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Police see no violence on West Slope Dylan Svoboda Staff writer After rumors of theft and vandalism coming to the West Slope swirled on social media Monday, the Placerville Police Department and El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office saw no looting or violence on Monday evening. Officials with each agency reported no incidents of social unrest. To guard against potential disturbances, both law enforcement

agencies shutdown several high-traffic areas in Placerville and El Dorado Hills. Main Street in Placerville from Bedford Avenue to Sacramento Street was closed Monday night from 8 p.m.6 a.m. Dozens of stores and businesses boarded up their windows and doors to safeguard against possible unrest. A heavy police presence stuck around the historical thoroughfare late into the night Monday. In El Dorado Hills, the Sheriff ’s

Office shut down Silva Valley Parkway and Town Center at 5 p.m. Monday evening. The agency called in the National Guard to deal with anticipated disruptions. Law enforcement officials placed barricades around Main Street and Town Center to limit access. A Mountain Democrat report found 50 National Guard soldiers, 40 sheriff ’s officers and 15 additional officers from Amador County covering the Western Slope Monday night.

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National Guard troops arrived in El Dorado Hills Town Center shortly after 8 p.m., Monday. Town Center remained quiet but well-protected in the event any unrest occurred. Democrat photo by Noel Stack

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Placerville police Sgt. Ron Cannon is posted at the Bell Tower in downtown Placerville Monday night as Main Street was closed precautionarily due to rumors of protests spreading to rural communities. Joining him were dozens of local folks anticipating potentially violent demonstrators.

Threat of potentially violent protests prompts precautions Noel Stack Village Life editor

Dorado Hills, Elk Grove and Roseville caught the attention of El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini. The sheriff told the Mountain Democrat he wanted to prevent in El Dorado County the violence and looting that has plagued larger, more metropolitan areas in the

Near dinner time Monday El Dorado Hills Town Center started closing doors rather than opening them after a message posted earlier on social media encouraging protestors to take their message to places like El

“I didn’t want (violent protestors) to get ahead of us. We made the decision to pull out all the stops — to be prepared.” — John D’Agostini, El Dorado County Sheriff wake of George Floyd’s death. He contacted the National Guard and asked for help. “My biggest concern was ‘if ’ they did (come to El

Dorado County),” he said of the violent protesters seen in other cities across the nation. “I didn’t want n

Placerville police announced Tuesday afternoon Main Street would not be again shutdown that evening but law enforcement presence would be increased. Sheriff ’s Office officials said the National Guard would be on hand and Silva Valley would again be shutdown Tuesday evening. The precautionary shutdowns follow a weekend of disruption in downtown Sacramento and across the U.S. after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

EDC’s 202021 proposed budget shows 12% decline Dylan Svoboda Staff writer The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on El Dorado County’s budget for the next fiscal year is coming into focus. County staff released its recommended budget for fiscal year 2020-21 Friday. The total recommended budget is approximately $647.7 million, which is $87.3 million less than the 2019-20 “ … it will be budget — a 12% very difficult decrease. “Due to the to adopt a timing and final budget circumstances caused by the in September COVID-19 without pandemic and reducing the unknown impacts on the services or state budget and impacting revenues, the recommended investments budget primarily into our reflects ongoing services and infrastructure, service levels, a including largely statusroads, quo budget, recognizing buildings and that additional information work will take place over the technology.” summer in — Don Ashton, order to present El Dorado County a modified Chief Administrative budget for final Officer adoption in September,” said county Chief Administrative Officer Don Ashton in a press release. Total General Fund appropriations are expected to take a significant hit. County staff is recommending such appropriations at $315.8 million, which is $8 million, or 2%, less than the 2019-20 adopted budget. And the county budget is just the beginning of El Dorado’s financial

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George Floyd demonstration canceled in Placerville Kevin Christensen Staff writer

A demonstration organized by the El Dorado Progressives that was set to take place in downtown Placerville in the wake of the death of George Floyd has been canceled due to concerns of violence. Organizers of the event, which was planned for Wednesday, June 3, said they did not want to take any chances with the safety of the community and demonstration participants at stake. “Due to the potential for harm to the members of our community and unwanted damage, this event will be canceled,” said El Dorado Progressives organizer Michael Saunders.

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the country at this time but the state of our county.” Threats made on social media raised concerns for the group and after talking with local law enforcement, the demonstration was nixed. — Michael Saunders, El Dorado Progressives organizer “The murder of Mr. George Floyd and the other national incidents of hate crimes “The events being played out throughout the many and police brutality leading up to last week’s cities in our country show there are those that are video release, and the overwhelming response of willing to use this as an opportunity to continue to community members wanting to do something led sow hate and create chaos. This would have provided to the organized action,” Saunders added. “The same a chance to instigate and incite violence against the factors that caused those events to take place are the children and the elderly that would have been in same factors that caused this event to be canceled. attendance and we cannot responsibly sponsor this event at this time. This not only speaks to the state of n See George Floyd, page A2

“The events being played out throughout the many cities in our country show there are those that are willing to use this as an opportunity to continue to sow hate and create chaos.”

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Rachel Laurene (Risberg) DeFazio passed away Sunday, May 24, at her children’s home in Rancho Cordova following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born to Gary and Laurene Risberg in Vallejo, Calif., Oct. 7, 1967. Rachel graduated from Benicia High School in 1985 after which she attained an associates degree from Heald Business College. Rachel married Steven in April, 1988 with whom she had two children. She was involved with the Mills PTG and volunteered in the classroom as well as the community. Rachel and her husband Steven owned and operated Capitol Glass from 1995-2004. Rachel worked for the Benicia Unified School District for 10 years at the District Office as well as at BHS. Rachel served on the board of Benicia Main Street, was the treasurer for the Benicia Lions Club and was active with the Benicia Bocce League. She loved camping, gardening, cooking, canning, crafts and shopping. Rachel enjoyed many camping trips with her family to the California Coast, High Sierra Mountains and the sandy deserts of Southern California. Rachel and Steven moved to rural Cool, Calif., in 2015 to enjoy a quiet country lifestyle while raising farm animals. Rachel went on to work for the El Dorado Union High School District as a fiscal technician for five years and was also involved in the California State Employees Union. Rachel was a devoted mother and wife. She was very generous, friendly and caring with a great sense of humor. She loved music and enjoyed attending concerts. Rachel also loved the sounds of nature and watching sunsets from her back patio. She never gave up hope during her illness and she fought hard until the end. She was taken much too soon and will be greatly missed by her family, friends and community, but will live on in spirit to continue to watch over her loved ones. Rachel is survived by her husband Steven; son Nicholas (27); daughter Kaitlin (24); dog Zoey; sister Heather (Kevin) Cullum and three nephews, one niece and two great-nieces. Due to the current state of affairs, memorial services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, Rachel requested that donations be made to: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals — Sacramento Hospice, 2025 Morse Ave., Sacramento, Calif., 95825. Arrangements are under the direction of Passalacqua Funeral Chapel, Benicia. Please visit the online tribute at passalacquafuneralchapel.com.

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6 COVID-19 cases found over weekend Dylan Svoboda Staff writer El Dorado County officials reported six new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, bringing the total confirmed cases to 96. With two new recoveries the number of known, active cases is now 29. County health officials on Thursday reported that one COVID-19 patient was hospitalized, requiring intensive care. That patient was still being treated in the ICU Monday, according to a Monday update. With five new cases, the Lake Tahoe area far outpaces the rest of the county with 41 residents testing positive for the virus. El Dorado Hills sits behind with 20 confirmed cases. The county reported 289 additional tests since Friday afternoon. About 6,348 tests have been conducted on county residents to date, according to data provided

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Reaction from El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff John D’Agostini’s statement: “Your Sheriff ’s Office and I are extremely disturbed with the facts surrounding the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. We have watched the video and understand the amount of emotion and tension that it is causing throughout the country. We, as you, pray that justice prevails throughout that process. We also want to assure all of you that we hold your safety and our constitutional rights in the utmost regard. “‘Total care’ and ‘total professionalism’ are two of the tenets of our vision statement. Your Sheriff ’s Office is here for the benefit of our community and to ensure its safety. We have, and will continue, to do this by going above and beyond, caring for each and every person that we encounter or is in our custody. “The 1st Amendment guarantees the right of citizens to assemble peacefully and freedom of speech. We understand these rights. We train about these rights and we will not infringe on these rights. “Another tenet of our vision statement is ‘total enforcement on crime and criminals.’ While we

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absolutely understand and agree with all of our rights to peacefully protest, we do not and will not condone rioting, looting or other criminal acts which we have seen occurring in cities across the country. We want our community to know that we will enforce the laws of our land and are prepared to protect your safety. What I call ‘protest hackers,’ those that infiltrate peaceful protests with nefarious and violent intentions, will be dealt with swiftly and appropriately.”

Reaction from Placerville Police Department Placerville Police Department Cmdr. Kim Nida also released a statement: “Like you, the men and women of the Placerville Police Department have seen the events across the nation that have unfolded regarding the death of George Floyd. We watched, as you did, in disbelief as a life was taken by a police officer. We don’t condone his actions and pray that justice will be done. We will honor George Floyd by not only protecting and serving our community, but to protect and serve the rights and freedoms of all. “The officers that serve you are from this community. We know that your expectation is the highest quality of service. We uphold that trust through quality training of all of our staff. “We have been made aware of the planned protest that may take place on Wednesday, June 3rd. We are in contact with the event organizers. They have expressed to us that they did not intend for the event to be violent and wish to cancel the event at this time. To anyone who intends on being present for a demonstration, all we ask is they are peaceful and respectful of our community. “The rioting and looting occurring across the country does not honor the memory of George Floyd, nor does it further the agenda of correcting the flaws in our system … “We stand with you and will protect the community as we come through this. We are partners with the community.”

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65 years or older, the age group said to be at the highest risk. Eight cases are in the 17-and-under age group. There are 113,006 confirmed COVID-19 cases across California with 4,251 deaths, according to data updated Monday by the state Department of Public Health. Free COVID-19 appointmentonly testing sites are available in El Dorado County at Ponderosa High School and Lake Tahoe Community College. The Ponderosa facility is open for appointments Thursday through Monday from 7 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m. and the Tahoe location is open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m. Those wishing to be tested can register for an appointment at lhi. care/covidtesting. People without internet access can call (888) 6341123. Test results are expected to take 48-72 hours. All test results will be entered into the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange site.

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Another event is now in its place and we will go forward with events speaking out against hate and racism.” George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died May 25 in Powderhorn, a neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, Minn. While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during an arrest, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on the right side of Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, according to the criminal complaint against Chauvin. Two minutes and 53 seconds of that time occurred after Floyd became unresponsive. Minneapolis officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas K. Lane also participated in Floyd’s arrest. Chauvin was charged May 29 with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for Floyd’s death.

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by the county. No residents are known to have died from the coronavirus in El Dorado County. After a household outbreak that resulted in seven cases within one family, Diamond Springs/El Dorado’s case count jumped to 11 late last month. With one additional case reported Monday, eight cases of the coronavirus have been found in both the Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue. The greater Placerville area has had seven cases. The south county, north county and Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz areas of the county have a total of four, three and two confirmed cases, respectively. Men have had 50 of the 96 cases across the county. The median age of people who have contracted the virus is 47. More than half of the confirmed cases — 51% — involve patients between the ages of 18 and 49. About 33% are aged 50-64. Seven cases involve those

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difficulties. “In addition to reductions to locally funded programs due to decreases in local sales tax and transit occupancy tax revenues, absent a bailout from the state General Fund or the Federal Government, the county must prepare for significant revenue reductions in state-funded programs such as prison realignment programs, social services programs, public health programs, child support services and the road fund,” according to the press release. The Board of Supervisors will consider the recommended budget at its June 9 meeting. County leaders are expected to amend and discuss the recommended budget over the coming months, with formal budget hearings taking place in September. Ashton pointed out that “it will be very difficult to adopt a final budget in September without reducing services or impacting investments into our infrastructure, including roads, buildings and information technology.” The recommended budget sets aside approximately $1 million for COVID-19 impacts, reduces most ‘travel and training’ expenses by up to 25% and sets property tax, sales tax, transient occupancy tax and interest revenue to equal this year’s budget, among other highlights.

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them to get ahead of us. We made the decision to pull out all the stops — to be prepared.” Preparation Monday night included 50 National Guard members, 40 sheriff ’s officers and 15 additional officers from Amador County — all covering the West Slope should unrest occur. Placerville and South Lake Tahoe police officers and the California Highway Patrol were also on high alert. Placerville police were out in force in Placerville where blockades were set out on Main Street at 8 p.m. to close the downtown district. With many businesses there boarded up and only a couple restaurants still serving dinner, dozens of locals joined police officers beneath the Bell Tower and all along Main

Street as they anticipated protestors’ arrival. At EDH Town Center the display was impressive. Roads were blocked to limit access to the shopping center after all the businesses had closed and armed National Guard troops stood watch at the center’s gateway while others were posted in strategic spots. Sheriff ’s officers were also out in force, using their vehicles to block roadways and patrolling the area. “We will be out here as long as we feel we need to be,” D’Agostini said. “I want the community to feel safe.” The sheriff said he welcomes peaceful protests, “just do it the right way.” “If you step out of line our enforcement steps in,” he warned. “I’ve got lots of room at the jail.”

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20 Years of Outstanding Leadership Please help us congratulate El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce C.E.O., Laurel Brent-Bumb for 20 years serving as the watchdog for business in El Dorado County. “I joined the Chamber Board just before Laurel’s hire. The Chamber seriously needed a leader and all I can say is WOW did we find one. Through Laurel’s leadership, the Chamber has grown to be a force protecting business interests not just locally but across the Region and State. Laurel has helped me personally in so many ways, helping me become a better business owner, community servant and just a better man. Thank you Laurel for your counsel, your guidance and most importantly your friendship! Congratulations on 20 very successful years with the Chamber and for our Community!” —Kevin Brown Board Member and Owner Breaker Glass

“Thank you Laurel for 20 years of being a champion for small businesses in El Dorado County. Your vision and leadership has, and continues to leave a valuable and positive impact on our community.” —Adam Anderson Owner of WealthGuard Advisors, EDC Chamber Director “No matter what the situation Laurel is unwavering. Whether it promoting a business, supporting business friendly legislation or leading the business community back to work after shelter in place Laurel is unrelenting on behalf of our community.” —Mark Luster Sierra Pacific Industries, EDC Chamber Director “El Dorado County Chamber CEO Laurel Brent-Bumb is a dedicated advocate for the preservation, growth, and sustainability of Agri-business and Agritourism in our county. She champions “Our Culture is Agriculture.”

“Congratulations on 20 years of being the leader among leaders at OUR local County Chamber. What a milestone! Thank you for all you do, and have done, for our members, for local businesses, for our community and for our board. Through your leadership the Chamber continues to have a positive & relevant impact on our communities. I hope we all can continue to count on your support for many more years to come, it is greatly appreciated! Thanks again and cheers!” —Gordon Helm, Madrone Tree Hill and EDC Chamber President

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A heart felt congratulations for 20 years of dedicated service with the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce. Laurel continues to play a major role in attracting new business investment to the county that ultimately improves our quality of life. She’s a steadfast community advocate, a firm spokesperson of the chamber, an ally to our membership and a cherished friend to the Mountain Democrat and me personally. —Richard Esposito, Publisher, Mountain Democrat

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LEGISLATURE Given the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the Legislature has chosen to reduce individual legislators’ bill packages and limit the focus primarily to three topics: COVID-19 response; the recent wildfires; and Homelessness. The legislative deadlines, including the June 15 budget deadline, are currently being followed but the hearing process in being compressed and conducted in part remotely. There has been some discussion that the legislative session may be extended into the fall and the legislature may be called back into special session to address outstanding issues concerning the budget among other items. UCAN FOCUS UCAN has focused most of its efforts relative to COVID response and actively participated in the Business Lobbyists Group. Among the issues UCAN has engaged include: COALITION LETTER re: Executive Order – Moratorium on Regulations COALITION LETTER re: Executive Order – Immunity from COVID related lawsuits AB 2843 (CHIU) Coalition Letter re: $150 per employee tax to fund homelessness programs. OPPOSE. (in committee) AB 1107 (CHU) Coalition Letter re: Payroll tax to fund additional Unemployment benefits. OPPOSE (in Senate) AB 3366 (Judiciary Committee) Coalition Letter re: Suspension of Statute of Limitations on Civil Actions. OPPOSE (in committee) SB 806 (Grove) re: Repeal, replace AB 5. SUPPORT (failed passage in Senate Labor) SB 1457 (Borgeas) re: Waiver, reduction of fees due to regulatory noncompliance. UCAN SUPPORT (approved in Senate Govt. Operations) COALITION LETTERCLSB 939 (Weiner) re: Moratorium on commercial leases. UCAN OPPOSE. (approved in Senate Judiciary) BUDGET LETTER from UCAN • Oppose trailer bill language re: Paid Family Leave extension • Support full exemption of federal subsidies • Support expansion of business’ ability to write off net operating losses

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Do you miss this feature? So do we, but unfortunately a lot of things that normally would be happening have had to be cancelled or rescheduled to a future date. The good news is that things are being added to our community calendar every day, so be sure to visit: https://visit-eldorado.com/community-calendar/ to see what’s happening, or to add YOUR EVENT.

Furloughs Versus Layoffs: Is There a Difference in California? Employers are facing difficult decisions during this COVID-19 pandemic. Many Californian businesses are facing difficult choices during this COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic). Confronting losses in revenue and uncertainty in the future, businesses are evaluating their options for preserving their companies while maintaining their workforce. CalChamber members are asking, “What is the difference between furloughing and laying off employees?” Essentially, a furloughed employee remains an employee but with reduced or eliminated work hours, while a layoff generally means a complete employment severance. (You may remember “furlough” when it was commonly used a decade ago during Governor Schwarzenegger’s administration when he furloughed state workers to address budgetary concern.) However, under the current circumstances, the California Labor Commissioner may not see a real difference between a temporarily furloughed employee without any work hours and a laid-off employee. In a pair of opinion letters (Opinion Letter 1993.05.04 and Opinion Letter 1996-05-30), the Labor Commissioner stated that if an employer reduces an employee’s scheduled work hours to zero — and does not reschedule that employee within the same pay period — the employer has effectively laid off the employee, which triggers the final pay requirements under Labor Code section 201. In addition to Labor Code section 201 concerns, if an employer with 75 or more employees ends up “laying off” 50 or more employees, it may trigger California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (CalWARN Act) requirements, which Governor Newsom temporarily modified last week. Because of the unique circumstances surrounding the Governor’s CalWARN order and the pandemic, CalChamber continues to ask the Labor Commissioner for clear guidance on the final pay rules. Employers need to stay in close contact with their legal counsel because of the constantly evolving legal atmosphere and other employment issues arising from COVID-19.

Note: We asked the Elk Grove Chamber to contact Asm. Cooper, who chairs Budget Subcommittee #4

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CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss the difference between “restricted” and “unrestricted” on-call shifts, and what issues may arise with the Paycheck Protection Program if employers place workers on on-call shifts. Restricted vs. Unrestricted As more employees are allowed to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place county ordinances, employers may find that not all positions have enough work to complete full-time hours, Frank says. To balance company needs, some employees are being shifted to on-call status, working only if the company expects hours at a particular time. Wage and hour issues may arise, however, if an employer doesn’t understand the difference between “restricted” and “unrestricted” on-call shifts. Shaw explains that a restricted on-call shift is when an employer sets restrictions on when an employee should report to work. For example, if an employer requires that an employee work within 30 minutes of being asked to do so, or if

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team to post on social media, tagged with BackInBusinessElDorado on Facebook and/ or Instagram, E-Newsletter, and our website 530.621.5885 www.eldoradocounty.org #BackInBusinessElDorado home page. We ask| that you display your sign in a visible location for at least 30 days to ensure potential customers and Chamber Cathy Zuber, (left), and Laurel Brent-Bumb Chamber CEO (right), with one of the #BackInBusinessElDorado yard signs. members know you’re “Back In Business”. an employer requires that an employee not drink alcoholic beverages the day before they are called to work, the shift is deemed as restrictive on call. “The more we are limiting the employee’s ability to pursue their personal pursuits, which is the phrase that is used under the law, the more likely the time will be considered restricted and therefore must be paid at the applicable minimum wage rate,” Shaw says. If an employer, however, does not restrict an employee’s time, the employer is required to pay only for actual hours worked. For example, Shaw says, if a manager tells an employee that hours may be available on Thursday and it’s fine if they don’t answer the call to work, then the on-call shift is unrestricted and the company does not need to compensate the employee for the time. Another situation that creates wage and hour issues is if an employer requires workers to call at a certain time to check to see if there will be hours available, Shaw explains. For example, if an employer requires a worker to call at 8 a.m. to check if they must report to work at 11 a.m. and the worker is asked to report to work, the employer must compensate for the gap hours between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., in essence paying an employee to wait. “It’s a ‘sort of’ shift,” Shaw says, because the shift technically began at 8 a.m. Given that most people are staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Frank asks Shaw if on-call rules are affected if an employee who

works remotely cannot leave their home due to shelter-in-place ordinances. Shaw replies that in this scenario, employers are not the reason an employee’s actions and movements are restricted. It does not apply to employers, she says. Paycheck Protection Program The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reimburses businesses for payroll expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, and incentivizes businesses to keep employees on the payroll, even if the business has to close up shop due to shelter-in-place ordinances. This may mean paying people to do nothing, Shaw says. Putting employees on on-call shifts can complicate matters for companies that seek payroll reimbursement through the PPP. Some employers may think that simply putting people on on-call shifts will meet PPP requirements to “maintain payroll,” but the PPP will look at if an employer is actually paying the payroll, Shaw explains. Shaw points out that there are many payroll questions that still need to be addressed under the PPP, such as what if someone quits or what if an employer has to fire someone due to performance issues? Much of the rules under the PPP are still fluid, and there has not been much guidance on these issues. And because rules are still so fluid and open to interpretation, Frank cautions employers to be careful of the information they are listening to and following. It’s important to follow credible sources, she emphasizes.

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How long will one-man rule last in California?

or the past decade California has been a case study in one-party rule. Democrats hold every statewide office and enjoy overwhelming majorities in the congressional delegation and both legislative houses. Republicans, DAN WALTERS due largely to their own failures, are irrelevant. With no partisan competition, whatever Democratic leaders decide behind closed doors is quickly written into law, including the massive state budget. Even when hearings are held, committee chairs routinely limit testimony to a couple of brief presentations and require everyone else to just state their names and positions. As worrisome as those aspects of one-party rule may be, we have now entered still another political phase in California — one-man rule. On March 4, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency, allowing him to override virtually every law on the books. The Legislature readily acceded, giving Newsom $1-plus billion to spend as he sees fit and abandoning Sacramento for the next two months. Newsom has issued multiple orders to control personal and economic activity and executed many high-dollar contracts with no public input and only very limited ability of journalists to question their efficacy. Newsom has also not hesitated to crack down hard on those who don’t obey, an attitude tinged with irony since he first achieved political notoriety as mayor of San Francisco by defying a voter-approved state law prohibiting same-sex marriage. In effect, we’re accidentally experimenting with how California would be governed were we to turn away from our current structure and adopt, instead, the parliamentary system used in Great Britain, Canada and most European countries. Our structure, mirroring the federal government, is one of checks and balances — a separately elected chief executive, a two-house legislative branch and a court system to oversee acts of both. It is, by design, an unwieldy system, requiring policy proposals to clear a series of procedural hurdles before becoming law, albeit truncated by one-party rule. Under a parliamentary system, the party or coalition that controls the legislative branch also controls the executive. The prime minister, as the head of the legislative majority, can govern by decree as long as he or she holds the majority and does not lose a vote of confidence. That’s pretty much Newsom’s position now. He can continue to issue decrees with the force of law as long as his emergency declaration is in place. So, how long will that be? The pandemic could fester for many months, even years. The recession that Newsom’s shutdown orders induced could easily outlast the medical emergency. Would he just continue to exercise emergency powers indefinitely? Legislators are beginning to be annoyed at being left out of the loop. Last week, in his initial analysis of Newsom’s much-revised 2020-21 budget proposal, the ■

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Letters to the Editor Our wonderful librarians EDITOR: knew I could order books from our libraries even though they were closed and that they would even hold the books for us until they are open again. What seemed unbelievable is that they have been willing to check out the books, bring them to the curb and leave them on the hood of the car at your convenience. We are so lucky to have this kindness ELIZABETH CAFFREY Placerville

Thank you, Larry EDITOR: n May 19 I was at Raley’s picking up cake and birthday goodies for our May birthdays at work (I work at the hospital). While in the checkout line, a young man inquired about the cake so I told him the story. He then asked to pay for my groceries. I was floored. I couldn’t let him do that. He persuaded and said he was born at Marshall. This kind person, a total stranger, showed kindness and generosity. I asked his name, “Larry,” he stated. In this time of uncertainty and darkness, to see an act of kindness keeps the hope that goodness will prevail. From the birthday girls in TCC: Thank you, Larry. PATRICIA CHELGRIN Placerville

Save our jobs EDITOR: hina joined the World Trade Organization in 2001 and finance and economics became international war. Since then the United States has lost 70,000 factories and 3.4 million manufacturing jobs, plus four support jobs for each — bringing the total lost jobs to 13 million. Along with the jobs went their health care and retirement. Global finance is based upon trust and some say that the Chinese cannot be trusted. When hundreds of Chinese in Wuhan were infected with the coronavirus the CCP (the Chinese Communist Party) initially hid the fact and allowed hundreds of its citizens to travel as tourists to other parts of

the world, spreading the infection far and wide. (Would it be too paranoid to think that the disease was deliberately weaponized against “the West’s” economic competition?) Here’s another sobering thought: Most of our pharmaceuticals are manufactured in ... China. Fentanyl is called the “cousin of heroin,” but is ten times more deadly. It’s another major “pharmaceutical” manufactured in huge quantities in China. We don’t import it directly. It is smuggled across the border from Mexico. Let me reiterate: China is governed (read that “ruled”) by the Communist Party. It’s not too late to pull our collective heads out of our “armpits.” “Free trade” ain’t free. It’s time to bring our jobs back home. DOUG ROSCOE Shingle Springs

Harold Pease EDITOR: see you’ve printed another piece from Harold Pease, noted right wing conspiracy “theorist” (read nut job) and the real definition of fake news. He mentions Q-anon. What does a selfhelp group for white bigots afraid of their latent homosexuality have to do with conspiracies? JOHN POPE Placerville

Support our president EDITOR: lections are coming up and we can’t stop them. I’ve been around the world. (Everyone) would love to live here. We must not allow that. I support the president 100%. I don’t think anyone can beat him. BERNELL DOWSE Placerville

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Remembering when I was schooled by a black phoebe

t was a hard shot.” lesson in humility, How could I fail? taught to me by a Easily, as it turns pert little bird. out. It’s true that the The year was 1982. As phoebe makes itself a an information officer convenient target in with the California that it commonly dwells Department of Fish near humans, daubing and Game, I had just its mud nests under the one assignment for a eaves of our buildings. spring issue of Outdoor Plus the bird is easy California, our monthly to spot. About the size JENNIFER FORSBERG of a sparrow, it sits magazine. We needed a good, publishable upright on low perches MEYER photo of a northern as it hunts for insects, its black phoebe (Sayornis favored food. nigricans), that elegant little blackFrom the back, the phoebe could and-white flycatcher fairly common to be mistaken for a plain black bird our area. with a tail that flicks up at every chirp. But from the front it appears “Not a problem!” I said, confidently. to be sporting magnificent evening “I have one that practically camps out attire — a splendid, sooty-black jacket just off my back deck at home. Can complemented by a stunning white do.” waistcoat. And why not? I had access to the You simply can’t mistake it for any department’s sturdy, manual, singleother bird. lens reflex film camera (remember Both sexes look the same, too, which those?) and knew how to use it. It makes the species even easier to pick would be loaded with Kodak Tri-X, out. the highly flexible, forgiving blackand-white film that “always got the Indeed, the black phoebe was the

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first bird I learned to identify after my husband and I moved into our thennew home in Latrobe in 1980. The phoebe’s song is distinctive and easy to remember. Cornell University’s “All About Birds” website describes the male phoebe’s call as a series of repeated tee-hee, tee-hoo notes, where the hee goes up a note and the hoo goes down. “So,” the site explains, “chirp-UP, chirp-DOWN. The first questioning, the second affirming. Almost as if he’s asking a question and then answering it himself.” In retrospect, I now imagine that as I tried to photograph that phoebe back in 1982, it was saying, “Shoot me? No way! Shoot me? No way!” Talk about exasperating. I would spy him through the window, perched in his favorite spot on top of a baby pine tree, adjacent to our deck. I’d grab the camera and ease open the door. The moment I stepped onto the deck, however, zip! Off he’d go. A short time later he’d be back in the same spot. But the instant I made my move, zip again. Gone, no matter how stealthy I thought I was being.

With the wisdom of nearly four decades between then and now, I realize the obvious solution would’ve been to park myself out on the deck in a chaise lounge and just wait patiently, camera in my lap, for the shot to materialize. Instead, I kept going about my busy day, checking back periodically and then haplessly, hopelessly botching the shot, every time. I know what I was thinking. Waiting out on the deck wasn’t even an option. It would’ve required a calm I didn’t have, a setting aside of whatever else I had planned for the morning and just relaxing into the moment. No way. Back then I was burning with gotta-go-itis, a disease that can make 60 seconds seem like 60 minutes. These days, the moments I spend in my version of mindfulness meditation (I wrote about it in “De-stress with ‘quiet time’”) are making it easier simply to be, rather than constantly having to do. I wish I could go back in time. I’ll bet I could get that photo … or at the

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Legislature’s analyst, Gabe Petek, said, “In many cases, we are very troubled by the degree of authority that the administration is requesting that the Legislature delegate.” Petek urged the Legislature “to jealously guard its constitutional role and authority.” Later, the chairwoman of the Senate Budget Committee, Los Angeles Democrat Holly Mitchell, echoed that position, complaining during a budget hearing that Newsom was bypassing the Legislature. The state law allowing Newsom to declare an

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emergency says he “shall proclaim the termination of a state of emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant,” but also allows the Legislature to end it “by concurrent resolution.” Republican legislators have introduced such a resolution. Its passage would be analogous to a no-confidence vote in the parliamentary system we now seem to have adopted, as least temporarily. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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very least enjoy the process of trying. found a tiny white egg broken on the deck below the As it was, frustration consumed me, and in the light. end I had to shoot the photo through the window, A different twosome persists in making a go of which of course didn’t yield the sharply focused it at the tail end of spring in a nest under the eave of our little barn, home to our pony and two goats. close-up we needed. I struck out. We had to buy a Whenever we approach the barn, the female swoops suitable image from a freelance photographer. off the nest and perches on a nearby fence post, Funny how time passes and things change … or scolding with distress chirps: tsip! tsip! tsip! stay the same. That 5-foot tree that was the elusive I hope the nest succeeds. And I hope black phoebe’s perch is now a towering pine. (In “Out on a limb” I wrote about how it nearly killed my husband phoebes always grace our property. I need them so that whenever my ego requires it, I can be reminded when he attempted to saw off a branch.) of how I was thoroughly humbled — by a humble Black phoebes still live around our house and I little bird. can hear one chirping out my office window this Jennifer Forsberg Meyer is a columnist with the moment, as I type. For a few years now a mated Mountain Democrat. Leave a comment for her pair have made use every spring of the little clay online,Sales or forCorporation a reply, reach her at jfmfeedback@ nest they built on top of the light on our The fixture New York Times Syndication gmail.com. back deck; this year, sadly, the effort failed when we 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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KNOW Stellar students The University of Utah congratulates more than 7,500 students who were named to the spring 2020 Dean’s List. The following students from El Dorado Hills made the list: Kianna Bonal, major listed as biology; Jack Cook, major listed as pre-computer science; Kelsey Fairchild, major listed as theater; Seth Mawson, major listed as kinesiology; Tyler Silva, major listed as mechanical engineering; Alexa Van Komen, major listed as finance; and Sarah Wilkerson, major listed as kinesiology. Bryce Creger of El Dorado Hills was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Creger was initiated at California State University, Chico.

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ELIZABETH BLAKEMORE

Excellence in Education

EDC Office of Education celebrates exceptional staff Dina Gentry El Dorado County Office of Education

ach year the El Dorado County Office of Education recognizes individuals for hard work that directly or indirectly contributes to providing quality support and services to students, schools, families and the community. This year two admirable team members were selected to receive the Superintendent’s Excellence in Education Award — Director Early Learning and Family Support Elizabeth Blakemore and Special Services Administrator Lisa Tuchsen. “Both of our winners exemplify excellence in education and their passion to serve all children is unmatched. Congratulations to you both,” said County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ed Manansala who presented the awards virtually via a YouTube Live event. Blakemore has been a leader in shaping policy for high quality early care and education programs at the state, regional and local levels relied upon her expertise in building local child care consortia. The

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Older Adult Services of HHSA is requesting cheerful letters, artwork and poems from children and adults to be sent to the Placerville Senior Center. These items will be distributed through volunteers and staff to local homebound seniors in the community.

he area of the North Fork of the American River around Yankee Jim’s Bridge in Colfax is a destination. I find myself rock hopping and hiking all around the area when I get a chance. When the water is low you can cross Shirttail Creek with about 2-miles of trail that takes you back to Indian Creek. Along the way are swimming holes filled with crystal clear water and spots of white sand beach. At the creek there is shade and rocks to lounge on in between the swimming, picnicking and hiking. The blackberries are profuse in their season for an added snack. The views of the North Fork deep in the canyon with towering forest covered hills all around is as good as it gets. This trail continues to Windy Point if you are

All participants’ privacy will be protected. Please only put first names on letters, artwork or poems. Staff will quarantine items for seven days to ensure safety. Some items may be posted to the HHSA Facebook page. For more information call (530) 621-6369 or email ssia@edcgov.us. n

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county’s youngest students and families have benefited from her dedication and services, which extend well beyond EDCOE-specific programs. “I am honored to be selected for the EDCOE Excellence in Education Award as it reflects on and highlights the tremendous work and dedication of my team,“ she expressed. “We are all dedicated to supporting the children, families and providers of El Dorado County.” Blakemore is the past secretary and public policy committee member of the California Child Care Coordinator’s Association, championing high-quality early care and education services for our children and families and often called upon by legislative offices and the media. As the lead for Region 3 Training and Technical Assistance Hub, Blakemore works to provide efficient and effective services to a fourteen county region. In particular, she has worked with the University of Washington to develop a virtual coaching model to provide continuous improvement supports to childcare staff.

In our county, she leads the El Dorado County Early Care and Education Planning Council, blending nine funding streams to implement a local Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) The QRIS ensures that all families have access to care that meets their needs with services including provider coaching, incentives, training and technical assistance. In addition to her work in high quality child care, she works to support the county’s most vulnerable children by facilitating the El Dorado County Child Abuse Prevention Council. The council supports family engagement strategies in community hubs, mandated reporter trainings and creating awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Blakemore is an innovator, serving as part of a team that secured almost $1 million to provide inclusive environments to three of the EDCOE preschool sites. She has been known to say, “I go to work every day for our kids!” The award was also presented to n

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Mary West Outdoor columnist so inclined but with the heat and the narrowness of the trail I kept my most recent hike to 2-miles in, for a 4-mile round-trip. This trail is not consistently maintained. Expect blackberry vines, downed trees, hanging limbs and tall grass. Tall grass is home to ticks. Loose rock is an added danger. Poison oak for those of you who are sensitive to it, watch out. Parking is a challenge on the weekends. There is a state park $10day use fee as this is

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Yankee Jim’s Bridge in Colfax is a lovely sight. within the boundary of the Auburn State Recreation Area. To get to Yankee Jim’s Bridge, take Interstate 80 east to Colfax. Take the Canyon Way exit. Turn right onto Canyon Way. Less than a mile down the road you will see Yankee Jim’s on the

left. Not far down the road the pavement ends. For some the road is too primitive. I manage just fine in my Subaru. Follow the road along the mountainside to the bridge to park. Get an early start as much of the trail is exposed to direct sun

and heats up. Take plenty of water and a friend if possible. Sturdy shoes and walking sticks are also a good idea. Hats and sunblock may come in handy. A little side trip for you. About a half mile n

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GROW FOR IT! spring and in late fall, if conditions are right, fruit appears — edible fruit. On Nov. 22, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. at our local grocery store I spotted a stash of feijoa (the few short years fruit of the pineapple ago we were guava) for sale at the researching princely sum of $2.49 plants to create a shrub Maria Wong each. Of course I made hedge and came across gleeful noises and took a the usual ideas such White We harvested as photinia, oleander, UCCE Master Gardener of snapshot. hundreds and hundreds nandina, pyracantha El Dorado County of feijoa from our shrubs ... and then found last year. Woohoo! We something called pineapple guava. Our criteria included could be rich! We also happily gave many feijoa fruit away. plantings that would thrive without I’ve been told the fruit is delicious. too much pampering, not need a lot Literature says many people think of water and be deer resistant. And, they can taste some pineapple, of course, as a hedge we needed some guava and a hint of mint. It’s evergreen. definitely an exotic and the list of I can report that the hedge gets what one can do with the fruit is better every year. However, it’s the pineapple guava that’s so very exciting limited only to the imagination. Recipes using feijoa include cakes, and I want to share what we’ve jams and liqueurs. We had a blast learned about this amazing plant. making a variety of feijoa jams and This shrub, sometimes trained as a butters and gifting them over the tree, has so much to offer and has no holidays. I still have enough in the drawbacks. I’m surprised not to see freezer to try making some cakes or more planted in our neighborhood. ice cream. The blossoms that will Pineapple guava (previously Acca appear shortly, I’ve been told and sellowiana, now Feijoa sellowiana) have read, are like candy. Even better, is native to South America but is plucking the petals does not impact also grown in Europe, can be found fruit production. We can eat the in both Ukraine and India and is yummy petals directly off the shrub or particularly popular in New Zealand. do something grownup and toss them It’s an easy-to-find plant in local in salads. nurseries and we’ve also picked up Lastly, looking beyond the named varieties at the UC Davis ornamental and edible, we find the Arboretum plant sale. From gallonMaster Gardeners of Santa Clara sized plants, we’ve seen ours reach County include pineapple guava on about 4 feet tall in five years. As the list of fire-resistant plants for the shrubs, “The Sunset Western Garden landscape. (UCANR.edu and San Jose Book” projects them to reach 18 to 25 Mercury News Aug. 17, 2017). feet. Here in El Dorado County, the I hope your interest in the pineapple plant will survive in both Sunset zones guava has been piqued. There is a 7 and 9. Feijoa Fact Sheet at fruitsandnuts. I mentioned my basic research ucdavis.edu. Also check out what criteria — deer-resistance, not California’s rare fruit growers have to needing much water and keeping say at crfg.org. foliage year-round. All criteria were Currently we are in Phase 2 met in the following four choices. resumption of activities due to the With photinia we also get attractive changes in foliage color. With Nerium COVID-19 pandemic, Master Gardener events will for the foreseeable future oleander we see masses of continuous be limited. Please see the calendar bloom through the summer and fall. of events for learning opportunities. Nandina domestica has an airiness Have a gardening question? Master to its slender canes with multi-color Gardeners are working hard remotely foliage and berries. Pyracantha is a and can still answer your questions. berry-making machine that keeps Leave a message on the office birds crazy happy. (Photinia and telephone at (530) 621-5512 or use oleander are toxic to animals and the Ask a Master Gardener option humans. Please research them before on mgeldorado.ucanr.edu. Master planting in your yard.) But with the Gardeners are also on Facebook, pineapple guava we get so much more: striking white blossoms in the Instagram and Pinterest.

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Tuchsen who came to EDCOE in July 2005 when she was first hired as a school psychologist for special services. In 2010, she was promoted to an administrator. She has supported just about every type of program in special services, including the autism programs, preschool classrooms and most recently the Infant Development Program and Preschool Assessment Team. Several years ago Tuchsen co-taught autism authorization credential classes that provided an essential component needed by many district-level educational specialists. Regardless of which programs she is directly supporting at her core, the values of inclusion of all students guide her planning and decision making. Her passion for early intervention led her to spearhead EDCOE’s successful transition of early

intervention services that made EDCOE the only full service early intervention program in El Dorado County. In 2016 she started the first ever multidisciplinary Preschool Assessment Team in El Dorado County. Her history of innovation with EDCOE continued to lead her down a path of casting new visions for El Dorado County when she helped write an approximately $1 million Inclusive Early Education Expansion Grant for EDCOE. “It is an honor to receive this recognition. I am humbled daily by IDP, PAT and special services team’s commitment to families and children we serve and grateful to be a part of the many departments in EDCOE who strive to collaborate and innovate daily,” Tuchsen expressed. For more information about EDCOE and job opportunities visit edcoe.org.

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— ORHS grad Alex Dean said. “I was really freaked out because the handwriting was my own but I did not remember writing it. It was weird.” Her high school freshman teacher did the same thing, but this time the letter was kept until her senior year. Roberts’ letter writing project is an amalgamation of the two. She suggests students put in both memories of middle school, friend groups as well as hopes and future goals. “Four years from now you probably won’t remember those moments and you may or may not be friends with those people,” she tells her classes, sharing how the transition between middle school and high school was a significant one for herself. She reads her own letters as examples for her students, which included goals such as “get a car,” or “have a boyfriend by the end of freshman year. He must be cute and nice.” “That didn’t happen,” admitted Roberts, laughing. “What you think is important right now might not be by the time you’re graduating,” Roberts said. “It’s fun to see if that becomes a reality and if your passions and your life took a different turn. “I always tell the kids I’m not going to read your letter and it’s not graded. If you think this is the dumbest assignment ever,

you don’t have to do it,” Roberts insists, admitting that some kids are excited about writing their letter, others not so much. And then there are the students she sees throughout the years who ask whether she still has their letter. “I want to ask them, ‘Do you remember anything else from my class other than that?’” Roberts joked. Fielding 100-120 letters every year, Roberts only requests students bring in an envelope affixed with a forever stamp. If kids have moved, the school office tries to track down a forwarding address and some kids will even remember to send their new information. “I do have a pretty good stack of returned mail through the years,” she revealed. This year students will bring their letter to a drop box outside her door when they return textbooks to the school. “I don’t expect to get a lot this year, unfortunately,” Roberts said. Although she said her students became relatively comfortable with Google classroom and the online math platforms she used during shelter-inplace order, she knows distance learning is hard on some of her kids. And Roberts herself is looking forward to getting back to normal. “I need to go to the beach,” she said. “I just love to sit and listen to the waves.”

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n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). While it is difficult to see beyond the environment one is immersed in, it is absolutely essential to personal responsibility. In a sick society, the status quo can be a terrible thing to uphold and protect. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). A person who doesn’t know his or her own motives can do as much harm as one who hides or is dishonest about them. To know what you want and why you want it is powerful and inspires trust. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You value intelligence and realize that there are many different kinds. You’ll attract others who value intelligence and have similar or complementary kinds to yours. CANCER (June 22-July 22). However you treat yourself, you are inviting the world, either consciously or unconsciously, to treat you this same way. To bend over backward and give yourself respect and care is completely worthwhile. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You give your love in many forms: in the support of your friendship, the generosity of your conversational style, your warmth and charm, or the forthrightness of your pursuit. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). What is keeping you from attracting the things you want? You’ll give the question some serious thought and come up with a strategy for adjusting your output to change the input.

hat would your younger self say to you now? Some Oak Ridge High School seniors found out last week. Rolling Hills Middle School teacher Jodie Roberts gives all of her eighth-graders a chance to write a letter to themselves right before they enter high school. Four years later she mails the letters back to them and for many it comes as a complete surprise. Oak Ridge High School senior Alex Dean was excited when he received his letter and only vaguely recalled writing it in eighth grade. “It was very nostalgic to read because it brought me back to what my life was like four years ago,” he said. “I was also surprised with what my goals were in eighth grade compared to now.” Roberts has offered this tradition during her entire tenure as a seventh- and eighthgrade math teacher. “There have been a lot of letters sitting in my cupboard over 16 years,” she shared. The idea came from her own eighth-grade language arts teacher, who mailed letters back to students after only a year. “I remember getting it out of the mail,” Roberts

“It was very nostalgic to read because it brought me back to what my life was like four years ago.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Even though you like and accept yourself for who you are, ultimately, you want to improve and grow. So when people challenge you, it’s not a deal breaker. You’ll see what you can learn. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You want to help people and make them happy, but you also recognize that this is not your job, obligation or purpose. If you only make yourself happy, that’s one more happy person in the world. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You show people what you value in the way you live. It is therefore unnecessary, or even detracting, to say much else about it. Your example speaks volumes. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s something you want to know. You could take a class. You could read up. Or you could just jump in. If the process is left to trial and error, most of the learning will come from error. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). These independent issues you’re dealing with may actually be more connected than you realize. Look for patterns, with a keen eye to that old classic “cause and effect.” PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). As you take care of yourself, you are taking care of all the people who love you, the ones who depend on you, and even ones you don’t know but with whom you happen to share a community.

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ealth and environmental concerns convince many people they should rethink their diets. However, it’s important to know you can make informed food choices based on facts. By working with farmers and ranchers who use science and research to advance animal agricultural practices, commodity groups like Colorado Corn help ensure the availability of sustainable, healthy and delicious animal protein products. Consider these facts from Shari Steinbach, MS, RDN, who is a nutrition and culinary consultant with more than 35 years of experience as a health professional. Steinbach works with retailers, food companies and commodities to create educational programs that provide meaningful solutions. n

Compared to 1977, today’s beef producers raise the same amount of beef with approximately 33% fewer cattle, according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Improved animal health, welfare, genetics and nutrition has resulted in a 16% lower carbon footprint and fewer natural resources used for every pound of beef produced.

A retrospective analysis on pork production in the U.S. from 1960-2015 from the Pork Checkoff shows a significant reduction in the use of natural resources. Per pound of pork produced, producers have reduced land use by 76%, water use by 25%, energy use by 7% and their carbon footprint by more than 7%.

Compared with 75 years ago, dairy milk production now uses 65% less water, 90% less land and 76% less manure, which translates into a 63% smaller carbon footprint of milk, according to the “Journal of Animal Science.”

Sheep can consume dried plants to help prevent wildfires or eliminate weeds, which helps farmers avoid or at least minimize the use of herbicides. Across the U.S., farmers bring in sheep to graze leftover stalks and seeds after crops have been harvested.

All cattle eat grass, and those fed grain like Colorado Corn provide 19% more human-edible protein than they consume, according to a Council for Agricultural Technology task force report. Because cattle can eat and phosphorus, and a “good” source of riboflavin, zinc and potassium. One 3-ounce serving of American lamb is an “excellent” source of protein, zinc, selenium, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B12 and vitamin B6.

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The largest of cattle’s four stomachs is called the rumen, which provides upcycling benefits. Because the rumen is naturally filled with trillions of microbes, it can upgrade plants of little to no nutritional value into high-quality protein and micronutrients people can consume.

Based on guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration, one 3-ounce cooked serving of beef supplies more than 10% of the Daily Value for 10 essential nutrients including protein, iron, zinc and B vitamins. One 3-ounce serving of pork is an “excellent” source of thiamin, selenium, protein, niacin, vitamin B6

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punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on April 23, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10 7748 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000417 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MIDDlEFORK VINEYARDS, located at 5200 Di Arie Road, Mt. Aukum, CA 95656/Mailing Address: PO Box 589, Mt. Aukum, CA 95656 Registered owner(s): C.G. Di Arie Vineyard & Winery, LLC, 5200 Di Arie Road, Mt. Aukum, CA 95656 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Chaim Gurarieh CHAIM GURARIEH, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on May 7, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10 7749 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000415 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JM SIZEMORE & SON CONSTRUCTION, located at 1700 Saint Garth Way, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Jerry M. Sizemore, 1700 Saint Garth Way, Shingle Springs, CA 95682, 2. Christopher J. Sizemore, 1700 Saint Garth Way, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 26, 1999. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jerry M. Sizemore JERRY M. SIZEMORE I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on May 6, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN

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NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors hereby notices a public hearing pursuant to former Government Code § 25210.77e, given continuing effect through Government Code § 25210.3(d), and Government Code § 25830, Public Resources Code § 41901, and El Dorado County Ordinance Code § 3.30.03, to confirm the annual written report for the previously established Waste Management Fees within County Service Area No. 10 (CSA 10) for the fiscal year 2020/2021 fiscal year, noting that the annual fees listed below are pre-existing charges authorized under state law, and have been in place and collected since prior to the effective date of Proposition 218 (November 6, 1996) with no change in the amounts or methodology for calculating the amounts. The purpose of the hearing is to comply with the annual reporting requirements under former County Service Area law. The hearing for County Service Area 2, 3, and 9 benefit assessments/ services charges and County Service Area 10 Waste Management Fees will be conducted concurrently. Solid Waste (Charge Code 73292): $17.00 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) within the West Slope of CSA 10, including the City of Placerville, for the purpose of Solid Waste Management. Liquid Waste (Charge Code 73293): $15.00 per improved parcel that requires septage disposal services, but which are not otherwise served by a public sewer system within the unincorporated of the Western Slope of CSA 10 for the purpose of Liquid (Septage) Waste Management. Litter Abatement (Charge Code 73299): $6.00 per improved parcel within Zone of Benefit C, the unincorporated area of the Tahoe Basin of CSA 10 for the purposes of contributing toward the Clean Tahoe Program and the County’s Integrated Waste Management Plan for the Tahoe Basin, including litter abatement, waste reduction and recycling programs. Household Hazardous Waste (Charge Code 73294): $3.00 per EDU within CSA 10 for the purpose of Household Hazardous Waste Management. Solid Waste Reduction SLT (AB 939) (Charge Code 73295): $3.00 per improved parcel within the incorporated City of South Lake Tahoe within the Tahoe Basin area of CSA 10 for the purpose of contributing toward the Integrated Waste Management Plan for the Tahoe Basin, including waste reduction and recycling programs. A complete listing of all affected parcels and the Solid Waste and Household Hazardous Waste Generation Table of Equivalent Dwelling Units for CSA No. 10 Fiscal Year 2020/2021 by which certain fees described herein are determined are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, are available at the County of El Dorado website: http://www.edcgov. us with the Board of Supervisors Agenda Reports for June 9, 2020, and on file with El Dorado County Community Development Services Administration and Finance. Said hearing will be held at the meeting place of the Board of Supervisors, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA at 10:00 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at which time the Board will hear objections and protests to the fees. Letters commenting on or objecting to these fees may be mailed to the Board office at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 by June 8, 2020. DATED: April 24, 2020 County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation 2850 Fairlane Court Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-7595 5/27, 5/29, 6/1, 6/3, 6/5, 6/8 7780 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors hereby notices a public hearing, pursuant to former Government Code § 25210.77a(b), given continuing effect through Government Code § 25210.3(d), and El Dorado County Ordinance Code § 3.30.03, to confirm the annual report of benefit assessments/service charges within the following Zones of Benefit within County Service Area No. 2, County Service Area No. 3, and County Service Area No. 9 for Fiscal Year 2020/2021, noting that the benefit assessments/service charges are pre-existing charges that are authorized under state law, amounts of the benefit assessment/service charges have been in place and collected since prior to the effective of Proposition 218 (November 6, 1996), and that there have been no changes to the amounts or methodology for calculating the amounts since they were established. The purpose of the hearing is to comply with annual reporting requirements under former County Service Area law. The hearing will be conducted concurrently for County Service Areas 2, 3, and 9 benefit assessments/service charges and for County Service Area 10 Waste Management Fees. CSA 2 - Road Zones

Arrowbee Zn A Hidden Lake Zn B CSA 3 - Snow Removal Equipment Zones South Shore Zn 98501 West Shore Zn 98504 City of South Lake Tahoe CSA 3 – Vector Control Mosquito Abatement CSA 9 Lighting/Landscape Zones Highlands Vlg 1&2 Zn 98507 Barnett Business Pk Zn 98534 Emerald Meadows Zn 98580 CSA 9 - Drainage Zones Carson Crossing Drive Zn 98310 Creekside Est Zn 28 Stonegate Village Zn 31 La Cresta Zn 41 Bar J Ranch Zn 45 Waterford Zn 44 Parkview Heights Zn 48 Stoneridge Zn 50 Ridgeview Estates Zn 51 Crescent Ridge Zn 52 Green Valley Hills Zn 53 Village Center Zn 55 Winterhaven Zn 58 Fairchild Vlg Zn 59 Southpointe Zn 62 Marina Hills Zn 63 Marina Woods Zn 65 Summit Zn 66 Crown Valley Zn 67 Eastwood Park Zn 71 Oak Tree Meadows Zn 73 Long View Estates Zn 76 Sierra Sunrise Zn 77 Sundown Estates Zn 78 Cavalry Meadows Zn 79 Creekside Greens Zn 98389 CSA 9 - Road Zones Oakleaf Circle Zn 13 Carlson Drive Zn 15 East El Largo Zn 21 Gilmore Vista Zn 22 Tegra Zn 23 Walnut Drive Zn 24 Creekside Drive Zn 27 Many Oaks Lane Zn 32 West Greensprings Zn 37 King of the Mountain Zn 38 Randolph Canyon Zn 39 Blanchard Estates Zn 45 River Pines Estates Zn 46 Rancho Ponderosa Zn 54 Green Valley Oaks Zn 69 A complete listing of all affected parcels and benefit assessment amounts is on file with the Clerk of the Board, is available at the County of El Dorado website: http://www.edcgov.us, with the Board of Supervisors Agenda Reports for June 9, 2020, and on file with El Dorado County Department of Transportation. Said hearing will be held at the meeting place of the Board of Supervisors, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA at 10:00 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at which time the Board will hear objections and protests to the assessments. Letters commenting on or objecting to these actions may be mailed to the Board office at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 by June 8, 2020. If an assessment is contested, the hearing may be continued by the Board until a later date. DATED: April 24, 2020 County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation 2850 Fairlane Court Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-7595 5/27, 5/29, 6/1, 6/3, 6/5, 6/8 7781 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000414 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOUTH lAKE TAHOE MINI STORAGE, located at 1030 Industrial Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150/Mailing Address: 3950 Civic Center Drive, Suite 300, San Rafael, CA 94903 Registered owner(s): Mini Management LLC, 415 Coloma Street, Sausalito, CA 94965 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jeff Hines JEFF HINES, MANAGER OF MINI MANAGEMENT LLC I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on May 6, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE

FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 7799 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000457 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE MEADOW, located at 7502 Green Valley Road, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 1140 Gold Strike Dr., Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Katie Combellack, 1140 Gold Strike Dr., Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 26, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Katie Combellack KATIE COMBELLACK I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on May 26, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 7800 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000439 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIGNATORY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, located at 2531 Sierra Vista Rd., Rescue, CA 95672 Registered owner(s): 1. Antone Hernandez, General Partner, 2531 Sierra Vista Rd., Rescue, CA 95672, 2. Catherine Hernandez, General Partner, 2531 Sierra Vista Rd., Rescue, CA 95672 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Antone Hernandez ANTONE HERNANDEZ I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on May 14, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 7801

NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of El Dorado County will hold a public hearing in the Board’s Meeting Room, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., for the purpose of establishing, by Resolution, the appropriations limit for the 2020/2021 Fiscal Year for the County of El Dorado, as described in Article XIII B

of the State Constitution. The proposed appropriations limit is $236,677,811. At said hearing the Board will consider all comments by interested persons. Dated: 5/7/20 Joe Harn, Auditor-Controller BY: Bob Toscano Deputy Auditor 6/3 7802 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at Station 61, Georgetown, California, for the purpose of establishing, by resolution, the appropriation limits for the 2020-2021 fiscal year for the Georgetown Fire District as described in Article XIII B of the State Constitution. The proposed appropriation limits are $1,158,612.20. At said hearing the Georgetown Fire District will consider all comments by interested persons. Date: May 28, 2020 Diana Sampson, Administrative Assistant Board of Directors of Georgetown Fire District 6/3 7803 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BUlK SAlE (UCC SEC. 6105) ESCROW NO. 13514T NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the seller(s) are: ALLIED TRAILER SUPPLY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 1050 EL CAMINO AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95815 Whose chief executive office is: 2239 HIDDEN VALLEY LANE, CAMINO, CA 95709 Doing Business as: ALLIED TRAILER SUPPLY (Type – TRAILER SUPPLIES SALES AND SERVICE) All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: NONE The name(s) and address of the buyer(s) is/are: VITALY YANCHUK, 4375 PACIFIC STREET ROCKLIN, CA 95677 The assets to be sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL and are located at: 1050 EL CAMINO AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95815 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the anticipated sale date is JUNE 19, 2020 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. [If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be JUNE 18, 2020, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: MAY 14, 2020 VITALY YANCHUK, Buyer(s) LA2533658-C MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 6/3/2020 6/3 7806 NATIONAl FOREST TIMBER FOR SAlE ElDORADO NATIONAl FOREST The Caples Hazard Tree SSTS Sale is located within T10 N R15 E sections 21 & 22 MDM. The Forest Service will receive sealed bids in public at Forest Supervisors Office, 100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667 at 1:00 PM local time on 06/22/2020 for an estimated volume of 2 MBF of Incense Cedar sawtimber, 73 MBF of Jeffrey Pine sawtimber, 5 MBF of Sugar Pine sawtimber, and 29 MBF of White Fir sawtimber marked or otherwise designated for cutting. In addition, there is within the sale area an unestimated volume of Combined Softwood non-saw that the bidder may agree to remove at a fixed rate. This sale is set aside for small business firms with 25 or fewer employees. If no small business concern makes a valid bid, the Forest Service will readvertise this sale without restrictions on bidder size. The Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Interested parties may obtain a prospectus from the office listed below. A prospectus, bid form, and complete information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and submission of bids is available to the public from the available online https:// www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/eldorado/ home/?cid=stelprd3836027&width=full. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 6/3 7807

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(530) 626-1100 FAX (530) 626-1201 www.cohd.net

Contractors License #810180

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CALIFORNIA GREEN GARDEN

15 Years Experience

Fire Breaks • Mastication

Rigoberto Valencia Julio Ramos Field Manager President 530-417-2870 530-919-8682 dyjexctreeservice@gmail.com djtreeservicerv@hotmail.com

Painting

Residential commeRcial

Residential/Commercial

• Painting • Drywall • Carpentry • Flooring • Decks • Fencing • Plumbing Reasonable Rates • Electrical • Pressure Washing References available • Stucco • Cabinets upon request Bus Lic #011716

We spray Sprouts, Toyon, Thistle, Weeds, Blackberry, Poison Oak, More… Professional, Reasonable, Insured

916-693-1133

HandyMan

HANDYMAN SERVICE

Masticated for Fire Safety? Regrowth?

INSURED • BUS. LIC# 052772

916-936-5190 • ogglervazquez@icloud.com • www.californiagreengarden.com

906-7919

Tree Service • Stump Removal

Weed Control

Residential & Commercial • Wide Selection of Styles Garage Doors • Electrical Openers • Full Service

Contact Mike (530)

Tree Service 24/7

YARD MAINTENANCE & HANDYMAN • Irrigation Repair • Fence Repair • Clean-Up Work • Timer, Valve, and Sprinkler Repair • Bark, Planting, General Labor

OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.

Unlicensed Contractor

D & J Excavation

Landscape Maintenance

Garage Doors 6524 Commerce Way, Unit A, Diamond Springs

Can now process mobile credit card payments.

(530)

exteRioR specialists

‘The Best for Less’ (530) 344-1267 • (916) 988-5903 Free estimates

CA qualified applicator Lic# 139619

(530) 620-5725

www.eldoradoweedcontrol.com

Well Drilling

discount exteriors painting

Jim crook

Locally Owned • Pollock Pines Serving El Dorado County • Bus Lic 058736 CSLB 991861 Workers’ Comp Insured LTO A11207

Tree Service

Yard Clean-up • Maintenance Weedeating • Trimming Tree Pruning & Removal Free Estimates • Fully Insured

State Contr. Lic.

www.eliteroofing.com

“We offer Grade-A quality service to our customers.”

DaviD Santana Residential

Lic. 649751

• Tile Repair • Real Estate Roof Inspections & Certs • Wood shake to • Mobile Home Composition composition conversions • Modified Bitumen One-Ply Senior • Seamless Gutters System • All Types of Repair Work Discount

Tree Service

Sprinklers Repair • Drip Systems Fence Repair • Clean Ups • & Hauling

IMBODEN’S ELECTRIC

Since 1992

New Roofs • Re-Roofs • Repairs

Rodriguez Yard Maintenance

Electrical Contractors

CA Lic. 817230

In-Home Care

Landscape Maintenance

GUARANTEED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

Commercial

Credit Cards & Apple Pay Accepted

Serving all of El Dorado County

Child CareIn Available Comprehensive Home Care

Construction

■ Additions ■ Remodeling ■ New Construction ■ Consultation ■ Plans/Designs

Commercial Residential

License HCO #94700005

Construction

CAMARA CONSTRUCTION

530-626-7842

License #A11459

DECKS • ADDITIONS • REMODEL

csL#496-984

GARY C. TANKO WELL DRILLING, INC.

Pump sales & service

30 years experience in the area CSL # 282501

(530) 622-2591