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Shandon-San Juan Water District applies for Nacimiento and Santa Margarita lake water

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North County water district representing irrigated agriculture near Shandon is asking the state for allocations of Lake Nacimiento and Santa Margarita Lake water, which it proposes to pipe into the nearby Paso Robles Groundwater Basin.

While pitched as a potential solution to the Paso basin’s overdraft, the proposal is already getting blowback from two county supervisors.

“My job is not to work for special interests,” 5th District Supervisor Debbie Arnold said.

The Shandon-San Juan (SSJ) Water District filed two applications with the California Department of Water Resources’ Division of Water Rights in January.

Their applications seek up to 14,000 acrefeet per year (AFY) of water from each lake, covering winter flood overflows as well as other unallocated reservoir water, according to SSJ district board member Matt Turrentine.

“You would think that the entire Salinas River system would be fully allocated, but it’s not,” Turrentine said. “That’s a real opportunity because that’s water that’s right here in the county, that could solve the problem in Paso at significant expense, for sure, but less expensive than [water] cutbacks that destroy the economy.”

The district, with its roughly 70 landowners and 135,000 acres of mostly vineyard farming, is proposing to pay for the infrastructure needed to deliver the water to the eastern part of the basin, by Huer Huero Creek, at a proposed recharge facility. The water would belong to district members, but Turrentine said that the project would lead to a more balanced basin.

“This is not just for the benefit of Shandon.

We’re trying to achieve sustainability for the basin,” Turrentine said. “We want to erase the overdraft.”

The SSJ Water District is one of four public agencies partnering under state law to bring the basin into sustainability. At least one of those other partners is an early opponent to the project.

Pismo rescinds offer to purchase Main Street homes to make room for parking

Juliet Kussman and Michael Rex have lived in their rental near the intersection of Main and Dolliver streets in downtown Pismo Beach for more than two decades.

The location is perfect—just a few blocks away from the beach but far enough from the pier that their street isn’t constantly overrun by traffic and tourists (or at least it’s not as bad in other parts of Pismo). They’re close with their neighbors, they’ve known their landlord for so long that they consider him family, and their rent hasn’t gone up in years.

So when Rex and Kussman found out in March that the city offered to purchase their home at 340 Main St. and others around it to make room for a parking lot, they were scared, despite the city’s promise that they’d provide all property owners and tenants with significant relocation funds.

“There is no way you could put us in a better spot than we’re in right now,” Rex said.

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SEEKING WATER A North County water district hopes to bring Lake Nacimiento water to the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin.

SLO County—represented by Arnold and 1st District Supervisor John Peschong at the Paso Basin Cooperative Committee—will consider sending a letter to the state opposing the SSJ district applications at a May 4 Board of Supervisors meeting. Arnold and Peschong requested the letter during an April 20 meeting.

“These applications represent more of a private entity coming in and asking to basically own or have the rights to the extra water that happens in good flood years,” Arnold told New Times. “I continue to think that our groundwater and our rainwater that moves through the watershed, that recharges our North County, in my mind, best serves the public when it’s considered a public natural resource.”

Arnold said that the county and other local agencies have different plans in the works for the two reservoirs and their overflow water.

Those include transferring Lake Nacimiento water to Lake San Antonio via a new pipeline (a

Monterey County project), and raising the dam at Santa Margarita Lake. She said the county’s letter to the state would communicate that the county was not consulted by the SSJ Water District on its application.

“They just went and did it on their own,” she said.

Turrentine said he hopes his district can gain the county’s and other agencies’ support as the applications move forward. He called the opportunity “very exciting” and said “there’s a long process ahead.”

“There’s a lot of to unpack. We want to collaborate with everybody,” he said. “Hopefully, this is ultimately a project that is a collaboration between the four [groundwater sustainability agencies], but somebody had to step to the front of the line and file so we have something to talk about. We’re at the front of the line for this water, so we have a good chance of actually getting it to Paso Robles.” Δ —Peter Johnson

A lack of adequate parking for tourists and residents alike has long been an issue in Pismo Beach, and the city has been working for years to create more parking in an attempt to appease residents and fix the traffic congestion issues that are worsened on weekends by those slowly making the rounds to snag a free parking spot.

COVID-19 and the use of parklets for outdoor dining eliminated the already few spots to park downtown, and city staff say one of the city’s biggest parking lots downtown—a privately owned lot near Old West Cinnamon Rolls that the city leases—is likely to be sold or developed in coming years.

As a way to mitigate these problems, the city purchased one parcel of land at 330 Main St., directly next to already existing city parking, in hopes of eventually acquiring the homes at 320 and 334 Main St. to make room for additional parking spaces.

The parcel at 334 Main St. has three homes on it, including the rental that Rex and Kussman have lived in for 23 years. Although Rex and Kussman said their landlord and neighbors made it clear to the city they didn’t want to sell, Pismo

City Council met on April 20 and approved a relocation plan for both the property owners and tenants living on those lots.

Through the relocation plan, which city staff said would only be necessary if the Main Street property owners were willing to sell, impacted tenants and property owners would have been offered thousands of dollars in rental and relocation assistance, as required by state law.

Such assistance would have cost the city an estimated $220,000, according to a staff report.

But City Manager Jim Lewis said the city rescinded its offer to purchase the lots on April 26 after both parties declined to sell. The larger issue of parking and other potential solutions, Lewis said, will be addressed at an upcoming City Council meeting sometime this summer.

“They have made it clear they are not interested in selling to the city, and we were only pursuing an amicable transaction,” Lewis wrote in an email to New Times.

Kussman and Rex said that while they’re grateful to the community members who openly opposed the acquisition and City Council for hearing their concerns, they’re still worried NEWS continued page 6

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about their neighbors, rental tenants living in the home recently purchased by the city. Rex said he’s heard unconfirmed rumors that the city still plans to tear that home down and put in a few parking spots.

“They’re going to throw out tenants for a parking lot?” he said. “For seven parking spots?”

City Councilmember Scott Newton shared similar sentiments at the April 20 meeting. Parking is lacking in Pismo, he said, but so is housing.

“And so for us to remove affordable housing that’s not being produced quick enough to keep up with demand, I think it’s a slap in the face to the residents and a slap in the face to our efforts to actually help with the affordable housing crisis,” Newton said. “If we’re going to be looking to add additional parking, then we should be looking at dirt lots, we should be looking at property that’s underutilized, but definitely not property that has housing, has people on it already.”

—Kasey Bubnash

Judge’s order temporarily prevents foreclosure on Atascadero theater

Two weeks before Atascadero’s Cinema Square was slated for foreclosure, on April 22 a San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge granted a temporary restraining order halting it.

The order is welcome news in the city, Atascadero Mayor Heather Moreno said.

“The economic health of Galaxy Theatre and the other Colony Square businesses is critical to the growth and prosperity of Atascadero’s downtown,” Moreno said.

According to court documents, Cinema Square owner Jeff Nelson, who leases commercial space to Galaxy Theaters, Que Pasa! Mexican Cafe, and SloDoCo, hasn’t been able to make his loan payments ($551,704) since May 2020 due to statewide stay-at-home orders that resulted in temporary business closures and revenue losses.

Galaxy Theatre, which court filings state is the anchor of the property, had been closed—except for three days—since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, until recently when the state started relaxing stay-at-home orders.

Before May 2020, Nelson had never missed a monthly loan payment. However

when the lockdown prevented Galaxy Theatre from making its payments, Nelson immediately alerted the loan server in an effort to be transparent about his situation. In December 2020, one of Nelson’s lenders, the New York-based Wilmington Trust, filed a complaint against Cinema Square seeking the appointment of a receiver to collect past due funds. In court documents, Wilmington Trust accuses Cinema Square of diverting rent and violating the rents and profits clause of their deed.

Galaxy Theatre is now open to the public at a limited capacity and has plans to apply for the Shuttered Venue Operater’s Grant, a program established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofit, and Venues Act. If approved, the theater plans to pay its past due rent with the granted funds.

The theater would have applied for the grant program on April 8, but according to the U.S. Small Busines Administration the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal was down. The website was back up on April 24.

Moreno said that stalling the forclosure gives all parties involved more time to work things out. It gives the theater time to apply for grants and Nelson time to negotiate with his lenders on an equity solution, Moreno said.

All parties are due to appear for a hearing on May 18.

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the city “was all but shut down for several months.” Calls for homelessness rose 4 percent compared to 2019—making up 22 percent of all calls for service citywide, according to the report.

The decline in sexual assaults, the report similarly states, is “likely attributed to a lack of dating and celebratory opportunities due to the public health orders.” A spike in noise complaints could be attributed to residents spending more time in their homes. Residential burglaries increased 9 percent, compared to a 1 percent decline in commercial burglaries, which was also “likely due to the pandemic” and people spending more time at home.

The 2020 crime data, which will be presented to the SLO City Council on May 4, represents an “extremely challenging year for law enforcement,” according to the SLO Police Department.

“The department had to balance providing emergency services, maintaining a safe work environment for our employees, educating, and enforcing constantly changing public health order regulations, and supporting community needs including several months of protests and rallies,” the report reads.

The report added that filling police vacancies continues to be “extremely challenging.” The department lost several officers to retirement and other agency jobs in 2020.

—Peter Johnson

SLO city reports a slight decrease in crime in 2020

Thursday night farmers’ market to return May 6

Overall crime in San Luis Obispo decreased by 5 percent in 2020, according to an annual city crime report, though some individual crime categories fluctuated dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Compared to 2019, SLO saw a 58 percent increase in stolen vehicles, a 22 percent increase in aggravated assault, and a 24 percent increase in party-related noise complaints. Conversely, robberies declined 35 percent, rapes dropped 14 percent, and traffic incidents, like vehicle collisions, dropped as much as 51 percent.

Overall, SLO reported a 7 percent decrease in property crime and a 10 percent increase in violent crime.

The volatile swings in specific crime categories could be partly explained by the pandemic, the report states. For example, police saw a 23 percent decrease in calls for service to downtown because

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But there’s finally light at the end of the tunnel: The market will be back on May 6.

The Downtown SLO Association, which operates the Thursday night market, announced the reopening in an April 1 Instagram post. Although the iconic event will look a little different than usual, Downtown SLO Program Director Whitney Chaney said she’s excited to have residents and farmers back downtown on Thursdays.

“Downtown just doesn’t feel the same without Thursday night farmers’ market,” Chaney said, “in whatever form it is.”

Before the Thursday night market’s closure, anywhere between 5,000 and

14,000 Central Coast residents and tourists would head to Higuera Street every week, where the five blocks between Osos and Nipomo streets were usually bustling with scores of vendors serving up barbecue, fresh-picked produce, and everything in between.

Most farmers’ markets offer services similar to that of grocery stores and are allowed to operate amid the pandemic as essential businesses. But night markets like downtown SLO’s—which often include live entertainment, hot food, and informational booths—are categorized as special events or street fairs.

So while it’s been business as usual for the many daytime farmers’ markets throughout SLO County, it’s been more than a year since SLO saw its last Thursday night market on March 5, 2020.

The market’s format won’t be quite the same this year as in years past, Chaney said. There won’t be live music, entertainment, or hot food, and eating and drinking won’t be allowed within the boundaries of market. It’ll run from 6 to 9 p.m., vendors will set up shop on Higuera Street from Chorro to Osos streets, and masks and physical distancing rules will be enforced.

While the Thursday night market normally hosts an array of food and drink options, the pandemic version will mostly feature certified produce vendors and a limited number of vendors who sell products like bread, honey, and jam that are portable and aren’t meant to be consumed on the spot.

Most of these changes, Chaney said, are aimed at keeping crowds under control and limiting attendance as much as possible. A lot of tourists visit the market for hot food and then stay to enjoy the live music or other shows. This format, Chaney said, will keep people flowing in and out of the market while still supporting market vendors, downtown businesses, and the Downtown SLO Association itself.

By early February of this year, Downtown SLO, a nonprofit that raises money for its own operations and services through events like the Thursday night market, estimated that it had lost roughly $200,000 as a result of the market’s closure.

The market’s downsizing, though, is only temporary.

“We really want to support our farmers,” she said, “and we look forward to expanding as soon as we’re able to.” ∆ —Kasey Bubnash

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Future of farming Labor contractors, advocacy organizations agree that the Farm Workforce Modernization Act is the right step forward—now it needs to pass the Senate

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lexandra Allen, owner of Main Street Produce and Freshway Farms, has operated her Santa Maria-based businesses alongside her husband since the ’70s. Only in the last few years did they start using the H-2A program, which allows foreign agricultural workers to work in the U.S. on a temporary visa.

“The H-2A program has been around for a long time, but we, like many growers, didn’t pay much attention to it because it just seemed so prohibitively expensive,” Allen said.

Those who bring in H-2A labor must feed and house their guest workers and are required to pay them what’s called an “adverse effect wage rate.”

“The philosophy behind that makes perfect sense,” Allen said. “They require you to pay this heightened wage because our government wants to make sure that we are not hiring foreign workers if there are domestic workers available.”

But the reality, particularly in recent years, is that there aren’t enough domestic workers to cover the farm labor needs in Santa Maria, according to Allen.

Her company started by employing a couple of dozen H-2A workers three years ago. It’s more expensive, but Allen said they had no other choice. This season, they will bring in about 250 workers.

“Here in the Santa Maria Valley, we produce food that feeds the country and many parts of the world, and that demand is continuing to grow,” Allen said. “But the workforce is not increasing commensurately with the demands.

As immigration has tightened, as the Mexican economy has improved, we don’t have the number of people who want to come to this country and work in agriculture that we used to.”

Allen supports the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bill recently reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) and a group of bipartisan House members that aims to streamline the H-2A program and provide a path to legal status for farmworkers.

“In essence, we are creating a modernday guest worker program that would allow employers to address some of the challenges that they have with the existing H-2A program,” Carbajal told New Times, such as recruitment, the filing process, reducing costs associated with the visa process, and reforming H-2A wages.

The bill also creates a new type of temporary status called a certified agricultural worker, Carbajal said.

Applicants who show that they’ve worked 180 days of agricultural employment over the past two years and pass a background check can achieve the renewable, temporary status.

Those who earn the status and continue to work in agriculture for another four to eight years (depending on how long they worked prior to the legislation’s enactment) can then apply for a green card, if they desire. Achieving this legal permanent residence then allows them to pursue citizenship, just like anyone else who holds a green card, Carbajal said.

The act passed the House on March 18 is awaiting Senate approval. All but one of the House Democrats voted to pass the bill, and 30 Republicans also voted in favor. Pretty much everyone in California agriculture supports the bill, including San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau Executive Director Brent Burchett.

“We cannot control the weather, or market prices, but we do have the ability to stabilize our agricultural labor force.

Our federal government just lacks the political will to do so,” Burchett said. “Immigration will always be a controversial political issue, but I want people to understand we would not have food without our agricultural workers.”

Burchett expressed his frustration with the “broken immigration system” and increasing labor regulations that have made it difficult to get enough workers throughout the year.

“It’s frustrating that while we depend on farmworkers for our literal survival, we are not willing to have a real policy

CREATING COMPROMISE The Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which passed the House of Representatives, aims to stabilize the ag labor force and update the current H-2A program.

conversation about immigration reform if it includes any sort of pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers.

There is never going to be a perfect policy solution,” he continued, “but we have to be realistic that a system that relies solely on border walls and deportation is untenable.

This legislation is not going to eliminate all our labor challenges, but it certainly is a step in the right direction.”

SLO County and Santa Maria Valley farmers want a mix of both H-2A and local workers because while H-2A workers are important to the workforce, it’s an extra expense to provide housing and transportation. Farmers don’t need to do that for local workers who are available yearround, which isn’t the case for H-2A workers.

The Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), a farmworker advocacy organization, also supports the legislation.

“This is really impactful to the Santa Maria economy,” CAUSE Policy Advocate Rebeca Garcia said. “It would create a stable workforce for our agricultural industry, while at the same time bringing that needed ease for our farmworker community to feel comfortable in their jobs. That opens up the door for them to become more included in the community.”

The certified agricultural worker status “would take away the worry and the fear that a lot of our farmworkers exist with,” Garcia said.

“The majority of the nation’s farmworkers are undocumented. That’s 2.4 million farmworkers … living with

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that constant fear of deportation,” she continued. “Giving them the status would bring a lot of relief in that way, and then having that path to citizenship on top of that is a new conversation for our farmworkers.”

Garcia said CAUSE would like to see H-2A reform legislation go further in protecting and regulating housing.

“Given the pandemic, Santa Maria has specifically seen the consequences of not providing safe H-2A housing that allows people to socially distance,” she said.

CAUSE warned early on in the pandemic that the tight living conditions H-2A workers typically have could increase the risk of infection and spread.

A July 2020 COVID-19 outbreak among Alco Harvesting workers living in H-2A housing confirmed that fear, when 95 workers were infected and one man died.

Garcia said that the bill’s proposed nationwide E-Verify system is a step in the right direction for regulating the guestworker program. It would be phased in after the legalization and H-2A reforms are implemented, Carbajal said.

“This has been a great bipartisan effort, and I think provides a model for how we can work together on our continued immigration efforts that we are no doubt going to be working on,” Carbajal said. ∆ Sun Staff Writer Malea Martin can be reached at mmartin@santamariasun.com.

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Restoring history Pismo Beach residents Deb and Victor Early hope to bring one of Oceano’s oldest buildings back to life

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t doesn’t look like much now, but the small and dilapidated shack that sits at 1600 Ocean St. in Oceano is one of the town’s oldest and most beloved buildings. Longtime community members say there’s a lot of history on that property, which is across the street from the Great American Melodrama and has housed a general store, printing press, and a movie theater.

For the first time in decades, 1600 Ocean has a bright future, too.

Deb and Victor Early purchased the property in November 2020 after they saw a real estate ad for the building in the window of a shop in downtown Pismo Beach. The Earlys, college sweethearts who’ve been married for more than 30 years, moved to Pismo from the Bay Area around 2017 after spending years restoring a Victorian home there.

They’ve always liked big projects and preserving history, and when the Earlys first saw the building on Ocean Street, they envisioned all it once was and all it could be. It has strong bones and original features still intact that, with ample care and attention, could be the staples of a beautiful space. The project is still in its infancy, but the Earlys hope to fully restore the building and run a local business there once they retire, maybe a restaurant.

“We do want to make sure that whatever we do is kind of in line with the community,” Deb said on April 22, as she looked up at the building’s redwood frame. “We’re lucky we’re kind of next to the Melodrama too, so it’s kind of this somewhat commercial space. But it’s all residential on the other side so we want to be conscious of the—whatever we do with it—the community.”

Since purchasing the property in the fall, the Earlys have focused on smallerscale cleaning and restoration work. They launched an Instagram page (@oceano. dunesville) to document their progress, and they’re holding off on big structural changes until they’ve obtained the appropriate permits.

Victor, a geologist, said there are some

RESTORATION HOBBYISTS Pismo Beach residents Deb and Victor Early purchased the turn-of-the-century building at 1600 Ocean St. in Oceano in November 2020 and are working to restore it.

A LONG ROAD AHEAD Deb and Victor Early stand in the entryway of one of Oceano’s oldest buildings.

drainage issues to deal with and a lot of rotting wood, but much of the building is made from old-growth redwood that, after a little stripping and sanding, will continue to withstand the test of time.

They ripped off the building’s failing roof and three layers of plywood that had covered the front of the building for years, which the Earlys said actually helped to preserve the building’s tall original entryway doors and 8-foot-tall window frames.

Victor said he expects the restoration, even with a whole contracting team, to take at least three years. Neighbors, he said, seem happy with the progress so far.

“There’s a lot of people who go for walks around here, and they stop in and they’re very excited that we’re gonna do anything because it’s been boarded up for decades and it was an eyesore,” Victor said. “So we got a lot of positive comments.”

Linda Austin is a lifelong Oceano resident and president of the Oceano Community Services District. With generations of family history in Oceano and as a longtime curator of the Oceano Train Depot museum, Austin is largely considered one of the area’s leading historians.

The building at 1600 Ocean, built in 1896, is one of Oceano’s last surviving facilities from the turn of the century, erected just a few years after the town itself first appeared on a map in 1893, according to Austin.

Beckett-Frakes General Merchandise was the first business to operate in the building, which Austin said had big wooden cupboards and shelving to hold the store’s products and redwood molding that wrapped all the way around its interior. By the 1920s, Austin said the building had become a meeting space for the Oceano Chamber of Commerce, which formed in 1923, and other community events.

In 1925, despite the building’s lack of plumbing and heat, it became a local movie theater. Austin said the theater owners used a hand-cranked projector to show films and a coal-burning stove to keep attendees warm. The theater’s

REMENANTS OF THE PAST Among the rubble at 1600 Ocean St., the Earlys found glass plastered with layers of antique movie posters, left over from the building’s time as a movie theater.

projectionist lived in Pismo Beach, Austin said, and would ride from Pismo to Oceano in a horse and buggy to show movies there. The first few movies that played in the theater were silent films, including The Burning of Rome (1909).

Years later, Austin said a printing company, the Halycon Press, started up in the building and eventually morphed into the Oceano Round Table Book Company in 1936, which printed the town’s newspaper and a number of Dunite poem books. Eventually the printing press closed when the owner retired in the late ’60s, and Austin said the building has essentially been used for storage ever since.

It was on the market for quite some time before it sold to the Earlys in the fall of 2020.

“We were so afraid when it sold they would tear it down,” Austin said.

“We’re just thrilled to have them doing this meticulous restoration. It’s just wonderful.”

There’s a lot of work left to be done, but the Earlys aren’t afraid of a challenge.

They’re proud to be entrusted with the preservation of the building’s past, and even more hopeful for its future.

“Hopefully, it won’t fall down on us,” Deb said with a laugh. ∆ Staff Writer Kasey Bubnash can be reached at kbubnash@newtimesslo.com.

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TARGET PRACTICE Toptracer at Dairy Creek Golf Course is a blast. After hitting a golf ball into a live driving range accented by color-coded target pins, you can check a computer screen to see how far and straight it went, and how close it got to the pin.

BY PETER JOHNSON

Big swings S an Luis Obispo County Golf Superintendent Josh Heptig likes to describe the new Toptracer facility at Dairy Creek Golf Course as a combination of a driving range, bowling alley, sports bar, and pinball machine.

“It’s ridiculously fun,” Heptig told me on April 22, the afternoon before I went to try it myself. “You don’t have to be a good golfer to have fun.”

Toptracer is a popular and growing technology that uses cameras and computers to track, analyze, and digitally visualize live golf shots. A game changer for pros (and wannabe pros), who love it for the analytics, Toptracer also opens up a new genre of arcade-style fun for the general public.

“Our whole goal of doing this was to make golf more inviting and more welcoming, to bring other people to the game that haven’t before,” Heptig explained.

As I arrive at Dairy Creek at 7:30 p.m., I see the lit-up Toptracer target pins from my car as I pass the new The Siren restaurant at the course. Already, I start to see the beginnings of what will be a totally reimagined El Chorro Regional Park in a few years.

SLO County recently downsized Dairy Creek from 18 holes to nine holes in response to a dramatic and permanent water shortage at the course. In its place are plans for a variety of new recreational offerings, including go-kart racing, mini golf, a zip line course, camping cabins, BMX bike trails, disc golf, and Toptracer.

Toptracer is the first of those projects to get off the ground. Its construction started right before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it opened in October 2020.

“Had we not gotten started on the project when we did, it probably wouldn’t be here,” Heptig said, referring to the COVID-19’s impact on many pending county projects.

As I enter the facility, my first thought is, this is golf and bowling fused together.

People sitting on couches in their separate “bays” enjoy their food and drinks while trading turns hitting golf balls into a live driving range.

With the sun setting, the scenery turns dark and the color-coded lighted target pins shine bright. The building has three walls with an opening to the range and

TV screens in each bay. After I set my clubs down and order a beer from a server at The Siren, I turn to the touch screen that’s located next to the tee box.

I learn that Toptracer basically blends the virtual with the real. I can do practice shots and check the screen after each one to find out how far and straight it went. I can play “closest to the pin” or “longest drive.”

I can get serious and play virtual holes at famous golf courses like Pebble Beach.

It does take some time to get used to the technology and the screens, but once I do, I’m having a complete blast. After some practice shots, I start playing Pebble Beach. Time is flying. Toptracer rates are $50 per bay per hour, which is steep, but it can be split with your group of four (the maximum allowed during COVID-19).

I’m here alone tonight, and I quickly realize that this game is best enjoyed in a social setting. As I look at the other bays, I’m impressed by the diversity of customers. Families with young kids are here, as are couples and groups of friends.

The broad appeal of Toptracer is precisely why it’s there, according to Heptig. SLO County is trying to turn Dairy Creek from a financial disaster into a successful and welcoming hub for community recreation.

And so far, it’s working.

“We’ve been booked out solid pretty much since we opened,” Heptig said. “The energy, the excitement, and the diversity of people we’re seeing on the property has completely and totally morphed.”

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YVONNE BRATCHER, 61, of Nipomo passed away 4/21/2021 arrangements with Reis Family Mortuary

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BY SAVANA ROSE WOODS

Housing first SLO should take a cue from cities that have successfully offered up solutions to homelessness

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his is the first time I have written to the paper, but Shredder’s “Kick ’em when they’re down” piece (April 22) really riled me up. I am absolutely ashamed and astonished at the total lack of compassion or solutions for our unhoused residents. Shredder hit the nail on the head over and over in the column. I live a block from Mitchell Park, and over the past year have dropped by the park regularly to bring the residents socks, food, and clothes/shoes. And just before that big storm hit in February, I brought blankets and warnings about just how much rain was expected and they might want to move tents to higher ground.

These are just regular people! They deserve to have a decent place to live inside! You know, they’re not all criminal drug addicts and alcoholics (though if I had to live outside, I’d probably turn to drugs and alcohol, too). Some are families, some had good jobs but no savings cushion when the pandemic struck, some have shattering mental problems, some were just one month away from homelessness when they got sick and could no longer afford rent anymore.

Or how about the tiny hunched over old lady who has two wheeled suitcases holding her belongings. She’s gotta be at least 80 years old. I see her around downtown a lot. Here’s how she handles moving from place to place: She pushes one suitcase up a block, then walks back

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to get the other suitcase, and then wheels it up to the other one. Over and over and over until she gets where she’s going. I’ve asked her twice if I can help her, and she declines, telling me these are too heavy for me (a tall strong middle-aged woman) to handle! Then she just keeps going. My God, we can’t find a place for her?

On my daily walk a few days ago, I was stunned to see absolutely no one at the park, and all the regulars gone. I burst into tears. Where did they go? Why was this done? Were housing solutions offered by the city? I was angry and sad. The level of NIMBYism in this town is truly disgusting: “Hey, lets allow developers to build fancy hotels that cost $500/night and giant new neighborhoods that no one will be able to afford, but as for those drug addicted pieces of shit in the park—just get rid of them, whatever you have to do.”

And it’s not just the SLO City Council and other government offices that continue to ignore the problem or just make sweeps every now and then, it’s the residents of our “happy” city who live in million-dollar, 1,200-square-foot houses and 5,000-squarefoot mansions who also just want them gone. If they even have a thought about the homeless crisis, they just pat themselves on the back and say, “Well we have Prado. Why don’t they just go there?” As if one facility could fix all of the problems! Oh and these human beings who are sheltering downtown

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cannot even get to Prado unless they walk 3 miles, pushing their now illegal shopping carts that hold all their meager belongings.

Even if they did get there (which many don’t want to go for reasons I can’t get into right now), it might be full, or not accepting new arrivals! People, is there no way to provide a shuttle to those who want it?

But let’s get to the real root of the problem.

Housing! It has been shown in many more kind cities than SLO that people who have even the simplest type of reliable home (tiny houses, revamped hotels, legal tent cities with facilities) actually begin to thrive.

Add social services to it for rehab, mental wellness help, job searching services, etc., and they might even (gasp!) be productive, happy citizens!

This city now has a huge amount of government money to use to help the people of SLO. What are they going to do about the unhoused people of this city/ county? How much of that money will be applied to those whose voices, needs, and circumstances are basically ignored?

And regulations continue to pass that are punitive and discriminatory toward these humans! There are better solutions.

Under housing-first programs, homeless people need not meet any criteria to qualify for housing. Even if they are struggling with drug and alcohol abuse, they can get a place to stay. They are of course expected to stay in touch with social workers, but other than that, not much is required of them. They are even permitted to stay in these places for the rest of their lives! People cope better with their problems when they have a roof over their heads. Controlling addictions and alcoholism has been found to be much easier when given housing. Not having a place to stay only makes matters worse.

The same is true for practically every

other social problem.

There are many cities that have successful programs for housing. Don’t reinvent the wheel, study other cities’ successes, and let’s take action SLO in implementing these kinds of housing solutions.

1. Houston, Texas: Implements housing first, “a revolutionary idea when it was housing first, a revolutionary idea when it was introduced in the 1990s because it didn’t require homeless people to fix their problems before getting permanent housing. Instead, its premise—since confirmed by years of research—was that people are better able to address their individual problems when basic needs, such as food and a place to live, are met,” according to the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism.

2. Salt Lake City, Utah: The state of Utah has also been doing well with housing first. It has solved its homeless crisis by also handing people a house first.

3. Columbus, Ohio: The city has a 70 percent rate of successful housing results.

4. North Hollywood just opened a tiny house village, Alexandria Park, that has 103 windowed units and 200 beds at a cost of $8,000 each including two beds, heat, air conditioning, a small desk, and a door that can be locked. “Residents in the colorful villages get meals and have access to showers, laundry facilities, case management, housing navigation, mental health help, and job training and placement, according to Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission,” as reported by KTLA. ∆ Savana Rose Woods has been living in SLO for three years. Send a response for publication to letters@newtimesslo.com.

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t the April 20 SLO County Board of Supervisors meeting, 1st District Supervisor John Peschong, 5th District Supervisor Debbie Arnold, and 4th District Supervisor Lynn Compton voted to agendize a hearing at which the county could decide to pull out of the Integrated Waste Management Authority.

No one is unclear on the reason why.

The IWMA ban on polystyrene passed two years ago to “help maximize the operating life of landfills and help protect the natural environment from contamination and degradation” (emphasis added) but was left in limbo. It was finally implemented on April 16 despite the gun-to-the-head threat from our conservative ruling block of supervisors to leave the IWMA if it was—a threat that scared some (but not quite enough) of their colleagues on the IWMA board to vote against a ban they had previously voted for. As CalCoastNews put it in the run-up to the polystyrene vote: “Peschong and Arnold noted plans to pull the county out of the IWMA if they continued to force ordinances on communities they were not elected to represent. Paso Robles Councilman John SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Hamon agreed, saying Paso Robles would likely exit the IWMA with the county.”

(805) 546-8208 advertising@newtimesslo.com This was one in a string of bogus rationales for opposition to implementing the ban. Let us count the ways: • Sacramento could achieve the goals of the ban with a statewide bill, rendering a DCPP C ALENDAR local ban unnecessary. (No such bill has been passed by the state Legislature, and every such bill legislators have attempted to pass in recent years has been killed.)

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the longstanding conservative dream of abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Education, etc., in fealty to the philosophy that government agencies are undemocratic? Are the conservative supervisors unaware that every regulatory body in the nation that is overseen by boards of elected officials makes decisions and passes ordinances that apply beyond the political jurisdiction of any single board member? Are they unaware that on any given Tuesday, they themselves vote on measures that may primarily or only effect the residents of a supervisorial district not their own?

An elected official who does not understand this—or pretends not to when it suits his or her purposes—probably has no business being an elected official.

The hearing on pulling the county out of the IWMA may be held as early as the supervisors’ May 4 meeting (the county didn’t post an agenda before press time).

County staff will hopefully take the time to acquaint the board majority—and indirectly, the city of Paso Robles—with the phrase “economies of scale” and point out the reasons why it might be a good thing that, for the last 27 years, there has been a single agency that manages all hazardous waste, universal waste, solid waste, green/food waste, and recycling for San Luis Obispo County.

If they do so but the board majority chooses not to hear them, it will be because the ideological call of the wild overpowered any residual fondness for responsible governance, and the grand exit must be made no matter how much more money it costs all residents to take on the duties of the IWMA via multiple smaller, semi-redundant agencies that must make some attempt at coordination across a tangle of multiple local jurisdictions.

That grand exit on a 3-2 vote won’t be as memorable as it would be if Supervisors Peschong, Compton, and Arnold lay on the floor, screaming, kicking their heels and holding their breath until their faces turned blue. But it will come to the same thing. ∆ Andrew Christie is the Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club’s director.

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all me cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs but the little water banking conspiracy theory that’s been hanging over the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin for years suddenly sounds plausible.

Here’s the gist of it: Big landowners on the east side (cough, cough, Harvard Investment Group) of the Paso basin want to essentially bank water for themselves and then sell it to the highest bidder, profiting off a public resource contained in one of the most severely depleted water basins in California. These shenanigans would come at the expense of others who overlie the water basin and depend on it, because groundwater in a basin isn’t separated by property lines.

For the most part, this theory sounds bonkers. With so many eyes on this fraught water source, who would try to be so deviant?

Managed by the county and North County groundwater sustainability agencies through the Paso Basin Cooperative Committee—something conspiracy theory believer 5th District Supervisor Debbie Arnold pushed for, in part, because of this little water-banking tall tale—the water basin’s steps toward a more sustainable future depend on a groundwater sustainability plan passed in 2019.

That way, no one can go rogue!

Or can they?

Well … I guess that all depends on how you look at the Shandon-San Juan Water District’s (containing that Harvard

property) recent applications to gain the rights to up to 28,000 acre-feet of unspoken-for water per year from Lake Nacimiento and Santa Margarita Lake.

Arnold doesn’t like it one bit!

“These applications represent more of a private entity coming in and asking to basically own or have the rights to the extra water that happens in good flood years,” she said.

First of all, there’s no such thing as “extra” water.

Secondly, I have to say, she might be right.

Yeah, I said it. Pick that jaw up off the floor.

I’m not big on conspiracy theories, but the applications might be the most ammunition that Shandon-San Juan has given hardcore water bank believers out there to hold onto other than whispered secrets full of hot air.

They are not a good look for the ShandonSan Juan Water District, no matter what district board member Matt Turrentine says. Turrentine, who also manages Harvard Investment Group’s vineyards (Go deeper, conspiracy theorists!), is claiming that the water allocation could go a long way to erasing the Paso basin’s overdraft.

“This is not just for the benefit of Shandon. We’re trying to achieve sustainability for the basin,” he said.

See, all of you people who don’t trust big agricultural landowners who might try to gain control of a big portion of water they

can keep for themselves, they’re doing this for you! Technically, though, only the district and its members—not anyone else—will own the water if the state accepts these applications. Semantics, amirite?

He told New Times that diverting water from Nacimiento and Santa Margarita Lake are part of the groundwater sustainability plan, anyway—so nothing to see here! They saw an opportunity to take some unallocated water and filed applications, “in what we hope is a broad collaborative process” with other groundwater sustainability agencies.

Simply taking the lead, you know?

Only, none of the other agencies were included on the applications.

And what Shandon-San Juan is proposing in its applications isn’t exactly in the sustainability plan. Turrentine’s interpretation of the plan is a little bit, umm, broad.

Nacimiento and Salinas Dam (on Santa Margarita Lake) are mentioned as potential sources of water to help bring the basin into balance. However, the actual preferred projects outlined in the plan that Shandon-San Juan and the other members of the Paso basin committee agreed to would deliver up to 3,500, 1,250, and 2,500 acre-feet of Nacimiento Water Project water to three separate parts of the basin—near San Miguel, north of the city of Paso, and just east of Paso, respectively.

The plan doesn’t outline projects that deliver 14,000 acre-feet of Naci water to the basin for Shandon-San Juan Water District members.

And as far as Santa Margarita Lake goes, the plan is to expand the dam—not give all

its extra water to Shandon-San Juan.

So I’m not 100 percent sure that this “broad collaborative process” is off to a winning start. It’s off to a sketchy one that’s bound to inflame tensions and conspiracy theorizing in an already contentious water basin.

In fact, it already has! No surprises there.

Arnold and 1st District Supervisor John Peschong are talking about sending a letter to the state saying the county wasn’t communicated with about the applications.

“They just went and did it on their own,” Arnold said.

Boy they sure did, didn’t they.

Kind of like how the San Luis Obispo Police Department decided that it did a good job of managing the protests last summer. Kind of funny that a police department can pat itself on the back for a job well done when city residents believe the opposite.

One of the police department’s biggest accomplishments over the last year, according to a presentation it put together for a SLO City Council meeting: “Protest Management.”

I guess that depends on how you define protest management.

Riot gear, check. Lots of sandwiches from Mr. Pickles, check. Shoot tear gas into a crowd of young adults, check. Deny wrongdoing, check. ∆ The Shredder is wondering where to turn in sandwich expenses. Send comments to shredder@newtimesslo.com.

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APRIL 29 – MAY 6 2021

SEA FOR YOURSELF

Gallery at Marina Square in Morro Bay presents a showcase of oil paintings by local plein-air artist Jeff Odell, which will run from Saturday, May 1, through Saturday, May 29. With a portfolio spanning more than 30 years, Odell is best known for painting landscapes and seaside scenes based on locales in Morro Bay. Call (805) 772-1068 or visit galleryatmarinasquare.com to find out more about the exhibit. The gallery is located at 601 Embarcadero, suite 10, Morro Bay. —Caleb Wiseblood COURTESY IMAGE BY JEFF ODELL

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BEADED GLASS PEARL BRACELET Guests will create a sea-inspired faux pearl bracelet with instructor Gail Martin. May 8, 10 a.m.-noon Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-772-2504, artcentermorrobay.org.

BROKEN NATURE This exhibit celebrates artistic expression in all media, including textile, encaustic, mixed media, oil, watercolor, acrylic, and photography.

In celebration of Earth Day. Mondays, ThursdaysSundays, 12-4 p.m. through May 24 Free. 805-7722504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

FEATURED ARTIST: JEFF ODELL Enjoy the works of a Morro Bay-based plein air artist. Friends and Family night is May 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through May 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com.

Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRETT HARVEY Gallery at Marina Square presents “From the Sea to the Sierras”, which showcases photos by Harvey. Friends and Family night on May 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through May 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare. com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE PRESENTS WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS BY SHERIL VIAU Sheril Viau’s vibrant, detailed, uplifting watercolors are inspired by her many travels. She paints a wide variety of subjects, including flowers, boats, harbors, landscapes and architecture. She grew up in Morro Bay and currently resides with her family in Nipomo. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through April 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

ILLUMINATE: VIRTUAL SHOW Cambria Center for the Arts presents its spring juried virtual exhibit.

Mondays-Sundays, 12-11:30 p.m. through June 27 Free.

805-434-7060. cambriaarts.org. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

PAINT NIGHT WITH ARTSOCIAL805 Each person will have their own paint station, including: canvas, paint brushes, paints, and aprons. Snacks and sweets will

be available for purchase. Sister restaurant shop will be serving local wine. May 6, 6-8 p.m. $48. 562-4003679. stashlocalgoods.com. STASH Local Goods, 815 Main St, Cambria.

TANGLED LINES: PEN AND INK DRAWINGS

BY DEBBIE GEDAYLOO AND STEVIE CHUN Artists Debbie Gedayloo and Stevie Chun have come together to showcase their pen and ink drawings.

Both artists work with different techniques and line intensity, patterns, and ink strokes. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays. through April 29 Free. 805-7721068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

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BOBBI MATUK: ARTIST RECEPTION AND BOUTIQUE Will feature wine from VOTM, food boxes

by Colony Culture, chocolates from Sheila Kearns Chocolate, and a silks and linens art demo from Matuk.

Presented by FARMsteadED. April 30 805-237-0378. farmsteaded.com. Vines on the Marycrest, 5076 Mustard Creek Rd., Paso Robles.

CALIFORNIA-AESTHETIC-3D A celebration of the California spirit though sculpture. CA3D features work created with elements of wood, stone, metal and glass. Sculptors include Carl Berney, Peter Charles, Mecki Heussen, George Jercich, Larry Le Brane, Ron Roundy, and Ken Wilbanks. Mondays, WednesdaysSundays, noon through May 3 Free. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark.org/events/californiaaesthetic3d/.

Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

IMPRESSIONS OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM Go online for more info. May 4-June 28 Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-238-9800, studiosonthepark.org.

STAINED GLASS SUNCATCHER CLASS Create a unique stained glass suncatcher in this 4-hour class. All materials included.

Please bring a bag lunch. Limited to 4

people. Masks required. May 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $125.

805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

STUDIOS ON THE PARK: ONLINE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Check site for a variety of virtual classes and workshops online. ongoing studiosonthepark.org.

Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805238-9800.

WINGS OF CHANGE: VETERANS’ VOICES 4 ART EXHIBITION An outdoor butterfl y sculpture garden.

Through June 30 310-621-7543. Deprise Brescia Art Gallery, 829 10th St., Paso Robles.

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ACT THEATRE CLASSES ACT classes stretch the imagination, encourage teamwork and collaboration, and help children to develop listening and speaking skills, all while promoting creative self-expression and self-esteem. Classes are socially-distant and follow COVID-19 safety protocols. (Multiple classes designed for ages 5-18). Mondays-Thursdays, 3:30-6 p.m. through May 14 $150-$400. 805-781-3889. slorep.org/ education/act-after-school-classes/. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

“Virtual Gallery” and is looking for more artwork to include. Please email us your artwork so we can continue to encourage, support, and inspire the local art community. Attach your image, name, title, medium, size and any inspiring words you would like to share.

Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through May 28 Free. 805-7474200. artcentralslo.wordpress.com/blog/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS: CAMBRIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS VIRTUAL JURIED SPRING SHOW Seeking artists for Spring Juried Exhibit. Art Takein (online) deadline is April 26. Questions: gallery@ cambriaarts.org. Mondays-Sundays and May 1. through June 27 free. 805-434-7060. cambriaarts.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

COLLEEN GNOS: OPEN STUDIOS ARTIST Call or email for private tours of Gnos Art Studio. ongoing 805441-8277. gnosart.com/store. Private home, Private address, TBA.

ART EXHIBIT: NOWHERE TO LAND An exhibit

EVERETT: PAINTING IN PROGRESS Private tours of Everett’s studio. Masks and appointments required. Email cfineart@pacbell.net for more info. Second Saturday of every month Private home, Private address, TBA.

featuring local artist and Cal Poly Professor Antonio F. Garcia. Enjoy his unique exploration of mediums and concepts. Please stop by Art Central’s gallery during store hours to view this exhibit. Mondays-Sundays. through May 3 Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/ portfolio/nowhere-to-land/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

FINDING SPACES Finding Spaces is a group exhibition of artists’ works, exploring a variety of paint mediums. This exhibition is hosted by SLOMA in partnership with The Painters Group and was guest curated by Laura-Susan Thomas. Through May 30, noon sloma.org/exhibition/fi nding-spaces/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

ART IN THE GARDEN Includes jewelry, glass, paintings, wood, ceramics, textiles, and more. All art will be for sale and a portion of all sales will benefi t the SLO Botanical Garden. April 30-May 16 Free first weekend; $5 after. 805-541-1400. slobg.org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

FLOOR PLAN: A VIRTUAL DANCE CONCERT

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: ART CENTRAL’S VIRTUAL GALLERY Most Fridays, Art Central publishes a

INDEX Arts ............................[16] Culture & Lifestyle.......[17] Food & Drink..............[19] Music .........................[19]

Presented by the Orchesis Dance Company. Available to stream through the end of Cal Poly’s academic year.

Through June 1 theatredance.calpoly.edu. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

HJ MIOSSI ART GALLERY: ALUMNI PANEL 4 (GUESTS TBD) Join the HJ Miossi Art Gallery for its fourth Alumni Panel, where guests hear from Cuesta alumni for conversations about their post-Cuesta journeys. Artists TBD. Please subscribe to the Miossi Gallery newsletter for the most up-to-date information or check website. May 6, 12-1 p.m. cuesta.edu/student/campuslife/artgallery.

Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

THE INTERMISSION SHOW This brisk 8- to 10-minute show is set up like a socially distanced talk show with SLO Rep’s Managing Artistic Director Kevin Harris at the helm, clad in a tacky suit and tie with a faux alcoholic drink nearby. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays,

ARTS continued page 17

ARTS from page 16 3 p.m. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-786-2440, slorep.org/.

LINDA WEINBERG-HAMMER: PASTEL EXHIBIT Pastel artist Linda Weinberg-Hammer will have her works on display. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, please contact the artist directly. ongoing 913-522-9457. Jamaica You, 1998 Santa Barbara Ave., San Luis Obispo.

NEVER STOP CREATING: STUDENT FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS COMPETITION An opportunity to celebrate Central Coast students who found safe ways to continue creating throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenge covers film, digital media arts, screenplay writing, and podcasting. Through May 2, noon Free. 805-668-4828. centralcoastfilmsociety.org/never-stop-creatingchallenge.html. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SHELTER: AN AUDIO PLAY An experimental theatrical experience available to stream through the end of Cal Poly’s academic year. Through June 1 theatredance. calpoly.edu. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SLO REP: THE INTERMISSION SHOW Even though SLO REP’s stage is dark, enjoy a dose of SLO REP behindthe-scenes fun every Friday until the theater opens its doors to the public again. Fridays, 3-3:30 p.m. through April 30 Free. 805-781-3889. slorep.org/shows/theintermission-show/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SLOMA: A DIGITAL ART SALON (VIRTUAL) This digital exhibition features diverse artworks created by contemporary California digital artists. Juror selections were made by artist Michelle Robinson. Through May 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/exhibition/adigital-art-salon/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SPIRITUAL MOVIE DISCUSSION (VIRTUAL) Supported by Unity 5 Cities, this weekly virtual group discusses popular movies with spiritual themes (please watch movies in advance). Contact Melissa at meliss. crist@gmail.com to be added to the email list and receive the link. Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. 805-440-9461. unity5cities.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

VIRTUAL ART AFTER DARK Tune into Facebook to see what local artists are up to. First Friday of every month Free. facebook.com/artsobispo. Downtown SLO, Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo.

VIRTUAL ART GALLERY Every Friday, we publish our Virtual Art Gallery to our blog and newsletter. Featuring artworks from customers and the community. Fridays, 9

a.m.-1 p.m. Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.wordpress. com/category/gallery-exhibits/virtual-gallery/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

VIRTUAL OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR Visit ARTS Obispo’s Facebook page to view works from several local artists and artisans. ongoing Free. facebook.com/ artsobispo. Downtown SLO, Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo.

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

WE ALL BLEED: PHOTOGRAPHY OF PROTEST

BY RICHARD FUSILLO An exhibition of photography and media surrounding the Black Lives Matter protests in SLO. Hosted in collaboration with R.A.C.E. Matters SLO. Through May 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/exhibition/we-all-bleed/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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BEGINNER BALLET FOR TEENS Beginner Ballet for Teens with Bridget (registration required call or text for info). Mondays, 3:45-4:45 p.m. through May 17 $18. 805215-4565. Omni Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

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

KIDS BALLET Kids Ballet (ages 3-5) with Bridget (registration required, call or text for info). Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. through May 21 $18. 805-215-4565.

Omni Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

SPRING IT ON: SUCCULENT PLANTS AND POTTERY SALE Four local plant growers and a potter: Steve Super Gardens; Rowe Clayworks; Cal Coast Succulents; and GROW Nursery are bringing succulent plants and gorgeous, handmade planters just in time for Mother’s Day. Masks and physical distancing required.

Portion of proceeds benefits nonprofit SLO NOOR Clinic.

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May 7, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and May 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-602-7817. facebook.com/wegrowslo. Steve Super Gardens, 2016 9th St., Los Osos.

TAI CHI AND QI GONG: ZEN IN MOTION Small group classes with 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the Year. Call for time and days. Learn the Shaolin Water Style and 5 Animals Qi Gong.

Beginners welcomed. Mondays, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Call for price details.

805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com.

Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

TAI CHI CHUN CERTIFICATION With the 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the year. Ongoing courses. ongoing Call for price. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

TAI CHI CHUN/ QI GONG BASICS Learn the foundation of Qi Gong, the rooting of breathing, and Shaolin Tai Chi. Tuesdays-Thursdays Call for details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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MOUSE ARREST

George Jercich’s Mouse Trap (pictured) is one of several sculptures featured in California Aesthetic 3D, a group show that runs through Monday, May 3, at Studios on the Park in Paso Robles. Other featured artists in the exhibit include Carl Berney, Peter Charles, Larry Le Brane, Ron Roundy, Mecki Heussen, and Ken Wilbanks.

Visit studiosonthepark.org for more info. The gallery is located at 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

—C.W.

Water Style and other deep breathing and moving meditation techniques with the 2019 Taijiquan Instructor of the Year. Beginners Welcome.Instructor Certification Courses available.

Mondays, Wednesdays Call for details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

NAR-ANON: TUESDAY MEETINGS Nar-Anon is a support group for those who are affected by someone else’s addiction. Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. naranoncentralca. org/meetings/meeting-list/. The Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4500 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 805-221-5523.

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THE ACTIVATED EARTH SOIL REPAIR WORKSHOP Discover what is happening to our world’s farmland and how it is the consequence of current farming practices. A Fundraiser for the Templeton Heritage Tree Foundation. May 1, 9 a.m. $25-$45.

805-235-0666. eventbrite.com. Black Diamond VermiCompost, 5325 Broken Spur Pl., Paso Robles.

NAR-ANON: FRIDAY MEETINGS A meeting for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation concerning the addiction of a loved one. Fridays, 12-1 p.m. Free. 805-221-5523. North County Connection, 8600 Atascadero Ave., Atascadero.

OPEN AIR VINEYARD YOGA Intentionally carve out time for quiet, movement, and a little self pampering in the open air of the vineyard with Yogi Chelcy Westphal Johnson, of Mindful Movement Collective. Fridays, 9:3010:30 a.m. $28-$150. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles, 805.239.1730.

PASO, HERE WE COME Redwings Horse Sanctuary is making their permanent home on Union Road in Paso Robles. Donate to its $1 million fundraising campaign. Redwings offers public tours, volunteering with the horses, and a foster to adopt program. ongoing Redwings Horse Sanctuary, Union Road, Paso Robles, 831-386-0135, RedwingsHorseSanctuary.org.

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APRIL 29 – MAY 6 2021

LEARNING TO FLY

Glasshead Studio in Atascadero hosts its Stained Glass Suncatcher class on Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Early registration is recommended, as the workshop is limited to four participants who will learn how to cut glass to a pattern and create their own suncatchers. Admission is $125 and masks are required during the class. Call (805) 4642633 or visit glassheadstudio.com for more info. The studio is located at 8793 Plata Lane, suite H, Atascadero.

—C.W. CULTURE & LIFESTYLE from page 17 SAN LUIS OBISPO

BEAUTY: THE INVISIBLE EMBRACE A conversation based on John O’Donohue’s book, on rediscovering the true source of compassion, serenity and hope.

Tuesdays, 10:15-11:30 a.m. through May 25 Free. 805528-0654. stbenslososos.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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

COMPLIMENTARY SHOWERS WITH SHOWER THE PEOPLE After a short hiatus, the San Luis Obispo Library will once again be partnering with local non-profi t organization, Shower the People. The shower trailer will be located between the library and parking structure.

Toiletries provided. Sundays, 1-3 p.m. Free. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS (ZOOM) Learn to meditate from the comfort and security of your home.

For beginners as well as those desiring to deepen an existing practice. Email info@theartofsilence.net for more info. Sundays, 6-7 p.m. Donation. 559-905-9274. theartofsilence.net. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

Virtual Tours WEDNESDAYS THRU JUNE Point San Luis Lighthouse, Avila Beach

In-Person Tours SATURDAYS STARTING MAY 1 Point San Luis Lighthouse, Avila Beach

Fiesta at Fin’s Drive-Thru Fundraiser for 5CHC TUESDAY, MAY 4 Fin’s Restaurant, Grover Beach

MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT This event’s goal is to provide a forum where community members can speak with local decision makers to help improve the Mental Health System here in SLO. Special guest panelist: Anne Robin, Behavioral Health Director. April 29, 12:45-5 p.m. Free. 805-748-4145. camhpro.org/lead-summit/.

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METABOLIC CONDITIONING We use primarily our own body weight in this interval training class to run through exercises and drills to raise the heart rate, condition our muscles, and stay flexible. This advanced class also incorporates hand weights and sand bags, if you have them. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m. $72.

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ONLINE FITNESS CLASSES THROUGH THE ADULT SCHOOL Lifelong fi tness classes are offered

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online through the Adult School. Visit site for more information and to register. Mondays-Thursdays. through June 3 805-549-1222. slcusd.asapconnected.com.

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PARENT PARTICIPATION AND PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES ONLINE (THROUGH SAN LUIS COASTAL ADULT SCHOOL) Find support and connect with others in weekly online parenting classes.

Learn about the developmental stage of your child, participate in teacher-facilitated discussions on parenting topics, explore local resources, and safely enjoy the company of other parents. Mondays-Thursdays. through

May 28 $10-$30. 805-549-1253. slcusd.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

PARENTING THE INFANT, BABY AND ME YOGA, AND PREPARING FOR THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD (ONLINE) Meet other parents and form connections that last a lifetime in Parent Participation’s infant classes (ages 0 to 12 months). Learn from the comfort and safety of your own home. Expecting parents welcome. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays. through May 28 $10-$46. 805-549-1253. slcusd.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SLO NOONTIME TOASTMASTERS CLUB MEETINGS Want to improve speaking and leadership skills in a supportive and positive environment? During COVID, we are meeting virtually. Contact us to get a meeting link for info. Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. Free. slonoontime.toastmastersclubs.org. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID.

SLOROLL: A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE A free popup roller skating event. Locations posted the day of at 4 p.m. Follow @thesloroll. First Friday of every month Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SPRING PLANT SALE AT SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN Enjoy a wide selection of drought-tolerant and volunteer-grown California native and mediterranean climate plants. April 30-May 2, 10 a.m. $3 parking.

805-541-1400. slobg.org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE JACK HOUSE Public virtual tours via Zoom of the famous Jack House of San Luis Obispo. Access to the house is extremely limited and this is your best opportunity to get the inside view.

Thursdays, 2 p.m. $5 suggested. 805-543-0638. historycenterslo.org/jack-tour.html. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID. SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y

GROVER BEACH COMMUNITY LIBRARY BOOK SALE Books are sold by the inch; free book for every child while supplies last. Social distancing policies followed. May 1, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Free to attend. 805-4814131. groverbeachlibrary.org. Grover Beach Community Library, 240 N 9th St., Grover Beach.

IN-PERSON LIGHTHOUSE TOURS Docent led tour of the buildings and grounds of the historic Point San Luis Light Station. Saturdays, 12 & 2 p.m. through May 29 my805tix.com. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

LEARN TO SURF: BEGINNER SURF LESSONS Beginner surf lessons for you, your zoomers, and your homeschoolers. All equipment provided with the $70 charge. Every other Monday-Sunday, 8:45-11 a.m. through April 30 $70. 805-489-8823. surfpismo.com.

Pismo Beach Pier, West end of Pomeroy, Pismo Beach.

POINT SAN LUIS LIGHTHOUSE VIRTUAL TOUR Join a live docent via Zoom for an interactive virtual tour of the Point San Luis Lighthouse. Wednesdays, 11

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CULTURE & LIFESTYLE from page 18 a.m. $10. pointsanluislighthouse.org/. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

WEEKLY DROWNING RESCUE COURSES Facility advertised as open and safe. Give the office a call to register over the phone. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.6:30 p.m. Members $130; Non-members $160. 805481-6399. 5 Cities Swim School, 425 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande, 5citiesswimschool.com.

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BRUNCH IN THE GARDEN Enjoy the Cambria sunshine, delicious brunch items, and good company in a beautiful garden. Non-alcoholic beverages are included with the menu prices and a full bar will be available for adult beverage purchases. Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. through Aug. 29 805-927-4747. cambriapineslodge.com/ onsite. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria.

MORRO BAY FARMERS MARKET A delightful mix of local farm fresh products, baked goods, crafts, and more. Saturdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. 805-824-7383.

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

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BRUNCH IS BACK Celebrate the second Sunday of the month with brunch. Enjoy a two-hour cruise on the waterfront. Features fresh coffee, pastries, and more.

Second Sunday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $50.

805-772-2128. chabliscruises.com. Chablis Cruises, 1205 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

TAPAS ON THE HILL Kick off your weekend on our hilltop patio with traditional tapas, award-winning wine, and stunning panoramic vineyard views. Call or email to reserve your table. Fridays, 5-7 p.m. through Oct. 29 805-434-3333. AronHill Vineyards, 3745 West Highway 46, Templeton, aronhillvineyards.com.

VIRTUAL WINE TASTING PACKAGES AT CASS WINERY Wine by the glass and bottles are also available for purchase. Check site for specific virtual tasting packages. ongoing Free. 805-239-1730. casswines.com/.

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

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ARROYO GRANDE FARMERS MARKET Saturdays, 12-2:25 p.m. Arroyo Grande Farmers Market, Olohan Alley, Arroyo Grande.

FIESTA AT FIN’S: DRIVE-THRU SEAFOOD DINNER FOR 5CHC 100 percent of the price of your dinner is donated by Fin’s to 5Cities Homeless Coalition. Fin’s employees donate their time and their tips as well. May 4, 4-7 p.m. $25. my805tix.com. Fin’s Restaurant, 25 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 805-473-3467.

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PRESQU’ILE WINERY: RESERVATIONS ONLY Call or go online to make a reservation (reservations open to the public starting June 6). ongoing Presqu’ile Winery, 5391 Presqu’ile Dr., Santa Maria, 805-937-8110, presquilewine.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 8 – 7:30 P.M.

STRAWBERRY CRUZIN’ A drive-through alternative to the traditional Strawberry Festival. Through May 2 santamariafairpark.com. Santa Maria Fairpark, 937 S. Thornburg St., Santa Maria.

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FLYING GOAT CELLARS: APPOINTMENT AND PICK-UPS This winery specializes in Pinot Noir and sparkling wine. Call or check site for pick-up and appointment info. Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.4 p.m. 805-736-9032. flyinggoatcellars.com. Flying Goat Cellars, 1520 Chestnut Court, Lompoc.

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KALYRA: PURCHASES AND PICK-UPS Offering varietals from all over the world. Tuesdays-Sundays, 12-5 p.m. 805-693-8864. kalyrawinery.com. Kalyra Winery, 343 N. Refugio Rd., Santa Ynez.

STANDING SUN: PURCHASES AND DELIVERIES Visit site for Cellar Club details and more info.

Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 805-691-9413. standingsunwines.com. Standing Sun Wines, 92 2nd St., Unit D, Buellton, 805-691-9413.

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3 SONGWRITERS MEET FOR PASO SHOW Songwriters at Play host Steve Key is joined by jazz guitarist Josh Rosenblum, and folk-rock artist Paul Hayward. Playing guest sets in the middle of our show: April Rain and Charles Motley. May 8, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Free. 805-204-6821. stevekey.com/events. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND AT SCULPTERRA Steve Key is joined by Grover Anderson and Pi Jacobs.

John Sandoval and Sarah Molly play guest sets in the middle of the show. May 1, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Free. 805204-6821. stevekey.com/events. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

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

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

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SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC: FIRST FRIDAYS AT FOUR Featuring musicians from the Santa Maria Philharmonic, this monthly series of musical adventures are recorded in local settings and offered free to the public. First Friday of every month Free. smphilharmonic. org. Soundcloud (Santa Maria Philharmonic), Online, Santa Maria. ∆

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A VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE & CONVERSATION WITH

LAS CAFETERAS Join us for a celebration of the modern-day stories of Latino and immigrant lives with the high-energy sound of East Los Angelas-based band Las Cafeteras!

Using traditional Son Jarocho instruments like the jarana, Ja requinto, quijada (donkey jawbone), and tarima (a wooden platform), Las Cafeteras sing in English, Spanish, and Spanglish to meld styles from rock to hip-hop to rancheras into a jubilant party-like experience.

This event includes a pre-recorded performance, followed by a LIVE exclusive and moderated Q&A session with members of Las Cafeteras.

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Produced in partnership with Tacoma Arts Live in Washington & The Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, the second season of THE MUSE HOUR is a ve-part virtual live music and conversation series.

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MUSIC TO THE EARS AND EYES

The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society presents Fridays at Four, a monthly virtual concert series on YouTube, which premieres its next video on Friday, May 7, from 4 to 4:30 p.m.

Each program includes a selection of classical music, performed by both artists from the Philharmonic and guest musicians, for viewers to enjoy. New entries in the series are uploaded on the first Friday of each month. Visit santamariaphilharmonic.org to find out more.

—C.W.

Join us for a glamorous evening of music and memories around the pool Opera boxes and dinner options available Social distancing will be observed

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BY GLEN STARKEY

Take the trip Circles Around the Sun plays SLO Brew Rock

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riptastic instrumental jam masters Circles Around the Sun are coming in for a landing at SLO Brew Rock next Thursday, May 6.

These far out LA cats are consummate musicians who last year dropped their third studio full-length, a self-titled follow-up to 2018’s Let It Wander and 2015’s Interludes for the Dead.

Before COVID-19 came along and smashed the live music industry, Circles was headlining big venues like the Brooklyn Bowl, NYC’s the Beacon Theater, and LA’s Echoplex. Seeing them in SLO Brew Rock is a pretty big deal, especially since this is a table-seated-only show, meaning very few people and a lot of socially distanced intimacy. In fact, no single tickets will be sold. (Doors at 6:30 p.m.; all ages; a reserved two-top table for $90 plus fees or a four-top for $180 plus fees at ticketweb.com).

This will be the group’s first West Coast show with new guitarist Scott Metzger, who replaced Neal Casal after his passing in August 2019. The band also includes Adam MacDougall (keyboards), Dan Horne (bass), and Mark Levy (drums).

If you need a tasty taste of their instrumental grooves, there are plenty of videos online to wet your whistle. This one will definitely sell out!

Also at SLO Brew Rock this week, check out Word Sauce and The Bogeys this Friday, April 30, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

“We were so bummed to have to postpone last month’s Wordsauce show,” the club posted on its Facebook page, “but these boys from The Sauce Pot are gonna deliver the high energy hip-hop fusion you’ve been waiting for. Then they’ll be followed by the always entertaining rock band The Bogeys! These gents have been scheming in the studio and can’t wait to show you their new direction.”

Strictly Starkey PHOTO COURTESY OF CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN

This one’s free; first come, first served. You can also hang in the beer garden and watch the show on their giant TV. Ras Danny and the Reggae All Stars play live at The Pourhouse this Friday, April 30, TASTY JAM Instrumental jammers Circles Around the Sun play at 7 p.m. Ras Danny an intimate, seated show at SLO Brew Rock, on May 6. is a Trench Town PHOTO COURTESY OF MATTHIAS CLARK native and protégé SOULFUL of Bob Marley, who with his band the FOLK Local Reggae All Stars has backed legends singersuch as Black Uhuru, Lee Scratch Perry songwriter & the Meditations, and more! This is the Matthias Clark authentic stuff! has been Soulful folk rocker Matthias Clark busy writing plays Puffers of Pismo this Saturday, and will debut May 1 (7 to 10 p.m.). new songs on May 1 “I trust you’re all well and ready to get at Puffers of back to the new normal,” Clark said. “I’ve Pismo. been writing and recording a lot, and my release schedule is about to get heavy!” in Olympia, Washington, where he Clark recently released a series of recently released Just a Minute, a 10-song new singles that you can hear online at americanriverrecords.com/matthias-clark. album on Perpetual Doom Records that— according to press info—“was recorded between 1979 and last year.” I’m sure Out of the past some old timers still remember Baggett, About 20 years ago, Lee Baggett and the album is quirky and charming, was a real local scenemaker in SLO in just like the musician behind it. the downtown’s heyday when there were By way of promotion, the record tiny clubs crammed into out-of-the-way company—a husband-and-wife indie label places. In those days, you could walk run out of their apartment—released around downtown and see maybe five or a YouTube video called The Legend of six different bands playing in these holes in the wall, and inevitably, Baggett would Lee Baggett, which is amazing. Written

by Phil Elverum and animated by John be there playing or watching, a maniacal Andrews, it will give you a little taste of grin on his face. the record.

He was a total weirdo, but a likeable “A West Coast journeyman of many one. He was guitarist with Kyle Field and years, Baggett casts something of an Little Wings for a while, but it seemed enigmatic shadow in the indie rock world,” like he played with everyone at one time label owner Lou Crisitello said. “His or another. record—an odd and inviting collection of Like a lot of the people from that era, Baggett drifted north, eventually landing hazy sunset tunes—feels lost in time, too,

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drifting through the cosmic wind. The album sounds like a classic Neil Young album that has just been discovered.”

Amen to that! Pick up a copy on perpetualdoom.com.

End of an era …

Even a tireless sound engineer can’t work forever, and so it goes with Steve Crimmel of Cambria’s Painted Sky Studios, who—after 26 years of making studio magic for both local musicians and those who traveled from out of the area to record at his studio—is retiring to the Big Island of Hawaii. Bon voyage et bonne chance, monsieur!

You can bid Steve a fond farewell next Thursday, May 6, between 3 and 8 p.m. in the studio at the historic Woodland Garage (715 Main St.) and meet the studio’s new owner and operator, Brad Stock, a producer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist who “will continue to expand and enhance the services offered at Painted Sky Studios.”

One player who’s going to miss Steve is local singer-songwriter Craig Nuttycombe, who wrote, “On behalf of myself (and I feel confident in saying other fellow songwriters and musicians), I would like to offer a sincere thank you and aloha to Steve Crimmel. Steve is the founder/owner of Painted Sky, which for a number of years now has been a place for artists to record and perform, as well as a venue for locals to perform. Steve also brought in many wonderful artists from outside the area.

“Life is change and Steve has sold Painted Sky to move to Hawaii with his lovely wife,” Nuttycombe continued.

“I’ve yet to meet the new owner, but it’s my understanding he plans to carry on the legacy of the studio and concert venue. I hope all of us musician types and concertgoers alike support him and welcome him to our musical community.

Thank you for all you brought and gave to this area, Steve, and best of luck in your new adventure!” ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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BY CALEB WISEBLOOD

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Cambria Center for the Arts presents a virtual fundraiser, Spring for the Arts, and silent auction

On Sunday, May 16, the Cambria Center for the Arts (CCA) will stream a virtual benefit event, Spring for the Arts, starting at 4 p.m. This program will feature musical performances, a live art demonstration, and a short film screening. Proceeds raised during the event will support proposed upgrades for the CCA, including a new facility layout, repainted walls and updated lighting in the gallery, an improved conference room, increased classroom space, theater enhancements for film and stage programs, and more.

Mari Fedrow, president of the CCA, explained the upgrades as well as reopening plans in a recent press release.

“Due to the pandemic, our center has been closed since last March. But now, as conditions improve, we will be returning to a full slate of art exhibits, classes, theater performances, film, and other programming,” Fedrow said in the release. “Though our center has been closed for over a year, we have been busy making the arts accessible beyond our doors through several community arts projects. We also have used this time to assess our facilities and plan a revitalization for our opening.”

Beginning on Sunday, May 9, the CCA will be raising additional funds through a virtual silent auction. Participants will be able to bid on a variety of offerings, including gift certificates; admission tickets to art, dance, and improv classes; and more.

Bidding will run through Sunday, May 16, when the Spring for the Arts program begins streaming.

Visit cambriaarts.org for more details.

Art Social 805 hosts outdoor Paint Night event at STASH Local Goods

Art Social 805 presents one of its next outdoor Paint Night events, A View to the Pines, on Thursday, May 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., on the back patio of STASH Local Goods in Cambria. Each participant will be able to use their own paint station during the event. This workshop is suitable for all experience levels, including beginners, as an art instructor will guide attendees throughout the course.

Admission to the class is $48, which includes a canvas, paint brushes, paints, an apron, and other materials. Snacks and wine will be available for purchase during the workshop. Attendees are required to wear masks and are encouraged to dress for cold weather.

For more info on the event, visit stashlocalgoods.com. STASH Local Goods is located at 815 Main St., suite A, Cambria. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

Laura-Susan Thomas, director of the Ann Foxworthy Gallery and guest curator at SLOMA, discusses two ongoing virtual exhibits

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I

think having multiple tasks, at least for me, keeps me energized and fresh,” said Laura-Susan Thomas, who recently curated not one but two local exhibitions.

As the director of the Ann Foxworthy Gallery at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, Thomas organized the venue’s annual Fine Art Student Show, which premiered online this year at the end of March and will remain available through the end of May. She also curated Finding Spaces, a new group show at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA), which nearly shares the same runtime (April 2 through May 30).

“It’s always exciting to work with a new space and new faces. I feel like every show I install, I always learn something new from the artists, the staff, even the process,” Thomas said, commenting on her first outing as a guest curator at SLOMA. “Curating a group show especially, you get to work with artists who are working in so many different techniques.”

For Finding Spaces, Thomas curated a collection of artworks created by members of The Painters Group, a collective of local artists sponsored by SLOMA. Participating artists were asked to submit their “personal interpretations of both the physical and introspective spaces that they seek to bring calm, to heal, to bring joy, or to help us move forward.”

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BY VICTORIA ALVAREZ artworks range from realistic to abstract and tackle the exhibit’s theme in a variety of ways, from capturing the simple pleasures of daily life to illustrating metaphorical representations.

“The exhibit begins with work that focuses on more intimate spaces in our homes and comfort in the daily familiar rituals, such as the act of making coffee each morning, to IT’S ALIVE Allan Hancock College’s Fine Art Student Show highlights works of several art forms, including photography, multimedia art, and assemblage art. One of the exhibit’s featured assemblage art pieces is Homage (pictured) by Victoria Alvarez.

celebrating our connections to the outdoors, and to more abstract pieces that speak to our human connections,” Thomas said.

While Finding Spaces solely includes paintings, Allan Hancock College’s Fine Art Student Show highlights several art forms, including photography, MORNING MEDITATION San Luis Obispo Museum of Art’s assemblage art, and altered books current group show, Finding Spaces, “begins with work that (in which artists repurpose old focuses on more intimate spaces in our homes and comfort in books into artworks by cutting the daily familiar rituals, such as the act of making coffee each morning,” said guest curator Laura-Susan Thomas, alluding to into their pages, creating cubbies artist Nico Vandenheuval’s Java Time (pictured). or drawers, customizing flaps and openings, etc.).

COURTESY PHOTO BY BRIDGET ADAMS The exhibit is subtitled Making Marks in Creative Spaces and aims to showcase the ways in which Hancock students were able to continue studying and creating art while pivoting to online art studio instruction, Thomas explained.

“Our students have created some amazing work over the past year, carving out studio spaces in their homes, on kitchen tables, and alongside others working and Zooming around them,” Thomas said.

Curating the Fine Art Student Show was Thomas’s third time adapting an exhibit at ALL THE SMALL THINGS The photography the Ann Foxworthy Gallery into the virtual portion of Allan Hancock College’s Fine Art realm—following two solo shows, Marcos Student Show is described as a slice-of-life Dorado’s Immigrant Me last fall and Michael F. glimpse into “the small things that connect us Rohde’s Woven Narratives earlier this spring— through our student photographer’s eyes,” on and she doesn’t think it will be her last, even the exhibit’s website. after in-person exhibits return to prominence.

COURTESY IMAGE BY LOIS CHARLES “I think this format for the arts will probably become a fixture alongside, or in addition to, in-person art shows,” Thomas said. “It provides such an outreach for the college and the community. We have visitors from all over the world that can access the art.”

Still, the things Thomas misses about the inperson exhibition experience could easily “fill a page,” she said.

“There are things that don’t always translate as well on a phone or computer screen—the human component and connection,” Thomas said.

“I miss the dialogue and the conversation one has when you are in an art space with others.

“As we emerge from the pandemic and begin to reopen, the arts are such a vital part of our community,” she added. “It has been a hard year for the arts and artists, but we are still here.”

In setting out to virtually emulate the feeling of wandering freely through an actual gallery space, Thomas On point hopes the layout of both virtual and online exhibits will help visitors stay Visit sloma.org to view Finding “excited and compelled to keep Spaces, a collection of artworks scrolling and looking to the next created by members of The Painters art piece.” ∆ Group at SLOMA. Allan Hancock College’s Fine Art Student Show is available online at hancockcollege. edu/gallery. Both shows will remain available through the end of May.

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What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Sobhraj, a man of Vietnamese and Indian descent, drugged and his victims an easy robbed young travelers in Thailand and place to stay that seems elsewhere, stealing victims’ identities, on the surface like a passports, and traveler’s checks, and used hippie Shangri-La. He the money to buy stolen gems at a discount managed to keep one to sell at a profit in Europe. With the help step ahead of authorities CHARMERS In this fictionalized retelling, French serial killer of his Québécois girlfriend, Marie-Andrée for a really long time— Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) and his Québécois girlfriend, Leclerc (Jenna Coleman), and Indian his crime spree lasted 13 Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman), drug and rob young henchman Ajay Chowdhury (Amesh years, and he took the travelers, stealing passports and changing identities, in the Edireweera), they seemed untouchable … lives of a dozen people, limited eight-part series, The Serpent, screening on Netflix. until a relentless Dutch junior diplomat, at minimum, in at least Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle), began nine different countries.

Knippenberg has zeroed in on the right investigating the disappearance of two He holds a spell over those closest to culprit, and with the help of Sobhraj’s Dutch tourists. (eight 58-min. episodes) him—both Leclerc and Chowdhury are once unsuspecting neighbors, Nadine evil in their own right, but would they have (Mathilde Warnier) and Remi Gires Glen As a story, the life and crimes of turned that dark without Sobhraj? We’ll (Grégoire Isvarine), a game of cat-andCharles Sobhraj are pretty repetitive. He never know, but it’s certainly clear who the mouse ensues. I’ll hand it to Sobhraj— finds susceptible tourists, drugs them, puppet master is here. I agree this really he’s slippery and clever and always finds takes them home under the guise of couldn’t have been done chronologically— a way to escape. As a limited series, it’s healing them, and keeps feeding them sometimes the time hops get needlessly pretty engrossing, despite its flaws. poison as he extracts whatever money he complicated, but overall it keeps the pace of Anna Knippenberg can’t let this go—and can from them. Then he disposes of them. the miniseries rolling, especially in the last thank goodness he didn’t—but it definitely Rinse and repeat. I have a feeling if this few episodes when the heat is on and the took him to a breaking point. Howle does series was simply in chronological order, clock really starts ticking for Sobhraj and a great job in the role. The last couple of it would get a bit boring, but instead, this his cohorts. Once I settled into this series episodes are especially tense as Sobhraj time-hopper moves back and forth, coming somewhere in the middle of the second suspects that Nadine and Remi helped a at his crimes from multiple points on the episode, I was hooked. friend named Dominique (Fabien Frankel) timeline. Along the way, in what the series Glen This is also Knippenberg’s story, escape Thailand while Sobhraj, Leclerc, admits is wholly manufactured dialogue, and Howle plays him like a man obsessed. and Chowdhury were out of the country. we learn about Sobhraj’s upbringing, his His boss, Ambassador van Dongen He’s a frightening guy. Rahim does an feelings as an outsider growing up in (William Brand) orders Knippenberg amazing job at capturing a seething, France, and his developing hatred of the to leave the case of the missing Dutch serpent-like quality. The plan to raid their well-to-dos—hippy kids who can take a tourists to the local Thai authorities, compound becomes complicated and on the year or two off of life with a pocket full of but the case is clearly not a priority for razor’s edge of failure with Nadine held parent-funded traveler’s checks to travel the overworked and corrupt Thai police. captive by Sobhraj. It’s tense, and I was to exotic locales. The fractured chronology Unable to let it go, Knippenberg soldiers definitely yelling at the TV screen during feels needlessly complicated at times, on, slowly digging up clues and becoming a lot of that last episode. What ends up but that’s probably better than feeling increasingly distraught that no one is happening to Sobhraj further proves that repetitive. I have to say, Rahim is terrific doing anything to stop the killings and his calculated and horrible moves have in the starring role. He’s charismatic, disappearances he’s now linking together. nothing to do with helping those he claims dangerous, and appropriately reptilian. to care for—instead he’s just a monster out All of this strains his relationship with I wanted to strangle him the whole time. to save his own skin. I’m definitely looking his otherwise supportive wife, Angela What kind of monster can poison someone, (Ellie Bamber), who sees her husband more into this story after watching The watch them suffer, and feel nothing? He Serpent, and I’m so glad this killer is still imperiling his diplomatic career was a real fiend. sitting in prison at the age of 77. ∆ with something that’s really not his Anna How Sobhraj’s murderous story has responsibility. In fact, he’s been told to been unknown to my true-crime-obsessed drop it by the ambassador multiple times. Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split self, I’m not sure, but boy oh boy, this guy Without Knippenberg’s relentlessness, Screen. Glen compiles streaming listings. is an absolute nightmare. He’s got the Sobhraj might still be out there. The Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com. series becomes taut when it’s clear ability to charm and the means to offer PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW LINE CINEMA

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It’s all but over … except just maybe he’s the only offspring of 117th century ninja clan leader Hanzo Hasashi (Hiroyuki Sanada), who was defeated by evil Bi-Han/Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), who slew the whole Hasashi bloodline except for a hidden infant daughter found by Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano)—lowercase god of thunder—who saves the girl so she could continue the Hasashi bloodline and its prophesy that the blood of Hanzo Hasashi will unite a new generation of Earthrealm champions to defeat Outworld before Outworld wins a 10th Mortal Combat tournament and takes over Earth.

Got all that? Doesn’t matter. You’re here for the fighting, and there’s a lot of it. Unlike previous live-action installments, this one’s

FIGHT NIGHT Goro (voiced by Angus Sampson, left) squares off against Cole Young (Lewis Tan), in the newest installment of the Mortal Combat franchise, screening on HBO Max and in local theaters. rated R, so there’s a lot of blood and gore too.

Is it any good? That depends. Do you want to see a bunch of fighting and listen to some marginally funny banter between Earthrealm fighters? If so, you’ll love it.

Otherwise, it’s dumb as a bag of hair and silly to boot. Of course, I didn’t play the video game and only watched the first 1995 film, so what do I know? Proceed with caution. (110 min.) ∆ —Glen

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n just about every single business trip to wine events across the country, Edgar Torres hears himself explain to yet another person that California wines aren’t just made in the region that first made the state famous for wines.

He recalled being in Kansas City, Missouri, pouring his wine, Bodega de Edgar—which has focused on Central Coast-grown Spanish varietals since 2009—into people’s glasses. Several of them asked him if Paso Robles was in Texas.

“I still run into the headache of explaining where Paso Robles is. All they can reference is Napa,” Torres said. “I decided to kind of pay my respects to the place where I really started my wine career.”

So he started a second label, Straight Out Of Paso, highlighting the Rhone varietals that Paso does so well and the families and vineyards that make the region special.

Those include J. Dusi, Paper Street (also J. Dusi), Rotta, and Denner vineyards. Dusi Vineyard started in the early 1920s in Paso, and Rotta Vineyard started in the late 1800s in Templeton. Both farm their grapes in a way that matches Torres’ approach to winemaking.

They don’t use a lot of chemicals and pesticides, and they’re respectful to the environment, he said. J. Dusi’s Paper Street Vineyard, for instance, dry farms grapes from head-trained vines, a handson approach to growing that stresses the vine and concentrates the flavors and sugars in the fruit.

“One of the fun things about winemaking is just really letting nature express itself. We really tie our hands to producing nothing but natural wines,”

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STRAIGHT OUT OF PASO Edgar Torres’ second wine label aims to highlight the Rhone grapes that Paso Robles grows so well.

Torres said. “We’re not putting chemicals in there that shouldn’t be in there.”

Torres said if he has to add yeast, he does, but his wines are unfiltered and unfined. They don’t add anything to the wine to make it more aesthetically pleasing—to change its color or viscosity.

The Straight Out Of Paso project started in 2018, took off during the pandemic in 2020 with a focus on web sales, and was finally able to open a tasting room in downtown Paso Robles in February 2021.

Next to California Coast Beer Company on Railroad Street, Straight Out Of Paso’s concrete, tree-shaded patio leads into a modern tasting room with a garage door that opens into the parking lot.

During a recent visit, Torres pulled out the cabernet sauvignon made with grapes from Rotta Vineyard; his zinfandel with

grapes from J. Dusi Vineyard; and a white blend of roussanne, marsanne, and clairette blanche from Paper Street and Law Estate vineyards. He pointed out the labels, which are simple, each emblazoned with Straight Out Of Paso and a black-and-white image that conjures feelings of the West.

He said the whole idea is to highlight Paso, so the models he uses are from Paso, for instance a local cattleman on

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Torres started his path to wine in 2002 at Villa Creek Restaurant in downtown Paso as a server.

“I was pretty much after college being a waiter, serving some good food and good wine, and I was in the middle of the Rhone explosion,” he said.

A lot of younger winemakers were coming into town with a passion for wine, and he said he was attracted to their punk-rock style of making wine. He decided against making the jump from Cuesta College to Cal Poly, in part, he said, because he was an undocumented immigrant at the time. Instead, he absorbed as much as he could about wine.

“I’ve been very blessed,” he said. “The life that I’m getting to live is kind of the idea of rags to riches.”

In 1989, when he was 8 years old, his family moved from Michoacán, Mexico, to

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Ideally, he said, he wanted a career path where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and eventually landed a job in law enforcement. Although Torres became a U.S. citizen in 2019, he hadn’t been in the country legally while he was in school, and he didn’t see the benefit of attending Cal Poly to graduate with a piece of paper that he wouldn’t be able to use.

“I have a lot of friends of mine that are officers, who tell me I made the right move,” he said with a laugh.

While still working at Villa Greek, he learned to make wine at Garretson Wines with fledgling winemakers like Jacob Toft. Toft was one of his first mentors, teaching Torres the ins and outs of cleaning and fermentation. Torres and his friend Sean Mitchell, who used to sell a lot of Paso wines in Southern California, would spend late nights barrel tasting.

“I would always say how much I loved grenache,” Torres said. “He was kind of the one who really kind of fine-tuned my palate a little bit and really helped me with getting my own thing going.”

Torres said that with a little help from his friends, he managed to purchase four

BLENDED Straight Out Of Paso’s first white blend includes roussanne, marsanne, and clairette blanche from Paper Street and Law Estate vineyards.

barrels and produce his first wine—a grenache, which he called garnacha for his ode to Spanish wines, Bodega de Edgar. In 2019, Bodega de Edgar bought a new building that’s retrofitted as both a tasting room and winery, which is where Straight Out Of Paso is made.

With Straight Out Of Paso’s downtown tasting room finally open, Torres said they have plans to start bringing live music to the patio once a week, now that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions are starting to loosen up. You can find the latest happenings on Instagram @straightoutofpaso. ∆ Editor Camillia Lanham is headed straight for Paso. Send food and wine tips to clanham@newtimesslo.com.

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Intimate Journey Birth & Wellness (527 Stoneridge Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Intimate Journey Birth & Wellness, Erin Ashley, President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-17-21. 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. 03-17-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0721 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DIVINE CLEANING, 9490 Avonne Avenue, San Simeon, CA 93452. San Luis Obispo County.

Alondra De Jesus (9490 Avonne Avenue, San Simeon, CA 93452).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Alondra De Jesus.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-19-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 03-19-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0733 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, STUDIO DAM, 4578 Wavertree St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Michael Todd Dammeyer (4578 Wavertree St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael Dammeyer, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-22-21.

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. 03-22-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0753 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/04/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LOUIE’S AUTO CLINIC LLC, 954 Griffin St., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County.

Louie’s Auto Clinic LLC (251 Savage St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Louie’s Auto Clinic LLC, Luis Gallardo Sr., Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-23-21. 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. 03-23-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0771 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/15/2007) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DAVIES COMPANY REAL ESTATE, 5005 Jespersen Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Dawna Jeannette Davies Trustee (5014 Jespersen Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A Trust /s/ Dawna Jeannette Davies, Trustee. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-26-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stilletto, Deputy. Exp. 03-26-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0788 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BOLD SOUL, 244 Old Willow Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Allen Michael Casas (244 Old Willow Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Allen Michael Casas. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-29-21. 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. 0329-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0792 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/31/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SEAMAIR GENERAL ENGINEERING, 205 Suburban Rd., Ste. 2, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Seamair Construction, Inc. (205 Suburban Rd., Ste. 2, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Seamair Construction, Inc., Patrick Greg Phelan, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-2921. 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. 03-29-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0793 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RENEW SALON, 145 S Halcyon Ste. D, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Selina N Quiroga (371 West Tefft, Nipomo, CA 93444).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Selina N Quiroga.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-29-21. 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. 0329-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0795 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/29/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, UNLIMITED FLOW OUTFITTERS, U.F.O., 325 Ormonde Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Mike John Ormonde (325 Ormonde Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Mike John Ormonde. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-29-21.

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. 03-29-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

Please note that due to COVID-19, the City of Grover Beach will hold all meetings virtually. Meetings can be viewed on Channel 20 and are live streamed on the City’s website and on www.slo-span. org. Members of the public may provide public comment during the meeting by calling (805) 321-6639 to provide public comment via phone (the phone line will open just prior to the start of the meeting at 6:00 PM) or written public comments can be submitted via email to gbadmin@groverbeach.org prior to the Council meeting no later than 3:00 PM. If submitting written comments in advance of the meeting, please note the agenda item. Written comments will be read out loud during the City Council meeting on the appropriate agenda item subject to the customary 3-minute time limit.

SUBJECT: 1. PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO ADJUST WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES AND CONDUCTING A PROPOSITION 218 HEARING – The City Council will consider holding a Proposition 218 public hearing for the adoption of an ordinance for a new rate structure and proposed water and wastewater rates based on a comprehensive utility rate study conducted by an independent consultant. The utility rate study indicated revenues from current utility rates do not fully cover operating costs of the system and do not provide adequate funding for over $10 million in capital projects needed to improve our water ($6 million) and wastewater ($4 million) systems. In addition, there are currently no provisions within the existing rate structure to allow for the development of a supplemental water supply to assure the City can provide adequate water supply to all customers during recurring drought conditions.

The City Council will consider implementing the new rates as a series of annual revenue adjustments over the next five years. A notice describing the proposed changes was mailed to Grover Beach water and/or wastewater customers or the owner of record of a property that receives water or wastewater services.

Where You Come In: All are invited to attend the public hearing and be heard on the proposed adjustments in water service charges. Any owner or customer of record of a parcel subject to the proposed rates may submit a written protest against the proposed rate revisions. If written protests are filed with respect to a majority of the affected property parcels, the proposed rate revisions will not be adopted.

A written protest must contain the street address or Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) for the parcel(s) with respect to which the protest is made. The protest must also be signed by the owner or customer. Customers may only sign the protest if they are directly liable for payment of the fee, otherwise owners are required to sign.

Protests may be mailed, or hand delivered to Grover Beach City Hall offices at 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, CA, 93433. Protests may also be delivered to the City Clerk at the public hearing. To be valid, a signed written protest must be received by the City Clerk at or before the time of the protest hearing. Accommodations will be made available at City Hall to drop off any written protest related to this fee adjustment. Protest must be deposited at City Hall prior to the close of the Council hearing on this matter.

For More Information: A copy of the comprehensive utility rate study with the proposed rates and rate structure is available at www.groverbeach.org under Departments>Administrative Services>Documents, Forms & Resources under Documents, “Water & Sewer Rate Study” (or go directly to: https://www.grover.org/DocumentCenter/ View/11257/Grover-Beach---Rate-Study-Report---3-1721) or call the Administrative Services Department at (805) 473-4550 during regular business hours.

The City Council may also discuss other hearings or items of business at this meeting. The complete meeting agenda and copy of the staff report on the above item will be posted on the City website at www.groverbeach.org, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Live broadcasts of City Council meetings may be seen on cable television Channel 20, as well as over the Internet at www.groverbeach.org (click on the icon “Government Access Local Channel 20” and then “Channel 20”). City Council meetings are rebroadcast throughout the week.

If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing(s) described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the Public Hearing (Govt. Code Sec 65009).

FILE NO. 2021-0797 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/29/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BURRITO LOCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT-MESA, 2808 S. Halcyon, Arroyo Grande, CA 93458. San Luis Obispo County. Maria Benitez, Reynaldo Benitez (364 Oak Tree Way, Buellton, CA 93427).

This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Maria Benitez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-29-21.

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. 03-29-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter to consider the following item:

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, the Pismo Beach Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for the following purpose: PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA: A. Address: 135 Terrace Avenue Applicant: John & Asia Khallaghi Project No: P20-000012 Description: Continued Public Hearing for a Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review Permit for the construction of a new 2,956 square-foot single-family residence, 545 square-foot two-car garage, and 649 square–foot Accessory Dwelling Unit, and Categorical Exemption No. 2021-011. The project is located within the Terrace Avenue (K) Planning Area and R-1 (Single-Family Residential, 1983 Code) Zoning District. The project is located inside the Coastal Zone and is appealable to the Coastal Commission. APN: 010-521-049.

Environmental Review: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines regarding construction of a single-family residence and an accessory dwelling unit.

B. Address: 82 Bluff Drive Applicant: Bill & Paula Heim Project No: P21-000004 Description: Public Hearing for a Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review Permit for the construction of a new 6,859 square-foot single-family residence, 1,930 square-foot four-car garage, and 735 square–foot Accessory Dwelling Unit, and Categorical Exemption No. 2021-015. The project is located within the Sunset Palisades/Ontario Ridge (A-1) Planning Area and PR (Planned Residential, 1983 Code) Zoning District.

The project is located inside the Coastal Zone and is appealable to the Coastal Commission. APN: 010-562-014.

Environmental Review: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines regarding construction of a single-family residence and an accessory dwelling unit.

Details about ways to participate in this hearing will be provided on the agenda posted for the meeting online at pismobeach.org/ agenda, and on the bulletin board at City Hall. The agenda will be posted in the afternoon of May 7, 2021.

You have a right to comment on these projects and their effect on our community. Interested persons are invited to participate in the hearings or otherwise express their views and opinions regarding the proposed projects. Written and voicemail comments are welcomed prior to the hearing. Written comments prepared prior to the hearing may be submitted to the Planning Commission at planningcommission@pismobeach.org or to send an email to Planning staff at eperez@pismobeach.org . Oral comment may be provided prior to the hearing by calling 805-556-8299 and leaving a voice message. Please state and spell your name and identify your item of interest. Generally, written comment may be submitted by email up until the start of the public comment period during this time. Every effort will be made to provide an opportunity for live public comment during the meeting, but because the City cannot guarantee the quality of internet access or video conferencing facilities for the meeting, live public comment may not be available at every meeting. Please refer to the agenda for this meeting for specific instructions.

Staff report, plans and other information related to this project is available for public review in Access Pismo www.pismobeach. org, or by emailing Elsa Perez, Administrative Secretary at eperez@ pismobeach.org The meeting agenda and staff report will be available no later than the Friday before the meeting and may be obtained upon request by email at eperez@pismobeach.org, or by visiting www.pismobeach.org. The Planning Commission meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and streamed on the City’s website.

PLEASE NOTE: If you challenge the action taken on this item in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Pismo Beach at, or prior to, the public hearing.

/s/ Wendi Sims, CITY CLERK

For further information please contact Elsa Perez, Administrative Secretary, at eperez@pismobeach.org.

Dated: Thursday, April 29, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0798 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/29/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAMBRIA PINES DOODLES, 1737 Orville Ave., Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County.

Julie Johnson (1737 Orville Ave., Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Julie Johnson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-29-21. 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. 03-29-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0840 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/1975) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AERO CAMINO RANCHO, 1250 Pomeroy Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Ronald J Blakey, Sylvia L Blakey (1250 Pomeroy Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Ronald J Blakey.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-0121. 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. 04-01-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0869 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/24/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GOOSE HILL FARM, 1152 Easy Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Else P. Wolff (1152 Easy Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Else P. Wolff. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-06-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stilletto, Deputy. Exp. 04-06-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0879 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/04/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAMBRIA ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER, 2501 Village Ln., Suite A, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Suzanne Marie Van Beurden (5233 Hillcrest Drive, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Suzanne M. Van Beurden. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-07-21. 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. 04-07-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0841 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/15/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PHOENIX RISING MASSAGE THERAPY, PHOENIX RISING MASSAGE, PHOENIX RISING, 793 Higuera Street, Suite 12, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

San Luis Obispo County. Montgomery Norton (1831 Garden Street #4, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Montgomery Norton. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-01-21. 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. 04-01-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0808 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AUSPICIOUS ATELIER, 2280 Sunset Drive, Suite A1, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Betti Banks-Ahonen (2756 Houston Drive, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Betti BanksAhonen. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-30-21. 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. 03-30-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0823 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BLUR HAIR STUDIO, 255 N. Wilson, Suite C, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County.

Jesse Felipe Villegas (121 E Branch St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jesse Villegas, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-3121. 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. 03-31-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0828 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2010) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ACADEME REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, ACADEME REAL ESTATE, ACADEME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 6575 Morro Road, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County.

Cami Lynn Rickard (6575 Morro Road, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Cami Lynn Rickard, Owner/ Broker. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-31-21. 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. 03-31-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0847 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OAK FLORAL DESIGN, 878 Boysen Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405.

San Luis Obispo County. Rachel Emily Drisdelle (1659 Pereira Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Rachel Emily Drisdelle, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-02-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 04-02-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0830 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/30/1987) New Filing The following person is doing business as, INTER-CITY ELECTRIC, 6750 Ranchita Oaks Pl., San Miguel, CA 93451. San Luis Obispo County. Inter City Electric, Incorporated (6750 Ranchita Oaks Pl., San Miguel, CA 93451). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Inter City Electric, Incorporated, John Scott Graham, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-3121. 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. 03-31-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0882 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/17/1995) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BAYSIDE PAINTING, 1154 13Th St., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Michael Brian Goodwin (1154 13Th St., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael Brian Goodwin, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0407-21. 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. 04-07-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0872 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/06/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FOUR CORNERS COLLECTIBLES, 2789 Picachio Rd., Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County.

Jarred Lambert (2789 Picachio Rd., Cayucos, CA 93430). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jarred Lambert. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-06-21. 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. 04-06-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0852 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/09/2011) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BAYFRONT MANAGEMENT, 1148 Front St., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Jayne F. Behman (630 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Jayne F. Polland Behman, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-05-21. 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. 04-05-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0873 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NAOMI MALAK, 791 Price Street #156, Pismo Beach, CA 93449.

San Luis Obispo County. Jennifer Elizabeth Snow (1221 Price Street #6, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jennifer Elizabeth Snow. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-0721. 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. 04-07-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0856 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/05/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE FLAVOR FOOL, 237 Bradley Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442.

San Luis Obispo County. Nicholas Ray Martinez (237 Bradley Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conFICTITIOUS BUSINESS ducted by An Individual /s/ Nicholas Ray Martinez, Owner. This statement NAME STATEMENT was filed with the County Clerk of San FILE NO. 2021-0829 Luis Obispo on 04-05-21. I hereby TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(12/22/2020) (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. New Filing Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-05-26.

The following person is doing April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

business as, SAN LUIS PATIO, SAN LUIS UMBRELLA, 99 E. Foothill Blvd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405.

San Luis Obispo County. San Luis Patio LLC (99 E. Foothill Blvd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ San Luis Patio LLC, Joseph Solis, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-31-21. 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. 03-31-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0871 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CONSTABLE CELLARS, 681 Hollyhock, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Lawrence R. Marino (2276 Plover Ct., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lawrence R. Marino, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-06-21. 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. 04-06-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0886 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TERRAVAS, EARTHVAS, 1246 Mesa Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Laura Lynn Vernazza Cole, Kyle Eugene Cole (1246 Mesa Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Laura Lynn Vernazza Cole, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-08-21. 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. 04-08-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-0888 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/22/1994) New Filing The following person is doing business as, T & N ENTERPRISES, 5095 Whispering Oak Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County.

Nancy Payne (5095 Whispering Oak Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Nancy Payne. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-08-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stilletto, Deputy. Exp. 04-08-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0874 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/07/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BOBBY BLACK PRODUCTIONS, 305 High St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Ryan R. Baker (305 High St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Ryan R. Baker, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-07-21. 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. 04-07-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0893 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/01/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ROSE’S BAR AND GRILL, 725 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Rose’s Landing, Inc. (725 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Rose’s Landing, Inc., Susan Redican, Vice President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0408-21. 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. 04-08-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0862 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MATTHEWS WALLACE & CO, 200 Station Way, Ste. B, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

CA Tax Pros, Douglas Matthews, Kathy Matthews (200 Station Way, Ste. B, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Unincorporated Association Other Than A Partnership /s/ Douglas Matthews, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-05-21. 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. 04-05-26.

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0875 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/19/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VIN 13 BAR & CELLAR, 1144 Pine St., #102, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Vin 13 Bar & Cellar, Inc. (250 T-Diamond Way, Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Vin 13 Bar & Cellar, Inc., Ruben Anthony Arroyo, Vice President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-07-21. 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. 04-07-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0896 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/13/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PINEVIEW MOBILE ESTATES, 9540 Avonne Ave., San Simeon, CA 93452.

San Luis Obispo County. DH Pineview MHP, LLC (1121 E. Philadelphia St., Ontario, CA 91761). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ DH Pineview MHP, LLC, Michael Snyder, Chief Financial Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0408-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stilletto, Deputy. Exp. 04-08-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0864 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AMSTERDAM NIPOMO, 671 W. Tefft St., Suite 1, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Laith Adel Kurdi (1922 Regina Ct., Santa Maria, CA 93458). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Laith A. Kurdi. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-0521. 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. 04-05-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0877 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ACKERMAN ACRES, 675 Highland Hills Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444.

San Luis Obispo County. Merle J. Ackerman (675 Highland Hills Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Merle J. Ackerman. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-07-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stilletto, Deputy. Exp. 04-07-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-0901 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, UNIQUE FINDS, 22417 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita, CA 93453. San Luis Obispo County. Sherry Deanne Christianson (7670 Valle Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Sherry Deanne Christianson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-21. 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. 04-09-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0902 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ONE RUSTIC SHED, 22417 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita, CA 93453. San Luis Obispo County. Amie Morgan Hiltbrand (8935 Ortega Road, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Amie Morgan Hiltbrand. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-21. 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. 04-09-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0903 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/09/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CLASSIC ROCK ODYSSEY MUSIC PRODUCTIONS, 2565 Fowler Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. David Michael Apodaca (2565 Fowler Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ David M Apodaca, Owner / Producer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-21. 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. 04-09-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0904 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/07/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO COUNTY E-MOTORSPORTS, 4734 Tumbleweed Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County.

Danny R Pineda (4734 Tumbleweed Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Danny R Pineda. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-21. 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. 04-09-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0905 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, UNIQUE STYLES, 573 12th Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Daniel Ramon Morales (1933 Fieldstone Circle, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Daniel Ramon Morales, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-21. 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. 04-09-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0910 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RELEVANT SPACE, 1550 Michigan Way, Nipomo, CA 93444.

San Luis Obispo County. B C Tatum Ventures, LLC. (1550 Michigan Way, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ B C Tatum Ventures, LLC, Charessa Tatum, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 04-09-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0921 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/23/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LEVEL UP ORGANIZING, 3960 S. Higuera St. #110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Linda Sue Caldwell (3960 S. Higuera St. #110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A Trust /s/ Linda Caldwell, Trustee. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-12-21. 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. 04-12-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0925 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHARGED FUTURE, 294 Craig Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County.

Andrew Darya Oreizi (294 Craig Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Andrew Darya Oreizi, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-12-21. 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. 04-12-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0951 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/29/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SOMETHING BRIDAL, 530 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Something Bridal LLC (417 Jaycee Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ SomeFICTITIOUS BUSINESS thing Bridal LLC, Reanna Janowicz, NAME STATEMENT CEO. This statement was filed with FILE NO. 2021-0906 the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE on 04-14-21. I hereby certify that this (N/A) copy is a correct copy of the stateNew Filing ment on file in my office. (Seal) TomThe following person is doing busi- my Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, ness as, HEAVENLEE MASSAGE, 725 Deputy. Exp. 04-14-26.

Country Wood Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Alana Logan (725 Country Wood Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is FICTITIOUS BUSINESS conducted by An Individual /s/ Alana NAME STATEMENT Logan. This statement was filed with FILE NO. 2021-0954 the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-21. I hereby certify that this TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE copy is a correct copy of the statement (05/08/2006) on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, New Filing County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. The following person is doing busi04-09-26. ness as, GREATER CALIFORNIA April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0907 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST CUSTOM WINE CABINETS, 207 Suburban Rd. #5, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Mark Alan Marroquin (222 Via Le Paz, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Mark Marroquin, Founder/ Builder. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-21. 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. 04-09-26.

April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0909 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/22/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TATUM ASPHALT, 1550 Michigan Way, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. B C Tatum Ventures, Inc. (1550 Michigan Way, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ B C Tatum Ventures, Inc., Charessa Tatum, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 04-09-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT For the San Luis Obispo County Tourism Business Improvement District

LEGAL NOTICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES, 4301 Secondwind Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

San Luis Obispo County. GCFS, Inc. (3091 Governors Lake Drive, Suite 500, Peachtree Corners, GA 30071).

This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ GCFS, Inc., Robert Chalavoutis, Chief Financial Officer.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-15-21. 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. 04-15-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0956 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/29/2008) New Filing The following person is doing business as, EARTH TONE GENERAL CONTRACTING, 2370 Crest Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Paul Trent (2370 Crest Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Paul Trent, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-15-21. 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. 04-15-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of the County of San Luis Obispo (the “County”) adopted a resolution of intention to renew the San Luis Obispo County Tourism Business Improvement District (the “CBID”) and to continue to levy an assessment on the lodging businesses within the CBID as set forth in said resolution of intention. The resolution is attached hereto and hereby incorporated into the notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at 9 a.m. or shortly thereafter on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, a public hearing shall be held before the Board of Supervisors to allow public testimony regarding the renewal of the CBID and to continue to levy assessments therein as set forth in the enclosed resolution of intention and pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.6 and Streets and Highway Codes Section 36500 et seq. *The public meeting shall be held remotely consistent with the temporary procedures for Board of Supervisors meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic, as follows: *Please reference Resolution of Intention 2021-059 published below.

Assessment: An assessment is proposed to continue to be levied on all lodging businesses, which include hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and vacation homes, within the CBID boundaries based upon 2% of the rent charged by the operator per occupied room per night for all transient occupancies. The amount of the assessment shall continue to be two (2) percent of your annual gross room rental revenue. Federal government employees on government business will be exempt from the levy of assessment. Extended stays, defined as more than 30 consecutive calendar days, shall be exempt from the levy of assessment.

Estimate: The estimated amount of revenue to be raised by the assessment is estimated to be approximately in the $1 million - $1.2 million range.

Purpose: The CBID proposes to administer tourism promotions and marketing programs to promote San Luis Obispo County as a tourism destination and projects, programs, and activities that benefit lodging businesses located and operating within the boundaries of the district. The proposed improvements and activities shall be targeted at increasing transient stays.

Collection: The assessment is proposed to be levied on an annual basis and shall be collected monthly from lodging businesses within the CBID. Protest: Oral and written protests may be made at the public hearing. Upon receipt by the Clerk of the Board of written protests from the owners of lodging businesses in the area who pay 50 percent or more of the annual assessments levied, the assessment shall not be imposed for a period of one year. Written protests must be received by the Clerk of the Board prior to the start of the public hearing on May 18, 2021. Your written protest must contain the following information: business name, property address and owner’s signature. There is no formal protest form; however, for your convenience a protest form is available on the Administrative Office website at http://www. slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Administrative-Office/Clerk-of- the-Board.aspx.

Should you desire to mail a protest against this assessment, the address is: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of San Luis Obispo 1055 Monterey Street, Suite D430 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Information: Should you desire additional information about this assessment, contact: Tessa Cornejo, Administrative Services Manager County of San Luis Obispo 1055 Monterey Street, Suite D430, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Phone: (805) 781-4691 or Email: tcornejo@co.slo.ca.us DATED: April, 20, 2021 WADE HORTON, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board By: /s/ Annette Ramirez, Deputy Clerk of the Board

IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA Tuesday, April 20, 2021 John Peschong, Bruce S. Gibson, Dawn Ortiz-Legg, Debbie Arnold and Chairperson Lynn Compton None RESOLUTION NO. 2021-059 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DECLARING ITS INTENTION OF RENEWING THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (CBID) ORDINANCE, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CONTINUE TO LEVY AN ASSESSMENT ON LODGING BUSINESSES WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT BEGINNING FISCAL YEAR 2021-22, AND FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE OF A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON AND GIVING NOTICE THEREOF The following is now offered and read: PRESENT: ABSENT:

WHEREAS, on May 12, 2009, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 3177 establishing the San Luis Obispo County Tourism Business Improvement District (CBID) and levied an assessment on lodging businesses within such district; and WHEREAS, the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989, California Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 et seq., requires counties to annually renew business improvement areas for the purpose of promoting tourism; and WHEREAS, the CBID Advisory Board supports the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo (the “Board of Supervisors”) renewal of the ordinance continuing the San Luis Obispo County Tourism Business Improvement District (“CBID”) and the continued levying of an annual assessment on lodging businesses, which include hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and vacation homes within the proposed CBID. NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo does hereby resolve, determine and find as follows: Section 1. The recitals set forth herein are true and correct.

Section 2. The Board of Supervisors declares its intention to renew the San Luis Obispo Tourism Business Improvement District (“CBID”) and to continue to levy and collect annual assessments against lodging businesses within the CBID boundaries pursuant to the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989, Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 et seq. (the “Law”), in the fiscal year 2021-22 following the approval of renewing the CBID. Section 3. The boundaries of the CBID shall be all properties in the unincorporated boundaries of the County of San Luis Obispo located within the North Coast, Estero, San Luis Bay Coastal, and South County Coastal planning areas set forth in the Land Use Element – Circulation Element of the San Luis Obispo County General Plan and within the San Luis Bay Inland, South County Inland, Los Padres, Huasna-Lopez and San Luis Obispo planning areas as set forth in Title 22, Chapters 22.106, 22.112, 22.100, 22.96, and 22.108 respectively.

Section 4. The name of the business improvement area shall be the “San Luis Obispo County Tourism Business Improvement District.”

Section 5. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that the types of improvements and activities to be funded by the levy of assessments against lodging businesses within the CBID are tourism promotions and marketing programs to promote the unincorporated San Luis Obispo County, per Section 3 above, as a tourism destination and projects, programs, and activities that benefit lodging businesses located and operating within the boundaries of the district. The proposed improvements and activities shall be targeted at increasing transient stays.

Section 6. Except where funds are otherwise available, an assessment will be levied annually against lodging businesses to pay for the improvements and activities within the CBID beginning July 1, 2021. Assessments will be collected in monthly installments or such other installments as determined by the Board of Supervisors. The proposed assessment is to be levied on all lodging businesses, which include hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and vacation homes, within the CBID boundaries based upon two (2%) percent of the rent charged by the operator per occupied room per night for all transient occupancies. Federal government employees on government business will be exempt from the levy of assessment.

Extended stays, defined as more than 30 consecutive calendar days, shall be exempt from the levy of assessment. New lodging businesses within the boundaries of the CBID shall not be exempt from the levy of assessment. Assessments levied pursuant to the CBID shall not be included in gross room rental revenue for the purpose of determining the amount of the transient occupancy tax.

Section 7. The Board of Supervisors hereby sets May 18, 2021 as the date for a public hearing on the renewal of the CBID and the levy of assessments. The public hearing will be held at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable. The public meeting shall be held remotely consistent with the temporary procedures for Board of Supervisors meetings during COVID-19 pandemic, as follows: Using the most rapid means of communication available at this time, members of the public are encouraged to participate in the public hearing in the following ways: 1. Remote Viewing/Listening - Members of the public who wish to watch or listen to the hearing can find links for livestreaming the meeting at: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Board-of-Supervisors/Board- Meetings,-Agendas-andMinutes.aspx 2. Public Comment - Public comment can be submitted in the following ways: •

Live Verbal Public Comment – At the start of the hearing, please call (805) 321- 0555. While you wait for your call to be screened, you will be hearing the hearing live on the other end of the phone. Staff will answer your call as quickly as possible. Please be prepared to state your name and that you would like to comment on the CBID Assessment Hearing and your name. Staff will then place you in a queue. When it is your turn to speak, the Clerk of the Board will announce your name and then you can speak for 3 minutes.

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If you are getting a busy signal, that means our queue is full, please continue to call until you get through.

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Voice Mail -Pre Recorded Verbal Public Comment - Call (805) 788-6638; state and spell your name, state you are calling about the CBID Assessment Hearing and leave your comment. Verbal comments are limited to 3 minutes including stating your name. Verbal comments (voicemails) must be received by the Clerk of the Board no later than 9:00 a.m. on the morning of the noticed meeting and will be limited to 3 minutes. Every effort will be made to play your comment aloud at the hearing. All comments will be entered into the administrative record and provided each board member.

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Email or Mail Public Comment - Public Comment can be submitted any time via email or U.S. Mail. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the hearing.

Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at ad_Board_clerk@co.slo.ca.us or send comment. Your comment will be placed into the administrative record of the hearing and forwarded to each board member. Comments will not be read aloud or presented visually at the meeting.

Mailing Address: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors 1055 Monterey St. D430 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

Drop Off Protests for County Business Improvement District (CBID) Annual Assessment Renewal – There will be a County Representative outside the Board of Supervisors Chambers at 1055 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, collecting protests until the Clerk of the Board closes the time to collect protests during the hearing.

Protests can also be mailed to the Clerk of the Board at the address above but must be received no later than May 18.

Section 8. At the public hearing the testimony of all interested persons for or against the renewal of the CBID, the extent of the CBID, or the furnishing of specified types of improvements or activities will be heard. A protest may be made orally or in writing by any interested person. To count in the determination of a majority protest against the CBID, a protest must be in writing.

Any protest pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings shall be in writing and clearly state the irregularity or defect to which objection is made.

Written protests must be received by the Clerk of the Board, County of San Luis Obispo prior to the start of the public hearing scheduled herein and may be delivered or mailed to the Clerk of the Board, County of San Luis Obispo, 1055 Monterey Street, Suite D430, San Luis Obispo, California. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing.

Each written protest shall contain a written description of the business in which the person signing the protest is interested sufficient to identify the business. If the person signing the protest is not shown on the official records of the County of San Luis Obispo as the owner of the business, then the protest shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence that the person is the owner of the business.

A written protest which does not comply with this section shall not be counted in determining a majority protest.

Section 9. If, at the conclusion of the public hearing, written protests are received from the owners of businesses in the CBID which will pay fifty percent (50%) or more of the assessments levied and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the protest to less than fifty (50%) percent (i.e., there is a majority protest), no further proceedings to renewal the CBID, as contained in this resolution of intention, shall be taken for a period of one year from the date of the finding of a majority protest by the Board of Supervisors. If the majority protest is only against the furnishing of a specified type or types of improvement or activity within the CBID, those types of improvements or activities shall be eliminated.

Section 10. Further information regarding the renewal CBID may be obtained from the Clerk of the Board, County of San Luis Obispo, 1055 Monterey Street, Suite D430, San Luis Obispo, California.

Section 11. The Clerk of the Board is instructed to provide notice of the public hearing in accordance with Streets and Highway Code Section 36523.

Section 12. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Supervisors, and the Clerk of the Board shall certify to the vote adopting this resolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular hearing of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, held on this 20th day of April, 2021 by the following vote: Upon motion of Supervisor Gibson, seconded by Supervisor Ortiz-Legg, and on the following roll call, to wit: AYES: Supervisors Gibson, Ortiz-Legg, Peschong, Arnold, Chairperson Compton NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINING: None the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted.

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BY: Lynn Compton Chairperson, Board of Supervisors ATTEST WADE HORTON Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/ Annette Ramirez Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors April 29, 2021

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City of Grover Beach ORDINANCE NO. 21.01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 16 OF CHAPTER 3 OF ARTICLE III OF THE GROVER BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, the City of Grover Beach is a General Law city organized pursuant to Article XI of the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted the City by Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City has the police power to adopt regulations designed to promote the public convenience or the general prosperity, as well as regulations designed to promote the public health, the public morals or public safety; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22357, the City has the authority to establish prima facie speed limits on streets and roads under its jurisdiction, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 40802 of the California Vehicle Code, an engineering and traffic investigation must be performed every five years, but the City does have the ability to extend valid surveys to seven years if no significant changes in roadway or traffic conditions have occurred; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Vehicle Code, the City may extend the recommendations of an engineering and traffic investigation up to seven years provided that law enforcement complies with Section 40802.c.1; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the 1999 revision to Section 40802 of the California Vehicle Code by the California Legislature, the City cannot use radar to enforce speed limits unless justified by an engineering and traffic investigation.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH AS FOLLOWS:

CITY OF MORRO BAY NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Morro Bay City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, via teleconference in accordance pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsom on March 17, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. or soon thereafter, to consider the following: 1. Adoption of a resolution amending the schedule of fees and charges for City services for Fiscal Year 2021/22.

Written comments are also accepted by the City Clerk via email at cityclerk@ morrobayca.gov or by mail prior to the meeting at 595 Harbor Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442 and will be distributed to the City Council.

A copy of the draft resolution and fee schedule can be viewed on the City’s website at www.morrobayca.gov, and upon request by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (805) 772-6205. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Finance Department at (805) 772-6201. /s/ DanaSwanson City Clerk Dated: April 26, 2021 Date Published: April 29, 2021

PART 1. Section 16 of Chapter 3 of Article III of the Grover Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 3 – TRAFFIC REGULATIONS SECTION 16. ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS IN CERTAIN ZONES. In accordance with Vehicle Code Section 22357, an engineering and traffic investigation has been performed that provides recommendations to establish the speed limit necessary for safe operation of vehicles on the following streets. It is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limit for the following streets shall be as designated below when signs are erected giving notice thereof: DECLARED PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT

STREET

LIMITS

El Camino Real

Pismo Beach City Limit to North 12th Street

40

West Grand Avenue

Highway 1 to North 10th Street

30

West Grand Avenue

North 10th Street to Oak Park Boulevard

30

The Pike

South 13th Street to Arroyo Grande City Limit

30

S. 13th Street

Farroll Road to The Pike

35

North 12th Street

El Camino Real to Atlantic City Avenue

30

Highland Way

South 4th Street to 13th Street

25

South 8th Street

West Grand Avenue to Farroll Road

25

El Camino Real

N. 12th Street to N. Oak Park Boulevard

40

Atlantic City Avenue

N. 4th Street to N. 12th Street

30

Atlantic City Avenue

N. 12th Street to S. Oak Park Boulevard

30

Long Branch Avenue

S. 4th Street to S. Oak Park Boulevard

25

Mentone Avenue

S. 4th Street to S. Oak Park Boulevard

25

Farroll Road

S. 4th Street to S. 13th Street

35

Farroll Road

S. 13th Street to S. Oak Park Boulevard

35

N. 4th Street

Pismo Beach city limit to Ocean View Avenue

35

N/S. 4th Street

Ocean View Avenue to Farroll Road

35

S. 4th Street

Farroll Road to South City Limit

35

N. 13th Street

Atlantic City Avenue to West Grand Avenue

30

S. 13th Street

West Grand Avenue to Farroll Road

30

All other speed limits shall remain in place as previously established and as confirmed as appropriate per the most recent engineering and traffic investigation commissioned by the City in 2020.

PART 2. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional.

PART 3. This Ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the 31st day after the date of its adoption, and within fifteen (15) days after its adoption, it shall be published once, together with the names of the Council Members voting thereon, in a newspaper of general circulation within the City.

INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council the foregoing urgency ordinance was PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council on April 26, 2021, on the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: RECUSED:

Miller, Robert, Rushing, Mayor Pro Tem Bright and Mayor Lee None None None None

/s/ JEFF LEE, Mayor Attest: /s/ WENDI SIMS, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ David P. Hale, City Attorney April 29, 2021

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION The City of San Luis Obispo Human Relations Commission will hold a Regular Meeting, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 5:00 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 www.slocity.org.

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.

Please note that due to COVID-19, the City of Grover Beach will hold all meetings virtually. Meetings can be viewed on Channel 20 and are live streamed on the City’s website and on www.slospan.org. Members of the public may provide public comment during the meeting by calling (805) 321-6639 to provide public comment via phone (the phone line will open just prior to the start of the meeting at 6:00 PM) or written public comments can be submitted via email to gbadmin@groverbeach.org prior to the Council meeting no later than 3:00 PM. If submitting written comments in advance of the meeting, please note the agenda item. Written comments will be read out loud during the City Council meeting on the appropriate agenda item subject to the customary 3-minute time limit.

SUBJECT: 1. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING A STAGE 1 WATER SHORTAGE AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CITY MUNICIPAL CODE ARTICLE VII, PUBLIC WORKS, CHAPTER 2, MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION – The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution declaring a Stage 1 Water Shortage in accordance with the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan which will establish a monthly water budget for all water customers based on water usage during the previous 12 months. The Council will also consider an Ordinance to amend Chapter 2 of Article VII of the City Municipal Code to impose penalties for violation of water conservation regulations established by the Council and incorporate those regulations into the City Municipal Code and to enforce those penalties through the administrative citation process defined in Chap. 4 of Article I of the City Municipal Code.

Where You Come In: All are invited to attend the public hearing and be heard on the proposed water shortage declaration and adoption of penalties for violation of water conservation regulations. Any owner or customer of record of a parcel subject to the proposed water shortage declaration and penalties may submit written comments to the Council. Written comments must contain the street address or Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) for the parcel(s) with respect to which the comments are made.

Comments may be mailed or dropped in the utility payment box at Grover Beach City Hall at 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, CA, 93433 or comments may emailed to the City Clerk at gbadmin@groverbeach.org. To be included in the public record, comments must be received by the City Clerk at or before the time of the public hearing.

For More Information: A copy of the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan is available on the City website at www.groverbeach.org and click on “Public Works” and then “Documents, Forms and Resources” under the heading “Departments” (or go directly to: https:// www.groverbeach.org/DocumentCenter/View/9702) or call the Public Works Department at (805) 473-4550 during regular business hours.

The City Council may also discuss other hearings or items of business at this meeting. The complete meeting agenda and copy of the staff report on the above item will be posted on the City website at www.groverbeach.org. Live broadcasts of City Council meetings may be seen on cable television Channel 20, as well as over the Internet at www.groverbeach. org (click on the icon “Government Access Local Channel 20” and then “Channel 20”). City Council meetings are rebroadcast throughout the week.

If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing(s) described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the Public Hearing (Govt. Code Sec 65009). /s/ Wendi Sims, City Clerk Dated: April 29, 2021

28 • New Times • April 29 - May 6, 2021 • www.newtimesslo.com

01. Consent Agenda – Item Nos. 01-28 & Resolution (Res.) No. 2021-059 through 2021-080, approved as amended.

02. Update on COVID-19, rec’d & filed.

03. Presentations: Res. 2021-081, recognizing the 75th Birthday of cityhood for the City of Pismo Beach, adopted and annual report by the Commission on the Status of Women, rec’d & filed.

04. Public Comment Period - matters not on the agenda: G. Kirkland; J. Texeira; M. Kirkland; S. Semmes; V. Trenez; N. Dorfman; M. Brown; & L. Owen, speak. No action taken.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEM:

05. Update on 2021 redistricting effort, rec’d & filed.

Consideration of the 2021-2022 Grants-in-Aid (GIA) preliminary funding recommendations.

06. Report on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), rec’d & filed.

Contact: Cara Vereschagin – (805) 781-7596 – cvereschagin@slocity.org

07. Presentation of the Paso Basin Aerial Groundwater Mapping Pilot Study, rec’d & filed.

The report(s) will be available for review in the Community Development Office and online at https://www.slocity.org/government/advisoryPlease bodies/agendas-and-minutes/human-relations-commission. call the Community Development Department at (805) 781-7170 for more information, or to request an agenda packet.

April 29, 2021

CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing on MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter.

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING BRIEF TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 AT 9:00 AM 5 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT

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

1. 650 Tank Farm Rd. FNCE-0135-2021; Request for a fence height exception for a 522’ long fence and wall combination that ranges in height from 6 feet to 10 feet 9 inches where normally a 6-foot fence is allowed. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C/OS-SP and C-S-SP zones; RRM Design Group, applicant. (Rachel Cohen) 2. Orcutt Area Residential Developments . DIR-0215-2021; Request to place directional signage within the new Orcutt Area Developments. Signage is requested to lead potential home buyers to model homes for the Arroyos, Iron & Oak, Ladera, The Paseos, R @ Righetti, South Morros, and Vinifera developments, and would include up to 11 freestanding post signs up to 8.5 feet tall. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1-SP, R-2-SP, R-3-SP, and C-C- SP zones; Ladera, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen) 3. 1530 Broad St. HOME-0223-2021; Review of a Homestay Rental application to allow short-term rental (such as Airbnb) of an owner-occupied single-family residence.

This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-2-H zone; Samuel Blakeslee, applicant.

(Graham Bultema)

08. Report on Co. GSA activities in the Paso Robles Subbasin, rec’d & filed w/ direction to staff.

09. Closed Session. Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure to litigation: No of potential cases: 3. Initiation of litigation: No of potential cases: 2. Pending Litigation: Existing litigation: Application filed by PG&E in the 2018 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding (U 39 E & A: 18-12-008); Roebbelen Contracting, Inc. v. Co. SLO, Ventura Superior Court, Case No. 56-2020-00543728; Ghost Golf, Inc. v.

Newsom, Case No. F082357. Conference w/ Labor Negotiator re: SLOGAU; SLOCEA-T&C; DCCA; Sheriffs’ Mgmt; SLOCPPOA; DSA; DAIA; SLOCPMPOA; SLOCEA – PSSC; Unrepresented Mgmt & Confidential Employees; SDSA; UDWA. Report out.

10. Appeal by C. Maldonado re: approval of a MUP (DRC201800228) for SLO Cal Roots to establish indoor & outdoor cannabis cultivation, ancillary & commercial nursery & manufacturing facilities on an approx. 54-acre site at 1255 Penman Springs Rd, 1.25 miles east of Paso Robles, cont’d to 7/13/2021.

11. Res. 2021-082, upholding the appeal by C. Bianchine & reversing the decision of the planning department hearing officer, denying the application of Copper Creek Farms, LLC for a MUP (DRC2019-00042) to establish a phased indoor & outdoor cannabis cultivation operation, ancillary & commercial nursery & manufacturing facilities on a portion of a 54-acre site on the north side of Neal Spring Rd, approx. 2.5 miles east of the Templeton Urban Reserve Line, adopted as amended.

12. Meeting Adjourned.

For more details, view the meeting video at: https://www.slocounty. ca.gov/Departments/Administrative-Office/Clerk-of-the-Board/ Clerk-of-the-Board-Services/Board-of-Supervisors-Meetings-andAgendas.aspx Wade Horton, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: T’Ana Christiansen, Deputy Clerk April 29, 2021

4. 854 Venable St. HOME-0226-2021; Review of a Homestay Rental application to allow short-term rental (such as Airbnb) of an owner-occupied single-family residence.

This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 zone; Jennifer Melton, applicant.

(Graham Bultema) 5. 685 Osos St. HOME-0224-2021; Review of a Homestay Rental application to allow short-term rental (such as Airbnb) of an owner-occupied single-family residence.

This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-3 zone; Kristine Walters, applicant.

(Graham Bultema) 6. Madonna Rd. DIR-0284-2021; Night work to replace water lines and a fire hydrant along Madonna Road from El Mercado to the Highway 101 southbound ramps intersection. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Public Right-Of-Way; Granite Construction, applicant. (Graham Bultema) 7. 11950 Los Osos Valley Rd. MOD-0207-2021; Modification to conditions of approval for previously approved application DIR-0113-2021 to allow 90 nights of work instead of the previously approved 30 nights of work for road improvements at the intersection of Los Osos Valley Road and Froom Ranch Way as part of San Luis Ranch project. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Public Right-Of-Way; Granite Construction, applicant. (Graham Bultema) 8. 148 Lincoln St. FNCE-0303-2021. Request to replace an existing, damaged, solid wood, nine-foot fence with a new, nine-foot, solid wood fence along the rear property line, where a six-foot tall fence is the standard. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 zone; Phyllis Raposo-Silva, applicant.

(Graham Bultema) 9. 374 High St. DIR-0043-2021; Request to make a 237-square foot conforming addition to a non-conforming existing single-family structure, which is non-conforming due to a 3.9-foot side setback. Project also includes a request to demolish an existing garage and construct a replacement garage (a single-story detached accessory structure) with a setback of less than five feet. The garage is proposed with a one-foot setback from the side property line and a three-foot setback from the rear property line.

This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-2 zone; Emily Falk, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen) The Community Development Director will either approve or deny these applications no sooner than May 10, 2021.

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) 7817170, weekdays, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

April 29, 2021

CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Notice Requesting Proposals for Consultant Services for the “Better Buildings SLO” existing conditions and needs assessment The City of San Luis Obispo is requesting sealed proposals for services associated with the Better Buildings SLO Existing Conditions and Needs Assessment.

All firms interested in receiving further correspondence regarding this Request for Proposals (RFP) will be required to complete a free registration proposals using BidSync (https://www.bidsync.com/bidsync-app-web/vendor/ register/Login.xhtml).

All proposals must be received via BidSync by the Department of Finance at or before May 12, 2021 when they will be opened publicly in the City Hall Conference Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

Proposals received after said time may not be considered.

The preferred method of submission is electronically via BidSync, but if you wish to send a hard copy, to guard against premature opening, each proposal shall be submitted to the Department of Finance in a sealed envelope plainly marked with the proposal title, project number, proposer name, and time and date of the proposal opening. Proposals shall be submitted using the forms provided in the project package.

An optional pre-proposal conference call will be held to answer any questions that the prospective proposers may have regarding the City’s request for proposals.

April 29, 2021; 1:00-2:00 PM PST (209) 645-4165 Code: 821978589# Project packages and additional information may be obtained at the City’s BidSync website at www.BidSync. com.

Please contact Dan Clancy at dclancy@slocity.org with any questions. For technical issues with BidSync, please contact BidSync.

April 29, 2021

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S SUBDIVISION HEARING

CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AND INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION

For the 468-500 Westmont Avenue Tentative Tract Map Project (City Files: SBDV-0169-2020, ER # 0170-2020) The City of San Luis Obispo has completed an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for a proposed 23 lot subdivision of an existing 4.98-acres parcel in the R-1 (Low-Density Residential) zone. (Alice Jo Meinhold Survivors Trust, applicant). The IS/MND found the following environmental factors to be less than significant with mitigation incorporated: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Land Use and Planning, Noise, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Service Systems, Wildfire, and Mandatory Findings of Significance. The project’s location is 468 & 500 Westmont Avenue (APN 052-496-001), San Luis Obispo, CA. Based on a search of the California Department of Toxic Substance Control’s EnviroStar database, the State Water Resources Control Board’s Geotracker database, and CalEPA’s Cortese List website, there are no hazardous waste cleanup sites within the project site.

The City of San Luis Obispo’s Community Development Director will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021, to consider 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 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021. 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=116938&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk

CITY OF PISMO BEACH STATE OF CALIFORNIA

NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City

Clerk, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, California, until 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, May 27, 2021 as determined by

www.time.gov for performing work as follows: SHELL BEACH WATER RESERVOIR #1 REPLACEMENT

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

A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Thursday,

1. 486 Marsh Street and 545 Higuera Street. SBDV0402-2020; Request for a tentative parcel map to create 47 residential and 4 commercial airspace condominiums; this project is categorically exempt from CEQA (CEQA); C-D zone; Marsh Higuera Mixed Use LLC, applicant.

(Shawna Scott)

Shell Beach Reservoir entry gate located at the eastern

May 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Please meet promptly at the

end of Costa Rica off Mattie Road. Bidders that do not attend this mandatory pre-bid meeting shall be disqualified from bidding on this project.

Before submitting Bids, Contractors shall be licensed

The proposed project includes a Tentative Tract Map (TR 3157) for the subdivision of one existing parcel (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 052-496-001) totaling 4.98 acres into 23 individual parcels meant to facilitate residential development on land in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) zone. The new parcels would range in size from 6,000 to 22,783 square feet (sf) and would be located at 468 and 500 Westmont Drive, at the northern edge of the city limits. Access improvements would include a proposed 54- to 60-foot-wide access road beginning at the existing terminus of Stanford Drive and looping east to connect with the existing terminus of Cuesta Drive. The project includes a phasing plan that would allow for the final map recordation into three phases.

in accordance with the Laws of the State of California.

Accordingly, the successful Bidder shall possess a Class A, General Engineering Contractor’s license and a C33 Painting and Decorating Contractor’s license at the time

this contract is awarded.

Project Plans and Specifications are available at the

Reference copies of the IS/MND are available on the City’s website at https://www.slocity.org/government/departmentdirectory/community-development/documents-online/ environmental-review-documents. If you are unable to access the internet, please contact Kyle Van Leeuwen kvanleeuwen@slocity. org or 805-781-7091 to arrange for an alternative means to view the study, as the City offices are currently closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The required 30-day public review period for the IS/MND will extend from Thursday, April 29, 2021 to Monday, May 31, 2021. Anyone interested in commenting on the document should submit a written statement to the City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development Department, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, Attention: Kyle Van Leeuwen, Associate Planner, or by email to kvanleeuwen@slocity.org, by 5:00 p.m., May 31, 2021.

Engineering Division office located at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA, 93449. A non-refundable fee of $50.00 per set will be charged. Electronic Plans and Specifications are available via email at no charge. Contact Eric Eldridge in the City’s Engineering Department with questions at (805) 773-4656 or eeldridge@pimsobeach.org. For questions regarding bid procedure or other non-technical questions, contact

A hearing is tentatively scheduled with the City of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission on May 26, 2021 to evaluate the project. Interested persons can access https://www.slocity.org/ government/advisory-bodies/agendas-and-minutes/planningcommission to locate the agenda of the public hearing for this project. Additional hearings will include review by the Tree Committee and City Council, on dates to be determined.

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

April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021

Erin Olsen at eolsen@pismobeach.org.

ERICA INDERLIED CITY CLERK April 22 & 29, 2021

ORDINANCE NO. 1695 (2021 SERIES) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 8, HEALTH AND SAFETY, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 8.10 PERTAINING TO THE UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF SHOPPING CARTS FROM RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS AND TO FACILITATE RETRIEVAL OF ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, at its Special Meeting of April 13, 2021, introduced the above titled ordinance upon a motion by Council Member Pease, second by Council Member Christianson, and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES:

Council Member Christianson, Marx, Pease, Vice Mayor Stewart, and Mayor Harmon None

Ordinance No. 1695 (2021 Series): This ordinance adds Chapter 8.10 to the City’s Municipal Code to facilitate the retrieval of abandoned shopping carts in the City of San Luis Obispo and defines “abandoned or unattended shopping cart” as a cart that is “left unattended, discarded or abandoned upon any public or private property other than the premises from which the shopping cart was removed, regardless of whether such shopping cart was removed from the premises with the authorization or consent of the cart’s owner.” The ordinance places the burden of retrieval on the shopping cart owner by any business to allow or permit the removal of a shopping cart from the owner’s premises. The ordinance establishes requirements for cart containment and retrieval by cart owners, procedures for impoundment of abandoned carts by the City, and recovery from the cart owner of fines and costs incurred by the City.

A full and complete copy of the Ordinance will be available for inspection as part of the published agenda packet for the May 4, 2021 Council Meeting, or you may call (805) 781-7100 for more information.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo will consider adopting the Ordinance at its Regular Meeting of May 4, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. While the Council encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s YouTube channel at http://youtube.slo.city. Public comment, prior to the start of the meeting, may be submitted in writing to the City Clerk’s Office, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to emailcouncil@slocity.org.

Teresa Purrington, City Clerk April 29, 2021

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

CITY OF PISMO BEACH STATE OF CALIFORNIA

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by DLP AG Partnership, L.P. for a Conditional Use Permit (DRC2020-00003) to amend the existing Conditional Use Permit (DRC2013-00113) to allow a limited food serving facility (restaurant) and to revise the special event program to extend the end time for outdoor amplified music as follows: to revise Conditions of Approval 1.d. and 32 to allow outdoor amplified music till 9 PM which includes a modification request to allow amplified music for special events past 5 PM. The applicant is also requesting a modification to the ordinance standard that limits a limited food serving facility to 800 square feet to allow up to 1,935 square feet of existing use areas. The proposed limited food serving facility will be in the same structure as the existing hospitality/administration building and will be incidental to the primary use on site which is the approximate 7,787-square-foot winery production building and 2,262-square-foot crush pad. The winery will continue to participate in activities during the Wine Industry Weekends and other marketing activities not defined as special events (e.g., non-advertised wine club activities and activities with under 50 attendees) by the Land Use Ordinance. The proposed project is located in the Agricultural land use category and is located on the north side of Adelaida Road (3590 Adelaida Road) approximately 3 miles west of the City of Paso Robles, in the Adelaida Sub Area of the North County Planning Area.

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

County File Number: DRC2020-00003 Supervisorial District: District 1 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 026-233-036 Date Accepted: 12/01/2020 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 https:// www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,Agendas,-and-Minutes.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 Holly Phipps, 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.

ORDINANCE NO. 1696 (2021 SERIES)

ORDINANCE NO. 1697 (2021 SERIES)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.04 AND CHAPTER 12.20 OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY EXPRESSLY THAT TENTS AND SIMILAR STRUCTURES ARE PROHIBITED ENCROACHMENTS IN PUBLIC PARKS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, at its Special Meeting of April 13, 2021, introduced the above titled ordinance upon a motion by Council Member Christianson, second by Council Member Marx, and on the following roll call vote:

AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, LEVYING A SPECIAL TAX FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 AND FOLLOWING FISCAL YEARS SOLELY WITHIN AND RELATING TO THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2019-1 (SAN LUIS RANCH)

AYES: NOES:

Council Member Christianson, Marx, Vice Mayor Stewart, and Mayor Harmon Council Member Pease

Ordinance No. 1696 (2021 Series): This ordinance amends Chapter 12.04 and 12.20 of the City’s Municipal Code to clarify expressly that tents and similar structure are prohibited encroachments in public parks. The purpose of the ordinance is to support the lawful use and access to city parks by all community members consistent with the intended uses and aesthetic qualities of City parks. The ordinance includes a specific definition for tents, which includes any enclosed temporary physical structure that obstructs activities within the structure from public view, excluding canopies and covers that are open on all sides. The ordinance also provides that “Tent” shall not include blankets, towels, mats, portable lawn chairs, unenclosed shade structures not affixed to public property, or similar items for temporary use in conjunction with otherwise lawful park use. Tents erected by express permission of the Parks and Recreation Director in connection with a valid event permit are exempted.

A full and complete copy of the Ordinance will be available for inspection as part of the published agenda packet for the May 4, 2021 Council Meeting, or you may call (805) 781-7100 for more information.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo will consider adopting the Ordinance at its Regular Meeting of May 4, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. While the Council encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s YouTube channel at http://youtube.slo.city. Public comment, prior to the start of the meeting, may be submitted in writing to the City Clerk’s Office, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to emailcouncil@slocity.org.

Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission

Teresa Purrington, City Clerk

April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, at its Regular Meeting of April 20, 2021, introduced the above titled ordinance upon a motion by Council Member Christianson, second by Council Member Pease, and on the following roll call vote: AYES:

Council Member Christianson, Pease, Vice Mayor Stewart, and Mayor Harmon RECUSED: Council Member Marx Ordinance No. 1697 (2021 Series): This Ordinance, in connection with the amended Rate and Method of Apportionment (RMA) for the San Luis Ranch Community Facilities District, was introduced to approve the levy of the special tax on the secured property tax roll of the County of San Luis Obispo. The ordinance sets forth the special tax levy for fiscal year 2021-22 and all subsequent fiscal years and is solely applicable within the boundaries of the San Luis Ranch Community Facilities District.

SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, California, until 2:00 p.m., on May 6, 2021 as determined by www.time.gov for performing work as follows: CITY CORPORATION YARD MAINTENANCE BUILDING REMODEL & ADDITION AND CITY HALL 1ST FLOOR REMODEL A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on April 29, 2021 at 1:30 P.M. at the City Hall parking lot, 760 Mattie Road with a meeting immediately following at the Corporation Yard, 550 Frady Lane. Bidders that do not attend this mandatory pre-bid meeting shall be disqualified from bidding on this Project. Bidders that attended the mandatory job walk associated with the previous project advertisement, are not required to attend this meeting.

A full and complete copy of the Ordinance will be available for inspection as part of the published agenda packet for the May 4, 2021 Council Meeting, or you may call (805) 781-7100 for more information.

Before submitting bids, Contractors shall be licensed in accordance with the Laws of the State of California.

Accordingly, the successful Bidder shall possess a Class B, General Building Contractor’s License at the time this contract is awarded. Individual subcontractors working under a General Building Contractor shall possess a Class C, Specialty Contractor’s License for their respective type of construction at the time this contract is awarded.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo will consider adopting the Ordinance at its Regular Meeting of May 4, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. While the Council encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s YouTube channel at http://youtube.slo.city. Public comment, prior to the start of the meeting, may be submitted in writing to the City Clerk’s Office, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to emailcouncil@slocity.org.

Project Plans and Specifications are available by contacting the Engineering Division office at (805) 773-4656 or eolsen@pismobeach.org. A non-refundable fee of $750.00 per set will be charged. Electronic Plans and Specifications are available via email at no charge. Questions will be accepted in writing up to 96 hours before bid closing by emailing Chad Stoehr at cstoehr@pismobeach.org.

Questions regarding bid procedure or other non-technical questions can be asked by emailing Erin Olsen at eolsen@ pismobeach.org or by calling (805) 773-4656.

Teresa Purrington, City Clerk

ERICA INDERLIED CITY CLERK

April 29, 2021

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0958 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/15/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SAPPHIRE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, 1308 Monterey Street, Suite 250, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. NTE Investments LLC (1308 Monterey Street, Suite 250, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ NTE Investments LLC, Rodney Trujillo, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-15-21. 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. 04-15-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0975 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/16/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, J & M FLOORING, 1809 14th St., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Jose Luis Salgado (1809 14th St., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jose Luis Salgado. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-16-21. 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. 04-16-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0977 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/16/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MULTI-PURPOSE MIKE, 2135 Cypress St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

John Michael Bussie (2135 Cypress St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This FICTITIOUS BUSINESS business is conducted by An Individual NAME STATEMENT /s/ John Michael Bussie. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of FILE NO. 2021-0962 San Luis Obispo on 04-16-21. I hereby TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE certify that this copy is a correct copy (04/01/2021) of the statement on file in my office.

New Filing (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. The following person is doing busi- Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-16-26. ness as, COOLTURA MEXICANA, 204 April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021 Aspen Street Apt. D1, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Melina Saligan-Tejada (204 Aspen NAME STATEMENT Street Apt. D1, Arroyo Grande, CA FILE NO. 2021-0978 93420). This business is conducted TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE

by An Individual /s/ Melina Saligan(04/16/2021) Tejada. This statement was filed with New Filing the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-15-21. I hereby certify that this The following person is doing business copy is a correct copy of the state- as, SAPPER BUILDERS, 835 Tanis Pl., ment on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, County. Ivan M. Meza (835 Tanis Pl., Deputy. Exp. 04-15-26.

Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Ivan M April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 Meza. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 04-19-21. I hereby certify that this copy NAME STATEMENT is a correct copy of the statement on FILE NO. 2021-0966 file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. (04/16/2021) 04-19-26.

New Filing April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 The following person is doing busiFICTITIOUS BUSINESS ness as, POKRAJAC AUTOMOTIVE, NAME STATEMENT 887 Ricardo Court, Suite 110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis FILE NO. 2021-0983 Obispo County. Central Coast PerforTRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE mance, LLC (887 Ricardo Court, Suite (04/19/2021) 110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This New Filing business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Central Coast The following person is doing business as, SLO LEASE, 1129 Pacific Street, Performance, LLC, Michael Pokrajac, Member. This statement was filed with San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo Obispo County. Michael Weintraub on 04-16-21. I hereby certify that this (1129 Pacific Street, San Luis Obispo, copy is a correct copy of the state- CA 93401). This business is conducted ment on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy by An Individual /s/ Michael Weintraub, Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Depu- Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on ty. Exp. 04-16-26.

04-19-21. I hereby certify that this copy April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy.

NAME STATEMENT Exp. 04-19-26.

FILE NO. 2021-0970 April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS (07/04/2014) NAME STATEMENT New Filing FILE NO. 2021-0984 The following person is doing busiTRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE ness as, ILLUMINATE SPA & BOUTIQUE, 257 S. Ocean Ave., Cayucos, (N/A) CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County.

New Filing Naomi Camille Wilkinson, Sean Forest The following person is doing business Wilkinson (2907 Santa Barbara Ave., as, MONARCH GALLERY, 755 Main Cayucos, CA 93430). This business Street, Unit B, Cambria, CA 93428. is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ San Luis Obispo County. Natalie Claire Sean Forest Wilkinson, Owner. This Mark-Konczak (410 Weymouth Street, statement was filed with the County Cambria, CA 93428). This business is Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-16- conducted by An Individual /s/ Natalie 21. I hereby certify that this copy is Claire Mark-Konczak. This statement a correct copy of the statement on was filed with the County Clerk of file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, San Luis Obispo on 04-19-21. I hereby County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. certify that this copy is a correct copy 04-16-26. of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 04-19-26.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0972 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ELITE FAMILY VISITS, 875 Santa Ysabel Avenue #18, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County.

Lucinda Louise Quintanar-Petit (875 Santa Ysabel Avenue #18, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lucinda L. Quintanar-Petit, Owner/Operator. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-1621. 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. 04-16-26.

April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0974 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALEXA B HEALTH COACH, 15550 Abierto Road, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Alexa Van Ness Buerger (15550 Abierto Road, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Alexa V. Buerger. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-16-21. 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. 04-16-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0993 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/12/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MICHELLE’S BOOKKEEPING SERVICES ETC, 319 Buena Fortuna Circle, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Michelle Caudill (319 Buena Fortuna Circle, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michelle Caudill. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-20-21.

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. 04-20-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0996 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/15/2010) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RHCF, ROCK HARBOR, ROCK HARBOR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, 1475 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay, CA 93442.

San Luis Obispo County. Rock Harbor Christian Fellowship (1475 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Rock Harbor Christian Fellowship, Cyndy Fee, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-20-21. 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. 04-20-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1004 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MIKE’S RECORD RACK, 201 West Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. William Michael Leming, Lori Lynn Leming (531 Grand Ave., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted

by A Married Couple /s/ William Michael Leming. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-21-21. 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. 04-21-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1005 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TAYLOR HEALTH SPA, 791 Price St. #336, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County.

Kristin Nichole Hardy (791 Price St. #336, Pismo Beach, CA 93449).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kristin Nichole Hardy.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-21-21. 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. 04-21-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1008 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/15/2018) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OZO, MEZO AGAVE, TOMA AGAVE, 211 Fraxinella Street, Encinitas, CA 92024. San Diego County.

Juice Mongers, LLC (211 Fraxinella Street, Encinitas, CA 92024). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Juice Mongers, LLC, Spencer Matthew Johnston, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-21-21. 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. 04-21-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1014 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST BARBELL, 1081 Highland Way, Ste. A, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Iron Forge Fitness LLC (1081 Highland Way, Ste. A, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Iron Forge Fitness LLC, Daniel Arevalo Naranjo, Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2121. 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. 04-21-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1016 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BLAST 825 BREWERY, 1462 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. SLO Taps, LLC (241 S. Braodway St.101, Orcutt, CA 93455). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ SLO Taps, LLC, Wendy Ferdinandi, Executive Secretary.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-22-21. 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. 04-22-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1017 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ME-N-ED’S ON TAP, 750 Price St., Pismo Beach, CA 93449.

San Luis Obispo County. SLO Taps, LLC (241 S. Braodway St. Ste. 101/206, Orcutt, CA 93455). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ SLO Taps, LLC, Wendy Ferdinandi, Executive Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-22-21. 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. 04-22-26.

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1027 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/22/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, UNIFY HAIR STUDIO, UNIFY HAIR, 2280 Sunset Drive, Ste. C, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Sean Letzin Levahn (1299 Los Olivos Ave. #19, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Sean Letzin Levahn. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-22-21. 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. 04-22-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1059 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/26/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHENAUX SERVICES, 611 5th Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

San Luis Obispo County. Michael Jason Chenaux (611 5th Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael Jason Chenaux, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2621. 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. 04-26-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1028 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/22/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PRESTIGE SHOWER DOOR, 60 Prado Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Mid Coast Suppliers Inc. (60 Prado Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Mid Coast Suppliers Inc., Paul A. Sverchek, President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-22-21. 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. 04-22-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1062 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/03/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HOLLAND ROMIG REAL ESTATE, 651 Lilac Dr., Los Osos, C A93402. San Luis Obispo County.

Brian Romig (651 Lilac Dr., Los Osos, C A93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brian Romig. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-26-21. 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. 04-26-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the California Self-Storage Facilities Act (California Business & Professions Code Section 21700 et seq.).

FILE NO. 2021-1032 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE PEOPLE OF PURPOSE, 2 James Way, Suite 212, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Cucchiara Chris (302 S. Mason Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Chris Cucchiara, Founder/CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-23-21. 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. 04-23-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1044 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TANK FARM PROPERTIES, 1308 Monterey Street, Suite 250, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Paul Clark (2121 Shedd Canyon Road, Shandon, CA 93461), Peter Clark (3630 Bitterwater Road, Cholame, CA 93461), Jeanne Helphenstine (1404 Boxwood Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401), Barbara Parsons (3987 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted

by An Unincorporated Association Other Than A Partnership /s/ Jeanne Helphenstine. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-23-21. 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. 0423-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1045 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/23/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ECO SMART SERVICES, 4250 Aerotech Center Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Paolo Vittorio Mateo Galli (5000 Cascabel Road, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Paolo Vittorio Mateo Galli, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2321. 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. 04-23-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1052 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, IT’S LIT EVENT RENTAL AND DESIGN, 1167 Laurel Ln., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Lucas Dunne (1167 Laurel Ln., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lucas Dunne. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2621. 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. 04-26-26.

April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

LIEN-SALE AUCTION AT MEATHEAD MINI STORAGE

The undersigned will sell at public auction by competitive bidding on Saturday, May 15th, 2021 at 11:00 AM. on the premises where the property has been stored and which are located at Meathead Mini Storage, 3600 South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, California, the following: Jason Rogall Unit No. 1051 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Michael Harris Unit No. 636 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Jennifer Wright Unit No. 126 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Amy-Lynne Hilderbrand Unit No. N20 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in cash only. All purchased items will be sold AS IS, WHERE IS and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between the owner and the obligated party.

Dated: 4/6/2021 Auctioneer: Kenneth D. Erpenbach dba Hitchin’ Post Auction Barn Bond No. MS879-23-57 (805) 434-1770 April 22, 29, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MURIEL AMY SIZOO aka MURIEL AMY BROWN-SIZOO aka MURIEL A. BROWN-SIZOO DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0118

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MURIEL AMY SIZOO aka MURIEL AMY BROWN-SIZOO aka MURIEL A. BROWN-SIZOO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SCOTT W. BROWN in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo.

The Petition for Probate requests that SCOTT W. BROWN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to

LEGAL NOTICES the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 9 VIA ZOOM, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm St., Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

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

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

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Law Offices of Johnson, Murphy & Jones, Inc. 928 W. Grand Ave. Grover Beach, CA 93433 April 15, 22, & 29, 2021

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 092590-CA APN: 064-046-022

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/26/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 5/25/2021 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 10/31/2005 as Instrument No. 2005091550 and later modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded on 03/30/2007, as Instrument NO. 2007021384, and later modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded on 09/14/2007, as Instrument NO. 2007062068, and later modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded on 12/04/2007, as Instrument NO. 2007077983, and later modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded on 06/02/2015, as Instrument NO. 2015026742, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOHN HOLLINGSEAD AND JAMIE HOLLINGSEAD, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; IN THE BREEZWAY FACING SANTA ROSA STREET, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO GENERAL SERVICES BUILDING, 1087 SANTA ROSA ST, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 67 FRESNO AVENUE, CAYUCOS, CA 93430 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $1,638,801.61 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this prop-

LEGAL NOTICES erty 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 (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 092590-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 092590-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 April 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE

(UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 814061-KM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) of the Seller(s), are: Atkin Enterprises Inc., 2084 9th Street, #A, Los Osos, CA 93402 Doing Business as: Domino’s Pizza Store #8147 All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: None The location in California of the Chief Executive Officer of the Seller(s) is: 2084 9th Street, #A, Los Osos, CA 93402-3210 The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: Ocean Cities Pizza, Inc., 1811 Knoll Drive, Ventura, CA 93003 The assets being sold are described in general as: Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipment, Leasehold Improvements, Covenant Not To Compete, and Goodwill and are located at: 208/4 9th Street, #A, Los Osos, CA 93402 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: Contact Escrow Inc., 2301 S. Victoria Avenue, #B, Ventura, California 93003 and the anticipated sale date is May 17, 2021 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2 YES/NO NO The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: Contact Escrow Inc., 2301 S. Victoria Avenue, #B, Ventura, CA 93003 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be May 14, 2021, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: April 15, 2021 Buyer(s) Ocean Cities Pizza, Inc. S/ By: Essam Hishmeh, President S/ By: Nick Hishmeh, CFA 4/29/21 CNS-3464495# NEW TIMES

LEGAL NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 21CV-0164

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

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: May 5, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: March 24, 2021 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 21CV-0185

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

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: May 12, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: April 2, 2021 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 21CV-0191 To all interested persons: Petitioner: Jessica Zenith Wolfe filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Jessica Zenith Wolfe to PROPOSED NAME: Zenith Wolfe THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: May 19, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: April 6, 2021 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 21CVP-0091

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Edward William Tying Jr. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Edward William Tying Jr. to PROPOSED NAME: Edward William Albus THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 9, 2021, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: April 12, 2021 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 21CVP-0092

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

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 2, 2021, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

LEGAL NOTICES SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: ADOLPH PHILLIPS; the testate and intestate successors claiming by, through, or under such person; and all persons unknown, claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien or interest in the property described in this complaint adverse to Plaintiff’s title, or any cloud on plaintiff’s title thereto; DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF: Pismo Lighthouse Suites, Inc., a California corporation; and Pismo Shore Cliff, Inc., a California corporation CASE NUMBER: 21CV-0035

Notice! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond in 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.

CASE NUMBER: 21CV-0035 The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 1035 Palm Street, Room 385 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Allen G. Bowman, SBN: 254544 / AdDate: April 6, 2021 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Su- amski Moroski Madden Cumberland & Green LLP perior Court 1948 Spring Street April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 Paso Robles, CA 93408 ORDER TO SHOW Date: 01/25/2021 CAUSE FOR CHANGE By: /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk /s/ Matthew K. Zepeda, Deputy Clerk OF NAME CASE

NUMBER: 21CVP-0188

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

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: May 19, 2021, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: March 15, 2021 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2021

Public Notice

Notice of Intent to demolish a metal building and a block buildings at 207 Higuera Street, SLO. If you claim an interest in moving this building or wish to salvage any portion thereof, you must file a claim at scott9976@ gmail.com.

April 29, May 20, & June 10, 2021

April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021, 2021

AMENDED NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER AN ASSESSMENT LIEN. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND ELECTION TO SELL, AS SHOWN BELOW. 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 (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, or a currently dated cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, as specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this State), will be held by the agent of the duly appointed Trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest held by the Trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to that certain Notice of Delinquent Assessment recorded on March 10, 2020 as instrument number 2020011776 in the Official Records of San Luis Obispo County, California and the Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions of Tamerlo Investments N.V., a Netherlands Antilles Corporation on August 30, 1978 as instrument number 41866 in Book 2096, Pages 914-955, as amended thereafter. The sale will be held pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell (“Notice of Default”) described below.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, encumbrances, or otherwise, on an “as-is, where-is” basis, to pay the sum secured by the lien, with interest and late

LEGAL NOTICES charges thereon, advances, if any, under the occupancy of the premises and all governing documents of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, or under terms of the lien, 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 as set forth below. Accrued interest, costs and additional advances, if any, may increase this figure prior to sale. It is also possible that at the time of sale, the opening bid may be less than the amount stated. The beneficiary may bid at sale and may elect to bid less than their full credit bid.

Record Owner(s) at the time the Notice of Delinquent Assessment and Notice of Default were recorded: William Storm Jr. and Alisha Michelle Ball Lien Claimant / Beneficiary: Holiday Recreational Park Owners Association 100 S. Dolliver Pismo Beach, CA 93449-2997 (805) 773-1121 Duly Appointed Trustee: Hart | King Date of Notice of Default: May 29, 2020 Recording Date: July 6, 2020 Instrument No.: 2020033680 Recorded in the Official Records of San Luis Obispo County, California Date and Time of Sale: May 8, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. Place of Sale: AT THE BUSINESS OFFICE OF THE HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, 100 S. DOLLIVER, PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 93449-2997 Estimated amount due: $3,496.92 Accrued interest, costs and additional advances, if any, may increase the sale figure prior to sale; and it is also possible that at the time of sale, the opening bid may be less than the amount stated herein.

From information which the Trustee deems reliable, the Trustee believes that the legal description and street address, or other common designation, of the real property to be sold is as follows: AN UNDIVIDED 1/875 INTEREST IN AND TO THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED ON THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A” PURSUANT TO A DEED REFERENCING LOCKER #840

for the week of April 29

LEGAL NOTICES duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

The lien claimant / beneficiary identified above heretofore delivered to the Trustee a written Notice of Delinquent Assessment and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The Trustee caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located, and more than 3 months have elapsed since such recordation.

The party conducting the sale will be a duly authorized agent of the undersigned Trustee.

WE ARE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: April 8, 2021 HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, Authorized Agent of Trustee By: /s/ Mark Schieber Board of Directors – Vice President Exhibit A Parcel 1: That portion of Lot 13 of the Subdivisions of the Ranchos El Pismo and San Miguelito, in the City of Pismo Beach, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to map made by R.R. Harris, in 1886, and recorded April 30, 1886 in Book A, Page 154 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder, described as follows: Beginning at a point that is 11.6 feet Southwesterly of the Southeast corner of Lot 27 of the Stokers Addition to the Town of Pismo Beach, as described in the deed in Volume 248, at page 96 of the Official Records, and running North 47°15’ East, 86.04 feet (85.95 rec. deed) to the Easterly line of State Highway Route 1, thence South 7°12’ East along said line 280.41 feet to the true point of beginning; thence from said true point of beginning, North 47°15’ East, 1117.53 feet to the Southerly line of State Highway Route No. 101; thence South 72°21’ East along said line, 52.66 feet; thence South 77°28’ East, 181.53 feet; thence South 47°15’ West, 1347.76 feet to the Easterly line of State Route No. 1; thence on a curve to the right; tangent to a line that bears North 26°22’10’’ West with a radius of 565 feet, through an angle of 19°10’10’’ for distance of 189.03 feet; thence North 7°12’’ West 31.75 feet to the point of beginning.

Said property is also shown on map recorded March, 17 1969 in Book 3, Page 51 of Parcel Maps.

EXCEPTING therefrom 75% of all oil, gas, mineral and hydrocarbon substances below of depth of 500 feet from the surface of said land as reserved in the deed from David L. Vaughn, et al. recorded January 10, 1969 in Book 1503, Page 443 of Official Records.

Parcel 2: An easement for sub-terranean drainage pipe over a portion of Lot 13 of the Subdivision of Ranchos El Pismo and San Miguelito, in the City of Pismo Beach, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to map made by R.R. Harris, in 1886, and recorded April 30, 1886 in Book A, Page 157 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder, said easement being 10 feet in width, the center line of which is described as follows: Commencing at a point that is 11.6 feet Southwesterly of the Southeast corner of Lot 27 of the Stokers Addition to the Town of Pismo Beach, as described in deed in Volume 248, at page 96 of Official Records, and running North 47°15’ East, 86.04 feet (85.95 rec. deed) to the Easterly line of State Highway Route 1; thence South 7°12’ East along said line 280.41 feet to a point; thence North 47°15’ East 505 feet to the true point of beginning of said center line, thence at right angles Northwesterly 230 feet more or less to the Northwesterly line of Parcel 1 as described in deed recorded July 8, 1965 in Book 1357, Page 448 of Official Records, being the point of termination of said center line.

The Trustee and the authorized agent of the Trustee disclaim any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Written directions to the above-referenced property may be obtained by submitting a written request to the beneficiary identified herein within ten (10) days of the first publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale pursuant to Section 2924f of the California Civil Code.

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 entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. Rather, it would entitle you to ownership of a deed evidencing an undivided 1/875 ownership interest in the real property described in Exhibit A and owned by the members of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, a California nonprofit corporation. You should also be aware that ownership of the foregoing interest subjects the owner to the provisions of the governing documents of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, including but not limited to the Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions referenced above, the bylaws of the foregoing nonprofit corporation, and the applicable rules and regulations in effect for the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park. You are encouraged to investigate the nature of the property and the foregoing governing documents, copies of which are either recorded or avail- April 15, 22, & 29, 2021 able at the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park business office. You are also encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on the property described in Exhibit A by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

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 ADULT SERVICES may call (805) 773Awesome Exotic Dancers 1121 for information regarding the trustee’s sale, using the reference Girls, Guys, number set forth above, Fantastic Parties 37115.031 ([Ball] - Locker #840). Inor Just For You. Now Hiring formation about postponements that are very short in 966-0161

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology Homework: Write an essay on “What I Swear I’ll Never Do Again As Long As I Live—Unless I Can Get Away with It Next Time.”

Freewillastrology.com is a great time to acquire new imaginary friends or resurrect ARIES (March 21-April 19): Poet Allen Ginsberg despairingly noted that many people want more more more life, but they go awry because they allow their desire for more more more life to fixate on material things—machines, possessions, gizmos, and status symbols. Ginsberg revered different kinds of longings: for good feelings, meaningful experiences, soulful breakthroughs, deep awareness, and all kinds of love. In accordance with astrological potentials, Aries, I’m giving you the go-ahead in the coming weeks to be extra greedy for the stuff in the second category.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In her poem “Mirror,” Taurus poet Halina Poświatowska wrote, “I am dazed by the beauty of my body.” I applaud her brazen admiration and love for her most valuable possession. I wish more of us could genuinely feel that same adoration for our own bodies. And in accordance with current astrological omens, I recommend that you do indeed find a way to do just that right now. It’s time to upgrade your excitement about being in such a magnificent vessel. Even if it’s not in perfect health, it performs amazing marvels every minute of every day. I hope you will boost your appreciation for its miraculous capacities, and increase your commitment to treating it as the treasure that it is.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini poet Buddy Wakefield writes that after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of 2004, “the only structure still standing in the wiped-out village of Malacca [in Malaysia] was a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. I wanna be able to stand like that.” I expect you will indeed enjoy that kind of stability and stamina in the coming weeks, my dear. You won’t have to endure a metaphorical tsunami, thank Goddess, but you may have to stand strong through a blustery brouhaha or swirling turbulence. Here’s a tip: The best approach is not to be stiff and unmoving like a statue, but rather flexible and willing to sway.

CANCER

old ones. Guardian angels and ancestral spirits would be good to call on, as well. How might they be of assistance and inspiration to you?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “To hurry pain is to leave a classroom still in session,” notes Libran aphorist Yahia Lababidi. On the other hand, he observes, “To prolong pain is to miss the next lesson.” If he’s correct, the goal is to dwell with your pain for just the right amount of time—until you’ve learned its lessons and figured out how not to experience it again in the future—but no longer than that. I suspect that such a turning point will soon be arriving for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In her poem “Every Day,” Scorpio poet Denise Levertov wrote, “Every day, every day I hear enough to fill a year of nights with wondering.” I think that captures the expansive truth of your life in the coming weeks. You’ve entered a phase when the sheer abundance of interesting input may at times be overwhelming, though enriching. You’ll hear—and hopefully be receptive to—lots of provocative stories, dynamic revelations, and unexpected truths. Be grateful for this bounty! Use it to transform whatever might be stuck, whatever needs a catalytic nudge.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I hope you’re not too stressed these days.

There has been pressure on you to adjust more than maybe you’d like to adjust, and I hope you’ve managed to find some relaxing slack amidst the heaviness. But even if the inconvenience levels are deeper than you like, I have good news: It’s all in a good cause. Read the wise words of author Dan Millman, who describes the process you’re midway through: “Every positive change, every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness, involves a rite of passage. Each time we ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation. I have never found an exception.”

(June 21-July 22): No educator had ever offered a class in psychology until trailblazing philosopher William James did so in 1875. He knew a lot about human behavior. “Most people live in a very restricted circle of their potential being,” he wrote. “They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul’s resources in general, much like a person who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using only his little finger.” I’m going to make an extravagant prediction here: I expect that in the coming months you will be better primed than ever before to expand your access to your consciousness, your resources, and your potentials. How might you begin such an adventure? The first thing to do is to set a vivid intention to do just that.

CAPRICORN

LEO

AQUARIUS

(July 23-Aug. 22): “Someone in me is suffering and struggling toward freedom,” wrote Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis. To that melodramatic announcement, I reply, good for him! I’m glad he was willing to put himself through misery and despair in order to escape misery and despair. But I also think it’s important to note that there are other viable approaches to the quest for liberation.

For example, having lavish fun and enjoying oneself profoundly can be tremendously effective in that holy work. I suspect that in the coming weeks, Leo, the latter approach will accomplish far more for you than the former.

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “One is always at home in one’s past,” wrote author Vladimir Nabokov. I agree. Sometimes that’s not a good thing, though. It may lead us to flee from the challenges of the present moment and go hide and cower and wallow in nostalgia. But on other occasions, the fact that we are always at home in the past might generate brilliant healing strategies. It might rouse in us a wise determination to refresh our spirit by basking in the deep solace of feeling utterly at home. I think the latter case is likely to be true for you in the coming weeks, Aquarius.

VIRGO

PISCES

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo novelist Agatha Christie sold hundreds of millions of books and is history’s most-translated author. While growing up, she had few other kids to associate with, so she created a host of imaginary friends to fill the void. They eventually became key players in her work as an author, helping her dream up stories. More than that: She simply loved having those invisible characters around to keep her company. Even in her old age, she still consorted with them. I bring this to your attention, Virgo, because now

(Feb. 19-March 20): “Not everything is supposed to become something beautiful and long-lasting,” writes author Emery Allen. “Not everyone is going to stay forever.” Her message is a good one for you to keep in mind right now. You’re in a phase when transitory boosts and temporary help may be exactly what you need most. I suspect your main task in the coming weeks is to get maximum benefit from influences that are just passing through your life. The catalysts that work best could be those that work only once and then disappear. ∆

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): We can safely say that Anais Nin was a connoisseur of eros and sensuality. The evidence includes her three collections of erotic writing, Delta of Venus, Little Birds, and Auletris. Here’s one of her definitive statements on the subject: “Sex must be mixed with tears, laughter, words, promises, jealousy, envy, all the spices of fear, foreign travel, new faces, stories, dreams, fantasies, music.” In response to Nin’s litany, I’m inclined to say, “Damn, that’s a lot of ambiance and scaffolding to have in place. Must it always be so complicated?” According to my reading of upcoming cosmic rhythms, you won’t need such a big array of stuff in your quest for soulful orgasms—at least not in the coming weeks. Your instinct for rapture will be finely tuned.

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