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June 17 - June 24, 2021 VOLUME 35, NUMBER 48

Every week news

News ........................... 4 Strokes .......................14

opinion

Commentary...............16 Letters ........................16 This Modern World .....16 Rhetoric & Reason .....18 Shredder .................... 20

events calendar

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music

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s the visibility of the homelessness epidemic hit new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, SLO County and its cities and communities struggled with how to address it.

They cleared camps that sprouted in parks and other public areas, HOUSED Billy, pushing the unsheltered houseless 41, has been housed in ECHO to new spaces and places. Now a Paso Robles, a former Motel regional collaboration between 6, for a month the cities and county hopes to after spending nearly three years bring new solutions to the issue. homeless.

Assistant Editor Peter Johnson talks to city officials, advocates, and others about potential solutions [12].

In addition, read about how Morro Bay stayed in business during COVID-19 [10] ; Live Oak, Juneteenth, and more live music options [26] ; a project to diversify Atascadero with murals [28] ; and what wineries are doing for Roll Out The Barrels this year [31].

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uring the June 8 SLO County Board of Supervisors meeting, several commercial fishermen called in during public comment and submitted letters requesting the board pause on approving a resolution that supported initiatives to develop wind energy.

The resolution, which supervisors pulled from the agenda, recognized the potential for renewable wind power generation and clean energy infrastructure to bring long-term economic benefits to San Luis Obispo County.

Morro Bay Commercial Fishermen’s Organization President Tom Hafer submitted a letter to the board talking about the issues that fishermen face with a potential offshore wind development project area spanning 399 square miles of ocean off the Central Coast—the approved area size was announced May 25 by the White House and U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara).

Hafer said the fishing community has already adapted to multiple regulations that significantly reduced their fishing area, including marine protected areas, the rock cod conservation area, and essential habitat areas, among other things.

“So we have already been squeezed into smaller and smaller areas,” he wrote.

He added that the proposed project area off the coast of Morro Bay is a prime deepwater rock cod fishing area and is also used for sablefish, albacore, tuna, deep water salmon, prawns, and swordfish.

At the meeting, SLO County 3rd District Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg said the role of the county is in creating jobs, not governing federal or state waters.

She said that the county moved quickly after the area designation announcement to draft the resolution, which would eventually lead to a feasibility study of a clean energy port that could support the proposed project.

The Regional Economic Action Coalition (REACH) released a commissioned study concluding that a wind farm could generate 650 well-paying jobs and $262 million in annual economic impact for the county, however the development would need the support of a port.

Ortiz-Legg said she had been in communication with local fishermen and wanted to pull it from the agenda in order to revise it to include their concerns.

“We’re all very concerned about our commercial fishing community. I mean this is something that’s very much part of the fabric of the Central Coast culture,” she said.

If the county gets the opportunity to conduct a feasibility study, Ortiz-Legg said, she wants to include a feasibility study on the local commercial fishing industry.

“So then they have data that they can utilize when the wind farm development actually starts happening and things really start to go into play,” she said.

Retired Santa Cruz Harbormaster Steve Scheiblauer is a fisheries management and science consultant, cofounder of the Alliance of Communities for Sustainable Fisheries, and a federal appointee to the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Habitat Committee— he’s been heavily involved in the offshore wind conversation for the last four years.

Through his advisory work with the Morro Bay fishing community, he said they submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense stressing the need for a maximum offshore wind area.

“The fishermen are not keen at all about losing almost 400 square miles of area, but they were keen on the notion of partnering with the Department of Defense to put a limit on how much more could be taken,” Scheiblauer OUT OF WATER Commercial fishermen in Morro Bay, and along the Central said.

Coast, are concerned a potential wind farm will impact their livelihoods.

He said the concerns about losing more Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] does fishing space in the ocean are completely and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife rational. Those concerns are coupled with the has a seat, but otherwise it’s dominated by other fact that these specific stakeholders, he said, did agencies,” Scheiblauer said. not have a seat at the table very early on in this There’s a lot at stake for the fishermen, as development conversation. well as the marine life, but what those impacts “For example [the Bureau of Ocean are have yet to be studied.

Energy Management] created a California “We have to go about this thoughtfully and interagency task force, but there are no [fishing] ensure the right conversations are happening,” stakeholders on that task force. And the Pacific Fishery Management Council, which is a federal he said. Δ agency, doesn’t have a seat either. The [National —Karen Garcia

Pismo to implement paid parking on Price Street

parking congestion downtown in preparation for the potential loss of one of its biggest public parking lots.

Pismo’s second largest parking lot, the Wolosz lot, sits across from Old West Cinnamon Rolls

Pismo Beach is planning to install scores of paid parking meters on Price Street in 2022, part of the city’s effort to reduce traffic and

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city and holds 18 parking spaces. Both parcels are currently used by the city for public parking, but the city’s lease on the larger portion is set to expire in April 2023, and staff say it’s likely to be sold or developed in coming years.

Until the city can come up with a way to make up for those lost spaces, the plan is to install paid parking meters downtown to discourage visitors, employees, and beachgoers from sitting in parking spots for long periods of time.

“This is about ensuring that the premium parking for businesses, for restaurants, is always available, at least 85 percent booked and 15 percent available,” City Manager Jim Lewis said at a City Council meeting on June 15, where council members voted 4-1 to install paid parking meters downtown.

“So we’re trying to manage available parking, and when employees get into a space prior to the peak time and occupy that space through the day, that parking is not available for customers, and so we’re really trying to manage peak parking for customers. That’s what the focus of this policy is.”

The city plans to install 146 meters along all curbs, the center median, and stub streets connected to Price Street between Pomeroy and San Luis avenues at a cost of around $250,000. Metered parking will be charged on Fridays from noon to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

In an attempt to protect pedestrians using the meters, Community Development Director Matt Downing said the city should install a raised median in the center of Price Street between Pismo Street and Hollister Avenue. That work—which is expected to cost another $250,000—and the installation of the new meters will be folded into a paving project scheduled for the spring of 2022.

Downing said meter charges haven’t been set yet, but could range from $1 to $8 an hour. A $2 an hour charge at all recommended meters would result in an estimated $263,000 in annual parking enterprise fund revenue, and $4 an hour would generate around $526,000, according to a city staff report.

“We don’t anticipate getting anywhere near the maximum on Price Street,” Downing said at the meeting.

City staff said the parking meters and the implementation of some 15-minute parking spaces on stub streets could help improve the flow of traffic downtown,

allowing potential customers and visitors to make quick stops for food, drinks, or shopping, and discouraging the use of the downtown area for long-term beach parking.

But Councilmember Sheila Blake, who was the only member to oppose the paid parking plan, said the meters could make it more difficult for Pismo Beach employees to find parking near their places of work.

“I’m just kind of annoyed that it’s always the employees that get run off,” Blake said. “And there should be some way that these people are able to at least have the convenience of showing up at work on time.”

Pismo Beach is also considering a number of ways to make up for the potential loss of the Wolosz lot, including the acquisition of various vacant lots and buildings to be used for parking, or the implementation of shuttle services.

Most available options, however, would be prohibitively expensive.

—Kasey Bubnash

Cannabis industry speaks against planned tax increase

Local cannabis operators are asking San Luis Obispo County supervisors to hit the brakes on a planned cannabis tax increase, which would raise the county’s gross receipt tax from 6 to 8 percent starting July 1.

Industry members told the Board of Supervisors during its June 8 meeting that the tax hike would place an undue burden on the small number of licensed cannabis operators that are trying to find their footing in the market.

“The increased tax rate was supposed to grow with the industry, but the fact of the matter is this industry hasn’t been able to grow at all in this county,” said Austen Connella, CEO of Slocal Roots Farms.

SLO County’s cannabis tax automatically increases by 2 percent each year, to up to 10 percent, unless the Board of Supervisors delays it. As a neighboring comparison, Santa Barbara County’s current cannabis tax rates range from 1 to 6 percent on gross receipts, depending on the activity.

According to a SLO County cannabis program update, which is scheduled as an agenda item on the board’s June 22 meeting, there are 20 local cannabis projects permitted and operational in the county, including 10 grows and seven

delivery services.

SLO County is projecting to receive $845,000 in local cannabis tax revenue in the next fiscal year. In contrast, Santa Barbara County is projecting $16.7 million.

Slow permitting, project-by-project environmental reviews, and appeals have kept the local industry in an infancy phase, Connellla said.

“It is my goal to keep our small family farm operating. It’s been a long and hard road,” he told the board.

—Peter Johnson

Morro Bay, Vistra enter agreement that could result in the removal of iconic stacks

The Morro Bay Power Plant site has gone unused for the last eight years, but a new agreement between site owners, Vistra Corp, and the city of Morro Bay could lead to new use and removal of the stacks.

On June 9, the city approved the agreement, which would allow the city to purchase easements from Vistra for the Water Reclamation Facility project at a cost of $1. The agreement also requires Vistra to tear down remaining power plant structures by 2028 or pay the city $3 million and opens up the opportunity for Vistra to potentially redevelop the old power plant site.

Morro Bay residents will get the opportunity to participate in a discussion about the future of the site that includes giving input on whether the city should require Vistra to keep the site’s three 450-foot-tall exhaust stacks.

During the meeting, City Manager Scott Collins said that the existing turbine building used to create power and the exhaust stacks are the main structures that remain from the old Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) power site.

“The turbine building and the stacks have what some would say historical value and others would say has the opposite. Beyond that, it has contamination issues, asbestos and other things, inside the facilities, which makes it very expensive to reuse and is a challenge to anyone that’s considering redevelopment,” Collins said.

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In 1998, Duke Energy purchased the oil-powered turned natural-gas-powered plant from PG&E with the intention of turning it into a gas turbine plant.

According to a staff report, the effort was unsuccessful for a variety of reasons, including a movement to decommission older carbon-emitting power plants.

City staff conducted an analysis of the site and found that it has limited reuse options given a PG&E deed restriction that forbids the plant owner from developing the property for anything other than industrial use; significant cleanup costs to make the site useable for non-industrial uses; the cost to purchase the land; and a legal liability that allows the city to purchase the power plant site for $1 in 2033.

Collins said the California Department of Toxic Substance Control has also determined that portions of the site may be limited to industrial use due to shallow groundwater contamination and soil concerns. Development can’t occur until the site is analyzed and the contamination is remediated, he said.

Morro Bay Mayor John Headding said this is a good move in propelling the community forward.

“I believe that Vistra is not only a capable willing partner but also is a partner that is committed to advancing the interests of Morro Bay. I believe that, in my heart of hearts,” Headding said.

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Grover Beach to become more food truck friendly

When the pandemic left Grover Beach-based events coordinator Epic Entertainment without any events to coordinate, the Epic team decided to turn its huge parking lot at 675 West Grand Avenue into a haven for local food trucks.

Dubbed GBeatZ, the parking lot opened up to vendors in November 2020, charging 10 percent of each truck’s daily sales in hopes of making up for some of its pandemic-induced losses. GBeatZ quickly became a popular spot among locals and visitors, and Epic Entertainment DJ Anthony Salas said the six food trucks that currently use the space generated half a million dollars in the first six months of operation.

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“What we’re charging them for rent was able to pay for our rent through COVID,” Salas said. “It helped us, it helped them.”

But because codes in Grover Beach don’t explicitly allow mobile food vendors on private or public property, GBeatZ is operating under a temporary use permit.

Salas said he’s hoping to change that.

“It’s doing so well that if we can get a permanent permit to do it, then with some of the changes and improvements we’re doing, we can hire someone full-time to be a GBeatZ manager.”

At a meeting on June 14, Grover Beach City Council discussed plans to update its municipal and development codes to allow food trucks and some other mobile vendors to operate in the public right of way and on private property. The city’s current regulations date back to 2001 and 1960, according to a city staff report, and prohibit vendors from operating on public streets.

Although food trucks have historically been at odds with brick-and-mortar restaurants, which sometimes complain that food trucks poach customers without investing into any one community, City Manager Matt Bronson said that hasn’t been the case in Grover Beach.

Food trucks have become increasingly popular in the past few years and especially during the pandemic, when a number of local breweries

and wineries relied on mobile food vendors to continue operating under state COVID-19 restrictions. Now food trucks are considered to be somewhat complementary to brick-and-mortars, Bronson said.

With large followings on social media, Bronson said food trucks could actually serve to increase foot traffic and visibility in Grover Beach. SLO County residents might drive to Grover to eat at a food truck parked in town, then stick around for the day to shop and hang out.

GBeatZ is located on a portion of Grand Avenue where there aren’t many other restaurants, and Bronson said it’s turned the area into a lively little spot. The city hasn’t received any complaints from neighboring businesses. Bronson said he doesn’t know of any other similar food truck parks in South County, making it a dining experience unique to Grover Beach, another draw for visitors and locals alike.

Now Bronson said he and other city staff plan to bring draft ordinances regarding food trucks and other mobile vendors back to City Council sometime in the fall. It’s not clear yet what guidelines vendors will need to follow, but council members were most interested in encouraging the continued popularity of food trucks.

Councilmember Dan Rushing said creative ideas like GBeatZ only help support the vitality of all Grover Beach businesses.

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“The more that we have a reason for people to come out to go and choose Grover Beach as a destination for a dinner,” he said, “the better the all of our restaurants can be.”

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SLO County supervisors divvy up Rescue Plan funds Water, public health, and community grant programs are getting the largest chunks of San Luis Obispo County’s $54.9 million share of the American Rescue Plan, as the Board of Supervisors discussed the funds and made preliminary allocations on June 15.

County supervisors divided up the COVID-19 recovery money into three main categories—public health and negative economic impacts response ($30 million); restoration of government services ($10 million); and water, sewer, and broadband ($15 million).

Assistant Administrator Guy Savage said that those categories of spending were explicitly allowed under the Rescue Plan, and the discussions on June 15 helped county staff get a sense of what the board’s priorities were.

“With the exception of broadband, water, and sewer, we didn’t identify specific projects [for the funds],” Savage said.

The Rescue Plan money has to be spent over the next five years, but the board is

not locked in to the funding allocations.

SLO County received its first installment of $27.5 million on June 7, with the second half coming in one year.

Within the public health and negative economic impacts response category, the board earmarked $14 million for public health emergency response; $9 million for a business, nonprofit, and child care grant program; and $6 million for housing and homelessness.

The board did not entertain a First 5 SLO request to dedicate 5 percent of the grant funding to only benefit children, but it encouraged children’s programs to apply. A push from 5th District Supervisor Debbie Arnold to take some funds from the housing and homelessness category didn’t get traction.

Arnold said she thought the state’s budget would be providing sufficient money for homelessness this year.

“I feel like that can really be duplicative in that we’re going to have a lot state dollars coming down for that same purpose,” Arnold said.

Savage said over the next few months, county staff will work to develop a process for the public to apply for the business, nonprofit, and child care grants. One example of a proposal could be a grant for a restaurant parklet, he said.

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Morro Bay’s business community weathers pandemic impacts thanks to chamber efforts and regional tourists

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Named after his dog, Daisy’s Organic Coffee & Teas introduced customers to roasted organic coffee beans and fresh teas for two weeks before local stay-athome orders forced Tardiff to temporarily close his doors. He faced the challenges of operating a new business during the COVID-19 pandemic and managed to successfully keep his doors open.

“This is what everybody had to do in different regards, and I was lucky that I’ve come out with my business, improving, and just doing better monthly,” Tardiff said.

He cites a large amount of support from his family, landlord, neighboring businesses, and the Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce. They alerted him to typical tourist seasons and shared safety regulation changes.

The Morro Bay business community had its share of impacts due to stayat-home orders and safety procedures brought on by the pandemic, but businesses didn’t close like they did in other communities. In fact, about four businesses like Daisy’s opened their doors and remained in operation.

Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Erica Crawford points out several reasons why businesses were able to stay afloat, and one of those factors was the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

On March 16, 2020, the city launched its EOC to support the community.

The EOC team worked in partnership with the SLO County Public Health Department to interpret countywide policies and worked with the business community to enhance outdoor commerce, among other things.

City Manager Scott Collins called Crawford in for the team’s first meeting because he knew there was going to be a significant impact on local businesses, and the team needed her knowledge.

“At the start, we were meeting almost every day with a bigger team meeting once a week. Her voice was always key,” he said.

With Crawford’s input, Collins said the team identified how they could support businesses—through help with loan applications and operation regulations— and create local policies for the parklet program, designating public parking spaces for curbside pickup, or closing the Embarcadero for pedestrian use only.

Morro Bay Fire Chief Steve Knuckles, head of the EOC, deemed Crawford an important team member, as businesses would play a major role in keeping virus transmission at a minimum while continuing their operations at whatever capacity they could. The city has maintained one of the lowest infection rates in SLO County to this day.

The chamber, similar to many businesses, cut its staff, reduced hours,

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and closed the visitor center, effectively changing Crawford’s daily duties. At the time, she was contracted with the city to oversee its economic development program.

“My job turned into watching the news, getting information from the EOC, and looking at the California Department of Public Health website and integrating all that I was learning and sending updates in the moment to our mailing list,” she said.

She viewed it as a way to keep everyone in the business community informed.

Part of that effort was taking down the chamber’s pay wall and providing non-chamber members with access to information and resources.

Her informational email blasts were sent to a list within their database that consisted of members, former members, and interested business owners.

“I’d never say that I hit every single business in Morro Bay, but there were other businesses that were getting forwarded emails from the chamber,” Crawford said.

Stephen Peck, board member and chair of the chamber’s board, worked closely with Crawford to gather and share information from partnering chambers throughout the Central Coast, the Economic Vitality Corporation, and the Regional Economic Action Coalition.

He said when COVID-19 hit, “there was this instant clarifying moment that chambers are in the business of helping businesses.” “[We] made a decision that this wasn’t going to be a service we provided to our members in good standing. Our interest was making sure that Morro Bay’s businesses were going to survive,” he said.

When the chamber hired Lynsey Hansen—a certified massage therapist who was unable to provide services through the entirety of the pandemic— in December, she wrote blurbs that highlighted businesses and business owners who were going above and beyond to operate and help others.

The chamber also created a Facebook Live video series called Walk and Talk that introduced audiences to businesses and the owners, and pandemic services such as online shopping or curbside pickup.

For nine months, Peck said, Crawford also marshaled their ambassadors group, which typically handled ribbon cutting events, to reach out to businesses on a daily basis to ask how they were doing and if they needed anything.

These months-long efforts, along with the overall decrease of infection rates and growing vaccine availability, have the chamber gearing up for the Shop, Sip & Stroll this month. Participants can tour businesses and available commercial spaces to reacquaint themselves with the commercial districts of the city. The free event will take place on the Embarcadero on June 16 and in the downtown area on June 30.

COFFEE WITH A VIEW Jeremey Tardiff took a leap of faith and opened his coffee house on the Morro Bay Embarcadero in March 2020 with a view of the ocean and Morro Rock.

“My team and I, we feel really good in the last couple of weeks, and we’re super energized. It just feels like we worked really hard for the last year, and I think we have some new programming from that effort,” Crawford said. “We’re really hopeful, and I think our business community is too.”

Another factor that sustained Morro Bay’s business community through the pandemic is its location.

City Manager Collins said that within the first couple of months of pandemic life, everyone hunkered down but were under the impression that “it would go away after a couple of months.”

“After that, people just said, ‘I’ve done my part. I need to get out of this bubble, both the real and virtual, and see something else for a minute,’ ” he said.

Local, regional, and out-of-town visitors flocked to the outdoors and communities that had outdoor spaces such as Morro Bay. Frankly, Collins said, these visitors helped their local business community survive. These visitors also brought impacts such as trash, public restroom use, and illegal overnight camping. The chamber worked right alongside the city to balance those impacts for not only the visitors and businesses but residents as well.

Collins couldn’t give an exact reason why there was such an unusual number of visitors in the city during the summer of 2020 and on. His hunch, he said, is that coastal communities were a lot easier to get to. At the time, people were hesitant to fly or couldn’t get a flight to go on vacation so they drove.

Last year, when Daisy’s Organic Coffee & Teas owner Tardiff was able to reopen his shop, he felt that he had provided coffee to a large number of tourists and locals.

As the communities across the Central Coast begin to reopen, he said the number of people who’ve visited his coffee shop has grown, and he’s grateful for it. ∆ Staff Writer Karen Garcia can be reached at kgarcia@newtimesslo.com.

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DOWNTOWN HOME Jeb, homeless for five months, hangs out in front the former Beverley’s Fabrics building in downtown SLO.

Shelter strategy reboot SLO County’s unsheltered homelessness crisis forces regional conversation about new solutions

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illy, 41, who lived on the streets of San Luis Obispo for nearly three years, said he sees one clear silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic: It drew the public’s attention to the homelessness crisis.

“The pandemic may have been one of the best things that has happened to the homeless community in SLO,” said Billy, who asked New Times not to publish his last name.

COVID-19 certainly wasn’t easy on Billy. He battled an opioid addiction, was arrested more than a dozen times, and watched friends die on the streets.

But he also saw an outpouring of care, compassion, and resources from the SLO community that he’d never seen before.

“The community at large started to react in a manner that wasn’t phony philanthropy any longer. It was practical philanthropy, people trying to feed us and provide clothing, food, and tents,” he said.

Billy recently got off the streets. He entered adult drug court last fall and quit opioids while at the Gryphon Society sober living home in Atascadero—a place that “absolutely changed my life.”

Then, about a month ago, Billy moved into his first apartment in years at ECHO Paso Robles, a former Motel 6 converted into low-income housing during 2020 thanks to a $15 million state Project HomeKey grant.

Billy now has a home, a job, and a car, and he’s working toward reconciling with his children.

“Nine months ago, I was doing heroin in the creek with the hope every time I did I was going to die,” he said. “Today, I’m halfway through the second phase of the adult drug court program and eight months clean. Because I’ve been shown some resources, my perspective has completely and vastly changed.”

Billy received a lifesaving housing opportunity in ECHO Paso Robles. But he knows that hundreds of others on the street today haven’t been so lucky this year. For now, they remain unsheltered, facing their own unique set of challenges, with some caught in the crosshairs of encampment sweeps in local creek beds and parks.

“A lot of my friends are still out there,” he said. “They need to be given a place that is safe harbor.”

SLO County and all of its communities are grappling with a rise in unsheltered homelessness. While no official count has documented the increase since the start of the pandemic, front-line social workers say a surge is obvious.

“I can only hope we’re at a peak,” said Janna Nichols, executive director of the Five Cities Homeless Coalition.

As the problem hits new heights, local jurisdictions are creating a regional and collaborative partnership on homelessness—a process that they say will lead to new projects, shelter options,

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AT HOME Billy spent nearly three years homeless in San Luis Obispo before he got sober last fall and received housing at ECHO Paso Robles, a former Motel 6.

and a 10-year plan for the county’s homeless. In the meantime, some local leaders are calling on the county to start implementing a new set of encampment recommendations outlined last month by a county advisory committee.

But not all of the focus is on new ideas.

In the city of SLO, officials are trying to get the most out of an existing resource: the 40 Prado Homeless Services Center.

‘Nine months ago, I was doing heroin in the creek with the hope every time I did I was going to die. Today, I’m halfway through the second phase of the adult drug court program and eight months clean.’

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For most of the pandemic, the 3-yearold 40 Prado Homeless Services Center in SLO operated at a reduced capacity of 70 beds instead of 100—a COVID-19 precaution. But on most of those nights, the shelter didn’t come close to reaching that capacity.

“COVID made everything go upsidedown,” said Grace McIntosh, deputy director at CAPSLO, which operates the shelter.

When COVID-19 hit, McIntosh explained that most of the shelter’s younger residents left, and the shelter became predominantly occupied by the elderly. The trend toward housing more seniors had been happening for a couple of years, she said.

Seniors are a growing subset of the U.S. unhoused population in general, but McIntosh said a key issue in SLO County is that skilled nursing facilities have stopped accepting low-income, long-term care patients.

“The reality was that skilled nursing was no longer a resource,” she said. “Now what we have is this rising number of elderly people that really can’t be here, shouldn’t be here, so they’re shuttling back and forth to the hospital and here.”

With pandemic restrictions lifted, 40 Prado is working to get the word out that it’s fully open for business again and is hoping to serve a broader age range of residents on its way back to full capacity.

Full capacity is now 124 beds, after SLO city funded a 24-bed expansion this year. The shelter also provides safe parking, a counseling and recovery therapy program called SLO Hub, laundry, food, and medical care.

But 40 Prado isn’t exactly a popular resource. Advocates told New Times that the center has a rocky reputation among the unsheltered community, which may have played a factor in its lack of use throughout COVID-19.

Kelsey Nocket, SLO city’s new homelessness response manager, said she received similar feedback in her early street outreach.

“There’s a bit of resistance in the community to receiving services at 40 Prado,” Nocket said. “Part of what I want to do is better understand what those resistance factors are.”

McIntosh and other SLO officials said there are some misconceptions about 40 Prado’s rules and policies, which have changed over the years and again just recently due to the lifting of pandemic restrictions.

The current rules are that 40 Prado residents simply need a SLO County ID and they do not need to have a full year of residency in SLO County (which was a pandemic rule). The shelter is not a “zero tolerance” facility for drugs and alcohol (though no drug use is allowed on-site).

And the shelter is pet-friendly, with eight kennels available for non-service dogs (with rabies vaccinations required).

Nonetheless, four homeless advocates told New Times that Prado’s “institutional” approach and structure are imposing and can make it an unwelcoming place for some.

Michelle Mansker, a volunteer with SLO Street Medics, which delivers resources and first-aid response to the locally unhoused, said that based on her outreach, she doesn’t feel like 40 Prado tries enough to “meet people where they are.”

“They [the unhoused] don’t feel like they’re at home,” Mansker said. “If you don’t feel like you’re at home, … they’re saying, ‘I’d rather live on the street.’”

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McIntosh said she doesn’t expect 40 Prado to be the solution for every person.

But she also anticipates that the facility will hit capacity, especially as COVID-19 eviction moratoriums are lifted. Her biggest concern is that SLO County simply lacks the shelter to house everyone living on the streets.

“Even if we had every bed taken [at 40 Prado], it doesn’t address the need,” she said. “There’s not enough shelter beds, affordable housing, tiny homes, sanctioned encampments, whatever the answer may be.”

Camping, public spaces, and other ideas

SLO County 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson said he often hears from frustrated constituents on the North Coast about the impacts of homeless encampments in Los Osos and Cambria.

He sometimes asks this question in response: “Would the Cambria community rather have a sanctioned encampment, or folks living out in the creek or forest?”

In 2019, a federal court ruling, Martin v. Boise, made it illegal for municipalities to enforce anti-camping codes unless they can provide enough shelter beds for their homeless population. In SLO County, since the pandemic, encampment clearouts have occurred on a regular basis, with 40 Prado’s vacant beds cited as the available alternative shelter.

Whether or not that meets the legal criteria of Boise, Gibson and others are proponents of pursuing more lowbarrier shelter and service options, like sanctioned encampments, to try to redirect unsanctioned camping away from fire-risk areas or dangerous spaces.

“It’s a big deal,” Gibson said. “There are legal constraints, financial constraints, there’s the spirit of the community we need to align. The other challenge is that we really need to take this on as a region.”

Last month, a subcommittee of the SLO County Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC) presented a series of recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on encampments.

Potential solutions include providing services to existing encampments, authorizing sanctioned encampments, authorizing safe parking programs, creating alternative housing options, and increasing shelter space in South County.

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‘Some people don’t want to go into a shelter. That’s the thing I think we have to work on. There isn’t one model. There isn’t one thing. There’s no one answer.’

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filled with water. It felt like they were being imprisoned because there was a fence around it.”

Alternative housing options could include tiny home villages, pallet houses, or another congregate facility. Becky Jorgeson of Hope’s Village SLO has been searching for property to house a tiny home village for eight years.

“The community village is my model, because it’s a mini city—a little town where people know each other and watch over each other,” Jorgeson said.

CLEANING UP Crews finish a cleanup of a While the recommendations homeless encampment off the interchange of will take time to digest, Gibson Highway 101 and Madonna Road in SLO on June 10. said he wants to see the safe Nichols with the Five Cities Homeless parking programs prioritized as Coalition said the variety of options to early as this summer. SLO city runs the support unsheltered individuals is a only safe parking program in the county welcome approach. Her organization is an at the SLO Railroad Square, and it’s advocate for a South County shelter, but currently underutilized.

“The situation is critical right now,” she said diversity is important.

Gibson said. “We are going to be judged “Some people don’t want to go into a by the quality of our leadership and shelter. That’s the thing I think we have the commitment of county resources to to work on,” she said. “There isn’t one actually do something about this.” model. There isn’t one thing. There’s no one answer.”

Services that could be brought to an Working as a region encampment include: trash collection, As SLO County and its cities commit safety and sanitation, syringe collection, to a shared and collaborative approach overdose prevention, and shower to tackle unsheltered homelessness, that programs. In 2019, SLO County piloted route comes with both opportunity and a similar program—the Blue Bag challenges. program—with success. Programs like “One of the things that’s going to SLO Bangers syringe exchange already be needed is an agreement across the do some outreach to encampments. partners about options to pursue,” said Paso Robles tried creating a sanctioned Laurel Weir, SLO County’s homeless encampment in 2020 but it was services director. “This is not something underused and then closed. Lois Petty that any one jurisdiction can solve. The of the SLO Bangers said the camp was county [administration] has been starting poorly located on an exposed dirt lot to convene meetings with the cities.” without shade.

Weir said that the first steps in the “The one in Paso was clearly set up, partnership will likely take shape as in my opinion, to fail,” Petty said. “The pilot programs adopted in individual showers sometimes didn’t work. They had communities. SLO city is rolling out one this year, a Mobile Crisis Unit, where a handwashing station that wouldn’t get FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF SLO

NO TENTS After tents and homelessness proliferated in San Luis Obispo’s Mitchell Park over the winter of 2020-21, the city of SLO cracked down.

a social worker and EMT will respond to non-emergency 911 calls related to homelessness.

“The pilots are a chance to see what’s working and what’s not,” Weir said.

Susan Funk, an Atascadero City Council member and chair of the county’s HSOC, said each city has a common motivation to reduce the impacts of homelessness on those experiencing it and the communities affected by it.

“What’s at issue in every community is we need our public spaces back,” Funk said. “We want to be able to enjoy Mitchell Park or the Bob Jones Trail or Pirate’s Cove. We want to be able to share them. There’s a real sense of anxiety in the community that we’re really going downhill on this problem.”

What will be critical in the coming months is for communities to share the responsibility and burden of solutions, she said.

“The magic word is location,” Funk said. “Everybody wants it somewhere else.

Nobody wants to go first. We need some kind of solution in every jurisdiction.”

Miriam Shah, a former Grover Beach City Council member, spoke during public comment during the May 4 Board of Supervisors meeting when it voted to approve the concept of a regional partnership.

“Everything we need is there,” Shah said, referring to the encampment recommendations. “What we need are locations. Instead of two more years of meetings, I propose one meeting. All seven cities in a room and all supervisors in a room. Nobody leaves until every single person has named a location where people in their district can exist. Because we have to share this burden fairly. No amount of planning is going to get us around that ugly, ugly part of naming a location. It’s just something that needs to happen.” Δ Contact Assistant Editor Peter Johnson at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com.

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isa Majors was around 9 years old when her older sister was kidnapped by a prominent Bay Area gang and forced into what we would now consider a sex trafficking ring. At the time, Majors said she and her family didn’t fully understand what was happening. It was the ’70s and her parents were devout Catholics—they’d been extorted by the gang. They didn’t have the language or emotional wherewithal to talk with Majors about what had happened, so she said they just never really did.

Years later, as Majors was working her way toward a graphic design degree, she was assaulted on Halloween. She reported the incident to the police and charges were filed, but she felt like her family had already been through enough.

“So I walked through the courts alone,” Majors said, “and you do whatever you have to do to get through it.”

She pushed her feelings down and ignored the emotional pain as best she could. She got through the trial and, although she said she got one brutal assault conviction, she left the experience feeling completely numb and alone.

Eventually she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and learned about all the ways that traumatic incidents can impact you for the rest of your life. Instead of ignoring it, she learned to heal, and now she’s helping others do the same.

“There’s such a great need out there,” she said.

Majors is now the founder and president of Resilient Souls, a Paso Robles-based nonprofit that uses evidence-based classes and programs to help survivors of trauma and abuse recover, heal, and rebuild their lives. Resilient Souls became an officially recognized nonprofit in 2018, and Majors said she opened her Paso office in February of 2020, just two weeks before the pandemic hit.

COVID-19 and the shutdowns only increased the need for already lacking mental health support in San Luis Obispo County. Resilient Souls added around 20 members through the pandemic, bringing its membership up to around 70 total.

“It’s been incredibly busy, she said.

“More than I’ve ever experienced.”

Resilient Souls serves all of SLO County and works with survivors of almost any kind of trauma—sex exploitation, intimate partner violence, vehicular assault, battery, abuse, grief, etc. The organization provides science-based classes on the psychology of trauma through Mending the Soul, a nonprofit that provides abuse recovery curriculum to communities worldwide.

Majors said Resilient Souls hosts support groups, connects members with needed resources and mentorships, and holds events, including an upcoming art show and storytelling event scheduled

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The overarching goal of this event and all Resilient Souls efforts is to create a nonjudgmental and safe space for those in need. When horrible things happen to people, Majors said it can be hard for them to return to normal life, to face friends and family again. The beauty of Resilient Souls, she said, is that everyone involved understands. They’ve been there.

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Turner said he felt somewhat ill equipped to handle some of the complicated cases he was dealing with as a care pastor at Mountainbrook Church.

He heard about Resilient Souls and learned about the group’s trauma-informed curriculum. He loved it, and started using some of those techniques with his own clients or referring them to Resilient Souls altogether. His clients loved it too.

When Turner left Mountainbrook in May of 2019, he reached out to Resilient Souls in hopes of becoming a facilitator of the program. He ended up going through the program himself in a small group with two other men, and addressing traumatic experiences that he’d previously thought he’d buried for good.

It genuinely helped him, and soon he’ll be doing the same for others as a group leader.

“What Lisa did and what Resilient Souls tries to do is create a really, really, super safe space,” he said. “If you’re open at all and you want to recover and heal, you’ll get there I believe.”

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hree Heritage Ranch residents were recently charged by San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow with the tragic death of a 7-month-old infant due to alleged methamphetamine and fentanyl poisoning. On June 4, in Indianapolis, Crystal Martin admitted before a court to giving her 3-year-old son Johnathan Johnson two 100mg pills of Zoloft, an antidepressant drug, before leaving him unsupervised to play near a creek, where he was found face down in 4 feet of water.

Many people are against incarcerating people for drug use because they believe drug use is a “victimless crime.” But child deaths like these are not isolated cases, and the abuse or death of a child due to parental drug use is certainly not “victimless.” Drug and alcohol abuse, especially by parents, profoundly affects all of us. Drug overdoses alone killed a record 80,000-plus last year, leaving approximately 820,000 parents, grandparents, and friends to suffer immeasurable grief. Furthermore, all of the people who love the 40 million Americans currently struggling with and disabled by substance use disorder are also victims.

Our current system that addresses the consequences of drug use, including homelessness, requires a shocking amount of financial and human resources, including but not limited to shelters beds, hospital care, mental health care, long- and short-term treatment, law enforcement and prisons, paramedics and firefighters, social workers, and homes for abandoned children. In some locales, taxpayers now employ one “homeless services” coordinator for every three unsheltered persons. There are many people struggling to keep a roof over their head, but for the vast number of people living unhoused, a roof does not begin to address their very real health problems.

California state data shows that the majority of people living unhoused suffer from an untreated mental illness, substance use disorder, or both. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nine of every 10 people suffering from the incurable chronic brain disease called addiction began using drugs or alcohol before the age of 18. Until K-12 prevention occupies the lion’s share of resources expended, the cycle of disability that results in “homelessness” will never be broken.

Consider for a moment how we feel when we are told that leaving a person on the side of the street with their worldly belongings in plastic bags is “the best that we can do.” It’s reasonable to expect

that one of the wealthiest communities in the world would ensure that substancedisabled people are guided into long-term residential treatment and aftercare.

Since 2016, San Luis Obispo County has been able to provide assistance through Laura’s Law, which provides such care for people suffering from drug-induced schizophrenia or bi-polar disorders.

It’s similarly reasonable to expect that one of the most advanced countries in the world would choose to prevent the early adolescent substance use that leads to addiction. The United States represents only 4.5 percent of the world’s population, and yet it’s estimated that it consumes 50 to 80 percent of the world’s drugs. Are we content to simply accept the high rate of addiction as a natural consequence of hedonism fed by greed and creative marketing? Or can the most compassionate and cost-effective solution be found in the robust protection of our youth?

Due to normal human brain development, youth are inclined to both peer pressure and risk taking, which can include drug use. During adolescence, our unused brain synapses shrink, and those that remain are strengthened. This puts teens at risk of unwittingly training their brains to become dependent on the chemical reactions caused by drug use.

And, regardless of which drug—nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, or prescription opiate— an adolescent uses first, the likelihood that they will use another drug is increased.

Addiction is an early onset adolescent disease, not a character flaw. Therefore, we must stop stigmatizing people caught in the cycle of addiction and get them into treatment because it’s the only debilitating and deadly disease for which people don’t usually want treatment. Drug legalization robs us of the tool that courts need to give people a “nudge from the judge.” Though never curable, addiction can be managed, and people can regain their functionality.

There is always hope.

Most importantly, we must invest in real primary prevention, which means reducing the demand for drugs and alcohol created by normalization and widespread commercial exposure in the faces of youth. Over time, this strategy will reduce the rate of substance use disorder that negatively impacts 50 percent of families, and results in hundreds of thousands of us living unsheltered on public property. ∆ Ron Cuff is a retired naval aviator; cofounder of safelaunch.org, a primary prevention initiative; and a former president of the San Luis Obispo Child Abuse Prevention Council. Cuff resides in Paso Robles. Send comments to letters@ newtimesslo.com.

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Letters AG City Council is doing its job Per a June 10 New Times article (“Arroyo Grande opts out of Central Coast Blue, barring new agreement”): “The city of Pismo Beach is incredibly disappointed in the action of the Arroyo Grande City Council to not move forward with Central Coast Blue,” Mayor Waage’s statement read. “Our request for a public meeting of all three city councils to work through issues in a transparent manner was denied. As partner agencies, we worked in good faith and expended funds to the benefit of our collective communities … .”

I believe Mayor Waage and Pismo Beach’s staff should take responsibility for placing Arroyo Grande (AG) City Council in a difficult position. I and others have warned Pismo Beach City Council and staff regarding upcoming potential difficulties because Pismo did not place a higher priority on a governance agreement between the Central Coast Blue partners. AG has a good point: Why should the city spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a project that does not provide a legally binding governance agreement? Mayor Waage might be “incredibly disappointed” now. But, Mayor Waage has represented Pismo Beach for many years, and part of the reason for his longevity is his ability to research projects and sometimes ask hard questions, which is exactly what AG is doing.

The Five Cities area is on the cusp of building a vitally important and

sustainable source of freshwater which will serve our communities for generations. Instead of Mayor Waage telling us how disappointed he is, maybe he should tell us why Pismo Beach won’t immediately agree to “a governance structure that includes equal decisionmaking by all member agencies in order to preserve their fiduciary oversight responsibilities to their respective ratepayers.”

Why wouldn’t Pismo Beach agree to that? We shouldn’t need a public meeting before hearing Pismo’s answer.

Brad Snook Arroyo Grande

COVID-19 may get the final say Many thanks to Rita Casaverde’s New Times commentary (“Something to remember,” April 8) calling out Jordan Cunningham’s sardonic efforts at making fun of COVID-19. When I think of the hundreds of thousands who have suffered family deaths, illnesses, and long-term side effects due to COVID-19, I find Cunningham’s remarks beyond the pale.

While he and his fellow Republicans attempt to thwart President Biden’s sincere attempts to make our country’s citizens safe by vaccinating enough people for us to achieve herd immunity, we all remain at risk due to their ignorance and conspiracy-loving ways.

We expect our elected leaders to exercise sound judgment; Jordan Cunningham comes up short. Sadly, when it comes to people like him, COVID-19 may have the last laugh.

Bruce Badrigian Morro Bay

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Opinion

Rhetoric&Reason

BY AL FONZI

A lesson not learned

I

n 1977 I was a seasonal wildland and structural firefighter with the Butte County Fire Department.

Compared to today, we lived in the dark ages of firefighting resources. We had no fire hydrants in most of the areas we protected. When a barn or homestead burned, we drafted water out of canals or shuttled water from distant sources to the engines making a direct attack on the fire. One of the biggest fires that year was a fire threatening the town of Paradise. Strike teams were brought in from around the state, and at one point, 50 fire engines, with red lights and sirens screaming, convoyed on Highway 99 toward the town of Paradise, as wildfire threatened it from two sides. Paradise lived that week and for another 41 years, suffering a few more close calls in the interim. Evacuation plans were developed and exercised, but no plan is perfect.

City officials assumed a fire would not exceed historical norms: No wildfire had crossed the Feather River in the previous 50 years. They assumed they would be able to conduct an orderly evacuation, people departing by sectors: a simultaneous evacuation of all sectors was not considered. In 2009, a main evacuation route was narrowed by installing traffic-calming measures to slow the speed of traffic moving through the city center. Several citizens objected, reminding city officials that this road was a major fire evacuation route, but their concerns were dismissed.

On Nov. 8, 2018, the Camp Fire started after a large PG&E power transmission line suffered a catastrophic failure when a bracket holding a powerline literally broke off, dropping the line and igniting tinder-dry brush.

Paradise is a town within a pine forest on top of a plateau. Due to the height of the trees, you can’t necessarily see the progress of a wildfire quite as easily as we are accustomed to in SLO County. Thus, many residents didn’t know how serious the fire threatening the survival of the town was. First arriving fire crews were stymied by the origin of the fire as it was initially inaccessible to their equipment.

The delay allowed the fire to grow, fed by seasonal easterly winds and blowing embers.

The embers were causing spotting of fires hundreds of yards ahead and eventually over a mile ahead of the main body of fire. A blizzard of embers began to engulf the smaller communities around Paradise, starting spot fires and roof fires that turned into full-blown structure fires. The evacuation plans so carefully developed and practiced soon broke down as emergency notifications failed for a variety of reasons. Over half the local residents never received emergency notification to evacuate.

Paradise was a last stop in life for many of its residents. Many were elderly, disabled, and of low income. Paradise in the 1970s was a place many people could still afford to live, and it celebrated its “live and let live” climate. Mandatory clearances for fire safety around homes were mostly suggestions, water supplies were scarce, and during the fire, largely failed. The firestorm melted pumps,

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valves, and cell towers … crippling the water supply and communications.

Those who did evacuate encountered bottlenecks on narrow roads proving fatal for many. Many never made it out of their homes, especially elderly and disabled.

More than once, emergency dispatchers had to tell residents that nobody could reach them because they waited too long to evacuate.

The Paradise Fire killed 86 people and destroyed nearly 14,000 homes and was the largest loss-of-life wildfire in the state’s history. It was not unprecedented, unforeseen, or unavoidable, as local and state officials initially described it. It was certainly not unforeseen. Many small towns like Paradise were obliterated by wildfire in the late 19th century. The Peshtigo, Wisconsin, fire of 1871 killed 1,500 people in a firestorm. Wallace, Idaho, was destroyed by wildfire, killing hundreds, and the Big Burn of 1910 killed 77 firefighters. We had simply forgotten lessons of the past and assumed that such things simply would never be permitted to happen in the 21st century. Such arrogance!

The Los Angeles Times documented that Paradise “ignored repeated warnings of the risk its residents faced, crafted no plan to evacuate all areas at once”—not especially realistic given the road network and fuel density—“and did not sound citywide orders to flee even as a hail of fire rained down.”

In the end, the worst case scenario occurred, predictions of catastrophe manifested, and state and county fire planning documents warning of a winddriven ember firestorm being the greatest threat to Paradise were validated, albeit at a great cost to life.

Fire season is upon us. We’ll be inundated by anecdotal accounts of how climate change is causing these terrible fire seasons. In fact, we’re reaping what we sowed with a century of development in high-risk areas and counterproductive fire suppression and wildfire management/prevention policies. The Paradise firestorm (population similar to that of Atascadero) was predicted and is likely to be repeated across the West. ∆ Al Fonzi had a 35-year military career, serving in both the Vietnam and Iraq wars. Respond with a letter to the editor emailed to letters@newtimesslo.com.

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Swept away

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bet a lot of people are happy to see all that trash along the Southbound Highway 101 Madonna Road exit finally cleaned up, and by “trash” I don’t mean all the blue trash bags. I mean what too many people consider human “trash”—those people with nowhere to go who set up tents under the trees in the grassy area between the highway and Madonna Road.

Where did these people come from?

Maybe they were the folks camped along the Bob Jones Trail by the wastewater treatment plant who were pushed out, or maybe they were the folks camped in Mitchell or Meadow parks who were told to scram. It sort of feels like our approach to homelessness is a giant game of whack-a-mole, except these aren’t small plastic moles being hit with a soft black mallet. They’re actual people.

As this week’s cover story (“Shelter strategy reboot,” page 12) points out, our solution to helping the unhoused is about as successful as an arcade game is at killing moles. What’s more, it’s a countywide problem with a countywide lack of cohesion and cooperation. All our “leaders” can agree on is that we have a homeless problem, not how to solve it.

District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson believes the time to act is now with a bold multidimensional approach while 5th District Supe Debbie Arnold says not so fast; we need to get input from the

community. Guess what, Deb? Input from the community means a whole lot of “not in my backyard,” which means nothing will be accomplished.

If you want to see how it’s done, look no further than ECHO Paso Robles, which during the pandemic was able to expedite turning a defunct Motel 6 into 60 units of permanent low-income housing and 60 shelter beds. If the project had been forced to go through public comment and approval, all the people now housed there would still be on the street.

Instead of entertaining more inevitable NIMBYism, how about we offer services to current encampments to make them safe, create sanctioned encampments at locations with amenities, create more safe parking programs, expand shelter space and abandon the “zero tolerance” policies that prevent some homeless from seeking shelter, and create alternative options like tiny home communities?

Not all homeless people are the same; one-size-fits-all solutions don’t exist.

This may be old news, but I have to weigh in on the case of Alex Catlett, the young man accused by the SLO County District Attorney’s Office of “unauthorized removal or destruction of public property” for removing blue ribbons

put up in the wake of the May 10 killing of SLO Police Detective Luca Benedetti.

In case you didn’t hear, on May 17, Catlett was removing the blue ribbons from trees and parking meters as well as picking up ones that had fallen to the ground when someone driving by slammed on his brakes, stormed out of his car, and rushed at Catlett yelling profanities. Turns out the man was a District Attorney’s Office investigator in plain clothes who didn’t identify himself as law enforcement but did reach out and rip Catlett’s facemask off, scratching his face in the process.

A short while later, the man found Catlett again. This time identifying himself as law enforcement, he detained Catlett while the SLO Police were summoned. The unnamed investigator and police told Catlett that what he was doing was illegal, to which I say, really?

First, Catlett wasn’t destroying “public property.” He was removing ribbons put up by people who had no more permission to tie ribbons around public property than someone hanging posters advertising concerts on public lampposts does.

Even SLO Police Spokeswoman Christine Wallace admitted, “We don’t know who placed the ribbons on the poles; therefore, we don’t have a victim and the report is inactive. No criminal charges are being requested against Mr. Catlett at this time.”

Well, that’s good because the only crime that occurred was that a DA investigator assaulted Catlett. The investigator said

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“He attacked me is the point I’m trying to get at,” Catlett told The Tribune in a June 3 article about the incident. “This is the police. This is what they stand for.

Protect and serve is trying to protect themselves.”

Exactly right! Catlett might be a disrespectful, insolent little shit who sees the blue ribbons as “racist,” but what he was doing does not warrant a physical assault under the color of authority. The police basically bulldozed this kid into not pressing charges against Investigator Apoplectic Jackboot by claiming Catlett could be arrested! For what? The equivalent of picking up trash and taking down unpermitted posters?

This is why so many people think the police suck! SLO County DA Dan Dow is more interested in protecting his own than holding one of his employees accountable for his egregious behavior.

Is Investigator Jackboot really the kind of person we want carrying around a lethal weapon? He obviously can’t control his emotions. When he reads this, he’s probably going to punch a hole in the wall like an unhinged baby-man having a temper tantrum.

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CHAKRA ZONE

Aurora Adventures hosts its next public Chakra Meditation and Breath-Work on the Beach event in Morro Bay on Thursday, June 24, starting at 8 a.m. This group meditation session is guided by instructor Dawn Feuerberg and is limited to 10 participants.

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GREAT WAVE OF KANAGAWA EMROIDERY CLASS Intermediate crafters are welcome to join and

ARDELLA SWANBERG: FINE ART WATERCOLOR

enjoy the challenge of creating an embroidered version of The Great Wave of Kanagawa. Space is limited. June 23, 7-8 p.m. Paso Robles City Library, 1000 Spring St., Paso Robles, 237-3870.

ARTIST SALON 2021 EXHIBIT This special exhibit

KIDS SUMMER CAMP (AGES 8-12) Students learn how to safely use the various tools needed to create unique designs in a working glass studio. Projects include a mosaic wall hanging and a fused glass plate. Limited to 6 campers. Masks required. Pre-registration required.

Wear closed toe shoes. Every 4 days, 9 a.m.-noon $375 for the week. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com.

Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

NORTH COAST SLO COU NT Y Ardella’s painting inspirations have been the subjects found in the many places she has lived—from living on a cattle ranch north of Cayucos to the beautiful harbor of Morro Bay. Through June 29 Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. celebrating 70 years of MBAA will feature MBAA Member Artists and their choice of artwork that best represents their personal artistic journey. Artwork will be accompanied by the artist’s photo and brief bio. All art media and artistic approaches will be represented. Through July 12, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

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

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

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

MARK MAKING: DEVELOPING YOUR SIGNATURE STYLE IN ABSTRACT PAINTING Participants will

explore various techniques while using water soluble pencils, charcoal, and other supplies. June 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and June 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-772-2504, artcentermorrobay.org.

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BEGINNING BLOCK PRINTING Carve a design of

your choice into a printing block and print your design on a tote bag to take home. Learn the key techniques required to establish your skill set in the art of block printing. All supplies are provided. June 19, 12-3 p.m. $75. 805-464-0533. the1artery.com. The ARTery, 5890 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

COASTAL ATTITUDES The ocean batters the land in endless waves; no apologies, no letup. The land is stubborn and hangs on, then throws a handful of scenic highway right back at the ocean. Through June 30 Paso Robles Art Association Gallery, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, pasoroblesartassociation.org.

DINO EXCAVATION: GRAB AND GO KIT Part of the 2021 Summer Reading Program. June 22, 4 p.m. Paso Robles City Library, 1000 Spring St., Paso Robles, 237-3870.

EQUALITY MURAL PROJECT FUNDRAISER: LIVE MUSIC AND FILM SCREENING An outdoor evening

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THE RAINBOW LIZARD (VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES) Presented by the Traveling Lantern Theater Company and the Paso Robles City Library.

June 20-26 Paso Robles City Library, 1000 Spring St., Paso Robles, 237-3870.

READING ROCKS: A MUSIC, BUBBLE, AND COMEDY SHOW (VIRTUAL) Register for link. A live

sensory/autism-friendly show that encourages reading.

Appropriate for all ages. Part of the 2021 Summer Reading Program. June 17, 11 a.m.-noon Paso Robles City Library, 1000 Spring St., Paso Robles, 237-3870.

TEEN SUMMER CAMP (AGES 13-18) Students

learn how to safely use the various tools needed to create unique designs in a working glass studio. Projects include a stained glass sun catcher and a fused glass plate or bowl. Limited to 6 campers. Masks required. Preregistration required. Every 4 days, 9 a.m.-noon $375.

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

TONIC FOR THE SOUL: A HEALING ARTS EVENING SHOWCASING TRIUMPH OVER TRAUMA Hosted by Resilient Souls. Survivors will share their stories through a gallery of their art and an in-person play of one survivor’s story. June 18, 6 p.m. and

June 19, 6 p.m. resilientsouls.org. Vintage Community, 692 Petersen Ranch Road, Templeton.

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

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

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ACT SUMMER THEATRE CAMPS Enjoy a whole week of theatrical fun in a safe, welcoming environment.

Students (ages 5-18) will learn a variety of theater skills, including improvisation, movement, character exploration, and acting basics. Camps conclude with a performance for family and friends. Scholarships available. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through July 30 $150-$300. 805-781-3889. slorep.org/education/ act-theatre-camps/. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., 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.

THE COLOR OF HEALTH: SPECIAL SCREENING Screening of Judas and the Black Messiah. Reservations required online. June 18, 7 p.m. facebook.com/naacpslo.

Liquid Gravity, 675 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE [ABRIDGED] SLO REP returns with a madcap comedy, which features 3 actors who weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter. Fridays, Saturdays, 7 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m. through Aug. 8 $20-$35. 805-781-3889. slorep.org. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

CONTROLLED CHAOS Art Central is proud to present Judy Maynard in a solo exhibit featuring her latest

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 ............................[22] Culture & Lifestyle.......[23] Food & Drink..............[24] Music .........................[25]

alcohol ink paintings. Please stop by the gallery to view this colorful exhibit during store hours. MondaysSaturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. through June 28 Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com.

Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

GRAY HAIRS AND GOLD GRILLS: DIGITAL INSTALLATION A digital installation that visualizes the upcoming Lorde Sanctus single of the same name. One purchase unlocks a minidisc player and a minidisc with a recording of the single, a custom 18-karat six piece bottom gold grill, and a 10% streaming royalty from the Tidal, Spotify, and Apple Music revenue. Visit site for bidding info. June 25 lordesanctus.com. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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.

MY NAME IS: A STAGED READING Features a

discussion panel on trauma abuse, a silent auction, and more. June 18, 6 p.m. and June 19, 6 p.m. resilientsouls.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

OBJECTIFYING SLOMA presents a showcase of

contemporary sculpture by Elisa Ortega Montilla.

Through June 27 sloma.org/exhibition/objectifying/.

Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

PAINT YOUR PET Have a favorite pet? Come paint

with us to immortalize your buddy by creating your own acrylic painting on canvas. Ticket price includes all materials. June 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $40. 805-550-2181. blackrabbitstudioslo.com/classes. Black Rabbit Studio SLO, 1154 Mill St., San Luis Obispo.

SNAIL MAIL PRINTS: THE CENTRAL COAST PRINTMAKERS The Central Coast Printmakers started an art project during quarantine to stay connected, they took inspiration from the Exquisite Corpse Project popularized by 1920’s surrealists. In their version, each began an original print and mailed it to the next member to add to it.

Sundays, 12-4 p.m. through Aug. 30 Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/portfolio/central-coast-printmakers/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey 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. 805-440-9461. unity5cities.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SUMMER CAMP: VIDEO GAME CODING, CARTOONING, CLAYMATION, AND MORE Ray

Mullikin (of Raytoons Cartoons) will be teaching his online

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ARTS from page 22 classes through Outschool this year instead of Cuesta College For Kids. He will be teaching classes in Cartooning, Claymation, 2-D Animation, Video Game Coding, Comic Book Making, and much more. Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Aug. 6 $40. 805-590-7334. outschool.com.

Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

TEEN ART CLASSES WITH AMY WICKS Get artsy

with art instructor Amy Wicks via Zoom (for teens).

Materials available while supplies last (contact your local branch). See website for registration. Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. through June 17 Free. 805-781-5775. slolibrary.org.

Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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

Andrea Olivier. June 19, 2 p.m. my805tix.com. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

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SMCT PRESENTS A BENEFIT DRAG SHOW An evening of food, festivities, and fabulous performers.

Presented with the help of H.O.P.E. (House of Pride and Equity), SMCT hopes to give the gift of laughs, music, and fun. Everyone will be encouraged to show their appreciation by cheering and tipping their favorite performers. June 26, 7 p.m. my805tix.com. Santa Maria Civic Theatre, 1660 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

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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.

CARDIO BARRE Sculpt. Tone. Sweat. With Bridget Sundays, 10-11 a.m. through Dec. 26 $20 Drop in; Monthly Membership available. 805-215-4565. omnistudiomb.com.

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

VIRTUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION This year, the

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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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INTRO TO IMPROV Looking for something new in

2021? Intro to Improv classes are now in-person and they’re a casual and fun way to build confidence and develop your improv skills. Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. through July 14 $150. centralcoastcomedytheater.com.

Broad Street Public House, 3590 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-439-3055.

MIXED MEDIA FOR AGES 5-6 AND 7-12 For ages

5-6 (Mondays) and 7-12 (Tuesdays). Mondays, Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 p.m. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

OPEN STUDIO FOR ADULTS Call to reserve. All

materials included. Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m. and Wednesdays, 12:30-3:30 p.m. $35. 805-668-2125. lila.community.

LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

PAINT ‘N SIP A one-time afternoon of wine and painting

at the Point San Luis Lighthouse with celebrated artist

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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.

COMMUNITY YOGA Community Yoga with Bridget Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. through Dec. 27 Drop in $20; Monthly Membership available. 805-215-4565. omnistudiomb.com. Omni Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

COOL AND COLLECTED SUCCULENT PLANTS AND POTTERY SALE Four local plant vendors and potters collaborating on another outdoor event, featuring gorgeous succulent plants, handmade pots, gift items, and more. Bring all your plant questions and concerns.

Hosted by Steve Super Gardens, Rowe Clayworks, GROW Nursery, Calcoast Succulents. Masks and distancing strongly encouraged. June 18, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and June 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-602-7817. facebook.com/ wegrowslo. Steve Super Gardens, 2016 9th St., Los Osos.

KICKING THE SUGAR HABIT Why break up with sugar? Learn simple tips to gain lasting energy, lose unwanted weight, dial down the aging process, avoid chronic diseases, and rock out your immune system.

RSVP (limited space). June 27, 12:45-1:45 a.m. Free.

805-235-7978. gratefulbodyhealthcoaching.com.

Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

MORRO BAY MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: SCHOOL OF TECHNIQUE Classes in fitness, boxing, kickboxing,

mixed martial arts, and more. Use mind and body training for results that stick. Check website or call for more info. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m. and MondaysSaturdays, 9 a.m. through Oct. 28 Call for price details.

805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 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.

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CHAKRA MEDITATION AND BREATH-WORK ON THE BEACH Group meditation limited to 10

participants. Guided by Dawn Feuerberg, certified classical ashtanga yoga and tantra meditation instructor, and founder of Aurora Adventures. June 17 and June 24 my805tix.com. Beach Access Parking Lot, 102 Atascadero Road, Morro Bay.

TOPS SUPPORT GROUP: WEIGHT LOSS AND MAINTENANCE A self-help support group focusing on

weight loss and maintenance. Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. 805242-2421. tops.org. Santa Margarita Senior Center, 2210 H St., Santa Margarita.

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BIRDS AND BOTANY MONTHLY WALK AT SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN The Garden is excited to present

a monthly bird walk series on the fourth Thursday of every month which explores the intersection of birds and botany.

Fourth Thursday of every month, 8-11 a.m. $10 for Garden Members; $40 for general public. 805-541-1400. slobg. org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

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must-see, show-stopping spectacular certain to spark the imagination and indulge the senses. Described as two unforgettable hours of nonstop action, thrills, excitement, and adventure. June 17-July 5 Admission varies. CircusVargas.com. Madonna Inn, 100 Madonna Rd, San Luis Obispo, 877-468-3861.

CITY FARM SLO’S YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM Check site for more info on programming

and summer camps. ongoing cityfarmslo.org. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.

COMPLIMENTARY SHOWERS WITH SHOWER THE PEOPLE After a short hiatus, the San Luis Obispo

Library will once again be partnering with local non-profit organization, Shower the People. The shower trailer will be located between the library and parking structure.

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

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Join in this exciting Dungeons & Dragons online game series, which is part of the Adult Summer Reading Program. Register once between May 1 and May 15 to get access to all games.

Saturdays, 6-10 p.m. through July 31 Free. 805-781-5775. slolibrary.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

GENEALOGY PRESENTATION (ONLINE) The Santa Maria Public Library and Santa Maria Valley Genealogical Society are hosting a video conference presentation on genealogy research. The presentation is designed for beginner genealogists, and will cover topics such as researching family history, genealogy resources, and organizing and documenting information. June 19, 10 a.m.-noon 805-925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org/citygovernment/departments/library. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

HEARST CASTLE VIRTUAL TOURS Enjoy a virtual tour with a State Park tour guide and learn fascinating stories behind the art (6/18) and architecture (6/25) of Hearst Castle. Great for all ages. Registration required (see link). Part of the 2021 Summer Reading Program.

June 18, 11:15 a.m.-noon and June 25, 11:15 a.m.noon Free. 805-781-5775. slolibrary.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION HOSTED BY BLMCA

SLO BLMCA is throwing a Juneteenth Celebration with live performances by Connect the Coast artists Lorde Sanctus, Cav, and Central Coast G.I.A. Other local artists will be performing as well. June 19, 12-4:30 p.m. Free. linktr.ee/ blmcaslo. Mitchell Park, 1445 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo.

MEDITATION COURSE VIA ZOOM Learn to meditate from the comfort of your home from an experienced, certified meditation teacher. For beginners as well as those seeking to extend an existing practice.

Email (info@theartofsilence.net) or text for more info.

Wednesdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-noon and Sundays, 6-7 p.m. Donation based. 559-905-9274. theartofsilence. net/events. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

MEET AN AMAZING ANIMAL EACH WEEK (LIVE VIA ZOOM) Each Tuesday, meet a different animal through

Zoom, and learn about the people who work with them.

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SLO COUNTY NAACP PRESENTS: THE COLOR OF HEALTH

A Two-Day Celebration of Healthy Living: Mind, Body & Spirit FRIDAY JUNE 18 Special Screening

Judas and the Black Messiah Liquid Gravity, 675 Clarion Court SLO Doors Open: 7pm · Movie: 8:30 pm

SATURDAY JUNE 19 JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE FREEDOM!

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Livestreamed: facebook.com/slocounty FEATURING:

Keynote Speaker: Linda Janet Holmes Spoken Word Artist: Andrew Gottlieb Music: Dante Marsh and The Vibe Setters Sponsored by Behavioral Health SLO County

$125/PERSON Includes: Passed Appetizers  3 Course Meal  Champagne  Live Music  Tax & Gratuity Available for Purchase: Cocktails  Beer  Wine ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

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CULTURE & LIFESTYLE from page 23 Part of the 2021 Summer Reading Program. Tuesdays, 10:30-11 a.m. through July 27 Free. 805-7815775. slolibrary.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

METABOLIC CONDITIONING

We use primarily our own body weight in this interval training JUNE 17 – JUNE 24 class to run through exercises and 2021 drills to raise the heart rate, condition our muscles, and stay flexible. This advanced class also incorporates hand weights and sand bags, if you have them.

Mondays-Thursdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m. $72.

415-516-5214. ae.slcusd.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

MODERN DANCE FITNESS CLASS FOR ADULTS Rhythmic and exploratory

Virtual Lighthouse Tours ON DEMAND Point San Luis Lighthouse, Avila Beach

In-Person Lighthouse Tours WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS Point San Luis Lighthouse, Avila Beach

Chakra Meditation and Breath Work SEE WEBSITE FOR JUNE DATES Aurora Adventures, Morro Bay

movement rooted in expressive modern dance style. This class is suitable for all levels. Wednesdays, 9-10 a.m. World Rhythm and Motion Studio, 3422 Miguelito Ct., Studio #3, San Luis Obispo, 805-5960609, worldrhythmandmotion.com.

NAACP JUNETEENTH LIVESTREAM

Livestreamed on Facebook. Keynote Speaker: Linda Janet Holmes (writer, scholar, activist). Spoken Word Artist: Andrew Gottlieb. Musical Act: Dante Marsh and the Vibe Setters. June 19, 6:30 p.m. facebook.com/naacpslo.

Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

WATERCOLORS BY THE SEA

Gallery at Marina Square in Morro Bay presents its two latest watercolor exhibitions through Tuesday, June 29. Paintings by local artist Ardella Swanberg are on display in the venue’s lower gallery, while the upper gallery highlights works by fellow local artist Nancy Jensen. Call (805) 772-1068 or visit galleryatmarinasquare.com to find out more. The venue is located at 601 Embarcadero, suite 10, Morro Bay. —C.W.

ONE COOL EARTH’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY GARDEN PARTY Features booths, live music,

workshops, and more. June 25, 4-7 p.m. bigbigslo.com.

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

SLO Blues Baseball vs.

Solano Mudcats FRI, SAT, SUN, JUNE 18, 19, 20 Sinsheimer Park, SLO

SLO Blues Baseball vs.

Coastal Cubs TUESDAY, JUNE 22 Sinsheimer Park, SLO

SLO Blues Baseball vs.

Humboldt Crabs FRI, SAT, SUN, JUNE 25, 26, 27 Sinsheimer Park, SLO

RENEWING THE PROCESS OF CREATION (ZOOM)

John Horsley will be leading four week on-line book study based on “Renewing the Process of Creation” by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson. This book draws on process theology, Judaism, and science to consider the meaning of Creation, and humanity’s role. Thursdays, 10-11:15 a.m. through June 24 Free. 805-528-0652. stbenslososos.org.

Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

THE SECRET OF LIVING WALLS AT SAN LUIS OBISPO BOTANICAL GARDEN Discover how living

walls are made. Curator of Cal Poly’s Plant Conservancy, Gage Willey, will give a live demonstration and talk about the construction of a new living plant wall. June 19, 1-2 p.m. $5 Garden members; $10 General. 805-541-1400. slobg.org/calendar/livingwalls. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

Benefit Drag Show SATURDAY, JUNE 26 Santa Maria Civic Theatre, Santa Maria

SLO Blues Baseball vs.

Conejo Oaks FRIDAY, JULY 2 Sinsheimer Park, SLO

SLO Blues Baseball vs.

Arroyo Seco Saints SATURDAY, JULY 3 Sinsheimer Park, SLO

STORYTIME TALES FROM AROUND THE USA

Each Friday this summer, we will premiere a story time from around the USA, each recorded in a different state.

Fridays, 6 a.m. through July 30 Free. 805-781-5775. slolibrary.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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

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

Yoga at the Lighthouse SATURDAY, JULY 31 The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center

Interested in selling tickets with My805Tix? Contact us for a demo today! info@My805Tix.com

Yoga at the Lighthouse SATURDAY, JULY 31 Point San Luis Lighthouse, Avila Beach

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AMPSURF KIDS SUMMER SURF CAMP (WEEKLY JUNE TO SEPT) All children with all abilities invited to

participate. Early signups can use promo code KIDSURF21 for $50 off. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through Sept. 3 $0-$350. 805-441-5271. ampsurf.org. Addie Street Surfer Parking Lot, Addie Street, Pismo Beach.

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POINT SAN LUIS LIGHTHOUSE VIRTUAL TOUR

Join a live docent via Zoom for an interactive virtual tour of the Point San Luis Lighthouse. Wednesdays, 11 a.m. $10. pointsanluislighthouse.org/. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

SUMMER CAMP (GRADES 1-6) Held at different elementary schools in Nipomo. Camps feature games, arts and crafts, movies, STEAM activities, and more.

Through Aug. 13 805-929-5437. nipomorecreation.org.

Nipomo, Citywide, Nipomo.

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SUMMER SUPER CAMP-A-PALOOZA Summer camps for ages 4 and up. Each week has a different theme with special guests and fun activities. June 21-Aug. 18 805-549-8408. iflipforccg.com. Central Coast Gymnastics Sports Center, 21 Zaca Lane, San Luis Obispo.

The FrenZ SATURDAY, JULY 24 Point San Luis Lighthouse, Avila Beach

aquarium and local marine science education. Features multi course dinner, live music, and more. June 26, 4:30 p.m. Central Coast Aquarium, 50 San Juan St., Avila Beach, 805-595-7280, centralcoastaquarium.org.

SLO NOONTIME TOASTMASTERS CLUB MEETINGS Want to improve speaking and leadership

County Library’s Summer Reading Program, join a Zoom STEAM class on making slime, kitchen science, and more. Pick up a free science kit at your local library the week before (while supplies last). Registration required.

Wednesdays, 10:30-11 a.m. through June 30 slolibrary. org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

Patriot Cruise of San Luis Bay SUNDAY, JULY 18 Point San Luis Lighthouse, Avila Beach

CATCH OF THE CENTRAL COAST: 27TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISER All proceeds will directly support the

VAIRFEST A car show and benefit raffle in the Village of Arroyo Grande. All net proceeds will be donated to SLO Food Bank. To enter your car, please visit our website.

Spectators welcomed at no charge. June 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 805-481-5757. centralcoastcorsa.org. Heritage Square Park, 201 Nelson St., Arroyo Grande.

various teams at the ballpark. Tickets are limited; early purchases recommended. Visit site for more details.

June 22, 6 p.m. and June 25, 6 p.m. my805tix.com.

Sinsheimer Park, 900 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispo, 805-781-7222.

STEAM EXPERIMENTS LIVE As part of the SLO

SLO Blues Baseball vs.

Orange County Riptide SATURDAY, JULY 17 Sinsheimer Park, SLO

9-15; attend 1 day; 3 days; or 9 days. 6/15-7/1; 7/278/12. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 1:15-2:45 p.m. through July 1 $50. 805-295-9505. mpspost.wordpress.com/appliedneurology-2/. Central Core, 1160 Price Street, Pismo Beach.

SLO BLUES BASEBALL Come see the Blues take on

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

The Mother Corn Shuckers SATURDAY, JULY 10 Point San Luis Lighthouse, Avila Beach

BRAIN AND BODY BOOTCAMP FOR KIDS For ages

the ocean has the power to heal; surfing is one form used to help people with mental and physical disabilities. June 26, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. $50. 805-441-5271. ampsurf.org. Addie Street Surfer Parking Lot, Addie Street, Pismo Beach.

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

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BRUNCH IN THE GARDEN Enjoy the Cambria sunshine,

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

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

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

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BREAKFAST AT THE VFW: FATHER’S DAY CELEBRATION The VFW Auxiliary 2814 is hosting a

special breakfast at the VFW to celebrate dad. Dads eat free and have a chance to win a free prize basket.

Details online. June 19, 9-11 a.m. $8. 805-466-3305. vfwpost2814.org/special-events.html. Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 2814, 9555 Morro Road, Atascadero.

CENTRAL COAST RESERVE WEEKEND: LAKESIDE WINE FESTIVAL Escape into the magic of the Central

Coast Reserve Experience with a full weekend to enjoy various festivities in Atascadero. June 25, 5-8 p.m., June 26, 8 a.m.-noon and June 27, 3-8 p.m. Varies based on event. atascaderochamber.org. Atascadero Lake Park, 9305 Pismo Ave., Atascadero, 805-461-5000.

MID-STATE FAIR MARKET The Paso Robles Event Center is pleased to announce the Mid-State Fair

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FOOD & DRINK from page 24 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. June 18, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. midstatefair.com. Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 Riverside Avenue, Paso Robles, 805-239-0655.

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.

TWILIGHT RESERVE TASTING Semi-private sunset

rooftop tasting experience. Includes a flight of limited release and reserve wines paired with a complimentary cheese and charcuterie board. Advanced 48hour booking required. Fridays, Saturdays, 6 p.m. through Oct. 30 $120 per person. 805-369-6100. toothandnailwine.com/. Tooth and Nail Winery, 3090 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles.

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SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts more than 60

vendors. Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot, 325 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

SLO GRILLED CHEESE FESTIVAL Community

members and visitors are encouraged to visit participating restaurants, try the grilled cheese sandwich, take a pic, post a Yelp review, then go to the website to vote: Best SLO Grilled Cheese 2021.

Through June 30 Prices vary. slogrilledcheese.com.

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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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THE MOTHER CORN SHUCKERS LIVE June 19, 2-6 p.m. Sea Pines Golf Resort, 1945 Solano St., Los Osos, 805-528-5252, seapinesgolfresort.com.

THE REAL BLUES JAM SOUTHWEST The Real

Blues Jam at The Siren is back. Hosted by Ted Waterhouse on guitar/slide guitar with Bruce Willard on bass and Dean Giles on drums. Come jam or just listen and dance. All levels welcome. June 22, 7-10 p.m.

No cover. 805-704-5116. thesirenmorrobay.com. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay.

UP IN THE AIR LIVE Enjoy a unique brand of original, upbeat music along with some familiar classics. Visit site for more details. June 20, 1 p.m. 805-238-0725. castorocellars.com. Castoro Cellars, 1315 N. Bethel Rd., Templeton.

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BURNING JAMES AND POHO BLUES ALLSTARS June 20, 3 p.m. The Pour House, 525 Pine

St., Paso Robles, 805-239-1000, pasobrewing.com.

EASTON EVERETT TRIO Enjoy a performance of

neo-folk pop. June 20, 1-4 p.m. Midnight Cellars, 2925 Anderson Road, Paso Robles, 805-239-8904.

JORDAN TRAUB LIVE June 18, 6 p.m. Derby Wine Estates, 525 Riverside Ave, Paso Robles, 805-238-6300.

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NOACH TANGERAS LIVE June 18, 5 p.m.

Baileyana, 5828 Orcutt Rd., San Luis Obispo, 805-2698200, baileyana.com.

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LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE: JILL KNIGHT TRIO

The Point San Luis Lighthouse Keepers proudly present Live at the Lighthouse, the first concert of the year featuring the Jill Knight Trio (Jill Knight, Bryn Albanese, and Eric Williams). Limited seating. June 26, 3-7 p.m. $100 (includes a boxed gourmet lunch and more). my805tix.com. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

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THE LONGEST DAY ALZHEIMER’S BENEFIT CONCERT (DRIVE-IN) The Santa Maria Valley Sr. Club,

the City of Santa Maria, and the Alzheimer’s Association present “The Longest Day” a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association featuring Riptide Big Band and vocalist, Bob Nations. Funded by the Community Foundation of SLO County. June 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free with $10 suggested donation. 805-925-0951. RiptideBB.com. Elwin Mussell Senior Center, 510 Park Ave., Santa Maria.

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Music

BY GLEN STARKEY

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Mega music weekend!

Between Live Oak, the Summer Block Party, Juneteenth, and more, there’s a ton of great music coming your way

T

o paraphrase the words of Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) to Quint (Robert Shaw) in Jaws (1975), “I’m gonna need a bigger music column,” because there’s a ton of great music choices this weekend. Of course, I don’t have a bigger music column, so let’s get to it.

Last year the Live Oak Music Festival pivoted to a virtual event because of the pandemic, calling itself Live Oak on the Radio. This year it’s still largely virtual, but it’s also a hybrid event with three evenings of live shows at Castoro Cellars Vineyard and Winery from Friday, June 18, through Sunday, June 20. Doors open at 4 p.m. with music from 5 to 10 p.m.

Friday features amazing singersongwriter The White Buffalo with supporting acts Cosmo Alleycats and Chris Beland and Harmony. Saturday is blue-eyed soul act Soul Scratch with supporting acts Sunny War and B-Side Players. Sunday closes with American roots orchestra Dustbowl Revival with supporting SambaDá and Doc Oliver ($75 tickets are available on eventbrite.com).

You can hear these shows and archival music from past festivals throughout the weekend on KCBX 90.1FM and streaming on liveoakfest.org. This replaces KCBX’s most important fundraiser of the year, so if you can donate, please do!

“It’s not quite the same as spending a weekend camping at Live Oak with your closest friends, but we have been working hard to bring the true spirit of Live Oak to this year’s event,” KCBX President and General Manager Frank Lanzone said.

“We’re excited to elevate the experience by including a live audience for many of this year’s performances, and by adding content to the website that attendees would typically encounter at a traditional Live Oak Music Festival.”

Summer Block Party

SLO Brew Rock celebrates the summer solstice weekend with their three-day Summer Block Party that kicks off on Friday, June 18, with opener Miss Leo & Her Bluegrass Boys at 7 p.m. followed by rootsy rock ’n’ rollers The Coffis Brothers at 8 p.m.

On Saturday, June 19, Sunnyside Trio starts at noon, followed by Silk Ocean at 3 p.m., reggae act True Zion at 7 p.m., and headlining reggae act Resination at 8:30 p.m.

On Father’s Day, Sunday, June 20, SLO Vibes Jazz Trio plays at noon followed by Supernova, a supergroup with Kenny Lee Lewis (Steve Miller Band) and Scott Martin (War), playing at 4 p.m.

The Block Party promises a weekend of family fun, including axe throwing, cotton

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LIVE OAK The White Buffalo plays at Castoro Cellars on June 18 as part of Live Oak on the Radio.

candy, a dunk tank, and yard games. The music is free!

“On Saturday, we’re donating 25 percent of beer sales to Bright Life Playschool, a local school that has a great program helping kids and their learning process through play,” Ryan Orr of SLO Bew noted. “This is our way of saying thank you for all the continued support and tipping our hat to the beautiful life we all enjoy here together on the Central Coast.”

Find more concert info at slobrew.com/ events.

Juneteenth

On June 19, 1865, General Order No. 3 proclaimed the end of slavery in Texas … nearly 2 1/2 years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. It was the last place in the U.S. to get around to freeing slaves, and the

Burning James All Stars (featuring guitarist Dorian Michael) plays Sunday, June 20, at the Pourhouse (4:30 p.m.).

“We will be bringing some new material as well as our well-loved classics,” James said. “Oh, and did I mention the harmonies?”

The Mother Corn Shuckers bring their undeniably effusive deep-fried Americana sounds to Sea Pines Golf Resort’s Barefoot Concerts on the Green series this Saturday, June 19 (2 to 6 p.m.; all ages; free). This marks the official album JUNETEENTH Lorde Sanctus is one of several release party for their terrific Connect the Coast hip-hop artists to perform at the new record All In. The record June 19 Juneteenth celebration at Mitchell Park. and this band are a hoot! The Solstice Sisters open. following year on June 19, 1866, people This Father’s Day, Sunday, June 20, began celebrating the date.

Castoro Cellars will host the return of It wasn’t until the late ’70s that Texas the beloved local jam band Up in the Air recognized Juneteenth as a “holiday of (noon to 3 p.m.). significance,” making it an official state “Boy are we excited to be back,” holiday on Jan. 1, 1980. What can I say? frontman John Beccia said. “We had Texas? It’s a late bloomer. finished our 14th CD, Still Out There, This Saturday, June 19, SLO’s back in March just before the shutdown Mitchell Park will host a Juneteenth began, so needless to say, we did not get celebration from noon to 4 p.m. with to circulate it much except to a limited food, activities, vendors, and live hipnumber of friends who we’ve seen during hop performances by Connect the Coast this past year. It is available for free artists Cav, Central Coast G.I.A, and download at our bandcamp.com site.”

Lorde Sanctus, with Joshant Pow The Real Blues Jam returns to The emceeing the event.

Siren this Tuesday, June 22 (7 to 10 Gather your community and join the p.m.; free; 21-and-older), to share an fun. You can also continue the celebration evening of blues and American roots when the SLO County NAACP presents music. Hosted by local guitarist/slide The Color of Health two-day event guitarist/vocalist and songwriter Ted (visit naacpslocty.org/event/juneteenthWaterhouse with bassist/vocalist Bruce celebration-watch-party for details) Willard and drummer Dean Giles as that also includes a Saturday, June the Real Blues Rhythm Section, the jam 19, livestream event on facebook.com/ invites other blues players and singers to slocounty featuring speakers and music join in! “The only real requirement is a

by Dante Marsh and The Vibesetters. love for blues-based music,” Waterhouse Learn more at juneteenthslo.com. said. “Bring your instruments and drum sticks. Drum kit, guitar, and bass amps More live music … are available for your convenience. In Consummate funk and bluesman these days of the ongoing pandemic, we Burning James has a tripleheader do ask that anyone who wants to sing or play harmonica bring and use their own planned this weekend. He and his small personal microphones.” Δ band Burning, Bad & Cool returns to Puffers of Pismo on Thursday, June Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey 17 (6:30 p.m.), and Robert Hall Winery at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com. on Friday, June 18 (5:30 p.m.). The

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SUMMER BLOCK PARTY The Coffis Bothers play June 18 at SLO Brew Rock as part of the Summer Block Party.

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Roots Gallery Design Co. in Los Osos presents new duo exhibit, Humans, showcasing artists Charlie Rugg and Jordan Quintero

Jordan Quintero, founder of Roots Gallery Design Co., teamed up with oil painter Charlie Rugg for a new contemporary fine art exhibition, Humans, which premiered at the Los Osos gallery on June 12. This duo show is described as a collection of “mixed media musings on the deeper elements of humanity,” where “relationships—with the self, with the gaze, with the environment—take center stage,” according to the exhibit’s website.

Humans is presented in conjunction with the San Luis Obispo Arts Council’s Art About Town: Los Osos program and also highlights additional artworks provided by Katia Innis, Brian Reynolds, Kellan Oldenkamp, and Hive Brand Jewelry. Admission to view the exhibit is free. Call (805) 455-5476 or visit jordanquintero. com to find out more about the show and its featured artists. Roots Gallery Design Co. is located at 2216 Sunset Drive, Los Osos.

Glasshead Studio in Atascadero celebrates two-year anniversary with pop-up art show

On June 27, Glasshead Studio in Atascadero is hosting a special pop-up art show, in celebration of the venue’s two-year anniversary.

A variety of locally produced artworks will be on display and available for purchase during the event, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the show is free, and all ages are welcome to attend.

Local artists participating in this group exhibit include Cynthia Kevorkian, Carol Russell, and several others. To find out more about the pop-up and other upcoming shows at Glasshead Studio, visit glassheadstudio.com.

The studio is located at 8793 Plata Lane, suite H, Atascadero.

Paso Robles Recreation Center hosts Mosaic Rocks workshop

Creative Me Time presents its next Mosaic Rocks workshop at the Paso Robles Recreation Center on June 28, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Participants of this class will design and decorate their own colorful mosaic rock to add as a fun accent to their yard or garden, or give away as a creative gift.

Admission to the workshop is $40, which includes all materials and tools needed to complete the project, including broken plate pieces, baubles, and other items.

Attendees will be able to choose from several different mosaic patterns during this class.

For more info, call (805) 2373988 or visit creativemetime. com. The Paso Robles Recreation Center is located at 600 Nickerson Drive, Paso Robles. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

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Murals

BY GLEN STARKEY

One wall at a time …

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Celebrate Atascadero’s upcoming murals with music, film, and a community fundraiser

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tascadero’s Equality Mural Project (EMP) has an ambitious goal: to bring 10 murals to walls of A-Town businesses. They’ve picked the artists, they’ve raised about half the needed funds, and they’ve been navigating the city’s permitting processes.

Now it’s time to get the community involved for a final push to see the project through. On Friday, June 18, EMP will host its first public fundraiser with live music, a film screening, and a panel discussion that will explore the importance of public art.

“Doors” open for the outdoor event at 6 p.m., outside the Atascadero Printery, and food and beverages will be available. Seven-piece liveinstrument hip-hop and funk act Wordsauce will play a 45-minute set starting at 6:30 p.m.

“We’re down to support the arts, and we’ll bring the energy,” Wordsauce lead singer Wesley Price said. “Live music is coming back, and we’re eager to play for the community and support a good cause.”

Next up will be a screening of Alice Street (67 min.) by director Spencer Wilkinson, who spent a decade working with gang-involved and homeless youth in the San Francisco Bay Area before he founded Endangered Ideas, a documentary production company in Oakland to focus on stories of resilience.

Alice Street is just such a story, about a fourstory mural in downtown Oakland by Chilean studio painter Pancho Peskador and Chicagoborn aerosol artist Desi Mundo, who overcame opposition to complete the mural only to see it endangered by gentrification. The film screened virtually at this year’s SLO International Film Festival. It also won the Audience Choice Award for Feature Documentary at the 2020 Oakland International Film Festival and the Social Impact Award at the Thin Line Film Festival.

Wilkinson will attend the event to participate in a panel discussion about public art. He spoke with New Times ahead of the event.

“I learned about the Alice Street mural while living on Alice Street in downtown Oakland,” Wilkinson said. “I heard the muralists were planning their largest piece to date that reflected the diverse intersection of 14th and Alice. On one side of the street is Hotel Oakland,

Join your community

On Friday, June 18, Atascadero’s Equality Mural Project hosts a fundraiser outside the Atascadero Printery from 6 to 9 p.m., starting with a music set by local live hip-hop and funk act Wordsauce, followed by a screening of the documentary Alice Street, about an at-risk mural in Oakland, with director Spencer Wilkinson in attendance to speak on a panel of local artists, city planners, and members of the Equality Mural Project.

A limited number of tickets are being released for $10 in advance—available on eventbrite.com and through the Facebook event page—and tickets are $15 at the door. Those who are vaccinated can enjoy this outdoor event without wearing a mask if they choose. Bring low-back chairs. Discounts will also be provided on beer and wine for those who bring their vaccination card.

MURALS MATTER Director Spencer Wilkinson’s Alice Street, a documentary about the creation of a four-story mural in downtown Oakland and the threats against it, will be screened on June 18, as part of a fundraiser for the Equality Mural Project, which aims to add 10 equality-promoting murals to Atascadero buildings.

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a historic hotel converted into low-income housing for Chinese seniors; on the opposite corner resides the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, one of the largest centers of African-Diasporic arts in the country.

“The intersection is also located at ground zero for gentrification in Oakland, and both centers were at risk of displacement,” he continued. “I followed the artists’ process over six years, from COMING SOON Brandy Lee Pippen’s Nature is for Everyone their initial research and design is the first mural approved by the city, to be painted this year on the side of locally owned business Brü Coffee, as depicted in phases until the eventual block this rendering. party celebration. When the story turned and became a fight to save the mural, I recognized there was a larger story to Public art is meant to spark conversation and ignite thought,” he said. “However, when art impart.” is rooted in a community, reflects its diversity, Wilkinson is screening the film in various and includes a deep engagement process, West Coast locations as part of his Summer such as the Alice Street mural, there’s a much Impact Tour. What does he hope the tour will better chance that a community will grow to achieve? appreciate it, and in the case of our story, they “The Summer Impact Tour will use the film will come together to protect it.” to spark important conversations about public Public art is important. Locally, the EMP’s art, gentrification, and coalition building in goal is to both beautify Atascadero but also cities across California,” he said. “So far, PHOTO COURTESY OF WORDSAUCE spread a message of equality. Often, over we’ve screened at film festivals, urban time locals take pride in their public art, even planning conferences, housing rights if at first they may not have appreciated it, organizations, and art museums with and tourists remember places with impactful incredible conversations and dialogue. images much more than blank walls.

We’re especially excited to partner with “Public art has played a huge role—rooted arts organizations like the Equality Mural in indigenous communities—in societies across Project, who are actively organizing to the globe,” Wilkinson said. “The Mexican create public art. At the end of the tour, Muralist Movement was highly influential in we’re planning a workshop that will bring creating a muralism style that both educated these incredible organizations together and entertained the people. Sometimes to discuss best practices and form a museums and art galleries can be exclusive supportive coalition for ongoing education places. Art in the public sphere allows for and strategy sharing.”

Art is in the eye of the beholder. It never communities to gather, to take in the urban appeals to everyone. What does Wilkinson scenery in a different way, and hopefully to be say to people who think this or that mural inspired.” ∆ WORD TO THE WISE The June 18 event outside is an eyesore? the Atascadero Printery will kick off with a 45-minute set by local seven-piece live instrumentation hip-hop Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at “Just like museums, not every painting and funk act Wordsauce. gstarkey@newtimesslo.com. or piece of art will appeal to all viewers.

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MMITTEE (DCISC) CO TY FE SA T EN ND PE INDE Public Meeting:

Wednesday Morning, June 23 · 9:00 a.m.

Introductions, public comments and communications to the Committee; Committee business session including acceptance of Minutes of the DCISC’s February 16-17, 2021 public meeting, an update on financial matters and activities during 2021, review of the Open Items List, nomination and election of Chair and Vice Chair to serve for the July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 term, reports and scheduling of future activities by Committee Members; receive, approve and authorize transmittal of a fact finding report to PG&E for the March 2021 factfinding by a DCISC member and a technical consultant; and review of administrative, regulatory and legal matters.

Wednesday Afternoon, June 23 · 1:30 p.m.

Introductions, public comments and communications to the Committee; informational presentations by PG&E officials on plant safety and operations, including an update on NRC performance indicators, recent licensee event reports, NRC notices of violation and issues raised by NRC Resident Inspectors, open compliance issues license, amendment requests, cross-cutting aspects of performance and other regulatory matters, an update on emergency preparedness during decommissioning; and receive, review and authorize transmittal to PG&E of fact finding reports for the April and May 2021 fact-findings

by DCISC members and technical consultants.

Wednesday Evening, June 23 · 5:30 p.m.

Public comments and communications to the Committee; informational presentations by PG&E officials on plant safety and operations, including an update on Unit 2 Main Generator outages and repairs, and a report on the “State of the Plant” concerning key events, outages, highlights, organizational changes, response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and other station activities since February 2021.

Thursday Morning, June 24 · 8:30 a.m.

Introductions, public comments and communications to Committee Members; remarks by the NRC Senor Resident Inspector for Diablo Canyon Power Plant; informational presentations by PG&E officials on plant safety and operations, including an update on efforts to retain qualified staff including those with critical skills, an update on performance improvement programs, and a report on the Station Excellence Plan and the Station Oversight Committee.

Thursday Afternoon, June 24 · 1:00 p.m.

Introductions, public comments and communications to Committee; informational presentations by PG&E officials on plant safety and operations, including performance during the 22nd refueling outage for Unit 2 (2R22) including key activities, Main Generator repairs and modifications, results achieved, performance metrics, unexpected equipment issues and open items, and a report on the Quality Verification organization’s perspective on plant performance, top issues and the Quality Performance Assessment Report; and wrap-up discussion by Committee Members.

FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED OF ALL ATTENDEES You may also participate in the DCISC’s public meeting in real-time by accessing a Zoom webinar meeting via the weblink or meeting ID or by calling the phone numbers provided for that purpose. Instructions on how to access, view and participate in remote meetings are provided by visiting the DCISC’s home page at www.dcisc.org.

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Glen I can’t even express how much I loved this musical! It’s so emotive and entertaining—I felt like I wept for joy almost throughout. It’s a terrific story about a young man who was brought to America at age 8, eventually lost his parents, and constantly dreams of returning to the Dominican Republic, where he spent “the best days of my life.” His neighborhood is a real community, but one constantly under threat of disappearing through gentrification. When the local hair salon decides to move, when the local taxi company finds it has to sell part of its building, and when Usnavi decides to leave his bodega and return to his native country—these are serious erosions of a rich Latino community that may spell its doom. The only thing that’s making Usnavi question his move is his worry for his little cousin, Sonny (Gregory Diaz IV), and his unrequited love for beautiful Vanessa (Melissa Barrera), who has her own dream of being a fashion designer. The songs are terrific, the direction is splashy and fun, the big dance numbers are thrilling, but what really makes this film sing—literally and figuratively—is its amazing cast. I’m in love with this film.

Anna The word I think of when reliving this movie-watching experience is “magical.” It’s bright and beautiful, catchy and endearing, and I too had a steady stream of tears throughout the film. I’m glad that this is available through HBO Max to watch at home, but if at all possible, I encourage you to see it in the theater.

They’re reopened and safe, and this film seems to be playing everywhere—and for good reason! It may be a gap in my knowledge base, but one thing I loved seeing in this film is a lot of fresh faces that were relatively unknown to me. Most of the cast seems to have some film credits, but I suspect this group has spent a lot of time in the live theater world. The dancing is phenomenal and full of life, the singing sincere and beautiful, and the storyline is sweet without straying into sappy. I will be watching this one over and over again.

I can already tell! Ramos as Usnavi is a

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What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2021 Where’s it showing? Bay, Downtown Centre, Fair Oaks, Galaxy, The Palm, Park, Sunset Drive-In, HBO Max (streaming) What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price fantastic lead, and in the setup he’s telling a tale of Washington Heights to a group of young children on the beach in front of his dad’s Dominican bar Sueñito, or “Little Dream.” Props to Diaz IV as Sonny, too.

He’s funny and so sweet and has been raised mostly by Usnavi and matriarch of the neighborhood, Abuela Claudia (Olga Merediz). But soon enough we learn that his immigration status is going to cause major problems for his big dreams. I just am so in love with this movie—do yourself a favor and give it a watch!

Glen You’re absolutely right about this demanding to be seen in the theater. I don’t care how big your flat-screen is or how badass your surround sound system, the experience won’t be the same as on the big screen in a dark theater surrounded by other film lovers. We went to Downtown Centre in SLO where we sat in super comfy recliners close to the screen, and were fully immersed in this story of people who believe in the American Dream, even those who know it’s often impossible to attain. Aside from Usnavi and Vanessa, the other two leads are Usnavi’s best friend, Benny (Corey Hawkins), and Benny’s love interest, Nina Rosario (Leslie Grace), the smartest girl in the neighborhood who moved away to attended Stanford. Benny is a dispatcher for the local cab company run by Kevin Rosario (Jimmy Smits), Nina’s proud father. When Nina comes home to say she’s leaving Stanford, her father is crushed while Benny sees an opportunity to rekindle their romance. All of these various

storylines interweave into a rich tapestry of immigrants and their dreams of what they can achieve in America. They’re strivers, hard workers, and contributors to what makes America such an amazing country. Usnavi may think his Dominican Republic childhood contained the best days of his life, but only because he’s looking backward. In the Heights is a film about learning to look forward.

Anna Nina is a great character—the whole neighborhood is so proud of how smart she is, how she got out of the neighborhood and is attending a prestigious school across the country.

But Nina is homesick and unhappy, and the bright shiny dream life she imagined isn’t happening. Plus, she has major guilt about the financial burden her education is placing on her father. She tries to tell him the deadline to pay for the next quarter is closed, but when he investigates further, he learns that isn’t true—she is lying to try to protect him.

The fact is she misses her friends and her block. It’s where her comfort is. It’s a well thought out, well rounded storyline, and in the end we see Nina find the guiding light she has been searching for when it comes to her future. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s brief but joyous time on-screen is as Piragüero, a shaved ice cart owner in a feud with a rival ice cream truck driver. This movie is full of fun little moments like that, like when the block finds out someone bought a winning lotto ticket at Usnavi’s bodega and they all sing and dance in the neighborhood pool about what they would do with that $96,000. I can’t sing praises high enough here—this is exactly the feel-good uplift we can all use, and unless you absolutely can’t stand musicals, this is a must-see. ∆ Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split Screen. Glen compiles streaming listings.

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The film is a tragic but comically wry poem about displacement and the absurdity of immigration policies. Omar truly is in limbo: “an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution.” His closest friends are his government-assigned flatmates— especially Farhad (Vikash Bhai), who appoints himself Omar’s manager and wants him to enter a talent show so they can win a mini-fridge.

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This is a slow-moving, elegiac film about estrangement and isolation. We often see Omar make the trek through the desolate island to a remote phone booth, from which he phones his parents, also in exile in another unnamed country. Omar is losing hope, and it doesn’t help that his Scottish neighbors are less than hospitable. Compared to the over-the-top spectacle of In the Heights, also playing at The Palm, Limbo is a slight film, but if you invest in the experience, it offers a payoff that celebrates the indomitability of the human spirit. (104 min.)

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ichael Chaves directs this threequel in The Conjuring franchise, which is based on real-life paranormal investigators Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga), who in 1968 gained widespread notoriety for investigating the possessed Annabelle doll and again in 1975 for the Amityville haunting.

In this third in The Conjuring series and ninth in the franchise, it’s 1981 and the Warrens are documenting the exorcism of 8-year-old David Glatzel (Julian Hilliard), whose sister’s boyfriend, Arne Johnson (Ruairi O’Connor), invites the demon to take

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Fans of the franchise know what to expect, and judging by the 84 percent rottentomatoes. com audience score, they got what they came for. For the most part, this is more of the same.

Wilson and Farmiga keep the audience invested, but it’s only mildly scary. In an era of films such as Midsommar, Hereditary, and Get Out, this is pretty pedestrian stuff. Go if you love the franchise or characters. Otherwise, wait for streaming or skip it entirely. (112 min.) ∆ —Glen

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he executive director of the San Luis Obispo Coast Wine Collective lives and breathes wine—and worms.

While Kathleen Naughton is working round the clock to help bring the region’s annual Roll Out the Barrels event to fruition after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she also raises and sells worms at local lakes and bait shops.

“My worm farm is currently at about 50,000 worms,” she said. “I grow red wigglers, European night crawlers, and Canadian night crawlers.”

“My sisters and I raised worms when we were kids,” she explained. “We would try to sell them to our neighbors for their gardens, but I think we were a little ahead of the times.”

Fast forward to 2020, when Naughton started raising worms for fishing.

Currently, she is transitioning into vermicompost because it’s what she said she’s most passionate about.

“Teaching people all the interesting things about worms and how they can accelerate the composting process—and making it fun for kids and families— is pretty special,” she said. “I would love to grow my operation to be able to support local farms or wineries, but I am stretched pretty thin right now, so that will have to wait.”

Being stretched thin is an understatement, as the SLO Wine Collective gears up for its annual Place barrel-tasting your bids event, slated for Visit slocoastwine.com June 24 to 28. to access Roll Out the Due to lingering Barrels event information COVID-19 at individual wineries and sensitivities, and to preview your favorite wine lot. An auction goes despite California live at 9 a.m. on June 24 lifting most of its and closes at noon on masking rules June 28. on June 15, the

KEEPING IT COOL San Luis Obispo County’s coastal wine region spans 5,000 planted acres with 20 grape varieties, led by chardonnay and pinot noir. Marine conditions create the state’s coolest vineyard climate and one of the world’s longest growing seasons.

SUPERWOMAN When not working at SLO Coast Wine Collective as its executive director and only paid employee, Kathleen Naughton is immersed in the animal kingdom, raising pets—including her 6-year-old horse, Piper—as well as worms.

main event will move from its traditional Mission Plaza location to individual participating wineries. The collective will also kick off its first-ever online auction.

Previously, Roll Out the Barrels centered on a grand tasting event in downtown San Luis Obispo with wineries pouring their latest releases.

This year, however, “We’ve put safety at the top of our list by shifting all of our events to the individual tasting rooms, with the happy result of everyone having a better chance to connect,” Naughton said.

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When an opportunity presented itself to move back to the Central Coast in 2013, she didn’t hesitate.

“I’ve always loved this area and envisioned myself ending up here,” Naughton said. “When I was offered the opportunity to open Law Estate, I had to take it. It’s been the best decision I could have made.”

Naughton managed direct-to-consumer sales at both Law Estate Wines in Paso Robles and Hearst Ranch Winery in San Simeon before joining the SLO Coast Wine Collective, first in a part-time capacity, then as its executive director in 2020.

“Kathleen is wonderful, she gets things done,” Dooley said. “Until we interviewed her for the position, I did not have a good understanding of her background. She’s worked many different jobs in the wine industry, including sales, marketing, distribution, and direct-to-consumer in Washington, D.C., and California.

“As the board president, she has made my job much easier. She is well-organized, professional, well-spoken, very willing to tackle new tasks, engaging,” he added, “and she has a great laugh.”

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Additionally, the event will include a virtual auction of exclusive wine lots curated by the winemakers, explained Stephen Ross Dooley, president of the collective’s board, and owner/winemaker of Stephen Ross Wine Cellars.

“Anyone can take home our stellar selections of vintage pinot noir, chardonnay, albariño, grenache, zinfandel, and more,” he said.

Among the lots are large-format bottles from Tolosa Winery, Biddle Ranch Winery, and Stephen Ross Wine Cellars; vertical collections from Talley Vineyards and Timbre Winery; mixed assortments from Croma Vera Wines, Absolution Cellars, Autry Cellars, and Saucelito Canyon; plus some unique bottles and limited releases.

Helping to coordinate the event, now in its 21st year, is no small feat, but Naughton is equipped to handle the pressure, given her extensive wine background.

Raised in Modesto, Naughton majored in psychology at nearby California State University, Fresno. In 2006, she launched her career as a beverage distributor for Tustin, California-based Young’s Market Co. Three years later, she uprooted to Washington, D.C., and worked for Flying

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Naughton has also achieved level 2 certification with the wine industry’s Court of Master Sommeliers as well as a Cicerone certification in the beer industry.

In her new role at the collective, her primary goal is to continue to grow awareness for local wineries.

“We’ve been in the shadow of Santa Barbara and Paso Robles for decades,” she said. “We’re at the point, and have been for the last five to eight years, where we are making some really incredible award-winning wines. So it’s getting that information out there and making sure that people know that we aren’t just a drive-through from Santa Barbara to Paso Robles wine country; that we’re worth the stop.”

In addition to the collective’s sevenmember board, Naughton is supported by integral volunteer committees ranging from marketing and finance to viticulture and consumer engagement.

The collective’s 32 member wineries work to elevate brand recognition and establish the SLO coastal region, ranging from Arroyo Grande in the south to San Simon in the north, as a producer of premier wine, according to Dooley and Naughton.

Next up for the collective is the establishment of the San Luis Obispo Coast American Viticultural Area, a years-long push that’s nearing fruition.

The federal designation “better identifies our appellation both locally and nationally,” Dooley said.

“As for the presumptive AVA, the thinking is that the growing conditions

TASTE TEST Activities at participating wineries during the four-day Roll Out the Barrels event range from barrel tasting and library samples to live music and oyster shucking. Reservations are required at most venues.

for grapevines on the ocean side of the mountains are much cooler, leading to longer hang times, lower alcohol, and more flavor development,” Dooley explained.

“The wines are not as big and flashy as those made over the hill in Paso Robles, but they’re extremely food friendly and work really well with the locally grown produce and seafood we’re so lucky to enjoy here.”

In the short-term, as wineries navigate the post-COVID-19 consumer market, Naughton has more humble aspirations for the collective.

“If we can make it through this year, maintaining all of our members, making sure everyone stays open and is able to continue making wine, I would call that a successful year,” she said. ∆ Flavor writer Cherish Whyte digs worms.

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FILE NO. 2021-1094 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HAUL ‘N ASK, 9020 San Rafael Road, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County.

Brian Anderson (9020 San Rafael Road, Atascadero, CA 93422).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brian Anderson, Owner. 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, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 04-29-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1111 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/16/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO BREW LOFTS, 738 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. RJH Investors LP, Marshall Holdings LP (835 Aerovista Place, Suite 230, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401), James Efird (2191 Canvas Back, Avila Beach, CA 93424). This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership /s/ RJH Investors LP, Hamish S Marshall, Managing Member.

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, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 04-30-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1116 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAYUCOS PICNIC CO., 856 Saint Mary Ave., Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County. Hayley Marie McGuigan (856 Saint Mary Ave., Cayucos, CA 93430). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Hayley Marie McGuigan, Owner.

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 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1258 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/15/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BRONZE SILVER GOLD GALLERY, 786 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Franceska Alexander, Arthur Montgomery (786 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by A Joint Venture /s/ Franceska Alexander. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-18-21. 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. 05-18-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1248 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/16/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CA*LIZ CLEANING, 410 North 6th St. Apt. A, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Maria Elizabeth Galvan (410 North 6th St. Apt. A, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Maria Elizabeth Galvan.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-17-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 05-17-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1265 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/18/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BERE’S CLEANING SERVICES, 1310 Warner St., Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Berenice SaliganTejada (1310 Warner St., Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Berenice Saligan-Tejada. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-18-21. 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. 0518-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1276 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/19/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, 9S SALON, THE 9S, 9S SALON LLC, 420 S. Main Street, Templeton, CA 93465.

San Luis Obispo County. 9S Salon LLC (420 S. Main Street, Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ 9S Salon LLC, Benjamin Bourgault, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-20-21. 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. 05-20-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1277 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KEEP IT SIMPLE OFFICE SERVICES, 5425 Olmeda Ave., Unit E, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County.

Jennifer Lee Borders (5425 Olmeda Ave., Unit E, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jennifer Lee Borders, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-20-21. 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. 0520-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1251 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/17/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PREMIER BARBER LOUNGE, 620 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Irvin Luis Lopez (581 Manhattan Ave., Apt. 1, Grover Beach, CA 93433).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Irvin Luis Lopez.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-17-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 0517-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1273 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FATTE’S PIZZA OF GROVER BEACH, 1741 W. Grand Ave. #D, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County.

Paul C Miser (670 Stoneridge Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Paul C Miser, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-19-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 05-19-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1283 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LUCKY COIN, 277 W Tefft St., Nipomo, CA 93444.

San Luis Obispo County. Dwayne D. Wallace Jr. (1033 George St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Dwane D. Wallace Jr., Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-21-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy.

Exp. 05-21-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1252 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/27/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MUST SERVICES GROUP, 1570 Strawberry Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Francine Errico (1570 Strawberry Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Francine Errico.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-17-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 0517-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1256 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/04/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ONBOARD NAUTICAL EVENTS, 500 Atascadero Rd., M6, Morro Bay, CA 93442.

San Luis Obispo County. Papagallo Yacht Charters, Inc. (500 Atascadero Rd., M6, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Papagallo Yacht Charters, Inc., Leonard Gentieu, President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-17-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 0517-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1274 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/02/2011) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HAYNESCARSTENS, 8200 San Diego Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Haynescarstens, LLC (8200 San Diego Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Haynescarstens, LLC, Julius Carstens, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-19-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy.

Exp. 05-19-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1275 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/22/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TADDO’S TALLOW, 2360 Autumn Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Tamera Vanclef (2360 Autumn Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Tamera Vanclef, Individual.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-20-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 05-20-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1287 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PILL SAVE PHARMACY, 1516 West Branch St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Phai, Inc. (3324 Rockview Ct., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Phai, Inc., Ihab Doss, President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-24-21. 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. 05-24-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1289 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CA LOPEZ TRUCKING LLC, 186 Colt Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. CA Lopez Trucking LLC (186 Colt Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ CA Lopez Trucking LLC, Caldelario Aguilar Lopez, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-24-21. 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. 05-24-26.

May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1293 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/21/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MARGO MASON REAL ESTATE, 2306 Willow Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Margo Mason, Inc (2306 Willow Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Margo Mason, Inc, Margaret Mason, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-24-21.

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. 05-24-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1297 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO BEAVER BRIGADE, 7170 Sycamore Road, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Audrey Taub (7170 Sycamore Road, Atascadero, CA 93422), Kate Montgomery (8600 Santa Lucia Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422), Cooper Lienhart (263 N. Chorro St. Apt. 24, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Unincorporated Association other than a Partnership /s/ Audrey Taub. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-2521. 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. 05-25-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1304 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LMK DESIGN COMPANY, 4886 Caballeros Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Lise Marjan Kelsey (4886 Caballeros Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lise Marjan Kelsey. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-25-21.

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. 05-25-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1305 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/25/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TAQUERIA EL GUERO #2, 313 Miller Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Oscar Macias (313 Miller Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Oscar Macias, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-25-21. 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. 05-25-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1306 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/16/2001) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HARFORD SEAFOOD COMPANY, HARFORD PIER FISH MARKET, HSC, 3898 Avila Beach Dr.-Harford Pier, Avila Beach, CA 93424. San Luis Obispo County.

SC Resource Management LLC (315 L P Ranch Rd., Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ SC Resource Management LLC, Shaun Corrales, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-25-21. 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. 05-25-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1310 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/26/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FLEX PERFORMING ARTS LLC, 1590 West Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Flex Performing Arts LLC (1590 West Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Flex Performing Arts LLC, Curtis Edward Dunne, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-2621. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 05-26-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1312 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/14/2008) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SALEM COMPANY, 778 Francis Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Salem Cabinetry, Inc. (778 Francis Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Salem Cabinetry, Inc., Jan Grznar, Treasurer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-26-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 05-26-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1313 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/05/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEAUTY BY KNOWLEDGE, 790 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Angela Candelaria Romero (5305 Olmeda Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Angela Candelaria Romero, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-26-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 05-26-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1317 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BENNY’S PIZZA PALACE AND SOCIAL CLUB, 1601 Monterey, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Jerry’s Kids (410 Corrida Drive, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Jerry’s Kids, Benjamin Arrona, President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-26-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 05-26-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1318 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/26/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ZIGGY’S SPORTS CARDS AND COLLECTIBLES, 449 Mesa Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Michael Siegfried (449 Mesa Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael Siegfried.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-27-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 05-27-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1320 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/05/2012) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LIGHTSHINE ENTERPRISES, “SEA GEMS”, 404 Indio Drive, Shell Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Christina Mielziner, Jonathan Mielziner (404 Indio Drive, Shell Beach, CA 93449).

This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Christina Mielziner, Co-Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-27-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 05-27-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1325 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/27/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST PIZZA AND GRILL, 1050 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, CA 93402.

San Luis Obispo County. Nestor Mendoza-Hernandez (2510 Burton Drive, Cambria, CA 93428).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Nestor MendozaHernandez, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-27-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 05-27-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1326 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, T&S STRUCTURAL, 684 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Taylor & Syfan Consulting Engineers Incorporated (684 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Taylor & Syfan Consulting Engineers Incorporated, Michelle McCoveyGood, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-27-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 05-27-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1336 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/21/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEACH BUM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 354 Main St., Suite A, Pismo Beach, CA 93449.

San Luis Obispo County. Anthony S. Spinelli, Marcia N. Spinelli (354 Main St., Suite A, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Anthony S. Spinelli. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-28-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 05-28-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1338 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CULTIVATE WELLNESS, 2570 Paul Pl, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Elizabeth Ann Mccain Thompson (2570 Paul Pl, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Elizabeth Ann Mccain Thompson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-2821. 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. 05-28-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1340 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/20/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SAMSO RENTALS, 117 Irish Way, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County.

Stephanie Lynn Martino (117 Irish Way, Pismo Beach, CA 93449).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Stephanie L. Martino. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-28-21.

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. 05-28-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1346 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/15/1976) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHARAN SPRINGS FARM, 4045 Curti Creek Road, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Michael Limacher (4045 Curti Creek Road, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael Limacher. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-01-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 06-01-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1341 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MADONNA INN, 100 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Madonna Inn, Inc. (100 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Madonna Inn, Inc., Clint Pearce, Vice President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-28-21.

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. 05-28-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1344 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LYLE CONSTRUCTION SLO, 1385 Branch Mill Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Christopher Glyn Lyle (1385 Branch Mill Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Christopher Lyle, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-01-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 06-01-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1347 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/19/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, JOURNEY GARDENS, 1020 Green Oaks Drive, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Alicia Beth Ventura (1020 Green Oaks Drive, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Alicia Beth Ventura, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-01-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 06-01-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1348 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/24/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, REDZ RONNY, 1820 Atascadero Rd., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County.

Ronald Alberto Rojas Bravo (1820 Atascadero Rd., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Ronald Alberto Rojas Bravo, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-01-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 06-01-26.

June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1349 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COOLTURA MEXICANA, 197 N. 10th Street, Suite 204, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Melina SaliganTejada (204 Aspen Street, Apt. D1, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Melina Saligan-Tejada, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-01-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 06-01-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1360 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TONYA HOWZE PAINTING, 1460 Island Court, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Tonya Denice Howze (1460 Island Court, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Tonya Denice Howze, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-01-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 06-01-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1370 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/01/1961) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HOPE CHURCH, 900 N. Oak Park Blvd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County.

Arroyo Grande Foursquare Church (900 N. Oak Park Blvd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Arroyo Grande Foursquare Church, Eric Bozeman, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-02-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 06-02-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1354 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/21/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KINOMATIC, KINOMATIC VR, KINOMATIC MSO, 136 W. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Kinomatic LLC (136 W. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Kinomatic LLC, Shaun Lea, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-01-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy.

Exp. 06-01-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1359 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/03/2018) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SH SQUARED CARES, THERAPY WITH STACY, SPEECH WITH SIMONE, 212 S. Main Street, Suite 202, Templeton, CA 93465.

San Luis Obispo County. Stacy Lynn Hutton, Simone Kerstin Huls (9136 Arbol Del Rosal Way, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Stacy Lynn Hutton, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-01-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 06-01-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1362 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HYBRID HOMES SYSTEMS, 1546 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. TDR Investments, LLC (1546 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ TDR Investments, LLC, Managing Member-Thomas Darosa.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-01-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 06-01-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1368 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/02/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RELAX AND HEALTHY MASSAGE, 2060 9th Street #B, Los Osos, CA 93402.

San Luis Obispo County. Yanchao Zhou (1835 S Del Mar Ave., Ste. 205 San Gabriel, CA 91776). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Yanchao Zhou. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-02-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 0602-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

Notice of Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property (CCP 701.540) PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER: Kurt Kupper, Kathleen Kupper DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT: Robert Muriset COURT CASE NUMBER: CV65097 LEVYING OFFICER FILE NUMBER: 2020000948 DATE: 05/18/2021 Under a Writ of Execution Issued out of the above court on 06/16/2020, on the Judgment rendered on 03/29/1989.

For the sum of $1,628,075.63 (estimated); I have levied upon all the rights, title, and interest of the judgment debtor(s), Robert Muriset In the real property, in the county of San Luis Obispo, described as follows: 490 Country Club Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8923. The ASN/Parcel ID is 004-431-007. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS: “The land referred to herein below is situated in the unincorporated area of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California and is described as follows: Lot 7 in Block 5 of Track No. 137, Country Club Estates Unit No. 1, in the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to map recorded June 23, 1959 in Book 6, Page 22 of maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County.

Except therefrom all oil, gas, hydrocarbon and other minerals situated or lying in, under or upon said land below a depth of 350 feet below the surface of said land as granted to Sinsheimer Bros., a Corporation, by deed recorded June 23, 1959 in Book 1007, page 563 of official records.”

Minimum Bid Amount (if applicable): $0.00 PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS SHOULD REFER TO SECTIONS 701.510 to 701.680, INCLUSIVE, OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND EFFECT OF THE SALE AND THE LIABILITY OF DEFAULTING BIDDERS. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will proceed to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash in lawful money of the United States, all the rights, title, and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the above described property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said execution, with accrued interest and costs on: 07/08/2021 at 11:00am in San Luis Obispo Courthouse, located at 1050 Monterey Street, Room 236, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Directions to the property location can be obtained from the levying officer upon oral or written request.

Ian S. Parkinson, Sheriff-Coroner /s/ T. Rudman, Sheriff’s Authorized Agent LIENS MAY BE PRESENT WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT SURVIVE THIS LEVY. June 10, 17, & 24, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1387 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OCEAN ADVENTURES, 5185 Mercedes Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Kyle Cogan (5185 Mercedes Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kyle Cogan. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-03-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy.

Exp. 06-03-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1407 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/19/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CORE AERO, 570 Stoneridge Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Thomas “Sky” Sartorius (570 Stoneridge Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Thomas “Sky” Sartorius.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-07-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 06-07-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1372 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FIRST TEE-CENTRAL COAST, FTCC, 1326 Black Sage Circle, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Central Coast Junior Golf, Inc. (885 Windsor Ct., Santa Barbara, CA 93111). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Central Coast Junior Golf, Inc., Robert Moss, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-02-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 06-02-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1388 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NEXUS SLO, 3845 S. Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Central Coast Ballroom, LLC (793 E. Foothill Blvd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Central Coast Ballroom, LLC, Alicia Portillo, Managing Member.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-03-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 06-03-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1409 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/08/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GLOW BOX, 1292 Chaparral Cir., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Jennifer Lynn O’Connell (1292 Chaparral Cir., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jennifer Lynn O’Connell, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-08-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 06-08-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1376 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GATO365 LEARNING CENTER, GATO365, G365, 2916 Augusta Street, Apt. 24, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Gato365 Learning Center LLC (2916 Augusta Street, Apt. 24, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Gato365 Learning Center LLC, Immanuel James Williams-President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-03-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 0603-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1395 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SUMMERTIME REAL ESTATE SALES, 227 Cuyama Avenue, Pismo Beach, CA 93449.

San Luis Obispo County. Madison M Summer (227 Cuyama Avenue, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Madison M Summer.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-04-21. 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. 0604-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1410 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/08/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GEO’S HANDYMAN, 2462 Ocean St. Apt. A, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Ivan Geovanni Benitez (2462 Ocean St. Apt. A, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Ivan Geovanni Benitez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-08-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 06-08-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1400 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ATLAS CHIROPRACTIC, 415 El Camino Real, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Lucas Jeromy Phifer (435 Stimson Ave. Apt. C, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lucas Jeromy Phifer.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-04-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 06-04-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1414 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAMBRIA HOMES & LAND, 2500 Emerson Road, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Kimberly Marie Maston (2500 Emerson Road, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kimberly Maston. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-08-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 06-08-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1377 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/15/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COASTAL PEAKS COFFEE, 3566 S. Higuera #100, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Mike’s Coffee and Tea Co. (3566 S. Higuera #100, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Mike’s Coffee and Tea Co., Michael Knight, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-03-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 06-03-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1379 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NOTARY OF SLO, 7395 El Camino Real #105, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Maurene Dingman (7395 El Camino Real #105, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Maurene Dingman. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-03-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 0603-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1405 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/04/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, M F M CONSTRUCTION, 2891 See Canyon Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405.

San Luis Obispo County. Mclain Frederick Miller (2891 See Canyon Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Mclain Frederick Miller. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-04-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 06-04-26.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1415 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ROXY GIRL LP, 1215 Bradford Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County.

Donald A Blessen, Kelly L Blessen (1215 Bradford Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership /s/ Donald A Blessen, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-08-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy.

Exp. 06-08-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1418 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/1997) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THIESSEN DESIGN, THIESSEN METAL WORKS, AMERICAN FABHOUSE, 200 Suburban Road, Suite G, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Jeffrey Allen Thies, Jennifer Ann Thies (9114 Arbol Del Rosal Way, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Jennifer Ann Thies.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-08-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 06-08-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1420 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LOPEZ LANDSCAPE SERVICES, 223 E. Ormonde Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Oscar S Lopez Cisneros (223 E. Ormonde Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Oscar S Lopez Cisneros. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-08-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 06-08-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1421 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, STAR NAIL AND SPA, 3121 S Higuera, Ste. A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Pacific Coast Lacquery LLC (3121 S Higuera, Ste. A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Pacific Coast Lacquery LLC, Huy Nguyen – Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-0821. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 06-08-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1422 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/01/2006) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WHOLE BODY THERAPY SLO, 2146 Parker Street, Bldg A, Rm 4, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

San Luis Obispo County. Annie M. Laurie (1025 Jane Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Annie M. Laurie. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-08-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 06-08-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1432 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MADRONE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 191 Carrisa Hwy., Santa Margarita, CA 93453.

San Luis Obispo County. Madrone Holdings Corporation (191 Carrisa Hwy., Santa Margarita, CA 93453). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Madrone Holdings Company, Victor Oquendo, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-09-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 06-09-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUMMARY ORDINANCE AMENDING the Building and Construction Ordinance, Title 19 of the County of San Luis Obispo Code which will allow the County to enforce State regulations or standards for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems.

On June 8, 2021, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 3454 wherein it amended the San Luis Obispo Ordinance Title 19 (Building and Construction Ordinance), by the following roll call to wit: AYES:

Supervisors Bruce S. Gibson, Dawn OrtizLegg, John Peschong, Debbie Arnold and Chairperson Lynn Compton

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF ADOPTION AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE On June 8, 2021 the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 3453 amending Title 26, Section 26.01.070 of the San Luis Obispo County Code to extend the 1.8% growth rate for the Nipomo Mesa area for FY 202122, to extend the 0% growth rate for the community of Cambria for FY 2021-24, and to extend the expiration date for deferred allocations on the Los Osos waitlist until June 30, 2030.

The ordinance becomes effective thirty (30) days after adoption. The ordinance was adopted by the following roll call to wit: AYES:

Supervisors Bruce S. Gibson, Dawn OrtizLegg, John Peschong, Debbie Arnold and Chairperson Lynn Compton

ABSTAINING: None The following amendments are proposed in order for the County to enforce State regulations or standards for onsite wastewater systems, as contained in Ordinance No. 3454 is summarized as follows: 1. Amendments to the Building and Construction Ordinance, Title 19 of the County of San Luis Obispo Code which will allow the County to enforce State regulations or standards for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in order to be consistent with the adoption of the County of San Luis Obispo Local Agency Management Progra m.

County File Number: LRP2017-00012 Assessor Parcel Number: Various Supervisorial District: All Districts Date Authorized: June 8, 2021 Copies of the full text of the above amendments may be purchased at reproduction cost or reviewed without charge in the San Luis Obispo County Administrative Office, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D430, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, or on the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov.

DATED: June 10, 2021 WADE HORTON, Ex-Officio Clerk of The Board of Supervisors By: _/s/ T’Ana Deputy Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO:

None

WHAT: Hearing to consider an appeal by HDFT Investments, LLC (APPL2020-00019) of the Planning Commission’s denial of a request for a Development Plan/Coastal Development Plan (DRC2020-00081) to amend approved condition of approval 1.g of recorded Tract 3091 (SUB2015-00026).

Tract 3091 provided for the subdivision of two existing parcels into seven parcels and the development of eight residential units. Condition 1.g limits the vacation rental use only to the studio unit within the recorded tract/ development. The proposed amendment would remove that condition and allow any unit to be utilized as a vacation rental, subject to Land Use Ordinance 23.08.165 (Residential Vacation Rentals). The project is located on the southwest corner of First and San Antonia Streets, within the community of Avila Beach, in the San Luis Bay Coastal Planning Area.

County File Number: APPL2020-00019 Assessor Parcel Number: 076-222-005; -006 Supervisorial District: 3 Date Accepted: October 22, 2020 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the hearing, all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: You may contact Schani Siong, Project Manager, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 300, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, (805) 781-5600. The staff report will be available for review the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date on the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov.

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: This project is found to be statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under the provisions of Public Resources Code section 21080(b) (5), which provides that CEQA does not apply to projects which a public agency rejects or disapproves.

COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. **If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing** DATED: June 10, 2021

By__ /s/ T’Ana Christiansen, Deputy Clerk June 17, 2021

ABSENT:

None

ABSTAINING: None Certified copies of the full text of the ordinance may be purchased at reproduction cost or reviewed without charge in the San Luis Obispo County Administrative Office, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D430, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, or on the County’s website at slocounty.ca.gov.

DATED: June 10, 2021 WADE HORTON, Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: __/s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk June 17, 2021

Christiansen

June 17, 2021

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

WHEN: Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOES:

CITY OF GROVER BEACH

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING BRIEF TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021 AT 9:00 AM 5 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT 01. Consent Agenda – Item Nos. 01-24 (Item No. 9, withdrawn) & Resolution (Res.) No. 2021-109 through 2021-119, approved as amended.

02. Presentations: Res. 2021-120, commending J. Werst upon his retirement after 17 years serving the County (Co.) of SLO; Res. 2021-121 & recognizing June 4, 2021 as Hunger Awareness Day, adopted. First 5 Children & Families Commission annual update, rec’d.

03. 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: 18-12-008); Co. of SLO v. D. Shetler, et al., SLO Superior Court Case No. 20CV-0024; Friends of Oceano Dunes, Inc. v. CA Dept of Parks & Recreation, et al., SLO Co. Superior Court Case No. 21CV0275; Friends of Oceano Dunes, Inc. v. CA Coastal Commission, et al., SLO Co. Superior Court Case No. 21CV-0246; Friends of Oceano Dunes, Inc. v.

CA Dept of Parks & Rec., et al., SLO Co. Superior Court Case No. 21CV-0214; (8) Ecologic Partners, Inc. v. CA Coastal Commission, et al. SLO Co. Superior Court Case No. 21CV-0219; Protect Our Co. v. Co. of SLO, et al; 21CVP0061. Conference w/ Labor Negotiator re: SLOGAU; SLOCEA-T&C; DCCA; Sheriffs’ Mgmt; SLOCPPOA; DSA; DAIA; SLOCPMPOA; SLOCEA – PSSC; Unrepresented Mgmt & Confidential Employees; SDSA; UDWA. Report out.

Open Session.

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

05. Public Comment Period - matters not on the agenda: A. Laurent; A. Jacobson; A. Miller; C. Storton; C. Dunbar; D. Tunney; D. Thomas; D. Juno; D. Hare Price; E. Landers; H. L. Miller; J. Crane; J. Davis; J. Soderholm; K. Bright; K. Morgan; K. Sanders; M. Shah; M. Hamilton; M. Butler; N. Driscol; R. Casaverde; S. Pybrun; V. Roof; S. McKenzie; P. Byrne; K. Gore; S. Hite; A. Connella; B. Chambers; B. Joseph; D. Kneller; E. Dugrumazis; J. Carlson; K. Koenig; M. Joseph; S. Stubblefield; T. Binns; S. Haring; S. McKenzie; T. Sanders; N. Pitchon; E. Powers; G. Kirkland; B. Foster; J. Dumong; L. Owen: speak.

06. State of the insurance market & Self-Insured Retention level changes, rec’d & filed.

07. Res. 2021-122, directing the collection of existing service charges on the FY 2021-22 Co. property tax bills for County Service Area (CSA) Nos. 1 (Old Galaxy & Tract 1690, Nipomo), 1-A (Galaxy Park & Tract 1898, Nipomo), 1-F (New Galaxy, Nipomo), 7-A (Oak Shores), 18 (SLO Country Club Estates), & 21 (Cambria), adopted.

08. Res. 2021-123, establishing the Co. maximum growth rate & allocation for new dwelling units for FY 2021-22 & Ordinance No. 3453, amending the Growth Mgmt. Ordinance, Title 26 (LRP2021-00002) to extend the 1.8% growth rate for the Nipomo Mesa area for FY 2021-22, to extend the 0% growth rate for Cambria for FY 2021-24, & extend the expiration date for deferred allocations on the Los Osos waitlist until 6/30/30, exempt from CEQA, adopted.

09. Res. 2021-124, acknowledging receipt & accepting the CA Coastal Commissions modified language to the Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance, Title 23 (LRP2015-00013) to revise the Co. sign ordinance in order to be consistent with 1st Amendment speech, adopted.

10. Request re: conducting a hydrogeologic study of the Adelaida area, rec’d w/ direction to staff & exempt from CEQA. 11. Res. 2021-125, approving the Local Agency Management Program & Ordinance No. 3454, amending Title 19 to allow the Co. to enforce State regulations or standards for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, exempt from CEQA, adopted.

Meeting Adjourned.

For more details, view the meeting video at: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/ Departments/Administrative-Office/Clerk-of-the-Board/Clerk-of-theBoard-Services/Board-of-Supervisors-Meetings-and-Agendas.aspx Wade Horton, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Annette Ramirez, Deputy Clerk June 17, 2021

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, on Monday, Jube 28, 2021 to consider the following item: Please note that due to COVID-19, the City of Grover Beach will hold all meetings virtually. Meetings can be viewed on Channel 20 and are live streamed on the City’s website and on www.slo-span. org. Members of the public may provide public comment during the meeting by calling (805) 321-6639 to provide public comment via phone (the phone line will open just prior to the start of the meeting at 6:00 PM) or written public comments can be submitted via email to gbadmin@groverbeach.org prior to the Council meeting no later than 3:00 PM. If submitting written comments in advance of the meeting, please note the agenda item. Written comments will be read out loud during the City Council meeting on the appropriate agenda item subject to the customary 3-minute time limit.

SUBJECT: 1.

Council District Elections –The City Council will conduct a public hearing to receive public input regarding the composition of potential Council election district boundaries.

Following the public hearings, draft maps of potential Council election district boundaries will be published, and additional public hearings scheduled.

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

For More Information: If you have any questions or would like more information regarding the item described in this notice, please contact: City Manager Matthew Bronson by telephone at (805) 473-4567 or send an email to mbronson@groverbeach.org.

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

If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing(s) described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the Public Hearing (Govt. Code Sec 65009). /s/ Wendi Sims, City Clerk Dated: Thursday, June 17, 2021

Notice Requesting Proposals for Content Marketing Services for the San Luis Obispo Tourism Business Improvement District The City of San Luis Obispo is requesting proposals from qualified vendors for services associated with the Content Marketing Services for the San Luis Obispo Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID).

All firms and parties interested in receiving further correspondence regarding this Request for Proposals (RFP) will be required to complete a free registration using BidSync (https://www.bidsync.com/bidsync-app-web/ vendor/register/Login.xhtml). All proposals must be received via BidSync by the Department of Finance at or before July 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM when they will be opened electronically in BidSync. Proposals received after said time may not be considered. Proposals shall be submitted using the forms provided in the project package.

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

Pre-proposal Webinar Information · July 8, 2021 at 10:00 am PST Webinar Registration Link: https://slocity-org.zoom.us/ webinar/register/WN_BtmaHGYQT0ehmPh6SFcMpQ Webinar ID: 968 6612 1059 Passcode: 310641 Project packages and additional information may be obtained at the City’s BidSync website at www.BidSync.com. Please contact City of San Luis Obispo Tourism Manager, Molly Cano, at mcano@slocity.org with any questions.

For technical help with BidSync please contact BidSync tech support at 800-990-9339.

June 17, 2021

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 25845 and 54354-54358 and Health and Safety Code Section 5473 et seq., by which delinquent charges may be collected on the general County tax bill, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo will hold a public hearing on July 20, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, County Government Center, 1055 Monterey St. San Luis Obispo, CA regarding the proposed collection of delinquent charges on the FY 2021-22 tax roll.

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

The accepted report describing the delinquent charges proposed to be collected on the FY 2021-22 tax roll is on file in the Office of the County Clerk of the Board and is available for public review.

Date: June 10, 2021 WADE HORTON Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk June 17 & 24, 2021

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

» LEGAL NOTICES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission

CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING

ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT PUBLIC HEARING

The San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee will hold a Regular Meeting, Monday, June 28, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. While the City encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed by joining the webinar or visiting the City’s electronic archive the day after the meeting to view the recording. Webinar registration details will be available on the agenda and the archive can be accessed from the City’s website at www.slocity.org. Public comment, prior to the start of the meeting, may be submitted in writing via U.S. Mail to the City Clerk’s Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to advisorybodies@slocity.org.

The City of San Luis Obispo’s Zoning Hearing Officer will hold a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. or later on Monday, June 28, 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

PUBLIC HEARING ITEM: 1.

Review of a hotel project with 33 A-frame guestrooms and 43 Airstream trailers on the Master List Historic Motel Inn property, with an Addendum to the previously adopted Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration; Project Address: 2223 Monterey; Zone: C-T-S; Case #: ARCH-0327-2021; Motel Inn, L.P., owner/applicant.

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

2.

Review of a request to designate the property at 350 High Street as a Master List Resource and include the property in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources as the “Tiny Mart” Building (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); Project Address: 350 High Street; Zone: C-N; Case #: HIST-0208-2021; Alex Gough, Anne Gough, and Anne Gaebe, applicants.

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

3.

Review of the rehabilitation of a single-family dwelling, including foundation repair resulting in a 10-inch increase in building height, window replacement, porch modification, and removal of an existing non-historical addition, and construction of a new two-bedroom addition to the dwelling, on property designated as a Contributing List Resource in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); Project Address: 2006 Swazey Street; Zone: R-3; Case #: ARCH-0148-2021; Rob Weber and Steve Bastin, applicants.

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

The Cultural Heritage Committee 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 Cultural Heritage Committee during, or prior to, the public hearing.

The report(s) will be available 72 hours in advance of the meeting and can be viewed on the City’s website at: https://www.slocity.org/ government/advisory-bodies/agendas-and-minutes/cultural-heritagecommittee. Please call the Community Development Department at (805) 781-7170 for more information, or to request an agenda report.

June 17, 2021

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

1. 315 Madonna Rd. MOD-0267-2021; Review of a revised design for the storefront façade and rear loading area of SLO Promenade tenant spaces “C” and “D” (between REI and Bed Bath & Beyond), combining the tenant spaces behind one modified storefront entry and adding accent elements to each building elevation, modifying prior approval granted under Architectural Review application ARCH-0568-2017. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C-R-PD zone; James V. Van Hooser, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) 2. 64 Buena Vista Ave. ARCH-0524-2019; Review of a new three-story residential structure that includes a 2,310-square-foot (sf), two-bedroom, single-family residence, a 930-sf, two-car garage, and a 798-sf accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a sloped lot (38.5% slope). Project includes the requested removal of a 60-inch eucalyptus tree and requested exceptions from the Hillside Development Standards of the Zoning Regulations to allow retaining walls up to 11 feet in height to facilitate driveway access from Santa Ynez Avenue. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1-S zone; Doug Jackson, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen) 3. 171 North Santa Rosa St. MOD-0307-2021; Request to modify the University Square Master Sign Program to define a new Sign Type, revise the site plan to include an additional building (Building #7) within the Sign Program, and add additional elevation drawings depicting signable areas and defining sign standards for the added building (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); C-R-S Zone; Johnathan McDiffett, JLL Bank of America, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) The Community Development Director will either approve or deny these applications no sooner than June 28, 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.

June 17, 2021

1. 972 Santa Rosa St. USE-0163-2021; Request for a Minor Use Permit (MUP) to allow a Boarding House use. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review; C-R zone; Timothy Beresky and Hank Mott, applicants. (Walter Oetzell) 2. 1150 Laurel Lane. USE-0160-2021; Request for a Minor Use Permit (MUP) to allow for the creation a new multi-purpose space within an existing structure to facilitate a mix of uses and activities.

Proposed uses include Religious Assembly use, Instructional Services use, and Intermittent use of the space for live entertainment. Intermittent use would not exceed more than 90 events per year. No alcohol licensing is proposed for the space. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); M-MU zone; Arris Studio Architects, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen)

WHEN: Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Alison and Matt Brynildson for a Variance (DRC2020-00039) to allow for grading on slopes over 30% to accommodate phased development of: improvement of an existing agricultural road, and construction of a primary residence, detached garage, accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with attached garage, and exterior use areas.

The project would result in approximately 174,480 square feet of disturbance on a 162-acre parcel that is located on both sides of Old Creek Road. The project site is located on the east side of Old Creek Road, approximately 2 miles south of Hwy. 46 West, approximately 5 miles northeast of the community of Cayucos, in the Adelaida Sub Area of the North 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 15, 2021, for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Aesthetics, Air Quality, and Biological Resources, are included as conditions of approval.

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

County File Number: DRC2020-00039 Supervisorial District: District 1 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 046-031-033 Date Accepted: 11/04/2020 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,-andMinutes.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 Ian Landreth, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

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.

Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission

June 17, 2021

June 17, 2021

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF TENTATIVE ACTION / PUBLIC HEARING WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Peoples’ Self-Help Housing Corporation (PSHH) for a General Plan Amendment (LRP2019-00002) to remove the 60-parcel limitation from the Mission Gardens site in San Miguel (County Code Section 22.104.060.F.2) and a Vesting Tentative Tract Map (Tract 3131) and concurrent Conditional Use Permit (SUB2021-00002) to subdivide an existing 4.69-acre parcel (APN 021-362-001) into 16 lots consisting of 15 residential parcels ranging from 5,622-square-feet to 13,892-square-feet, a 1.81-acre open space lot, and construction of 15 affordable single-family residences. This project is a Planned Residential Development and includes the demolition of an existing 1,310 square-foot residence.

The project will result in the disturbance of 2.9 acres of a 4.69-acre parcel, including 1,300-cubic yards of cut, and 4,100-cubic yards of fill. The project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 1051 Wimer Way in the community of San Miguel. The site is located in the Salinas River Sub Area of the North County Planning Area.

The General Plan Amendment (LRP2019-00002) is tentatively scheduled for County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors action on Aug 24, 2021. This notice serves as the 45-day Referral of Action notice pursuant to Senate Bill 18, Government Code Section 65352.3 and 65352.4.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the item. The Environmental Coordinator, after completion of the initial study, finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not necessary. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and CA Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) has been issued on June 18, 2021 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Air Quality, Tribal and Cultural Resources, and Biological Resources are included as conditions of approval.

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

County File Number: SUB2021-00002 Supervisorial District: District 1 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 021-362-001 Date Accepted: 06/11/2021 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/PlanningBuilding/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 Emi Sugiyama, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

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

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

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Peoples’ Self-Help Housing Corporation (PSHH) for a Vesting Tentative Tract Map (Tract 3163) and concurrent Conditional Use Permit (SUB2020-00080) to subdivide an existing 1.68-acre parcel (APNs 090-095-015 and 090-095-006) into 10 lots ranging from 4,151 to 12,324 gross square-feet and the construction of 10 workforce housing single-family residences. The project will result in the disturbance of the entire a 1.68-acre parcel, including 350-cubic yards of cut and 2,150-cubic yards of fill. The project is within the Commercial Retail land use category and is located at the intersection of West Branch Street and North Thompson Avenue in the community of Nipomo. The site is located in the South County Inland Sub Area of the South County Planning Area.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the item. The Environmental Coordinator, after completion of the initial study, finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not necessary. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and CA Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) has been issued on June 18, 2021 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Air Quality and Biological Resources are included as conditions of approval.

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1434 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/10/2006) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DAY NAILS & SPA, 1209 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Phuc Huu Le (1510 Will St., Santa Maria, CA 93454). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Phuc H Le, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-09-21.

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 06-09-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1443 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SHILOH GLOBAL, 1131 Aidin Ct., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Wesley James Campbell (1131 Aidin Ct., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Wesley James Campbell. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-10-21.

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. 06-10-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1447 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/01/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE CENTER SLO, 672 Higuera Street, Suite 2, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Zoya LLC (1566 Eto Circle, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Zoya LLC, Andrew Charles Foster Stackhouse, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-1121. 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. 06-11-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1448 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/02/1999) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PROMO EXPRESS, 1329 21st Street, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County.

Howard Traverse Keele, Heidi Elizabeth Kurzhal (1329 21st Street, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Howard T Keele, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-11-21. 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. 06-11-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

County File Number: SUB2020-00080 Supervisorial District: District 4 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 090-095-006, -015 Date Accepted: N/A 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 Emi Sugiyama, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

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

Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission

Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission June 17, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES

June 17, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1469 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GIGGLING GOAT, 4191 Stagecoach Canyon Road, Santa Margarita, CA 93453. San Luis Obispo County. Jonvieve V Grist (4191 Stagecoach Canyon Road, Santa Margarita, CA 93453).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jonvieve V Grist.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-14-21. 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. 06-14-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1473 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MIGLIORE CAFE, 1255 Las Tablas Road, #102, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Poletti Walsh, Inc. (1615 Granache Way, Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Poletti-Walsh, Inc., Franco Poletti, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-14-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy.

Exp. 06-14-26.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 21CVP-0129

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Lisa Anne Richardson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Lisa Anne Richardson to PROPOSED NAME: Lisa Anne Casale THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: July 14, 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: May 19, 2021 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court June 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2021

2021 DOWNTOWN PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT SPEC. NO. 1000167 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of San Luis Obispo will receive bids 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, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2021, at 11:00 A.M., when they will be publicly opened.

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.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CAROL DOROTHY HOOVER aka CAROL D. HOOVER DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0146

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: CAROL DOROTHY HOOVER aka CAROL D. HOOVER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOSEPH C. PARKER in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo.

The Petition for Probate requests that JOSEPH C. PARKER 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: October 19, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 9 VIA ZOOM, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1050 Monterey Street, 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: Bradley A. Silva Law Offices of Bradley A. Silva 8050 N. Palm Avenue, Suite 300 Fresno, CA 93711 June 10, 17, & 24, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOSEPH CARRERA GARCIA DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0195

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

The Petition for Probate requests that DONATO C GARCIA 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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: July 20, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 9 VIA ZOOM, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1050 Monterey Street, 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 Office of Dennis James Balsamo APLC 1303 E. Grand Ave., Ste. 103 Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 June 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LORIN BOAT DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0181

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 29, 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)

LEGAL NOTICES 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: Clay A. Schroeder 863 Pacific Street, Suite B San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 June 10, 17, & 24, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOSEPH CARRERA GARCIA CASE NUMBER: 21PR0195

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: MARIAN CHARLENE GARCIA 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: JULY 20, 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 ZOOM MEETING PASSWORD: 79513 (https://www.slo.courts. ca.gov) 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: Herbert A. Stroh, Esq., McCormick Barstow LLP 656 Santa Rosa St. Suite 2A San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: 805-541-2800 JUNE 17, 24, JULY 1, 2021

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LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Public Sale

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC. Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.

The undersigned is hereby given notice that a public lien sale of the following personal property will be held online at storageauctions.net and will end at the hour of 10:30AM on the 6th Day of July, 2021 where said property has been stored and which are located at: Downtown Mini Storage, 9200 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422 County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, the following Bradley Meredith - Skateboard, suitcase, women’s clothing, purses, misc bins Diane Reynoso - BBQ grill, large fan, suitcases, household, bedding, misc bins/boxes Jenna Wallravin - Suitcases, misc bins June 17, 24, 2021

Notice Public Sale

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC. Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.

The undersigned is hereby given notice that a public lien sale of the following personal property will be held online at storageauctions.net and will end at the hour of 10 AM on the 6th Day of July, 2021 where said property has been stored and which are located at: Traffic Way Storage, 5395 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA 93422 County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, the following Kim Delano - Power tools & workbenches, furniture, dining table, chairs, dresser, lamp, coffee table, household, refrigerator, misc boxes/bins June 17, 24, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 21CV-0311

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Kimberly Sue Colflesh filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Kimberly Sue Colflesh to PROPOSED NAME: Kimberly Sue Dolly THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: August 26, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: June 1, 2021 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Superior Court June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2021-1324 OLD FILE NO. 2019-2602 Central Coast Pizza, 1050 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 11/05/2019. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Nestor Hernandez-Davalos, Monica Melendrez (2187 Avon Avenue, Cambria, CA 93428), Nestor Mendoza-Hernandez (2510 Burton Drive, Cambria, CA 93428). This business was conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Monica Melendrez, Nestor Hernandez-Davalos.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 05-27-2021. 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.

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2021-1369 OLD FILE NO. 2021-0832 New Balance Massage, 2063 9th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 03/31/2021. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Yujun Deng (1816 Calle Madrid, Rowland Heights, CA 91748). This business was conducted by An Individual /s/ Yujun Deng. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-02-2021.

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

June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2021

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2021-1429 OLD FILE NO. 2019-2568 Morro Bay Spiritual Supply, 2805 Hemlock Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 10/31/2019. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Sharon Marie Degnan (2805 Hemlock Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business was conducted by An Individual /s/ Sharon Marie Degnan.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-09-2021. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

By S. King, Deputy Clerk.

June 17, 24, July 1, & 8, 2021

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) DIANE N WILSON, an Individual YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. CASE NUMBER (Número de caso): 19LC-1153

Notice! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can

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

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

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una repuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante.

Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted puede usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formuleriors de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanol), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas.

Si no presenta su repuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte la podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requistas legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados.

Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar ias cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo ao una consesion de artitraje en un caso dce derecho civll.

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

CASE NUMBER: (Número de caso): 19LC-1153 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte son) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 1035 Palm Street, Room 385 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y número de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Jon O. Blanda (State Bar #: 217222) Collection at Law, Inc. 3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Suite R-349 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 716-7630 Date: (Fecha) 11/21/2019 By: /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk (Secretario) /s/, C.M. Kastner, Deputy Clerk, (adjunto) May 27, June 3, 10, & 17, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: CENTRAL COAST POWER SERVICES, A LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION; ALYSON ELIZABETH BRADY, AN INDIVIDUAL; DOES 1 through 20, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF: RED-D-ARC INC., A NEVADA CORPORATION CASE NUMBER: 21CVP0350

Notice! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond in 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

CASE NUMBER: 21CVP-0350 The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 901 Park Street Paso Robles, CA 93446 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: THE HETTENA LAW FIRM, LC 31348 Via Colinas #106 Westlake Village, CA 91362 818-735-9570 Date: 01/25/2021 By: /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk /s/ H. Esquival, Deputy Clerk

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries playwright Tennessee Williams was honest about the trickery he engaged in as he composed his entertaining masterpieces. “I don’t want realism,” he exclaimed. “I want magic! Yes, yes, magic! I try to give that to people.” I fully support you, Aries, if you would like to make that your goal in the next three weeks. In my astrological opinion, you and the people in your life have more than a mild need for magic. Your ability to thrive depends on you all getting big doses of magic.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): On my wall is a poster that says, “Avoid the Tragic Magic Triad: taking things too personally, taking things too seriously, and taking things too literally.” This advice doesn’t refer to important matters, like my health or my ongoing fight against our culture’s bigotry. I take those issues very personally, seriously, and literally. Rather the motto refers to trivial and transitory issues, like the new dent made in my car by a hit-and-run driver in the Whole Foods parking lot, or the bad review of my book on amazon.com, or the $18 that a certain Etsy seller cheated me out of, or the joke about the size of my nose that some supposed friend made on Twitter. According to my reading of astrological omens, Taurus, you would benefit right now from meditating on things like these that you take too seriously, personally, and literally. Here’s Don Miguel Ruiz: “There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I remember wishing I could be boiled like water and made pure again,” writes poet Jeffrey McDaniel.

Judging from the current astrological omens, Gemini, I think you could be made reasonably pure again without having to endure an ordeal like being boiled like water. Do you have ideas about how to proceed? Here are mine: 1.

Spend 15 minutes alone. With your eyes closed, sitting in a comfortable chair, forgive everyone who has hurt you. Do the best you can. Perfection isn’t necessary. 2. Spend another 15 minutes alone, same deal. Forgive yourself of everything you’ve done that you think of as errors. Perfection isn’t required. 3. Spend another 15 minutes alone. Imagine what it would be like to unconditionally love yourself exactly as you are. 4. Spend another 15 minutes alone. Remember 10 amazing moments that you enjoyed between ages 5 and 13.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): On June 23, 1940, Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely to a family that already had 19 other children. During her childhood, she suffered from pneumonia, scarlet fever, polio, and infant paralysis. The latter two diseases damaged her left leg, and she wore a brace until she was 12 years old. Nevertheless, by the time she was in high school, she had become a very good athlete. Eventually she competed in the Olympics, where she won four medals and earned the title “the fastest woman in history.” I propose that we name her your official role model for the rest of 2021. May she inspire you to overcome and transcend your own personal adversity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo-born P. L. Travers wrote the children’s books about Mary Poppins, a nanny with magical powers.

She was thoroughly familiar with folklore, ancient myths, and the occult. The character of Mary Poppins, Travers said, was a version of the Mother Goddess. But in her writing process, she drew inspiration mainly from what she thought of as the vast dark nothingness. She wrote, “I’ve become convinced that the great treasure to possess is the unknown.” To generate her tales, she listened to silence and emptiness. I recommend you emulate her approach as you create the next chapter of your life story.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo poet Melissa Broder writes, “Romantic obsession is my first language. I live in a world of fantasies, infatuations and love poems.” I wouldn’t normally authorize you to share her perspective, but I will now. The

astrological omens suggest you have something important to learn from being more enamored and adoring than usual.

If you say YES to the deluge of yearning, you’ll gain access to a type of power that will prove very useful to you in the coming months.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Oscar Wilde disproved the misconception that Libras are wishy-washy, overly eager to compromise, and inclined to overthink everything. His writing had wit and flair, and his life was vivid and daring. He wrote, “There are moments when one has to choose between living one’s own life, fully, entirely, completely—or dragging out some false, shallow, degrading existence that the world in its hypocrisy demands.” I suspect that one of those pivotal moments will soon be coming up for you. Be Wilde-like!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Philosopher Simone Weil wrote, “Only the light that falls continually from the sky gives a tree the energy to push powerful roots into the earth. The tree is actually rooted in the sky.” As you bolster your foundations in the coming months, as you deepen your roots, I hope you keep Weil’s brilliant observation in mind. Like a tree, the nourishment that will help you grow the stamina and strength and structure you need will come as you turn to the brightest, warmest, highest sources of inspiration.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): To be in groovy alignment with cosmic rhythms, you won’t merely walk, and you certainly won’t trudge. Rather you will saunter and ramble and promenade.

You will strut and rove and prowl. Likewise, you won’t just talk, and you certainly won’t mutter or grumble. Instead you will banter, rhapsodize, improvise, beguile, and lyricize.

Catch my drift? You won’t simply laugh, but will chortle, cackle, and guffaw. In other words, Sagittarius, you are authorized to imbue everything you do with style, panache, and imagination.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Congratulations on being such a dutybound, no-nonsense adult. May you continue to ply your dogged persistence and beast-of-burden attitude as long as it gets important tasks done, helps you feel useful, and doesn’t make you sick. But if you do get tempted to depart from the sacrificial path anytime soon, please know that you will not offend any gods or demons. Nor will you incur a karmic debt. In fact, I believe you have cosmic clearance to dabble with lightheartedness for a while. You should feel free to experiment with fun and games that appeal to your sense of wonder.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no melancholy,” wrote poet Charles Baudelaire. What?! That makes no sense. I’m aware of millions of beautiful things that aren’t tinctured with melancholy. California’s Mount Shasta in the late spring twilight, for example. New York City’s Guggenheim Museum, a gorgeous gleaming building designed by genius architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The Marmore waterfalls in central Italy. The gardens of painter Claude Monet in Normandy, France. David Byrne’s gloriously hopeful website, reasonstobecheerful.world. I mention this, Aquarius, because I expect life to bring you a flood of non-melancholic beauty in the coming days. Take advantage of this grace to replenish your trust in life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean author César Aira praises the value of escaping one’s memories. He writes, “Forgetting is like a great alchemy free of secrets, transforming everything to the present.” I’d love to see you enjoy alchemy like that in the coming weeks, dear Pisces. It’s a favorable time to lose at least some of the inhibitions and limitations you think you have to accept because of what happened in the past.

As Aira says, forgetting “makes our lives into a visible and tangible thing we hold in our hands, with no folds left hidden in the past.” ∆

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