U.S. Judge Defends Ban on Jury Trials

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SUNDAY,FEBRUARY 7, 2021 /// Times Community News publication serving Orange County /// timesoc.com U.S. judge defends ban on jury trials

U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton says the federal court’s decision to indefinitely halt jury trials makes sense as the pandemic continues. BY MEGHANN M. CUNIFF

Afederal judge defending the court’s pandemic-related prohibition on jury trials said her stateside counterparts in Orange County Superior Court aren’t tracking jurors after trials end, so it’s impossible to know how many people have been infected through them. “How do you know it wasn’t spread throughout the community because of the trial? How do you know someone’s grand- mother wasn’t hospitalized because she came into contact with the juror?” said U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton. Speaking to attorneys during a recent Zoom hearing, Staton said the last few months of increasing coronavirus infections in Orange County means “someone is doing something wrong, not right” and justifies the decision to indefinitely halt jury trials. Staton was responding to a defense attorney’s opposition to a trial delay, but she also was addressing her colleague U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney’s ongoing criticism of the ban. Carney has dismissed four criminal cases, including a robbery case and two gun indictments, because he believes the indefi- Sean M. Haffey | Getty Images nite ban on trials violates the accused’s con- stitutional right to a speedy trial. He’s ac- LLI BY ANTHONY CIARDE cused his colleagues who support the ban is pretty direct about ennywise frontman Jim Lindberg of misconduct, and he’s repeatedly cited Or- re,” he said. “I grew his hockey allegiances. “Full disclosu ange County Superior Court’s ongoing trials went to a lot of L.A. P up in Manhattan Beach in L.A. and as evidence trials can happen in the federal sly a huge fan and I al- Kings games as a kid and was obviou Central District of California. nt to a lot of games during ways will be.” Lindberg said. “I we “It’s me against all my colleagues. I just era.” the Rogie Vachon, Marcel Dionne Photo have such a problem with what they’re do- first Stanley Cup celebration In spite of that fact, Lindberg’s by Brent ing,” Carney said Jan. 21. rival, the Anaheim Ducks. came thanks to the Kings’ heated Broza In her hearing a week later, Staton made was on stage, playing with Lindberg wasn’t just watching it. He clear she’s with the majority of judges who ived him, at the team’s Pennywise, while Ducks players high-f support the ban. She indicated that Carney in 2007. celebration outside Honda Center was once, too, because she said the initial performed the song Lindberg and Pennywise wrote and vote to end jury trials in March was unani- Ducks’ goal song since mid- “Bro Hymn,” which has been the mous. It became the soundtrack to way through their 2005-06 season. “I think there’s still a majority of the court and, over a decade and a half the Ducks’ 2007 Stanley Cup title —avast majority — that has that opinion,” s culture as it was then. later is as much a part of the Duck Staton said. 21 season Jan. 14 “Bro When the Ducks opened the 2020- Staton’s comments are the first public Ducks goal song, making it Hymn” began its 15th season as the refutation of Carney’s stance on trials out- s by an NHL team. In those one of the longest used goal song side a 60-page brief from federal prose- a goal song, it’s become a 15 years, it’s become more than just cutors who are appealing his dismissal of a nership of and that former tradition. One that fans feel an ow 35-count indictment against a Newport Beach doctor accused of illegally supplying R5 See Song, page drugs to patients. They’re also the first public acknowledg- ment that Orange County Superior Court, Jakob Silfverberg #33 ABOVE: Christian Djoos #29 and which has held at least 145 trials since June, the Anaheim Ducks after he congratulate Jani Hakanpaa #28 of isn’t tracking juror infections long term, and Center on March 11. RIGHT: scored his first NHL goal at Honda court officials only know of one because the nnywise, who co-wrote “Bro Jim Lindberg, the lead singer of Pe juror voluntarily called to tell them of the the song at the Ducks’ Hymn” with his bandmates, performed nda Center. 2007 Stanley Cup celebration at Ho See Trials, page R4 Campaign for official recognition of ‘Little Arabia’ progresses

BY BEN BRAZIL nered with UC San Diego’s U.S. sored a petition that has gathered Immigration Policy Center to con- nearly 1,200 signatures. Community organizers have duct a poll of Anaheim residents. Al-Dabbagh said the designa- been fighting for about a decade The recently released report tion would be helpful to the busi- for Little Arabia to be officially shows that 58% of registered vot- nesses of Little Arabia because it designated by the city of Ana- ers who responded to the poll would bring increased advertising heim. support Little Arabia’s designa- and signage. The dozens of businesses lining tion. That number increased to The increased revenue to the Brookhurst Street in West Ana- more than 75% for respondents area from the advertising is much heim have for years served as a who have been to Little Arabia or needed, Al-Dabbagh said, due to cultural hub for Orange County’s know about it. the crippling impact of the pan- Arab American community. The poll gives Al-Dabbagh demic economy on small busi- Yet City Council members have hope that the City Council may nesses. resisted the push for designation. now consider the designation be- “It would take it to the next lev- Rashad Al-Dabbagh, executive cause of public support. el and hopefully that would get director of the Arab American “I think we’re very close, espe- more funding to the area,” Al- Civic Council, said council mem- cially that this time we are show- Dabbagh said. bers have repeatedly said over the ing with a poll that we conducted Al-Dabbagh said he’s still mobi- years that they don’t know that there is support in the city,” lizing support. Little Arabia busi- Scott Smeltzer | Staff Photographer whether the issue has garnered Al-Dabbagh said. “You cannot use ness owners will be meeting with widespread support among resi- that excuse anymore.” the Chamber of Commerce about KAREEM HAWARI, owner of Kareem’s Falafel in Anaheim, pours dents. In addition to the poll, the Arab chipotle tahini into a serving container. The neighborhood where the In response, the nonprofit part- American Civic Council spon- See Campaign, page R4 eatery is located is informally known as Little Arabia. R2 SUNDAY,FEBRUARY 7, 2021 TIMESOC WWW.TIMESOC.COM Impact of pandemic on homeless shows need for housing options

BY BEN BRAZIL

The need for housing options for the homeless is becoming all the more crucial in Orange County as the COVID-19 pandemic has ripped through homeless shelters, causing Nelvin C. Cepeda | San Diego Union-Tribune hundreds of homeless SANTA ANA is considering whether to approve “hero pay” people and some staff to for grocery workers during the coronavirus pandemic. be stricken with the deadly illness. According to the county, 825 homeless people have Santa Ana contracted COVID-19, with 625 of those being shelter residents. Last week, the Voice of OC broke the news that supports 417 homeless people and dozens of staff have con- Raul Roa | Staff Photographer tracted the coronavirus during current outbreaks A HOMELESS MAN sleeps in Costa Mesa during the January 2019 Orange County Point across 17 shelters in the in Time count. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the need for housing, officials say. ‘hero pay’ county. The conditions at the person being in a shelter from year’s past. The most recent Point in congregate shelters, where right now, Jason Austin, di- Tim Houchen, a local Time count in 2019 found Council members bless them, great for them. homeless people sleep rector of the county’s Of- activist who used to be almost 7,000 homeless But they should extend near one another, exem- fice of Care Coordination, homeless, mentioned dur- people in Orange County. say grocery store that to their employees plifies the need for timely said through email “there ing an interview that he The Stanton Inn cur- workers deserve that help them make those housing options for the are risks associated with used to be uncomfortable rently is at capacity with 72 higher wages additional revenues.” homeless. being in congregate set- in the armories while be- rooms filled, and the Tahiti during pandemic. Councilman Johnathan Organizations like tings.” ing surrounded by dozens Motel is scheduled to be- Hernandez echoed a simi- United to End Homeless- “The [Office of Care Co- of sick and coughing peo- gin operations later this BY BEN BRAZIL lar sentiment. ness are working to make ordination] and [Public ple. month. “I can assure you that that a reality. Health Services] have been Austin said his office The high-risk and vul- Santa Ana moved one the CEOs are working from “The connection be- working collaboratively to and Public Health Services nerable homeless people step closer Tuesday night home while people that tween health and housing implement the needed have been working with enrolled in Project to approving “hero pay” are living below the pover- is something that has al- safeguards and precau- the Salvation Army to im- Roomkey were transi- for grocery store employ- ty line are leaving their ways been there, and I tions to mitigate these plement safeguards to for- tioned to Project Toolbelt, ees in the city. kids at home and leaving think the COVID pan- risks,” Austin said. tify the thrift store shelter which is meant to connect The council voted 4-3 to their loved ones and demic is illuminating that Marc Meulman, chief of against the virus, including individuals with housing approve a resolution di- putting themselves at risk even more,” said Becks operations for the county’s reducing the capacity to opportunities by using “ev- recting staff to bring a pro- every single day,” Hernan- Heyhoe, executive director Public Health Services, up to 70 residents, requir- ery housing tool in the tool posed urgency ordinance dez said. of United to End Home- said that five homeless ing the use of face masks, belt.” back before the council by The opposing council lessness. people have died from using physical distancing Project Toolbelt entails March 2 requiring grocery members had various con- The nonprofit just COVID in the county, with and ongoing COVID-19 case managers assessing store employees in the city cerns about the resolution. passed a milestone, hous- one being a shelter resi- testing. and working with the to be paid an extra $4 an “One of the things that ing more than 300 home- dent. While it’s unclear One of the county’s pri- homeless to connect them hour. Council members we always have to con- less people through its how many are COVID-re- mary programs geared with whatever kind of David Penaloza, Nelida sider is, as we’re putting WelcomeHomeOC pro- lated, more homeless peo- towards the homeless dur- housing they can, includ- Mendoza and Phil Bacerra laws on the books, are they gram since it started in ple died in Orange County ing the pandemic was ing rooms for rent, sober- cast the dissenting votes. going to be able to be en- 2019. in 2020 than any other Project Roomkey, a state- living homes, permanent The resolution does not forced?” Bacerra said. “Is it More than 160 of those year. wide program that placed supportive housing and require that the city must something that we can people were placed in When asked what the homeless Californians in motels, among other op- adopt the ordinance. The reasonably expect? Be- housing since the begin- county has been doing hotel rooms. Some activ- tions. council will still be able to cause I don’t want to give ning of the pandemic. since the shelter outbreaks ists in Orange County “The [Office of Care Co- approve or deny the ordi- folks, I think one of my The majority of those to keep shelter residents called Roomkey overly re- ordination] is also working nance. colleagues said, false housing placements oc- safer, Meulman respond- strictive and likened the with housing authorities to The item was proposed hopes that this is some- curred since September, ed: “The OC Health Care hotels to being run like identify existing housing by Mayor Vicente thing that they can expect and another 89 house- Agency (HCA) Communi- prisons. vouchers or opportunities Sarmiento and Council- if we can’t reasonably en- holds are awaiting place- cable Disease Control Di- That program has been to apply for mainstream woman Thai Viet Phan. force.” ment. vision (CDCD) has an out- ramping down and is be- vouchers that can be used “Why do we have to be Bacerra went on to sug- Heyhoe said the Voice of break response team spe- ing replaced by Project to transition participants here compelling an indus- gest a resolution to “urge” OC story showed the im- cifically dedicated to shel- Homekey and Project from temporary options to try that has done well all grocery outlets to pro- portance of housing to ters and that team works Toolbelt. permanent housing over under these conditions, vide hero pay. people’s health. with shelters to respond to Project Homekey is an- the upcoming months,” for a very finite period of Bacerra also expressed “That news really did outbreaks including test- other state initiative that Austin said. time to say, take care of concern that it could hurt highlight that we know ing, isolation and quaran- entails purchasing and re- “This has been an in- these employees that the state of the city’s finan- that housing helps have a tine guidance, and on- habilitating hotels, motels, credible opportunity to be you’ve been exposing to cial infrastructure to place positive influence on all going monitoring of the vacant apartments and innovative as we engage harm, many of which live further regulations on areas of health— physical, outbreak until it ends. The other buildings to house individuals from the in our community, and businesses. mental, emotional,” Hey- response team is activated people experiencing streets and transition them many of whom bring it “Another thing I’m going hoe said. “And our cost when the first case is iden- homelessness. The county to actual housing opportu- home to their families?” to say is that here we are study certainly showed tified.” so far has purchased two nities. Through this pro- Sarmiento said. tonight talking about the that as people are placed As the rain arrives and hotel and motel sites — gram, individuals continue City Manager Kristine state of our budget, the into housing, that their cold nights continue, the the Stanton Inn & Suites to work with Project Tool- Ridge and City Atty. Sonia state of our financial infra- health stabilizes and then county will open the Salva- and Tahiti Motel, both in belt providers in tempo- Carvalho will include in structure here in Santa there’s a reduction in costs tion Army thrift store on Stanton. In total, the prop- rary placements that in- the ordinance a require- Ana, and I was the one to the public as well as Feb. 8 for homeless people erties will provide 132 clude motels for vulnera- ment that premium pay be saying that we do need to their health issues stabi- to take refuge. This is the units of non-congregate ble individuals.” directed towards retail grow revenue,” Bacerra lize.” first year that the county is sheltering for the home- stores that have at least said. “But then we take ac- When asked about the not using the Santa Ana less over the next few [email protected] 300 employees nationwide tions where there are gro- risk level for a homeless and Fullerton armories years. Twitter: @_benbrazil and more than 10 employ- cery stores that probably ees per store site. will look at us and say, The ordinance will ex- ‘Wow, not only do they pire after 120 days. have the highest sales tax, ‘It became our college’s Confederate flag’ “This is a life and death but look at these other on- choice for so many people erous regulations that in our community,” Coun- their singularly placing on After years of debate, Saddleback College cilwoman Jessie Lopez us’...We can’t always put said of grocery workers’ our hearts in front of our announces it’s getting rid of the Gaucho choice to go to work every brains.” mascot its dectractors say is racist. day during the pandemic. Penaloza said the reso- The council joins several lution should include BY BEN BRAZIL said Stern, who has been cities across the state that many other businesses in president for about two are looking into requiring the city, including fast After years of turmoil years. “We wanted to do hazard pay for grocery food restaurants, frontline and heated debate, the right thing in removing workers. city employees and other Saddleback College an- that. The grocery chain, businesses like the 99 nounced this week that it’s “We also wanted to be Kroger, said Monday that Cents Only Store, Dollar getting rid of its mascot, sensitive to that 30% of our it would close two of its Tree and 7-Eleven. one that many see as a rac- employees and 30% of our Long Beach stores if the At one point, Penaloza ist caricature. community that told us, city mandates the pre- proposed a substitute mo- Saddleback President El- dozens and dozens of mium pay. The California tion to include all of the liot Stern made the deci- voices in these town halls, Grocers Assn. has sued businesses he referenced sion to retire the school’s that they had been made Long Beach in federal in the ordinance, but his gaucho mascot following a to feel lesser, that they’d court and has a hearing set motion failed to garner petition signed by hun- been made to feel other, for Feb. 19. any support. dreds, several community that they were embar- The Los Angeles City “It shouldn’t just be gro- forums and recommenda- rassed that employees had Courtesy of CleanPNG.com Council on Tuesday sup- cery stores, there are many tions from the school’s never spoken up about it THE NOW-DEFUNCT mascot of Saddleback College. ported a $5-per-hour people risking their lives three governing bodies. until given an opportuni- boost to grocery and drug- out there,” Penaloza said. “It became our college’s ty.” “I was very excited be- reotype of Latino men that store workers. Phan disagreed with Pe- Confederate flag,” Stern In an announcement cause it took so much has been perpetuated in Sarmiento referenced naloza. said over the phone, allud- this week, Saddleback Col- work,” said Saddleback movies and other forms of the Long Beach lawsuit Phan said she’d worked ing to the controversial lege listed three main rea- Professor Carmenmara entertainment in the U.S. during the meeting and as a fast-food employee banner seen by many as a sons why it decided to get Hernandez-Bravo, who has The group also con- said the city will be moni- and knows that grocery symbol of racism and slav- rid of the Gaucho—the been fighting to retire the tended that the use of the toring the ongoing litiga- store employees are more ery. mascot was a cultural ap- Gaucho for more than a gaucho was a form of cul- tion. at risk of contracting the The Gaucho mascot, de- propriation that dishon- decade. “When they made tural appropriation. “What Kroger is doing in coronavirus. picting an angry Mexican ored a part of South the decision, I contacted ”... We have no right to Long Beach is a capital “I know what it’s like to man riding a horse, has American culture, the all the Latinx community objectify and represent an strike,” Lopez said. “Let’s work at a fast-food loca- long drawn comparisons mascot design relied on members. They were very entire culture as a stereo- just be clear about that. tion, you do not have the with the Frito Bandito, stereotypes and the Gau- excited because they have type for our own purposes They are trying to manipu- same type of foot traffic as considered one of the cho was representative of seen [the Gaucho] for and benefit,” the group’s late other cities that are you do at a grocery store,” more racist brand logos. A an all-male culture and it years, so for a while they website says. looking into this into not Phan said. “Go into Trader gaucho is an Argentinian was exclusionary to wom- thought this is never going The school stopped us- doing it because of the po- Joe’s, even when they limit cowboy. en at the school. to happen.” ing the original gaucho im- tential risk or scare of liti- the number of people who About 30% of the The college has been Hernandez-Bravo is part age in 2018. This year, a gation.” come in you are packed. Saddleback College com- under fire for its mascot for of a faculty-led group group at the college had Several members said Folks walk down these lit- munity is Latino. at least a decade. But the called Retire the Gaucho, been working on redesign- during the meeting that tle aisles, they cross by “So for us, the idea that movement intensified last which played a substantial ing the Gaucho. grocery stores have been each other ... it’s not 6 feet we had taken a piece of year amid nationwide pro- role in spreading the mes- Various new versions logging huge profits dur- in between the aisles. So another culture and used tests against racism and sage on campus and get- were expected to be sent ing the pandemic, despite there’s no social distance that as a mascot, which at police brutality. ting people involved in the out for a vote this fall, but the struggles of their em- that’s even possible.” the end of the day is a The school’s decision is movement. those plans were set aside ployees. She continued: “To good luck charm for ath- not far off from the Wash- The group started a peti- after criticism of the mas- “Probably 80% of indus- make great the enemy of letics, is something that ington Football Team end- tion that collected more cot intensified after the tries have failed, or are do- good ... I think is not a was completely acceptable ing in July use of its “Red- than 200 signatures from death of George Floyd pro- ing much, much worse great position.” afew decades ago but no skins” branding, which in- people in favor of scrap- voked nationwide protests than they were pre-pan- longer is, after a large and cluded a logo and mascot ping the Gaucho. against police brutality demic,” Sarmiento said. [email protected] significant change of sen- many considered to be The group held that the “This one hasn’t and God Twitter: @_benbrazil sibilities in our culture,” racist. mascot played into a ste- See College, page R5 WWW.TIMESOC.COM TIMESOC SUNDAY, FEBRUARY7,2021 R3 Author talks about winning the Pura Belpré award

BY VERA CASTANEDA like spoken word. I found it to be keep that up for too long so moving, powerful and amazing. It mostly it was during nutrition, Ernesto Cisneros suspected he was the first time that I thought lunch and after school. I wanted was in trouble when his editor this is similar to what I write. to leave the classroom and go reached out to set up a meeting That’s when I was really motivat- home but I knew that I had a last week. He hadn’t completed ed to try and publish my work. little window before I had to pick the edits to his second book yet. up my kids from school. When he logged in and saw about What kind of work goes into The other part was the stu- 10 people in the meeting, he Q publishing a book? dents. They knew that I was writ- thought it might have been an I had to explore what my ing and what I was trying to do. author intervention. A voice was. I went back and I There were some kids that also Instead he was notified — a got my master’s degree in creative wanted to write and we would day before it was publicly an- writing. I also realized that I didn’t challenge each other. They’d ask, nounced — that he won the Pura understand grammar very well. “Mr. C, how many pages did you Belpré Children’s Author award So I needed to teach myself write? I wrote four pages.” I’d be with his debut novel “Efrén Di- grammar. Not just the rules, but like, “Oh, I only did three.” Next vided,” released in March 2020. actually how to apply it and how week, I would try to up them. Cisneros, 47, is still struggling to use it effectively. It takes a long Most of the time they’d beat me, Courtesy of Andre Martinez to let the reality that he is a pub- time to really hone your craft but which was impressive. I had one lished author sink in, let alone ERNESTO CISNEROS won the 2021 Pura Belpré Children’s Author it was exciting. Every time I student who wrote about 70 that his debut novel has won award with his debut novel “Efrén Divided.” learned something, I was able to pages one year. I knew that my awards after 14 years of struggling share it with my students. That students were watching and I to get published. Ana. was the key. The harder I worked didn’t want them to see me quit. “I started doubting that it was After a day of teaching virtually for the students, the further along And that goes for my kids here ever going to happen,” Cisneros from his makeshift closet-office, Igot. at home to0. I remember my dad said. “Going from not being able Cisneros talks about growing up Ialso joined [Society of Chil- leaving at 4:30 in the morning to to sell my work to suddenly win- in Santa Ana, what kept him dren’s Book Writers and Illustra- go to work. My mom would al- ning one of the most prestigious motivated to write and his up- tors]. It’s a nonprofit organization ways be working between 70 and awards that there is, especially as coming second novel in this that helps children’s authors. I 80 hours in a factory ironing. aLatino, that just means every- edited interview. became a volunteer and joined a Then she’d come home and she thing to me. What I’m most critique group. I’m still with the still would feed us and iron our proud of is not so much winning How did you become inter- same group. We foster friendships clothes. When you see people as an author but winning as a Q ested in reading and writ- and encourage each other. The working that hard and then think son.” ing? children’s publishing industry about myself just sitting at a desk The award is validating for his I did enjoy reading as a child. seems to be really supportive of —Ihad absolutely no right to parents, whom he dedicated the A I’m not sure exactly why but each other. It’s almost like we complain. book to. His sister watched the my teachers stopped taking me to don’t really compete. announcement live and turned to the library so I just stopped read- What are you working on their father to say “¿Ya vez? Valió ing. English was my second lan- After struggling to get pub- Q next? la pena” or “You see? It was worth guage and there was a little bit of Q lished for about 14 years, I’m thinking about what I it,” referring to their parents’ aseparation as far as access and what motivated you to keep A want to leave behind. I have sacrifices in leaving Mexico to the way that we were taught. I writing? two kids and I want them to feel pursue the American dream. remember not being able to play The first thing that kept me free to dream as big as they want. One of the perks is receiving with the wooden kitchen sets, we Courtesy of Ernesto Cisneros A going all these years is that They can become doctors, law- congratulatory messages and never got the computers and we I’ve felt like a failure. When I was yers, authors, artists, photogra- being able to connect as peers weren’t taken to the library. I “EFREN DIVIDED” is about a in high school, I was already phers, anything. I never allowed with authors Cisneros read, stud- didn’t know how to go seek out 12-year-old boy whose world working full time hours. During myself to do that and that’s one ied and dissected like Carlos the books and also I didn’t see changes when his mother is college, it was the same thing. At regret I have for myself. I defi- Hernandez and Meg Medina. myself in books. I’m kind of em- deported to Mexico. some point, I had two jobs to pay nitely want to work on getting rid Students who Cisneros taught barrassed to say this but in mid- for school. I never knew what I of the sense of disentitlement about 10 to 15 years ago are dle school I don’t think I picked seemed to enjoy them and en- could have done if I hadn’t had to that exists, especially for kids of reaching out too. One student in up a single book. It wasn’t until I couraged me to pursue this. I work so much. I felt like all my color. particular said he had never cried got called out by a teacher in high thought it would be an excellent life, I’ve never really known what Ifinished my second book, it’s reading a book but “Efrén Di- school. I’m always giving her adventure. my potential was. I was just tired called “Falling Short.” Right now, vided” felt as though Cisneros credit — Sharon Saxton. She said of failing. I’m working on those edits. It’s had been writing about his own the nicest thing to me that I What was it like to start Iwas a big fan of Kobe Bryant not going to be out until 2022. It’s family. wasn’t dumb. I was just lazy. She Q writing? and he would talk about Mamba about two best friends are trying The book follows 12-year-old actually cared enough to tell me I had lost a lot of time and mentality — taking that last shot, to help each other become the Efrén Nava as his life changes that. A there were a lot of gaps in how he spent time practicing best versions of themselves. One when his mother is deported to As far as writing, I was always a my learning. When I became more than anybody else on the is very athletic and he feels that Mexico. He becomes responsible daydreamer. Instead of paying serious about it, I knew that I had team. When I was working on he’s the cause of his parents get- for his siblings as his father takes attention in class, I was making to fill in those gaps. I started this book, that’s the same mental- ting a separation. The other one on a second job and is deter- up stories. That was always true reading everything that I could. ity I was trying to focus on. I is very scholarly and his father mined to reunite with his mother. of my entire life. I thought some- One of the books that I con- could see the people who really isn’t in his life. He feels that if he Cisnernos started writing the thing was wrong with me but it nected with for the first time was want this dream. Right now, became more athletic, like his book during the 2016 election was just my imagination. I never K. L. Going’s “Fat Kid Rules the they’re getting up and they’re father, that he would come back and was inspired by some of the really thought that writing books World.” It was the first time that I probably just as tired as I am. But to him. It’s about friendship and deportation experiences of the was something I could do. When had read a YA book with a voice they’re writing or they’re gonna being true to yourself. middle school students he Ibecame a teacher, I started that really called to me. It wasn’t stay up late. “Efrén Divided” was teaches at Mendez Fundamental sharing some of my stories with very poetic. It didn’t have fancy written sometimes in the morn- [email protected] Intermediate School in Santa the students and they really language. It was very simple, just ing, sometimes at night. I couldn’t Twitter: @vera_fyd

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She wants to re- eral buildings on 1st Street sume as soon as possible, so diagnosis after trial. and on Spring Street “have she met with Orange “So in other words, all the increased exponentially County Superior Court measures that one can take over the last three or four judges a few months ago to to determine that the weeks.” discuss their trial protocols. gatherings are safe — those “I don’t think there’s a suf- She said she doesn’t “want measures being contact ficient foundation that just to cast aspersions” on Or- tracing and notification — because superior court is ange County Superior those don’t happen,” Staton doing jury trials that that Court, but she doesn’t see said. “The only people that necessarily means it’s safe,” evidence that trials are safe. they know about are em- McNally said. “It’s not just The judge also ques- ployees.” Orange County in general. tioned the superior court’s Defense attorney Kate We’re seeing it in the places mask policy, which allows Corrigan told Staton the ju- we work and we’re seeing it witnesses to remove them ror who reported a in the courthouse where the during testimony, and its ef- COVID-19 infection served trial would be held.” fectiveness against asymp- in a trial with Orange Defense attorney Kate tomatic carriers. County Superior Court Corrigan told Staton the in- “That witness will just be Judge Rick King. King is, fected Orange County Supe- maskless testifying for sev- coincidentally, the judge rior Court juror who noti- eral hours, and someone Scott Smeltzer | Staff Photographer Carney quoted in three dis- fied the court served in a tri- has decided that plexiglass missal hearings last month al with Judge Rick King. is sufficient?” Staton asked. SERENE HAWARI prepares cauliflower at Kareem’s Falafel in Anaheim. espousing the virtues of King is, coincidentally, the “That has been what I’ve pandemic-era jury services. judge Carney quoted in seen,” Corrigan answered. there’s a push from the has been dealing with Carney said he wished he three dismissal hearings last Staton scheduled Tan- CAMPAIGN community, I think he struggles in the social could have extended similar month espousing the tuwaya’s trial for May 11 and Continued from pageR1 wanted to take the initia- space for decades.” accolades to jurors in his tri- virtues of pandemic-era said there’s “at least a shad- tive, but there are other City Council members als, “but that is not going to jury services. Carney said he ow of a possibility we could the proposed designation. council members who Jordan Brandman and happen because of the Cen- wished he could have ex- actually have a trial at that Kareem Hawari, owner said they would support,” Stephen Faessel both said tral District’s indefinite sus- tended similar accolades to time, depending on vaccine of Kareem’s Falafel in Little Al-Dabbagh said. “But, in 2016 that they support a pension of jury trials.” jurors in his trials, “but that roll-outs and other things Arabia, said a designation you know, they didn’t take designation for Little Ara- Asked about Staton’s is not going to happen be- like that.” would reinvigorate Little the initiative.” bia. comments, Orange County cause of the Central Dis- By that time, the U.S. 9th Arabia businesses. It’s unclear whether In an emailed state- Superior Court spokesman trict’s indefinite suspension Circuit Court of Appeals “There’s a lot of pes- Moreno’s proposal failed ment, Mayor Harry Sidhu Kostas Kalaitzidis said in an of jury trials.” may have ruled on Carney’s simism, especially in this because council members said he loves Little Arabia, email the court traces con- In Staton’s case, Corrigan first dismissal over the trial time,” Hawari said. “So I don’t support a designa- but the city has to “take a tacts with jurors and em- represents neurosurgery ban, in the drug case think that designating the tion or because Moreno broader, more inclusive ployees “where there is evi- specialist Lokesh Tan- against the Newport Beach area would really bring a generally doesn’t receive view when it comes to for- dence that contact between tuwaya, one of 13 charged physician. A three-judge lot of confidence back into support from other coun- mal designations.” those who have tested pos- in an alleged kickback panel is set to hear oral ar- the businesses. A lot of cil members when he pro- “We also need to ensure itive and appropriate dis- scheme involving Pacific gument on March 18 via vi- new hope.” poses items. that all feel welcome,” tancing was compromised. Hospital in Long Beach. As deo. It’ll be the first time the Hawari said Kareem’s Moreno, who says he Sidhu said. “The area “The investigations that the prosecutor, McNally 9th’s weighed in on pan- Falafel was the first Medi- sits on a political island home to Little Arabia in- have been conducted thus asked to move the upcom- demic-era jury trials, but terranean restaurant on amid the council, said cludes a range of people far have determined that ing trial from Feb. 23 to Au- Chief Justice Sidney Thom- Brookhurst Street. His par- there have been instances and backgrounds, with there was no close contact gust because of the current as already has said he sup- ents started the restaurant in the past where council Hispanics making up half with other jurors that would pandemic prohibition on ports halting them for 26 years ago after emigrat- members have failed to of the area’s population. warrant follow-up,” jury trials, but Corrigan ob- COVID safety reasons. In a ing from Nazareth, Israel. second him when he pro- There’s also a mix of busi- Kalaitzidis wrote. jected at Tantuwaya’s re- Sept. 8, 2020, letter sent to “We have customers poses certain items for the nesses along Brookhurst Kalaitzidis declined to quest, citing his speedy trial all Central District judges, who have been here for 20 agenda, but then they re- Street, and some may not elaborate, but his statement right. Thomas praised Central years and will have their propose the same or simi- see themselves as part of indicates Staton is correct In the Jan. 28 hearing, District Chief Judge Philip kids come with them,” lar item at a later time. Little Arabia. and jurors are not moni- Staton pressed Corrigan Gutierrez’s decision to keep Hawari said. “And eventu- Either way, Moreno said “Our goal is to see diver- tored post-trial or asked to about whether she’ll be jury trials off limits. ally now their kids are he would like to see Little sity within a unified city. tell the court if they end up ready for a February trial, Thomas, who’s based in adults and they have their Arabia officially desig- We look forward to the infected. noting that “at least as re- Billings, Montana, said re- own families, and we’re nated. continued, natural growth “Any instance in which cently as three weeks ago” suming jury trials “prema- catering to those people.” “From a commerce side, of Little Arabia, and noth- the court is made aware Corrigan wanted an Octo- turely” in other districts At a recent Anaheim it does promote our city to ing can take away from the that a juror has tested pos- ber trial date. Corrigan said was “causing coronavirus council meeting, Council- say that we have this area important role it plays in itive during or post trial, the her readiness depends on a spread.” man Jose Moreno pro- where one can go and get our city.” court implements tracing possible outstanding issue “So, as difficult as it is, I posed adding an item for authentic food, shop at In the statement, Sidhu protocols as set forth by lo- that needs to be investi- greatly appreciate you and the designation of Little authentic shops and just said the city promotes the cal, state and federal guide- gated, which Staton said your colleagues continuing Arabia to the agenda, but be a part of the mosaic of businesses of Little Arabia lines,” according to the warranted a trial delay as to maintain safety in the he did not receive a sec- our diversity,” Moreno and that Arab American email. McNally requested. courts,” according to Thom- ond from another council said. and Middle Eastern immi- Assistant U.S. Atty. Joseph But even without that as’ letter, which was remember. The Anaheim “It would really just say grants have played a “wel- McNally indicated his sup- point, Staton said delaying viewed by Times OC. “It is council requires a second something powerfully come role in revitalizing” port for the continued ban, the trial still would be nec- critical to the successful re- and third before a pro- symbolic about how we the area of the city where telling Staton infections essary because of the Cen- sumption of operations.” posed item by a council value diversity and inclu- Little Arabia is located. among employees in the tral District’s ongoing trial member can be put on the sion in our city. A designa- Central District’s four fed- ban. Staton said she was MEGHANN M. CUNIFF is a agenda. tion of that nature recog- [email protected] eral buildings, which in- ready to proceed with trials contributer to TimesOC. “When he saw that nizes a community that Twitter: @_benbrazil

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the co-owner of the Ducks, mutual friend introduced “The drunker you are the SONG Henry Samueli is a big him to Lindberg. better it sounds when you Continued from pageR1 music fan, especially rock “I knew that Pennywise sing it.” and heavy metal. He had done the goal song and As for the song’s actual players and Pennywise’s brought that culture to the the guys were from Her- meaning, she agrees with front man remember organization. From playing mosa,” Parros said. “I ran Lindberg about its content. fondly. and being on the ice when into them one night and we “I always thought it was we scored, it definitely had a quick little hang and kind of funny because the A MICKEY MOUSE added to it. It’s a familiar stuff, a little moment of rest of the song is a pretty ORGANIZATION kind of ritual. It helps you respect and recognition on somber song about some- Wayne Gretzky coined relax in your comfort zone. my part and his part.” body passing away but also the phrase “Mickey Mouse It’s easier to play at home Parros’ thinks “Bro it’s about brotherhood. I organization” in 1984 refer- and that’s one of the rea- Hymn” had its effect on think it still works because ring to the New Jersey Dev- sons why.” some opponents as well. “I in hockey you go through ils, but the Anaheim Mighty DiPenta says he enjoys think that Anaheim does the good times and the bad Ducks actually were exactly the fact that “Bro Hymn” stand out as one of those times and you have your that at their inception in was more obscure with teams that has an iconic good memories.” 1993. local ties. song,” he said “I remember The song is such a part of Disney, the team’s own- “It’s neat to have a song when I was in Anaheim the Ducks’ identity that fans ers, named the Mighty like that, that becomes your there was a stretch of, I like Lehman feel more Photo by Anthony Ciardelli Ducks after the fictional anthem when you score don’t know, I want to say 23 territorial about it than even team from their own film of DANIELLE “CHIP” Lehman, an Anaheim Ducks fan and and to have the band play games, it spanned multiple the band does. the same name. Their lack podcaster, says she and other Ducks fans have grown live during the celebration,” years where the Calgary “The Angels use it for of success in the standings attached to “Bro Hymn,” the team’s goal song. he said. “It’s neat how you Flames had not beaten us home runs, everyone is OK and reputation as Disney’s can find a gem like the in Anaheim. I imagine they with that,” she said. “The team even had Bugs Bunny when it comes to the sub- The season after the Pennywise’s song that can were probably pretty sick of teams are basically neigh- taking shots at them in " ject matter. Its lyrics paid Ducks adopted “Bro Hymn” really become part of your hearing that song.” bors and we are one com- Space Jam.” tribute to friends of the they played it after every team culture rather than The Flames went winless munity. I remember people However, in 2006, a year band who had died tragi- goal they scored in Honda playing a mainstream, say a in Anaheim for 25 consecu- being upset when the Char- after Susan and Henry cally. When the band’s bass Center from their first home Metallica song or a song tive games, a streak that gers tried to use it for Samueli bought the team player and founding mem- game until their last one, that you hear on the radio spanned from 2004 to 2017. touchdowns and everyone from Disney, the Ducks ber Jason Thirsk took his Game 5 of the Stanley Cup thirty times a week.” was like, ‘No no no, you shed the “Mighty” from own life in 1996, the band Final. That win clinched the GOING STRONG can’t use that. It’s not for their name and sought to recorded “Bro Hymn Trib- franchise’s first title and the MEETING FACE TO FACE FOR 15 YEARS you. You’re not part of this further distance themselves ute” in his honor for their first for any California team. George Parros spent the The most important club. You can’t.’” from Mickey. Part of that album “Full Circle.” At that point, Pennywise majority of his nine-season factor to consider with a As for its continued lon- involved changing their goal Though the Ducks only became active participants career with the Ducks and goal song is fan reaction. gevity with the Ducks, Coo- song. play the chorus after they in the title experience. is now the NHL’s head of Over the 15 years that “Bro ley doesn’t see any reason What are goal songs? score, it still might be the “I had a friend that was in player safety. He had an Hymn” has been ringing for it to go anywhere. They’re songs, almost al- only goal song in the NHL management for the Ducks even more face-to-face through Honda Center, “Whenever you talk ways well-known, that play inspired by tragedy. That and they were obviously relationship with the band. Ducks fans have embraced about something like a goal in NHL arenas after the doesn’t mean the message having a great season,” Parros debuted with the it, even if the band perform- song, you always wonder home team scores and their of the song isn’t inspiring or Lindberg said. “I was like Kings in 2005 then played a ing it hails from Kings when it’s time to change, goal horn sounds. upbeat. ‘wow, this thing could really brief stint with the Colorado country. what do we change it to?” Nowadays, some teams According to Lindberg, happen, they could go all Avalanche. After the Ava- That includes avid Ducks he said. “Identity is a part of switch their goal songs on the song’s message cele- the way this year.' lanche traded him to Ana- fan and podcast host Dan- it. I really don’t know if or almost a yearly basis while brates life. They went all the way, so heim in 2006, Parros moved ielle “Chip” Lehman. when we will ever change.” others have songs picked “It was kind of just a song it just felt like natural thing back to Hermosa Beach “What makes the ‘Bro out for individual players. to remind ourselves to when they asked us, ‘Hey where he got into the local Hymn’ a great goal song is ANTHONY CIARDELLI is a Many teams utilize not remember the good times do you guys want to come music scene. That’s when a that chorus part,” she said. contributor to TimesOC. just a single song, but two and about friendship,” down and play your song and sometimes three songs Lindberg said. when the team accepts at a time to celebrate a goal. That fit perfectly into a their trophy?’ What were we team sport like hockey. going to say? No?” DUCKS GO LOCAL WITH GOAL SONG CHANGING LANES IN THE FOND MEMORIES OF AN Rich Cooley, who is now ‘FREEWAY FACEOFF’ ELITE BROTHERHOOD ATimes Community News publication serving Orange County the Ducks’ director of pro- The Ducks weren’t the The song means a lot to duction and entertainment, first team to use “Bro some former Ducks who was a producer and editor Hymn” to celebrate a goal. experienced it as the sound- CONTACT US Address TCN Legal Email with the team in 2006. He Lindberg remembers a track to their champi- Erik Haugli 10540 Talbert Ave., [email protected] was involved in the selec- Belgian soccer team first onship. Deputy Editor Suite 300 West, tion of “Bro Hymn,” which used the song, which The Ducks’ Stanley Cup [email protected] Fountain Valley, CA 92708 COMPANY INFO replaced Kernkraft 400’s thrilled him. “It was really parade featured players Business Office TimesOC is published “Zombie Nation.” satisfying to know that arriving via bus and heli- Raymond Arroyo (714) 966-4600 Sundays by Times “It has a really good sing- people had really taken the copter in front of screaming Advertising Director Newsroom Community News, a division along and an anthem chant song to heart and used it as fans. Pennywise, clad in (714) 966-4608 (714) 966-4699 of the Los Angeles Times. kind of a vibe to it,” Cooley inspiration for camarade- customized Ducks jerseys, [email protected] Email Subscriptions are available said. “There is not a lot of rie,” he said. played “Bro Hymn” for the [email protected] only by subscribing to The time after the goal is scored When the song caught on entirety of the time it took Online TCN Classifieds Times, Orange County. before the puck is dropped in Anaheim, Lindberg and the players to get to the timesoc.com 800-234-4444 again so you need some- the band took notice. It stage, which was quite a Social Media ©2020 Times Community thing that is recognizable, made for an interesting while. Former Ducks de- @timesocofficial TCN Legal Phone News. All rights reserved. something the fans can sink combination because they fenseman Kent Huskins D 888-881-6181 their teeth into and is iden- are Los Angeles Kings fans. remembers the experience tifiable. For me it was just a For anyone who knows vividly. really, really good fit.” hockey, the Freeway Faceoff “Everyone had been But it was more than that. rivalry between the Ducks partying for like four or five Pennywise was local, hailing and Los Angeles Kings, is days straight after we won,” from Hermosa Beach, in one of the NHL’s more Huskins said. “So everyone Los Angeles County, not intense matchups. was just kind of all over the Orange County but more on But for Lindberg, playing place. It took us a while to that later. The band formed in a band with an interna- get up to the stage. Penny- ALL BY less than 40 miles from tional fanbase makes it wise were just playing that SHIRTS Honda Center, the Ducks’ difficult to be territorial song for 10 or 15 minutes AND MASKS home arena. about his sports. just waiting for everyone, it AREHIGH THREAD GREA That fact appealed to “Our biggest following in was so great.” COUNT T VALENTINE’S Cooley and Ducks staff. the world is in Southern Huskins enjoyed Penny- COMBED GIFTS FOR MEN “Since it’s a local band, it California, but we have fans wise’s music by the time he COTTON AND WOMEN! really feels like it belongs to in Australia, Europe, Japan, reached the NHL. “I lis- us,” he continued. all over the place,” Lindberg tened to some punk and Popularized by the skate- said. “It’s hard when you’re stuff growing up, so I knew boarding, surfing and punk in a band to have a ‘this who Pennywise was,” he music scene of the late ‘80s town versus that town said. “The [song’s] associ- and early ‘90s alongside [mentality].’ When I heard ation with that playoff run, other bands like the Off- that down in Anaheim, the it’s a direct association I’ll spring and Blink 182, Pen- Ducks started using the always have. I’ll always have nywise’s aggressive brand of song as a goal chant, I an appreciation for that music fit perfectly into couldn’t have been happi- song.” skateboarding and surfing. er.” Huskins former defense Cooley and the Ducks It caught on quickly in partner Joe DiPenta remem- found it fit hockey’s nature Anaheim likely because the bers the song fondly as well. just as well. team began a historic run of “It’s exciting. It gives you The song itself is unique success. that jolt,” he said. “I know MEN’S SHIRTS SIZES XS-4XXL

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