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arents, students, teachers, and school administrators have a lot of questions as the 2020-21 school year approaches, but they can all count on one thing. The upcoming year will be different than all the rest. Due to EMPTY SEATS the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects, SLO County teachers head SLO County will begin the fall into the 2020with online learning. As educators 21 school year with vacant and families take lessons from classrooms the spring to heart, they also face and online students due to more uncertainty. In our annual the COVID-19 Education Today issue, we touch pandemic. on some of those unanswered questions through stories about the waiver that elementary schools can apply for to conduct in-person learning [9] ; what high school sports and college recruitment look like for the fall and beyond [9] ; and the multitude of agencies guiding (or attempting to guide) local school districts through safe education in a pandemic [10]. You can also read about how The Creston Line’s Jon Bartel approached his recently released album [20] ; a mini film festival benefiting a worthy cause [21] ; and the restaurant industry’s permanent closures due to COVID-19 [23] .

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Local Smart & Final sued for alleged discrimination over a face mask

local San Luis Obispo County resident is alleging that a Smart & Final in Arroyo Grande discriminated against her and her medical condition when the assistant manager wouldn’t let her complete her purchase without wearing a mask. A complaint filed on July 29 against Smart & Final Stores LLC and Assistant Manager Marti Buentiempo of Store No. 358—1464 E. Grand Ave. in Arroyo Grande—alleges the local store violated the Unruh Act, the California Disabled Persons Act, and discriminated against Sandra Prager Balsamo. The Unruh Act guarantees all people within California, no matter their disability, full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, and services of all business establishments of every kind. According to the complaint, Balsamo is a disabled individual with severe back and respiratory health issues, including but not limited to asthma, which prevents her from wearing a face covering. On June 9, Balsamo entered the Smart & Final to shop for groceries without a face covering due to her medical conditions, the complaint states. An unknown male employee told her that she was required to wear a mask. The complaint states that Balsamo informed the employee she had a health condition preventing her from wearing one, and he allowed her to continue shopping. Face coverings weren’t mandated at the time but were encouraged and recommended by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide mandate and guidance on wearing face coverings, exempting those with medical conditions that prevent them from wearing a covering, didn’t go into effect until June 18. Balsamo finished shopping and was waiting in line to check out, the complaint alleges, when Assistant Manager Buentiempo approached

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Balsamo and politely asked her to wear a face mask in order to check out. Balsamo told Buentiempo of her medical condition preventing her from wearing a face covering. “It doesn’t matter. You must wear a face mask to stay here,” the complaint alleges Buentiempo told Balsamo. Balsamo informed the assistant manager that she was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by challenging her health issues and disability, the complaint claims. Buentiempo accused Balsamo of lying about MASKLESS A SLO County resident sues a local Smart & Final, claiming her health issue, the discrimination over health conditions that prevented her from wearing a complaint alleges, face mask inside the store. embarrassing Balsamo in front of other corporation for comment but didn’t get a customers. response before press time. Buentiempo said that the store was private The Smart & Final website states that face property and could “make the rules,” according coverings are required for all customers inside to the complaint, refusing to check her out and Smart & Final stores. insisting that if Balsamo wouldn’t wear a face According to The National Law Review, covering she would have to leave. the Americans with Disabilities Act permits Dennis Balsamo, who is representing retailers to deny goods or services to an Balsamo, told New Times that the complaint individual with a disability if their presence isn’t about wearing a mask, it’s about discrimination. He said he reached out to Smart would result in a “direct threat” to the health and safety of others. But only when the threat & Final about the incident, but the company can’t be eliminated by modifying existing brushed it off. policies, practices, or procedures, or permitting “What the manager should have done to another type of accommodation. accommodate my client is say, ‘We understand. Dennis said his client posted about her I will take your groceries, why don’t you wait experience on Facebook and several people have outside, I will come out to you with the receipt and you can pay me. I’ll take the money, go back commented about having similar experiences at stores in the county. Four people with medical inside, and get you your change.’ That’s what conditions who had similar experiences have should have been done to accommodate my reached out to him, he said. Δ client,” Dennis said. New Times reached out to Smart & Final —Karen Garcia

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Unsolicited seed shipments from China hit the Central Coast

Within the last few years, Santa Maria resident Mike Brown has ordered hundreds of items from Wish, an e-commerce platform where Brown said you can order pretty much anything at lower than market rates, so long as you’re willing to wait longer than usual for shipping. Brown’s past orders through Wish have all come without issue, until a few months ago when he ordered some seeds for his garden. He received a package in the mail in early July. He assumed it was his Wish order, and set the package aside. Weeks later, he saw a story about mysterious packages of seeds from China showing up on people’s doorsteps. When he gave his package a closer look, he realized that, just like the other reported packages of seeds, his

had what appeared to be Chinese writing on it and was labeled as containing “pumpkin stud earrings.” His actual order from Wish never arrived, and Brown said he plans to turn these seeds over to the Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner as soon as possible. He’s just glad he was too busy to get around to gardening last month, he said. “It is definitely concerning,” Brown said. Brown is one of dozens of residents in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties who received unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail that appear to be coming from various locations in China. It’s part of a nationwide trend that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been investigating since the end of July. NEWS continued page 6

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In a July 30 press release, the USDA confirmed that people across the country have received packages of seeds they did not order, and urged recipients to hold on to the packages, leave them unopened, and turn them in to their local agricultural departments for further investigation. “At this time, we don’t have any evidence indicating this is something other than a ‘brushing scam’ where people receive unsolicited items from a seller who then posts false customer reviews to boost sales,” the press release reads. The Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s office started getting calls about such mysterious packages early in the last week of July, according to Deputy Ag Commissioner Rudy Martel. As of Aug. 4, the office had fielded about 20 reports so far. SLO County’s Department of Agriculture had also received about 20 reports as of Aug. 3, and Deputy Ag Commissioner Edwin Moscoso said the calls are still coming in. In both counties, residents are being asked to avoid opening, planting, or disposing of any unsolicited packages of seeds they receive. Recipients can either drop the packages off at a local ag office or have them picked up by a staff member. “Just call us and give them to us,” Moscoso told New Times. Once local agriculture departments have collected the packages, they’ll send them to the USDA for further investigation. Even if you’ve already planted or opened the seeds, you should still call your local ag department for further instruction, Moscoso said. Although the USDA said in an Aug. 4 press release that there haven’t yet been any reported human health risks associated with the packages or the seeds they contain, there are concerns that some seeds are invasive or exotic species that could be detrimental to native ecosystems throughout the U.S. There’s no evidence connecting the seeds to agroterrorism efforts, the USDA wrote in the release, and the seeds collected from 22 states thus far have been a mixture of varying species of flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and weeds. Moscoso said most of the packages that have gone through SLO County’s Department of Agriculture contain a variety of vegetable seeds, including broccoli and kohlrabi. They’re small packages, Moscoso said, and labeled as coming from varying parts of China— sometimes listed as vague regions and sometimes very specific addresses. Most packages, he said, are inaccurately labeled as containing jewelry or other miscellaneous items. If you’ve received an unsolicited package, call the SLO County Department of Agriculture at (805) 781-5910 or the Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s office at (805) 934-6200. —Kasey Bubnash

Edna Valley cannabis project meets neighborhood opposition

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hearing at the SLO County Planning Department, with community members raising objections about its proximity to Los Ranchos Elementary School. “We have a 10-year-old son attending the school,” nearby resident Amy Garrett said in an email to the county. “As an active voter, county contributor, and taxpayer, I completely disagree with this proposal.” The approximately 1,000-squarefoot grow in an existing greenhouse off Highway 227 south of Buckley Road is on property 860 feet away from Los Ranchos school—which is closer than the 1,000-foot buffer required by the county between cannabis and schools. County officials are recommending an exception in this case, noting in a staff report that the greenhouse itself is 1,100 feet from the school and that it has adequate visual blockades, a security plan that includes a barbed-wire fence, and odor control. Cannabis has grown on the 12-acre property since at least 2016, which made the owners eligible for a long-term permit under SLO County’s cannabis ordinance. But residents who say they’re just hearing about the grow are upset with its location and the county’s willingness to waive the setback rules. Others also disagree that the odor could be effectively mitigated for its neighbors and the students. “Quite frankly, I am very surprised that the county would consider a variance to the requirement,” neighbor Lawrence Martinelli Jr. wrote in a letter. “I live next door to the property, … The smell now permeates my house, particularly on foggy nights, and we find it necessary to keep the windows closed at all times to minimize the pungent odors.” Applicants John Freeman and Bradford Peters did not return requests for comment before press time. If approved by the SLO County hearing officer on Aug. 7, residents could file an appeal, which would send the project to the Board of Supervisors. The Edna Valley cannabis conflict hits as county supervisors are poised to vote on a series of revisions to cannabis regulations, which include increasing the setback distance between grows and schools to 1,500 feet (but the revisions wouldn’t likely apply to active applications like the Edna Valley grow). That hearing is scheduled for Aug. 18. —Peter Johnson

Templeton amends budget to keep parks and rec services afloat

In a short-term fix to maintain recreation services, the Templeton Community Services District board recently voted to move money from other funds into its Parks and Recreation Department budget. The department took a financial hit as programs and services were shuttered due to COVID-19. The lack of revenue coming in from youth sports and rental fees was leading the department toward a roughly $250,600 deficit. During its meeting on Aug. 4, the board moved take about $71,000 from solid waste and $11,000 from the intern position to offset the revenue loss, as well as to defer for a year setting aside $70,219 in department operating funds for asset replacement. The district anticipates

generating $90,000 from alternate programming—half- or full-day camps, skate and scooter camp, and two separate soccer camps. The board also reduced some employment benefits by $25,000, totalling approximately $250,000, which will take the Parks and Recreation Department out of the impending deficit. However, the district board couldn’t agree on board member Pamela Jardini’s motion to take long-term budget discussions and potential resolutions to the parks and recreation committee in September rather than next year. “We have community support or community input to us that they want this resolved, they want to look at it, and they want to give us ideas. Putting it off to next year is just kicking the can down the road,” Jardini said. “That’s what got us into problems with the Fire Department, that has continued to keep us in problems with the [Parks and Recreation] Department.” —Karen Garcia

Groups announce partnership to grow commercial space at Vandenberg

Local political and economic leaders want to see Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc become a national hub for the fledging commercial space industry. On Aug. 5, a coalition of agencies and industry groups—including REACH Central Coast, the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the U.S. Space Force, Cal Poly, and Deloitte Touche Consulting— announced a new partnership to develop the first-ever master plan for the commercial space sector at Vandenberg. Melissa James, CEO of REACH, called the agreement a “landmark first step” in a Zoom press conference on Aug. 5 that convened aerospace companies and government heads, like U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), state Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-SLO), and Col. Anthony Mastalir, the 30th Space Wing commander at Vandenberg. “The agreement brings these parties to the table in pursuit of a shared vision,” James said at the briefing. The groups’ signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that describes its objective as “facilitating regional economic growth through the addition of high-quality commercial space industry employment.” “Over the coming decades, commercial space operations have the potential to anchor the Central Coast’s economic growth based on high-quality jobs and activate the growth of the commercial space industry and relevant suppliers across the state of California,” their MOU reads. The four-year partnership is set to tackle business development and incubation at the base; road, rail, and marine improvements; utilities expansion; housing investment; policy and regulatory support; and the “synchronized deployment of federal, state, local, and private resources.” It formalizes as Vandenberg Air Force Base becomes increasingly wellknown for its SpaceX launches and for its status as a finalist in the U.S. Space Force’s search for a new command center headquarters. NEWS continued page 7

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At the press conference, Carbajal said that the Pentagon is still mulling over the decision on its new command center. He called his and other stakeholders’ efforts to back Vandenberg a “full press to make sure [it] is selected at the end of the day.” Mastalir said there are many signs that suggest the commercial space industry is poised to lift off. He noted that recent aerospace innovations seem to be “all designed to drive down the price point … per pound into orbit” and added that the commercial space economy is included in the Department of Defense’s 2020 Space Defense Strategy. “That kind of strategic level guidance has not always been in place,” he said during the briefing. “I can’t predict the future, but there are a lot of indicators right now that suggest things are a little different this time around.” —Peter Johnson

State bans home use of products containing carbaryl Products containing an ingredient commonly found in household pesticides that are used to control insects in lawns and gardens are no longer available for residential use or for sale in California retail stores. In a recently adopted rule that took effect on Aug. 1, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) banned the sale and general consumer use of products containing the

ingredient carbaryl, which the DPR says has played a role in scores of reported skin, eye, and respiratory illnesses over the past several decades. While carbaryl products will still be available for agricultural use, anyone else hoping to use such products will be required to obtain a license. While pest control professionals are trained on how to safely use pesticides, most residential users are not. According to the DPR, data from the past decade shows the majority of carbaryl-related illnesses were the result of misuse around the home. Still, Brent Burchett, president of the SLO County Farm Bureau, said he and other farmers expect to see agricultural restrictions on carbaryl and most other pesticides tighten in coming years. “[Farmers] are all trying to transition to more organic-approved products,” Burchett wrote in an email to New Times, “but their efficacy usually does not compare to conventional pesticides.” But farmers in SLO County don’t appear to use much carbaryl. In 2017, SLO County farmers reported using 41.11 pounds of carbaryl, according to data collected by the DPR, and reported using just 2.5 pounds in 2016. According to the DPR, residential and commercial uses account for about 75 percent of carbaryl sales, but SLO County Deputy Agricultural Commissioner Tom Morgan said residential users aren’t required to report pesticide use. “Which is kind of unfortunate,” Morgan told New Times, “because it’s the home use where some of the issues arise.” ∆ —Kasey Bubnash

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n Feb. 22 (before the COVID-19 pandemic), Larry Fernandez and his daughters, Andrea and Natalie Fernandez, left a bucket of colorful roses at the bottom of the Bishop Peak Trail. They were there for the sixth annual Martha-Olson Fernandez Foundation (MOFF) Hike and Brunch. Attendees grabbed a rose and hiked to a bench with a plaque commemorating Martha—an avid hiker. The brunch that followed was a chance for attendees to donate whatever they could for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research. This year’s event raised $6,716.80, which was put toward ALS patient care and research. The foundation was established by Larry and Martha in 2012 a year after Martha was diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS. Initial symptoms of this type of ALS include problems with speech and swallowing. Natalie was away at college at IN SPIRIT The Fernandez family—Larry, the time, but she said her mother Natalie, and Andrea—works to fundraise, told her there were two subtle but increase awareness, and build a local distinct experiences she had with community to support people living with ALS. the disease. “One was that she couldn’t go up From 2017 to present, Natalie said on her toes when she was hiking, and the there’s been an explosion of knowledge other was that we had two labs and she about ALS and the genes that contribute couldn’t yell for one of the dogs one day to the disease. She said there are when she was hiking,” Natalie said. therapies that have the potential to stop ALS affects individuals living with the certain forms of the disease. disease differently, but all involve muscle Since 2014, MOFF has given $215,000 weakness and atrophy that spread to to different ALS research projects across other parts of the body. Natalie said her the nation and $148,000 to people living mother could stand up until the day she with ALS on the Central Coast to assist died—Dec. 17, 2012. Before she passed, with patient care. MOFF is working Martha and Larry established the on another golf tournament fundraiser foundation to aid researchers in finding a slated for October. Anyone interested in cure for the disease and to help families connecting, learning more about ALS, or on the Central Coast find resources and donating can visit moffoundation.com or support in their area. The Fernandez email giving@moffoundation.com. family had to find medical care for Martha elsewhere, as there were only two Fast fact ALS clinics nearby, in Los Angeles and • In support of the SLO Food Bank’s San Francisco. pandemic relief efforts, the Federal Natalie said 2013 was tough for her Home Loan Bank of San Francisco dad, sister, and herself as they grieved for is matching CoastHills Credit Union’s their loss. Her uncle, Danny Fernandez, recent donation with its own $2,500 stepped up and hosted a golf tournament contribution. The banks’ matching fundraiser for the foundation. The event gifts will help the food bank feed 17,500 raised more than $13,000 and gave hungry children, seniors, and families. Natalie’s family the spark they needed to The SLO Food Bank stated that the continue with the foundation and push it contribution comes at a time when the to its full potential. community is experiencing a 254 percent With a board, a refined mission, and increase in hunger since the outbreak of set goals, Natalie said the foundation has the pandemic, as shared through a recent been making strides in funding research, study by The California Association of reaching out to the local ALS community, Food Banks in partnership with the and raising awareness of the disease. Stanford Data Lab. Based on the study, MOFF designates $25,000 a year there are now roughly 117,000 hungry toward the ALS Association Golden West SLO County residents, which is 41 Chapter specifically to help people on percent of the total population. Through the Central Coast with medical supplies, bulk purchasing agreements, grants, transportation, and communications gleaning operations, and food donation devices. When MOFF says it donates to management operations, the SLO Food ALS research, Natalie said the foundation Bank is able to turn every donated dollar breaks it down to two categories: basic into seven nutritious meals. To learn science and potential therapies. more about the SLO Food Bank, visit “It’s fundamental to know that if slofoodbank.org. ∆ a disease is so complex and you don’t understand that, basic science has to Staff Writer Karen Garcia wrote this week’s Strokes and Plugs. Send tidbits to exist before you develop a therapy,” she strokes@newtimesslo.com. said.

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PANDEMIC EDUCATION Local school districts maneuver through the unique set of circumstances COVID-19 presents as they head into the new school year

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his year’s Education Today issue feels more weighty than those of the past. Although some local school districts toyed with the idea of resuming some degree of educational normalcy this fall, the COVID-19 pandemic had different plans. In fact, the governor issued an executive order in July requiring schools in counties on the state’s COVID-19 watchlist (that’s you, SLO County) to refrain from in-person learning until the county has been off the watchlist for at least 14 consecutive days. So teachers, parents, and students have had to adjust to the idea that distance learning is the way things are going to be for the foreseeable future. In this issue, New Times staff writers cover a potential exception for elementary schools, what school sports are going to look like, and the guidance that districts have received from state and local agencies.

Elementary exception

Local districts seek waivers to reopen elementary schools, but teachers are apprehensive

ust when local school districts had finalized plans to start the 2020-21 school year with distance-only learning, the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department outlined a new waiver process on July 29 that would allow elementary schools to open. Multiple SLO County school districts— including Paso Robles Joint Unified School District—are interested in applying for the waiver and reopening elementary campuses in some capacity this fall. But the idea is drawing questions and concerns from teachers. “There is a lot of anxiety,” said Jim Lynett, executive director of the Paso Robles Public Educators union. “We’re very trepidatious about this whole concept.” The elementary school waiver is a footnote in the state’s guidance to schools located in counties on the “COVID-19 watchlist,” which SLO is on, where infection rates and other disease metrics are high. A July 17 governor’s order required that schools in these counties continue with distance learning until they are off the watchlist for at least 14 days. But the waiver carves out an exception for elementary schools. “The reason we are able to offer this in-person waiver,” SLO County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein said at a press briefing on July 29, “is particularly under the age of 12, science tells us that [children] are much less at risk for getting the disease, for passing it to each other, for passing it to staff and teachers, and to become very sick with the disease. All of the considerations put them at the lowest

risk for problems with COVID-19.” Some local districts are mobilizing to apply for the waiver in the coming few weeks; others said they’re focused on carrying out distance learning for now. “At this time, we are pouring all of our efforts into standing up a robust distancelearning program for all students across all levels,” Lucia Mar Unified School District Superintendent Andy Stenson said in a statement on July 31. “After school starts, we will begin to consider a waiver application that could open limited forms of in-person instruction.” Paso Robles Joint Unified Superintendent Kurt Dubost said that his district is pursuing a waiver sooner, with a proposed plan to reopen elementary schools in phases—starting with kindergarten through second grade. While all grades would start the year with distance learning in August as planned, the waiver could allow those grades to reopen sometime in September. Despite Paso having the highest number of COVID-19 cases in SLO County, Dubost said school board members strongly support reopening schools. Many families desperately need it, he said, especially those struggling economically or those with special needs children. “If you saw some of the emails coming from parents, it just breaks your heart,” Dubost said. “Farmworkers, single moms. … We’re also worried about our homeless kids. “We don’t see [safety and in-person learning] as mutually exclusive,” he continued. “We take the virus very seriously and believe that the best, safest thing we can do for the majority of

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Delays in fall sports could make it harder for high school athletes hoping to play in college PHOTO COURTESY KELLI COLE

COMMITTED In June incoming SLO High School senior Thomas Cole committed to play football at UCLA. For some other high school athletes, COVID-related delays and cancellations could impact their chances at college sports.

REOPENING? SLO County school districts are exploring applying for a waiver that would allow them to reopen elementary schools—despite rising COVID-19 numbers.

students is get them back into school as soon as possible.” To receive a waiver from the SLO County Public Health Department, districts (and private and charter schools) have to submit a reopening safety plan and show that they “consulted” with labor and community groups on the decision, according to the waiver application. Borenstein, SLO’s public health officer, said her department can review an application in one week’s time. As of New Times’ press time, Paso Joint Unified, Templeton Unified, Atascadero Unified, and San Luis Coastal Unified school districts were all exploring the waiver option, according to school officials and teachers. San Luis Coastal is weighing opening its elementary schools for “small groups of students, … especially for some of our more vulnerable populations,” according to Kim McGrath, assistant superintendent for educational services. That concept was already discussed by the San Luis Coastal school board over the summer, she said. But these districts will face a number of questions and concerns from their teachers. Teachers union leaders told New Times they’re concerned that local schools aren’t currently equipped to keep COVID-19 off their campuses. “The waiver is causing I can’t tell you how much anxiety in our elementary teachers right now,” said Christine Williams, president of the Atascadero District Teachers Association. “We’re concerned that the county is not prepared for this.” COVID-19 testing is one chief concern for the teachers. Without sufficient testing

elli Cole considers her son to be one of the lucky ones. An incoming senior at San Luis Obispo High School, her son, Thomas Cole, stands 6-foot-7 and weighs 275 pounds. His is the ideal body type for someone who loves basketball and football and aspires to go pro, and his strength, height, and dedication gave him an advantage early on in high school. As a junior, Thomas had a strong season as SLO High School’s left tackle, and ended the school year with hours of film to send off to college recruiters and multiple offers from college football teams. Although Kelli said her son’s college plans are still somewhat uncertain because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thomas verbally committed to play for UCLA in June and he hopes to graduate from high school early this year.

protocols at the schools, teachers said they are not likely to support reopening plans. “We’re not prepared with testing and tracing countywide,” Williams said. “We can get absolutely no information about how the testing is going to work. They don’t have enough.” Lynett of the Paso Robles Public Educators also emphasized testing and added that his teachers are particularly fearful about entering classrooms amid a surge in local COVID-19 cases where Paso has the highest number of infections. “We have the most cases in the county,” he said. “To me, that nixes it right there.” The teachers also noted that while the latest science indicates young children may not be as susceptible to COVID-19, there’s much that’s still unknown on the subject. “The science is not there yet,” Lynett said. “Most kids have been home since March, so we don’t have a lot of data. We have some data from South Korea, but we don’t have a lot of clear data from here.” In the coming days and weeks, districts, teachers, staff, and parents will discuss their reopening options and the safety measures necessary for success—from testing, to mask wearing, to class sizes and setups. Williams, of the Atascadero teachers’ union, said everybody wants to be back in the classroom, but that it must be done safely and not hastily. “We’ll continue to communicate and work with the district because we all want to be back in school. We want to be in our classrooms with students,” she said. “We’re just trying to make sure everything’s in place before we reopen.” —Peter Johnson “So he’s in a super good position,” Kelli told New Times. But as secretary of the SLO High School Tiger Athletic Booster Club, Kelli knows better than anyone that this isn’t the case for most high school athletes. With cases of COVID-19 surging throughout SLO County, most local school districts are planning to continue distance learning in the fall. In-person collegiate recruiting is suspended, and fall sports are being delayed, which could leave high school athletes—many of whom already had their last spring seasons interrupted and summer camps canceled—with difficult choices to make come winter. Altogether, Kelli said the COVID-19 related closures, cancellations, and delays have left a lot of kids without all the usual EDUCATION TODAY continued page 10

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opportunities to show off their skills to college recruiters. Even the lucky ones aren’t completely safe. Thomas had to cancel seven unofficial college visits this summer, and may have to choose between playing football or basketball—sports that would normally occur at different times of the year—his senior year. And Kelli said delays in college sports seasons could impact whether incoming freshmen even get the spots they were promised. Of course, she said, everyone is just doing everything possible to stay safe in this uncertain time. “I just feel so bad for a lot of kids who didn’t have super good junior film,” Kelli said. In a statement released on July 20, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the state’s governing body for high school sports, announced its modified schedule for the 2020-21 school year. Sports like cross country, volleyball, water polo, and football that normally start in the fall are instead slated to run from December through March 2021. Badminton, soccer, and tennis will start up in late February of next year, and after that, pretty much everything else starts in mid-March. Most schools in SLO County are still trying to figure out how to deal with all the potential for overlap—in practices and games for multi-sport athletes and coaches, and in scheduling for field and gym space. At SLO High School, Athletic Director Marci Beddall said the plan for the coming school year in sports, as it stands now, is “very fluid.” Under the new CIF schedule, SLO High has about 14 different teams, each with more teams at every grade level, that will have to schedule practices and games in

the spring using just six fields. And that puts SLO High in a better position than most schools, she said. On top of that, several of SLO High’s coaches lead multiple sports that will overlap for the first time ever in 2020-21. The same goes for student athletes, and while Beddall said it’s not clear yet whether coaches will be allowed to participate in multiple sports, students will be able to make those decisions for themselves. If students think they can logistically and mentally handle playing two sports at once, Beddall said they’ll be permitted to do so. “Our goal is to make sure that all of our student athletes get to play whatever sports they want to play,” she said. It’s all going to require some serious flexibility from everyone, but Beddall said she’s confident that with a little teamwork, SLO High can make it work. “Honestly,” she said, “at this point all of our coaches and all of our athletes just want some kind of season as long as it’s safe.” Still, there are questions about how all this will impact college recruiting and the students hoping that sports scholarships will pave their way to higher education. College recruiters use a lot of different methods—viewing game and practice film, hosting summer camps, and keeping an eye on club sports—to scout high school talent, and typically attending high school games is a big part of that. Beddall said college coaches will likely have to lean more heavily on film to make their choices this time around. For kids who might not have enough film to send out yet, Beddall’s hoping that colleges will host more sports combines later in the year, events where athletes can go to get evaluated. But for now, in-person recruiting in any form is not allowed. In March, the National Collegiate Athletic Association

(NCAA) suspended in-person recruiting and encouraged colleges to cancel all official and unofficial visits. The suspension lasts until Aug. 31, but it will likely be extended. Despite the challenges, college coaches are still in constant contact with prospective student-athletes and their families via phone and email, according to Don Oberhelman, director of athletics at Cal Poly. Recruiting at high school and club games offer coaches important evaluation data, but Oberhelman said the delays and cancellations of seasons shouldn’t have too much of an impact on which high school athletes are chosen. “In most cases,” Oberhelman wrote in an email to New Times, “coaches know earlier than a senior year as to a prospective student-athletes collegiate capabilities, so the scholarship and roster

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availability will still be there.” The biggest concern for colleges everywhere, Oberhelman said, is how they’ll be able to fund the usual sports scholarships while facing “catastrophic losses in revenue” from canceled college football and basketball games. NCAA athletics departments collectively generated $10.3 billion in 2018 alone, according to the NCAA, revenue that goes in part to financial aid for student athletes. Schools nationally spent $3.5 billion on such scholarships in 2018, according to data collected by the NCAA. With the Big West Conference’s July 29 decision to delay fall sports until at least January 2021, Oberhelman said questions about how and if the same number of scholarships will be offered at Cal Poly remain unanswered. —Kasey Bubnash

Navigating distance Local school districts work to continue educating their students safely

ince March, San Luis Obispo County school districts have been challenged to continue educating while keeping their students, staff, and community safe during the ever-changing nature of the global pandemic. The largest hurdle for school administrators was understanding the guidance coming out of the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, the California Department of Public Health, the California Department of Education, and the Centers for Disease Control and making decisions for their respective districts.

Lucia Mar Unified School District Superintendent Andy Stenson told New Times that the advice and guidance from the four entities hasn’t always been consistent, but it’s not their fault. “They all work somewhat independently of each other at times, so it’s hard to sort of coalesce the guidance and suggestions of those four and then turn it into our guidance,” Stenson said. In all fairness, he said, the local, state, and national impacts caused by the novel coronavirus change weekly or EDUCATION TODAY continued page 11

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daily. On July 17, Gov. Gavin Newsom, in alignment with the California Department of Public Health, released his plan for when and how schools can reopen for in-person instruction for the 2020-21 school year. Newsom’s plan focuses on five areas. The first is whether a county is on the state’s COVID-19 watchlist. The state public health department’s guidance for schools in counties on the watchlist is that they can’t physically open for in-person instruction until their county has come off the list for 14 consecutive days. San Luis Obispo County is currently on the watchlist. The plan also highlights guidance

for face mask requirements, physical distancing between staff and students, health screening upon entering a school, staff undergoing periodic testing based on local disease trends, and a $5.3 billion state budget to support schools during this time. Before the state’s guidance, Lucia Mar had adopted a split-schedule plan for its 2020-21 academic year, which can’t be carried out as long as the county maintains its spot on the watchlist. The plan would have led to half of the student population entering their classes in the morning and the other half in the afternoon, allowing time for staff to sanitize and clean the classrooms before the next batch of students came in. “The challenge for all staff, all students, and all parents has been, I think, we are all optimistic about being back full session, but it seems like every time we turn the corner our optimism is swept away with new information,” Lucia Mar Superintendent Stenson said. As a former teacher, Stenson said he acknowledges the struggle that teachers are facing with distance education and seeing their students through a computer screen. In person, teachers and students can exchange energy, he said. The teacher gets energy from the enthusiasm of the class, and the class gains energy from the enthusiasm of the teacher. That energy exchange, Stenson said, is a little harder to pull off when it’s screen to screen. School districts have come a long way since March—when the virus started to have local impacts. On March 13, a Friday, school districts notified staff and students’ guardians that classrooms would be closed the following Monday. “Instead of a weekend to get ready for it, we’ve had a summer to get ready for it. And

I will say that the source of optimism at this point is around structure,” Stenson said. For Lucia Mar that structure will be going back to the grading system and a regular bell schedule, virtually. Students will log on to their virtual classes starting at 8 a.m., have their second-period class at 10:10 a.m., and then their third-period class after lunch. “The source for optimism now is the distance learning we’re setting up now much more closely resembles normalcy than what we were able to pull off last spring,” Stenson said. Lucia Mar and Cayucos Elementary School District are both optimistic that when it’s safe for students and staff, they can resume in-person learning. Both districts have adopted distance learning for the fall but have not committed to the program for the entirety of the school year in the event they get the opportunity to reopen physical classrooms. Cayucos Superintendent Scott Smith said the feedback he’s hearing from parents is divided between those who want in-person classes to resume and those who favor distance education. The parents who want in-person education, he said, tend to have kids who depend on services such as school-provided meals, being at school all day, and extracurricular activities. Smith said the district can’t set artificial dates at this time because it all boils down to the guidance the district is receiving and taking parents’ needs into account. “It’s been challenging to be an administrator through this because the ground keeps shifting and the goalposts move,” he said. “Every day is a wild adventure, and there are no days off anymore. The line between work and home has been blurred.” In the last 153 days, San Luis Obispo

County Office of Education Superintendent James Brescia hasn’t slept well. Since March, the county superintendent has regularly met with local education agencies, private schools, and parochial schools to disseminate information, provide time for questions, and communicate with local legislators and public health officials. Brescia said he’s getting a lot of inquiries asking for direct guidance or information, but he can’t always help. “I don’t have an MD behind my name. I can advise you on educational practices, policies, and the law. But as far as medical advice, we have to do our best to interpret what’s coming from the medical professionals,” he said. The county Office of Education is a local representative of the Governor’s Office and only becomes involved in daily governance and management if granted/ assigned such responsibility by the state or a local governing board of trustees. Parents are looking for clear information and understanding about what’s coming, according to Lisa McCracken a local California State PTA member. “We just got thrown into this allaround—parents and teachers,” McCracken said. Schools are getting information out to parents, she said, but at times it feels slow because everything is constantly changing. “The information is there—I mean you’re hearing it in the news and getting it in your email,” she said. “But as a parent, you know, you need to advocate for your child and sometimes you shouldn’t wait for the information to come to you.” Δ —Karen Garcia Reach New Times staff writers through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

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BY JENNIFER ASHLEY

In solidarity An open letter to District Attorney Dan Dow

know you have asked the public to be patient, but because I was there I would hate to let another day go by before asking that you do not formally bring charges against local Black Lives Matter leader Ms. Tianna Arata. I know you were personally very angry about the protesters’ decision to stop traffic on the freeway on Tuesday, July 21, as were many others in our community. I get that. I saw your post condemning the protesters’ decisions on your Facebook page. As a human being, you are entitled to your own emotions and beliefs, and in that sense you have every right to not only disagree with her actions, but also to be very angry. Just as Ms. Arata and hundreds of others have every right to be angry about Sheriff Ian Parkinson’s claim revealed earlier that week that systemic racism doesn’t exist in San Luis Obispo County. Why is this statement so inflammatory that people would want to directly protest it at Mitchell Park? When I first heard about Parkinson’s remarks I gave him the benefit of the doubt and thought, maybe he just doesn’t know what systemic racism entails. As a white person, because racism hasn’t affected me personally, I certainly didn’t fully understand how systemic— meaning woven into the fabric of many institutions—racism was until I read a few books and started talking to people of color. So, maybe, just maybe, he has never listened to the experiences of Black or Indigenous people and people of color who

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have grown up here on the Central Coast, the very people who experience racism in their daily interactions with the police and elsewhere. I don’t know Sheriff Parkinson personally, so I can’t say. But I do know his claim is both false and dangerous. It would be very easy for a white mom like myself raising her three white kids to let her children believe that something as ugly as systemic racism “doesn’t exist here” on the beautiful Central Coast. But what affords white people this fantasy is that we have the privilege of never experiencing it. If we’ve never experienced it, how easy would it be to conclude that it doesn’t even exist? And, from this statement, the public could wrongly conclude that if racism doesn’t exist here, then there’s certainly no reason to be gathering in the streets chanting “Black lives matter,” right? Well, I’m sorry to say, but if Parkinson thought there was no reason to protest before that Tuesday, there are multiple reasons now. Maybe even five? One for each of the charges concocted after Ms. Arata’s arrest. At the very close of the evening, after most of us had left, including myself, after all direct action had ended—that is when the arresting officer swooped in. It’s suspiciously convenient that the police waited to arrest Ms. Arata until nearly everyone was gone. Fewer people to witness the way she was arrested, perhaps? She was given no reason for her arrest. He didn’t even read her her rights. I hope this crucial detail doesn’t get swept under the rug or “forgotten” during your investigation.

I will repeat myself: The arresting officer did not read Tianna her rights. I know this because several of my friends were still there, and I’m very grateful they will serve as witnesses. There is also a video of her arrest in which you can hear her saying, “I am not resisting” and yet, resisting arrest is oddly one of the charges the police department listed in the press release it sent out later that night. So, I hope you are sensitive to the fact that these are exactly the type of injustices people are protesting in the streets of downtown SLO. How does it look when police officers concoct charges for arrest only after the arrest has already taken place? Ms. Arata was held for an entire hour before anyone was able to tell her why she was arrested in the first place. Some who witnessed it are going as far as to say that Ms. Arata was “snatched” or “kidnapped” by her arresting officer because he didn’t legally arrest her to begin with. The entirety of the July 21 rally, march, and demonstration was tense, and I watched the police officers throughout the day—they were at the ready, looking to arrest rather than protect or serve. It’s almost as if they were just waiting, waiting to pounce, desperately looking for some way to arrest demonstrators, maybe because they were just really offended by the way Ms. Arata and hundreds of others chose to protest, particularly their choice to march onto the freeway. Believe me, I know people don’t like to have their lives interrupted. No one wants to get stopped on the freeway in rush hour traffic when they feel like the Black Lives Matter movement doesn’t affect them. But that is exactly the point. The injustices that Black and brown people face at the hands of police should make us angry, at least as angry as we get when we are inconvenienced by a group of non-violent protesters driving home on a Tuesday night.

I know you are in the process of investigating that Tuesday’s events. I know your office is “obligated to be objective,” as you yourself said in a statement released Thursday. I also know that it may be particularly hard for you since you’ve publicly announced your bias against how Ms. Arata chose to lead the protest on the freeway. It made you so angry, in fact, it appears you took the time to drive to the demonstration yourself, take video, and post it along with disparaging remarks on your personal Facebook page. You’ve also said that you do “not make charging decisions on the basis of public opinions.” If that is the case, I do hope you honor the witness statements provided that week as evidence and not opinion, all of which will easily show Ms. Arata should not be formally charged. Δ Jennifer Ashley wrote to New Times from Atascadero. Send a response for publication to letters@newtimesslo.com.

Letters Leadership matters. Especially now.

After the video of Sheriff Ian Parkinson at the Tea Party talk surfaced, of course there would have to be backlash. Speaking to an echo chamber of people who wanted to hear exactly what he said comes off so flatly. When asked to publicly clarify his position following the Black Lives Matter rally response to it, he said he’s “never seen any indication that systemic racism exists in this county.” When a leader says something like LETTERS continued page 14

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Voting as good trouble an you believe we’re still struggling for the single most fundamental right of a democracy? The right to vote. U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) literally had his skull cracked for marching in support of voting rights. In a posthumous op-ed published in The New York Times, he admonished us to carry on his work through the simple act of voting: “Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it.” Lewis’ warning could not be more urgent. In the face of falling poll numbers, President Donald Trump wants to derail the vote and undermine the November election. He wrongly believes that voteby-mail leads to fraud. He wants to delay the election. He even threatened to sue the state of Nevada after it passed a bill expanding mail-in voting. Behind closed doors, Trump Republicans admit they need to suppress your vote in order to win. And don’t be fooled: They know that voting by mail doesn’t cut back the number of their own voters. In fact, senior citizens typically skew Republican—and they are a group that votes most often by mail. So what’s the problem for Republicans? Two things: First, during a pandemic they know that fewer people would vote at the polls. Since they’re significantly down in the polls, voting by mail has to be stopped because, well, it’s too easy to vote. Second, voting by mail gets around their backup plan. In key states throughout the nation, GOP legislatures have reduced in-person polling stations to make it harder for American citizens to vote, especially those in neighborhoods of color. What’s worrisome for the GOP? If you vote by mail, there’s no waiting. And, again, more folks will vote.

In his eulogy for John Lewis, former President Barack Obama said that this administration is “attacking our voting rights with surgical precision … . Even as we sit here, there are those in power who are doing their darnedest to discourage people from voting—by closing polling locations, and targeting minorities and students with restrictive ID laws … even undermining the Postal Service in the run-up to an election that’s going to be dependent on mail-in ballots so people don’t get sick.”

What kind of president sabotages the U.S. Postal Service to make it difficult to manage mail-in ballots? Republican donor Postmaster General Louis DeJoy enacted new regulations that prohibit overtime and guarantee slow service. What will the vote look like here in SLO? Voters everywhere are hearing Trump’s dark propaganda, but the San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party wants you to know that vote-by-mail is safe, easy, and secure. They have organized a legion of volunteers to inform voters about vote-bymail because they want every vote to count in this crucial election. There are those who say, “Well, what does it matter? California will never vote for Trump.” Maybe, but not only will a large popular vote margin help to right the ship of state should Biden win, your vote for down-ballot candidates will also help to right the municipal and county and school board ships as well. Given the threat of COVID-19, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered that the general election shall be an all-mail election. As a result, all registered voters in California will receive a vote-by-mail ballot.

early and in person. They will be open for four consecutive days through Nov. 3. And if you wake up on Nov. 3 and realize that somehow you neglected to register, you can register and vote that very day at the nearest vote center. Because all ballots are secured with unique bar codes, you can track the status of your individual ballot. If you’re concerned, sign up at sos.ca.gov/elections/ ballot-status/wheres-my-ballot to receive notices about when your ballot should have been delivered to you and when it was received by the County Clerk’s Office. If your ballot’s rejected, you can also take steps to have it accepted. Why might your ballot get rejected? The most prevalent causes include forgetting to sign the envelope and sending it in too late. Look, this is the most important election in our lifetimes, right? So, sign the envelope and mail it early! Simple. Let’s vote. Let’s make good trouble. ∆

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the Black Lives Matter movement has cracked wide open is the urgency for those who aren’t disposed to question naturally to finally look at everything and ask hard questions. I would hope that Sheriff Parkinson, and anyone else who feels that way, takes the opportunity, because the people who work underneath him deserve that. Because our community deserves that. In the same vein, as a small-business owner whose business is currently shut down, it’s absolutely disheartening that those who choose not to follow the state and county orders are doing so with no relative backlash, because the leadership just isn’t there. My community expects me to do the “right thing” because that’s the kind of thing we do. It may yet put us out of business. Having to make the choice between “the right thing” and “survival” shouldn’t be something we have to do. If our leadership was supportive of us, through enforcement, messaging, and putting in the work—we truly would be in this together.

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You’ll probably receive your ballot around Oct. 5. Here’s what you do: Open the ballot, mark your choices, put it back in the postage-paid return envelope, sign the envelope, drop it back in the mail as soon as possible. Done. All ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 and received within 17 days of that date will be counted. You can also drop your ballot at the County Clerk’s Office or at one of the 28 vote centers located in the county. The vote centers provide another option to vote

Given the threat of COVID-19, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered that the general election shall be an all-mail election. As a result, all registered voters in California will receive a vote-by-mail ballot.

Amy Hewes is a grassroots activist. Reach her through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo. com or write a response for publication and email it to letters@newtimesslo.com.

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the above, it’s clear they are closed to discussion. That closure hurts those who work under him, and those who the Sheriff’s Department works with. I am proud to have recommended some deputies and officers who have posts under him. Those people are the embodiment of what law enforcement ought to be—deeply caring about the public they serve, looking for ways to improve the system, and having the potential to make the changes that allow our communities to thrive. But they need an engaged leader to support them, and it starts with messaging and earnest inquiry. If you look past the social media hashtags, it’s almost impossible not to see systemic racism here and elsewhere. Racism doesn’t mean abject hate and targeting these days; it means there are barriers to equal access. It does not exist as clearly here, which he was trying to clarify, as the ways it exists in urban areas with higher diversity concentrations. But one thing

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I truly hope our leaders make the choice to do “the right thing” and the result is our communities thriving and not just surviving. Kristin Horowitz Los Osos

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ow does that whole “separation of church and state” thing go again? I understand that the government can’t tell you who, what, or how to worship, but doesn’t it cut both ways? Aren’t government officials forbidden from selectively enforcing laws based on their personal religious beliefs? Aren’t they bound by the U.S. Constitution? “By the power vested in me as District Attorney of San Luis Obispo County, I declare San Luis Obispo County a sanctuary county for worship and praise in church,” SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow declared on July 4, during a celebration at Sculpterra Winery after Gov. Gavin Newsom—in a continued effort to slow the spread of COVID-19—issued a statewide health order forbidding live music, including singing and chanting in church. “When we’re releasing the real criminals into our community but we’re trying to criminalize those that are dedicated to exercising their First Amendment rights, we’ve gone wrong, and I won’t allow that to happen in San Luis Obispo County while I’m the District Attorney,” Dow intoned, referring to Newsom’s release of nonviolent state prisoners with fewer than 12 months remaining on their sentences in a further bid to slow the pandemic. My first thought concerns Dow’s “while I’m the District Attorney” statement. Trust me, Danny-boy, that can be

rectified during the next election. My second thought is do you read the news, Dan? How about CDC reports? “Large gatherings pose a risk for SARSCoV-2 transmission,” the CDC stated. “Among 92 attendees at a rural Arkansas church during March 6 through 11, 35 (38 percent) developed laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, and three persons died.” Newsom’s order isn’t forbidding people from practicing Christianity, only temporarily from singing for their own safety! Dow’s pompous statement about refusal to prosecute is an empty political stunt. Get serious! Who’s going to police houses of worship? It’s going to be complaint driven, just like other infractions of state orders, and step one will be educating those ignoring the orders. The real problem is that Dow’s statement is downright dangerous. By standing up and declaring SLO County a “sanctuary county for worship and praise,” he’s encouraging people of faith to ignore the state order and put their health at risk. Are you trying to kill off SLO County’s Christians, Dan? You monster! Like SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson and his July 6 address to a North County Tea Party meeting in which he denigrated Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and flouted health orders to wear masks in indoor public spaces and outdoors when social distancing isn’t possible, Dow seems to have a terminal case of “tell the people what they want

to hear.” Both of these elected pols took to heart the “know your audience” lessons in marketing class but seemed to forget—or never learn—ethics, integrity, and their constitutional oath. Guess what, Danian (like Bennifer or Brangelina), you’re part of the judicial branch, not the legislative branch. You don’t make the laws. You enforce them! And sweet baby Jesus, Dan, your inconsistent thinking is becoming a public joke! First you post photos on your Facebook account about the July 21 BLM protests that shut down Highway 101, announcing, “This is illegal.” Then the city of SLO put out a press release saying the police department worked closely with the DA’s Office on its decision to arrest protest organizer Tianna Arata on July 21. Three days later, the DA’s Office tweets about the same event, saying, “Please know that it is premature for the District Attorney’s Office to make any determination on the case that is currently being investigated by the San Luis Obispo Police Department of the evidence and make a factual determination of whether criminal charges should be filed in court.” Wait, what? I don’t know which side of your mouth to believe.

And Dan, bro, what are you doing with your official SLO County Government website? It’s not your personal blog, dude. It’s surely not the place to post a religious video in which you double down on your asinine July 4 statement, incongruently bringing up how a million Americans have died defending the First Amendment in war. Are you counting the 258,000 Confederate soldiers who died defending slavery? I mean, jingoism aside, were our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in any way protecting the First Amendment or simply protecting U.S. interests in the Middle East? And then you—again!—bring up Newsom letting out state prison shorttimers, asserting, “It would be in my opinion the very definition of insanity if we simultaneously branded a person of faith as a criminal for singing in their house of worship.” Good grief, man! You know as well as I that no one is going to be thrown in state prison for ignoring a state health order! You’re grandstanding like an insane wackadoodle! The bottom line is elected officials like Dan Dow and Ian Parkinson are an embarrassment. They’re more interested in telling whoever’s in front of them what they want to hear than taking a stand to protect and serve the general public. Be a Christian, be a Jew, a Muslim, a Satanist, an agnostic—be yourself! Just don’t listen to these two nitwits. They’re interested in your vote, not your safety. ∆ The Shredder hopes you stay safe, sane, and sexy. Send comments and suggestions to shredder@newtimesslo.com.

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DIGITAL EXHIBITION: TERMINALLY OPTIMISTIC-THE PRINTS OF RACHAEL WINN YON This retrospective exhibition explores the prints of Rachael Winn Yon, who was joyous, adventurous, curious, and energetic. Her large personality is reflected in her prints, with playful imagery and imaginative scenes. You can view this digital exhibition at SLOMA.org. MondaysSundays. through Sept. 27 Free. sloma.org/exhibition/ terminally-optimistic/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 543-8562.

THE INTERMISSION SHOW This brisk 8- to 10-minute show is set up like a socially distanced talk show with SLO Rep’s Managing Artistic Director Kevin Harris at the helm, clad in a tacky suit and tie with a faux alcoholic drink nearby. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 3 p.m. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-786-2440, slorep.org/.

SLO CAMERA CLUB Online Zoom meetings and competitions. Everyone is welcome. Visit site for meeting links. Second Thursday of every month Free to guest. slocameraclub.org/home. shtml. SLO Guild Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-0639.

Cuesta College Harold J Miossi Student Exhibition went online. View student work, including the Salon des Refuses, on the website. Mondays-Sundays hjmgallery2020studentshow.org/. Harold J. Miossi Gallery, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, 805-546-3202.

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MORRO BAY MARTIAL ARTS: SCHOOL OF TECHNIQUE A variety of adult and youth classes. Instructor has more than 35 years of experience. Offering Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, MMA, and SelfDefense classes. Mondays-Saturdays, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. through Dec. 31 Call for details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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COMPLIMENTARY OUTDOOR YOGA CLASSES Hotel San Luis Obispo, Piazza Hospitality’s first property on California’s scenic Central Coast, is now offering complimentary outdoor yoga classes on its rooftop terrace. Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, 8 a.m.-noon $10-$15 donation suggested. 805-235-0700. hotel-slo. com. Hotel San Luis Obispo, 877 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

COMPLIMENTARY SHOWERS WITH SHOWER THE PEOPLE After a short hiatus, the San Luis Obispo Library will once again be partnering with local non-profi t organization, Shower the People. The shower trailer will be located between the library and parking structure. Toiletries provided. Sundays, 1-3 p.m. Free. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

HOW TO THRIVE ON THE COVID ROLLERCOASTER: CURBSIDE PICKUP, ECOMMERCE, ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS COVID-19 has truly impacted small business owners and the communities they serve. Join to explore the 3 key pieces to thriving in this new marketplace. Aug. 14, 12-1 p.m. Free. 805-595-1357. mcscorp.org/workshops. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID.

SLOMA: WEEKLY ART PROJECTS Kids can enjoy new activities from home (posted online every Monday). Mondays sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 543-8562.

VIRTUAL ART GALLERY Every Friday, we publish our Virtual Art Gallery to our blog and newsletter. Featuring artworks from customers and the community. Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.wordpress.com/category/gallery-exhibits/ virtual-gallery/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

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New Times and the Sun now share their community listings for a complete Central Coast calendar running from SLO County through northern Santa Barbara County. Submit events online by logging in with your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account at newtimesslo.com. You may also email calendar@ newtimesslo.com. Deadline is one week before the issue date on Thursdays. Submissions are subject to editing and approval. Contact Calendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood directly at cwiseblood@newtimesslo.com.

INDEX Arts ............................[17] Culture & Lifestyle.......[17] Food & Drink..............[18] Music .........................[18]

MEDITATION, BREATHWORK, AND GRATITUDE PRACTICE: LIVE ON ZOOM This class will support you and help you stay vital during these uncertain times. Practices include breathing techniques to calm the nervous system, guided meditation for balanced relaxation, mantra practice to calm the mind, and tips to help you cultivate and maintain a home practice. Wednesdays, 12-12:45 p.m. through Sept. 16 $10 for SLO Botanical Garden members/$15 for non-members. 805-540-1762. eventbrite.com. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

METABOLIC CONDITIONING We use primarily our own body weight in this interval training class to run through exercises and drills to raise the heart rate, condition our muscles, and stay flexible. This advanced class also incorporates hand weights and sand bags, if you have them. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m. $72. 415-516-5214. ae.slcusd.org. Online, 1500 Lizzie Street, San Luis Obispo. VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE DALLIDET ADOBE The Dallidet family lived in San Luis Obispo from the 1850s through the 1950s. Hear their stories while visiting the family home. Please register by noon on Thursdays. Thursdays, 1 p.m. through Aug. 27 $5 suggested. 805-543-0638. historycenterslo.org/virtual-tour.html. Dallidet Adobe, 1185 Pacific Street, San Luis Obispo.

VISIT THE DALLIDET GARDENS Enjoy the unparalleled natural beauty of the gardens through Labor Day weekend. Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. through Sept. 7 Free. 805-543-0638. dallidet.org. Dallidet Adobe and Gardens, 1185 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

WOODS VIRTUAL CRITTER CAMP Woods Virtual Critter Camps offer youth and families a fun way to meet and learn about animals, get to know other campers, and help animals in need, from home. Weekly themed camps include videos, activities and challenges, plus a Live Zoom meeting daily. Through Aug. 7, 11 a.m.-noon and Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-noon through Aug. 14 $100. 805-543-9316 ext. 13. woodshumanesociety.org. Woods Humane Society, 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo. WOSB/EDWOSB CERTIFICATIONS WITH MONTEREY COUNTY PTAC Please join MCSC Women’s Business Center Deputy Director Norma Dunn and Monterey Bay PTAC Program Director Lawrence Harris as they discuss the value of Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) certifications. Aug. 7, 12-1 p.m. Free. 805-595-1357. mcscorp.org/ workshops. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID.

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BRUNCH IN THE GARDEN Enjoy the sun with a delicious meal accompanied by live music in the garden gazebo every Sunday this summer. Adult flat rate includes one entree, the choice of a homemade muffin or biscuit with jam, and a non-alcoholic beverage. Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. through Aug. 30 $9-$19. 805-927-4200. cambriapineslodge.com/onsite. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria.

MORRO BAY FARMERS MARKET A delightful mix of local farm fresh products, baked goods, crafts, and more. Thursdays, 2-4:30 p.m. 805-8247383. Morro Bay Main Street Farmers Market, Main Street and Morro Bay Boulevard, Morro Bay, facebook.com/ MorroBayMainStreetFarmersMarket/.

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THE LONG AND WINDING BEAK

The Morro Coast Audubon Society presents its next monthly community program over Zoom on Monday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Heather Hayes will lead a discussion on the long-billed curlew, with topics including the species’ habitat, nesting requirements, and migratory journey. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Visit morrocoastaudubon.org for more info. —C.W.

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VIRTUAL WINE TASTING PACKAGES AT CASS WINERY Wine by the glass and bottles are also available for purchase. Check site for specific virtual tasting packages. ongoing Free. 805-239-1730. casswines.com/. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

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picnic fundraiser. Order now to pick-up on Aug. 15. Only $50 for a picnic for 4. Enjoy SLO locally sourced food, beer and wine, and complimentary gifts. Fundraiser also includes a raffle and online auction. Aug. 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $50. themondayclubslo.org/100-PICNICS. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-541-0594.

PALATE RAP WITH JAKE AND JOSH BECKETT Join Jake and Josh Beckett, the second generation of Peachy Canyon as they have fun with virtual tasting. Aug. 14, 5:30-6 p.m. Complimentary. 805-237-1577. peachycanyon.com/. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID. PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE ME TIME

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VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR: LIVE MUSIC BY RACHEL SANTA CRUZ Live music streamed every Wednesday from the Schooners Deck. Tune into our virtual happy to hear some great music and watch the sunset. Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. Schooners, 171 North Ocean Ave, Cayucos, 805-995-3883, schoonerscayucos.com.

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THE MOSAIC NEVER STOPPED

Pre-registration is now open for Mosaics for Beginners, a virtual workshop to be co-hosted by Creative Me Time and Art Center Morro Bay on Sunday, Aug. 23, from 10 to 11 a.m. Participants can learn the basics of creating a mosaic from the comfort of their own homes. Supplies will be available for pickup; call (805) 286-5993 or visit creativemetime.com for details. The gallery is located at 835 Main St., Morro Bay. —C.W.

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Music BY GLEN STARKEY

Beautiful maladies

Strictly Starkey PHOTO COURTESY OF PATRICK CARNAHAN; EP IMAGE COURTESY OF JON BARTEL AND DELF RECORDS

Jon Bartel lays it bare on his new EP, Hell

on Bartel has a lot on his mind these days, maybe too much. Frontman for local country act The Creston Line and member of now defunct rock act American Dirt, the singer-songwriter’s most recent endeavor is Hell, a four-song EP dripping with angst, ennui, and melancholia. With a title like Hell, what were you expecting, lollipops and doe-eyed children? He recorded his EP at his own Northwall Studio in Atascadero and notes it’s a departure from previous Creston Line albums, though it sticks to his “twang pollution” roots. He calls the album “a collection of songs written about struggles with anxiety, alcohol, existential dread, and general avoidance of the void.” The EP, which is irresistibly wistful and emotionally engulfing, begins with “Photographs,” a song written entirely in Bartel’s head “while mowing the lawn during an anxiety-gripped afternoon in late autumn.” “Someday I’ll be dead and the rider on my back/ He will head out for the canyon, he will light out for the pass/ And look a little lonely as he lets his claws retract/ Yeah but then he’ll get to grinning as he coils up his lash/ And he’ll whisper to himself that I was the best he ever had/ And he’ll turn there in the saddle and he’ll tip his Stetson hat in photographs/ In photographs/ I always look like I could laugh/ In photographs,” Bartel croons over lonely piano chords, a solemnly strummed guitar, and a mysterious plastic plinking sound. “My band, The Creston Line, is kind of fractured these days thanks to us all doing life stuff and the world ending, so I just decided to play and record everything myself at my studio,” Bartel explained via email. “The songs are weird, so the recording process had to be weird. I did a lot of stuff backwards, used shitty

instruments, played piano through tube amps, stuff like that. I arranged parts for keyboards a lot more than I have in the past, which was fun since I’m actually a classically trained pianist, or at least I used to be.” The song is unquestionably forlorn. What was driving his lawn-mowing anxiety in “Photographs”? “It was a melody that started running around in my mind one day when I was feeling pretty bad about shit—this crippling anxiety had been waking me up at 2:34 a.m. every morning for like a month, and I’d just lay awake and wonder if I stopped thinking about my heartbeat if my heart would stop beating. I was also trying to learn how to smile—people always tell me I don’t smile in pictures, so I was mowing in this weird honey-light in the evening and stretching my mouth out, trying to work my smile muscles. My jaw was just shaking like crazy with fatigue, and then suddenly this image appeared in my mind of this demon cowboy on a horse tipping his hat to me as I died, like ‘Thanks for the ride, sucker.’ It’s been kind of a dark year. ” The EP’s next song, “September in a Life of Getting Drunk” is “an ode to what David Wilson of American Dirt once termed the ‘Shameover,’” Bartel explained, “trying to beat back the postdrunk horror and guilt before the bar opens again.” Bartel’s really stripping the romance out of partying, man. What would Charles Bukowski say? “Well, I did spend a good chunk of my life trying like hell to live up to the expectations of old Hank Chinaski, but it turned out that I couldn’t do it as gracefully as I wanted to, so a few years ago I quit drinking for almost 24 months,” Bartel revealed. “It was driving my anxiety like a runaway freezer truck with the brakes on fire. I had to stop.

SOUL BARE Jon Bartel, pictured here at a solo show he played at The Heavy Metal Shop in Salt Lake City last summer, recently released a forlorn and potent new EP, Hell.

But it sucked. It still sucks. I feel like I’m still hungover from like 20 years of booze. That being said, I’m kind of into rosé spritzers every now and then. Sorry, Buk.” The EP ends with “Shadows,” which Bartel said he wrote in “an old friend’s kitchen in Denver after a two-day-long panic attack in the Utah desert.” “I was driving out of eastern Utah with a darkness on my eyes/ Somewhere just outside of Grand Junction I went blind/ I got my two boys in the back seat, my pretty wife holding my hand/ But I can’t see a goddamned thing, I don’t know how anyone can,” Bartel sings. It’s one helluva a dark track that leads to suicidal ideation. Is it autobiographical? “Yeah, that was the low point in a couple years of low points,” Bartel admitted, “right about the time I decided I needed to sober up. If you’ve never had a panic attack in a truck with a broken air conditioner while running low on gas in the desert when it’s 117 degrees outside and you’re suddenly convinced

that you don’t deserve your own children and then the sun goes dark for like five hours and you finally start to come back to reality and realize you’re in a Walmart in Grand Junction buying a hatchet and beer that you drink while weeping at the edge of a 1,000-foot mesa ... well, good.” You can listen to Bartel’s new CD on his website, jonbartel.com, or his Bandcamp site, where you’re invited to buy the EP for $5, but currently no physical copies exist. Editor’s note: Bartel’s full interview is available at newtimesslo.com.

Let there be light livestream!

Carbon City Lights performs a livestream concert to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Point San Luis Lighthouse on Saturday, Aug. 8 (4 to 6 p.m.; tickets are free to $1,000 on my805tix.com; viewable on bigbigslo.com/ houseparty). You can enjoy this groovy indie alt-rock act for free, but this is a fundraiser and there’s a raffle ($10 tickets or $8 each for five or more) where you can win stuff like a private dinner for six at the Lighthouse Head Keepers Quarters, a pair of season tickets for 2021 Lighthouse Concert Series, a handmade Lighthouse Quilt by Jeanne Bradbury, or if you’re feeling flush and really want that private dinner in the Lighthouse Head Keepers Quarters, they’re selling five more for $1,000 each. The money helps this all-volunteer organization maintain its education program as well as manage the continued operation, maintenance, and restoration of the historic light station. Help them keep the lights on! ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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Arts Artifacts

SLOMA presents new retrospective exhibit, Terminally Optimistic: The Prints of Rachael Winn Yon

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) debuted its latest virtual exhibition, Terminally Optimistic: The Prints of Rachael Winn Yon, on July 24, online. It’s viewable for free at sloma.org. Hosted in partnership with the Central Coast Printmakers, the exhibit features 16 diverse prints by Yon, a local artist who passed away in December 2019. The show will remain online through Sept. 27. This memorial exhibit is intended to celebrate Yon’s levity, humor, and artistic talents, according to a press release from SLOMA. In Sky Bergman’s locally produced documentary Lives Well Lived, Yon described herself as “terminally optimistic,” explaining the joyous, energetic nature of her artwork. The subjects Yon tackled throughout her career included mythology, fables, nature, and social issues. Yon was both an active supporter of SLOMA as well as a member of the Central Coast Printmakers. Guests of Terminally Optimistic: The Prints of Rachael Winn Yon will also have the option to listen to music from a curated playlist while viewing each artwork. While SLOMA remains temporarily closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum is currently offering additional exhibits and various youth art activities online. Visit sloma.org to find out more. SLOMA is located at 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

Central Coast Voices podcast discusses how COVID-19 has affected local arts, music communities

On a recent episode of Central Coast Voices, host Fred Munroe spoke to Neal Breton, board president of the San Luis Obispo County Arts Council; Steve Lerian, director of Cal Poly Arts; and Todd Newman, owner of Good Medicine Presents, to discuss how the COVID19 pandemic has affected the local arts and music industry. Listen to the episode for free at kcbx.org.

Nipomo-based artist group announces new virtual show and sale for September

Between Sept. 5 and Sept. 7, the community will be able to view and shop from a new virtual art show and sale at nipomoartists.com. This collaborative website was formed by a group of Central Coast artists hoping to exhibit and possibly sell their works online in the midst of gallery cancellations during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Artworks for sale will range from various media, including paintings, jewelry, functional and decorative ceramics, and more. To find out more about the art show, call (805) 633-0796 or email info@nipomoartists.com. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

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Get inspired! SLOMotion hosts an online mini film fest to benefit Navajo COVID-19 relief

ow we treat each other and our world can be one way we define “being human.” This Thursday, Aug. 6, local film event company SLOMotion offers up five short films during an online mini film fest appropriately called “being human,” which will showcase “films highlighting incredible ways that we as humans can treat each other and face the world” (7 p.m.; $7; at slomotionfilm.com). “I grew up in SLO, worked in the film industry for the last 15 years, and my business partner, Gracie Gilbert, and I brought our Sundance, Telluride, Mill Valley experience to SLO to start SLOMotion Film,” Hayley Nenadal explained in an email. “We are not a film festival. We’re [hosting] film screening events throughout the year with strong, meaningful films, music, art, and stories that raise donations for a larger cause. With COVID, we’re doing them virtually, but when you watch a screening, you’ll see music, films, Q-and-A’s—the whole package.” Nenadal and Gilbert’s last online screenings were about environmental and social injustice. “We raised over $1,500 for RACE Matters SLO,” Nenadal added. “I want people to know about this because we’re doing something uniquely SLO to build community and culture at a time when it’s needed most. We’re working with other local businesses and building a bigger movement. Our in-person screenings were often sold out last year—650 people at the Fremont!—and we have respectably attracted hundreds of people for our first two virtual screenings.” Each of the five films to be screened are revelatory. A New View of the Moon is only three minutes long but delivers a big impact. Wylie Overstreet simply took his powerful telescope, set it up on the sidewalk, turned it to the moon, and invited passersby to take a look. “On my God,” and, “No way,” were their LEGACY RUNNER Meet Johnnie Jameson, who’s run in every LA Marathon since its inception in 1986. The Vietnam combat vet and 40-year mail carrier with the USPS will motivate you with his optimism.

APACHE PROUD Nationally renowned artist Douglas Miles (center) sits with his family on the San Carlos reservation, from which he launched the popular skateboard company APACHE Skateboards.

universal responses. Overstreet narrates the short film, putting in context the unifying experience of seeing a detailed image of our moon as a reminder that we’re all on this planet together and that we should “look up.” Alex Gorosh provides the cinematography, and a soundtrack of Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” ups the emotional impact. It’s simply the most uplifting three minutes you can experience. Katie is just under 10 minutes, but in that short time it captures the essence of Kathryn “Katie” Louise Lee, a true free spirit. She was a budding Hollywood starlet but bored to death with it when friends with Mexican Hat, a Grand Canyon river tour company, invited her to come along and sing for the guests during tours. She quickly fell in love with the canyon, the river, and the natural beauty around her, and she also found something to believe in when the Glen Canyon Dam was proposed. She fought it tooth and nail, and she lost, but discovering Katie Lee and her spirit is to be reminded that fighting the good fight and losing is far more inspiring than simply giving up. Directed by Ben Knight, the short film is filled with marvelous archival footage and stunning still photography, including artistic nudes of Lee, who’s a very sassy old lady. When the film opens, she begins, “I’m ashamed to be part of the human race. They’re so fucking stupid.” Greg Kohs directs the charming 11-minute film Cowtown, which looks at the oldest weekly rodeo in the U.S. located in—get this—New Jersey, just a few miles from the turnpike. It’s a film about tradition and family, which for family patriarch Howard Grant Harris is a helluva lot more important than money. Through archival footage, we meet Harris’ father and grandfather who started Cowtown, as well as his daughters Katy and Courtney. Katy and her husband plan to take over the operation along with their young son, making it a five-generation tradition. If you can set aside whatever your feelings are about the ethics of rodeo, this film will resonate about the

importance of integrity and family. The Mystery of Now (16 minutes), directed by Audrey Buchanan, offers an eye-opening glimpse into the Apache skateboarding, hardcore music, and art scene located in Arizona’s San Carlos Apache Reservation, known as “Hell’s Forty Acres.” We meet nationally known artist and community leader Douglas Miles, founder of APACHE Skateboards. Family, community, and an understanding of the repression Native Americans have lived under since colonization is always on the minds of the young people touched by Miles, whose goal is to inspire the Apache population and remind them of their fierce and enduring power. Interviews with members of the Apache community help deepen an understanding of what it means to be a Native American in occupied territory. The festival’s final film, directed by Vincent Deluca, is Mile 19 (10 minutes), which introduces viewers to 60-something Johnnie Jameson. As the film begins, the screen reads, “Since the inception of the Los Angeles marathon in 1986, 178 runners have completed every race. They are called Legacy Runners.” Johnnie Jameson is one of those legacy runners, and what a character he is. The first year he ran in 1986, he came in dead last … but he also ran the race backwards! The next year, he ran it again, backwards, and on his third year, he dribbled a basketball the entire race. Viewers also learn that he’s a Vietnam vet drafted and sent into infantry combat in 1968, an experience that continues to haunt him, but he’s not a complainer. If this film and Johnnie’s story and attitude don’t inspire you, check your pulse. You may be dead. These five short films, as a collection, will remind viewers that we can build, inspire, and uplift. We may not always be successful, but our will to go on and do better is what being human is all about. ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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PARENTS’ NIGHTMARE When Jacob (Jaeden Martell, center) is accused of murdering a classmate, his father, Andy (Chris Evans), and mother, Laurie (Michelle Dockery), do everything to prove his innocence, in Defending Jacob, available on Apple TV.

reated by writer Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard, The Wolverine, The Art of Racing in the Rain) based on William Landay’s 2012 novel of the same name, the story revolves around Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber (Chris Evans); his wife, Laurie (Michelle Dockery); and their 14-yearold son, Jacob (Jaeden Martell), who is accused of murdering a classmate. Their world now torn upside down, Andy and Laurie believe their son is innocent, but as evidence mounts and the plot thickens, the parents fight their own battle between loyalty to their son and justice for the victim. not supposed to be on (eight episodes totaling DEFENDING JACOB social media, except 402 min.) secretly he is still, and What’s it rated? TV-MA he’s holed up in his What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Glen This delicious, house with only his What’s it worth, Glen? Full price multilayered mystery parents for company. Where’s it showing? Apple TV is cleverly designed to His friends for the most keep viewers pinballing part have turned on between “did he or didn’t he do it?” We him, and the rumors and accusations see the Barbers’ happy home life and won’t stop flying. Evans does a fantastic normal parent/child relationship—a job playing the young boy’s father and loving marriage and seemingly healthy advocate, while Dockery is amazing as nuclear family. When Andy, a highly the ever more doubtful and ever more respected attorney and pillar of his on edge mother whose own life and suburban community, is assigned position get pulled away from her in all to teenager Ben Rifkin’s murder, he the drama. There’s no clean ending here, seems like the perfect man for the job— and that’s what this series does best—it thorough, tenacious in the courtroom, will make you argue over and over about and fair-minded. As the case proceeds, it in your own head. What wouldn’t you a possible suspect emerges—convicted do for your child? What are you willing pedophile Leonard Patz (Daniel to force yourself into believing for their Henshall)—who regularly walks through sake? What really happened here? It’s all the park where Rifkin’s stabbed body a jumble and a mystery, and it kept me on was discovered. Seems like an easy case, my toes the entire time. but soon thanks to comments on an Glen It’s a very effective characteronline message board, the DA shifts its driven story, and the principal actors are attention from Patz to Jacob, and due to terrific. It gets an amazing boost by the the obvious conflict of interest, Andy is appearance of J.K. Simmons as “Bloody” replaced by his ambitious colleague, Neal Billy Barber, Andy’s estranged father Loguidice (Pablo Schreiber). This sets up serving time for murder. Did the senior the court case to follow. Barber pass on the “murder gene” to Anna It’s no secret that I love a his grandson? Also added to the mix is courtroom drama, and Defending Jacob Cherry Jones as Jacob’s defense attorney, manages to keep both satisfaction and Joanna Klein, who usually battles mystery at the forefront. Let’s face it— Andy in court—but this case now finds teenagers aren’t usually the best decision- the former opponents both working on makers, and when Jacob is put under Jacob’s behalf. Twists and turns await! scrutiny, he waffles under pressure. He’s Who’s the mysterious Father O’Leary

anis Tanovic (No Man’s Land, Death in Sarajevo) directs this crime thriller based on What’s it rated? Not rated the book by Liza Marklund and James Patterson about NYC When? 2020 police detective Jacob Kanon Where’s it showing? Hulu (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) whose daughter and her new husband are murdered while on their The story certainly plays like a honeymoon in London. mystery novel, with random moments As local authorities seemingly drag seen early on turning out to be important their feet on the investigation, Kanon soon clues, and major plot twists cropping deduces that his daughter’s murder is the up. Unfortunately, there isn’t anything work of a pair of serial killers butchering particularly fresh about this film, and young married couples throughout Europe its overarching bleakness drains it of and arranging their bodies in macabre potential pulp-trash possibilities, but ways that mirror classical art works—the for a first-run film free with your Hulu killings connected by postcards sent after subscription, it’s worth a look. (104 min.) each act. —Glen MOURNING FATHER NYC police detective Jacob Kanon (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) tracks a pair of serial killers butchering young married couples throughout Europe, in The Postcard Killings, a murder mystery screening on Hulu.

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VIGILANTE INJUSTICE? Tread, a new documentary available on Netflix, explores a 2004 fortified-bulldozer rampage orchestrated by Marvin Heemeyer, a master welder who felt wronged by the movers and shakers in Granby, Colorado.

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n June 4, 2002, personally aggrieved master welder Marvin Heemeyer unleashed his fury on the town of Granby, Colorado, when he drove his heavily fortified 63-ton bulldozer through town, systematically destroying the businesses and government buildings of those he believed had wronged him. The two-hour rampage resulted in more than $8 million in

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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 21, 2020 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT: A request by Gold Pines Management, LLC for a Minor Use Permit (DRC2019-00271) to establish 932 square feet of cannabis non-storefront retail within a 1,250-square-foot lease space of an existing 10,000 squarefoot building. The project is located within an established business park. The project will not result in any site disturbance. The proposed project is within the Industrial land use category and is located at 4149 Santa Fe Road, Unit 7, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. The project site is located in the San Luis Obispo Sub Area North of the San Luis Obispo Planning Area.

WHAT: A request by Jill and Michael Young for a Minor Use Permit/ Costal Development Permit (DRC2020-00006) to allow for a 192-squarefoot, single-story addition to an existing 2,845-square-foot, two-story single-family residence. The project would result in the disturbance of approximately 200 square feet on a previously disturbed 1.3acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential SingleFamily land use category and is located at 2705 Buckley Drive, in the community of Cambria. The site is in the North Coast Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the environmental determination that the project is categorically exempt under CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(2). A Notice of Exemption has been prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15062.

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

County File Number: DRC2019-00271

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 013-084-038

County File Number: DRC2020-00006 Supervisorial District: District 2

Supervisorial District: District 3

Date Accepted: 06/09/2020

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 076-400-006

WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Boards-andCommissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present.

Date Accepted: 01/21/2020 WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Boardsand-Commissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. 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 Eric Hughes, 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.slo.ca.us by Friday, August 14, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2019-00271.”

MOST CLOSURES According to a recent Yelp Economic Average Report, restaurants and retail have been hit the hardest during the coronavirus pandemic, with 23,981 closures (53 percent permanent), as of June 15.

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 Matthew Ringel, 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.slo.ca.us by Friday, August 14, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2020-00006.” COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission after all possible local appeal efforts are exhausted. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043.

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.

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing August 6, 2020

“... takeout and delivery has continued to sustain interest on Yelp, still up 148 percent based on consumer interest relative to pre-pandemic levels, indicating this could be a trend that’s here to stay.” Innovation aside, we lost some, especially the restaurants without patios that relied on dine-in. Yet it’s hard to predict what that ominous “closed” sign on your favorite food establishment even means anymore. Last time our restaurants opened for dine-in, wait staff were hired back after months of unemployment, and then Gov. Newsom ordered us closed again. That sign in the window could mean permanently closed or temporarily closed until dine-in opens back up. As I was listening to a recent Zoom meeting for a local school district

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600. WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Sam Balakian and AT&T Mobility for a Conditional Use Permit (DRC2018-00176) to allow for the construction and operation of a wireless communications facility consisting of eight (8) panel antennas, thirtysix (36) remote radio units, six (6) surge suppression units, two (2) dish antennas, and associated equipment and hardware, all within a new 80-foot tall faux monopine tree to be located within a 24-foot 8-inch by 24-foot 8-inch lease area, surrounded by an 8-foot tall wooden fence enclosure. The enclosed lease area also includes a 90-square-foot concrete pad with equipment shelter, A.C. unit and a backup emergency generator. The project will result in the total site disturbance of 5,316.5-square-feet (0.12-acres) of a 37.73-acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at 1010 Truesdale Road, approximately 0.7 miles south west of the community of Shandon. The site is in the Shandon -Carrizo Sub Area of the North County Planning Area. This Mitigated Negative Declaration (“MND”) was sent to the State Clearing House (California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research) on November 27, 2019 (SCH#2019110571) and is being recirculated to modify the project location and type of design. The project was heard before the Planning Commission on January 9, 2020 and was continued to allow the applicant time to provide an alternative onsite location for the wireless facility. This MND contains a revised project description and alternative location to change the design from a 50-foot faux water tank to an 80-foot faux monopine tree. The new location proposed is 45 feet west of the onsite residence. The proposed project will result in the disturbance, by approximately 2,000-square-feet. The Aesthetic Resources section describes the new design and includes mitigation measures to ensure the monopine looks real and blends in with the surrounding vegetation. The recirculated document contains amendments to Air Quality, Biological Resources, Hydrology and Water Quality, and Utilities and Services in response to the design changes. Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the item. The Environmental Coordinator, after completion of the initial study, finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not necessary. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and CA Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) has been issued on July 27, 2020 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Aesthetic and Biological Resources and are included as conditions of approval. The Environmental Document is available for public review at the Department of Planning and Building, at the below address. A copy of the Environmental Document is also available on the Planning and Building Department website at www. sloplanning. org. Anyone interested in commenting on the proposed Environmental Document should submit a written statement and/or speak at the public hearing. Comments will be accepted up until completion of the public hearing(s). County File Number: DRC2018-00176

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 017-251-088

Supervisorial District: District 1

Date Accepted: 08/30/2019

WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Boards-and-Commissions. aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. 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 Adam Orta, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

reopening committee, a mother shared a story of her young son going out to eat during that one-month span, between dine-in closures. She said as soon as his meal was served, he began to cry. He had been sheltering-at-home for months, as his school had shut down early for summer and playgrounds had yet to open. His mother asked what could possibly be wrong? “Everyone is just so happy,” the boy said, as he observed other people sitting together, enjoying their meals. To bring a child to tears, I believe our restaurants and favorite eateries have much more of an impact than the Yelp survey could ever count. ∆ Flavor writer Beth Giuffre can’t wait to cry joyful tears in her beer. Send happy thoughts to bgiuffre@newtimesslo.com.

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 21, 2020 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600. WHAT: A request by Dominique and Amelia Minaberrigarai for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (DRC2020-00017) to allow for a 308-square-foot one-story addition to an existing 1,696-square-foot, two-story, single-family residence. The project would result in the disturbance of approximately 400 square feet on a previously developed 3,920-square-foot parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 321 Wedgewood Street, in the community of Cambria. The site is in the North Coast Planning Area. Also to be considered is the determination that the project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2020-00017 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 023-015-010 Date Accepted: 2/4/2020 WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Boards-andCommissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. 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 Mark Marshall, 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.slo.ca.us by Friday, August 14, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2020-00017.” COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission after all possible local appeal efforts are exhausted. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043.

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Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1278 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/16/2018) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LUSSO DELLA TERRA, LUSSO DELLA TERRA CELLARS, LDT CELLARS, HUNGRY HAWK VINEYARDS AND WINERY, ST. EVA HILL VINEYARD, FROGTOWN ADELAIDA, LLC, BOUTZOUKAS FAMILY CELLARS, LLC, CIRCLE B VINEYARDS, THIN BLUE WINES, RED HAT VINEYARDS, CENTRAL COAST WINE WORKS, FINGER PRINT, BARTERRA WINERY LLC, R & D VINEYARDS, LIGHTPOST WINERY, WATERLOO CELLARS, HAMMERSKY VINEYARDS, BODEGAS DE EDGAR, ADDYSON ROSE, 2850 Ranchita Canyon Road, San Miguel, CA 93451. San Luis Obispo County. Cholakian Wines, LLC (2850 Ranchita Canyon Road, San Miguel, CA 93451). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Cholakian Wines, LLC, Edward Cholakian, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-25-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 06-25-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1294 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/14/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SECOND CHANCES, 911 West Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Captive Hearts (882 West Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Captive Hearts, Judeth A. Boen, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0626-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 06-26-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1295 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/18/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLOCLEANING.COM, ECOCLEANING, 1236 B Los Osos Valley Rd., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Erika Bocardo (10 Zanzibar Terrace Dr., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Erika Bocardo. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-29-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 06-29-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1304 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/01/1992) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SAN LUIS THERAPY CENTER, 777 Pismo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA LEGAL NOTICES 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Victoria OToole (777 Pismo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is FICTITIOUS BUSINESS conducted by An Individual /s/ Victoria NAME STATEMENT OToole. This statement was filed with FILE NO. 2020-1232 the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE on 06-29-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the state(06/12/2020) ment on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy New Filing Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, The following person is doing Deputy. Exp. 06-29-25. business as, PUEBLO, 8793 July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-1208 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/13/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FOUR SISTERS RANCH, 2995 Pleasant Road, San Miguel, CA 93451. San Luis Obispo County. Four Sisters Ranch LLC (2995 Pleasant Road, San Miguel, CA 93451). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Four Sisters Ranch LLC, Serena Friedman, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-18-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 06-18-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

Plata Lane, Suite E, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Change of A Dress LLC (5630 Aguila Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Change of A Dress LLC, Diana Gabriel / CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-22-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 0622-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1249 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/18/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PAULA’S FIT HOUSE, 1328 8th St., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Paula Meyer, Bryan Meyer (1328 8th St., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Paula Meyer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-22-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 06-22-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1305 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2011) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DG CONSTRUCTION, 134 Mesa Verde Ln., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. David Gardner (134 Mesa Verde Ln., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ David Gardner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-2920. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 06-29-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1310 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/16/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ROOT ELIXIRS, 3563 Sueldo, Unit H, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Root Elixirs, LLC (109 Santa Fe, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Root Elixirs, LLC, Dominique Gonzales, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0630-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 06-30-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-1313 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/29/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GROVER STATION GRILL, 170 West Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Grover Station Grill (19200 Knapp St., Northridge, CA 91324). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Grover Station Grill, Christopher G Zaferis, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-01-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-01-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-1328 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FREEDOM FOUREVER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WELLNESS SOLUTIONS, 1077 James Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Maureen McGuire (1077 James Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Maureen McGuire. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-02-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-02-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1314 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS BROKERS, 17355 Chestnut Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Daniel M. McGee (17355 Chestnut Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Daniel M. McGee. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-01-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 0701-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1319 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DIETITIAN HEALTH SERVICES, 2716 Grell Lane, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Dawn D. Brown (2716 Grell Lane, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Dawn D. Brown. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-01-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-01-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1320 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MAKE YOUR BIKE ELECTRIC, 2657 Clubhouse Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Michael A Stenstrom (2657 Clubhouse Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael A Stenstrom. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-01-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-01-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1322 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/26/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TEAM MOYER REAL ESTATE, 507 Cambridge Street, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Jason Stephen Moyer (507 Cambridge Street, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jason Moyer, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-01-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 07-01-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1327 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WOW TOOTHWASH, 1540 14th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Wash Your Spoon LLC (1540 14th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Wash Your Spoon LLC, Kara E Strauss, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-0220. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-02-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-1338 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/16/2018) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SKELETON CANYON, MICHAEL’S WAY, MAGIC TREE, STRAIGHT OUT OF PASO, 2850 Ranchita Canyon Road, San Miguel, CA 93451. San Luis Obispo County. Cholakian Wines, LLC (2850 Ranchita Canyon Road, San Miguel, CA 93451). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Cholakian Wines, LLC, Edward Cholakian, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-0620. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-06-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-1345 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ELEMENTS QUALITY CONTROL, 1954 El Pomar, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Firmelements LLC (1954 El Pomar, Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Firmelements LLC, Eric Scott Griffin, Owner / Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-0720. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1346 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GLADIATOR PAINTBALL PARK, 10 Sonoma Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. B and A Paintball, LLC (1005 Acorn Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ B and A Paintball, LLC, David Hubbell, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1339 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, REALITY FIREARMS TRAINING, 1010 Nipomo Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Robert B. Grillo (1010 Nipomo Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Robert B. Grillo. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-06-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-1349 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MACE MEDIA GROUP, 3940-7 Broad Street #404, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Celeste Marie Miranda (1880 Santa Barbara #350, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Celeste Marie Miranda. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1340 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO PIERCING, 578 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Fernando Chavez (578 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Fernando Chavez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-06-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1342 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LUNA TRANSPORTATION, 301 Hazel Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Lorenzo Luna, Mariana Luna (301 Hazel Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Lorenzo Luna. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1344 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/30/2018) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FORT LOCKS SELF STORAGE, 1088 Huston Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Stephen and Karla Cool Family Trust (2855 Peaceful Point Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420), Cool Properties LLC (112 Silver Shoals, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Unincorporated Association Other Than A Partnership /s/ Stephen and Karla Cool Family Trust. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-1355 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, QUAKES’S MOBILE HOME MAINTENANCE & SUPPLY, 197 S. 10th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Michelle Rachida Wyon (197 S. 10th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michelle R. Wyon. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-08-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-08-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1357 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PASO WINE STORAGE, 1605 Commerce Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Minatronic Incorporated (1139 13th St., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Minatronic Incorporated, David A. Kudija, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-0820. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-08-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1362 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/05/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST VEIN & VASCULAR, 880 Oak Park Blvd., Suite 201, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Spearman MD Inc. (880 Oak Park Blvd., Suite 201, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Spearman MD Inc., Kenneth Spearman, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-08-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-08-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-1367 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALPHA TRAINING BOXING & FITNESS, 809 Rockaway Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Gustavo Rangel Jr. (734 Nice Ave., Grover, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Gustavo Rangel Jr. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-0820. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-08-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1368 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KIKI’S CUSTOM FITS, 366 Highland Dr., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Chris McKelvy (366 Highland Dr., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Chris McKelvy. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-08-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-08-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1369 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/13/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, JAYNE AND JAMES, 655 Paula Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Juliann Kersten, Stephen Kersten (655 Paula Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Juliann Kersten. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-0920. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-09-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1374 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/17/2002) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SKATE WAREHOUSE, 747 Buckley Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Skate Warehouse, LLC (181 suburban Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Skate Warehouse, LLC, Mark Sczbecki, Manager/Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0709-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-09-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1376 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/10/2010) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY NORTH COUNTY, KW NORTH COUNTY, KWRNC, KW CENTRAL COAST WINE ESTATES, REAL ESTATE REFERRAL GROUP, 350 James Way, Ste. 130, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Stravinsky Holdings, Inc. (350 James Way, Ste. 130, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Stravinsky Holding, Inc., Jay Peet, COO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0709-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-09-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1389 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/07/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AOH FINANCIAL COACHING, 570 Peach #15, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Andres Domingo Orlando (570 Peach #15, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Andres Domingo Orlando. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-1020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-10-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-1392 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/08/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PASO KINGS EXECUTIVE CLEANERS, 120 Flag Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Santiago Sanchez Castro (120 Flag Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446), Tomas Martinez (1220 Dorothy St., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A Copartnership /s/ Santiago Sanchez Castro. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0710-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 07-10-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-1399 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/10/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SOLAR ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, 1264 Bolton Drive, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Solar Electric Industries Corporation (1264 Bolton Drive, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Solar Electric Industries Corporation, Vasile Matei, CEO / President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-13-25. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1400 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/13/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, REMIT, 872 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Kenny Jin Hua Lau (1542 Royal Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405), Dandy Dinh Vo (8773 Koto Dr., Elk Grover, CA 95624), Kaung Myat Aung (1291 West Newport St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kenny Lau. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-13-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1415 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/07/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DOUG’S STUD SERVICE, 821 Sagitta Way, Shandon, CA 93461. San Luis Obispo County. Kenneth Brandon Di Lullo, Regina Monique Di Lullo (821 Sagitta Way, Shandon, CA 93461). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Regina Di Lullo, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0715-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1416 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FRUJI, 872 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Vincent Domenic Desantis (1322 E. Foothill Blvd #B1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405), Morgan Blaire Mckean (567 Brizzolara St. Unit F, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Vincent Domenic Desantis. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0715-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1422 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO FOOD BANK, 1180 Kendall Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County (1180 Kendall Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County, Garret Olson, Chief Executive Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0715-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1426 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/16/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DW MACPHERSON CONSTRUCTION, 416 Corrida, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Donald Wayne Macpherson (416 Corrida, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Donald Macpherson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1427 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/10/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RV RENTALS ON THE CENTRAL COAST, BORLAND BUILT AND MANAGED, 179 Granada St. Suite 3, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. James Clark Borland, Jr. (179 Granada St. Suite 3, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ James Clark Borland, Jr., Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1428 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/20/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VILLA MARIPOSA, 130 E. Branch St., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Villa Mariposa Senior Care Inc. (130 E. Branch St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Villa Mariposa Senior Care Inc., Miriam Salamanca-CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1430 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/11/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, REVELATION PEDALBOARDS, 713 Cornwall Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Caleb Gonzalez, Margarita Gonzalez (713 Cornwall Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Caleb Gonzalez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1431 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/11/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SHILOH WOOD DESIGNS, 713 Cornwall Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Margarita Gonzalez, Caleb Gonzalez (713 Cornwall Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Margarita I. Gonzalez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1432 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/07/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DC DIRECT LLC, 1179 12th St., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. DC Direct LLC (1179 12th St., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ DC Direct LLC, David Cohune, Principal Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1433 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, 805VOLP LLC, 560 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. 805VolP LLC (560 Higuera Street, Ste. B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ 805VolP LLC, Brent Sarkison, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0716-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1435 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/25/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE CHARITIES, 4331 La Panza Road, Creston, CA 93432. San Luis Obispo County. Brock Van Pelt, Derek Doszkocs, Alec Kersenboom, Joseph Lopilato (4331 La Panza Road, Creston, CA 93432). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Brock Van Pelt. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1437 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/16/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, IMPERIUM, 872 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Danielle Marie Petrocelli (84 Stoney Pointe, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677), Jamie Scott Jenkins (1627 5th Street, Boulder, CO 80302), Sierra Ashley Swanson (633 Cayo Grade Ct., Newbury Park, CA 91320), Daniel Agustin Seplovich (1343 Scenic Dr., Escondido, CA 92029), Braden Michael Coates (11325 Los Osos Valley Road, Apt. A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405), Patrick Thomas Schneider (2064 Glenmorrie Lane, Lake Oswego, OR 97034), Bradly Andrew Odell (6156 Elba Place, Woodland Hills, CA 91367). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Danielle Marie Petrocelli, Co-Founder. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-17-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-17-25. July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1443 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/15/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SUNNY OAKS MOBILEHOME PARK, 1701 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Resident Owned Parks, Inc. (7420 Greenhaven Drive, Suite 125, Sacramento, CA 95831). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Resident Owned Parks, Inc., Maurice A. Priest, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-20-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1445 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/21/2013) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FRAMEWORK, 1244 Pine Street, Suite 206, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Teresa Marie Sullenger (7450 Carmelita Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Teresa M. Sullenger. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-21-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-21-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1453 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ROSESHELL’S ROUNDUP, 1627 Front St. #11, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Roseshell M. Weaver (1627 Front St. #11, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Roseshell M. Weaver, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-21-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-21-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1454 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE REAL ESTATE GROUP, 905 Ambrosia Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. John Daniel Hough (905 Ambrosia Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ John D. Hough, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-22-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-22-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1461 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, A-TOWN HUMBLE PIES, 10200 Corona Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Ian G. Denchasy, Alicia N. Denchasy (10200 Corona Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Ian Denchasy, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-22-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-22-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1468 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/10/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALFA AUTO DETAILING, 691 Del Sol St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Karen Tapia (691 Del Sol St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Karen Tapia, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-23-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-23-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1469 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BLACK MARKET TEAM APPAREL, 351 San Luis Ave., Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Erich Michel Salas (351 San Luis Ave., Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Erich M. Salas, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-23-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-23-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1478 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, POWERHOUSE BARRE + PILATES, 249 Laurel Dr., Avila Beach, A 93424. San Luis Obispo County. Marissa Delcarmen Wilson (249 Laurel Dr., Avila Beach, A 93424). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Marissa D Wilson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2420. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-24-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1481 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HONEY BADGER NURSERY, 1042 Nipomo Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Resilience Revival LLC (1042 Nipomo Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Resilience Revival LLC, Weston G. Cooke, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-24-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 0724-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1482 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COMMITTEE TO RESTORE LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT, 3000 Augusta St. #201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Arnold Ruiz (3000 Augusta St. #201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401), Richard Hendrickson (675 Islay St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Unincorporated Association Other Than A Partnership /s/ Arnold Ruiz. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-24-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-24-25. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1488 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SMART TECH DESIGN, 686 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Aaron Wilson (686 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Aaron Wilson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-24-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-24-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1493 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/29/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEACH BOY’S POOL SERVICE, 450 San Jacinto St., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Geoffrey Paul Kleinhample (450 San Jacinto St., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Geoffrey Kleinhample, Owner/Operator. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2720. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 07-27-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1504 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLOCAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 1861 Wilding Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. James Mercurio, Natasha Mercurio (1861 Wilding Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ James Mercurio. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2920. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-29-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1512 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/02/2008) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RISING STARS CHILD CARE, 191 East Vintage St., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Martha A. Zarate (191 East Vintage St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Martha A. Zarate. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-29-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-29-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1519 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CUNNINGHAM CONSTRUCTION, 640 Lawrence Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Thomas James Cunningham (640 Lawrence Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Thomas James Cunningham. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2920. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-29-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1525 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/20/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BACK TO BALANCE, 1540 Marsh St., Suite 140, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Alicia Dawn Olejnik (2070 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Alicia Dawn Olejnik. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-30-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-30-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1532 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/23/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THREAT INTELLIGENCE ACADEMY, 100 Crest Drive #918, Pismo Beach, CA 93448. San Luis Obispo County. S2C LLC (100 Crest Drive #918, Pismo Beach, CA 93448). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ S2C LLC, Sergio P. Caltagirone, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-30-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-30-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1536 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/28/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LIL KNIGHTOWLS HOMEGIRLZ CREATION, 421 Orchard Road, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Saundra Y Ontiveros (421 Orchard Road, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Saundra Y. Ontiveros. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-31-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 0731-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DEANNA JEANE BONIN DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0203

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DEANNA JEANE BONIN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JANICE SMITH in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests JANICE SMITH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: August 25, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm St., 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: MARTHA B. SPALDING, ATTORNEY AT LAW 215 South Main Street Templeton, CA 93465

FILE NO. 2020-1541 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/31/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE SCORE MUSIC AND SPORTS MARKETING, LLC, 517 Red River Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. The Score Music and Sports Marketing, LLC (517 Red River Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ The Score Music and Sports Marketing, LLC, John Adams, Managing Member. This statement was filed July 30, August 6, & 13, 2020 with the County Clerk of San Luis NOTICE OF Obispo on 07-31-20. I hereby certify PETITION TO that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) ADMINISTER Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, ESTATE OF: Deputy. Exp. 07-31-25. EVA L. CARPER August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1544 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MY FRIEND MIK’S, MY FRIEND MIKE’S PIZZA, MY FRIEND MIKE’S BREAD, 2695 Johnson Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Michael Radakovich (2695 Johnson Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael Radakovich. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-31-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-31-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1553 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/28/2012) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SANDRA LEE, 9321 Encina Ave., Santa Margarita, CA 93453. San Luis Obispo County. Sandra Lee Wayner (9321 Encina Ave., Santa Margarita, CA 93453). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Sandra Lee Wayner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-0320. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 08-03-25. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0188

LEGAL NOTICES 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: Patrick Sparks 2649 Orville Ave. Cayucos, CA 93430 July 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NORRIS RAY STENNETT DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0211

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: NORRIS RAY STENNETT A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOSEPH RAYMOND STENNETT in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests JOSEPH RAYMOND STENNETT 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: September 1, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm St., 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: Martha B. Spalding, Attorney at Law 215 South Main Street Templeton, CA 93465

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: EVA L. CARPER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DIANE CARPER in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests DIANE CARPER 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: August 04, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in August 6, 13, & 20, 2020 Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 » MORE Palm St., Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. LEGAL NOTICES IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of ON PAGE 30 the petition, you should appear at the

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO:

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

WHEN:

Tuesday, August 18th, at 9:00 a.m All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www. slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

WHAT:

Hearing to consider a request by the County of San Luis Obispo to amend Title 22 and Title 23 of the County Code to revise the County’s sign ordinance in order to be consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court decision Reed v. Town of Gilbert regarding First Amendment speech and content neutrality; and consider policy approaches addressing billboards and billboard decommissioning. CEQA Exemption under State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3). All Districts.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO: WHEN:

WHAT:

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date

Date Accepted: N/A WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the hearing all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: You may contact Kimmie Nguyen, Project Manager, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 200, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, (805) 781-5600, or at knguyen@ co.slo.ca.us The staff report will be available for review the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date on the County’s website at www. slocounty.ca.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: You may contact Airlin Singewald, Project Manager, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 200, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, (805) 781-5600, or at asingewald@co.slo.ca.us. The staff report will be available for review the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date on the County’s website at www. slocounty.ca.gov.

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: Also to be considered is the determination that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA based on the common sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3).

COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. **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** DATED: July 29, 2020 WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

**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** DATED: July 29, 2020 WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk

By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk August 6, 2020

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

WHAT:

Assessor Parcel Number: Various

Assessor Parcel Number: Various Date Accepted: N/A

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

WHEN:

County File Number: LRP202000008 Supervisorial District: All Districts

WHO:

Hearing to consider a request by the County of San Luis Obispo to adopt an urgency ordinance extending the expiration dates of land use permits, land use permit applications, construction permits, and construction permit applications.

County File Number: LRP2015-00013 Supervisorial District: All Districts

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

August 6, 2020

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Hearing to consider a request by the County of San Luis Obispo to amend the County Land Use Ordinance (Title 22) and Building and Construction Ordinance (Title 19) to: 1) Use the State’s boundary of the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin; 2) Clarify the application requirements for an Agricultural Offset Clearance regarding fallowing, 3) Specify that parcels bisected by the Paso Basin for purposes of the Agricultural Offset Ordinance are subject to the ordinance if using water from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, and 4) Remove the term “de minimis” from applicable areas for the Agricultural Offset Ordinance and replace with the term “exempt[ion]” and/ or other language as appropriate. Also to be considered is a request to consider the environmental determination for amending the Agricultural Offset Ordinance to extend the 5-year lookback period, increase the allowed irrigation volume for sites without irrigated crop production, and re-allow offsite transfers of planting credits and for amending the Paso Basin Planning Area Standards. County File Number: LRP2020-00002 Assessor Parcel Number: N/A Supervisorial District: 1 & 5 Date Authorized: November 5, 2019

WHERE:

The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the hearing all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: You may contact Kylie Hensley, Project Manager, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 300, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, (805) 781-5600. The staff report will be available for review the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date on the County’s website at www. slocounty.ca.gov. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: Also to be considered is the environmental determination and approval of the Environmental Document prepared for the item. A Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) Addendum was prepared because the proposed change would not result in any new significant impacts that were not evaluated in the previously certified Final SEIR (Countywide Water Conservation Program Final SEIR – October 27, 2015). The Environmental Coordinator finds that the previously certified Final SEIR is adequate for the purposes of compliance with CEQA because 1) no substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revision of the previously certified FSEIR, 2) no substantial changes will occur with respect to the circumstance under which the project is undertaken that would require major revisions of the previously certified FSEIR, and 3) no new information of substantial importance has been identified which was not known at the time that the previous FSEIR was certified. The FSEIR Addendum is proposed for the amendments to Title 22 Section 22.06.040 and Section 22.30.204 Agricultural Offset Requirements and Title 19 Section 19.01.060 Definitions. Also to be considered is the environmental determination that the project is categorically exempt under CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(2). A Notice of Exemption has been prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15062. A Class 8 Categorical Exemption is proposed for the amendments to Title 22 Section 22.80.030 Definitions and Section 22.94.025 Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Planning Area Standards. **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** DATED: July 29, 2020 WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk August 6, 2020

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO:

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

WHEN:

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www. slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

WHAT:

Hearing to consider a request by the County of San Luis Obispo for an amendment to the Land Use Ordinance and Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance, Title 22 and Title 23 of the County Code (LRP2019-00005,-00006) as applicable to Cannabis Activities. The proposed amendments include, but are not limited to, enhanced enforcement violations, increased distance buffers from sensitive receptors, revisions to water offset requirements, disallowing repermitting if an operation ceases or code violations occur, requiring fully enclosed ventilation systems, and revising standards for ancillary nursery to be encompassed in overall cannabis cultivation area. County File Number: LRP2019-00005, -00006 Assessor Parcel Number: Various Supervisorial District: All Date Authorized: March 26, 2019

WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers is located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the hearing all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: You may contact Kip Morais, Project Manager, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 200, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, (805) 781-5600. The staff report will be available for review the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date on the County’s website at www.slocounty. ca.gov. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: Also to be considered is the determination that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA pursuant to Business and Professional Code Section 26055(h).

CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the City Clerk of the City of Grover Beach at the City Clerk’s Office at 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433 until 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, August 27, 2020 and promptly thereafter all bids that have been duly received will be opened for furnishing to said City all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, services and supplies necessary to construct and complete the construction of the: CROSS GUTTER REPLACEMENT, CIP 2002 NORTH 12TH STREET @ NACIMIENTO AVENUE Please be advised that due to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, no on-site meetings will be held. In compliance with the State and County Shelter at Home Orders, and as allowed by the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, which allows for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, City meetings will be held by teleconference only until further notice. You must wear a mask when dropping off your bid. The bid results will be posted to the City’s website by the close of business on the bid date. General Work Description: In general, the Base Bid Work shall be removing and replacing the existing concrete cross gutter/ spandrels and curb ramp reconstruction, including and not necessarily limited to, project management and controls activities, mobilization activities, public notification, construction surveying and staking, traffic control, water pollution control practices, pre- and post-construction survey, monument protection and establishment, concrete removal, clearing and grubbing of debris (plant, soil, abandoned landscape features, etc.) within the Work limits, tree removal, milling to remove asphaltic concrete pavement surface, hot mix asphalt repaving conform areas, concrete sidewalks, accessibility improvements, signage and installation of pavement striping and markings. In general, the Bid Additive 1 Work shall be additional removals and paving. The estimated opinion of probable construction cost for this Base Bid Work is $63,000.00 Conditions of Submitting a Bid: Bids are required for the entire Work described herein. The Contractor shall possess a Class A license at the time this Contract is awarded through Contract acceptance (Public Contract Code Section 10164). The Contractor and all subcontractors will be required to obtain a City of Grover Beach Business Tax Certificate at the time the Contract is awarded. This Contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. Notice to Bidders, Plans, Special Provisions, and Proposal Forms may be inspected at the Public Works Office in Grover Beach, California, and copies of said documents may be downloaded from the City’s website: http://www.grover.org/bids.aspx. No bid will be received unless it is made on a Proposal Form furnished by the City. Bids received via FAX will not be considered. Each bid shall be accompanied by cash, certified or cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid, made payable to the City of Grover Beach. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county, or counties, in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/PWD/. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal or be awarded a contract for public work on public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Notice is also hereby given that any or all bidders may be required to furnish a sworn statement of their financial responsibility, technical ability and experience before award is made to any particular bidder. Bidders shall contact the City of Grover Beach Department of Public Works office at (805) 473-4530 the day prior to bid opening to obtain any bidding addenda information. Submittal of a signed bid shall be evidence that the Bidder has obtained this information and that the bid is based on any changes contained therein. Submittal of Bidder’s Inquiries: Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications or estimate must be communicated as a bidder inquiry prior to bid opening. Bidder’s inquiries shall be submitted in writing via e-mail to the City of Grover Beach, Public Works Department, at: PublicWorks@ groverbeach.org. The cutoff time that the City will accept bidder’s inquiries is 5:00 p.m. on the fifth business day prior to the bid opening date. Do not count the bid opening date when counting the days. The City will respond to inquires via bidding addenda. Any such inquiries, submitted after the cutoff time of receiving bidder’s inquiries, will not be treated as a bid protest. Bid Submittal Instructions: On the outside of the bid envelope the Bidder shall indicate the following: 1. 2. 3.

Name and Address of Bidder Name of project on which bid is submitted Date and time of bid opening

The right is reserved by the City of Grover Beach to reject any or all bids, to evaluate the bids submitted, and award the Contract to the lowest responsible bidder. The City further reserves the right to waive any informalities or minor irregularities in the bid. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) working days after the date set for the opening thereof. Dated this 30th day of July 2020 at the City of Grover Beach, California. City of Grover Beach STATE OF CALIFORNIA Gregory A. Ray, P.E. Public Works Director/City Engineer Legal Ad Published: New Times, Thursdays July 30 and August 6, 2020

NOTICE OF PROPOSED VOTER SERVICE CENTERS AND VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS NOVEMBER 3, 2020 PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given by TOMMY GONG, County Clerk-Recorder, that the proposed list of Voter Service Centers and VBM Ballot Drop Box Locations are as follow and available for public comment for 10 days, ending on August 16, 2020. Voter Service Centers: Supervisorial District 1 Mid-State Fairgrounds Paso Robles Senior Center Templeton Sheriff Substation Heritage Ranch CSD Supervisorial District 2 Cambria Veterans Hall Morro Bay Community Center Los Osos Cal Fire Training Center Cal Poly (Mott Gym or Performing Arts Center) Supervisorial District 3 SLO Airport Old Terminal Building Octagon Barn (Milking Parlor) Pismo Beach Veteran’s Building Grover Beach Community Center Supervisorial District 4 South County Regional Center Lifepoint Church Recreation Building Oceano CSD Edwards Barn Nipomo High School Gym Supervisorial District 5 Pavilion on the Lake National Guard Armory Atascadero Clerk-Recorder SLO Ludwick Center Gym SLO Clerk-Recorder VBM Ballot Drop Boxes: Supervisorial District 1 Paso Robles City Library San Miguel Library Shandon Library Templeton CSD Supervisorial District 2 Cambria Library Morro Bay Library Cayucos Library Los Osos Library Supervisorial District 3 Pismo Beach City Hall Grover Beach City Hall Supervisorial District 4 Arroyo Grande Library Oceano CSD Nipomo Library Supervisorial District 5 Atascadero Library/Clerk-Recorder Creston Library Santa Margarita Library Cal Poly SLO Clerk-Recorder Public comment can be made to elections@ co.slo.ca.us . Deadline is August 16, 2020.

CITY OF GROVER BEACH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROPOSALS will be received by the City of Grover Beach, Attention Erin Wiggin, CIP Project Manager, at City Hall 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, California 93433 until 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 for Professional Design Engineering Services specifically for the following project: MEASURE K-14 STREET REPAIR AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM DESIGN, BIDDING, AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE CIP 2295-10 The entire Request for Proposal document may be obtained electronically by emailing publicworks@ grover.org, or in person at City Hall. ### Legal Ad Published: New Times: Thursdays, July 30 and August 6, 2020

Notice Requesting Proposals for Homeless Encampment Cleanup Services The City of San Luis Obispo is requesting sealed proposals for services associated with the Homeless Encampment Cleanup Services. All firms interested in receiving further correspondence regarding this Request for Proposals (RFP) will be required to complete a free registration using BidSync (https://www.bidsync.com/bidsync-appweb/vendor/register/Login.xhtml). Project packages and additional information may be obtained at the City’s BidSync website at www. BidSync.com. Please contact Dan Clancy, Purchasing Analyst with any questions. You must post all questions on BidSync, where the City will answer the questions publicly. All proposals must be received via BidSync by the Department of Finance at or before August ,16 2020, at 3 pm, when they will be opened electronically via BidSync. Proposals received after said time may not be considered. The preferred method of submission is electronically via BidSync, however, If you wish to send a hard copy, to guard against premature opening, each proposal shall be submitted to the Department of Finance in a sealed envelope plainly marked with the proposal title, project number, proposer name, and time and date of the proposal opening. Proposals shall be submitted using the forms provided in the project package. August 6, 2020

NOTIFICATION OF

ENVIRONMENTAL

DETERMINATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Luis Obispo’s Community Development Director has determined that the following project is qualified for adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.

Project Title: Project Number: Project Applicant: Project Location:

Project Title: “Northwest Corner” (NWC) Broad & Tank Farm Mixed-Use Commercial / Assisted-Living Center including Vesting Tentative Map #3115

Monte Vista Apartments EID-0199-2020 Montage Development 1230 Monte Vista Place (APN 052-071-022)

The City of San Luis Obispo has completed the Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the proposed Monte Vista Apartments project. The IS/ MND found the following environmental factors to be less than significant with mitigation incorporated: Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Noise, Tribal and Cultural Resources, and Utilities and Service Systems. The project is located in a HighDensity Residential Area within the City’s General Plan, on the north side of Monte Vista Place, east of California Boulevard (APN 052-071-022). The project site is not included on any of the lists enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the Government Code Project Description: The applicant, Montage Development, Inc., proposes to demolish a multi-unit dwelling containing four dwelling units, subdivide the underlying parcel into two lots, and construct two duplex buildings (four dwelling units in total) with associated site improvements. The original parcel measures 9,868 square feet (0.23 acres) in area. Parcel 1 of the subdivision will measure 4,645 square feet (0.11 acres) in area and accommodate one duplex building containing two four-bedroom dwelling units, with a total building floor area measuring 4,672 square feet. Parcel 2 will measure 5,223 square feet (0.12 acres) in area and accommodate one building containing two fourbedroom dwelling units, with a total building floor area measuring 7,224 square feet. The project would result in the disturbance of approximately 10,600 square feet (0.24 acres) and will result in the removal of three mature trees. The project includes the following exceptions: an exception from the minimum lot area standard for one parcel; and minor relaxations of standards for setbacks with building height. Reference copies of the Mitigated Negative Declaration are available at the City’s Community Development Department, at 919 Palm Street, or by calling Walter Oetzell, Assistant Planner, at (805) 781-7593 (or by email at woetzell@slocity.org). This document will also be available on the City’s website at www.slocity. org/government/department-directory/communitydevelopment/documents-online/environmental-reviewdocuments. The required 20-day public review period for the Mitigated Negative Declaration will extend from Thursday August 6, 2020 through Wednesday August 26, 2020. Anyone interested in commenting on the document should submit a written statement to the City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development Department, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, Attention: Walter Oetzell, Assistant Planner, or by email to woetzell@ slocity.org by 5:00 p.m., August 26, 2020. Hearing Body: Tentative Date: Hearing Place: Time:

Planning Commission Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Teleconference – Broadcasted via Webinar 6:00 PM

For more information, please visit the ClerkRecorder website at www.slovote.com

For more information on the proposed project, its environmental effects, City environmental procedures and deadlines, please contact:

Dated: August 6, 2020

Project Planner: Walter Oetzell at woetzell@slocity.org or 781-7593.

TOMMY GONG, County Clerk-Recorder

City of San Luis Obispo

August 6, 2020

Project Number: Project Applicant:

EID-1484-2018 NKT Development, LLC and Westmont Development, LP

Project Location:

3985 Broad Street and 660 Tank Farm Road (APN 053-421003 and -004)

Availability: Friday, August 7, 2020 through September 6, 2020 Project Description: The applicant, NKT Development, LLC and Westmont Development, LP, proposes a General Plan amendment, Airport Area Specific Plan amendment, rezone, Development Plan approval, and subdivision of two exiting parcels into five parcels. The General Plan amendment, Airport Area Specific Plan amendment, and rezone would change the designation of the property from Business Park to Community Commercial (with Special Focus & Specific Plan overlay). Lot 1 of Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) 3115 would be developed with a 139-unit assisted living and memory care facility on 4.79 acres, and Lots 2 through 5 would be developed under future entitlement with a commercial center on 5.28 acres. The 10.07-acre property is currently developed with a singlefamily residence at 660 Tank Farm Road, which would be demolished, while 3985 Broad Street is currently vacant. The project would result in the disturbance of all 10.07 acres and would result in the removal of non-native trees. The project includes the enhancement of approximately 0.06 acres of wetland along the Orcutt Creek corridor and provides for the removal of invasive non-native species and planting of native plants in the northwest corner of the site and creek setback areas along Orcutt Creek. The project includes the following exceptions: an exception from the frontage improvements to allow 11-foot-wide travel lanes on Tank Farm Road instead of the required 12-foot-wide lanes, and an exception to the creek setback to encroach into approximately 4,963 square-feet of the setback area for road improvements. The Director’s determination was based on an environmental initial study prepared by City staff in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Anyone can review this study at the Community Development Department at 919 Palm Street, and at City Hall, at 990 Palm Street. The document will also be available for review on the City’s website at https://www.slocity.org/government/departmentdirectory/community-development/documents-online/ environmental-review-documents. Anyone may review and comment on the Mitigated Negative Declaration during the 30 day review period (August 7, 2020 through September 6, 2020). Written statements may be submitted to SWCA Consultants, 1422 Monterey Street, Suite B-200, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, Attention: Brandi Cummings, Project Manager; or by email: Brandi.Cummings@swca. com Hearing Body: Tentative Date:

City Council Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Hearing Place:

Teleconference – Broadcasted via Webinar

Time:

6:00 PM

For more information on the proposed project, its environmental effects, City environmental procedures and deadlines, please contact: Project Planner: Brandi Cummings at Brandi.Cummings@ swca.com or 805-543-7095 August 6, 2020

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 5473 and County Ordinance Nos. 3209 and 3413, by which service charges may be collected on the general County tax bill, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo will hold a public hearing on August 11, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, regarding the collection of sewer services charges on the FY 2020-21 tax roll for the Los Osos Sewer Service Area. All hearing items are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. To determine the placement of this item on the agenda, please contact the County Administrative Office the Thursday afternoon before the scheduled hearing date. The accepted report describing the service charges proposed to be collected on the FY 2020- 21 tax roll is on file in the office of the County Clerk and is available for public review. Date: July 24, 2020 WADE HORTON Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk July 30 & August 6, 2020

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission will hold a Regular Meeting, Monday, August 17, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. on the items listed below. While the City encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed by joining the webinar or visiting the City’s electronic archive the day after the meeting to view the recording. Webinar registration details will be available on the agenda and the archive can be accessed from the City’s website at www.slocity. org. Public comment, prior to the start of the meeting, may be submitted in writing via U.S. Mail to the City Clerk’s Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to advisorybodies@slocity.org. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: 1. Review of a mixed-use development that includes a 17,500 square foot, two-story commercial structure, 249 residential units that are housed within 18, three-story structures, and a 4,325 square-feet single story clubhouse with a creek setback exception request to allow a third-floor creek setback of 0 feet where 10 feet is normally required. The project is consistent with a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Review, adopted on February 5, 2019; Project address: 650 Tank Farm Road; Case #: ARCH-0755-2019; Zone: C-S-SP; Agera Grove Investments, LLC , owner/applicant. Contact Information: Rachel Cohen – (805) 781-7574 – rcohen@slocity.org 2. Conceptual review of a mixed-use project consisting of 280 residential units and 15,000 square feet of commercial space, the project also includes an amendment to the Airport Area Specific Plan to rezone the property from Business Park (BP-SP) to Commercial Services (C-S-SP), and an associated and a General Plan Map Amendment. The project will include preparation of an Environmental Impact Report. Project address: 600 Tank Farm Road; Case #: ARCH-0216-2020; Zone: BP-SP; Covelop Holdings, LLC, applicant. Contact Information: Kyle Bell – (805) 781-7524 – kbell@slocity.org

SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo City Council invites all interested persons to participate in a public meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. While the Council encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s YouTube Channel at http://youtube.slo.city. Public comment, prior to the start of the meeting, may be submitted in writing via U.S. Mail delivered to the City Clerk’s office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to emailcouncil@slocity.org. Public Hearing Items: • A Public Hearing to consider a project (CITYWIDE, GENP0188-2020) that proposes to amend the City’s General Plan to update Land Use Element, Policy 1.13.2 and Water and Wastewater Management Element, Program A7.3.4. This amendment would broaden the existing policy and program language to include both non-potable and recycled water supplies. The City’s Community Development Director determined the project qualifies for adoption of an Addendum to the 2018 Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact for the Water and Wastewater Management Element (EID 1455-2018) and Addendum to the 2014 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Land Use and Circulation Element Update (SCH # 2013121019) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. The City’s Planning Commission approved Resolution PC1009-20 recommending the City Council adopt the proposed amendments and the Addendum at its May 13, 2020 meeting. Copies of the proposed amendments to the Land Use Element and Water and Wastewater Management Element and the Addendum can be found on the City’s website at slocity.org. For more information, contact Jennifer Metz, Project Manager, in the City’s Utilities Department at (805) 748-1335 or by email, jmetz@ slocity.org. •

A Public Hearing to consider rescinding and readopting a Resolution establishing a Clean Energy Choice Policy for New Buildings; introducing implementing Ordinances including local amendments to the 2019 California Building Code “Reach Code” and an amendment to Title 17 establishing limited term regulatory flexibility for all- electric new buildings; and approving guidance regarding the administration of the program.

For more information, contact: Teresa McClish, Special Projects Manager, in the City’s Community Development Department at (805) 783-7840 or by email, tmcclish@ slocity.org. Chris Read, Sustainability Manager, in the City’s Administration Department at (805) 781-7151 or by email, cread@slocity.org •

A Public Hearing to: 1) Introduce an Ordinance rezoning the subject properties from C-D-H TO C-D-H-PD to provide a Planned Development Overlay, 2) Development Review of a six-story mixed-use building consisting of approximately 30,000 square feet of commercial/office space and 50 residential dwelling units, within the Downtown Historic District. The project includes demolition of an existing structure, a request to allow a maximum building height of 75 feet, where 50 feet is the standard in the Downtown Commercial Zone with the provision of required community benefits, and a request to allow a floor area ratio of 4.0 with the permanent preservation of an off-site historic building, and 3) Adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Review (CEQA) (1144 Chorro, ARCH-16872018).

For more information, contact Kyle Bell, Associate Planner, in the City’s Community Development Department at (805) 781-7524 or by email, kbell@slocity.org. The City Council may also discuss other hearings or business items before or after the items listed above. If you challenge the proposed project 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 City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Reports for this meeting will be available for review online at www.slocity.org no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Please call the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7100 for more information. The City Council meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and live streaming on the City’s YouTube channel https://youtube.slo.city.

3. Continued review of a mixed-use project consisting of 15 residential units and 1,500 square feet of commercial space within the Commercial Services (C-S) zone. The project includes a density bonus of 20% including a request for an alternative incentive to relax development standards for the creek setback requirement to allow a two foot setback, where 20 feet is normally required, a request to allow residential uses on the ground floor within the first 50 feet of the structure along the street frontage, and a request for a 10 percent parking reduction. Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 830 Orcutt Road; Case #: ARCH-07642019, AFFH-0210-2020, USE-0209-2020; Zone: Commercial Services (CS) zone; 830 Orcutt, LLC, owner/applicant. Contact Information: Kyle Bell – (805) 781-7524 – kbell@slocity.org The Architectural Review Commission may also discuss other hearing or business items before or after the item(s) 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 distributed to the Architectural Review Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. The report will be available for review online 72 hours in advance of the meeting at https://www.slocity.org/government/advisory-bodies/ agendas-and-minutes/architectural-review-commission. Please call the Community Development Department at (805) 781-7170 for more information, or to request an agenda report. August 6, 2020

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, the Pismo Beach City Council will hold a public hearing for the following purpose: PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA: Address: Citywide Applicant: City of Pismo Beach Description: Receive public comments and adopt a resolution making certain findings, and approving updated and Electric Vehicle Charging Station fees effective on August 18, 2020, and amending the existing fee schedule adopted by Resolution No. R-2020-018. Details about ways to participate in this hearing will be provided on the agenda posted for the meeting online at pismobeach.org/agenda, and on the bulletin board at City Hall. The agenda will be posted on August 13, 2020. You have a right to comment on these projects and their effect on our community. Interested persons are invited to participate in the hearing or otherwise express their views and opinions regarding the proposed projects. Written and voicemail comments are welcomed prior to the hearing. Written comments prepared prior to the hearing may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by mail or delivery to the utility bill drop box at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449, by fax at (805) 773-7006, or by email at citycouncil@pismobeach.org. Oral comment may be provided prior to the hearing by calling 805-556-8299 and leaving a voice message. Please state and spell your name, and identify your item of interest. Generally, written comment may be submitted by email up until the start of the public comment period during this item. Every effort will be made to provide an opportunity for live public comment during the meeting, but because the City cannot guarantee the quality of internet access or video conferencing facilities for the meeting, live public comment may not be available at every meeting. Please refer to the agenda for this meeting for specific instructions. Staff reports, plans and other information related to these projects are available for public review from the City Clerk’s Office, by emailing City Clerk Erica Inderlied at einderlied@pismobeach.org. The meeting agenda and staff report will be available no later than the Thursday before the meeting and may be obtained upon request by mail or by visiting www.pismobeach.org. The Council meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and streamed on the City’s website. PLEASE NOTE: If you challenge the action taken on this item 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 City of Pismo Beach at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information, please contact Erica Inderlied, City Clerk, at einderlied@pismobeach.org or 805-773-7003. Erica Inderlied City Clerk August 6, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Lien Sale

2146 Parker St., SLO, CA 93401 Notice of Public Sale of Property for 1 Storage Unit Foreclosure Lien Sale will be held with online bidding @ www.selfstorageauction.com Closing at 4PM, Monday August 18, 2019 Property is to be sold to the highest bidder for cash. Clean up deposit of $100 will be required. Removal must be done within 72 hours. Seller reserves the right to withdraw property from sale. Lianne Comeau, Unit Number P19 has the following items such as chairs, furniture, shelving, lamps, dresses, and other household items. August 6 & 13, 2020.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE

MORRO SECURE STORAGE, intends to sell the personal property of the named below to enforce a lien imposed on said property Pursuant to Lien Sale per California Self Storage Act Section 21700 through 21715 of the Business and Professional Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code. #136 - Jeffery Smith 10 x 27 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UNDERSIGNED INTENDS TO SELL THE PERSONAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED ABOVE TO ENFORCE A LIEN SALE PER CALIFORNIA SELF STORAGE ACT CHAPTER 10. UNDERSIGNED WILL SELL ITEMS at an ONLINE auction at https://selfstorageauction. com/ sale by competitive bidding starting on August 14th - 21th, 2020, WHERE SAID PROPERTY HAS BEEN STORED AND WHICH ARE LOCATED AT: MORRO SECURE STORAGE, 1020 QUINTANA ROAD, CA, 93442, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ALL PURCHASES ARE SOLD AS IS AND MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE TIME OF SALE. SALE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION UP TO THE TIME OF SALE. COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY ONLINE BIDS. August 6 & 13, 2020

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING Trevor Keith, Department Director PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION (NOI)

CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION “Northwest Corner” (NWC) Broad & Tank Farm Mixed-Use Commercial/AssistedLiving Center including Vesting Tentative Map #3115 (City File EID-1484-2018; SBDV-1483-2018; ARCH-1486-2018; SPEC-14822018) The City of San Luis Obispo has completed the Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the proposed Northwest Corner Mixed-Use Project. The IS/MND found the following environmental factors to be less than significant with mitigation incorporated: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Noise, and Transportation. The project site is located within the Airport Area Specific Plan (AASP) at the northwest corner of Broad Street and Tank Farm Road. Current Zoning of the project site consists of Community Commercial with Special Focus Overlay (C-C-SF) and Airport Area Specific Plan Designations: Business Park with Airport Area Specific Plan Overlay (BP-SP) and Conservation Open Space with Airport Area Specific Plan Overlay (C/OS-SP). The project is located on parcels totaling 10.07 acres and is currently developed with a single-family residence at 660 Tank Farm Road and the property at 3985 Broad Street is currently vacant (APNs 053-421-003 & 004). The project site is not included on any of the lists enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. The applicant, NKT Development, LLC and Westmont Development, LP, proposes a General Plan amendment, Airport Area Specific Plan amendment, rezone, and subdivision of two exiting parcels into five parcels. The General Plan amendment, Airport Area Specific Plan amendment, and rezone would change the designation of the property from Business Park to Community Commercial (with Special Focus & Specific Plan overlay). Lot 1 of Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) 3115 would be developed with a 139-unit assisted living and memory care facility on 4.79 acres, and Lots 2 through 5 would be developed under future entitlement with a commercial center on 5.28 acres. The 10.07-acre property is currently developed with a single-family residence at 660 Tank Farm Road, which would be demolished, while 3985 Broad Street is currently vacant. The project would result in the disturbance of all 10.07 acres and would result in the removal of nonnative trees. The project includes the enhancement of approximately 0.06 acres of wetland along the Orcutt Creek corridor and provides for the removal of invasive non-native species and planting of native plants in the northwest corner of the site and creek setback areas along Orcutt Creek. The project includes the following exceptions: an exception from the frontage improvements to allow 11-foot-wide travel lanes on Tank Farm Road instead of the required 12-foot-wide lanes, and an exception to the creek setback to encroach into approximately 4,963 squarefeet of the setback area for road improvements.

Teresa Purrington City Clerk City of San Luis Obispo

This document will be available on the City’s website at www.slocity.org/ government/department-directory/community-development/documents-online/ environmental-review-documents. The required 30-day public review period for the Mitigated Negative Declaration will extend from August 7, 2020 through September 6, 2020. Written statements may be submitted to SWCA Consultants, 1422 Monterey Street, Suite B-200, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, Attention: Brandi Cummings, Project Manager; or by email: Brandi.Cummings@swca.com

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County of San Luis Obispo Department of Planning and Building WHAT: A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared and issued for the following proposed project: PMTG2020-00018 Guerra Ranch Corporation Ag Pond Major Grading Permit (ED20-135) State Clearing House / CEQAnet reference: SCH Number 2020080032 A Mitigated Negative Declaration for the following proposed project: Request by Guerra Ranch Corporation for a Major Grading Permit (PMTG2020-00018) to construct a new lined 31-acre/foot agricultural reservoir to provide irrigation. The reservoir will be approximately 300 feet long by 23 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It will be lined with a textured HDPE geomembrane and have an overflow PVC pipe outlet structure. The reservoir will be supplied by an existing well and pup on the south side of Atascadero Road located on the subject property. The project would result in the disturbance of 2.56 acres of a 352-acre site including 23,445-cubic-yards of cut and 23,442-cubic-yards of fill material. The project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at 1835 Atascadero Road, approximately 2 miles east of City of Morro Bay. The site is in the Estero Planning Area. WHEN: The review period ends September 3rd, 2020 HOW TO COMMENT OR GET MORE INFORMATION: Copies of the proposed Negative Declaration and other documents are available for review either at the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Planning & Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 300, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408, or online by viewing the most recent weekly “Courtesy Notice” (a summary listing of environmental documents available for review): slocounty.ca.gov/CourtesyNotice Point of contact is (Project Manager / Planner): Katie Nall (805-781-5702 or kinall@co.slo.ca.us) DATED: August 5th, 2020 HILARY BROWN Current & Environmental Planning August 6, 2020 WHO:

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE APN: 092-462-038 TS No: CA06000034-19-1 TO No: 190697268-CA-VOI

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED March 7, 2018. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On September 1, 2020 at 11:00 AM, In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Building, 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on March 15, 2018 as Instrument No. 2018010217, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, executed by PATRICK ALLEN JANSEN, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 770 BEVERLY DR, NIPOMO, CA 93444 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $295,733.02 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal

LEGAL NOTICES 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 California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Nationwide Posting & Publication at 916.939.0772 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA06000034-191. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 07/24/2020 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0600003419-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Frances DePalma, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.nationwideposting.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Nationwide Posting & Publication AT 916.939.0772 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NPP0370978 To: NEW TIMES 08/06/2020, 08/13/2020, 08/20/2020

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. TS 42046 Ln 2271 TO 1512059CAD.

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/17/2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. NOTICE: ALL AMERICAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE, AS TRUSTEE, WILL NOT ACCEPT THIRD PARTY ENDORSED CASHIER’S CHECKS. ALL CASHIER’S CHECKS MUST BE PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO ALL AMERICAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Damian Nieman, an unmarried man, Duly Appointed Trustee: All American Foreclosure Service. Recorded 7/26/2019 as Instrument No. 2019030097 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Luis

LEGAL NOTICES Obispo County, California. Date of Sale: 8/27/2020 at 11:00 AM. Place of Sale: In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Bldg. located at 1087 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $497,353.07. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2098 Tapidero Avenue, Los Osos, CA 93402. A.P.N.: 074352-001 . The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of the monies paid to the trustee and the successful bidder shall have no recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (805) 5437088 or visit this Internet Web site www.eloandata, using the file number assigned to this case 42046. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 7/29/2020. All American Foreclosure Service, 1363 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 543-7088. Sheryle A. Machado, Certified Trustee Sale Officer August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0333

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Aubrey Rhianne Allen Whitaker filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Aubrey Rhianne Allen Whitaker to PROPOSED NAME: Aubrey Rhianne Allen Semenova 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: 09/02/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. 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 29, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Superior Court July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0349

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Pedro Zuniga Jr. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Pedro Zuniga Jr. to PROPOSED NAME: Ezekial Ontiveros 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: 09/03/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. 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

LEGAL NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0372

OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0359

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Stephen Christopher Brown filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Stephen Christopher Brown to PROPOSED NAME: Stephan Christopher Brown 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: 09/09/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. 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

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Peter James Hadres filed a petition with this court for a decree NEW FILE NO. 2020-1467 changing names as follows: PRESOLD FILE NO. 2016-2019 ENT NAME: Peter James Hadres Alfa Auto Detaling, 506 N 1st St., to PROPOSED NAME: Peter Sam Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Hadres Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was THE COURT ORDERS: that all per- filed in San Luis Obispo County sons interested in this matter appear on 08/25/2016. The following before this court at the hearing indi- person has abandoned the use of cated below to show cause, if any, the fictitious business name: Tapia why the petition for change of name M Sergio (506 N 1st St., Grover should not be granted. Any person Beach, CA 93433). This business objecting to the name changes was conducted by An Individual /s/ described above must file a written Sergio Tapia M, Alfa Auto Detaling. objection that includes the reasons This statement was filed with the for the objection at least two days County Clerk of San Luis Obispo before the matter is scheduled to be on 07-23-2020. I hereby certify that heard and must appear at the hear- this copy is a correct copy of the ing to show cause why the petition statement on file in my office. (Seal) should not be granted. If no written Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By E. objection is timely filed, the court Brookhart, Deputy Clerk. may grant the petition without a July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020 hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 10/01/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. 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 Date: July 13, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Times Superior Court Date: July 22, 2020 July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the ORDER TO SHOW Superior Court CAUSE FOR CHANGE August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-1377 OLD FILE NO. 2019-2681 Keller Williams Realty North County, 1314 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 11/14/2019. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Mozart Holdings, Inc. C/O Jay Peet (1314 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business was conducted by A Corporation /s/ Mozart Holdings, Inc., Jay Peet, COO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-092020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By JA. Anderson, Deputy Clerk. July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-1378 OLD FILE NO. 2015-1569 Date: July 15, 2020 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Real Estate Referral Group, 1314 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA Superior Court 93446. San Luis Obispo County. The August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020 fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo ORDER TO SHOW County on 06/15/2015. The folCAUSE FOR CHANGE lowing person has abandoned the OF NAME CASE use of the fictitious business name: NUMBER: 20CV-0371 Forward Mozart Inc. (1314 Spring To all interested persons: Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446). Petitioner: Taylor Kaitlyn Yzaguirre This business was conducted by filed a petition with this court for a A Corporation /s/ Forward Mozart decree changing names as follows: Inc., Jay Peet, COO. This statement PRESENT NAME: Taylor Kaitlyn Yza- was filed with the County Clerk of guirre to PROPOSED NAME: Taylor San Luis Obispo on 07-09-2020. Kaitlyn Heath I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on THE COURT ORDERS: that all per- file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, sons interested in this matter appear County Clerk. By JA. Anderson, before this court at the hearing indi- Deputy Clerk. cated below to show cause, if any, July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020 why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person STATEMENT OF objecting to the name changes ABANDONMENT described above must file a written OF USE OF objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days FICTITIOUS before the matter is scheduled to be BUSINESS heard and must appear at the hearNAME ing to show cause why the petition NEW FILE NO. 2020-1379 should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court OLD FILE NO. 2019-2684 may grant the petition without a KW Central Coast Wine Estates, hearing. 1314 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. The NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: fictitious business name referred to 09/09/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. above was filed in San Luis Obispo 9 at the Superior Court of California, County on 11/14/2019. The folCounty of San Luis Obispo, 1035 lowing person has abandoned the Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, use of the fictitious business name: CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Mozart Holdings, Inc. C/O Jay Peet Show Cause shall be published at (1314 Spring Street, Paso Robles, least once each week for four suc- CA 93446). This business was concessive weeks prior to the date set ducted by A Corporation /s/ Mozart for hearing on the petition in the Holdings, Inc., Jay Peet, COO. This following newspaper of general cir- statement was filed with the County culation, printed in this county: New Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-09Times 2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on Date: July 22, 2020 file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the County Clerk. By JA. Anderson, Superior Court Deputy Clerk. August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020 July 16, 23, 30, & August 6, 2020

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-1490 OLD FILE NO. 2020-0057 Bridge Street Inn, 4314 Bridge Street, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 01/08/2020. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Thousand Wonder Inc (4314 Bridge Street, Cambria, CA 93428). This business was conducted by A Corporation /s/ Thousand Wonder Inc, Brandon Robert Follett, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-27-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By S. Currens, Deputy Clerk. July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

SUMMONS (Parentage – Custody and Support) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): Pablo Rojas Medina You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page. Petitioner’s name is: Karla Serrato Ramirez Case Number: 20FLP-0146

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL220 or FL-270) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your right to custody of your children. You may also be ordered to pay child support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE: The restraining order on page 2 remains in effect against each parent until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. 1. The name and address of the court are: THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA San Luis Obispo County 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney are: Angelica Maria Gutierrez Diaz 716 E Chapel Street Santa Maria, CA 93454 805-348-1638 Date: March 23, 2020 /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology Homework: What helpful tip might one of your wise ancestors offer you about how to thrive in the coming months? Freewillastrology.com. ARIES

LIBRA

(March 21-April 19): In her book Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones, Stephanie Rose Bird reports that among early African Americans, there were specialists who spoke the language of trees. These patient magicians developed intimate relationships with individual trees, learning their moods and rhythms, and even exchanging non-verbal information with them. Trees imparted wisdom about herbal cures, weather patterns, and ecologically sound strategies. Until recently, many scientists might have dismissed this lore as delusion. But in his 2016 book The Hidden Life of Trees, forester Peter Wohlleben offers evidence that trees have social lives and do indeed have the power to converse. I’ve always said that you Aries folks have great potential to conduct meaningful dialogs with animals and trees. And now happens to be a perfect time for you to seek such invigorating pleasures.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Have you been saving any of your tricks for later? If so, later has arrived. Have you been postponing flourishes and climaxes until the time was right? If so, the coming days will be as right a time as there can be. Have you been waiting and waiting for the perfect moment before making use of favors that life owes you and promises that were made to you? If so, the perfect moment has arrived. Have you been wondering when you would get a ripe opportunity to express and highlight the most interesting truths about yourself? If so, that opportunity is available.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author Joanne Harris writes, “The right circumstances sometimes happen of their own accord, slyly, without fanfare, without warning. The magic of everyday things.” I think that’s an apt oracle for you to embrace during the coming weeks. In my opinion, life will be conspiring to make you feel at home in the world. You will have an excellent opportunity to get your personal rhythm into close alignment with the rhythm of creation. And so you may achieve a version of what mythologist Joseph Campbell called “the goal of life”: “to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes,” writes Scorpio author Maxine Hong Kingston. That would be an excellent task for you to work on in the coming weeks. Here are your formulas for success: 1. The more you expand your imagination, the better you’ll understand the big picture of your present situation—and the more progress you will make toward creating the most interesting possible future. 2. The more comfortable you are about dwelling in the midst of paradoxes, the more likely it is that you will generate vigorous decisions that serve both your own needs and the needs of your allies.

SAGITTARIUS

(May 21-June 20): Author Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “I am an act of kneading, of uniting and joining.” She adds that in this process, she has become “a creature that questions the definitions of light and dark and gives them new meanings.” I would love for you to engage in similar work right now, Gemini. Life will be on your side—bringing you lucky breaks and stellar insights—if you undertake the heroic work of reformulating the meanings of “light” and “dark”—and then reshaping the way you embody those primal forces.

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons,” says actor and director Denzel Washington. “When you shine bright, some won’t enjoy the shadow you cast,” says rapper and activist Talib Kweli. You may have to deal with reactions like those in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. If you do, I suggest that you don’t take it personally. Your job is to be your radiant, generous self—and not worry about whether anyone has the personal power necessary to handle your radiant, generous self. The good news is that I suspect you will stimulate plenty of positive responses that will more than counterbalance the challenging ones.

CANCER

CAPRICORN

GEMINI

(June 21-July 22): “Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink,” wrote Cancerian author Irving Stone. I would love for you to heed that counsel, my fellow Crabs. What he says is always true, but it will be extraordinarily meaningful for you to take to heart during the coming weeks. Here’s how you could begin: Make a list of seven experiences that bring you joy, bliss, delight, fun, amusement, and gratification. Then make a vow—even write an oath on a piece of paper—to increase the frequency and intensity of those experiences.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): At times in our lives, it’s impractical to be innocent and curious and blank and receptive. So many tasks require us to be knowledgeable and self-assured and forceful and in control. But according to my astrological analysis, the coming weeks will be a time when you will benefit from the former state of mind: cultivating what Zen Buddhists call “beginner’s mind.” The Chinese refer to it as ch x n, or the mind of a novice. The Koreans call it the eee mok oh? approach, translated as “What is this?” Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield defines it as the “don’t-know mind.” During this upcoming phase, I invite you to enjoy the feeling of being at peace with all that’s mysterious and beyond your understanding.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn occultist Peter J. Carroll tells us, “Some have sought to avoid suffering by avoiding desire. Thus they have only small desires and small sufferings.” In all of the zodiac, you Capricorns are among the least likely to be like that. One of your potential strengths is the inclination to cultivate robust desires that are rooted in a quest for rich experience. Yes, that sometimes means you must deal with more strenuous ordeals than other people. But I think it’s a wise trade-off. In any case, my dear, you’re now in a phase of your cycle when you should take inventory of your yearnings. If you find there are some that are too timid or meager, I invite you to either drop them or pump them up.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The people who live in the town of Bazoule, Burkina Faso, regard the local crocodiles as sacred. They live and work amid the 100-plus creatures, co-existing peacefully. Kids play within a few feet of them, never worrying about safety. I’d love to see you come to similar arrangements with untamed influences and strong characters in your own life, Aquarius. You don’t necessarily have to treat them as sacred, but I do encourage you to increase your empathy and respect for them.

PISCES

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” Author Anne Lamott wrote that, and now I’m conveying it to you—just in time for the Unplug-Yourself Phase of your astrological cycle. Any glitches or snafus you may be dealing with right now aren’t as serious as you might imagine. The biggest problem seems to be the messy congestion that has accumulated over time in your links to sources that usually serve you pretty well. So if you’ll simply disconnect for a while, I’m betting that clarity and grace will be restored when you reconnect.

(Feb. 19-March 20): Your body naturally produces at least one quart of mucus every day. You might not be aware of it, because much of it glides down your throat. Although you may regard this snot as gross, it’s quite healthy. It contains antibodies and enzymes that kill harmful bacteria and viruses. I propose we regard mucus as your prime metaphor in the coming weeks. Be on the alert for influences and ideas that might empower you even if they’re less than beautiful and pleasing. Make connections with helpful influences even if they’re not sublimely attractive. Δ

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