CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED VOL 116 No. 017 IMPERIAL COUNTY, CA Thursday, April 23, 2020

Coping With COVID: Paty Hurtado’sRoad To Recovery Comes With Message

Confined to her Calexicohome with her husband, womandescribes life and death withcoronavirus; asks others to “takecare of each other.”

BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO BROWN

CALEXICO — Paty Hurtadois on the mend. She’s got her easylaugh and her bubbly spirit back,but she’s still a little weakenedand has a lingering cough beingtreated with a nebulizer.

Still considered one of the120 or so “active cases” of coro-navirus in Imperial County,Hurtado is under a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week home iso-lation order from the county“until further notice,” confined toher Calexico home with her hus-band of 28 years, EnriqueVerdugo.

Soon, however, the 59-year-old musician and entertainerhopes she will be cleared by hertreating physician, Dr. Tien TanVo, in about a week, so that shecan join the more than 50 other

Imperial County residents whohave been moved to the “recov-ered” side of the local ledgertracking COVID-19 infections.

Although the county did notofficially confine Paty to herhome until April 1, she basically

hasn’t ventured outdoors sinceMarch 20 (except to be tested), soshe’s looking forward to her firstface-to-face appointment with Voat his office.

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I.C. COVID Deaths Up To 5,Positive Cases Surge, AsBorder Rates Loom Large

Conditions in Mexicali nottruly known, but virus in BajaCalifornia is expected to greatlyaffect Imperial County’s efforts toease restrictions.

BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO BROWN

As local and state officialsbegin to have discussions onwhen and how to slowly emergefrom stay-at-home orders andother mandatory distancingmeasures, the number of cases ofCOVID-19 infections continuedto escalate in Imperial Countyand in Mexicali, home to morethan 1.1 million people.

Imperial County saw one ofits largest single-day surges in thenumber of positive cases whencounty Public Health Departmentdata revealed those who havetested positive went from 175total cases to 195 total cases, witha fifth fatal case of the virus con-firmed, all on April 21.

Two deaths were reported in

two consecutive days after thenumber of fatalities attributed tothe virus had been holding atthree for more than a week,according to county PublicHealth information.

The latest death was an elder-ly patient formerly hospitalizedin Baja California with multipleunderlying health problems who

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ENRIQUE VERDUGO, 51, and Paty Hurtado, 59, of Calexico,have been married for 28 years. Paty is recovering from COVID-19. She and Enrique have been in isolation in their home sincearound March 20. COURTESY PHOTO

Cops Continue COVID-Related Efforts, 'Potential

Scams' Create Added Wrinkle

Not Even COVID CanKeep Down Calexico’sFinancial Rebirth

BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO

BROWN

Calexico continues toget its fair share of com-plaints about large groupsof people defying healthorders to cover up theirfaces --- the implicationbeing the groups areMexican essential workers --- but so far none of theclaims have been substanti-ated, the police chief saidrecently.

Patrolling downtownCalexico in his police cruis-er the afternoon of April 17,

Chief Gonzalo Gerardospoke to a reporter onspeaker phone about thefalse reports coming into hisdepartment that farmwork-ers and others are not adher-ing to the county health offi-cer's April 10 order requir-ing members of the publicto wear face coverings at alltimes to limit the spread ofcoronavirus.

"I'm downtown rightnow and everybody's cov-ered up," Gerardo said,describing how he passed abus stop where a pair ofmen sat on a bench, one

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BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO

BROWN

Although it remains tobe seen how residents andmerchants will ultimatelyfare in the wake of thecoronavirus pandemic,Calexico City Hall isexpected to emerge rea-sonably whole and in plus-side financial territory,tempered by previousyears of budget deficitsand ongoing austeritymeasures.

“We really wereuniquely prepared forthis,” Calexico CityManager David Dale toldthe City Council on April15, following a third-quar-ter budget status presenta-tion at its regularly sched-uled meeting.

Dale was referring tothe $377,000 in lost pro-gram fees and an antici-pated 15-percent hit tosecond-quarter sales-taxrevenue caused byCOVID-19 business clo-sures and federal travel

restrictions.“We were lean and

mean as it were. That’swhy we were able to over-come this,” he said.

With more than 50total cases of COVIDfound in Calexico as ofApril 20, the most of anyImperial County zip code,and the true status of theillness uncertain just southof the border, there wascause to be happy insidecouncil chambers lastweek.

Saying it’s important“not to overpromise andunder deliver,” Mayor ProTem David Romero wasvisibly excited to see thecity projected to do sowell despite the financialimpact from the coron-avirus.

Although things couldbe better, and were headedthat way before the pan-demic, the city is stillexpected to finish fiscal2019-2020, which endsJune 30, with a general-fund surplus of $686,897

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SEVERAL CALEXICO POLICE officers respond toreports of numerous people inside Walmart not wear-ing face coverings on April 12. County public healthofficials required the public to cover up April 10. Policedid not find anyone defying the order that day, policereported. PHOTO COURTESY OF CALEXICO POLICEDEPARTMENT

Holtville's Bradley-Keffer Aux. ChurnsOut Viral Masks Like Liberty Ships

BY WILLIAM ROLLER

The battle against the coronavirushas been called the latest global war,and similar to America's "GreatestGeneration," Holtville's AmericanLegion auxiliary Unit 138 hasresponded in the spirit of Rosie the

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COVID COVERAGEINSIDE

• El Centro CIty Council con-tinues to update public with itsweekly COVID-19 updates; firechief talks easing up restric-tions. Page 2• Calexico Mayor Bill Hodgewelcomes county behavioralhealth official on weekly coro-navirus web series. Page 4 • The deadline for the 2020census count has been delayedthree months due to COVID-19. Learn more. Page 2

Left, BobCandland,

Boyce Aten Am.Legion Post 25

member,accepts face

masks fromKaren Gibbs,president of

Bradley-KefferAm. Legion

Auxiliary Unit138, who pro-

duced the masksin Holtville,

April 17.

BY JAYSON BARNISKE

Although high hopes for theaccuracy of the 2020 Census havebeen affected by the COVID-19pandemic, the deadline for thecount has been extended threemonths and efforts are underway toget back on track, according tocounty officials.

The U.S. Census Bureau hasrevised the count deadline fromJuly 31 to Oct. 31, said EsperanzaColio Warren, deputy chief execu-tive officer for Imperial Countyand head of the local completecount census committee.

Census officials will resumefield operations locally, meaningthey will go door to door, startingJune 1, according to the bureau,Colio Warren said.

In the meantime, local countefforts are being pushed online andthrough telephone banks beingoperated by local volunteer groups,Colio Warren said April 20.

“We have three partners,Comite Civico, the (ImperialValley) LGBT Resource Centerand Campesinos Unidos), (that)have volunteers with a cell phone… available to help people withthe hotline,” Colio Warren said.“People feel more confident call-ing someone in their own languageand having someone help themcomplete the questionnaire.”

Warren explained the U.S.Census Bureau is trackingresponse rates weekly by location.Official count efforts got under

way in late March. As of April 20,Imperial County’s response rate isat 41.3 percent, Colio Warren said.California is at 51.9 percent.

“We are receiving some in themail, but most is online,” sheadded.

Colio Warren shared why somemay be apprehensive about com-pleting the census questionnaire.

“People are afraid of beingdeported if they are non-citizens. Icame to Imperial County fromMexicali when I was 21. The rulesare different in the U.S. The waythe system works is different. Ispent nine years in school here, sonow I can relate how people areafraid of the system and that is whythe hotline is so important,” shesaid.

Colio Warren spoke about howthe COVID pandemic has drasti-cally affected the county censuscommittee’s ability to complete the2020 census.

“The plan was to send peopledoor to door and set up kiosks allover the Imperial County, but wehad to stop that to prevent thespread of COVID,” she said.

Imperial County and its part-ners in the 2020 Census shut downthe planned 31 informationalkiosks located at different loca-tions in Imperial County alongwith all canvassing activities andevents.

“This is a difficult situation forus because we have to stop ourcanvassing. We received fundingfrom the Imperial County, and it isour job to use partners to help us to

complete the census. Because ofthe coronavirus, we are missingopportunities to go into the com-munities and help people completethe census by providing comput-ers, internet and resources to com-plete the census,” she said.

To complete the 2020 Census,visit www.imperialcounty.org/cen-sus-2020. For further assistance,contact the Imperial County 2020census hotline at 442-265-0244.

Ricardo Ortega, a special proj-ects manager with NeighborhoodHouse in Calexico, was one of theleads on a Calexico subcommitteeformed to increase the count in thecity through door-to-door canvass-ing. He said the virus ended all ofthat.

“We did a lot of volunteer can-vassing and we were ready to startkiosk centers and had alreadybought laps tops when the wholecoronavirus thing started and thatbrought everything to a stop,” hesaid.

Ortega encourages residents tocomplete the census through theinternet, telephone and mail.

“We had a good plan to start,but everything went topsy turvywhen the virus started,” he added.

Ortega said he thinks theextended deadline for the count

isn’t enough time to recover fromthe time lost by the virus.

“The date to complete the cen-sus should be pushed back evenfurther because we still have tohave direct contact with people toencourage them to participate.Hopefully, they will push it evenfurther back to the end of the year,”he added.

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IID RecognizedAs ReliablePublic PowerProviderSTAFF REPORT

Imperial Irrigation Districthas earned a “Reliable PublicPower Provider (RP3)” desig-nation from the AmericanPublic Power Association forproviding reliable and safe elec-tric service, according to a dis-trict press release issued April21.

IID was awarded a “dia-mond” designation, the highestachievement possible under theassociation’s assessment. Thestatus signifies that the IID hasmet over 98 percent of the totalevaluation criteria, the pressrelease states.

IID joins more than 278public power utilities nation-wide that hold the RP3 desig-nation, which recognizes publicpower utilities that demonstrateproficiency in four key disci-plines: reliability, safety, work-force development and systemimprovement. Criteria includesound business practices and autility-wide commitment to safeand reliable delivery of electric-ity.

“We are proud to be recog-nized for this distinguishedhonor,” said Marilyn Gilbert,manager of IID’s EnergyDepartment. “Our mission is toprovide reliable, efficient andaffordably priced energy to thecommunity. The Diamond des-ignation demonstrates that com-mitment to our customers.”

Receiving an RP3 designa-tion “demonstrates a utility’scommitment to implementingindustry best practices in utilityoperations,” said AaronHaderle, chair of the AmericaPublic Power Association’s RP3Review Panel and manager ofTransmission and DistributionOperations at ?KissimmeeUtility Authority. In addition tothe national and local recogni-tion as a safe, reliability utility,the district could also experi-ence financial benefits from thedesignation, such as improvedbond ratings or savings onworkers compensation andinsurance, which in turn, helpsthe district maintain low elec-tricity rates, the release stated.

The designation, made inApril, lasts for three years.

BY WILLIAM ROLLER

Discussions have begun on what should bedone once modification of the state's stay-at-home order is allowed, El Centro Fire ChiefKen Herbert told the City Council on April 17at its fourth special meeting on the COVID-19pandemic.

Herbert, who is also the city EmergencyOperations Center director, said "California'sRoad Map to Modify the Stay-at-Home"order, a brochure produced by the governor’soffice, is already available.

"As we try to prepare for the day, planningefforts proceed. They are closely tied to thecapacity of health systems, ensuring their abil-ity to care for the sick and especially for thosein intensive care unit beds," said Herbert. "Butthis is not happening tomorrow."

The meeting was held in city councilchambers. While it was sparsely attendedcouncil members were spaced on the dais.

"I'm glad we are talking about recovery,"El Centro Mayor Efrain Silva said. "But thepandemic does not recognize borders or lan-guages and recovery can depend on what alsohappens in Mexicali. So, next week we get areport from the Mexican Consul of what ishappening there."

Modification ExplainedHerbert attempted to clarify what modifi-

cation means because a number of prerequi-site steps need to happen before the stay-at-

home order can berelaxed.

For modificationsto stay-at-home to suc-ceed six indicatorswould be needed,California Roadmapbrochure states. Thefirst, along with testingand tracing, includesisolating those whohave been exposed ortested positive. Thesecond is to protect theelderly and those withunderlying conditionswho may suffer theworst cases ofCOVID-19.

A third step is toassure hospitals canhandle a possible surgein positive cases. Onthis point El CentroRegional Medical Center has a 40 percentsurge capacity, explained Adolphe Edward, itschief executive officer. That means it has theability to increase regular beds from 160 to225 and ICU beds from 12 to 26.

A fourth step is developing therapeuticmedications to meet the demand.

"There's a lot of bright people working ona vaccine and therapeutics but we don't have asilver bullet now," Edward emphasized.

The fifth step is for businesses, schoolsand child care centers to support physical dis-tancing. Herbert noted Emergency Operationsis already doing outreach through email andsocial media to remind these entities of thiskey component.

The sixth step is knowing when to reinsti-tute certain measures such as stay-at-home

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Response Rate for2020 Census*

United States50.7%

California 51.9%

Imperial County41.3%

Calexico 45.7%

Brawley 48.2%

El Centro48.0%

Holtville 57.4%

Imperial52.9%

* Response rates as of April 20

Deadline For U.S. Census Extended ThreeMonths To Oct. 31; County Efforts Underway

El Centro Officials Look Forward To StepsTo Ease Distancing

EL CENTRO FIRE Chief Ken Herbert discussed the path torelaxing stay-at-home restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandem-ic during a special El Centro City Council meeting April 17. WILLIAM ROLLER PHOTO

STAFF REPORT

Crews are gearing up to startwork on the Interstate 8 ImperialAvenue Interchange Project inthe city of El Centro as soon asMay 5, according to a stateDepartment of Transportationpress release from April 20.

Construction signs will beposted at the end of this week buttraffic impacts for Stage 1 are notexpected until early July.

Stage 1 work on the southernportion of I-8 will take eight to 10months to complete and willinclude closures on southboundImperial Avenue to eastbound I-8and eastbound I-8 to northboundImperial Avenue, according tothe Caltrans release.

The I-8 westbound off-rampto Imperial Avenue and west-bound on-ramp from ImperialAvenue will remain open duringStage 1. Detours will be alongHighway 86/Fourth Street,Adams Avenue and ImperialAvenue.

The project will remove theexisting bridge and eastboundon- and off-ramps, then recon-

struct the structure and the on-and off-ramps in both directions.Construction will include a newentrance loop ramp from south-bound Imperial Avenue to east-bound I-8 and create access to thecity’s upcoming extension ofsouthbound Imperial Avenue tocity areas south of I-8.

Stage 2 work on the northernportion of I-8 is anticipated totake four to six months and isexpected to begin in spring/sum-mer 2021. During Stage 2, I-8/Imperial Avenue on- and off-ramps will be fully closed onedirection at a time. Motorists willbe detoured onto Highway86/Fourth Street to AdamsAvenue to the north or southwardto Highway 86/Fourth Street toHighway 86/East Heber Road inthe community of Heber, thenonto Highway 111.

Nighttime full closures of theI-8/Imperial Avenue intersectionwill take place several times inthe duration of the project to setup and take down falsework andtear down the old structure.Motorists will be detoured alongForrester Road, Evan Hewes

Highway/Adams Avenue, andHighway 86/Fourth Street.

Caltrans in partnership withthe Imperial CountyTransportation Commission andthe city of El Centro announcedplans for the two-year project inJanuary with a public open houseto discuss the project and trafficimpacts face-to-face with com-munity members and businesses.

The total cost of the project isabout $44 million, with $42 mil-lion funded through the RegionalImprovement Program andanother $2 million from theFederal Highway PriorityProjects Program.

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Week of April 20thThe Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture

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Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschoolerrefuses to get dressed. Your fifth-grader sulks on the bench instead of play-ing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents’ lives endlesslychallenging? No, it’s just their developing brain calling the shots! Daniel J.

Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling book Mindsight,explains the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures

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Su niño tiene una rabieta en medio de una tienda. Su niño en edad prescolarse niega a vestirse. Su niño de quinto grado se enfurruña en la banca en vezde jugar en el campo. ¿Los niños conspiran para hacer la vida de sus padresinfinitamente difíciles? No! Es solo su desarrollo cerebral tomando las deci-siones. Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsiquiatra y autor del libro mas vendido, titula-do Mindsight (en Inglés), nos explica la nueva ciencia de como esta conecta-

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Co-director del Centro de Investigación de la Atención Mental en UCLA

El Centro Moves Toward Commercial Cannabis Approval By Slim MarginBY WILLIAM ROLLER

The El Centro City Councilpreliminarily approved by the nar-rowest margin a proposed ordi-nance allowing commercialcannabis sales at its regular meet-ing April 21.

A motion to approve the firstreading was passed 3 to 2 thatwould allow two storefront retailcommercial cannabis businesseswith the option for delivery servic-es.

El Centro Mayor Efrain Silvaand council members Tomas Olivaand Edgardo Garcia voted for theordinance. Council membersJason Jackson and Cheryl ViegasWalker opposed.

"Since day one I've been inopposition," Jackson said duringthe meeting. "I do appreciate thatthe city staff made this ordinanceas comprehensive and as stringentas possible. But a lot of city resi-dents are just as opposed to this, asmyself. We're moving in a direc-tion I am not in favor of."

The council was presentedwith some version of a pro-cannabis sales ordinance sinceFeb. 25 by Norma Villicaña, direc-tor of the CommunityDevelopment Department. Theversion preliminarily approvedprohibits all other commercialcannabis ventures in the city,including cultivation, processing,manufacturing and testing.

The next step will likely be asecond level of approval at thecouncil's next regular meeting andthen the ordinance must be on thebooks for 30 days to becomeeffective.

Why Revised and WhatRevisions Made

The revisions to the latestordinance include clarification ofa 50-foot buffer zone between thecannabis business and its nearestneighbor. The distance is meas-ured from the closest exterior wallof the storefront to the residentialparcel line.

Other changes include no fam-

ily member of a City Councilmember is eligible to apply for acommercial cannabis permit. Andthe term of the permit waschanged from one year to threeyears, with the requirement thatthe permit holder must apply forrenewal 90 days before the permitexpires.

Equally ardent as Jackson inchallenging the ordinance wasViegas Walker.

"I'm not in favor, although itmakes the best of a bad situation,"she said. "But I would favor fre-quent reports from the police,ECRMC, planning commission

and city staff on how it is actuallyproceeding."

In the past, Walker was espe-cially adamant about keepingcannabis away from teenagers asshe has cited studies showing ithas detrimental effects on cogni-tive function and may impairyoung people from advancing tocollege and career opportunities.

Resident Says OrdinanceUnfair

One public speaker whoaddressed the cannabis ordinanceobjected primarily to the languageof the 50-foot buffer zone.

Mark Hershberger, a chiro-practor with an office on SouthFourth Street, has driven aroundthe proposed cannabis zone, main-ly east of Eighth Street and withmost parcels south of RossAvenue.

Hershberger maintains thereare only a handful of existingbuilding addresses in the zone thatallow for a 50-foot buffer, espe-cially for an L-shaped or otherunconventionally-shaped build-ings that permit a 50-foot buffersurrounding the entire perimeter.

"The only way to get a permitis buy a dirt lot and then borrow amillion dollars to build," he said."But any bank with FDIC insur-ance won't lend money becausecannabis is still banned by the fed-eral government."

Hershberger further contendsonly large cannabis retailersalready established can leverage

capital, such as Marsh & Ash, whoare based in San Diego and siphonrevenue from the local economy,and therefore eliminate opportuni-ty from local businessmen to com-pete. March & Ash also has a dis-pensary in the city of Imperial.

Silva thanked Hershberger forhis concern but stressed he sup-ports the 50-foot buffer. Other reg-ulations require any commercialcannabis retailer be located 600feet away from a school, park,recreation center and a daycarefacility.

Additionally, no persons under21 are allowed on the premises ofa cannabis business and sale oftobacco products or alcohol is notpermitted.

Any person convicted of aninfraction under the ordinanceshall be punished by a fine notexceeding $100 for the first viola-tion and $200 for a second viola-tion within one year, and a fine notexceeding $500 for a third viola-tion within one year. The maxi-mum fine allowed by law is$1,000 and imprisonment for aperiod of not more than sixmonths.

The next step in order toimplement the proposed ordi-nance, staff will bring back forcouncil approval the adoption ofcost-recovery fees for a commer-cial cannabis permit and thecannabis permit application

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Work Begins On I-8 Imperial AvenueInterchange Project In El Centro

KAZIN MAMDANI, A California Department of Transportationdesign manager, displays a rendering of the Interstate 8/ImperialAvenue interchange project during a forum on Jan. 15 at ElCentro Regional Medical Center.FILE PHOTO

NORMA VILLICAÑA, DIRECTOR of the community develop-ment department for the city of El Centro, explained revisions ina proposed ordinance for commercial cannabis retail operationsin El Centro on April 21. WILLIAM ROLLER PHOTO

and building on its reserves, orrainy-day funds.

Calexico Finance DirectorKarla Lobatos took the councilthrough a detailed third-quarterbudget report for fiscal 2019-2020. Despite the sobering newsthat COVID-related losses areestimated to be $377,187, revisedrevenues through the third quarterwere so strong and had increasedso much from the budget that wasadopted in late June 2019 (fiscal2019-2020 started July 1, 2019),that general-fund revenue projec-tions were still nearly $33,000higher in the adjusted budget fol-lowing the third quarter that endedApril 1.

She explained that through thethird quarter, the city was antici-pating $410,000 in increased gen-eral-fund revenues that positivelyoffset the COVID losses.

This news comes even asoverall expenditures by the cityincreased through the third quarteras well.

Breaking it down for the coun-cil, Lobatos said some of the$377,187 in projected program-revenue losses affected by COVIDinclude $165,900 in estimated feesgenerated by citations and parkingtickets from the PoliceDepartment; $80,000 in cannabistax revenues; $50,000 in businesslicense fees; $45,000 in hoteltaxes; and $25,000 in fire inspec-tion fees, among other sources.

However, she said, there was$410,000 in new revenue thatcame mostly through 2019 fourth-quarter calendar-year sales taxesto the tune of $150,000, a surgethat city officials did not antici-pate. That was bolstered by$100,000 in increased property-tax revenue/money made fromrefinancing bonds; $60,000 in rentpaid to the city from the Mexicanconsulate and other rents and con-cessions; and $100,000 inMeasure H funding transferred tothe general fund.

The adopted 2019-2020 gener-al-fund budget in June had totalrevenues of $16,252,326. Theadjusted amount through the thirdquarter was $16,285,139.

On the expenses side of theledger, the adopted general-fundbudget was $16,578,018 and theadjusted budget was $16,776,232,for an increase in expenditures ofmore than $198,000. Taken in twoparts, salaries and benefitsincreased by $61,197, including a2-percent cost-of-living-adjust-ment for all city employees, and

operating costs increased by near-ly $101,300.

Lobatos said even with thesurplus, the city must work hard tomaintain its expenses and be cau-tious.

The third-quarter reportsegued into discussions about thecity’s five-year general-fund pro-jections, something that has notbeen done before under this cur-rent management structure andcouncil.

Starting in fiscal 2021-2022through fiscal 2024-2025, Lobatossaid a “very conservative” esti-mate anticipates 2-percent growthin the city each year.

The purpose of the projectionis for “long-term planning” to“pay down long-term debt” anddeal with escalating costs of“unfunded liabilities” while simul-taneously building reserves.

After fiscal 2020-2021, thecity will have paid off its debt tothe Joint Powers InsuranceAuthority, which has caused thecity to self-insure at a higher cost.After that, the rest of the city’sdebt will come in the form ofretiree medical benefits, retireemedical unfunded liability, and thebackbreaker, the increasing costsof the California PublicEmployees’ Retirement System, orCalPERS.

At the same time, Lobatosshowed the council that throughvery conservative estimates thecity can reach a target of $1.5 mil-lion in operational reserves, theequivalent of about one month ofkeeping afloat with no revenue, bysetting aside 5 percent to 7 percentin reserves through 2024-2025.

Assistant City ManagerMiguel Figueroa, who is taskedwith economic development forthe city, among his many hats,lauded Lobatos on her “humbleand conservative projections,”adding that for all the good newsdelivered April 15, the numbersand long-term financial projec-tions did not even reflect some ofthe benefits of economic develop-ment projects the city has in theworks.

Figueroa told the council thatmore revenue will be added to theprojections soon as “a number ofprojects, some in the planningstage, some in the implementationstage,” bear fruit.

He added this was the direc-tion the council wanted to head in,and it’s happening, despite the set-back from the COVID pandemic.

The council unanimously

approved a budget amendmentresolution that reflected the realand projected changes to theadjusted budget.

In other city business, thecouncil also unanimouslyapproved the receipt of auditedfinancial statements for fiscal

2018-2019, which came sixmonths faster than the audit offinances for fiscal 2017-2018.City officials cited that as anotherexample of progress.

In 2016, the city was on theverge of bankruptcy. With a gener-al-fund balance of negative-$4

million, the city borrowed againstits own water enterprise fund tostay afloat and negotiated salaryand benefits reductions withemployee unions, and workedwith some of the lowest staffinglevels in the city in more than adecade.

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Financial Rebirth.........................................from page one

Calexico'sState Of TheCity AddressTo Be OnlineOnly April 30

STAFF REPORT

Due to the preventive meas-ures put in place for COVID-19,the city of Calexico will air avideo for its 2020 State of the CityAddress on April 30, the city con-firmed in a press release.

Calexico Mayor Bill Hodgewill present this year’s address,titled “On Steady Course.”

The State of the City Addresspresents an opportunity for resi-dents, local businesspersons andcommunity organizations to learnabout the major issues lying aheadfor the city of Calexico, accordingto the April 16 press release.

The 2020 Calexico State ofthe City Address will be uploadedonto the city’s Facebook pagewww.facebook/CityofCalexicoCA at 11 a.m. April 30 and will laterbe available on the city’s webpagewww.calexico.ca.gov

For additional information,please contact Norma Gerardo at760-768-2110 orngerardo@calexico.ca.gov

Calexico Mayor Releases Second COVID Web Episode

BY JAYSON BARNISKE

To reach Calexico residents directly,Mayor Bill Hodge hosted his second“Calexico Community Updates on COVID-19” web series on the Calexico FireDepartment’s Facebook page on April 17.

The show is filmed each Thursday anduploaded to Calexico fire’s social media pagethe same day, but due to technical difficultiesand a second-alarm fire, the video was notreleased until April 17.

The address began with the official num-bers of COVID cases in the Imperial Valley forthat day, which have since increased dramati-cally.

“Unfortunately, the numbers continue toincrease, but as we practice staying at homeand social distancing, the numbers are increas-ing at a slower rate at this time,” Hodgeannounced.

Hodge made clear the most important partof his message had to do with wearing facecoverings.

“There is a steep consequence for not fol-lowing this order. Violating this order is pun-ishable by a fine of $1,000 and possible jailterm of up to 90 days for each offense,” heannounced.

Hodge explained the Calexico PoliceDepartment will not be enforcing the order;rather, they will be taking an educational

approach. “The priority of the Calexico Police

Department will be to educate citizens on thepurpose and need of wearing fear coverings.There is an exception. If there are large gather-ings of people wearing no facecloths or indi-viduals defiant of the order to wear a facecloth,there will be a citation,” he said.

Hodge answered three anonymous ques-tions from the public about rules regardingwearing face coverings.

“Do I have to wear a mask when taking awalk or walking my pet?”

Hodge answered: “The order does notrequire people who are exercising or talking awalk outside alone to wear face covers.Instead, it focuses on people in public placeswhere people cannot always maintain 6 feetbetween each other.”

The second question asked, “Do I have towear a face covering if I am riding in my car?”

Hodge said, “The order does not requirepeople riding in the car with other members oftheir household to wear face coverings.”

The third question asked, “What type ofcloth face covering should be worn?”

Replied Hodge: “Face coverings as used inthe health officer order include scarfs, ban-danas and other covers that cover the nose andmouth, fit snugly but comfortable against theside of the face, can be secured with ties, earloops and other fasteners, and allow for breath-ing without restrictions.”

Dalia Pesqueira from the Imperial CountyBehavioral Health Department offered sometips about dealing with mental illness sur-rounding COVID-19.

Pesqueira spoke about the importance ofidentifying stress experienced as a result ofCOVID-19.

“It is important to recognize if the stresshas become unmanageable. Is what we aredoing right now helpful or has it affected us intwo or more areas of our lives like in our rela-tionships, jobs, and is it affecting our daily lifelike hygiene and ability to pay bills?” werequestions she posed.

Pesqueira gave the example of constantlyevaluating if a routine is benefiting mentalhealth.

“We don’t feel adequate and we are notfeeling satisfied from what we complete dur-ing our day. Our thoughts can be harmful andnot allow us to plan for our day. We may haveto refrain what being productive (action)means to us,” she said.

Pesqueira explained that all people cancontrol is what is going on in their householdand trust “health heroes and front-liners” aredoing what is within their control.

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A new episode of Mayor Hodge’s“Calexico Community Updates onCOVID-19” will be uploaded every

Thursday to the Calexico FireDepartment’s Facebook page,

https://www.facebook.com/CalexicoFire/

Latest Focus Was Mental Health

was transferred to a local healthcarefacility, where they died, a countypress release stated.

In the fourth case, yet anotherelderly patient succumbed to thevirus, where “it was unclear if under-lying health conditions were a fac-tor,” officials reported April 20.

In both cases, no additionaldetails were made public despiterequests for more information.

Meanwhile, the number of casesin Mexicali, which local health offi-cials say have a direct influence onwhat is happening in ImperialCounty, are rising at what is thoughtto be a higher rate, although it hasbeen difficult to get a true assessmentof conditions in the Baja Californiacapital city, or throughout theMexican border state in general.

The numbers seem to be the onlyhard information readily availablefrom Mexicali, where the state ofBaja California website listed 364confirmed cases in Mexicali, with 36deaths reported, and 157 suspectedcases of COVID pending confirma-tion, as of the morning of April 22.Throughout Baja, there have been133 deaths and 975 confirmed cases.

“We are ascending in ImperialCounty” in number of COVID cases,as is Mexicali, said Marian Fierro, anepidemiologist with county PublicHealth Department, during an inter-view April 21.

“We cannot separate” the influ-ence of the two regions on eachother, Fierro said. “Our cases aregoing to increase together, decreasetogether. I think we’re going to peaktogether.”

“It’s like a mirror,” Fierro added. Fierro works directly with the

Secretariat of Health of BajaCalifornia, Mexicali jurisdiction, andhas daily contact on “binationalcases,” meaning she shares informa-tion and tracks COVID cases inwhich an individual might live inMexicali and work in ImperialCounty, and vice versa.

“I really don’t know” what isfully happening in Mexicali, ElCentro Regional Medical CenterChief Executive Officer AdolpheEdward said during an interviewwith this newspaper April 17.

“But the Baja public healthoffice is to release a report in the nextweek or so. We’re all anxious to seewhat it’s going to say,” Edward said.

The report had not been released asof this newspaper’s deadline.

If Mexicali’s needs are any indi-cation, an association of the city’shospital system began an equipmentdrive April 19 in which they wererequesting donations of personal pro-tective equipment and medicalequipment, Edward said.

“They’re short of everything,”Edward added.

What Do We Know AboutMexicali?

This newspaper has made multi-ple inquiries into what is happeningin Mexicali, both in the healthcaresystem and on the ground.

Mexicali city governmentspokesperson Edgar RodolfoCovarrubias Quintana assured areporter he would respond to a widerange of questions sent to him, butafter several days and multiplerequests for an update, he had yet toanswer by deadline April 22.

Fierro said Mexicali publichealth officials have claimed theyexpect the number of cases ofCOVID to peak during the first orsecond week of May, but she saidthere has been no evidence to backup those assertions.

She said, comparatively, predic-tions of “peaks” are not somethinggenerally made in assessing COVIDin the United States. “There is no pre-diction on a peak here,” Fierro said.

Meanwhile, loosely sourcedmedia reports on both sides of theborder say clinics and hospitals in thecity are at capacity as officials inMexicali lack adequate testing capa-bilities, equipment and PPEs. Thereare also discrepancies on whether thetrue number of COVID-relateddeaths are simply being misclassi-fied.

“In Mexico, they have reallystruggled with resources and strug-gled with testing, more than wehave,” said Imperial County PublicHealth Officer, Dr. Stephen Munday,during a press conference April 20.

“Mexico is really strugglingfrom a testing perspective,” ImperialCounty District 1 Supervisor JesusEscobar agreed during an April 21interview.

Escobar, who represents andlives in Calexico, added he has heardmany of the deaths being recorded inMexicali that should be attributed toCOVID have been classified as

pneumonia or flu.“It’s like a ticking timebomb,” he

said of conditions south of the bor-der.

Edward already mentioned thatMexicali needed donations of equip-ment and supplies. Yet hospitals andothers on this side of the border arestill concerned with their own needs,he indicated last week. ECRMCwould not be contributing to theequipment drive, Edward said April17.An Essential Worker’s Perspective

Mexicali resident Angie Rebollaris arguably putting herself and herunborn child in harm’s way daily asan essential worker allowed to travelfrom her home to her job atBrawley’s Vision Care Center.

Six months pregnant, the 29-year-old could not say whether viralconditions are worse in Mexicalithan they are in Imperial. However,Rebollar said April 20 that the lock-down measures in place in Mexicaliare sterner, and more strictlyenforced by authorities there.

“Most people in Mexicali arestaying at home. With everything thatis going on, the police will pull youover if more than three people are inyour car. They will pull you over andgive you a ticket. Also, after 6 (p.m.,when there is what Rebollar referredto as a “curfew” in place), nobodywill be outside. The police will ques-tion people.”

For a couple of weeks, check-points have been set up aroundMexicali between the hours of 6 and10 p.m. to educate residents andencourage them to go home unlessthey are performing essential func-tions or are essential workers.

“I go through the informativecheckpoints almost every day when Igo home. They ask people questions,but when they see me in uniform(medical scrubs), they let me pass.They hand out pamphlets to stay athome that say this is going to be adifficult couple of weeks,” she said.

But “if people are out doing non-essential stuff, they will be moreaggressive giving you tickets. Theyare also checking if you are wearinga mask in the car,” Rebollar added.

Rebollar said she thinksMexicali officials are taking strongeractions to prevent the spread ofCOVID than officials in the ImperialValley.

“The government response is alittle more ramped up than it is herein Imperial Valley. People are wear-ing masks because police are givingout tickets and pulling people over. Ifyou are out on the street for non-essential reasons, the police will askyou why you are out, and if it is notimportant, they will escort youhome.”

Groceries stores in Mexicali arealso following strict regulations,Rebollar explained.

“At the beginning, grocery storeswere empty. Now grocery storeshave signs limiting the number ofitems you can buy. Things like gar-dening supplies are banned becausethey are non-essential. The onlythings you can buy are food andcleaning items. They put tape overthose (other) items with a note sayingthat it can’t be bought,” she said.

"This is a global pandemic. It isnot anyone's fault. All we can do nowis follow orders from governmentadministrators to help get things backto normal as quickly as possible,"Rebollar said.

More from Imperial CountyEl Centro Regional had its high-

est percentage of hospitalizedpatients infected by COVID since thepandemic began, at 24 percent of allthe patients tested in the facility onApril 21, Edward reported throughFacebook Live that morning.

The hospital has been experienc-ing its own surge in patients since theEaster holiday (April 19), he said.

“We’re seeing sicker patientscoming through, and that’s problem-atic,” Edward added.

Twelve to 14 coronaviruspatients were in the hospital, as ofApril 21, with one to five COVID-positive patients being seen in theemergency room over the last fewdays, he said.

Still, Edward said the hospitalwas doing well in terms of bedcapacity and equipment. As an exam-ple, he said that seven ventilatorswere in use on COVID patients of atotal of 26 machines available.

Conditions at the county’s north-ernmost hospital, Pioneers Memorialin Brawley, were not immediatelyknown.

Too Soon Too Ease Up?Even though discussions have

begun about easing up on localrestrictions, nothing is set in stone.

All local stay-at-home orders, socialdistancing mandates, business clo-sures and other preventative healthorders will remain in place until fur-ther notice, Health Officer Mundaysaid April 20.

Imperial County has not “movedpast the peak yet,” Munday said.

While local public health andmedical officials agree the curve flat-tened in California before COVIDcould crush the state’s availableresources, it is still too early to talkeasing up on restrictions with an Xfactor like Mexicali looming large afew miles south.

Although the federal governmenthas issued guidelines to the states for“re-opening America,” just a fewdays ago the U.S. State Departmentextended travel restrictions on theborders with Mexico and Canada foranother 30 days at least.

While Munday has been tight-lipped to talk about Mexicali’s condi-tions, he did comment about liftinghis local orders relative to what ishappening not just in Mexico, butfrom all sides.

“I’d be reticent if I weren’t goingto take into account what’s happen-ing on the other side of the U.S.-Mexico border,” Munday said. Headded he would take into considera-tion conditions in San Diego Countyand Yuma as well.

Epidemiologist Fierro certainlythinks it’s too soon to consider easingrestrictions.

“We need to see the behavior ofthe virus,” she said.

“At this point, we cannot say it isappropriate to lift the stay-at-homeorders,” Fierro said. “It’s too early atthis moment.”

Certainly, Supervisor Escobarunderstands the need to getAmerica’s economy moving again,but at what cost, he wondered.

“I support a phased in approach,but the dynamics for ImperialCounty and San Diego County is, asix-foot fence or a 10-foot fence isnot going to protect us from coron-avirus,” Escobar said April 21.

“Whatever happens on our end isaffected by what happens a couplefeet south, depending where youstand,” he said.

“The borders are not immune todisease,” ECRMC’s Edward added.

Jayson Barniske contributedinformation to this story.

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COVID BY COMPARISON*Imperial County: 195 total positive cases (5 deaths)

California: 33,261 cases (1,268 deaths)USA: 840,625 cases (46,996 deaths)

Vs.Mexicali: 364 total positive cases (36 deaths)

Baja California: 975 cases (133 deaths)Mexico: 9,501 cases (857 deaths)

(Updated as of noon April 22)

orders, if necessary.Time of Transition

"This is a measuredapproach," Herbert stressed. "It'simportant to protect our essentialemployees and keep their physicaldistance as we reopen businesses.We're looking for a transition to anew normal. But we have to con-tinue to protect employees withpersonal protective equipment.”

He added, “However, westrongly urge the elderly and thosewith compromised immune sys-tems to stay at home. Yet we haveto prepare for Armageddon, theworst-case scenario."

Discussion about easing stay-at-home orders came as Edwardexpressed concern about a possi-

ble uptick in COVID-19 cases. "A lot of families got together

on Easter and now we're seeingsome cases come in," he said."Please maintain social distancingof at least six feet and no morethan nine people at a gathering.”

El Centro Regional had 40positive cases, 138 negative and10 pending, Edward said April 17.

Changes CertainEven with modification,

things will operate different frombefore the COVID-19 outbreak,Herbert added. Restaurants willlikely open with fewer tables andservers will wear masks andgloves. Face masks will likely berequired of patrons to enter a busi-ness and yet not be required for

motorists, those walking or exer-cising alone or for individuals in apark. It is recommended play-ground equipment be sanitizedmultiple times a day.

Edward explained the hospitalhas received 12 individual testingkits per week and another 12 aredistributed to Pioneers MemorialHealthcare District.

ECRMC is on the list to getone of the new Abbott Laboratorytesting machines that can yield testresults in 15 minutes rather thanthe typical three to five days,Edward added. Those devices arefirst going to hot spots such asNew York, New Jersey,Massachusetts, Michigan andPennsylvania.

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Pesqueira explained that allpeople can control is what isgoing on in their household andtrust “health heroes and front-lin-ers” are doing what is within theircontrol.

“Being able to identify whatyou can control is very importantin terms of mental health,” Hodgeadded.

Pesqueira recommended thatpeople should monitor the amounttime spent on social media and

what type of information is beingobtained there.

Pesqueira offered advice foranyone who may be dealing withsigns of depression in their liferesulting from social distancingand staying at home.

“Know what has helped youin the past. If it is disconnectingfrom social media, dancing to asong, being able to help others, oreven sharing your supplies withothers might help you feel good

and satisfied,” she said.Pesqueira urged that if a per-

son reaches suicidal thoughts orpanic, it is time to seek profes-sional help.

Hodge reminded citizens,“We will get through this and thiswill pass, so that is hopeful.”

Pesqueira encouraged anyonewho needs psychological help tocall Imperial County BehavioralHealth at 442-465-1525.

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COVID-19 Update............................................from page one

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“If you ask me how I feel fromone to 10, I feel about an eight anda half,” Paty said in Spanish onApril 17, through her husband,who translated during a cellphoneinterview.

“I get tired easier. I can’t catchmy breath like before,” she said.Overall, though, she’s feeling“muy bien.”

That’s a far cry from wherePaty was around March 30 and 31,when she felt like she was ondeath’s doorstep.

There were the unrelentingfevers, the cough, the body painand blinding headaches, thelabored breathing, and even thesimultaneous vomiting and diar-rhea that she says came withinhours of starting her course oftreatment that included high-pow-ered antibiotics, zinc and the use ofthe controversial antimalarial med-ication, hydroxychloroquine.

“I thought I was going to die,”she said. “I asked God to take myhand and not let go.”

Speaking through Enrique, hestopped the conversation for amoment.

“We were scared. I was scared,she was scared. She thought shewas going to die.”

The interview went silent forabout 30 seconds. It was clear that51-year-old Enrique was overcomewith emotion, fighting throughtears.

“I felt like I was losing her,” hesaid softly, his voice breaking. “Ilove this woman.”

Sharing Her Message“It’s no joke. This (COVID) is

no joke. We don’t want people todie,” Paty said. “Try to take care ofeach other. Take care of your-selves. This is serious, this is real.”

It has been through herFacebook page --- like so manyothers who have been open abouttheir coronavirus diagnoses ---where she started to document herdescent and some of the steps shehas since taken to regain herhealth. More than a month sinceshe sang publicly, Paty evenrecorded a video of herself singingand playing guitar the morning ofApril 17 to fulfill a friend’s requestand let her followers know she isgetting stronger by the day.

Clearly Paty is not someone toshy away from attention, but she is

also quite sincere and cares deeplyfor others. As a performer aroundtown, one of her main jobs isbringing joy to the senior citizensof Calexico through her karaoke-style shows for the city’s recre-ation department, where she dress-es up, plays her various instru-ments and sings, and coaxes othersto shine under the spotlight aswell.

Her platform on social mediahas led to requests for interviewsfrom traditional media, which sheand Enrique kindly oblige, hopingthat people will take heed aboutthe dangers of not staying home,not practicing social distancingand generally not listening to whatpublic health and government offi-cials have been saying all along.

“People just don’t believe.That’s why I decided to talk to themedia,” Paty said. “People need tostay home; people need to besafe.”

Now, she said, is not the timeto be out and about, hugging andkissing friends and family, goingto social gatherings or lingering instores and public places. In fact,hugging and kissing is how Patybelieves she contracted the coron-avirus.

Paty has been incredibly openabout COVID’s fatal effects on herloved ones, further revealing themissteps made in her own familyto spread the virus from one coun-try to another.

Her older brother, JoseManuel, age 70, was confirmed tohave tested positive to COVID-19just about four hours before hedied March 30 (the same time Patyfelt her worst) in a Mexicali hospi-tal from lung failure and a massiveheart attack. He was already suf-fering from diabetes and high-blood pressure, severe health con-ditions on their own. Paty cannotbe certain, but she doesn’t think hisdeath certificate listed COVID asthe cause; she thinks the heartattack is what is listed on therecord.

It’s also unclear for how longhe had the virus and how it wasspread. What is for certain, Patysaid, is her elder sister, Alicia, 62,of Indio, somehow played a part inthe transmission.

Alicia traveled to Mexicali tovisit family and see Jose Manuel

on March 16. The next day, as shereturned to the U.S., she stoppedoff at Paty’s Calexico home to chatand have coffee. Paty said Aliciawas already feeling under theweather that morning and justwanted to return to Indio.

“She was complaining aboutheadaches and bone aches. Shewanted to go home,” Paty said.Alicia eventually tested positivefor COVID and is also presentlyrecovering.

“When she left, I started feel-ing ill three days later,” Patyexplained.

Enrique said the sisters greetedeach other and said their goodbyeswith plenty of hugs and kisses, asthey were accustomed to doing.

COVID-19 NightmarePaty was never hospitalized, so

it’s not entirely clear whether shewas close to death, as she andEnrique believed.

After several days of fever,Enrique called 911 on March 25,when Calexico paramedics arrivedand took her vital signs. Fearing atrip to El Centro Regional MedicalCenter might expose her to peopleinfected with coronavirus, Patyand Enrique decided to seek outtesting at Vo’s clinic the next day.

Paty went to Vo on March 26.He suspected she had COVID,

swab-tested her and sent her homepending confirmation of theresults.

“She was bedbound. Can’tcontrol fever, can’t control cough,difficulty with breath,” Vo saidduring an April 16 interview abouthis initial consultation with Paty.

By the time Vo tested Paty, gother results back and spoke to herand Enrique again March 30 on a“telehealth” video call from herhome, Vo said, “She couldn’t talk… she was very weak.”

“If I hadn’t treated her soon,she probably would have gone tothe hospital to intubate her,” Vosaid, where she likely would havebeen placed on a ventilator.

The timeline of Paty’s visit toVo, when she was tested, con-firmed positive, treated and even-tually ordered quarantined by thecounty shows the flaws and gaps incommunication that can occur,problems that could be unique toPaty, or simply unique to an ever-evolving pandemic and the ever-evolving response to it.

Enrique said they were told theresults of Vo’s March 26 testwould come back in two to fourdays.

Vo said the results came backon March 30, but Enrique was toldthe results actually came back a

few days earlier, and that for somereason, Vo’s office did not makecontact with the Verdugos untillate in the day March 30, where thedoctor spoke to them through tele-health.

“(Vo) got excited and worriedat the same time,” Enrique said oftalking to the physician. “He said,‘Go to the pharmacy and get themedicine quick.’”

Paty began the treatment thatnight. Vo tested Enrique on March31, because of his exposure toPaty, not due to any symptoms.Enrique has tested negative for thevirus. Vo has had them sleeping inseparate rooms since March 26.

On April 1, a letter from thecounty Public Health Departmentarrived, signed by public healthofficer, Dr. Stephen Munday,ordering Paty into isolation untilfurther notice.

Healing Physically, MentallyThe physical symptoms took

their toll on Paty. Still not 100 per-cent, she’s weakened with lightbreathing problems. Vo has spokento her through telehealth once aweek during her recovery.

After making it through thepeak of the illness, the early part ofApril was filled with good daysand bad days. Her fevers finallybroke for good April 3, she said.

Experiencing chills and vari-ous body aches, Enrique spent sev-eral days in a row massaging herwith vapor rub before she wouldgo to sleep for the night.

“Even though I was sick, Itook a shower every day,” Patyjoked.

To regain some of her stamina,Vo prescribed a take-it-easy regi-men of walking around the housefor exercise, she said.

Enrique brought in an oldtreadmill from the garage and set itup in the breakfast nook area of thekitchen on April 13, where the firstday she did 15 minutes of lightwalking. The next day she went fora half hour and immediately paidfor it.

“I felt like I had asthma symp-toms. There was pressure in mychest, and I felt dizzy. I overdid it,”she said.

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COVID PATIENT PATY Hurtado of Calexico poses alongside herlate brother, Jose Manuel Hurtado, 70, of Mexicali, who testedpositive for COVID-19 hours before he died March 30 from lungfailure and a massive heart attack in a Mexicali hospital. COURTESY PHOTO

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wearing a covering over his mouthand nose, the other with a maskaround his chin as he drank from awater bottle.

"You go anywhere, you're goingto find people without face cover-ings," Gerardo said. There is a per-ception that it's rampant "only inCalexico" due to the number ofessential workers from Mexicopresent in the city daily to work infarm labor and other jobs, he said.

"It's not true," Gerardo added.Recently, someone forwarded a

complaint to the chief that a groupof 50 people were gathered at DonutAvenue last week in downtownCalexico and none of them werewearing face coverings. ButGerardo said his overnight/morningsergeant followed up and checkedon the business, saying that the menand women waiting to go out intothe fields to work were almost allcovered up.

Likewise, when they returnedfrom the fields and gathered to cashtheir checks at local money-exchange businesses, police foundmost were covered up then, too,Gerardo said.

A few days after Dr. StephenMunday issued his order, Gerardosaid calls started coming into thedepartment from people in busi-nesses reporting groups uncoveredinside local businesses like Walmartand Food4Less. Again, he said, offi-cers checked out the reports andfound them to be unfounded.

On April 12, members of theCalexico Police OfficersAssociation posted photos to theassociation Facebook and Instagrampages showing them responding tothe unfounded reports at Walmart.

Gerardo said since April 10,police have only issued one citationto someone not wearing a face cov-

ering, and that was a ticket added toan arrest made of a man attemptingto steal a motorcycle.

Although Munday's healthorder specifically stated violationsof the covering requirement arepunishable by up to a $1,000 fine or90 days in jail, Munday acknowl-edged during a press conferenceApril 12 that members of the publicwere expected to do the right thingand that enforcement would likelybe educational in nature. That isexactly what is bearing out at thispoint.

"We're mostly in educationmode and issuing reminders. That'snot to say we won't enforce,"Gerardo said, but police are stillfocused on education.

El Centro Police TrackingComplaints

It is the same for El CentroPolice Chief Brian Johnson, whoseofficers are tracking the complaintsbut almost entirely engaged in edu-cation efforts.

"We've been very proactivewanting to get that message out onthe order for a face cover," Johnsonsaid April 17.

He said officers responded tosome 35 calls for service regardingface coverings through April 16,only issuing one "written warningcitation" that final day after policeissued a verbal warning to an indi-vidual in the morning, and thengave the same person a writtenwarning in the afternoon when itbecame clear he was purposefullynot wearing the covering in thepresence of police.

Johnson said on April 17 com-mand staff went to banks and super-markets in El Centro to issue "finalwarnings" to those businesses abouttheir responsibilities to ensure cus-tomers inside those facilities were

wearing face coverings and practic-ing social distancing.

After a few complaints came inover the weekend about an excess ofvisitors to El Centro's Bucklin Parkwho were not wearing facial cover-ings, Johnson said that officers didgo out and tell families and othersusing the park April 18 and 19 tocover up. He said it appeared most ifnot all were practicing social dis-tancing.

Johnson explained enforcementon some of these calls is being han-dled tactfully, as people grow frus-trated with being confined to theirhomes.

He added that El Centro has notreceived any complaints in two tothree weeks of businesses price-gouging, reports that have neverbeen substantiated either.

"It appears everyone is comply-ing," he said.

Gerardo in Calexico andImperial County Sheriff Ray Loeraalso are not getting price-gougingreports any longer. They are also notgetting many reports of people notpracticing social distancing ornonessential businesses trying toreopen.

"I do believe that most peopleare taking this seriously. They arefollowing the news, following thewarnings, people are conscious ofthe directions they are being askedto take," Loera said April 17.

California did take a lot of heatwith such early stern measures,Loera said, "but kudos to Gov.Gavin Newsom," who instituted themandatory orders just over fourweeks ago.

"I think California jumped on it… I'm personally very glad theGovernor took these steps, and itlooks like it has had a positiveeffect," Loera said, referring to the

lower-than-predicted number ofCOVID infections and deaths in thestate.

"The beauty is we're resilient asa community," Johnson added."Everybody is doing their part toend this pandemic."Police on Lookout for New Scam

Meanwhile, a new wrinkle inthe myriad of coronavirus-relatedenforcement issues occurring inCalexico and across ImperialCounty is a "potential insurancescam" going door-to-door amongmultiple cities' senior populations,Gerardo said.

A group dressed from head totoe in personal protective equip-ment are claiming to represent adoctor from Indio who is offeringCOVID testing.

El Centro Police Departmentand the county, through the Sheriff'sOffice and the Area Agency onAging, both released advisorieswarning of the potential scam April17.

Gerardo provided cellphonephotos police took of the suspectedcriminal activity, and he personallywitnessed the "potential fraud" casein action in Calexico on April 16.

"I drove down Third Street andsaw five people dressed in spacesuits (PPE) who said they wereworking for a doctor out of Indioand El Centro near a seniors' com-plex," Gerardo said.

Calexico police spoke with theindividuals and later followed upwith a call to the doctor.Representatives from the doctor'soffice, who Gerardo declined toname, informed Gerardo's staff that"nobody (from the doctor's office)knew they were out doing that." Thecase is still under investigation, thechief said.

"If people are coming to your

door, do not give them any informa-tion," Gerardo said. The only way toget tested is through a doctor by avisit to a healthcare facility or by atelehealth video appointment.

"No one is coming to yourhouse to seek you out," Gerardoadded.

The scam is thought to be someform of insurance fraud or identitytheft.

In an April 17 press releasefrom the county, Area Agency onAging representative Karla Floressaid the fraudulent testing hadoccurred over the past three weeks.In each case, individuals claiming towork in the medical field have goneto senior apartments, offered test-ing, and requested personal infor-mation, according to the countyadvisory.

"I can tell you that those whohave been tested were told theywould get their results in three days,but none have received a response,"Flores stated in the release.

County officials said thoseoffering the fraudulent testing maybe asked for personal information,including but not limited to, SocialSecurity numbers, medical insur-ance information, driver licensenumbers, birth dates and addresses.

"What's occurring equates toidentify theft," Imperial CountySheriff's Office Chief DeputyRobert Benavidez stated in therelease.

Scams.............................................................from page one COVID TESTING SCAMThe Agency Area of Aging isurging all seniors to contact

Flores at 760-604-9772 if theyhave concerns about fraudulent

medical services. Concernedresidents can also contact the

sheriff's office dispatch at 442-265-2021 or local police depart-

ments.

Riveter, icon of those on theassembly line in World War IIdefense plants.

Karen Gibbs, president of theBradley-Keffer auxiliary Unit 138,has had her Singer sewing machinemore than 40 years, but recentlyused it mainly for small mendingwork.

On April 16 and 17, though,she produced 20 masks for theImperial County EmergencyOperation Center.

"I think it's wonderful to sewfor the county and we (Unit 138)feel good to know we're helpingdonate masks for those in need,"said Gibbs. "It was hard at first to

feed the elastic through the materi-al, but it's easy once I got the hangof it. I now finish in 15 minutes. Iuse a zig-zag stitch, so the elasticwon't get loose. And we pleat (fanshape) them so they fold out overthe entire face."

Gibbs' mother, also her 4-Hleader in grammar school, taughther to sew so well that Gibbs won a4-H first-place ribbon for a skirt sheproduced.

On April 17, Gibbs and fellowUnit 138 members Hellen Wilsonand Sarah Tumbaga brought a totalof 41 completed masks to AmericanLegion Post 138 and another 15 areready for delivery from Brandy

Butler, as Molly Estrada and JoanCarey assisted with cutting maskmaterials donated by Angie Garcia,which were all turned over to BobCandland.

Candland, a member of theImperial Valley Patriotic PlanningCommittee, is liaison among thecounty EOC and the Boyce AtenAmerican Legion Post 25 in ElCentro.

"We are the interface betweenthe people who make the masks andthe end users," said Candland."People can drop them off or maskmaterials at Post 25 (569Broadway, El Centro) Mondaythrough Friday between 11 a.m. and1 p.m. … We give them to JohnGay (Imperial County PublicWorks director) at the ImperialCounty EOC so any agency whoneeds masks can arrange throughJohn to receive them."

Wilson had diligently workedon her masks the prior three days.

"They're done by hand," shesaid. "I was a middle daughter and Igot a lot of hand-me-downs, so youappreciate what you can get. Mymother made some of my clothes.But then she taught me to sew and Ilearned to enjoy sewing by hand."

Tumbaga has been a Unit 138member for just one year, yet whenGibbs asked her to pitch in with themasks she stepped up to the plate.

"I was already making masksfor my family," she recalled. "Myhusband, Greg, drives a truck forHavens & Sons. But I know peoplehardly ever sew anymore. But I

thought, I could make masks forImperial County."

Operation Victory Virus,which Post 25 conceived, aims toproduce 1,000 masks, Candlandsaid.

The American Legion is basedon four pillars, and one of them is totake care of the community, heexplained. Candland added that thePost 25 Disaster Preparedness andResponse Team was activated inlight of the coronavirus.

"I have a saddle companywhich still has a 1946 stitchingmachine, and 12 volunteers areusing it to make masks now, and wealso have a team to wash and ironmaterial to produce the masks," hesaid. "The people of the county did-n't bat an eye and went right towork. There are multiple groupsworking on their own. This is ahometown effort with great peopleworking for everybody."

Meanwhile, the masks aremade to Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention guidelines.Gibbs downloaded the face masktutorial from the CDC website toher smart phone.

"When my daughter, Misty,heard about the masks, she told me,'the home-made masks are awe-some; I'm so proud of you,'" Gibbsrecalled. "I taught her and mydaughter, Carrie, to sew."

Gibbs said she is a bit stressedfrom the sheltering-in-place ordersand regrets not being able to gettogether with other auxiliary mem-bers. They already canceled their

April auxiliary meeting."And we missed taking Easter

baskets to the Valley Blossom Innveterans," she said. "We just lostAlejandro Cota and RonHennessey, so were down to five."

Also of vital importance isPoppy Month that occurs everyMay. American Legion auxiliariesacross the U.S. produce red crepe-paper poppies for sale, a reminderof major combat operations in theFlanders poppy fields during WorldWar I. In 1921 the auxiliary initiat-ed the program to help the disabledand hospitalized veterans. This yearthey may have to rely on U.S. PostOffice deliveries to fund-raise.

SARAH TUMBAGA (from right), Helen Wilson and KarenGibbs, all members of the Holtville American Legion auxiliaryUnit 138, work on face masks to protect against coronavirus onApril 17. WILLIAM ROLLER PHOTOS

KAREN GIBBS, president ofAuxiliary Unit 138, displaysface mask she sewed to protectagainst coronavirus inHoltville, April 17.

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AMENDED NOTICE OF PETI-TION TO ADMINISTERESTATE OF:John Kubler, Jr.CASE NUMBER: EPR03664To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,contingent creditors, and personswho may otherwise be interested inthe will or estate, or both, of: JohnKubler, JrA Petition for Probate has been filedby: Paul R. Kubler in the SuperiorCourt of California, County of:IMPERIALThe Petition for Probate requeststhat Paul R. Kubler be appointedas personal representative to admin-ister the estate of the decedent.The petition requests the decedent’s

will and codicils, if any, be admittedto probate. The will and any codi-cils are available for examination inthe file kept by the court.The petition requests authority toadminister the estate under theIndependent Administration ofEstates Act. The independentadministration authority will begranted unless an interested personfiles an objection to the petition andshows good cause why the courtshould not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will beheld in this court as follows:Date: May 8, 2020Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept. 9Address of court:

Superior Court of California, County of Imperial939 West Main Street El Centro, CA 92243If you object to the granting of thepetition, you should appear at thehearing and state your objections orfile written objections with the courtbefore the hearing. Your appearancemay be in person or by your attor-ney.If you are a creditor or a contin-gent creditor of the decedent, youmust file your claim with the courtand mail a copy to the personal rep-resentative appointed by the courtwithin the later of either (1) fourmonths from the date of firstissuance of letters to a general per-

sonal representative, as defined insection 58(b) of the CaliforniaProbate Code, or (2) 60 days fromthe date of mailing or personaldelivery to you of a notice undersection 9052 of the CaliforniaProbate Code.Other California statutes andlegal authority may affect yourrights as a creditor. You may wantto consult with an attorneyknowledgeable in California law.You may examine the file kept bythe court. If you are a person inter-ested in the estate, you may file withthe court a Request for SpecialNotice (form DE-154) of the filingof an inventory and appraisal ofestate assets or of any petition or

account as provided in ProbateCode section 1250. A Request forSpecial Notice form is availablefrom the court clerk.Attorney for petitioner:Mark G. Spencer450 B Street, Suite 1600San Diego, CA 92101(619) 997-6275Filed:March 27, 2020Superior CourtCounty of Imperial Clerk of the CourtBy: Astridd Weimer, DeputyLegal 8940Publish: April 9, 16, 23, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OF:Rosemarie Anne Schmid Von Flue,aka Rosemarie A. Von FlueCASE NUMBER: EPR000715To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,contingent creditors, and personswho may otherwise be interested inthe will or estate, or both, of:Rosemarie Anne Schmid VonFlue, aka Rosemarie A. Von FlueA Petition for Probate has been filedby: Lynee Pacheco and John F.Von Flue Jr. in the Superior Courtof California, County of: IMPER-IALThe Petition for Probate requeststhat Lynee Pacheco and John F.Von Flue Jr. be appointed as per-sonal representative to administer

the estate of the decedent.The petition requests authority toadminister the estate under theIndependent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representative totake many actions without obtainingcourt approval. Before taking cer-tain very important actions, howev-er, the personal representative willbe required to give notice to inter-ested persons unless they havewaived notice or consented to theproposed action.) The independentadministration authority will begranted unless an interested personfiles an objection to the petition andshows good cause why the courtshould not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be

held in this court as follows:Date: May 1, 2020Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept. 9Address of court:Superior Court of California, County of Imperial939 West Main Street El Centro, CA 92243If you object to the granting of thepetition, you should appear at thehearing and state your objections orfile written objections with the courtbefore the hearing. Your appearancemay be in person or by your attor-ney.If you are a creditor or a contin-gent creditor of the decedent, youmust file your claim with the courtand mail a copy to the personal rep-

resentative appointed by the courtwithin the later of either (1) fourmonths from the date of firstissuance of letters to a general per-sonal representative, as defined insection 58(b) of the CaliforniaProbate Code, or (2) 60 days fromthe date of mailing or personaldelivery to you of a notice undersection 9052 of the CaliforniaProbate Code.Other California statutes andlegal authority may affect yourrights as a creditor. You may wantto consult with an attorneyknowledgeable in California law.You may examine the file kept bythe court. If you are a person inter-ested in the estate, you may file withthe court a Request for Special

Notice (form DE-154) of the filingof an inventory and appraisal ofestate assets or of any petition oraccount as provided in ProbateCode section 1250. A Request forSpecial Notice form is availablefrom the court clerk.Attorney for petitioner:Patrick M. PacePinney, Caldwell & Pace444 South Eighth Street, Suite AEl Centro, CA 92243(760)352-7800Electronically FiledSuperior Court of CaliforniaCounty of Imperial 04/14/2020 at 04:14:42 PMBy: Astridd Weimer, Deputy ClerkLegal 6336 Publish: April 16, 23, 30, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

T.S. No.: 2017-03673-CAA.P.N.: 048-212-019-000Property Address: 656 Gilmour Street,Brawley, CA 92227

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEPURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a)and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMA-TION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOTATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPYOF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TOTHE COPIES PROVIDED TO THETRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THEINFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENTATTACHED

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEEDOF TRUST DATED 09/14/2005. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.Trustor: Richard Daniel Rodriguez andSharlene Marie Rodriguez, Husband andWife as Joint tenantsDuly Appointed Trustee: WesternProgressive, LLCDeed of Trust Recorded 09/27/2005 asInstrument No. 2005-038846 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of theRecorder of Imperial County, California, Date of Sale: 06/12/2020 at 02:00 PMPlace of Sale: MAIN ENTRANCE,

IMPERIAL COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 939W. MAIN STREET, EL CENTRO, CA92243Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reason-ably estimated costs and other charges: $186,387.94

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETHE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON ASTATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECKDRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CRED-IT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOANASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONOR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SEC-TION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODEAND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS INTHIS STATE:All right, title, and interest conveyed to andnow held by the trustee in the hereinafterdescribed property under and pursuant to aDeed of Trust described as:More fully described in said Deed of Trust.Street Address or other common designation ofreal property: 656 Gilmour Street, Brawley,CA 92227A.P.N.: 048-212-019-000The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabilityfor any incorrectness of the street address orother common designation, if any, shownabove.The sale will be made, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied, regarding title,possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) securedby the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, asprovided in said note(s), advances, under theterms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of the trusts creat-ed by said Deed of Trust. The total amount ofthe unpaid balance of the obligation secured by

the property to be sold and reasonable estimat-ed costs, expenses and advances at the time ofthe initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 186,387.94.Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves theright to bid less than the total debt owed, it ispossible that at the time of the sale the openingbid may be less than the total debt.If the Trustee is unable to convey title forany reason, the successful bidder's sole andexclusive remedy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee, and the success-ful bidder shall have no further recourse.The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has exe-cuted and delivered to the undersigned a writ-ten request to commence foreclosure, and theundersigned caused a Notice of Default andElection to Sell to be recorded in the countywhere the real property is located.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALENOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: Ifyou are considering bidding on this propertylien, you should understand that there are risksinvolved in bidding at a trustee auction. Youwill be bidding on a lien, not on the propertyitself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auc-tion does not automatically entitle you to freeand clear ownership of the property. You shouldalso be aware that the lien being auctioned offmay be a junior lien. If you are the highest bid-der at the auction, you are or may be responsi-ble for paying off all liens senior to the lienbeing auctioned off, before you can receiveclear title to the property. You are encouragedto investigate the existence, priority, and size ofoutstanding liens that may exist on this proper-ty by contacting the county recorder's office ora title insurance company, either of which maycharge you a fee for this information. If youconsult either of these resources, you should beaware that the same lender may hold more thanone mortgage or deed of trust on this property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice of sale may bepostponed one or more times by the mortgagee,beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant toSection 2924g of the California Civil Code.The law requires that information about trusteesale postponements be made available to youand to the public, as a courtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If you wish to learn whetheryour sale date has been postponed, and, ifapplicable, the rescheduled time and date forthe sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web siteh t t p : / / w w w. a l t i s o u r c e . c o m / M o r t g a g eServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case2017-03673-CA. Information about postpone-ments that are very short in duration or thatoccur close in time to the scheduled sale maynot immediately be reflected in the telephoneinformation or on the Internet Web site. Thebest way to verify postponement information isto attend the scheduled sale.Date: April 14, 2020Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee forbeneficiaryC/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237Ventura, CA 93003Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx________________________________________________Trustee Sale AssistantWESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BEACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAYBE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.April 16, 23, 30, 2020Legal 8946

SUMMONS (Family Law)

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT(Name): Martha Catalina OlivaJacobo Aviso Al Demandado (Nombre): You have been sued. Read theinformation below and on thenext page. Lo han demandando.Lea la informacion a continua-cion y en la pagina siguiente.Petitioner's name: Daniel LopezRodriguezNombre del demandante:Case No.: EFL002636You have 30 calendar days afterthis Summons and Petition areserved on you to file a Response(form FL-120) at the court andhave a copy served on the peti-tioner. A letter, phone call, orcourt appearance will not protectyou.If you do not file your Responseon time, the court may makeorders affecting your marriage ordomestic partnership, your prop-erty, and custody of your chil-dren. You may also be ordered to

pay support and attorney fees andcosts. For legal advice, contact a lawyerimmediately. Get help finding alawyer at the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center(www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), atthe California Legal Serviceswebsite (www.lawhelpca.org), orby contacting your local barassociation.NOTICE - RESTRAININGORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2:These restraining orders areeffective against both spouses ordomestic partners until the peti-tion is dismissed, a judgment isentered, or the court makes fur-ther orders. They are enforceableanywhere in California by anylaw enforcement officer who hasreceived or seen a copy of them.FEE WAIVER: If you cannotpay the filing fee, ask the clerkfor a fee waiver form. The courtmay order you to pay back all orpart of the fees and costs that thecourt waived for you or the otherparty.

Tiene 30 días de calen-dario después de haber recibidola entrega legal de esta Citacióny Petición para presentar unaRespuesta (formulario FL-120)ante la corte y efectuar la entregalegal de una copia al deman-dante. Una carta o llamada tele-fónica o una audiencia de lacorte no basta para protegerlo.

Si no presenta suRespuesta a tiempo, la cortepuede dar órdenes que afecten sumatrimonio o pareja de hecho,sus bienes y la custodia de sushijos. La corte también le puedeordenar que pague manutencióny honorarios y costos legales.

Para asesoramientolegal, pongase en contacto deinmediato con un abogado.Puede obtener informacion paraencontrar un abogado en elCentro de Ayuda de las Cortes deCalifornia (www.sucorte.ca.gov),en el sitio web de los ServiciosLegales de California(www.lawhelpca.org), o ponien-dose en contacto con el colegio

de abogados de su condado.AVISO: LAS ORDENES DERESTRICCION SE ENCUEN-TRAN EN LA PAGINA 2: Lasordenes de restriccion estan envigencia en cuanto a ambosconyuges o miembros de la pare-ja de hecho hasta que se despidala peticion, se emite un fallo o lacorte de otras ordenes. Cualquieragencia del orden publico quehaya recibido o visto una copiade estas ordenes puede hacerlaacatar en cualquier lugar deCalifornia. EXENCION DE CUOTAS: Sino puede pagar la cuota de pre-sentacion, pida al secretario unformulario de exencion de cuo-tas. La corte puede ordenar queusted pague, ya sea en parte opor completo, las cuotas y costosde la corte previamente exentos apeticion de usted o de la otraparte.The name and address of thecourt are (El nombre y direcciónde la corte son): Imperial County Superior Court

939 Main StreetEl Centro, CA 92243The name, address, and tele-phone number of the petitioner'sattorney, or the petitioner withoutan attorney, are: (El nombre,direccion y numero de telefonodel abogado del demandante, odel demandante si no tiene abo-gado, son): Daniel Lopez Rodriguez, In ProPer260 Hernandez St.Calexico, CA 92231Date: February 25, 2020Maria Rhinehart, ClerkBy: F. Felix, DeputyFILED: February 25, 2020Superior CourtCounty of ImperialClerk of the CourtBy: F. Feliz, DeputyLegal 5927 Publish: Apr. 23, 30, May 7, 14,2020

process on May 19.Consultant to Review Possible

Trash-Rate IncreaseCouncil voted 4-1 to hire

HF&H to consult on a rateincrease requested by CR&R, thecity's contractor for trash haulingand recycling.

In a presentation by AbrahamCampos, director of the depart-ment of public works, heexplained CR&R maintains itscosts exceed revenues because of

recent legislative action.These regulations include

Assembly Bill 341, which coversthe mandatory recycling of bottlesand cans; AB 1826, mandatorycommercial organic recycling(lawn and tree trimmings, andfood waste), and Senate Bill 1383,organic waste methane emissionreduction (ag waste).

HF&H is requesting $130,000in consulting fees that will mostlygo for renegotiating a new con-

tract with CR&R for the city."I objected to spending that

money for something we can fig-ure out how to do it in house," saidOliva, who cast the lone opposi-tion vote.

Silva countered, "I think thereis value for their expertise andtime for all their calculations whenthere is no increase for 2021. Butstate law requires implementingnew services by January 2022."

Agreement OK'd for Traffic

Signals to Access FundingCouncil unanimously passed a

supplemental agreement for engi-neering synchronization of trafficsignals on Eighth Street, fromState Street to Broadway Avenueand from the intersection of PlazaDrive and Dogwood Avenue.

The city received $415,000 infederal Congestion Mitigation andAir Quality Act grant funding, ofwhich $48,000 is used for prelim-inary engineering costs.

Funding came through theImperial County TransportationCommission in 2019. A supple-mental agreement was required bythe state Department ofTransportation for every federalaid project in order to processreimbursement invoices, Camposexplained.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OF:Bulah Mae GoffCASE NUMBER: EPR000711To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi-tors, contingent creditors, andpersons who may otherwise beinterested in the will or estate, orboth, of: Bulah Mae GoffA Petition for Probate has beenfiled by: Thomas Ernest Goff inthe Superior Court of California,County of: ImperialThe Petition for Probate requeststhat Thomas Ernest Goff beappointed as personal representa-tive to administer the estate of thedecedent.The petition requests the dece-dent's will and codicils, if any, beadmitted to probate. The will andany codicils are available for

examination in the file kept bythe court.The petition requests authority toadminister the estate under theIndependent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representativeto take many actions withoutobtaining court approval. Beforetaking certain very importantactions, however, the personalrepresentative will be required togive notice to interested personsunless they have waived notice orconsented to the proposedaction.) The independent admin-istration authority will be grantedunless an interested person filesan objection to the petition andshows good cause why the courtshould not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be

held in this court as follows:Date: May 22, 2020Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept. 9Address of court:Superior Court of California, County of Imperial939 West Main Street El Centro, CA 92243If you object to the granting ofthe petition, you should appear atthe hearing and state your objec-tions or file written objectionswith the court before the hearing.Your appearance may be in per-son or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a contin-gent creditor of the decedent,you must file your claim with thecourt and mail a copy to the per-sonal representative appointed bythe court within the later of either

(1) four months from the date offirst issuance of letters to a gener-al personal representative, asdefined in section 58(b) of theCalifornia Probate Code, or (2)60 days from the date of mailingor personal delivery to you of anotice under section 9052 of theCalifornia Probate Code.Other California statutes andlegal authority may affect yourrights as a creditor. You may wantto consult with an attorneyknowledgeable in California law.You may examine the file kept bythe court. If you are a personinterested in the estate, you mayfile with the court a Request forSpecial Notice (form DE-154) ofthe filing of an inventory andappraisal of estate assets or ofany petition or account as provid-

ed in Probate Code section 1250.A Request for Special Noticeform is available from the courtclerk.Attorney for petitioner:Steven M. Walker3205 S. Dogwood Road, Ste BEl Centro, CA 92243(760) 352-4001Filed:April 8, 2020Superior CourtCounty of Imperial Clerk of the CourtBy: Astridd Weimer, DeputyLegal 6335Publish: April 16, 23, 30, 2020

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T.S. No.: 2019-01941-CAA.P.N.: 012-311-003-000Property Address: 2315 SAND QUILLAVENUE, SALTON CITY, CA 92274

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEPURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a)and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMA-TION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOTATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPYOF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TOTHE COPIES PROVIDED TO THETRUSTOR.NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THEINFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENTATTACHED

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEEDOF TRUST DATED 02/03/2006. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.Trustor: KLAUS JAMBOR A MARRIEDMAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATEPROPERTYDuly Appointed Trustee: WesternProgressive, LLCDeed of Trust Recorded 02/14/2006 asInstrument No. 2006-008273 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of theRecorder of Imperial County, California, Date of Sale: 06/12/2020 at 02:00 PMPlace of Sale: MAIN ENTRANCE,

IMPERIAL COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 939W. MAIN STREET, EL CENTRO, CA92243Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reason-ably estimated costs and other charges: $56,712.60NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETHE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON ASTATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECKDRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CRED-IT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOANASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONOR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SEC-TION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODEAND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS INTHIS STATE:All right, title, and interest conveyed to andnow held by the trustee in the hereinafterdescribed property under and pursuant to aDeed of Trust described as:More fully described in said Deed of Trust.Street Address or other common designation ofreal property: 2315 SAND QUILL AVENUE,SALTON CITY, CA 92274A.P.N.: 012-311-003-000The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabilityfor any incorrectness of the street address orother common designation, if any, shownabove.The sale will be made, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied, regarding title,possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) securedby the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, asprovided in said note(s), advances, under theterms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of the trusts creat-ed by said Deed of Trust. The total amount ofthe unpaid balance of the obligation secured by

the property to be sold and reasonable estimat-ed costs, expenses and advances at the time ofthe initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 56,712.60.Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves theright to bid less than the total debt owed, it ispossible that at the time of the sale the openingbid may be less than the total debt.If the Trustee is unable to convey title forany reason, the successful bidder's sole andexclusive remedy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee, and the success-ful bidder shall have no further recourse.The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has exe-cuted and delivered to the undersigned a writ-ten request to commence foreclosure, and theundersigned caused a Notice of Default andElection to Sell to be recorded in the countywhere the real property is located.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALENOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: Ifyou are considering bidding on this propertylien, you should understand that there are risksinvolved in bidding at a trustee auction. Youwill be bidding on a lien, not on the propertyitself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auc-tion does not automatically entitle you to freeand clear ownership of the property. You shouldalso be aware that the lien being auctioned offmay be a junior lien. If you are the highest bid-der at the auction, you are or may be responsi-ble for paying off all liens senior to the lienbeing auctioned off, before you can receiveclear title to the property. You are encouragedto investigate the existence, priority, and size ofoutstanding liens that may exist on this proper-ty by contacting the county recorder's office ora title insurance company, either of which maycharge you a fee for this information. If youconsult either of these resources, you should beaware that the same lender may hold more thanone mortgage or deed of trust on this property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice of sale may bepostponed one or more times by the mortgagee,beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant toSection 2924g of the California Civil Code.The law requires that information about trusteesale postponements be made available to youand to the public, as a courtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If you wish to learn whetheryour sale date has been postponed, and, ifapplicable, the rescheduled time and date forthe sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web siteh t t p : / / w w w. a l t i s o u r c e . c o m / M o r t g a g eServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case2019-01941-CA. Information about postpone-ments that are very short in duration or thatoccur close in time to the scheduled sale maynot immediately be reflected in the telephoneinformation or on the Internet Web site. Thebest way to verify postponement information isto attend the scheduled sale.Date: April 8, 2020Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee forbeneficiaryC/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237Ventura, CA 93003Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx_______________________________________________Trustee Sale AssistantWESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BEACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAYBE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.April 16, 23, 30, 2020Legal 8944

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PUBLIC NOTICET.S. No.: 2019-00810-CAA.P.N.: 044-667-015-000Property Address: 228 La Paz Drive,Imperial, CA 92251

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEPURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a)and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMA-TION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOTATTACHED TO THE RECORDEDCOPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUTONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TOTHE TRUSTOR.NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THEINFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENTATTACHED

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEEDOF TRUST DATED 10/23/2006. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.Trustor: Delia Celaya, A Single Woman andJavier Zapata, A Single Man, as JointTenantsDuly Appointed Trustee: WesternProgressive, LLCDeed of Trust Recorded 11/02/2006 asInstrument No. 2006-052065 in book ---,page--- and of Official Records in the officeof the Recorder of Imperial County,California, Date of Sale: 06/12/2020 at 02:00 PMPlace of Sale: Main Entrance Imperial

County Courthouse, 939 W. Main Street, ElCentro, CA 92243Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reason-ably estimated costs and other charges: $237,909.96NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETHE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON ASTATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECKDRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERALCREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWNBYA STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS ANDLOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSO-CIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIEDIN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIALCODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSI-NESS IN THIS STATE:All right, title, and interest conveyed to andnow held by the trustee in the hereinafterdescribed property under and pursuant to aDeed of Trust described as:More fully described in said Deed of Trust.Street Address or other common designationof real property: 228 La Paz Drive, Imperial,CA 92251A.P.N.: 044-667-015-000The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabil-ity for any incorrectness of the street addressor other common designation, if any, shownabove.The sale will be made, but without covenantor warranty, expressed or implied, regardingtitle, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by the Deed of Trust with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees,charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaid balance of the obliga-tion secured by the property to be sold andreasonable estimated costs, expenses and

advances at the time of the initial publicationof the Notice of Sale is: $ 237,909.96.Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves theright to bid less than the total debt owed, it ispossible that at the time of the sale the open-ing bid may be less than the total debt.If the Trustee is unable to convey title forany reason, the successful bidder's sole andexclusive remedy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee, and the suc-cessful bidder shall have no furtherrecourse.The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has exe-cuted and delivered to the undersigned a writ-ten request to commence foreclosure, and theundersigned caused a Notice of Default andElection to Sell to be recorded in the countywhere the real property is located.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALENOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: Ifyou are considering bidding on this propertylien, you should understand that there arerisks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.You will be bidding on a lien, not on the prop-erty itself. Placing the highest bid at a trusteeauction does not automatically entitle you tofree and clear ownership of the property. Youshould also be aware that the lien being auc-tioned off may be a junior lien. If you are thehighest bidder at the auction, you are or maybe responsible for paying off all liens seniorto the lien being auctioned off, before you canreceive clear title to the property. You areencouraged to investigate the existence, prior-ity, and size of outstanding liens that mayexist on this property by contacting the coun-ty recorder's office or a title insurance compa-ny, either of which may charge you a fee forthis information. If you consult either of theseresources, you should be aware that the samelender may hold more than one mortgage ordeed of trust on this property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice of sale may bepostponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g of the California CivilCode. The law requires that information abouttrustee sale postponements be made availableto you and to the public, as a courtesy to thosenot present at the sale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale date has been postponed,and, if applicable, the rescheduled time anddate for the sale of this property, you may call(866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web sitehttp://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspxusing the file number assigned to this case2019-00810-CA. Information about post-ponements that are very short in duration orthat occur close in time to the scheduled salemay not immediately be reflected in the tele-phone information or on the Internet Web site.The best way to verify postponement infor-mation is to attend the scheduled sale.Date: April 8, 2020Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee forbeneficiaryC/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237Ventura, CA 93003Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx________________________________________________Trustee Sale AssistantWESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAYBE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAYBE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.April 16, 23, 30, 2020Legal 8945

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 20-210The following person is conduct-ing business as:RG Top Step Mindset Training1050 Jacaranda Dr.El Centro, CA 92243County of Imperial

Mailing Address:1525 W Heil Ave.El Centro, CA 92243Full Name of Registrant:Richard Gomez Guzman Jr1525 W Heil Ave.El Centro, CA 92243This business conducted by: AnIndividual

Registrant commenced to trans-act business under the FictitiousBusiness Name(s) listed aboveon: March 16, 2020.I, Richard Guzman Jr. Declarethat all of the information in thisstatement is true and correct.Signature: Richard Guzman Jr.The filing of this statement does

not of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rightsof another under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: March 16,2020NOTICE: This statement expires

on: March 15, 2025. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderElise Puyot, DeputyLegal 6334 Publish: April 9. 16. 23. 30.2020

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 202010000219The following person(s) is doingbusiness as: Redi Window Coverings, 7720Kenamar Court Ste A, SanDiego, CA 92121, County of

San Diego. Mailing Address: 7720 KenamarCourt Ste A, San Diego, CA92121Redi-Carpet Sales of California,LLC, 7720 Kenamar Court SteA, San Diego, CA 92121This business is conducted by A

Limited Liability Company. Articles of Incorporation:201835410951The registrant commenced totransact business under the ficti-tious business name or nameslisted above on Not Applicable /s/ David Rosenwasser, Vice

President This statement was filed withthe County Clerk of ImperialCounty on March 20, 2020. CHUCK STOREY, CountyClerkBy: Elise Puyot, Deputy4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30/20

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STATEMENT OF ABANDON-MENT OF USE OF FICTI-TIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 20-214The following person(s) has(have) abandoned the use of thefollowing fictitious businessname(s) of:Ziel Company2310 M L King St.

Calexico, CA 92231County of ImperialThe fictitious business referred toabove was filed in the office ofthe Imperial County Clerk-Recorder on: July 29, 2014.The full name and residenceaddress of the person abandoningthe use of the listed fictitiousbusiness name is (are):

Carlos Camacho Morales827 1st St.Calexico, CA 92231Marco Mejia MolinoDel Rey #311Col. InsurgentesThis business conducted by: AGeneral PartnershipI, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true and

correct.Signed: Carlos CamachoMorales, General PartnerStatement was filed with theImperial County Clerk-Recorderon: March 18, 2020.I hereby certify that the forego-ing is a correct copy of the origi-nal on file in my office. Chuck Storey/County Clerk-

RecorderElise Puyot, DeputyLegal 5918 Publish: Apr. 9. 16, 23, 30, 2020

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T.S. No.: 2019-00828-CAA.P.N.: 044-332-012-000Property Address: 1013 North 6th Street,El Centro, CA 92243

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEPURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE §2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OFINFORMATION REFERRED TOBELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THERECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCU-MENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIESPROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OFTHE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCU-MENT ATTACHED

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPER-TY OWNER:YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED 10/27/2006.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER.Trustor: Roberto Torres and Mary LTorres, husband and wife as joint ten-antsDuly Appointed Trustee: WesternProgressive, LLCDeed of Trust Recorded 11/13/2006 asInstrument No. 2006-053193 in book ---,page--- and of Official Records in theoffice of the Recorder of Imperial County,California, Date of Sale: 05/29/2020 at 02:00 PMPlace of Sale: MAIN ENTRANCE,IMPERIAL COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 939 W. MAIN STREET, ELCENTRO, CA 92243

Estimated amount of unpaid balance, rea-sonably estimated costs and other charges:$ 173,863.22

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETHE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWNON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, ACHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FED-ERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECKDRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERALSAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAV-INGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE ANDAUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS INTHIS STATE:All right, title, and interest conveyed toand now held by the trustee in the here-inafter described property under and pur-suant to a Deed of Trust described as:More fully described in said Deed ofTrust.Street Address or other common designa-tion of real property: 1013 North 6thStreet, El Centro, CA 92243A.P.N.: 044-332-012-000The undersigned Trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the streetaddress or other common designation, ifany, shown above.The sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining prin-cipal sum of the note(s) secured by theDeed of Trust with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s), advances, under theterms of said Deed of Trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. Thetotal amount of the unpaid balance of theobligation secured by the property to besold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of theinitial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 173,863.22.

Note: Because the Beneficiary reservesthe right to bid less than the total debtowed, it is possible that at the time of thesale the opening bid may be less than thetotal debt.If the Trustee is unable to convey titlefor any reason, the successful bidder'ssole and exclusive remedy shall be thereturn of monies paid to the Trustee,and the successful bidder shall have nofurther recourse.The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust hasexecuted and delivered to the undersigneda written request to commence foreclo-sure, and the undersigned caused a Noticeof Default and Election to Sell to berecorded in the county where the realproperty is located.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALENOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:If you are considering bidding on thisproperty lien, you should understand thatthere are risks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bidding on alien, not on the property itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trustee auction does notautomatically entitle you to free and clearownership of the property. You should alsobe aware that the lien being auctioned offmay be a junior lien. If you are the highestbidder at the auction, you are or may beresponsible for paying off all liens seniorto the lien being auctioned off, before youcan receive clear title to the property. Youare encouraged to investigate the exis-tence, priority, and size of outstandingliens that may exist on this property bycontacting the county recorder's office or atitle insurance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for this information.If you consult either of these resources,you should be aware that the same lendermay hold more than one mortgage or deedof trust on this property.NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER:The sale date shown on this notice of salemay be postponed one or more times by

the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or acourt, pursuant to Section 2924g of theCalifornia Civil Code. The law requiresthat information about trustee sale post-ponements be made available to you andto the public, as a courtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale date has been post-poned, and, if applicable, the rescheduledtime and date for the sale of this property,you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit thisInternet Web sitehttp://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/ DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file num-ber assigned to this case 2019-00828-CA.Information about postponements that arevery short in duration or that occur close intime to the scheduled sale may not imme-diately be reflected in the telephone infor-mation or on the Internet Web site. Thebest way to verify postponement informa-tion is to attend the scheduled sale.Date: April 3, 2020Western Progressive, LLC, as Trusteefor beneficiaryC/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237Ventura, CA 93003Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx________________________________________________Trustee Sale AssistantWESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLCMAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COL-LECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED MAY BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE.April 16, 23, 30, 2020Legal 8943

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 20-215The following person is conduct-ing business as:EGAPEC Steels315 W 2nd StCalexico, CA 92231County of Imperial

Mailing Address:1101 Ollie Ave. PMB 333Calexico, CA 92231Full Name of Registrant:Raul Godinez Corona161 Olive St.El Centro, CA 92243This business conducted by: AnIndividual

Registrant has not commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s)listedabove.I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: Raul Godinez Corona,Owner

The filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rightsof another under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: March 18,2020.

NOTICE: This statement expireson: March 17, 2025. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderElise Puyot, DeputyLegal 5919 Publish: April 9, 16, 23,30, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 20-206The following persons are con-ducting business as:AIM Business Services LLC900 W Birch Street, Suite 2Calexico, CA 92231County of Imperial

Full Name of Registrants:AIM Business Services LLC900 W Birch Street, Suite 2Calexico, CA 92231This business conducted by: ALimited Liability CompanyRegistrant commenced to trans-act business under the FictitiousBusiness Name(s) listed above

on: No ApplicableArticles of Incorporation:202005010974I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: Manuel Soto Ortega,PresidentThe filing of this statement does

not of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rightsof another under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: March 13,2020.NOTICE: This statement expires

on: March 12, 2025. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 5917 Publish: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 20-220The following persons are con-ducting business as:Rauland California16810 Valley View Ave.La Mirada, CA 90638County of Los AngelesFull Name of Registrants:Responder Systems Corporation16810 Valley View Ave.

La Mirada, CA 90638This business conducted by: ACorporationRegistrant has not commenced totransact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listedabove.Articles of Incorporation:C2424126I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.

Signature: Lawrence Allen Ball,PresidentThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rights ofanother under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: March 26,2020.NOTICE: This statement expires

on: March 25, 2025. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderElise Puyot, DeputyLegal 5916 Publish: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2020

LIEN SALEThe following vehicle will besold at Lien Sale on May 7,2020 at 404 S ‘N’ Street,Imperial, CA 92251 at 9:00AM, 18, CHEV, 1500 LS, PK,17363K2, CA,1GCNCNEH1JZ111565 Calexico ChronicleLegal 5926Publish: April 23, 2020

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FORCHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER: ECU001312TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner (name): Maria AlejandraAmaro filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as fol-lows: Present name :Maria Alejandra AmaroProposed name:

Alejandra AmaroTHE COURT ORDERS that all

persons interested in this matterappear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, ifany, why the petition for change ofname should not be granted. Anyperson objecting to the name changesdescribed above must file a writtenobjection that includes the reasonsfor the objection at least two court

days before the matter is scheduled tobe heard and must appear at the hear-ing to show cause why the petitionshould not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the courtmay grant the petition without a hear-ing.NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: May 12, 2020Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept.: 7The address of the court is:Superior Court of California, County

of Imperial939 W. Main StreetEl Centro, CA 92243A copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks priorto the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in the following newspaper ofgeneral circulation, printed in thiscounty (specify newspaper):Calexico Chronicle/Imperial ValleyWeeklyDate: March 16, 2020

Jeffrey B. JonesJudge of the Superior CourtFiled: March 16, 2020Superior CourtCounty of ImperialClerk of the CourtBy: Joselyn Martinez, Deputy Legal 5921 Publish: April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETrustee Sale No. :00000008375388 Title OrderNo.: TSG1812-CA-3482712FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTENTIONRECORDER: THE FOLLOW-ING REFERENCE TO ANATTACHED SUMMARYAPPLIES ONLY TO COPIESPROVIDED TO THETRUSTOR, NOT TO THISRECORDED ORIGINALNOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS ASUMMARY OF THE INFOR-MATION IN THIS DOCU-MENT ATTACHED YOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER A DEEDOF TRUST, DATED 03/15/2006.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROPER-TY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. BARRETT DAFFINFRAPPIER TREDER andWEISS, LLP, as duly appointedTrustee under and pursuant toDeed of Trust Recorded on03/30/2006 as Instrument No.2006-015635 of official recordsin the office of the CountyRecorder of IMPERIAL County,State of CALIFORNIA. EXE-CUTED BY: JOEL PLIEGO

AND ANGELICA M PLIEGOHUSBAND AND WIFE ASJOINT TENANTS, WILL SELLAT PUBLIC AUCTION TOHIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH, CASHIER'SCHECK/CASH EQUIVALENTor other form of payment author-ized by California Civil Code2924h(b), (payable at time of salein lawful money of the UnitedStates). DATE OF SALE:05/21/2020 TIME OF SALE:2:00 PM PLACE OF SALE: ATTHE NORTH ENTRANCE TOTHE COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 939 MAIN STREET,EL CENTRO, CA 92243.STREET ADDRESS and othercommon designation, if any, ofthe real property described aboveis purported to be: 950 MEAD-OW DR, CALEXICO, CALI-FORNIA 92231-3972APN#: 058-833-015-000The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address andother common designation, ifany, shown herein. Said sale willbe made, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remain-ing principal sum of the note(s)secured by said Deed of Trust,with interest thereon, as provided

in said note(s), advances, underthe terms of said Deed of Trust,fees, charges and expenses of theTrustee and of the trusts createdby said Deed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaid balance ofthe obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reason-able estimated costs, expensesand advances at the time of theinitial publication of the Noticeof Sale is $151,117.67. The bene-ficiary under said Deed of Trustheretofore executed and deliv-ered to the undersigned a writtenDeclaration of Default andDemand for Sale, and a writtenNotice of Default and Election toSell. The undersigned causedsaid Notice of Default andElection to Sell to be recorded inthe county where the real proper-ty is located. NOTICE TOPOTENTIAL BIDDERS: If youare considering bidding on thisproperty lien, you should under-stand that there are risks involvedin bidding at a trustee auction.You will be bidding on a lien, noton the property itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trustee auctiondoes not automatically entitleyou to free and clear ownershipof the property. You should alsobe aware that the lien being auc-tioned off may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bidder at the

auction, you are or may beresponsible for paying off allliens senior to the lien being auc-tioned off, before you can receiveclear title to the property. You areencouraged to investigate theexistence, priority, and size ofoutstanding liens that may existon this property by contacting thecounty recorder's office or a titleinsurance company, either ofwhich may charge you a fee forthis information. If you consulteither of these resources, youshould be aware that the samelender may hold more than onemortgage or deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TO PROPER-TY OWNER: The sale dateshown on this notice of sale maybe postponed one or more timesby the mortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pursuant toSection 2924g of the CaliforniaCivil Code. The law requires thatinformation about trustee salepostponements be made availableto you and to the public, as acourtesy to those not present atthe sale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale date has beenpostponed, and, if applicable, therescheduled time and date for thesale of this property, you may call714-730-2727 for informationregarding the trustee's sale orvisit this Internet Web site

www.servicelinkASAP.com forinformation regarding the sale ofthis property, using the file num-ber assigned to this case00000008375388. Informationabout postponements that arevery short in duration or thatoccur close in time to the sched-uled sale may not immediately bereflected in the telephone infor-mation or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify post-ponement information is toattend the scheduled sale.FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFOR-MATION PLEASE CALL:AGENCY SALES and POST-ING 714-730-2727www.servicelinkASAP.comBARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIERTREDER and WEISS, LLP ISACTING AS A DEBT COLLEC-TOR ATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE.BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIERTREDER and WEISS, LLP asTrustee 3990 E. Concours Street,Suite 350 Ontario, CA 91764(866) 795-1852 Dated:04/09/2020 A-472314104/16/2020, 04/23/2020,04/30/2020Legal 5925

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ALLEN J. COLLINSCASE NO. EPR000713

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,contingent creditors, and personswho may otherwise be interested inthe WILL or estate, or both ofALLEN J. COLLINS.A PETITION FOR PROBATE hasbeen filed by MICHELLE L.COLLINS in the Superior Court ofCalifornia, County of IMPERIAL.THE PETITION FOR PROBATErequests that MICHELLE L.COLLINS be appointed as personalrepresentative to administer theestate of the decedent.THE PETITION requests authority

to administer the estate under theIndependent Administration ofEstates Act . (This authority willallow the personal representative totake many actions without obtainingcourt approval. Before taking certainvery important actions, however, thepersonal representative will berequired to give notice to interestedpersons unless they have waivednotice or consented to the proposedaction.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unlessan interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows goodcause why the court should not grantthe authority.A HEARING on the petition will beheld in this court as follows:

05/29/20 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 locat-ed at 939 WEST MAIN STREET, ELCENTRO, CA 92243IF YOU OBJECT to the granting ofthe petition, you should appear at thehearing and state your objections orfile written objections with the courtbefore the hearing. Your appearancemay be in person or by your attorney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or acontingent creditor of the decedent,you must file your claim with thecourt and mail a copy to the personalrepresentative appointed by the courtwithin the later of either (1) fourmonths from the date of first issuanceof letters to a general personal repre-sentative, as defined in section 58(b)of the California Probate Code, or (2)

60 days from the date of mailing orpersonal delivery to you of a noticeunder section 9052 of the CaliforniaProbate Code. Other California statutes and legalauthority may affect your rights as acreditor. You may want to consultwith an attorney knowledgeable inCalifornia law.YOU MAY EXAMINE the file keptby the court. If you are a person inter-ested in the estate, you may file withthe court a Request for SpecialNotice (form DE-154) of the filing ofan inventory and appraisal of estateassets or of any petition or account asprovided in Probate Code section1250. A Request for Special Noticeform is available from the court

clerk.Attorney for PetitionerMAHOGANY TAYLOR - SBN246708 LAW OFFICE OF MAHOGANYTAYLOR, APLC2305 HISTORIC DECATUR RD.,SUITE 100SAN DIEGO CA 92106BSC2181934/23, 4/30, 5/7/20CNS-3360426#IMPERIAL VALLEY WEEKLYLegal 6337

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENTFILE NO.: 20-205The following persons are conduct-ing business as:Centrex Commerce LLC900 W Birch Street, Suite 2Calexico, CA 92231County of ImperialFull Name of Registrant:Centrex Commerce LLC900 W Birch Street Suite 2Calexico, CA 92231This business conducted by: ALimited Liability CompanyArticles of Incorporation:201934010397Registrant commented to transactbusiness under the FictitiousBusiness Name(s) listed above on:Not Applicable

I, Declare that all of the informationin this statement is true and correct.Signature: Leonard Escalante,PresidentThe filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in thisState or a Fictitious Business Namein Violation of the Rights of anotherunder Federal, State or CommonLaw.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: March 13 2020.NOTICE: This statement expires on:March 12, 2025. A new statementmust be filed prior to the expirationdate.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 5914 Publish: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENTFILE NO.: 20-195The following persons are conduct-ing business as:Musica de CasselMr Editora1746 Vine StEl Centro, CA 92243County of ImperialFull Name of Registrants:Rodelo Music LLC1746 Vine St.El Centro, CA 92243This business conducted by: ALimited Liability CompanyArticles of Incorporation:202006910984Registrant commented to transactbusiness under the FictitiousBusiness Name(s) listed above on:March 10, 2020I, Manauel Antonio Rodelo

Mendivil, Declare that all of theinformation in this statement is trueand correct.Signature: Manuel Antonio RodeloMendivil, ManagerThe filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in thisState or a Fictitious Business Namein Violation of the Rights of anotherunder Federal, State or CommonLaw.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: March 10 2020.NOTICE: This statement expires on:March 9, 2025. A new statementmust be filed prior to the expirationdate.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderElise Puyot, DeputyLegal 8941 Publish: April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020

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Subject: New River Improvement Project

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Calexico has prepared andintends to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration in connection with the sub-ject proposed project. The Mitigated Negative Declaration and associatedInitial Study identify potential effects with respect to Air Quality, Biological

Resources, Cultural Resources, and Tribal Cultural Resources. The IS/MND also includes proposed mit-igation measures that will ensure that the proposed project will not result in any significant, adverseeffects on the environment. The City's decision to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration should not beconstrued as a recommendation of either approval or denial of this project. The Initial Study/MitigatedNegative Declaration for the proposed project can be reviewed on the City's website at http://www.calex-ico.ca.gov/index.asp?SEC={A1D75DB2-4863-4BAD-B511C736B4B9A927}

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The New River flows north from Mexico into the United States where itcrosses the City of Calexico, California on its path to the Salton Sea. The State of California's Clean WaterAct Section 303(d) lists the New River as impaired by numerous constituents and is a State of Californiapriority for cleanup purposes. To address point and nonpoint sources of pollution from the New River, aNew River Improvement Project Strategic Plan (Plan) was issued. The Plan identifies recommendationsto address public health threats in the Calexico area of the New River.

The proposed project consists of three primary components: (1) construction of a trash screen at theInternational Boundary with Mexico; (2) divert and encase the river from a point downstream of theInternational Boundary to a point downstream of the eastern boundary of Calexico in order to bypass thepopulated southern area of the City of Calexico; and (3) a pump-back system to take treated wastewaterfrom the existing City of Calexico Wastewater Treatment Plant and discharge it into the New River chan-nel at a point near the proposed river diversion and encasement structure.

PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: The 30-day public review period extends from April 24, 2020 to May 25,2020. All comments shall be received by the City by no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 25, 2020.

PROJECT MANAGER: David Dale, PE, PLS; City Manager; E-mail: ddale@calexico.ca.gov Phone:(760) 768-2110; Fax number: (760) 768-2110 Mailing Address: City of Calexico, 608 Heber Avenue,Calexico, CA 92231

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City invites members of the general public and agencies toreview and comment on this environmental documentation. Written comments may be mailed, emailed,or faxed to the Project Manager. Copies of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and supporting documentsare available for public review and inspection in front of the entrance doors of City Hall located at CityHall, 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, CA 92231. The City's Planning Commission and City Council willconduct public hearings at future dates to be determined. You will receive a separate public notice forthose hearings. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues youor someone else raised during the public review period on the proposed Mitigated Negative Declarationor at the future public hearings.

Legal 5928 Publish: April 23, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE

The next visit she has with Vo,which is supposed to be face toface, Paty promised “to sing tohim,” Enrique said.

Mentally and emotionally,Enrique has been there through thewhole ordeal, as Paty’s rock.

“We’re always trying to lookout for each other … this really hitus hard, and then after we heardabout her brother (dying March30) … it hit home,” Enrique said.

Married by the court inImperial County on Oct. 15, 1991,the devout Catholics were wed bythe Church on April 4, 1992. Theylived separate that entire time;Paty was in Mexicali with herlarge family of brothers and sis-ters, and Enrique worked andsaved money in Las Vegas, wherethe couple lived from 1992 to2002, before moving to Calexico.

Enrique is a preventativemaintenance technician workingon tractors for RDO Equipment inImperial, and Paty has beeninvolved in music in some waysince she was a young girl, per-forming in choirs and bands fordecades.

Part of her healing process hasbeen daily contact with family,with whom she has always had aclose relationship.

The Verdugos’ two grown sons(and their wives and girlfriends)contact their mother as often as

possible: phone calls every otherday, text messages every day.

“They’re good sons,” Enriquesaid.

Carlos Jonathan, 33, is a U.S.Border Patrol agent in Tucson,Arizona, and Christian Enrique,25, takes care of the elderly in aprivate home in RanchoCucamonga.

Since becoming ill, Paty hashad daily meet-ups with her foursisters on Facebook Connectbetween 6:30 and 7 p.m. withoutfail, to say the Rosary and to chatand catch up on the day’s events.

“The family is more unitedthan ever,” Enrique said. Andthat’s saying something, he added,because Paty’s side has alwaysbeen close, with 50-person “fami-ly reunions like you wouldn’tbelieve.”

“If you do love your family,don’t go out,” Paty said. “Stayhome, don’t expose them. Youcould weaken the family. Alwaystake care of the family.”

UPDATE: The interview withPaty Hurtado was conductedApril 17 as she was improving.Paty reported April 22 that shehad a relapse on April 19, withfever and more coughing and wasgiven a second course of COVIDtreatment by Dr. Vo. Hurtado saidshe still had a cough April 22, butno more fevers.

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CALEXICO MUSICIAN AND entertainer Paty Hurtado con-tracted COVID-19 from her sister. Paty, who is recovering, wasconfirmed to have the coronavirus on March 30. COURTESYPHOTO