such as heart disease and diabetes. Admitting that the body can protect and heal itself without pharmaceuticals is a major threat to modern medicine (and all the profits that come with it).

Denying the biological reality that yes, the human body can take care of itself, is essential to their bottom line — but consumers can still take charge of their health.

There are a host of diet and lifestyle modifications people can make to reduce their dementia risk. As Daily Mail reports, experts suggest the following changes:

• Quit smoking if you are a smoker
• Drink in moderation, if at all
• Keep your brain active
• Be more social
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Follow a healthy diet
• Be physically active

These generic lifestyle changes can help improve overall health and can help reduce the risk of many diseases and conditions, including dementia. Recent research has shown that there may be another potential risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer’s: Aluminum exposure.

Studies have shown that aluminum in drinking water can increase your risk of dementia. According to reports, the scientists found consuming just 0.1 mg of aluminum per day from drinking water was enough to adversely effect cognitive ability over time.

Research has also shown that the aluminum adjuvants in vaccines can also threaten cognitive function and contribute to the onset of Alzheimer’s and other neurological conditions. Fortunately, studies also show silica water can help protect your brain against the toxic effects of aluminum and other metals.

Learn more about preventing dementia and other diseases at Prevention.news.

Sources for this article include:

DailyMail.co.uk
ITV.com

Los Angeles has most to lose in Census undercount, study finds

For first time, state could lose a congressional seat and electoral college vote

by Mark Hedin
Ethnic Media Services

California is welcoming newcomers every day, but some regions are growing fast enough to take political power away from slower-growing ones. In today’s California, the most-populous county, Los Angeles, with more than 10 million people, is losing ground to the San Francisco Bay Area and the Inland Empire of San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

In its recent report, “Winners and Losers: The 2020 Census and California’s 2021 Redistricting,” Claremont McKenna College’s Rose Institute of State and Local Government looks at population trends up and down the state and explains how changes play out in the political realm.

Overall, the state is projected to show an 8.7 percent population increase from 2010, while within California, the San Francisco Bay Area is expected to show 11.9 percent growth overall, with San Francisco County growing 14 percent, Alameda 14.5 percent and Contra Costa 13.4 percent. Santa Clara, Solano and San Mateo counties also are experiencing double-digit population growth.

In Southern California, Riverside County is up 15.2 percent, San Bernardino and Orange counties 8.6 percent each and San Diego 11.2 percent. But most of Los Angeles is growing at a less than 5 percent rate.

Political districts are intended to include equal numbers of people. So when the Census shows that one region has more people than it used to, and another has fewer, district boundaries are redrawn to balance out their respective populations.

But, just as Los Angeles stands to lose representation in Sacramento, the same principles that apply to state legislatures also come into play when seats in the U.S. Congress are apportioned. California, and the South and Southwest in general, have consistently gained seats. But in 2020, California could, for the first time, lose a seat in Congress.

Four central Los Angeles Congressional districts – each controlled by a Democrat of either Hispanic or Asian descent – would nonetheless be consolidated into three districts to allow another congressional seat to go to a faster-growing state, such as Texas or Florida.

The methodology of how Congressional seats are apportioned is bizarrely byzantine and impossible to explain. But basically, every state gets one seat and then the remaining 385 are distributed according to population.

The four Congressional districts seen as most likely candidates for contraction are Judy Chu’s 27th, in Pasadena; Grace Napolitano’s 32nd, in El Monte; Linda Sanchez’s 38th, in Lakewood; and Lucille Roybal-Allard’s 40th in Downey.

While in the past, redistricting efforts attempted to preserve a district’s ethnic identity, those four districts are all surrounded by others with similar demographics, so if California were to lose a seat in Congress, it seems certain that it would be one belonging to a Democrat of color, Douglas Johnson, one of the report’s authors, told Ethnic Media Services.

However, he said, a difference of as few as 40,000 more Californians being counted in the Census could keep that from happening.

The report’s projections are based on data gathered by the Census Bureau in its annual American Community Surveys up to 2017 and extrapolated forward from there, then compared to 2010 Census data.

Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties have all signed on to form Complete Count Committees to ensure all their residents are enumerated in next year’s census.

Belizeans voted yes for ending territorial dispute with Guatemala

Belizeans voted yes for the International Court of Justice (CIJ) to settle an old territorial, maritime and insular dispute with Guatemala, in a referendum held on Wednesday, according to reports issued today.

According to the announced data, 53,388 electors voted yes whereas 43,029 opposed it. Previously slated for April 10, 65.05 percent of the 148,000 Belizeans turned out to vote despite its deferral by the president of the Supreme Court, Kenneth Benjamin, to deeply analyze an appeal against such process filed by the opposition.

After the analysis, voters were summoned to respond whether they agree to any legal claim of Guatemala against Belize related to several territories should be submitted to the ICJ for a final decision and to determine the limits of these areas.

Guatemala recognized the independence of Belize in 1991 but it continues to claim approximately 11,030 square kilometers of Belize´s territory (from the Sarstun River in the south to the Sibun river to the north), as well as hundreds of islands and islets. (El Reportero’s wire services).

Longtime Immigrant Rights Activist Nativo López Dies at 68

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights issued a statement remembering López as a “fierce defender of immigrants and of all Angelenos”

by City News Service

Longtime immigrant rights activist Nativo López, the executive director of Hermandad Mexicana, lost a battle with cancer, the Santa Ana-based nonprofit announced Monday.

A memorial service is in the planning stages for López, who died on Sunday at the age of 68, according to a statement from Hermandad Mexicana, which provides a variety of services for immigrants.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved leader, friend and fierce immigrant activist, Nativo López, on May 19, 2019,” the statement says. “He dies after two months of battling with cancer.”

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights issued a statement remembering López as a “fierce defender of immigrants and of all Angelenos.”

“The history of social justice movements in Los Angeles will include the name of this fighter and describe him as an influential immigrant rights advocate at a time when leadership and passion were badly needed,” said Angelica Salas, the coalition’s executive director. “Our condolences go to his family and friends, and we join them in honoring his contributions to our community.”

López, who was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Norwalk, was known for his part in winning amnesty for undocumented immigrants in 1986 and for the campaign to allow undocumented immigrants to receive drivers licenses.

López was on the Santa Ana Unified School board from 1997 until 2003, when a recall effort led by multimillionaire Ron Unz, the backer of a proposition opposed to bilingual education, successfully ousted him.

López sued to block the recall effort and won in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on a 2-1 decision that was later overturned by a ruling from the full court.

López also made headlines in 2009 when he was charged with voter registration fraud. López pleaded guilty in June 2011 to voting from an office space in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles when he actually lived in Orange County, and he was sentenced to 400 hours of community service.

Donations in López’s memory can be sent to Hermandad Mexicana, 900 N. Broadway, #604, Santa Ana, 92701.

No celebration for the mothers of the missing, who are marching in 23 cities

Eighth annual National Dignity March is for 40,000 moms of missing children

by Mexico News Daily

It’s Mother’s Day in Mexico but 40,000 moms whose sons and daughters are missing have nothing to celebrate.

Thousands of mothers of the missing will march in at least 23 cities today to draw attention to their ongoing struggle to locate their children in a country where rates of violence remain stubbornly high, thousands of unidentified bodies lie in morgues and hidden graves are regularly discovered.

It will be the eighth consecutive year that mothers and other family members of missing persons take to the streets to demand that authorities increase their efforts to find their loved ones.

In Mexico City, the National Dignity March will begin at the Monument to the Mother and conclude at the Angel of Independence, located on the capital’s emblematic Paseo de la Reforma boulevard. Simultaneous marches are planned for 22 other Mexican cities.

Among the participants in the Mexico City march will be members of a collective from Coahuila known as United Forces for our Missing.

“. . . We have nothing to celebrate,” said spokesperson María Elena Salazar.

“Even though we have other children, one of them isn’t with us. While we don’t know what happened, we can’t let this date go by unnoticed.”

Salazar called on the federal government to treat all missing persons cases equally and not just focus on “emblematic cases,” such as the disappearance of 43 teaching students in Guerrero in 2014.

“We have a new government and we continue to demand that it help us and listen to us. It shouldn’t seek [to solve only] emblematic cases . . . we all have the same necessity,” she said.

In Veracruz, where crimes including homicides and kidnappings have spiked recently and a secret cemetery was discovered last month, Lucía Díaz, founder of the Solecito Collective, said that mothers of the missing will march today in the port city of Veracruz.

During a previous march, the collective received a macabre gift: a sketch of the location of a mass clandestine grave at Colinas de Santa Fe, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Veracruz city. The remains of 300 people were exhumed from the site.

In contrast to Salazar, Díaz argued that the federal government has shown interest in solving Mexico’s thousands of missing persons cases, pointing out that it allocated 407 million pesos (US $21.3 million) to the National Search Commission.

However, Díaz said that the state’s top prosecutor is not offering the same support to the hundreds of collectives in the state that are made up of family members of the disappeared.

“The attorney general [Jorge Winckler] doesn’t make the slightest effort to hide his repudiation toward us,” she said.

Announcing the federal government’s search commission funding in February, human rights undersecretary Alejandro Encinas described Mexico as an “enormous hidden grave.”

“It’s estimated that there are currently 40,000 disappeared persons, more than 1,100 clandestine graves and around 26,000 unidentified bodies in morgues . . . that gives an account of the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis and the violation of human rights that we are confronting,” he said.

Source: Milenio (sp)

In other Mexico news:

National Guard short on personnel: neither police nor navy have provided any

Secondary laws and other issues remain outstanding. Until then, only army soldiers are on patrol

Neither the navy nor the Federal Police has yet provided any personnel to the National Guard, leaving the first units of the new security force to be made up entirely of soldiers.

The secretariats of the Navy (Semar) and Security and Citizens Protection (SSPC), which has responsibility for the Federal Police, said they can’t transfer personnel to the force because a secondary law establishing the regulatory framework for the National Guard is not yet in place.

The secretariats also said they cannot begin the recruitment process for the security force because of a lack of legal clarity regarding a range of aspects related to the formation of the Guard, including entry requirements, evaluation and training.

That information, which came in response to a request by news website Animal Político, contradicts statements made by President López Obrador this week.

Yesterday he said that members of the navy police had already joined the National Guard and earlier this week he declared that the recruitment process was under way.

The first unit of the force started operations in Minatitlán, Veracruz, last month and further contingents have been deployed to Salina Cruz, Oaxaca; Tijuana, Baja California; and Cancún, Quintana Roo.

López Obrador has said that the initial deployments are legal even without secondary laws in place as the constitutional reform that enabled the creation of the National Guard allowed them.

However, the president’s office refused to provide Animal Político with copies of “general agreements” that showed that to be the case, stating that “it’s not a matter within its jurisdiction” and that it has no obligation to provide information to support statements made by López Obrador.

The National Guard was declared constitutional in March after both houses of federal Congress and all 32 states approved the security force.

Members of a special naval police force based in the most dangerous municipalities of Veracruz were López Obrador’s choice to be the first recruits.

But while Semar said it plans to transfer 6,288 naval police to the force it has not specified when that will occur.

Senate committees will begin discussion and analysis of a National Guard Law next week and according to the constitutional reform which was published in the government’s official gazette on March 26, legislation governing the security force must be drawn up by May 25.

Senators have said the law will set out the complete architecture for the Guard’s operation, including how it will be organized and how it will collaborate with other entities as well as the requirements for recruitment that Semar and the SSPC are currently awaiting.

Luis Rodríguez Bucio, an army general with extensive experience fighting and studying Mexico’s notorious drug cartels, has already been named commander.

The federal government has expressed confidence that the broader deployment of the force will be effective in combating the record levels of violent crime that are currently plaguing the country.

(Source: Animal Político (sp).

Your questions about the Census: What happens if I don’t answer a question in Census 2020?

by Ethnic Media Services
In partnership with La Opinion

The 2020 Census can be as important to the community as the presidential election that will be held on the same year.

Why? Because only once every ten years, and by constitutional mandate, the federal government counts the total number of people living in the United States. The resulting count determines how federal funds are distributed and how electoral districts are drawn. In other words, services for our community and our political representation depend on an accurate count.

Today we launch an occasional new series to answer the most frequently asked questions about the Census. If you have a question or concern about the Census, please write to pilarmarrero700@gmail.com and we will get the answers from the experts.

Question: What if I only answer part of the Census? For example, if the courts allow the citizenship question, what if I leave it blank and answer the rest? What if I don’t want to give some other details about some family members? Are there legal consequences?

We explain, making several important notes.

1. Not responding to the Census in whole or in part is technically illegal.

Not responding to the Census, in whole or in part, violates federal laws. The law provides various levels of punishment for those who do not answer the Census or give deliberately false information.

The law (Title 13, Census, Chapter 7, Subchapter II) considers three levels of punishment: failure to answer a question carries a $100 fine. Giving false answers can result in a $500 fine, and giving information to deliberately affect the count can result in a $1,000 fine or up to a year in prison.

2. This is a law that has rarely been applied in U.S. history but…

The last criminal charge of non-response in a Census took place in 1970, when a dissident publicly announced that he would not respond to the Census, and was fined $50 for it. The activist appealed, indicating that many other people did not answer the Census but made no noise about it and no one persecuted them. The courts agreed and dropped his conviction.
“A prosecution would be unusual, unexpected, unprecedented”, said Thomas A. Saenz, President of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), who represents his organization in the Census´s National Advisory Committee On Racial, Ethnic And Other Populations. “That said, this is the Trump Administration and they are very unpredictable”.

3. Census officials have said that even if you leave one question blank, the other answers will count.

According to the internal memos of the Census, there is always a percentage of non-response to various survey questions, and that does not disqualify the other answers.

The historical reality is that there is always a level of non-response in all Censuses, this will not be something new in the 2020 Census. For example, the citizenship question, which has been asked from only a fraction of the U.S. public in the American Community Survey , had a level of 11.6 percent to 12.3 percentnon-response among Hispanics in 2013-2016. However, there was also a similar level of non-response to other questions on the questionnaire.

Last year, Acting Census Director Ron Jarmin testified before a congressional subcommittee that: “we process many surveys with incomplete responses, the Census is one of them”. When Rep. Grace Meng of New York asked him whether people who don´t fill out the citizenship question on the Census form would be counted, Jarmin replied: “Yes, but we would definitely encourage people to fill it out as completely as possible”.

Several interviewees for this column indicated that they are afraid to answer the citizenship question if it is ultimately allowed by the courts or that they intend not to do so in protest of its inclusion in the 2020 Census. However, so far everything seems to indicate that if they fill out the rest of the survey, this would not affect the total count and they would not stop being counted.

Saenz, from MALDEF, indicates that “we will never advocate or recommend that anybody not answer any questions”.

4. Omitting answers may or may not increase the likelihood that a Census worker will knock on your door.

The common practice in the Census is to send agency workers to count those who have not filled out the initial questionnaires. Will someone be sent if only a few answers are left blank? It’s impossible to know but Saenz says he doesn´t think so.

The Census has announced, however, that they will use other “administrative records” to try to complement that information that is left blank.

“What would guarantee the visit from a Census worker is not to answer the questionnaire at all”, said Saenz. “I say if you want to avoid a visit, answer as best as you can”.

Door-to-door enumeration usually happens when there´s no response to the initial questionnaire, but Census studies indicated that this can also be a problem, since in communities affected by the anti-immigrant environment, there is an informational campaign to advise that no one “open the door” unless there is a court order, as many fear it is “la migra” knocking.

There´s no report of anyone been prosecuted for not opening the door to a Census taker, but nongovernmental campaigns that insist on a complete count of all communities will use local organizations that have the trust of the community to encourage participation.

Please send your questions about the Census to pilarmarrero700@gmail.com

OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

SFO is soliciting proporsals for two food and Beverages Kiosk Leases, Small Business Enterprise Set-Asides. Visit flysfo.com/kiosklease for details.

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

The Peralta Community College District is calling for sealed bids for the Laney College Door Replacement Project (Bid No. 18-19/29) to be delivered to the Purchasing Department, at 501 5th Avenue, Oakland, California, 94606, until 2:00 pm, on June 5th 2019.

SB 854 requires any contractor or subcontractor bidding on a public works project to register with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR). This is a Public Works project and will require payment of prevailing wages. In order to perform the work, Bidders at the time of the Bid Opening and for the duration of the project shall possess a valid California Contractor’s license and certifications in order to qualify to perform the Work: Class B1 or C28 Contractors License.

The project consists of repairing and replacing doors throughout the campus. This includes but is not limited to the installment, adjustments, repairs or replacement of Metal, Storefront, Automatic Doors and all associated hardware. All work shall meet ADA compliance, CBC Title 24, ADAAG as well as California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 3235.

A mandatory bidders’ conference will be held on May 21, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Conference Room #1 at the Department of General Services at 333 East 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94606 (510)466-7346.

All bids shall be presented in accordance with the bid specifications for this project. Bid documents and specifications will be available by May 6, 2019 at the Bay Area Builders Exchange or by visiting our website at www.peralta.edu and under “Quick Links”, click “Business Opportunities” to download the bid packet

CITY OF REDWOOD CITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Establishment of City Council Districts for By-District Elections

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 6, 2019, the City Council of the City of Redwood City, California, will hold a Public Hearing at 7pm in the City Council chambers located at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City. The topic of this hearing will be the composition of City Council Electoral Districts.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at the public hearing, the public is invited to provide input regarding the content of the draft map or maps and the proposed sequence of elections. After the public hearing on May 6, 2019, the City Council will consider introduction of an ordinance implementing district-based elections for seats on the City Council. Comments can also be submitted via email to districtelections@redwoodcity.org, or hand-delivered or mailed to City Hall. More information about the establishment of single-member districts for the by-district elections can be found at www.redwoodcity.org/districtelections. In the event changes are necessary to the public hearing noted above, a new notice will be published in accordance with the law.

DATED: April 15, 2019
BY: Pamela Aguilar, City Clerk
PUBLISHED: April 26, 2019

Define ‘American Artist Fellowship Program’ launch

Compiled by the El Reportero’s staff

Define American is bringing eight undocumented artists to Oakland next week to launch the first-ever Undocumented Artist Fellowship program. The fellowship connects these artists with resources, a stipend, and national exposure through Define American, while also demonstrating that art is a universal language. We are fighting to ensure that the thriving arts scene in the U.S. is fully imbued with energy from all over the world. The artists come from six cities in five states, including two from California. They are painters, sculptors, musicians, designers, photographers, performance artists, and experimental filmmakers.

Please join us as we unveil our cohort of fellows and invite attendees to meet the artists in attendance.

On Saturday, May 4, 2019, 5-6:30 p.m., at Pro Arts Gallery & COMMONS, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland.

Docu-theater production celebrates Afro-Cuban immigrants and Cuban-Americans

This new and timely docu-theater production celebrates Afro-Cuban immigrants and Cuban-Americans who have accomplished a high level of excellence in the United States, Cuba, and abroad through hard work and iré, the Lucumí condition of being blessed with positive energy.

Performed in English and Spanish, We Have Iré tells the true life stories of four Cuban artists—Youth Speaks cofounder Paul S. Flores; DJ Leydis, the first Afro-Cuban female DJ to play at the White House; award-winning dancer and choreographer Ramón Ramos Alayo; Grammy-nominated artist Yosvany Terry—while giving them the space to tell their stories on their own terms through dance, music, and spoken word.

On Friday and Saturday, May 10–11, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 12, 2019, at 2 p.m.

YBCA Forum, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco.

Teatro Nahual presents “The First Lady” (Spanish)

The First Lady written by the Mexican playwright Willebaldo López is a farce that reflects the absurd reality of the politics that surrounds us worldwide. This work, in a grotesque way and at the same time very close to reality, shows the scope of corruption in which the political layers and the type of ambitious individuals that make up the political posts move. The public, through laughter, can see reflected the reality of the town. Likewise, the eccentric personality of a political leader and the opulence and ambition of his first lady are caricatured, who try to reform the laws for their own convenience, regardless of the welfare of the people.

The work has the performances of Juan Aquino, Lucía Peralta, Geraldo Cadenas, Marco Morales, Brenda Gutiérrez and Carolina López.

The original music is by the masters Gerardo Fernández and Isidro Jiménez. The set design is by Bridget Wylie. The stage direction is in charge of Verónica Meza.

“The First Lady” will premiere on Friday, May 24 at 8 p.m., followed by more performances on Saturdays, May 25, Sunday, May 26, at matinee at 2 p.m .; Friday, May 31 and Saturday, 1st. of June.
Place: MACLA-510 S. First Street in San Jose, CA.

Tickets are on sale at the Teatro Nahual site: www.teatronahual.org. You can also buy them at the theater door or book your tickets at: (650) 793-0783.

FLO, The Funky Latin Orchestra

The band FLO led by Mio Flores, El Timbalero, consists of a collection of musicians based out of the San Francisco and greater East Bay Area. Each with 30 years and plus of professional entertaining, performing, recording and touring with many greats of the music industry.

This group of well seasoned musicians have been playing together and entertaining audiences of many diverse social backgrounds and genres of music and have crossed paths with each other anywhere from the last five to 25 years in their careers. “FLO” Funky Latin Orchestra is pleased to be at Club Fox with all of you on this great night.

Azul Latino is led by Ernie Nolasco who is a self-taught lead guitarist with over 30 years of experience in the local Bay Area Music Scene. Growing up in the Mission District of San Francisco, Ernie was immersed in the eclectic blend of musical scenes that traversed the Bay Area through the 70s and 80s. Drawing influences from Ernie Isley, Neil Schon, Jimi Hendrix, and Carlos Santana. Ernie is a product of the Guitar’s Golden Age; when artists used the guitar to organically emulate emotion.
(www.azullatino.com).

On Saturday, June 1, at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. Doors open 7 p.m.

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