Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, May 9, 2020

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER!

Mountain View News Saturday, May 9, 2020 

Please help us save 
your weekly newspaper! 
The National 
Emergency has 
had an immediate 
adverse impact on the future of the Mountain 
Views News. (www.mtnviewsnews.com )

Since 2006, I have been publishing a weekly 
newspaper in the San Gabriel Valley specifically 
covering the cities of Sierra Madre, 
Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Pasadena, and 
also South Pasadena, Altadena and San 
Marino. This effort has been financially 
challenging primarily due to the nature of 
publishing and because of a 40% tariff on 
newsprint that was imposed in 2018 and is still in affect. 

 We have survived primarily on the paper's ability to publish legal 
notices and the support of our advertisers many of whom are also 
impacted by the COVID19 virus. However, that has all changed. 
We were informed mid-March that the County of Los Angeles 
closed all public access to buildings that process legal notices. Such 
action, while absolutely necessary means that the income generated 
from the publication of the notices has come to an abrupt halt. 
Without the ability to publish legal notices, continued publication 
of the Mountain Views News is not possible.

With your help, however, we can sustain the only paper where your 
community news comes first until such time as an alternative to the 
current legal notice processing is found or LA County Buildings 
allow public access again.

It is not an easy thing to reach out to the public for support, however, 
this is truly an emergency. The Mountain Views News needs 
your support now to weather this storm.

 Remember, print media is the only source of information that 
CANNOT BE HACKED! What you read in the Mountain Views 
News is accurate and as publisher, I stand behind every word. Our 
sources are reliable and dependable. Our Opinions share both 
sides of the argument. Community events and local organization 
activities are also an integral part of what we provide each week. 
And, while we do have an online presence, each week thousands of 
print copies are distributed to all 8 cities. In fact, had it not been 
for the tariffs, in 2018 our plan was to double our distribution as the 
demand for more print copies is great. 

So can you please help us keep the Mountain Views News in circulation? 
Below are 4 ways that you can help sustain your local paper. 
All support is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. 

Susan Henderson, Owner/ Publisher/Editor

#1 Make an IMMEDIATE CONTRIBUTION to help us recover from the Corona Virus interruption 
of legal notice revenue. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-mountain-views-news

#2 DONATE BY CHECK: If you would rather make a donation directly 
to the paper, you can send a check. Make it payable to the Mountain Views News and mail 
to: Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. #327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

#3 HELP SUSTAIN PRINT DISTRIBUTION! In addition to the impact of the Corona Virus, 
newspapers are also adversely impacted by California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which eliminates the use of 
independent contractors and triples distribution expenses. Become a Sustaining Supporter of the Mountain 
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SUSAN HENDERSON

Editor/Publisher


LETTER TO THE EDITOR

RE: Your latest editorial

While I appreciated your effort to focus on 
positives during this public health emergency, 
I was dismayed by the repetition of 
the false and dangerous claim that “No one 
could have predicted this situation because 
as it has been said over and over again, there 
has never been an event or disease or three 
of disease that has completely shut down 
the world as we know it.”

The pandemic was certainly foreseeable 
even if no one could have predicted its precise 
time or scale. Historically, there have 
have indeed been prior pandemics that 
we could have learned from, including the 
1918 Pandemic, which killed 675,000 in the 
U.S. and 500 million world-wide (1/3 of the 
world population). (1) [*See Sources below]. 
In more recent history, SARS, Swine 
Flu, and others have been cautionary events 
that had put the American government on 
notice of the potential threat of pandemics. 
The 1918 Pandemic— and arguably other 
recent mass illness events to a more limited 
extent-- did in fact shut down much of the 
world “as we know it.” 

The world has witnessed many pandemics 
which our government learned: the NSC 
prepared a 69 page pandemic plan in 2016 
to provide a game plan in case of pandemic. 
(2) Unfortunately, this White House discarded 
or ignored that plan and has failed 
to act to make America safe again from the 
start of this pandemic to today. 

As a small business owner, I would very 
much like for America to “reopen,” but under 
safe and healthy conditions once the 
infection and death rates are under control. 
Such “re-opening” conditions may include 
an extensive testing and tracing program, 
continued use of appropriate social distancing 
whenever possible, & mandatory use of 
masks in public spaces. Unfortunately, our 
current federal leadership has continuously 
failed to act appropriately to make sure we 
can get on the path to a safe and healthy re-
opening of American businesses. 

It doesn’t matter how many times false information 
is “said over and over again,” you 
can’t make it the truth by repeating falsehoods. 
You only make it into propaganda. 

JL

Sierra Madre homeowner

Sources:

(1) From the CDC Website:

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-
resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html

"The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most 
severe pandemic in recent history. It was 
caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian 
origin. Although there is not universal 
consensus regarding where the virus originated, 
it spread worldwide during 1918-
1919. In the United States, it was first identified 
in military personnel in spring 1918. 
It is estimated that about 500 million people 
or one-third of the world’s population became 
infected with this virus. The number 
of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million 
worldwide with about 675,000 occurring 
in the United States.”

(2) Source: https://www.politico.com/
news/2020/03/25/trump-coronavirus-national-
security-council-149285 

Editor's Note: In my editorial, http://mtnviewsnews.
com/v14/htm/n18/p12.htm, 
the exact, complete statement was, "No one 
could have predicted this situation because, 
as it has been said over and over again, there 
has never been an event or disease or threat 
of disease that has completely shut down the 
world as we knew it."

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 
STATEMENT 

File No. 2020068828

The following person(s) is (are) doing business 
as: JJAA BUSINESS SERVICE CENTRO 
CHIT MARMA, INST 6564 VAN NUYS 
BLVD. STE 150-34 VAN NUYS, CA. 91401; 
JJAA BUSINESS SERVICE CENTRO CHIT 
MARMA, INST P.O. BOX 10182 BURBANK, 
CA. 91510. Full name of registrant(s) 
is (are) MARINA CARMEN JARQUIN 6454 
VAN NUYS BLVD. STE 150-34 VAN NUYS, 
CA. 91401. This Business is conducted by: AN 
INDIVIDUAL. Signed; MARINA CARMEN 
JARQUIN, OWNER. This statement was filed 
with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County 
on 04/13/2020. The registrant(s) has (have) 
commenced to transact business under the fictitious 
business name or names listed above on 
03/2020. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name Statement 
expires five years from the date it was 
filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new 
Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this 
state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation 
of the rights of another under Federal, State, or 
common law (See section 14411 et seq. Business 
and Professions Code)

Publish: ED Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020


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