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Putting a Spotlight on Businesses The Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce is putting a spotlight on local businesses! Spotlight Businesses are nominated and selected by fellow business owners in Morro Bay as a standout business with exceptional ownership.

Business spotlights recognize Chamber member businesses that provide a consistent, positive customer experience, are actively engaged in the community and demonstrate resilience during challenging times.

If you know of a business or non-profit that deserves a spotlight, please send your nomination to our Ambassador’s Committee for review by emailing Lynsey Hansen at lynsey@morrochamber.org.

Please help us CONGRATULATE these businesses on their spotlight award by visiting their establishments, purchasing their products or services, and leaving good reviews online.

SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2022 The Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce is a “Three C’s Chamber” that works to Catalyze business growth, Convene leaders and influencers, and Champion a strong community. One way we champion our Morro Bay community is to provide a platform for all candidates to communicate with the electorate.

What follows is information provided directly by the candidates on request from the Chamber, asking them first to introduce themselves and then share why they are running for local elected office. For more information, including the candidates’ own answers to four additional questions from the Chamber that address business community concerns, please navigate to morrochamber.org.

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am very fortunate to live and own a home in this beautiful city of Morro Bay. I have worked hard over the years, sometimes working two jobs, full and part time to support my family. After having saved and with good credit I was able to buy a tractor trailer and become a successful independent owner operator doing contract work throughout California. After 35 years in the transportation industry I retired in 2008. Since my retirement I have worked part time jobs and have enjoyed volunteering at our schools and in the community. I look forward to serving on the Morro Bay City Council.

What motivated me to run is two fold. One, is that the Council should not be able to appoint a person and have an election without an opposing candidate.

Second, I will bring balance to the Council. The majority of the current Council seem to be of one opinion. I am an independent thinker and intend to foster debate when appropriate. Through constructive debate we can come to a better understanding of an issue in order to make better decisions for the citizens of Morro Bay. Website: jamescostanzomorrobay.com Email: costanzoforcouncil2022@gmail.com

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JAMES COSTANZO am the appointed incumbent running to keep my position on Morro Bay’s City Council. Eight months ago, I applied for this position because of my love for our community, and I have been fortunate to work on your behalf since.

As your community leader, a local small business owner, and former Planning Commissioner, my varied experiences help me understand what it takes to ensure the government works for the people. As a wife, mom, former teacher, and past PTA President, I have the listening ear and get-it-done attitude that make an effective leader.

I believe the future success of Morro Bay depends on several priorities. Creating housing for our workforce to help maintain a thriving economy, taking swift action to prepare for the effects of rising sea levels, improving our streets and harbor, supporting fiscal sustainability, and bolstering community health.

Our City’s progress has been exciting to watch over the past decade that I have lived in Morro Bay. I am running to help keep this vital momentum moving Morro Bay forward while also bringing my unique perspective to the dais. As a mother of two young women, the owner of a small business employing local talent, and a person who rents my home, my point of view compliments the other members of our Council. Diversity is key to promoting equal representation. Website: jenford.org Email: info@jenford.org

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For an in-person Candidate Forum at the Veterans Memorial Building (209 Surf Street) that is open to the community and moderated by the League of Women Voters. This will be an in-person only event. Community members are encouraged to submit their questions of the candidates in advance of the forum via link provided at morrochamber.org. The deadline to submit questions is Monday, May 2nd at Noon. Questions?

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FATAL EVENT

Shark Attack, a Rare Occurrence in Morro Bay New details released in coroner's report

By NEIL FARRELL of Morro Bay Life MORRO BAY — It’s only happened once before in Morro Bay’s recorded history, and the Christmas Eve shark attack that claimed the life of a Sacramento man in town to visit family for the holiday, shocked surfers and beachgoers everywhere.

Local authorities got the 9-1-1 call about 10:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, of a shark attack victim in the water about 100 yards north of the Atascadero Road (Hwy 41) beach access point.

Harbor Patrol Officer, Stella Nicodemus, was one of the first rescue people to arrive on scene. She told Morro Bay Life that a woman surfer, later identified only as “Rebecca” in social media posts, noticed a boogie board in the surf and went to retrieve it. That was when she discovered there was a man’s lifeless body attached to the board by the leash. The man was floating facedown and unresponsive when discovered.

She brought the victim in through the surf with assistance of bystanders walking on the beach but the man was already dead.

Rescuers with Morro Bay Police and Fire Departments, State Park Rangers, and Harbor Patrol all responded to the scene. That area of Morro Strand is a state beach, and the attack is believed to have happened in State Parks’ territory.

The victim was identified as Tomas Butterfield, 42 of Sacramento. His vehicle was later discovered parked in the Pitt parking area adjacent to Morro Creek, and maybe a half-mile from where his body was found.

Butterfield’s mother, Maria, lives in Morro Bay, and he was reportedly

Tomas Butterfield, 42 of Sacramento, identified as the victim of the shark attack. Contributed photo

visiting for Christmas and had gone boogie boarding alone that morning.

His brother was slated to come into town later that day, and when he did, it was reported that he and his mom went searching for Tomas down at the beach.

According to the San Luis Obispo County Coroner report released at the end of March determined that the shark (great white) bit the bodyboarder’s head, fracturing his skull and killing him within minutes.

Great whites have been seen in area waters many times, causing warnings and beach closures lasting sometimes several days until the shark has presumably moved on. A white shark’s main diet is marine mammals — sea lions, harbor seals, and elephant seals — which Central Coast waters have aplenty. White sharks are spotted pretty frequently, but not so much this past year.

Harbor Director Eric Endersby said they had not had any shark sightings in the days leading up to the attack. “It’s been a quiet summer,” he said, with regards to shark sightings.

Big great white sharks have been spotted numerous times over the years in Estero Bay, with some credible sightings reporting fish 18-feet long.

There were about 30 people surfing further down the beach that morning, Endersby said. It’s possible the attack on Butterfield, which is believed to have occurred in shallow waters, may have just been a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Endersby said the woman who pulled him from the water was out surfing with her husband, but she was closer to shore and inside the main breaker line when she discovered the body.

Morro Bay police were first on the scene, Endersby said, with harbor patrol close behind. Endersby said Butterfield was wearing fins and a wetsuit, which is standard gear when boogie boarding.

No witnesses to the attack have stepped forward, so the details of the attack may never be known. In that area of the Strand, Endersby said it would be normal for surfers to sit on their boards waiting for a wave in 10-12-feet of water. A boogie boarder would likely be

in somewhat shallower waters, perhaps 6-8-feet deep, he said.

After the attack, Endersby said they took a patrol boat out to see if they could spot the shark and to alert surfers still in the water.

He added that they contacted three surfers near Morro Rock, and Nicodemus, who was also on board, shouted out a warning about the fatal attack. “I’ve never seen anyone get out of the water so fast,” Endersby said.

They posted the beach at several access points for 72 hours and put the city’s marquee portable signs out with an ominous warning — “Fatal Shark Attack” and “Enter Water at Own Risk” — that hadn’t been used in Morro Bay since 1957.

That’s when the last fatal shark attack happened here, according to an article in The Tribune that was reprinted on Jan. 3 in David Middlecamp’s history column.

Peter Savino, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., a Korean War veteran and a freshman at Cal Poly at the time, was the unfortunate victim in ’57. On Apr. 28, 1957, Savino and some friends decided to go swimming on Morro Strand at 35th Street, at what is now the southern edge of The Cloisters. Ironically, that’s not far from where Butterfield’s attack occurred.

Savino and another friend got caught in a riptide and were being pulled offshore. They were 300-400 yards offshore, according to the article, and Savino’s friend reportedly saw the great fish attack him.

The Tribune story said a Coast Guard launch spotted a 20-foot great white shark in the area after the attack. They returned to the Coast Guard cutter for weapons, but the shark had vanished.

Savino’s body was never recovered.

The attack is a sorrowful reminder that the ocean can be a dangerous place.

However, after a couple of days people were out there again ready to surf.

The Butterfield family from left: brother Ben, mother Maria and Tomas pose for a photo at Morro Rock. Tomas Butterfield, 42, was killed Christmas Eve morning in a shark attack off Morro Strand State Beach Contributed Photo

Morro Bay harbor officials posted this ominous warning at Morro Strand Beach after a shark attacked and killed a 42-year-old Sacramento man, Tomas Butterfield, on Christmas Eve morning Photo by Neil Farrell

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County Supervisors Tackle Homeless Issues at Meeting

Staff proposes new Homeless Operations Center and Homeless Division; oversight committee also suggested

By MIKE CHALDU of Morro Bay Life

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he San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors met for its regular meeting Tuesday, April 19, with the most notable agenda item being in the afternoon session, when the board fielded a request to provide direction to the staff in regards to the countywide (and statewide) issue of homelessness.

After the board reconvened for the afternoon session, Joe Dzvonik, the principal homeless analyst for the county, introduced his presentation on the topics staff was seeking direction on.

They included: • Update on the Aug. 10, 2021, Spending Plan on Homeless Initiatives • The draft San Luis Obispo Countywide Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness • Approval for staff to evaluate development of a proposed County Homeless Operations/ Coordination Center • Approval for staff to pursue the establish-

ment of a Homeless Division with the County Department of Social Services Assisting in the presentation was Atascadero City Councilmember Susan Funk, who is also chair of the board’s Homeless Services Oversight Council.

Funk outlined the services being provided to the homeless currently, including shelters, the safe-parking policy, housing support, and outreach, but said while year-round emergency capacity increased 73 percent in the past year, the county can still house only 20-30 percent of those considered homeless.

“Essentially, we brought a garden hose to a house fire,” Funk said.

Dzvonik continued with the presentation, proposing a Regional Homeless Action Committee comprised of county staff, city managers, and nonprofits. He also suggested the proposed Homeless Operations/Coordination Center be placed at the Oklahoma Avenue building that used to be home to the former Animal Services Center.

During supervisors’ questioning, 1st District Supervisor John Peschong welcomed the attempt to get different departments and organizations together on the homeless issue, noting there are 17 programs aimed at helping the homeless, and they are spread out over 15 departments.

One issue that Peschong had is that efforts to help the homeless can be hindered by addictions or mental health problems a homeless person may have.

“In the core of the homeless program, they’re not in shelters because of addiction or mental health,” he said. “They won’t seek help, and we don’t have a way to compel them to do so.”

Dzvonik said he has discussed with other counties their efforts to push people to seek treat-

KRISTEN SMART

Flores Trial to be Held in Monterey County A new trial date will be decided Monday, April 25, for father-son pair arrested in death of Kristin Smart

By CAMILLE DEVAUL of Morro Bay Life SAN LUIS OBISPO — A new venue location has been chosen for trial of Paul and Ruben Flores, the father-son pair arrested in the 1996 disappearance and death of Kristin Smart.

The trial is moving to Monterey County and a new trial date will be determined at a pre-trial conference on Monday, April 25, at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.

After some delays, the court came to order on Wednesday, April 20, to declare the new venue location for the trial of Paul (45) and Ruben (80) Flores. The presiding judge, Craig van Rooyen, granted a change of venue of the case on March 30, saying he finds

it a reasonable likelihood Paul and Ruben Flores won’t receive a fair and impartial trial in San Luis Obispo County.

He added media coverage of the case over time weighed on his decision, specifically how coverage and interest in the case have increased over the years.

The father and son were arrested at their homes in April 2021 in connection with the 1996 disappearance and murder of 19-year-old Cal Poly student Kristin Smart.

They were arrested nearly 25 years to the date of Smart’s disappearance.

Smart was last seen with Paul Flores leaving an off-campus party on Crandall Way in San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996. Although her remains have never been found, Smart was legally declared dead in 2002.

Paul Flores is charged with Smart’s murder. His father, Ruben, is charged as an accessory after the fact, accused of helping hide Smart’s body.

Paul has remained in custody at the San Luis Obispo County Jail without bail since his arrest. Ruben is currently out on bail.

In court on Wednesday, Judge van Rooyen said he had spoken to the Monterey County judge to discuss which department the trial will be held in and when they will be ready to take the case, but the Monterey judge did not have that information available yet.

Additionally, during the hearing, Paul’s defense lawyer Robert Sanger said he had not received discovery regarding Serological Research Institute (SERI) testing results and a “particular location” at Cal Poly. SERI is a private forensics lab in Northern California.

San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Prosecutor Christopher Peuvrelle agreed to send the discovery to the defense as soon as they are available.

This is a developing story; we will update as information becomes available.

Judge Craig van Rooyen declares in court that the trial of Paul and Ruben Flores in the 1996 death of Kristin Smart will be moved to Monterey County. Contributed photo

ment, but the results have been mixed.

District 5 Supervisor Debbie Arnold echoed Peschong’s sentiments about the homeless efforts being hindered by addictions and mental health, and suggested another group might be added to the RHAC. “In this group, let’s not forget the people in our hospitals,” she said. “We need to work with them and with law enforcement. We need a way to get people help and people aren’t willing to participate.”

The item then went to public comment, which drew a large number of people waiting to weigh in on the topic, including many city officials.

One idea brought up multiple times during public comment was the proposal to establish a Citizen’s Oversight Committee to advise the board on homeless issues. Among them was Sam Blakeslee.

“We would like to add the [oversight committe],” he said. “There needs to external oversight.”

Michael Renault of Templeton brought up the issue from another point of view, reading a statement from his partner Valerie Stern, a mental health worker, who was injured being thrown from her horse during a trail ride. The horse was allegedly spooked by a couple of dogs in the Salinas Riverbed, and afterward was verbally confronted by a homeless person.

Stern’s statement, read by Renault, said that filing a report with the sheriff ’s office was “an ordeal” and animal services said they couldn’t do anything about the dogs.

“These homeless have been here for years now,” Stern’s statement continued. “They’re not trying to pull themselves up and use the system. They are choosing this lifestyle.”

The next speaker, Lindy Owen, a frequent advocate for the homeless at county meetings, said the story from the Salina Riverbed was a reason why the county needs to find facilities for the homeless.

Owen also was pleased with the overall proposal from the county.

“This is nice to see,” she said. “The only thing is there’s a lot of cooks in the kitchen. We need to pare that down.”

After public comment, the supervisors wrapped up with their comments.

District 3 Supervisor Dawn Ortiz Legg addressed the issue of some homeless not getting help, and suggested that may not necessarily be the case.

“I was told about a person in a warming center who came out of the riverbed several times before he agreed to get help,” she said. “I think it’s not that they won’t get help, but they just don’t realize the resources are there.”

District 4 Supervisor Lynn Compton was happy with what was proposed, but warned they can’t really do it step-by-step.

“I was concerned that we were talking about housing first before treatment,” she said. “They need to happen at the same time.”

All the supervisors agreed with the concept of a citizen’s oversight board, although Compton wanted to make sure it wouldn’t get too large (“They can get too big and ineffective”), and District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson wondered if the HSOC could somehow be turned into some kind of advisory board.

The supervisors directed staff to go forward on the four aspects introduced by Dzvonik, and added in an evaluation of a potential citizen’s oversight board before adjourning.

MASK MANDATE

Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate for Travel on Airplanes CDC recently extended the mask order through May 3

By CASSANDRA FAIRBANKS Guest Journalist NATIONAL — A federal judge in Florida struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mask mandate for travel on airplanes and other mass transit.

Judge Kathryn Kimball’s ruling on Monday, April 18, applies to flights, buses, and trains. The CDC recently extended the mask order through May 3, citing the BA.2 sub-variant of omicron.

In her ruling, Judge Kimball wrote that the mandate “exceeded the CDCs statutory authority, improperly invoked the good cause exemption to notice and comment rule making, and failed to adequately explain its decisions.” She added, “because ‘our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even if the pursuit of desirable ends,’ the Court declares unlawful and vacates the Mask Mandate.”Judge Kimball concluded that she was “remanding it to the CDC for further proceedings consistent with this order.”

Airlines have been lobbying for the mandate to be removed.

A recent letter signed by Airlines for America, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Travel Association said that “with declining hospitalization rates, increased immunity, widely available vaccines and cutting-edge treatments on the horizon, America is reaching an inflection point where endemic-focused policies can replace pandemic-driven restrictions.”

“As leading U.S. travel and business organizations, we respectfully urge the Administration to chart a clear course for replacing pandemic-era travel advisories, requirements, and restrictions with endemic focused policies of a ‘new normal’ that enable travel to resume fully, freely, and safely,” the letter continued.

The Justice Department is permitted to file an appeal and attempt to block the ruling, but it is not clear if they will.

The 35-year-old judge was appointed to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida by former President Donald Trump in 2020. At 33, she was the youngest person chosen by the former president for a lifetime federal appointment.

Originally published on April 18 on timcast.com.

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COMMUNITY

Aaron Bergh Named Distillers of SLO County President Bergh is master distiller and founder of Calwise Spirits in Paso Robles

By CAMILLE DEVAUL of Morro Bay Life PASO ROBLES — Aaron Bergh, master distiller, president, and founder of Calwise Spirits in Paso Robles, has been named the new president of Distillers of SLO County.

"It's an honor to be able to help this group continue to grow and put Paso Robles on the map as the premier place in California for craft spirits," said Bergh.

The Distillers of SLO County website says they are "an affiliation of farmers, winemakers, brewers, bartenders, chemists and overall spirit enthusiasts with the common interest

of crafting world-class distillates in the heart of the Paso Robles, wine regions, and beyond." The association has been around for about eight years, and Bergh joined four years ago after opening the Calwise Spirits location on Ramada Drive.

"Over the past four years, I've had a chance to see it [the association] grow and participate in growing it," Bergh added.

San Luis Obispo County, especially Paso Robles, has been known for its wine, but some craft distillers are becoming more and more popular in the area.

"Paso Robles has become known as wine country, but it's not just for wine anymore," said Bergh, "There are great other artisan crafts going on here, including distilling."

Bergh began distilling about seven years ago. He describes himself as a

scientist and an artist — although they include opposite disciplines and principles.

"I found that distilling was a very natural medium between the two," he said.

Eventually, he found distilling, which happened to be a deeply rooted family business. During the Prohibition, the federal government shut down Bergh's great-greatgrandfathers moonshining operation.

Almost a century later, Bergh reintroduced himself to the family business — legally this time.

In August, Distillers of SLO County looks forward to hosting their second distillery trail weekend.

More information on this event will be available soon. The distillery trail is a part of the association's goal to raise awareness of craft distillers in SLO County.

"Our purpose is to raise awareness of the wide variety of craft distillers we have in San Luis Obispo County and provide information to the public about what we're doing and how they can visit us," Bergh explains.

The secondary goal of the association is to advocate for legislation that affects their industry. Currently, they are openly advocating for the right to conduct online commerce, which is illegal now in California.

Bergh is joined by Lynette Sonne as the association's first executive director. She is the founder of the FARMstead Ed and SLO Co Farm trail. Sonne will help Bergh raise further awareness of artisanal spiritmaking group through community, membership, sponsorship outreach, and event management.

The rest of the 2022 Board of Directors includes Monica Villicana

Aaron Bergh from Re:Find Distillery (vice president), Max Udsen from Bethel Rd. Distillery & Winery, (secretary), and Lola Glossner from Pendray's Distillery. Board members include Steve Autry of Autry Cellars Artisan Wines, Paul Quinn of SLO Stills, and Kevin Coulton of Willow Creek Distillery.

For more information on Distillers of SLO County and their distillery trail map, visit pasoroblesdistillerytrail.com

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"Alejandra has provided an incredible source of institutional knowledge and best practices for our Property Management team," said

Ashley Valenzuela, Senior Portfolio Manager, "We are so grateful for her continued dedication and leadership over the past twenty years."

Alejandra originally joined the PSHH team in 2002 as an Assistant Property Manager at Mariposa Townhomes in Orcutt.

She was later promoted to Property Manager and relocated to where she currently serves as the onsite point-person for two properties: Oak Forest Apartments and Cawelti Court, both in Arroyo Grande. "To express how I feel on completing 20 years working with PSHH is

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"When I first started with the company, I spoke very little English and self-taught myself by working with others, which I am very proud of today. I am so grateful for this position that I have held for all these years."

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COMMENTARY

Just the Facts JOHN SALISBURY GUEST COLUMNIST

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here is an old saying, ‘Don’t put your cart before the horse”. That is pretty much what is going on with this big push for electric vehicles and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy.

Our Governor, part of “Going Green,” has mandated a plan that only new passenger cars and light trucks (pickups) with zero emissions can be sold within 13 years (2035). In just four years, 35% of all new sales to be ZEVs (zero-emission vehicles).

From what I can dig up, and much of all the following in this article is picked from many reputable sources and too many to list, right now, there are around a million ZEVs on the road in California out of around a total of 15 million all types of cars, SUVs, pickups in 2021. Doing the math, that is less than 7% of the total cars on our highways are ZEVs. That is a long way to go meet the goal of eliminating gas-powered vehicles in the immediate future.

Eventually, heavy-duty trucks, airplanes, military vehicles, farm equipment, and others are next — hate to be looking for an electric plug in the middle of a field miles from the shop for my tractor or harvester! A hearing will be

held in June, and the California Resources Board is expected to vote in August. Note – bypassing the State Legislature and decided by a handpick state board.

There is a cost of “Going Green.” Batteries do not produce electricity. They are a storage mechanism. Electricity is made in California mostly by natural gas plants (37%), uranium (9.3%) – Diablo Canyon and we are going to lose this baby soon, hydroelectric (14%) – dams where power generation has plummeted by 60% because of recent droughts, dirty backup diesel generators, wind turbines (11%), and solar (12%). Two-thirds of the power is generated by non-renewable and unspecified energy, and the other third in all types of renewables.

In the United States, 40 percent of all the electricity is from coalfired plants, so it stands to reason that 30 to 40 percent of the ZEVs in the nation are coal-powered.

California imports a quarter to a third of its power annually from other states, generated mostly from coal, natural gas, diesel, and some wind and solar. During the summer black and brownouts, this power does not come cheap; gouging would be a better word and not much of it from renewables.

The wet battery in your electric car weighs around a thousand pounds (one-half ton) versus an average of 40 pounds for a fossil fuel car battery. It has 25 pounds of lithium, 60 pounds of nickel, 44 pounds of manganese, 30 pounds of cobalt, 200 pounds of copper, and 400 pounds of aluminum, steel, and plastic to wrap it all up.

All these materials come from

mining – lots of big holes in the earth and more coming. For that one battery of stored electricity in your ZEV, you must process 25,000 pounds — 12.5 tons, larger legally to fill a dump truck of brine for the lithium, 30,000 pounds or 15 tons for a set of truck double trailers for the ore for the cobalt, 5,000 pounds, a large SUV, for the ore for the nickel, and another 25,000 pounds of the ore for the copper.

These batteries are considered hazardous waste and can only partially be recycled and, if stored or put in the dump, will probably eventually leak like all batteries.

ZEVs batteries generally have a life span of 10 to 20+ years and cost $7,000 to $14,000 to replace, depending on the manufacturer.

So, a question, how many years and driven miles would a single ZEV have to go to offset all the non-renewable electrical energy to build the battery and drive the car, fossil fuels for the mining, associated equipment, and processing, transportation between the mines, processors, and to the car manufacturers, plus all the many other embedded costs on top of the air pollution and environmental damage to the earth’s crust for that one car to be truly zero-emission?

The cobalt, 68 percent, comes from the Congo with no pollution controls and a lot of child labor where too many die from this toxic material. It is fair to say that this tragedy must be added to the cost of the battery?

Lithium is currently the main used energy source storage for electric cars, phones, tablets, and laptops. There is a bunch of

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it, 43 million tons on earth, but only a third of it is in a form that can be mined, and 87% of that is in brine waters, mostly in South America, referred to as the “Lithium Triangle” along the coasts of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. The process for lithium carbonate takes drilling holes in salt flats and pumping the salty, mineral-rich brine to the surface and left to evaporate; then the leftover salt is filtered for the lithium carbonate. Simple, but uses large amounts of water and takes time — one and a half to two years for the final product. One of the largest deposits of lithium in the U.S. is in an isolated part of northwest Nevada called Thacker Pass. Mining companies have been trying to get permits for the last fifteen years but are tied up by a bunch of environmentalists and tribal activists. Same problem for drilling permits for possible sites in Death Valley and near other national and state parks. A large deposit of lithium is in the Salton Sea, and companies are starting test drilling.

In the past two years, Lithium prices have gone up 1,000%, copper up 200%, nickel up 300%, and aluminum, the second most used metal on earth after iron ore, is up 300%. Doubling the aluminum price would wipe out most of the manufacturer’s profit margin for cars, SUVs, and pickups, so those vehicles will inevitably see higher prices. Tesla and China’s largest ZEV manufacturer, BYD, have just raised prices on their electric vehicles. So, how can California and the Federal Governments who are touting that lower prices

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of electric vehicles will happen, and many will be able to afford one soon, explain the fact that the opposite thing is happening? There aren’t enough precious metals available now to meet the demand and mandates to make prices come down. Plus, the fact that most of these minerals are mined and/or processed by countries that are not our friends. Just in, warning in the WSJ that there is under 10% of the world’s combined cell production for ZEVs of what is needed in 10 years. Meaning, that 90% of the supply chain does not exist and will be a problem for the next 20 years. Be sure China and others will cover their “you know what’s” for what they need first. Doesn’t look good for mandates.

For the time being, we need to get our ducks in a row and come up with a sensible Federal Energy Transitional Plan, so energy suppliers can make longterm decisions instead of trying to guess the changeable whims of government policies, back off on the mandates, especially those done by single man federal and state executive orders (what happened to representative go ver nment?), al low muc h more fossil fuel drilling, make it possible and easier to develop our own mineral resources and make peace with some of the problem supply/processing countries where possible. To be continued – wind, solar, nuclear, and emerging technologies.

“Just the facts, ma’am” – Detective Joe Friday in Dragnet John Salisbury is an independent columnist for Morro Bay Life, a local farmer and winery owner.

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CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY

The Caregiver Experience and How to Prevent Burnout

CANDICE SANDERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Cancer Support Community Central Coast

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aregivers to someone with cancer spend an average of 8 hours per day providing care to their loved one. The demands of caregiving depend on several different things — stage of disease, types of symptoms experienced, treatment side effects, and more. A caregiver’s response to the cancer diagnosis, treatment, and journey itself can be just as important as how the patient responds. This makes the need for physical, social, and emotional support for caregivers essential.

Here are 10 tips to help caregivers find balance, support, and connection.

1. Find your support system When a friend or loved one is diagnosed with cancer, it’s an emotional time. Sometimes it can be difficult to talk with your loved one about your feelings because you both have so much going on. Many find one of the best ways to cope with stress, uncertainty, and loneliness is to talk to others who share similar experiences. To find your own support system, Cancer Support Community – CA Central Coast has with programs that include support groups, yoga classes, and educational workshops.

It is important to share your unique experiences and offer insights, coping strategies, and inspiration.

2. Gather information There is truth to the phrase “Knowledge is power.” There’s no way to completely grasp the

ups and downs of a cancer diagnosis and treatment — and you shouldn’t be expected to. Being armed with knowledge may help you accommodate your loved one’s needs and help you know what to expect.

3. Recognize a “new normal” Patients and caregivers alike report feeling a loss of control after a cancer diagnosis. Many caregivers are asked for advice about medical decisions or managing family finances. Some caregivers also need to take on new day-to-day chores. It is likely that your tasks as a caregiver will create new routines—after all, you’re taking on a new role in your loved one’s life as well as your own.

Maintaining a balance between your loved one’s disease and the daily activities of your own life can be a challenge. It may be helpful to identify the parts of your life that you can still control, such as your own health and relationships. In doing this, you will be able to create a strategy for integrating new routines with old ones. It may also help to acknowledge that your home life, finances, and friendships may change for a period of time.

Sometimes the laundry might not get done, or maybe takeout will replace home cooking. Try to manage each day’s priority as it comes. Take a deep breath and realize that the support you provide is priceless.

4. Relax your mind, recharge your body It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the tasks of caregiving. Mini-breaks are an easy way to replenish your energy and lower your stress.

Try simple activities like taking a walk around the block or closing your eyes for 10 minutes in a comfortable chair. You are working hard to provide and secure the best care for your loved one. Time spent recharging your mind and body will allow you to avoid depression, major illness, or burnout.

5. Take comfort in others It’s common for many caregivers to feel a loss of personal time over the course of their loved one’s illness. Keep in mind that while you are

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taking on new and additional responsibilities, you are still allowed a life of your own. Many seasoned caregivers advise that you continue to be involved with your circle of friends and family.

6. Plan for the future A common feeling among caregivers and people with cancer is uncertainty. It’s hard to know what the future holds. While planning may be difficult, it can help. Try to schedule fun activities on days when your loved one is not feeling the side effects of treatment. You can also give yourselves something to look forward to by planning together how you will celebrate the end of treatment or a portion of treatment.

Planning for a future in the long term is also important. All of us, whether we have been diagnosed with cancer or not, should have in place necessary paperwork such as a healthcare agent, power of attorney, and a will. You can ask your loved one if he or she needs, or wants assistance.

Having essential paperwork under control will allow you to have peace of mind.

7. Accept a helping hand It’s okay to have “helpers.” In fact, you may find that learning to let go and to say “YES!” will ease your anxiety and lift your spirits. People often want to chip in but aren’t quite sure what type of assistance you need. It’s helpful to keep a list of all caregiving tasks, both small and large. That way, when someone asks, “Is there anything I can do?” you are able to offer them specific choices.

One simple way to organize a helping network is to create a MyLifeLine Friends & Family Site for your loved one. This free service from the Cancer Support Community allows you and your loved one to connect with family members, friends, and others in your support network.

When you create a Friends & Family site, you gain access to a tool called the Helping Calendar.

You can use this tool to coordinate help for a variety of events, from rides to doctor’s appointments to meals, childcare, and more.

8. Be mindful of your health In order to be strong for your loved one, you need to take care of yourself. It’s easy to lose sight of your own health when you’re focused on your loved one. But if your own health is in jeopardy, who will take care of your loved one? Be sure to tend to any physical ailments of your own that arise. This includes scheduling regular checkups and screenings.

9. Consider exploring stress-management techniques Even if you’ve never practiced mind-body exercises before, you may find that meditation, yoga, listening to music, or simply breathing deeply will relieve your stress. If this interests you, seek out guidance or instruction to help you become your own “expert” on entering a peaceful, rejuvenated state.

Mind-body (or stress-reduction) interventions use a variety of techniques to help you relax mentally and physically. Examples include meditation, guided imagery, and healing therapies that tap your creative outlets such as art, music, or dance. For help with relaxing and unwinding, CSC-CCC offers yoga and Tai Chi lessons, mindfulness classes and offers special programs on meditation and art therapy.

10. Do what you can, admit what you can’t No one can do everything. It’s okay to acknowledge your limits. Come to terms with feeling overwhelmed (it will happen) and resolve to be firm when deciding what you can and cannot handle on your own because no one should have to face cancer alone.

If you are a caregiver looking for support or you know someone who can benefit from the Cancer Support Community’s caregiver programs, please reach out to us at (805)238-4411, or email us at programs@cscslo.org. Our office is in Templeton at 1051 Las Tablas Road, just down from Twin Cities Hospital, feel free to stop by for more information during our business hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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NATIONAL HOLIDAY

Memorial Day: A Day to Reflect and Remember Those Who Gave Their Lives in Sacrifice

By HAYLEY MATTSON AND CHRISTIANNA MARKS

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ver the years, Memorial Day weekend brings us together and marks the beginning of the warm summer months ahead. It is important, however, now more than ever that we take time to reflect and to remember those who gave their lives in service, both here on American soil and abroad.

Memorial Day began as Decoration Day, with roots in the aftermath of the American Civil War. It is told that in late April 1866, an assembly of four Mississippi women traveled to decorate graves of soldiers who died in the Battle of Shiloh. They found Confederate graves in good condition and cared for alongside graves of Union soldiers untended. Moved by the scene, they honored the Union soldiers’ graves with flower decorations as well, in somber grief for lives lost.

Memorial Day is the only holiday in which we honor those who lost their lives in service to the country. The holiday officially became a federal holiday in 1971.

On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered remarks, which later became known as the Gettysburg Address, during the official dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, on the site of one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Civil War. Lincoln’s address is remembered as one of the most important speeches in American history. In it, he invoked the principles of human equality contained in the Declaration of Independence and connected the sacrifices of the Civil War with the desire for “a new birth of freedom,” as well as the all-important preservation of the Union created in 1776 and the ideal of self-government.

It is documented that more than 620,000 men died in the Civil War, more than any other war in American history, even when combined — a war where the United States fought against itself in order to abolish slavery and won in April 1865.

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared the end of slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation issued that slaves in all Confederate states in rebellion against the Union “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”

The Civil War raged on until the major Confederate armies surrendered to the United States in April of 1865.

Two months later, in June 1865, after the war ended, Gen. Gordon Granger’s final stop was in Galveston, Texas, which signaled freedom for Texas’s 250,000 enslaved people, and Juneteenth was born.

The sacrifices during that time are immeasurable and it’s hard to fathom a nation more divided. Over the last two years, our country continues to face an invisible enemy, which has us divided once again and evaluating where we have come from, how our nation was formed, what our future holds, and how our grandchildren will remember this time in history.

As we honor the servicemen and women this year, we do so in a country that longs for healing, peace, and unity. We do so at a time when the aftermath of the pandemic is still among us, and the war that we are experiencing is like none we have ever before.

Taking the time to remember the ultimate sacrifice the

Atascadero's Memorial Day Ceremony at the Faces of Freedom Memorial in 2021. Photos by Hayley Mattson

brave men and women made and continue to make on behalf of the American people of their own free will, is a debt that we will never be able to repay.

We can, however, honor them, recognize them, and choose to set aside our differences and come together for the good of our nation and for future generations to come.

Atascadero Memorial Day Ceremonies This year, Atascadero is honoring the area's fallen soldiers with a Memorial Day Ceremony at the Face of Freedom Veterans Memorial. The ceremony, which is expected to last about an hour, will start at 11 a.m. with the national anthem, a flyover by the Estrella Warbirds, guest speakers, taps played by Darin Gong, and a wreath-laying.

Like in previous years, this year's Memorial Day Ceremony will be put on by the Atascadero Veterans Memorial Foundation (AVMF), which also organiz es Atascadero's Veterans Day Ceremony every year.

The wreath-laying will honor the memor y of Seymour "Si" Tenenberg.

"Seymour 'Si' Tenenberg passed away at 87 years old on February 7," said Cheryl Hertan, AVMF board President and ceremony coordinator. "[He was the] Director of Helping Soldiers in the Desert, and sent more

than 23,000 care packages to military members deployed overseas over the past 15 years. Si Teneberg was a U.S. Marine Korean Veteran."

The community of Atascadero has been showing up since both the Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies returned after a county-wide virtual Memorial Day Ceremony in May 2020 and abbreviated ceremonies through May 2021.

"This truly is a community event, and the participants from the Elks Antlers/Boy Scouts are helping set up and tear down to the tradition of the Gongs (this year, we are fortunate to have Darin [Gong], perhaps for the last time) playing TAPS," stated Cheryl. "We have found we don't really need to advertise these ceremonies anymore; the community expects them and comes out in droves to honor our military."

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6-8pm The outdoor roller-rink will operate seven days a week, with skate sessions beginning at the top of each hour. For more info and ticket prices visit downtownslo.com

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The first SLO County Sheriff’s Rodeo will feature barrel racing ,team penning, and a concert by Joe & Martina. Tickets are $10 and children 12 or younger are free. For more info visit slosheriffsrodeo.com

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COVID UPDATE

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