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hen stay-at-home orders went into place in March, religious gatherings in large groups became taboo and no longer viable just as the three Abrahamic religions entered into one of the holiest months on the calendar. Passover, COMMUNE FROM A Easter, and Ramadan all took DISTANCE place or started in April, and locals Practicing faith in a congregation had to change the way they share isn’t as easy as it was before the and practice their faith. Intern pandemic.

Francisco Martinez speaks with leaders from Congregation Beth David, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, and the Islamic Society of San Luis Obispo County about what’s different this year and how they’re adapting [8].

You can also read about the START guide from the county that outlines possible steps for reopening, if the state allows it [9] ; singer-songwriter Mark Davis’ message of hope for the future [16] ; the different ways you can visit a local art gallery— online [18] ; and a good excuse for quality time with a sugar rush [22].

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espite the efforts of a few passionate Pismo Beach City Council members, employees and patrons of Pismo Beach’s businesses won’t be required to wear face coverings for the time being. But such a mandate could be coming soon.

An urgency ordinance that would have required workers and customers in Pismo’s essential businesses to wear face coverings failed at a City Council meeting on May 5, after a lengthy and at times heated conversation about what COVID-19 prevention measures are right for Pismo Beach.

“Pismo Beach, with a population of about 8,000-plus people, is more like a state park than a city,” Councilmember Sheila Blake said at the meeting. “On any peak weekend, the city can welcome up to 100,000 visitors, the majority heading the beach, Shell Beach, and most recently, the preserve. To assume that all of these out-of-towners will voluntarily behave responsibly is a fantasy.”

Blake was one of a majority City Council members who supported the ordinance, which would have gone into effect at 5 p.m. on May 5 had it passed, as a way to further protect residents and workers in a small town that’s prone to large crowds and busy weekends.

“I was on Pomeroy [Street] several times on Saturday to see what was going on, and it was really distressing to see people completely, completely disregarding social separations,” Blake said at the meeting. “No wearing of masks, no sense of policing themselves. It’s pretty bad. So I really think that we need this ordinance.”

Although a majority of council members agreed and voted in favor of the ordinance,

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With Mayor Ed Waage and Councilmember Mary Ann Reiss in opposition, the ordinance failed.

Instead, City Council voted to scratch the “urgency” language and consider the matter as a regular ordinance at a later date, UNMASKED Although even the Los Osos bear statue is wearing a mask these days, an urgency ordinance that would have required which Reiss supported and workers and customers in Pismo’s essential businesses to wear Waage again opposed. face coverings failed at a City Council meeting on May 5. It will be For Waage, it came down considered again as a regular ordinance on May 19. to issues of consistency.

While Pismo’s ordinance put on business owners with too little warning, would have only impacted essential businesses, Reiss said. Although City Council heard from California and SLO County are working toward slowly reopening some non-essential businesses. more than a dozen residents on the matter, Reiss told New Times that few public comments Waage said it would be unfair to require only came from actual business owners, who she said some businesses to adhere to the ordinance.

SLO County Public Health doesn’t recommend weren’t given adequate notice regarding the proposal. requiring face coverings at all times, but the Though Reiss said she believes in masks and county’s reopening plan does include some of wears one whenever she’s out, she’d like to give its own guidelines on face coverings in public Pismo’s business owners time to read through spaces. Those vary from the requirements the ordinance and decide how they feel about proposed in Pismo. Waage said it could be it. So while Reiss voted against the urgency confusing for business owners to navigate both ordinance, she supported a motion to consider and he’d rather follow Public Health’s lead. the ordinance again as a regular ordinance, Councilmember Reiss was also worried about being too hard on already struggling businesses, which will require a second reading, and if approved, would go into effect 30 days after. which would have been required to provide A second reading is scheduled for May 19, their employees with face coverings and deny and Reiss said that’s soon enough to make a business to any customers without. Businesses difference. out of compliance would have been penalized “So at least this gives them a chance to come with an administrative citation. and talk to us,” Reiss told New Times. ∆ Too much responsibility would have been —Kasey Bubnash

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SLO County supervisors’ hemp ordinance gets blowback On May 5, the SLO County Board of Supervisors passed a hemp ordinance that sets stringent requirements on growers in an effort that four supervisors said is about distancing hemp away from communities, residents, and other types of agriculture.

The rules—first put forth by 5th District Supervisor Debbie Arnold during the May 5 board meeting—require outdoor hemp farmers to find at least a 400-acre-sized parcel, where the crop must be set back 2,000 feet from property lines and be located at least a mile from any community’s urban reserve line.

The regulations also prohibit hemp from being grown in Edna Valley—a wine region that soured on the crop due to past issues with grows.

“My goal here is to reduce conflict,” Arnold said of the ordinance revisions, which the board adopted in a 4-1 vote.

In passing the ordinance, the supervisors scrapped what had been recommended by the SLO County Planning Commission, an ordinance developed over the past year with

input from the Agricultural Liaison Advisory Board and a subcommittee composed of hemp, wine, and vegetable industry members.

That version of the rules set minimum parcel sizes for hemp of 5 and 10 acres, (for indoor and outdoor grows, respectively), and allowed the crop to be grown within 1,000 feet of urban reserve lines.

The sudden course change drew strong rebukes from growers and the SLO County Farm Bureau.

“This was a heavy-handed move,” said Brent Burchett, the executive director of the SLO County Farm Bureau. “Now, [hemp] is effectively banned. It’s devastating for small farmers.”

The revisions blindsided hemp growers, Burchett told New Times.

“We’ve had months and months of input and stakeholder meetings,” he said. “Why do we even give input if they were going to make this decision all along? They feel like their input was disregarded, that they’re not included in this community.”

Second District Supervisor Bruce Gibson, the lone dissenting vote on the ordinance, called it “an assault on agriculture.”

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“By going to the extreme parcel sizes, the extreme setbacks, you’ve effectively made it impossible to grow hemp,” Gibson said during the meeting. “The direction I’ve heard here is simply bad for agriculture. … We are on a slippery slope.”

Supervisors in favor of the stricter rules said they wanted to protect communities and farmers from potential impacts.

Those include odor, pesticide drift, and terpene taint—the concept that cannabis compounds can negatively impact nearby wine grapes. Terpene taint needs more scientific study to be fully understood, stakeholders on both sides said.

“We have a wine and tourism economy.

I don’t know why we’d want to jeopardize that,” 4th District Supervisor Lynn Compton said during the meeting.

Critics of the ordinance countered that terpene taint, and hemp’s other potential impacts, could’ve been addressed in a less prohibitive way.

Hemp has been largely banned in SLO County since June 2019 after Congress removed it from the Schedule 1 substances list and made it a federally legal crop. A few dozen commercial and research grows were given vested rights prior to the ban.

How many of those growers will be able to continue in SLO County under the new ordinance is unknown.

“I guess they wanted to pass a ban and they passed a ban,” said Sean Donahoe, one of the growers involved in the subcommittee that provided input for the ordinance. “Unfortunately, what you saw again is a deliberative process that’s committed to in good faith and a staff presentation that tries to represent the results of that process … and then board deliberations that go completely beyond the public realm of conversation.”

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SLO County gets a third ecological reserve

After a decade-long process, the California Fish and Game Commission voted in April to designate roughly 12,168 acres of state-owned land in SLO County as the North Carrizo Ecological Reserve.

According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the parcel between the La Panza Range and the Temblor Mountains is home to species listed as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. These include the San Joaquin kit fox, giant kangaroo rat, and vernal pool fairy shrimp. The area also supports a herd of approximately 200 tule elk, a native elk found only in California.

Los Padres ForestWatch Conservation Director Bryant Baker said the designation adds to a large network of protected land in the area that allows wildlife to thrive.

“What that does is it helps create these protected corridors that wildlife can move across, instead of wildlife constantly encountering development or fencing,” Baker said.

According to the Fish and Wildlife website, this is the third such reserve in San Luis Obispo County alongside Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve and Morro Dunes Ecological Reserve.

“I think it sort of signifies this movement toward protecting more land especially in areas that are really sensitive and unique like this,” Baker said. “It’s such an interesting aspect of

all of this is that in a time where we’re seeing a lot of threats to public land at the federal level. It’s just really great to see the state making these strides to protect more land.”

The new reserve surrounds the Topaz Solar Farm, which had to create a proposal 10 years ago to offset ecological impacts from the solar farm’s construction and operation.

In response to Topaz’s 2010 project plans, national and local wildlife organizations—including North County Watch and Carrizo Commons—expressed concerns over the potential impacts of a massive energy project on the wildlife in the area, Baker said. The Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and Defenders for Wildlife threatened Topaz with a lawsuit that ended in a settlement agreement including additional land preservation.

Topaz set aside more than 18 square miles of mostly contiguous land for permanent protection, and it agreed to decommission its solar farm after 35 years, restore the site to natural conditions, set up a conservation easement on the land, and create an endowment so the land can be managed in perpetuity.

Mitigation lands, which Topaz purchased from adjacent landowners, was transferred to the Department of Fish and Wildlife in 2013, paving the way for the new ecological reserve designation, Baker said.

The North Carrizo Ecological Reserve will not be open for general recreation, however Fish and Wildlife indicated that it may provide a limited number of hunting opportunities on the reserve each year.

—Karen Garcia

SLO County opens two state-sponsored COVID-19 test sites

Grover Beach and Paso Robles are now home to SLO County’s first statesponsored COVID-19 testing sites, where up to 132 people can be tested a day.

The sites—located at the Paso Robles Veterans Hall at 240 Scott St. in Paso, and the Ramona Garden Community Center at 993 Ramona Ave. in Grover Beach—officially opened their doors on May 5 in an effort to expand the county’s testing abilities.

Testing at the sites is being conducted by a private company, OptumServe, and provided for free by the California Office of Emergency Services, which offered tests to counties with previously low rates of testing.

“We were a county offered this contract because we had lower testing numbers than some other, mostly larger counties,” SLO County spokesperson Michelle Shoresman wrote in an email to New Times.

Adequate testing is one of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s six indicators that a county is ready to relax its coronavirus-related safety measures, Shoresman said, which SLO County has been preparing to do for weeks.

Both sites are open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. by appointment only. To be tested at one of the state-sponsored sites, a person must either be an essential worker, 65 or older, a resident or employee of a congregate care living facility, or have at least one symptom of COVID-19.

Shoresman said more than 500 tests had already been conducted at SLO

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County’s sites as of May 6, just a day after opening.

Although Grover Beach city employees aren’t working at the Ramona Garden Community Center site, City Manager Matt Bronson said some staffers helped set it up over the weekend and are on standby in case the county needs anything. Bronson said the city is happy to provide South County residents with a new place to get tested.

“This community center is ideally located in the middle of the Five Cities area with ample parking and bus accessibility and has been vacant since the start of the shelter-at-home order,” Bronson wrote in an email to New Times.

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County seeks gas tax grants for Bob Jones Trail, 101 congestion project

After years of planning, three major San Luis Obispo County transportation projects are almost “shovel ready.” But officials are banking on a funding boost from state gas taxes to get them to the finish line.

After earning authorization from the SLO County Board of Supervisors on May 5, the SLO Council of Governments (SLOCOG) will apply for up to $44 million in state grants to complete the Bob Jones Trail extension, a Highway 101 congestion relief project near Pismo Beach, and a new roundabout interchange at Avila Beach Drive.

The grants are part of the Congested Corridor Program, funded by Senate Bill 1 (2017) gas taxes.

“These are competitive statewide funds, and we were unsuccessful in our applications last time,” said Peter Rodgers, executive director of SLOCOG. “This round we think we’re in a very good position.”

If awarded the funding, SLO County and Caltrans could start construction on the projects in 2023.

All three projects are somewhat related.

The Bob Jones Trail extension completes the missing link of the popular bike and pedestrian path, connecting its current start location on Ontario Road with the Octagon Barn near the city of SLO. The nearby Highway 101 project promises southbound traffic relief by adding a parttime left shoulder travel lane through Pismo Beach at peak afternoon rush hour.

“It will be open to ride as an expanded shoulder,” Rodgers explained. “It’s a really cost-effective project.”

Then, the new Avila Beach Drive interchange will provide a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 101, Avila Beach Drive, and Shell Beach Road. The county is emphasizing the accompanying bike lane improvements, which will provide connections between the bike networks of Shell Beach and Avila Beach, including the Bob Jones Trail.

“What the [state] really wants to see is a multi-modal package and safety improvements,” Rodgers said.

SLO County will find out if it’s awarded the grants in November.

—Peter Johnson

Fireworks sales still on in Templeton

The Templeton Community Services District will continue to allow the sale of fireworks, as long as the booths comply with expected safety standards.

The district board raised concerns during its May 5 meeting over selling the product, which normally draws large crowds at Templeton County Park on July 4 to watch and set off the locally purchased fireworks. Historically, the district has permitted the sale of fireworks prior to the Fourth of July as a way for local nonprofit organizations to fundraise.

The Templeton Education Foundation is one of the nonprofits that sells fireworks.

Foundation board member David Needleman said the nonprofit raises a significant sum of money off of its net proceeds.

“We’re able to do it in a quick fourday window that we’re able to then turn around and pay for grants for teachers and the staffing that goes to the entire [Templeton Unified School District],” Needleman said.

When the coronavirus began impacting the local community, he said the foundation had concerns about whether it would be able to get enough volunteers for the potential booth; whether the community would be able to spend money on fireworks, as many have been financially impacted from the virus; and whether the purchased fireworks could be used in the park.

According to the district staff report, many fireworks purchasers take the product home and light them off with friends and family in their driveways and backyards in small groups.

“We believe the park is an attraction to people who live in their other communities which do not permit the sale and use of fireworks,” the report stated.

District General Manager Jeff Briltz said because the park isn’t within Templeton’s jurisdiction, the district reached out to San Luis Obispo County for guidance, but the county currently doesn’t yet have a plan in place for the holiday.

With the district’s OK to sell fireworks, Needleman said the foundation’s next step is to figure out how to ensure and follow safety measures.

“We do want to keep our members and our community safe,” Needleman said.

To implement proper safety measures, interested nonprofits will work with TNT Fireworks. TNT Vice President Louis Linney said that from a legal standpoint, the company is a nonessential business, but “we believe we’re the originators of curbside pickup because nobody from the public goes into a fireworks stand; it is all outside delivery.”

He said 295 communities in the state of California allow the sale of fireworks, and TNT is preparing for business. TNT will work with the nonprofits to provide them with cleanliness guidelines, socialdistancing measures, and signage that meet the state’s guidelines.

“I grew up in the fireworks business, and I always go out on the Fourth of July in the evening with my family. And just the ability to gather around and celebrate the country’s heritage with friends and family I think it’s important to a lot of people,” Linney said. ∆ —Karen Garcia

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Maintaining tradition

SLO’s religious communities adapt, celebrate major holidays during the pandemic

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he 24 hours between March 11 and March 12 were all that Congregation Beth David, a Reform Judaism congregation, needed to close its doors due to COVID-19 concerns.

The San Luis Obispo-based congregation was in the middle of organizing a March 14 concert, according to Office Administrator Robyn Friedman O’Leary.

Congregation Beth David began planning for COVID-19 in late February, but the County Health Department told them on March 11 that the concert was still OK to organize with safety precautions. The turn of events from keeping the show on to closing the congregation “seemed like it all happened very quickly,” Friedman O’Leary said.

“Within 24 hours, we were all realizing that the risk was too high,” Friedman O’Leary wrote in an email to New Times.

“It was painful because we are in the business of bringing people together, but it was an easy decision to close down because it was what needed to be done.”

Congregation Beth David closed its doors to the public one week prior to San Luis Obispo County’s shelter-at-home order, which went into effect on March 19 and left all religious institutions in the same place— without a communal space for worship.

Cal Poly religious studies professor Stephen Lloyd-Moffett said this isn’t the first time religious communities haven’t been able to worship in public. War, persecution, and past pandemics are among the reasons why people have been unable to congregate. These times are often the most trying for people of faith, Lloyd-Moffett told New Times in a Zoom call.

“And it’s precisely the time when people lean upon their faith, but that faith is expressed through communion with others,” Lloyd-Moffett said. “Prayer can do amazing things psychologically and spiritually, but it can never fully replace a hug by a fellow parishioner or a hand of support when one needs it.”

Changing celebration

April was an important month for three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—because of religious

holidays occuring during the month.

Passover, a Jewish holiday commemorating the Israelites escaping slavery in ancient Egypt, took place from April 8 to 16. The first day or two of the holiday begins with a dinner known as the seder, in which people gather around the table to retell the story of Exodus. But as a result of the pandemic, traditional seders were no longer viable. Instead, many held their Passover seders online using video conferencing software, including those at Congregation Beth David.

“The learning curve for some of our less tech-savvy congregants has had a few small bumps, but overall the shift has been fairly smooth,” Friedman O’Leary wrote.

“Everyone has been positive and realizes that in spite of the inevitable glitches that we’re all doing the best we can.”

Easter, where Christians celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, was April 12 in Western Christian tradition and April 19 in Eastern Christian tradition.

The pandemic’s timing during Holy Week and Easter added pressure for Rev. Ian Delinger with St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, who had to find a way to help his parishioners remain connected with God “in a way we haven’t done before”— through audio production.

With nine years of radio production experience and a master’s thesis that focused on using radio in a more ministerial fashion, he asked St. Stephen’s choir members to record songs on their phones for his service. He also spoke with four parishioners to talk about the four rituals that take place in Holy Week’s Monday and Thursday services: washing of feet, giving communion, stripping the altar, and sitting in church to emulate the experience of sitting in the garden of Gethsemane.

“Doing the audio service allowed me to draw in more people and illustrate that the church is not a building. It’s the people,” Delinger said. “And that’s what we emphasize from the earliest age.”

Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar where Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, began at sunset on April 23 and continues through May 23’s sunset.

For Muslims, Ramadan is a community

event on top of being a religious event. Many break their fast together in the evening, said Hisham Assal, a board of directors member of the Islamic Society of San Luis Obispo County. The iftar meal eaten to break the fast, however, will not go on as a community event because of the pandemic.

“This is canceled this year, and that’s heartbreaking,” Assal told New Times. “We’re trying to come up with alternatives doing that at home. Maybe meeting online just to chat and exchange experiences of how people are doing and how they’re handling the services.”

Despite the loss of its community connection this year, Ramadan’s religious aspect will continue.

“The actual act of worship is fasting throughout the day, so that is not affected by the current conditions,” Assal said. “The social part of it, which is doing this prayer in congregation, is the one that’s affected by it. So we’re planning to be doing that at home, just with family members and so on.”

Ramadan, for Assal and other Muslims, is an opportunity to read the whole Quran throughout the month—starting the book from the very beginning, going through its entirety, and becoming a part of the book, he said.

One verse that stands out to Assal during this time refers to God issuing hardships and tribulations, loss of sustenance, and loss of life, but God also giving good tidings to those who are patient through it. It’s also the verse that has been repeated among Muslims since the pandemic’s rise, according to Assal.

“I think that’s what we’re being asked to do,” Assal said. “I’m being asked to change my lifestyle and stand in line to get in the store and have masks when we go out and stuff like that. And that requires patience.

So that’s what we’re trying to do.”

Faith in practice

Much of Congregation Beth David’s services—including Rabbi-led and layperson-led services, religious school and other educational programming, and social events—have transitioned online, according to Friedman O’Leary.

“We are using platforms that allow us to see and speak with each other, giving everyone participating the ability to socially connect,” Friedman O’Leary wrote.

“Rabbi Rick [Litvak] has shaped many of the services to fit these trying times with

prayers and sermons about the pandemic, bringing us all some much needed comfort.”

In addition, the congregation has reached out to its congregants via phone to check in on them.

“There’s a lot of love here and the physical distancing doesn’t change that,” Friedman O’Leary wrote.

The pandemic has made Delinger feel strongly to fulfill his call from God, his duty as a priest, and to find what his call to the priesthood requires him to do now, he said. Delinger said it comes down to two priorities: pastoral care and spiritual engagement of his parishioners.

“It’s not about being comforted, it’s about fulfilling my vocation,” Delinger said.

“What comforts me is knowing that I can still let out my vocation and still help people nurture their relationship with God.” Even if churchgoers can’t get online, Delinger said he wants everyone at his church to access worship. He has sent his old phones filled with previous sermons to those without computers, and he sent USB flash drives to those without internet access.

“My relationship with God, which is at the root of my vocation as well, is in the sacrament,” Delinger said. “So being able to go into my church on Sunday morning and celebrate mass—it’s very comforting to me.”

How these current changes will impact the way in which religion is practiced decades from now is yet to be known.

Friedman O’Leary’s children joke with her that she can wear her slippers when going to temple because of online worship’s novelty. But she said she enjoys it now, having found a rhythm for it.

Religious studies professor Lloyd-Moffet said he expects a hybrid, citing possible examples of Ramadan Zoom iftars with family across the world or Passover seders with East Coast cousins.

He spoke about religion’s everevolving nature, noting how guitars were nonexistent in American Christian churches 50 years ago but are now widespread. He also said every person’s need for community, mystery, transcendence, and ethical guidance remains present and that they are unifying desires among humankind.

“It seems to always find life and amplify,” Lloyd-Moffett said of religion’s nature. “And it seems to find especially vivid life when the human needs are greatest.” ∆ Editorial Intern Francisco Martinez can be reached through Editor Camillia Lanham at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

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an Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein chose a fitting metaphor to describe the coastal county’s approach to gradually easing the shelter-at-home restrictions triggered by COVID-19.

“I think of this as sort of a building tide,” Borenstein explained on May 1, moments after local officials released a 64-page SLO County START Guide (Steps to Adapt and Reopen Together).

“We’ll release some [restrictions]— and kind of see how it goes. Release a little more—and see how it goes. And ultimately, if we’re still in a safe and good place, we’ll get back to this new normal.”

A panel of five medical experts, including epidemiological and infectious disease specialists, authored the document, while a “project team” of county administrators and members of the Central Coast economic think tank REACH solicited input from more than a dozen sectors—from downtown associations, to agriculturalists, to schools and colleges.

“These doctors synthesized national and state guidelines,” said Andrew Hackleman, vice president of strategy at REACH, “and we took that and got stakeholder input to help guide the development of the different phases and standards.”

The work took place as SLO officials anticipated that Gov. Gavin Newsom would eventually amend his statewide shelter order and hand over COVID-19 governance to local jurisdictions. On May 4, Newsom initiated that process.

While announcing that the state would ease restrictions on some retailers and manufacturers as early as May 8 to allow their partial reopening, Newsom also opened the door for counties to make a case for their locally developed plans.

Counties that have pushed for this, like SLO—whose state and local representatives were among the first in California to ask Newsom for local control— will be required to submit “containment plans” to the state documenting their ability to sufficiently test for the virus, conduct contact tracing, and handle surges at hospitals. If the state agrees, it indicated it may allow those counties to move forward with plans that are more permissive than the state’s current framework.

At a May 4 press conference, Borenstein said she’s confident SLO County can take the reins. With low case and hospitalization numbers, an expanded ability to test, and ample hospital capacity, local leaders are confident about moving into Phase I of a three-phase process.

If SLO gets the green light, it will allow the partial reopening of most businesses and some community facilities. These include retail stores, offices, manufacturers, body art facilities, restaurants, bars, beverage tasting rooms, movie theaters, museums, places of worship, K-12 summer school, gyms, pools, parks, playgrounds, beaches, trails, and campgrounds.

The START guide includes a set of draft guidelines that residents and employers will be in some cases required, and in other cases asked, to adhere to.

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Some guidelines apply to all businesses, like displaying COVID-19 signage, enforcing 6-foot social distancing, reducing customer numbers, and encouraging or requiring face coverings.

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Moving to the next phase requires www.Phillips66.com positive health conditions to be present for 30 consecutive days. Conversely, the county can be forced to go back phases if negative health circumstances arise.

Positive indicators include no significant increases in cases (especially of cases not linked to a source) for 14 days; an ability to handle a 30 percent surge in critically ill patients; and an ability to test 100 percent of symptomatic people and conduct contact tracing for at least 90 percent of positive cases.

The negative indicators are essentially inverses of the positive indicators.

Borenstein said that moving slowly is the only way forward in the face of a virus that’s killed more than 60,000 Americans to date.

“We don’t want to have wasted all the hard work our community has done over a period of weeks,” she said. “The reason to move slowly is to lift the veil, allow our businesses to come back, to restore their incomes, to get out of the house, but to do so in a stepwise fashion.” ∆

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Direct service T he El Camino Homeless Shelter (ECHO) realized that with the spread of COVID-19, there was a great need to get information out to the people they try to help on a regular basis.

Wendy Lewis, president and CEO of ECHO, said $10,000 in funding from The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County allowed ECHO to expand a one-to-one outreach program that started late last year. In April, ECHO brought on Brad Zimmer as its new emergency resource outreach specialist.

During November 2019, Paso Robles contracted with ECHO to provide services to community members experiencing homelessness in the city. With the help of a grant from the Corporation of Supportive Housing, ECHO started an outreach program at the same time, doing more one-to-one outreach to those living on the streets, in encampments, and out of their cars in North County.

Zimmer’s first priority in his position, Lewis said, is to work to keep vulnerable people safe.

He does this by helping unsheltered homeless individuals find solutions that will help them stay safe and nourished, and provide options to find shelter.

Zimmer is currently handing out “safety bags.” Lewis said the bags were created in response to COVID-19, and they contain food, safety and hygiene products—face masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer—and pamphlets containing COVID-19 related information.

Zimmer is the perfect fit for the job, she said, as he’s worked with homeless individuals in a number of settings, including in South County with the Five Cities Homeless Coalition.

Lewis said ECHO felt it was crucial for the organization to not only expand its outreach program but include items

that are necessary to protect against the coronavirus.

“All of a sudden people who have limited access normally now have extremely limited access to hygiene or food. So there are decreased chances of washing their hands and doing all those steps that are recommended, and limited access to information,” she said. “So with all of that put together, we said we need to step up and do something.”

For Lewis and the larger ECHO team, the goal of the program expansion is not only to help the community members it serves, it’s the nonprofit’s way of doing its part to prevent community spread of the virus.

Zimmer began the outreach initiative in Paso Robles and is working his way toward Atascadero and the North Coast. On his first day on the job, Lewis said Zimmer was able to reach 80 individuals, providing them with safety bags that included a cloth mask, soap, water, and instructions on how to keep the mask clean.

For more information on the outreach program expansion or how to donate to ECHO, visit echoshelter.org.

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• During the shelter-at-home period, the city of Paso Robles is helping residents with internet accessibility by expanding the reach of the Paso Robles City Library’s and the Library Study Center’s wireless router reception. For the downtown City Library PHOTO COURTESY OF THE EL CAMINO HOMELESS SHELTER (100 Spring St.), the best WiFi reception will be on 11th Street along the building’s north-facing windows. At the Library Study Center (3600 Oak St.), the best reception will be in the vicinity of 36th and Oak streets. Wi-Fi will be available from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week at both locations.

Residents are asked to access the internet from their vehicles or a location that allows them to practice safe physical distancing at all times. To connect to Wi-Fi, log in to the library’s secured network, which is the same at both locations. The network is “LibraryWiFi” and the password is “2020wifi.” Visit the city website at prcity.com for more information. ∆ OUTREACH In an effort to aid homeless community members within the North County region, the El Camino Homeless Shelter recently expanded its outreach program.

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Housing is still short Homes aren’t affordable, and many residents are sleeping outside during this pandemic

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ou would be forgiven if, in the last several weeks of pandemic coverage, you had forgotten about the housing shortage that was already crushing the Central Coast. A year before the first shelter-at-home order went into effect, Beacon Economics reported that high housing costs were stalling SLO County’s ability to diversify our economy and retain talent. If you took the time to ask a young family, small business owner, or low-income senior about housing costs’ effect on their lives, you’d get a much more practical peek into how this struggle is woven into the very fabric of “the SLO life.” At least we have acknowledgement from an analyst to back up our anecdotes.

There were three proverbial elephants in the room as soon as the shelter-at-home order was released. First, where is a person without a home supposed to “shelter”? Our county has nearly 2,000 unhoused neighbors, almost all of whom are living outdoors.

Second, how are folks sharing close living quarters supposed to self-isolate? It’s kind of hard to quarantine when you and your two kids sleep in a garage, sharing a kitchen and bathroom with three other families.

Last, but far from least, was ... will this finally lower the rent?

I have bad news for those who are hoping this will lower California’s high home prices. Costs may dip, as is typical during a recession, but that will only benefit those with steady incomes. With more than 20,000 SLO County residents filing for unemployment thus far, you can bet that

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incomes are dropping far faster than home prices. And if we continue to refuse to build at the scale and pace that is needed to meet demand, the next recovery period will look just like the last one. Rising incomes will again be eaten up by skyrocketing home costs, and workers will again have to choose between a crippling monthly rent or losing hours out of the week to traffic.

In the midst of the COVID-19 fog, we must not lose sight of what continues to be California’s most pressing economic, environmental, and humanitarian crisis.

Though COVID-19 has taken center stage for the moment, our housing woes will continue to fester, unless and until we start treating them with the seriousness they deserve. Just as businesses, governments, and schools have adapted and come together to address this outbreak, we should approach our housing shortage with the same urgency, resourcefulness, and teamwork.

SLO County has taken the first important step by having each jurisdiction agree to the Regional Housing and Infrastructure Compact, a symbolic move where leaders have acknowledged the need to address these issues as a team, and that each team member must do their bit for the good of the whole. That’s the easy part. The hard part comes when we find ourselves asking the same questions—and fighting the same fights—that we did before the outbreak. “Is this housing too much? Too this? Too that?” The answer depends entirely on to whom you’re speaking and for whom you’re building.

Russell Hodin

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But these questions have been more or less missing during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Despite our collective discomfort with the changes under the stay-at-home order, aside from a few protesters, they have been met with broad community support. From my grocery store’s regular announcements reminding guests to wear face masks, to the sidewalks covered in positive messages of support and solidarity, most days, it does feel like “we’re in this together.” We’re maximizing our resources to make it through this. And that gives me hope that, with the right tools and motivation, we can build a SLO County that’s sustainable and accessible to more people, where everyone has a place to call home.

COVID-19 is a novel phenomenon, but housing shortages are not. While much of the outbreak response has been innovated on the fly and subject to higher governing authorities, cities are fortunate in that they already have several tools with which to address the housing shortage, not the least of which is near total jurisdiction over their own land use and approval processes.

They have a staff of planners who can be let loose in methods of using land creatively. We can look to other successful regions and adapt their strategies for our own use. Local builders need labor, and tens of thousands of residents need work.

We have a world-class university full of practical thinkers who would jump at the chance to have a hand in fixing this mess.

The only thing left is the political will.

A virus is typically a self-limiting disease; it runs its course and doesn’t respond to medicine, so when infection happens, we mitigate the symptoms, and the patient fights the virus. However, our housing and

homelessness crisis will only deepen without a systemic treatment regimen, as evidenced by the last several decades. When COVID-19 has come and gone, people will need affordable homes more than ever. Our community is at its best in this pandemic: Strangers helping each other, cooperating, and working together.

Just like the healthy are taking precautions to protect the vulnerable, so too should the comfortably housed speak up for the housing insecure. Let’s write to our city councils to support more homes in our neighborhoods; ask friends, teachers, and neighbors to lend their voices, too. We’re either in this together, or we’re not in this at all. ∆ Krista Jeffries advocates for affordable housing solutions in Grover Beach and beyond. Send comments through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com or write a response for publication and email it to letters@newtimesslo.com.

Letters Bubble Gum Alley needs a deep clean

Now that we all have masks and gloves on I think it would be a good time to clean and disinfect that petri dish in downtown SLO called Bubble Gum Alley. It’s not a selling point or a tour bus stop, it’s disgusting. Make it happen. No bellyaching please. People are scared to shake hands now, but you got nasty old chewing gum festering in the middle of downtown in this heat. C’mon man, clean it up. Wash your hands. Clean that alley!!

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Fox misinformation is a threat to public health

SLO County Public Health is considering loosening social-distancing restrictions and is savvy enough to include provisions to evaluate its ability to “convey physical-distancing recommendations that change behavior in most residents” in determining whether to loosen or tighten restrictions.

SLO County will find it difficult to change behavior unless it eliminates, or at least mitigates, the negative impacts of misinformation.

One misinformation source (Fox News) has consistently provided misleading and dangerous information to its followers. In the interest of public health, mitigating the negative effects of this (and other) sources of misinformation must be considered when developing a strategy to survive this pandemic.

SLO Public Health should take the following actions regarding sources of misinformation: • Restrict access.

• Place warning labels or other notices.

• Collect data to track the correlation between misinformation consumption and unsafe behaviors.

Consider this: Is Fox News misinformation one reason why Paso Robles, with a population only three times larger than Morro Bay, has an infection rate that is 10 times higher?

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I just received my May issue of The Colony magazine. I am so disappointed in all the gutless people in this city who are afraid to honor our soldiers, who died on foreign soil for our rights. Evidently, there will be no Memorial Day tribute, as in years past, to honor our fallen heroes and I am furious. I don’t think the governor has the right to tell us we can’t. It’s an outside event so people can participate, stand way back, or stay home. Is the governor going to send out the National Guard to arrest us all? I think not! We have abided by all the things we’ve been asked to do, but this is unreasonable. Come on people, think!

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s I write this, nearly a month has passed since the beginning of the “lockdown,” and life goes on. Since I remain housebound, and the media onslaught makes it impossible to not fixate on the pandemic, here are more observations: For healthy and retired folks like myself, the lockdown constitutes a pretty minor inconvenience, at least within the context of the illness and unemployment that many others must endure. With the stay-at-home orders, my usual indolent lifestyle of sitting around the house reading, going online, watching TV, eating, and pestering the cat has suddenly become meritorious. I now find that I have been transformed into a model citizen, and am now considered an exemplar of civic responsibility. The duty to shelter in place plays to my strengths.

I am mindful that the small nuisance of the lockdown and the required distancing and sanitizing are far easier than the ordeals faced by earlier generations.

Relatively speaking, sitting at home is little to ask.

It is likely that the threat of the virus will be with us for a while, and it is uncertain where it will eventually lead us. Finding myself classified “at risk” as one of the “elderly” (gee, thanks CDC— wasn’t 70 supposed to be the new 20 or something?), I have to be more attentive toward the risk than many. Hopefully, I will not end up a Howard Hughesian germaphobe, isolated and shuffling about with Kleenex boxes on my feet. And don’t ask me about the jars.

A trip to the grocery store can be a bit surreal. With everyone in masks and maintaining a “social distance,” we look a bit like agoraphobic bank robbers. My hat is off to the staff in the stores for working in these difficult conditions. I hope that they are getting paid more for this ordeal.

concealing background graphics that the tech-savvy used. Still, I won’t bother with pants.

And, predictably, our usual political fault lines have polarized the pandemic.

At the moment, we have another relief bill being blocked to force the inclusion of unrelated policy and spending items, just as the first bill included $25 million to refurbish the Kennedy Center in Washington. Perhaps the Democrats plan to use it as a field hospital? Imagine the outcry if Trump refused to sign any relief bill unless it included money for the wall?

A lot of Democrats were upset when the Supreme Court refused the governor of Wisconsin’s last-minute effort to delay their election for “safety reasons.” Here is a proposal: Since the pandemic and safety concerns are likely to last for quite a while, why don’t we just delay the November elections until safe? You’ll be willing to delay your chance to throw out Trump in the interests of safety? Deal?

Sadly, our discussion of the pandemic has been tainted by race. Some are citing disparities in death rates as “proof” of systemic racism. I am no microbiologist, and had no idea that a virus could be sufficiently sentient to form racist intent.

If we are using a “group victimization” narrative, I suppose the fact that the virus is killing proportionately more men and the elderly like myself, proves both “systemic ageism” and “systemic sexism.”

Who do we sue?

Even the desperate search for a cure has become polarized, and has become a matter of “belief” rather than science.

After Trump gushed about the use of chloroquine as a possible treatment, the battle lines were drawn. Despite the fact that a number of reputable studies are underway on the drug, and it has a long record of safe use, the Democratic governor of Michigan threatened the

I am mindful that the small nuisance of the lockdown and the required distancing and sanitizing are far easier than the ordeals faced by earlier generations.

Of course, we are all grateful to the medical heroes who have treated and helped the victims of the virus, at significant risk to themselves. The term “hero” has become overused and diluted in recent years by application to the merely admirable, but here they have truly earned it. The pandemic has brought out both the best and the worst in human behavior, from the caregivers and those who keep things going, to those who spit at others and lick grocery store produce, and those who endanger the vulnerable by heedlessly gathering to party.

My first experience with Zoom was a meeting of a volunteer emergency responder group I belong to. It was a bit of a shock to realize that the interior of my home was on display to 56 other members. Next meeting, I will either tidy up my office or figure out how to use the

licenses of any doctor who prescribes it, and some have blamed Trump for the death of a man who confused the drug with an ingredient in an aquarium cleaning product. Most of us in the middle realize that, while it is unproven and that any evidence of its effectiveness is only anecdotal, it has a long safety record and is unlikely to do any further harm.

And as I write this, there are no officially recognized alternative therapies yet.

Those who hoped that the pandemic would at least provide us with a unifying and ennobling experience are likely to be disappointed. ∆ John Donegan is a retired attorney in Pismo Beach, who fancies himself as rather stylish in his new face mask, while those who endure his ranting appreciate the muffling. Send comments through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

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That magic potion

G

ood news everyone! Even COVID-19 can’t prevent 5th District San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Debbie Arnold from getting up to her old tricks.

In classic Debbie fashion, she hoodwinked her fellow board members into agreeing to last-minute changes on the county’s long-awaited hemp ordinance, completely waylaying a year’s worth of work and the county’s painstaking effort to include stakeholder input from all walks of life. County staff time be damned! Negotiation and compromise from the diverse agricultural community, take a hike! She’s too worried about the smell.

So is her compatriot 4th District Supervisor Lynn Compton, who is undoubtedly getting inundated with letters from her loud, cranky constituents in Nipomo shaking their “Get Off My Lawn” fists at the young heathens growing cannabis down the street.

It smells like pot! We can’t have the county’s byways smelling like a stoner just lit a joint! Where do you think we live? The Edna Valley?

This is a highfalutin place, where SoCal bros can visit to spread coronavirus on the weekends, Central Valley mobbers can trash our beaches, and Bay Area techies can make it rain cash, not grass. This is SLO County wine country, dammit, and we need to smell civilized! Like freshly applied pesticide, car exhaust, and the

back of a dive bar! Throw in the aromatic scent of broccoli leftovers rotting in the fields, and we have a full house!

“It’s devastating on our traditional agriculture,” Compton said. “We have a wine and tourism economy. I don’t know why we’d want to jeopardize that.”

Yeah, all that high-value cannabis crop would really put a dent into our agricultural and tourism revenue, which we are fully dependent on and is taking a giant hit in this time of corona. We definitely shouldn’t diversify our economy.

And hemp? Didn’t that used to be illegal?

What is this county coming to? I thought this was solid conservative country. We simply can’t use our land to grow something that was recently dropped from the federal list of Schedule 1 substances so we could research its benefits! We won’t stand for it!

Laws be damned.

Meanwhile Arnold is super worried about conflict with existing crops, a concern that doesn’t make any actual sense since the county convened a subcommittee to work through the exact conflicts she’s referring to. County staff presented an ordinance to the SLO County Board of Supervisors on May 5 that was developed with input from the Agricultural Liaison Advisory Board and members of the hemp, wine, and vegetable industry.

The SLO County Farm Bureau was not happy with Debbie’s checkmate move on May 5, which included growing the

Councilmember Marcia Guthrie was peeved at her fellow council members on May 5, who just couldn’t get it together enough to pass an emergency mask ordinance that would have required essential businesses to mandate both employees and customers to wear face coverings. Non-essential businesses that Gov. Gavin Newsom is hinting at allowing to reopen? Not included for some reason.

Oh, I know. They must be virus free!

I bet Guthrie was wishing she could channel that inner Debbie magic. She’s done with all of the lax attitudes from Pismo Beach visitors, which could up the little town of 8,000’s population by 100,000 people on any given summer weekend.

And it’s already happening. All those tourists streaming into the beach town to stand on sidewalks downtown and wait for their chance at a bread bowl full of chowda!

“The sidewalks as they sit are not big enough for lines for restaurants and for pedestrians that come to our area on a normal summer day,” she told the council.

“I’m not OK with it, and I just want that to go on the record.”

Message received!

But police don’t have the capacity to enforce social distancing as it stands now. How would they enforce a face covering requirement? It would be totally unenforceable, which carries no Debbie magic. At all. ∆

minimum allowable size of a hemp farm from 5 to 10 acres to 400 acres. That’s a hell of a message for the county to send to small farmers. Get out of here!

Now, hemp is essentially banned, Farm Bureau Executive Director Brent Burchett told New Times.

“Why did we even give input if they were going to make this decision all along?” Burchett asked.

What an actual waste of time that nobody involved is ever going to get back.

And 3rd District Supervisor Adam Hill was all in! He’s usually all out on Debbie’s antics to place overt restrictions on all things cannabis. He usually chastises her and accuses her of devious things. But not this time! Oh no, those Edna Valley winos must have him on speed dial.

Because the odor from that one illegal grow was just killing them all!

The lone standout was 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson, who admonished the board and called the swiftly changed ordinance “an assault on agriculture.”

Here, here, Brucey baby. Here, here!

You know who couldn’t hoodwink their way out of coronavirus mask? Pismo Beach masktavists. That’s right, I said mask-ta-vist. They advocate for everyone to be required to wear a face covering, to prevent spread of the coronavirus.

And Pismo Beach City

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Light your own way home Mark Davis delivers a stirring song of hope

M

ark Davis’ new song, “Room by Room,” wasn’t written about COVID-19, the shelter-in-place order, or our collective grief at dealing with our new reality, but it sure speaks to the new now.

“Room by room ... we’ll build a fire/ Room by room ... we’ll keep it bright/ See and feed the inner fire/ With all our love ... With all our love we’ll keep it bright/ Keep it bright/ Room by room,” Davis sings over piano and strings.

“One night in the summer of 2019, I woke up caught in a wave of panic at the state of world affairs, in particular my own country, the U.S., and the terrifying path it appeared to be taking,” David wrote in a recent email. “I knew I was not alone in this feeling. I got up, went to the piano, and the song appeared. Writing the song was certainly a release of the overwhelm, and also a reminder to myself that I cannot in fact take on the whole world myself—or better said, that the primary way to affect things is perhaps to keep my own center, my own ‘inner fire,’ alive and well.

“I recorded the song in the winter and had already planned on a spring 2020 release—I also already had the idea of creating a video collage of various people with candles to go with it,” Davis continued. “When the virus and subsequent lockdown hit, a new dimension was added to the song that I had never intended, and my invitation for folks to share clips of themselves took on new meaning. We each have found ourselves self-isolating in our own ‘rooms,’ hopefully each of us tending well to our well-being and aliveness, in anticipation of the light of day returning, for the healing of our country and our world, one room at a time.”

The song’s accompanying video, available on YouTube under Mark Davis and the Inklings, is a powerfully emotional plea for solidarity and to be caretakers of ourselves and each other. The video is filled with scenes of people in candlelight, some in prayer, some giving one another comfort, all in quiet contemplation of what it means to light your own way home and pass that light to others.

“Here is the humble result—a cobbling together of various homemade shots from around the planet, including my own,” Davis said of the video. “From my ‘room’ to yours—with deep gratitude to the bright ones who contributed clips to the making of this little film, and to all those involved in the making of the record.”

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You can’t keep good musicians down, and while livestream concerts aren’t ideal, they’re helping me fill the void from the

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a few songs I wrote for my mother on Facebook Live this coming weekend to celebrate Mother’s Day. Join me on my Facebook page next Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, at 3 p.m. PST. “I was raised by a single mother,” Taylor continued. “I watched how much work it ‘HOLD ON TO ME’ Mark Davis’ new song “Room by Room” was for her conjures the light at the end of the tunnel, offering hope in dark times. to raise three PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUSSEF ALAOUI daughters by herself. In one of the songs I’ve written for her, I say, ‘She never gave up, she never gave in, she never turned away,’ and that was how it was. She was the single most influence on who I am, and am not, and what I value. I want to honor my mama on Mother’s Day weekend.”

Taylor is also releasing a new EP, Reimagined, this Friday, which she calls “a collection of my favorite songs that we’ve digitally remixed and enhanced with new revelations.”

Morro Bay resident Youssef Alaoui recently uploaded his solo project, Transfigureight, on his Bandcamp page.

Check out this music, which reminds me SPOOKY STORIES Morro Bay’s of Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, and other Youssef Alaoui has new music on his moody singer-songwriter fare.

Bandcamp page but tells scary stories Though he’s not playing music online, on his Facebook page every Saturday, “I’m reading my own stories and scary including May 9.

Victorian tales of ghosts, monsters, and detectives every Saturday night at 7:30 loss of live music. p.m., live on my Facebook page,” he wrote Robbie Bruzus and a couple of friends via email. “I call it Storytelling Live. The recently started a streaming series videos are public for anyone to watch for they’re calling “Here Nor There And three days, should they need to cuddle up Everywhere,” that’s “born out of the and hear a good story during this bizarre lockdown” and “meant to showcase some time of COVID-19.” of the Central Coast’s lesser-known acts, Get your scare on with Youssef Alaoui help support local musicians during this Saturday, May 9. this time of need, with the goal of trying Singer-songwriter Reece Galido is to uncover a particular brand of music livestreaming a show on Sunday, May unique to the SLO area.”

10, at 7 p.m. on her Facebook page. “All You can find some of their earlier streams on their Facebook page, including proceeds will go to Transitions-Mental Health Association,” she said. ones by Gold Oceans and Beland and She writes great songs, has a terrific the Bandits. This Thursday, May 7, voice, and her bubbly optimism is they present power duo The Turkey infectious, but not in a COVID-19 way.

Buzzards at 6 p.m.; and on Saturday, May 9, check out chanteuse Emily Wryn It also amazes me that at a time when musicians’ incomes have all but dried up, also at 6 p.m. so many have donated their online tips to “We focus on production quality with quality cameras and recording equipment others. Bravo, Reece! and mix the show’s audio live, as it’s DIY delirium happening,” Bruzus wrote.

“This is certainly a time we will always If it wasn’t for COVID-19, local selfremember,” Dulcie Taylor wrote. “I miss described “poolside glitter trash” act Hayley and the Crushers would be in playing shows, so I’m going to perform

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their van crisscrossing the country to play every hole-in-the-wall club that would have them, but instead they’re cooped up at home like the rest of us, trying to find a channel for their manic energy.

Well, mission accomplished! They recently released their new homemade video of “Suzy is a Headbanger,” a Ramones cover you can watch on YouTube.

“We recorded it in our kitchen during the 2020 COVID-19 quarantine! Why? Well, Drunk Dial Records told us to!”

Hayley wrote in an email. “We also recorded this music video in one day with some green paper from the dollar store as a green screen. DIY or die!”

This song is part of Drunk Dial Records’ Stay Home compilation, a tribute to The Ramones’ Leave Home album.

“This video was sooooooo fun to make,” Hayley added. “A surf version of a Ramones song just felt like something the world could use right now!”

Check out the video—it’s a hoot! ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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Youth Arts Foundation seeks donations for its fund drive

In light of the Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation’s (PRYAF) cancellation of its annual Barn Bash and Dance Fundraiser, which was scheduled to take place on May 9, the foundation is seeking out donors to support its COVID-19 Response Youth Arts Fund Drive.

The new fundraiser was created to bridge the funding gap between the Barn Bash, which was expected to raise more than $40,000, and other canceled or postponed events to be hosted by PRYAF. The foundation’s current goal is to raise a total of $105,000, in order to support its free visual and performing arts education for local youth during the remainder of 2020. All donors of the Youth Arts Fund Drive will automatically be entered into a drawing for two tickets to the PRYAF’s Dining with the Arts Gala, which is tentatively planned to take place on Oct. 3.

Online charitable contributions can be made at pryaf.org/donate.

Donors can also choose to mail check donations to P.O. Box 4699, Paso Robles, CA 93447. For more details, call (805) 238-5825.

Audubon Society presents The Wonderful Life of a Dying Tree

Gillian Martin, a representative of Tree Care for Birds and The Cavity Conservation Initiative, will host the Morro Coast Audubon Society’s next educational video conference program on Zoom, titled The Wonderful Life of a Dying Tree, on May 18 at 7 p.m. All ages are welcome to join the conference for free (the meeting ID is 843 4152 8327, and the password is 090811).

Visit morrocoastaudubon.org for more info.

Dunes Center announces upcoming collection platform

The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center is currently in the process of finalizing its virtual collection platform, according to a recent announcement from Doug Jenzen, executive director of the Dunes Center. Guests of the virtual platform will be able to view any object in the Dunes Center’s permanent collection for free.

The official premiere date for the platform has yet to be announced.

The Dunes Center’s next in-person event, Bee’s Knees at the Barn, is scheduled to take place at the Historic Octagon Barn of San Luis Obispo on Aug. 1. Proceeds from this 1920s-themed fundraiser party will benefit the Dunes Center. For more info on either announcement, call (805) 343-2455 or visit dunescenter.org. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

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Local galleries find new ways to reach art lovers

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t may seem like the whole world is essentially shut down, but artists are busily making art, galleries are working hard to find ways to connect to patrons and art lovers, and the work of art education marches on in many different forms.

For instance, Studios on the Park Artistic Director and Chief Curator Henry A.J. Ramos has started a new online Artist Interview Series, where he’s talking to artists and the local art world’s movers and shakers about what they’re doing in these unprecedented times.

“These are difficult times for all of us, and our hearts especially go out to the growing number of families and communities directly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak,” Ramos said in a statement. “The arts and culture community has been especially hard hit by the fallout of the crisis, as all public serving arts organizations, like Studios on the Park, have been indefinitely shuttered, and so much of the cultural economy has come to a standstill.

“At the same time, we all know that artists and anchor arts organizations like Studios on the Park continue to play a central role in our civic culture, and are particularly needed in times of crisis, to help us cope, heal, understand, and rebuild,” Ramos continued.

“Hence, while our doors are presently shut, we continue to seek innovative ways to serve and connect with our broad constituency of friends, partners, and supporters.”

You can watch Ramos’ roughly 15-minute interviews with local artist Joe Thomas, Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation Executive Director Mindy Dierks, fiber artist Ellen November, painter Tom Peck, Cuesta College gallery director Emma Saperstein, and others.

Visit Studios on the Park’s website and find the videos under their “artists” tab.

• • •

I missed Mark Bryan’s show at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA). I meant to go see the satirical paintings skewering Trump, Bush, and other conservative political figures, but

MOVERS AND SHAKERS Studios on the Park Artistic Director Henry A. J. Ramos interviews artist Joe Thomas in the gallery’s new Artist Interview Series, available online through the gallery’s website.

before I made it over there, the shelter-at-home order came and the museum was shuttered.

Fear not! Bryan’s show, Fake News, which was scheduled to run from Feb. 28 through April 26, is available virtually. And not only can you see his work, he’ll give you a personal tour in an eight-minute video available on the SLOMA website.

“I always like to go back to the magical stuff and whimsical things,” Bryan explained in the video. “I’ve always been especially drawn to circus imagery and imagery of the theater because it’s sort of an over-the-top human demonstration and it’s a microcosm of our human experience.”

You can stop the video and linger on each painting, listen to Bryan explain his motivation, see inside his rural studio, learn about his technique, and more. In some ways, it’s better than milling through the museum among a throng. In case you want that throng, however, the video also features footage of Bryan and the crowd at his opening night.

SLOMA also has a second Bryan video that’s more of an interview with his work interspersed. Both are totally worth checking out and indicative of the creative ways art is still being communicated to art lovers.

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Just like a lot of high school seniors are lamenting missing their prom and graduation this year, imagine if you were a Cuesta College art student who had worked hard on your final project for the annual student art show only to discover everything would be shut down. What a blow!

But now you can see the Annual Student Art Show at the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery virtually on the college’s website.

“Most institutions are canceling student exhibitions outright instead of finding creative ways to display the work of our students,” Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery Coordinator Emma Saperstein said in a statement. “I think it is more important than ever to maintain engagement with our students and each other and continue our contributions to a vibrant creative community.”

Added student artist Sophie Stebbins, “I’m so grateful that we have the gift of sharing art right now because I think that creating images and narratives relates us to each other in a really personal way, and it’s wonderful that we have the opportunity when we need it the most.”

Don’t let COVID-19 get between you and your love of art! ∆ Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey lets nothing get between him and great art. Send virtual art endeavors to gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

SCREEN SHOT COURTESY OF THE HAROLD J. MIOSSI ART GALLERY AT CUESTA COLLEGE

THE SATIRIST Even if you missed local artist Mark Bryan’s exhibition, Fake News, at the SLO Museum of Art, you can still get a virtual tour and hear the artist speak about his work on SLOMA’s website.

FRESH TALENT Even though the Harold J. Miossi Arts Gallery is closed, Cuesta College’s annual student art show is available to peruse online through the college’s website.

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by Blanchett), who organized a cadre fascinating character for her to take on. of conservative housewives to mount a Glen I also loved the dynamics between grassroots campaign to defeat it. These the feminist cadre. The younger ones women feared the ERA would take away think Friedan is too shrewish and women’s rights and perhaps make them politically unsophisticated. Yes, she eligible for the draft; remove protections ushered in second-wave feminism with her regarding divorce, estate settlement, and 1957 book The Feminine Mystique, but for alimony; and force women who wanted to firebrands like Gloria Steinem, Friedan be homemakers into the workforce. It sort is a throwback and doesn’t understand of makes my head spin that this obviously the changing political dynamics of the just addition to the U.S. Constitution ’70s. Steinem and others fear Friedan will remains in limbo, all but dead. Crazy! undermine their efforts to pass the ERA. Anna Schlafly is the perfect picture of Little do they know what a formidable a stylistic, conservative housewife who foe they have in Schlafly. Of course, we was dutiful in caring for both her lawyer know the outcome of this fight, and so husband and their six children. If this far only five of the nine episodes have depiction characterizes it correctly, she been released (six by the time you read wasn’t even wholly interested in the ERA this, as they come out on Wednesday to start with, but when the opportunity nights), but this a compelling drama came to be the poster child of all things about political dynamics that are worth STOP ERA, Schlafly jumped in with revisiting. It’s also very well made, with

great performances, amazing sets and costumes, and a real feel for the era.

Anna The dynamics between both sides are really fascinating. Even within Schlafly’s group of women fighting the ERA there is division. When she suggests a name for the movement that includes her name and is shot down by the rest of the group in favor of STOP ERA, you can feel her frustration boiling under the surface of her very manicured demeanor.

She had unsuccessfully run for Congress in 1952 and hadn’t seemed to get over the loss by the time she took on the ERA. She’s tired of being labeled as only a wife; she wants power she doesn’t have to share or give to her husband—yet the very thing she defends encourages that old-school thinking and behavior. These are tremendous performances from Byrne, Aduba, and Martindale along with many others throughout the series. It manages to be both infuriating and delicious. I love that they are releasing it in three-part chunks—you can binge a bit but still have the tantalizing task of waiting another week for more. Check this one out: It’s dazzling in every way it can be. ∆ Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split Screen. Glen compiles streaming listings.

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For instance, the third episode, “The Cowboy,” chronicles international student Iwegbuna Ikeji’s (Conphidance) experiences with racism. His college classmates make fun of his accent and behavior, and even his teachers react poorly to his earnestness.

When he adopts the dress of an American cowboy, he becomes an even bigger target of ridicule, at least until he meets a real cowboy who sees in him the sort of hardworking character and reverence for a fading lifestyle that make cowboys so iconic. The Nigerian student is then offered a taste of Oklahoma’s pioneer spirit and acceptance. Heartfelt and worth watching! (Eight 30 min. episodes) —Glen

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With Ridgeman’s wife desperately ill and his daughter the target of local hooligans in his run-down neighborhood, he hatches a plan to enter into the criminal underworld and steal from the thugs he’s normally out to arrest. What follows is a bleak but smoldering tale of two cops with their own code of ethics that no longer fit in their politically correct world.

Mean and relentless, it reminded me of the grittiness of ’70s cinema, and Gibson and Vaughn are great as the war-weary crime fighters who’ve decided that since they can’t beat them, they’ll join ’em and kill ’em all. (159 min.) ∆ —Glen

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Easy chocolate cake From Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook, 2011 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup Dutch-processed cocoa 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine 1 cup brewed coffee, hot 2/3 cup mayonnaise 1 large egg, room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract chocolate and vanilla buttercream frostings (recipes follow)

With most social outlets unavailable, it’s harder to say no when my girls want to make their own sweet treats

“S

omehow I got banana up my nose!”

And so today’s kitchen adventure begins.

My 10-year-old daughter is mashing bananas for muffins and apparently had a mishap. She’s always loved baking, since long before she could read and follow a recipe on her own. Now she’s competent not only at mixing dry ingredients into the wet, she’s become quite adept at frosting and decorating cakes, with just a little supervision from me.

“Sugar. And more sugar,” my youngest baker sings as she measures said ingredient. “That’s how you make your life the best!”

Today, the first day of May, marks the end of our seventh week of working and schooling at home. We mixed it up (literally) by baking banana muffins before lunch. Baking is science, right? It counts as educational!

“Why do we mix all these ingredients first?” I asked both my daughters as we watched our stand mixer do the hard work for us.

“Liquids!” my 13-year-old replies.

“Sugar’s a liquid?” her sister asks.

Yep. Science, kids.

I’ve lost count of how many batches of these muffins we’ve made in the last two months. I followed the recipe more directly the first time and made two loaves, but muffins are more fun to eat.

As are chocolate chips. And today we added a blend of white and dark chocolate.

“Mmm, extra sweet. They are kinda like cupcakes,” my husband said shortly after I put the muffins on the cooling rack.

We’ve baked lots of other goodies, too.

Earlier in April, my younger daughter proclaimed that she wanted to make a chocolate cake. She decrees such things about two or three times a year, and this time I didn’t have a lot of reasons to say no—other than we’d end up eating the whole thing ourselves.

I helped her pick a recipe that promised to be easy. But here’s the thing: Baking from scratch is never simple. There are always a lot of ingredients to get ready and some steps that get skipped. I’ve taken to having my daughter read the recipe three times before we get started. Little does she know that such direction is to give me enough time to prep for the fun parts.

We chose the “Easy chocolate cake” from Cook’s Illustrated, which contained

LOTSA CHOCOLATE My 10-year-old daughter has always loved baking sweet treats, especially ones that involve chocolate frosting.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8-inch square baking pan (we used two round pans because we wanted a smaller layer cake), line with parchment paper, grease parchment, and flour pan.

Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in large bowl. In separate bowl, combine cocoa and chocolate. Pour hot coffee over cocoa mixture and let sit, covered, for five minutes. Gently whisk mixture until smooth, let cool slightly, then whisk in mayonnaise, egg, and vanilla. Stir mayonnaise mixture into flour mixture until combined.

Scrape batter into prepared pan(s) and smooth with rubber spatula. Bake cake until toothpick inserted into center comes out with few crumbs attached, 30 to 35 minutes; 15 to 20 minutes for rounds.

Let cake cool in pan on wire rack one to two hours. Frost and decorate as desired.

For chocolate buttercream frosting, mix together 3 cups powdered sugar, 1/3 cup softened butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate (melted and cooled). Add 2 to 3 tablespoons milk until smooth and spreadable.

For vanilla buttercream frosting, mix together 3 cups powdered sugar, 1/3 cup softened butter, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons milk until smooth and spreadable. Divide into bowls; color with food coloring; decorate to your heart’s desire!

Chocolate chip banana muffins Adapted from Betty Crocker’s New Cookbook, 1996 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 2 large eggs 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium) 1/2 cup buttermilk (or add 1/2 tablespoon vinegar to 1/2 cup milk) 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup chocolate chips Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottoms of muffin pan(s)—we made a total of 12 regular and 36 mini muffins.

Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt just until moistened (do not mix too long!). Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon into muffin pan(s).

Bake regular-sized muffins for 15 to 20 minutes, mini muffins for 10 to 12 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans five minutes then remove and finish cooling on a wire rack.

not one but two weird secret ingredients.

Coffee. And mayonnaise. The batter smelled a little strange, but the finished product is one I’d happily let my daughter make again!

Living much more of life alongside my family in this quarantined time has enabled me to say yes more readily to their creative desires. What do we have to lose by making and leaving a big mess in the kitchen? I don’t doubt that the “yeses” I say in the kitchen and the connection we gain by baking, creating, learning, and eating together will outlast the current discomfort

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FILE NO. 2020-0766 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/05/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NEW FARMS, 15 Elm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. New Farms, Inc. (15 Elm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted

by A CA Corporation /s/ New Farms, Inc., Kassandra Cisneros, Secretary.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-10-20. 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. 04-10-25.

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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL MEETING BRIEF TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020 AT 9:00 AM. 5 BOARD MEMBERS REMOTELY PRESENT 01. Update on COVID-19, rec’d.

02. Consideration of a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom regarding reopening of local businesses, approved.

Meeting Adjourned.

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

May 7, 2020

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SURPLUS AND SELL COUNTY-OWNED REAL PROPERTIES IN THE COMMUNITY OF SAN MIGUEL, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Government Code section 6063 that the County of San Luis Obispo (“County”) intends to sell County-owned properties (Subject Properties) located in the community of San Miguel at N Street and 12th Street described as APNs 021-231-017, -041, and -024 totaling approximately 50,060 square feet. APN 021-231-024 is accessible from N Street; APN 021- 231-017 is accessible from 12th Street and APN 021-231-041 is situated between -024 and -017 and, pursuant to the preliminary report from First American Title Company, it “lacks a right of access to and from the land.”. The Subject Properties are zoned Residential Multi-Family (RMF) with unit density (UD) of 20 dwelling units per one acre, are located within the County-wide Water Conservation Program, and are subject to the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Urgency Ordinance. There currently are no utilities servicing the Subject Properties.

Written bids must be submitted to County Central Services – Real Property Services on the County’s bid form in a sealed envelope. A bid form and a description of the Subject Properties are available in the office of the County’s Central Services Department, 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. The minimum bid (Subject Properties to be sold as one economic unit) is set at Six Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($640,000).

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) intends to conduct an auction of the Subject Properties at its regular meeting on MAY 19, 2020 not May 12, 2020. All sealed bid forms are due to the Central Services Department located at the above- referenced address on or before Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. The regular meeting will occur in the Board Chambers, New County Government Center, 1055 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The sealed written bid forms will be presented at the Board meeting and oral bids will be called for before the final acceptance of any bid. DUE TO COVID-19, THE CHAMBERS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BUT LIVE ORAL BIDS CAN BE MADE BY CALLING (805) 321-0555.

PLEASE REFER TO THE TEMPORARY PROCEDURES FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGS ON THE COUNTY’S WEBSITE AT https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Board-of-Supervisors.aspx . All other terms and conditions of the 3/24/2020 adopted First Amended Resolution remain unchanged.

Upon successful close of escrow, a real estate commission of three percent (3%) of the selling price, or an amount otherwise determined by Government Code Sections 25531 and 25532 will be paid from the proceeds of the sale to a selling broker who is instrumental in obtaining the offer to purchase, provided that the broker is identified at the time of the bid.

For information or to obtain a written bid form, please visit www. slocounty.ca.gov/cs/SurplusRealProperty or contact the County Real Property Manager at (805) 781-5206 or e-mail to pdacri@ co.slo.ca.us.

Dated: April 29, 2020 WADE HORTON Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk May 7 & 14, 2020

SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

Notice is hereby given that the San Luis Coastal Unified School District acting by and through its Board of Education will receive proposals up to, but not later than 10:00:00 a.m. Monday, May 25, 2020, for Bid #305San Luis Coastal Unified Corporate Yard Paving Project.

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

1. 3554 Ranch House Road. DIR-0160-2020; Review of a sign program for a new residential development that includes one non-illuminated monument sign. Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-4-SP zone; Michael LaValle, applicant. (Kyle Bell)

A mandatory pre-bid informational meeting will be conducted on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at 10:00:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the San Luis Coastal Unified Corporate Yard, 937 Southwood Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Failure to attend will render the bid non-responsive and subject to rejection by the District.

2. 3720 Broad St. DIR-0168-2020; Request to allow a residential unit on the ground floor of a mixed-use project within the first 50 feet of floor area measured from the building face adjacent to Broad Street. This request is in connection with a previously approved project to construct a new mixed-use development, consisting of 1,250 square feet of commercial use, 39 affordable residential units, one manager’s unit, and onsite amenities for the residences. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C-S-S zone; Peoples’ Self-Help Housing, applicant. (Hannah Nguyen)

Proposals shall be received in the Building, Grounds, and Transportation Office, San Luis Coastal Unified School District, 937 Southwood Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

Questions regarding Bid #305 may be directed in writing only to the Facilities Analyst, Kelly Lee, at klee@slcusd.org, and must be submitted no later than 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

3. 114 Bressi Pl. DIR-0183-2020; Request to provide one required off-street parking space in tandem on the driveway in front of a one-car garage. This request is in connection with a proposal to construct a two-bedroom residential addition to an existing two-bedroom singlefamily residence, which requires two off-street parking spaces. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 zone; Ali Keenan, applicant. (Hannah Nguyen)

Project documents are available at the San Luis Coastal Online Planroom at www. asapreprographics.com.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or accept or reject any one or more items of a proposal, or to waive any irregularities or informalities in the proposals.

The Community Development Director will either approve or deny these applications no sooner than May 18, 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.

Kelly Lee Facilities Analyst San Luis Coastal Unified School District May 7 & 14, 2020

May 7, 2020

PUBLIC HEARING ITEM: 1. Review of a four-story, 200 room dual brand hotel in the San Luis Ranch Specific Plan area; The project is consistent with the previously certified FEIR and SEIR for the San Luis Ranch Specific Plan and no additional environmental review is required per CEQA; Project Address: 1035 Madonna Road; Case #: ARCH-0796-2019; Zone: Neighborhood-Commercial Zone (N-C) San Luis Ranch Specific Plan; Arris Studio, Thom Jess, applicant.

Contact Information: John Rickenbach– (805) 610-1109 – JFRickenbach@aol.com The Architectural Review Commission may also discuss other hearing or business items before or after the item(s) listed above. If you challenge the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence distributed to the Architectural Review Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission May 7, 2020

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, June 11, 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.

CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee will hold a Rescheduled Regular Meeting, Monday, May 18, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. 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=102026&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.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: 1.

Review of a request to designate the single-family dwelling at 1789 Santa Barbara Avenue (The Lozelle and Katie Flickinger Graham House) as a Master List Resource and include the property in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources (this action is not subject to environmental review); Project Address: 1789 Santa Barbara; Case #: HIST-0144-2020; Zone: R-3-H; Michael Hughes, owner/applicant.

Contact Information: Walter Oetzell – (805) 781-7593 – woetzell@slocity.org

2.

Review of a historic significance determination request to remove

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Mons Hauge and AT&T Mobility for a Conditional Use Permit (DRC2019-00033) to allow for the construction and operation of a new wireless communications facility consisting of twelve 8-foot long panel antennas, thirty-six remote radio units (RRUs), seven surge suppressors, two microwave antennas, and associated equipment and hardware mounted on an 80-feet tall faux pine tree (monopine). The project also proposes an approximately 300-square-foot ground mounted equipment area to contain a 64-square-foot equipment shelter and a standby diesel generator. The proposed monopine and equipment area would be located within a 720-square-foot lease area. The proposed project would result in the disturbance of approximately 18,200 square feet (including utility trenching and access road improvements) on a 70-acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Rural Lands land use category and is located at 8191 Webster Road, east of the City of Atascadero. The site is in the El Pomar-Estrella Sub Area of the North County Planning Area.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the item. The Environmental Coordinator, after completion of the initial study, finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not necessary. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and CA Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) has been issued on March 12, 2020 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Aesthetics and Biological Resources 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: DRC2019-00033 Supervisorial District: District 5 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 043-281-041 Date Accepted: 01/02/2020 WHERE

The Cultural Heritage Committee may also discuss other hearing or

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

business items before or after the item(s) listed above. If you challenge the

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues

A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Emi Sugiyama, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 7815600.

the property at 778, 782, 786, and 790 Higuera from the Contributing Properties List of the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources (this action is not subject to environmental review); Project address: 778, 782, 786, & 790 Higuera Street; Case #: HIST-0127-2020; Zone: C-D-H; Randy Russom, RRM Design Group, applicant.

Contact Information: Walter Oetzell – (805) 781-7593 – woetzell@slocity.org

you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice,

The report will be available for review online 72 hours in advance of the meeting at https://www.slocity.org/ government/advisory-bodies/agendas-and-minutes/ architectural-review-commission. Please call the Community Development Department at (805) 781-7170 for more information, or to request an agenda report.

or in written correspondence delivered to the Cultural Heritage Committee

May 7, 2020

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WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, May 28, 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.

The following item was previously noticed for an earlier date and rescheduled due to COVID-19.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Derek Williams with Little Sprouts Daycare for a Conditional Use Permit (DRC2019-00200) to change the use of a 2,588 square-foot historic schoolhouse and 600 square-foot annex building from a wine tasting facility to a child daycare center. Upgrades to the site will include re-striping of the existing parking lot, installing a fire pump with an enclosure, two new water tanks, interior fire sprinklers, and trenching associated waterlines. There are no exterior or interior architectural changes proposed. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 448 square feet on a 1.07- acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Recreation land use category and is located at 6895 Ontario Road, approximately 100 feet west from US Highway 101 and 1 mile north from downtown Avila Beach in the community of Avila. The site is in the San Luis Bay Sub Area of the Avila Valley Area in the San Luis Obispo Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2019-00200 Supervisorial District: District 3 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 076-261-031 Date Accepted: 02/11/2020 WHERE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Boards-and-Commissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present.

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

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

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission will hold a Regular Meeting, Monday, May 18, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. 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 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=102026&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.

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

during, or prior to, the public hearing.

The report(s) will be available 72 hours in advance of the meeting and can be viewed on the City’s website at: https://www.slocity.org/government/ advisory-bodies/agendas-and-minutes/cultural-heritage-committee.

Please call the Community Development Department at (805) 781-7170 for more information, or to request an agenda report.

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.

Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission May 7, 2020

CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, on MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020 at the virtual City Council Meeting to consider the following item:

LEGAL NOTICES

SUBJECT: ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 12, SECTION 3996 OF THE GROVER BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO FIREWORKS PUBLIC DISCHARGE PERIOD

FILE NO. 2020-0773 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/23/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AMAZINGLY AWESOME LLC, 230 Loma Bonita Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Amazingly Awesome LLC (230 Loma Bonita Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Amazingly Awesome LLC, John Pryor, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-13-20.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 04-13-25.

April 23, 30, May 7, & 14, 2020

The City Council will consider modifying the discharge period for “safe and sane fireworks”. It currently is from noon on July 3rd to midnight on the 5th of July. This proposed ordinance will change the discharge period to 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on July 4th.

Where You Come In: Any member of the public may be heard on the item described in this notice via teleconference during the City Council Meeting on Monday, May 18, 2020 or submit written comments to the City Management Department prior to the meeting by mail to: City of Grover Beach, City Management Department, 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 questions or would like more information regarding the item described in this notice, please contact the City Management Department at (805) 473-4567 or send an e-mail to gbadmin@ groverbeach.org.

The City Council may also discuss other items of business at their meeting. The complete meeting agenda and copies of the staff report 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 described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the Public Hearing. (Govt. Code Sec. 65009) /s/ Wendi B. Sims, City Clerk May 7, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0774 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SUPPORTABILITIES: INNOVATIONS AND DESIGN, 430 Mercury Drive, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Kari Bowron (430 Mercury Drive, Nipomo, CA 93444).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kari M. Bowron.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 04-13-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0775 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALAMO SELF STORAGE, 645 Tank Farm Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Self Storage At Lake Elsinore, LLC (3600 Wilshire Blvd., #720, Los Angeles, CA 90010). This business is conducted

by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Self Storage At Lake Elsinore, LLC, Managing Member, James C. Kim. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 04-13-25.

April 23, 30, May 7, & 14, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0776 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/1994) New Filing The following person is doing business as, JH SMITH CONSULTING, 775 Arabian Circle, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Judith H. Smith (775 Arabian Circle, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Judith H. Smith. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 04-13-25.

April 23, 30, May 7, & 14, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0779 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AUGUSTA STREET PROPERTIES, 1697 Sydney Street, San Luis Obispo, CA93401. San Luis Obispo County. Stephen B. Barasch (1697 Sydney Street, San Luis Obispo, CA93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Stephen B. Barasch. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-14-20. 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. 04-14-25.

April 23, 30, May 7, & 14, 2020

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, at the regular meeting of the City Council held on April 28, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. via teleconference in accordance pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued

by Governor Newsom on March 17, 2020, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay adopted Ordinance No. 632, adding Chapter 5.54 (Tobacco, Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping) to Title 5 (Business Tax Certificates and Regulations), and amending Chapter 9.24 (Secondhand Smoking Regulations) of Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare), of the Morro Bay Municipal Code, to regulate the sale of tobacco and vaping products and update and expand the City’s secondhand smoking regulations.

A certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance is available on the City’s website at www.morrobayca.gov, and upon request by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (805) 772-6205.

Ayes:

Headding, Addis, Davis, Heller, McPherson Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None /s/ Heather Goodwin Deputy City Clerk Dated: Publish:

April 30, 2020 May 7, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0784 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/31/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KIMBERLEE’S SALON, 150 N. Thompson Ave., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County.

Kimberlee Alexander (230 Beckett Pl. #2, Grover Beach, CA 93433).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kimberlee Alexander.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-14-20. 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. 04-14-25.

April 30, May 7, 14, & 21, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0786 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/15/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DELLA’S, 831 13th St., Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Down The Hatch LLC (835 13th St., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted

by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Down The Hatch LLC, Eric M. Connolly-President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-15-20.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 04-15-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0789 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MOSS CRAFTED, 226 Ginger Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

San Luis Obispo County. Gretchen Noelle Moss (226 Ginger Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Gretchen Moss. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-16-20.

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. 04-16-25.

April 30, May 7, 14, & 21, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Richard Hylton for one (1) Conditional Certificate of Compliance (SUB2020-00001) to legalize one (1) parcel of approximately 41 acres. The proposed project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located on Linne Road, approximately three miles east of the City of Paso Robles.

The project is located in the El-Pomar-Estrella Sub Area of the North County Planning Area.

FILE NO. 2020-0790 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALLYSON’S INSURANCE SERVICES, 703 Avocet Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Allyson Robertson (703 Avocet Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Allyson Robertson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-1620. 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. 04-16-25.

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Subdivision Review Board

NOTICE OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 632 OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY

LEGAL NOTICES

WHEN: Monday, June 1, 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.

The following item was previously noticed for an earlier date and rescheduled due to COVID-19.

County File Number: SUB2020-00001 Supervisorial District: District 5 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 035-061-011 Date Accepted: 02/07/2020 WHERE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-2920 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/ Departments/Planning-Building/Boards-and-Commissions.aspx.

Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present.

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

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

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Subdivision Review Board May 7, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0793 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/1982) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CREATIVE CONCEPTS UNLIMITED, 778 Main Street 2nd Floor, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. CCU Merchandising, Inc. (778 Main Street 2nd Floor, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ CCU Merchandising, Inc., Elaine Mermelstein, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-17-20.

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

Exp. 04-17-25.

April 30, May 7, 14, & 21, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0796 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/26/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BUSY BEE DAYCARE, 2565 Fowler Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Mary E. Apodaca (2565 Fowler Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Mary E. Apodaca, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-20-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 04-20-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0798 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2008) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CALIBER ACCOUNTING & TAX, LLP, 575 Price St., Ste. 312, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Jody Marsh (9262 Albright Ct., Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077), Marina Alvarado (1505 15th St., Los Osos, CA 93402), Alana Maxwell (2388 Callender Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420), Eric Schwefler (175 Irish Way, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted

by A Limited Liability Partnership /s/ Alana Maxwell, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2020. 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. 04-20-25.

April 30, May 7, 14, & 21, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0799 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RABBIT HOLE HEALTH COACHING, 9120 Ciruela Way, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Kenneth Kehs (9120 Ciruela Way, Atascadero, CA 93422).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kenneth Kehs. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2120. 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. 04-21-25.

April 23, 30, May 7, & 14, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0800 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/1999) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RIDDLE, 1397 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

San Luis Obispo County. Evaki Inc. (1397 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Evaki Inc., Stuart Jacques, Vice President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-21-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-21-25.

April 30, May 7, 14, & 21, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0801 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/06/2006) New Filing The following person is doing business as, POPOLO CATERING, 1605 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. LKC Corporation, Inc. (1605 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405).

This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ LKC Corporation, Inc., Kathleen Castillo, Secretary.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-21-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-21-25.

April 23, 30, May 7, & 14, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0809 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/10/2009) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHRISTOPHER E. HALLQUIST, HALLQUEST BACKFLOW TESTING AND REPAIR, 4200 Lobos Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Christopher E. Hallquist (4200 Lobos Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Christopher E. Hallquist. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2120. 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. 04-21-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0816 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/29/2013) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SAN LUIS AUTO GLASS AND TINT, 245 Tank Farm Rd. #F, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Horizon West Auto Glass Inc. (245 Tank Farm Rd. #F, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Horizon West Auto Glass Inc., Joseph A. Zabala, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-22-20. 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. 04-22-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0819 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OMEGA CONCRETE, 1279 Branch Mill Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Lawrence L. Hall (1279 Branch Mill Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lawrence L. Hall.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-22-20. 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. 04-22-25.

April 30, May 7, 14, & 21, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0820 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/22/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BUONA TAVOLA SLO, INC., 1037 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Buona Tavola SLO, Inc. (1037 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Buona Tavola SLO, Inc., Andrea Fabbretti, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-22-20. 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. 04-2225.

April 30, May 7, 14, & 21, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0847 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/30/2006) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PISMO BEACH ARCO AM/PM, 890 4th Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. GSM Business Ventures Inc (890 4th Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted

by A CA Corporation /s/ GSM Business Ventures Inc, Gaurav Vasudeva, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-27-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 0427-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0848 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/16/2001) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MUSTANG COMPUTERS, 2280 Sunset Drive, Suite F, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Colin Slaughter (124 E. Tefft St., Nipomo, CA 93444).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Colin Slaughter. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2720. 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. 04-27-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0853 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/06/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BREAD BIKE, 570 Higuera St., Ste. 180, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Sam DeNicola (1703 Santa Barbara Ave., #6, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Sam DeNicola.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-28-20. 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. 04-28-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0861 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, INDIGO MOON, 1980 Main St., Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. James B. Somers, Dena A. Walston (300 Highway 1, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ James B. Somers, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2820. 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. 04-28-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0864 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PINNACLE REAL ESTATE GROUP – CENTRAL COAST, 618 Harrison Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Diana Elizabeth Pellerin (618 Harrison Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Diana E. Pellerin. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2820. 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. 04-28-25.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE MAY 15, 2020

A&G Self Storage, 1173 El Camino Real, #B Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, 805-481-1300 The contents of Unit 39 (4’ x 10’) will be sold at auction for nonpayment of rent and other fees. Sealed bids will be accepted until 5 p.m. May 15, 2020. They may be dropped in the mail slot at above address.

May 7 & 14, 2020.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TITLE ORDER NO. 1432211CAD TRUSTEE SALE NO. 84409 LOAN NO. 399174952 APN: 003-749-037

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/12/2018. 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 6/2/2020 at 11:00 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 1/24/2018 as Instrument No. 2018002920 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, executed by: INTEGRA PRODUCTS, INC., RYAN PERRON , as Trustor SENN DEVELOPMENT. INC. , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Building located at 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described the land therein: As more fully described on 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: 585 BRANCH STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401. 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, 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 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 trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit $671,259.92 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation.

DATE: 4/28/2020 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714-283-2180

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LEGAL NOTICES FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www.stoxposting.com CALL: 844-477-7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “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 or 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 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 84409. 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.”

CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS Attn: Teri Snyder 8190 East Kaiser Blvd.

Anaheim Hills, CA 92808

May 7, 14, & 21, 2020

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. TS 41985 LN FETYKO TO 18-205325.

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/18/2013. 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: D. Andrew Fetyko, a married man as his sole and separate property, Duly Appointed Trustee: All American Foreclosure Service. Recorded 6/27/2013 as Instrument No. 2013-037039 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California. Date of Sale: 5/28/2020 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

LEGAL NOTICES and other charges: $701,563.61. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2523 Shoreline Road Bradley, CA 93426. A.P.N.: 012261-087. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of the monies paid to the trustee and the successful bidder shall have no recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (805) 543-7088 or visit this Internet Web site www.eloandata. com , using the file number assigned to this case 41985. 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: 4/30/2020. All American Foreclosure Service, 1363 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 543-7088. Sheryle A. Machado, Certified Trustee Sale Officer May 7, 14, & 21, 2020.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-0831 OLD FILE NO. 2018-1786 Mid Coast Property Management, 317 S. Main Street, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County.

The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 07/16/2018.

The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Mid Coast Properties, Inc. (317 S. Main Street, Templeton, CA 93465). This business was conducted by A Corporation /s/ JoAnn Wall, President; Mid Coast Properties, Inc. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-24-2020.

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.

May 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2020

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): 19LC-1080 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): BRIANA N NOLING YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you

LEGAL NOTICES respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante.

Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta.

Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, 1035 Palm St Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Jennifer Myers, Esq. (Bar #326239) 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 559884) DATE (Fecha): 11/1/2019 Clerk (Secretario), by Michael Powell, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant.

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ORDINANCE NO. 3413

LEGAL NOTICES SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): 19LCP-0560 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): LEONARDO VILLASENOR YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, APLC, Mark Marquez, Esq. (Bar #326029), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 555320) DATE (Fecha): 7/29/2019 8:21 AM Clerk (Secretario), by Michael Powell, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant.

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ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LOS OSOS WASTEWATER SERVICE AREA WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 25825.5, the County of San Luis Obispo (County) was empowered to design, construct, and operate a wastewater collection and treatment project within the community of Los Osos, California; and WHEREAS, in conjunction with those powers, the County completed the construction of a wastewater collection and treatment system to serve certain territory within the community of Los Osos, California; and WHEREAS, on or about December 14, 2010, the County established sewer service requirements and charges under County Ordinance 3209 in order to provide wastewater collection and treatment services to the Los Osos Wastewater Service Area; and WHEREAS, the County is authorized by Government Code section 25825.5 to impose and collect service charges to cover the costs of providing wastewater collection and treatment services; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution, the County provided notice to the identified property owners, held a public hearing, and at the conclusion of the public hearing it was determined that a majority protest did not exist; and WHEREAS, this ordinance supersedes and replaces County Ordinance 3209 in its entirety.

The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, does ordain as follows: SECTION 1: Service Area Established. The area to which this ordinance applies (the “Service Area") is those lands shown in the San Luis Obispo County Wastewater Assessment District No. 1 as recorded in the official records of the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder's Office, on February 27, 2008, which area is a portion of, and entirely within, the County of San Luis Obispo and is within the territory in which the County is authorized to exercise the powers conferred on it by Government Code section 25825.5.

SECTION 2: Use of Public Sewers Required. Any parcel of land located within the Service Area and on which there exists a building or other structure used for human occupancy or other purposes requiring sanitation facilities must be connected to the County's wastewater system. The connection must be maintained by the owner in accordance with Ordinance No. 3335 (Ordinance Establishing Rules and Regulations For Sewer Service Area in Los Osos), including but not limited to any and all requirements and limitations of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, California Coastal Commission, and/or other regulatory agencies.

SECTION 3: Sewer Service Charge Established.

A. Annual Sewer Service Charge. Pursuant to Government Code Section 25825.5 and Health and Safety Code section 5471, the annual sewer service charge on parcels of real property within the territory of the Service Area that receive sewer service is equal to the minimum charge and the volume charge. For the purposes of this section, a property shall be deemed to receive sewer service when it contains a building or structure subject to the mandatory connection requirement in Section 2 of this Ordinance and when the County has provided a lateral that terminates adjacent to the property line.

B. The rates for the minimum charge and the volume charge set forth in *Exhibit "A" are hereby adopted and established for the Service Area.

C. The additional charges set forth in *Exhibit “B” are hereby adopted and established for each parcel that receives sewer service within the Bayridge Estates Subdivision (hereafter “Bayridge Estates”). The charges are for the cost of the debt service of a county loan made to fund necessary repairs to the pre-existing collection system of Bayridge Estates. The charges in *Exhibit “B” shall be collected for a period of 10 years from FY 2020/21 to FY 2029/30. For purposes of this paragraph, “Bayridge Estates” refers to Tract No. 527 as recorded in the office of the County Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, per a Unit 1 map recorded on January 7, 1976, in Book 8 of Maps at Page 83, and a Unit 2 map recorded on June 22, 1977, in Book 9 of Maps at Page 25, including any and all parcels created within those tract map boundaries after the recording of said maps.

D. Calculation of Annual Water Consumption. Subject to the provisions of Subsection 3.E of this ordinance, annual water consumption is the amount of water supplied to and consumed on a parcel of real property determined as follows: 1. Water consumption for premises containing residential dwelling units is based upon: first, a determination of the actual metered water consumption (measured in units) for the two-month water billing period that most closely covers the first two calendar months of the current calendar year (i.e., January and February); and, second, an annualization by extrapolation to reflect a period equivalent to 12 months. However: a. In no case will the annualization calculation result in water consumption of less than 12 units. b. In the absence of actual metered water consumption on an individual parcel basis, the annual water consumption will be billed as not less than 48 units. c. If conclusive evidence is provided that the annualization calculation used in Subsection 3.D.1 results in computed consumption that is higher than the premises' actual annual consumption, the County may adjust the sewer service charge for the premises using the premises' actual annual consumption. d. In the case of a new connection occurring after July 1 of any year, water consumption is presumed to be 125 gallons per day from the date of the new connection through June 30 of the following year; thereafter, the water consumption for the premises will be determined as provided in Subsection 3.D.1 above.

2. Water consumption for all non-residential use is based upon a minimum water meter charge as listed in *Exhibit “A” and actual metered water consumption (measured in units) during the 12-month period of the previous calendar year, or such other 12-month period as is determined by the County to be representative of the user's water consumption.

3. As used in this Section 3, a "unit" of water consumption is defined as the equivalent of a volume of water measuring one hundred cubic feet (748 gallons).

4. As a condition of the receipt of service, all property owners receiving service authorize the County to access consumption data for the property from the retail water purveyor that provides water service to the property.

E. Additional Provisions. The following are additional provisions applicable to the computation of the sewer service charge: 1. Upon application to the County by property owners maintaining extensive irrigated landscaping or in other situations where it can be conclusively established that the metered water consumption is not a valid measure of the quantity of wastewater discharged, the quantity of wastewater to be used in determining the yearly rate will be determined by the County.

2. The County may require, or the customer may request, the installation of County-approved meters on the premises for use by the County. Such meters must be available for inspection at any reasonable time and their cost of installation, operation, maintenance, and replacement are at the property owner's expense.

SECTION 4: Vacancy and Nonuse. No credit, adjustment or refund of the minimum charge may be made to a customer due to vacancy or nonuse.

SECTION 5: Person Responsible. The owner of the premises is responsible for payment of any and all sewer service charges applicable to the premises. It is the duty of each owner to ascertain from the County the amount and due date of applicable charges and to pay the charges when due. It is also the duty of the owner to inform the County promptly of all circumstances, and of any change in any circumstances that will affect the applicability or amount of the charge.

SECTION 6: Collection on the Tax Roll. The annual sewer service charges established by Section 3 of this Ordinance may be placed upon the tax roll and collected in the same manner and at the same time as ordinary County ad valorem taxes are collected as specifically set forth in Health and Safety Code section 5473 and Chapter 3.22 of the San Luis Obispo County Code, and are subject to the same penalties and the same procedures and sale in case of delinquency as provided for such taxes.

SECTION 7: Direct Billing. If for any reason the full amount of any sewer service charges are not collected in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of this Ordinance, the sewer service charges, or the portion thereof not appearing on the tax roll, will be collected by direct billing of the property owner, as provided in this Section. The provisions of this Section will also apply to sewer service charges accruing after a new connection to the County's wastewater facilities, in which case the annual charge will be prorated over the period of time from the date of the new connection to the end of the fiscal year.

A. Billing. The County will ascertain the amount of each sewer service charge applicable to such property and will mail to the owner after the date any sewer service charges become due and payable, a bill for the sewer service charges that are then due and payable. The bill will be mailed to the person or persons listed as the owner on the last equalized assessment roll of the County of San Luis Obispo at the address shown on the assessment roll, or to the successor in interest and/or the lessee of such owner, if the name and address of any successor in interest or lessee is known to the County. Each bill will contain a statement that a delinquency in payment for sixty (60) days constitutes a lien on the parcel against which the charge is imposed and that when recorded the lien will have the force, effect and priority of a judgment lien for three (3) years unless sooner released or otherwise discharged. Failure of the County to mail any bill or failure of owner to receive such a bill does not excuse the owner from the obligation of paying sewer service charges for premises owned by him or her.

B. How Payable. Each sewer service charge to be collected by direct billing is due and payable in full at the time of billing or at the time specified in the bill.

C. Delinquency Date of Sewer Service Charges. Each sewer service charge is delinquent if not paid on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of the month following the date upon which the sewer service charge became due and payable.

D. Penalties for Non-Payment of Sewer Service Charges - Lien. Whenever a delinquency occurs for non-payment of sewer service charges, a penalty of ten (10) percent attaches to the charges, and for each month that any portion of the charges remain delinquent, a further penalty of one and one-half (1-1/2) percent of the unpaid charge is added.

SECTION 8: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its passage and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after passage of this ordinance, it shall be published once with the names of the members of the Board of Supervisors voting for and against the ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California.

SECTION 9: Any adjustments or increases to any rates or charges in this ordinance can be adopted and implemented by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

SECTION 10: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Board of Supervisors hereby declare that they would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid.

SECTION 11: This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the enactment of this Ordinance would have a significant effect on the environment (Pub. Resources Code Section 21065; CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4), 15061(b)(3)) and because the Ordinance involves the approval of government revenues to fund existing services (Pub. Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8); CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(4).

SECTION 12: This ordinance supersedes and replaces County Ordinance 3209 in its entirety.

INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors held on the 25th day of February, 2020, and PASSED and ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, on the 21st day of April, 2020, by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES:

Supervisors Bruce S. Gibson, Adam Hill, John Peschong and Chairperson Lynn Compton

NOES:

Supervisor Debbie Arnold

ABSENT:

None

ABSTAINING:

None

The foregoing ordinance is hereby adopted.

Lynn Compton, Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors ATTEST: WADE HORTON, Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: T’Ana Christiansen, Deputy Clerk *Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “B” are not attached hereto and are available in the Admin. Office and online under the 04/21/2020 BOS meeting date, Agenda item No. 36, at https://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/iip/sanluisobispo/meeting/Details/1256 May 7, 2020

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(March 21-April 19): According to Aries author and mythologist Joseph Campbell, “The quest for fire occurred not because anyone knew what the practical uses for fire would be, but because it was fascinating.” He was referring to our early human ancestors, and how they stumbled upon a valuable addition to their culture because they were curious about a powerful phenomenon, not because they knew it would ultimately be so valuable. I invite you to be guided by a similar principle in the coming weeks, Aries. Unforeseen benefits may emerge during your investigation into flows and bursts that captivate your imagination.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the course of my life, I’ve met many sharp thinkers with advanced degrees from fine universities—who are nonetheless stunted in their emotional intelligence. They may quote Shakespeare and discourse on quantum physics and explain the difference between the philosophies of Kant and Hegel, and yet have less skill in understanding the inner workings of human beings or in creating vibrant intimate relationships. Yet most of these folks are not extreme outliers. I’ve found that virtually all of us are smarter in our heads than we are in our hearts. The good news, Libra, is that our current Global Healing Crisis is an excellent time for you to play catch up. Do what poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti suggests: “Make your mind learn its way around the heart.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious,” says businessperson and entrepreneur John Sculley. You Tauruses aren’t renowned for such foresight. It’s more likely to belong to Aries and Sagittarius people. Your tribe is more likely to specialize in doing the good work that turns others’ bright visions into practical realities. But this Year of the Coronavirus could be an exception to the general rule. In the past three months as well as in the next six months, many of you Bulls have been and will continue to be catching glimpses of interesting possibilities before they become obvious. Give yourself credit for this knack. Be alert for what it reveals.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): For 148 uninterrupted years, American militias and the American Army waged a series of wars against the native peoples who lived on the continent before Europeans came. There were more than 70 conflicts that lasted from 1776 until 1924. If there is any long-term struggle or strife that even mildly resembles that situation in your own personal life, our Global Healing Crisis is a favorable time to call a truce and cultivate peace. Start now! It’s a ripe and propitious time to end hostilities that have gone on too long.

CANCER

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(June 21-July 22): Novelist Marcel Proust was a sensitive, dreamy, emotional, self-protective, creative Cancerian. That may explain why he wasn’t a good soldier. During his service in the French army, he was ranked 73rd in a squad of 74.

On the other hand, his majestically intricate seven-volume novel In Search of Lost Time is a masterpiece—one of the 20th century’s most influential literary works. In evaluating his success as a human being, should we emphasize his poor military performance and downplay his literary output? Of course not! Likewise, Cancerian, in the coming weeks I’d like to see you devote vigorous energy to appreciating what you do best and no energy at all to worrying about your inadequacies.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Fortune resists half-hearted prayers,” wrote the poet Ovid more than 2,000 years ago. I will add that Fortune also resists poorly formulated intentions, feeble vows, and sketchy plans—especially now, during an historical turning point when the world is undergoing massive transformations. Luckily, I don’t see those lapses being problems for you in the coming weeks, Leo. According to my analysis, you’re primed to be clear and precise. Your willpower should be working with lucid grace. You’ll have an enhanced ability to assess your assets and make smart plans for how to use them.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Last year the Baltimore Museum of Art announced it would acquire works exclusively from women artists in 2020. A male art critic complained, “That’s unfair to male artists.” Here’s my reply: Among major permanent art collections in the U.S. and Europe, the work of women makes up 5 percent of the total. So what the Baltimore Museum did is a righteous attempt to rectify the existing excess.

It’s a just and fair way to address an unhealthy imbalance.

In accordance with current omens and necessities, Virgo, I encourage you to perform a comparable correction in your personal sphere.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Aphorist Aaron Haspel writes, “The less you are contradicted, the stupider you become. The more powerful you become, the less you are contradicted.” Let’s discuss how this counsel might be useful to you in the coming weeks. First of all, I suspect you will be countered and challenged more than usual, which will offer you rich opportunities to become smarter. Secondly, I believe you will become more powerful as long as you don’t try to stop or discourage the influences that contradict you. In other words, you’ll grow your personal authority and influence to the degree that you welcome opinions and perspectives that are not identical to yours.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “It’s always too early to quit,” wrote author Norman Vincent Peale. We should put his words into perspective, though. He preached “the power of positive thinking.” He was relentless in his insistence that we can and should transcend discouragement and disappointment.

So we should consider the possibility that he was overly enthusiastic in his implication that we should NEVER give up.

What do you think, Sagittarius? I’m guessing this will be an important question for you to consider in the coming weeks.

It may be time to re-evaluate your previous thoughts on the matter and come up with a fresh perspective. For example, maybe it’s right to give up on one project if it enables you to persevere in another.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The 16th century mystic nun Saint Teresa of Avila was renowned for being overcome with rapture during her spiritual devotions. At times she experienced such profound bliss through her union with God that she levitated off the ground. “Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction,” she wrote. I hope that you will be periodically moving in that direction yourself during the coming weeks, Capricorn. Although it may seem odd advice to receive during our Global Healing Crisis, I really believe you should make appointments with euphoria, delight, and enchantment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Grammy-winning musician and composer Pharrell Williams has expertise in the creative process. “If someone asks me what inspires me,” he testifies, “I always say, ‘That which is missing.’” According to my understanding of the astrological omens, you would benefit from making that your motto in the coming weeks. Our Global Healing Crisis is a favorable time to discover what’s absent or empty or blank about your life, and then learn all you can from exploring it. I think you’ll be glad to be shown what you didn’t consciously realize was lost, omitted, or lacking.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I am doing my best to not become a museum of myself,” declares poet Natalie Diaz. I think she means that she wants to avoid defining herself entirely by her past. She is exploring tricks that will help her keep from relying so much on her old accomplishments that she neglects to keep growing. Her goal is to be free of her history, not to be weighed down and limited by it. These would be worthy goals for you to work on in the coming weeks, Pisces. What would your first step be? ∆

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