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t times controversial, passionate, caring, and abrasive, 3rd District SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill definitely left a mark on the Board of Supervisors and in county politics. With his passing on Aug. 6, the community remembers DEFENDER SLO County that he fought the good fight, mourns the loss always coming down on the side of of 3rd District Supervisor Adam more resources for those in need.

Hill, an advocate Assistant Editor Peter Johnson for the less fortunate who has the story [4]. was finishing his You can also read about some local fourth term in office when he school districts asking teachers passed. to go back into to the classroom [8]; what COVID-19 means for fire evacuation shelters [10]; the musical murder mystery from Cal Poly Arts [19]; colorful abstraction at Ascendo Coffee [20]; and the Paso Market Walk’s many delicious distractions [22].

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s news of San Luis Obispo County 3rd District Supervisor Adam Hill’s sudden death spread through the county on Aug. 6, reactions poured in on every form of media. Locals expressed their shock while remembering Hill as a passionate and unwavering advocate for the poor, homeless, and otherwise vulnerable in the community.

“What was extraordinary about him,” SLO County 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson told New Times, “is I never came across anybody as committed to the full breadth of his constituency—especially those who had little in the way of material resources. Those who had the least in this world had a true champion in Adam. He cared deeply about everybody.”

Hill, 54, was found unresponsive in his IN MEMORY SLO County 3rd District Supervisor Shell Beach home on the afternoon of Aug. Adam Hill passed away on Aug. 6. He was 54. Hill 6. His cause of death is unconfirmed—the served for 12 years on the Board of Supervisors. This city of Pismo Beach declined to disclose photo was taken during an interview with New Times details on the case, citing an active in 2012. investigation, and the SLO County SheriffCoroner’s Office said his death is currently for reforms at the SLO County Jail, and for under coroner investigation. unabashedly representing the local working In March, Hill attempted to commit suicide class and poor. and had been on medical leave from work since “A lot of people care about the most vulnerable July to seek specialized treatment for mental among us,” Supervisor Gibson said, “but I don’t illness. For a period in 2018, Hill scaled back think anybody displayed the kind of outward, his duties to address what he called lifelong constant, energic defense and support of them depression, and he became increasingly open that Adam did. He stood head and shoulders about his mental health struggles after that. above any of the rest of us.”

First elected supervisor in 2008, Hill had When Hill opened up about his own mental just won a fourth term as the 3rd District health challenges, Gibson said he used his representative for South County in the March personal story to shine a broader light on the primary election. importance of quality and accessible mental “I’ll have more to say later,” Hill said in a health services countywide. statement following a suicide attempt in March, “He always pointed out that we needed to do “but right now my main focus is on restoring my better—we needed to put resources, put our health so I can return to the job I love.” effort, our intention to taking care of mental Karen Bright, a friend and Grover Beach City illness in the community,” Gibson said. “He Council member, told New Times that she saw would immediately move it from what he was Hill on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at a SLO Council going through to what we should be doing as a of Governments meeting over Zoom. It was the community.” first meeting she saw the supervisor attend Locals who worked with Hill said he cared since his medical leave—and she was overjoyed. deeply about the issues facing the community “We were so happy to see him there. It was and wasn’t afraid to challenge people and share just so great,” Bright said. “And then Thursday his opinion—popular or not. … I just couldn’t believe it. I almost hit the floor.

“He did his homework and he asked the It’s just heartbreaking.” right questions,” said Janna Nichols, executive A New Jersey native, Hill ran and won his director of the 5 Cities Homeless Coalition first SLO County supervisor campaign in in Grover Beach. “[Homelessness] is a pretty 2008 against incumbent Jerry Lenthall. He’d common topic around our table now, but he previously worked as an English professor at was a champion long before it was recognized Cal Poly and, before that, as a staffer in Sen. by some other community leaders. I credit him Bill Bradley (D-New Jersey)’s office. with helping the community come to understand Supporters at the time saw in him a special that it’s something that we all have to come mix of energy, intelligence, and optimism. together to look at.”

“I liked him right away,” Bright said. “He was As an environmental leader, Hill threw his very outgoing, determined; he had very high support behind the Pismo Preserve, the South ideals.”

County trail system that the Land Conservancy Throughout his 12-year tenure in office, Hill of SLO County recently opened to the public. became known for his passionate and at times “As far back as I can remember, he supported brash style of leadership, fiercely championing our projects and really put his energy behind the causes from open space to homelessness.

Pismo Preserve and the Octagon Barn Center He’s credited with helping prioritize and was instrumental in helping both of those homelessness at the county level, for projects come to fruition,” said Kaila Dettman, shepherding open space projects like the Pismo executive director of the Land Conservancy. “He Preserve, for steering the county through helped us navigate permitting requirements. He the Great Recession and Diablo Canyon helped advocate for funding at the state level for Power Plant’s imminent closure, for pushing those projects. He didn’t hesitate to write a letter

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of support. He really helped on all facets. I, and the whole Land Conservancy family, are deeply saddened. I think he still had a lot of good things to do for the county.”

Hill’s passionate and at times fiery temperament brought him success as a supervisor but it also landed him in controversy.

He feuded with many community members and became the subject of various accusations during his time in office. In early March, on the same day Hill attempted suicide, FBI agents served a search warrant at Hill’s government office. An FBI spokesperson declined to comment on Aug. 12 on what the agency called an ongoing investigation.

One of Hill’s most public recent dust-ups was with Pismo Beach resident Mark Burnes in 2018. Burnes had criticized Hill in a Tribune letter to the editor, and Hill sent him a private message in response telling him to “fuck off.”

The message went public and drew criticism.

Burnes told New Times that after not speaking with Hill for months, he recently ran into the supervisor at the Shell Beach Brewhouse.

The two men shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. Then when Hill left the restaurant, he approached Burnes a second time.

“He said, ‘Hey, thank you for shaking my hand and thank you for the nice words,’” Burnes recalled. “Two minutes after he left, the bartender put a drink in front of me. He said, ‘This is from Adam Hill.’

“That was the last interaction I had with him,” Burnes continued. “I’m really glad that I did have a chance to run into him. It was a kick in the gut when I heard that he passed. I’m still sad about it. Politically, he and I agreed on most everything. His fierce defense of the defenseless, his defense of the homeless, of the poor, of affordable housing, his ability to work with the big companies and small companies alike—it’s a commendable thing.” Δ —Peter Johnson NEWS continued page 6

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Potential Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate claims incumbent mayor threatened her An Arroyo Grande resident who planned to run for mayor this November claims she opted out after current Arroyo Grande Mayor Caren Ray Russom sent her a lengthy message encouraging her to reconsider.

Lea Rigo-Hensley, a vocal advocate for off-roading at the Oceano Dunes and president of Freedom Ropes, a local business that sells tow ropes for trucks and RVs, told New Times that she wanted to run for mayor of Arroyo Grande because she disagrees with the current administration’s stance on a number of issues.

But the day before candidate filing papers were due on Aug. 7, Hensley said she received a direct Facebook message from Russom cautioning Hensley of the “ugly world of politics” that Russom said is “nasty beyond your wildest dreams.” In the message, Russom told Hensley that all her and her family’s “dirty laundry” would be put on display for the public during the election. Russom also noted that Hensley likely wouldn’t be able to vote on issues pertaining to the Oceano Dunes because of her business and ties to other pro off-roading organizations, including the Jerk Pirates.

In the message, Russom wrote that

while she respected Hensley’s willingness to run for office, becoming mayor wouldn’t get Hensley her desired results.

“But there are more effective things you can do in order to support the dunes, and running for mayor simply won’t get you there,” Russom wrote. “You won’t even be able to do it. So you’ll go through all the ugliness of the election, put your kids and husband through that, air out all your dirty laundry for everyone to see and attach to your business, and all so you can’t vote on [Air Pollution Control District] if you even get there. Mother to mother, wife to wife, I just can’t sit back and not say anything to you as you make your final decision.”

Russom added that if Hensley did run, she would be the only candidate to challenge anyone on the Arroyo Grande City Council, forcing Arroyo Grande to hold an election in November, which Russom said would cost taxpayers about $28,000.

Hensley interpreted the message as “a direct threat” and decided not to run.

“Caren has harassed many of her past opponents and unfortunately some of them were hurt financially,” Hensley wrote in an email to New Times. “I cannot take the chance that Caren will make good on her threat to somehow hurt my already hurting business. COVID-19 has all of our trade shows shut down, and our sales are down 80 percent from last year at this time.”

“I feel like democracy is dead when leaders discourage people from wanting

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to be a part of positive change,” she continued.

But Russom told New Times that she did not intend to threaten or discourage Hensley from running. Russom said she and Hensley have messaged back and forth repeatedly to discuss the dunes and Jerk Pirates. Their correspondence is typically friendly, Russom said, so her message regarding Hensley’s potential bid for mayor felt appropriate.

In past comments and posts to social media, Russom said Hensley has made it clear that she’s unhappy with Arroyo Grande City Councilmember Jimmy Paulding, who serves on the SLO County Air Pollution Control District board, and his stance on activities at the Oceano Dunes. Russom thought Hensley might be running for mayor to get a seat on the air pollution board.

“So when it became apparent to me that her main goal was to save the dunes,” Russom told New Times, “I really thought it was important that she understood, because she’s never served before, the conflict of interest issues with that.”

“As a wife, mother, and as a guardian of taxpayer money,” she added later, “I felt it was important to reach out to her and tell her how the system works.”

Without any candidates challenging current Arroyo Grande City Council members, Arroyo Grande could cancel its November election. That will be decided at a special meeting on Aug. 18.

—Kasey Bubnash

HSOC to discuss rent relief as eviction protections dwindle

A number of counties throughout California have put rental evictions on hold for the pandemic, but SLO County isn’t currently one of them. With state protections coming to an end, leaders and community members throughout SLO County—including the Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)—hope to see local protections in place soon.

Although SLO County and Gov. Gavin Newsom both issued orders temporarily prohibiting evictions when COVID-19 first hit, both expired on May 31. On April 6, the California Judicial Council adopted several emergency orders ensuring that eviction and foreclosure proceedings would not be conducted in court throughout the pandemic.

“So rent is still due,” 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson told New Times.

“Evictions can still be issued. But they’re not going to be processed.”

Those restrictions are set to expire on Aug. 14. At a SLO County Board of Supervisors meeting on Aug. 11, several community members called in and asked the board to enact some kind of financial assistance or moratorium on evictions for renters who are still feeling the effects of the pandemic.

“This is causing a tremendous amount of concern,” Gibson told New Times, adding that mass evictions could lead to NEWS continued page 7

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a huge spike in homelessness locally. “My own sense is that we should have an order prohibiting evictions.”

That potential for a spike in homelessness is a major concern, according to Grover Beach City Council member Mariam Shah, who also serves on the HSOC. Based on current unemployment numbers, Shah said HSOC estimates that anywhere between a few hundred and several thousand local households could become homeless because of the pandemic.

That could be especially true, Shah said, if nothing is done locally to protect renters and their landlords from evictions and foreclosures. Shah said calls for service to the Five Cities Homeless Coalition, which helps those struggling to keep their existing housing, have already doubled since the pandemic’s start.

“So the wave of evictions is starting, and if nothing is done Aug. 14,” Shah told New Times, “it really compounds and it could be a tsunami for this county.”

Although the California Judicial Council announced on Aug. 11 that it will likely extend its protections until Sept. 1, rent relief advocates say that’s not long enough. HSOC will discuss the looming deadline and possible rent relief solutions at a special meeting on Aug. 14. Those recommendations will be passed on to the Board of Supervisors.

—Kasey Bubnash

SLO protester in national spotlight, DA Dow speaks at local NAACP meeting

On Aug. 7, a group of about 200 to 300 people wearing face masks gathered in front of the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse to participate in a nonviolent demonstration to support local activist Tianna Arata, who was arrested on July 21 and later released with formal charges pending.

The group silently moved from the courthouse to the four corners of Osos and Monterey streets holding signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Free Tianna.”

Arata was arrested at the end of a protest that she helped organize. The protest entered Highway 101 and had two incidents with vehicles.

The San Luis Obispo Police Department submitted the findings of its investigation to the SLO County District Attorney’s Office on Aug. 5 with recommendations of eight charges against Arata. The charges include four felony counts of false imprisonment, one felony count of conspiracy, one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, one misdemeanor count of inciting a riot, and one misdemeanor count of unlawful assembly.

Local activist Cavin Stokes told New Times that he’s seen both sides—support for Arata and backlash against her actions.

“As much as it’s beautiful and people are supporting, I mean we’re getting this outcry and just outreach from people

joining us and wanting to know what they can do,” Stokes said. “But on the other hand, there’s a lot of hate. There are literally people that are saying, ‘Run her over,’ ‘She deserves everything she gets,’ or, ‘She’s a menace.’”

“She was singled out because she was the Black girl with the loudest voice,” he said.

R.A.C.E. Matters SLO, Women’s March SLO, and the NAACP SLO County Branch have all spoken out against the arrest or called for the charges to be dropped.

An online petition demanding that the district attorney not pursue any charges against Arata had nearly 300,000 signatures as of press time.

Arata’s case has gained national attention and received support on social media from rapper and actor T.I., actress Viola Davis, actress Taraji Henson, civil rights activist and attorney S. Lee Merrit, and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp. Her story was also the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter with the hashtag #freetianna on Aug. 8 and 9.

Some supporters have stated that Arata “is facing 15 years prison,” which District Attorney Dan Dow said is “patently incorrect” in an Aug. 10 press release.

“Due to public safety realignment (AB109) signed into law in 2011, the charges referred are only eligible to be sentenced to a term in county jail, not state prison. Although the San Luis Obispo Police Department has listed numerous charges that they believe the evidence supports, the decision of what

charges to bring is completely within the authority and responsibility of the district attorney,” the press release states.

Dow stated that all individuals charged with a crime are legally presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

“Therefore, it is premature to speculate or discuss what possible sentence would be appropriate or warranted,” the press release states.

Dow and Assistant District Attorney Eric Dobroth made similar statements during an Aug. 11 virtual meeting of the NAACP SLO County Branch where they were guest speakers. Dow’s presentation to the 125 Zoom participants focused on the duties of the District Attorney’s Office and debunking misconceptions about his role in the county. However, the public Q-and-A portion of the meeting was geared toward questions about protesters’ rights, how the District Attorney’s Office avoids bias toward people of color, and the office’s role in working with police departments prior to an arrest. Dow declined to comment on any questions related to Arata’s case.

One question from the public asked if the office considered comments from people or groups asking for criminal charges to be carried out in regards to specific cases.

“As I put out yesterday, we don’t pay attention to public opinion, and what I put at the very beginning of this presentation is we have a duty to go forward, even if it’s against public opinion,” Dow said during the meeting.” ∆ —Karen Garcia

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In class Students will be learning from home this fall, but some Central Coast teachers will have to be on campus

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ennifer Dolan has been teaching English at Righetti High School in Santa Maria for more than two decades, and, like anyone, she has good and bad days. But for Dolan, the bad days are worse than most.

About 15 years ago, Dolan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes chronic muscular pain and can make it difficult to sleep and concentrate. In the spring of 2018, she requested an accommodation that would allow her to teach her classes in the morning and leave campus during her prep periods in the afternoons if not feeling well.

The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District was more than willing to help, but she was required to go through the interactive accommodation process, during which she filled out an application, met with her employers to discuss her disorder, and handed over various medical records. It was a somewhat invasive and time-consuming procedure, and, although Dolan said there were some unusual circumstances in her case, it took more than three months for her request to get accepted.

So when Dolan heard that all teachers in her school district would be required to teach from their on-campus classrooms this fall, unless they go through the interactive accommodation process, she was concerned.

“The problem is that the process is kind of unwieldy,” Dolan told New Times. “It takes a lot of time.”

And there’s not much of that left before school in Santa Maria starts on Aug. 17.

As the COVID-19 pandemic trudges on, students statewide will by and large be attending school from home this fall.

But several school districts on the Central Coast are hoping to get teachers out of their homes and into their classrooms

MANDATORY Some school districts— including Paso Unified, Santa Maria Joint Union, and Santa Maria-Bonita—are requiring that instructors teach from their empty classrooms, at least partly.

regardless. From Paso Robles to Santa Maria and Orcutt, local school districts are requiring instructors report to their school sites to teach from their classrooms for at least a portion of each week, an attempt, administrators say, to bring some feeling of continuity and normalcy to the school year for students and their families.

But that brings up multiple issues for all kinds of teachers—those with health issues that put them at greater risk for severe illness or death due to COVID-19, those with young children of their own stuck at home, those living with vulnerable individuals, and so on.

In the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, teachers will be required to report to their school sites each week.

Teachers with school-aged children will be allowed to bring their kids onto campus, and those who aren’t comfortable or able to come in can apply to stay home through the already existing interactive accommodation process.

Dolan plans to go to her classroom as required by the district. Her youngest child is 15 years old and she’s not too worried about catching coronavirus while

alone in her classroom. But her husband, who also teaches in Santa Maria and has respiratory issues, needs to stay home.

(Dolan said she plans to stay isolated in her classroom on campus and distanced from her husband as much as possible at home.) The accommodation process will be expedited, but she wonders how many teachers will apply and how many of them will actually get accepted before school starts.

“It might be 20 percent of our staff,” she said. “It might be half of our staff.”

To expect the district to get through all those requests in just a few days, she said, “That’s insane.”

Like in Santa Maria, the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District will require its instructors—exceptions will be considered by human resources on a case-by-case basis—to teach from their classrooms this fall. That, according to Paso Superintendent Curt Dubost, will allow teachers to use all the resources available in their schools, including supplies, technology, and support staff.

Issues with technology, students, parents, and staff can be handled more efficiently when everyone is on campus.

Of course, challenges lie ahead. Paso’s current bandwidth technology can’t handle having so many teachers online all once, and, on July 23, the Paso board of trustees approved about $121,000 worth of upgrades to the district’s bandwidth, firewall, and internet connection technology.

But with so many districts in the same spot, Dubost said there’s a shortage of necessary supplies and a backup in implementation services. Paso won’t get its tech supplies until the end of this month, Dubost said, and it should be installed by the middle of next month, long after the first day of school on Aug. 20.

So teachers will have to come in on a staggered schedule for the first few weeks of school, with some working on campus at the beginning of the week and the rest coming to campus the latter half of the week.

Still, Dubost said he hopes having teachers in their classrooms this semester will give parents and students some peace of mind.

“The main thing is to make it as normal as possible,” Dubost told New Times.

According to an Aug. 5 survey conducted by the Paso Robles Public

Educators union, most teachers in Paso appear to be on board with the decision.

Of the 214 Paso Unified instructors surveyed, about 83 percent said they’d be comfortable teaching alone from their classrooms this fall. Roughly 40 percent of all those surveyed have school-age children, and of those, 56 percent said they’d be comfortable bringing their children to school with them.

About 72 percent of all teachers surveyed said they’d be willing to meet inperson with colleagues in small groups— on the condition that appropriate safety measures are in place—and 64 percent said they’d meet one-on-one with students and parents.

Still, the plan has its problems, according to James Lynett, executive director of the Paso Robles Public Educators union.

While individual classrooms are secluded, Lynett said the bathrooms, workspaces, and hallways are shared.

And although district officials claim they want teachers to be able to use the resources available on campus, Paso’s current bandwidth technology is too weak. The staggered schedule will be fine for high school teachers, Lynett said, but it could be problematic for elementary teachers who will have to lug loads of supplies back and forth from their houses to classrooms.

While Lynett agrees that seeing teachers livestreaming from their classrooms will provide some feeling of regularity and comfort to students and their parents, he’s not convinced that’s the only reason district officials pushed for this.

“To be brutally honest,” he said, “I would say they have gotten some complaints from the community.”

Complaints that teachers weren’t present enough in the spring when schools first transitioned into distance learning.

Complaints that teachers weren’t really working when they were at home. That, Lynett said, is unfair.

“That spring experience was kind of like an emergency,” he said, adding that teachers and administrators had essentially a single weekend in midMarch to transition entirely from inperson to online education. “There was no real way for that to go smoothly.” ∆ Staff Writer Kasey Bubnash can be reached at kbubnash@newtimesslo.com.

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Cal Fire and Red Cross rethink evacuation centers, base camps as fire season collides with COVID-19

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n Aug. 1, Cal Fire issued an evacuation order to hundreds of residents east of Santa Margarita.

The Pond Fire was threatening 450 homes in a remote area south of Highway 58.

Emergency officials set up the nearby Santa Margarita Elementary School as an evacuation center. Responders waited and waited, but just one person showed up to the school that night to ask a few questions and leave.

“Most of the homeowners refused to evacuate and stayed on their properties,” said Adan Orozco, public information officer for Cal Fire SLO. Many factors can cause homeowners to defy fire evacuation orders, Orozco said.

Some residents made arrangements to stay with family members outside the fire zone. But underlying it all is COVID-19, which first responders statewide say is complicating this year’s fire season.

Basic wildfire protocols, like establishing base camps and evacuation shelters, now pose a slew of new safety risks related to the virus. Officials are adapting their procedures in response.

“Times have changed,” Orozco said.

“COVID has made us change the way we do things.”

In the recent local fires that threatened or destroyed homes, Cal Fire and the Red Cross have set up “temporary evacuation points” for affected residents before determining the next steps. In the case of the June 15 Avila Fire—which ripped through vegetation in Shell Beach— that evacuation point was the Walmart parking lot in Arroyo Grande.

Nicole Maul, a Red Cross regional communication manager, told New Times that the nonprofit is taking each fire as it comes and tailoring its response accordingly. For the recent SLO County fires, like the Avila and Pond fires, it’s worked with individual families to determine if they need a hotel room to

GIMME SHELTER? Fire officials say they’re following health guidelines to keep COVID19 out of evacuation centers during wildfires. Flamson Middle School in Paso Robles (pictured) served as a shelter for evacuees of the Chimney Fire in 2016.

stay in overnight. That hasn’t been the case yet.

“The need is going to be looked at on an individual basis,” Maul said.

Using hotels instead of crowded indoor spaces, like a school gym, is the organization’s first preference for shelter during the pandemic. But Maul said that it all depends on the size and circumstances of the fire.

“People are used to seeing the cots being rolled out,” Maul said of typical evacuation shelters. “We know based on the complexity of COVID-19, our first priority is getting folks into hotels. But that might not be what’s warranted every single time, depending on the size of the fire and number of evacuations.”

Hotels are also the SLO County Public Health Department’s top choice for emergency shelter—from an infectious disease perspective.

“As we have said throughout this pandemic, communal living environments and large gatherings of people indoors are particularly challenging for keeping transmission of COVID-19 at bay,” SLO Public Health spokesperson Michelle Shoresman said in an email.

“If requested, we would advise the Red Cross on options for sheltering people in a

manner that limits transmission as much as possible. Hotel/motel rooms would be an ideal solution, if available.”

But a larger fire or evacuation zone, or a fire in very remote location, may require the use of indoor evacuation shelters.

In that event, emergency responders said they have strict health guidelines to follow, including mask wearing, sanitizing, and cutting down the number of people allowed in each shelter.

“Normally, buildings will have a certain capacity limit, but we further reduce that limit just to ensure that social distancing,” Cal Fire SLO’s Orozco said. “We would then look at additional centers or other buildings to keep people in. Everything we do, we do using CDC [Centers for Disease Control] guidelines and recommendations.”

Those COVID-19 prevention measures are also being used for firefighters out on the front lines. At wildfire base camps, firefighters and crew members are required to wear masks, keep social distance, and go about their business differently in other ways, according to Orozco.

“Where we’ve made our changes is at base camp, where everybody comes to have a meal, have briefings, make

plans, and pick up supplies,” he said. “All these areas are now restricted in how many people can come in. There’s hand sanitizing, masks, and 6-foot distancing.”

The new rules mean more lightly attended daily incident briefings and shorter, less social meal times.

“There’s 6-foot distancing sitting at the meal tables. They can’t just sit next to their buddies,” Orozco explained.

“There’s no longer any sitting around and chatting after you’re done eating. You have to finish eating and quickly leave so that section can be sanitized for the next person.”

Cal Fire SLO is currently getting a test for how well those measures work.

On Aug. 4, a kitchen crew member at the Pond Fire base camp tested positive for COVID-19. The crew member, an inmate at the California Men’s Colony (CMC), was asymptomatic and tested positive after leaving base camp.

While the worker’s module was quarantined as a precaution, Orozco said officials are confident that the virus did not spread to other fire personnel.

“The good thing about it is he wasn’t part of any of the food preparation,” Orozco said. “He was working with supplies, moving boxes around.”

A State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation official told New Times that the inmate, and the other inmates he worked alongside, went into isolation at CMC following the positive test, and that “the institution is currently conducting a contact investigation to identify any potential exposures to other fire crews.”

By Aug. 7, fire crews had almost completely contained the Pond Fire.

The blaze halted at 2,000 acres, after destroying one home and damaging another.

The destruction could’ve been worse, and responders encouraged all SLO County residents to prepare for, and abide by, an evacuation order this fire season— even in the face of COVID-19.

“If we need to evacuate someone, we’re concerned that their house is going to burn down and that they’re going to die,” Orozco said. “That’s why we team up with SLO Public Health and the Red Cross— it’s a collaborative effort on trying to come up with what we can do to better protect everyone. … Their safety, their health is always our No. 1 concern.” ∆ Assistant Editor Peter Johnson can be reached at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com.

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MEGAN’S MARKET Megan Souza and Eric Powers are the proud owners of the first dispensary in the city of San Luis Obispo.

BY KAREN GARCIA

Neighborhood market

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or Megan Souza and Eric Powers, opening the first dispensary in the city of San Luis Obispo has been a 10-year journey. From growing cannabis to operating a permitted delivery service and finally opening a storefront, Powers said he feels like it’s a homecoming.

“This was kind of the idea since day one.

After working with the local municipalities to make it happen, it’s really great to finally realize the full potential of what we had always wanted to do,” he said.

You would never guess that Megan’s Organic Market at 280 Higuera St. is a dispensary. It seems more like a market. Cannabis-infused tea, mints, gummies, and chocolate, as well as marijuana bud, are on display on tables and shelves for customers to pick up and check out. With an open floor plan, the dispensary is different than the usual setup of having all of the products behind a counter. Souza said she was very firm about having a more open and inviting storefront for their customers.

“It was a struggle to convince [the San Luis Obispo Police Department] and even my own business partner that this is the right model to pursue. But I feel like we are destigmatizing cannabis a lot with just this one feature, and we’re destigmatizing by our wholesome aesthetic and our commitment to community benefit,” Souza said.

One of Powers and Souza’s goals with the storefront is to change society’s idea about cannabis users and cannabis industry operators. They’re hoping to join the movement in normalizing cannabis because Souza said they believe “cannabis is wholesome.”

It’s also a big responsibility for the pair to have the first legal storefront in the city.

“We’re going to be so many people’s first introduction to legal cannabis retail, and we want to do it right and show that it can be done better than it’s been done elsewhere,” she said.

Aside from state and federal regulations, the market also has local commitments to follow so it can stay in operation, including making local hires.

All employees are SLO County residents, and 50 percent of the Megan’s Organic Market team are city residents. The

starting wage for market employees is 40 percent above the median income for similar positions in other industries within the county.

For now, the local business won’t be continuing with its delivery operation but it will start offering curbside purchase and pickup for its customers.

During the recent public health crisis, Souza said they were elated that the state deemed cannabis retail as an essential business. Similar to other businesses, Powers and Souza implemented policies to keep their employees and customers safe—such as cleaning all the touch-point areas in the store every hour.

Megan’s Organic Market has been a labor of love for Powers and Souza that started with Powers growing cannabis for Souza. They jokingly told New Times they were saving money for an adventurous trip to Panama, but then they learned they couldn’t get a business loan for a cannabis business. So they scrapped the idea and worked double shifts to make Megan’s Organic Market a reality. To learn more about the storefront, visit megansslo.com or call (805) 592-1420.

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• The SLO County Behavioral Health Department in partnership with the county’s Suicide Prevention Council is looking for input through a survey as they shape the future of local suicide prevention efforts. The council hopes its new survey and responses will paint a clear picture of the county’s needs and assist in creating a unique prevention plan for county residents. The anonymous 10-minute survey asks participants to share their personal thoughts, experiences, and knowledge about suicide. The online survey is open to all residents through Sept. 30. Visit slobehavioralhealth.org for surveys in both English and Spanish. For more information, contact Alysia Hendry at (805) 781-1357 or aahendry@co.slo.ca.us.

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255. ∆ Staff Writer Karen Garcia wrote this week’s Strokes and Plugs. Send tidbits to strokes@newtimesslo.com.

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BY BRUCE BERLIN

Time for change Local law enforcement needs new leadership

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e need not look any further than the three local law enforcement figureheads/leaders’ recent actions to see that systemic racism, irrational behavior, and actions and personal bias are very much alive and present here: • SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson openly supported gun-toting vigilantes in Arroyo Grande who stood on a rooftop with assault rifles and then ranted on Facebook with extremely specific racist and violent threats directed at peaceful protesters. The gunman had to protect his karate mats? There are no charges forthcoming. Why would Sheriff Parkinson feel the need to stop and visit and support this vigilante who was openly threatening unarmed people seeking justice? In other cities where armed threats were made against peaceful protesters, charges were levied against gun-toting vigilantes. Not here. Here, our sheriff seeks this gunman out as one of the members of his “posse.”

• SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow—who vowed at a local rally to be a “sanctuary county for worship and praise”—proudly declared that he wouldn’t enforce the state’s health mandate or the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that declared churches are not exempt from following public safety orders. This defiance of enforcement of the laws—and the significant risk it poses to those parishioners and the public at large—is not only unwise, it also is not the DA’s job to decide what laws he will enforce or to

HODIN

mix church beliefs and values into our government. Does this also mean, that we can expect DA Dow to be more lenient when prosecuting a fellow Christian, or more punitive when prosecuting an atheist? Your job is to be indiscriminate.

Stick to doing your job and not using public speaking engagements to spread your personal views.

• SLO city Police Chief Deanna Cantrell, who likes to portray herself as “aligned with the cause” and stands in support of local protesters, quickly overreacted and unleashed a very questionable and intimidating arrest and prosecution of no less than five felonies and several misdemeanors against a 20-year-old Black woman who tried to swing her flagpole at a car that was endangering her fellow marchers, after earlier watching another enraged “inconvenienced” driver rev his engine and drive recklessly into the marchers, which enraged the frightened mob. At least this time the police did not resort to tear gas, a banned weapon of war, to quell the crowd.

Is this justice? Or is this a sign that the local leaders of law enforcement, like many others, have taken their own stubborn and selfish views and indignant stance to defend what power they think they hold.

Why is it that people who feel oppressed, who can’t seem to “catch a break” for equity, march and interrupt our lives? Rather than trying to listen, be empathic, and understand what they are

Russell Hodin

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talking about, we respond with denial, legal pressure, and intimidation.

Hmm, seems like the sheriff, DA, and city police chief all just made our case: The system is not equitable.

Don’t we deserve more even-handed justice and leadership? I think we do. ∆ Bruce Berlin wrote to New Times from Arroyo Grande. Reach him through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com or write a letter in response for publication by emailing it to letters@newtimesslo.com.

Letters An abuse of power Felony charges should be leveled against SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson and District Attorney Dan Dow for upholding and perpetuating institutional racism. To instead charge Tianna Arata for joining the nation in leading protests against 400 years of literally murderous inequality is a gross display of power. What is the “proper” way to protest injustice? Be nice, stay on the sidewalk, and don’t make people uncomfortable? Armed gunmen stood on roofs in Arroyo Grande during a BLM march. And yet, dangerous as these actions were, no charges were filed against those white men. Please. Tianna Arata is 20 years old. She has courage and conviction. We need people like her.

It is obvious that these charges are being brought solely to make an example of her.

The constant protest chant is true: “No justice. No peace.”

Dian Sousa Los Osos

Protests don’t belong to the police

San Luis Obispo has always been a place of quiet riot. While we were marching with candles during the Vietnam War, Isla Vista was burning down its Bank of America branch. That doesn’t mean that local protest should become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the police department, with full coordination and the police chief marching at the fore. Yet hell hath no fury like our police chief scorned: Hence, apparently, the raft of felony accusations against Tianna Arata. Charging one Black woman out of thousands of white demonstrators (including myself) who have broken the law by marching in the streets and on the freeway: that has the result of both being repugnant and looking ridiculous.

James Papp San Luis Obispo

Do Dow and Parkinson discriminate against Christians?

It is hard to understand how two of our own have made it to high office when they think the way that they do. Our numbers will be diminished if we don’t wear masks, social distance, and attend only small gatherings. Our extended families during the pandemic will become sick at a faster rate than the general population.

Yet, these two public officials want us to feel free to put the lives of those we love at risk at Christian gatherings.

Jesus was a super spreader of the gospel.

Do SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow and Sheriff Ian Parkinson love Jesus so much they want us to become super

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spreaders of coronavirus so we can meet our maker before our time? Do they think the coronavirus is the devil and we must exorcise it from our spiritual being?

They are not telling people how to be safe.

John Boling San Luis Obispo

I support Smart & Final’s managers In New Times Aug. 6 news section, the lead article chronicled a lawsuit against the Arroyo Grande Smart & Final brought by Sandra Prager Balsamo in response to her being asked to leave the store when she refused to wear the required mask (“Local Smart & Final sued for alleged discrimination over a face mask”). Ms. Balsamo’s attorney, who is (coincidentally?) named Dennis Balsamo, says the suit isn’t about wearing a mask: It’s about discrimination against and embarrassment of a customer with health issues, who claimed to not to be able to wear a mask. The fact that she was potentially endangering all the rest of the customers did not seem to occur to either her or her representative/relative.

As a former RN and an elder with health concerns, I have been a regular customer of this particular Smart & Final because the management and workers have been such consistent enforcers of the appropriate measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19 urged by the medical pundits. For the Balsamos to punish those who are acting to help others stay well by a pursuit, I imagine, of financial gain, is just wrong.

It is also suspect. There are a good number of groceries in our area that provide curb service to those customers who have health issues that prevent them from wearing masks or have disabilities.

I know several families who use those services. I can’t think of any reason Ms. Balsamo could not have gotten her needs met without a personal preference for in-store shopping having overridden her concern for others’ well-being.

Take heart, managers of Smart & Final, there are hordes of people who appreciate your consistent and polite reinforcement of the only proven ways as yet for limiting the spread of this terrible virus until it is licked.

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ianna Arata is not a hero. She does not deserve special consideration from the legal system or anyone else. Ms. Arata led an unlawful protest, qualifying as a riot by law enforcement, onto the U.S. 101 freeway, blocking traffic lanes in both directions. She put the lives of hundreds if not thousands of people in jeopardy. She demonstrated a cavalier disregard for the rights of others and displayed a sense of entitlement that she can do anything she wants without consequences.

If you look at the complete video from that event (I have) you see her compatriots surrounding and blocking a car with a pregnant woman in labor even as the driver pleaded with “protesters” to let them pass. They taunted the driver with slogans such as “you have to share the pain” as a woman planted herself directly in front of the vehicle to ensure the vehicle couldn’t move. Ms. Arata shows up at the scene and makes no attempt to assist the driver or the woman in labor but simply joins in with political chants. No compassion here, just a sense of entitlement and a desire to be obnoxious.

I frequently travel south down the 101 from Cuesta Grade and what I’ve noticed over the last 20 years is a dramatic increase in traffic, especially by heavy trucks. I’ve seen bad accidents on the grade and several chain-reaction accidents over the years. It’s not easy to bring an 80,000 pound semi-truck to a stop when rounding a curve, of which there are many driving south on the 101 especially when you encounter a sudden traffic backup in front of you.

Many of these big-rigs are carrying very hazardous and flammable materials posing special risks to everyone on the freeway. When confronting an unanticipated traffic jam, a single moment of inattentiveness can become a disaster in short order. It’s not hard to imagine a pileup with people seriously injured, trapped in vehicles, or even killed with secondary effects such as fires spreading from the accident scene to the adjacent wildland. None of this seems to have occurred to Ms. Arata and her followers as they marched into the lanes of traffic after previously assuring local law enforcement that they would not go onto the freeway. Due in part to her assurances, the Highway Patrol had inadequate resources on hand to mitigate Ms. Arata’s dangerous actions.

People could have been seriously injured or killed by Ms. Arata’s actions, and her motivations are irrelevant.

There is no justification for endangering the lives of motorists or demonstrators by such an irresponsible action. She led the demonstration, and no evidence has surfaced that she as a leader and organizer did anything to dissuade anyone from taking this dangerous course of action. The sympathy she is receiving from the local press is as irresponsible as it would be if an

intoxicated motorist engaging in “wrongway driving” was apprehended and the media pleaded for charges to be dismissed because of the driver’s youth, gender, or “having a bad life experience.” Ms. Arata’s followers now demand charges against her be dismissed by SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow. Flyers from “Black Lives Matter” have appeared threatening his family in an attempt to pervert the course of justice.

I also take exception to the notion that

I lived through the civil rights struggle, witnessing firsthand what a systemically racist community was like.

SLO County is “systemically racist,” a notion that is as insulting to the people of this county as it is false. Black Americans have lived and prospered in integrated neighborhoods, holding positions of high public esteem in our community, (such as Atascadero) since the 1950s, long before Ms. Arata was born.

I lived through the civil rights struggle, witnessing firsthand what a systemically racist community was like. The attitudes prevalent in society at large were racist in the 1950s when segregation was legal and codified. Americans watched the struggle of Black Americans as they fought for recognition as human beings and American citizens. I, along with millions of other Americans, came to admire Dr. Martin Luther King and those who peacefully marched with him. Despite savage attacks by segregationist forces, King never acquiesced to the temptation to resort to violence or retaliate against their persecutors. Their restraint gave them the moral authority to win over America’s hearts and minds and changed how Americans viewed Black America.

You have to remember that America was taught to hold Black Americans in low regard by academia, the media, and every public entertainment venue for more than 300 years. It takes time to change hearts and minds, but they have changed. As a result, Black Americans have risen to hold every position in society with white America electing and re-electing a Black president just 12 years ago. There is no position in society that they haven’t held or height they haven’t achieved, nor is any barrier so difficult that they can’t overcome it.

Believing that Black Americans can’t achieve due to systemic racism is itself a form of racism, implying that without help, young Black men and women are doomed to inevitable failure no matter their effort.

Racism does exist in individuals, but like other sins, decent people strive to overcome it and reject it as America has over the last half-century. ∆ Al Fonzi had a 35-year military career, serving in both the Vietnam and Iraq wars. Respond with a letter to the editor emailed to letters@newtimesslo.com.

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Elections matter

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ou know what an election year without any challengers is?

Bullshit.

Yeah, I said it. The whole point of an election is choice. It really chaps my metal hide when the incumbents just get to walk back into their seats without the public getting the chance to weigh in.

And that’s why Arroyo Grande Mayor Caren Ray Russom pulling the “elections cost money” card in a little Facebook note she sent to a potential challenger is also bullshit.

To be fair, I don’t think either Russom or potential challenger Lea RigoHensley actually cares that the city of Arroyo Grande would have had to pay $28,000 for two people to run against each other in the city’s no-longerhappening upcoming election.

“As a wife, as a mother, and as a guardian of taxpayer money,” Russom told New Times, “I felt it was important to reach out to her and tell her how the system works.”

Gosh. It’s so great to know that Caren is such a caring elected official and wasn’t just pulling a Karen by throwing a passive aggressive temper tantrum and writing a weirdly worded letter to get a potential challenger to drop the thought of competing completely.

Either way, Hensley took the hint and quit. Gosh. She didn’t put up much of a fight, did she?

The very vocal off-roading advocate

owns a tow ropes business called Freedom Ropes—no, I didn’t just make that up. And yes, it’s a great satirical name for a tow ropes business owned by an offroading advocate! What better way to stand up for your freedoms than to say you’re going to run for office and then quit when you get the inevitable pushback?

Russom warned Hensley that all of her family’s dirty laundry would be put on display during the election, telling her that the “ugly world of politics” is “nasty beyond your wildest dreams.”

Whew. That’s kind of rough. Do you think Russom knows that she’s just running to be the mayor of Arroyo Grande?

Is she a tough-love kind of a mother?

Because that definitely sounds like a lowkey threat.

“I cannot take the chance that Caren will make good on her threat to somehow hurt my already hurting business,” Hensley said.

Yeah, man. Being in the spotlight totally blows. Especially right now, when everyone who hates you and what you stand for is rooting for your demise. That whole cancel culture thing is something else, amirite?

Now I’m all aflutter with curiosity and want to know exactly what dirty laundry Hensley’s family’s got to display. You know, in the interest of knowing what I’m missing out on.

“I feel like democracy is dead when leaders discourage people from wanting to be a part of positive change,” she added.

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So, Hensley makes it sound like she’s shocked that the person she’s running against doesn’t want her to run. And Russom makes it sound like she’s only looking out for Hensley’s best interest. And I’m over here thinking, even if all of the candidates who are pursuing elected office are stupid, give the public a chance to vote on the brand of stupidity they want running their cities!

For instance, I’d like to choose a different SLO County District Attorney because I’m sick of hearing Dan Dow talk about God. I’m really starting to wonder if he forgot that he’s not the Church of SLO County’s pastor. He’s one of the county’s top law enforcement officials.

Or am I missing something?

He’s pretty convinced that only atheists gave him guff about his recent churchy statements on enforcing the state’s COVID-19 requirements. That’s what he told Christian talk show host Family Research Council President Tony Perkins (who stands for “faith, family, and freedom”) on his Washington Watch podcast on Aug. 11 when questioned about his statement declaring SLO County a sanctuary for Christians who’d like to sing indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The atheists in our community have written about it and chastised me,” he said.

I disagree. Plenty of SLO County Christians think you’ve lost your damn mind, Danny boy. He also pointed out that

he supports your right to give COVID-19 to your fellow practitioners as you sing indoors to celebrate the religion of your choice!

“We have a mosque here in the community, we have several synagogues,” he told Perkins. “I call upon all faiths to pray for peace.”

I’m not sure that peace is going to be coming for Dow anytime soon. He’s become nationally famous for more than just his Christian ways. The arrest of protester Tianna Arata and forthcoming charges are putting that national activist pressure on Dow in ways he’s probably never felt before.

He was a busy man on Aug. 11, as he also spoke at the general meeting of the NAACP SLO County Branch.

He declined to answer questions about Arata, however, he did manage to bring up God. Because, as you know, it’s always appropriate to bring up the Almighty.

“Do you believe Black lives matter?” one of the meeting’s attendees asked Dow. He said “yes,” and … elaborated.

He believes all human beings matter because, “Every single human being, in my personal opinion, is made in the image of God.” Basically, All Lives Matter.

“So I believe that’s why every life matters, but absolutely Black lives matter.”

Wow, he nailed that conservative talking point. ∆ The Shredder might run for district attorney. Send comments to shredder@ newtimesslo.com.

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Hotel San Luis Obispo is now offering free, outdoor yoga sessions on its rooftop terrace every Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 8 a.m. to noon. Although classes are complimentary, a donation of $10 to $15 is suggested. Call (805) 235-0700 or visit hotel-slo.com for preregistration details and more info. The hotel is located at 877 Palm St., San Luis Obisbo.

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MOSAICS FOR BEGINNERS Learn mosaic basics in the comfort of your home. Supplies include everything to complete the project except nippers. Video shows step-by-step how-to’s to finish your mosaic masterpiece.

Aug. 23, 10-11 a.m. Various. 805-286-5993. creativemetime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

THE REBOOT: STORYTELLING REIMAGINED ON ZOOM Now live on Zoom. A curated mix of invited storytellers and open mic for novice storytellers.

Spoken word, improv, character sketches and interactive games. Third Friday of every month, 7-8 p.m.

Free. 805-772-9225. facebook.com/topdogcoffeebar/.

Top Dog Coffee Bar, 857 Main St., Morro Bay.

SEA GLASS HAMMERED METAL JEWELRY Learn how to drill holes in sea glass, how to harden, strengthen and texturize metal to create a gorgeous jewelry set.

Create in the comfort of your home with supplies and how-to video provided. Kit pick-up dates are listed. Aug. 22, 10-11 a.m. $80. 805-286-5993. creativemetime. com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. NORTH SLO COU NT Y

FREE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ART CLASSES (ONLINE) Check the foundation’s site for various classes offered, for ages 5 to 18. Through Oct. 31 Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation, 3201 Spring St., Paso Robles, 805-238-5825, pryaf.org.

STUDIOS ON THE PARK: ONLINE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Check site for a variety of virtual classes and workshops online. ongoing studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-238-9800.

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BRUSHSTROKES 2020 Brushstrokes 2020 is a digital exhibition featuring 42 paintings by members of The Painters Group, an affiliated artist group of SLOMA, and members of Art Center Morro Bay. Artists explore a variety of subject matter, from portraits of loved ones and animals to serene landscapes.

Through Sept. 27 Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/ exhibition/brushstrokes-2020/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

CALIFORNIA SCULPTURE SLAM 2020 California Sculpture SLAM showcases current works by established and up-and-coming California sculptors.

The exhibition’s goal is to provide a platform for a wide variety of concepts and materials. Exhibition slideshow online. Through Sept. 27 Free. 805-543-8562. sloma. org/exhibition/slam-2020/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

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.

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.

VIRTUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION

This year, the 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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CENTRAL COAST SUMMER SLIM DOWN A 12-week program. Shed those extra pounds and learn which foods work with your unique body. ongoing, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Call for price and schedule. 805-235-7978. gratefulbodyhealthcoaching.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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 Self-Defense 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.

RECLAIM YOUR CONFIDENCE FOR EMOTIONAL EATING (ONLINE) Successful in most areas of your life except food? Break the eat-repent cycle. Aug. 20, 6-7:15 p.m. Free. 805-235-7978. gratefulbodyhealthcoaching.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

TAI CHI AND QI GONG: ZEN IN MOTION Small group classes with 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the Year.

Call for time and days. Learn the Shaolin Water Style and 5 Animals Qi Gong. Beginners welcomed. Mondays, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Call for price details. 805-701-7397.

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.

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INDEX Arts ............................[16] Culture & Lifestyle.......[16] Food & Drink..............[18] Music .........................[18]

charvetmartialarts.com. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

TAI CHI CHUN CERTIFICATION With the 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the year. Ongoing courses. ongoing Call for price. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com.

Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay. TAI CHI CHUN/ QI GONG BASICS Learn the foundation of Qi Gong, the rooting of breathing, and Shaolin Tai Chi. Tuesdays-Thursdays Call for details. 805701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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INSPIRED HOME, GARDEN, AND GOURMET EXPO OF PASO ROBLES Features more than100 home improvement experts offering remodeling ideas and more. Gourmet area features food and wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, and a chef competition. Aug. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-4600. inspiredexpos. com/. Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles.

SUMMER MOVIES IN THE PARK: DRIVE-IN In order to adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines, reservations are required and spaces are available while supplies last. Food is available for purchase from participating food trucks. Saturdays, 8 p.m. through Aug. 29 my805tix.com. Paloma Creek Park, 11665 Viejo Camino, Atascadero.

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3 HIGHLY EFFECTIVE WAYS TO RELEASE STRESS AND CRUSH FOOD CRAVINGS End the vicious circle. Release stress and lose weight. Learn how to release those negative emotions and crush food cravings. Aug. 20, 6-7 p.m. Free. 805-242-1649. breakingdayhypnotherapy.com/. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CLASSES FOR SENIORS Have you heard the phrase, “Sitting is the new smoking”?

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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.

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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. 805543-0638. dallidet.org. Dallidet Adobe and Gardens, 1185 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

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Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-noon through Aug. 14 $100.

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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. 805-9274200. 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. 805-824-7383.

Morro Bay Main Street Farmers Market, Main Street and Morro Bay Boulevard, Morro Bay, facebook.com/ MorroBayMainStreetFarmersMarket/.

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—C.W. tasting packages. ongoing Free. 805-239-1730. casswines.com/. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

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100 PICNICS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION To-go 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.

JEWISH DELI DAY AT SLO PROVISIONS Order some delicious food during Jewish Deli Day at SLO Provisions. Orders are due by Aug. 11. Aug. 18, 11 a.m.5 p.m. 805-426-5465. jccslo.com/deli-day.html. SLO Provisions, 1255 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

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.

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

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Creative Me Time hosts a curbside pickup for its take-home Sea Glass Wire Wrapped Jewelry project at Centennial Park in Paso Robles on Monday, Aug. 24, from 6 to 7 p.m.

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LIVE MUSIC AND GOURMET PIZZA FRIDAYS Enjoy an evening outdoors filled with gourmet pizza and live

music every Friday. Dig into your own personal woodfired pizza, garden or pasta salad, and a non-alcoholic beverage for a flat rate or just order a personal pizza on the side. Fridays, 5-7:30 p.m. through Nov. 20 $10-$15.

805-927-4200. cambriapineslodge.com/onsite. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria.

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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SATURDAY IN THE PARK: VIRTUAL CONCERT SERIES Concerts will be available to stream for free.

Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. Free admission. visitatascadero. com. Atascadero Lake Park, 9305 Pismo Ave., Atascadero, 461-5000.

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS: VIRTUAL MUSIC SERIES Follow the venue’s Facebook page for a virtual series of music, wine tasting, and education.

Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m. Free. facebook.com/ vinaroblesamphitheatre/. Vina Robles Amphitheatre, 3800 Mill Rd., Paso Robles, 805-286-3680.

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KURT VILE AND CATE LE BON LIVE Featuring Stella Mozgawa and Stephen Black. Presented by KCPR. This show was rescheduled from May 7, original tickets will be honored. Aug. 23, 8 p.m. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-546-8600, fremontslo.com.

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DIRTY CELLO: BLUES AND BLUEGRASS ON CELLO A virtual offering. Aug. 15, 6 p.m. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande, 805-489-9444, clarkcenter.org. ∆

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Whodunnit?

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Cal Poly Arts has a musical murder mystery for you to solve!

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ou’re pretty much trapped at home, sick of jigsaw puzzles, and tired of day drinking. Break out of your COVID-19 rut with A Killer Party—A Murder Mystery Musical!

You can purchased the ninepart musical series for $12.99 (akillerpartymusical.com/cal-poly-arts) and receive “the full 85-minute filmed episodic musical, plus bonus behind-thescenes footage including cut material and more,” according to Cal Poly Arts.

“A Killer Party will be available for streaming beginning Aug. 5 at 10 a.m.

EST [You have plenty of time to catch up!] and will be released three episodes at a time: Episodes 4 to 6 debut on Aug. 12 and episodes 7 to 9 debut on Aug. 19.”

This is a “collaboration between more than 50 Broadway professionals all working together remotely,” according to press materials. “A Killer Party is not only a new musical but represents a new type of musical. With a purchase of the series, you support these artists ‘on stage’ and behind the scenes, while they provide laughter and levity during this time of new ways to create and support art. A portion of your purchase price will also support Cal Poly Arts.”

The setup is pretty straightforward: “When Varthur McArthur, the artistic director of a failing theater in Duluth, invites his troupe of disgruntled actors and collaborators to the first read of an ‘immersive murder mystery dinner party,’ no one knew that he would be the victim.

Or did they? Enter eager, determined, and untested Detective Case. After sequestering the guests into separate rooms (because, you know, socialdistancing), she gets down to finding out whodunnit, uncovering secret affairs, lifelong grudges, backstage drama, and a lot of musical theater song and dance.”

Sounds like fun! Put down that pinot grigio (For God’s sake, it’s 11 a.m.!) and have a go.

Saturday date night!

The Clark Center has a terrific free concert coming up this Saturday, Aug. 15, when Dirty Cello performs “Blues and Bluegrass on the Cello” at 6 p.m. (available on YouTube (@clarkcenterperfarts) and Facebook (@ClarkCenter). This prerecorded concert was created especially for the Clark Center, and though the concert is free, donations will be split evenly between the band and venue.

Fronted by Rebecca Roudman, Dirty Cello pushes the boundaries of blues and bluegrass and blends in elements of world music. They’ve toured everywhere from China to Europe, delivering foot-stompin’ string music.

Quarantunes

Nipomo-based ARA, a mixed Mexican-ItalianAmerican artist, just released a defiant art pop video for “Tell You Why // Down,” available on YouTube. It’s the first single from her The Desert EP, coming out Friday, Aug. 14.

According to press materials, “Once a student-athlete with interest from major labels, ARA ended up in the psych ward at SF General and wandering the California desert, confronting the cognitive dissonance as a mixed woman in America.”

The song is about “the disassociated state that overcame me in the wake of rape and emotional abuse, the ancient, sacred, spiritual space that we all must enter and surrender to at the center of our self,” she said.

Vocalist Sarah Pillow, a San Luis High School grad who now lives with her vibraphonist husband Marc Wagnon in New York where they run their own record label, Buckyball Records, has been releasing music during the pandemic. Their most recent collaboration is a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “California,” which they call “a special quarantine anthem—California edition,” available on their YouTube and Vimeo channels.

“When New York was having the worst COVID-19 cases in April and May, California had their numbers under control,” said Pillow, who still visits family in San Luis Obispo regularly, “but unfortunately, the virus doesn’t give a fig about your political affiliation. How many more deaths will we see before we understand that science and factbased evidence are the

DREAMO Margot Polo (aka David Provenzano) will release “This Old Thing,” a new single out Aug. 14, that’s about “trying on the verge of loss to save something precious: a relationship, a dream, or faith.”

THEY SING, YOU SOLVE Watch a bevy of familiar Broadway performers sing you a murder mystery, in A Killer Party, a nine-part series available through Cal Poly Arts, with new episodes coming out Aug. 12 and 19.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DIRTY CELLO

BLUES AND BLUEGRASS The Clark Center presents a concert with Dirty Cello on Aug. 15, available on YouTube and Facebook.

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BI-COASTAL SLO High grad Sarah Pillow and husband Marc Wagnon recently released a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “California,” on YouTube.

only way we will survive COVID, and most likely, a changing climate on Earth? If we learned anything from this crisis, it’s how important it is to come together and to help each other. This anthem is for everyone missing normalcy, certainty, and ‘the folks you dig.’”

David Provenzano is best known as a member of Fialta, SLO Town’s amazing indie pop act, but he’s got a side project, Margot Polo, which occasionally releases singles written, produced, and performed by Provenzano, like his newest, “This Old Thing,” coming out this Friday, Aug. 14.

“What a wild and rough year this has been, eh?” he wrote. “I lost my job, and we’ve been dealing with a lot of heartache and loss in our family this summer on top of everything. It really is pouring over here! In the midst of all this, I have a new song. Admittedly, this is a bit of a shift for me stylistically, as my previous songs have been much more pop-influenced. But I’ve been feeling reflective lately, and that’s led me to reconnect with my indie/emo roots back when I was growing up in California, playing in bands with my friends, and learning to cope with being a human. This song also reflects my formative musical influences from those times—Death Cab for Cutie, American Football, The Album Leaf. The lyrics are about resurrection—trying on the verge of loss to save something precious: a relationship, a dream, or faith. I don’t know if this will be a one-off, or a new chapter in my writing life, but music to me is, and has always been, about friendship, love, and connection— something we need now more than ever.”

It’s a terrific song, gauzy and dreamy with synth, guitar, bass, drums, and lots of “woo-ooos.” Is it dream pop? Is it emo? Let’s call it dreamo! Great track!

Watch Margot Polo’s Bandcamp page this Friday! ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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BY GLEN STARKEY

Artifacts Color explosion!

Cal Poly Arts supports the Save Our Stages Act As the COVID-19 crisis continues to impact the live entertainment industry, Cal Poly Arts is asking the community to contact their local representatives about the Save Our Stages Act, which would provide Small Business Administration grants to independent venues, promoters, and festivals affected by the pandemic.

The grants would offer at least six months of financial support to help keep struggling venues and other businesses afloat, while also helping to compensate these organizations’ employees as well.

Those who wish to support the Save Our Stages Act can contact their respective representatives through the official website, saveourstages.com. Cal Poly Arts also encourages the community to write letters and make calls to senators and other officials as well.

According to a press release from Cal Poly Arts, more than 1 million emails from supporters around the country have been sent through saveourstages.com so far. Celebrity supporters of the bill include Sarah Silverman, Wyclef Jean, Katy Perry, and Alice Cooper.

Dayna Frank, president of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), explained the predicament of venues within the organization, which total up to around 1,400.

“Our members told us months ago that if the shutdown lasted six months or longer and there wasn’t federal relief to hold them over, 90 percent of them would fold permanently,” Frank said in the release. “With no revenue and immense overhead, four months in, it’s already happening.”

SLOMA goes digital with Brushstrokes and California Sculpture SLAM exhibits

Tom Sage presents seven works at Ascendo

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ussian abstract painter Wassily Kandinski claimed, “Color is a power which directly influences the soul,” while Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde posited, “Mere color can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” Seven new works by Tom Sage on display at Ascendo Coffee (974 Monterey St., SLO; open for takeout daily until 2 p.m.) seem to have taken both sentiments to heart.

“The vibrancy and intense color is pretty indicative of my work and has been for a number of decades,” Sage, who lives and paints in Los Osos, explained over email. “The paintings in this show are a combination of my most recent and others from the last few years.”

The seven works—ranging from 72-by-48 inches to 40-by-30 inches—are displayed along Ascendo’s long white wall and crafted from acrylic paint, usually on canvas but sometimes wood, and, according to Sage, sometimes with added objects and glass, “which can anchor a composition.”

“My work has roots in surrealism and fantasy in the late ’70s and early ’80s before it eventually nestles down into abstract expressionism,” Sage explained. “Thus an occasional objective reference will pop up and run rampant in some paintings or become the basis for the composition. I’m predominantly an intuitive painter who works by feeling. I recognize color, form, and intrinsic materials as subjective feelings.

“So as I begin a piece, there’s a mood I’m expressing, and as I continue to add layers of color and medium to the piece, the feelings are changing over time,” he added. “Throughout the process, resonant and dissonant layers accumulate, and because I use a fair amount of medium, some portion of each layer is usually visually present in the final piece. The decision

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) added two more digital exhibitions to its virtual offerings on Aug. 7.

The Brushstrokes 2020 exhibit showcases 42 paintings created by members of both The Painters Group, an affiliated artist group of SLOMA, and Art Center Morro Bay. The featured artworks explore a variety of subject matter and range from portraits of loved ones and animals to diverse landscapes.

The exhibit is online for free to view at sloma.org, along with California Sculpture SLAM 2020, a showcase of recent works by both established and up-andcoming California-based sculptors.

The project’s goal is to provide a platform for a wide selection of sculpture concepts and materials.

Both the California Sculpture SLAM and Brushstrokes exhibits are scheduled to remain available online through Sept. 27. Call (805) 543-8562 or email info@sloma. org for more details. The museum is located at 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

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process revolves around what I feel doesn’t work in the piece and amending according to previous experience in an intuitive fashion. My job as the composer is to organize a vibrant, multi-dimensional, cohesive creation out of a flowing expression of many layers of color and form. Sounds complex, but really, it’s just following my feelings based on my experience with the materials and pull at the moment.”

A lifelong artist, Sage was raised in Connecticut until age 10, when his family moved west, landing in Santa Monica.

He eventually attended Santa Monica College, where he took “two years of studio courses honing my drawing and painting abilities as well as diving into etching and lithography. The real education came with meeting and working alongside so many varied and talented artists, which continued after school,” he said.

“My present style of using mediums to build clear layers mixed with color germinated in the mid-’80s,” Sage explained. “I was inspired by the artists I knew—some were sculptors, some used glass, others used resin, and I loved the depth of embedded imagery. But after experimenting with a lot of industrial materials, I realized the toll it took on my health. Thus, I chose to begin using acrylic paints and mediums. I evolved my style through the years, moving back and forth across the spectrum of objective and nonobjective imagery. The guiding principles being how the work felt as an energetic vibration and as a heartfelt expression of my inner/ outer worldview at the time. Today I work in the same vein, intent on raising my personal bar for creating paintings as reflections of undeniable vibrational energy. Work that is hopefully moving in an uplifting, inspiring, and exciting way for the viewer.”

Like many artists, Sage was moved by the work of others: “There’s so much art that has inspired me, but the three times I was blown away was with a Rothko painting at SF MOMA, a Pollock painting at NYC MOMA, and the ‘first’ time I saw a light wall installation by GALLERY Tom Sage’s art hangs at Ascendo Coffee in downtown San Luis Obispo through September.

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THE ARTIST AT WORK Los Osos artist Tom Sage puts the finishing touches on one of his colorful abstract works.

Tyrell in Venice, California. Art—the idea of art and the feelings about art—are subjective and personal. I feel art can be a deep expression from the soul about any subject that stirs the artist. Technique can be taught from others, but an artist is on a quirky path of self-discovery that can slide between realities and hopefully add a broader perspective to, or respite from, our human condition. Possibly a connection to our higher self.”

Sage’s work will hang through September.

You can contact the artist at tomsageart@ yahoo.com.

Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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reated by Kief Davidson (The Ivory Games) and THE MOST DANGEROUS Ross M. Dinerstein (The ANIMAL OF ALL Innocent Man), this documentary What’s it rated? Not rated miniseries introduces us to Gary What’s it worth, Anna? Full price L. Stewart, a man in search What’s it worth, Glen? Full price of his past. He’s always known Where’s it showing? Hulu he was adopted, but when in adulthood he meets his birth it travels outside of mother, Jude Gilford, he becomes obsessed that narrow lane. with discovering who his birth father is, While it’s easy enough and whether his father is the infamous to speculate on why Zodiac Killer. Told through archival Stewart would so elements, contemporary interviews, and doggedly want to make recreations, one man’s search for his connections between identity leads to unexpected revelations. his biological father (four approximately 40-min. episodes) and the monster who Glen You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d wandered into another pedestrian true-crime TV documentary when you begin this four-part miniseries. After all, at first glance it feels like another investigative rabbit hole of laboriously piecing together and reexamining evidence and making connections the police simply missed. It’s also about the Zodiac Killer, who terrorized Northern California from the late 1960s into the early 1970s. He was never caught, but he taunted the police with letters and cryptograms and has inspired myriad movies, books, and TV documentaries like this one. What makes this particular offering interesting is it’s less about whether Gary Stewart’s biological father was a remorseless murderer and more about obsession, self-identity, memory, judgment, and the power of confirmation bias. Stewart is sure he’s solved the mystery, and indeed, he offers compelling evidence of a connection between his oddball bio-dad and the mysterious psychopath called Zodiac, who appeared to travel strangely parallel paths. If you can get through the first episode, the series is undeniably engrossing and thankfully surprising.

Anna Theories around the elusive Zodiac are a dime a dozen, and as a true-crime junkie, I’ve stumbled across more than a few, often with major flaws in the connections. Stewart’s story and theories certainly fall into that same area, but the brilliance of this miniseries is that

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A comic Chris Fairbanks delights with his unique and hilarious brand of comedy in his new special Rescue Cactus. From raunchy to ridiculous and all the while relatable, Fairbanks takes his audience on a journey full of belly laughs over buried childhood traumas to throwing an epic funeral. Co-host alongside Karen Kilgariff of the podcast Do You Need a Ride, Fairbanks is a quickwitted, self-deprecating gem.

Filmed in Portland, Rescue Cactus showcases something the pandemic has torn away from us—live comedy for a room full of people. However, I was perfectly content curled up on my couch somewhere between snickering and in full fits of giggles as I watched. I just have one request: Chris, the next time you put a special together, can you make it two hours instead of just one?

Available to rent or purchase through Vimeo or at chrisfairbankscomedyspecial.com, this is well worth the few bucks it costs. We all need a laugh right now, and Rescue Cactus is sure to hit the spot! (54 min.)

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SON OF ZODIAC? In FX’s The Most Dangerous Animal of All currently screening on Hulu, Gary L. Stewart investigates whether his biological father is the infamous Zodiac killer.

terrorized NorCal, it becomes clear that the draw to make any connection at all is what matters. His desire to find his birth mother has been a constant in his life, and when he was finally able to find her, he didn’t find answers. At 14 his mother ran away with the much older Earl Van Best Jr., and the events that followed seem to be a dark spot in her memory, and soon the few things she does remember don’t add up. It’s a pretty fascinating ride, and whether you buy Gary’s theories or not, there is a lot more story here than just a hunt for the killer.

Glen As an adoptee, I’m aware of the book Stewart references early on, The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted, which argues that being separated from your birth mother results in a host of long-lasting psychological afflictions from fear of abandonment to difficulty bonding. Stewart’s been married five times and is in search of answers to his perceived character flaws. As he learns about his pedophilic father, he finds another reason to shift the blame for his difficulty connecting with others. This is clearly a case of someone latching on to an idea and finding evidence to confirm it, and when confronted with evidence that disproves his idea, he can’t accept it. It’s a common pathology and also a destructive one, and it’s important to note that Stewart spent 17 years of his life researching his father and the Zodiac, and that he wrote a New York Times Best Selling book with coauthor Susan Mustafa, who’s vastly more

clear-eyed about Stewart’s crumbling theory. In retrospect, she is aghast that she was swept up in Stewart’s obsession, while he’s invested so much of his time and identity in believing he’s the son of the Zodiac Killer, he simply can’t let it go.

It’s almost as if 50 years later, the Zodiac has collected another victim.

Anna Unsolved cases are infuriating, especially in cases like the Zodiac where he taunted victims and authorities for so long. If only DNA could pin this guy down as it did the Golden State Killer, Stewart and many theorists like him could put their ideas—right or wrong— to bed. Admitting Best wasn’t a famed serial killer would mean Stewart may have to admit something else: Maybe his father was just a pedophile and asshole.

The man who abandoned him may not be “special” at all, even in terrible and dastardly ways. You feel for the abandoned kid in Stewart just looking for some answers. Is he reaching conclusions before finding evidence? Most certainly.

Does he deserve to know and understand his birth parents and the first few months of his life? Yes, he does. I watch a lot of documentaries and series in the true-crime genre, and this one stands out for telling the story behind the story and the consequences of bending fact to fit a desired narrative. ∆

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W FUNNY MAN Comedian Chris Fairbanks has a new comedy special available on his website, chrisfairbankscomedyspecial.com.

riter-director Takashi Doscher (Still) helms this sci-fi romance set in the near future when a mysterious comet has released a virus on Earth that kills only women, some immediately and others after a brief illness. Will (Leslie Odom Jr.) tries desperately to protect his girlfriend, Eve (Freida Pinto), by sealing her into their overly sterilized apartment, hoping to save her from exposure to the deadly contagion.

Not only must he protect her from the virus but also from those who work to kidnap the remaining women, whose eggs are harvested before they die by a government hoping to repopulate. Desperate and running out of time, the couple decides to head into the wilderness and experience one final adventure together.

This low-budget affair may remind you of the much better Light of My Life (2019), with Casey Affleck as a father protecting his daughter through a similar pandemic. Only doesn’t have quite the same emotional resonance, but thanks to depicting masks and social distancing, it feels a bit like now. At least you won’t get the disconcerting feeling that the characters you’re watching need to be more careful! (98 min.) ∆ —Glen

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BY BETH GIUFFRE PHOTOS BY BETH GIUFFRE

A light Paso Market Walk opens on Spring Street amid the pandemic, with a little sashay and a wink

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h yes they did.

They opened. Paso Market Walk really did it.

On the first day in August, Paso Robles’ newest marketplace for shopping, dining, and gathering, came to fruition. My husband and I didn’t need an opening party, which was canceled due to COVID-19. We had a sitter, and we were hell-bent on arriving on opening day. We were going.

Paso Market Walk was bustling and marvelous with style and character. This is my new happy place.

Outside, babies sat in little safety chairs on top of tables as their parents savored plates of gourmet burgers and rotisserie chicken dishes from Third Degree Grill. Couples carried buckets of sparkling wine and cool glasses of beer to spacious wooden two-tops. Others sat enjoying Joebella Coffee Roasters coffee drinks, little dishes of Leo Leo Gelato, perfect little Just Baked Cake Studio & Bakery cupcakes, and tantalizing bread dippers from Montello Tasting Room.

And for the dairy-free, there was The Vreamery artisan vegan cheese company.

“Just pinch me,” I told my husband as I unwrapped my chopsticks on the warm summer evening and dug into a bowl of steaming Momotaro Ramen. I heard children giggling and locals giddy. “This is the best day ever.”

I used to say that all the time, but this time, I really meant it.

Both chef Matthew “Mateo” Rogers and chef Brittney Yracheta, the powerhouse culinary couple known and loved locally for Heirloom Catering and Heirloom Bistro, were cooking and serving with their team at the Momotaro Ramen on Paso Market Walk’s opening day. Using our phones, we checked out the menu at eatmomotaroramen.com and ordered at the counter. Our food was ready to take outside in 15 minutes.

We spent our wait time talking to Lorraine Montello’s charming husband about Italy, while tasting a plate of bread dipped in the Montello gourmet California olive oil and Italian balsamic. We came home with pomegranate balsamic vinegar and white truffle olive oil, and I had fun browsing the other items for sale, including EVOO, olives, tapenades and spreads, jams, mustards, sea salts, herbs, and spices.

Rogers was cheerfully stacking to-go orders for customers. We arrived in the early evening, and Rogers said they had already sold 400 bowls of ramen. He said he might need to close the next day to

COMFORT RAMEN The idea behind this ramen from Momotaro Ramen is “Japanese soul food.” Choose between four different meat or vegetarian ramen styles, add-ons, and appetizers.

ONE BIG, HAPPY FAMILY Paso Market Walk is off to a strong start since it opened on Aug. 1. The new destination spot for shopping, dining, and gathering added a good dash of sophistication to the north end of Spring Street in Paso.

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Paso Market Walk, an open market for shopping, dining, and gathering, is now open for your eating and drinking pleasure at 1803 Spring St., in Paso Robles. For more information on merchants, restaurants, and other delicious destinations, visit pasomarketwalk.com.

prep and gather more ingredients. How’s that for high demand?

Every stop along the Paso Market Walk had a nice gathering of fans. I saw a lively bunch patronizing the Paso Wine Merchant, a neighborhood wine shop, bar, and kitchen inspired by locally sourced food and wine, family, and community.

The Wine Merchant will be offering a curated selection of Central Coast cheeses as well as a menu featuring farm-fresh, seasonal ingredients, including grilled cheese, fresh oysters, and locally made organic pasta. Wines by the glass or bottle are offered from each of the 11 Paso Robles viticultural areas, with an emphasis on sustainably farmed and estate wines.

Hog Canyon Brewing serves small-batch brewed beer using barley from their fourth and fifth generation family farms in Hog Canyon along the Cholame Hills. The brewing company was created by longtime friends Larry Chavez and Ben Work.

We ordered some Japanese sodas and sparkling water, but Momotaro highlights Japanese microbrew beers, select sake, and wines specifically chosen to pair with the menu’s assortment of ramen, appetizers, and add-ons. Rogers’ grandmother used to read him the story of Momotaro (translation: Peach Boy) when he was a child, and it gave him a feeling of comfort—the same feeling he wants his guests to feel, with “kokoro” or heart and soul behind every business decision.

We tried the Momotaro Ramen and Shoyu Ramen, which were rich and layered with sweet and savory flavors.

My chashu pork melted like butter in my mouth. The noodles were fresh and al dente. The tonkotsu (pork-bone) broth was perfectly salty and packed with a wellbalanced mixture of moyashi goma (mung

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MAKE IT A THING Leo Leo Gelato now has a brick-and-mortar shop. A cup of gianduia gelato tastes like Nutella … only better.

bean sprouts with sweet sesame soy), green cabbage, green onion, marinated egg, and black garlic oil. Any time you order food from this chef pair, you know the ingredients will be locally sourced and of the highest quality.

The Market Walk is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., with individual merchants offering varying hours. Finca Mexican restaurant will be opening soon in a restored Victorian residence still under construction. The cuisine will focus on regionally inspired cuisine, from the owners of La Taquiza, a Napa-based Mexican restaurant that has been on the Michelin Guide since 2009.

Co-owner Patrick Aguire has worked with Thomas Keller of the French Laundry and Suzanne Goin of a.o.c. in Los Angeles.

Finca and in bloom—a traditional California cuisine restaurant with an emphasis on supporting local farms, and farmers, as well as wines, local beers, and CBD craft cocktails—will be open until

midnight when the time is right.

“We’re so excited to open the doors to the public and share what we’ve been working on,” Market Walk developer Debby Mann announced in a press release. “Our goal has been to bring a space to the Paso Robles region that reflects the agriculture and hospitality of our community that can be both a destination for travelers and a community gathering spot for locals.”

Mann added, “It was also important to me to provide artisan food purveyors with an opportunity to show their products in an affordable space that would allow them to grow their business dreams and not be tied to high rents.”

For dessert, we circled back to Leo Leo Gelato, as I was especially glad the wholesale gelato company, whose wares we find in stores and restaurants around the county, now has a retail location. Owner and master gelato maker Niccolo Lekai, who has been crafting gelato for nearly 10 years in Paso, uses classic Italian technique to create seasonal flavors based on what is fresh.

Of all Lekai’s gelato flavors, I am partial to the gianduia, a chocolate hazelnut flavor that tastes like Nutella … only better. I love it so much, I want to make Leo Leo part of my schedule—a weekly gelato and walk.

Next time, I think we’ll try Third Degree Grill. Owner Jody Storsteen is also the owner of Berry Hill Bistro in downtown Paso. Her new place is all about “comfort food with flair,” with signature hot and cold sandwiches, housemade soups, fresh salads, grilled dishes, gourmet burgers, and rotisserie chicken dishes.

I’m sure you’ll agree, it’s all pretty amazing, such a variety pack in a time of boring monotony. Be it rotisserie, gelato, or anything really, I think we’re all ready for something fresh. ∆ Flavor writer Beth Giuffre is already planning her next gelato walk. Send foodie fun to bgiuffre@newtimesslo.com.

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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING Trevor Keith, Department Director

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WHO: San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, August 27, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. (All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out the agenda placement call the Planning Department at 781-5600) WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by the County of San Luis Obispo to approve amendments to the Land Use Ordinance, Title 22 of the County Code, and the Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance, Title 23 of the County Code, to amend the Density Bonus Ordinance to comply with State law. The requested amendments include revisions to Chapter 22.12 (Affordable Housing Incentives) of the Land Use Ordinance and Section 23.04.090 (Affordable Housing Density Bonus) of the Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance.

County File Number: LRP2018-00011 Assessor Parcel Number: Various Supervisorial District: All Date Authorized: October 16, 2018 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: A copy of the staff report will be available on the Planning Department website, www sloplanning.org.

You may contact Ted Bench, Project Manager, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, California 93408 (805) 7815600.

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: Also to be considered is the environmental determination that the project is exempt under CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), General Rule Exemption. The Environmental Coordinator has determined that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed project may have a significant adverse effect on the environment. A Notice of Exemption has been prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15062. **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: August 11, 2020 RAMONA HEDGES, SECRETARY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION August 13, 2020

CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICEOF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, the Pismo Beach Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for the following purpose: Public Hearing Agenda: A. Address: 241 Leeward Avenue Applicant: Kerri and Laurie Donis Project No.: P19-000085 Description: Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review Permit for the demolition of an existing 1,026 square-foot residence for a new 2,536 square-foot two-story singlefamily residence with a roof deck and a 561 square-foot garage, and Categorical Exemption No. 2020010.

Environmental Review: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines regarding constuction of a singlefamily residence.

Business Agenda: A. Address: Citywide Project Applicant: City of Pismo Beach Project No.: P20-000049 Description: County of San Luis Obispo MultiJurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan The City of Pismo Beach has particpated in a county-wide effort to review the risks posed by natural and humancaused hazards and to identify ways to reduce the damage from those risks through a Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. This Plan will replace the City’s 2015 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Planning Commission will review the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, and will make recommendations to the City Council for local adoption.

Environmental Review: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that preparation of a Hazard Mitigation Plan is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to the following four sections of the CEQA guidelines: • Section 15183(d)—“The project is consistent with…a general plan of a local agency, and an environmental impact report was certified by the lead agency for the... general plan.” • Section 15262—“A project involving only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the agency, board or commission has not approved, adopted, or funded does not require the preparation of an environmental impact report or negative declaration but does require consideration of environmental factors. This section does not apply to the adoption of a plan that will have a legally binding effect on later activities.” • Section 15306—“(Categorical Exemption) Class 6 consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. These may be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted or funded.”

• Section 15601(b)(3)—”...CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.” 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 in the afternoon of August 21, 2020.

You have a right to comment on this project and its effect on our community.

Interested persons are invited to participate in the hearing or otherwise express their views and opinions regarding the proposed project. Written and voicemail comments are welcomed prior to the hearing. Written comments prepared prior to the hearing may be submitted to the Planning Commission at planningcommission@ pismobeach.org or to send an email to Planning staff at eperez@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 time. 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 report, plans and other information related to this project is available for public review in Access Pismo www.pismobeach.org, or by emailing Elsa Perez, Administrative Secretary at eperez@pismobeach.org The meeting agenda and staff report will be available no later than the Friday before the meeting and may be obtained upon request by email at eperez@pismobeach.org, or by visiting www.pismobeach.org. The Planning Commission 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 Elsa Perez, Administrative Secretary, at eperez@pismobeach.org.

August 13, 2020

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION (NOI) WHO:

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: PMTG2019-00097 Vali Family Vineyards LLC Major Grading Permit (ED20-141)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter: Please note that due to COVID-19, the City of Grover Beach will hold all meetings virtually. Meetings can be viewed on Channel 20 and are live streamed on the City’s website and on www.slo-span.org. Members of the public may provide public comment during the meeting by calling (805) 321-6639 to provide public comment via phone (the phone line will open just prior to the start of the meeting at 6:00 PM) or written public comments can be submitted via email to gbadmin@groverbeach.org.

SUBJECT: 1.

Applicant – Ram Krupa Real Estate, LLC Introduce and first reading of an ordinance to create a Planned Development Overlay, Vesting Tentative Parcel Map, Use Permit, Development Permit to subdivide and construct two hotels and seven residences at 1598 El Camino Real; and, a Financial Assistance Agreement and Development Impact Fee Deferral Agreement

State Clearing House / CEQAnet reference and agency circulation: SCH Number: 2020080069 Mitigated Negative Declaration: A request by Vali Family Vineyards LLC. for a Major Grading Permit (PMTG2019-00097) to construct a lined, 4.43-acre-foot agricultural reservoir to be used for irrigation for 69 acres of planned vineyards. The reservoir will be supplied by a proposed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waterline and one existing onsite well located on the subject property. The project would result in the disturbance of 1.3 acres of a 200-acresite. The project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located off of Adelaida Road, south of the intersection of Adara Road and Adelaida Road, approximately 6.6 miles west of the City of Paso Robles. The site is in the Adelaida Sub Area of the North County Planning Area.

WHEN: The review period ends September 4th, 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 “Courtesy Notice” (a summary listing of environmental documents available for review): slocounty.ca.gov/CourtesyNotice Point of contact is (Project Manager / Planner): Steve Mc Masters, Principal Environmental Specialist 805-781-5096, smcmasters@co.slo.ca.us DATED:

August 10th, 2020 HILARY BROWN Current & Environmental Planning

August 13, 2020

Development Application 18-06

The City Council will consider a Planning Commission recommendation to approve a Zone Change (Planned Development Overlay), Use Permit, Development Permit, and Vesting Tentative Map (Tract 3122) for a horizontal mixeduse project which includes a 91-room hotel, 85-room hotel, seven single family residential units, common area, and open space. The property is located at 1598 El Camino Real in the Retail Commercial and Open Space Zones. A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the project (SCH# 2019069067).

Where You Come In: Any member of the public may be heard on the item described in this notice by calling (805) 321-6639 during the meeting or submit written comments to the City Clerk prior to the meeting by mail to: City Clerk’s Office, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433 or by email to gbadmin@ groverbeach.org. If you require special accommodations to participate in the public hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting by calling (805) 473-4567.

For More Information: If you have any questions or would like more information regarding the item(s) described in this notice, please contact: Community Development Department by telephone at (805) 473-4520 or send an e-mail to commdev@ groverbeach.org.

The City Council may also discuss other hearings or items of business at this meeting. The complete meeting agenda and copy of the staff report on the above item will be posted on the City website at www.groverbeach.org.

Live broadcasts of City Council meetings may be seen on cable television Channel 20, as well as over the Internet at www.groverbeach.org (click on the icon “Government Access Local Channel 20” and then “Channel 20”).

City Council meetings are rebroadcast throughout the week.

If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing(s) described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the Public Hearing (Govt. Code Sec 65009). ________________________________ WENDI B. SIMS, CITY CLERK Dated: Thursday, August 13, 2020

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS Applications to make minor changes to the properties at the addresses listed below have been received by the City.

1. 1911 Johnson Ave. ARCH-0278-2020; Architectural review of a 700-square foot addition under the existing Johnson Street entry portico at the French Hospital Medical Center for a new Chapel and Chaplain’s Office, including a new 35-foot tall bell tower feature adjacent to the existing entry portico, and minor revisions to landscaping. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); O-S zone; Dignity Health French Hospital, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) 2. 315 Margarita Ave. DIR-0299-2020; A request for Director’s Action to approve an exception from the design standard limiting the height of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) to 16 feet, to allow a proposed ADU at 21’-6’” in maximum height, including a secondfloor roof deck feature. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 zone; Cipriano Hernandez, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) 3. 3765 & 3778 Jones Wy. FNCE-0617-2019; Review of a fence height exception to allow a wood fence and retaining wall with a combined maximum height of 12 feet, where 3 feet is the standard, for portions of street frontage along Orcutt Road and Tiberon Way. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1-SP and C/OS-SP zones; Julia Jones, applicant. (Hannah Nguyen) 4. 48 Buena Vista Ave. ARCH-0242-2020; Review of a new two-story, 2,698-square foot, single-family residence with an attached two-car garage located on a sensitive site with an average slope of 34%.

Project includes a requested exception to allow a front setback of 15 feet where 20 feet is the standard, and an exception from Hillside Development Standards to allow a driveway with a slope no greater that 10% within eight feet of the garage, where a slope no greater than 5% within 10 feet of the garage is the Zoning Regulations standard. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA). R-1-S zone; Ryan Halsey, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen) The Community Development Director will either approve or deny these applications no sooner than August 24, 2020.

The Director’s decision may be appealed, and must be filed with the appropriate appeal fee within 10 days of the Director’s action. For more information, contact the City of San Luis Obispo Community Development Department, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, by calling (805) 781-7170, weekdays, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

August 13, 2020

ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT PUBLIC HEARING

The City of San Luis Obispo’s Zoning Hearing Officer will hold a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. or later on Monday, August 24, 2020, 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: https://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse. aspx?id=116939&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk. Public comment 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 1.

620 California Blvd. USE-0323-2020; A Minor Use Permit to allow operation of a Medical Clinic in the Office (O) Zone. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); O-S zone; NKT California Center, LLC, applicant. (Walter Oetzell)

2.

590 Marsh St. USE-0290-2020; Review of a Minor Use Permit to establish a Temporary Parking Facility (i.e. parking lot) Use for less than one year’s time in the Downtown-Commerical (C-D) zone. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C-D zone; G3 Real Estate, applicant. (Hannah Nguyen)

3.

2701 McMillan Ave, Suite 120. USE-0625-2019; Review of a Minor Use Permit to establish a Cannabis Microbusiness (Delivery, Manufacturing, and Distribution) Use at 2701 McMillan Ave, Suite 120 in the Duncan McMillan Overlay Area. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); M zone; Element 7 San Luis Obispo LLC, applicant. (Hannah Nguyen)

PLEASE NOTE: Any court challenge to the actions taken on these public hearing items may be limited to considering only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Luis Obispo at, or prior to, the public hearing.

August 13, 2020

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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, September 18, 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 Sandy Bean for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (DRC2016-00112) to allow for the establishment of a temporary off-site construction storage yard to be used for unidentified local projects and vehicle storage. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 60,500 square-feet of the 74,052 square foot site. The proposed project is within the Office and Professional land use category and is located at the northeast corner of Los Olivos Avenue and Fairchild Way, in the community of Los Osos, in the Estero Planning area.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Environmental Document 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 August 7, 2020 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, and Tribal Cultural 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: DRC2016-00112 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 074-293-015 Date Accepted: 02/15/2019 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-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 Kerry Brown, 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, September 11, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2016-00112.”

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

COASTAL APPEALABLE 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.

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing August 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) WHO:

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:

PMTG2019-00090 Kuhnle Ranch Pipeline Site Major Grading Permit (ED20-117) State Clearing House / CEQAnet reference and agency circulation: SCH Number: 2020080053 Mitigated Negative Declaration: Request by Kuhnle Properties Trust for a grading permit to allow for the remediation of approximately 0.87- acres of hydrocarbon impacted soil in four excavation areas. The project will include 5,200-cubic-yards of cut soil and 6,240-cubic-yards of fill soil on two parcels of 234-acres and 642-acres each. The excavated soil is intended to be direct loaded onto trucks at each excavation location and will be hauled offsite to a permitted recycling/ disposal facility. The proposed project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located 200 feet east of 2225 Highway 41, 3 miles south of the community of Shandon. The site is in the Shandon-Carrizo Sub Area of the North County Planning Area.

The petroleum pipeline traverses the Kuhnle Ranch property in a northeast to southwest direction and includes an approximately 40-foot wide right of way. Soil excavation actives will be accomplished using conventional construction and earthmoving equipment. During excavation activities, non-hydrocarbonimpacted overburden will be segregated from impacted soil and used to backfill the project site. Impacted soils may be stockpiled onsite temporarily in staging areas near the excavation and moistened or converted as needed for dust and emissions control, and eventually hauled offsite. Temporary safety fencing will be installed as required around any open excavation and will be removed following backfilling activities. Disturbed areas will be seeded with erosion control seed mixture to promote revegetation of the disturbed 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 “Courtesy Notice” (a summary listing of environmental documents available for review): slocounty.ca.gov/CourtesyNotice Point of contact is (Project Manager / Planner): Steve Mc Masters, Principal Environmental Specialist 805-781-5096, smcmasters@co.slo.ca.us DATED: August 10th, 2020 HILARY BROWN Current & Environmental Planning August 13, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES Demolition Notice

1230 Monte Vista: Single story structure, containing 4 rental units, laundry room, with an attached carport for 3 cars.

Formerly a fraternity house, structure to be demolished in early September.

July 23, August 13, & September 3, 2020

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

PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting, Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference, on the item 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 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 advisorybodies@ slocity.org.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEM: 1. Review of a new inclusionary housing development consisting of five, two-story structures containing a total of 38 low-income affordable units, community room, and leasing office, on a site designated for affordable housing. The project includes an 80% density bonus, as a standard incentive for projects consisting of 100% affordable housing. The project also includes a reduction in setback requirements, requested as an alternative incentive, allowing a setback of four feet where five feet is the minimum required within the Planned Development (PD) overlay zone. This project is consistent with the Mitigated Negative Declaration approved with the PD rezone and Map No. 2428 (CEQA); Project Address: 3065 Lucca Lane, Toscano Development Inclusionary Housing Site; Case #: ARCH-0095-2020 & AFFH-0096-2020; Zone: R-2-SP-PD; Scott Smith, San Luis Obispo Non-Profit Housing Corporation, owner/applicant.

Contact Information: Kyle Van Leeuwen – (805) 781-7091 – kleeuwen@slocity.org 2.

Review of an affordable housing incentive request for a previously approved mixed-use project. The requested incentive is a density bonus of 95%, which is higher than the standard incentive of 80%. The project will designate two one-bedroom units and two studio-units for very-low income households, which is 35% of the site’s initial residential density. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 1042 Olive; Case #: AFFH-0269-2020; Zone: C-T; Olive Street, LLC, owner/applicant.

Contact Information: Kyle Van Leeuwen – (805) 781-7091 – kleeuwen@slocity.org The Planning 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 delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

The report(s) will be available for review online in advance of the meeting at http://www.slocity.org/government/ advisory-bodies/agendas-and-minutes/planningcommission. Please call The Community Development Department at 805-781-7170 for more information, or to request an agenda report. The Planning Commission meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

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LEGAL NOTICES 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, ECO-CLEANING, 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. 2020-1310 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 06-30-20. 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. 06-30-25.

July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 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. 2020-1328 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. 2020-1338 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 07-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-06-25.

July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES 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. 2020-1368 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

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. 2020-1346 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. 2020-1349 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. 2020-1367 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 07-08-20. 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 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

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 07-09-20. 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. 2020-1392 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 07-10-20.

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES 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 07-15-20. 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. 0715-25.

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 07-15-20. 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. 2020-1426 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. 2020-1400 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

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

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 07-15-20. 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

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. 0716-25.

July 23, 30, August 6, & 13, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES 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

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 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, 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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. 0717-25.

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 07-2020. 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

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 07-2220. 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

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES 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

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. 07-24-25.

August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1465 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/18/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AAA KLEEN, LLC, 798 Morro Bay Boulevard., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. AAA Kleen, LLC (798 Morro Bay Boulevard., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ AAA Kleen, LLC, Eric Holt, President. 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, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 0722-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 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 07-24-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 07-24-25.

July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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. 2020-1483 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/24/2012) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST FLOORS, 2821 Guiseppe Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Jesse Robert Termeer, Jessica Lane Termeer (2821 Guiseppe Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Jesse Robert Termeer.

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. 07-24-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 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 07-27-20. 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. 07-27-25.

August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1496 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/24/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NIPOMO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 185 W. Tefft St., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Kalua Kuhnle (837 Tanis Place, Nipomo, CA 93444), Lisa Blume (1285 Lassen Dr., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Kalua Kuhnle. 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, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-27-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 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 07-29-20. 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. 2020-1508 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/06/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHC PHARMACY SLO, 77 Casa Street, Suite 205, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. imgRX SLO, Inc. (13651 Dublin Court, Stafford, Texas 77477). This business is conducted by A DE Corporation /s/ imgRX SLO, Inc., Scott Zimmerman, Treasurer. 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, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-29-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1509 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/06/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHC TEMPLETON PHARMACY, 1330 Las Tablas Road, Suite 140, Templeton, CA 93465.

San Luis Obispo County. imgRX SLO, Inc. (13651 Dublin Court, Stafford, Texas 77477). This business is conducted by A DE Corporation /s/ imgRX SLO, Inc., Scott Zimmerman, Treasurer. 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, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-29-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1511 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/31/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHC PHARMACY PASO ROBLES, 2800 Riverside Avenue, Suite 150, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. imgRX SLO, Inc. (13651 Dublin Court, Stafford, Texas 77477).

This business is conducted by A DE Corporation /s/ imgRX SLO, Inc., Scott Zimmerman, Treasurer.

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, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 0729-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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 07-3120. 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. 2020-1519 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 07-29-20. 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. 0729-25.

August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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 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, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-3125.

August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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. 0730-25.

August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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

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. 2020-1534 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE GRINNING BEAR, 722 Vista Pacifica Cir., Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Boar and Bear L.L.C. (722 Vista Pacifica Cir., Pismo Beach, CA 93449).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Boar and Bear L.L.C., Brenen Hurst Bonetti, Managing Member.

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, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-30-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-1545 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/29/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FINANCIAL ASSURANCE GROUP LLC, 1395 Newport Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Financial Assurance Group-Alternative Accounts LLC (1395 Newport Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A TX Limited Liability Company /s/ Financial Assurance Group-Alternative Accounts LLC, Glenn A. Nitti, Manager.

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 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1548 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/03/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BETTER TOGETHER FROM SCRATCH, 580 Cypress St. Ste. N-5, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County.

Jordan Tyler Joseph, Melissa Ann Joseph (1439 24th St., Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Jordan Joseph. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-03-20.

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. 08-03-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1552 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VINEYARD BLOCK ESTATE, 1650 Ramada Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Continental Vineyards, LLC (1650 Ramada Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A DE Limited Liability Company /s/ Continental Vineyards, LLC, Justin Tooley, General Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-03-20. 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. 0803-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 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 08-03-20. 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. 08-03-25.

August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1564 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/04/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HARMONY CAFE, 824 Main St., Cambria, CA 93428.

San Luis Obispo County. Giovanni Grillenzoni (824 Main St., Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Giovanni Grillenzoni. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-20. 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. 08-04-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1579 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CIOPINOT SEAFOOD GRILLE, 1049 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. WLC Restaurant, LLC (1049 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ WLC Restaurant, LLC, Wendy W. Cohen, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-20.

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. 08-04-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1580 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LA ESQUINA TAQUERIA, 1051 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Ciopinot, LLC (1051 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Ciopinot, LLC, Wendy W. Cohen, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-20. 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. 08-04-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1582 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ROCK SOLID, 1238 1st St., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Kevin Jay Frankhauser (1238 1st St., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kevin Frankhauser, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-20. 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. 08-04-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1583 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CALI STONE AND SILK, 1050 Al Sereno Ln., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County.

Dawn Marie Schoennauer (1050 Al Sereno Ln., Los Osos, CA 93402).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Dawn Schoennauer, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-05-20. 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. 08-05-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1586 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TAB MILLER ENTERPRISES, 6-M FARM, JAM GENETICS, 1555 Illinoise Ave., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County.

Jennifer Lynn Miller, Tab Craig Miller (110 Pomeroy Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Jennifer Miller. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-05-20. 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. 08-05-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1594 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/06/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FOOD SYSTEM CONSULTING, 7150 Portola Road, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Claire Noelle Tuohey-Mote (7150 Portola Road, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Claire Noelle Tuohey-Mote.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 08-06-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1598 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/06/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MUNCHKIN ZONE, 555 East Newlove Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Santa Barbara County.

Raymond Benedicto (555 East Newlove Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93454). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Raymond Benedicto. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-06-20. 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. 0806-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1599 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CUSTOM FIT, 223 Granada Suite A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Eric Matthew Wehe (980 Tarragon Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Eric Matthew Wehe, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 08-06-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-1619 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N11/10/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, S SQUARED ARCHITECTURE INC., 14000 Robert Emmet Way, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County.

Schneidereit and Schneidereit Inc. (7395 El Camino Real, #115, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Schneidereit and Schneidereit Inc., Jeff Schneidereit, President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-10-20. 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. 08-10-25.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

Lien Sale Notice

On September 2nd, 2020, Nipomo Self Storage, will be holding an online auction listed with www. lockerfox.com. for units located at 542 Lindon Lane, Nipomo Ca. The contents are believed to be miscellaneous household and personal items. The names of persons renting units and the unit numbers are as follows. Shawn Erwood Unit 78/ Tammy Garcia Unit 132/ Karen Stenson Unit 172.

Agusut 13 & 20, 2020

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,

LEGAL NOTICES 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 July 30, August 6, & 13, 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 August 6, 13, & 20, 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

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,

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LEGAL NOTICES 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 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, CA06000034-19-1.

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. CA06000034-19-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949252-8300 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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 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.: 074-352-001 . 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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-0302

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Josefina Macias filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Josefina Macias to PROPOSED NAME: Josephine Macias 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: 09/28/2020, 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: August 4, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Superior Court August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

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 Date: July 13, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Superior Court July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE 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 Date: July 15, 2020 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0371

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Taylor Kaitlyn Yzaguirre filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Taylor Kaitlyn Yzaguirre to PROPOSED NAME: Taylor Kaitlyn Heath 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 Date: July 22, 2020 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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

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

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Peter James Hadres filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Peter James Hadres to PROPOSED NAME: Peter Sam Hadres 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.

LEGAL NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CVP-0256

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Randy Ellis Poudrier & Monica Paige Porter filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Monica Paige Porter to PROPOSED NAME: Monica Paige Poudrier, PRESENT NAME: Brayden Ellis Porter to PROPOSED NAME: Brayden Ellis Poudrier 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: 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 Times

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 09/22/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept.

2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: July 22, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Superior Court August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

Date: August 10, 2020 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0406

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Rochelle Louise Dewyer filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Rochelle Louise Dewyer to PROPOSED NAME: Rochelle Louise Mora 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: 10/29/2020, 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: August 3, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Superior Court August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-1467 OLD FILE NO. 2016-2019 Alfa Auto Detaling, 506 N 1st St., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 08/25/2016. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Tapia M Sergio (506 N 1st St., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business was conducted by An Individual /s/ Sergio Tapia M, Alfa Auto Detaling. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-23-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By E. Brookhart, Deputy Clerk.

July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

NEW FILE NO. 2020-1561 OLD FILE NO. 2019-2729 1134 Films, 3216 Amber Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 11/20/2019. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Casey Michael Wieber (3216 Amber Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business was conducted by An Individual /s/ Casey Wieber. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-03-2020.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By JA. Anderson, Deputy Clerk.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 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.

LEGAL NOTICES 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 July 30, August 6, 13, & 20, 2020

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO SAN LUIS OBISPO BRANCH AREIL LARSEN, Petitioner, vs.

JESSE PEAY, Respondent,

Case No.: 20CV0116 NOTICE TO JESSE PEAY OF APPLICATION AND HEARING FOR CIVIL HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDER (1) Person Asking for Protection: Areil Larsen (2) Notice to (person to be restrained): Jesse Peay The person in (1) is asking for a Civil Harassment Restraining Order against you.

(3) You have a court date Date: September 25, 2020 by Zoom (Instructions Attached) Time: 9:30 a.m.

Dept: Two (by Zoom) What if I don’t go to my court date?

If you do not go to your court date, the judge can grant a restraining order that limits your contact with the person in (1). Having a restraining order against you may impact your life in other ways, including preventing you from having guns and ammunition. If you do not go to your court date,, the judge could grant everything that the person in (1) asked the judge to order.

How do I find out what the person in (1) is asking for?

To find out what the person in (1) is asking the judge to order, go to the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court courthouse at 1050 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, California, to the bulletin board across the hall from Sheriff Civil, room 236. The documents related to your case will be posted there.

Where can I get help?

Free legal information is available at the court’s self-help center at www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp .

Do I need a lawyer?

You are not required to have a lawyer, but you may want legal advice before your court hearing. For help finding a lawyer, you can visit www.lawhelpca.org.

DATED: August 10, 2020 Clerk, by /s/ Helen M. Garrison, Attorney for Petitioner

use a computer. (www.zoom.us/download).

• You do not need to create or pay for a Zoom account in order to participate in the hearing.

• Test the Zoom audio and video functions on your device before your hearing. Visit www.zoom.us/test for more information on how to test your device.

On your hearing date: • Log onto Zoom through your internet browser or through the app on your mobile device. To join the hearing, from the Zoom program or app, click on “Join A Meeting” and enter the Hearing ID and password shown here.

Meeting ID: 215 957 8038 Password: 79513 • If you don’t have a camera, you can still participate by phone.

Call: (669) 900 6833 Meeting ID: 215 957 8038 Password: 79513 During the hearing: • After you join the hearing, you will be placed into a “waiting room.”

When the Court is ready to start the hearing, the Court will move you from the waiting room into the main hearing area.

• Existing rules and procedures regarding making a record by a court reporter or electronic device, or obtaining a transcript after the hearing, apply to remote appearances. Participants may not record or broadcast the remote appearance except in compliance with California Rule of Court, rule 1.150. A violation of this Rule may result in the imposition of sanctions as set forth in subsection (f) of Rule 1.150.

• Participants, including attorneys, parties, and other participants must: Participate in the remote appearance with the same degree of courtesy, decorum, use of appropriate language, and courtroom etiquette as required for a personal courtroom appearance; Dress in the same manner as they would for a personal appearance in court, without sunglasses, hats, and/or face coverings; Ensure that they have enough battery power for the entire remote appearance, including having a charger readily available, and having access to enough cellular data and/or WiFi for the duration of the remote appearance; Eliminate all ambient and/or distracting noise from the participant’s location; To the extent possible, place electronic mobile devices on a solid surface with the camera at eye level; Ensure consistent lighting, avoiding rooms with bright windows and/or backlighting, so that the participant can be seen; Display their legal name on the videoconferencing screen; Disable virtual background features except for the default virtual backgrounds on Zoom; Speak directly into the microphone on the electronic device used to connect to the court session.

Exhibits: • If you want to present evidence to the Court, also called “exhibits,” you have 2 options: 1. E-file your exhibits with the Court.

For more information, go here: http://www.odysseyefileca.com/; 2. Print your exhibits out and put them in one of the two drop boxes outside the San Luis Obispo courthouse.

Please get your exhibits to the Court and all parties BEFORE the day of your hearing.

August 13, 20, 27, & September 3, 2020

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT 2 JUDGE GINGER GARRETT

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology Homework: What is a blessing you can realistically believe life might bestow on you in the coming months? Testify at freewillastrology.com.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Motivational speaker Les Brown says his mission in life is to help people become uncomfortable with their mediocrity. That same mission is suitable for many of you Rams, as well. And I suspect you’ll be able to generate interesting fun and good mischief if you perform it in the coming weeks. Here’s a tip on how to make sure you do it well: Don’t use shame or derision as you motivate people to be uncomfortable with their mediocrity. A better approach is to be a shining example that inspires them to be as bright as you are.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus musician and visual artist Brian Eno has a practical, down-to-earth attitude about making beautiful things, which he has done in abundance. He says that his goal is not to generate wonderful creations nonstop—that’s not possible—but rather to always be primed to do his best when inspiration strikes. In other words, it’s crucial to tirelessly hone his craft, to make sure his skills are constantly at peak capacity. I hope you’ve been approaching your own labors of love with that in mind, Taurus. If you have, you’re due for creative breakthroughs in the coming weeks. The diligent efforts you’ve invested in cultivating your talents are about to pay off. If, on the other hand, you’ve been a bit lazy about detail-oriented discipline, correct that problem now. There’s still time to get yourself in top shape.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Gemini musician Kanye West confesses the decadent and hedonist visions that fascinate and obsess him.

Personally, I’m not entertained by the particular excesses he claims to indulge in; they’re generic and unoriginal and boring. But I bet that the beautiful dark twisted fantasies simmering in your imagination, Gemini, are more unique and intriguing. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to spend quality time in the coming weeks diving in and exploring those visions in glorious detail. Get to know them better. Embellish them. Meditate on the feelings they invoke and the possibility that they have deeper spiritual meanings.

(P.S. But don’t act them out, at least not now.)

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Make all your decisions based on how hilarious it would be if you did it,” advises Cancerian actor Aubrey Plaza. I wish it were that simple. How much more fun we might all have if the quest for amusement and laughter were among our main motivating principles. But no, I don’t recommend that you always determine your course of action by what moves will generate the most entertainment and mirth. Having said that, though, I do suspect the next few weeks may in fact be a good time to experiment with using Plaza’s formula.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the dictionary, the first definition of “magic” is “the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand and deceptive devices.” A far more interesting definition, which is my slight adjustment of an idea by occultist Aleister Crowley, doesn’t appear in most dictionaries. Here it is: “Magic is the science and art of causing practical changes to occur in accordance with your will—under the rigorous guidance of love.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, the latter definition could and should be your specialty during the next four weeks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “The soul, like the moon, is new, and always new again,” wrote 14th-century mystic poet Lalleswari. I will amend her poetic formulation, however.

The fact is that the soul, unlike the moon, is always new in different ways; it doesn’t have a predictable pattern of changing as the moon does. That’s what makes the soul so mysterious and uncanny. No matter how devotedly we revere the soul, no matter how tenderly we study the soul, it’s always beyond our grasp. It’s forever leading us into

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unknown realms that teem with new challenges and delights.

I invite you to honor and celebrate these truths in the coming weeks, Virgo. It’s time to exult in the shiny dark riddles of your soul.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I have one talent, and that is the capacity to be tremendously surprised,” writes Libran author Diane Ackerman. I advise you to foster that talent, too, in the weeks ahead. If you’re feeling brave, go even further. Make yourself as curious as possible. Deepen your aptitude for amazements and epiphanies. Cultivate an appreciation for revelations and blessings that arrive from outside your expectations. To the degree that you do these things, the wonderments that come your way will tend to be enlivening and catalytic; unpredictability will be fun and educational.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author and theologian Frederick Buechner writes, “If we are to love our neighbors, before doing anything else we must see our neighbors. With our imagination as well as our eyes, we must see not just their faces but also the life behind and within their faces.” The coming weeks will be prime time for you to heed Buechner’s advice, Scorpio. You’re in a phase when you’ll have extra power to understand and empathize with others. Taking full advantage of that potential will serve your selfish aims in profound ways, some of which you can’t imagine yet.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Refine your rapture,” advised occultist Aleister Crowley. Now is an excellent time to take that advice. How might you go about doing it? Well, you could have a long conversation with your deep psyche—and see if you can plumb hidden secrets about what gives it sublime pleasure. You could seek out new ways to experience euphoria and enchantment—with an emphasis on ways that also make you smarter and healthier. You might also take inventory of your current repertoire of bliss-inducing strategies—and cultivate an enhanced capacity to get the most out of them.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are you ready to make the transition from slow, deep, subtle, and dark to fast, high, splashy, and bright? Are you interested in shifting your focus from behindthe-scenes to right up front and totally out in the open?

Would it be fun and meaningful for you to leave behind the stealthy, smoldering mysteries and turn your attention to the sweet, blazing truths? All these changes can be yours—and more. To get the action started, jump up toward the sky three times, clicking your heels together during each mid-leap.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Greenland is a mostly autonomous territory within the nation of Denmark. In 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his government was interested in buying the massive island, describing it as “a large real estate deal” that would add considerable strategic value to his country. A satirical story in The New Yorker subsequently claimed that Denmark responded with a counter-offer, saying it wasn’t interested in the deal, but “would be interested in purchasing the United States in its entirety, with the exception of its government.” I offer this as an example for you to be inspired by. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to flip the script, turn the tables, reverse the roles, transpose the narrative, and switch the rules of the game.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Author Doris Lessing told us, “It is our stories that will re-create us.” Whenever we’re hurt or confused or demoralized, she suggested, we need to call on the imagination to conjure up a new tale for ourselves. “It is the storyteller, the dream-maker, the myth-maker, that is our phoenix,” she believed. The fresh narratives we choose to reinvent ourselves may emerge from our own dreams, meditations, or fantasies. Or they might flow our way from a beloved movie or song or book. I suspect you’re ready for this quest, Pisces. Create a new saga for yourself. ∆

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