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Fire district Living the glamorous life charging for aid

September 14, 2018

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by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer

The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD) will start charging for aid provided at motor vehicle incidents, hazardous material releases, illegal fires and water emergencies.

The fees, charged to individuals or their insurance companies and scheduled to take effect as soon as November, will be determined by on-scene time and services rendered.

The charges will not exceed the costs of providing service and will range from $448 an hour (per engine) for individuals responsible for starting illegal fires to $6,608 per three hours for complex hazardous material incidents. Fees increase as more services are see Fire page 30

Two students from Mary Casey Black emerge winners of garbage truck makeover. Page 8

Welcome To Vin Alegro Photo by Tony Kukulich

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Community supports car crash victims

by Aly Brown Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of Scott Cassell

First responders checked on the Cassell family after Scott (far left) and Bryce Cassell, 14, were in a head-on collision Aug. 18.

Even though the family was new to East County, they have been uplifted by the community in the form of meal trains, child care and more.

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Scott Cassell described the moment a drunk driver changed his life as a lightning strike – the words he muttered to first responders, the debris flying as the jaws of life peeled his van open to remove him and his son from the wreckage – all of it was wiped from his mind since that first impact.

His memory returned in the days after the Aug. 18 head-on collision, but what he knows now as he and his 14-year-old son, Bryce, recover from devastating trauma and attempt to relearn basic skills after breaking dozens of bones is that their new community has stepped up to help them in their time of need in unexpected ways. Having relocated to the

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The effort began when Scott’s longtime friend and only contact in the area, Discovery Bay resident Ryan Peterson – along with his wife, Christina Peterson – learned of the accident and took charge of the Cassells’ other three children as Scott’s wife, Rebekah Cassell, stood vigil at the hospital.

“I took the kids for a couple of days and then needed to take them down to Stanford for the first weekend after the crash,” said Ryan. “They have two dogs and two cats, and I was worried that the dogs were going to bark all weekend. The neighbor – Christina Bell – happened to be standing see Crash page 30

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Business partners and friends bring new wine venue to Discovery Bay. Page 4

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Liberty Lions defeat Rocklin 51-9 in homecoming game to remain undefeated. Page 21 Calendar................................31 Classifieds.............................25 Cop Logs................................29 Entertainment.....................11 Food........................................10 Health & Beauty..................14 Milestones............................18 Opinion..................................20 Pets...........................................8 Sports.....................................21

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Meet The Teacher

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Feature: Haley Young

O’Hara Park Middle School Athletic Director Growing up in Oakley, she heard stories about the many men and women in her family who had used teaching to make a difference.

She is also part of a legacy at Liberty High School in Brentwood, where the track is named after her grandfather and where she and her mother are both members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. Young majored in Liberal Studies at Sacramento State University then earned her teaching credential and master’s degree in curriculum and instruction through Chapman University. She is currently finishing her administrative credential through National University.

Young is the athletic director and physical education (PE) teacher at O’Hara Park Middle School in her hometown of Oakley. She spends her days keeping her students active and moving and helping to raise money for special projects.

“I believe that our students deserve equipment that is up-to-date,” Young said. “I helped to organize a fundraiser that purchased new uniforms for six athletic teams, a custom light-up scoring table and 24 NCAA custom padded athletic chairs.”

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Young said that she enjoys working with children.

When she isn’t teaching PE, she is coaching the Discovery Bay River Otters Swim Team or reconnecting with former students.

“I like working with kids, because each day brings something new,” Young explained. “I like making new connections with students and athletes. I like being able to

watch them get excited about achieving goals they have set for themselves academically and physically.”

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New wine bar opens in Discovery Bay

by Dawnmarie Fehr Correspondent

Discovery Bay residents have a new choice for a glass of wine and some exceptional food, thanks to three friends and one great idea.

Glenn Hoffman, Robert Rose and Allen Bellinghausen are the new owners of Vin Alegro, the freshly renovated wine bar in the shopping center off Discovery Bay Boulevard. Though the location has seen some turnover in the past few years, these three have a plan and they plan on staying.

“We are bringing the concept of food into a wine bar,” explained Hoffman, who will be playing the role of maître d’. “We have made major modifications to the kitchen area. We have a different philosophy with the wines, and we are not stocking anything that you can get at Safeway. We have also redesigned the interior of the space with respect to furnishings.”

Hoffman and his partners are focusing on quality in all aspects, from food and service to wines and craft beers. The bar has nine rotating taps, with a 10th tap dedicated to Coors Light. The addition of cooking equipment allows Vin Alegro to offer a broader menu than its predecessors, and award-winning chef Rose has taken the kitchen and run with it. Defining his cooking style as having no rules, the premise for the menu is Italian with a Spanish flair.

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Robert Rose, Glenn Hoffman and Allen Bellinghausen are the new owners of Vin Alegro, located in the shopping center off Discovery Bay Boulevard. of his seasonal menu. “The wine drinkers, the beer drinkers and the no drinkers. Everything is from scratch, and I can pronounce every ingredient I use – that’s my style.”

Rose has partnered with First Generation Farmers and the Loose Rooster Ranch, both local, for all his fresh ingredients. He is proud of his farm-to-fork ways, even going so far as to bottle his own honey, branded

through the Byron Inn Café, which he owns.

Vin Alegro’s menu will change weekly, based on what is in season and, as Rose puts it, what’s good.

“I like to think outside the box,” he explained. “I really want this to be a neighborhood joint where you can come and have your bowl of meatballs and your glass of wine, and then I see you again tomorrow for something

else. I want to keep you excited, and I want to keep you coming here.”

The three partners know in addition to a mouth-watering menu, one thing that will keep people coming back is exceptional customer service.

“The vision is to bring the best possible customer service that we can,” said Bellinghausen, who has been part of the build-out of Vin Alegro with Hoffman. “We all understand what kind of service we expect when we go someplace, and we want every customer who comes in to get the best possible service.

We will keep prices fair and rotate things seasonally.”

The wine bar opened during the last week of August with little advertisement beyond some promotion on social media and according to the owners, was full to capacity 15 minutes after opening. Since then, the new hot spot has remained busy, with customers proclaiming their experiences on Facebook and NextDoor.

“I think the three of us make a really great team,” Bellinghausen said. “We all have the same expectation of great food and great service. It’s been wonderful so far, and I’m happy to have all of us together doing this.”

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Charity group becomes a nonprofit

by Aly Brown Staff Writer

A grassroots movement to make a difference in the lives of homeless East County individuals has turned into a nonprofit organization.

Nichole Gardner, owner of Facing Homelessness in Antioch, sought out nonprofit status and obtained the approval with remarkable turnaround earlier this year. The difference now, she said, is the ability to write off both her personal contributions and offer community donors to do the same.

“I had put in the information and paid the fees to become a nonprofit, and a couple months ago, I was approved,” she said. “It was surprising how quickly it was approved.”

That move to become a nonprofit organization followed a lifestyle she’d centered around improving her community and giving to those considered the least of these – a calling derived from her deep faith. Every Wednesday night, Gardner, her mother, Angela Butcher, and a handful of other close relatives drive down to the Amtrak station in downtown Antioch and unload their van to set up dinner for the homeless. They’ve been doing this for over a year.

People from different walks of life gather under flickering yellow lights and convene for food, laughter and community – respite from their everyday living conditions of sleeping on the streets. Gardner has summoned donations and paid for food from her own pocket to offer this service with a lofty goal in sight: obtain nonprofit status and open a shelter and food kitchen of her own. She’s now one step closer after becoming a nonprofit and isn’t losing steam for the bigger things ahead.

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With the help of her family , Nichole Gardner began feeding homeless people in Antioch once a week.

Her group, Facing Homelessness in Antioch, recently obtained nonprofit status. desire to turn one of the downtown buildings into a kitchen to feed the homeless. “I would love to have a ‘shelter’ shelter, but even being able for the people to be able to come in when it’s cold or hot and get a meal would be great.”

Food has proven to be only the beginning for those she touches. Some familiar faces who once stood in line for a warm meal now serve behind the table with a new

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Kenny Edwards was one such individual. He was living on the streets and discovered Gardner’s dinners when she first began. His story reflects a history of loss and trauma as different as it is similar in theme to others who have waited for food from Gardner and her family members.

Finding community within the gathering, he began helping, and through works of Gardner and affiliated volunteers, he now has an apartment and a car. One particular volunteer, Jamie Garza, was responsible for launching the GoFundMe page that made the car possible.

“Could not have done any of this without the community’s gracious support,” Garza said.

The news of the organization’s charity work has spread through the grapevine within the homeless community, and while Gardner is happy to serve more people, the downside of more mouths to feed on a fixed budget is a reduction of offerings.

“The people in the community – as far as donating clothes and toiletries – they’ve been awesome,” she said.

“But as far as the meals, I feel like I’m always coming up short – every week, I spend about $150 to $200 per outreach to feed 55 people, but I’ve recently had to cut it to every other Wednesday. And now not all of the dishes have meat.”

While the local church, Lighthouse Ministries, regularly donates food, with the influx of new faces to the dining table, Gardner is putting the call out to the community to donate to the campaign.

“If I can get $600 a month, that would help as far as the food goes,” she said. “I’m praying on it. I’m still going to do it, regardless, but I could really use the help.”

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Students turn garbage truck into art canvas

by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer

Young Brentwood residents Madeline Oien and Michaela Brennan may not pay their families’ garbage bills, but they’ve already left a lasting mark on the city’s trash operations.

The two fourth-grade art contest winners have transformed six Brentwood garbage trucks into mobile art exhibits aimed at preventing recycling contamination.

“It’s really, really cool,” said Michaela, the second-place winner. “One of my main hobbies is to draw. I love drawing.”

Madeline and Michaela’s handdrawn artistic messages will grace the sides of the garbage trucks until the vehicles wear out or the city opts to change the campaign, said Brentwood SolidWaste Manager Jon Carlson, who noted that trucks can last up to 10 years.

The winning drawings were two of 18 finalists (from eight schools) in the contest open to all Brentwood Union School District (BUSD) fourth-graders.

“It was wonderful to look at so much amazing student artwork,” said BUSD Superintendent Dr. Dana Eaton, a final contest judge with Brentwood City Manager Gus Vina. “Unfortunately, that also made it challenging to select just two. Of the criteria we considered, one important element was how the message would look blown up very large. These two entries

Madeline Oien, left, and Michaela Brennan, are seen here with Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor. The fourth-graders are winners of the Brentwood Union School District’s mobile art contest to redesign the city’s garbage trucks.

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had such great colors and details that the judges really felt they would get this important message out in a positive way.”

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Michaela’s piece, aptly named “Stop Contamination,” is divided into four sections – recycling, noncontamination, garbage and contamination – with disposal examples of each and Earth at the center.

Both winners are in Mrs. Lopez’s class at Mary Casey Black Elementary.

“I hope it teaches people the more we contaminate, the worse it is for our environment,” Michaela said. “There is already so much pollution and trash in lakes, oceans and rivers.”

Carlson said the campaign’s ‘stop contamination’ message needs to reverberate around the community. Items inappropriately discarded in blue recycling cans – furniture, toys, food, tires and a host of other items – must be removed, costing the city time and money.

“We hoped that by working with the kids, they can stress that message to their families,” he said.

Michaela said it took her about three days just to grasp the contamination concept and strike up an idea with the help of books, but she managed to complete

her masterpiece about a week before the deadline.

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Community rallies to reclaim stolen funds On the heels of a theft within the Pioneer Parents’ Club, community members and city leaders have decided to take action and restore what was lost.

Brentwood City Councilmember Karen Rarey and her husband Paul decided to launch a GoFundMe account for the parents’ club after an officer for the club, Chrissie Bonavito, allegedly embezzled $28,000 of funds garnered from school-site fundraisers and donations. Bonavito was arrested Sept. 6, and the investigation is still ongoing. In the meantime, the community is working to recover from the loss.

“We wanted to show them that the actions of one person shouldn’t define all the hard work put in by the rest of the Pioneer Elementary family,” Rarey said. “That we as a community can and should come together to make a difference during this school community’s time of need.”

Rarey’s history of service within the school district goes back to 1995, when she served as the treasurer of Garin Elementary Parents’ Club and later the longtime president of the Liberty Union High School District Educational Foundation.

“I know firsthand the hard work that is put in by both students and parents alike to raise money to enhance and enrich educational programs at schools,” she said.

Two days after its creation, the GoFundMe had been shared 154 times, generating $730 of the $28,000 goal. For full transparency, the GoFundMe fundraiser withdrawal permissions have been transferred from Rarey’s hands to Principal McClure and the Pioneer Parents’ Club.

“The Pioneer Parents’ Club worked very hard to raise that money,” said Brentwood Union School District Superintendent Dr. Dana Eaton. “It has been heartwarming to see the number of community members in Brentwood who have reached out with offers to help. I very much appreciate Councilmember Rarey’s generous support and fundraising efforts.”

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Most canine lovers have been there, spending $20, $30 or more on a so-called dog-proof chew toy that will keep pets off the furniture and busy chewing. The toy may last as much as a day or two before it is destroyed and your pet is back to gnawing your shoes.

Cherie Falwell, owner of a power-chewing, 140-pound Labrador named Ollie, has come up with a solution that is satisfying dogs the world over.

“We set out to design a toy that was safe,” Falwell explained. “We have a dog that chewed shoes and couches and trees, so we bought him all these chew toys, and he would just annihilate them, so we decided to come up with our own.”

Falwell and her husband, Curtis, came up with a design and went to work creating their company, Bulletproof Pet Products.

They set up shop in their own home, where they began manufacturing their chew toys with domestically sourced materials. Five years later, they and their Indestructibone product are still going strong.

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“Our chew toy is made with rounded edges, so the dog can’t get a good grip, and it’s made to flake off in small pieces over time, not large chunks that can give the dog an obstruction,” Curtis said. “We’ve changed the design a few times, and we patented the shape. This toy will not break your dog’s teeth like antlers can – it’s softer than real bone or antlers.”

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a ‘Bad to the Bone’ hall of fame on their website, where they post pictures of superchewing customers and their mangled Indestructibones.

“We have customers say they’ve had their (Indestructibones) last three or four years,” Curtis said. “We have sold over 80,000, and only 130 have been able to chew it down or destroy it in 90 days or less. And even when it’s destroyed, it’s still useable.”

Justin Tucker, owner of the 2018 American Humane Hero Service Dog, Roxy, said he loves the Indestructibone, and so does she.

“I had noticed that (Roxy) had chewing issues, and she would chew up her toys and destroy them in minutes,” Tucker said. “I was tired of buying these toys all the time. Then, I saw an ad for the Indestructibone, and I was skeptical at first, but we gave it a try, and she’s had it for about a year and a half. These things are tough, and it’s surprising to see something last this long.”

The Falwells have the distinction of seeing their product used in police departments all over the world, including Germany, Mexico, Brazil and France. K-9 officers locally use their toys as well in Oakley, San Pablo,

Pinole and Sacramento.

As residents of Brentwood for over a decade, the Falwells are committed to giving back to their community. Their chew toys are kennel safe, and the couple likes to donate to local dog shelters. During the fires last year, they sent 2,000 pounds of dog food to an animal shelter in Sacramento. Bulletproof Pet Products can also be seen at pet-related community events like Bark in the Park.

As they continue to grow their business, the Falwells hope to expand to a larger shop.

For now, Curtis said they are enjoying running their business and working with dogs.

“Our favorite thing about owning this business is the dogs,” he said. “We get to talk about dogs and see dogs. I think the most important thing is that we can help people find something for their dog that’s safe. We created these knowing that they were safe and wouldn’t hurt dogs. Five years in business and no broken teeth.”

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Relax. Rejuvenate. Restore. That Googling thing Leave your everyday worries behind

that reconnects us About a year before my mom passed away, we were sitting in her living room having one of our many chats.

One of her favorite things to do was to look at family albums and talk about the various relationships she enjoyed throughout Senior her life. There was orner one picture that she always went back to with an extra bit of fondness and heartfelt recall. It was her favorite cousin, Jesse, holding her while someone snapped a picture of Marla them at the beach.

Luckhardt He was a few years older than she was, and you could see the adoration in her face even in that old faded black-and-white photo. Mom was about 4.

After a few minutes, she asked me a little timidly if I could use my computer skills to find Jesse. She was so funny and said maybe I could use ‘that Googling thing.’ I smiled and told her I thought it was certainly worth a shot and grabbed my phone. Many years ago, I was a skip tracer for a bank in New York so I felt confident that I could locate anybody with my old sleuthing skills. The internet is an amazing tool that I wish I had in the 1970s at that job, but it took just a few tries and some input from her about where he may be and BINGO! We found a phone number.

Although they were very close as children, it had been over 60 years since she talked to her beloved cousin. Time and distance became a factor and they lost touch.

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joy over the phone.

“My cousin, Norma?” he asked.

The frail voice now had a great lift in it, and when he gently asked if she was OK, I said she was and offered to put her on the phone. I will never forget the look on her face when I told her it was him and that he was eager to say hi.

Typical Mom, she took the phone and said, “Hi, what’s doing?”

I held back tears as the two talked for about 10 or 15 minutes. When she said goodbye and handed me the phone, she said he sounded good. It was the sweetest thing.

I am not really sure why the timing was what it was, but a month later we found out that Jesse had passed away.

As sad as she was to hear this, she was grateful for the chance to speak to him and tell him she loved him after all those years.

Through the internet, a lot of us have reunited with old friends and family on Facebook or other social-media avenues. Mom, who did not have access on her own to these things, relied on Grandpa or me to navigate them, sharing pictures of loved ones far away and watching fun videos of kids with dogs or bathing elephants. She liked it all.

For a fee, there are companies that offer DNA tests that can tell you your national heritage and what part English, Baltic or Italian you may be. I was pretty lucky that Mom had a lot of pictures and great stories about my ancestral background, which she shared with me often.

Grandparents and greatgrandparents are treasures, and I urge you to spend time with your families to share any history you may have access to. Grandpa has a few photos of his ancestors that he got from his dad with some history of his lineage. As helpful as “that Googling thing” may be, nothing is better than the horse’s mouth or in my case, Mom’s!

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Vince left school his sophomore year at Liberty Union High School to focus on farming and produce delivery entrepreneurial activities. One of his favorite stories involved walking into the new car dealership at 15 and paying cash for a truck he wasn’t legally old enough to drive.

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It is only early September, but the social feeds are full of pumpkin everything. PSL photos are showing up all over Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. What is PSL you ask? It is the acronym for Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte. It appears that sharing a photo with your PSL on a social media feed may be a way of willing the fall season to begin sooner.

Krispy Kreme has also jumped on the PSL bandwagon with its own version of a Pumpkin Spice Latte in a hot or a cold option. The chain announced on social media that pumpkin spice donuts are back for the season.

Funny thing is the “season” doesn’t officially begin until Sept. 22.

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For those who want to brave traffic and crowds, the annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival is being promoted as an event not to miss. This year’s Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival is Oct. 13 and 14. If you have never gone to this festival, it is a celebration of the bountiful fall harvest and autumn splendor with special displays of enormous heavyweight champion pumpkins. The entire town is all about pumpkins and entertainment. It is a fun experience, but definitely bring some extra patience, good walking shoes and an appetite for pumpkin-flavored everything.

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If you don’t want to travel all the way to Half Moon Bay for a pumpkin patch, Smith Family Farms in Brentwood or Dell’Osso Farms in Lathrop are great alternatives for picking pumpkins. Dell’Osso farms will be open Sept. 29 to Oct. 31. Smith Family Farms has not officially announced the opening date for the pumpkin patch, but keep an eye on its Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ smithfamilyfarms, for that upcoming date.

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Editor: Due to the recent loss of my property in Knightsen as a result of a fire, I wish to express my gratitude to the following: • ECCFPD and ConFire for their prompt response that prevented further damage to my structure.

• California Highway Patrol and the Sheriff ’s Office.

• All my friends and neighbors for their concern and support.

As a former volunteer fireman with more than 40 years of service, I am aware that ECCFPD needs more community support. We need additional fire stations and staff to keep up with our rapid growth.

I am very grateful to all of you for what you did for me during my recent emergency.

Albert Bello Knightsen

A special thanks for making us “Stronger Together”

Editor: On behalf of the 2018-19 Liberty High leadership class, I would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their continual support of Liberty High School’s homecoming.

For the last 18 years, the one local business that Liberty leadership has been able to consistently count on is Delta Fence Company. Its donation of fences for the back to school and homecoming dances, as well as the homecoming float building, function to keep both Liberty students and their projects safe.

The leadership program would also like to thank Brentwood Florist & Gifts for its generous donation of flowers. The bouquets for the homecoming king and queen were gorgeous and the annual “rose

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Looking forward to a new library

Editor: There will be a grand opening of the new Brentwood Library on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m.

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In 2014 a group of citizens formed the Brentwood Library Foundation, a volunteer band of civic-minded residents who took on the challenge of advocating for the construction of a new library and for raising funds for its furnishings.

This same year the Brentwood city manager and the finance director told members of the foundation that it would be five, then eight, years before Brentwood would be in a financial position to even look into building a new library let alone build one.

A city council ad hoc committee was formed but disbanded after three meetings, because the committee and city staff thought it was sending the wrong message to citizens that a library would be built soon.

And yet the Brentwood Library Foundation continued to advocate for the new library, pointing out how underserved Brentwood was relative to other cities in the county.

The Foundation suggested funding strategies, evaluated alternative sites and generally raised the community’s awareness of the library issue.

Lobbying efforts were undertaken, stories were written for the local papers, a steady stream of email messages were distributed and regional journalists took note.

Fundraising events were planned and executed.

All of these activities were designed to get the city fathers to take the political steps necessary to fund a new Brentwood library and get it built.

Congratulations Brentwood Library Foundation for your part in getting the new Brentwood Library built.

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ceremony,” during which we reveal homecoming king and queen, could not have taken place without this generosity.

Thanks to J. James Bridal for its generous donations of the tuxedos that our homecoming princes and king wore during the homecoming rally, parade and dance. The court looked put-together in the tuxes provided and remarked about the kindness of the staff as a whole!

Additionally, we would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for the time and effort on our behalf: Linda Stadlbauer, Valerie Austin and the Liberty cafeteria staff; the LHS maintenance department, particularly Ronnie Boyce and Tony Ramirez; Angie Bottarini, Alisha Douglass, Jami Gallardo, Matt Malzahn, Eli Swanberg-Kerns for serving as float judges; and Patrick and Bart Schneider for serving as our parade announcers! Thank you to the downtown businesses who allowed their storefronts to be decorated and the community members who drove their convertibles in the parade.

Finally, thank you to the community of Brentwood for its continual support of Liberty High School and the traditions that we hold dear. The motto at Liberty High is “Stronger Together,” and we as a community truly are strong when we come together to support traditions such as Homecoming!

Summer Rodriguez Liberty High School

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by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer

The Rocklin High football team is known as the Thunder.

But when the squad visited Liberty last week, it was the Lions that went boom in a 51-9 homecoming victory.

Lions quarterback Jay Butterfield completed 16 of 20 passes for 297 yards and five touchdowns; wide receivers Adrik Lamar and Sione Vaki racked up a combined nine catches for 220 yards and three touchdowns; and the Liberty defense held the potent Thunder to a touchdown and a field goal in another dominating performance. The 4-0 Lions never trailed.

“The word of the week was ‘finish,’” said Liberty head coach Ryan Partridge. “I challenged them at halftime to ‘finish them’ and they did. They put their foot on the gas pedal and ran the ball well and threw the ball well. The kids played great.”

Liberty quieted the Thunder for good with 29 unanswered fourth-quarter points but made key plays all night to control the game.

Butterfield found Vaki running down the left sideline for a touchdown, putting the Lions in front 22-6, about a minute after Rocklin cut its deficit to 15-6 on Liam Mays’ 11-yard touchdown late in the second quarter.

Later, Liberty’s defense held the Thunder to a field goal, pulling Rocklin to within 22-9, midway through the third following Butterfield’s interception. The Lions held Rocklin to 239 total yards in the game.

“We just want to take it one game at a time and win every single one,” said linebacker Nicky Einess, who registered a teamleading 12 tackles and two sacks. John Fio was the team’s second-leading tackler with seven. Brock Hammer, Payton Zdroik and Aiden Rangel also registered sacks.

Meanwhile, the Lions’ offense was as fierce as ever, scoring at least 35 points for the fourth consecutive game this season.

Butterfield connected with four different receivers (Mason Brady, Thomas Vi, Lamar and Vaki) for touchdowns, and run-

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Sione Vaki (22) pulls in a Jay Butterfield pass for a fourth-quarter touchdown during Liberty’s 51-9 homecoming victory over visiting Rocklin last week. The Lions improve to 4-0 in the win. ning back Tyerell Sturges-Cofer (14 carries for 94 yards) neared the 100-yard mark for the second consecutive game. He carried the ball 20 times for 96 yards in Liberty’s victory over McClymonds the week prior.

“In the first half, we weren’t running the ball too well, but our wide receivers started catching the ball a lot better, and Jay was just throwing darts out there all night,” said Zdroik. “It was

a really good game.”

Rocklin’s Cade Wyant completed 21 of 38 pass attempts for 183 yards and a touchdown, but Rocklin never drew closer than 9 points. Daniel Roberts (six catches for 61 yards) and Mays see Lions page 22

Young Patriots shut out on homecoming

by Michael Dixon Correspondent

The Heritage football team gave itself no breaks with its preseason schedule.

Last Friday’s homecoming game against Amador Valley was no exception. The visiting Dons jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and defeated the Patriots 35-0.

Heritage had chances to get back into the game. On consecutive possessions, the Patriots drove inside of the Amador Valley 5-yard line only to come away empty-handed.

The first chance was halted by a turnover on downs. The second opportunity was thwarted when junior quarterback Trevor Moorman was intercepted in the end zone. Coach Don Sanders saw that as a reflection of his team’s biggest issue of the night.

“We had some opportunities, and we just didn’t execute,” Sanders said. “Whether it be a blown assignment, a bad throw or a lot of different execution issues, we’ve got to clean it up.”

Moorman threw another end zone interception in the second half and the Pats coughed up two fumbles, the first of which set Amador Valley up on the Patriots’ 29-yard

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Heritage’s Trevor Moorman sets to release a pass during the Patriots’ 35-0 loss to Amador Valley. The Patriots are 1-3 this season. line. One play later, the Dons were in the end zone.

Despite the final score, there were positives for Heritage to take from this game.

Sanders noted that at times, half of the Patriots on the field were sophomores. The defense remained stout through the second quarter and for much of the second half, even spoiling

solid scoring opportunities.

“I’m proud of the boys; I’m proud of the effort and what they did.” Sanders said. “We worked our butt off. We continued to work.

This team doesn’t quit.”

Running back Hanai Muhammad rushed for a solid 66 yards. Moorman, meanwhile, passed for 116 against an unrelenting Amador Valley defense.

The loss moved Heritage to 1-3 on the season. The Patriots have one more preseason game on the road at Cal High before getting into what figures to be a highly difficult Bay Valley Athletic League schedule. While it may not be reflected in the team’s record, Sanders likes the progress that the Patriots have made through a challenging preseason slate.

“Without a doubt, we’ve gotten better,” Sanders said. “Now the caliber of opponent we’re playing in this preseason is top notch.

We’re playing the top two of the EBAL, and we’re okay with that. We’re going to get better.

It may not show up on the scoreboard, at least it didn’t in this one, but we’re getting better as a team. We’re just very young, and we’re learning as we go.”

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Taking a bite out of the competition

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Payton Zdroik (50) brings a Rocklin drive to a halt by sacking the quarterback on fourth and short as Liberty celebrated its homecoming by defeating visiting Rocklin 51-9.

Lions from page 21 (seven receptions for 56 yards) led the Thunder receiving corps in the loss. Sawyer Skerl carried the ball four times for 51 yards to lead Rocklin’s rushing attack.

Liberty next travels to 3-0 Cardinal Newman Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.

In other action around the Bay Valley Athletic League, Antioch (4-0) stunned Clayton Valley 35-34.

Antioch looks to extend its winning streak to five in road battle with Marin Catholic in Kentfield on Sept. 15. Kickoff is scheduled

for 2 p.m.

Meanwhile, Pittsburg knocked off Serra 45-35 to improve to 2-2 this season.

The Pirates travel to Vacaville Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.

Freedom (3-1) defeated San Leandro 217, while Kenndy knocked off Deer Valley (2-2) 34-30.

Freedom travels to San Ramon Valley Sept. 14, at 7 p.m., while Deer Valley travels to Stellar Prep in Oakland at the same time.

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which enables the ball to slow down in preparation to hook, conserving its momentum until the breakpoint on the lane.

After a game or so of play, that laydown area of the lane becomes “drier,” and at the moment of contact with the lane, it engages for just a fraction of a second rather than skidding.

In that moment, the axis of the ball rotates slightly, encounters friction, loses energy, initiates early roll and starts the process of hooking early.

When the ball arrives at the breakpoint, all of these events have started too early and the result is perceived as the lane breaking downlane when in fact the downlane dynamics haven’t changed but rather the dynamics in the first 2 feet.

Not knowing this, the player starts to make the wrong adjustments for what they erroneously think is a problem 40 feet away when it’s right under their nose, literally!

They move their feet left, change their equipment or move their midlane target – or worse, their breakpoint target.

The solution as a first choice is to loft the ball to a point just beyond this initial laydown area that still has a good amount of oil to restore the skid phase, then all the downlane dynamics are restored without all the wholesale drastic changes mentioned above.

Loft is accomplished by releasing the ball just a fraction of a second later than usual, which allows the swing to travel just a couple more degrees in its arch.

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Have another bowler watch the distance past the line you normally lay down and place your towel there at first to create a loft of about 4 inches to start.

If you land on the towel, no worry – it won’t go far. Never step onto the lane to retrieve the towel. You’re likely to slip and fall.

Step into the gutter if it’s close and pick it up from there. If it’s farther out than that, call the desk for the help of a porter to get it.

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On Sept. 5, behind new head coach Zayd Othman, the boys’ and girls’ squads picked up the program’s first win this year, with the girls’ team demolishing Pittsburg 27-3 and the boys’ drowning the Pirates 17-11.

“The girls’ game went a lot smoother than the (boys’),” said Othman. “The women played through four quarters without subs, while the men pushed through a hard-fought game. We came out on top in the end.”

Johanna Evans (14 goals), Caroline Preece (8), Delaney DeMarco (2), Marissa Gearhart (2) and Brandie Romero (1) all scored in the contest for the Panther girls, while Owen Henkle (8 goals) and Colby Finch (7 goals) combined to score 15 of the boys’ 17 goals.

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Othman, who in his younger years was coached and trained by a host of Cal water polo players – Mason Cox, Marin Balarin, Ivan Rockov, Iosefa Tuiasau and Preston Rodman – is thrilled to have enough varsity players to field the girls’ and boys’ teams at Antioch this season. He’s encouraged by the program’s progress thus far.

“It’s not going to be an easy season, but my athletes are learning how to play the game, and they are excited,” he said.

Gearhart believes the team is making strides to improve.

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The Antioch boys’ and girls’ squads are slated to return to the pool Sept. 17 at Liberty.

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS 1. Bid Submission. The City of Brentwood (“City”), will accept sealed bids for its Wastewater Treatment Plant Security, CIP Project No. 592-59205 (“Project”), by or before Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., at its City Clerk’s office, located at Brentwood City Hall, Third Floor, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, California 94513. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the IPARQ Conference Room at Brentwood City Hall, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513.

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2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at 2251 Elkins Way, Brentwood, and is described as follows: removal and relocation of two existing security gates, installation of security fencing with new access gates, installation of six new gates, three sets of new gate actuators with keyless entry devices, traffic loops, roadway modifications including site grading, pavement widening, installation of curb and gutter, modification of striping, removal of existing curb, gutter, and concrete v-ditch, relocation of two existing street lights, and all other work necessary and incidental to the construction of the project.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for beginning and completion of construction of the Project is: 60 working days.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The City Engineer’s estimate for the cost of construction cost is: $436,000 3. License and Registration Requirements.

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3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into a contract with a bidder without proof that the bidder and its subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code Section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

4. Contract Documents. Bidders must request and obtain an electronic copy of the Contract Documents directly from the City of Brentwood (at no charge) by completing and submitting the “Document Request Form” located on the City’s website at https://www.brentwoodca.gov/ gov/pw/cip/pw_projects_out_to_bid. asp. The City may reject a bid submitted by a bidder that did not obtain the Contract Documents from the City as required.

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The bid security must guarantee that upon award of the bid, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit payment and performance bonds and insurance certificates as required by the Contract Documents within ten days after issuance of the Notice of Award.

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6.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are available online at http://www.dir. ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3 Compliance. This Contract is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code Section 1771.4.

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The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds for 100% of the Contract Price.

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Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, and California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the Base Bid) for each Subcontractor who will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents. No more than 50% of the Work may be performed by Subcontractors.

10. Instructions to Bidders. Additional information is provided in the Instructions to Bidders, which should be carefully reviewed before submitting a Bid Proposal. City of Brentwood /s/Margaret Wimberly MMC, City Clerk; Dated: August 29, 2018 Brentwood Press No. 021273 77433 Publish dates: September 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0005155-00 The name of the business: Integrated Healthcare Solution Located at: 3156 Almondridge Drive In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner: Andres J. Melanio Jr. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Andres Jr Jagarap Melanio. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 23, 2018 by Deputy M Favro Expires 8/23/2023 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 77427 Publish dates: September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee.

This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-18-807882-BF IDSPub #0144553 9/14/2018 9/21/2018 9/28/2018 Antioch Press No. 03-0477 77409 Publish dates: September 14, 21, 28, 2018.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Brentwood will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits, on September 18, 2018 to consider the following matter: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD ADOPTING THE 2018/19 COST ALLOCATION PLAN AND SCHEDULE OF CITY FEES; AND REPEALING RESOLUTION 2017-131 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2017/18 COST ALLOCATION PLAN AND SCHEDULE OF CITY FEES. The hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513.

Further information or viewable copies of the draft plan and schedules may be obtained from the City Clerk’s office at City Hall, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, California 94513, (925) 516-5400. If you challenge any City Council action in court regarding this matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: September 7, 2018 September 14, 2018 /s/ Margaret Wimberly, CMC City Clerk Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77434 Publish dates: September 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004837-00 The name of the business: Buchanan Smoke Shop & More Located at: 2329 Buchanan Road, Unit A In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner: Muthanna Q. Naser. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on July 31, 2018. Signature of registrant: Muthanna Q. Naser, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 10, 2018 by Deputy S. Smith Expires 8/10/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77404 Publish dates: August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0005054-00 The name of the business(es): LBN Technologies Located at: 1208 Marcus Court In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Alexander Nyirendah. This business is conducted by: An individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Alexander Nyirendah. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 20, 2018 by Deputy J. Crawford Expires August 20, 2023 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 77364 Publish dates: August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0005064-00 The name of the business(es): Kiki’s Burger Bar Located at: 4815 A. Lone Tree Way In: Antioch, CA 94531, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jenna Hillard. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Jenna Hillard. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 20, 2018

by Deputy J. Celestial Expires August 20, 2023 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 77362 Publish dates: August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2018.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 TS No. CA-18-807882-BF Order No. : 8728389 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/29/2005.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): BRIGETTE TAYLOR, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 12/5/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0466411-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 10/10/2018 at 1:30PM Place of Sale: At the north side of the Pittsburg Civic Center near the grass located at 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $354,096.12 The purported property address is: 2448 COVELITE WAY, ANTIOCH, CA 94531-9370 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 053-700-033-3 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-18-807882-BF. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

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Property to be sold as follows: Misc. household goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys, and or business fixtures belonging to the following: Customer Name - Unit Number Finley, James A204 Braswell, Lana A212 Braswell, Lana A226 Halbasch, Nicholas A229 Majid, Asia A232 Carmona, Daniel B315 Hanes, Ashley B402 Lowe, Matthew B408 Johnson Jones, Michelle B410 Wright, Nishtha B412 Rosales, Glenda B428 Beffa Lorraine/Beach Ken C509 Evanson, Ryan D702 Herrera, Daniel D711 Rivera, Robert D826 Williams Davis, Sarah D894 Manuel, Phillip D930 Walquist, Dayna D949 Eberi, Shana D964 Meikla, Alicia E1013 Pintado Wilson, Crystal E1040 Esquibel, Audrina E1207 Hamilton, Rebecca E1209 Stewart, Diane E1244 Middleton, Deron E1260 Luper, Tammy E1270 Drake, Erin E1239 Thompson, Khadija E1353 Matthews, Derrick E1357 Miller, Michael RV39 Lee, David RR58 Dold, Daniel RR50 Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ligated party. Brentwood Press No. 02FOR CHANGE OF NAME 1273 77435 Publish dates: September PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Kyarra 7, 14, 2018.

Harker SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Street Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: NAME STATEMENT Kyarra Harker CASE NUMBER: N15- File No. F-0004587-00 The name of the 2017 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. business: Drone Caddie Located at: 135 Petitioner Kyarra Harker filed a petition Beverly Place In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is with this court for a decree changing hereby registered by the following ownnames as follows: Present Name: a. er: Sean Chacon, Owner. This business is King ‘Adrian’ Deshawn Keith Mills IV conducted by: A Limited Liability Co. The to Proposed Name: King A’million registrant commenced to transact busiKeyshawn Henry. 2. THE COURT OR- ness under the fictitious business name DERS that all persons interested in this or names listed above on N/A. Signature matter shall appear before this court at of registrant: Sean Chacon, Owner, Manthe hearing indicated below to show aging Member. This statement was filed cause, if any, why the petition for change with the County Clerk of Contra Costa of name should not be granted. Any County on: July 30, 2018 by Deputy P person objecting to the name changes Cornelius Expires 7/30/2023 Brentwood described above must file a written ob- Press No. 02-1273 77368 Publish dates: jection that includes the reasons for the August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2018. objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and FICTITIOUS BUSINESS must appear at the hearing to show NAME STATEMENT cause why the petition should not be File No. F-0004633-00 The name of the granted. If no written objection is timely business(es): Created By You Located filed, the court may grant the petition at: 1300 Central Blvd. In: Brentwood, CA without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING 94513, is hereby registered by the fola. Date: 10/02/18 Time: 9:00 a.m. lowing owner(s): Laura Whittington. This Dept.: 14 b. The address of the court is business is conducted by: An Indivdual. same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this The registrant commenced to transact Order to Show Cause shall be published at business under the fictitious business least once each week for four successive name or names listed above on August 1, weeks prior to the date set for hearing on 2018. Signature of registrant: Laura Whitthe petition in the following newspaper tington. This statement was filed with the of general circulation, printed in this County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: county: Antioch Press August 1, 2018 by Deputy H. Franklin Exb. Must be served on Father Mills & Father pires August 1, 2023. Brentwood Press No. Henry 02-1273 77314 Publish dates: August 24, Date: August 6, 2018 Judge of the Su- 31, September 7, 14, 2018. perior Court Antioch Press No. 06-1617 77446 Publish Dates: September 7, 14, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 21, 28, 2018.

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004708-00 The name of the STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF business(es): Service Joy MAIDS LoUSE OF FICTITIOUS cated at: 2455A Bates Ave In: Concord, BUSINESS NAME CA 94520, is hereby registered by the folThe following person(s) has abandoned lowing owner(s):Service Joy Corporation. the use of the fictitious business name This business is conducted by: A CorporaYour Pet’s Butler Pet Sitting Service tion. The registrant commenced to transat 4425 Whitehoof Way. The fictitious act business under the fictitious business business name referred to above was name or names listed above on N/A. filed in Contra Costa County on 1/23/17 Signature of registrant: Ashika Reddy, under File No. F-0000429-00 (*1) Judy President. This statement was filed with L. Dawson, 4425 Whitehoof Way, An- the County Clerk of Contra Costa County tioch, CA 94531 (**) This business was on: August 5, 2018 by Deputy H. Franklin conducted by: an Individual. Signature: Expires August 6, 2023 Brentwood Press Judy Dawson. This statement was filed No. 02-1273 77318 Publish dates: Auwith the County Clerk of Contra Costa gust 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

County on: August 7, 2018 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 77397 Publish dates: AuFICTITIOUS BUSINESS gust 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2018.

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004722-00 The name of the ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE business: Check Center Located at: 1190 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the un- Mac Donald Ave., Suite E In: Richmond, dersigned intends to sell the personal CA 94804, is hereby registered by the property described below to enforce a following owner: Check Agencies of Calilien imposed on said property pursuant fornia, Inc. This business is conducted by: to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business A Corporation. The registrant commenced & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the to transact business under the fictitious UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and business name or names listed above on provisions of the Civil Code. The under- N/A. Signature of registrant: John Weinsigned will sell at public sale by com- stein, CEO / President. This statement petitive bidding on or after September was filed with the County Clerk of Contra 21, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. on the premises Costa County on: August 7, 2018 by Depwhere said property has been stored and uty L Fallas Expires 8/7/2023 Brentwood which are located at BID 13.COM, 345 Press No. 02-1273 77328 Publish dates: TOWNCENTRE BRENTWOOD,CA 94513 August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004793-00 The name of the business(es): Grow Something Great Located at: 3841 Walnut Blvd In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Donna Mae Petralia. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Donna M. Petralia. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 8, 2018

by Deputy A. Aguda Expires August 8, 2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77315 Publish dates: August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0005236-00 The name of the business: CPR F.A.S.T Located at: 144 Continente Ave #140 In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: Sam Media LLC. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Co.. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 8/28/18. Signature of registrant: Suzanne Ferrer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 28, 2018 by Deputy D Minor Expires 8/28/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77425 Publish dates: September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004795-00 The name of the business(es): Tori’s Tutoring Service Located at: 3425 Deer Ridge Drive In: Danville, CA 94506, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Tori Suri. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Tori Suri. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 8, 2018 by Deputy C. Garcia Expires August 8, 2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77316 Publish dates: August 24, 31, September 7, 24, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004897-00 The name of the business: L.I.F.E Love Inspire Fulfill Educate Located at: 3001 Kodiak St Apt 108 In: Antioch, CA 94531, is hereby registered by the following owner: Margarett Dominique Dotson. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Margarett Dotsoon. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 14, 2018 by Deputy C Garola Expires 8/14/2023 Antioch Press No.06-1617 77426 Publish dates: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004991-00 The name of the business: JUMPSUITBOX Located at: 2613 Willow Pass Road In: Concord, CA 94519, is hereby registered by the following owner: RBC Ventures, LLC This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Co.. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Rakesh Cidda, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 17, 2018 by Deputy S. Alvarez Expires August 17, 2023 Brentwood Press No. 021273 77449 Publish dates: September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0005091-00 The name of the business(es): The Productivity Shop Located at: 420 Lotus Court In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Zargarian Consulting, LLC. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Co.. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Mary Theresa Zargarian, Chief Executive Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 21, 2018 by Deputy D. Minor Expires August 21, 2023 Brentwood Press No. 021273 77447 Publish dates: September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0005133-00 The name of the business: The Hair Bar Located at: 4550 Balfour Rd Suite A In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: Tara Payne. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Tara Payne. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 22, 2018

by Deputy D Minor Expires 8/22/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77396 Publish dates: August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0005270-00 The name of the business: Whalen & Associates Located at: 156 El Dorado Ave In: Danville, CA 94526, is hereby registered by the following owner: Thomas A. Whalen Jr. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 4/1/18. Signature of registrant: Thomas A. Whalen. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 29, 2018 by Deputy A Ramirez Expires 8/29/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77458 Publish dates: September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2018.

INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received and opened by Reclamation District No. 799 Hotchkiss Tract (District) at the District office located at 6325 Bethel Island Road, Bethel Island, CA 94511 on September 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM for the PUMP #3 REPAIR PROJECT. The work involves removing and replacing the District’s existing Pump #3 30 HP pump, motor, and pump panel including repairing existing electrical items such as conduits, wiring and terminal connections, as necessary. The Pump #3 repair work shall be completed no later than two weeks after award of Notice to Proceed. Dependent on District funding, an optional bid item involving the removal and replacement of the District’s Pump #3 trash rack and platform is a part of this project and should be included as an optional item and the bid price should be put together separately.” An optional prebid job walk for informational purposes will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the pump facility located between property 4904 and 4882 Sandmound Blvd, Oakley, CA 94561. A set of specifications are available at the District office. Contact Mike Alvarez at (925)684-2398. Brentwood Press No. 02-127 77436 Publish dates: September 7, 14, 2018.

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 18-05 FOR THE CITY OF ANTIOCH, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA STATE OF CALIFORNIA On September 6, 2018, special assessments for the financing of public improvement districts in the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (the “Authority”) Assessment District No. 18-05 for the City of Antioch, County of Contra Costa, State of California (the “Assessment District”), were recorded in the office of the Superintendent of Streets of the Authority. The property owners within the Assessment District have waived their entitlement to pay all or any portion of the assessments levied upon their property in cash within thirty days after the recordation of the assessments in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Contra Costa. These assessments affect only certain property, the owners of which have voluntarily participated in the Authority’s Statewide Community Infrastructure Program.

Bonds will be issued according to the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 representing unpaid assessments and bearing interest at a rate not to exceed 12% per year. Thereafter, unpaid assessments will be payable in installments of principal and interest over a period of not to exceed thirty (30) years. Dated: September 14, 2018 and September 21, 2018 TIM SNELLINGS, Secretary California Statewide Communities Development Authority Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77475 Publish dates: September 14, 21, 2018.

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NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given pursuant to California Business and Professional Codes #21700-21716, Section 2328 of the UCC of the Penal Code, Section 535 the undersigned, StorQuest Self Storage in Brentwood, CA, will sell at public sale by competitive bidding the personal property of: Name: Devon Wright; Vanessa Casares; Lamont Abbitt; Maurice Deltessandro; Andrea Pitts.

Property to be sold: household goods, furniture, appliances, clothes, toys, tools, boxes & contents. Auctioneer Company: www.storagetreasures.com The Sale will end at 10:00AM September 27th , 2018. Goods must be paid in CASH at site and removed at completion of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. StorQuest Self Storage 325 Guthrie Ln Brentwood, CA. 94513 925-322-1883 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77441 Publish dates: September 7, 14, 2018.

the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Betty Lou Jackson and Fred Jackson Sr, wife and husband as community property with right of survivorship Recorded: 4/27/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0123913-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 10/2/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the north side of the Pittsburg Civic Center near the grass located at 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $836,465.75 The purported property address is: 586 FLOWERING PLUM PLACE, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513-1990 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 010-770030-4 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.

If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 855 238-5118 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-18-828489-AB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-6457711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 855 238-5118 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-18-828489-AB IDSPub #0144368 9/7/2018 9/14/2018 9/21/2018 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77378 Publish dates: September 7, 14, 21, 2018.

book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State of California. Executed by: JAMES L SADLER AND CAROLE R SADLER, HIS WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the north side of the Pittsburg Civic Center near the grass located at 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 004-191-042-3 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1441 SHELL COURT, DISCOVERY BAY, CA 94505 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $294,375.09. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search. nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1800283545 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772 NPP0338505 To: BRENTWOOD PRESS 08/31/2018, 09/07/2018, 09/14/2018 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77373 Publish dates: August 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Reiner Reyes and Mary Grace Reyes SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Reiner Reyes and Mary Grace Reyes CASE NUMBER: N18-1756 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Reiner Reyes and Mary Grace Reyes filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a.

Jose Antonio Calara Reyes b. Juan Carlos Calara Reyes to Proposed Name: a. Sean Reyes b. Yuan Reyes 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 10/16/18 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept.: 14 Room: 212 b.

The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press b. Need appearance of Jose or consent to name change.

Date: August 10, 2018 Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 021273 77354 Publish Dates: August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004856-00 The name of the business(es): Gelli Belli Works Located at: 4746 Morgan Court In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Ursula Ross. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Ursula Ross. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 13, 2018

by Deputy J. Barton Expires August 13, 2023 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 77317 Publish dates: August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.

If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000007463532.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-730-2727 www.servicelinkASAP.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 08/21/2018 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4667844 08/31/2018, 09/07/2018, 09/14/2018 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 77372 Publish dates: August 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Property is being sold “as is - where is”. TAX PARCEL NO. 041-142-013. Property address: 4525 Lariat Lane, Oakley, CA 94561. The Land referred to in this Guarantee is situated in the State of California, County of Contra Costa, City of Oakley, and is described as follows: Lot 23. Map of Subdivision 6969, filed December 15, 1989, Book 340 of Maps, Page 31, Contra Costa County Records, and as amended by Certificates of Correction which recorded December 26, 1990, in Book 16318, OR, Page 485 and September 26, 1991, in Book 16903, OR, Page 163. Excepting Therefrom: 1, The rights reserved in the Deed from Alfred Ditano, et al, to Gene B. Stonebarger, et ux, dated April 24, 1964, recorded April 28, 1964, Book 4605, Official Records, Page 681, as follows: “An undivided one-half interest in and to all oil, gas, casinghead gasoline, and other hydrocarbon and mineral substances in and upon said land”. Said minerals reservation now affects that portion of the premises lying below 500 feet of the surface with no right of surface entry by instrument recorded June 19, 1984, Book 11843, Official Records, Page 298. 2.

Rights reserved in the Deed from Gene G. Stonebarger, et ux, recorded October 17, 1985, Recorder’s File No.: 85-151098, as follows: “An undivided one-half interest in and to all oil, gas, casinghead gas, asphaltum and other hydrocarbons and all chemical gas, now or hereafter found, situated or located in all or any portion of the lands described herein lying more than five hundred feet (500’) below the surface thereof, together with the right to slant drill for and remove all or any of said undivided one-half interest in and to all oil, gas, casinghead gas, asphaltum and other hydrocarbons and chemical gas lying below a depth of more than five hundred feet (500’) below the surface thereof; but without any rights whatsoever to enter upon the surface of said land or upon any portion thereof within five hundred feet (500’) vertical distance below the surface thereof.” From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no representation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 4525 LARIAT LANE, OAKLEY, CA 94561. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $310,806.94. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SALE INFORMATION LINE: 800-280-2891 or www.auction.com Dated: 08/22/2018 PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE By Shelley Chase, Foreclosure Administrator A-4668091 08/31/2018, 09/07/2018, 09/14/2018 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 77375 Publish dates: August 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Robert Koupeny, deceased CASE NUMBER P18-01031 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Robert Koupeny, deceased. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Petitioner, Amanda Krywokulsky in the Superior Court of California, County of: CONTRA COSTA. The Petition for Probate requests that: Petitioner, Amanda Krywokulsky be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: a. Date: October 16, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: 14. b.

Address of court: 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: Attorney for petitioner: Joscelyn Jones Torru, Esq. Jones Torru Law Offices 2200 Sand Creek Road, Suite B-7, Brentwood, CA 94513 (925) 308-7070 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77402 Publish Dates: August 31, September 7, 14, 2018.\cs2 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 TS No. CA-18-828489-AB Order No. : 730-1804121-70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/16/2007.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG No.: 180242550 TS No.: CA1800283545 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 004-191-042-3 Property Address: 1441 SHELL COURT DISCOVERY BAY, CA 94505 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/18/2011. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/20/2018 at 01:30 P.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 01/25/2011, as Instrument No. 2011-0018293-00, in

REQUEST FOR ORDER TO CHANGE CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION PARTY WITH/WITHOUT ATTORNEY: JUDY FRITZ SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 751 Pine St. Martinez, CA 94553 Petitioner: Judy Fritz Respondent: Branislav Mladenovic Request for Order Change: Child Custody, Visitation (Parenting Time) CASE NUMBER: D09-00313 NOTICE OF HEARING To: BRANISLAV, MLADENOVIC A court hearing will be held as follows: Date: 10/19/18 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept.: 25 The address of the court is same as noted above. WARNING to the person served with the Request for Order: The court may make the requested orders with out you if you do not file a Responsive Declaration to Request for Order (form FL-320), serve a copy on the other parties at least nine court days before hearing (unless the court has ordered a shorter period of time), and appear at the hearing. (See form FL-320-INFO for more information.) Filed: August 9, 2018,

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name Pure Essence Skin Care at 9000 Crow Canyon Rd #W. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Contra Costa County on 3/16/2018 under File No. F-0001802-00 (*1) Patricia Futterer 7610 Quail Creek Circle, Dublin, CA 94568 (**) This business was conducted by: Husband and Wife. Signature: Patricia Futterer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 9, 2018 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77353 Publish dates: August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004598-00 The name of the business: Quality Performance Located at: 1914 Teresa Ln In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner: David Hoang Le. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/7/2008. Signature of registrant: David Hoang Le. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 30, 2018 by Deputy J Crawford Expires 7/30/2023 Oakley Press No. 030477 77395 Publish dates: August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0004914-00 The name of the business: Beep’s Trucking Located at: 66 Lozoya Way In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner: Berlin R. Wolfe. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 8/15/18.

Signature of registrant: Berlin R. Wolfe. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 15, 2018 by Deputy S. Alvarez Expires 8/15/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77327 Publish dates: August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0005436-00 The name of the business: Vintage Parkway After School Daycare Located at: 1392 Bynum Way In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner: Tina Holloway. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 9/7/18. Signature of registrant: Tina Holloway. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: September 7, 2018 by Deputy J. Crawford Expires 9/7/2023 Oakley Press No. 02-1273 77472 Publish dates: September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2018.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000007463532 Title Order No.: 180135460 FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/21/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 12/28/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0412888-00 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: ARMANDO T GARCIA AND MARIA T GARCIA, HUSBAND AND WIFE, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 10/02/2018 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PITTSBURG CIVIC CENTER NEAR THE GRASS LOCATED AT 65 CIVIC AVENUE, PITTSBURG, CA 94565. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 712 WALNUT RANCH WAY, OAKLEY, CALIFORNIA 94561 APN#: 037-270-096 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $294,051.55. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s Sale No. CA-RCS-18018277 NOTE: PURSUANT TO 2923.3(C) THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/23/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2891 or visit this internet Web site www.auction. com, using the file number assigned to this case, CA-RCS-18018277. information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. On September 25, 2018, at 09:00 AM, IN THE AUCTION.COM ROOM at the PLEASANT HILL COMMUNITY CENTER, 320 CIVIC DRIVE, in the City of PLEASANT HILL, 94523, County of CONTRA COSTA, State of CALIFORNIA, PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by MITCHEL SMITH AND LORRAINE M SMITH, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, as Trustors, recorded on 1/30/2004, as Instrument No. 20040032371-00, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal

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ANTIOCH Aug. 19, 10:13 a.m. A person told authorities that their face was cut and bleeding. The call came from Buchanan Road and San Jose Drive.

Aug. 19, 6:40 p.m. Authorities received a report stating that two males entered a store on Buchanan Road, pointed a gun at the clerk and stole items. They were reported leaving on dirt bikes toward Pittsburgh on the Fairview Trail.

Aug. 19, 7:44 p.m. A bicyclist told authorities that he was run off the road by a driver in a brown Ford F-150. The suspect in the truck then told the rider to get off the bike, threw the bike in the truck bed and left. This occurred on Lone Tree Way. Aug. 19, 10:09 p.m. A woman told authorities that her ex-husband broke into her house on Alpha Way and broke things. She said that she found him there when she returned.

Aug. 20, 2:51 p.m. A person told authorities that they found five males in a physical fight on Mahogony Way. Aug. 20, 4:43 p.m. A woman told authorities that she found a subject who claimed he was robbed and beaten. The reporting person was translating for him. This report came from Rossi Avenue.

Aug. 21, 10:48 a.m. A woman told authorities that when she arrived at her residence on Carleton Lane, she found the door opened. She believed that someone broke in.

Aug. 22, 2:31 a.m. A person called authorities and told them that he was maced by an assailant. Authorities said that the victim was very hard to understand but said that he would be waiting inside.

This report came from L Street.

Aug. 23, 1:17 a.m. A person told authorities that an unknown subject broke into a residence on Silveria Way. Aug. 23, 4:18 p.m. A woman found items missing when she returned to her apartment on Wilbur Avenue. It was unknown how the entry was made.

Aug. 24, 2:08 p.m. A person told authorities that he was assaulted by a tall male near the city park on L Street. The suspect brandished a gun and when the victim said he had no money, the suspect struck him.

Aug. 24, 2:19 p.m. One male and two females were reported stealing from a store and slapping the reporting person’s phone out of their hand. This was reported on West 10th Street.

Aug. 25, 9:27 a.m. A person told authorities that a male entered the house on East Clydesdale Way through the rear side garage door.

The reporting person ran out of the house and was in a hysterical state.

Aug. 25, 5:52 p.m. The reporting person was told by his tenant that his property on Benttree Way was broken into.

Aug. 25, 11:03 p.m. A burglary was reported at a residence on Glenwood Drive.

BRENTWOOD Aug. 9, 8:21 a.m. A woman told authorities that she pulled into her driveway when she saw two men with gloves riding their bicycles.

She claimed that they were going slowly, staring at each house.

Aug. 9, 9:43 p.m. Authorities were notified of terroristic threats made over social media. This report came from American Avenue.

Aug. 10, 8:47 a.m. A woman told authorities about a stolen vehicle at Raley’s. She looked inside and saw a blue sleeping bag, a handicapped card and a curling iron.

These items were all inside it when it was stolen. This report came from Sand Creek Road.

Aug. 10, 4:11 p.m. A man told authorities that he took a picture of a car that he suspected was involved in a commercial burglary.

The person driving the car then stepped out and threatened the reporting person and his partner.

The suspect then threw a plant at the reporting person’s partner.

The vehicle he was driving was a red Hyundai.

Aug. 11, 12:46 p.m. Authorities were notified of a suspicious subject on Walnut Boulevard and Dainty Avenue. The suspect was seen beating a bin under a tree with a stick.

Aug. 11, 2:40 p.m. A person told authorities they believed they saw the person responsible for a burglary that took place earlier. The suspect was a female in her 30s with bleached blonde hair, facial piercings and tattoos. The reporting person said the suspect had items in hand at the time of the report.

Aug. 12, 8:26 p.m. A person told authorities they saw subjects ar-

guing in a garage on Europena Drive. He also saw them throwing items around the garage. The subject was able to view this because the subjects had their garage door open.

Aug. 12, 9:08 p.m. A woman reported a fight on Mills Drive.

Aug. 13, 8:18 a.m. The reporting person told authorities that he was hit by a gray or brown Toyota Camry. He was hit by the vehicle as he crossed the road. The driver was a male with brown hair, wearing sunglasses. He was reported dropping off two girls before the incident. This incident took place on Crawford Drive.

Aug. 13, 5:38 p.m. A woman reported her sister’s suspicious behavior. This report came from Second Street.

Aug. 14, 1:08 p.m. A person told authorities that he found two people crying, screaming and banging at the door. This was reported on Buckingham Drive.

Aug. 14, 2:57 p.m. Authorities received a report about a man entering campus and yelling at a student. The suspect was an older male. He attempted to leave in a gray Acura.

Aug. 15, 10:41 p.M. A subject was reported entering a gym and cutting locks in the locker room.

The victim said he was missing a wallet, a watch and credit cards.

He said that a person already attempted using the card at Safeway.

There was a $900 charge to the card from Safeway. This report came from Griffith Lane.

Aug. 16, 4 p.m. A person told authorities that her front license was stolen. This report came from Bonita Way. Aug. 16. 4:35 p.m. A person told authorities that they found a child’s bike in the bushes on Walnut Boulevard between the mobile home park and Sunshine House.

Aug. 17, 9:18 p.m. Authorities received a report stating that a bicycle was stolen from a bike rack on Lone Tree Way. Aug. 18, 12:10 a.m. A suspicious person was seen carrying a bag, using his phone as a flashlight and trying to open vehicle doors. He was a bald male, wearing a blue sweatshirt. This report came from Collett Court and Windsor Way. Aug. 18, 3:08 p.m. A man told authorities that his son’s work van was broken into overnight.

They found the passenger window smashed. This was reported on Manzanillo Way.

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provided or as supplemental crews, equipment or air ambulance are required.

The fire board approved the fee plan in an 8-1 vote this week with board member Joe Young dissenting. No residents spoke on the topic during the public comment period.

“When we didn’t pass measures before, the community really challenged the district for not exploring and going after every other way to find alternative revenue in lieu of asking for property taxes,” said Fire Chief Brian Helmick. “This is one other mechanism that we are trying to look at.”

Helmick said the district will waive the fees in certain situations, but specifics must still be determined. The district board adopt-

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outside, and I said, ‘Hey I’d like to give you permission to go into the backyard to either let the dogs out or my cell phone number so you can call me to come take care of them.’

But once I told her the story of what had happened, she was like A) I’ll take care of it, don’t worry about it, but B) what can I do to help?”

From there, things took off.

“I got back from that weekend, and she had left a note in the kitchen – she and the other neighbors had gone through, cleaned out all of the food that had gone bad and restocked everything,” Ryan said.

“She’d set up a meal train with two months worth of food – all in a matter of the weekend – and there was about $100 or something in five dollar bills for the kids to grab if they needed money. At least 100 people have come out to help in some way.”

From installing storage racks and completing the office in the garage to constructing the wheelchair ramp needed in order for Scott and Bryce to be discharged from the hospital, strangers from Discovery Bay and Brentwood alike have contributed time, money, labor and even organized a benefit in their name.

“Monique Guerra, the owner of Crown and Crowe – put together a post and people were dropping off supplies, pet food and Monique donated overhead storage racks (to create the room for) wheelchair access,” Ryan said.

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ed a similar fee system for providing medical aid in February 2016. That fee program drops charges for those who demonstrate financial hardship or have died.

Both fees are permissible under the Fire Protection District Law of 1987, which allows districts to charge for services they are empowered to perform if they have inadequate revenue to render services. However, the agency can only charge the amount it spends to complete the service.

The fire district, which covers 249 square miles and over 114,000 residents, has diminished from eight stations in 2008 to three today, and district residents have shot down a revenue-generating parcel tax, benefit assessment and utility-user tax since 2012.

Fire Board President Brian Oftedal said at the outset of exploration of the fee program that it represents another way to generate district revenue.

“The chief has talked about turning over every rock (to find additional funds),” he said. “I think that is what the community has been asking for over and over.”

Helmick estimates about 10 to 15 percent of the district’s over 7,500 yearly calls will fall into the new fee category, bringing the agency about $50,000 a year.

The national company, Fire Recovery USA, will handle fee collection in return for a small percentage of funds collected, Helmick said. The company serves 971 departments in 42 states.

Fire board member Joe Young did not divulge his reason for opposing the fee program but has said in the past he felt uneasy about the charges.

“The public is already paying for the fire district, so what we are doing is cutting out a piece of that and saying we are going to charge specific users, even though as a whole the public has paid for that service,” he said during a discussion about fees earlier this year.

Examples of other fees include $487 per hour for a routine car accident and $784 an hour for a basic hazardous material response.

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daca, was also one of the first on scene to help on the night of Aug. 18 and has since stayed connected. Apodaca was on his way home from work in San Francisco and stumbled upon the accident before any first responders had arrived. He pulled over and bounced from the son to the father, reminding them that help was on its way in between directing traffic around the wreckage. With a sister who was paralyzed from a crash years before, seeing the carnage of the crumpled vehicles hit home. Apodaca was able to connect with Ryan through Facebook and has helped complete projects around the Cassell home. He added that, in asking for advice on how to properly install carpet, Gabe Acompora, owner of Nor Cal Flooring, said he would volunteer to help as well. “(Acompora) said, ‘Just give me the address and I’ll take care of it.’ My heart just really goes out to victims of accidents,” said Apodaca, a soon-to-be father of six who puts in 75 hours a week of work in San Francisco. “I wish I could do more – I can’t imagine if something happened to me, it would just devastate my family, so doing a little work in a garage is nothing for me to do for them.”

Going back to the night of the crash, Scott and Bryce were headed home from running errands to hardware stores in preparation for weekend projects. The Cassell family was trying to tackle the lengthy todo list that comes with a move.

The father and son had just grabbed

food from Taco Bell near Auto Center Way and were pulling onto the freeway entrance when a drunk driver in an F-150 truck, driving at freeway speed in the wrong direction with his lights off, hit their minivan head-on. While Scott’s memory of the actual incident was lost due to the three strokes he suffered, Bryce recalled the moment of realizing both of his femurs were broken while stuck inside the crushed metal with grisly detail.

Meanwhile at home and wondering where they were, Rebekah discovered what had happened by looking for the location of her family members’ iPhones via iFind. That pointed her to John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek and UCSF Children’s Hospital in Oakland.

She rushed to Children’s and was told if she wasn’t present at the hospital, doctors would have to make decisions without her consent, at which point she moved in and left the care of their children (ages 9, 12 and 17) to the Petersons.

Bryce has since moved into a hospital room in the rehab center of John Muir one door down from his father. The two make light of their situation by FaceTiming each other to see who received the better breakfast or taunting one another to see who can recover more quickly. On Friday, Sept. 7, Scott was able to bear weight on one leg for the first time and Bryce was able to use crutches, but all joking aside, his father said watching him recover is bittersweet.

“The biggest loss that I have is every

day that I watch him go through rehab and struggle to get better – it crushes, it crushes me,” Scott said, tearing up as he spoke. “It’s a conflict between being proud to see what he’s able to do and watching him suffer to get better. Every day I cry – and I don’t cry easily – because I watch him go through this. He’s 14 years old. And I have to remind myself he could have died, so this is fantastic, but it’s still a struggle. I’m stuck in this conflict of feeling horrible – feeling like I should be able to protect him from going through this.”

From firefighters and other first responders to community members, Scott said he planned to spend the next year after recovery thanking those who helped the Cassells in their time of need. And Rebekah’s strength as she walks alongside her husband and son through recovery is emboldened by their positive attitudes and knowing that their new home has welcomed them above and beyond the call of ordinary neighbors.

“There’s humor and there’s strength, and that humor has gotten (Scott and Bryce) through the worst of it,” said Rebekah. “Friends and family and neighbors – people we don’t even know – wanting to help is amazing.”

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the Cassells with medical expenses. To donate, visit https://www.gofundme.com/ cassell-family-emergency-relief.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF MOBILEHOME PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 a public sale will be held of that certain mobilehome (and its contents) located at Space No. 3 in the Marina Mobile Manor MHP at 3255 Wells Road in Oakley, California. Said mobilehome is a BROADMORE and bears Decal Number AAW6679, Serial Number S3018 and HUD Label/Insignia Number A345611. Please take further notice that said sale will take place pursuant to Civil Code Section 798.56a(e) and Commercial Code Sections 7209 and 7210, to recover unpaid storage and/or other allowable charges in the sum of $8,286.50 for the period from November 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018, on the account of the registered owners and/or former occupant of the mobilehome, Javier Gutierrez. Storage charges will continue to accumulate at the rate of $18.46 per day each day after July 31, 2018, until the mobilehome is sold at public sale and/or removed from the park. The public sale will take place at Space No.3 in the Marina Manor MHP at 3255 Wells Road in Oakley, California. Any purchaser of the mobilehome must take it subject to

any liens pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section 18116.1, or any other provision of law. Oakley Press No. 03-0477 77491 Publish dates: September 14, 21, 2018.

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hearing held pursuant to Education Code section 60119, the Board of Trustees of the Knightsen Elementary School District hereby determines by this resolution, that each pupil in each school in the district has, or will have prior to the end of the fiscal PUBLIC HEARING year, sufficient textbooks or instructional KNIGHTSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL materials, or both, in each subject that are DISTRICT consistent with the content and cycles of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES curriculum framework adopted by the State 1923 DELTA ROAD Board. The superintendent is authorized to KNIGHTSEN, CA 94548 certify that the school district has complied BOARD MEETING with the requirements of Education Code WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 section 60119 and sign the certification 6:30 P.M. document. Posted 9/12/2018: District KNIGHTSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Office U. S. Post Office Emailed to the - LIBRARY Brentwood Press. Brentwood Press No. The Board of Trustees shall encourage par- 02-1273 77496 Publish date: September ticipation by parents, teachers, members 14, 2018. of the community interested in the affairs of the school district, and bargaining unit ORDINANCE 1004 leaders, and shall make a determination, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNthrough a resolution, as to whether each CIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD pupil in the District has, or will have prior APPROVING A REZONE (RZ 18-002) to the end of that fiscal year, sufficient text- TO AMEND CHAPTER 17.471 OF THE books or instructional materials, or both, BRENTWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO REin each subject that are consistent with DESIGNATE A 4.5-ACRE PROJECT SITE the content and cycles of the curriculum FROM SUBAREA ‘D’ TO SUBAREA ‘A3’ framework adopted by the state board. WITHIN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NO. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NOW, THERE- 21 TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that after a public BRENTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB PROJ-

LEGAL NOTICES ECT LOCATED SOUTH OF BALFOUR ROAD BETWEEN STATE ROUTE 4 AND SUMMERSET DRIVE (APN’s 010-020014 AND 010-020-032). THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was introduced with the first reading waived at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 28th day of August 2018, by the following vote: AYES: Bryant, Grewal, Staton, Taylor NOES: None ABSENT: Rarey RECUSED: None and was adopted at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 11th day of September 2018, by the following vote: AYES: Bryant, Grewal Rarey, Staton, Taylor NOES: None ABSENT: None RECUSED: None ATTEST: Margaret Wimberly, MMC City Clerk The above is a summary of the major highlights of the ordinances; reading the ordinances in its entirety may be necessary to obtain a full understating of all changes. A copy of the full text of the ordinances is on file and may be read in the City Clerk’s office located at 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, and/or a copy may be obtained from that office based

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on the City’s actual cost for duplicating. Taylor Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77498 NOES: None Publish date: September 14, 2018.

ABSENT: None RECUSED: None ORDINANCE 1005 ATTEST: Margaret Wimberly, MMC City AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL Clerk The above is a summary of the OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AP- major highlights of the ordinances; readPROVING A REZONE (RZ 17-002) TO ing the ordinances in its entirety may be AMEND CHAPTER 17.514, SECTION necessary to obtain a full understating of 17.514.007 OF THE BRENTWOOD all changes. A copy of the full text of the MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING NEW ordinances is on file and may be read in DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE the City Clerk’s office located at 150 City 29.19-ACRE COWELL RANCH PROJECT Park Way, Brentwood, and/or a copy SITE, LOCATED SOUTH OF MARSH may be obtained from that office based CREEK ROAD AND EAST OF VINEYARDS on the City’s actual cost for duplicating.

PARKWAY (APNs 007-380-002 AND Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 77499 007-380-003). THE FOREGOING OR- Publish date: September 14, 2018.

DINANCE was introduced with the first reading waived at a regular meeting of NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE the Brentwood City Council on the 28th (Division 6 of the Commercial Code)Esday of August 2018, by the following crow No. 019617-KL (1) Notice is hereby vote: given to creditors of the within named AYES: Bryant, Grewal, Staton, Taylor Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be NOES: None made on personal property hereinafter ABSENT: Rarey described. (2) The name and business RECUSED: None addresses of the seller are: LONETREE PEand was adopted at a regular meeting of TROLEUM, INC., 4600 LONE TREE WAY, the Brentwood City Council on the 11th ANTIOCH, CA 94531 (3) The location day of September 2018, by the follow- in California of the chief executive office ing vote: of the Seller is: 821 CORPORATE WAY, AYES: Bryant, Grewal Rarey, Staton, FREMONT CA 94538 (4) The names and

LEGAL NOTICES business address of the Buyer(s) are: H&S ENERGY, LLC, 2860 N. SANTIAGO BLVD, #200, ORANGE, CA 92867 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FIXTURES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT of that certain business located at: 4600 LONE TREE WAY, ANTIOCH, CA 94531 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: LONETREE PETROLEUM INC (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is OCTOBER 2, 2018 at the office of: GREEN ESCROW SERVICES, INC, 2010 CROW CANYON PL, STE 212, SAN RAMON, CA 94583, Escrow No. 019617-KL, Escrow Officer: KATHY LOZANO, CSEO, CEI (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above.(9) The last day for filing claims is: OCTOBER 1, 2018.(10) This bulk sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.(11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE. DATED: SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 TRANSFEREES: H&S ENERGY, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANY LA2100232 ANTIOCH PRESS 9/14/18 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 77500 Publish date: September 14, 2018.

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Friday, Sept. 14 “Heathers the Musical (High School Edition)”

The Stage Right Conservatory Theatre presents “Heathers the Musical (High School Edition)” at the Nick Rodriguez Community Center Theatre, 213 F St., in Antioch. Performance dates are Sept. 14 and 15, at 7 p.m.; and Sept. 16, at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children and seniors. For more information, call 925-216-4613 or visit www.srctgrp.org.

Saturday, Sept. 15 Creek Clean Up

Resource Conservation District and Friends of the Marsh Creek Watershed present Marsh Creek and Delta Clean Up, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Help your community and the environment by volunteering to clean up trash from local waterways. For more information, visit www. fomcw.org.

East Contra Costa Historical Society Museum

East Contra Costa Historical Society Museum, 3890 Sellers Ave., is open from 2 to 4 p.m., every Saturday and the third Sunday now through October. Tour the 1890s home, one-room schoolhouse, new resource center and other features from East County’s past. For more information, contact Dawn at 925-513-3247.

Sunday, Sept. 16 Marsh Creek Democratic Club

The Marsh Creek Democratic Club will hold its monthly meeting at Mountain Mike’s Pizza, 380 W. Country Club Drive, Brentwood, at 2 p.m.

Learn about ways to get involved in the politics of Brentwood and neighboring cities. For more information, visit www.marshcreekdems.org.

Music at the Vineyards

Liberty Singers present Music at the Vineyards, at the Hannah Nicole Vineyards, from 2 to 4 p.m. The LHS choirs, quartets, solo performances and the

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LHS Jazz Ensemble will be featured. Admission is $10 per person and includes a water bottle. There will be food available with purchase. For more information, www.libertysingers.com.

to see if you won a prize. To enter or for more information, visit www.elderlywish.org or call 925-978-1883.

Monday, Sept. 17 Kaleidoscope Connection Circle

Coffee with Carolyn is a cancer support group for women hosted by Carolyn George the first Tuesday of every month, at 10 a.m., and the third Thursday of every month, at 6 p.m. The group provides a calm, safe and loving environment to support women who have gone through or are going through treatment for cancer or other serious illnesses. For more information, contact Carolyn at 925-577-3325.

The Kaleidoscope Connection Circle meets the third Monday of every month at Kaleidoscope Cancer Connection Center, 14671 Byron Highway, in Byron, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Acquaint yourself with Kaleidoscope’s programs and meet its leaders and volunteers. For more information, email info@kaleidoscopehope.org or call 925-550-8021.

The Brentwood Concert Band

The Brentwood Concert Band holds rehearsals every Monday, from 7 to 9 p.m., at 400 Guthrie Lane, Brentwood. New members of all ages who play woodwind, brass or percussion instruments are welcome. For more information, contact info@brentwoodconcertband.com.

NARFE Meeting

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will meet at 11:45 a.m., at Denny’s, 4823 Lone Tree Way, Antioch. All active federal employees, retirees and their dependents are invited to attend. For more information, contact Dorothy Wilson at 925-308-4538 or narfedc1718@yahoo.com.

Wednesday, Sept. 19 Take Control of Your Cholesterol

The Liberty Adult Education presents Take Control of Your Cholesterol workshop, at the Liberty Adult Education Center, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Come learn about changes you can make to control your cholesterol. There is a $15 fee. For more information and to enroll call 925-634-5317.

Thursday, Sept. 20 Fund a Wish Drawing

An Elderly Wish Foundation will hold its fourth annual Fund a Wish Drawing, at Umpqua Bank, 3700 Lone Tree Way, in Antioch, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Prior to the reception, submit $100 to enter into the drawing and attend the event

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“The Sting”

Heritage High School’s Rising Stars present “The Sting,” at Heritage High School Sept. 20, 21, 22, 26 and 28, at 7 p.m.; and Sept. 29, at 1 p.m. Come and see the how two men plot to bring down Chicago’s most corrupt racketeer. Tickets are $10 for students and $12 for adults. For more information, visit www.hhsrisingstars.com.

Kiwanis Club of Brentwood Meetings The Kiwanis Club of Brentwood will be meeting every Thursday at Jalisco’s Restaurant in Brentwood, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Barry Joseph at Barry4kiwanis@yahoo.com.

Saturday, Sept. 22 Summer Jam 2018

Summer Jam 2018 will take place at the Discovery Bay Community Center, 1601 Discovery Bay Blvd., starting at 5 p.m. There will be music, beer, wine and food. Admission is free for everyone. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2wwTabs.

Jump’n ’N Jam’n

The Special Needs Ministry team presents Jump’n ’N Jam’n, at the Golden Hills Community Church, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come enjoy this familyfriendly carnival open to everyone. For more information, call Kimberly Laird at 925-303-3814.

Family Day at the Races

The Kiwanis Club of Brentwood presents Family Day at the Races, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Mary Casey Black Elementary School. Come with your family to look at many different vehicles and

explore local vendors promoting education on health awareness. For more information, contact Frank Littman at flittman@gmail.com or 818-307-8918.

Shabby Chic Boutique – Upscale Tag Sale

The Summerset III Social Club is hosting Shabby Chic Boutique – Upscale tag Scale, at the Summerset III Clubhouse, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This event is free, so come shop and dine. An $8 lunch is available if an order is placed before Sept.

15. For more information, call Joan at 925-679-7113.

Thursday, Sept. 27 Senior Safety Event

A Senior Safety Event will take place at the Brentwood Senior Activity Center, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come learn how to improve your life by meeting experts in the fields of wellness, safety, transportation and more. For more information, contact CSO M. Keady at 925-809-7780.

Saturday, Sept. 29 Bethel Island ’50s Bash

The Bethel Islands ‘50s Bash will take place all day Sept. 29 and 30, on Bethel Island Road between Bridge and Gateway, Bethel Island. See cars and boats, and enjoy different activities offered at the event. For more information, contact Dori Anderson at Dori2earthlink.net or 925-786-0250 or visit www.bethelisland-chamber.com.

Friday, Oct. 5 Byron Delta Lions Club

The Byron Delta Lions Club meets the first Friday of every month at the Delta Community Presbyterian Church, 1900 Willow Lake Road, in Discovery Bay, at 10 a.m. For more information, call Frances at 408-621-1763.

Monday, Oct. 8 Delta Quilters Guild

Delta Quilters Guild meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m., at 2401 Shady Willow Lane, in Brentwood. A donation of $5 at the door is asked. For more information, visit www. deltaquilters.org or contact Sue at 925-550-2756.

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