Oakley Press 04.20.18

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Residents give input on city’s future

Clearing Out The Camp

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Residents of Antioch homeless camp evicted after city receives numerous complaints. Page 5

by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer

Oakley residents, city staff and town leaders converged this week to help shape the municipality’s priorities and direction for the next two years.

The event, hosted at Freedom High School, was attended by about 140 residents and gave them the opportunity to learn about and provide input on plans for public safety, community growth, parks and many other topics.

The feedback will be used by city leaders to develop the city’s two-year strategic plan, scheduled for city council adoption in May. see Future page 30

Keeping The Ghostlight On Photo by Tony Kukulich

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New bills offer hope for immigrants

by Aly Brown Staff Writer

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Yanira Alias is a Contra Costa County resident and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holder from El Salvador. She currently serves as the national campaigns manager for Alianza Americas, a group advocating for a pathway to citizenship for TPS holders. www.thepress.net/ marketplace BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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With termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 200,000 refugees from El Salvador set for September 2019, impacted Contra Costa County families – along with those across the nation – are working tirelessly to garner support for bills that could provide a pathway to residency.

“The type of legislation we need is for folks who have been here for over two decades the right to become a legal resident,” said Yanira Alias, Alianza Americas national campaigns manager and TPS holder from El Salvador.

On a local level, TPS holders and allies in Contra Costa are standing behind a handful of bills on the table – some of which would provide a path to naturalization after an individual obtains status of lawfully admitted for permanent residence (LPR). Of the bills, the American Prom-

ise Act of 2017 (HR 4253) has gathered the most support from co-sponsors and would provide TPS holders the opportunity to apply for naturalization five years after adjusting to LPR status along with deportation relief while the application process is pending. San Francisco-based immigrant advocacy group CARECEN SF, under the umbrella of Alianza Americas, organizes ongoing efforts to speak with elected officials and will soon bring concerns surrounding immigration to the capitol in Sacramento, May 14. “(Citizens who wish to show support) can contact elected officials, join or organize their own movements,” said Alias. “We don’t have voices coming out of some states – elected officials can make a difference.”

For Vanessa Velasco, an East County resident and TPS holder from El Salvador, the “temporary” component of TPS is not see Bills page 30

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Heritage boys’ golf team on a 27-win streak against league opponents. Page 19 Calendar................................31 Classifieds.............................25 Cop Logs................................29 Entertainment.....................10 Food........................................11 Health & Beauty..................14 Milestones............................18 Opinion..................................23 Pets.........................................15 Sports.....................................19

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But this year’s number of seniors in need continues to grow, and additional volunteers are needed.

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For over 30 years, the Senior Peer Counseling program in Contra Costa County has offered relief to many in need, but the program now has a need of its own – volunteers. “(Bringing on some more volunteers) would really lighten the case load,” explained Leonard Graham, Senior Peer Counseling volunteer for East County. “Trust me, there are a lot of people that need help.”

Whether individuals are struggling with grief and loss, feelings of isolation or a troubling medical diagnosis, Senior Peer Counseling provides free help to over 350 people a year, and its success hinges on the availability of those willing to donate their time. Offered as a program through Contra Costa Health Services, Senior Peer Counseling receives referrals from local hospitals about

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Leonard Graham, Senior Peer Counseling volunteer senior patients over the age of 55 who are believed to benefit from counseling services. These referrals are transferred to trained volunteers at the Senior Peer Counseling program, and those in need are then matched with a volunteer who meets with them for one hour a week for eight to 12 sessions.

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Graham has been a part of the program for the past two years and deals not only with sorting through the referrals but also counsels multiple seniors at a time. Since he only has only one other volunteer to help him in his region, his workload has become cumbersome, and he believes that additional volunteers could be an asset.

Joyce Martin, Senior Peer Counseling clinical supervisor, echoed a similar need for volunteers, but in her

case, she is also looking for volunteers who are able to fill positions in Spanish- and Chinese-speaking clinical supervising roles.

“We’re looking for people to bring enthusiasm and open mindedness,” explained Martin.

The criteria to become a volunteer is as easy as that: as long as those interested are over the age of 55, attend training courses provided by Senior Peer Counseling and have a love for helping seniors, they can be a part of the program.

“You don’t need to be a psychologist – it’s just human beings trying to help out other human beings,” said Graham.

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Homeless left with few options as city empties camp As the City of Antioch Code Enforcement Division cleared a large homeless camp located in a muddy field northeast of Sixth Street and McElheny Road on Monday, April 16, many residents of the camp were left wondering where they would go.

“A lot of people are scared,” said camp resident Kirk Statvell. “Everybody has issues. We have a little more than most. We’re dealing with hard times.

They’ve taken my house, my car, given away my work. This is all I’ve got left.”

The camp occupied several acres of privately owned land and was home to approximately 50 people. Some said the camp popped up six months ago while others asserted it’s been active for several years.

“The camp has come and gone,” said Curt Michael, City of Antioch code enforcement manager. “It’s been cleaned out before. It was brought to our attention late last year by complaints from

area residents. We did an inspection, and we’ve been attempting to notify the property owner of the violations and gain voluntary compliance. That has been unsuccessful. We’ve not been able to locate the property owner.”

The city had to obtain an abatement warrant because the camp was on private property. The warrant was received last week and a 24-hour cleanup notice was posted at the entrance to the lot and on every tent in the area by code enforcement officers on Thursday morning, April 12. It advised that all occupants of the property needed to vacate the land and remove all belongings before the city began its cleanup the following Monday at 8 a.m.

There have been myriad problems associated with the property. Over time, trash and human waste accumulated and winter storms caused flooding that washed some of it directly into the San Joaquin River a few hundred yards to the north. Additionally, neighbors complained of noise, fighting and drug use.

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Kenny Edward, a resident of the homeless camp on Sixth Avenue and McElheny Road in Antioch, prepares to vacate the property on Monday, April 16. City code enforcement officers with other city and county services moved in to clear the camp after receiving a variety of complaints. there was no homeless encampment here,” said Charles White whose home is adjacent to the camp. “Maybe four months later folks started moving in.

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While teaching in Brentwood, a principal encouraged Quinn to get her administrative credential, which she did. That led to a vice-principal position at Excelsior Middle School. The following year, Excelsior’s principal resigned and Quinn moved into that role. Over time she took on a number of extra assignments and was eventually named an assistant superintendent for BUSD. Of the dual role, Quinn said, “For smaller districts, it’s not super uncommon. It is a lot of work, because I’m trying to manage both things.”

Quinn has three children. She enjoys decorating and taking day trips. Each summer includes a trip south to her favorite location – Huntington Beach.

“Once I worked with the students and actually wrapped my brain around it, I thought, ‘This is something that I can see myself doing.’ And I haven’t turned back since,” said Quinn.

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Born in Santa Clara, Quinn moved with her family to the Phoenix area as a child and attended high school there before returning to California.

“I was just drawn to come back to California, not only because of the weather, but I had lots of family here,” she explained.

Quinn was pursuing a business degree while working as a regional manager for Gymboree. She filled in for a special education teacher and found herself working with a young girl with cerebral palsy. The girl’s mother was a teacher for the Brentwood Union School District, and she suggested that Quinn apply for a role as a one-on-one assistant for the girl. Quinn interviewed the next day and in a matter of hours, her life changed direction.

“I got the position and I loved it,” said

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Recently, my mother passed away and I was reading her trust. If a trust is drafted properly, it will give the trustees and beneficiaries a window into the life of the grantor. In many cases, it is like a heart-toheart talk or a diary telling you the innermost desires and wishes of the grantor. In the case of my mother, one of her biggest concerns was her care if she should become either physically or mentally incapacitated.

She wanted to be sure she could maintain her independence as long as possible and on her terms.

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In conclusion, if you have a trust or will, you should review its terms regarding incapacity. If the trust or will provisions are not what you want, you should consider amending the documents to correctly reflect your wishes and desires. While my mother was very fortunate to die at home after a short illness, that will not be the case for many of us. We may not be able to control our physical or mental health, but we can control how our assets are used to care for us.

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A new theater company in town is dedicated to keeping the light on East County performing arts, and auditions for its next show will run this weekend.

Named for the bare lightbulbs traditionally kept lit in theater houses to ward off evil spirits, the Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble board has hit the ground running to help keep theater alive and well in East County. The newly formed nonprofit also has a youth program under its umbrella – Performing Arts Youth Academy (PAYA) – which will run auditions for children ages 7 to 17 for “Seussical Kids,” a musical celebrating the whimsical works of Dr. Seuss.

Children can select one of the remaining auditions slots on Friday, April 20, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and Saturday, April 21, from noon to 7 p.m., for shows to be held July 27 and 28.

A unique aspect of the youth program is that it’s led in part by a 15 year old who also serves on the Ghostlight board as the student representative. While only a sophomore, Isaiah Mateas has already become an established director within his community, gleaning knowledge from mentors and his own hands-on experience.

“With this new company, the board members wanted a student representative on the board to keep good-standing connections with the schools, and my role is to represent people under 18 within the company,” said Isaiah, whose long-term goal is to obtain a Ph.D in musical performance to teach at the collegiate level.

Isaiah will direct “Seussical Kids” under the mentorship of adult supervisors and with the help of assistant directors, a technical director, a music director, a costumer, a set and prop designer, and two choreographers.

His fellow board members are made up of six seasoned performers, technicians

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The Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble is East County’s newest theater group, which has already conducted auditions for “Man of La Mancha” and will soon open auditions for “Seussical Kids.” Seen here from left to right are board members Nancy Torres, Helen Dixon, Jennifer Finetti and Isaiah Mateas. and educators – Nancy Torres, Helen Dixon, Shara Main, Kathryn Lopez, Kami Davis and Jennifer Finetti – who are dedicated to Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble’s mission to entertain, educate and enrich local communities by offering diverse and quality theatrical experiences.

“It’s exciting and energizing, and we have a good board of people getting everything done,” said Dixon.

Finetti agreed, noting that each of

them have different reasons for joining but the same goals.

“We have a really good group, and theater is important to the entire community – we’re looking forward to creating a cohesive theater community,” Finetti said.

Torres – who also sits on the board for Working Wonders, a nonprofit group committed to assisting adults with disabilities – see Theatrical page 11

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“Seeing people from the community as they grow into adults and share how theater has impacted their professional lives … I don’t care what you do, you have to be able to present yourself,” said Torres. “Theater teaches you to know your audience, all of which can help you in your career.”

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MCE has been serving Bay Area electric customers since 2010. Today, ~255,000 customers in Marin and Napa Counties, and the Cities of Benicia, El Cerrito, Lafayette, Richmond, San Pablo, and Walnut Creek are buying more renewable energy from MCE. Concord, Danville, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, San Ramon, and unincorporated Contra Costa (including Discovery Bay) will join MCE in April.

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months I got myself back on my feet and got that place down there. I understand the homeless issue. The biggest issue for me living down there is narcotics – high narcotic activity – and then the fighting and domestic violence. There are still a lot of good people down there. I still have mixed feelings, because I got a chance over the last year and a half to get to know some of the good people out there.”

Despite the challenging conditions found in and around the camp, residents and homeless advocates who regularly provide services to the people living there talk about the sense of community.

“I feel like I’m at home,” said Ms. Levi who has been living in the camp for two years. “We look after each other. We may have problems at times just like they do in the house. People fight in the houses. It’s the same thing out here. But we’re neighbors. It’s all the same.”

In recent months, efforts have been made to clean the property. Ken Rickner, founder of Shower House Ministries, enlisted the help of some camp residents to

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When the Code Enforcement Division arrived on Monday morning, they were accompanied by the Antioch Police Department Community Engagement Team (CET), City of Antioch Animal Control, the Contra Costa County Health Services Community Outreach Referral and Engagement (CORE) team, Contra Costa County Mental Health Services and a contractor hired by the city to assist with the cleanup and cut back vegetation so that police can more easily observe activity on the property.

“At the request of the city, we began to engage this encampment over the last several weeks,” said Lavonna Martin, director of the Contra Costa County Department of Health, Housing and Homeless Services. “Oftentimes, when individuals are offered services, they’re not

do what they had to do. As a community, we need to solve this issue by cooler heads getting together and getting something mutually beneficial to all done very soon.

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Bob Andrade, pastor for the Acts Unity Collective put the trash in a central location, and he has removed truckloads of garbage at every opportunity. Rickner hoped the city would place a dumpster and portable toilets on the property temporarily until more permanent solutions could be found for residents there.

“I personally think that by them making these people leave without a legal place for them to go to is criminalizing homelessness and is a violation of

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The original estimate for the cost of the cleanup was approximately $30,000.

Michael said the city will seek reimbursement from the county for the expense and the county will, in turn, place a tax lien on the property. If the lien is not satisfied by the property owner, the county will take possession of the property.

“The City of Antioch had to do what the law made them,” said Bob Andrade, pastor for the Acts Unity Collective. “I believe no one wanted to do what they had to do. As a community, we need to solve this issue by cooler heads getting together and getting something mutually beneficial to all done very soon. We will not quit helping until this job gets done.

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Always a fan Batter up!

This, of course, has nothing to do with cake but all to do with the baseball season that has recently begun.

I am not a serious fan of the game.

I own no logo shirts or caps, and – except for Mom’s Senior old orange, white orner and black striped socks she waved at the television for her Giants – I have nothing orange in my closet at all. I know, shame on me.

Since the Dodgers left Ebbets Marla Field and moved to Luckhardt Los Angeles oh-somany years ago, Mom, and anyone who wanted to survive baseball season around her, was a Yankees fan. She grew up in the Bronx, so her passion for that team was endless. After moving to California, she decided to share her enthusiasm with the Giants but made it perfectly clear that her bicoastal loyalty was unscathed.

I guess the Giants’ East Coast roots gave her the excuse she needed to share her alliance with her beloved Yankees.

Whenever I visited my parents after they moved to Nevada, I would find them during this time of the year glued to the television watching every baseball game that aired. Dad for some reason was a Cubs fan, although he never even stepped foot in Chicago. His intense dislike for the Atlanta team was apparent when he would yell, “Those bums!” at the television if they scored against any of his teams. He was never in Atlanta either, but for some reason, they drove him bonkers. The day he passed away, he wore his Cubs hat.

For me, it’s all about the playoffs and the World Series, which makes my baseball fan friends scratch their heads at my apathy during the regular season.

Just like basketball, it takes a long time to get to those final games. As far as I understand, there are thousands of games per season. But then again I told you, I am not the most avid baseball enthusiast. Count me in for the end and then the parades.

Baseball history is another thing all together. It’s quite interesting in its evolution, and reading about it, watching documentaries or enjoying movies is much more fascinating to me since I love all kinds of history. There have been hundreds of books and almost as many movies, but reading about the sport and its original players is more in my wheelhouse.

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can be traced to the 19th century when amateurs played a baseball-like game by their own informal rules and no uniforms.

The equipment was handmade and the game itself was very casual. The popularity of the sport inspired the semipro national baseball clubs in the 1860s.

The first team to play baseball under modern rules was long believed to be the New York Knickerbockers. It was later discovered the rules written for the Knickerbockers in most respects duplicated the rules for the Gotham Club in 1837. The Knickerbockers were actually founded as a breakaway group of the former Gothams. The Knickerbockers club was founded on Sept. 23, 1845, as a social club for the upper middle classes of New York City and was strictly amateur until it disbanded.

In 1857, 16 New York-area clubs, including the once amateur Knickerbockers, formed the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP), the first organization to govern the sport and to establish a championship. In 1858, in the Corona neighborhood of Queens (now part of New York City), at the Fashion Race Course, they held the first games of baseball that charged admission.

As the sport evolved, the rules did as well. Through the years, baseball had many victories and controversies like not allowing African American players to play in the all-Caucasian league. The amazing and brave Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, along with several others who refused to accept the bigotry of the time. There was even a Women’s League, started when most of the men were at war. It was dissolved when they returned. This inspired the movie “A League of their Own,” with Tom Hanks and Gina Davis. The sport is certainly rich with history!

“The Star-Spangled Banner,” which is sung before each game, came about as a staple of our country’s sporting events.

It got its start at the 1918 World Series, thanks to an impromptu recital during the seventh-inning stretch. Since then, thousands of people have had the honor to lead the singing of it at various sports venues.

No matter who you root-root-root for or what hat you wear, baseball is an American treasure, and I will wave mom’s socks at the television if the Giants make it to the playoffs.

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Shoplifters are weighing me down Nothing gets me more steamed up than shoplifting.

I have touched on this topic before, but this time I need your help. Just to recap, the many things I have witnessed at the Antioch Safeway Hangin’ in on Deer Valley Road boggles the mind, here spikes the blood pressure and turns the stomach.

Recently, upon entering the store, I saw a woman carrying a Big Gulp cup from 7-Eleven.

Vicki She made a beeline McKenna to the olive bin and began eating directly out of the bin, plunging her ‘dragon lady’ fake nails repeatedly into the olives and stuffing them in her mouth.

Obviously, I am never buying olives from Safeway again, unless they come in a can. I was shocked.

She wandered over to the soft drink dispenser near the deli and filled her cup with ice. Shaking my head, I grabbed a cart and began my shopping trip. I saw her again on the liquor aisle.

She cracked open a screw-top bottle of wine and poured it over the ice and made a big wine cooler. I guess the olives made her thirsty. Who knows what other food items she helped

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I used to love bringing home donuts for my kids, until I saw a group of teenagers helping themselves to the donuts right out of the case.

They stood there feasting on all our favorite varieties, and then ran out of the store. And to think I am always so careful to use the tissues when I am picking out my dozen donuts. Now my donuts come in a sealed box. They are not as good, but at least I know they haven’t been fondled by grubby hands.

My son has a good friend who works at Safeway. He tells us unbelievable stories about the daily shoplifting that goes on. He once saw a man put a huge pork loin down his pants! The man had actually phoned in the order, picked it up at the meat counter, stuffed it down his pants and waddled out of the store!

My question is why doesn’t Safeway do anything? We all know who covers the cost of shoplifting. Us! The hardworking, coupon-clipping, honest people with families to feed! Safeway does not value us, or they would do something!

So, I called the corporate office.

I needed to inform them about the madness going on at my Safeway store and to request that receipts be checked at the door, like Costco and Walmart. We need more than security guards. They are not allowed to do anything, and their mere presence is not enough to deter these blatant shoplifting losers, though it would help if they kept a closer eye on the olive bin and the donut case.

I tracked down the phone number for Safeway’s corporate offices and talked to a man who clearly couldn’t wait to get me off the phone. When I asked him about checking receipts, he told me that Safeway did not want to ‘send the wrong message.’ What message is that exactly?

When I am asked for my receipt at Costco, I feel confident that they are protecting me! I am not offended, I am grateful! By not checking receipts, Safeway’s message to me is, “Hey, I know we have a real shoplifting problem and we’re losing a lot of money. Let’s just pass on the cost of shoplifting to Vicki McKenna! She’ll pay for it with our inflated prices!”

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I checked with a California Law website that stated it is a shopkeeper’s right to ask for proof of payment if shoplifting is suspected. Ha! I also learned that you can steal up to $950 worth of merchandise and get only six months’ probation.

Something is clearly wrong with the law, but for now, my battle is with Safeway. My question to you is does shoplifting bug you enough to demand Safeway check receipts at the door?

If so, I think the corporate office needs to know – their phone number is 877-723-3929.

Let me add that I love my Safeway.

I have been shopping there for 25 years.

I know many of the checkers and consider them my friends. They have watched me wrestle with baby seats and straggling toddlers who are now 6-foot teens towering over me. I have ordered countless birthday cakes, balloon bouquets, party trays, corsages and boutonnieres for our most remembered occasions.

In short, Safeway is a part of our family, and I hate to see what is happening to it. I don’t want to shop anywhere else, but I will. My blood pressure can’t take it anymore, and neither can my wallet.

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Jane was born in Stockton, California, and grew up on her parents’ farm in Brentwood with her two older brothers, George and Ron. She was a 1953 graduate of Liberty High School where she enjoyed participating in choir and drama. Her beautiful deep alto singing voice gave her the chance to stand next to a handsome farm boy in the choir, Lee Laird, who would become the love of her life. She attended Dominican College of San Rafael and the University of California, Davis. Jane and Lee married in 1954 and enjoyed 59 years together – traveling throughout Europe, playing bridge and tennis with dear friends and hosting numerous family get-togethers.

Jane was an avid reader, establishing a book club in 1992 that continues today. Jane and Lee farmed in Brentwood for 60 years, growing strawberries, apricots, peaches, cherries and walnuts, and established Three Nunn’s Fruit Stand and Laird Cherries on Sellers Avenue where they employed a rotating cast of grandchildren and family members each spring. She will be remembered for her orange rolls, her ability to find a suitable show tune to sing at any given moment, the 5-gallon bucket of walnuts always found by her couch waiting to be cracked and for her staunch defense of the burrowing owls

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Jane is survived by her daughters, Tobi (Jack) Benz, Susan Laird and Tracy (Stuart) Kumaishi; her grandchildren, Andrew (Jenny), Emily (Ethan) and Ted (Jessica) Benz, Perry Laird Continente (father, Perry Continente), and Grace and Zachary Kumaishi; and her great-grandchildren, Ethan and Ariel Benz. She is also survived by her brother, Ron (Shirley) Nunn. She will be missed by her nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.

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The Heritage boys’ golf team isn’t so much a squad as an immovable force at the top of the Bay Valley Athletic League standings.

The unit is riding a 27-match winning streak against BVAL competitors, dating back to 2016.

“We have great golfers who work hard at their game,” said Heritage head coach Dave Fogelstrom, whose hiring, with fellow coach Dan Swan, coincides with the start of the team’s 27-match streak.

The Patriots have handily defeated their league competitors, and have done fairly well in non-league tournaments this season, including a third-place finish at the Monarch Bay Classic and fifth place at the Atwater Tournament.

“We can always get better,” said Armanjot Bajwa, one of the team’s top young players.

This year’s squad is led by reigning league MVP Carson Borrelli as well as Trever Slous and Jonathon Hydorn, who all have North Coast Section tournament experience.

Returning varsity players Matthew Tan, Chris Azevedo, and Shaun Atlas augment the team’s depth, and Hunter Slous, Drake Sparling and Bajwa, are off to good starts as varsity members, Fogelstrom said.

Besides pure talent, the team’s winning DNA encompasses an undaunted work ethic, natural chemistry and dedicated parental support, Fogelstrom said.

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ers who are comfortable with each other during competition and away from the course. Heritage golfers constantly recruit fellow Patriots to join the squad.

Some of Heritage’s top golfers—including Hunter—didn’t join until their junior seasons. But that hasn’t slowed the Patriots’ success.

“We have had strong team chemistry these last few years,” Fogelstrom said. “We try to have good people on our team as well as good golfers. Our players support each other in practice and genuinely like being on the course together.”

Trever agrees, and said the team’s drive to improve stands out in their practices.

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improve and not just screw around,” he said Tuesday, during practice at Deer Ridge Golf Club.

As Heritage charges toward its third consecutive league championship, the team is mindful not to look beyond its next match. But uncharted success awaits if the Patriots keep winning.

The North Coast Section tournament, where Heritage has struggled will be held at the familiar Lone Tree Golf Course in Antioch, giving Heritage a leg up on the competition in an event at which the Patriots are anxious to improve.

The team finished in the bottom third of competition last season.

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Fogelstrom, however, said it’s too early to begin looking that far down the schedule.

The team still has dates with Deer Valley, Liberty and Freedom, and must perform well in the league tournament to qualify for the coveted postseason event.

“The goal right now is to look at the next match ahead of us and win that one,” he said. “We don’t talk about matches weeks ahead, so the most immediate goal is to end this week still undefeated and then try to close out the BVAL championship next week. We have some tough matches ahead and there are some good coaches and golfers across this league. We have to keep working hard.”

Freedom soars to victory to open BVAL season

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It’s been five years since Freedom won an outright Bay Valley Athletic League title, despite sharing the last three league titles with intra-district rival Heritage, who faced the Falcons to start league play.

On April 17, Freedom took a big step towards that goal, exploding in the bottom of the sixth inning for eight runs, en route to the 10-3 victory.

“It’s a good start, and it’s always better to put the pressure on (Heritage) for the second meeting,” said Freedom coach Brook Russo. “We’ve won at their house before, so it’s good to be in this position.”

Heritage (7-3, 0-1 BVAL) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning sparked by a run-scoring single from senior Riley Ehlen. They managed eight hits off Freedom ace Vanessa Strong, but Strong was able to scatter those hits after the first inning. Freedom (10-0, 1-0) drew even in the bottom of the fifth after a strong defensive play to end the top of the fifth. Kortney Marquez had a two-out double for Heritage in the top half of the inning, but Madison Saunders threw Ehlen out trying to score, keeping the deficit to just two runs at the time.

“I could feel the momentum shift when (Saunders)

made that throw to home,” Russo said. “Once we tied the game, I knew we were in good position.”

Ashlie Livermore’s sacrifice fly to right field scored Mackenzie Nelson for the Falcons’ first run of the game, and Kalissa Heihn came through with a two-out single through the infield to left field scoring Sydney Carmignani to tie things at two runs each.

Strong allowed a one-out double in the top of the sixth to Heritage’s Michaela Farr but nothing else. The Falcons’ offense really went to work in the bottom half of the inning. Allyson McBroom led off with a single to center and was bunted over to second by Angelica Houston, who was also safe on the play. Delia Scott then struck out Nelson for the first out of the inning,

but Madison Saunders’ ground ball to short resulted in all runners reaching base safely, loading the bases with one out.

Carmignani broke the tie with her single to right field scoring McBroom with the go-ahead run. But Freedom was far from done. Allyson Ferreira lined out to second base for the second out, but Houston scored on an error and Livermore followed with a three-run homer to right field to give Freedom a 7-2 lead. The Falcons then strung together five consecutive two-out singles with McBroom, Houston, and Nelson all driving in runs during their at-bats.

“We know once we start hitting, things will click. Our dugout was very powerful in the sixth inning,” Russo added. “The girls looked very comfortable and confident at the plate, and were able to adjust to her change-up. The confidence was the big thing there.”

Livermore drove in four runs to lead Freedom, while Nelson, Ferreira, McBroom, and Heihn had two hits each. Strong struck out nine batters during the complete game victory. Farr had three hits to pace the Patriots’ lineup.

“Vanessa pitched a heck of a game for us, to hold that lineup in check,” Russo concluded. “Their one through nine batters can all hit, and she did a great job.”

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Legends inducted into district Hall of Fame The Press continues its series of profiles this week on the athletes who have been named to the 2018 Liberty Union High School District Athletic Hall of Fame.

The recipients will be honored at the district’s 27th-annual awards dinner, on April 28, at 5:30 p.m., at Freedom High School, 1050 Neroly Road, in Oakley. The inductees are Joey Daniels (Freedom), Cameron Gupton (Freedom), Jordan Knox (Heritage), Keaton Lynn (Freedom), Joshua Melgoza (Liberty), Erica Pantle (Liberty coach), Bill Peters (Jack Ferrill award), Jack Byer (contributor) and the 2009 Freedom baseball team.

Keaton Lynn (water polo, swimming and volleyball) Keaton Lynn has been one of the strongest leaders in Freedom’s water polo program.

He started his educational career in the Oakley district and began his athletic career at O’Hara Park Middle School playing basketball. He came from a proud athletic family and was determined to set his mark as a student who never let obstacles deter him from pursuing his dreams to their fullest extent.

In an era where many students chose to focus on one sport, Lynn chose to make the most of his opportunities. He was one of the rare students where high school athletics wasn’t enough, as he found time to even get his blackbBelt in Taekwondo outside of school.

At Freedom, he participated in 10 athletic seasons, earning him the Iron Falcon award.

He began his career with water polo, being named the junior varsity team captain and was recognized as a North Coast Section Scholar athlete. He continued his career the very next season with freshmen basketball, earning recognition as the Most Improved Player.

Right after his basketball season, he dove into the pool and was named to the varsity swim team. During his sophomore year, he earned a varsity letter in all of his sports.

In his junior year, he was named captain and MVP of the Freedom water polo team and was an all-league first-team selection. During his senior year, he found unprecedented success as a team captain, Freedom MVP, Bay Valley Athletic League MVP, North Coast

Section Scholar athlete, various tournament awards and was named to the All-East Bay All Star water polo team.

In keeping with his adventurous spirit to maximize his potential, he competed in two sports simultaneously during his final quarter at Freedom, lettering in both swimming and volleyball. By the time he had finished his career at Freedom, he was named the Jack Ferrill Athlete of the Year and had secured a spot on the University of Redlands Water Polo team.

If there is one particular element that has remained constant in his life, it is his desire to make the most of his opportunities and empower others. Once he finished his collegiate career, he entered the U.S. Navy, in which he still continues to serve.

Joshua Melgoza (soccer, baseball, football athlete) Joshua Melgoza attended Liberty High School from 1995 to 1999 and was a graduate the last year of the century.

During those four years, Josh was an outstanding athlete, leader and scholar. As a freshman from 1995 to 1996, Josh lettered in freshman football, junior varsity soccer and junior varsity baseball, where he scored touchdowns, goals, and hits for a high average. In his sophomore year, he was a varsity soccer starting forward and played second base on the junior varsity baseball team. In his junior year, he lettered in varsity soccer and baseball. see Legends page 21

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by Michael Dixon Correspondent

In many ways, Heritage’s boys tennis team looks a lot different in 2018 than it did in 2017. Many of the players on 2017’s team graduated, leaving a young group. Ed Dong took over as the interim coach. But in terms of success, the two teams are near identical.

With their defeat of Freedom on Tuesday, the Patriots clinched no worse than a share of the Bay Valley Athletic League title.

Legends from page 20 Melgoza blossomed into an allaround athlete by playing three varsity sports in his senior year.

In varsity football, he was a kicker and wide receiver as he scored enough points to place third on the team. He kicked a 42yard field goal in one game. On the varsity soccer team, he was a starting forward and scored 11 goals and was sixth in the Bay Valley Athletic League in assists. In the spring, he was the starting second baseman on the varsity baseball team where he maintained a .333 batting average.

Many honors were bestowed on him during his high school career.

In 1996 to 1997 and 1997 to 1998, he was an all-league second-team soccer selection, and in 1998 to 1999, he was selected an all-league first team member. He earned a selection on the football and baseball allleague honorable-mention team. He was

While Heritage still has to complete its league schedule and tournament, the Patriots also have their attention on the postseason.

“Last year we lost in the first round of NCS; we’re hoping to do better in the first round, or make it past the first round,” junior Herman Austero III said. “But first, we have to win BVAL’s again.”

While much of the team is different from what it was a season ago, the top remains.

As a freshman, Seiya Duran became the first player in school history to reach the NCS

semifinals. He remains the No. 1 player on the Heritage team as a sophomore. Austero and fellow junior Sahil Chandra are the No. 2 and 3 players for the Patriots.

Heritage is also strong at the top of its doubles lineup.

The Patriots are lead by the undefeated pair of senior Jonathan Smith and junior Gabriel Sison -- known as “The Clam.” Senior Jose Saucelo and junior Tom Hall follow the clam in the doubles lineup.

Dong also lauded the improved perfor-

mance of junior Damanpreet Singh, who plays both singles and doubles.

While the record is similar, the way to it has been bumpy. Heritage players have had several matches go the full three sets. In the long run, though, Dong feels that the tougher matches will help his team develop “The boys have had some challenging matches,” Dong said. “The boys are learning to hone down their skills in order to focus one point at a time. The more they get tested, the more they fine tune their overall skill set.”

picked as the soccer MVP for his senior year and made several all-tournament teams.

Three-sport athletes are rarely seen at varsity levels, yet Josh showed his all-around talent in soccer, baseball and football.

year-round teams.

In 1993, She stepped on the pool deck at Liberty High School as an assistant swim coach. She took over as head coach in 1995 and continued until 2010. In that 18-year career, she coached both boys and girls junior varsity and varsity teams.

During her coaching career, the varsity boys won 105 out of 150 meets. The varsity girls’ record was an outstanding 128 wins out of 150 meets. The varsity girls were Bay Valley Athletic League champions in 2003 and then again in 2006.

The North Coast Section honored Erica in 2014 as the North Coast Section Honor Coach for swimming.

“I feel that coaching is about motivating athletes in a positive way to perform to the best of their abilities,” said Pantle.

“The journey of accomplishing personal goals is what helps set athletes up for success, not just in the athletic arena, but in

school and in their future endeavors.”

During the time Pantle was coaching swimming at Liberty, she returned to Cal State East Bay, where she graduated with honors. She continued her education at Chapman University earning a teaching credential and later a master’s degree in elementary literacy.

She started teaching at Brentwood Union School District in 1995, where she continues currently as an instructional coach, working with teachers and students to become the best they can be. She is married to Roy Pantle and has two children, Carl, an accomplished musician, and Haley Pantle Young, a physical education teacher and swim coach. She also has three grandchildren, Tatum, Tanner and Reese Pantle.

Erica can still be found on the pool deck one night a week at the local athletic club, where she helps master swimmers.

Erica Pantle, swimming coach Erica Pantle was raised right here in the area.

Her family moved to Brentwood when she was a toddler and then to Oakley when she was 5 years old. She attended Oakley Elementary School and Liberty High School. As a young girl, she was very athletic and followed her dad, long-time Liberty High School track coaching icon and Liberty Union High School Distirct Liberty Hall of Fame member, Keith Dawson, into coaching at Liberty High School.

Her coaching career began in Brentwood, coaching the Dolphin Swim Club in 1989. She then moved onto assisting with the Delta Waves and Terrapins

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Supporting local development I am writing in support of the proposed SunCoast development at Deer Ridge and Shadow Lakes.

I have wrestled with my thoughts about this but find myself in stark contrast with the ‘opposition’ crowd that has developed.

The plan is not perfect, but uest nothing ever is. comment What SunCoast proposes does more net good than bad. The national trends are clear. Fewer people are golfing. What that means to us locally is that fewer golf courses can be supported by greens-paying golfers. A number of good local courses have closed – Roddy Ranch, Delta View and Bethel Island are just a few that come to mind.

I have heard people say they were promised a golf course when they moved here to Brentwood. What business can be forced to operate at a loss?

I remember when my wife was pursuing her Ph.D in the ’90s, Krispy Kreme opened in Antioch. To give my wife the solace she needed to study, I would take my children on field trips to various spots in Antioch such as the mines, the kennel or Golf N Games.

Yet we always seemed to end up at Krispy Kreme when done. Long lines delayed our ultimate satisfaction, but an equally long line

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of windows allowed us to view what was making our mouths water, and we would finally get our sugar-glazed donuts.

Then, disaster struck in the form of the Atkins Diet. Nationally, a tidal wave of Krispy Kreme closures ruined my local experience here in East County.

I am reminded of the ‘NIMBY’ syndrome. Not in my backyard … these people fight against fire stations being built in their neighborhood and oppose $0.25 or $0.50 tax increases to support our local fire stations then complain because of long response times.

We simply cannot have it both ways. Either we find ways to pay for the support we demand, or we stop complaining about it.

The SunCoast plan affords our community some real opportunity. The plan provides senior housing that looks to be in demand, given the waitlists at both Cortona and Westmont. Additionally, it ensures a golf course will remain in the two communities while providing long-term maintenance support for the holes that will be repurposed.

I have heard the motivation and integrity of the developers questioned at every turn. As I have previously said, it should surprise no one that SunCoast is in the business to make money. What other incentive would an owner or investor have in running a business?

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Editor: This is an open letter to the management of Deer Ridge and Shadow Lake Golf Courses and the City of Brentwood: Dear Mr. Parlett, On Saturday, April 14, 2018, at 9:10 a.m., another damaging golf ball hit our car parked on Torrey Pines Drive. The golf ball caused a dent in the front of our brand-new Ford Fusion SE. So far this year, I was hit by a ball on the head causing concussion (a picture was sent to you at the time), we had two house windows broken, the rear window of one car broken, numerous roof tiles broken, a backyard table broken, numerous dents on all our cars (I counted six on one car, and balls hit the windshield of two cars causing cracks and necessitating the replacement of these windshields). Is this enough for you or you would like to see more? Your golf balls are not only raining on us – on our house, on our cars – but are also raining on the public street of Torrey Pines Drive and causing a public safety crisis the City of Brentwood should deal with.

When I exchanged with you several emails and talked to you on the phone around two months ago, you asked me to send you the invoice for the broken windows to send them to your company’s

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SunCoast reached out to the people who would be more seriously impacted by the two senior centers. That seems like a good move on their part – where they were attempting to mitigate the most significant impact of a development like this. Those actions have been castigated both in town council meetings and in the press.

I would suggest their actions are more in line with those of a good neighbor rather than how they have been portrayed.

The alternatives to this proposal scare me. I have heard many people say, “Let SunCoast go bankrupt,” and my reaction to that is, “What!”

I well remember the years from 2008 to 2012 as we worked our way through the housing crisis. Yards went to seed, property values tanked and neighbors grew distant.

I far prefer an option where my opinions were solicited, along with those of my neighbors. I prefer working with someone who commits to a long-term sustainable alternative.

The walking trails, bocce ball courts and open space come at a cost. That cost entails two senior housing centers. In view of the totality of the offering, I support the SunCoast project.

Greg Howard Brentwood

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I (have sent this letter) to Mr. Gustavo Vina so that the City of Brentwood is kept abreast of the dangerous layout and operation of your golf course and its threat to the public safety of the residents and the public streets in the neighborhood. I am asking you and Mr. Vina to close the golf course until appropriate measures are taken to alleviate the danger your golf course poses to public safety at this location. I would like also to remind you and Mr. Vina that both the golf club and the City of Brentwood have a responsibility and legal obligation to operate the golf club without endangering the public safety of the residents.

G. Tarakji, Ph.D., P.E. Brentwood

Rezoning means less traffic

Editor: I’m looking at the April 13 edition photo on the front page of rezoning protesters holding a sign that says, “More building only increases traffic.”

The irony is that if the rezoning is not approved and Suncorp sells out to developers who build homes on the closed course, there will be way more building going on for years than the two proposed facilities. I’ll gamble and take the occasional EMS truck over dump trucks and cement mixers and construction debris through out the neighborhood.

Seems that maybe they haven’t thought this through.

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One safety concern posted to Nextdoor was about an increase in impromptu car sideshows showing up in parking lots all around Brentwood and near the Brentwood/Antioch border. Many residents discussed the danger and annoyance of having cars speeding or peeling out down the residential streets. A YouTube video showing a local sideshow in action near Babies “R” Us on Lone Tree Way, from September 2017 was added to the post to prove that this activity has been happening for a while. From the multiple comments surrounding this topic, there were plenty residents who recommended bringing this to the attention of Brentwood Police Chief Tom Hansen and to the next city council meeting. Residents want something done before property gets damaged or someone gets hurt.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001821-00 The name of the business(es): FLICK OF THE WISK Located at: 4609 Ridgeline Drive In: Antioch, CA 94531, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Cean Drewron Harris. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sept 1, 2017. Signature of registrant: Cean D. Harris. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 19, 2018 by Deputy L. Arosemena Expires 3/19/23 Antioch Press No. AP 06-1617 76359 Publish dates: April 13, 20, 27 May 4, 2018.

5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: 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 as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 4536 Roebuck Way, Antioch, CA 94531 A.P.N.: 053-283-006 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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 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: $ 546,864.98.

Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 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 this 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 (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/ MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/ TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2016-00280CA. 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. Date: March 27, 2018 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Antioch Press No. 06-1617 76283 Publish Dates: April 13, 20, 27, 2018.

TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED 注：本文件包含一个 信息摘要 참고사항: 본 첨부 문서에 정보 요약서가 있습 니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/01/2006. 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. Trustor: Fernando Castellanos Navarro, A Married Man As His Sole And Separate Property Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 12/08/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0392115-00 in book —-, page—and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, Date of Sale: 05/03/2018 at 01:30 PM Place of Sale: AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PITTSBURG CIVIC CENTER NEAR THE GRASS LOCATED AT 65 CIVIC AVENUE, PITTSBURG, CA 94565 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 982,795.78 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: 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 as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 5121 Deerspring Way, Antioch, CA 94531 A.P.N.: 056-270033 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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 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: $ 982,795.78.

Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 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 this 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 (866)-9608299 or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/ DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices. aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2016-00074-CA. 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. Date: March 21, 2018 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http:// www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/ DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices. aspx Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Antioch Press No. 06-1617 76164 Publish Dates: April 6, 13, 20, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002260-00 The name of the business(es):Contra Costa Community Outreach Clinic and Laboratory Located at: 4041 Lone Tree Way, Suite 101 In: Antioch, CA 94531, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Bulmaro Orozco. This business is conducted by: Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Bulmaro Orozco. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: April 6, 2018 by Deputy C. Garcia Expires 4-6-23 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 76364 Publish dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002284-00 The name of the business: Center Piece Home Staging Located at: In: 1870 Verne Roberts Cir, Antioch, CA 94509 is hereby registered by the following owner: Center Piece Home Staging, LLC. This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Co. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/2/18.

Signature of registrant: Cassie Rodriquez, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: April 9, 2018 by Deputy J Celestial Expires 4/9/2023 Antioch Press No. 061617 76400 Publish dates: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2018.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 2016-00280-CA A.P.N.:053-283-006 Property Address: 4536 Roebuck Way, Antioch, CA 94531 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED 注：本文件包含一个 信息摘要 참고사항: 본 첨부 문서에 정보 요약서가 있습 니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/26/2005. 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. Trustor: YOLANDA ZAMORA AND RENEL L. ZAMORA, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 06/07/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0203874-00 in book —-, page—and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, Date of Sale: 05/10/2018 at 01:30 PM Place of Sale: AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PITTSBURG CIVIC CENTER NEAR THE GRASS LOCATED AT 65 CIVIC AVENUE, PITTSBURG, CA 94565 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 546,864.98 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 2016-00074-CA A.P.N.:056-270-033 Property Address: 5121 Deerspring Way, Antioch, CA 94531 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001410-00 The name of the business: Empowering Birth Doula Services Located at: 2037 Thicket Place In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: Vibrant Light Healing & Support 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: Misty Heinz, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 1, 2018 by Deputy L Arosemena Expires 3/1/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76194 Publish dates: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001412-00 The name of the business: Vibrant Light Hypnosis Located at: 2037 Thicket Place In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: Vibrant Light Healing & Support 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: Misty Heinz, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 1, 2018 by Deputy L Arosemena Expires 3/1/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76193 Publish dates: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2018.

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March 8, 2018 by Deputy T Lawson Expires FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 3/8/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 NAME STATEMENT 76192 Publish dates: March 30, April 6, File No. F-0001890-00 The name of 13, 20, 2018. the business(es): 1. Dal Porto Show Horses, 2. Dal Porto Riding AcadFICTITIOUS BUSINESS amy Located at: 8650 Byron Hwy In: NAME STATEMENT Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby regisFile No. F-0001597-00 The name of the tered by the following owner(s): Carol business: African Braids & Beauty Cul- Dal Porto. This business is conducted ture Located at: 11347 San Pablo Ave In: by: An Individual. The registrant comEl Cerito, CA 94530, is hereby registered menced to transact business under by the following owner: Gorma L. Gor- the fictitious business name or names lorwulu. This business is conducted by: listed above on N/A. Signature of An Individual. The registrant commenced registrant: Carol Dal Porto. This stateto transact business under the fictitious ment was filed with the County Clerk business name or names listed above of Contra Costa County on: March 03, on 10/15/2010. Signature of registrant: 2018 by Deputy L. Arosemena Expires Gorma L Gorlorwulu. This statement was 3/20/2023. Brentwood Press No. 02filed with the County Clerk of Contra Cos- 1273 76426 Publish dates: April 20, 27, ta County on: March 9, 2018 by Deputy H May 4, 11, 2018.

Franklin Expires 3/9/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76248 Publish dates: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001899-00 The name of the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS business: 1. Diamond Life Planning NAME STATEMENT 2. Diamond Life Strategies Located File No. F-0001796-00 The name of the at: 3494 Camino Tassajara #227 In: business: MRI Staffing Solutios LLC Lo- Danville, CA 94506, is hereby regiscated at: 3494 Camino Tassajara #305 In: tered by the following owner: Jennifer Danvillle, CA 94506, is hereby registered Jost. This business is conducted by: An by the following owner: MRI Staffing Individual. The registrant commenced Solutions LLC. This business is conducted to transact business under the fictitious by: A Limited Liability Co. The registrant business name or names listed above commenced to transact business under on N/A. Signature of registrant: Jennithe fictitious business name or names fer L Jost. This statement was filed with listed above on 8/22/2017. Signature of the County Clerk of Contra Costa County registrant: Merhzad Khoshdelazad - CFO, on: March 21, 2018 by Deputy T Lawson Masoud Gohlchehreh - COO . This state- Expires 3/21/2023 Brentwood Press ment was filed with the County Clerk of No. 02-1273 76246 Publish dates: April Contra Costa County on: March 16, 2018 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

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NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001910-00 The name of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS the business: T&T Enterprise Located NAME STATEMENT at: 18 Oak St #904 In: Brentwood, CA File No. F-0001803-00 The name of the 94513, is hereby registered by the business: Brentwood Chiropractic following owner: Tiffany McHenry. and Acupuncture Located at: 232 This business is conducted by: An InChestnut Street In: Brentwood, CA 94513, dividual. The registrant commenced to is hereby registered by the following transact business under the fictitious owner: Larry C. Lopez. This business is business name or names listed above conducted by: An Individual. The regis- on 3/21/18. Signature of registrant: Tiftrant commenced to transact business fany McHenry. This statement was filed under the fictitious business name or with the County Clerk of Contra Costa names listed above on N/A. Signature County on: March 21, 2018 by Deputy of registrant: Larry C. Lopez. This state- C Pittman Expires 3/21/2023 Brentment was filed with the County Clerk of wood Press No. 02-1273 76247 Publish Contra Costa County on: March 16, 2018 dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

by Deputy H Franklin Expires 3/16/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76244 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Publish dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001917-00 The name of the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS business: Face Painting by Wandie NAME STATEMENT Located at: 1368 Ellen Lane In: BrentFile No. F-0001809-00 The name of the wood, CA 94513, is hereby registered business: Brentwood Chiropractic by the following owner: Wandie Torres Located at: 232 Chestnut Street In: Brent- Perez. This business is conducted by: An wood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by Individual. The registrant commenced the following owner: Larry C. Lopez. This to transact business under the fictitious business is conducted by: An Individual. business name or names listed above The registrant commenced to transact on N/A. Signature of registrant: Wandie business under the fictitious business Torres Perez. This statement was filed name or names listed above on N/A. Sig- with the County Clerk of Contra Costa nature of registrant: Larry C Lopez. This County on: March 21, 2018 by Deputy statement was filed with the County Clerk C Pittman Expires 3/21/2023 Brentof Contra Costa County on: March 15, 2018 wood Press No. 02-1273 76428 Publish

by Deputy H Franklin Expires 3/15/2023 dates: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2018.

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76242 Publish dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS File No. F-0001974-00 The name of the NAME STATEMENT business(es): 1. Securicorp 2. GuardFile No. F-0001833-00 The name of the ian Security Agency Located at: 1820 business: Dapper Daisy Beauty Lo- Galindo Street, Suite 3 In: Concord, CA cated at: 5541 Lone Tree Way In: Brent- 94520, is hereby registered by the wood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by following owner: Delta Personnel Serthe following owner: Lisette Weavil. This vices, Inc. This business is conducted business is conducted by: An Individual. by: An Individual. The registrant comThe registrant commenced to transact menced to transact business under business under the fictitious business the fictitious business name or names name or names listed above on N/A. listed above on N/A. Signature of regisSignature of registrant: Lisette Weavil. trant: Judith L. Travers, Chief Executive This statement was filed with the County Officer. This statement was filed with Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March the County Clerk of Contra Costa County 19, 2018 by Deputy L Arosemena Expires on: March 23, 2018 by Deputy L Arose3/19/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 mena Expires 3/23/2023 Brentwood 76235 Publish dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27, Press No. 02-1273 76314 Publish 2018. dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001427-00 The name of the business: RH Accounting & Admin Services Located at: 8551 Pinehollow Cir In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505, is hereby registered by the following owner: Roxanne Louise Herrera. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 2/1/18. Signature of registrant: Roxanne Herrera. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 1, 2018 by Deputy M Favro Expires 3/1/2023 Brentwood Press FICTITIOUS BUSINESS No. 02-1273 76196 Publish dates: March NAME STATEMENT 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2018.

File No. F-0001883-00 The name of the business: Patriot OPS Located at: 4157 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Willow Rd In: Bethel Island, CA 94511, NAME STATEMENT is hereby registered by the following File No. F-0001575-00 The name of the owner: Todd Richard Bough. This busibusiness: East Bay Perinatal Chiroprac- ness is conducted by: An Individual. The tor Located at: 1444 South Main Street In: registrant commenced to transact busiWalnut Creek, CA 94551, is hereby regis- ness under the fictitious business name tered by the following owner: Janna Re- or names listed above on N/A. Signature nee Hansen. This business is conducted by: of registrant: Todd Richard Bough. This Janna Hansen. The registrant commenced statement was filed with the County to transact business under the fictitious Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March business name or names listed above on 20, 2018 by Deputy A Gnecco Expires N/A. Signature of registrant: Janna Han- 3/20/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 sen. This statement was filed with the 76190 Publish dates: March 30, April 6, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 13, 20, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001989-00 The name of the business: Modernity Industries Located at: 1741 Gumwood Dr. In: Concord, CA 94519, is hereby registered by the following owner: Casey Yui. 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: Casey Hsiuwan Yui. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 26, 2018 by Deputy J Crawford Expires 3-26-2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76219 Publish dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002047-00 The name of the business(es): Bayview Window Cleaning Located at: 3537 Thunderbird Drive In: Concord, CA, 94520 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Michael Perryman 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: Michael Perryman. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 28, 18 by Deputy J Crawford Expires March 28, 23 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76360 Publish dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002073-00 The name of the business: Sierra Prospecting & Mining Located at: 5532 Drakes Court In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505, is hereby registered by the following owner: Willis E. Marlin. 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: Willis E. Marlin. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 29, 2018 by Deputy L Arosemena Expires 3/29/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76357 Publish dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002076-00 The name of the business: Amazing Athletes East Bay, CA Located at: 515 Viola Court In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. Al Lawless 2.

Regina M. Lawless. This business is conducted by: Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Al Lawless. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 29, 2018 by Deputy A Gnecco Expires 3/29/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76253 Publish dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002114-00 The name of the business: Brag Queen Located at: 1029 Blue Bird Ln In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: Quintel Boissiere. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 4/2/18. Signature of registrant: Quintel Boissiere. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: April 2, 2018 by Deputy C Pittman Expires 4/2/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76354 Publish dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002134-00 The name of the business: Inspire Angel Designs Located at: 1128 Silverton Ct In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: Angelique Denise Garcia 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: Angelique Garcia.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: April 3, 2018 by Deputy S. Smith Expires 4/3/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76403 Publish dates: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002156-00 The name of the business(es): JPK Safety Located at: 5450 Fairway Ct In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505, is hereby registered by the following owner: John Patrick Kipp. This business is conducted by: An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 4/3/2018.

Signature of registrant: John P. Kipp. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: April 3, 2018 by Deputy A Vasquez Expires 4/3/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76306 Publish dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002197-00 The name of the business: I Boost Credit Scores Located at: 4656 Carnegie Lane In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: FL, 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: Lance Gromachey, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: April 4, 2018

by Deputy J Crawford Expires 4/4/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76285 Publish dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2018.

TIAL 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-17-802236-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. 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 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619645-7711 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-17-802236-BF IDSPub #0139098 4/20/2018 4/27/2018 5/4/2018 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76311 Publish Dates: April 20, 27, May 4, 2018.

other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2736 SAINT ANDREWS DRIVE, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 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 in an “AS IS” condition, 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, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $627,552.04 (Estimated) as of 03/23/2018. Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. 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, www.nationwideposting.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9987-6722. 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 Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Affinia Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 833-290-7452 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting.com or Call: 916-939-0772. Affinia Default Services, LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. NPP0329428 To: BRENTWOOD PRESS 04/13/2018, 04/20/2018, 04/27/2018 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273, 76342. Publish Dates: April 13, 20, 27, 2018.

HEARING a. Date: 05/16/18 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. Date: 03/20/2018 Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76199 Publish Dates: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002242-00 The name of the business: Johnny Salami’s Cafe & Deli Located at: 761 Second Street In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: Jawad Hanna Tawasha. This business is conducted by: An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 4/5/18. Signature of registrant: Tawad Tawasha. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: April 5, 2018 by Deputy S Alvarez Expires 4/5/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76402 Publish dates: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002258-00 The name of the business: J&E House Cleaning Services Located at: 2261 Putter Ct In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: Edgar A. Rodriguez. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 4-6-2018. Signature of registrant: Edgar A. Rodriguez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: April 6, 2018 by Deputy S. Alvarez Expires 4/6/2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76406 Publish dates: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2018.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-17-802236-BF Order No.: 8723616 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/30/2004. 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. 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): CHARLES T MCELROY, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 8/4/2004 as Instrument No. 2004-0300502-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 5/14/2018 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: $289,786.83 The purported property address is: 4968 SOUTH POINT, BYRON, CA 94514 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 004-120002-3 Legal Description: Please be advised that the legal description set forth on the Deed of Trust is in error. The legal description of the property secured by the Deed of Trust is more properly set forth and made part of Exhibit “A” as attached hereto. LOT 28, MAP OF SUBDIVISION 4206, DISCOVERY BAY UNIT TEN FILED JULY 6, 1972, IN BOOK 148 OF MAPS, PAGE 1, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS OR OTHER HYDROCARBONS LOCATED MORE THAN 500 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH WITHOUT ANY RIGHTS OF SURFACE ENTRY WHATSOEVER FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTRACTING OR TRANSPORTING SUCH OIL, GAS, MINERALS OR HYDROCARBONS, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED FROM DISCOVERY BAY CORPORATION, A CORPORATION, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 16, 1976, IN BOOK 8017, PAGE 276, OFFICIAL RECORDS. NOTICE TO POTEN-

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 9987-6722 TSG Order No.: 7301710418-70 A.P.N.: 007-460-062-8 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/22/2007.

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. Affinia Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 05/29/2007 as Document No.: 2007-0155072-00, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: DARCY LETONA AND JOSE FABIAN LETONA, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP , as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). 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, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 05/07/2018 at 1:30 PM Sale Location: At the North side of the Pittsburg Civic Center near the grass located at 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565 The street address and

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Brian N. Chase, Esq. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Susiani Truong CASE NUMBER: N18-0605 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Susiani Truong filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Susiani Djauhari Truong to Proposed Name: Susiani Djauhari Tan. 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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Law Offices of Christina H. Currington SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Erlynda Sineni CASE NUMBER: N18-0496 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Erlynda Sineni filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Erlynda Sineni to Proposed Name: Erlynda Asprer-Sineni. 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: 05/17/18 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: Oakley Press b. Erlynda Sineni must appear at the hearing.

Date: 03/20/18 Judge of the Superior Court Oakley Press No. 03-0477 76200 Publish Dates: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2018.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name Moments in Time Video Montage Services at 2757 La Costa Dr. Brentwood, CA. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Contra Costa County on April 13, 2017 under File No. F-0002465-00 (*1) Greg Landeros 2757 La Costa Dr, Brentwood (**) This business was conducted by: An Individual. Signature: Greg Landeros. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 15, 2018 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76228 Publish dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001571-00 The name of the business: Nicole Welding Located at: 20 Broadway Ln In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner: Victor Nicole Olan. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 2012.

Signature of registrant: Victor Nicole Olan.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 8, 2018 by Deputy C Pittman Expires 3/8/2023 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 76208 Publish dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0001919-00 The name of the business: Shine House Cleaning Service Located at: 313 Deerpark Way In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner: Francisca Rojas Valiente.

This business is conducted by: An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/1/2013. Signature of registrant: Francisca Rojas Valiente. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 21, 2018 by Deputy P Cornelius Expires 3/21/2023 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 76206 Publish dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002055-00 The name of the business: GB Parsons Concrete Located at: 235 Callia Ct. In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner: Glendon Brice Parsons. 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: Glendon Brice Parsons. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 28, 2018 by Deputy C Garola Expires

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3/28/2023 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 76302 property lien, you should understand that Publish dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2018. there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on FICTITIOUS BUSINESS the property itself. Placing the highest bid NAME STATEMENT at a trustee auction does not automatically File No. F-0002082-00 The name of the entitle you to free and clear ownership of the business(es): Gold Star Floor Care Located property. You should also be aware that the at: 259 Stony Hill Circle In: Oakley, CA, 94561, lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. is hereby registered by the following owner(s): If you are the highest bidder at the auction, Anthony L. James Jr.. This business is conducted you are or may be responsible for paying off by: An Individual. The registrant commenced all liens senior to the lien being auctioned to transact business under the fictitious busi- off, before you can receive clear title to the ness name or names listed above on 3-29-18. property. You are encouraged to investigate Signature of registrant: Anthony L. James Jr.. the existence, priority, and size of outstandThis statement was filed with the County Clerk ing liens that may exist on this property by of Contra Costa County on: March 29, 2018 by contacting the county recorder’s office or a Deputy A. Gnecco Expires 3-29-2023 Oakley title insurance company, either of which may Press No. 03-0477 76427 Publish dates: April charge you a fee for this information. If you 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2018. consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold FICTITIOUS BUSINESS more than one mortgage or deed of trust on NAME STATEMENT the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: File No. F-0002132-00 The name of the The sale date shown on this notice of sale business(es): Barber Shop and Hair Salon may be postponed one or more times by the Las Americas #2 Located at: 3513 Main mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, Street, Suite D In: Oakley, CA 94561, is here- pursuant to Section 2924g of the California by registered by the following owner(s): 1. Civil Code. The law requires that informaJuana Soltero Carrillo 2. Adelaida Rodriguez. tion about trustee sale postponements be This business is conducted by: Co-Partners. made available to you and to the public, as The registrant commenced to transact busi- a courtesy to those not present at the sale. ness under the fictitious business name or If you wish to learn whether your sale date names listed above on 4-3-2018. Signature has been postponed, and, if applicable, the of registrant: Juana Soltero Carillo. This state- rescheduled time and date for the sale of ment was filed with the County Clerk of Con- this property, you may call 916-939-0772 tra Costa County on: April 3, 2018 by Deputy or visit this Internet Web site www.nationJ. Crawford Expires 4-3-2023 Oakley Press wideposting.com, using the file number asNo. 03-0477 76429 Publish dates: April 20, signed to this case 02017-346. Information 27, May 4, 11, 2018. about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to FICTITIOUS BUSINESS the scheduled sale may not immediately be NAME STATEMENT reflected in the telephone information or on File No. F-0002149-00 The name of the the Internet Web site. The best way to verify business(es): LYNDANCE AQUISITIONS postponement information is to attend the Located at: 217 BLUE LAKE COURT In: OAK- scheduled sale. Date: 03/22/2018 GUILD LEY, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the ADMINISTRATION CORPORATION AS SAID following owner(s): 1. Linda G. Nauss. 2. TRUSTEE 5898 COPLEY DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, Lance T. Weil This business is conducted by: CA 92111 (858) 492-5890 BY: GAIL WINDUS, Co-Partners. The registrant commenced to ASSISTANT SECRETARY NPP0329103 To: transact business under the fictitious busi- OAKLEY PRESS 04/06/2018, 04/13/2018, ness name or names listed above on N/A. 04/20/2018 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Signature of registrant: Linda G. Nauss, Lance 76221 Publish Dates: April 6, 13, 20, 2018.

T. Weil, Esq. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: April PUBLIC NOTICE 3, 2018 by Deputy S. Alvarez April 3, 2023 Department of Toxic Control April 2018 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 76361 Publish The mission of DTSC is to protect California’s dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2018. people and environment from harmful effects of toxic substances by restoring conNOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE taminated resources, enforcing hazardous T.S. #: 02017-346 LOAN #: COR03-0518-F waste laws, reducing hazardous waste genAPN #: 0324000330 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT eration, and encouraging the manufacture UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED AS SHOWN of chemically safer products.

BELOW. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO- PROPOSED CLEANUP PLAN FOR THE TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT CHEMOURS OAKLEY SITE A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA- DTSC is hereby announcing an extenTION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING sion to the Chemours Oakley Site comAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A ment period, initially scheduled to LAWYER. A public auction sale to the high- end on April 17, 2018; now extended est bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn to April 30, 2018 due to community on a state or national bank, a check drawn request. PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE: The by a state or federal credit union, or a check Department of Substances Control (DTSC) drawn by a state or federal savings and loan invites you to review and comment on the association, savings association, or savings proposed plan to clean up chemical conbank specified in Section 5102 of the Finan- tamination at The Chemours Company FC, cial Code and authorized to do business in LLC (Chemours) Oakley Site (Site). The Site this state will be held by the duly appointed is a former manufacturing facility, located trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and at 6000 Bridgehead Road in Oakley, Califorinterest conveyed to and now held by the nia 94561. Inorganics, organolead, volatile trustee in the hereinafter described prop- organic compounds, and polychlorinated bierty under the pursuant to a Deed of Trust phenyls were detected in Site sediment, soil, described below. The sale will be made, but and groundwater. Contaminated groundwawithout covenant or warranty, express or im- ter at the Site is not used as a drinking water plied, regarding title, possession, or encum- source. The activities in the proposed cleanup brances, to pay the remaining principal sum plan address contamination in the Central of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, Slough and Channel sediment, Focus Area #4 interest thereon, fees, charges, and expenses and Other Areas soil, and Plume 1 and Plume of the Trustee for the total amount (at the 2 groundwater. The investigation activities time of the initial publication of the Notice were documented in three Resource Conof Sale) reasonably estimated to be as set servation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility forth below. The amount may be greater on Investigation (RFI) reports and a Predictive the day of sale. Trustor: EDWARD F. BERINI Ecological Risk Assessment. The proposed AND MADELYN BERINI, HUSBAND AND remedy includes dredging sediment in the WIFE, AND GERALD DOUGLAS WOOLRIDGE, Central Slough and Channel, excavating AN UNMARRIED MAN Duly Appointed soil and nine subsurface features, treating Trustee: GUILD ADMINISTRATION CORP., A excavated soil, disposing soil off-site, treatCALIFORNIA CORPORATION Trust Deed Date: ing groundwater, planting trees, monitoring 12/10/2015 Recording Date: 12/11/2015 surface water and groundwater, implementInstrument Number: 2015-0255870-00 ing institutional and engineering controls, Book: —- Page Recorded in County: CON- and evaluating and mitigating potential TRA COSTA State of CA Date and Time of Sale: vapor intrusion. The proposed cleanup plan 05/02/2018 at: 01:30PM Place of Sale: At was presented in three Corrective Measures the north side of the Pittsburg Civic Center Study reports, a technical memorandum, near the grass located at 65 Civic Avenue, and a Statement of Basis. DTSC will oversee Pittsburg, CA 94565 Estimated Sale Amount: the proposed cleanup activities. $351,568.22 Legal Description of Property: CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF ACT: DTSC has considered the potential enTRUST. Street Address of Property (or Other vironmental impacts of the cleanup plan and Common Designation, if any): 106 CLEAR has prepared an Initial Study and draft MitiLAKE COURT, OAKLEY, CA 94561 The under- gated Negative Declaration. DTSC concluded signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any that the cleanup activities will not have a incorrectness of the street address and other significant impact on the environment. The common designation, if any, shown above. If public is welcome to comment on the draft no street address or other common designa- Mitigated Negative Declaration in addition to tion is shown, directions to the location of the cleanup plan. the property may be obtained by sending HOW DO I PARTICIPATE? The cleanup aca written request to the beneficiary within tion plan will be available for public to review 10 days of the date of first publication of this from March 16, 2018 to April 30, 2018.

Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID- Please send comments to Carrie Tatoian-Cain DERS: If you are considering bidding on this at 916.255.3771 or Carolyn. Tatoian-Cain@

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INFORMATION REPOSITORIES :The proposed cleanup plan and project-related documents can be viewed at: Oakley Library 1050 Neroly Road, Oakley, California 94561 925.625.2400 (call for hours) DTSC Sacramento Regional Office 8800 Cal Center Drive,Sacramento, California 95826 916.255.3758 (call for an appointment) The documents may also be accessed online via DTSC’s website. www.envirostor.ca.gov.

CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions about this notice or the cleanup plan for the Site, please contact: Ms. Carrie Tatoian-Cain DTSC Senior Environmental Scientist 916.255.3771 Carolyn.Tatoian-Cain@ dtsc.ca.gov Mr. Alejandro Vivas DTSC Public Participation Specialist 510.540.3911 Alejandro.Vivas@dtsc.ca.gov Oakley Press No. 03-0477 76418 Publish Dates: April 20, 2018.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits, on May 1, 2018, hold a public hearing to consider the following: An application for an amendment to a conditional use permit (CUP 16-012-A1) to allow an expansion of the existing Ameci Pizza Kitchen restaurant into an adjacent 1,390 square foot tenant suite at 4550 Balfour Road, Suite F, and to allow beer and wine sales at this location (APN 010-171-018). Applicant: Abdul Q. Ahmad Said hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, California. Further information may be obtained from Associate Planner Debbie Hill ((925) 5165135 or dhill@brentwoodca.gov) in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, California 94513. Before any court challenge of Planning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided under the City’s Municipal Code. In addition 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 Brentwood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Brentwood Press 02-1273, 76441 Publish Dates: April 20, 2018.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits, on May 1, 2018, hold a public hearing to consider the following: An application for a conditional use permit (CUP 18-004) to allow a 938 square foot restaurant use for Grill It Sandwich Shop within an existing building located at 4550 Balfour Road, Suite H (APN 010-171-018). Applicant: Natasha Hannan Said hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, California. Further information may be obtained from Associate Planner Debbie Hill ((925) 5165135 or dhill@brentwoodca.gov) in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, California 94513. Before any court challenge of Planning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided under the City’s Municipal Code. In addition 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 Brentwood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76444 Publish Dates: April 20, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-0002003-00 The name of the business: Secret Joy Located at: 621 Eastwood Ct In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. Cleveland Haulcy Jr. 2. Doris Cannon-Haulcy 3. Darcel M. Oliver.

This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/26/2018. Signature of registrant: Doris Cannon Haulcy. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: March 26, by Deputy S. Alvarez Expires March 26, 2023 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 76445 Publish dates: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2018.

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The reporting person told authorities that a subject was said to be stealing, and when he approached the reporting person he slapped him on his arm.

Antioch – April 4, 5:51 p.m.

The following is a sample of recent activities reported by law-enforcement agencies.

ANTIOCH April 1, 1:30 p.m. Authorities received a report that a person was stabbed at Temblor Way. April 2, 12:51 p.m. A man reported he was robbed at gunpoint on Lone Tree Way by a suspect wearing a ski mask.

He said the suspect stole his Rolex and left in a white Honda headed toward Raley’s.

April 2, 3:42 p.m. A man told authorities that he caught three men burglarizing his residence on his surveillance cameras. He said he knew the subjects; one was a former friend. He saw them take items from his house such as some marijuana the reporting person had growing in his garage. He thinks that the responsible person entered through the bedroom window.

This was reported on South Royal Links Circle.

April 3, 9:31 a.m. Authorities received a report saying that gunshots were heard around the Quick Stop area.

The reporting person all saw a subject run past his house on Peppertree Way at the time.

April 3, 10:31 p.m. A man on Madrone Street reported that his dad tried to choke him.

April 4, 1:10 p.m. A person told authorities that when he arrived home after being gone for two hours he found all the rooms in the house open.

This report came from Lair Way. April 4, 5:51 p.m. The reporting person told authorities that a subject was said to be stealing, and when he approached the reporting person he slapped him on his arm. The reporting person then ripped two of the bags the subject had but the suspect still took two blue jeans in his backpack. The reporting person said that the responsible was a male in his 30s, and was possibly on drugs since he seemed very agitated. He was said to have left on a black bike toward the mini mart. This report came from Somersville Road.

April 5, 9:45 p.m. Authorities received a report that a man entered a building on A Street and said he got shot in the head. The reporting person had blood on his hand and head and was running in the parking lot.

April 6, 9:51 a.m. A person called authorities stating that a business on Lone Tree Way had been robbed but did not give further information.

April 6, 10:41 a.m. A person told authorities that three males tried to rob him, but he was able to get home and close the door on them. They left in

a black BMW, but he then saw other men with guns coming toward him.

This was reported on Lone Tree Way. April 7, 10:55 p.m. Authorities received a report saying that a house on Ridgeline Drive had been burglarized. It is believed that the entry was made through the rear interior door.

BRENTWOOD April 2, 4:11 a.m. Authorities received a report of man looking inside vehicles on Sycamore Avenue. He was said to have assaulted a person who confronted him.

April 2, 10:35 a.m. A person told authorities that a man was inside a store and distracted him. Another man then jumped over a counter to grab a case of cigarettes. This was reported on Brentwood Boulevard.

April 2, 11:24 a.m. A sales office was burglarized over the weekend on Reserve Drive.

April 2, 12:39 p.m. A petty theft was reported on Sand Creek Road. The suspect was last seen walking into Home Goods and was said to be around 30 years old.

April 2, 2:33 p.m. Authorities received threat complaints on Bauer Way. April 2, 2:42 p.m. A person told authorities that two of his license plates were stolen from his vehicle parked on Picadilly Road.

April 2, 6:48 p.m. A man told authorities that property was found on Marsh Creek Road. He said that he and his wife were going out for a walk when they found a gun in the bushes.

April 2, 7:14 p.m. A hit-and-run incident occurred on Williams Court.

The reporting person’s vehicle was said to have been parked when it was hit by a dark red vehicle. The vehicle was last seen going toward Victoria Drive.

April 3, 1:31 p.m. A man told authorities that his house on Griffith Lane caught on fire and has been vacant ever since. One day he went inside to grab some of his stuff and found that someone broke in through his kitchen window.

April 3, 4:49 p.m. A person told authorities that a man paid with a fake $100 bill the previous night and the reporting person has surveillance video. This report came from Lone Tree Way. April 3, 9:02 p.m. Police were called to Barcelona Way due to a subject who was not supposed to be at that location.

April 3, 9:38 p.m. A man told authorities that his vehicle was broken into while he was inside Chaman Kabob Restaurant on Lone Tree Way. Some of the items taken included his back-

pack with a laptop inside.

April 4, 9:16 a.m. A person driving under the influence was reported on Brentwood Boulevard and Sunset Road. The reporting person saw a silver Volkswagon Jetta weaving all over the road.

April 4, 10:51 a.m. Authorities were notified of mail theft occurring on Giotto Drive. The reporting person has a surveillance video.

April 4, 3:13 p.m. An accident was reported on Balfour Road and John Muir Parkway. There were minor injuries reported. The vehicle involved was a white Toyota Corolla.

April 5, 3:42 p.m. A suspicious person was reported on Lone Tree Way. The reporting person believed the person is the suspect from a burglary that occurred on that location at the same time.

April 5, 4:21 p.m. Property was reported lost on Brentwood Boulevard.

A man told authorities that his wallet and phone were stolen or lost at Brentwood Boulevard. After leaving, he tracked the suspect down to Jack in the Box. April 6, 12:49 p.m. A man told authorities he found tools that indicated someone had tried to open his lock the prior night. The reporting person thought he knew the suspect. This report came from Griffith Lane.

April 6, 10:03 p.m. A man was who was not wanted in a location on Barcelona Way returned. The reporting person called authorities to report that the subject was at the location.

April 7, 8:34 p.m. A woman on Azalea Way told authorities that her son found a firearm in San Jose and brought it home. She said that the arm had its serial number scratched off making her believe that it was stolen.

OAKLEY April 1, 6:22 p.m. Authorities received complaints about threats.

This report came from Mountain Mike’s Pizza.

April 2, 7:53 p.m. A suspicious person was stopped on Heritage Way and Honey Lane.

April 3, 12:46 p.m. Suspicious circumstances were reported on Tower Mart.

April 4, 8:48 p.m. Authorities reported an abandoned vehicle on the 100 block of Celsia Way. April 5, 9:38 a.m. A car was towed on the 60 block of Carol Lane.

April 6, 9:18 p.m. A verbal dispute was reported on the 80 block of Duckhorn Plaza.

April 7, 6:30 p.m. A public nuisance was reported on Neroly and Laurel roads.

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“It’s great to see folks who want to participate,” said City Manager Bryan Montgomery. “What’s important too is we’ll probably get five or 10 emails tomorrow morning.

The process of sending input never ends, really, until we develop the full, final document.”

Residents were able to attend three of about six available 20-minute breakout sessions, gathering insight, asking questions and giving feedback. Workshops were also available for Spanish-speaking attendees.

Four of the most heavily attended groups centered on public safety; planned, quality growth; business and job growth; and downtown and Main Street revitalization and enhancement.

During one presentation on business and job growth, attention quickly turned to two major projects: development of the former DuPont manufacturing facility and prospects for a Safeway.

The former DuPont property, north of Main Street and along Bridgehead Road, includes approximately 150 acres for development and is believed to be the city’s top future job-producing area.

Planning Manager Joshua McMurray, who noted the site should be cleaned up by 2020, acknowledged that the city routinely meets with the site’s owners, and that developers are interested in the land that is ripe for industrial and office development.

“We are working with them to help them

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lost on her. However, the push for legislation ties not only into the current conditions of her native country but also to the length in which nationals were permitted to stay in the U.S. “Yes, it was a temporary program, but one of the problems was this program was extended over and over again for almost 20 years,” said Velasco. “And in that time, you’re establishing roots, and then suddenly, after 20 years, pack everything and leave?

And we would be returning to a country that can’t accommodate us – that’s seeing more hardship than ever.”

Alias had similar sentiments around the program and noted the strict requirements for immigrants to maintain goodstanding under TPS. “We have been highly vetted – everytime we register for TPS, we have to run an extensive background check ... At the end of the day, after two decades, you cannot say that this person does not belong here – you become part of the community and a stranger to your own country – that’s how that feels,” said Alias, also a Contra Costa resident.

Alias was born in El Salvador and, beginning in 1997, worked as a journalist in the capital city, San Salvador, commuting to her office each day by bus. But growing tension and violence saturated a society in the throes of recovering from a lengthy civil war and a devastated economy. Her commute and daily life became a fight for safety.

“The difficult part was the continued harassment by random men, and I’ve been verbally and physically harassed,” said Alias.

“Situations escalated into more aggressive harassment until I no longer felt safe. It was a difficult time for me, and I needed to make the decision to leave. There weren’t many

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The Fatherhood Project

identify a user that can buy that land and turn it into an industrial office park,” said Economic Development Director Dwayne Dalman.

Safeway is also moving closer to building a store on the northeast corner of Laurel Road and O’Hara Avenue, said City Councilman Kevin Romick, who noted that plans could be submitted by the end of the year.

Residents attending at least one of the sessions on planned, quality growth quickly steered the conversation toward the future of downtown.

“Are we going to utilize our downtown in a better way, like the amphitheater,” one attendee asked. “I know a lot of bands that would go down there for 300 bucks on a Saturday night. That would bring our community to the downtown area.”

McMurray said plans are in the works to bring a farmers market to the area, and ideas have been suggested to use food trucks to attract crowds.

In addition, a bistro will open soon, and another developer plans to construct a 40,000 square-foot, two-story building that will provide retail and office space.

“We are doing all we can to beautify the street and invite those businesses in,” said McMurray, noting that about $5 million has been spent in the last year alone on roadway improvements.

Other topics of conversation included: the city’s population, expected to climb from

45,000 to 68,000 by 2040; disapproval over the downtown’s angled parking; and the need for the planning department to improve communication with the public.

On the public safety front, Police Chief Chris Thorsen laid out a variety of plans that include beefing up investigative tools using new technology and software, rewriting or updating the city’s emergency operations plan, conducting strategic enforcement of problem areas around town, and continuing to encourage neighborhood watch programs.

Attendee Angela Lowrey added she’d like the department to further heighten the transparency of P6 funds, collected from residents living in specialized P6 tax areas and earmarked for enhanced police services.

“I don’t expect extra service from the police department, but I would like to know who does pay it,” she asked. “How much is being generated and where is that money going?”

City Councilmember Sue Higgins suggested the department increase its DUI checkpoints, especially around Laurel Elementary School.

Input garnered at the event will be incorporated into strategic plan documents before a draft plan goes before the city council in May. For more information on the proposed plan or to view other’s feedback, visit https:// goo.gl/nQ8rmH. To view a video, visit www.thepress.net/ multimedia

Whether it’s a teacher, father, brother or neighbor, The Fatherhood Project is encouraging children to submit essays on a special man in their lives.

The Fatherhood Project essay contest encourages writers of all levels of proficiency to participate. Children ages 9 to 17 are eligible. Children must simply state in 400 words or less why “The Man” in their life is special.

Winners will receive $1,000 scholarships for college or trade schools, plus a Kindle Paperwhite E-reader. The subject of the essay will receive a $200 gift card to Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Deadline for submission is Friday, May 18. Winners will be announced Sunday, June 17, Father’s Day. Submissions may be mailed or dropped off in person to Jill Fister, c/o Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties, 141 Sand Creek Road, Suite E, Brentwood, CA 94513; or emailed to storieschangetheplanet@gmail.com Include the signed and dated consent form from parent or guardian. Photos are optional.

media outlets for work – it was a challenge – you’re not going to find many options as a young journalist.”

With little savings, she made the journey to New York in 2000 and worked for federal organizations and landed a freelance job with a newspaper just a year before massive earthquakes hit her home country and she became protected under TPS designation. She later moved to California to work for Alianza Americas, which is currently advocating for the continuation of TPS. Alias and most TPS holders like her did not have the option of obtaining a green card without some kind of family tie to a U.S. citizen – through marriage, parents or a child over the age of 21 to serve as a sponsor. Green card visas through an employer are rare occurrences, said Alias, and typically are granted to the skilled labor force, such as doctors or engineers. And should a TPS holder wish to obtain a green card, they were required to apply from their native country and wait for their case to be considered, but leaving the U.S. could mean losing TPS status – in what Alias ultimately called a catch-22 situation for those seeking residency.

“The contributions (we make) to the economy – those tax dollars will be lost – billions of dollars that are impacting community programs. We’ve been paying into systems that we cannot benefit from,” Alias said, noting that TPS holders are not eligible for welfare but have paid into social security through tax identification numbers.

TPS is designated by the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on behalf of certain countries “due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely or, in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the

return of its nationals adequately.” This particular status has been designated to various countries over the years and later extended or terminated based upon the conditions of the country in question. According to the Department of Justice, nationals from Kuwait, for example, were granted TPS designation from 1991 to 1992, when the DHS deemed it safe to return.

But the DHS announcements made earlier this year and at the tailend of 2017, indicating termination of TPS designation for those from Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan and El Salvador, which makes up two-thirds of the current U.S. TPS-holder population, have stunned and outraged many like Velasco and Alias when considering the current conditions in those countries.

“The Federal Register published on Jan. 18, 2018, notes that ‘many reconstruction projects have now been completed.

Damaged schools and hospitals have been reconstructed and repaired, homes have been rebuilt and money has been provided for water and sanitation and to repair damaged roads and other infrastructure,’” wrote Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) in a letter to DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in regard to conditions in El Salvador, submitted April 18. “This seems to contradict with the 2016 extension notice, which indicated that 340,000 homes destroyed by the 2001 earthquakes remained unbuilt.”

In addition to El Salvador, the letter further describes conditions in Sudan, Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti and Syria that remain present since the DHS last evaluated the counties and deemed them unfit for the return of their nationals. Velazquez – sponsor of the American Promise Act – has requested detailed information for the reason behind TPS termination for Sudan, Nica-

ragua, Haiti and El Salvador and why TPS was only granted brief extensions for Honduras and Syria instead of redesignation.

Erika Portillo, Walnut Creek-based immigration lawyer of Guichard, Teng, Portillo & Garrett Lawyers, urged those with TPS to become familiar with their rights.

“Many people, upon return, will be targeted by gangs, which is why we are trying to find avenues for people to remain in the U.S.,” said Portillo. “One thing that should be known is that there is not going to be a mass raid to deport everyone whose TPS has expired, and even upon expiration, immigrants have the right to a hearing. What I would suggest is for TPS holders to consult with a lawyer to understand their rights.”

Portillo noted that Contra Costa County recently launched programs for individuals who can’t afford attorney fees to obtain an immigration lawyer.

“The immigration system is broken and so outdated – there are many things that aren’t working,” said Alias. “This country has a long history of being compassionate, and the core was built on being welcoming to families who were fleeing dire situations in Europe and other parts of the world … I truly believe in the core welcoming values of the United States, and that’s the hope we have – we are clinging to these values and asking for the opportunity of status adjustment.

We will continue voicing this, and we hope to find a solution. We’re doing what we can to keep families and communities together.”

For more information on TPS, visit https://goo.gl/b39Rq3 or https://goo.gl/ s56Dm7. For more information on Alianza Americas or CARECEN SF, visit www. alianzaamericas.org or https://carecensf.org.

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The Foodie Crew and the Antioch Recreation Department present Food Truck Thursday, from 5 to 9 p.m., at the Antioch Community Center and Water Park, 4703 Lone Tree Way, in Antioch. There will be six to eight food trucks that serve gourmet food and desserts. For more information, contact Adam Gross at 925-7767681 or info@foodiecrew.com.

Book Sale

The Brentwood Library will be having a book sale, at the Brentwood Community Center, 35 Oak St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information call, 925-513-0384.

Saturday, April 28 Paws on Parade

The Discovery Bay Lions Club will host Paws on Parade at the Discovery Bay dog park, from 9 a.m. to noon. Dress up your dog and bring them to the parade. There will also be dogs available for adoption. For more information, email mcrab42@ yahoo.com or visit www.discoverybaylions.com.

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Sunday, April 29 Team Leia Fundraiser

A fundraiser will be held at Cap’s Oak Street Bar and Grill, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The fundraiser is being held in honor of Leia, a young child who was born with a lethal birth defect that requires medical attention. The cost is $45. For more information, contact Danielle at danielle@ stonecrestlending.net or at 925-625-1471 or visit https://goo.gl/CKLszc.

Monday, April 30 Application Session

Opportunity Junction will hold an application session, on April 30, May 7 and 14, at 10 a.m., at 3102 Delta Fair Blvd., in Antioch, to qualify applicants for its 12-week training program.

The program will train participants to work in an office environment. For more information, contact Shannel at 925-776-1133.

Rummage Sale

The Resurrection Ministries will have a rummage sale, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Resurrection Ministries Church. Come shop for clothing, furniture tools, jewelry and more. The funds will be given to help the community. For more information, contact Pat at 925-240-5119.

Pedal To The Metal Car Show

Liberty High School Auto Shop presents Pedal to The Metal Car Show at Liberty High School, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Showcase your car, truck, motorcycle or a boat. There is a required $20 donation to enter a vehicle. For more information, call 925-634-3521.

Sunday, May 6 Empowering Women

La Grande Wedding & Event Center will host an Empowering Women event to celebrate the contributions of women in East County, at 1799 Carpenter Road, in Oakley. The event will take place in the afternoon and feature live music and a walk through the vineyards. For more information, visit www.lagrandeweddings.com.

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Friday, May 11 The Unity Gala

ODAT presents the Unity Gala, at the Brentwood Community Center, 35 Oak St., from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Listen to over 200 community leaders operating in various fields, with dinner, raffles and more. Tickets start at $50 per person. For more information, call 925-240-1359.

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Splashball Registration

There will be registrations for an introduction of Splashball for kids ages 5 to 9. The lessons begin on April 9. For more information and to register, visit https://brentwoodseawolves. swimtopia.com/splashball.

The Delta Gallery offers a wide variety of creative art classes for all ages, including oil and acrylic painting, drawing and jewelry design.

The classes will be at the Delta Gallery. For more information, visit www.deltagallery.com.

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The Knightsen 4-H’ers have created the comfort pack project for children. Donations can be dropped at The Brentwood Press office, 248 Oak St., Brentwood, or at Black Bear Diner, 3201 Main St., Oakley. Supplies will be collected through June.

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The Soroptomist International of Antioch will be meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. and the second, third and fourth Wednesday at noon, at the Lone Tree Golf and Event Center, 4800 Golf Course Road, Antioch. For more information, contact Mary Ann Redden at 925-757-5605 or visit www.si-antioch.org.

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Al-Anon meets every Monday, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., and on Thursday, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Delta Presbyterian Church. Al-Anon was made to help friends and families of alcoholics. For more information, contact 925-784-8030.

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The Discovery Bay Lions Club meets at the Discovery Bay Yacht Club, 5871 Marina Road, in Discovery Bay, on the first Tuesday of the month, at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.discoverybaylions.com.

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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, visit www.byrondeltalions.org.

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The Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club is holding its annual Spring Open House and Swap Meet, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 425 Fulton Shipyard Road, Antioch. For more information, visit www.blackdiamondlines.com or call 925-779-1964.

The Byron Delta Lions will have a fundraiser at DeLuna’s Ranch, from 5 to 9 p.m. The fundraiser’s proceeds will go to the Lions Foundation Sight Programs. The cost of attendance is $40. For more information, contact Joyce at 925-513-0447.

The Brentwood/Oakley Falcon Football and Cheer will have sign-ups, at Straw Hat Pizza on April 30 and May 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. There are no cuts or tryouts in football or cheerleading, and it’s open for ages 6 to 14. For more information visit www.boffc.com.

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The Brentwood Community Chorus will have rehearsal every Tuesday through May 15, in the Liberty Adult Education multipurpose room.

There are no auditions, and reading music is not required, but singers must be able to match the pitch. For more information or to register, call 925-634-2565 or visit www.libertyadulted.org.

Celebrate Antioch Foundation and Rivertown Merchants present the Art and Wine Walk, at G and Third streets, in downtown Antioch, from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets can be bought in advance for $20 or at the event for $25. For more information, visit https://goo.gl/T2gTBG.

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The Lions Center for the Visually Impaired presents a Spring Fling picnic, open house and fundraiser, at 175 Alvarado St., in Pittsburg, starting at 4 p.m. Attendance cost is $20 per person. For more information, call 925-432-3013.

The Antioch Rotary Club will be hold its 25th annual golf tournament at the Lone Tree Golf and Event Center with registration starting at 7 a.m. Besides the tournament there will prizes and food for golfers. Cost per golfer is $140.

For more information and to register for the event, visit www.LoneTreeGolfCourse.com.

The Brentwood Blaze Cheer is currently enrolling children from 5 to 14 years for a program that teaches the fundamentals of cheer. Practices are ongoing throughout the year. For more information, contact Alison at 925-848-8422 or brentwoodblazecheer@gmail. com.

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The Stage Right Conservatory Theatre presents “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” at the Nick Rodriguez Community Center, 213 F St., with show times on April 20, 21, 27 and 28, at 7 p.m., and April 22 and 29, at 2 p.m. Enjoy the adventurous tour of Will Wonka’s factory. Prices range from $5 to $10. For more information, call 925-216-4613 or visit www.srctgrp.org.

The East Bay Regional Park District will have an All Abilities Day, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Break Visitor Center, 69 Big Break Road.

The program is open for people with all abilities to explore nature at their own pace.

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Delta Quilters Guild meets the second Monday of each month at 2401 Shady Willow Lane, in Brentwood, at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.deltaquilters.org.

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The Delta Women’s Social Club hosts a monthly lunch to get acquainted with new and prospective members, every second Thursday of the month. For more information, call 925-777-0666.

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The Delta Divas Networking group meets the second Tuesday of each month at Co. Co. County Wine Bar, 633 1st St. in Brentwood, from 6:15 p.m to 8:15 p.m. This is a networking group for women in the Delta towns who want to meet and support others in the area. $25 annual dues. For more information, call 925-418-4493.

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