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Cambria affordable housing project receives seventh extension

The Cambria Community Services District board of directors approved a seventh extension for Cambria Pines Apartments, a new affordable housing complex, as People’s SelfHelp Housing has struggled to find the required funding since the project started in 2012.

Through surviving a California Coastal Commission appeal review in 2020, to obtaining funding for construction, the Cambria Pines project has been one of People’s Self-Help Housing’s (PSHH) longest endeavors and is at a current standstill due to multiple rejected funding applications since 2023.

However, PSHH is hopeful its most recent application to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, which denied its previous application, will be a winner and will provide the funds to finally start construction.

PSHH CEO and President Ken Trigueiro spoke at the Cambria Community Services District meeting on July 11 and said PSHH has around $5 million for the project, but construction is anticipated to cost $18 million.

“We have to win that award,” he said. “As soon as we get that, we are ready to go.”

According to Trigueiro, the application process for affordable housing is “an art,” and PSHH has learned what an awardable application looks like throughout application cycles. He described it as a “point system” based on geography, such as the site’s proximity to grocery stores or libraries, and the amount of public support for the project—two things he felt the original application didn’t score high in previously.

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Cambria’s need for these affordable units—due to the ongoing issue of those employed in Cambria not being able to afford to live there, which forces them out to live in surrounding towns and cities.

Board Director Michael Thomas said he cannot underscore the importance of the project enough.

“This achievement would be hugely beneficial for the community and creates more of a family community,” he said.

Director Karen Dean said this is a project

something we need—whatever we can do to support this, we have to do.”

According to PSHH President Trigueiro, the organization purchased the land for the apartments back in 2005 and accumulated enough water units by 2012 to build. After the county Planning Commission approved the project, two Cambria residents appealed its decision resulting in reviews from both the county Board of Supervisors and the California Coastal Commission—those appeals were denied, but they added time and expense, Trigueiro told New Times

Currently, Cambria has one complex of affordable housing, Schoolhouse Lane Apartments, which were also created by PSHH. With 24 units, there’s a current waitlist of 169 applications representing 369 interested persons.

The Cambria Pines Apartments are planned to be located next to the Schoolhouse Lane Apartments and will provide an additional 33 units on 2 acres.

Since the initial rejection of funds from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, PSHH has secured the $5 million in funding through various organizations within the county to show public support and investment.

Through the trials and errors over the past couple of years, Trigueiro said they feel more confident now in meeting the application’s requirements, and they anticipate being awarded this coming October.

Despite this being the seventh extension of PSHH’s Intent to Serve letter, a statement proclaiming its intent to build affordable housing, the Community Services District board expressed

SLO begins transit plan update study session

The city of San Luis Obispo plans to make its bus system more user-friendly with the help of working papers and community feedback as part of its ShortRange Transit Plan.

“On July 3, I was waiting at the 1B stop on Tank Farm Road in Poinsettia with a young lady from Cuesta College who works at Marigold Shopping Center. She had missed her usual bus because of the modified summer schedule,” SLO resident Louise Justice told the SLO City Council at its July 16 meeting. “She had been stranded in the evening. … Luckily enough, a coworker took her home.”

Cambria really needs, and anything the board can do to help, “I am all for.”

Resident Christina Galloway said she is eager to see the Cambria Pines Apartments built, but requested PSHH to communicate better with updates for the community so it can be more involved.

“It’s insane it has taken this long,” Galloway said at the July 11 meeting. “We have to do better, and whether that means we come together as a community and lobby the state and say this is

Justice is referring to the SLO Transit summer schedule that shortened service hours for all city buses because the academic school year ended. The modified schedule will run through Sept. 15.

According to Justice, the city hadn’t publicized the schedule change at bus stops and in buses when she spoke about the changed hours at the July 10 mass transportation committee meeting. She added that while the city posted the notice at the 1B Poinsettia stop as of July 16, commuters can benefit from better notifications.

SLO Mobility Services Business Manager Alex Fuchs told council members that Justice’s observations about public notification “are not incorrect,” admitting that he and his department

All units will be affordable.

If awarded the tax credit allocation, construction is anticipated to start in 2025 and be completed in 2027.

The tax credit is not explicit funding, but an allocation between the public and private sectors, Trigueiro clarified. PSHH would receive a tax credit then sell to local investors, which Trigueiro said are in high supply.

didn’t do their best when alerting people about the summer schedule.

“We’re also doing other things, like we have our SLO Transit App, and we’ll push notifications to there as well,” Fuchs said. “We have our Token Transit App where you can buy passes, and you can also push notifications.”

Fuchs led the study session on the Short-Range Transit Plan that traditionally takes place every five years. The city adopted the last plan in 2016 and implemented recommendations like installing the bi-directional fixed route system, creating the Laguna Tripper service, green-lighting later service on weekdays during the academic year, and raising

—Libbey Hanson

IN DEMAND The Schoolhouse Lane Apartments are Cambria’s only current affordable housing option with 24 available units and 169 households on the waiting list.

pass and fare rates.

Delayed by COVID-19 and staff turnover in the SLO Transit program, the 2024 transit plan update is a joint effort between the SLO Regional Transit Authority and SLO Transit. With the help of LSC Transportation Consultants, the update involves the development of eight working papers, which will be compiled into a draft plan. The consultant anticipates its update work to span 15 months.

The company produced half the working papers—documents detailing an overview of transit services, goals and standards, service and system evaluation, and service alternatives analysis—and will give city staff a full draft plan in September.

Goals for city transit include achieving 7 percent of trips by transit by 2030 and 12 percent of trips by transit by 2035.

“Right now, most of our service is hourly,” Fuchs said. “But the proposed measure, is at peak times, trying to obtain 15-minute service frequency and 30-minute off-peak. Then, of course, 60 minutes would be the absolute minimum.”

Annual SLO Transit ridership been on the decline since fiscal year 2015-16 when it peaked at 1.2 million boardings. Despite a slight increase in fiscal year 2018-19, boardings plummeted to below 200,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 because of the pandemic. Ridership slightly increased the following years but hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic rates. Fiscal year 2023-24 boardings are projected to be just under 600,000.

Now, city staff is recommending reinstating the currently suspended Highland Tripper and SLO Tripper services and bringing back the Route 6 Express service.

“Reinstatement of Route 6 Express would provide direct connection between Cal Poly and downtown on Famers’ Market nights,” the city staff report read. “Reinstatement of the tripper services would provide direct service to the high school via the SLO Tripper and service between Cal Poly and the Foothill Boulevard neighborhood.”

Staff also wants to realign bus routes 1 and 3, meaning four existing stops on South and Broad streets would become defunct and there would be reduced service between the downtown transit center and central downtown SLO.

Mayor Erica Stewart asked for more community input before deciding to realign the two bus routes.

“If we’re having these questions about the four stops that could be potentially taken away … let’s reach out to every house whether they take the bus or not,” she said. “There might be a different answer today versus losing it the stops in a year.”

The City Council was in favor of keeping existing buses that are in service even if they were going to be removed from the inventory. It also advocated for year-round SLO Transit academic service instead of shortened hours.

City Councilmember Emily Francis said she’d like to see the proposed change happen sooner than fall 2026 when Cal Poly moves to the semester system. Francis also asked for more data and analysis on a micro-transit pilot program.

City staff will incorporate council members’ feedback into the fourth working paper. Drafts of the fifth and sixth working papers will be ready in August and September, respectively. The draft administrative plan will hit the City Council dais in November, and it will decide on adopting the final transit plan in January.

—Bulbul Rajagopal

OCSD receives $25,000 grant for track at Oceano Elementary

A hoped-for walking and jogging track at Oceano Elementary School became a hot topic for the Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) board of directors.

Wanting to build a project that will ensure healthy habits, OCSD President Charles Varni told New Times that this will be a lasting legacy for the community.

“I think it’s a legacy project for the community that will serve everybody no matter what your social class is or your ethnicity,” he said. “Until we have a complete system of sidewalks—curbs, gutters, and sidewalks—this will be a wonderful asset and the kids are stoked about the idea.”

In order to make this project possible, the OCSD needs to raise funds and decided the easiest way to do that is by partnering with a 501c3 while asking community members to pitch in.

Originally hoping to partner with Ecologistics, a local nonprofit that works to create resilient and healthy communities that are environmentally and economically sustainable, according to its website, some Oceano board members, including Shirley Gibson, didn’t think they would be the best partner because she claims they are a political entity.

“As far as Ecologisitics, they with that 6 percent have spent money fighting the Dana [Reserve] and that was a very contentious and now there’s a lawsuit. Now are they involved with that lawsuit? I don’t know,” she said. “I know they battled with the Coastal Commission, so all we need is like some dune rider to see the name Ecologistics and the perception is ... that we’re contributing to that.”

According to a July 10 OCSD staff report, Ecologisitics would charge the Community Services District a 6 percent administrative fee to manage the fundraising, and some board members such as Allene Villa think they should hold off on partnering with that group and examine the board’s other options.

“If there’s other nonprofits that will do it for the same or less, we should look into it,” Villa said.

However, OCSD Vice President Beverly Joyce-Suneson said that the Parks and Recreation Committee has been looking at other options, and Ecologistics continues to be the best.

“We did look at Lucia Mar, we looked at Boys and Girls Club, we looked at all these things, and we ended up back at Ecologistics,” she said. “You know 6 percent is 6 percent, and nobody does anything for free.”

Given that the track will be built on Lucia Mar Unified School District property, board member Linda Austin asked why the school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) can’t take responsibility of the fundraising since it’s at the school and she doesn’t think the “OCSD should be in the business of fundraising for a project on the school.”

Varni said that Lucia Mar is in complete support of this project, and they have a meeting on July 19 to discuss possible fundraising strategies.

While the OCSD is discussing asking for donations from community members or having the school district take charge on this fundraising effort, Varni previously told New Times that they were seeking a $50,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant Program to help build that track at Oceano Elementary School.

“It was confirmed by [county Supervisor] Jimmy Paulding that we are receiving a $25,000 grant from the Community

Development Block Grant preventative health fund, and we’ll be using that to seed money to do the design and engineering and the cost estimates,” Varni said. “Then after we have that in place, we’ll be formally launching our community fundraising effort.”

—Samantha Herrera

Paso Robles co-sponsors Hispanic Heritage Festival

Paso Robles will co-sponsor the annual Hispanic Heritage Festival this year, and Mujeres de Accion’s heritage and awareness celebration will be held at City Park for the first time on Sept. 15.

Local nonprofit Mujeres de Accion has hosted annual heritage celebrations in other locations for Hispanic Heritage Month since 2022, and due to its increasing numbers of attendance, the organization requested city sponsorship and the central location of City Park for its upcoming Hispanic Heritage Festival.

Paso Robles City Council unanimously approved its co-sponsorship on July 16, and council members expressed excitement and support for the September event.

“Our downtown park location is the absolute perfect place,” Councilmember Sharon Roden said. “I think it is going to be a great success.”

Councilmember Chris Bausch said, “I look forward to the day when downtown park isn’t big enough.”

Mujeres de Accion Founder Yessenia Echevarria told New Times, that the festival is “definitely something very local, and this just comes to celebrate the diversity that makes our community so special. And with a very growing and strong unity, it is important to have a celebration much like this one we have.”

According to Echevarria, while the festival will be held in Paso Robles, anyone is welcome to join.

“This is a family event that, I would say, means a lot to so many, because obviously our culture is very rich and vibrant, and so to have an event dedicated to honoring our identities, as well as our culture in an authentic way is very, very important to us,” she said.

Mujeres de Accion has hosted smaller events in previous years at venues such as Sherwood Park and has drawn more than 800 attendees.

“It’s been very humbling to see the amount of support. I think there definitely is a desire for this type of event, which is why the attendance is there,” she said. “We want to bring together all different types of cultures together to honor a very prominent community, which is very strong in the North County.”

Echevarria said this event is designed for locals during a time in which tourism has been a priority within the area.

“So it definitely adds another element to shining light to the community,” she said.

According to Paso Robles Public Works Director Freda Burman, while the city’s co-sponsorship of the event is not monetary, the event can take place at City Park and be advertised on the city’s website and on a downtown banner at Spring and First streets.

Last year’s event theme was “See Us, Hear Us,” advocating for the needs of the community. The theme for the upcoming festival has yet to be announced.

—Libbey Hanson

Lake Fire burns more than 38,000 acres, Nipomo base camp remains open

Noelle Berg and her husband evacuated from their Santa Ynez Valley home on their own initiative as they saw helicopters drop retardant on the spreading Lake Fire, Berg told New Times on July 8, three days after the fire started.

“We encouraged all of our friends to get out, but some of these people have said ‘We’re not leaving. Period,’” Berg said, “Seeing what’s happened in the past, we are more on the precautionary side of it.”

Berg and her husband evacuated from their Montecito home during the 2018 Thomas Fire and the following debris flow for three weeks each. After their experience facing natural disasters, the couple decided to buy a home “up the hill.” Now, her home on Ridge Road is sitting at the southernmost tip of an evacuation warning area for the Lake Fire—a blaze that’s consumed more than 38,000 acres and was 42 percent contained as of July 17. The blaze ignited on July 5, and the cause remains under investigation.

While she wasn’t required to leave, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office came by her neighborhood on July 7 to encourage people to evacuate, Berg said.

The Lake Fire started as a vegetation fire near Zaca Lake in Los Padres National Forest, northeast of Los Olivos, and spanned Lookout Mountain, Zaca Peak, the U.S. Forest Service’s Figueroa Station, and Junction Camp, according to Santa Barbara County’s Lake Fire incident map as of July 10.

The U.S. Forest Service, Cal Fire, and Santa Barbara County Fire are leading an incident management team to suppress the fire and prevent it from spreading, particularly further south toward residential areas, Los Padres Spokesperson Andrew Madsen told New Times.

“The grass crop is at a historic level, and it’s been completely dried out,” Madsen said. “It’s like it’s been in the oven for a couple of weeks. Now that we have a heat wave here, it’s ready to go.”

Cal Fire Forester Dave Erickson told New Times that on the morning of July 10, the team was informed of a new base camp that opened at the Santa Maria Speedway in Nipomo.

Also, a housing assistance for larger animals that needed to be evacuated opened at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Grounds, at 4040 Highway 101. Staff is asking that those who are using the rodeo grounds bring their animals’ food and water.

The fire was spreading close to the 2007 Zaca Fire burn scar—a blaze that started on Fourth of July weekend 17 years ago, burned more than 240,000 acres, and destroyed two structures—but the scar has mostly grown back after nearly two decades and two years of heavy rain and minimal fire activity.

“It’s not going to run into an area that recently burned and lay down,” Madsen said. “It’s an area where you don’t have an immediate threat to homes, except now it’s moving in a southeastern direction, and it could [go] toward the Santa Ynez Valley. We’re just trying to hold it in place until it’s active in an area where we can put firefighters on the line to go direct.” Highway 154 was not within the evacuation warning areas and remained open as of July 17.

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Strapped for cash

Federal Victims of Crime Act fund cuts darken the future of local resource groups

alifornia’s largest federal funding source for crime victims suffered deep federal funding cuts, leaving local victim services groups anxious about continuing to sustainably provide care to survivors in the years to come.

In 1984, the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) established the Crime Victims Fund that’s since used fines and forfeitures from convictions in federal cases—not taxpayer dollars—to support crime victim services organizations across the country.

Smaller than expected, the governor’s monetary injection makes grant acquisition more competitive for the 44 CASA chapters across California. Until now, three VOCA grants made up 40 percent of SLOCASA’s annual $1.3 million budget.

But the fund has been prone to fluctuation since the number of fines and fees imposed and the number of convictions vary from year to year. Now, a significant drop in the Crime Victims Fund prompted the federal Office for Victims of Crime to allocate only $87 million to California crime services for fiscal year 2024. That’s a 43 percent reduction from the $153.8 million committed to the state last year.

“The prior presidential administration conducted fewer prosecutions of white-collar crime, and those are the ones that tend to have the largest fines to refill the coffer,” said Marina Bernheimer, the executive director of the San Luis Obispo County Court Appointed Special Advocates (SLOCASA).

“Since there were fewer prosecutions, there were fewer penalties to go into the pot.”

While prosecutions of white-collar offenders hit an all-time high in 2011 during the Obama administration, the number of prosecutions began heavily declining under the Trump administration.

According to the 2023 analysis of the Department of Justice’s case-bycase records by Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, white-collar crime prosecutions in fiscal year 2022 were lower than in any year during the Trump administration. Prosecutions that fiscal year were less than those in fiscal year 2020, too, when COVID-19 and federal partial shutdowns curtailed federal criminal enforcement activities.

Bernheimer added that Congress put a cap on how much money can be withdrawn from VOCA funds, and those caps have been decreasing over the years. A high of $4.4 billion in fiscal year 2018 gradually lessened over the years to stand at $1.9 billion in fiscal year 2023. In March, Congress set the fiscal year 2024 cap at $1.2 billion.

In response, SLOCASA, Lumina Alliance, the SLO Legal Assistance Foundation (SLOLAF), and the SLO County District Attorney’s Victim Witness Assistance Center became a handful of voices in the state call to compel Gov. Gavin. Newsom and the California Legislature to bolster crime victim services with $200 million. Advocacy efforts involved letter writing and phone call campaigns, social media pressure, and stakeholders meeting with legislators.

By June, Newsom committed $103 million of the needed $200 million. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is responsible for releasing those funds to groups across the state that apply for grants.

“There’s one VOCA grant that we received for many, many years, and we’ve always received about a $140,000 a year in this grant,” Bernheimer said, “All CASA programs received this funding. Once the cuts were announced, we learned that instead of 44 CASA programs statewide getting the funding, 22 will receive it.”

Moreover, SLOCASA was only allowed to apply for $70,000 of funding. As of July 11, Bernheimer said that SLOCASA doesn’t know which of its three grants will be sustained.

SLOCASA hires advocate supervisors who each oversee a maximum caseload of 30 volunteers who, in turn, provide direct services to foster youth. Last year, SLOCASA served 240 kids in foster care, which represents 80 percent of those in the system who need a CASA.

“If our funds are not recouped, we cannot retain all of our staff positions,” Bernheimer said. “Children in foster care are very likely to become homeless when they age out of the system, to not attend college, and to do poorly in school. All of those outcomes are improved when a child has a CASA volunteer who stays with them the entire time they’re in foster care and make sure all of their needs are met.”

Other groups like Lumina Alliance, which serves survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence, are also in the dark about which of its grants will be impacted by the funding slash. Eighty percent of Lumina Alliance’s funding comes from government grants like those offered by VOCA. Private donations and foundation grants comprise the remaining 20 percent of the budget.

Still, Lumina Alliance has been preparing by tightening its purse strings.

“We’ve been kind of looking at our budget all year and recalibrating it to what these anticipated cuts might be,” said Lumina Alliance Director of Communications and Outreach Clementine Ellis. “We have seen impacts just in small cost-saving measures, a reduction in staffing, that sort of thing, just in preparation.”

Ellis added that while Lumina Alliance is grateful to the state for the $103 million funding injection, that sum is only a one-time fund. In other words, resource groups have to return to advocacy efforts soon to encourage lawmakers to keep funding flowing.

“It’s a drain on our resources but also when you’re asking survivors of domestic and sexual violence to come out and share their stories at press conferences or in op eds or in the news, that’s a big ask,” she said.

Ken Oplinger, the executive director of Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County, lauded the advocacy efforts.

“We should be making sure that the work we’re doing is top of mind for elected

officials, because it is so vital, and without it, communities would have so many additional issues that they would have to deal with on their own without this assistance,” he said.

Oplinger told New Times that the Office of Emergency Services had informed Domestic Violence Solutions that its three primary grants will be fully funded next year.

But SLOLAF wasn’t so fortunate. It didn’t receive the continuation of funding for the program that provides legal services to survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Office of Emergency Services didn’t respond to New Times’ request for comment by press time.

“The grant we expected to receive (based on past funding) is competitive, and the overall funding for these grants was significantly reduced for 2024,” SLOLAF Executive Director Donna Jones said via email. “Only 29 of 79 applicants [are] receiving funding for 2024 due to the reduction in overall funds available.”

The VOCA grant made up 40 percent of SLOLAF’s budget. While SLOLAF is filling the funding void for 2024 and 2025, Jones said it isn’t a sustainable solution. SLOLAF estimates not being able to serve 75 survivors per year because of the funding cut.

“For 2025, we do not have any indication that this particular legal services grant is going to be offered at all, meaning no organizations in California will receive it,” Jones said. “This is tragic, as legal services funding assists organizations like SLOLAF to offer restraining orders to survivors, as well as assistance with child support and visitation.”

But a saving grace is in the making for all these groups. They’re encouraging residents to contact Newsom and their respective state legislator to support Assembly Bill 2432. Helmed by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), the bill is designed to be a secure revenue source for crime victim services programs around the state. AB 2432 calls for scrutiny of large companies with deep pockets that are bad corporate actors rather than prosecuting individuals.

“It essentially is proposing that we create our own California Crime Victims Fund, so that’s going to impose additional corporate fines and fees for corporate crimes and financial crimes,” Lumina Alliance’s Ellis said, “and then that would go to support California crime victim service organizations.” ∆

WORDS OF COMFORT Lumina Alliance’s Walk for Survivors event last October drew participants and well-wishers who left messages of encouragement for survivors of domestic violence. Lumina joined other local organizations to ask the state for more funds after federal cuts. COURTESY

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Setting precedent

County Supervisors will split Dana Reserve property tax revenue with Nipomo Community Services District

Voting against their own policy that states that funding for independent special districts should not result in a net fiscal loss to the county, the Board of Supervisors has set a new precedent for community services districts.

“I’m a little confused because we do have … a board rule that does say that from a budgeting standpoint that we don’t want to share the tax revenue,” said 1st District Supervisor John Peschong, during the July 9 Board of Supervisors meeting. “The problem is this is what I’m afraid of, is that this will be used as an excuse to not build this project and this project is very needed in the community.”

His expressed concerns arose after a first round of negotiations between county staff and the Nipomo Community Services District (NCSD) came to a stalemate over potential tax revenue from the Dana Reserve, a 288acre housing development. The supervisors ultimately voted 3-2 to share property taxes with the NCSD, with 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson and 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding dissenting.

During negotiations, the county Assessor’s Office provided data that said the recently approved Dana Reserve development would generate an extra 3.7 percent in property taxes, money that the NCSD said belongs to it due to a change in its annexation policy back in March of 2023.

The NCSD’s new policy states that the amount of property tax revenue exchange in future years should remain consistent with historic property tax revenue sharing agreements with regard to the percentage allocated to the district.

However, the county has its own policy stating that “independent special districts are autonomous government agencies fully independent of the county in governance, the provision of services, and funding, the county shall not subsidize an independent special district with county general fund monies nor should any property tax exchange result in a net fiscal loss to the county.”

This policy resulted in the county offering the NCSD zero percent of the property tax, as they said they already allocate 27 percent of its Post Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund to that district. But the NCSD didn’t think this was fair.

During its June 18 meeting, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to continue negotiating with the NCSD and return during the supervisors’ July 9 meeting with new recommendations. Staff said they reached a deal with the NCSD and recommended that the board agree to split the property tax and give approximately 2.4 percent to the community services district. However, this split would generate a loss to the county general fund in the range of $139,707 to $882,518 per year.

“We have this board policy that the board set not too long ago that kind of gave direction and that’s what we shared with the Nipomo CSD at that time, and you know they also have their own board policy as well and are attempting to really capture as much tax money as possible,” he said.

While the board was split, 3rd District Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg was in favor of breaking the county policy because she claims the county needs this housing and any other area in California would welcome this project with open arms.

“I think that as good neighbors we really need to work together with the NCSD and try to help them address their needs,” she said. “I really appreciate staff for going back after and working really hard at finding an agreement on this, and while there could be some missing revenues, not extensive, I think that the overall benefit of this project [is] for the entire county.”

The Dana Reserve development plans to build 1,370 residential units with 156 being deed restricted to very low- and low-income affordable housing, according to previous New Times reporting.

“This kind of investment is what we needed in this county,” Ortiz-Legg said. “We’ve never had a planned community for so many years, which can house both seniors, individuals, families, ... the higher end, executives, etc.

“And that I think that’s why we need to take a special look at this, a separate look, because I haven’t seen any other services district come to us and say, ‘We’re providing this to you, now help us a little,’” she said.

However, 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding and 2nd District Supervisor Gibson felt differently.

Gibson said while he feels like this project is beneficial, he doesn’t think it’s worth giving up property tax.

County Administrator Officer Matt Pontes said negotiations between the county and the NCSD were difficult since both boards have different policies.

“Let’s remember that the NCSD is a service provider whose revenues depend on rates and changes, and again that’s why there’s no rationale for moving an increment of property tax, even 2-plus percent over to them,” he said. “The only argument that they advanced to me was one of equity: ‘Well, you used to do this in the past, and now you’re not going to do it.’

“Well we have, and we’ve found out and we established the policy when we engaged the dissolution of the Cayucos Fire Protection

District that was seeking a supplement from this board,” he said.

The supervisors realized that this was a precedent-setting decision and that they can’t afford to supplement these service districts, Gibson said.

“If these service districts are to continue, then they are going to have to produce the revenue that causes them to be able to provide the service,” he said.

According to previous New Times reporting, on Nov. 1, 2018, the Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 to dissolve the Cayucos Fire Department, take over fire protection responsibilities, and replace the current firefighters at the department with county’s first responders. This was due to the town not being able to fund the department alone.

Gibson said this Nipomo vote will set precedent for community services districts that are watching this decision and will expect the same treatment.

First District Supervisor Peschong said some community services districts in his area will be approaching the board soon with their own property projects.

“Just remember that San Miguel is coming back here pretty quickly because they have some housing in the works,” he said.

San Miguel Community Services District General Manager Kelly Dodds told New Times that there are quite a few housing developments in the works in the community.

The biggest one, Dodds said, is the River’s Edge on Indian Valley Road.

“Right now, that project is designed for 185 units and ... either 3 or 5 acres of commercial space,” he said.

“It’s a pretty big project for San Miguel.”

While the Board of Supervisors passed the staff recommendation of giving the NCSD 2.4 percent of the property tax and take a loss to the county general fund, the NCSD still has to vote on the deal.

NCSD General Manager Raymond Dienzo told New Times that he can’t comment until his board of directors votes on it.

“Our staff will be present the property tax exchange negotiated terms to our NCSD Board on Aug. 14,” he said via email. “I will be recommending that the board accept the percentage that the county approved.” ∆

Reach Staff Writer Samantha Herrera at sherrera@newtimesslo.com.

AT ODDS SLO County 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson (pictured) and 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding voted against sharing property tax revenue with the Nipomo Community Services District. The measure passed 3-2 on July 9. FILE

Celebrating 60 Years of Love and Adventure: John and Christine Buckner

Today, we raise our glasses and hearts to John and Christine Buckner, who are celebrating an incredible 60 years of marriage—a journey that began with puppy love and blossomed into a lifelong romance.

As high school sweethearts, John and Christine embarked on a love story that has become the envy of all who know them. From sneaking kisses in the very beginning of their relationship to sharing some alone time after locking Christine’s brother out of the house, they’ve shown us that true love knows no bounds and only grows stronger with time.

But their story doesn’t stop there, folks. John and Christine are more than just a loving couple; they are the dynamic duo, the power couple of their family. Together, they’ve raised two lovely individuals, instilling in them the values of love, loyalty, and the occasional party at the house.

And let’s not forget their zest for life! John and Christine are notorious cavorters, always up for an adventure, whether it’s exploring new places, satisfying a taco craving, or simply lounging on the couch together watching TV. They’ve taught us all that life is meant to be lived to the fullest, with a smile on your face and a skip in your step.

So, here’s to John and Christine—six decades of laughter, love, and living it up. Your journey together is a testament to the beauty of commitment, the joy of companionship, and the art of having a darn good time. Here’s to many more years of love, adventures, and making memories that will last a lifetime.

All hands on ‘deck’

Skaters of Cambria are getting a new hangout spot after four years of grassroots efforts and $1.2 million in fundraising for a new skate park after the previous park was closed in 2020.

Leading the local movement is Skate Cambria, an organization of residents and local skaters who advocated for a recreational space for its youth and community members.

Skate Cambria Project Manager Juli Amodei said the process to receive the funds was long and tedious, especially because it was done privately rather than through the county.

“So it makes it feel a lot different when a county is writing a check for a million dollars versus individuals,” Amodei said. “Standing out in front of a skate park with literal signs saying ‘we want to build’ and taking private donations—they’re very different types of projects.”

Skate Cambria raised $635,000 for the park, roughly half the cost of construction—$178,000 came from the Cambria Community Services District (CSD). The remaining amount was collected through private donations and various tourism grants.

However, the project really took off when California State Parks funded it with an additional $600,000, reaching the group’s goal to construct a new skate park.

The new park will be located on Main Street at the same 6,000-square-foot location as the previous park. Amodei said the location was key for two reasons: spectators and safety.

“One of the things that was very important to us was making sure that the park stayed

where it was because there’s historic value to that,” she said. “And skateboarding is a spectator sport. So there’s no point in putting a skate park somewhere that people aren’t going to see.”

And with more public spectators, there’s also less chance of crime, she said.

Amodei said she believes there is a lack of public recreation for youth in Cambria, and the skate park will provide a space for them.

“We need to look at every community as a balance and that balance as a healthy community is making sure to be respectful to all different sectors of your community. A big part of that is children,” she said.

Additionally, Amodei said the park will be inclusive and open to “all wheels,” including skateboards, in-line skates, and wheelchairs.

The idea of a new skate park has sparked criticism from community members questioning aspects including the environmental impacts of the park and the $1.2 million price sticker.

According to Amodei, the cost of the park itself is $350,000, while the rest of the costs are county requirements including land permits, storm drainage, curbs, ADA accessible bathrooms, and additional savings for a rainy day.

“It’s not like we’ve decided to DIY this thing again,” she said. “We’ve had to go through county planning.”

On the other hand, Skate Cambria has received extensive support not only through donations from locals, but from all over the county.

“When you’re at something for four years,

people start realizing this is not going to be something that’s going to go away,” she said.

Another obstacle to gaining public approval is the danger of skating itself, and Amodei is no stranger to skating injuries.

Amodei’s son, who helped start Skate Cambria, has experienced numerous injuries, including knocked-out front teeth. However, Amodei doesn’t see this as a reason to not open a skate park.

“So I should be the first parent going, ‘No skate park,’ right?” she said. “Like, no, stick them [teeth] back in his mouth, put some crowns on him, and go live life.”

According to Amodei, they hope to have the new park constructed by fall 2025.

Fast fact

Cambria CSD General Manager Matthew McElhenie has worked alongside Skate Cambria and agreed that the park is a valuable resource in Cambria.

“The skate park brings some much-needed youth recreation to Cambria, which has been lacking for a very long time,” he wrote in an emailed response to New Times

On June 15, the Cambria CSD board of directors approved a notice of exemption for the park, since it will be constructed at the same location as the previous park, and determined that the space still meets California Environmental Quality Act requirements.

“We really want to say thank you to the people that have believed in the project, that it could get across the finish line,” Amodei said.

• People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH), a local nonprofit affordable housing organization, and LoyalTeach recently celebrated College Signing Day to acknowledge students pursuing higher education. According to a July 15 press release, three ceremonies were held, including one in Paso Robles. Students honored in Paso Robles included Michelle Flores Castillo, Vanessa Moreno, Estefania Torres, Sayuri Mercado, Brenda Torres, Ashanty Romero, Jasmin Rendon, and Joaquin Morales. To learn more about People’s Self-Help Housing, visit pshhc.org.

Reach staff writer Libbey Hanson at lhanson@newtimesslo.com.

NEW WHEELS Skate Cambria hosted a skate day in 2022 to promote a new skate park for Cambria youth, a plan that’s now coming to fruition in 2025.

‘Erosion of standards’

Doctor burnout is real; they need more oversight

My husband and I relocated to Paso Robles three- plus years ago and are now moving back to Santa Fe, New Mexico due to the inaccessibility of health care options in this underserved area. I’m one of those patients who “fell through the cracks” due to a negligent primary-care physician who didn’t order the prescribed CT scan that would have detected my cancer, which went undiagnosed for over a year. He chose to refer me to a series of sub-specialists who never thought outside their own health care silos.

At one point, as my weight loss of over 50 pounds and abdominal pain continued unabated, he said, “I’ll see you in six months.” I looked at him in stunned disbelief. With a flick of his wrist, as he walked away, he said, “You’ll be fine.”

Sewer spill is a ‘crime against nature’

Thank you to Libbey Hanson for her news article (“Morro Bay sewage leak closes two beaches,” June 27) alerting the community not only about the terrible sewage spill in our estuary, but also to the devil-maycare attitude of so-called “Director of Environmental Health” Peter Hague, who was frightfully quick to dismiss the true danger. How quickly they forget!

The Morro Bay Estuary is the best of a subset of West Coast estuaries that have attained State Marine Reserve status under the Marine Life Protection Act. There are no less than two areas in our beautiful estuary that are “no-take zones,” where disruption of biological processes in any form are strictly prohibited and are a crime against nature.

And Hague was not alone in his

Well, I wasn’t fine. After finally over a period of weeks, thanks to assistance from my local insurance rep, I secured a new primary-care physician—who was attentive and caring; Dr. Michael Lebens ordered a CT scan that showed a grapefruit-size, necrotic cyst in my liver and a primary breast cancer. I immediately started immuno/chemo therapy treatments after being referred to an oncology practice in Arroyo Grande. After my prescribed series of treatments, I’m now on maintenance therapy. Thereafter, I had a breast lumpectomy done by a respected breast surgeon in SLO.

(As an aside, in my subsequent follow-up visit, I waited close to an hour for my 12:45 p.m. appointment and finally asked a staff member how much longer before I could

malfeasance. Morro Bay City Manager Yvonne Kimball seems very confused in her ignorance of jurisdiction of the estuary. The State Marine Reserve in Morro Bay East Estuary is multi-jurisdictional, falling under the responsibility of state, federal, county, and, yes, the city! The last time this happened, was when CMC was prosecuted and fined heavily for violating the no-take State Marine Reserve, and the people of Morro Bay deserve a full accounting and investigation focused on all involved in this current boondoggle.

Joseph John Racano Los Osos director, Ocean Outfall Group

Get serious about stopping illegal fireworks

The traumatic effects from use of illegal fireworks are worse than ever in

expect to see the doctor. She said I should be patient. “There are patients ahead of you.”

About 10 minutes later, he came into the examining room seething in anger, saying, “You made my staff uncomfortable,” and followed by saying, in effect, you need to find another doctor. He then proceeded to recite a long paean to himself for working me into his practice and how I was now preventing him from seeing other waiting patients. He made no attempt to defuse the incident. When I accused him of putting his staff before his patient and began to cry, he only looked at me with dismissive contempt.)

When doctor burnout occurs, arrogance and the erosion of standards ensues. There doesn’t seem to be any oversight nor any enforced accountability regarding patientcare codes of conduct. Too many doctors have limited communication skills and are

5 Cities. It started July 1 and continued daily from morning past midnight. We’ve been battered daily by multiple explosions sounding like mortars set off in metal barrels. I know these acts are illegal, but where are the various law enforcement agencies in stopping this abuse? Where are the creative solutions?

I read that some cities are now using drones and officers in order to catch, confiscate, and fine the culprits $1,000 per occurrence. Seems like every law enforcement agency could get a great return on investment implementing a focused drone program. This includes State Parks because every year the explosions get worse from the Oceano Dunes campground. Tourists appear totally free to use illegal fireworks on the beach while tormenting locals and pets within earshot.

It’s time to protect pets, local people, and

anxious to usher you out the door within the managerially imposed 15-minute office visit.

This designated “rural” area suffers from lower reimbursement levels. Population projections for this area portend a steep growth curve as boomers move here based upon quality-of-life issues. Accessibility to good health care is also a “quality of life” issue that all too often gets overlooked. The signs of dysfunction in this ailing system need to be addressed. A task force needs to be appointed to come up with proactive solutions to this building crisis which needs to be factored into impact studies for new builds.

The words, “You made my staff uncomfortable,” points to an erosion of “do no harm” standards enshrined in the Hippocratic Oath. I offer this personal testimony as a humbly offered forewarning. ∆

Barbara Allen Kenney writes to New Times from Paso Robles. Send a letter for publication to letters@newtimesslo.com.

LETTERS

especially our veterans with PTSD. Let’s finally get serious about stopping use of illegal fireworks.

Ethel Landers

Arroyo Grande

How should city councils handle zoombombers?

56% Like SLO: Don’t allow live virtual comments.

23% Like Arroyo Grande: Give clear guidelines.

13% What’s a Zoombomber?

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Strange daze

Is it just me, or does America seem really weird these days? By “weird,” I mean off, out of whack, lost. Take rule of law—the political ideal that all citizens and institutions are accountable to the same laws. That used to mean something. Now the rules seem “made to be broken,” as Five-Star Gen. Douglas MacArthur quipped. Of course, that’s coming from a guy who disobeyed orders and was fired for it by President Harry S. Truman, so grain-of-salt that idea for now.

So, what does this have to do with local politics? Well, apparently three of the five members of the SLO County Board of Supervisors—conservatives John Peschong (1st District) and Debbie Arnold (5th District) joined by moderate fence-rider Dawn Ortiz-Legg (3rd District)—seem to agree with MacArthur. They recently voted to break their own rule regarding sharing property taxes with a community services district. The decision, which still must be agreed upon by the Nipomo Community Services District (NCSD) board before it goes into effect, will result in a loss of between $139,707 to $882,518 a year to the county’s general fund—and an equivalent gain to the NCSD.

You’d be forgiven for not giving a flying you know what about two government bodies arguing over who gets to keep and spend our tax money, and maybe you don’t even care if politicians make rules

and break them because your trust in government is in the dumpster, which is on fire, rolling down a hill and heading straight for an underfunded animal rescue filled with helpless kittens. That’s how weird America is. Everything seems like an existential threat, like we’re heading to hell in a handbasket, and we’re frozen like deer in Satan’s headlights.

This is boring, so take another swig of coffee, but the county’s rule states that funding for independent special districts should not result in a net fiscal loss to the county. In other words, these districts are independent governing bodies that should fund themselves and not expect the county to subsidize their existence. Seems simple enough, but rules were made to be broken, especially when housing is on the line.

The Dana Reserve, a 288-acre housing development (the one that’s chopping down a shit-ton of trees, but don’t worry, they’re going to plant more), is being overseen by the NCSD, which says the extra 3.7 percent in property taxes the development will generate should go to it, not the county. It has its own rule, see? And it’s “gimme our money.” The deal county supes came up with, which breaks their own rule, is to give the NCSD 2.36973 percent of the generated tax (oddly precise).

Supervisors Jimmy Paulding (4th District)

and Bruce Gibson (2nd District) believe this will set a dangerous precedent and lead to more tax revenue losses for the county. In fact, the San Miguel Community Services District has a big housing project coming up called River’s Edge. I bet they’d like to pocket the project’s generated property tax. Man, it always seems to come down to money, filthy lucre, unholy mammon—as 1 Timothy 6:10 says, it’s “the root of all kinds of evil.” Matthew 6:24 says you can’t serve God and money. Of course, Liza Minnelli sang “money makes the world go round,” and Trump said, “Money was never a big motivation for me except as a way to keep score,” so who you gonna believe? The convicted felon, sexual abuser, and God’s anointed one, right? Trump! Trump! Trump!

One unfortunate group of victims is about to get victimized again thanks to a lack of money. Due to dwindling federal funding, crime victims aren’t going to get the support they used to receive, and you can blame the Trump administration

Under Obama, prosecutions of whitecollar crime were robust, leading to collection of large fines and fees, but under Trump, prosecutions of white-collar crime went down, as did the coffers that fill the federal Crime Victims Fund, which since 1984 has funded state and local programs, such as SLO County’s CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Lumina

Alliance, and SLOLAF (SLO Legal Assistance Foundation). Now the work they do help foster kids, domestic violence victims, and crime victims is at risk. Is it because Trump, arguably the king of white-collar crime, was soft on white-collar criminals?

Everyone’s got a conspiracy theory these days. Morro Bay resident David Yohe said at the July 17 SLO City Council meeting, “Recently, there’s a lot of discussion about a bullet that grazed Donald Trump’s face. I’m pretty sure that’s all Hollywood theatrics. I don’t believe any bit of that.” He went on about how Zionists brutally gunned down a family evacuating from north Gaza in a Kia A Kia for God’s sake!

Doesn’t Morro Bay have a City Council you can complain to?

America, what’s going on with you? Some 20-year-old shoots Trump’s ear and kills a bystander, and then Trump’s “slam dunk” mishandled sensitive documents case is thrown out by Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon. Rule of law … poof! This is not normal, America. Get it together.

Oh, and for the record, MacArthur’s full quote was, “Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind,” the message being, if you don’t break the rules, you’re just lazy. Keep up the hard work, politicians! ∆

The Shredder suffers from malaise. Sympathize at shredder@newtimesslo.com.

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ACT SUMMER THEATRE CAMPS Visit site for more details on this summer camp series. Through Aug. 5 slorep.org/education/ act-theatre-camps/. SLO Rep, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-786-2440.

ACTOR’S EDGE: ACTING CLASSES Actor’s Edge offers film and television acting training in San Luis Obispo, plus exposure to Los Angeles talent agents. All ages and skill levels welcome. Classes available in SLO, LA, and on zoom. ongoing $210 per month. actorsedge.com. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

ADVENTURE ART CLASS WITH CHUCK

CROTSER This 4-week class is aimed at children ages 8-14 to learn critical elements of drawing and painting while having a blast. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. through July 30 $25 per class or $80 for all classes. 805-471-5967. artcentralslo.com. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

ALL AGES SCULPTING WITH JOHN ROULLARD John a retired school teacher who patiently guides potters of all ages to sculpt and work on details and design. Saturdays, 1:30-3 p.m. $40. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

ALL LEVELS POTTERY CLASSES Anam

Cre is a pottery studio in SLO that offers a variety of classes. This specific class is open to any level. Teachers are present for questions, but the class feels more like an open studio time for potters.

Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. $40. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, anamcre.com.

APRIL BANKS: OUTLANDISH Los Angeles-based artist April Banks is a creative strategist working across visual art, social engagement, and exhibition design. Her practice sits intentionally between image, space, and experience. Through July 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/exhibition/aprilbanks/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

CLAY BABY HANDPRINTS Offers a unique experience of pressing your baby’s hand/foot into clay so parents can cherish this time forever. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays $55. anamcre.com/baby-handprints. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

DATE NIGHT POTTERY Bring your date and throw a cup on the pottery wheel. Next, texture a clay slab and press into a form creating a personalized piece. Guest are welcome to bring drinks; venue provides aprons. Pieces are fired, glazed, and ready in two weeks. Saturdays, 6-6:30 p.m. $140. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

FESTIVAL MOZAIC PRESENTS

CHEVALIER WITH THE SLO FILM

FESTIVAL Inspired by the true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr. in a tour de force performance) rises to improbable heights in French society. July 22 , 7:30-9:30 p.m. Suggested donation of $10. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Palm Theatre, 817 Palm St, San Luis Obispo.

FESTIVAL MOZAIC PRESENTS THE FILM: EARL Earl Kim is an American composer who was born into abject poverty. As a child, music transformed

his life. He learned the keyboard from a church organist and later studied with a Los Angeles composer and teacher free of charge for seven years. July 26, 2-4 p.m. Suggested donation of $10. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Palm Theatre, 817 Palm St, San Luis Obispo.

THE MAMA TEMPLE PRESENTS: BEAUTY OF THE BIRTHING BODY ART WORKSHOP WITH CATALINA BERTOLA

A mixed media art workshop celebrating the beauty, strength, and divine mystery of the birthing body. Catalina Bertola, a local artist and mom, provides instruction on watercolor and ink “zentangle” techniques. Beginners and experienced artists are welcome. July 20, 1-3 p.m. $10. thebunkerslo.com/events. The Bunker SLO, 810 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

THE MAMA TEMPLE Includes contributions of art, stories, and experience that challenge the narrative of motherhood. This collaboration of art and story has a message of healing and reconciliation for ourselves and others. Motherhood events/workshops are held during July. Through July 31 themamatemple.org/work/ julyevents. The Bunker SLO, 810 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

PAINTING WITH PINOT: MONOCHROMATIC LANDSCAPE Receive instruction for creating a beautiful monochromatic landscape using Inktense Pencil activated with red wine. This is a “Paint and Sip” class and includes your choice of local white or red wine. Beginners are welcome; no experience necessary. July 19 3-5:30 p.m. $45 plus additional supplies available at Art Central. 805-478-2158. artcentralslo.com. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. PARENT-CHILD POTTERY CLASS Make lasting memories with clay together as a family. For ages 6 and over. Thursdays,

SQUAWK THE PLANK

The 38th annual Central Coast Renaissance Festival will be held at Laguna Lake Park in San Luis Obispo with events on Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. Attendees of the festival can expect to watch epic battles between live performers in 16th century attire and enjoy various festivities. The Sunday event is specifically themed “Pirate Day.” Visit my805tix.com for tickets to the festival and more info.

10:30 a.m.-noon $70. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, anamcre.com.

POTTERY: BEGINNING WHEEL CLASS

This series is a great intro to the pottery wheel. Students learn to throw various shapes, surface decorate, and glaze. Clay and firing included with admission. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $180. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

SLOCA SUMMER CAMP: MUSICAL

THEATER Two weeks of singing, dancing, acting, and more fun for grades 1-8. This 2-week camp introduces students to a variety of elements and principles used in the process of theater production and appreciation of theater arts. Showcase on the final day of camp. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through Aug. 2 $750. 805-5488700. sloclassical.org/summercamp/. SLO Classical Academy, 165 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

SPRING REFLECTIONS WITH PASTELS WITH JIM TYLER In this workshop, we’ll paint a seasonal pond with reflections of cows, trees, and distant mountains. We’ll address focal points, visual paths, and translating photos to paintings. This is an instructor-led class with demonstrations each step of the way. All experience levels. July 20, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $65 plus additional materials. artcentralslo.com. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-747-4200.

A TOWN ART HOP CALL TO ARTIST The first A Town Art Hop is happening Sept. 6. Submission deadline is July 25. Email: atownarthop@gmail.com (up to five images). July 25 Free. instagram.com/ atownarthop/. Online, San Luis Obispo. WHOSE WATERS? This Gray Wing exhibition will build upon the

photojournalistic work of Southern California artist Gabriella Angotti-Jones whose I Just Wanna Surf book highlights Black female and non-binary surfers and other unseen or outright ignored communities that ride the waves off the Golden State. Through Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/exhibition/ surf-show/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

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ARTVENTURES WITH ZOE: DRAWING AND PRINTMAKING (9 A.M. TO NOON)

Students (ages 6-12) will be introduced to the fine art of printmaking using styrofoam sheets, block printing ink, and special rollers to design and make a series of prints. July 19 1-4 p.m. $50. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. ARTVENTURES WITH ZOE: DRAWING AND PRINTMAKING (1 TO 4 P.M.)

Students (ages 6-12) will be introduced to the fine art of printmaking using styrofoam sheets, block printing ink, and special rollers to design and make a series of prints. July 19 1-4 p.m. $50. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

THE BIG LEBOWSKI SCREENING A benefit to support 97.3/107.9 FM The Rock. July 22 5:30 p.m. my805tix.com. Bay Theatre, 464 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay, 805-772-2444.

DRAWING/PAINTING GROUP CCA holds still life drawing/painting sessions in the Green Room at Cambria Center for the Arts. You will need to bring your own supplies, including an easel if you choose to paint. Fourth Thursday of every month, 1-3:30 p.m. through Feb. 25 $10. 805-927-8190. cambriacenterforthearts.org. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria. ESCAPING THE LABYRINTH A man falls for a Greek goddess who disappears. He spends his life searching to find her again. July 26 -28 By The Sea Productions, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay, bytheseaproductions.org.

THE GOONIES SCREENING A benefit for Morro Bay in Bloom. July 20, noon $15. my805tix.com. Bay Theatre, 464 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay, 805-772-2444.

JEWELRY AND ART BY CAROL

ROULLARD Using a microscope, Carol shows us extraordinary, intricate dazzling crystals with unique natural structures and patterns. Come discover the microcosmos in this amazing jewelry show. Gallery at Marina Square is open daily. Through July 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

JEWELRY WRAPPING WORKSHOP WITH LILI CLEVER During this two-hour class, you will gain hands-on experience utilizing three simple tools and a vast array of beads. You’ll learn fundamental wire wrapping techniques and how to manipulate wire to create intricate designs. July 20 1-3 p.m. $150. 805-7722504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. KIDS ART CAMP: EXPLORATION IN ART WITH KATHRYN Kids will explore drawing and painting, cartoon creations, and abstract art projects. Students will “dip their toes” into various art mediums. July 18 9:30-midnight $80. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. MEDIA ARTS (VIDEO PRODUCTION) WORKSHOP Don’t know what to do with all the videos you have recorded and saved? This new media arts workshop is just what you need. Learn how to organize and edit those videos and turn them into something special. See website for full details. July 23 , 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., July 24 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and July 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $75. 805-7722504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. MEDIA ARTS/VIDEO PRODUCTION WORKSHOP FOR TEENS (GOING INTO GRADES 6-12) In this 3-day media arts workshop, students that are going into grades 6-12 will learn about the basics of video production, plus they will walk away having made at least one completed video. See website for complete details. July 23 , 1-4 p.m., July 24 1-4 p.m. and July 25, 1-4 p.m. $120. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro

—Caleb Wiseblood

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CENTRAL COAST RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

SMCT Presents: Godspell FRI-SUN, AUGUST 9-25 Santa

SATURDAY, AUGUST

Tribute to The Rolling Stones: Some Girls

AUGUST 10 Blast 825 Brewery, Orcutt

Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREGORY SIRAGUSA This artist prefers photography of subjects that are subtle or commonplace, “revealing beauty that often goes unnoticed.” But his portfolio also exhibits grandeur, capturing memorable landscapes and birds whose wings regularly touch the sky. Work is printed on metal, canvas, and paper. Through July 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare. com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

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& SAT, AUGUST 9 & 10 Lompoc Chamber of Commerce

Paso Robles Rotary Club Winemakers’ Cookoff

AUGUST 10

SAT & SUN,

ADULT DRAWING AND PAINTING WITH DIANE AT ARTSOCIAL 805 Please join ArtSocial 805 at the Creative Campus if you want to learn a new skill or dust off those pencils, paints, and brushes, and get back into art. Mondays, 10-11 a.m. through Aug. 26 $25-$100. 805-400-9107. artsocial805.com. ArtSocial 805 Creative Campus, 631 Spring St., Paso Robles. ARTSY ADORNMENTS Come and experience a wearable art exhibition. Add unique upcycled clothing and handcrafted jewelry to your wardrobe. Shop a selection of hand-embroidered garments, hand-painted jackets, and silk screened clothing. Complete your look with unique accessories. Through Aug. 30 Free. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark. org/events/artsy-adornments/. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

KIDS IMPROV SUMMER CAMPS Camps offered for grades 3-5 and 6-8. Hosted by Central Coast Comedy Theater. July 22-26 my805tix.com. Atascadero High School, One High School Hill, Atascadero, 805-462-4300.

MIXED MEDIA FLOWERS AND VASE Join

resident artist Holly Beals in painting a colorful, playful interpretation of dried flowers in a vase. She will guide you through from start to finish, using a variety of techniques. Class will focus on a floral and vase combination. July 20 1-3 p.m. $20. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark.org/events/mixedmedia-flowers-vase/. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

PRINTMAKER TOUR OF THE POCKET

GALLERY ON PINE Open most Saturdays and by appointment. Gallery is showing three local printmakers: Susan Lyon, Kathy Madonna, and Maryanne Nucci. Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. 805-440-7152. Pocket Gallery on Pine, 8491/2 13th Street, Paso Robles.

WESTERN ART EXHIBIT Featuring the meticulously handcrafted mosaic and painted cow and coyote skulls of guest artist Ernie Bentley, along with original paintings, unique jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, and so much more. Through Aug. 31 Free. 805-286-4430. Park Street Gallery, 1320 Park Street, Paso Robles, parkstreetgallery.com.

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DANCE FITNESS ART AND CULTURE FOR ADULTS Discover dance as a form of artistic expression and exercise, using a wide range of styles and genres of music (including modern, jazz, Broadway, ethnic). Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m. $10 drop-in; $30 for four classes. 510-362-3739. grover. org. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach.

DISNEY’S NEWSIES Leap into the heart of New York City with this high-energy musical that brings to life the true story of the 1899 Newsboys Strike. Join Jack, Katherine, Davey, and Les as they rally the city’s newsboys against the biggest publishers for their rights. July 19, 7-9:30 p.m. and July 20 7-9:30 p.m. $10-$20. 805489-9444. clarkcenter.org/shows/cctcnewsies/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. FIND WALDO LOCAL 2024 Where’s Waldo? In Arroyo Grande, of course. Waldo is hiding at 20 local businesses in July. Grab your stamp card from Monarch Books on July 1 and start your search. Collect 20 or more stamps and you could win a prize in the grand-prize drawing. Through July 28 Free.

805-668-6300. monarchbooks805.com. Monarch Books, 201 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande.

GUNSMOKIN’ Through Sept. 7 Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano.

SANTA MARIA VALLEY/LOS ALAMOS

CABARET PCPA’s iteration of the iconic musical. July 18 -27 Marian Theatre, 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria, pcpa.org.

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY

THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS The hit sci-fi horror comedy, with songs by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken. Presented by PCPA. Through July 28 Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang, 805-686-1789.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Through July 28 Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang, 805-686-1789.

meditation instruction with an experienced teacher via Zoom. This class is for those who wish to begin a practice or seek to deepen an existing one. Flexible days and times. Certified with IMTA. Email or text for information. Mondays-Sundays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sliding scale. 559-905-9274. theartofsilence.net. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

BIRDS AND BOTANY MONTHLY WALK AT SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN The Garden is excited to present a monthly bird walk series on the fourth Thursday of every month which explores the intersection of birds and botany. Fourth Thursday of every month, 8-11 a.m. $10 for Garden Members; $40 for general public. 805-541-1400. slobg. org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo. CAL HOPE SLO GROUPS AT TMHA Visit website for full list of weekly Zoom groups available. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,

VASE THAT FEELING

Studios on the Park in Paso Robles hosts a mixed media workshop with resident artist Holly Beals on Saturday, July 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. Beals will guide participants through a variety of painting techniques to create their own artwork depicting flowers in a vase. Admission is $20. Call (805) 238-9800 or visit studiosonthepark.org for more info on the workshop.

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

SAN LUIS OBISPO

38TH ANNUAL CENTRAL COAST RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL Experience 16thcentury magic and enjoy thrilling battles, parades, enchanting music, and comedy and dancing across four stages. Explore artisanal treasures and indulge in delicious food and drink. July 20 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $25$30. 805-550-9177. ccrenfaire.com. Laguna Lake Park, 504 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

ADOPT A KITTEN The Feline Network hosts this adopt a kitten event. With many kittens ready for adoption. All are spayed/ neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. July 19 12-4 p.m. 805-550-9064. felinenetwor.org. PetSmart, 1530 Froom Ranch Way, San Luis Obispo.

AGING GRACEFULLY WITH PREVENTATIVE CARE “We can’t stop getting older, but we can shift our thinking about it.” Moving from “I can’t do anything about it” to “I have some control over how my mind and body ages.” Series sponsored by Unity Five Cities. Details from chris@peacefulpoint.com. Over Zoom. Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. through Nov. 20 Love offering. (805) 489-7359. unity5cities. org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. BEYOND MINDFULNESS Realize your potential through individualized

Fridays calhopeconnect.org. Transitions Mental Health Warehouse, 784 High Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-270-3346. CREATE AND CONNECT CENTRAL COAST MEETUP Join for this inaugural meetup where creativity and community come together. Work on your current projects or start something new; embroidery, knitting, crochet, drawing, painting, hand sewing, jewelry making, any portable craft is welcome. July 21, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. meetup.com/create-and-connect-centralcoast/events/302139396/. Ancient Owl Beer Garden and Bottle Shoppe, 3197 Duncan Road, A, San Luis Obispo, 805-439-2354.

GALAXY GYMNASTICS CAMP Features gymnastics, themed crafts and games, and educational trivia. Defy gravity on the trampolines, bars, beams, foam pits, and more. Ages 4-13; no experience necessary. July 22-26, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $40-$360 depending on which options you choose. 805-547-1496. performanceathleticsslo.com/ camps. Performance Athletics Gymnastics, 4484 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. THE MAMA TEMPLE AND DIVERSITY COALITION SLO COUNTY PRESENTS: MOTHERHOOD AND DISABILITIES

An event dedicated to exploring the unique challenges and profound beauty experienced by mothers navigating the intersection of disability and parenting. This special gathering will feature a diverse group of speakers, creating space for sharing the unspoken aspects of their journeys. July 20, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. thebunkerslo.com/events. The Bunker

Lompoc Police Car Show

Maria Civic Theatre

Resonance Presents: Life and Breath

10 & 11

San Luis Obispo de Tolosa & Trinity Lutheran Church, Paso Robles

The Only Ocean, Niantic, Zampkamp, and Shadow Construct 47

10

Humdinger Brewing, SLO

The SLO Ventura Invitational

AUGUST 10 & 11 Morro Bay Golf Course

—C.W.

COURTESY IMAGE BY HOLLY BEALS

Slow Flow & Somatics with Caroline of A Stone Was Shown Doula Care

SATURDAY, JULY 20 The Bunker SLO

Birth Labyrinth Workshop with Kyla

JULY 19 Humdinger Brewing, SLO

The Midiri Brothers & Barrelhouse Wailers

SATURDAY, JULY 20 Pismo Beach Veterans’ Hall

SUNDAY, JULY 21 The Bunker SLO Full Moon Yoga, Meditation, and Sound Bath

SLOFunny Comedy Show, Hosted by Jonathon Kite

FRIDAY, JULY 26

Terminal Presents Deadstock II

FRI-SUN, JULY 19-21 Dark Nectar Coffee, Atascadero

SUNDAY, JULY 21 Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, SLO The Big Lebowski

MONDAY, JULY 22 Bay Theater, Morro Bay

JUSTIN Downtown Tasting Room, Paso Robles By The Sea Productions Presents: Escaping The Labyrinth

FRI-SUN, JULY 26-28 545 Shasta Ave, Morro Bay

Calling in the Crone with Alison Lorne MSN, CNM RN

SATURDAY, JULY 27 The Bunker SLO

Beauty of the Birthing Body with Catalina Bertola

SATURDAY, JULY 20 The Bunker SLO

Kids Improv Summer Camp 3rd-5th & 6th-8th Grade

MON-FRI, JULY 22-26 Atascadero High School

Arrivals and Departures Writing Workshop with Leslie St. John SUNDAY, JULY 28 The Bunker SLO

Lavender Farm Yoga

SATURDAY, JULY 20

Lavender Honey Farm, San Miguel

Let’s Dance

SATURDAY, JULY 20 Congregation House, SLO

No Home, Ghost Chant, Idle Mind

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 Fuego, Grover Beach

Decayer, Bears, Catacombs, & More!

SUNDAY, JULY 28

Club Car Bar, Templeton Mercantile

SATURDAY, JULY 20 Hambly Lavender Farm, San Miguel

Grief Circle

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SUNDAY, JULY 21 The Bunker SLO

God’s Garden Vacation Bible Camp

MON-FRI, JULY 28-AUG 2 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, SLO

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Lavender Essential Oil Distillation

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THE MAMA TEMPLE PRESENTS: MAMA GRIEF CIRCLE WITH DONNA HELETE All are welcome. Come spend the morning reflecting on and processing mama grief. We’ll create grief timelines and have an opportunity to witness each other’s stories in a confidential, brave space supported by somatic practices and ritual. July 21 9:30 a.m.-noon $30. thebunkerslo.com/events. The Bunker SLO, 810 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

THE MAMA TEMPLE PRESENTS: MOTHERING

OUR GRIEF WITH DONNA HELETE Grief exists within motherhood. Yet in our society, we make more room to celebrate than to mourn, though both are inherent in change. Come join a conversation, making room for grief, meeting it with the compassion of a loving mother. July 19, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. thebunkerslo.com/ events. The Bunker SLO, 810 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

THE MAMA TEMPLE PRESENTS: SLOW FLOW AND SOMATICS WITH CAROLINE Communing with the subtle realms of being and engaging in gentle, intuitive movement to support fertility and perinatal wellbeing. We’ll explore some yin shapes with props for support, a nourishing flow, and envisioning exercises to encourage relationship with our bodies. Bring yoga mat and journal. July 20, 10-11:30 a.m. $25. 620-899-4060. themamatemple.org/work/ julyevents. The Bunker SLO, 810 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

MELLOW YOGA FOR EVERYONE Stretch into yourself under the beautiful oaks and fresh air of this idyllic country setting. Suitable for all levels, these classes emphasize the gentler side of yoga and adapt to participants’ needs. Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m. $14 per class or $55 for fiveclass card with no expiration. 805-440-4561. balancedlivingayurveda.com. Tiber Canyon Ranch, 280 W Ormonde Rd, San Luis Obispo.

MOONLIGHT HOURS AT THE SLO CHILDREN’S

MUSEUM Come to the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum for free every third Thursday of the month. Third Thursday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Free admission. 805-545-5874. slocm. org/moonlight-hours. San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum, 1010 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo.

PLUG-IN TO LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION Get inspired by local action, connect with others, and discover more ways to get involved with the SLO Climate Coalition. Attend virtually or inperson. Sustainable snacks and childcare will be provided. Third Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. sloclimatecoalition.org/events/. Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo.

SLO BLUES BASEBALL 33 summer home games held. Go to bluesbaseball.com for full schedule. Tickets available from My805Tix. Through July 27 $10 adults; 12 and under free. 805-512-9996. my805tix.com. SLO Blues Summer Collegiate Baseball, Sinsheimer Stadium at 900 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispso.

SUMMER SCIENCE AND ART IN THE GARDEN: STUDENTS AGES 10 TO 14 During the week of July 22 through 26, students will experience different daily explorations into the natural world. This class will be taught by a team of knowledgeable educators and SLO Botanical Garden docents. Please email jen@slobg.org for more information or call. July 22 , 10 a.m.-noon, July 23 , 10 a.m.-noon, July 24 10 a.m.-noon, July 25, 10 a.m.-noon and July 26 10 a.m.-noon $100. 805-541-1400. slobg.org/event/summerscience-for-students-10-to-14/. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

TOUR THE HISTORIC OCTAGON BARN

CENTER The Octagon Barn, built in 1906, has a rich history that The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County looks forward to sharing with visitors. Please RSVP. Fourth Sunday of every month, 2-2:45 & 3-3:45 p.m. Tours are free; donations are appreciated. Octagon Barn Center, 4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo, (805) 544-9096, octagonbarn.org.

TRANS* TUESDAY A safe space providing peer-to-peer support for trans, gender nonconforming, non-binary, and questioning people. In-person and Zoom meetings held. Contact tranzcentralcoast@gmail.com for more details. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. GALA Pride and Diversity Center, 1060 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-541-4252.

TRANS* YOUTH PEER SUPPORT GROUP This group is a safe place for trans* and gender

non-conforming people, as well as those questioning, from ages of 11 to 18. A facilitated emotional support group to be heard, share your story, and hear stories that may sound surprisingly like your own. Fourth Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Free. GALA Pride and Diversity Center, 1060 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-541-4252.

WILD WEST GYMNASTICS CAMP Rustle up some flips and enjoy trampolines, bars, beams, foam pits, and more. Ages 4-13; no gymnastics experience necessary. Through July 19, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $40-$360 depending on which options you choose. 805-5471496. performanceathleticsslo.com/camps. Performance Athletics Gymnastics, 4484 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

WOMEN VISIONARIES SYMPOSIUM Join accomplished women visionaries for a powerful evening of spiritual and business alignment with hosts Shawna Mox and Sabrina Pratt. July 21 4-7 p.m. my805tix.com. The Bunker SLO, 810 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

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BREATHE AND STRETCH One must be able to get down onto the floor and back up again, with ease, in order to participate in this 55-minute session. It’s specifically designed to enhance mobility and strength. Please bring a mat and some water. Mondays, 9-10 a.m. $10 per session. 415-516-5214. Bayside Martial Arts, 1200 2nd St., Los Osos.

CENTRAL COAST UECHI-RYU KARATE-DO

Uechi-Ryu Karate-do is a traditional form of karate originating from Okinawa, Japan. Focus is on fitness, flexibility, and self-defense with emphasis on self -growth, humility, and respect. Open to ages 13 to adult. Beginners and experienced welcome. Instructor with 50 years experience. For info, call 805-215-8806. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay, 772-6278, morro-bay.ca.us.

CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS MEETING

Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a Twelve Step recovery program for anyone who desires to have healthy and loving relationships with themselves and others. Meeting is hybrid (both in person and on Zoom). For information, call 805-900-5237. Saturdays, 1-2:15 p.m. Free. thecambriaconnection.org/. Cambria Connection, 1069 Main St., Cambria, 805-927-1654.

DAISY HILL WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY There will be four Monday meetings. July 22 , 10:30 a.m.-noon Free. 626-422-1431. Daisy Hill Estates Clubhouse, 1595 Los Osos Valley Rd., Los Osos. HIKE-IN OPEN HOUSE Enjoy the scenery on a 4-mile round trip hike to the Piedras Blancas Light Station. Park at the elephant seal viewing area 1.5 miles south of the light station or the vista point 1 mile north. July 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; suggested donation $5 per person. 805-927-7361. piedrasblancas.org/hike-in-openhouse. Piedras Blancas Light Station, 15950 Cabrillo Highway, San Simeon.

LOS OSOS SUNDAY MEDITATION CLASS

Sitting with a supportive group strengthens one’s meditation practice. Join us for a weekly talk on topics related to meditation and consciousness plus silent and guided meditation. Facilitated by Devin Wallace. Beginners welcome. Email devinwalla@gmail. com for more information. Sundays, 10:15 a.m.-11:15 p.m. By donation. 805-709-2227. innerworkings.com. Central Coast Body Therapy Center, 2005 9th St., Los Osos.

MORRO BAY METAPHYSICIANS DISCUSSION GROUP A group of metaphysically minded individuals that have been meeting for many years now in the Coalesce Chapel. Club offers a supportive metaphysical based community. Members discuss a different topic each week. All are welcome to join. Fridays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Suggested donation of $10-$15. Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay, coalescebookstore.com/.

OPEN FLOW: DANCE AND MOVEMENT A community of movers and shakers who come together to express themselves through dance and movement. Inspired by a variety of conscious movement modalities, Open Flow is led by Silvia Suarez and Matt Garrity, embodiment teachers who share a passion for integration through movement exploration. Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. $10 (general), $5 (ages 55 and older). SilviaAthaSomatics.org. Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay, 772-6278.

SHAMANIC YOGA AND RITUALS FOR VITALITY

MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD

The Shepard Hall Art Gallery, located inside the Santa Maria Public Library, will host an artist reception to celebrate illustrator Jeremy Brooks’ new solo exhibition on Saturday, July 20, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Admission to attend is free. More than 30 of Brooks’ pen and ink illustrations will remain on display at the gallery through the end of August. Visit cityofsantamaria.org for more info on the gallery.

Hosted by Aurora Meditations & Rituals. July 19 9-10:15 a.m. my805tix.com. Beach Access Parking Lot, 102 Atascadero Road, Morro Bay.

WATERFRONT MARKET MORRO BAY Come

show your favorite local vendor some love this weekend. Features everything from candles, clothing and accessories, jewelry, and so much more. July 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and July 21 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-402-9437. Giovanni’s Fish Market, 1001 Front St., Morro Bay.

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BALANCE FLOW Suitable for all levels. This class is meant to benefit the mind-body connection while emphasizing safe and effective alignment as well as breath awareness and relaxation. Please call to register in advance. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. $16-$22; $50 membership. 805-434-9605. ttrtennis.com/fitness/yoga/. Templeton Tennis Ranch, 345 Championship Lane, Templeton.

CALIFORNIA MID-STATE FAIR 2024 Paso

Robles’ beloved annual event nicknamed “the biggest little fair anywhere.” Visit site for full lineup of the fair’s offerings, including live concerts, carnival attractions, and more. Through July 28 midstatefair.com. Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles.

LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL DISTILLATION

Visit site for tickets and more info. July 20, 9 a.m.-noon my805tix.com. Hambly Farms, 1390 Grana Place, San Miguel.

MONDAY MORNING YA’DA YOGA WITH GINA JENKINS AT AWAKENING WAYS CSL

Sessions are tailored to address both physical and emotional challenges of participants. Experience inner peace and physical vitality in a welcoming community setting. See the website for details. Mondays, 9-10 a.m. $20. 805-3914465. awakeningways.org/whats-happening/. Awakening Ways Center for Spiritual Living, 9350 El Camino Real, No. 101, Atascadero.

THURSDAY EVENING YA’DA YOGA WITH GINA JENKINS AT AWAKENING WAYS CSL

This weekly class focuses on relaxing and promoting sleep. Experience inner peace and physical vitality in a welcoming community setting. See website for details and to sign up. Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. $20. 805-391-4465. awakeningways.org/whats-happening/. Awakening Ways Center for Spiritual Living, 9350 El Camino Real, No. 101, Atascadero.

SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

ADVENTURES WITH NATURE: BOARDWALK TO BUTTERFLIES TO BEACH Join State Park

Docent Becky for an easy stroll along the boardwalk trail to Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove and then return by way of the beach. Meet in the plaza area at the tables across Fin’s. July 24, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-474-2664. West Grand Avenue Plaza and Parking Lot, 25 W Grand Avenue, Grover Beach. ADVENTURES WITH NATURE: INATURALIST

Join State Park Staff for an interactive workshop to learn how to use iNaturalist, a free app that helps you identify plant and animal species in our area. Bring your own device (smartphone or tablet) with the app downloaded. RSVP required by calling. July 24 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. 805-474-2664. Oceano Dunes Visitor Center, 555 Pier Ave., Oceano.

BEGINNER GROUP SURF LESSONS AND SURF CAMPS Lessons and camp packages available daily. All equipment included. ongoing Starts at $70. 805-835-7873. sandbarsurf.com/. Sandbar Surf School Meetup Spot, 110 Park Ave., Pismo Beach.

BEGINNING BALLET FOR ADULTS Enjoy the grace and flow of ballet. No previous experience needed. Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 p.m. $12 drop-in; $40 for four classes. 510-362-3739. grover.org. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach.

CENTRAL COAST AQUARIUM SUMMER CAMPS The Central Coast Aquarium is excited to announce that summer camp registrations are now open. Each week-long camp session will include: interactive lessons and activities, outdoor field trips, animal encounters, and more. Mondays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through Aug. 5 centralcoastaquarium.org/camps-programs/ seasonal-camps/summer-camps/. Central Coast Aquarium, 50 San Juan St., Avila Beach, 805-595-7280.

EMBROIDERER’S GUILD OF AMERICA The Bishop’s Peak Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America invites you to attend its meeting on the third Saturday of each month. For more information, follow on Facebook at Bishop’s Peak EGA or visit the EGA website. Third Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through Nov. 16 Free. egausa.com. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach, 805-773-4832.

FULL MOON YOGA, MEDITATION, AND SOUND BATH Visit site for more info and tickets. July 21 7:30-9 p.m. my805tix.com. Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort, 1215 Avila Beach Dr., Avila Beach.

LITTLE RANGER PROGRAM: SHELLABRATING PISMO CLAMS Calling all Little Rangers. This July program will teach us all about one of our favorite natural resources: the Pismo Clam. Learn how to rebury clams, what their predators are, and what’s inside the clam. Parents/guardians required. July 21 10-11 a.m. Free. 805-474-2664. Oceano Dunes Visitor Center, 555 Pier Ave., Oceano. MULTICULTURAL DANCE CLASS FOR ADULTS Experience dance from continents around the earth, including from Africa, Europe, and more. Described as “a wonderful in-depth look at the context and history of cultures of the world.” Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $10 drop-in; $30 for four classes. 510-362-3739. grover.org. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach.

QI GONG FOR LESS STRESS AND MORE ENERGY Experience the energy of Qi Gong through simple standing movements promoting flexibility, strength, relaxation, and increased energy. Suitable for all ages and fitness levels,

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outdoor class overlooking the ocean. Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. $14 per class or $55 for 5-class card with no expiration. 805440-4561. pismobeach.org. Margo Dodd Gazebo, Ocean Park Blvd., Shell Beach.

SENIOR TARGETED SCAMS … HOW TO AVOID THEM Visit site for more info and how to attend. July 23 10-11:30 a.m. my805tix.com. Oxford Suites, 651 Five Cities Drive, Pismo Beach.

WEEKLY WATER SAFETY LESSONS

Facility advertised as open and safe. Give the office a call to register over the phone. Mondays-Fridays $160-$190. 805-481-6399. 5 Cities Swim School, 425 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande, 5citiesswimschool.com.

FOOD & DRINK

SAN LUIS OBISPO

DOWNTOWN SLO FARMERS MARKET Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. Downtown SLO, Multiple locations, San Luis Obispo. FESTIVAL MOZAIC: VIP AFTER PARTY WITH THE ARTISTS Indulge in culinary creations and Central Coast wines while you mingle with the performers at an exclusive after-party at Luna Red. Limited to 50 guests. July 24 9:30-11 p.m. Tickets start at $60. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo.

LOBSTERFEST AT CHAMISAL

VINEYARDS Abandon the silverware and enjoy steaming lobster, prawns, corn on the cob, artichokes, potatoes, and garlic as they are ceremoniously poured from huge cooking pots down the middle of butcher paper-covered tables. Sip on perfectly paired Chamisal wines as you dig in. July 19, 6-8:30 p.m. and July 20 6-8:30 p.m. chamisalvineyards.com. Chamisal Vineyards, 7525 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo, 805-541-9463.

MULTICULTURAL POTLUCKS Held monthly on the farm to connect us to our roots, our family and cultural heritage around eating food, as well as horticultural traditions of how people from around the world grow their food. July 21 , 1 p.m. ourglobalfamilyfarm.com. City Farm SLO, 1221 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, 805-769-8344.

SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts more than 60 vendors. Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot, 325 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

SUNSET WINE/RAIL EXCURSION:

Room performing an exploration of Mendelssohn’s Sextet in D, op. 110. July 22

7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $200. 805781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Cass Winery and Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

NOTABLE DINNER: MENDELSSOHN

SEXTET The evening will include a wine reception, passed appetizers, a threecourse dinner with wine, as well as the Notable Encounter musical presentation. Once available, the dinner menu will be posted to this website and emailed to ticketholders. July 22 5:30 p.m. $200. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Cass Winery, 7350 Linne Road, Paso Robles.

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DUMPLING MAKING CLASS WITH SICHUAN KITCHEN SLO Join Chef Garrett of Sichuan Kitchen SLO for his famous dumpling making class. He will be sharing his passion for Sichuan cuisine as you

beautifully resonant pieces by Italian composer Gabrieli for a brass ensemble comprised of Festival Mozaic artists and local musicians. Free Pre-Concert Lecture at 6:30 p.m. with Dr. Alyson McLamore. July 24 , 7:30 p.m. $32. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, 751 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

SANTA BARBARA These fully-hosted, docent-led excursions will depart from the SLO Railroad Museum at 11 a.m. taking a motor coach to the Santa Barbara Wine Collective. July 20 my805tix.com. San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, 1940 Santa Barbara Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-548-1894.

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MARKET Get fresh and veggies, fruit, baked goods, sweets, and handmade artisan crafts. Come have some fun with your local farmers and artisans and enjoy delicious eats while enjoying the fresh breeze of Morro Bay. Saturdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Varies. 805-824-7383. morrobayfarmersmarket.com. Morro Bay Main Street Farmers Market, Main Street and Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

OYSTER BAY CRUISE Come cruise Morro Bay. Ticket includes a 90-minute boat cruise, a half dozen oysters with mignonette pairings, and one drink. July 21 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $60. 805-7484419. Captain Stew’s Bay Cruise, 1215 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

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FESTIVAL MOZAIC: NOTABLE DINNER

(MENDELSSOHN SEXTET) The evening includes a wine and appetizer reception and a three-course dinner combined with Scott Yoo and the Festival Musicians inside Cass Winery’s Barrel

PLACE YOUR BETS

The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center hosts its 2024 Gala at the Edwards Barn in Nipomo on Saturday, July 27, at 6 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear 1920s attire at this event, which includes live jazz and swing music, poker tables, a nohost bar, dinner catered by Cool Hand Luke’s of Santa Maria, and more. Visit dunescenter.org to find out more about the 2024 Gala.

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learn the art of making dumplings. Mix, season, and wrap your way to a delicious feast. Vegan option included. For ages 21 and over. July 25, 6-8 p.m. $50. 805-4817339. bgcslo.org/events. Boys and Girls Clubs of South San Luis Obispo County Clubhouse, 1830 19th St., Oceano.

DUNES CENTER’S 2024 GALA Attendees are encouraged to wear 1920s attire at this event, which includes live jazz and swing music, poker tables, a no-host bar, dinner catered by Cool Hand Luke’s of Santa Maria, and more. July 27, 6 p.m. dunescenter.org. Edwards Barn, 1095 Pomeroy Road, Nipomo, 805-929-1673.

MUSIC

SAN LUIS OBISPO

16TH ANNUAL NEW TIMES AWARDS: ENTRY PERIOD The contest entries are open through Aug. 5. Visit site for entry rules and more info on the New Times Media Group’s annual competition for local musicians. July 18 - Aug. 5 newtimesslo.com/sanluisobispo/ NTMARules/Page. New Times, 1010 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, 805-546-8208.

CHAMBER CONCERT 1: OPENING NIGHT

CELEBRATION The 2024 SLO Summer Music Festival opens with two pieces by celebrated masters juxtaposed with two world premieres. Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 p.m. with Dr. Alyson McLamore. July 19, 7:30 p.m. $32. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Harold J. Miossi CPAC at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

CHAMBER CONCERT 3: MOZART IN THE MISSION The annual concert in Mission San Luis Obispo opens with some

FAMILY CONCERT: PETER AND THE WOLF The Movement Arts Collective once again joins forces with Festival Mozaic to lead this family-friendly performance of Prokofiev’s beloved Peter and the Wolf This concert is open for all ages and will last under one hour without an intermission. July 22 11 a.m. $5. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Harold J. Miossi CPAC at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo. FESTIVAL MOZAIC PRESENTS PETER AND THE WOLF (FAMILY CONCERT) The Movement Arts Collective once again joins forces with Festival Mozaic to lead this family-friendly performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf in which the narrator tells the story while the orchestra represents the characters with different instruments. This concert is open for all ages. July 22 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $5. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo. FESTIVAL MOZAIC: NOTABLE INSIGHT (SIBELIUS) Join Scott Yoo and the Festival Artists as they take you on a “museum docent’s tour” of Sibelius’ Piano Quintet in G minor. They will discuss the piece’s history, the composer’s influences and musical style, and perform some selections. July 18 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $27. 805-7813009. festivalmozaic.org. Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo. FESTIVAL MOZAIC: CHAMBER CONCERT 1 (OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION)

Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 p.m. with Dr. Alyson McLamore. Summer Music Festival opens with two pieces by masters juxtaposed with two world premieres. A lovely string quartet by Haydn opens the program, followed by Scott Yoo’s “opus 1” composition for piano quartet. July 19, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $32. 805-7813009. festivalmozaic.org. Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

FESTIVAL MOZAIC: CHAMBER CONCERT 3 (GABRIELI, GLINKA, RAVEL, MOZART) Free pre-concert lecture with Dr. Alyson McLamore. This annual concert opens with pieces by Italian composer Gabrieli for a brass ensemble comprised of Festival Mozaic artists and local

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Festival Mozaic artists and local musicians. Closing the concert is Mozart’s Divertimento from 1772. July 24 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $32. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, 751 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. FLAVOR PACKET Flavor Packet stirs up a lyrical and imaginative sound with its contemporary and world-beatinfluenced jazz music. July 19 6-9 p.m. Free. eastoneverett. com. The Hub, 1701 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. LET’S DANCE Spend the afternoon on the patio dancing to the best dance music from the ‘50s and ‘60s. July 20, 4 p.m. my805tix.com. CongregationHouse, 11245 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo.

MICKY DOLENZ LIVE AT THE FREMONT THEATER Micky Dolenz is performing live at the Fremont Theater. All ages. July 19, 8 p.m. $49.50 to $99.50. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-546-8600. MIDDAY MINI-CONCERT: ROBERT DEMAINE Robert deMaine, principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is joined by Artist-in-Residence John Novacek for a mini-recital of works for cello and piano. July 23 , noon Free; suggested $10 donation. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks Street, San Luis Obispo.

MIDSUMMER BARN DANCE Dust off your dancing boots and join a fundraiser full of dancing (or spectating) in the big barn. A portion of ticket proceeds will benefit The Land Conservancy of SLO County. July 20, 6-11 p.m. $20. lcslo.org/events/midsummerbarn-dance/. Octagon Barn Center, 4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo, (805) 544-9096.

MIDSUMMER BARN DANCE AT THE HISTORIC OCTAGON BARN CENTER The evening will begin with a square dance called by Robin Fischer and live music from red-hot oldtime stringband, the SLO County Stumblers. Following the square dance, dance your heart out to Santa Cruz’s premier ‘90s country band, Lane and the Longbeds. July 20 6-11 p.m. $20 advance; $25 door; $10 kids under 12. 805-235-2874. Octagon Barn Center, 4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo, octagonbarn.org. THE MOLLY RINGWALD PROJECT AND EMILY SMITH: CONCERTS IN THE PLAZA Free live music. Family-friendly. Food/drink available. July 19 5-8 p.m. Free. DowntownSLO.com/ Concerts. Mission Plaza, Downtown, San Luis Obispo. MUSIC ON THE FARM WITH MISS LEO (SESSION 2) Join at City Farm SLO for family involvement music classes with Miss Leo. Come enjoy an hour and a half of music education and nature connection with credentialed music educator, local musician, and nature lover. Class series for ages 3-7. Wednesdays. through Aug. 7 $100. missleomusic.com/education. City Farm SLO, 1221 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, 805-769-8344.

NOTABLE INSIGHT: SIBELIUS PIANO QUINTET Join Scott Yoo and the Festival Artists as they take you on a “museum docent’s tour” of Sibelius’ Piano Quintet in G minor. They will discuss the piece’s history, the composer’s influences and musical style, and perform some selections. July 18 5:30 p.m. $27. 805781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Harold J. Miossi CPAC at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

REEL TO REAL AT KROBAR Reel Too Real delivers energetic ‘80/’90s rock from folks who’ve brought the party to many stages across the Central Coast and beyond. July 20, 6-9 p.m. Free. Krobar Craft Distillery, 1701 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, krobardistillery.com/.

RUMOR, FEATURING DANI COLE Enjoy a variety of soft rock and blues. Featuring Dani Cole on vocals. July 21, 1-4 p.m. rumorslocal.com. Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards, 1947 See Canyon Rd., San Luis Obispo, (805) 595-9700. SADIE JASPER: ALBUM RELEASE PARTY July 19 7 p.m. my805tix.com. Humdinger Brewing (SLO), 855 Capitolio Way, suite 1, San Luis Obispo, 805-781-9974.

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BOATZART: FESTIVAL BRASS At the conclusion of the Los Osos Farmers Market, the Festival Mozaic Brass Quintet will lead a free performance on the Baywood Park Pier. Nicknamed “Boatzart,” this event returns to the tradition of the Mozart Festival, serenading audience members on land from boats. July 22 , 4 p.m. Free; suggested $10 donation. 805-781 - 3009. festivalmozaic.org. Baywood Park Pier, 601-639 El Moro Ave., Los Osos.

FESTIVAL MOZAIC: FESTIVAL BRASS QUINTET After the Los Osos Farmers Market, the Festival Mozaic Brass Quintet will lead a free performance on the Baywood Park Pier. Nicknamed “Boatzart,” this traditional event harkens back to when brass players would serenade audiences on land and boats from the end of the pier. July 22 7:30-9:30 p.m. Suggested donation of $10. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Baywood Park Pier, 601-639 El Moro Ave., Los Osos.

FREE CONCERT ON ESTERO, MORRO BAY FEATURING JILL KNIGHT Bring your own chair and love of great music. All donations go to the performing artist. Help keep the music alive on the Central Coast. July 21, 2-4 p.m. 805-771-9408. Concerts on Estero Morro Bay, 482 Estero Ave., Morro Bay. MIDDAY MINI-CONCERT: ALEX WASSERMAN Pianist Alex Wasserman returns to Festival Mozaic for a recital of works for solo piano. All Midday Mini-Concerts last no longer than one hour without an intermission. July 20, noon Free, suggested $10 donation. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Trinity United Methodist Church, 490 Los Osos Valley Rd., Los Osos.

MIDDAY MINI-CONCERT: FEI XIE Fei Xie, principal bassoonist

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of the Minnesota Orchestra, presents a mini-recital of works for bassoon and piano. He will be joined by pianist ChiaoWen Cheng, piano faculty at the Eastman School of Music and principal keyboardist of the Rochester Philharmonic. July 24 , noon Free; suggested $10 donation. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Cambria Community Presbyterian Church, 2250 Yorkshire Drive, Cambria.

RIFF TIDE ROCKS THE SIREN The Siren is Morro Bay’s hottest sports bar and grill with some of the best live music in the county. July 20, 2-5 p.m. Free show. 805-225-1312. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, thesirenmorrobay.com/.

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CHAMBER CONCERT 2: TEMPLETON PAC Festival Mozaic is proud to present its first summer chamber music concert at the Templeton Performing Arts Center. With Beethoven’s Kakadu Variations for piano trio, Louise Farrenc’s wonderful bass quintet, and Mendelssohn’s sextet finishes the program. July 23 4 p.m. $32. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Templeton Performing Arts Center, 1200 S Main St., Templeton. DEADSTOCK II Presented by Terminal. July 19 -21 my805tix.com. Dark Nectar Coffee Lounge, 5915 Entrada, Atascadero.

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WAYS CSL An inspiring afternoon with Jami Lula at Awakening Ways CSL. Enjoy a soulful concert filled with uplifting music and heartfelt lyrics. July 21 1-2:30 p.m. $20. 805-391-4465. awakeningways.org/event/jami-lula-in-concert/. Awakening Ways Center for Spiritual Living, 9350 El Camino Real, No. 101, Atascadero.

FESTIVAL MOZAIC: BAROQUE IN THE VINES This is an outdoor event. Scott Yoo leads this annual Baroque concert at the picturesque hilltop setting of Serra Chapel. Two concertos by J. S. Bach anchor this program along with two beautiful overtures by German composer Telemann. July 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $6. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Serra Chapel, McMillan Canyon Rd., Shandon.

FESTIVAL MOZAIC: CHAMBER CONCERT 2 (BEETHOVEN/ FARRENC/SEEGER/MENDELSSOHN) Festival Mozaic is proud to present a summer chamber music concert at the Templeton Performing Arts Center. Beethoven’s Kakadu Variations for piano trio opens the program, followed by Louise Farrenc’s wonderful bass quintet (string quartet plus a bass), and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s violin sonata. July 23 4-6 p.m. Tickets start at $32. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Templeton Performing Arts Center, 1200 S Main St., Templeton.

MIDDAY MINI-CONCERT: KO-ICHIRO YAMAMOTO Ko-ichiro Yamamoto, principal trombone of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, presents a mini-recital of works for trombone and piano. He will be joined by Chiao-Wen Cheng, piano faculty at the Eastman School of Music and principal keyboardist with the Rochester Philharmonic. July 19, noon Free, suggested $10 donation. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Trinity Lutheran Church, 940 Creston Road, Paso Robles.

RIFF TIDE ROCKS THE MID-STATE FAIR This local act will be bringing the beach vibes to keep the fair’s dance crowds cool. July 21 7-10 p.m. Free show with fair admission. 805-239-0655. California Mid-State Fair, 2198 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles, midstatefair.com/.

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FESTIVAL MOZAIC: QUARTETO NUEVEO AT SEE CANYON FRUIT RANCH This is an outdoor event. Quarteto Nuevo merges western classical, eastern European folk, Latin, and jazz with an organic feel that “packs a wallop!” The ensemble’s razor-sharp precision is enhanced by jazzy interludes, lightly rumbling percussion motifs, and mesmerizing rhythms. July 21 2-4 p.m. Tickets start at $62. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. See Canyon Fruit Ranch, 2345 See Canyon Rd., Avila Beach.

GROVER BEACH SUMMER CONCERTS 2024 Featuring some of best local and regional bands all summer long. Food, craft vendors, and activities for the kids. Free and all ages welcome. Sundays, 3-6 p.m. through Aug. 18 Free. 805-473-4580. groverbeach.org. Ramona Garden Park Center, 993 Ramona Ave., Grover Beach.

MIDIRI BROTHERS AND BARRELHOUSE WAILERS The Basin Street Regulars presents Midiri Brothers and Barrelhouse Wailers. July 20 -5 p.m. $20 for members, $30 for nonmembers. Pismo Beach Veterans Memorial Hall, 780 Bello St., Pismo Beach.

NO HOME, GHOST CHANT, IDLE MIND Visit site for more info and tickets. July 24 , 6 p.m. my805tix.com. Fuego in Grover Beach, 1187 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, (805) 710-6477.

QUARTETO NUEVO Quarteto Nuevo merges western classical, eastern European folk, Latin, and jazz with an organic feel. 21 , 2 p.m. $62. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. See Canyon Fruit Ranch, 2345 See Canyon Rd., Avila Beach.

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Arts

40 pop culture scholars convene at Cal Poly for

Slayage conference

Cal Poly SLO is hosting Slayage, a periodic conference dedicated to the scholarly study of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other works of popular culture that share similar themes, with events happening July 18 through 21.

Sponsored by the Association for the Study of Buffy+, the conference will feature presentations from 40 pop culture scholars, including Cal Poly professors Alexia Arani, Ethan Powers, and retired Cal Poly professor Lewis Call. This year marks the conference’s 20th anniversary. The first Slayage event was held in Nashville in 2004.

The full conference program of Cal Poly’s events is available on whedonstudies.tv. Singleday registration is $75, while the full conference registration fee is $260. A majority of the conference sessions will be held in Cal Poly’s Fisher Science Building (building 33).

Slayage will kick off with a conference reception and trivia event at Poly Canyon Village on Thursday, July 18, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. A continental breakfast will be available to registrants of events held on July 19, 20, and 21. Lunches will also be provided for conference attendees on July 19 and 20.

Crazy for You Jr. shines spotlight on young cast at SLO REP

The San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (SLO REP) presents its production of Crazy for You Jr. with performances from July 18 through 28. Set in New York during the 1930s, this vibrant musical features a cast of young artists from SLO REP’s Academy of Creative Theatre, according to press materials.

The show follows Bobby Child (played by Marco Petterson), a young banker who finds himself entangled in a humorous case of mistaken identity while courting Polly Baker (Gwyneth Lincoln), the daughter of the owner of a rundown theater in danger of foreclosure.

Director Claire Edmonds helms this iteration of the Tony Awardwinning musical, full of highenergy performances, intricate choreography, colorful costumes, and iconic tunes by George and Ira Gershwin. The show’s songs include “I Got Rhythm,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.” “Audiences can expect an unforgettable evening filled with laughter, romance, and showstopping musical numbers,” SLO REP Managing Artistic Director Kevin Harris said in press materials. “We are thrilled to bring this beloved musical to life.”

For more info or tickets to the show, call (805) 786-2440 or visit slorep.org. SLO REP is located at 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo. ∆ Caleb Wiseblood

BY SAMANTHA HERRERA

Surf culture

Nine

artists from around the world share insights about surf culture and community

For many on the Central Coast, the ocean is a way of life and it’s hard to picture living anywhere other than next to the lively body of water.

Between now and October, land-loving locals and ocean afficionados alike can be immersed in a world of surf history, culture, and communities at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) exhibit Whose Waters?, featuring nine artists (some local, some not).

During an artist panel on July 13, SLOMA’s chief curator, Emma Saperstein, said that when she first moved to the Central Coast in 2016, she knew she wanted to start surfing pretty much right away and was nurtured by a sweet local community.

“As I started to work on the show, I started to make unique experiences—I mean the Central Coast in general is a more nurturing community. There’s less of a water base, it feels more supportive. But it’s also ... nurtured in a very specific way, and that’s certainly not everyone’s experience,” she said. “This show is sort of meant to comment on that.”

In addition to the three artists featured below,

catch just one wave, it would all be worth it.

“Being a sort of young Black man from a landlocked country, making it into the surf in Cape Town 27 years later, was kind of a big moment for me,” he said.

One of Ndlovu’s excerpts from Afro Surf is on display in the Whose Waters? exhibition at SLOMA, sharing a message of life’s parallels.

“The journey all surfers take is a fine metaphor for life: desire, acceptance, adaptation, discomfort, and finally a bit of luck—to pick off the right wave, at the right time,” his excerpt reads.

Gabriella Angotti-Jones

Growing up surfing the waters of San Clemente, Angotti-Jones said that as a young, Black, African American girl she never felt like she was accepted in the culture. As a result, she associated the sea with trauma.

“I would find it really interesting that growing up, I too started associating the ocean with trauma and difficulty,” she said during the artist panel. “These places everyone talks about, beautiful places, just like kind of suck to be, but I was also fascinated with it. I was like, ‘Why do I keep getting called back? Why do I want to study in marine sciences?’

“It wasn’t really until I took a break and really started examining that the ocean is a place where I’ve processed stuff that’s really difficult for me.”

Angotti-Jones found her way back to surfing during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and started photographing her friends out in the water. These photographs, which are featured in the Whose Waters? exhibition, share the stories of how Southern California’s surf culture changed to start including women, people of color, and LGBTQ-plus people.

all framed by slightly closed zippers of wetsuits. His photos have an air of quietness to them—looking at his photographs give a feeling of being struck in time.

This air correlates to how Milner said he feels out in the water, describing it as a place where he tends to find peace.

“For me, I like being out in the ocean alone. I love the beauty and everything as well, but for me, it’s the place to be in the moment to process things,” he said. “I didn’t really have a community of people who were able to serve with weight, so I still have a bad habit of surfing alone.

“Now, we have so many great surf clubs to join in on, and I think that’s fantastic because it really allows access to get in the water and to surround yourself with like-minded groups.” ∆

Reach Staff Writer Samantha Herrera at sherrera@ newtimesslo.com.

the exhibit includes boards by Central Coast surfboard shaper Shea Somma, photographs by Catherine Opie, tintype photography by Joni Sternbach, drawings by Sandow Birk, stills from a video by Vernon Ah Kee, and a film by Tracey Moffatt.

Kunyalala Ndlovu

Born in the landlocked country of Zimbabwe, Ndlovu is a London-based writer and artist who wrote Afro Surf, which tells the stories of African surf culture through profiles, essays, photographs, and illustrations.

However, his relationship with surfing came long before he actually hit the water. During the recent panel discussion, Ndlovu reminisced about a time in his youth when his father handed him a Billabong shirt that had Australian surfers on the back. That proved to be a destiny-driven moment, and from then on, he decided he was going to find some way to surf.

Moving to Cape Town, South Africa, in his late 20s, Ndlovu decided that even if he was going to

“COVID, which had a lot of Black and brown people surfing for the first time, it was like a huge shift,” she said. “We would show up and drop in and it was just chaotic, and it was super dangerous, but it was really fun. Since then, a lot of us have scaled back and forth on proper etiquette and stuff like that, but I do think it was really helpful for my group of friends and for me personally.”

Stephen Milner

Drawing inspiration from the 1980s, what he describes as the golden age of surfing and queer politics, Milner’s art uses repurposed neoprene materials and vintage wetsuit advertisement imagery to create a narrative for himself.

“My practice is based around, I guess you can say, the surfing work. I photographed in the past before surfing, and I had a hard time trying to create a narrative for myself, it was just purely like documentaries,” the Joshua Tree-based artist said during the recent panel. “So, with this work, I was collecting a lot of surf magazines and also pornerotic magazines as well, all pre-’80s. But I just started using these images to kind of create a new narrative that I can relate to, something I didn’t find in these certain magazines.”

In Milner’s collection in the Whose Waters? exhibit, he shows an array of photographs that are

Catching waves

The Whose Waters? exhibit showcases the art of nine artists at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) until Oct. 20. For more information, visit sloma.org/exhibition/surf-show. SLOMA is located at 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

HANDS IN THE SAND Stephen Milner draws his inspiration from the 1980s in what he describes as the golden age of surfing and queer politics by repurposing neoprene materials and vintage wetsuit advertisement imagery.

WHAT I LEARNED London-based artist Kunyalala Ndlovu is a writer who penned Afro Surf that tells the stories of African surf culture. Pictured is an excerpt from the book.

BROUGHT ME BACK Gabriella Angotti-Jones grew up in Southern California and spent most of her early years surfing the waters around San Clemente. After associating the ocean with trauma, Angotti-Jones found her way back to the sea through photographing the effects surf culture had on her friends.

Moon rocks

Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon) directs this rom-com set during the 1960s Space Race between the U.S. and Russia. Marketing expert Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) is hired to stage and film a fake moon landing in case the real Apollo 11 landing fails, much to the chagrin of NASA’s launch director Cole Davis (Channing Tatum), who’s in charge of overseeing the real landing. (132 min.)

Glen I grew up in the late ’60s and ’70s, so I vividly remember the Space Race. I also vividly remember the Vietnam War. These two pivotal, high-stakes events— one inspirational, the other tragic—as the story’s backdrop immediately elevate the emotional heft of this appealing romantic comedy. We meet Kelly in NYC, where she and her assistant, Ruby (Anna Garcia), are mistaken for steno pool secretaries when they walk into a meeting to pitch three auto execs on a new ad campaign. Kelly is used to being underestimated, and watching her manipulate this trio of knuckle draggers is pure joy. Johansson is at her most charming here, in full-on Marilyn Monroe bombshell mode. When she’s hired to enter the NASA boys club to “sell the moon,” these engineers and pilots don’t know what they’re in for. Anna Kelly is quite the saleswoman and doesn’t have any qualms about telling lies if it helps get her where she wants to be. Cole is much more rooted in his morals and doesn’t take lightly the enormity of the dangers that the Space Race presents. The two are bound for conflict and also for love, and I have to say that Johansson and Tatum have chemistry. They bounce off of each other with flirtatious ease but don’t fall into the trap of becoming a boring love story. Rich and delicious costuming and sets make Fly Me to the Moon a feast for the eyes, and quick, sharp dialogue and plenty of laughs make this film a pleasure to take in. Woody Harrelson plays Moe Berkus, a government agent working under Richard Nixon who hires Kelly to make America focus more on

THE GOONIES

What’s it rated? PG When? 1985

FLY ME TO THE MOON

What’s it rated? PG-13

What’s it worth, Anna? Full price

What’s it worth, Glen? Full price

space and less on Vietnam. Kelly’s up to the task, and Moe seems to know she has plenty of secrets he can leverage to rope her in. We learn a little more about the mysterious Kelly as the film goes on, but the heart of the story lies in her and Cole’s budding relationship—and the potentially disastrous ending it may come to. This film’s a charmer, just good old-fashioned fun.

Where’s it showing? Colony, Downtown Centre, Park

Glen It definitely falls into the screwball comedy genre, meaning it’s pretty farfetched in places, but it’s all about the vibe and not striving for realism. Playing off “the moon landing was faked” conspiracy, shooting at the real Cape Canaveral, and mixing in archival footage

adds to the nostalgia. My family visited NASA at Cape Canaveral when I was about 10, and I vividly remember the towering building. This film connected with me on so many levels. Loved it. Anna It reminded me of 2003’s Down With Love with its patented ’60s style and kooky con woman lead character. But while Kelly may lie to get her way, she still proves to be an endearing, clever woman. The film has fun blending fake history with real and building a larger-than-life tale around the moon landing. Johansson and Tatum are both downright charming. I loved it too! ∆

Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split Screen. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

Where’s it showing? The Bay Theatre on Saturday, July 20 (noon; $15 at my805tix.com; a fundraiser for Morro Bay In Bloom)

Kids of the ’80s rejoice because we love The Goonies like Sloth loves Chunk, and we get to see it on the big screen! The band of treasure-seeking kids finds one harrowing adventure after another as they work to save their neighborhood from being taken over by an evil real estate company out to build a shiny new country club. The group of boys calls themselves the Goonies because of their neighborhood name, Goon Docks. When a treasure map is uncovered, the group sets out to find what lies beneath their homes.

Spielberg was the king of ’80s flicks for kids, and The Goonies has everything that kids of both today and yesteryear want. Funny and heartwarming and full of characters you can’t help but grow attached to, this is the perfect film to share with your family. Featuring young faces of stars like Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, and Ke Huy Quan, this slice of nostalgia is still as endearing today as it

GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE! Left to right: Chunk (Jeff Cohen), Mikey (Sean Astin), Mouth (Corey Feldman), and Data (Ke Huy Quan) embark on a search for hidden treasure, in the 1985 comedy adventure The Goonies, screening July 20, in the Bay Theatre.

was almost 40 years ago. Don’t miss your chance to see this cult classic the way it is meant to be seen, on the big screen, and support Morro Bay in Bloom while you are at it! (114 min.)

—Anna

THE BIG LEBOWSKI

What’s it rated? R When? 1998

Where’s it showing? The Bay Theatre on Monday, July 22 (6 p.m.; $15 at my805tix.com; a fundraiser for The Rock)

Joel and Ethan Coen helm this bizarro crime caper about Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), a slacker and avid bowler, who’s mistaken for a millionaire named Lebowski and is attacked by two thugs who urinate on The Dude’s rug before realizing they have the wrong Lebowski.

The offense sets in motion The Dude’s quest for remuneration for the damages to the rug that “really tied the room together.” Enlisting his bowling buddies—Vietnam vet Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) and put-upon Donny Kerabatsos (Steve Buscemi)—they set out to find the real Big Lebowski (David Huddleston) and demand he pay for the rug. What follows is a weird, wild adventure with kidnapping, blackmail, a brief sexual affair, a Busby Berkeley-style choreographed dream sequence, a porn kingpin (Ben Gazzara), German nihilists (Peter Stormare, Torsten Voges, Flea), an intransigent teenager, an angry bowler named Jesus (John Turturro), and a narrator (Sam Elliott) who shows up in the finale. Add in an off-thehook soundtrack and an absurdist exploration of American culture, and you have a true cult classic. Oh, and it also inspired its own religion, Dudeism. This fundraiser for Morro Bay’s noncommercial community radio station, The Rock, includes a silent auction and a drawing for a Dude-inspired prize. (117 min.) ∆

LIFTOFF Marketing expert Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) and Apollo 11 launch director Cole Davis (Channing Tatum) butt heads then fall for each other, in Fly Me to the Moon, screening in local theaters.

COURTESY PHOTO BY DAN MCFADDEN/SONY PICTURES

‘SHUT UP, DONNY!’ John Goodman stars as Walter Sobchak, in the 1998 Coen Brothers cult classic The Big Lebowski, screening at the Bay Theatre on July 22, as a fundraiser for community radio station The Rock.

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Music

BY GLEN STARKEY

Emerging from the chrysalis

Personal

growth is

at the center of Sadie Jasper’s new album

Sadie Jasper really doesn’t sound like anyone else. The Texas born and bred singer-songwriter mixes rock, pop, country, and hip-hop into her dreamy music, but when listening to her new single “Not Here in the Now,” which has a terrific online music video produced by Room For Cream Films, you’ll be forgiven if you suffer whiplash as it moves through her mix of genres. Personally, I love it when from pop balladeering she breaks into a rap and then segues into an operatic chorus.

As her bio explains, her music and lyrics “offer an honest glimpse into a woman coming of age while breaking free from an oppressive religious culture.”

She grew up in a musical family but also a religiously restrictive one, daughter to an Anglican priest, teacher, and administrator in a private Dallas school, where feminism and expressionism were suppressed, which led to mental health challenges and self-doubt.

“I left the church, my entire community, and didn’t really know who I was anymore,” she explained. “Nothing made sense, including my marriage and being a young mom. It was hard for me to accept the reality of my life, my choices, and move forward with a healthier and more confident outlook, all at the same time. I became paralyzed in my self-expression for fear that I wouldn’t be accepted. Because I already felt really lonely, and that’s a terrifying feeling.”

Consider her new album, Her Kingdom Come, her coming out story of reclaiming her life and defining who she is and what’s important to her. These deeply felt and expressed songs will resonate.

“Her Kingdom Come is a lot of things,” she continued, “but mostly it’s a love letter to myself and my journey thus far. Discovering myself as a woman, a mother, and a lover, a human being that experienced religious abuse and overcame it, a misfit that is beginning to feel at peace simply belonging to herself, and an artist dedicated to creating beautiful things out of painful experiences is a wild ride, but it’s my ride. My life. My world. My kingdom.” See three-time New Times Music Awardwinner Sadie Jasper when she plays her

album release party on Friday, July 19, in Humdinger Brewing (855 Capitolio Way, SLO; 7 p.m.; all ages; $23.27 presale at my805tix.com or $33.98 day of show), with Walk the Whale opening.

The California Mid-State Fair

As usual, the fair running through Sunday, July 28, has too many musical acts to list. Between the ticketed events at the Michelob Ultra Concert Series in the arena to the free Frontier Stage and free Mission Square stage, not to mention music in La Cantina and on the Island Stage, the best place to go is midstatefair.com/fair for a complete listing of concerts, tickets, events, and more—but let’s talk about why Nickelback has a reputation for being hated and yet continues to fill big venues. They play the Michelob Ultra Concert Series on Wednesday, July 24, the same night hard rock band Slaughter plays the Frontier Stage and Paso classic rock cover band Bad Obsession plays Mission Square. Canadian rock act Nickelback formed in 1995, but their breakout moment didn’t come until 2002, and their single “How You Remind Me,” off their 2001 album Silver Side Up, rose No. 1 on the U.S. charts. They

continued to write more smash singles and sell millions of records, but somewhere along the line it became fashionable to bash Nickelback, earning them the title of the most hated band in America.

Heck, there’s even a documentary about the phenomenon, Love to Hate: Nickelback, which aimed to show why the hate don’t rate. These are just four workingclass dudes who made it, dig? They make pretty good music. Calm down, haters.

A Finnish cultural studies Ph.D. student, Salli Anttonen, wrote a paper about the hate too, titled “‘Hypocritical bullshit performed through gritted teeth’: Authenticity discourses in Nickelback’s album reviews in Finnish media,” which argued it was less about the music and more about the haters trying to make themselves feel cool for being so uncool to Nickelback.

So here’s the thing, Nickelback fans. It’s OK to like, even love, this polished and commercial rock quartet, because it proves you’re not a sheepish follower of the hatreddu-jour. You like what you like, and you don’t worry about what anyone else thinks. That’s rock ’n’ roll, man.

Numbskull and Good Medicine

I told you about this guy last week, but don’t miss folk and blues artist Jake Xerxes Fussell at Bristols Cider House on Thursday, July 18 (7 p.m.; all ages; $24.41 at goodmedicinepresents.com). I’ve been listening to his new album, When I’m Called, and it’s positively beautiful, with nine sparkling interpretations of old folk songs. Incredible!

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones returns on Sunday, July 21 (doors at 6:30 p.m.; 21-and-older;

$30.39 at goodmedicinepresents.com) to The Siren. Alvin’s a Grammy Award-winner and Gilmore’s a nominee, and together they recorded the amazing collaboration Downey To Lubbock (2018), a collection of a dozen songs, many of them covers such as Lightnin’ Hopkins’ “Buddy Brown’s Blues” and Brownie McGhee’s “Walk On.” They’re songs that hold special meaning for the troubadours, and hearing them live is a revelation.

The great singer-songwriter and storyteller Paul Thorn is returning on Thursday, July 25 (doors at 6:30 p.m.; 21-and-older; $37.29 at goodmedicinepresents.com) to The Siren. Thorn is a real Southern gentleman, born and raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, with an amazing backstory. Before turning to music, he was a pro boxer with a 14-4 record, and a fight against former world champ Roberto Durán that was nationally televised. He has 11 studio albums, each one amazing. The most recent is 2021’s Never Too Late to Call If you’ve seen him, you know he’s magic. If you haven’t, what are you waiting for?

The Siren

In addition to the Numbskull and Good Medicine shows this week, The Siren has a bunch of other concerts, starting with speed metal OGs Exciter with metal/punk act Midnight, speed metal band Wraith, and death/thrash metal group Hellwitch opening on Thursday, July 18. dada plays on their Return to Dizz Knee Land Tour featuring Kimmi Bitter plays on Friday, July 19 (7:30 p.m.; 21-and-older; $30 at tixr.com). dada hit the scene in 1992 with their groundbreaking debut Puzzle. Boasting prog-rock musicianship, vocal harmonies, and “melodic power pop layered with inspired psychedelic and experimental rock impulses,” this trio will dazzle.

On Saturday, July 20, The Siren kicks off with a free afternoon show featuring genrejumping cover band Riff Tide (2 to 5 p.m.; 21-and-older) followed by a ticketed show with Grateful Dead tribute act The China Cats (8 to 10:30 p.m.; 21-and-older; $18 at tixr.com). Swiss rockabilly combo Hillbilly Moon Explosion plays on Wednesday, July 24 (7 to 10 p.m.; 21-and-older; $22 at tixr.com), and judging from their online videos, they’re a blast. I especially like their collaborations

BE IN THE NOW Award-winning singer-songwriter Sadie Jasper releases her new album, Her Kingdom Come, during a concert at Humdinger Brewing on July 19

HATE FREE ZONE Canadian rock quartet Nickelback plays the Michelob Ultra Concert Series at the California Mid-State Fair on July 24

TROUBADOURS Dave Alvin and Jimmie

Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones plays a Numbskull and Good Medicine show at The Siren on July 21

SWISS ROCKABILLY Hillbilly Moon Explosion brings their roots rock, swing, jump blues, country, and surf sounds to The Siren on July 24

PHOTO COURTESY OF SADIE JASPER

COURTESY PHOTO BY RICHARD BELAND

COURTESY PHOTO BY LESLIE CAMPBELL

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SIREN

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with gravel-throated singer, Sparky, from Demented Are Go. Expect rock, swing, jump blues, country, and surf sounds. Punk trio Wenzdaze will open.

Fremont Theater

The music-centric sitcom The Monkees, about the shenanigans of a struggling LA rock band, only ran for two seasons between Sept. 12, 1966, and March 24, 1968, yet it became an indelible part of rock history, in part because the fictional band created for the show—actors and musicians Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork—looked like they were having a ton of fun, and some of the music—“Last Train to Clarksville,” “I’m a Believer,” and

at 7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $27.21 at ticketweb. com). The band will “replicate the nuance and detail of Zeppelin’s catalog while honoring the powerful improvisational journeys for which Zeppelin shows were renowned.”

Festival Mozaic

Festival Mozaic’s Summer Music Festival continues through Saturday, July 27, with too many events to list, but visit festivalmozaic.org/summer to see the list and links to tickets. Highlights this week include Quarteto Nuevo on Sunday, July 21 (2 p.m.; all ages; $67 lawn seating) at the See Canyon Fruit Ranch. They merge “Western classical, Eastern European folk, Latin, and jazz with an organic feel that packs a wallop.”

Another highlight this week is The Mother Hips frontman Tim Bluhm with the Coffis Brothers on Thursday, July 25, at Nipomo’s Dana Adobe (6:30 p.m.; all ages; $62). Bluhm, who plays a soulful brand of folk rock, has been a California staple for more than two decades. The Coffis Brothers are known for their heartfelt roots-rock sound. Should be an amazing collaboration. Bi-coastal singersongwriter Melody Klemin will open.

You can pre-order a picnic from SLO Provisions for both of these shows at sloprovisions.com/preorders.

Calling all performers!

It’s time once again for the New Times Music Awards, and if you want to throw your musical hat into the ring of fire, you must submit your entries by 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5. You’ll find an entry form on page 9 of this edition, or submit online at newtimesslo.com/sanluisobispo/ NTMAHome/Page. Winners must be able to perform at the showcase and awards ceremony on Friday, Nov. 8, at Rod & Hammer Rock.

More music …

Concerts in the Plaza continues this Friday, July 19, with singersongwriter Emily Smith opening at 5 p.m., followed by headliner The Molly Ringwald Project from 6 to 8 p.m. Smith’s sound has been compared to Sheryl Crow and Colbie Caillat, while the TMRP is pure ’80s pop covers.

Get your fix of NOLA-style rock “with a dash of reggae, classic rock, and Americana” when The Cliffnotes play another TGIF sunset happy hour show at Mulligan’s Bar & Grill at the Avila Beach Golf Resort this Friday, July 19 (5 to 7 p.m.; all ages; free). It’s a party, baby.

“Daydream Believer”—became No. 1 hits. Sure, there were allegations that they couldn’t play their instruments and that the songs weren’t written by them, but they sold more than 75 million records worldwide, and they all managed to launch solo music careers after the show was canceled and they broke up as a group, reuniting occasionally for reunion tours. Ka-ching!

This week at the Fremont Theater, see Micky Dolenz of The Monkees: Songs & Stories on Friday, July 19 (8 p.m.; all ages; $24.75 to $99.50 at prekindle.com).

SLO Brew Live at Rod

& Hammer Rock

Ready for some Zeppelin songs played by four ferociously rocking ladies? Because that’s what you’ll get when Zepparella—The Led Zeppelin Powerhouse comes to Rod & Hammer Rock this Friday, July 19 (doors

The Midiri Brothers (from New Jersey) and The Barrelhouse Wailers (from Ventura) play a Basin Street Regulars Hot Swingin’ Jazz concert at the Pismo Beach Vets Hall this Saturday, July 20 (noon to 5 p.m.; all ages; $35 my805tix.com).

The Seven Sisters Folklore Society hosts a Midsummer Barn Dance at the historic Octagon Barn Center this Saturday, July 20, with old-timey string band the SLO County Stumblers (6 p.m.; all ages; $20 presale at eventbrite.com or $25 at the door. Tickets for kids under 12 are $10). This fundraiser for the Land Conservancy of SLO County will feature a square dance with Bay Area caller Robin Fischer. There will also be line dancing to Santa Cruz’s ’90s country band, Lane and the Longbeds. ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

STARKEY

HE’S A BELIEVER Micky Dolenz of The Monkees performs at the Fremont Theater, sharing music and stories on July 19

WHOLE LOTTA LOVE All-female Led Zeppelin tribute act Zepparella will rock a SLO Brew Live concert at Rod & Hammer Rock on July 19

COURTESY PHOTO BY MAX CRACE

A tribute with bagels

JonnyBoy’s Bagelry becomes Atascadero’s first Jewish deli, honoring owner Emilie Goldstein’s dad and his roots

JonnyBoy’s Bagelry and Jewish Delicatessen popped up on Entrada Avenue in Atascadero as the result of owner Emilie Goldstein’s longtime desires to enjoy Jewish delicacies in San Luis Obispo County and honor her dad’s roots.

“My dad was raised in the Jewish culture and faith. We would have bagels and lox on Christmas morning,” Goldstein said with a laugh. “He would talk about how you could go to all these places in LA and how much he enjoyed those specialties.”

Indelible marks of Goldstein’s late father, affectionately called “JonnyBoy,” are strewn about the bagelry. A cartoon sketch of his self-portrait greets customers through the yellow logo on the front window. Inside,

Bagels and beyond

Grab bagels, cream cheese, sandwiches, latkes, and more from JonnyBoy’s Bagelry and Jewish Delicatessen on 5935 Entrada Ave. in Atascadero. It’s open Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Keep up with the bagelry

Russian artist Misha Podryski’s 1965 impressionist painting of JonnyBoy as a youngster, watches over the shop.

“My grandfather was a dental professor at USC for quite some time … but before he was a professor, he was in private practice dentistry,” Goldstein said. “He had a patient who paid him in portraits of his kids.”

The bagel business almost naturally came to the culinary school-trained Goldstein. She’s owned and operated Bramble Pie Company next door since 2021. Her collection of staff trained in baking, piemaking, and wrangling a wood-fired oven help JonnyBoy’s be more than a bagelry.

JonnyBoy’s doles out Jewish classics like smoked whitefish salad available in tubs to take home or smeared on a house-made bagel

with tomato, cucumber, onion, and capers. The main ingredient comes all the way from Banner Smoked Fish in Brooklyn. Then there’s what the menu calls “Jewish Penicillin” that’s “just like bubbe’s”: matzo ball soup. During the summer, the soup is only sold as takehome quarts.

Hungry patrons can also nosh on potato latkes with house-made apple butter, chopped liver with corn rye bread from Bread Bike, a vegan chopped “liver” version made with lentils and caramelized onions, potato knish, popcorn laced with chicken schmaltz and chicken seasoning, corned beef Reuben, pastrami on rye, and of course, a plethora of bagels.

“You want a chewy exterior and a nice bready interior,” Goldstein said of the perfect bagel. “There’s going to be a malty flavor too. Our bagels are boiled in barley malt syrup and baking powder.”

Crafting bagels is a time-consuming process, she explained while her staff bustled behind her, completing orders. Bagel dough cannot simply be baked once it’s made. It must be shaped and boiled before it hits the oven. From Thursday through Sunday, Goldstein’s bakers prepare, boil, and bake bagels in varying shifts starting at 3 a.m. All bagels are made with organic high-gluten flour, and come in flavors like sea salt, cheddar jalapeño, poppy seed, sesame seed, French onion with Gruyere cheese and caramelized onion, and everything style.

The painstaking yet rewarding process behind making bagels causes delis like JonnyBoy’s to be a rare find in North County.

“Also, [bagels] don’t keep for very long,” Goldstein explained. “Unless you’re using

additives and dough conditioners, they keep like two, three days tops. They’re not going to mold but their texture is not going to be good. So, there’s a lot of waste as well.”

Currently, JonnyBoy’s offers a small selection of cream cheeses. The bakers flavor readymade cream cheese with chive and onion, and strawberry. They also offer plain-whipped and a vegan versions of cream cheese. In the fall, Goldstein hopes to expand with pumpkin cream cheese and bagels.

She has plans for later this summer too. JonnyBoy’s is set to receive a hood system, which will allow for more hot cooking. In other words, the breakfast menu is bound to grow with egg dishes, Goldstein said. They’ll expand to other kinds of bagels once the bakers fully feel comfortable with the main flavors they’re already making.

Only 3-months-old, JonnyBoy’s is already gaining regulars. It makes a difference to

BOYHOOD BLUES Inside the deli, customers can spot JonnyBoy’s Bagelry and Jewish Delicatessen namesake—owner Emilie Goldstein’s father—painted in youthful splendor by his father’s former patient in exchange for dental services.

TWO-IN-ONE Combine two Jewish delicacies in one by getting the Brooklyn-sourced whitefish sandwich on a bagel of your choice. It’s enjoyed here on a French onion bagel made with Gruyere cheese and caramelized onion.

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see people get emotional over her food, Goldstein said.

“We had a lady come in and tear up. I think she said she was from Brooklyn, but she lives here now,” she said. “Her kids are growing up here and she was so excited to be able to show them a little bit of their culture that they’ve not really seen otherwise.”

An LA native until she was a toddler when her family moved to Atascadero, Goldstein returned to Southern California last September to sample bagels at the longrunning Brent’s Deli—veering from her family’s usual bagel stop Nate ‘n Al’s.

Is she a fan of the now viral trend of

scooped bagels, sparked by an LA man being refused service for his specific order? No one’s asked for one so far at JonnyBoy’s.

“Oh God! I’m not scooping any bagels,” Goldstein said with a laugh. “I guess I can kind of see it because if people want the sandwich to fit better and be more userfriendly, I could see scooping out some of the bread. Maybe there are some people who are watching their calories … but that’s doing too much, in my opinion.” ∆

Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal will take all the potato latkes and French onion bagels to go. Send sharpened bread knives to brajagopal@ newtimesslo.com.

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2.4

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1069 (N/A)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as ROBERT WOODHAM CONSTRUCTION, 2343 Ocean Street, Oceano, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Robert Kelly Woodham (2343 Ocean Street, Oceano, CA 93420). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0516-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Katz, Deputy. Exp. 05-16-29. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2024-1160 (05/09/2023)

New Filing

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1211 (11/09/2016)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as, GIUSEPPE’S CUCINA RUSTICA, 849 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Palazzo Giuseppe, LLC. (849 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) State of California. This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Palazzo Giuseppe, LLC, Joseph Difronzo, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 06-05-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto Deputy. Exp. 06-05-29.

July 4, 11, 8, 25, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1276 (01/11/2019)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as WIRE LIKE THIS, 3620 Sacramento Drive, Suite 201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. California. San Luis Obispo County. United Cerebral Palsy Association of San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.(3620 Sacramento Drive, Suite 201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). State of California. This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ United Cerebral Palsy Association of San Luis Obispo, Mark T Shaffer, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-11-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 06-11-29. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1329 (06/18/2024)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as WILD CANYON FLOWER FARM 971 Corbett Canyon Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Carrie Lynn Collins (971 Corbett Canyon Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-18-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 06-18-29. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

OF SALE

(Online Auction)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700- 21716 of the Business & Professions Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 8 th day of August 2024, at 12:00PM, at www.storagetreasures.com . Property is stored at Central Coast Self Storage, 725 Sheridan Road, Arroyo Grande, CA County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, the contents of the following tenant’s storage space(s): Danielle Schmidt, Johnny Odom, Janet Brasfield, Thomas Richard Matthews, Mark Miller, Melissa Sanchez, Jessica Simite, Oscar Perdomo, Gabrielle Schrag, Cody White, Elizabeth Santiago, Steven Edwards, & Diana Rocha. Storage space contents can be viewed at www.storagetreasures.com Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in cash and credit card only. All purchased items sold as is where is and must be removed within 72 hours of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Auctioneer: Plastino Interests, Inc., CA Bond#7901004996 Online Auction Platform: www.storagetreasures.com Facility Phone: (805) 481-1484 July 18, 2024

ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE

(Online Auction)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700- 21716 of the Business & Professions Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 8 th day of August 2024, at 12:00PM, at www.storagetreasures.com . Property is stored at Central Coast Self Storage, 725 Sheridan Road, Arroyo Grande, CA County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, the contents of the following tenant’s storage space(s): Danielle Schmidt, Johnny Odom, Janet Brasfield, Thomas Richard Matthews, Mark Miller, Melissa Sanchez, Jessica Simite, Oscar Perdomo, Gabrielle Schrag, Cody White, Elizabeth Santiago, Steven Edwards, & Diana Rocha. Storage space contents can be viewed at www.storagetreasures.com Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in cash and credit card only. All purchased items sold as is where is and must be removed within 72 hours of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Auctioneer: Plastino Interests, Inc., CA Bond#7901004996 Online Auction Platform: www.storagetreasures.com Facility Phone: (805) 481-1484 July 18, 2024

ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE

(Online Auction)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700- 21716 of the Business & Professions Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 8th day of August 2024, at 2:00 PM, at www.storagetreasures. com . Property is stored at Rock Safe Self Storage, 2155 Willow Road, Arroyo Grande, CA County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, the contents of the following tenant’s storage space(s): Julio Lemus, Kiera Bradley, Tiffany Crawford, Colleen Dade, TeAndrea Jones, Ainsley Vandoren, Jesse Branin, Artie Perkins, Daniel Ruiz Sanchez, Anthony Castro, Caroline Estrada, Ninaette Black, Cynthia Mendoza, James Robinette, Ashley Smith, & Ashlie Tacbas. Storage space contents can be viewed at www. storagetreasures.com Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in cash and credit card only. All purchased items sold as is where is and must be removed within 72 hours of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Auctioneer: Plastino Interests, Inc., CA Bond#7901004996 Online Auction Platform: www.storagetreasures.com Facility Phone: (805) 356-6066 July 18, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024—1382 (07/01/2021)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as TOTAL CLEANING SERVICES, 1121 Orcutt Rd, #57, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Elisa Mellin-Beltran (1121 Orcutt Rd, #57, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-25-24. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Steddum, Deputy. Exp. 06-25-29 July 4, 11, 8, 25, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2024-0507 (06/25/24)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as UNIVERSITY TRAVEL, RELICS INC,. San Luis Obispo County. Unitrav, Inc. (1888 Eucalyptus Road, Nipomo Road, Nipomo, California 93444). State of California. This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Unitrav, Inc., Christopher Tate, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-25-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Katz, Deputy. Exp. 06-25-29. July 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024.

The following person is doing business as MONARCH PARTY SUPPLIES, 453 W Tefft St, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Sujei G. Jimenez (453 W Tefft St, Nipomo, CA 93444). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0530-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Katz, Deputy. Exp. 05-30-29. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2024-1175 (05/31/2024)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as LESLIE’S TAQUERIA, 290 California Blvd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Andrea Celeste Pineda-Orozco (720 Kelly Ct Apt D, Nipomo, CA 93444), Julio Cesar Pineda (720 Kelly Ct Apt D, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Andrea Celeste Pineda-Orozco. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 05-31-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, Andrea Celeste Pineda-Orozco, Deputy. Exp. 05-31-29.

June 27, July 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2024-1196 (N/A)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as, THE NO TIE, 1604 Morro St, Apt 1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Jennaelaine LLC (1604 Morro St, Apt 1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) State of CA. This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Jennaelaine LLC, Jenna Harris, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 06-03-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 06-03-29.

July 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2024-1198 (03/11/2019)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as Person (Persons) Is (Are) Doing Business As: DISTINCTIVE GLASSWARE BRANDING, 3500 Dry Creek Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. This Business Is Conducted By An Individual /S/ Linda S. Hendy (1 Hummingbird Court, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This Statement Was Filed With The County Clerk Of San Luis Obispo On 0604-24. Hereby Certify That This Copy Is A Correct Copy Of The Statement On File In My Office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M.Katz, Deputy. Exp.06-04-29 July 11, 8, 25, August 1, 2024.

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1219 (N/A)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as TLC SENIOR CARE, 1007 NICE AVE, GROVER BEACH, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Susan’s Tender Loving Care LLC (1007 Nice Ave Grover Beach, CA 93433). State of California. This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company /s/ Susan’s Tender Loving Care LLC, Davina Ricci, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-06-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 06-06-29.

July 18, 25, August 1, 8, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2024-1247 (07/01/2019)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as RE CREATE THRIFT STORE, 1601 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. The Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Cambria (1617 Main Street Cambria, CA 93428). State of California. This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ The Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Cambria, Richard Oyler- Chief Executive Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-10-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 06-10-29.

June 27, July 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2024-1248 (06/01/2023)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, 673 Palm St, Apt. 7, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lindsay Noel Ringer (673 Palm St., Apt. 7, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-10-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 06-10-29.

June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2024-1250 (06/10/2024)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as BALANCED BOOKS, 2015 Wood Duck Lane Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Shelley Jackson (2015 Wood Duck Lane Paso Robles, CA 93446). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06/10/24. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 06-10-29. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1317 (N/A)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as DISTINCTIVE COLLECTION BHGRE HAVEN PROPERTIES, 1880 Santa Barbara Ave, Suite 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. A Payne International Corporation (1880 Santa Barbara Ave, Suite 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). State of California. This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Payne International Corporation, Gavin Payne- President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-17-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Katz, Deputy. Exp. 06-17-29. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1318 (06/18/19)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as GATHER NATURAL MARKET, 4825 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Gather (4825 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422). State of California. This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Gather, Brett J. Lamberson, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-1724. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Katz Deputy. Exp. 06-17-29. July 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1327 (N/A)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as HDLM Innovations, 2010 Idyll Wild Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Maurice Montoya (160 Station Way #1672 Arroyo Grande, CA 93421). Joy Montoya (160 Station Way #1672 Arroyo Grande, CA 93421), Rory Doll (160 Station Way #1672 Arroyo Grande, CA 93421) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-18-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Steddum, Deputy. Exp. 06-18-29. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NA ME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1328 (03/04/2019)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as CENTRAL COAST PET AQUAMATION, 526 N. Oakglen Ave., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Lucky Dog Pet Resort, Inc.(526 N. Oakglen Ave., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Lucky Dog Pet Resort, Inc., Christopher Consolo, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-18-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Steddum, Deputy. Exp. 06-18-29. July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1331 (11/25/2009)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as FASTRIPE, 395 Apricot Street, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Timothy Jon Broberg (395 Apricot Street, Nipomo, CA 93444). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-19-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 06-19-29. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NO. 2024-1333 (06/11/2024)

Filing The following person is doing business as AEROTECH INDUSTRIAL PARK, 4250 Aerotech Center Way, Ste. G, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jon Jones (4250 Aerotech Center Way, Ste. G, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-19-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 06-19-29. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-1334 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as PARTIES R US, 6065 Lazy Hill Rd, San Miguel, CA 93451. San Luis Obispo County. Elizabeth Ann Lamore (6065 Lazy Hill Rd, San Miguel, CA 93451), Mark Stephen Lamore (6065 Lazy Hill Rd San Miguel, CA 93451). This business is conducted by A General Partnership, Mark Stephen Lamore. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-19-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina

SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF:

JOHN THOMAS PEERY, JR. DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 22PR-0413

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JOHN THOMAS PEERY, JR.

A SECOND AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STEPHEN M GARCIA in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STEPHEN M. GARCIA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act.

(This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

December 10, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: D-4 in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner:

Bruce A. Pence III

PO Box 6570

Los Osos, CA 93412

805-214-8292

July 4, 11, 18 2024

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AV/SO AL DEMANDADO):

KAILYNNE N. KING; and DOES 1-5, inclusive

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): SESLOC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOR COURT USE ONLY (SOLO PARA USO DE LA CORTE) CASE NUMBER:

(Numero de/ Caso}: 23LC-1009

ELECTRONICALLY FILED

12/29/2023 2:37 PM San Luis Obispo Superior Court

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the Information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be In proper legal form If you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more Information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtlnfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcallfornla.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtlnfo.ca.gov/se/fhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more In a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. /AVISOI Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dfas, la corte puede decldir en su contra sin escuchar su vers/6n. Lea la / nformac/6n a continuac/6n.

Tiena 30 D(AS DE CALENDAR/0 despu s de qua le antraguen asta c/ tac/6n y papa/es lega/es para presantar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregua una cop/a al demandante. Una carta o una 1/amada tefef6nlca no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escr/to tlene qua estar en formato legal correcto s/ desea qua procesen su caso en la corte. Es pos/ble qua haya un formulario qua usted pueda usar para su respuesta.

Puede encontrar estos formu/ar/ os de la corte y m s informacl6n en el Centro de Ayuda de /as Cortes de California (www.suco rte.ca.gov), en la blbltoteca de /eyes de su condado o en la corte qua le quede m s cerca. SI no puede pagar la cuota de presentaci6n, p/da al secretario de la corte qua le d un formulario de exencl6n de pago de cuotas. SI no presenta su respuesta a liempo, puede perder el caso por incumpllmlento y la corte le podra quitar su sue/do, dlnero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requlsitos legates. Es recomendab/e qua flame a un abogado /nmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede 1/amar a un servlc/o de remlsi6n a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible qua cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servlclos legates gratultos de un programa de servlclos legates sin fines de /ucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de / ucro en el sltio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.govJ o ponl ndose en contacto con la corte o el co/egio de abogados Jocalas. AV /SO: Por fey, la corte t/ene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperac/6n de $10,000 6 mas de valor reclbida med/ante un acuerdo o una conces/6n de arbltra} e en un caso de derecho clv/1. Tiena qua pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de qua la corte pueda desechar el caso.

Brandon M. Ormonde (Bar # 272069)

MEDEROS ORMONDE & RASCON

791 North Cherry, P.O. Box 29 Tulare, CA 93275

559-686-3861

Date: (Fecha) 12/29/2023

By: /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk (Secretario); Amilia Espinoza, Deputy (Adjunto)

July 18, 25, August 1, 8, 2024

T.S. No. 121128-CA APN: 038-451-035

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/28/2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 8/13/2024 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 5/7/2015 as Instrument No. 2015021731 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: CONSTANCE J MCBRIDE AND JAMES H HOWARD, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; IN THE BREEZWAY FACING SANTA ROSA STREET, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO GENERAL SERVICES BUILDING, 1087 SANTA ROSA ST, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOTS 7 AND 8 IN BLOCK 104 OF THE TOWN OF EL MORO, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO WOODS REVISED MAP OF EL MORO, FILED FOR RECORD FEBRUARY 11, 1901 IN BOOK A, PAGE 80 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1625 10TH STREET, LOS OSOS, CA 93402 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $178,008.99 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these re-

sources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (855) 313-3319 or visit this Internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 121128CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 121128-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 3333 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 225 San Diego, California 92108

July 11, 18, & 25, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 24CVP-0174

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Gwynn Colene Beatty filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Gwynn Colene Beatty, to PROPOSED NAME: Gwynevere Delane LaChance.

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: August 7, 2024, Time: 9:30 am, P2, in person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: June 20, 2024. /s/: Michael C. Kelley, Judge of the Superior Court. June 27, July, 4, 11, 18, 2024.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 24CVP-0197

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Skylar Jai Blake-Willeford filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Skylar Jai BlakeWilleford, to PROPOSED NAME: Skylar Jai Willeford.

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: August 21, 2024, Time: 9:30 am, P2 , in person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: April 11, 2024. /s/: Michael C. Kelley, Judge of the Superior Court. July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 2024

VB BTS II, LLC proposes to construct a telecommunications facility located at an address 5290 Happy Hunting Circle, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, CA 93446 (N 35° 43’ 06.65”, W 120° 53’ 47.56”). Plans include the installation of an approximately 75-foot tall (overall height) monopole telecommunications tower with an associated ground-level lease area, fire turnaround area and associated access and utility easements. An existing lattice tower will be removed prior to construction of the new monopole. Impact7G, Inc. is publishing this notice in accordance with Federal Communications Commission regulations (47 CFR § 1.1307) for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Parties interested in commenting on this Federal undertaking or with questions on the facility should contact Impact7G, Inc., Attn: Telecommunications Department, 8951 Windsor Parkway, Johnston, IA 50131 or call 515-473-6256 (Ref. VB #069-AM).

WHO

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING

SUBDIVISION REVIEW BOARD

County of San Luis Obispo Subdivision Review Board

WHEN Monday, August 5, 2024, at 9:00 AM: All items are advertised for 9:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at 805-781-5600.

WHAT

A request by Tom Robbins for a first one-year time extension for a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map (SUB202000078) to subdivide an existing 14,000-square-foot parcel into two parcels of 7,000 square feet each for the purpose of sale and/or development. The parcels will be accessed by Branch Street. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 12,000-square feet on and off site for shared road improvements and future building pads. The proposed subdivision site is within the Residential Single-Family (RSF) land use category and is located at 187 East Branch Street, the community of Nipomo. The site is in the South County Inland Area of the South County Planning area.

County File Number: N-EXT2024-00016

Supervisorial District: District 4

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 090-381-010

Date Accepted: 6/6/2024

WHERE

The hearing will be held in Katcho Achadjian Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D161/162 San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org You may also contact Lane Sutherland, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at 805-788-9470.

If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

Nicole Turner, Secretary Subdivision Review Board July 18, 2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of San Luis Obispo will receive bids by mail for the “Higuera Crack Sealing Project, Spec. No. 2001001-14” at the Public Works Administration Office located at 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 until, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024, at 11:00 A.M., when they will be publicly opened.

CITY OF GROVER BEACH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

An electronic copy in PDF format of all required submittals must be submitted to publicworks@groverbeach.org and received by no later than 2:00pm on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Submittals received after the specified time will not be accepted. PDF documents must have permissions enabled for comments and printing.

CITY WIDE STREET SWEEPING SERVICES

The entire Request for Proposal document may be obtained electronically on the City’s website at www.groverbeach.org, by email to publicworks@groverbeach.org or by calling 805-473-4530.

July 18 & 25, 2024

JUNE 24, 2024

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL MEETING BRIEF

3 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT

• Request for consideration of the annual Cannabis Business Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2024-25 & Resolution No. 2024-157, suspending the automatic annual 2% increase to the commercial cannabis business tax rate for fiscal year 2024-25 to maintain the tax rate at 6%, adopted.

MEETING ADJOURNED

For more details, view meeting videos at: https://www. slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Administrative-Office/ Clerk-of-the-Board/Clerk-of-the-Board-Services/Boardof-Supervisors-Meetings-and-Agendas.aspx

Matthew P. Pontes, County Administrative Officer & ExOfficio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Annette Ramirez, Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

JULY 9, 2024

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING BRIEF

• Items 1-33 - Consent Agenda & Resolution (Res) Nos. 2024-158 thru 2024-170, approved as amended.

• Item 34: Public Comment Period – Items not on the agenda: E. Greening; G. Powell; Marlea; G. Grewal; A. Peak; M. Powell; D. Stebbens & M. Holstis: speak. No action taken.

• Item 35: Presentation from the Health Agency to provide information on SB 43 & CARE Court, rec’d & filed.

• Item 36: Closed Session. Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure to litigation - potential cases: 4. Initiation of litigation - potential cases: 3. Pending Litigation: Compassion Cannabis Collective, Inc. v. T. Keith, SLO Superior Court Case No. 23CVP-0308 & R. Holmes v. Co. of SLO, SLO Superior Court, Case No. 20CVP0200. Conference w/ Labor Negotiator re: employee organizations: SLOPA; SLOCEA-T&C; DCCA; Sheriffs’ Mgmt; SLOCPPOA; DSA; DAIA; SLOCPMPOA; SLOCEA –PSSC; Unrepresented Mgmt & Confidential Employees; SDSA; UDWA. Conference w/ Real Property Negotiators concerning: APNs: 053-412-010, 053-412-011. Agency Negotiators: T. Brumm & C. Johnson. Parties negotiating: Sunsmit, LLC. Instructions: Price, Terms & Conditions. Open Session. Report out.

• Item 37: Hearing re: Title 22 & 23 amendments to modify regulations pertaining to expiration of cannabis cultivation permits, hours of operation for non-storefront retail dispensaries, abatement procedures & cost recovery re: unpermitted cannabis activities & Ordinance No. (Ord) 3512 - Title 22 & Ord 3513 – Title 23, adopted.

• Item 38: Res. 2024-171, denying the Appeal of C. Harmon Worthen & upholds the decision of the Planning Commission approving a Development Plan / Coastal Development Permit to allow a temporary event program (Cambria Christmas Market) at the Cambria Pines Lodge; exempt from CEQA, adopted.

• Item 39: Board Member Comments & Reports on Meetings: Supervisor Paulding & Gibson: comment on firework regulations & enforcement efforts; and direct staff to look into rules of procedure re: materials presented at meetings. Supervisor Ortiz-Legg announces the Latino Outreach Council is celebrating 30 years on 7/13 at the Dallidet Adobe & Gardens. Motion passed by 3-2 vote to re-agendize #34 as presented on 6/18 to 7/16 agenda.

MEETING ADJOURNED

For more details, view meeting videos at: https://www. slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Administrative-Office/ Clerk-of-the-Board/Clerk-of-the-Board-Services/Boardof-Supervisors-Meetings-and-Agendas.aspx

Matthew P. Pontes, County Administrative Officer & ExOfficio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

By: Annette Ramirez, Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

July 18, 2024

NOTICE OF ADOPTION AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE

CANNABIS CLEANUP ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS (LRP2023-00013)

On July 9, 2024, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors adopted, the Minor Ordinance Amendment Package (LRP2023-00013), Ordinance No. 3512 amending the Land Use Ordinance (Title 22 of the County Code) and Ordinance No. 3513 amending the Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance (Title 23 of the County Code) relating to Cannabis Activities (LRP2023-00013). The proposed amendments include modifying regulations pertaining to expiration of cannabis cultivation permits, hours of operation for non-storefront retail dispensaries, and abatement procedures and cost recovery relating to unpermitted cannabis activities. The Board of Supervisors also adopted a common-sense exemption from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3). The ordinances were adopted and the environmental determination certified by the following roll call to wit:

AYES: Supervisors Dawn OrtizLegg, Bruce S. Gibson, John Peschong, Jimmy Paulding and Chairperson Debbie Arnold

NOES: None

ABSENT: None

ABSTAINING: None

Certified copies of the full text of the ordinance may be purchased at reproduction cost or reviewed without charge in the San Luis Obispo County Administrative Office, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D430, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, or on the County’s website at slocounty.ca.gov

DATED: July 17, 2024

Matthew P. Pontes, County Administrative Officer & ExOfficio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

By: Niki Martin, Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors July 18, 2024

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

Application to make minor changes to the property at the address listed below has been received by the City. • 736 Orcutt Rd. DIR-0391-2024; Request to perform work at night for a maximum of 15 nights between July 29, 2024 to September 30, 2024 from the hours of 7pm to 7am, to saw cut and trench/dig portions of existing sidewalk, curb, and gutter on both sides of Orcutt, and concrete/asphalt patch back as required to install conduit per PG&E at 736 Orcutt Road. This project is categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review.; C-S Zone; Jarrett Boyd, applicant. (Mallory Patino)

The Community Development Director will either approve or deny this application no sooner than July 29, 2024

The Director’s decision may be appealed, and must be filed with the appropriate appeal fee within 10 days of the Director’s action. For more information, contact the City of San Luis Obispo Community Development Department, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, stop by Monday and Wednesday between 1 p.m. –4 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday between 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., or call (805) 781-7170, weekdays, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. July 18, 2024

CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Arroyo Grande Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, to consider the following item:

Consideration Of Development Code Amendment 24-003; Amendments to Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding State Density Bonus Law and Implementation of Assembly Bill 1397 and Finding That This Action Is Exempt From Review Under The California Environmental Quality Act. The Planning Commission will discuss the proposed amendments to implement the requirements of AB 1397 regarding the ministerial review process for certain affordable housing developments, and adoption of the State’s density bonus law within the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code (AGMC)

In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Community Development Department has determined that the proposed AGMC amendments are exempt from CEQA because they do not qualify as a “project” under CEQA and because they will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c)(2),(3)).

This Planning Commission meeting will be held at 215 E. Branch Street and conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format. Members of the public that prefer to participate virtually may do so by joining the Zoom meeting option. Members of the public may provide public comment on agenda items during the meeting in-person, by joining the Zoom meeting, or by submitting written public comments to the Commission at pc-publiccomment@arroyogrande.org. To provide comment during the meeting, members of the public may join the Zoom meeting at https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/86752345420; Webinar ID: 867 5234 5420 or by phone by calling 1-669-900-6833; or 1-346-248-7799. During the public hearing, public comment will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, pursuant to current meeting procedures.

The Planning Commission may also discuss other hearings or business items before or after the item listed above. If you challenge the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Failure of any person to receive the notice shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the action of the legislative body for which the notice was given.

Documents related to the project are available in the Community Development Department located at 300 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande. The Agenda and reports are posted online at www. arroyogrande.org 72 hours prior to the meeting. Please call (805) 473-5420 for more information. The Planning Commission meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and streamed live on the City’s YouTube Channel.

Jessica Matson, City Clerk July 18, 2024

City of Atascadero

DATE: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

TIME: 6:00 p.m.

PLACE: City of Atascadero Council Chambers 6500 Palma Avenue Atascadero, CA 93422

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Atascadero will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the time and place indicated above to consider the proposed project: 1. Amendment to Conditional Use Permit 98001 to allow the construction of an additional 20-foot monopine and appurtenant infrastructure at an existing telecommunications site. The Project is located at 9575 Vista Bonita on APN 030-441-023 The project is consistent with the previously certified Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project. (AMND24-0047).

INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS are invited to participate and will be given an opportunity to speak in favor or opposition to the above-proposed project. To provide written public comment, please email comments to pc-comments@atascadero.org by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments will be forwarded to the Planning Commission and made part of the administrative record. If a comment is received after the deadline for submission but before the close of the meeting, the comment will still be included as part of the record of the meeting. Please note, email comments will not be read into the record. A virtual option to join the meeting will be published on the agenda.

Information regarding the hearing is filed in the Community Development Department. If you have any questions, please call Planning Services or visit the office at 6500 Palma Ave., by appointment only, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. All documents related to the project will be available for review on the City’s website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at http://www.atascadero.org/ agendas.

DATED: July 15, 2024

S/ P Dunsmore, Community Development Director PUBLISH: July 18, 2024

NOTICE: SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INITIATION OF NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(J)

TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

$4,000.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Notice is hereby given that on February 22, 2024, the above-described property was seized at or near 1323 Oleander Lane, Paso Robles by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, in connection with violation of section 11351 of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/ appraised value of the property is $4,000.00.

Pursuant to section 11488.4(j) of the California Health and Safety Code, you must file a verified claim stating your interest in the property with the Superior Court’s Civil Division, Room 385, County Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93408. Claim forms are available from the Clerk of the above court and also online at https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/mc200.pdf.

Furthermore, an endorsed copy of the verified claim must also be served on the District Attorney, Asset Forfeiture Unit, County Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street, 4th Floor, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, within 30 days of filing the claim with the Superior Court’s Civil Division.

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)). The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to cross-examine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

The failure to timely file and secure a verified claim stating an interest in the property in the Superior Court will result in the property being declared or ordered forfeited to the State of California and distributed pursuant to the provisions of Health and Safety Code section 11489 without further notice or hearing.

DATED: July 12, 2024 DAN DOW District Attorney Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney July 18, 2024

COUNTY

NOTICE OF TENTATIVE ACTION / PUBLIC HEARING

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, August 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM: All items are advertised for 9:00 AM.

To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at 805-781-5600.

WHAT A request by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for a Minor

Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2024-00023) to allow for demolition and removal of an accessory structure located at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) facility. The project will result in removal of a 504 square foot steel and glass structure, leaving concrete foundations in place with no ground disturbance proposed, on a 545-acre parcel within the 750-acre DCPP boundary established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The structure, used as a visitor overlook viewing station, is deemed structurally unsafe and a potential safety hazard. The proposed project is within the Public Facilities (PF) land use category in the Coastal Zone, and is located at 3890 Diablo Canyon Road, approximately 7 miles northwest of Port San Luis, within the San Luis Bay Coastal planning area.

Also to be considered is the determination that the project is exempt under CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(l)(4) (Class 1), because the project proposes demolition and removal of a small accessory structure (ED24-076). A Notice of Exemption has been prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15062.

County File Number: C-DRC2024-00023

Supervisorial District: District 3

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 076-011-018

Date Accepted: 6/10/2024

WHERE Virtual meeting via Zoom platform.

Instructions on how to view and participate in the meeting remotely and provide public comment will be included in the published meeting Agenda and are posted on the Department’s webpage at: Planning Department Hearing - County of San Luis Obispo (ca.gov)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Cindy Chambers, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at 805-781-5608.

TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING

This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@ co.sIo.ca.us by 7/26/2024 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-DRC2024-00023.” If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

COASTAL APPEALABLE

If the County approves this project, that action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. An applicant or aggrieved party may appeal to the Coastal Commission only after all possible local appeals have been exhausted pursuant to Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043(b). Local appeals must be filed using the required Planning Department form as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.042(a)(1).

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing

July 18, 2024

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING SUBDIVISION REVIEW BOARD

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Subdivision Review Board

WHEN Monday, August 5, 2024, at 9:00 AM: All items are advertised for 9:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at 805-781-5600.

WHAT

A request by NKT Development LLC/Cavaletto Ranches, LLS, for a Tentative Parcel Map (CO 20-0057) to subdivide an existing 855- acre parcel into 2 parcels of 466 acres (Parcel 1) and 389 acres (Parcel 2). Parcel 1 is proposed to remain in agricultural cultivation and Parcel 2 is proposed to be placed into a conservation easement. The project will not result in any disturbance, with the exception of a 0.6-acre site proposed for a future barn. The division will not create any new on-site roads. The proposed project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at S. Dana Foothill Rd and E. Teft Street (Parcel 1) and Upper Los Berros Rd (Parcel 2), approximately 1 mile east of the community of Nipomo. The site is in the South County Inland Sub Area of the South County planning area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: SUB2020-00077

Supervisorial District: District 4

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 090-031-003, 090-031-004

Date Accepted: 5/24/2024

WHERE

The hearing will be held in Katcho Achadjian Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D161/162, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org

You may also contact Cheryl Ku, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at 805-781-5600.

If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

Nicole Turner, Secretary

Subdivision Review Board

July 18, 2024

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING

NOTICE OF TENTATIVE ACTION / PUBLIC HEARING

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, August 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM: All items are advertised for 9:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at 805-781-5600.

WHAT Hearing to consider a request by Jeannot Nahmias & Lohr Family Vineyards for a Lot Line Adjustment COAL 23-0020 (N-SUB2023-00027) to adjust the lot lines between two parcels of 323.6 acres (Lot 1) and 95 acres (Lot 2). The adjustment will result in two parcels of 377.3 acres (Lot 1) and 42.4 acres (Lot 2). The project will not result in the creation of any additional parcels. An easement will be provided for the new section of Lot 2 to maintain access on the existing road on the northwesterly side Lot 1. The proposed Lot Line Adjustment will create a larger Agriculturally zoned parcel and align lot lines with existing land use designations and Parkhill Road. The proposed project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at 6955 & 6961 Estrella Road, approximately three quarters of a mile north of the City of Paso Robles. The site is in the El Pomar-Estrella Sub Area & Salinas River Sub Area of the North County planning area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA (15061.b.3 General Rule Exemption).

County File Number: N-SUB2023-00027 Supervisorial District: District 1 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 019-071-070, -071, 027-191-019

Date Accepted: 5/20/2024

WHERE Virtual meeting via Zoom platform.

Instructions on how to view and participate in the meeting remotely and provide public comment will be included in the published meeting Agenda and are posted on the Department’s webpage at: Planning Department Hearing - - County of San Luis Obispo (ca.gov)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Lane Sutherland, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at 805-788-9470..

TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING

This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@ co.sIo.ca.us by 7/26/2024 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on N-5UB2023-00027.”

If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing

July 18, 2024

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING

NOTICE OF TENTATIVE ACTION / PUBLIC HEARING

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, August 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM: All items are advertised for 9:00 AM.

To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at 805-781-5600.

WHAT A request by Gilbert Family Fun for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2023-00053) to allow for the operation of an outdoor recreational vehicle storage yard utilizing approximately 2.10 acres of an approximately 4.94-acre site. The proposed project is within the Industrial land use category and is located at 875 Sheridan Road (APN: 091-193-055) within the Callendar-Garrett Village Reserve Line. The project is within the South County Coastal Planning Area of the Coastal Zone.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: C-DRC2023-00053 Supervisorial District: District 4 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 091-193-055 Date Accepted: 4/22/2024

WHERE Virtual meeting via Zoom platform.

Instructions on how to view and participate in the meeting remotely and provide public comment will be included in the published meeting Agenda and are posted on the Department’s webpage at: Planning Department Hearing - - County of San Luis Obispo (ca.gov)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Dane Mueller, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at 805-781-5600.

TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING

This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@ co.sIo.ca.us by 7/26/2024 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-DRO2023-00053.”

If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

COASTAL APPEALABLE

If the County approves this project, that action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. An applicant or aggrieved party may appeal to the Coastal Commission only after all possible local appeals have been exhausted pursuant to Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043(b). Local appeals must be filed using the required Planning Department form as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.042(a)(1).

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing

July 18, 2024

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING SUBDIVISION REVIEW BOARD

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Subdivision Review Board

WHEN Monday, August 5, 2024, at 9:00 AM: All items are advertised for 9:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at 805-781-5600.

WHAT

Hearing to consider a request by Linda Parks for a Lot Line Adjustment

(C-SUB2023-00001 / COAL23-0046) to adjust the lot lines between three existing parcels of 0.39 acres each. The adjustment will result in two equally sized parcels of 0.59 acres each. The adjustment will not result in the creation of any additional parcels. The proposed project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 242, 248 and 254 Butte Drive (APNs: 074-462-008, 009, 010 respectively) in the community of Los Osos. The site is in the Estero Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that the project is categorically exempt (Sec. 15305, Class 5) from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

County File Number: C-SUB2023-00001

Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 074-462-008, -009, -010

Date Accepted: 3/1/2024

WHERE The hearing will be held in Katcho Achadjian Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D161/162, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Andy Knighton, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at 805-781-4142.

TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING

This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@co.slo.ca.us by 7/29/2024 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-SUB2023-00001.

If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

COASTAL APPEALABLE

If the County approves this project, that action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. An applicant or aggrieved party may appeal to the Coastal Commission only after all possible local appeals have been exhausted pursuant to Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043(b). Local appeals must

SUBDIVISION

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Subdivision Review Board

WHEN Monday, August 5, 2024, at 9:00 AM: All items are advertised for 9:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at 805-781-5600.

WHAT

Hearing to consider a request by Wade Crosno for a first one-year time extension for a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map (SUB2019- 00054/CO 19-0043) to subdivide an existing 5.08acre parcel into two parcels of 2.5 and 2.6 acres for the purpose of sale and/or development. The parcels will be served by an onsite shared access drive extending from Pine View Drive. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 7,000-square feet on and off site for shared road improvements and future building pad. The division will create one on-site road. The proposed subdivision site is within the Residential Suburban (RS) land use category and is located at 886 Pine View Drive, approximately 550 feet west of State Route 227 (Carpenter Canyon Road) and 0.5 miles north of the community of Arroyo Grande. The site is in the San Luis Bay Inland area of the South County planning area.

County File Number: N-EXT2024-00018

Supervisorial District: District 4

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 047-137-020

Date Accepted: 6/10/2024

WHERE

The hearing will be held in Katcho Achadjian Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers 1055 Monterey Street, Room # D161/162, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Dominic Dal Porto, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at 805-781-5710.

If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

Nicole Turner, Secretary Subdivision Review Board July 18, 2024

INVITATION TO BID (SUB BIDS ONLY)

GENERAL CONTRACTOR: MAINO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED

PROJECT NAME: CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO BUILDING 33 & 38 ROOF(S) REPLACEMENT PROJECT

PROJECT LOCATION: BLDG. 33 & BLDG. 38 - CAL POLY STATE UNIVERSITY, SLO, CA 93407

PROJECT OWNER: TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

ARCHITECT: HARRIS ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

BID DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2024 @ 12:00 P.M.

PRE-BID SITE REVIEW: MANDATORY – WEDNESDAY JULY 10, 2024 AT 9:00 AM AT THE OF BUILDING 33

ESTIMATE/BUDGET: $900,000

ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: 2 MONTHS

START DATE: SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

COMPLETION: NOVEMBER 1, 2024

SCOPE OF WORK:

(CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERTIME AND WEEKEND WORK ANTICIPATED TO MEET PROJECT SCHEDULE)

Work consists of all existing roofing material to be removed and replaced with new PVC roofing system at both, Building 033 and Building 038. At Building 038, existing Guardian fall protection system to remain unchanged. At Building 033, contractor to provide and install new Guardian fall protection system. System to be engineered to meet CAL OSHA requirements.

The University will be performing the following trades: Plumbing support for roof drain maintenance, Electrical and Engineering Services to support disconnect and replacement of existing mechanical equipment.

BIDS SHALL BE EMAILED TO: tomm@mainoslo.com and sonnys@mainoslo.com

BID REQUIREMENTS:

1. Subcontractors must be bondable and may be required to provide Payment and Performance Bonds.

2. Bid Bond is not required.

3. Safety Record is of the utmost importance. Subcontractors with aggregate EMR Rate of 1.5 over the past three years may be disqualified.

4. Prevailing Wage

TO VIEW PLANS/SPEC:

Plans and specs may be downloaded from ASAP Reprographics at www.asapplanroom.com Plans and specs may also be viewed at the following Builders Exchanges:

- SLO County Builders Exchange – www.slocbe.com

- Santa Maria Valley Contractors Association – www.smvca.org

- Central California Builders Exchange – www.cencalbx.com

Maino Construction Company, Incorporated is an equal opportunity Contractor. It is the responsibility of each Subcontractor to view all pertinent information and documents prior to submitting a proposal.

July 18, 2024

Free Will Astrology by Rob Brezsny

Homework: What is hard but not impossible to change about your life? Newsletter.freewillastrology.com

ARIES

(March 21-April 19): Have you ever been given a Starbucks gift card but then neglected to use it? Many people fail to cash in such freebies. Believe it or not, there are also folks who buy lottery tickets that turn out to have the winning number—but they never actually claim their rewards. Don’t be like them in the coming weeks, Aries. Be aggressive about cashing in on the offers you receive, even subtle and shy offers. Don’t let invitations and opportunities go to waste. Be alert for good luck, and seize it.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): The coming weeks will be a favorable time to enhance your relationship with food. In every way you can imagine, be smart and discerning as you plan and eat your meals. Here are ideas to ponder: 1. Do you know exactly which foods are best for your unique body? 2. Are you sufficiently relaxed and emotionally present when you eat? 3. Could you upgrade your willpower to ensure you joyfully gravitate toward what’s healthiest? 4. Do you have any bad habits you could outgrow? 5. Is your approach to eating affected by problematic emotions that you could heal? 6. Are you willing to try improving things incrementally without insisting on being perfect?

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Hybridization could be a fun theme for you in the coming weeks. You’re likely to align yourself with cosmic rhythms if you explore the joys and challenges of creating amalgamations, medleys, and mash-ups. Your spirit creatures will be the liger, which is a cross between a lion and a tiger, and a mule, a cross between a horse and a donkey. But please note that your spirit creatures will not be impossible hybrids like a giroose (a cross between a giraffe and a moose) or a coyadger (a cross between a coyote and a badger). It’s good to be experimental and audacious in your mixing and matching, but not lunatic delusional.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): In 1986, Cancerian singer-songwriter George Michael released his song “A Different Corner.” It was a big hit. Never before in British pop music had an artist done what Michael accomplished: wrote, sang, arranged, and produced the tune, and played all the instruments. I foresee the possibility of a similar proficiency in your near future, Cancerian—if you want it. Maybe you would prefer to collaborate with others in your big projects, but if you choose, you could perform minor miracles all by yourself.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): In the biblical allegory of Noah and the ark, God warns Noah about an impending flood and commands him to build a giant lifeboat to save living things from extinction. Noah obeys. When the heavy rains come, he, his family, and many creatures board the boat to weather the storm. After 40 days and nights of inundation, they are all safe but stranded in a newly created sea. Hoping for a sign of where they might seek sanctuary, Noah sends out a dove to reconnoiter for dry land. But it returns with no clues. A week later, Noah dispatches a second dove. It returns with an olive leaf, showing that the Earth is drying out and land is nearby. Dear Leo, your adventure isn’t as dire and dramatic as Noah’s, but I’m happy to tell you it’s time for you to do the equivalent of sending two doves out to explore.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): According to an ancient Chinese proverb, “An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.” I will add a corollary: An ant may be able to accomplish feats an ox can’t. For instance, I have observed an ant carrying a potato chip back to its nest, and I doubt that an ox could tote a potato chip without mangling it. Anyway, Virgo, this is my way of telling you that if you must choose between your inspiration being an ant or an ox in the coming days, choose the ant. Be meticulous, persistent, and industrious rather than big, strong, and rugged.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “If it sounds too good to be true, it always is,” said stage magician Ricky Jay. I only partially agree with him. While I think it’s usually wise to use his formula as a fundamental principle, I suspect it won’t entirely apply to you in the coming weeks. At least one thing and possibly as many as three may sound too good to be true—but will in fact be true. So if you’re tempted to be hyper-skeptical, tamp down that attitude a bit. Open yourself to the possibilities of amazing grace and minor miracles.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What is the largest thing ever sold in human history? It was a 530-million-acre chunk of land in North America. In 1803, the French government sold it to the American government for $15 million. It stretched from what’s now Louisiana to Montana. Here’s the twist to the story: The land peddled by France and acquired by the U.S. actually belonged to the Indigenous people who had lived there for many generations. The two nations pretended they had the right to make the transaction. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to make a big, important purchase or sale—as long as you have the authentic rights to do so. Make sure there are no hidden agendas or strings attached. Be thorough in your vetting.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): An antiques dealer named Laura Young bought a marble bust of a distinguished man at a thrift store in Austin, Texas. Later she discovered that it was over 2,000 years old and worth far more than the $35 she had paid for it. It depicted a Roman military leader named Drusus the Elder. I foresee similar themes unfolding in your life, Sagittarius. Possible variations: 1. You come into possession of something that’s more valuable than it initially appears. 2. You connect with an influence that’s weightier than it initially appears. 3. A lucky accident unfolds, bringing unexpected goodies. 4. A seemingly ordinary thing turns out to be an interesting thing in disguise.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): My childhood friend Jeanine used to say, “The best proof of friendship is when someone gives you half their candy bar. The best proof of fantastic friendship is when they give you even more than half.” And then she would hand me more than half of her Snickers bar, Milky Way, or Butterfinger. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to give away at least half your candy to those you care for in the coming days. It’s a phase of your astrological cycle when you will benefit from offering extra special affection and rewards to the allies who provide you with so much love and support.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you’re a teacher, it’s a favorable time to enjoy a stint as a student—and vice versa. If you’re a health care worker trained in Western medicine, it’s an excellent phase to explore alternative healing practices. If you’re a scientist, I suggest you read some holy and outrageous poetry, and if you’re a sensitive, introverted mystic, get better informed about messy political issues. In other words, dear Aquarius, open a channel to parts of reality you normally ignore or neglect. Fill in the gaps in your education. Seek out surprise and awakening.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20): Jane Brunette, a writer I admire, uses the madeup word “plurk” to refer to her favorite activity: a blend of play and work. I have always aspired to make that my core approach, too. I play at my work and work at my play. As much as possible, I have fun while I’m doing the labor-intensive tasks that earn me a living and fulfill my creative urges. And I invoke a disciplined, diligent attitude as I pursue the tasks and projects that bring me pleasure and amusement. I highly recommend you expand and refine your own ability as a plurker in the coming weeks, Pisces. (Jane Brunette is here: flamingseed.com.) ∆