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All signs point to live music coming back in SLO County as BACK IN ACTION Alt-rock the COVID-19 pandemic slowly heroes Carbon wanes. Senior Staff Writer Glen City Lights will make their magic Starkey is very happy to tell you at SLO Brew Rock all about the explosion of shows on May 14. this week [22] .

In addition, read about the May 10 fatal shooting in SLO [4] ; a family’s journey to Australia after their daughter’s death [8] ; what areas of the county are the most and least vaccinated [9] ; art that speaks to the Broken Nature of humans and earth [24] ; and a climate resilient farmer [27].

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Deceased shooter who killed SLO police officer had a mental health crisis, his mother said

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aroline Wichman of San Jose said she tried to warn San Luis Obispo city authorities about the declining mental state of her 35-year-old son, Edward “Eddie” Zamora Giron II. After losing two jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Giron fell into isolation and started exhibiting worsening signs of a serious mental illness, she said. In late 2020, Giron “disappeared” to Mexico for three weeks, which deeply worried the family.

It was his erratic behavior when he returned to SLO, though, that worried them even more.

“He started talking to himself. And he kept thinking that people were watching him, out of paranoia,” Wichman told New Times on May 11.

“We couldn’t get him any mental help. We tried over and over.”

On May 10, six SLO police officers served a search warrant at Giron’s apartment on Camellia Court in SLO, as part of an investigation into a series of recent commercial burglaries, including one at The Pad Climbing gym, Giron’s former workplace.

When officers forced open Giron’s door at around 5 p.m., officials said he “was lying in wait” inside with a gun and opened fire. During the exchange, Giron shot and killed SLO Police Detective Luca Benedetti, 37, and injured Detective Steve Orozco before turning the gun on himself.

At an emotional press conference the next day, SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said he believes Benedetti is the first peace officer to be shot and killed in the line of duty in SLO County in at least 36 years.

SLO City PHOTO COURTESY OF CAROLINE Manager Derek WICHMAN’S FACEBOOK PAGE Johnson called the incident “a tragedy beyond measure,” and acting SLO Police Chief Brian Amaroso described Benedetti, a 12year veteran of local law enforcement, as “a dedicated officer, a talented detective, a proud member of the SLO Regional Swat Team, and TRAGEDY Edward most importantly, a “Eddie” Zamora Giron II loving husband and (pictured) shot and killed father.” Orozco is a SLO police officer on expected to make a May 10, before taking his full recovery. own life.

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Officials provided little additional details about the involved officers, Giron, or the ongoing investigation into the shooting, which will be conducted by the SLO County Sheriff’s Office and SLO County District Attorney’s Office.

Parkinson said Giron had a non-violent criminal history of alcohol, drug, and property related offenses.

He said that nothing in Giron’s file suggested a history of mental illness.

But Wichman—Giron’s mother—stated otherwise.

She said she made multiple attempts over the past six months to contact SLO authorities about her son’s deteriorating mental state.

She said she requested welfare checks and even asked that he get placed on a psychiatric hold under Welfare Code 5150.

IN THE LINE OF DUTY SLO Police Detective Luca Benedetti (right), “We tried to get SLO 37, was killed on May 10 in an officer-involved shooting. Detective to do a 5150 on him,” Steve Orozco was injured, but is expected to make a full recovery.

Wichman said. “They said we couldn’t do a 5150, even of equipment. Following the shooting, police after he was missing for three weeks. When he said they did recover stolen property at Giron’s showed back up, they didn’t do anything. They apartment, but did not confirm it belonged to didn’t even go to his house to check on him.”

The Pad. The Pad declined to comment, but Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tony Cipolla issued a statement on social media. said the department couldn’t comment on “We would like to express our deepest the ongoing investigation. The SLO Police gratitude to the SLO PD and extend our hearts Department also declined to comment. to the officers who were shot, their families and “All we can say at this point is that we will their colleagues,” the post read. “As we learn be looking at all aspects of this case, including more about what happened with Eddie, we hope mental health factors,” Cipolla said. there is something to be learned.”

Wichman said she’s concerned that police Wichman expressed shock and sadness about officers went into their search without an her son’s actions, and she cried as she talked understanding of her son’s state of mind. about the police officers who her son shot and “They did not get any history about what was the loss that Benedetti’s family must be feeling, going on,” she said. and the loss that she’s feeling over her son. She After the onset of COVID-19, Wichman said added that the series of events underscores Giron lost his two jobs at The Pad Climbing gym the need for better mental health services and and Costco. The break-up with The Pad was support systems. particularly painful for Giron, who was an avid “Before this year, I’m telling you, he was an climber since his youth, she said. angel. You wouldn’t even expect him to spit “It just threw him,” she said. “It was the on the sidewalk,” Wichman said. “This is my climbing gym that would not leave his mind. message to SLO: You know what, people aren’t … He had a festering resentment and it was invisible. There are a lot of people who are making him sick.” struggling and you can’t turn your face away On May 10, The Pad reported an overnight from these people.” Δ burglary of between $15,000 and $20,000 worth —Peter Johnson and Camillia Lanham

In a letter to community members on May 5, Lucia Mar Unified Teachers Association President Cody King called the recall effort a “witch hunt” that would only succeed in wasting taxpayer dollars.

“Through this global pandemic the entire board has worked together to increase services for students and families while keeping

students, staff, and the community safe,” King wrote in the letter. “Everyone in education— from parents, teachers, classified staff, and all the way up to school board members—has put in a tremendous amount of sweat and tears to provide the best educational opportunities for students under tough circumstances.”

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Central Coast Families for Education Reform is a group of parents and community members that coalesced about six months ago with the shared goal of jump-starting school sports amid pandemic-induced closures. At a rally on May 4, the group announced plans to recall Colleen Martin, Dee Santos, and Donald Stewart, three Lucia Mar board members who Central Coast Families said failed to advocate for earlier returns to in-person learning.

But King, a physical education teacher at Nipomo High School, said Lucia Mar’s board can’t be blamed for the impacts of stay-at-home orders, school closures, and other safety regulations that were in effect for months throughout the county and state.

“A lot of these parents talk about student needs, and it costs money to pay for services,” King told New Times, adding that a recall election would cost the district an estimated $350,000.

“Spending a bunch of money on a special election doesn’t seem like a good use of those resources.”

Board members faced unparalleled circumstances this school year, King said, requiring them to take the safety of students, staff, faculty, and the whole community into consideration. While many parents wanted their kids back in school earlier on in the pandemic, others didn’t. The same goes for teachers and staff.

At the May 4 Central Coast Families rally, several parents said the Lucia Mar Teachers Association played a major role in the board’s decisions regarding distance learning. Some insinuated that teachers prefer the ease of working from home.

Although the Teachers Association did push for a slower return to inperson classes, King said that was due strictly to safety concerns. The union represents around 500 teachers and specialist staff, many who have health conditions that put them at a higher risk of serious illness or even death due to COVID-19. Just like students, some teachers also live with elderly or highrisk family members.

“We’ve really advocated for teachers to have the right to a safe work space,” King said.

Still, Central Coast Families claims that the board members in question could have done more to get students back into their classrooms sooner, and the recall effort is gaining support.

As of May 12, the Central Coast Families for Education Reform had 972 members on Facebook. Shannon Galvan, president of the group, said 100 volunteers signed up to help petition in the first three days the group’s website was live. Now they have around 130 volunteers, she said.

“We are currently working with the county Elections Office to get our petitions approved,” Galvan wrote in an email. “Once everything is signed off, we will begin gathering signatures.

We will have 160 days to collect approximately 8,300 valid signatures.

Depending on the Elections Office, we anticipate beginning that process in two to three weeks.”

—Kasey Bubnash

Local nonprofit successfully preserves Morro Bay open space

The Morro Bay Open Space Alliance purchased Cerrito Peak, also known as Eagle Rock, from the city of Morro Bay in April, a move that will preserve the open space for residents and visitors alike.

During the May 11 Morro Bay City Council meeting, nonprofit co-chair Glenn Silloway spoke during public comment, saying that the Alliance had finally finished its project to conserve Eagle Rock by recording a conservation easement agreement with the city on the property’s deed.

“This will bind future owners to keep Eagle Rock as an open space in perpetuity,” Silloway said. “It’s finally a done deal.”

Within this agreement, the city will retain ownership and continue routine maintenance of the open space.

“Public use of the open space will contine as always, free and open to the public for walks, picnics, or just a refreshing pause in a natural place with stunning views,” he said.

The Morro Bay Open Space Alliance started working to secure the open space after the Morro Bay City Council voted to purchase it with the city’s general fund emergency reserve in 2017. The city purchased the $350,000 space with the intention of selling the property to a nonprofit for permanent open space preservation.

Since then, the nonprofit has raised $265,000 to pay the city for the conservation easement agreement.

Among the several board members and “super volunteers” Silloway thanked, he gave a special thanks to nonprofit Finance Chair Nicole Dorfman and her team. Dorfman’s team garnered contributions from 175 neighbors, supporters, local foundations, and businesses, which Silloway said “says a lot of good things about Morro Bay.” Silloway told New Times that he’s very proud of the small, all-volunteer organization that worked really hard to connect with and promote Eagle Rock as an open space. Eagle Rock, he said, is in the middle of South Morro Bay near the ocean and it’s part of the same volcanic system that produced the Nine Sisters, including Morro Rock.

The peak also has cultural significance, as the nonprofit learned of its listing on the Native American Heritage Commission’s Sacred Land Inventory along with the remains of a rock that was used to grind acorns.

“It’s a wonderful place to keep,” he said.

The preservation project has come a long way from the city’s initial controversial move to approve construction of a home on the peak in 2011. Morro Bay previously approved plans for the construction project, however a local nonprofit, Save the Park, filed a lawsuit against the city in 2012 for not properly conducting an environmental review of the project site.

The lawsuit stated that the eucalyptuscovered peak is a scenic landmark, monarch butterfly habitat, and the site of archaelogical remains. Eagle Rock was used by the public as an open space, but the land belonged to Janne Reddell.

The home was supposed to be for Reddell and her husband, however the lawsuit’s resolution would have mandated Reddell to conduct an environmental review of the

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property. Instead, she reached out to the city to see if it would purchase the land and keep it open to the public. “[Morro Bay] has some very contentious issues, but when push comes to shove we get together and can make good things happen,” Silloway said.

—Karen Garcia

Grover Beach approves tiered water rates

Recently approved changes to the water rates in Grover Beach are aimed at conservation, and they could lead to big costs for big water users.

At a meeting on May 10, Grover Beach City Council unanimously approved a tiered water rate system that will bill high water users at a higher rate per unit of water, a change from the current system that charges all residential customers a flat rate per unit. City Manger Matt Bronson said the new system’s benefits are twofold: It rewards low water users for their efforts while also bringing in extra revenue to the city.

“It does provide a financial incentive for conserving water,” Bronson said, “which is really important given our water conservation needs in general.”

As it stands now, Grover charges all residential customers $5.95 per 100 cubic feet of water used, according to a city staff report. Through the new tiered system, residential customers who use less than 1,000 cubic feet of water will be charged $2.84 in fiscal year 2021-22. Those using between 1,000 and 2,200 cubic feet of water will be charged $5.87, and the biggest users will pay $8.97 per 100 cubic feet of water.

Those rates are scheduled to increase gradually over the next several years.

The city estimates that roughly 70 percent of residential customers will actually see decreased water bills under the tiered rate system. Higher water users and businesses, meanwhile, will see cost hikes that would add up to an estimated $101,000 in extra revenue for the city’s water fund in the 2021-22 fiscal year alone.

Rates, however, may not continue to increase in coming years as currently planned, particularly if grants are obtained to fund South County’s Central Coast Blue water sustainability project.

“Our water rates provide a five-year rate structure for the council to have,” Bronson said, “but each year the council would be able to enact a lower rate if the needs suggest having a lower amount.”

City Council’s decision on water rates immediately followed its first reading of an ordinance that, if passed, would declare a Stage 1 Water Shortage, allowing Grover Beach to enforce water conservation efforts as the result of belowaverage rainfall this past winter and lower than usual water supply.

Bronson said the consideration of both water issues in the same night was purely coincidental, “but tiered rates are an effort to incentivize lower water usage.”

Grover Beach utility customers could have prevented the passage of the water rate changes, but the city received just eight letters of protest from the more than 4,000 impacted customers. Still, Mayor Jeff Lee noted at the May 10 meeting that this is a financially difficult time for many in the community.

“So as we conclude this item I also do want to mention an item in the staff report, whereby if there are members of our community, whether they be residential or

business-related customers, we do have an assistance program,” Lee said. “If you do find yourself in trouble making or being able to pay your water bills and your utility rates, please call the city. We may have a program that may be of assistance for you.”

—Kasey Bubnash

Paso Unified begins changing its board elections, lacks community input

The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District approved changing its election system from at-large to by-trustee-area in 2019, a process that started with two hearings and zero input from the community thus far.

Paso Unified intends to transition to byarea elections by the 2022 election cycle.

Under at-large elections, candidates must reside within the school district’s boundaries and are elected by all the voters who reside in the district’s boundaries.

When the district transitions to byarea, candidates must reside in specific geographic areas within the district’s boundaries called “trustee areas” and are elected only by voters who reside in the same trustee area.

The district is working with Irvinebased consultants Cooperative Strategies to gather feedback from the community, assess demographic information, and create a map of trustee areas for the district.

The consultants will try to ensure that each area contains a nearly equal number of inhabitants; draw a map that is compact and contiguous and complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act; respect the community’s interest and incumbency; and take into considerations things such as school boundaries.

It will be doing this through a series of five public hearings, two of which occurred April 27 and May 11.

The two meetings were part of the premap design phase with a goal of gathering initial input from the community.

However both meetings lacked public comment.

Larry Ferchaw, executive director for the western office of Cooperative Strageties, said that U.S. Census Bureau data from 2010 shows 46,165 inhabitents in the district, approximately 30 percent of whom are Latino, 65 percent are white, 1 percent are Black, 1 percent are American Indian, 2 percent are Asian, and 1 percent are Pacific Islander.

According to recent data from the American Community Survey, an arm of the Census Bureau, Ferchaw said that roughly 46,000 residents are eligible to vote. With that data, the map could be split into seven voting areas with about 6,600 residents each.

“This information is used to see if we are able to create areas where members of protected classes are able to have an increased influence in the outcome of the election,” he said.

During the district’s second hearing about the elections on April 27, staff said it paid for notices in two news publications, as well as put out information via newsletter, email communications, and parent bulletins.

At that meeting, it received two written public comments.

The remaining meetings will be on May 25, June, 8, and June 22. ∆ —Karen Garcia

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Saying goodbye

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Locals are raising money for an Atascadero family that had to jump through incredible hoops to mourn their daughter mid-pandemic

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n April 15, Sarah and Norman Hibble received the news that their 24-year-old daughter, Anne, had died.

Authorities said they’d found her alone in her apartment, dead of an apparent suicide.

It was a total shock. With a single phone call, any parent’s worst nightmare suddenly became a reality for the Hibbles. The situation was made more complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which Norman and Sarah say had profound impacts on Anne’s life and ultimately played a role in her death.

It affected her afterlife, too, making it costly and convoluted for the Hibbles to properly mourn the loss of their daughter.

Anne was living in Australia when she died, and the pandemic has rendered international travel nearly impossible, even in the most extreme circumstances.

Australia’s pandemic travel restrictions are unyielding, involving two weeks of mandatory isolation upon arrival and comprehensive COVID-19 testing.

“I understand the reasoning for it,” Sarah said in an interview with New Times on April 23, a little less than a week into her quarantine in a government-run isolation facility in Sydney, Australia. “It’s just—it’s really hard that we’re back to say goodbye to somebody who was so depressed and isolated that she took their own life, and now we’re sitting in isolation waiting to say goodbye.”

Now SLO County community members are trying to raise money for the Hibbles to help cover the costs of the trip and a memorial for Anne. While the online fundraiser is making progress, donations are still needed.

Not just a statistic

To the Hibble family, Anne’s suicide was totally unexpected.

Norman and Sarah hadn’t heard from Anne in a while before she died, but that wasn’t unusual. Anne grew up in Australia and Atascadero, and she moved back to Brisbane, Queensland, a few years ago to attend college. Norman is Australian, and although he and Sarah have lived in SLO County for around 11 years now, four of their five kids were born in Australia, including Anne. Two of Anne’s siblings also live in Australia, and finding the right time to connect with a 17-hour time difference can be challenging.

It wasn’t until after her death that they discovered she’d been struggling with depression. She was isolated throughout the pandemic, and she’d cut herself off from some of her family and friends.

Anne came out as transgender around four years ago, and, though the rates of depression and suicide among those who identify as transgender are staggering, Sarah said Anne found an accepting community on her college campus. The entire Hibble family was supportive of her transition, too.

“We consider ourselves very progressive, and Norman and I do a lot of volunteer work with GALA,” Sarah said.

They both work with local burlesque groups, and Norman worked as a legal

observer at Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.

“I think it just is so sad because for all of the work that we’ve put in, our daughter was still not immune from becoming a statistic.”

The Trevor Project is a national research and advocacy organization geared toward LGBTQ-plus issues. In its 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ youth mental health, 55 percent of around 40,000 LGBTQplus youth between the ages of 13 and 24 reported symptoms of major depressive disorder. Roughly 40 percent of those surveyed said they’d seriously considered suicide in the last year, with more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth reporting that they’d seriously considered ending their lives. One in five trans and nonbinary youth surveyed said they’d actually attempted suicide in the last year.

Though the causes aren’t exactly clear, the Trevor Project survey points to inadequate and inaccessible mental health services and hostile attitudes toward the LGBTQ-plus community as major factors. Among those surveyed, 46 percent said they wanted counseling but couldn’t get it. Six out of 10 LGBTQ-plus youth surveyed said someone had tried to convince them to change their sexual orientation or gender identity, and 1 in 3 said they’d been physically threatened or harmed due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Over 80 percent of LGBTQplus youth said recent politics had negatively impacted their well-being.

But those who reported feeling supported by friends, family, and coworkers were significantly less likely to attempt suicide.

The same was true among trans and nonbinary youth who had access to genderaffirming care and clothes, and whose friends and family respected their pronouns.

Still, after a year in COVID-19 isolation, Anne faced double the difficulties.

SLO County Behavioral Health Director Anne Robin addressed the correlation between mental health issues and the pandemic at a press conference on May 5.

After a year of anxiety, loss, and isolation, Robin said, it’s more important than ever for all community members to talk to their loved ones about mental health.

Behavioral Health aims to facilitate those

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If you or someone you know is struggling with a mental health crisis, call the Central Coast Hotline at (800) 7830607. To receive LGBTQ-plus-specific services, call or text the Trevor Project at (866) 488-7386 or visit GALA’s website at galacc.org. For more information on mental health services available in SLO County, visit bit.ly/3tuU5oz.

NOT FORGOTTEN Anne Hibble, 24, died in Australia in April. Now community members are raising money to help her family, longtime SLO County residents, cover the huge pandemic travel costs.

conversations and promote healing through a number of free community mental health events planned for the month of May, including mental health crisis response training, a resource drive, and an Investing in Youth Mental Health town hall.

Sarah and Norman hope that Anne’s death brings some awareness to the services available for those struggling.

“I just wish the world was kinder and more accepting and that mental health wasn’t so stigmatized, particularly in these communities,” Sarah said. “I wish that people felt comfortable reaching out. I wish that more people would, even when it’s hard to do right by their friends, when someone’s struggling don’t just let them isolate. Call for help. Get the resources even if that person doesn’t want them at the time.

“Because I’d much rather have somebody be alive and be angry with me for getting them the help they need than not be here.”

A helping hand

When Liz Gillingham heard about Anne’s death, she wanted to do more than just offer her condolences.

Gillingham has known the Hibbles for around six or seven years. She met Sarah through a mutual friend—Anthony Allesmith, owner of The Prancing Chef—and they’ve been friends ever since. Now they’re both members of the same local dance troupe, which, in non-pandemic times, hosts performances that Norman DJs through his events company, Light and Sound.

“This couldn’t have happened to nicer people and more welcoming parents,” she said.

OUT OF THE WOODS Atascadero residents Norman and Anne Hibble and two of their five children recently emerged from a mandatory two-week quarantine in Sydney, Australia, and are now mourning with family in Queensland.

When Anne died, Allesmith coordinated a support system for the Hibbles, cooking them hot meals and ensuring that their farm in Atascadero was tended to. He suggested that Gillingham start a fundraiser to help cover the Hibbles’ travel costs to Australia, and she immediately put together a GoFundMe online.

The goal is to raise around $25,000, funds that Gillingham said will go toward flights for the four Hibbles currently living in the U.S., the mandatory government quarantine in Australia, and Anne’s funeral.

Tickets to Australia cost around $4,000 per person right now, Gillingham said.

The Hibbles had to apply to travel to Australia mid-pandemic, arrange for their kids to travel without Australian passports (theirs had expired), and had to get COVID-19 tests for each member of the family. Once they arrived in Sydney in late April, the four of them went into quarantine in a small government apartment. They weren’t allowed to step out of their room for two weeks, meals were delivered, and they’ll ultimately be responsible for the cost of room and board—around $5,000 Australian dollars.

So far the GoFundMe has raised nearly $13,000, which Gillingham said was enough to cover the Hibbles’ trip to Australia. Now they need more to get back.

Remembering Anne

Anne wasn’t just trans. She’s not just a number on a graph about rates of suicide among LGBTQ youth.

Anne was a beloved daughter and sister and friend. She was gentle and kind to everyone—the type of person who could connect with anyone over almost anything. One day she’d play made-up games on the farm with her younger siblings. The next she’d play cribbage with an elderly couple who lived down the road.

She was also a proud gaming nerd who thrived in computer sciences and programming. She loved LARPing and cosplay, a frequenter of Renaissance fairs and the Sacramento Comic-Con. She was always a star student, getting straight A’s even in her college-level high school classes.

She’ll be sorely missed—by her family, by San Luis Obispo County, by Queensland.

What hurts most, Sarah and Norman said, is that her death was entirely preventable.

Norman believes we can all learn something from Anne: You never really know what someone else is going through, what internal battles they might be fighting, where they’ve been. So be kind to each other. Show compassion, even for those you don’t understand.

Above all else, he said, check in on your loved ones.

“It’s easier to keep in contact with the people that you care about than it is to get through all the rigmarole of having to go somewhere to say goodbye,” Norman said. ∆ Staff Writer Kasey Bubnash can be reached at kbubnash@newtimesslo.com.

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BY PETER JOHNSON

Stacking up SLO County will dismantle COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics in June as vaccine demand drops, rates lag

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an Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein looked pained at a May 5 press briefing when a reporter asked for an update on the county’s progress toward COVID-19 herd immunity, five months into the vaccine rollout.

“Locally, we are really falling behind,” Borenstein said. “The state average at this time is 61 percent of all eligible people, 16 and up, have at least started vaccinations. In our county, we’re more like 51 percent. ... We’re really not doing a whole lot better than half, and we want to get upward of 80, 85 percent to achieve herd immunity.

“With the falloff we’re seeing,” she continued, “it really is breaking my heart to see that folks aren’t taking advantage of this opportunity.”

Two days later, on May 7, Borenstein announced that SLO County would be closing its three mass vaccination clinics in Paso Robles, Cuesta College, and Arroyo Grande on June 4, due to declining community demand.

A few weeks ago, SLO County expanded vaccine eligibility to all residents over age 16 and hit a peak in April of administering more than 10,000 shots per week, but that trend quickly turned in the other direction.

During the first week in May, SLO County saw vaccine appointments drop by nearly 50 percent. The dropoff—which is happening across the country—has caused the SLO County Public Health Department to shift gears on its immunization campaign, focusing more on targeted outreach and mobile vaccine drives to reach those who are either hesitant about the vaccine or hard to access.

“I understand there’s a lot of hesitancy out there,” Borenstein said. “We want to be open, we want to listen, we want to hear every piece of information. … The pandemic is not going to go away unless we all do this in the same time frame.”

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A bird’s-eye view of SLO County’s vaccine progress shows about half of eligible residents have received at least one shot—a pace that trails the state by about 10 percent. A closer look at the data—broken down by ZIP code, age, and ethnicity—sheds more light on where the rates are particularly high or lagging.

An Avila Beach ZIP code—93424— boasts the highest vaccination rate in SLO County at 100 percent, according to May 4 state data. On the other end, the 93426 ZIP code—the northernmost stretch of SLO County that includes Bradley and the north shore of Lake Nacimiento—has the lowest vaccination rate at 27 percent.

The next highest vaccination rate is the SLO city and Edna Valley ZIP code of 93401, at 69 percent, followed by Cambria and Harmony (93428) at 65 percent, Pismo Beach (93449) at 59 percent, Morro Bay (93442) at 59 percent, the Arroyo Grande area (93420) at 58 percent, and Cayucos (93439) at 57 percent.

Six of the seven lowest vaccination rate ZIP codes are located north of the Cuesta Grade. SLO city ZIP code 93405 has a 31 percent vaccination rate—the second lowest. After that, the Shandon area ZIP code 93461 has a 34 percent vaccination rate, San Miguel (93451) and Creston (93432) both have a 40 percent rate, and Santa Margarita/Pozo (93453) and Paso Robles/Adelaida (93446) have 45 percent rates.

Vaccine progress also varies by age. While only 21.6 percent of county residents 65 and older have not started the vaccine series, that number rises to 36.2 percent for residents between ages 50 and 64, and to 56.5 percent for residents between ages 18 and 49.

Ethnicity is another factor that shows disparities in SLO County vaccinations.

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White residents and 48 percent of Asian “Vaccinations and clean water are American residents are in that category. probably the two most important public In totality, SLO County lags in almost health accomplishments ever in human every vaccine metric compared to kind,” Borenstein said. “Please take progress at the statewide level, with one advantage of these next few weeks [that exception: a slightly larger proportion of the 65-and-older population is vaccinated. the local mass clinics will still be open].”

Once SLO County closes its clinics, Local officials say that SLO’s lower residents can still receive COVID-19 rates have several possible explanations, vaccines at pharmacies like Rite Aid, including issues related to access and Walgreens, or CVS. vaccine hesitancy or resistance.

Public Health will then shift to a more “There’s always going to be a proportion targeted vaccination campaign. The of the population who don’t take any department is now accepting applications vaccinations,” Borenstein said during for mobile vaccine clinics that can the May 5 press briefing. “That’s not the serve up to 200 people. Organizations, group we’d like to talk with, because businesses, and other community groups quite frankly, I don’t think we’re going can apply at recoverslo.org/mobilevaccine to change hearts and minds. There is for the on-site service, at no cost. a very large group—it’s probably about “Any business, church, nonprofit, one-third—who have a wide variety of community center, organization, or concerns and information gaps, and housing situation that would like for us to access issues in some cases, and just come to you, we are ready and willing and think they don’t need it or are concerned able to do that,” Borenstein said. ∆ about side effects. We’d like to have those conversations with people to help them Assistant Editor Peter Johnson can be reached at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com. make decisions and hopefully get them to

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Pet connections

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n 2020, individuals all over the state took a leap of faith and adopted furry companions to help them endure the ebb and flow pandemic life.

Colorado State University researchers released a report in November 2020 that found bonding with a pet during the stay-at-home orders reduced feelings of anxiety and depression.

Survey participants were questioned about how their relationship with their dogs affected feelings associated with COVID-19, and nearly 70 percent of respondents reported decreased feelings of loneliness and isolation—60 percent of cat owners had the same response.

According to the report, more than half of the respondents also reported that their canine and feline friends helped ease depression and anxiety and gave purpose to their lives.

The Central Coast also experienced a record number of pet adoptions in shelters in 2020 as locals sought a forever family member and the positive feelings that result. To make the pet-adoption process even easier, Facebook group 805 Available Shelter and Rescue Pets assisted in matchmaking humans with new pets.

Patricia Sly, founder of the Facebook group, works in partnership with shelters in Santa Barbara and SLO counties, group members, and other groups on social media to promote available pets in the area. The group focuses on pets in shelters, senior fur friends, pets that have medical needs, and “rehoming.”

“We really try to highlight the dogs often looked over and get them into loving homes,” she said.

Sly said she doesn’t want to take any of the credit away from the shelters and everyone who’s involved in getting these pets into their forever homes.

She began volunteering with the Santa Maria Animal Shelter on Foster Road when she moved to Orcutt around 2012.

Her duties included spreading the word on social media when there were available pets, fostering pets, and transporting pets to their future homes if the owners-to-be were out of the area.

A rare arthritis prevented her from doing physical volunteer work, so in 2017, she created 805 Available Shelter and Rescue Pets to push her promotional pet posts into high gear. It was a way for her to continue her meaningful work.

“This group literally changed my life in so many ways. It started off so small with a couple of my friends, but it grew to other volunteers, rescue and shelter staff, and trainers because we all use Facebook,” Sly said.

Since its formation, the group has grown to more than 2,600 members.

Sly recently went back to work full time, and 805 Available Shelter and Rescue Pets member Brooke Walsher helps post available pets, answer member inquiries for specific breeds of pets, and connects members with shelters.

“By sharing posts from pet rescues all across the area in our group, we help those looking to adopt, find pets outside their neighborhoods,” Walsher said. “In the end, we are helping pets across the Central Coast find new homes and giving animal rescues an opportunity to share

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more personal details about pets available for adoption.”

Sly said she completely agrees, because the original mission of the group “isn’t about any one person, it’s about getting these animals into a home in a comfy bed as quickly as we can.”

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• Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton both received an “A” grade in the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Tenet Health Central Coast’s achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. Sierra Vista has achieved consecutive A’s every reporting period since the ratings first came out in 2012— only three hospitals in California and 27 nationwide have achieved straight A’s since 2012. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. For more information, visit leapfroggroup.org.

• SLO Food Bank, Slow Money San Luis Obispo, and the Promotores Collaborative of San Luis Obispo are working together to improve the health of underserved Central Coast communities while expanding the demand for California-grown and locally produced fruits and vegetables.

The three organizations will provide nutrition education through SLO Food Bank programs and expand local produce offerings at area school districts. For more information or specific program locations, visit slofoodbank.com or call (805) 238-4664. ∆ Staff Writer Karen Garcia wrote this week’s Strokes. Send tidbits to strokes@ newtimesslo.com.

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BY SARA SEMMES

Inexcusable atrocity SLO County residents who voiced concern about potential vaccine passports are concerned about liberty

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nyone listening to the April 20 SLO County Board of Supervisors meeting would have heard the members state their intention to ask Public Health Director Dr. Penny Borenstein about the use of vaccine passports in our county during the May 4 meeting. And during the May 4 meeting, Borenstein was indeed asked about vaccine passports under the COVID-19 update agenda item.

On May 4, well over a hundred prerecorded public comments voiced concern over vaccine passports. In the midst of playing the comments on the agenda item No. 16, the COVID-19 update, the board interrupted the play of messages in order to move to suspend the right of the remaining messages to be heard.

Supervisors Dawn Ortiz-Legg, Bruce Gibson, and John Peschong voted not to hear the remaining messages in order to “save time.”

The following day The Tribune was hostile, mislabelling constituents’ comments as “spam.” Shame on them for demeaning callers with cultural slurs such as “anti-vaxxers’’ or “farright conservatives.” To belittle citizen involvement in the political system shows a crude lack of objectivity that The Tribune professes to attain. If The Tribune truly had interest in knowing what spurred people to call in, then perhaps it should have listened to the calls instead of dismissing them.

Each caller articulated their motivation in calling: They were concerned with the privacy of medical information; they felt vaccine passports

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would be in violation of international, federal, and state laws; they feared vaccine passports would lead to discrimination and segregation. Some callers stated that they were veterans who felt vaccine passports were a threat to the freedom they had fought to protect.

Some callers were in favor of COVID-19 vaccines but opposed to the possibility of having to show proof of them to access public accommodations. These people live in our county. They are our neighbors.

They vote. They have just as much of a right to voice their concerns and be heard in the process as those who politically align with The Tribune. Their editorial utilized name-calling over journalism, further perpetuating the social divide. So much for inclusion and calls for equity.

The editorial insinuated that people called from out of state. Such suspicions would have been easy enough to verify as each caller spoke and spelled their name.

Once again, that would have been the actions of a responsible journalist.

San Luis Obispo County’s Board of Supervisors expressed outright shock at the public outcry from constituents who called to voice their concern about vaccine verification systems. OrtizLegg referenced the COVID-19 update public comments later in the meeting by stating, “We talked for hours about something that didn’t matter.” Obviously it doesn’t matter to Ortiz-Legg, but she needs to recognize that it does matter to her voters. Notably, more public comments were left on the COVID-19 update than for the other agenda items of the meeting. My own representative,

Russell Hodin

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Bruce Gibson, voted against addressing the topic in the next meeting as it would likely create the potential for a high volume of public comment to endure again. Remind me, who works for whom?

On a refreshingly positive note, the board got the message that this county does not want vaccine passports.

Supervisor Debbie Arnold made a motion that the following be placed on the consent agenda for the May 18 meeting: 1. The board write a letter of support for Kiley’s Bill AB 327, and 2. An amendment to add to the Board’s Legislative Platform opposing the state requiring vaccine verification in order to get goods and services. Peschong seconded the motion, and it passed 3-2 with Supervisor Lynn Compton’s support.

The SARS-COV-2 virus has rattled us all, but we must not barter our liberties to assuage our fears. Such shortsighted actions made in haste are far harder to unravel than if their consequences were initially weighed rationally and with respect to legal and historical precedence in addition to common decency and fairness.

Requiring citizens to display their private medical records to merit access to goods and services will result in a two-tiered social system. A community divided into those who relinquish their right to privacy, and religious and bodily autonomy for the privilege of access, and those who hold liberty foremost and are consequently denied access. A society of haves and have-nots, or, more specifically, those who have liberty without access and those who have access without liberty. This outcome would be an inexcusable atrocity that we must continue to be intent on avoiding. ∆ Sara Semmes lives in North County. Send comments for publication to letters@ newtimesslo.com.

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Commentary Letters Have confidence in SLO County elections

The League of Women Voters supports making voting as easy and accessible as possible for all registered voters. We were disappointed in the May 4 decision by the SLO County Board of Supervisors to not expand vote-by-mail and early voting. We were pleased that the supervisors voted to increase funding for ballot processing equipment, high volume drop boxes, and mobile vote centers for the more remote areas of our county.

The tone of public comment at the board meeting on May 4 was truly disheartening.

We were dismayed to hear so much misinformation repeated and such hostility toward the dedicated public servants who maintain the integrity of our elections. We commend the three supervisors who spoke up for the county clerk-recorder and his staff. We regret that their colleagues on the board felt unable to support them.

We urge all voters to educate themselves about the election process, and to consider volunteering at the polls to see the process firsthand. We also encourage voters to request permanent vote-by-mail status. This doesn’t prevent you from voting in person but it does ensure that you can vote if you can’t make it to the polls on Election Day. We continue to have great confidence in the integrity of elections in our county.

Public trust in our democratic institutions is vital to maintain our freedoms. We hope that by educating voters about how voting actually works, trust will be restored, misinformation diminished, and participation in our democracy increased.

Cindy Marie Absey Ann Havlik co-presidents League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County

The Faces of Heroes In an unprecedented time, you rose to the challenge. You stood united and strong in your commitment to providing safe, high-quality care. Your dedication, compassion, and perseverance were unwavering. You cared for us when we needed you most, and you did it with dignity.

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The coming mess

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ast month I wrote about the racist roots of the filibuster and the oppressive nature of its structure systematically designed to stifle legislation and keep our communities disenfranchised (“Undemocratic process,” April 15). A system created not to uphold First Amendment rights, but instead to oppress the people that it impacts the most. My fans in the comment section will be excited to hear that I am back this week to expand on exactly that—how a few powerful people are deliberately disenfranchising voters one step at a time.

You’ve heard about voter suppression in Georgia, Florida, and Texas, but now it’s right here at home in SLO County.

While most of our community members are hard at work following COVID-19 restrictions, providing the essential services our communities rely on, and keeping their families afloat during an incredibly challenging year, the SLO County Board of Supervisors’ Republican majority is making decisions to keep us out of the ballot box. While we struggle to survive, there is a quiet but overt strategy happening in SLO County to keep working people from having their voices heard and their votes counted.

First was the decision to skirt state law on campaign contributions. Just weeks after the November 2020 election, the board majority rushed through a policy allowing for a $25,000 per donor ceiling on campaign contributions for county seats such as supervisor, district attorney, and sheriff, giving SLO County one of the highest limits in the entire state of California. This came weeks before a new state law, AB 571, went into effect that set the FPPC donation limit to $4,900 per donor, a donation cap that the majority of California had no problem respecting.

During that November meeting, Supervisors John Peschong, Debbie Arnold, and Lynn Compton blatantly ignored an outpouring of criticism in opposition to this decision, exercising their power to squash small-dollar donors like you and me, with their knowledge that candidates with the wealthiest donors get an automatic advantage.

Then came the 15-hour meeting on May 4. After hundreds of calls and emails and even reordering of the agenda to discourage participation, an exhaustive questioning began baselessly undermining the work of our elected county clerk recorder, questioning the integrity of our elections, and casting doubt on our systems, furthering rightwing efforts to scare voters with distorted information and blatant lies. At 11 p.m., in a 3-2 vote, the board majority voted once again to make it harder for the average community member to participate in their democracy. Though recent surveys show the majority of SLO County voters support permanent voteby-mail accommodations, Supervisors Arnold, Compton and Peschong made the deliberate decision to adopt the most limited voting model for the future of SLO County. Adopting a one-day voting model, they ruled against mail-in ballots being sent to every registered voter and did away with multi-day voting centers to constrict voting to single-day polling locations. And as a bonus, they went

a step further, directing their staff to explore getting rid of same-day voter registration and adding additional voter ID requirements. These are state laws aimed to make voting accessible, but here in SLO County, our leadership isn’t interested in that.

Our county supervisors voted against the people they serve and are leading us backwards into the future. Though no one seemed to be able to argue why singleday voting was better, they deemed it best we go back to inconvenient systems and strike new measures that would ensure increased voting access and boost voter turnout. Making voting more accessible?

Yeah, what a terrible idea.

Next, SLO County will be redrawing its supervisorial district map in the once-a-decade process of redistricting.

Redistricting in most places is done by an independent commission, but not in SLO County. Here, our county board decided it was best to skip assembling a citizens’ advisory committee altogether. They instead have tasked their staff with the project to preserve their own final say in deciding their districts’ boundaries. This process begins this summer, and based on recent decisions by this board, you don’t need a wild imagination to guess how this is going to go down. Voting for supervisor in District 4? Not for long if our board majority sees your vote as a threat to their power. Gerrymandering is the next big threat to our local democracy.

Republican leaders claim they care about restoring confidence in the voting booth.

But their actions have shown they aim to cast doubt on the electoral system and keep people who don’t look like them, afford things like them, church like them, and talk like them out of the process. Their goal is to keep us away from the voting booth, because they know that the more of us who show up, the more they lose.

Want to change what’s happening?

The future is in your hands. There is quite literally no one coming to save us from this mess. The impact from these decisions, and whatever happens next, will be profound and will last for decades to come. With a continued wave of attacks on democracy from the political right, there is no time to lose. ∆ Quinn Brady (she/her) is a community advocate, organizer and mother on the Central Coast. Send a response for publication to letters@newtimesslo.com.

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Organized partisans

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hy is it that far-right Republicans are more organized than the rest of us?

Progressive-Dems have plenty of causes to push their desire for equality to new levels of activism. But all they seem to accomplish is protesting and talking.

There was the whole controversy over Paso Robles Joint Unified School District board member Chris Arend—who believes systemic racism is a fallacy and yells at Spanish speakers because the district translator doesn’t translate very well—as well as some of Arend’s ideological cronies on the board— who are worried that teaching a high school ethnic studies course will unfairly target white students. (Insert eye roll.)

These elected officials represent a school district that is majority Latino with a high percentage of families who speak Spanish at home.

Did all of the outraged lefty-besties come together to get the district to hire a translator who can actually translate and organize a recall of board members so Paso’s Latino community can get better representation? Nope, nope.

There’s the Cuesta College board of trustees, which actually censured board member Pete Sysak for being a racist, misogynist, demeaning dipstick on social media. Sysak also believes that racism isn’t actually a thing and felt super persecuted by the community members who demanded he remove himself from

office for practicing his First Amendment right! (Poor guy. Not!) And that was as far as the pushback against him went. No Sysak recall petitions in sight.

But when it comes to school board members who follow public safety protocols and state requirements regarding COVID-19, some righty-tighties got their ducks in a row. Well, actually, just the first couple of ducklings have starting forming a recall line against three Lucia Mar Unified School District board members. But I have faith in the power of Gov. Gavin Newsolini haters to put their signatures on the petition line.

The group of parents in charge of the effort, Central Coast Families for Education Reform, seems to be very organized, even having a press conference about the recall effort on May 4 and publishing notices in a local newspaper on top of sending out a press release!

Seriously? Who’s pulling the strings?

It’s not progressives, because the most organized thing those lefty-besties can do is protest. This group, which claims to be nonpartisan, is definitely anti-“the governor’s ridiculous guidelines.”

Recall effort leader Shannon Galvan, whose kids attend Arroyo Grande High School, made her feelings about the district’s so-called safety rules very clear. Although her kids are back attending in-person classes, it’s just not the same. Her kids’ classes are empty.

Must be the school board members’ fault that a majority of kids have opted not to return to classes.

It’s definitely not parents taking COVID-19 pandemic precautions.

Group Vice President Michael Mulder claimed that theses three board members don’t support the best interests of students, in part because they voted against school resource officers on school campuses.

Putting cops on campus is definitely the best way to show you care, duh!

“For the past six months we have watched our school district go downhill,” he told a crowd of supporters on May 4 without a trace of nonpartisanship.

Meanwhile, the district followed health and safety mandates, county guidelines, and reopened classrooms as quickly as it was allowed—all by unanimous decisions.

So why pick on just three of seven board members? I’ll give you one guess. Yes! Partisan, partisan, partisan. If you say it three times fast, do the partisans disappear?

If the group is successful in its recall efforts, the district will need to shell out $350,000 for a special election.

“A lot of these parents talk about student needs, and it costs money to pay for services,” Lucia Mar Unified Teachers Association President Cody King said. “Spending a bunch of money on a special election doesn’t seem like a good use of those resources.”

Touché, man. King called the recall effort a “witch hunt.” Where have I heard that before? Oh! It was one of President Donald Trump’s favorite turns of phrase. Only in this case, it seems to appropriately classify what’s happening.

Just like the California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) seemed to appropriately classify the city of San Luis Obispo’s efforts to strengthen its tent and shopping cart ordinances. In a letter it sent to the city, it claimed the ordinances would further target and criminalize homeless individuals in the city. Well, City Attorney Christine Dietrich, took umbrage with that classification!

In a response letter to the CRLA, Dietrich said that city staff does not agree that the ordinances specifically focus on unhoused individuals. Banning tents from public spaces definitely sounds like a community-wide ordinance. All those people putting up tents for a short picnic lunch ought to be ashamed of themselves!

Oh wait, that’s not actually a thing.

It’s unhoused individuals who need a private place to sleep who put tents up in public spaces, because they literally have nowhere else to go. As far as shopping carts go: Obviously, housed residents ride them around town all the time! Not. Dietrich also said that staff recommended that SLO City Council wait to make a decision on the ordinances’ final adoption while the city figures out whether the CRLA will make good on its legal threats. Nice! ∆ The Shredder is a partisan ally. Send comments to shredder@newtimesslo.com.

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MAY 13 – MAY 20 2021

DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY

The Gala Pride and Diversity Center presents the LGBTQ-plus Decorated Car Caravan on Monday, May 17, starting at 6:30 p.m., in downtown San Luis Obispo. The community is invited to decorate their vehicles and join the caravan in celebration of Central Coast Pride. Participants are also welcome to stop by Skippers Brew, SLO Provisions, and the Gala Pride and Diversity Center for free treats. Visit galacc.org for more info.

—Caleb Wiseblood IMAGE COURTESY OF THE GALA PRIDE AND DIVERSITY CENTER

ARTS NORTH COAST SLO COU NT Y

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

supplies are provided and masks are mandatory. May 15, 1-4 p.m. $50. 310-993-1732. vickyhoffman.com.

Marie A Ramey, 7460 Pinal Ave, Atascadero.

Botanical Garden. Through May 16 Free first weekend; $5 after. 805-541-1400. slobg.org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

FUSED GLASS PLATE OR BOWL CLASS Learn the

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

basics of fusing and slumping in this 2-hour beginning class. Create an 8” x 8” fused glass plate or bowl.

All materials included. Limited to 6 people. Masks required. May 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $100. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

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

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

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.

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

ILLUMINATE: VIRTUAL SHOW Cambria Center

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-afterschool-classes/. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

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.

SEA GLASS WIRE WRAP COILED JEWELRY Learn basic wire wrapping to create a lovely necklace and two pierced earrings. All materials are provided including local sea glass, jewelry findings, and jewelry wire, except for basic jewelry tools.

May 16, 11 a.m.-noon $35. 805-286-5993.

CreativeMeTime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

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

SAN LUIS OBISPO

ACT THEATRE CLASSES ACT classes stretch the

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 benefit the SLO

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. 805-747-4200. 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. 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 805-441-8277. gnosart.com/store. Private home, Private address, TBA. CUESTA COLLEGE: STUDENT EXHIBITION AWARD CEREMONY The Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery’s annual student exhibition will be celebrated with a virtual awards ceremony. The exhibition will be posted online. Join Cuesta students to celebrate their creative accomplishments and engage in the online awards. May 13, 5-6 p.m. cuesta.edu/student/campuslife/artgallery.

Online, See website, 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/ finding-spaces/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

FLOOR PLAN: A VIRTUAL DANCE CONCERT Presented by the Orchesis Dance Company. Available to stream through the end of Cal Poly’s academic year.

SUCCULENT WREATHS KIT Learn how easy it is to create with succulents.

Choose from two sizes of round moss wreaths or one size of heart wreaths.

Everything is included except garden shears.

May 15, 10-11 a.m. Various. 805-286-5993.

CreativeMeTime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

NORTH SLO COU NT Y

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: SKETCHBOOK FREEDOM This workshop, taught by Vicky Hoffman, is for those who want to jumpstart the daily practice of sketchbooking. All

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

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INDEX Arts ............................[16] Culture & Lifestyle.......[17] Food & Drink..............[17] Music .........................[20]

Through June 1 theatredance.calpoly.edu. 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, 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.

OBJECTIFYING SLOMA presents a showcase of

contemporary sculpture by Elisa Ortega Montilla. May 14-June 27 sloma.org/exhibition/objectifying/. 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 CAMERA CLUB Online Zoom meetings and competitions. Everyone is welcome. Visit site for meeting links. Second Thursday of every month Free to guest. slocameraclub.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SLOMA CELEBRATES PRIDE In collaboration with Central Coast Pride, SLOMA is hosting a free (and socially distant) take-home art activity for kids and kids at heart. The public is invited to visit the Museum’s Mission Plaza entrance and grab an art bag with supplies and instructions. May 22, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

Mission Plaza, 989 Chorro St, 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. 805-4409461. unity5cities.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SPRING FOR THE ARTS: AN ONLINE BENEFIT AND REVUE The Cambria Center for the Arts will celebrate its planned re-opening with a special streamed evening, called Spring for the Arts, of short performances of art, musical, and film activities.

Combined with a virtual silent auction featuring unique experiences. May 16, 4-5:15 p.m. Free, donations suggested. 805-927-8190. cambriaarts.org/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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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.

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.

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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. TAI CHI CHUN CERTIFICATION With the 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the year. Ongoing courses. ongoing Call for price. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay. TAI CHI CHUN/ QI GONG BASICS Learn the foundation of Qi Gong, the rooting of breathing, and Shaolin Tai Chi. Tuesdays-Thursdays Call for details. 805701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

ZEN IN MOTION Learn the Shaolin 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. NORTH SLO COU NT Y

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.

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CAL POLY BASEBALL VS CAL STATE FULLERTON Come watch Cal Poly Baseball take on Cal State Fullerton in a Big West Conference showdown at Baggett Stadium.

May 14, 5 p.m., May 15, 1 p.m. and May 16, 1 p.m.

805-756-4849. gopoly.com/. Baggett Stadium, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

COUNTY WIDE TOBACCO PREVENTION SUMIT FBSMV presents its first County-Wide Tobacco Prevention Summit. May 13, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Free.

805-346-1774. whova.com. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

activities and events, including a Pride Art Show, the Pet Photo Competition, Pride’s Got Talent, and more. May 16-23 slopride.com. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

HOW TO HAVE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH CHILDREN WORKSHOPS: TOPICS OF TECHNOLOGY AND RACE These one-evening workshops with Dr. Christina Kaviani are for anyone raising children ages 3 to12 years old who is interested in learning about ways to have honest conversations about important topics. May 18, 7-8:30 p.m. $5. 805-549-1253. slcusd.org. Online, See website, 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.

METABOLIC CONDITIONING We use primarily our own body weight in this interval training class to run through exercises and drills to raise the heart rate, condition our muscles, and stay flexible. This advanced class also incorporates hand weights and sand bags, if you have them. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m. $72. 415-5165214. ae.slcusd.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

THE MYSTERY OF TREES EXPLORATION AT SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN Bring the family for a morning of nature exploration. Learn about the mystery of trees, take a guided hike, and snack on food given to us by trees, plants, seeds, and more. May 22, 9 a.m.-noon Admission for 1 adult and 1 child: $35 for Garden Members; $40 for general public. 805-541-1400. slobg. org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

OUTDOOR YOGA CLASSES Hotel San Luis Obispo, Piazza Hospitality’s first property on California’s scenic Central Coast, offers outdoor yoga classes on its rooftop terrace. Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays $10-$15; complimentary for hotel guests.

805-235-0700. hotel-slo.com. Hotel San Luis Obispo, 877 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

PUBLIC TALK: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, A CLEARER VIEW OF YOU Join this free public talk by Christian Science practitioner and teacher Lyle Young. Hosted by First Church Christ, Scientist, San Luis Obsipo. May 16, 2-3 p.m. Free. bit.ly/SLOCSTALK. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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.

RE-ENERGIZING SLO: BUILDING AN ENERGY RESILIENT FUTURE Can a more resilient energy system

This week’s online poll 5/13–5/20

strengthen our economy, increase public safety, and prepare us for natural disasters? Join us as we explore these topics in this webinar event. May 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Free. slocity.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

OBJECT PERMANENCE

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) presents a new contemporary sculpture exhibition, Objectifying, which premieres on Friday, May 14, and is scheduled to remain online through Sunday, June 27. This virtual exhibit showcases Goleta-based artist Elisa Ortega Montilla, whose fine woodworking and repurposed textiles pieces explore the objectification of women’s bodies. Visit sloma.org to view the show online and find out more.

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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.

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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/.

PISMO BEACH FARMERS MARKET Features various vendors selling their goods. Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Pismo Beach Farmers Market, Pismo Pier, Pismo Beach, 805.

773.4382.

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2021 SUNSET SEAFOOD BOIL A dinner prepared for seafood lovers. Enjoy some gorgeous local fare and decadent seafood indulgence. May 21, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $96-$120. my805tix.com. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles, 805.239.1730.

ART, WINE, AND EXPANSIVE VIEWS Enjoy wine, art, and a springtime outdoor getaway. Mike and Rosemary Bauer are exhibiting at a spectacular venue with fellow artists. Reservations recommended for wine tasting. No outside food or beverages, however, the “Hurricane Kitchen” food truck will be there. May 22, 11

a.m.-4:30 p.m. Varies. 805-467-2046. foursistersranch. com/. Four Sisters Ranch Vineyard and Winery, 2995 Pleasant Rd., San Miguel.

CASS WINERY: WSET 1 CLASSES This hands-on WSET (the Wine and Spirit Education Trust) course teaches students through sight, smell, and taste, to understand more about wine. May 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $350. my805tix.com. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles, 805.239.1730.

HARTLEY FARMS DINNER IN THE GARDENS Enjoy a gourmet burger bar with brioche buns, ground beef or grilled chicken patties, and all the fixin’s. Broccoli salad, French fries, and sweet potato fries accompany this meal. BYO beverages. May 14, 6 p.m. my805tix. com. Hartley Farms, 6770 Estrella Rd., San Miguel.

MID-STATE FAIR MARKET The Paso Robles Event Center is pleased to announce the Mid-State Fair Market, a monthly one-day shopping experience to find antiques, new and used items, plus handmade items from local artisans and crafters. Featuring free admission and parking. May 14, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. midstatefair.com.

Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 Riverside Avenue, Paso Robles, 805-239-0655.

PASO ROBLES WINE FESTIVAL Explore Paso Robles Wine Country with four days of wine tastings, winemaker dinners, exclusive excursions, live music, and more.

This year’s Wine Festival will not feature our traditional wine tastings in the downtown park, but rather individual experiences at Paso Robles wineries throughout the weekend. May 20-23, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 805-239-8463. pasowine.com/events/winefest. Various Paso Robles Locations, Multiple Locations, Paso Robles.

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.

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TAKE FLIGHT

The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature presents Bio/Mass: Contemporary Meditations on Nature, a group show on display in the venue’s first floor, through Sunday, Sept. 5.

This exhibit premiered in mid-April and showcases a variety of media from 12 different participating artists. Visit wildlingmuseum.org for more info. The museum is located at 1511 Mission Drive, unit B, Solvang.

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SCULPTERRA SHOW FEATURES 3 SONGWRITERS Songwriters at Play host Steve

WINERY Wine by the glass and bottles are also

Key is joined by Sara Petite (four-time winner of San Diego’s Best Country-Americana Band), and Sarah Blick (“conservatory violinist with a fiddler’s heart”). Lauren Hatcher and Servet Fidan will play guest sets in the middle of the show. May 22, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Free.

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

available for purchase. Check site for specific virtual tasting packages. ongoing Free. 805-239-1730. casswines.com/. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

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PASO ROBLES WINE COUNTRY VIRTUAL AUCTION Showcasing the wine country lifestyle to fans and bidders from around the country. Distinctive, exceptional lots not offered elsewhere feature one-ofa-kind experiences, rare wines, vertical collections, large format bottles, and more. Through May 16 Free to register. 805-239-8463. pasowine.com. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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LAZY LOCALS: BIG SIRS OF SWING May 16, 1 p.m. Castoro Cellars, 1315 N. Bethel Rd., Templeton, 805-238-0725, castorocellars.com.

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May 23, 3 p.m. The Pour House, 525 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-239-1000, pasobrewing.com.

CELLO BOB AND STEVE KEY SHARE PASO STAGE Singer-songwriter Steve Key and multiinstrumentalist Cello Bob will share the sculpture garden stage for an afternoon of live music. Casey Rodgers and Rob Kimball will also join us for guest sets. May 15, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Free. 805-204-6821. stevekey.com/ events. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

DIRTY CELLO LIVE May 16, 4 p.m. The Pour House, 525 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-239-1000, pasobrewing.com.

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14, 5:30 p.m. Barrelhouse Brewing Co. Brewery and Gardens, 3055 Limestone Way, Paso Robles, 805-2961128, barrelhousebrewing.com/.

JOHN STATION BAND LIVE May 22, 7 p.m. The Pour House, 525 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-239-1000, pasobrewing.com.

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ROCK OF AGES May 15, 7 p.m. The Pour House, 525 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-239-1000, pasobrewing.com.

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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.

YNANA ROSE LIVE May 16, 1 p.m. Tooth and Nail Winery, 3090 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles, 805-3696100, rabblewine.com/tasting-room/.

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CARBON CITY LIGHTS LIVE May 14, 6:30 p.m. SLO Brew Rock, 855 Aerovista Pl., San Luis Obispo, 805-5431843, slobrew.com.

MOTHER HIPS ACOUSTIC DUO LIVE May 20, 7 p.m. SLO Brew Rock, 855 Aerovista Pl., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-1843, slobrew.com.

MUSIC ALBUM RELEASE New music album, ECLIPSE, by local artist Carolbeth is being released at carolbethhite.bandcamp.com. This mysterious meditative music chronicles a solar eclipse seen on the Central Coast and is great for yoga, meditation, and massage therapy. Enjoy the journey. Through June 3 $10. carolbethhite.bandcamp.com. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SCATTER SEEDS: 20TH ANNIVERSARY A livestream from Matt Vargo’s studio in Santa Margarita. Steve Key will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of his album, Scatter Seeds. May 23, 2-3 p.m. 805-204-6821. stevekey.com/ events. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

UPSIDE SKA LIVE Upside Ska plays roots Jamaican ska with a full band, featuring a local all-star cast. May 15, 7-10 p.m. my805tix.com. SLO Brew Rock, 855 Aerovista Pl., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-1843.

W. TERRENCE SPILLER: BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATA CYCLE V The fifth in Spiller’s survey of the Beethoven piano sonatas: Sonata in E Major, Op.14 No.1; Sonata in D Major, Op. 28, “Pastoral”; Sonata in E Minor, Op. 90; and Sonata in A flat Major, Op. 110. Available to stream through May 28. May 21-28, 7:30 p.m. $5. 805756-4849. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/special. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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CONCERT IN THE GARDEN: RICHARD INMAN AND JANICE LAMONT Connect with your community while enjoying live music provided by Richard Inman and Janice Lamont, plus Gale McNeeley and Bob Moloznik . COVID-19 protocols observed. May 16, 1:30-3 p.m.

Free. 805-440-9461. unity5cities.org. The Victorian, 789 Valley Rd., Arroyo Grande.

PAINTED RED LIVE May 21, 5 p.m. Branch Street Deli, 203 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, 805-489-9099, branchstreetdeli.com.

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HARASSMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS MUST STOP What we allow is what will continue. Are we willing to put an end to escalating harassment and intimidation of our elected officials, or will we sit on the sidelines?

Political violence is not a new phenomenon. Those seeking to serve in public office have always faced hostility. Now, as a record number of women and other underrepresented groups have made inroads into elected office, the reactions have become heightened and dangerous. The mix of the digital era, pandemic isolation and growing partisanship provides a powder keg ready to explode.

With the growing number of women in office, the violence towards them is also rising. Violence against women in politics takes many forms including death threats, rape threats, sexual harassment, misogyny, disparagement, and sexist and racist abuse. These tactics attempt to silence and to force compliance. They aim to undermine our democracy by preventing true representation.

From north to south and coast to inland, SLO County has seen numerous egregious acts against women candidates and elected officials. A razor blade in a tire, an intruder at a City Hall, a public commenter spewing misogynistic accusations, a letter to the editor containing a veiled death threat, a social-media poster slinging sexualized tropes. These are moments of abhorrent action, and they have lasting effects.

Every generation is responsible for strengthening our democracy with equity, respect and fairness. It is up to us to be the change we want to see. We can be passionate but respectful in our dissent. We can be courageous but non-violent in our disagreements.

What we cannot do is accept that political violence comes with the territory. Instead, we must make this behavior unacceptable.

When we do, we will be able to encourage true dialogue, welcome diverse ideas, make space for underrepresented people, and ultimately grow the number of participants in our democracy.

How can we make a difference? Demonstrate respectful public discourse. Be a constructive contributor in person and online.

Call out abusive and inappropriate behavior. Support a candidate or elected official. Attend public comment, not just when you’re upset but also when you want to share a word of praise. And when your representatives share what is happening, make a public display of your solidarity. You might even consider joining politics yourself – apply for a board or commission, or run for office.

Above all else, engage. Don’t let the absence of your voice be your complicity.

Women’s March SLO Organizers Dawn Addis, Andrea Chmelik, Jen Ford, Terry Parry, Pat Harris, Rita Casaverde, Gail Bunting

Co-Signed By: ELECTED OFFICIALS:

Salud Carbajal, U.S. Congressman (CA-24) John Laird, California State Senator (SD-17) Bruce Gibson, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor (District 2) Dawn Ortiz-Legg, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor (District 3) Jimmy Paulding, Arroyo Grande Mayor Pro Tem Lan George, Arroyo Grande City Council Member Kristen Barneich, Arroyo Grande City Council Member Keith Storton, Arroyo Grande City Council Member Susan Funk, Atascadero City Council Member Mariam Shah, Grover Beach Mayor Pro Tem Karen Bright, Grover Beach City Council Member John Headding, Morro Bay Mayor Dawn Addis, Morro Bay City Council Member Maria Garcia, Paso Robles City Council Member Marcia Guthrie, Pismo Beach City Council Member Heidi Harmon, San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica A. Stewart, San Luis Obispo Vice Mayor Andy Pease, San Luis Obispo City Council Member Jan Marx, San Luis Obispo City Council Member Christine Womack, Los Osos Community Service District President Cynthia Replogle, Oceano Community Service District Director Sandra Sarrouf, 3rd District Elected Representative, Los Osos Community Advisory Council

ORGANIZATIONS

Planned Parenthood Central Coast Action Fund Indivisible: Rapid Response Team SLO Allies for Immigration Justice, SLO County R.A.C.E. Matters SLO County League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County Atascadero Democratic Club Jane Lloyd and Marie-Christine Mahe, Stonewall Democratic Club of San Luis Obispo County

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Community members Cindy Marie Absey Laura Albers Stephanie Allen John Allen Nick Andre Ruth Ann Angus Mark Arnold Melinda Avila Gina Axsom Odile Ayral Barbara Babka Nancy Badrigian Michael Baird Jessica Baker Kathleen Baker Tina Ballantyne Marisa Balmana Jennifer Baltes Susan Balthasar Erica Flores Baltodano Larry Barnes Chrys Barnes Cheryl Barton-Petrie Meredith Bates Kathryn Bay Dawn Beattie Susan Belany Kathleen Benedict Dayna Bennett Ellen Beraud Judy Berk Diana Bertinuson Susan Biesek Audrey Bigelow Mary Blackler Samson Blackwell C. Jordan Blaquera Suzan Boatman Ann Bollay

Vicki Bookless Kayla Brachear Quinn Brady Valerie Breese Wendy Brown Quinn Brussel Shawn Burn Alicia Busa Michelle Call Katie Carrillo Karen Carson Lori Caudill Cynthia Chaillie Marchant Kevin Clark Jeanie Class Gerri Clemens Donna Clipperton June Cochran Christina Coffman Tom Comar John Alan Connerley Jody Cook Daniel Cook Sarah Coplen Mary Lynn Crandall Karen Croley Gayle Cuddy Jesse Cutburth Rev Dr Donald J Dallmann Diane Danfield Robert Fuller Davis Jenine Davison Jane Davison Victoria De La Rosa Georganna Dean Letri Deedon Rita Delkeskamp Nancy Dickenson Cheryl Dove Rebecca Drake

Susan Dressler Sari Dworkin Judy Ellis Laura Emerson Valerie Endres Ronald Epping Britt Fairchild Janine Fallon Marcianne Fast Michelle Feldman Travis Ford Amy Freeman Sheree Garcia Pam Gates Don GerBracht Dreima Gingg Chelly Glancy Tara Gonzales Gayle Goodman Marilyn Gordon Kimberly Gravell Heather Gray Jessica Griffiths Robin Guittard Jessica Guthrie Montes Haila Hafley-Kluver Ashley Hain Marilyn Hamilton Dona Hare Price Robyn Harris Ann Havlik Barbara Hawkins Margaret Heinrichs Elizabeth Helgerson Yvonne Helms Stephen Heraldo Douglas J. Heumann Amy Hewes Travis Higgins Galadriel Bree Highhouse

Dorothy Hines Kristin Horowitz Lizabeth Horton Heather Howell Sandee Hunt-Burns Chuck Intrieri Scott Jenkins Shelly Johnson Rochelle Johnson Arya Jones Judy Jones Kelsey Jones Marti Jorgensen-Lindholm Cameron Jung-Fagan Evy Justesen Ruth Kalin Winifred Kang Leslie Kasanoff Candia Katich Karl Kempton Carol Kenyon Clare Kennedy Sharon Kimball Angie King Julie Kliegl Kelly Knox Laura Knutson Brian Kragh Catharine Krupp Carol Lake John Lamb Jennifer Lane Janice Langley Meredith Larson Randee LaSalle Johnathan Lau Denise Leader Stoeber Laura Leary Christina Lefevre Latner Lucy Lo

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Lee Perkins Janice Peters Marie Peters Douglas Pillsbury Jackie Pope Barry Price Susan Quinones Vickie Rabourn Gary & Gizella Raymond Kathy Reid Nancy Reid Paul Reinhardt Bill and Lana Richmond Amena Roalman Rosanna Robinson Susan C. Robinson, MD Vicki Rogers Virginia Roof Phyllis Rosenfeld Andrea Rule Nina Russo Melanie Sachs Tamarra Salazar Janet Salem Monica Schechter Nancy Schonfeldt Debora Schwartz Michelle Shoresman Glenn Silloway Julie Smith Christopher Smith Cristine Smith Dian SousaBarbara Spagnola Leslie Spoon Stephanie Stackhouse Mary Stallard Erma Stauffer Gary and Vallerie Steenson Jill Stegman

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Strictly Starkey

BY GLEN STARKEY

Cavalcade of sound Live music is back and how!

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ow that live music is back with a vengeance, it’s time to support it, and this week there are tons of opportunities, so let’s take it in order starting with Thursday, May 13, when the SLO Vibes Trio brings its bebop and Latin jazz to SLO Brew Rock (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; free). Headed by SLO native and master vibraphonist Tom Brown, the trio includes Darrell Voss on the drums/percussion and Dylan Johnson on upright bass.

Friday, May 14

Get your Friday night off to a great start when indie alt-rockers Carbon City Lights play SLO Brew Rock (6:30 p.m.; free). The band’s newest album, Flame in the Winter, is an emotive juggernaut, and their music is soulful and potent. See them on the outdoor beer garden stage.

Meanwhile up in Paso Robles, The Bonneville Phantoms will conjure the ghosts of Link Wray and Gene Vincent at the Cal Coast Beer Company (6 to 8 p.m.; free). If you dig Americana, rockabilly, and roots rock, this is your band, playing originals and select covers.

Saturday, May 15

Singer-songwriter and music impresario Steve Key will be joined by cellist Bob Liepman (who’s a member of Carbon City Lights) at Sculpterra Winery (noon to 3 p.m.; free) as part of Key’s Songwriter at Play series, which today will also include mini sets by Casey Rodgers, Paul Welch, and Rob Kimball. Key writes with a literary flare, and Liepman’s cello work is a liquid gold addition to any song.

In Los Osos, Americana, bluegrass, and beyond band Cuesta Ridge is kicking off

SIREN SOUNDS Ynana Rose will bring her folk and country sounds to Tooth & Nail Winery on May 16.

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MONDEGREEN Americana masters Cuesta Ridge kick off the Spring 2021 Concerts on the Green at Sea Pines Golf Resort on May 15.

the Spring 2021 Concerts on the Green at Sea Pines Golf Resort.

“Join in for this amazing opportunity to reconnect with the live music community,” drummer Brent Vander Weide said.

“There will be barefoot dancing on the putting green, savory food and drink, friends, family, and good times!

The band has been itchin’ to feel the energy of a live audience and this venue never disappoints. To say that we’re stoked to open this concert series is an understatement.”

The music will start at 2 p.m. with the

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Cody St. James and Toan Chau Duo. Cuesta Ridge plays until 6 p.m.

Jump in your ride and skedaddle over to SLO Brew Rock to catch Upside Ska doing their skanktastic show of old-school ska covers and killer originals (6:30 p.m.; free). Fronted by Eric Cotton, this is a big band with a big show!

Think of Pozo Saloon’s Grateful Campout as your segue between Saturday and Sunday. That’s when Grateful Dead tribute band Rosebud plays two sets on Saturday (6 and 8 p.m.) and two sets on Sunday, May 16 (1:30 and 3:30 p.m.). If you want to hang out and spend the night jamming and carousing, it’s $20 a person to camp (register at pozocamping@gmail.com if any spots remain). The saloon will be serving up tasty chow and slinging brews.

Sunday, May 16

Amazing singersongwriter Ynana Rose will bring her lovely voice and lilting melodies to Tooth & Nail Winery in Paso Robles (1 to 4 p.m.; free). Bob Liepman (Take a break, buddy!) will join on cello and Paul Griffith on drums, but the star of the show is Ynana’s songs, which are simply stunning and also award winning!

Over at SLO Brew Rock, you can get your soul jazz fix with The Mike Butler Trio (3 p.m.; free). Guitar, double bass, and saxophone combine to get your groove on in the outdoor beer garden.

Streamed from Cambria

The Cambria Center for the Arts is hosting a major virtual showcase on Sunday, May 16 (4 p.m.; free tickets at cambriaarts.org/Spring-for-the-Arts), to celebrate its planned reopening and to raise funds. Donations encouraged but not required! Starring virtuosic violinist Brynn Albanese, the program will also include a series of short performances as well as a preview of art, music, and film activities planned for the center later this year.

“Due to the pandemic, our center has been closed since last March,” center President Mari Fedrow said. “But now, as conditions improve, we will be returning to a full slate of art exhibits, classes, theater performances, film, and other programming.”

In addition to Albanese, expect a performance by Greg Gorrindo, an art demonstration by Jeanne Aird, a short film from the Cambria Film Festival, and much more.

Bob and Wendy’s next single

“New Cuyama is located very close to the intersection points of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Kern counties,” Wendy Liepman of the husband-and-wife folk duo Bob and Wendy wrote about her new song, “Fault Line.” “It is also earthquake country. In some ways we are all living on a fault line, our existence tenuous.”

Bob and Wendy have been releasing one new song a month, part of an eight-song album to be released down the road, and this one’s flat-out beautiful.

“We built this house in New Cuyama/ Perched upon the San Andreas/ Small town life without the drama,/ Hope the ground will not betray us// Living on a fault line oh this house has done some shaking/ Living on a fault line there are cracks in the foundation/ I would mend and not condemn.”

It’s a song about resilience and learning to bend, not break. Listen online at bobandwendy.hearnow.com/fault-line-2. ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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BY CAMILLIA LANHAM

Artifacts A thinking place

SLOMA collaborates with Los Angeles gallery on new group exhibition, Atmospheres Deep

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) presents Atmospheres Deep, a new group show co-organized

by SUPERCOLLIDER, a Los Angelesbased gallery known for curating immersive exhibits that celebrate both science and art. This multimedia exhibition premieres on Saturday, May 29, and is scheduled to remain on display through Sunday, Aug. 1.

Richelle Gribble and Emma Akmakdjian served as guest curators for this exhibit, described as an examination of coastal regions above and below the ocean’s surface. Through a collection of diverse artworks, the goal of this show is to emulate the feeling of increasing atmospheric pressure during oceanic exploration, while also drawing metaphorical parallels to the psychological pressure “we experience in reaction to an impending ecological tipping point for oceans, leading to irreversible loss of the overall health of marine ecosystems,” according to press materials.

On Wednesday, June 23, SLOMA will host a virtual panel discussion with some of the exhibit’s featured artists and curators via Zoom from 6 to 7 p.m. For more info on Atmospheres Deep, call (805) 5438562 or visit sloma.org. Sponsors of the exhibit include Hotel San Luis Obispo, PG&E, Pacific Western Bank, and Barbara Renshaw.

SLOMA is located at 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

Four Sisters Ranch hosts a pop-up art show, Art, Wine, and Expansive Views

Local artists Mike and Rosemary Bauer are organizing an outdoor pop-up group show, Art, Wine, and Expansive Views, to be held at Four Sisters Ranch Vineyards and Winery in San Miguel on Saturday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This oneday exhibit will feature a variety of artworks from participating artists, including the Bauers, both well known for their plein air and studio paintings.

Both artists usually paint California-based landscapes and are active members of the Morro Bay Art Association, the Cambria Center for the Arts, the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, and other Central Coast arts organizations.

Attendees of the pop-up exhibit are encouraged to make reservations for wine tasting prior to the event (no outside food or beverages allowed).

The Hurricane Kitchen food truck will be on-site during the show. Call (805) 390-2497 or email rosemary@ rmartstudios.com for more details.

To find out more about Four Sisters Ranch Vineyard and Winery, call (805) 467-2417 or visit foursistersranch. com. The winery is located at 2995 Pleasant Road, San Miguel. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

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Morro Bay Art Association’s latest show taps into catharsis: pandemic emotions, Earth’s destruction, and peaceful reflection

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rozen berry packages, Target shopping bags, and skinny Subway sandwich wraps are woven between the plastic squares of an orange construction fence.

Suspended across the ceiling, it’s the first thing above my head as I crest the top of Art Center Morro Bay’s stairs.

Already off balance from attempting to read the pandemic commentary art on envelopes strung end to end like too-high banisters along the stairwell walls, I gaze up with an open mouth as Morro Bay Art Association Art Gallery Director Barbara Sitar tells me to check out the woodwork that’s next to my legs.

She runs her hand along a wooden bench with characters carved along its edge.

“She invented her own language when she was a child,” Sitar says of artist Hannah Sadler. “She fills her wooden pieces with this language. It feels very ancient, sacred, when you look at it.”

Centered in the upper part of the gallery, Sadler’s benches, tables, stools, and thronelike rocking chair anchor the environmentally focused portion of the gallery’s latest exhibit, Broken Nature, which runs through May 24.

Sitar said Sadler salvages “unusable” wood from lumber yards, pieces that would otherwise be chipped into mulch or tanbark, takes them home and turns them into furniture.

“Sit in the chair,” Sitar tells me.

I do as instructed, taking a seat and leaning back.

Across the room, Sitar’s giant mixed-media piece stares back at me. Depicting one of the oldest living trees in the world in great brush strokes of black, gray, and white, the more than 4,800-year-old bristlecone pine known as Methuselah takes her place on a canvas stitched together from yellowed images of settlers logging the giants that once populated America’s forests.

It’s jarring. Beauty and destruction, together.

A juxtaposition of the dueling realities that are human existence. Fires and flowers. Drought and abundance. Consumption and growth.

These are the thoughts that Broken Nature is designed to stimulate in the onlookers who walk through the gallery.

“Artists are actually placing a mirror in front of us and showing the devastation, but also offering alternative ways of living,” Sitar said.

“It is something that’s rather an experience to come to this show, rather than just a gallery visit. And people spend way more time here than what we are actually used to.”

People usually spend about 10 minutes in the gallery, on average, she said. But during this exhibit, some visitors spend up to an hour in the Art Center. Artists depict California wildfires, conservation, child abuse, consumerism, deportation, pollution, and the ocean’s garbage patch. But that’s only on the second floor of the gallery. The first floor focuses on human nature and reactions to the pandemic.

“How we deal with our own broken nature, what is there when we tap into our psyche, so it deals with questions of psychological

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Put some thought in

Ponder human existence and its impact on the planet in Broken Nature at the Art Center Morro Bay through May 24. The Morro Bay Art Association gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. every day. Visit artcentermorrobay.org for more information.

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DARK TIMES Ami Lynn Ursey’s commentary on the pandemic The Commodity of Fear is part of Art Center Morro Bay’s Broken Nature exhibit.

PHOTO BY CAMILLIA LANHAM

LOST TREES Methuselah Mother by Barbara Sitar juxtaposes the oldest tree in the world with other mother trees that were cut down as American settlers made their way across the continent. “Mother trees are the largest trees in a forest and they are lumbered first,” Sitar said.

disintegration and loneliness and lack of connection,” she said. “It also offers some rather apocalyptic visions for human beings.”

Ami Lynn Ursey’s The Commodity of Fear and Rachael Wahl’s What Dies in Life Lives in Death offer similar images of that vision.

Ursey’s shows a map-clad, masked man in nitrile gloves surrounded by a skull, social media symbols, a burning flag, and money, while crows pick apart a naked women draped over boulders in Wahl’s piece.

Carla Steinfeld’s 9/11 Forever is a detailed alternative look at the dollar bill. Filled with bright colors, stark images, and various freedom flags, the Twin Towers reflect off the Hudson River behind the “ONE.” Pieces like these make a statement, Sitar said.

“This is voicing an opinion. The art, rather than being a pleasing piece for above the couch, the art is intense, immediate, loud,” she said.

“Pleasing art doesn’t push the world forward.

It’s this kind of art that does.”

But, there is also art that can be both.

Phillip Carey, whose artful commentaries adorn the envelopes in the stairwell, collected all of the food packages delivered to his house during the pandemic and recycled them into a large collage of his Morro Bay home.

A Self-Potrait In Pandemic Year takes up the window nook at the gallery’s entrance.

“Because I have a great new transplanted kidney and am on immunosuppressant

FORMS OF ABUSE Morro Bay Art Association intern Brooke Degan’s mixed media piece Home Sweet Home is dedicated to April, which was National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Her piece hangs in the second floor gallery as part of the Broken Nature exhibit.

drugs, I’m at the tip-top of COVID-19’s ‘death list.’ Since I have so much more artwork to finish in my life, the pandemic is real and serious to me,” Carey writes in a statement accompanying the piece. “Between February and December 2020, I had all the necessary food and supplies delivered to my porch.

Unpacking the first 13-bag order, I decided to represent my sequestered year with a selfportrait made from all that packaging.”

It’s beautiful and serene, but upon closer look you see a man behind two fences staring out at the world. Carey’s piece emulates peace and isolation at the same time. A detailed, intricate, whimsical self-portrait of a man stuck inside.

“This is a true example of the loveliest recycling possible,” Sitar said. “It’s almost like a large, glorious puzzle. … This is consumerism, you see, turned into beautiful art.” ∆ Editor Camillia Lanham is into catharsis, chaos, and conversation. Reach her at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

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THE RULES: Entry divisions are either ADULT or YOUTH (under 18) ADULT • Categories are: Animals, Flora, Land/Seascapes, People, Travel, Open and NEW THIS YEAR: In Motion which can include any interpretation of action or motion.

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• A completed online entry form MUST be submitted for EACH photo entered.

• Entrants are asked to submit a high-quality digital file of their image (jpeg format, at least 300 dpi) on the submission form.

• Photos submitted in previous years are ineligible.

• All photos must be the original, creative work of the submitting photographer.

• All photographs must be taken within the boundaries of San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara counties – except submissions to the Travel and Open categories – for which photos may be taken anywhere.

• Entries are $10 per photo. Entry fees go toward cash prizes for winners in each category.

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• After entering your photos, submit your payment online via PayPal. You may also mail a check (made payable to New Times) to: Winning Images, c/o New Times, 1010 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Be sure to include your name, address, email, and a brief description of the photos entered online.

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• Photos must be received and entry fees must be paid in full by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, to be considered officially entered.

• Entry in the contest constitutes permission to use the photo in the paper, online, and for display.

• Judges have the right to reassign categories for mislabeled or misfiled photos at their discretion.

YOUTH (UNDER 18 YEARS OLD) • This is an OPEN category. Photographs can be of any subject of the entrant’s choosing, but must have been taken within the boundaries of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.

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Dark revenge nge

MYSTERY MAN In Guy Ritchie’s Wrath of Man, H (Jason Statham) takes a job with an armored truck company that transports cash, but it’s all a ruse to find the thieves who murdered his son in an armed robbery.

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ased on the 2004 French film Cash Truck, Wrath of Man is co-written and directed by Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; Sherlock Holmes; The Gentlemen) and follows H (Jason Statham), a mysterious man who takes a job with an armored truck company.

When his truck is held up at gunpoint, H efficiently dispatches the assailants. Who is this guy? We learn his son was murdered in a similar robbery, and he’s using his position with the trucking company to find the killers. (118 min.)

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What’s it worth, Glen? Full price banter-like dialogue His coworkers are wholly has an edge to it. When unlikeable, perhaps with H goes into work at the the exception of Bullet (Holt McCallany), armored car company, his new co-workers who acts as a sort of avuncular buffer razz him, and they’re just total assholes. while the rest of the Vanguard crew wants I think the idea is they know their jobs to start brawls with the new guy. It may are dangerous, especially since H is be a bit thin dialogue wise, but that isn’t there to replace one of two guards killed what this film is here to do. We want to a few months earlier in the heist that see Statham get some sweet revenge, and also killed H’s son. At first I wasn’t sure it certainly delivers on that front in a if I was going to like the film—all the gritty, compelling way. characters were pretty unlikable—but Glen Like most Guy Ritchie films, Wrath as it moves along, moving backward and of Man is populated by deeply interesting forward in time to reveal H’s backstory, characters fleshed out by terrific actors. it became very gripping. I was soon fully All the trucking company workers have immersed and on the edge of my seat. It’s colorful names such as Hollow Bob (Rocci also a bit of a whodunit since H believes Williams) and Boy Sweat Dave (Josh the heist that killed his son was an inside Hartnett), and there’s also a side plot job. One of these miserable pricks he now with law enforcement: FBI Agent King works with knows something, and he’s (Andy Garcia), Agent Hubbard (Josh determined to find out who.

Cowdery), and Agent Okey (Jason Wong).

Anna Statham is awesome as always as a We also get new casts of characters in certified badass, brooding and mysterious the time jumps, such as H’s henchmen and built like a brick shithouse. Luckily and the highjack team. It’s a lot of his character has more to do here than moving parts, but this is where Ritchie fire limitless bullets into bad guys. There’s excels. He manages to make lucid all these characters and jumps through a story, and it makes us want H to figure time without confusion. Told in four out the mystery of the inside man while also taking down the guy who shot his son. parts, the story begins with “A Dark Spirit,” continues with “Scorched Earth,” The timeline jumps give us the middle of then “Bad Animals, Bad,” and finally the story first then trace us back through “Liver, Lungs, Spleen and Heart.” These H’s life prior to his time at the cash truck

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nder the guise of searching for firsthand accounts of Sasquatch sightings in the wilds of Northern California, filmmaker Joshua Rofe follows journalist David Holthouse as he explores the lore of a Sasquatch that killed three farmworkers, which he recalls from his days working on a pot farm. He interviews fellow farmworkers and town residents, most of whom are reluctant if not unwilling to share any details of the world of cannabis farms in the Emerald Triangle, nor the people who ran the business back then.

What starts as a search for a mythical monster soon transforms into a narrative on

the dangerous and deadly world of growing weed in this isolated area controlled by street gangs, neo-Nazis, and others wholly uninterested in mixing with society. The DEA raids and destruction of their livelihoods left the town untrusting and quick to take extreme means to protect their land and its yield. The murder of the three men propels the storyline, and what we learn is that all of Mendocino County is not the hippie-loving NorCal that many envision. Instead it’s a forest of redwoods that houses deep-seated racism and shoot-first-ask-questions-later mentalities.

I bet a lot of people go into this series thinking they’re going to follow some kookie Bigfoot believers around to look at footprints, which is where this journey starts but certainly not where it ends. I found it a fascinating look at a world just outside of eyesight, a dark and dismal dive into what really happens up in those hills. (three episodes totaling 138 min.)

—Anna

THE UGLY TRUTH Director and narrator Raoul Peck (left) reveals the truth of America’s founding in Exterminate All the Brutes, with Josh Hartnett (right) playing the part of the representative “White Man,” available on HBO Max.

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subheads tie into each segment. There’s also a spectacular concluding set piece that’s absolute mayhem! This may not be Ritchie’s best, but for action and revenge flick fans, this is essential viewing.

Anna It’s so fun to be in the theater again, and this movie is a great one on the big screen. It’s loud and chaotic and perfect to recline in wide comfort while immersed in the spectacle of it all. Ritchie knows what he’s doing and always delivers. Like you said, this may not be his best, but that doesn’t make it bad—it’s a rip-roaring ride, and even though we learn that H may not be a model Eagle Scout, we’re still rooting for him to win. The eye into the heist team is really interesting as well—a group of ex-soldiers who listen to their “Sarge,” played by Jeffrey Donovan. In that mix is Jan, played by Scott Eastwood, who’s looking more and more like his pops every day. His character is one you loathe off the bat; he does a great job at playing the cold and calculated loose cannon of the group. Maybe it’s just the joy of seeing something on an actual movie screen that is giving this a little extra special love in my heart, but I had a blast with this flick. It’s dirty and gritty, and the cast is kicking ass and taking names.

If you need an excuse to celebrate your COVID-19 vaccine, get into that theater and enjoy the action-packed ride Wrath of Man takes you on. Δ

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ilmmaker Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) helms this four-part series that reexamines Western civilization and its path to the New World, revealing the truth behind our history rather than the whitewashed version we’ve told ourselves. With brutal clarity, Peck demonstrates the reality of colonialism, genocide of indigenous people, and slavery … and the white supremacist philosophy the United States was founded upon.

Using reenactments with Josh Hartnett starring as the representative “White Man,” we see the conquest of a continent from the perspective of those murdered, displaced, and stripped of their culture. Peck offers the truth behind Columbus, the pilgrims, Manifest Destiny, the Alamo, and other lies we tell ourselves to rationalize our ugly history.

In the series finale, Peck explores America’s idea of being a democratic land of the free, musing how it might reconcile our shared reality of white nationalism and how it links to fascism, slavery, colonialism, and Nazism. I’m sure many viewers will paint the series as revisionist history, but we’re the true revisionists. (four episodes totaling 232 min.) Δ —Glen

Flavor

Wine

BY CAMILLIA LANHAM

Adapting to nature Wolff Vineyards follows the principles of people, planet, and prosperity for a holistic approach to sustainability

PHOTOS BY JAYSON MELLOM

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ellow-topped Jerusalem sage, white irises, and the first buds of lavender rustle in the warm afternoon wind flitting across Wolff Vineyards’ outdoor patio.

Winemaker Jean-Pierre Wolff says the bees and other pollinators love the drought resistant and diverse flower garden surrounding the tasting area.

As he looks out across his vineyard, he talks about the drought San Luis Obispo County never really left—as of April 30, his property in the Edna Valley had received 9 1/2 inches of rain. In an average year, he gets 22 inches.

“I’ve got to talk nicely to [the vines] this year and say, ‘You’re not going to get all the water you want to this year,’” Wolff says with a wry smile.

Beyond that, he adds, there’s also been less fog than is typically the case.

He knows this because an experimental weather station stands more than 30 feet tall about 150 yards from us. In collaboration with the UC Extension, the station samples the weather every 15 minutes and records everything from temperature to wind speeds, humidity, and solar radiation, among other things.

In 2021, he says, his practices will be different than they would be during something like an El Niño year or even a normal year. They have to be, which is why he doesn’t like terms such as “best management practices,” which often come with sustainability certifications. It sounds too cookie-cutter.

“I view myself as a climate resilient farmer,” Wolff says. “It’s adaptive.”

The core mission of his resilience is a commitment to sustainability, which Wolff says can be paraphrased as the three P’s: People, planet, and prosperity—treat your workers well, treat the planet well, and ensure the longevity of both the vineyard and the people who work for it. But his commitment to sustainability was something

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EDNA ON DISPLAY Wolff Vineyards in the Edna Valley is all about a holistic approach to sustainability.

2020 HARVEST The wine made from last year’s chardonnay harvest, which includes the first grapes off more drought resistant vines, was put into bottles on April 26.

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that developed gradually over time.

“It’s not like I got up in the middle of the night one day and had an ‘aha’ moment; it was more progressive,” he says.

When he and his wife purchased the property 21 years ago, it was farmed conventionally—the previous owners nuked the vineyard with pesticide, tried to manage the creek at the property’s edge so it was as unobtrusive as possible to the farming side of things.

“We drink the water, we breathe the air, we wanted to have a healthy lifestyle,” he says, adding that he and his wife also live on the property. “I thought we can really work long-term with being more in harmony with nature. The more I got involved, the more I research and read, attended seminars. … It sort of snowballed in having an increased level of commitment and trying to raise the bar increasingly.”

His goals were to increase both the quality and quantity of water on his property and work in harmony with

THE BAY IS BACK!

INNOVATOR Winemaker, Vineyards manager, and handson owner Jean-Pierre Wolff relies on education, technology, and innovation to help Wolff Vineyards stay sustainable and adapt to climate change.

nature to produce his chardonnay, pinot noir, teroldego, syrah, petit sirah, and riesling —doing things like depending on integrated pest management, rather than pesticides, to deal with detrimental bugs.

Twenty years ago, not a lot of people were talking about climate change, and water conservation wasn’t quite an issue yet, but he says he got involved with the Cal Poly Center for Sustainability. With his background in agricultural, nuclear, and electrical power engineering and a Ph.D. in science and technology, his desire to learn runs deep.

The more he learned about sustainability and farming with nature instead of against

it, the more he realized how little he knew, the more he wanted to learn.

That thirst for knowledge is evident in the way he approaches water on his property.

Wolff describes it as a three-legged stool that includes conservation, augmentation, and innovation. Farmers need to be smart with how they irrigate their crops, he says, and not do things like use an overhead sprinkler in the middle of a 90-degree day when it’s windy outside—“but conservation alone isn’t going to get the basins in balance.”

About 10 years ago, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Wolff to serve on the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, so Wolff is intimately aware of the Central Coast’s struggle with getting overdrafted groundwater basins into balance as well as the issues facing farmers who need to water their crops.

As he talks about stormwater capture to augment his water supply on the vineyard, he’s momentarily distracted by a mower cutting the grass along the road on a nearby hill.

“It’s set way too low, so it’s hitting a lot of soil,” he says, which concerns him because it leads to erosion as well as disturbs the top soil, which can keep moisture and carbon in the ground if left undisturbed.

Wolff Vineyards has two valleys, and FLAVOR continued page 28

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the roads and vineyards on the hilly property are designed to help guide stormwater runoff into the lower fields, like a rice paddy, he says. The water travels from block to block as it makes its way to the creek and soaks back into the aquifer, reducing the amount of irrigation he needs to provide to those vines.

As far as innovation is concerned, Wolff developed a sub-surface precision drip irrigation system. It delivers water to each vine via drip tube 3 feet below ground.

“This eliminates evaporation, which is an important component of vines’ water losses due to evaporation PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM and transpiration,” he told me via email prior to our meeting. “The 2020 harvest produced the same tonnage [as] conventional irrigation with half the water use.”

So far, the winery has retrofitted more than 8,000 vines as part of a DROUGHT replant program.

RESISTANCE Pointing to a drip Retrofitted vines in line snaking into Wolff Vineyards get the dirt, he says irrigated at 3 feet the rootstock of below the surface, these newer vines helping the soil maintain moisture starts much lower for a longer period (at 3 feet below of time. the surface) than

a conventional vine. Delivering water deeper into the ground prevents weeds on the surface, which compete with vines for water and nutrients, and enables the soil to retain more moisture than it would otherwise.

In September 2020, he picked his first chardonnay grapes off retrofitted vines. Those grapes were combined with chardonnay grapes from the rest of the vineyard, and the 2020 chardonnay was bottled on April 26.

With tropical fruits on the nose and a nuttiness to the finish, the chardonnay is a deep golden color and has what Wolff describes as “the typical Edna Valley creaminess.” It’s creamy without the butter that aggressively oaked chardonnay tends to have.

Wolff sees sustainability as an ongoing project, one that technology, education, and experimentation can only improve upon. The Wolffs have worked hard to restore the two creeks on their property and nudge wildlife back into existence. To prevent erosion by planting cover crops and maintain carbon sequestration by using a special plow (yeoman) that only minimally disturbs the soil. The winery is equipped with a roof that opens at night to bring cool air into the building, reducing its reliance on a cooling system.

And there’s so much more.

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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.

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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 Banks-Ahonen. 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.

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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. 04-0626.

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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.

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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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-07NAME STATEMENT 21. I hereby certify that this copy is FILE NO. 2021-0847 a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE County Clerk, M. Stilletto, Deputy.

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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.

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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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS statement was filed with the County NAME STATEMENT Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-08FILE NO. 2021-0856 21. I hereby certify that this copy is TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE a correct copy of the statement on (02/05/2021) file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stilletto, Deputy.

New Filing The following person is doing busi- Exp. 04-08-26. ness as, THE FLAVOR FOOL, 237 April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 Bradley Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442.

San Luis Obispo County. Nicholas Ray Martinez (237 Bradley Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Nicholas Ray Martinez, 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, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-05-26.

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FILE NO. 2021-0895 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, A AND R AUTO, 901 Larable Court, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

San Luis Obispo County. Jennifer L. Moore (901 Larable Court, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jennifer L. Moore, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-0821. 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. 04-08-26.

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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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Maria, CA 93458). This business is NAME STATEMENT conducted by An Individual /s/ Laith A. FILE NO. 2021-0896 Kurdi. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE 05-21. I hereby certify that this copy is (01/13/2021) a correct copy of the statement on New Filing file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, The following person is doing County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. business as, PINEVIEW MOBILE 04-05-26.

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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

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 04-0821. 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.

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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 04-0921. 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. 2021-0910 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. 2021-0925 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. 2021-0949 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DIRECT HIT GROUP, 1576 12th St., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. James Dean Laughlin (1576 12th St., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ James Dean Laughlin, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-1421. 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. 04-14-26.

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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/ Something Bridal LLC, Reanna Janowicz, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0414-21. 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. 04-14-26.

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-0954 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/08/2006) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GREATER CALIFORNIA 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.

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LEGAL NOTICES 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

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.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES 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. 2021-0975 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.

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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 business is conducted by An Individual /s/ John Michael Bussie. 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

FILE NO. 2021-0962 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COOLTURA MEXICANA, 204 Aspen Street Apt. D1, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Melina Saligan-Tejada (204 Aspen Street Apt. D1, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Melina SaliganFICTITIOUS BUSINESS Tejada. This statement was filed with NAME STATEMENT the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on FILE NO. 2021-0978 04-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, (04/16/2021) County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy.

New Filing Exp. 04-15-26.

The following person is doing business as, SAPPER BUILDERS, 835 Tanis Pl., April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Ivan M. Meza (835 Tanis Pl., FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Nipomo, CA 93444). This business NAME STATEMENT is conducted by An Individual /s/ Ivan FILE NO. 2021-0966 M Meza. This statement was filed with TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-19-21. I hereby certify that this copy (04/16/2021) is a correct copy of the statement on New Filing file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, The following person is doing busi- County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. ness as, POKRAJAC AUTOMOTIVE, 04-19-26.

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

by An Individual /s/ Michael Weintraub, 04-16-26.

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

FILE NO. 2021-0970 Exp. 04-19-26.

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

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE San Luis Obispo County. Naomi Ca(N/A) mille Wilkinson, Sean Forest Wilkinson New Filing (2907 Santa Barbara Ave., Cayucos, The following person is doing business CA 93430). This business is con- as, MONARCH GALLERY, 755 Main ducted by A Married Couple /s/ Sean Street, Unit B, Cambria, CA 93428.

Forest Wilkinson, Owner. This state- San Luis Obispo County. Natalie Claire ment was filed with the County Clerk of Mark-Konczak (410 Weymouth Street, San Luis Obispo on 04-16-21. I hereby Cambria, CA 93428). This business is certify that this copy is a correct copy conducted by An Individual /s/ Natalie of the statement on file in my office. Claire Mark-Konczak. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Luis Obispo on 04-19-21. I hereby cerUgalde, Deputy. Exp. 04-16-26. tify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. 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. QuintanarPetit, Owner/Operator. 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 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 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.

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LEGAL NOTICES 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.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES 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 04-21-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 04-21-26.

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

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

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 04-2221. 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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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 04-2121. 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

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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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

FILE NO. 2021-1021 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, INDULGE LIMO & WINE TOURS, 132 N D Street, Exeter, CA 93221. Tulare County. Connoisseur Limo and Wine Tours, LLC (PO Box 127, Exeter, CA 93221). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Connoisseur Limo and Wine Tours, LLC, Michael D. Moore, Manager. 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.

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LEGAL NOTICES 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.

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ness as, LAJ CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING, 297 N. Beechnut Ave., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Andres Puga-Bravo (297 N. Beechnut Ave., Nipomo, CA 93444).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Andres Puga-Bravo. 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.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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 04-2321. 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.

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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 04-26-21. 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.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is currently in possession of a SE Trifel Black Single Speed Bicycle. If the bicycle is not claimed by the rightful owner seven days after the date of this advertisement, it is proposed that this bicycle will become the property of the individual that located it. If anyone believes this bicycle is their property, they are asked to notify the San Luis Obispo Police Department at 805-781-7360. Anyone attempting to claim this bicycle will be asked to show verification of ownership. SLOPD Case #210130045; Evidence Item #186692.

May 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1041 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/19/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALIGN WEALTH COACHING, 179 Niblick Road #241, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County.

Victoria Sexton (179 Niblick Road #241, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Victoria Sexton, Owner. 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, M. Stilletto, Deputy. Exp. 04-23-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1009 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/16/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE HIDDEN KITCHEN, 113 North Ocean Avenue, Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County.

Hidden Kitchen LLC (113 North Ocean Avenue, Cayucos, CA 93430).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Hidden Kitchen LLC, Amanecer Eizner, 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, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 04-21-26.

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FILE NO. 2021-1022 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/13/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PRADO MEDICAL GROUP, 1531 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

301 Prado Group, LLC (1531 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ 301 Prado Group, LLC, David Sansone, Managing Member. 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, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 04-22-26.

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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.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1050 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/15/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OAK HILL BLOOMS, OAK HILL FARMS, 285 Squire Canyon Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

San Luis Obispo County. Elaine Marie Elmore, Jeffrey Robert Elmore (285 Squire Canyon Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Elaine Marie Elmore, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 04-26-21. I hereby certify that this NAME STATEMENT copy is a correct copy of the stateFILE NO. 2021-1030 ment on file in my office. (Seal) TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. (N/A) Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-26-26.

New Filing The following person is doing busi- May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

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. 04-23-26.

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FILE NO. 2021-1010 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/16/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE HIDDEN KITCHEN, 2164 Center Street, Cambria, CA 93428.

San Luis Obispo County. Hidden Kitchen LLC (113 North Ocean Avenue, Cayucos, CA 93430). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Hidden Kitchen LLC, Amanecer Eizner, CEO. 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, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 04-21-26.

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LEGAL NOTICES

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 0423-21. 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. 04-23-26.

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

CONSUMER INDEX The San Luis Obispo Municipal Code Chapter 5.44 entitled “Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization” requires that the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) percentage (%) be published as a basis for establishing rent increases. The monthly space rent in mobile home parks may not be increased more than once each year based on the CPI % change, or 9%, whichever is less.

The CPI monthly data for Los Angeles, Long Beach and Anaheim is used for San Luis Obispo.

March 2021 PERCENT CHANGE Year Ending 1-Month Ending February March March 2021 2021 2021 1.0 2.2 0.5 For further information regarding the CPI %, please contact the CPI Hotline at (415) 625-2270.

Teresa Purrington City Clerk City of San Luis Obispo May 13, 2021

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, June 10, 2021 as determined by www.time.gov for performing work as follows: PISMO BEACH STORM DRAIN REPAIR A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Please meet promptly at the intersection of Windward Avenue and Ocean Boulevard. 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 A, General Engineering, Contractor’s License at the time this contract is awarded.

Project Plans and Specifications are available at the Engineering Division office located at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA, 93449. A nonrefundable fee of $100.00 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 Madeline Kacsinta at mkacsinta@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.

ERICA INDERLIED CITY CLERK May 13 & 20, 2021

CALIFORNIA VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT · HCR 69 BOX 3094 SANTA MARGARITA, CA 93453 13080 SODA LAKE RD, CALIFORNIA VALLEY, CA 93453.

PH: (805) 475-2211 FAX: (805) 475-2758 · cvcsd3094@omail.com califomiavalley.org ORDINANCE NO. 2021-01: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022.

CALIFORNIA VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT HCR 69 BOX 3094 SANTA MARGARITA, CA 93453 13080 SODA LAKE RD, CALIFORNIA VALLEY, CA 93453 PH: (805) 475-2211 FAX: (805) 475-2758 cvcsd3094@omail.com califomiavalley.org

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CALIFORNIA CALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, The District has been provided with public testimony during numerous public hearings regarding the collection and disposal of garbage or refuse matter that: A. The residents of the District desire local control regarding the nature, extent, and cost of garbage collection; and

ARTICLE 5 • REGULATIONS FOR ACCUMULATION OF SOLID WASTE, RUBBLE, AND REFUSE: 5.1

(a) Solid Waste; (b) Rubble; or

B. The District can provide garbage collection service to its residents at a greater advantage than other public agencies.

WHEREAS, the fees and charges for the collection and disposal of solid waste shall be established pursuant to the set forth Article XIIID, .6(A) of the California Constitution; and

5.2

B. Periodic collection and disposal of solid waste from all developed properties in the District benefits all occupants of developed properties within the District; and The Board may adopt the fee by resolution.

(b) Rubble; or (c) Cast Offs

(b) Causing the same to be deposited in or near litter receptacles placed by the District in public places for incidental use by pedestrians or vehicular traffic; (Do not dump your trash in other people's trash containers; or the District's parking lot containers) (c) Causing the same to be deposited on any public or private place, street, lane, alley, or drive, unless the same shall be in a standard container;

AUTHORITY

This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to Government Code 61600, and 54343.

SECTION 2.

(d) Causing the same to be placed into any standard container other than those in possession of such person unless permission for such use is granted by the commercial or residential customer in possession of the standard container.

PURPOSE

The health, welfare, and safety of the people of the District require that the regulations and procedures be established that will provide for the storage, collection, and disposal of solid waste and rubble that accumulates within the District. To assure the existence and continuance of a collection and disposal system that will benefit all citizens of the District, it is necessary that regulations and procedures be established as set forth in the Ordinance.

5.4

No person shall dispose of rubble or cast offs originating on such person's property by: (a) Causing the same to be placed on another person's lot or parcel; (b) Causing the same to be deposited in or near litter receptacles placed by the District in public places for incidental use by pedestrians or vehicular traffic;

SECTION 3.SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND CONTROL

(c) Causing the same to be deposited on any public or private place, street, lane, alley, or drive, unless the same shall be in a standard container.

Articles 1 through 7 ARTICLE 1 • DEFINITIONS:

No person shall dispose of solid waste originating on such person's property by: (a) Causing the same to be placed on another person's lot or parcel.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Directors of the CALIFORNIA VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT as follows: SECTION 1.

No person shall allow the following to accumulate on undeveloped (vacant) property: (a) Solid Waste;

5.3

5.5

The owner of developed or non-developed (vacant) lot or parcel of land shall be liable for paying the costs, including administrative costs and attorney's fees for the removal of solid waste, refuse, and rubble that accumulates on his/her property in violation of this Article, if said waste is not removed after notice as provided in Article 6.

District: "District" means the California Valley Community Services District.

6.1

1.4

Developed Property: "Developed Property" means real property within the District that is developed with a building or structure; that when used is capable of generating solid waste, Developed Properties include but not limited to occupied residential property, multi-family property, and commercial property.

The accumulation of solid waste, refuse, and/or rubble in violation of Article 6 is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

6.2

1.5

Garbage: "Garbage" means and includes kitchen and table refuse, offal, swill, and every accumulation of animal and vegetable refuse, and other matter that attends the preparation, consumption, decay, or dealing in or storage of meats, fish, fowl, birds, fruits, or vegetables. It shall also include crockery, bottles, tin vessels, fireplace ashes, and all or any refuse, save and excepting as defined in this section as green waste, rubble, cast-offs, and recyclables.

The District's Operations Supervisor is authorized and empowered to notify the owner, his/or her agent, or person in control of any lot or parcel within the District, and direct them to dispose of solid waste, refuse, and/or rubble that has accumulated in violation of Article 6. Such notice shall be given by posting the lot or parcel by certified mail addressed to the owner, his or her agent, at his or her last known address or by personal service on the owner, agent, person in control, or occupant of the property.

1.1

Introduction: Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this part shall govern the interpretation of provisions of this part.

1.2

Cast Offs: "Cast Offs" means items such as mattresses, couches, chairs, refrigerators, and other household furniture, but does not include rubble or solid waste.

1.3

1.6

Green Waste: "Green Waste" means and includes all tree trimmings, grass cuttings, dead plants, and weeds, but shall not include rubble.

1.7

Hazardous Materials: "Hazardous Materials" means any material defined as hazardous in the California Health and Safety Code, as may be amended from time to time; a waste that is hazardous according to the criteria set forth in the California Code of Regulations, as may be amended from time to time, or any waste that must be disposed of in a hazardous waste landfill.

1.8

Person: "Person" means a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business, trust organization, or any other type of legal entity, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them who is in possession of a commercial or residential property.

1.9

Recyclables or Recycle Materials: "Recyclables" or "Recyclable Materials" means, but is not limited to, any paper, glass, cardboard, plastic, ferrous metals, aluminum, or other material that is to be segregated for collection for refuse in the marketplace.

ARTICLE 6 • CLEARING OF ACCUMULATED SOLID WASTE AND RUBBLE:

6.3

The notice shall describe the work to be done and shall state if the work is not commenced within 10 calendar days after receipt of notice and diligently prosecuted to completion without interruption, the District Operations Supervisor shall notify the County Environmental Health Department to commerce abatement proceedings. Cost of said abatement, including administrative costs and attorney's fees, shall be a lien on the property. The notice shall be substantially in the following form: NOTICE TO REMOVE SOLID WASTE, REFUSE, CAST OFFS, AND/OR RUBBLE The owner of the property commonly known as: (address) ___________________ is hereby ordered to properly dispose of the solid waste matter, cast/offs, and/or rubble located on the property, to wit: (describe type matter to be disposed of) within ten calendar days from the date hereof. If the disposal of the solid waste mater, cast offs, and /or rubble herein described is not commenced and diligently prosecuted to completion within the time fixed herein, the District Operations Supervisor will apply to the County of San Luis Obispo Environmental Health Department for an order to abate said nuisance, and the costs of such abatement shall become a charge against the property, and shall be made a special assessment against the property. Said special assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as is provided for the collection of ordinary County taxes and shall be subject to the same procedure as foreclosure and sale in the case of delinquency as is provided for ordinary County taxes.

1.10 Refuse: "Refuse" includes garbage, recyclables, green waste, castoffs, and/or rubble.

1.11 Rubble: "Rubble" means and includes all debris from the construction, demolition, or alteration of Building, earth, rocks, or incinerator ashes, brick, mortar, concrete, and similar solid material.

If you should have any questions, please contact the undersigned at (805) 475-2211

1.12 Solid Waste: "Solid Waste" means and includes all waste substances including garbage, green waste, and recyclables, but does not include cast offs or rubble.

CC: San Luis Obispo County Environmental Health Department

1.13 Standard Container: "Standard Container" means and includes residential and commercial containers made ot metal or plastic for holding/containing solid waste in a sufficient strength to prevent them from being broken under ordinary conditions. The size and capacity of standard containers are established by the Collection Rate and Charge Ordinance enacted pursuant to Article 3, Section 4 of this part.

Standard containers include garbage containers, green waste containers, and recyclables containers.

Date: ____________ District Operations Supervisor

6.4

Creation: A solid waste collection and control department is hereby created for the collection and disposal of refuse within the District.

2.2

Operations Supervisor: The General Manager or his/her designee shall be the Operations Supervisor of the District's Solid Waste Collection and Control Department.

2.3

Duties of Operation Supervisor: The Operations Supervisor shall administer and oversee compliance with the provisions of the part.

3.1

The periodic collection and disposal of solid waste from all developed properties within the District is MANDATORY.

3.2

All solid wastes of any kind shall be removed by District, its agents and/or employees, at least every seven days, unless otherwise directed by the District's Operations Supervisor.

3.3

Collection rates, fees, and charges, for solid waste collection and disposal shall be established pursuant to Article XI11D.6

ARTICLE 3 • MANDATORY GARBAGE SERVICE AND RATES/CHARGES:

(a) of the California Constitution, and are stated in Appendix A to this part.

3.4

The owner of developed property shall be responsible and liable for paying the solid waste collection rates and charges for that property. At the owner's request, a duplicate bill and delinquency notice will be sent to the service address by the District.

ARTICLE 4 • COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT FEES AND CHARGES:

4.1

Once each year, prior to a date established by the District, the District shall take the following actions to collect delinquent solid waste collection and disposal accounts: a) The District shall make a list of property owners (with corresponding parcel numbers) within the District whose accounts are more than one hundred twenty days past due; (b) The District shall send a letter using a mailing service requesting payment to each property owner with a delinquent account; (c) At least thirty days after delivery certification for payment requests, The District will prepare another list of property owner's (with corresponding parcel numbers) whose accounts are still past due.

4.2

After the District has completed all actions above, the District Board of Directors will adopt a resolution authorizing the County Auditor to place the Delinquent accounts upon the tax roll.

The District's Operations Supervisor shall cause to be kept in his/her office a permanent record containing: (a) A description of each parcel or property for which notice to dispose of waste matter has been given: (b) The name of the owner, if known:

ARTICLE 2 • SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND CONTROL DEPARTMENT: 2.1

(c) The date the matter was referred to the San Luis Obispo County Department of Environmental Health (d) Action taken by the County Department of Environmental Health is hereby authorized to enforce all abatement proceedings authorized by this Article.

ARTICLE 7 • Effective Date: 7.1

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CALIFORNIA VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1.0 RELATIONSHIP TO PAST ORDINANCES: Ordinance Numbered Ordinance 2020-02 is hereby readopted and replaced with Ordinance 2021-02 setting the same fees for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022.

(c) Cast Offs

WHEREAS, based upon facts and analysis presented by Staff, the Staff Report, and public testimony received, the Board of Directors finds; A. The public meeting adopting this Ordinance has been properly noticed pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 (The Brown Act); and

No person shall allow the following to accumulate on developed property:

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT TO READOPT AND REPUBLISH THE ROAD MAINTENANCE CHARGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022

This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after this passage. Before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after passage, it shall be posted in three (3) public places with the names of the members voting for and against the Ordinance and shall remain posted thereafter for at least one (1) week. The ordinance shall be published once with the names of the members of the Board of Directors voting for and against the Ordinance in the local newspaper.

Introduced at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 6, 2021 and May 4, 2021 by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: 5 Director Petersen, Director Wilson, Director McVicar, Vice President Glowski, President Legaspi NOES: 0 ABSENT: 0 ABSTAIN: ATTEST: 0

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SECTION 2.0 PREAMBLE: The Board of Directors finds and declares that presently dedicated monies are inadequate to fund acceptable and uninterrupted maintenance of the District maintained roads and deem needed elements of charge to be for personnel, materials, and supplies, equipment repair and replacement, operations and equipment, lease purchases, and capital reserve accounts. The Board further finds and declares that, the charges hereby fixed are in relation to the benefits received by those charged, and that the charges do not exceed the actual costs incurred by the District. The Board may adopt the fee by resolution. This Ordinance is adopted in accordance with Government Code 6162l and all other applicable provisions of law.

SECTION 3.0 DEFINITIONS: A. DISTRICT MAINTAINED ROAD SYSTEM refers to the roads adopted by resolution of the California Valley Community Services District Board of Directors for maintenance.

B. TIER 1 LOTS include those lots which abut roads in the District Maintained Road System.

C. TIER 2 LOTS include those lots which abut all other roads in the District.

D. DISTRICT SHALL MEAN THE California Valley Community Services District.

E. LOTS, as used in the Ordinance, are those lots as shown on the original Record of Survey of California Valley, and additions thereafter, filed with the County Recorder’s Office.

SECTION 4.0 COLLECTION OF CHARGES: All charges, penalties, and interest, whether or not delinquent, will be collected in the same manner, by the same person, and at the same time as the property taxes for the California Valley Community Services District for the forthcoming fiscal year, as follows: The District shall prepare a written report, which shall be filed in the District Office. The report shall contain a description of each parcel of real property and the amount of the charge for each parcel for the year.

Notice of hearing shall be in writing sent to each property and shall state that the charges will be collected on the San Luis Obispo Tax Roll.

At the same time stated in the notice, the Board shall hear and consider all objections or protest, if any to the report. Thereafter, the Board may adopt, revise, change, or modify the report and overrule any or all objections thereto. The Board’s determination on each charge, delinquency, penalty, and interest identified in the report shell be final.

Following the Board’s hearing, by May 2021, or other date as designated by the County Auditor, the District shall file with the County Auditor a copy of the report signed by the District Board President, stating the Board adopted the report. The District shall request the County Auditor to include the amount of charges, including penalties, interest, and delinquencies, on the bills for taxes levied against the properties identified in the report, and the SLO County Auditor to charge an additional $2.00 fee to each parcel for performing this collection service.

SECTION 5.0 CHARGES, PENALTIES, AND INTEREST: The following charges shall apply: TIER 1: $33.00 PER YEAR TIER 2: $29.70 PER YEAR The Road Maintenance charge shall be imposed on an annual basis and shall cover the period from 12:01am on the first day of July of each year to 12:00 Midnight on the thirtieth day of the following June of each year.

For each annual Road Maintenance Charge, the parcel tier status for any parcel within the District shall be that parcel’s status as of 12:01 A.M. on the first day of January immediately preceding the date of levy each year.

PENALTIES AND INTEREST. Penalties, interest and recording of liens are imposed by the County according to their rate and policy for delinquent taxes.

SECTION 6.0 CUMULATIVE REMEDIES: All remedies set forth herein for the collection and enforcement of charges, penalties, interest, and delinquencies are cumulative and may be pursued alternatively, or consecutively.

SECTION 7.0 IMMEDIATE EFFECT: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall be posted in (3) public places in the District within ten days after adoption with the names of the Board members voting for anal against the Ordinance and shall remain posted thereafter for at least (1) week. The Ordinance shall be published once with the names of the members of the Board of Directors voting for and against the Ordinance in the local newspaper.

SECTION 8.0 RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS: In the event the District is required to bring legal action to enforce any provision of this Ordinance, including, but not limited to, the collection of charges, penalties, interest, or delinquencies, or to defend application of this Ordinance, the District shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney’s fees, interest, court costs, and other costs incurred by the District in such action.

SECTION 9.0 SEVERABILITY: The Board of Directors of the California Valley Community Services District hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the sections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional.

If any provision of the Ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance or the application of such provision to other person or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, SECTION 10.0 CEQA STATEMENT: The adoption of Road Maintenance Charges is not a project pursuant to the Public Resources Code and therefore is exempt from CEQA. SECTION 11.0 INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS: To the extent that the terms and provisions of this Ordinance may be inconsistent or in conflict with the terms and conditions of any prior District Ordinances, Resolutions, Rules, or Regulations governing the same subject, the terms of this Ordinance shall prevail with respect to the subject matter thereof, and such inconsistent and conflicting provisions of prior Ordinances, Resolutions, Rules, and Regulations are hereby repealed.

Upon Motion of Director Vice President Glowski, seconded by Director Wilson, and the following roll call vote, to wit:

Ruth Legaspi, President of the Board of Directors California Valley Community Services District

AYES: 5, President Legaspi, Director Peterson, Director Wilson, Director McVicar, Vice President Glowski

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NAYES: 0

Karina Sanchez, General Manager/Operations Supervisor California Valley Community Services District

ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 The foregoing Ordinance is hereby adopted this fourth day of May, 2021.

Jeffrey Minnery, District Legal Counsel

ATTEST: _______ Ruth Legaspi, President, CVCSD _______ Karina Sanchez, GM, CVCSD

May 13, 2021

APPROVED AS TO FORM: _______ Jeffrey Minnery, District Legal Counsel May 13, 2021

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NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(j) ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(j)

$17,300.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY San Luis Obispo Superior Court, Case No. 21CV-0252

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

NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(j)

$43,972.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY

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

NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(j)

$11,665.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY

ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: $1,811.26 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Notice is hereby given that on April 28, 2020, the abovedescribed property was seized at or near 1387 Hetrick Avenue, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, in connection with cannabis violations, to wit, section(s) 11366, 11358(C), 11359(B), 11360(A)(2), 11357(B) (2) and 11359(C) of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $17,300.00.

Notice is hereby given that on November 20, 2020, the above-described property was seized at or near 2436 Cima Court in the City of San Luis Obispo, by the San Luis Obispo Police Department, in connection with controlled substances, to wit, section(s) 11366, 11360(A)(2) of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $43,972.00.

Notice is hereby given that on March 25, 2021, the above-described property was seized at or near 1212 Corral Creek Avenue at or near the City of Paso Robles, by the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office, in connection with controlled substances, to wit, section(s) 11378, 11351 of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $11,665.00.

Notice is hereby given that on November 12, 2020, at the US 101, at or near its intersection with Higuera Street in the City of San Luis Obispo, California, the above-described property was seized by the California Highway Patrol, in connection with violations, to wit, section(s) 11370.1, and 11351 of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $1,811.26.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)).

The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to crossexamine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)).

The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to crossexamine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)).

The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to crossexamine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)).

The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to crossexamine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

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

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

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

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

DATED: May 5, 2021

DATED: May 5, 2021

DATED: May 5, 2021

DATED: May 5, 2021

DAN DOW District Attorney Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney

DAN DOW District Attorney

DAN DOW District Attorney

Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney

Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney

Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney

DAN DOW District Attorney

May 13, 20, & 27, 2021

May 13, 20, & 27, 2021

May 13, 20, & 27, 2021

May 13, 20, & 27, 2021

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TO:

NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(j) ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

$44,070.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY San Luis Obispo Superior Court Case #20CV-0673

NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(j) ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

$2,750.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Notice is hereby given that on December 13, 2019, at the US 101, at or near the City of Paso Robles, California, the above-described property was seized by the San Luis Obispo Police Department, in connection with violations, to wit, section(s) 11366, 11355, and 11360 of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $44,070.00.

Notice is hereby given that on June 19, 2020, at the US 101, north of Los Berros, San Luis Obispo, California, the above-described property was seized by the California Highway Patrol, in connection with violations, to wit, section(s) 11352(a), 11350(a), 11377(a) and 11379(a) of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $2,750.00.

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

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

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

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

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)).

The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to crossexamine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)).

The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to crossexamine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

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

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

DATED: May 5, 2021

DATED: May 5, 2021

DAN DOW District Attorney

Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney

Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney May 13, 20, & 27, 2021

DAN DOW District Attorney

May 13, 20, & 27, 2021

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NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(j) ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

$5,842.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY Notice is hereby given that on August 15, 2020, the abovedescribed property was seized at the 200 block of Santa Rosa, City of San Luis Obispo, by the San Luis Obispo Police Department, in connection with controlled substances, to wit, section 11352(a) of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $5,842.00.

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

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

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)).

The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to crossexamine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

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

DATED: May 5, 2021

DAN DOW District Attorney Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney

NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(j) ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

$7,697.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY California Superior Court Case #21CV-0199 Notice is hereby given that on March 4, 2021, the abovedescribed property was seized at or near 8888 Carrisa Highway, Santa Margarita, California 93430, by the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office, in connection with controlled substances, to wit, section(s) 11358, 11359, & 11360 of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $7,697.00. The case is filed with the San Luis Obispo Superior Court, Case #21CV-0199.

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

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

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)).

The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to crossexamine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

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

DATED: May 5, 2021

DAN DOW District Attorney Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney

May 13, 20, & 27, 2021 May 13, 20, & 27, 2021

ORDINANCE NO. 3437 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.48 OF TITLE 2 OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CODE The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo County, State of California ordains as follows: SECTION 1: Section 2.48.095 of the County Code is amended to read as follows: 2.48.095 Board of Supervisors’ compensation.

Each member of the Board of Supervisors shall receive the following compensation: 1.

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(1) Until February 15, 2015, an annual salary of eighty-two thousand fourteen dollarsand forty cents shall be paid to each Supervisor in the same manner utilized by thecounty for its general payroll. Effective February 15, 2015July 11, 2021, an the annual salary paid to each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be increased from of eighty-six thousand one hundred fifteen dollars and twelve cents to ninety thousand four hundred seventeen dollars and sixty cents and shall be paid to each Supervisor in the same manner utilized by the county for its general payroll. This salary shall continue until changed pursuant to the provisions of this section.

It is intended that the annual salary of a. members of the Board of Supervisors be a minimum of twenty-five percent above the annual salary of the Legislative Assistant classification. Within one year of July 11, 2021 the county Human Resources Director will return to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation on any necessary modifications to the annual salary of members of the Board of Supervisors with the goal of setting their salary to a minimum of twenty-five percent above the annual salary of the Legislative Assistant classification.

(2) Board of Supervisors’ wages salaries shall be reviewed against data collected in a manner similar to the manner used to determine prevailing wage for recognized employee organizations. The county’s Human Resources Director shall report to the Board of Supervisors on the findings reached and recommend any necessary modification to salary.

The report and/or recommendation shall include consideration of the county’s current financial condition and any other considerations important in the determination of wage salary setting.

Individual members of the Board of (3) Supervisors may elect to forego the salary change specified in 2.48.095(1), provided that they are a member of the Board ofSupervisors on July 11, 2021 and state their intent to forego the salary change in writing to the county Human Resources Director prior to July 11, 2021. An annual salary of eighty-six thousand one hundred fifteen dollars and twelve cents shall continue to be paid to each member of the Board of Supervisors who elects to forego the salary change specified in 2.48.095(1) until the first day of the new term of each applicable district, at which point the member of the Board of Supervisors shall receive the salary specified in 2.48.095(1), or until a new salarychange is adopted by the Board of Supervisors.

(34) All employee benefits available to general management/department heademployees shall be available to the Board of Supervisors.

SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or the constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any other of more sections, subsection, sentences, clause, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 3: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect sixty (60) days afterits passage, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after passage of this ordinance, it shall be published once with the names of the members of the Board of Supervisors voting for and against the ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California.

INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors held on the 20th day of April, 2021, and PASSED and ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, on the 4th day of May, 2021, by thefollowing roll call vote, to wit: AYES: Supervisors Bruce S. Gibson, Dawn Ortiz-Legg and Debbie Arnold NOES: Supervisor John Peschong and Chairperson Lynn Compton ABSENT: None ABSTAINING: None Lynn Compton Chair of the Board of Supervisors ATTEST: Wade Horton, Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: T’Ana Christiansen, Deputy Clerk May 13, 2021

2021 DOWNTOWN PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING

SPEC. NO. 1000167 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of San Luis Obispo will receive bids by mail for the “2021 DOWNTOWN PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, Spec. No. 1000167” at the Public Works Administration Office located at 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 until, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2020, at 2:00 P.M., when they will be publicly opened via Microsoft Teams.

Bids received after said time will not be considered. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked with the project title, contractor name, address, and specification number.

The Contractor must possess a valid Class A or C12 Contractor’s License at the time of the bid opening. Every bid must be accompanied by a certified check/cashier’s check or bidder’s bond for 10% of the bid amount, payable to the City of San Luis Obispo.

The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference, on the items listed below. While the City encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s YouTube channel at http://youtube.slo.city. Public comment, prior to the start of the meeting, may be submitted in writing via U.S. Mail delivered to the City Clerk’s Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to advisorybodies@slocity.org.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: 1.

Download FREE at the City’s website: www.SloCity.org - Bid packages under Bids & Proposals. Questions may be addressed to Brian Rodriguez, Project Manager, at 805-781-7226 or brodrigu@slocity.org.

May 13, 2021

Review of a Tentative Tract Map (Tract 3157) to create 23 residential lots on an existing 4.98-acre site within the Low-Density Residential (R-1) zone. Project includes the extension of Stanford Drive, which will connect to an extension of Cuesta Drive. An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration is proposed (CEQA); Project Address: 500 Westmont. Case #: SBDV-0169-2020 & EID0170-2020; Alice Jo Meinhold Survivors Trust/Andrew G. Meinhold, owner/applicant.

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

2.

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

1. 4003 & 4035 Hillside Dr. DIR-0054-2021; Request for a rear yard setback reduction for two lots located within the Righetti Ranch development to accommodate the stock plan design on two irregular lots. The project is requesting a rear yard setback of 10 feet for Lot 60, where 20 feet is normally required, and a rear yard setback of 15 feet for Lot 57, where 20 feet is normally required; the project is consistent with the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (TR/ER 114-14) for Tract No. 3063; R-1-SP zone; Travis Fuentez, applicant.

(Kyle Bell) 2. 521 Luneta Dr. DIR-0289-2021; Request for a reduction in Front Yard Setback to accommodate two unenclosed parking spaces for a single-family dwelling (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); R-1 zone; Manuel Ramos, Artifax Industries, Inc., applicant. (Walter Oetzell) 3. 2894 Flora St. DIR-0227-2021; Request to construct a 503-square foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above 16 feet in height. The project includes a 169-square foot addition to an existing garage with the proposed ADU constructed above the expanded garage. The resulting structure will be 23 feet, 2 inches high. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 zone; Ron & Betsy Richman, applicants. (Kyle Van Leeuwen) 4. 3535 South Higuera St. ARCH-0475-2020; Architectural review of building facade changes to two existing structures and associated site improvements (landscaping, parking area, etc.) for a proposed Cannabis Dispensary.

Review includes proposed signage; a monument sign, two wall signs, and two window signs. An exception to signage standards is requested to allow five signs, where two signs is the maximum number of signs allowed within the C-S zone. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C-S-SP zone; SLO Cal Roots, LLC, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen) 5. 1537 Balboa St. HOME-0275-2021; 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; Yvonne Goll, applicant. (Graham Bultema) 6. 3913 Imel Rd. DIR-0270-2021; Request for a setback exception to allow a 38-inch-tall barbecue and bar counter to be located 6 inches from the rear property line on a residential property where 5 feet is the standard rear setback. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1-SP zone; Jamie Magon, applicant. (Graham Bultema) 7. 1334 Garden St. HOME-0264-2021; 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); O zone; Brian Rolph, applicant. (Graham Bultema) 8. Jeffrey St. DIR-0288-2021; Night work for waterline tie-ins along Jeffrey Street from Westmont to Cerro Romauldo, as well as a manhole replacement at Foothill & Tassajara.

This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Public Right-Of-Way; Souza Construction, applicant. (Graham Bultema) 9. 648 Mitchell Dr. HOME-0292-2021; 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; Cynthia White, applicant. (Graham Bultema) 10. Intersection of Vachell Ln. & S. Higuera St. DIR-0312-2021; Night work for road widening at the intersection of Vachell & South Higuera, and new gas line installation along Vachell Lane. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Public Right-Of-Way; Wathen Castanos Homes, applicant. (Graham Bultema) 11. 1153 Coral St. FNCE-0530-2019; Request for a fence height exception to allow an existing, solid wood, six-foot tall fence where 4.5 feet is normally allowed. Project is being re-noticed for final decision (originally noticed for action in September 2019). This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 zone; David Bozarth, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen) The Community Development Director will either approve or deny these applications no sooner than May 24, 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) 781-7170, weekdays, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

May 13, 2021

Review of the City’s Public Draft Parks + Recreation Blueprint for the Future: 2021-2041 (Parks and Recreation Plan and General Plan Element Update) that will supersede the 2001 Parks and Recreation Master Plan and General Plan Element. A Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is recommended for the project; Project Address: Citywide; Case #: GENP-1942-2018 & EID-0150-2021; Zone: Citywide; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant.

Contact Information: Shawna Scott – (805) 781-7176 – sscott@slocity.org

The Planning Commission may also discuss other hearing or business items before or after the item(s) listed above. If you challenge the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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

May 13, 2021

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING BRIEF TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021 AT 9:00 AM 5 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT 01. Consent Agenda – Item Nos. 01-15 & Resolution (Res.) No. 2021-083 through 2021-093, approved.

02. Update on COVID-19, rec’d & filed w/ direction to staff.

03. Presentations: Res. 2021-094, recognizing May as Community Action Month; Res. 2021-095, proclaiming May 2021 as “Mental Health Matters Month”; Res. 2021-096, proclaiming May 2-8, 2021 as “National Correctional Officers & Employees Week”, adopted & SLOCOG/Rideshare Presentation & acknowledgement of plans for “Bike There!” 05/20-23/21, rec’d.

04. Public Comment Period - matters not on the agenda: G.Kirkland; L. Mordaunt; J. Dantona, J. Dinunzio; C. Mamakos; A. Villa; M. Brown, speak. No action taken.

05. Ordinance No. 3437, amending §2.48.095 of the Co. Code re: Board of Supervisors compensation increases, adopted.

06. Res. 2021-097, necessity for the acquisition of real property interest required from R. & L. Fenske for the Santa Margarita Creek Bridge on El Camino Real Project in Atascadero, adopted.

07. FY 2021-22 thru FY 2023-24 Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan, rec’d & filed.

08. Closed Session. Anticipated Litigation: No of potential cases: 3. Significant exposure to litigation: No of potential cases: 2.

Existing litigation: Application filed by PG&E in the 2018 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding (U 39 E & A: 18-12008); Roebbelen Contracting, Inc. v. Co. of SLO Ventura Supervisor Court Case No. 56-2020-00543728; Paris Precision LLC, US Bankruptcy Court, District Delaware, Ch. 7 Bankruptcy Case No. 16-11343. Conference w/ Labor Negotiator re: SLOGAU; SLOCEAT&C; DCCA; Sheriffs’ Mgmt; SLOCPPOA; DSA; DAIA; SLOCPMPOA; SLOCEA – PSSC; Unrepresented Mgmt & Confidential Employees; SDSA; UDWA. Report out. Open Session.

09. Update on initiatives to address regional homeless needs, rec’d & filed; support implementation of the adaptive Framework for Regional Homeless Action Plan & Multiyear Efforts proposed for FY 2021-22 & FY 2022-23; & return w/ a budget adjustment request to implement said Framework, approved.

10. Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant Annual Plan, approved.

11. Res. 2021-098, 2021 Action Plan to the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development; amendments to the 2020 Action Plan for CDBG & HOME allocations & the 2018 Action Plan to reallocate CDBG funds for the City of Paso Robles; 2021 General Fund support for homelessness programs & services (tentatively approved); Title 29 Annual Report & funding & Permanent Local Housing Allocation funding recommendations, adopted w/ direction to staff.

12. Report on elections & voting systems, rec’d w/ direction to staff on election model for future elections.

Meeting Adjourned.

For more details, view the meeting video at: https://www.slocounty. ca.gov/Departments/Administrative-Office/Clerk-of-the-Board/Clerkof-the-Board-Services/Board-of-Supervisors-Meetings-and-Agendas. aspx Wade Horton, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Annette Ramirez, Deputy Clerk May 13, 2021

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

ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT PUBLIC HEARING The City of San Luis Obispo’s Zoning Hearing Officer will hold a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. or later on Monday, May 24, 2021, on the items listed below.

While the City encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference.

Meetings can be viewed by joining the webinar or visiting the City’s electronic archive the day after the meeting to view the recording. Webinar

registration details will be available on the agenda and the archive can be accessed from the City’s website at: https://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse. aspx?id=116937&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk.

Public comment may be submitted in writing via U.S. Mail to the City Clerk’s Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to advisorybodies@slocity.org

1. 110 Tank Farm Rd. USE-0195-2021; Minor Use Permit to allow operation of a craft distillery in conjunction with a Restaurant in the Public Market a Bonetti Ranch (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); Long-Bonetti Ranch Sub Area (Higuera Commerce Park Specific Plan); M-SP zone; Alex Uribe, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) 2. 1159 Islay St. ARCH-0203-2021; Request for an exception to the creek setback requirements to allow a portion of a proposed two-story structure (Accessory Dwelling Unit over garage) to encroach between one and eleven feet into the standard 20-foot Creek Setback, occupying about 18% (205 sq. ft.) of the required setback area (1,105 sq. ft.) (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); R-3 zone; Chris Knauer, applicant. (Walter Oetzell)

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

May 13, 2021

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing WHEN: Friday, June 18, 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: A request by White Oak Farms for a Minor Use Permit (DRC2019-00131) to establish up to 22,000 square feet of indoor (mixed-light) cannabis cultivation canopy within 27,500 square feet of greenhouses; a maximum of 5,500 square feet of ancillary nursery and a maximum of 5,500 square feet of ancillary processing (i.e., drying only) within the proposed greenhouses; a 2,350 square foot utility and storage structure for processing; and a 22-kilowatt-hour ground-mounted, grid-tied solar system. Additional development includes the installation of security fencing and equipment, water tanks, landscaping, parking and access improvements, and demolition of an existing hay barn. The project would result in approximately 72,000 square feet (1.7 acres) of ground disturbance on an approximately 40.7-acre site, including 6,558 cubic yards of cut and fill. A parking modification is requested to reduce the required number of parking spaces from 55 to 5. The project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at 10150 Bar Bb Lane, Arroyo Grande, in the Huasna-Lopez Sub Area of the South County Planning Area.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Environmental Document prepared for the item. The Environmental Coordinator, after completion of the initial study, finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not necessary. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and CA Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) has been issued on April 7, 2021 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Noise, and Mandatory Findings of Significance, and are included as conditions of approval.

The Environmental Document is available for public review at the Department of Planning and Building, at the below address. A copy of the Environmental Document is also available on the Planning and Building Department website at www.sloplanning. org. Anyone interested in commenting on the proposed Environmental Document should submit a written statement and/or speak at the public hearing. Comments will be accepted up until completion of the public hearing(s).

County File Number: DRC2019-00131 Supervisorial District: District 4 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 085-012-054 Date Accepted: 02/20/2020 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 Eric Hughes, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@co.slo.ca.us by Friday, June 11, 2021 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2019-00131.”

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

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing May 13, 2021

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1066 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/03/2003) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BLUE ROSE STUDIO, 323 S. Mason St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420.

San Luis Obispo County. John William Rose (323 S. Mason St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ John William Rose, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-27-21. 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. 04-27-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1053 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SHELL ENERGY SOLUTIONS, 21 Waterway Avenue, Suite 450, The Woodlands, TX 77380. Montgomery County. MP2 Energy NE LLC (21 Waterway Avenue, Suite 450, The Woodlands, TX 77380). This business is conducted by A TX Limited Liability Company /s/ MP2 Energy NE LLC, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Lynn S. Borgmeier, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County NAME STATEMENT Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-26FILE NO. 2021-1067 21. I hereby certify that this copy is TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE a correct copy of the statement on (N/A) file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, New Filing County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. The following person is doing busi04-26-26. ness as, COASTAL ROSE ONLINE May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021 MARKETING, 2361 Crest Ave., Baywood-Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Obispo County. Ashley Barros (2361 NAME STATEMENT Crest Ave., Baywood-Los Osos, CA FILE NO. 2021-1055 93402). This business is conducted TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE

by An Individual /s/ Ashley Barros.

(08/11/2016) This statement was filed with the New Filing County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on The following person is doing business 04-27-21. I hereby certify that this as, BIG AL’S AT THE BEACH, 445 1st copy is a correct copy of the stateSt. Avila Beach, CA 93424. San Luis ment on file in my office. (Seal) TomObispo County. Tim Taylor (268 Miller my Gong, County Clerk, M. Stilletto, Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This Deputy. Exp. 04-27-26. business is conducted by An Individual May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021 /s/ Tim Taylor. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Obispo on 04-26-21. I hereby certify NAME STATEMENT that this copy is a correct copy of the FILE NO. 2021-1068 statement on file in my office. (Seal) TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, (08/01/1986) Deputy. Exp. 04-26-26.

New Filing May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021 The following person is doing busiFICTITIOUS BUSINESS ness as, ROGER DUNN GOLF, 190 StaNAME STATEMENT tion Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420.

San Luis Obispo County. Schaffer FILE NO. 2021-1059 Golf, Inc. (190 Station Way, Arroyo TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE Grande, CA 93420). This business (04/26/2021) is conducted by A CA Corporation New Filing /s/ Schaffer Golf, Inc., Jacob Phillip The following person is doing busi- Schaffer, President. This statement ness as, CHENAUX SERVICES, 611 was filed with the County Clerk of 5th Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo on 04-27-21. I hereby San Luis Obispo County. Michael Ja- certify that this copy is a correct copy son Chenaux (611 5th Street, Paso of the statement on file in my office.

Robles, CA 93446). This business is (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-27-26.

Jason Chenaux, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021 Luis Obispo on 04-26-21. I hereby FICTITIOUS BUSINESS certify that this copy is a correct copy NAME STATEMENT of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. FILE NO. 2021-1071 Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-26-26.

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021 (04/27/2021) New Filing FICTITIOUS BUSINESS The following person is doing busiNAME STATEMENT ness as, OAK COAST CONSTRUCFILE NO. 2021-1060 TION, 275 Oro Drive, Arroyo Grande, TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

(04/27/2021) Poul E. Norholm (275 Oro Drive, New Filing Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This The following person is doing business business is conducted by An Individas, VISTA STEAK AND SEAFOOD, 1601 ual /s/ Poul E. Norholm, Owner. This Price Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. statement was filed with the County San Luis Obispo County. Rosa’s Italian Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-27Restaurant (491 Price Street, Pismo 21. I hereby certify that this copy is Beach, CA 93449). This business is a correct copy of the statement on conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, Rosa’s Italian Restaurant, Shannon County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. Macmillan, Secretary. This statement 04-27-26. was filed with the County Clerk of San May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021 Luis Obispo on 04-26-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy FICTITIOUS BUSINESS of the statement on file in my office.

NAME STATEMENT (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. FILE NO. 2021-1074 Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-26-26.

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021 (N/A) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS New Filing NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing busiFILE NO. 2021-1061 ness as, BLOSSOM FIVE CITIES, 558 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE Camino Mercado, Suite A, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo (01/01/2000) County. Blossom Five Cities LLC (558 New Filing The following person is doing busi- Camino Mercado, Suite A, Arroyo ness as, CENTRAL COAST WINDOW Grande, CA 93420). This business CLEANERS, 1480 Dawn Rd., Nipomo, is conducted by A CA Limited LiabilCA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. ity Company /s/ Blossom Five Cities Zachary Walt Wasil (1480 Dawn Rd., LLC, Crystal Marie Searing, Managing Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is Member. This statement was filed with conducted by An Individual /s/ Zach the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo Walt Wasil, Owner. This statement on 04-27-21. I hereby certify that this was filed with the County Clerk of San copy is a correct copy of the stateLuis Obispo on 04-26-21. I hereby ment on file in my office. (Seal) Tomcertify that this copy is a correct copy my Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, of the statement on file in my office. Deputy. Exp. 04-27-26.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021 Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-26-26.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1079 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SNOFARI FROZEN YOGURT, 1352 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County.

Peter Latif Shaker (1352 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Peter Latif Shaker, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2821. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy.

Exp. 04-28-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1080 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLOFROYO N ITALIAN ICE, 956 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Shaker Latif Peter (956 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Peter Latif Shaker, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-28-21. 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. 04-28-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1098 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SWELL COFFEE, 2540 Coburn Lane Apt. 1, Pismo Beach, CA 93449.

San Luis Obispo County. Daniel Craig Hamlin (2540 Coburn Lane Apt. 1, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Daniel Craig Hamlin. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-29-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-29-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1081 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST WASH ON WHEELS, 233 Ash Ave., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County.

Osbaldo Alcantar (233 Ash Ave., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Osbaldo Alcantar. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-28-21. 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. 04-28-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1083 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CROWN PROPERTIES, 210 Traffic Way, Suite D, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Stone Heart Enterprises, Inc. (210 Traffic Way, Suite D, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Stone Heart Enterprises, Inc., Kaye Ellen Addington, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-28-21. 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. 04-28-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1089 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/25/2012) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SUN MEDIA AND GRAPHICS, 1111 Middle Ridge Ln., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Cliff Nagler, Samantha Nagler (1111 Middle Ridge Ln., Nipomo, CA 93444).

This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Cliff Nagler. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2821. 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. 04-28-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1095 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/06/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NITE INC, 2460 Victoria Ave. Unit 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Nite Inc (2460 Victoria Ave. Unit 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Nite Inc, Sicano Eng - President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-2921. 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. 04-29-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1097 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COASTAL IRONWORKS, SPORTSRIG, 354 Quintana Road, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. John Calvin Bates, Cari Lynn Bates (588 Woodland Drive, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Cari Lynn Bates. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-29-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-29-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1099 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/20/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO CHARTERS, 1764 Huasna Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Gary Anthony Rhodes (1764 Huasna Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Gary Anthony Rhodes, Captain of Operations. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-29-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 04-29-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1107 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SEVEN QUAILS VINEYARD, 1340 Valley Quail Place, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Daniel Arden Rix, Nazilla Rix (1340 Valley Quail Place, Paso Robles, CA 93446).

This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Daniel Rix. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-30-21. 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. 04-30-26.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1114 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/03/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VIP LUXURY RESTROOMS, 974 Silver Dollar Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444.

San Luis Obispo County. Villain Baits Inc (974 Silver Dollar Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Villain Baits Inc, Patrick Touey, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-03-21. 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. 05-03-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1117 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/03/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DRIFTWOOD, BEACHWOOD, DANIOR CATERING, 380 Santa Fe Avenue, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Lannon Peter Rust (1637 Summer Creek, Paso Robles, CA 93446), Spencer Johnston (380 Santa Fe Avenue, Pismo Beach, CA 93449), John Mercurio (5550 Higuera, Apt. 30A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Danior Enterpises LLC, Lannon Peter Rust, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0503-21. 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. 05-03-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1120 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/1992) New Filing The following person is doing business as, YVETTE ROMAN PHOTOGRAPHY, 2101 Callender Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Yvette Roman Davis (2101 Callender Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Yvette Roman Davis, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-0321. 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. 0503-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1122 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/31/1940) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SAN LUIS OBISPO CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 3396 Johnson Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Church of the Nazarene, San Luis Obispo, California (3396 Johnson Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Church of the Nazarene, San Luis Obispo, California, Douglas K. Pittam, Chairman of the Board. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-03-21. 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. 05-03-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1125 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THREAD ALCHEMIST, 2658 Rodman Drive, Los Osos, CA 93402.

San Luis Obispo County. Erin Gifford (2658 Rodman Drive, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Erin Gifford. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-0321. 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. 05-03-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1136 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VIRTUA L.L.C., 3940 Broad St. #7198, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Virtua L.L.C. (3940 Broad St. #7198, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Virtua L.L.C., Cosimo Allegretta, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-0421. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 05-04-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1143 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/04/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OSOS SMOKE SHOP, 1197 Los Osos Valley Rd., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Faraj I Akkari, Abdo Akkari (464 Kern Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Faraj I Akkari, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-0421. 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. 05-04-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1150 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TRAUMA HEALING CENTER, 1411 Marsh St., Suite 201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Trauma Healing Center Marriage and Family Therapy Corp.

(1411 Marsh St., Suite 201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Trauma Healing Center Marriage and Family Therapy Corp., Elaine Power, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-05-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 05-05-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1154 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SPACHISKIN, 1183 El Camino Real, Spc. C3, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Diana Lynn Rocha (1183 El Camino Real, Spc. C3, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Diana Lynn Rocha, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-05-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 05-05-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1157 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SPAW DAYS MOBILBE PET GROOMING, 6263 Deer Creek Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Hannah Rae Cunningham (6263 Deer Creek Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Hannah Rae Cunningham, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-0521. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy.

Exp. 05-05-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1164 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BOATTECHY, 203 Park View Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Ken Tony Oesterreich (203 Park View Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Ken Tony Oesterreich, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-06-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 0506-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1176 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LAUREL LANE MARKET AND LIQUOR, 1291 Laurel Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Michel Gandour,Inc. (1291 Laurel Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted

by A CA Corporation /s/ Michel Gandour, Inc., Michel Gandour - CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-0721. 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. 05-07-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1180 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/02/2002) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLA CORPORATION, 3450 Broad Street, Suite 106, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. San Luis Aviation Inc. (1070 Capistrano Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A DE Corporation /s/ San Luis Aviation Inc., Josh Lober, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-07-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 05-07-26.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DON WILLIAM SPERRY aka DON W. SPERRY DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0161

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DONALD WILLIAM SPERRY aka DON W. SPERRY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by J JOHNSON in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo.

The Petition for Probate requests that J JOHNSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 15, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 9

LEGAL NOTICES 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 May 13, 20, & 27, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GLORIA JEAN GULLAND aka GLORIA J. GULLAND aka GLORIA GULLAND DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0151

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: GLORIA JEAN GULLAND aka GLORIA J. GULLAND aka GLORIA GULLAND A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by TIMOTHY GULLAND in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo.

The Petition for Probate requests that TIMOTHY GULLAND be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 1, 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.

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: YOLANDA GASTELO DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0158

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: YOLANDA GASTELO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ADRIAN GASTELO in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo.

The Petition for Probate requests that FREDDIE GASTELO JR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 15, 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: John B. Merzon 1400 Railroad Street, Ste. 103 Paso Robles, CA 93446 May 13, 20, & 27, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GREGORITA PENA CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0149

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: GREGORITA PENA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: THOMAS CLAYTON in the Superior Court of California, County of: San Luis Obispo.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: THOMAS CLAYTON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A ZOOM HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: JUNE 1, 2021 Time: 9:00 A.M. in Dept.: 9 Address of Court: Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

ZOOM MEETING ID: 930 6411 1585 Attorney for Petitioner: ZOOM MEETING PASSWORD: 79513 Law Offices of Johnson, Murphy & (https://www.slocourts.ca.gov) Jones, Inc. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the 928 W. Grand Ave. petition, you should appear at the Grover Beach, CA 93433 hearing May 6, 13, & 20, 2021 and state your objections or file written

LEGAL NOTICES 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 a 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 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Herbert A. Stroh, Esq., McCormick Barstow LLP 656 Santa Rosa St. Suite 2A San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: 805-541-2800 May 6, 13, 20, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: VADIM ROZHKOV-MANIN CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0136

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: VADIM ROZHKOVMANIN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: NEIL TARDIFF in the Superior Court of California, County of: San Luis Obispo.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: NEIL TARDIFF be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A ZOOM HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: MAY 25, 2021 Time: 9:00 A.M. in Dept.: 9 Address of Court: Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

ZOOM MEETING ID: 930 6411 1585 PASSWORD: 79513 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 a 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 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Edward E. Attala, Attala Law, APC 1502 Higuera St San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: 805-543-1212 May 6,13,20, 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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 property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 092590CA. 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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

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

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2021-0911 OLD FILE NO. 2018-0690 Relentless Smart Center, Off Day Trainer, Masterminds Digital, 805 Aerovista Place, #205, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 03/07/2018. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Relentless Management Group, LLC (805 Aerovista Place, #205, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business was conducted by A Limited Liability Company /s/ Relentless Management Group, LLC, Katie Scofield, VP of Operations. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-09-2021. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By N. Balseiro, Deputy Clerk.

May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021

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 STATEMENT OF file a written objection that includes the ABANDONMENT reasons for the objection at least two OF USE OF FICTITIOUS days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the BUSINESS NAME hearing to show cause why the petition NEW FILE NO. 2021-1076 should not be granted. If no written OLD FILE NO. 2018-1054 objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Templeton Valley Farms, 880 Climbing Tree Lane, Templeton, CA 93465.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: May 19, San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 By business name referred to above Zoom at the Superior Court of Califor- was filed in San Luis Obispo County nia, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 on 04/13/2018. The following perPalm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA son has abandoned the use of the 93408. A copy of this Order to Show fictitious business name: Edwin J. Cause shall be published at least once Rambuski, Katrina N. Baumsteiger each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the (1390 Santa Rita Road, Templeton, CA petition in the following newspaper 93465). This business was conducted of general circulation, printed in this by A Copartnership /s/ Edwin J. Rambuski/Katrina N. Baumsteiger. This county: New Times statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 04-27Date: April 6, 2021 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Su- 2021. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on perior Court file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021 County Clerk. By N. Balseiro, Deputy Clerk.

ORDER TO SHOW May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2021 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.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2021-1129 OLD FILE NO. 2017-2775 Lucky Coin, 277 W. Tefft St., Ste. D, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 11/17/2017. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Stephen Ge Song, Jingyao Lu (330 McCarthy Ave., Oceano, CA 93445).

This business was conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Stephen Song.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-04-2021. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By M. Stiletto, Deputy Clerk.

May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 9, 2021, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 By Zoom at the Superior Court of CaliforSTATEMENT OF nia, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A ABANDONMENT copy of this Order to Show Cause shall OF USE OF FICTITIOUS be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the BUSINESS NAME date set for hearing on the petition in NEW FILE NO. 2021-1131 the following newspaper of general OLD FILE NO. 2019-0466 circulation, printed in this county: New Flying Tick, 2323 Tuley Court, Suite Times A, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious busiDate: April 12, 2021 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Supe- ness name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on rior Court 02/19/2019. The following person April 29, May 6, 13, & 20, 2021 has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Bolt ManufacturORDER TO SHOW ing (2323 Tuley Court, Suite A, Paso CAUSE FOR CHANGE Robles, CA 93446). This business OF NAME CASE was conducted by A Corporation /s/ NUMBER: 21CVP-0092 David Fort, President. This statement To all interested persons: was filed with the County Clerk of San Petitioner: Jackie Daniel Story filed a Luis Obispo on 05-04-2021. I hereby petition with this court for a decree certify that this copy is a correct copy changing names as follows: PRESENT of the statement on file in my office.

NAME: Jackie Daniel Phillips to PRO(Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By POSED NAME: Jackie Daniel Story JA. Anderson, Deputy Clerk.

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons May 13, 20, 27, & June 3, 2021 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 Date: April 6, 2021 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, & 13, 2021

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LIBRA

(March 21-April 19): In one of her poems, Emily Dickinson tells us, “The pedigree of honey / Does not concern the bee; / A clover, any time, to him / Is aristocracy.” I suggest you be like Dickinson’s bee in the coming weeks, my dear Aries. Take pleasure and power where they are offered. Be receptive to just about any resource that satisfies your raw need. Consider the possibility that substitutes and stand-ins may be just as good as the supposed original. OK? Don’t be too fussy about how pure or prestigious anything is.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I will love it if sometime soon you find or create an opportunity to speak words similar to what novelist D.H. Lawrence once wrote to a lover: “You seem to have knit all things in a piece for me. Things are not separate; they are all in a symphony.” In other words, Libra, I’ll be ecstatic if you experience being in such synergistic communion with an empathic ally that the two of you weave a vision of life that’s vaster and richer than either one of you could summon by yourself. The astrological omens suggest this possibility is now more likely than usual.

TAURUS

SCORPIO

(April 20-May 20): A fan once asked composer Johann Sebastian Bach about his creative process. He was so prolific! How did he dream up such a constant flow of new music? Bach told his admirer that the tunes came to him unbidden. When he woke up each morning, they were already announcing themselves in his head. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Taurus, a comparable phenomenon may very well visit you in the coming weeks— not in the form of music, but as intuitions and insights about your life and your future. Your main job is to be receptive to them, and make sure you remember them.

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Sometimes people don’t like the provocative posts I publish on Facebook. They leave comments like, “You stupid idiot!” or “I hope you commit suicide!” and far worse.

When I delete their messages, they become even more enraged, accusing me of censorship. “So you don’t believe in free speech, you jerk?” they complain. I don’t try to reason with them. They don’t deserve any of my time or energy. But if I did communicate with them, I might say, “My Facebook page is my sanctuary, where I welcome cordial conversation. If you came into my house and called me an idiot, would it be ‘censorship’ if I told you to leave?” I hope these thoughts inspire you to clarify and refine your own personal boundaries, Scorpio. It’s a good time to get precise and definite about what’s acceptable and unacceptable from the people with whom you engage.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I love unmade beds,” writes Gemini poet Shane Koyczan. “I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest. I love the look in people’s eyes when they realize they’re in love. I love the way people look when they first wake up and they’ve forgotten their surroundings. I love when people close their eyes and drift to somewhere in the clouds.” In the coming days, Gemini, I encourage you to specialize in moments like those: when you and the people you’re interested in are candid, unguarded, raw, vulnerable, and primed to go deeper. In my opinion, your soul needs the surprising healing that will come from these experiences.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Have you ever kissed a monster in your nightly dreams? Have you won a chess match with a demon or signed a beneficial contract with a ghost or received a useful blessing from a pest? I highly recommend activities like those in the coming weeks—both while you’re asleep and awake. Now is a good time to at least make peace with challenging influences, and at best come into a new relationship with them that serves you better. I dare you to ask for a gift from an apparent adversary.

CANCER

CAPRICORN

(June 21-July 22): Trailblazing psychologist C.G. Jung said his loneliness wasn’t about a lack of people around him. Rather, it came from the fact that he knew things that most people didn’t know and didn’t want to know. He had no possibility of communicating many of the interesting truths that were important to him! But I’m guessing that won’t be much of a problem for you in the coming months. According to my astrological analysis, you’re more likely to be well-listened to and understood than you have been in quite some time. For best results, ask to be listened to and understood. And think about how you might express yourself in ways that are likely to be interesting and useful to others.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What does it mean to “follow the path with heart”? I invite you to meditate on that question. Here are my ideas. To follow the path with heart means choosing a destiny that appeals to your feelings as well as to your ambitions and ideas and habits. To follow a path with heart means living a life that fosters your capacity to give and receive love. To follow the path with heart means honoring your deepest intuitions rather than the expectations other people have about you. To follow the path with heart means never comparing your progress with that of anyone else’s, but rather simply focusing on being faithful to your soul’s code.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The French government regularly gives the Legion of Honor award to people deemed to have provided exceptional service to the world. Most recipients are deserving, but a few have been decidedly unworthy.

In the latter category are Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, as well as drug-cheating athlete Lance Armstrong, sexual predator Harvey Weinstein, and Nazi collaborator Marshal Pétain. I bring this to your attention, Leo, because the coming weeks will be a favorable time to reward people who have helped and supported you. But I also suggest that you pointedly exclude those who have too many negatives mixed in with their positives.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 2010, an American engineer named Edward Pimentel went to Moscow to compete in the World Karaoke Championship. He won by singing Usher’s “DJ Got Us Falling in Love.” His award: 1 million dumplings, enough to last him 27 years. I have a good feeling about the possibility of you, too, collecting a new prize or perk or privilege sometime soon. I just hope it’s a healthier boon than dumplings. For best results, take some time now to clearly define the nature of the prize or perk or privilege that you really want—and that will be truly useful.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It’s a good thing when people are different from your images of them,” wrote Aquarian author Boris Pasternak. “It shows they are not merely a type. If you can’t place them in a category, it means that at least a part of them is what a human being ought to be. They have risen above themselves, they have a grain of immortality.” I love that perspective! I’m offering it to you because right now is a favorable time to show that you are indeed different from the images people have of you; that you transcend all stereotyping; that you are uncategorizable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have personal possession of the universe’s most monumental creation: consciousness. This mercurial flash and dazzle whirling around inside you is outlandishly spectacular. You can think thoughts any time you want to—soaring, luminescent, flamboyant thoughts or shriveled, rusty, burrowing thoughts; thoughts that can invent or destroy, corrupt or redeem, bless or curse. There’s more. You can revel and wallow in great oceans of emotion.

Whether they are poignant or intoxicating or somewhere in between, you relish the fact that you can harbor so much intensity. You cherish the privilege of commanding such extravagant life force. I bring these thoughts to your attention because the time is right for a holiday I call Celebrate Your Greatest Gifts. ∆

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