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an Luis Obispo County and three local cities are conducting internal reviews of their cannabis programs after Natural Healing Center dispensary founder Helios Dayspring pleaded guilty to bribing late SLO County 3rd District Supervisor Adam Hill and attempting to bribe former Grover Beach Mayor John Shoals in exchange for favorable votes and permits. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a plea deal with Dayspring on July 28 in which Dayspring admitted to paying bribes to Hill totaling $32,000 between 2016 and 2019. The bribes, given to Hill intermittently in cash or money orders, led to Hill casting votes and pushing for policies at the county that favored Dayspring’s businesses and the cannabis industry, according to the DOJ. After one Board of Supervisors meeting in April 2019, Hill reportedly texted Dayspring: “[Y]our industry should give me one giant French kiss wrapped in money after my work today.” In 2017, Dayspring also attempted to bribe former Grover Beach Mayor Shoals in exchange for two cannabis dispensary permits in the city, according to the plea deal. Shoals did not accept the $100,000 bribe, but Dayspring did ultimately receive one dispensary permit from the Grover Beach City Council in 2018. The DOJ also charged Dayspring with tax evasion for underreporting roughly $9 million in personal income between 2014 and 2018. He’ll have to pay $3.4 million in restitution to the IRS, plus penalties, according to the plea. Dayspring faces up to 13 years in prison for the crimes, a length that includes sentencing reductions for his cooperation. SLO County Chief Administrative Officer Wade Horton wrote a message to the entire county organization on July 30 following the DOJ’s announcement. “It’s with extreme disappointment that I

learned about former Supervisor Hill’s poor decision to participate in bribery,” Horton wrote. “Corruption will never be tolerated in our organization.” As the public reels from the news, county and city officials addressed questions about what happens next. Natural Healing Center currently operates dispensaries in Grover Beach and Morro Bay, and has plans to open one soon in San Luis Obispo. The CORRUPTION Late SLO County 3rd District Adam Hill company also owns cannabis farms accepted $32,000 in bribes from cannabis businessman throughout SLO County. Dayspring Helios Dayspring, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. is no longer CEO or an agent for the company, having transferred that title cannabis programs and application processes in to his girlfriend, Valnette Garcia. light of the news. Trevor Keith, planning and building director “We are currently carefully reviewing Natural at SLO County, said that all county cannabis Healing Center’s permit applications, documents, permits or permit applications that are tied to and statements that involved him,” SLO City Dayspring are now under review. Manager Derek Johnson said. “To our knowledge, “The county administrative officer, county he has no current interest in any permitted counsel, and the director of planning and cannabis businesses in SLO. We will take all building immediately began a review of all necessary actions once our review is complete.” issues that may arise because of the charges Grover Beach City Manager Matt Bronson and plea agreement that may pertain to told New Times that his city administration county operations,” Keith told New Times via was never alerted to the attempted bribery of email. “This review includes all decisions that former Mayor Shoals in 2017. He said the city may be called into question because of former has been cooperating with the FBI and DOJ Supervisor Adam Hill’s actions or votes. All investigation, which the DOJ called “an ongoing land use permits and licenses which involve Mr. public corruption investigation in SLO County.” Dayspring are being evaluated. “We have no knowledge of any of the alleged “In the meantime, and until a full evaluation activities by former Mayor Shoals and have no can be made,” he continued, “no cannabis information regarding what’s been alleged about application or project which directly involves (or involved) Mr. Dayspring will be moving forward.” his meeting with Mr. Dayspring,” Bronson said. “That was not shared with us, not reported to Keith said the county is currently evaluating us. Our focus was helping to establish a safe and how many cannabis permits and applications responsible cannabis industry with stringent that entails. In Grover Beach, Morro Bay, and SLO, all regulation and oversight.” Δ three city managers said they’ll review their — Peter Johnson

Former IWMA board secretary charged with embezzlement

In August 2018, IWMA’s then manager Bill Worrell wrote a letter announcing his retirement, in which he said that his decision was primarily motivated by wanting to spend more time with his family and address health issues. However, Worrell wrote the letter the day before IWMA’s board voted to place him on paid administrative leave until he officially retired on Sept. 11, 2018. That vote came after a private investigator alleged that Worrell was misusing agency money, which sparked the SLO County District Attorney’s Office to investigate. According to previous New Times reporting, former IRS auditor Carl Knudsen authored the report that led to the DA’s investigation. In the report, Knudsen said there was a “lack of documentation” for $445,000 in expenses on the IWMA credit card issued to Worrell. He added that several transactions on the card “appeared to be personal in nature.” In a letter Worrell sent to Deputy District Attorney Michael Frye in July 2018, Worrell said he provided the DA’s Office with credit card statements, receipts, and other documents. The DA’s Office declined to comment on the recently filed criminal complaint. —Camillia Lanham

The SLO County District Attorney’s Office recently filed embezzlement charges against Carolyn Grace Goodrich, who served as the SLO County Integrated Waste Management Authority’s (IWMA) board secretary through 2018. The complaint filed in SLO County Superior Court on Aug. 3 lays out nine counts of felony embezzlement and one count of felony public records violations as well as requests a warrant for Goodrich’s arrest. Court documents allege that while Goodrich was an IWMA employee between 2014 and 2018, she used public funds to pay AT&T $14,181 for personal bills, purchase TurboTax software for personal use, buy personal goods at Lowe’s, and pay for online services from Truthfinder, PeopleFinders, and PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). The DA’s Office also alleges that in August 2018, Goodrich had possession of a public “record, map, book, paper and court proceeding” and “did steal, remove, secrete, destroy, mutilate, deface, alter, and falsify said document.”

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Witnesses testify in Kristin Smart murder case hearings

Sitting at opposite sides of a courtroom counsel’s table, Paul and Ruben Flores stare ahead at the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court bench, their expressionless faces partially covered by masks. SLO County Deputy District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle steps in front of them at around 10 a.m. on Aug. 3 and places down an image of a young woman, who’s projected onto a screen for the courtroom to see. “Do you recognize this person?” Peurvrelle asks his first witness of the day, who’s on the stand. “That’s Kristin. That’s Kristin Smart,” answers Steven Flemming, a former dormmate and friend of Smart’s at Cal Poly in 1996, the year when the then-19-year-old freshman disappeared. As the half-full courtroom stares at the image, Paul, 44, and his father, Ruben, 80, don’t react—their gazes steadfast. The son and father are accused of first-degree murder and NEWS continued page 6

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accessory to murder, respectively, in the 25-year-old disappearance of Smart. It’s the second day of preliminary hearings in the case—a court proceeding that’s expected to last 12 or more days. During the all-day hearings, witnesses and evidence are presented to presiding Judge Craig van Rooyen. The prosecution, led by Peuvrelle, is trying to show probable cause for a trial, while the defense, led by Paul’s lead defense attorney, David Sanger, raises objections and presents alternative evidence. According to the allegations submitted by the SLO County DA’s Office, Paul murdered Smart in his Cal Poly dorm room in the midst of a rape or attempted rape on May 24, 1996, after the two freshmen walked home late at night from a party. Ruben is accused of helping Paul conceal Smart’s body, burying her under his Arroyo Grande deck for more than two decades, before her remains were recently relocated to an unknown location. Both defendants are pleading not guilty. Flemming, Smart’s former dormmate, took the stand all morning on Aug. 3 as Peuvrelle and Sanger peppered him with questions. Flemming described Smart as a mature 19-year-old who was “a kind person” and “saw the world differently.” “We talked a lot. She was a friend,” Flemming, who played basketball at Cal Poly from 1995 to 2000, said. “In school, you have certain people who get you. She got me.” Flemming said he would see Paul “lurking” in the Muir Hall dorm, where Flemming and Smart (but not Paul) lived during their freshman year. Describing him as “weird”

and “creepy,” he said he observed Paul inside Smart’s dorm room five or six times. “He was not welcome,” Flemming said. “Everyone knew Paul was creepy. She was uncomfortable.” Sanger and the Flores defense team contrasted Flemming’s testimony on Aug. 3 with statements he made to the FBI in 1999 indicating he wasn’t certain he saw Paul in Smart’s room. Flemming held firm in his response on Aug. 3. “Everything’s brought back memories,” Flemming said. “I do recognize Paul. Paul was in Kristin’s room.” When the hearing broke for lunch, New Times overheard members of the Flores defense team speaking in the court lobby areas. One person said that the DA’s Office “had nothing” without Smart’s body. The prosecution is expected to show that human blood and other evidence was found in the soil under Ruben’s deck, where Smart is believed to have been buried for decades. In addition to Flemming, several other witnesses were called to the stand in the three hearings that took place before press time. They included: Smart’s parents, Stan and Denise Smart; attendees of the house party that Smart and Paul attended on May 23 and 24; and current and former police detectives who investigated the case. —Peter Johnson

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atsy Mitchell, a third grade teacher at Calvin Oakley Elementary School in Santa Maria, got a pretty good test run at teaching during the pandemic when her school partially reopened for in-person instruction in the spring and summer. Even with a less-than-full classroom, the experience wasn’t easy. Indoor masking was mandatory, and that adjustment proved challenging. “Some students had a hard time breathing,” Mitchell remembered of those spring and summer classes. “A lot of it was anxiety ridden. Those little people— they don’t even know it’s anxiety.” Whenever her students were having a hard time breathing in their masks, Mitchell would gently invite them to step outside, take it off, and catch their breath. Mitchell herself needed that respite at times. “When they were ready, they were able to come back in,” she said. “Nobody made fun of anybody.” Despite the rough start, Mitchell said her students showed resilience and adaptability. Before too long, they had mostly adjusted to the new circumstances, she said. “At the end of the three weeks, children were giggling through their masks and making the best of it,” she said. Looking ahead to the full reopening of schools this month, K-12 teachers like Mitchell—as well as students, parents, and staff—are gearing up for an even more daunting challenge amid the ongoing pandemic. As communities try to achieve some normalcy by bringing back full-time, in-person school for the first time since March 2020, cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant are surging. And children under age 12 are not yet eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, Central Coast vaccination rates lag among adults and teenagers. In a July 29 update on COVID-19, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein said that 42 percent

of residents over age 12 are not yet fully vaccinated (about 10 percentage points higher than the statewide rate). In Santa Barbara County, about 46 percent of the county’s population, of any age, is not fully vaccinated. Despite those circumstances, health and education officials say that K-12 schools can still safely open this fall— but with precautions. One of those precautions is that teachers, students, and staff must continue to wear masks while indoors, regardless of their vaccination status. That is a health mandate being passed down to all school districts from the state of California. “It’s going to be a different kind of difficult,” said Eric Prater, superintendent of San Luis Coastal Unified School District, of the reopening process. “But anything’s going to be better than what I saw last year. We need to reopen our schools.” The mask mandate is generating mixed reactions from schools and parents. At San Luis Coastal, which serves SLO, Avila Beach, and Morro Bay, Prater said district leaders fully agree with the state’s rules and plan to take them extremely seriously. “This is not something we’re choosing to mess around with,” Prater said. At San Luis Coastal, any student who shows up to school without a mask will be provided one by the school. If the student refuses to wear it, he or she will be asked to go home, and the district will follow up privately with that family. All families have the option of enrolling their children in independent study instead of in-person school. Prater added that a district nurse is going to review all mask exemption requests based on medical conditions and will follow a “strict protocol” in determining what constitutes a legitimate excuse to grant an exemption. “There are some parents that are upset about this. And I just don’t agree with them,” Prater said. “As superintendent, my job is to keep students safe and staff safe, and my priority is to keep our schools open.”

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The mask mandate is getting a more lukewarm reception at some other local districts, like Atascadero Unified School District. At a July 22 school board meeting, Atascadero Unified Superintendent Tom Butler fielded several questions and complaints from board members and parents about the requirement. Parents voiced concerns ranging from the safety and sanitation of their kids wearing masks, to the lower fatality rate of COVID-19 in children, to their constitutional right to not wear a mask. Parent Christa Abma pointed out that children and adults have been allowed to go places indoors without masks for most of the summer. “They’re living their lives and they’re healthy,” Abma said. “Let our bodies work how God designed them to work. We’re strong. We’ll overcome this.” In response, Butler said that if the district decided to buck the state mask mandate, it risked losing state funding “to the tune of millions of dollars.” The district would also face legal liability, he said. “The level where districts have local control is in enforcing it,” Butler said. “We have some local control in how we engage with families and students who obviously don’t want masks.” Butler said those situations would be dealt with politely and respectfully, with medical exemptions considered and independent study programs offered. “This isn’t going to be something where we’re going to be a district that’s suspending students or taking some type

of punitive discipline action,” he said. Local public health officials stand behind the state mask order, calling it “key to safely reopening schools.” Tara Kennon, a public information officer with SLO County Public Health, said masking is a proven strategy to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, especially when social distancing is not possible, such as in a full classroom, and when many unvaccinated individuals are gathered. “A robust body of scientific evidence supports masking as a safe and effective strategy to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including among children over the age of 2,” Kennon said via email. “Virtually all grade school children are unable to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and universal masking provides a level playing field that protects all students, teachers, and school staff.” While COVID-19 is most deadly among older people, local pediatrician Rene Bravo said children and teenagers don’t go unaffected by the virus. As the Delta variant spreads throughout the unvaccinated population, the average age of hospitalized patients has dropped from 63 to 51. “Please get your teens vaccinated,” Bravo said during SLO County’s July 29 press briefing. “They do spread it. There are complications that occur in teenagers. I’ve seen that. You don’t know which child, who’s going to be that person. I don’t want to take that chance.” Δ Assistant Editor Peter Johnson can be reached at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com.

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Lucia Mar Unified School District opens K-12 independent study school during pandemic BY CAMILLIA LANHAM

atching her oldest daughter toil to spell her name correctly in kindergarten, Melissa WalkerScott knew something wasn’t right. “You have no idea, she was a kindergartner, and she was spelling her whole name backwards. And she was still doing it in first grade,” Walker-Scott said, adding that teachers attributed it to being left-handed, which Walker-Scott knew couldn’t be right. “And they think you’re crazy.” Eventually, her daughter got tested for dyslexia. Even with the diagnosis, Walker-Scott said, the Santa Monica school system they were a part of didn’t help much. The family had to hire tutors to work with their daughter outside of school. When Walker-Scott’s daughter was a freshman in high school, they moved to SLO County where she started attending Arroyo Grande High School. Her daughter excelled in sign language, culinary science, and theater, because all are very tactile, but she was still struggling with math and English. After a couple of sit-down meetings, they found out that independent study was a possible pathway. “At first, she was a little embarrassed,” Walker-Scott said. “But it ended up being a life-saver for her.” Walker-Scott’s daughter became part of the Pacific Valley Academy’s first graduating class of students this past spring. Lucia Mar Unified School District has had independent study programs for kindergarten through 12th grade for years, but in fall of 2020 the district opened Pacific Valley Academy (PVA), a K-12 independent study school in Arroyo Grande. Walker-Scott’s daughter was part of PVA before it became PVA, she said, and the changes were noticeable within the first six months. “I can’t even tell you how her confidence was going up, she was achieving, she was getting A’s, she had a 4.0 by the end of her junior year,” Walker-Scott said. “She got into the college of her choice, and she gets to do things she never thought she would be able to do.” The reason she excelled in independent

study was because she could spend the time necessary with the subjects she needed to. School days weren’t made up of 50-minute class increments, where she would barely begin to wrap her mind around a class topic when the bell would ring. She could spend hours or days on a concept if she was struggling. Independent study allowed her to learn in the way that worked for her. But independent study isn’t for everyone. Students need to be selfmotivated, able to manage their time, and they have to work within a less structured environment. Walker-Scott’s youngest daughter attended PVA when schools were teaching virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it wasn’t a good fit, she said. Jennifer Bowen, principal of alternative schools and programs at Lucia Mar, said while it had been a plan for quite some time to start an accredited K-12 school for independent study, the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the school’s progress into overdrive. “When March [2020] hit and we knew it was going to push into the following school year, we knew that asynchronousstyle learning was going to be more desirable,” said Bowen, who oversees Lopez High School, PVA, and the district’s adult education. “At one point we were up to about 600 students, which was the third largest school in the district.” Synchronous and asynchronous learning are styles of education that the pandemic brought into everyday language. Synchronous learning happens in the classroom—and virtually, when students are logged on, learning, and interacting with classmates and their teacher. Independent study is largely asynchronous, with weekly and daily check-ins with teachers and fellow students, where synchronous learning can happen. During the 2020-21 school year, some families tried independent study as an alternative to virtual learning, not realizing how rigorous it was, Bowen said. The number of students tapered off to about 525 as parents and students discovered that it was a style of learning that didn’t work for them.

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“Students have to be pretty selfmotivated and disciplined,” Bowen said. “Some students need more support to be that independent.” Usually, Bowen said, the independent study program starts with about 50 or 60 students and grows throughout the school year to 100 or 120. Students have a tendency to come and go from the program, she said. If a student experiences a bad injury or family emergency, for instance, and can’t physically attend school on campus, they may do independent study for three months and then go back to campus. But July 2020 was a little “crazymaking,” said Joeli Martin, assistant principal of alternative education. PVA had 700 applications in three weeks. Although PVA expected an influx of high school students, there was a rush of applications for K-6 students as well. “So basically, we were just trying to— What does my friend always say?—build the plane while you’re flying it. It became a really attractive option for a lot of people in the district,” Martin said. “Fortunately, we were able to hire people and train them quickly. … But growing pains for sure.” Everything was taught virtually in 2020-21—which isn’t usually the case, even for independent study students, who have in-person check-ins with their teachers as well as in-person classroom labs. For those who had completed independent learning before, the transition to all virtual was fairly easy. But for new students, there was a little bit of a learning curve, Martin said.

“There’s this misconception that teachers won’t be paying attention and that they can slack off a little bit, and that’s not really the case,” Martin said. “Sometimes it involves having a really tough discussion about whether independent study is the right kind of learning environment for that student.” A recent bill, passed in July 2021, changes some of the requirements for independent study programs in the state of California and mandates all school districts to offer students a virtual independent study option for the 2021-22 school year. Most local school districts already offer independent study programs. Martin said the hours of synchronous learning now required differ by grade level: Kindergarten through third grade students have to attend one hour of synchronous learning every day with a one-hour one-on-one meeting with the teacher every week. Grades four through eight require daily interactions with the whole class, one hour of synchronous learning every week, and one hour of oneon-one time with the teacher. And ninth through 12th grades require synchronous opportunities for learning as well as weekly check-ins. “If this pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we can be flexible and we can be adaptable,” Martin said. “In education overall, it’s been wonderful, and it’s just opened our eyes to different ways of doing things.” Δ Reach Editor Camillia Lanham at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

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niversal public preschool is a concept long-discussed, and recently politicians started making serious policy proposals in pursuit of preschool for all. President Joe Biden’s American Family Plan released in late April proposes universal, high quality preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds. In early July, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to make transitional kindergarten available to every 4-year-old in the state, and he hopes to expand preschool for even younger kids. On the Central Coast, public preschool for some students has already been an option for a while. And while it’s not universal yet, local school officials say Newsom’s push for expanded transitional and pre-kindergarten could change the early learning landscape in the very near future. In the meantime, local public school districts are doing what they can to provide early learning opportunities to as many kids as possible—and they’re approaching it through an equity lens. This means offering preschool to kids whose families couldn’t afford it otherwise.

Santa Maria-Bonita School District (SMBSD) has had preschools in the district since 1997. The first one was implemented at Fairlawn Elementary, and today, the district has a preschool at all but five of its 17 elementary school sites. “It’s our goal to have a pre-kindergarten program at each of our elementary school sites,” district Director of Teaching and Learning Jennifer Loftus said. “For the last school year we added Liberty and Libbon Elementary, and then going into this next school year we’re adding Arellanes Elementary School.” Raquel Valdez, director of preschools at SMBSD, said funding for the district’s preschools historically has been through the California State Preschool Program (CSPP) and the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) funds. And in late June, the district was awarded a First 5 grant that will allow it to add the new preschool at Arellanes Elementary School. The grant gives the district $150,000 annually for the next four years. “The CSPP funding that we receive from the state does have requirements with it,” Loftus said. “Students are eligible for pre-kindergarten if they

EARLY LEARNING Local school district leaders say preschool is an equity issue, and new legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom will expand pre-Kindergarten opportunities.

Mayfield said. “But it’s very challenging for families these days to be able to afford preschool programs, and if you have multiple children, it’s really difficult.” While California districts are not required to offer the preschool programs, they are required to offer transitional kindergarten (TK) to some students. Preschool is an umbrella term under which pre-K and TK fall, and the difference between the two isn’t that substantial in terms of curriculum. But, Mayfield said, it more comes down to age differences, when a child is born, and what schools are required to provide.

meet certain eligibility criteria, and the primary factor is income.” San Luis Coastal Unified School District (SLCUSD) has run a preschool program called Success for All since 2013, paid for out of the school’s general fund. Like SMBSD’s program, it aims to reach “a specific targeted audience of students who otherwise wouldn’t have an opportunity to attend preschool,” SLCUSD Director of Learning and Achievement Rick Mayfield said. Success for All is hosted at Baywood, Hawthorne, and Pacheco elementary schools. “There are a lot of preschool programs out there and available in the community,”

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Current law requires school districts across California to offer TK to kids who turn 5 between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2, because Sept. 2 is the cutoff for kindergarten enrollment, Mayfield said. Newsom expanded that criteria when he signed Assembly Bill 130 into law on July 9, which will provide “free, high-quality, inclusive pre-kindergarten for all 4-yearolds, beginning incrementally in 2022-23 and with full implementation anticipated by 2025-26,” according to Newsom’s office. “Right now, it’s only limited to those students who [turn 5] in the fall,” Mayfield said of existing law. “Let’s say you turn 5 in January. You would be in preschool, as opposed to kindergarten. But what the state is saying is any 4-year old needs to be in a TK program. It’ll mean there’s TK programs at every school, and probably equal to the number of kindergarten classes that are there.” Loftus at Santa Maria-Bonita said she and her fellow school district leaders are “kind of in a holding pattern” as they await details on what the roll-out of expanded TK will look like. “If we are offering transitional kindergarten to all of our students, [we’re] thinking of blending pre-kindergarten with transitional kindergarten, because our pre-kindergarten [currently] serves primarily all 4-year-olds, and our transitional kindergarten serves those students who are not 5 in time to start kindergarten,” Loftus said. This leads to questions around what early learning would look like if TK expands to cover all 4-year olds. “Are we then serving 3-year olds? Is that happening in the school system or is that happening more in a center-based child care, day care center type setting?” Loftus asked. What district officials do know is that preschool—whether required by the state or not—is about increasing accessibility and equity. That’s why both SLCUSD and SMBSD have made efforts to offer preschool to some children, even before being required to by the state. “Traditionally, students who are underserved are coming from households that have lower income, their parents might be both working full time, it might be a single parent household, and just all of the different challenges that go along with being in that low-income threshold,” Loftus said. “Before there’s an achievement gap, there’s a readiness gap. Many students of poverty are not ready to learn when they enter kindergarten.” Not only does preschool get kids ready for school, but it also builds a relationship between the district and families. “In the program, we focus a lot on the social-emotional, and having those partnerships with families to support them and to get them ready for kindergarten,” SMBSD Preschool Director Valdez said. Mayfield said that kindergarten standards are quite rigorous, so having kids in pre-K or TK helps set them up for success. “By the end of kindergarten, students need to be reading at a fairly high level; they need to have math skills,” he said. “So getting them at 4 years old gives us the opportunity to help form their learning and prepare them for successful kindergarten experiences, and also to identify needs that students have and be able to plug them into programs, interventions that will serve their needs.” ∆ Reach Staff Writer Malea Martin at mmartin@newtimesslo.com.

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he Camino Scholars program, quite literally, meets kids where they’re at. People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH), the biggest affordable housing organization on the Central Coast, offers a variety of free, site-based services to its residents. One of those services is Camino Scholars, an after-school education program. “We have 11 learning centers throughout the Central Coast, all the way from Carpinteria to Paso Robles,” PSHH Director of Education Joanna Dominguez said. “We offer after-school programming and then we also offer college readiness programming for our students once they get into high school.” These programs can look like tutoring, group-based homework help, and other educational support to boost students’ school success. When the pandemic hit last year, Dominguez said the demand for the Camino Scholars program shot up. “We were getting referrals left and right,” she said. “So just during that first month, we increased our enrollment by 100 students.” PSHH recently released end-of-year data that shows vast improvements over the past school year, even with kids learning mostly at a distance. According to the data, at the start of last school year, only 35 percent of students enrolled in the program were reading at grade level, with 32 percent being two or more grade levels behind. At the end of the year, 61 percent of students were reading at grade level or higher, and just 13 percent still needed greater assistance. Dominguez said the program uses a web-based math and literacy platform called iReady to assess its students. “Why we utilize that platform is because it’s very predictive of their school success,” she said. “It’s totally in line with the SBAC [Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium] testing that the school districts use. We’re able to see where our students will progress academically with the school district. … Even during COVID times, we kept working with them for the whole entire time.” And while at school, students typically get a new teacher every year, the Camino Scholar program has kids working with the same instructors as they get older. “The reason why we were able to fill that gap [during the pandemic] is because we have such a strong relationship established with our parents and our students,” Dominguez said. “They’re coming to us year after year after year, and it’s the same teachers in the after-school programs onsite. … Normally they just walk over from their apartment to our classroom right in

the middle of the [housing] complex.” Amid the pandemic, of course, things looked a little different: Camino Scholars went virtual during the lockdown. But as things open up, the program is now back in person. Dominguez added that while PSHH residents get priority in the program, other kids can join, too, if there’s additional space. “We do very frequently enroll additional students in the community,” she said. “A lot of times that looks like other family members of our students who are enrolled with us. Other times it’s the local school that’s in our area, they’ll refer students that don’t live onsite, because they know of us through other students that they have that do live on-site.” The service is completely free to anyone who enrolls. Right now, Camino Scholars has about 350 students enrolled, and the program typically serves 600 students over the course of a school year. “As a result of the pandemic we’ve actually expanded our partnerships,” Dominguez said. “For example, Templeton Unified [School District] is the first to ask us to open up a Camino Scholars program on campus. So last semester, we did the first ever Camino Scholars program on campus at Templeton Middle School, and this upcoming school year we’re planning to open up an additional two sites at Templeton Elementary School and Vineyard Elementary School.” To find out more about Camino Scholars, visit pshhc.org/education.

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• The Central Coast Coalition of Chambers released business community survey results that show an increase in optimism in the local economy. “The most recent survey ran from June 21 to July 7, opening nearly one week after the state’s Beyond the Blueprint recovery plan went into effect on June 15,” according to the San Luis Obispo Chamber. The results show that 45 percent of respondents were “optimistic about the future and think the economy will rebound within two to three months. This is a stark contrast when compared to general sentiment from May 2020 with only 17 percent of respondents feeling optimistic.” Jim Dantona, chair of the Central Coast Coalition of Chambers, said in a statement that the coalition “will continue to advocate for business-friendly policies that will aid in their recovery.” ∆ Staff Writer Malea Martin wrote this week’s Strokes. Send business and nonprofit tips to strokes@newtimesslo.com.

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Conserve for the future To address the climate crisis, we must protect our public lands and rivers

ur lives have been profoundly changed by the pandemic. We have mourned the loss of loved ones, been separated from family members and friends, and experienced economic upheaval. Through this hardship, places like the Los Padres National Forest have provided many of us with much-needed solace and comfort in nature. We are more aware than ever that spending time outdoors is essential for our well-being. Scientists are also telling us that protecting large swaths of public lands and rivers is one of the most effective ways to address the climate crisis. And we have just a few years left to take comprehensive action in order to meet the 2030 deadline. That’s why it’s imperative we act now to protect our public lands and rivers. U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California)— in his first term in Congress—is leading the way on this issue by introducing the PUBLIC Lands Act. Included in this bill is the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, championed by U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) in the House, to permanently safeguard public lands within the Los Padres National Forest and Carrizo Plain National Monument. This includes preserving more than

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245,000 acres of wilderness, creating two scenic areas encompassing 34,500 acres, and protecting about 159 miles of wild and scenic rivers. It also designates the Condor National Recreation Trail, a 400-mile-long trail that would connect the northern and southern portions of the Los Padres by a single hiking route. The bill includes measures that would preserve more than a million acres of public lands and more than 500 miles of rivers throughout California. This effort already passed the House, and now we have a champion in the Senate. Protecting public lands and rivers on the Central Coast is critical to our state and our nation’s efforts to address the climate crisis. Both President Biden and Gov. Newsom have committed to protect 30 percent of our public lands and waters by 2030. Why is this so important in the fight against climate change? Protected public lands capture and store carbon out of the atmosphere. These places also help us adapt to and mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis that are already taking place. Investments in public lands are an essential and urgent piece of the puzzle to prepare for climate impacts like drought and wildfires, while preventing the worst of climate catastrophe. The PUBLIC Lands Act is a down payment toward our 2030 conservation goal. It’s also an important way we can prevent more carbon emissions. Twenty-five percent of all carbon emissions nationwide are due to fossil fuel extraction on public lands. The Central Coast has been under threat

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for years from oil and gas drilling. Sen. Padilla and Rep. Carbajal recognized this threat and included safeguards for more than 300,000 acres of public lands in the Los Padres and Carrizo Plain. These protections will help prevent future development and more damage from the resulting carbon emissions. Additionally, the bill protects about 159 miles of rivers and creeks in the national forest. These are some of the last free-flowing and undammed rivers in Southern California. Safeguarding these waters protects habitat for fish and animals that are struggling to adapt to climate change. Another benefit of the bill is that it will improve accessibility to the Los Padres for locals and visitors. By designating the Condor Trail as a National Scenic Trail, more resources will be allocated to preserving and completing this trail and the many others used to access it. I am grateful for Sen. Padilla’s leadership on this important issue— especially so early in his first term. It’s clear that he’s prioritizing the climate crisis and taking a holistic approach to protecting our future. He understands how important the Central Coast’s public lands and rivers are and is taking steps to ensure that they are conserved for generations to come. That will be a legacy to be proud of. ∆ Mary Creasman is the chief executive officer of the California League of Conservation Voters. Send a response for publication to letters@newtimesslo.com.

Letters A bike path could be coming to your neighborhood The city of San Luis Obispo would love for you to think the “Anholm Greenway” (aka “Anholm Bikeway,” aka “North Broad Bike Boulevard”) will be the most marvelous thing they’ve ever done. Don’t swallow spin. The real story is ugly and dirty. This is the most neighborhoodunfriendly city project in memory. It is racist, ableist, ageist, elitist, and plain mean, nasty, and rotten to neighborhood residents, and the features that make it such are completely unnecessary. It was the city’s deliberate choice to say to residents: “You don’t count.” The design and advancement of this atrocity rest on conflicts of interest so incestuous no well-governed city would tolerate them. Bicyclists are alleged to be winners, but what they get is a dangerous, unsafe mishmash of textbook concepts clumsily applied where they don’t belong. Any number of kinder-to-residents alternatives would better serve bicyclists, but an arrogant know-it-all city rejected them all. The city says this is but the first of many neighborhoods it intends to treat so shabbily. So wake up, SLO neighborhoods—yours could be next. Richard Schmidt San Luis Obispo

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Mental care A s COVID-19 has swept the world, the ripple effects continue to grow and expand and become the issues we cannot ignore. From increased consumption of single-use plastics to economic impacts on small business owners, from tumultuous partisan divisions to the extraordinary toll taken on working mothers, the impacts have been tremendous and aren’t going away soon. The devastation caused by the virus itself led to physical loss and separation that continues to rage in communities across the world, while simultaneously leading to a more nuanced devastation that has crept into every other area of our lives. After a year and a half of grief and trauma, uncertainty and stress, economic upheaval and social isolation, and blinding racial and economic disparities, a whole new crisis is brewing. Experts have warned about a different problem heightened by the coronavirus: a mental health crisis like we haven’t seen before. Studies have shown that the pandemic has taken a toll on young people, as 62.9 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds report symptoms of anxiety or depression. But they aren’t alone. Other studies attest that as many as one-fifth of all older adults say they felt their mental health had worsened throughout the COVID-19 crisis. A record number of minimum wage workers, from restaurants to retail, have left their jobs this year, citing mental health as a factor. Mental Health America recently published that of the approximately 46 million individuals who identify as Black or African American in the U.S., more than 16 percent reported having a mental illness within the past year. That’s more than 7 million people who need help in a time when mental health resources are scarce, local governments are overwhelmed, and health care providers have been stretched to their edge. Millions of people, just like you and me, who are doing their best to stay afloat and meet the moment, are being taken by the waves of the storm. The last year has taken its toll on all of us, affecting everyone to varying degrees. Some have been able to ride through the storm in a rubber lifeboat, others in canoes of wood taking on water and cracking under the pressure, while some just hang on desperately to whatever floats. Nearby, neighbors have navigated the waves in sailboats with stabilizers, and ships of steel feeling the sting as a cruise ship passes by with a party on the deck. And a select few rocketed away to space. It’s a story popping up all over the media right now in different ways, from the pressures on politicians, leaders, and athletes to the weight the nation has put on the shoulders of working mothers, to the rise in homelessness fueled by compounding factors of housing costs and a lack of mental health resources. If you haven’t struggled through this time personally, my guess is you know someone who has, someone you care about that helps put flesh and bones and a face on the story of the decline of mental health in America. But that face isn’t always obvious. Anxiety, depression,

and waning mental health looks a lot like your smiling neighbor, like your favorite teacher, and the barista serving your morning coffee. While this very systematic and complex problem requires a deeply systemic solution, we are seeing a unique and beautiful moment where people are speaking up about what they face. From social media to Olympic podiums, women in particular are opening up about prioritizing their own mental health over society’s expectations and definition of success. In this time of duress and isolation, many reflected on their lives and focused on what was important to them, what they wanted to create and cultivate, and what they were ready to leave behind. The discomfort of the last year allowed us to see ourselves as we are, the beautiful and the messy and all the in between, and gave us permission to shed the expectations of society and meet the moment by taking care of ourselves how we know best. It might be getting more sleep or movement, saying “no” instead of “yes,” leaving a job or relationship that no longer serves you, nurturing an interest that wants to grow, or just drinking the coffee a little slower. I know I am not alone when I admit that taking care of myself and honoring my boundaries as a mechanism of care has been one of the hardest lessons of all. We need each other, but we need ourselves too. We can’t solve the crisis with self-care alone, but we can start by acknowledging and tending to our own pains and extending empathy and respect for others to live their own truths. And we can start by acknowledging that we exist in a system built on patriarchal demands of perfectionism that try to tear us apart even as we try to be together. There is much work to be done to deconstruct the ideas and structures that drive people into crisis, and construct safe spaces for everyone. And we will not be whole until we get there. Changing this story of care, both within ourselves and out into the world, will lead to systemic change that has the power to hold, to heal, and to make us stronger than before. ∆

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aise your hand if you’re super sick and tired of the novel coronavirus affectionately known as COVID-19. Wow, I haven’t seen this many hands in the air since Rock Master Scott and the Dynamic Three dropped “The Roof Is On Fire” in 1984. “Throw your hands in the air like you just don’t care. We don’t need no water let the mother#@%$er burn! Burn, mother#@%$er, burn.” Except we do need water and we want to put this mother#@%$er known as COVID-19 to death. The question is how far are we willing to go? How much more inconvenience are we willing to endure to save lives? As of late, news stories about the vaccinated “losing patience” with the unvaccinated have exploded. How do we get those suffering so-called “vaccine hesitancy” to take the plunge? Should we reward the irresponsible? Should we bribe the ignorant? That seems to be what’s happening in a new press release from the city of San Luis Obispo that announced it would offer $25 gift cards for each dose of the vaccine received “from a county of San Luis Obispo Public Health Clinic or mobile vaccination clinic.” Hey, where’s my 50 bucks? I got jabbed twice, like, three and four months ago! Apparently, if you’ve been shirking your patriotic duty to help your community reach herd immunity or if you’ve been too dumb up till now to believe that

vaccines are safe and effective, we’ll give you money. Sheesh! “While I hope the gift cards are a helpful motivator,” SLO County Public Health Director Dr. Penny Borenstein said in the press release, “the true value is being protected from the cost and suffering of COVID-19.” Duh. Apparently Penny and the Public Health Department read this column because two weeks ago (“Stingy, snotty, stupid,” July 22) I asked—and I quote myself—“Wouldn’t it be great to have some data about current COVID-19 cases in SLO County, such as the percent of new cases among those vaccinated and unvaccinated, including hospitalizations?” Well, that very same bribery press release laid down the stats: “Data shows that since Jan. 1, 2021, residents who are not fully vaccinated have represented 98.5 percent of COVID-19 cases, 97.5 percent of hospitalizations, and 99.2 percent of deaths in SLO County.” I know these numbers can be hard to comprehend when your online anti-vaxx “research” tells you over and over that vaccinations a) cause autism (they don’t), b) haven’t been fully researched (they have), c) are just a profit scheme for Big Pharma (how’s that free COVID vaxx doing?), or d) vaccine injury is common (nope, exceedingly rare). For the record,

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a new study showed that most antivaccine conspiracies online originate from the same 12 people and their organizations, which have been dubbed the “disinformation dozen.” I mean, sure, you can believe these bad actors using your paranoia and ignorance to line their pockets, or you can believe the American Medical Association, which recently reported that 96 percent of all practicing physicians in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. And those remaining 4 percent? Almost half said they plan to get their vaccination. That means about 98 percent of all physicians believe in the power of vaccines. One more math problem: Do you want to trust vaccine advice from 12 unqualified people or should you believe 980,000 or so doctors who trained for 11 to 16 years? Hmm, puzzler, amirite? Now go collect your $50 in gift cards, slackers. Protecting yourself and your community is worth the potential sore arm and next-day mild COVID-19 symptoms, which by all accounts are much less distressing than being intubated on a ventilator. And speaking of math and other academic subjects, K-12 schools will reopen this fall, but students, teachers, and staff—regardless of vaccination status—will all be required to mask up indoors, which makes perfect sense as the Delta variant continues to thwart our attempts to squash the pandemic, and children under 12 remain ineligible for vaccination.

Most county school districts are happy to comply with this state of California mandate, but in a weird and ironic twist (not), some North County school districts and parents are none too happy with the mask requirement. Surprise, surprise! “They’re living their lives and they’re healthy,” parent Christa Abma said of her unmasked children at a July 22 Atascadero Unified School District board meeting. “Let our bodies work how God designed them to work. We’re strong. We’ll overcome this.” I guess God designed 607,881-andcounting Americans’ bodies to die after contracting COVID-19. Let’s pray Ms. Abma’s children have the “good” design, eh? Look, if parents don’t want to send their kids to school if they’ll be required to wear masks, by all means, keep your kids at home and let them do independent study, which is an option. Here’s the thing: These same parents who are complaining about a mask mandate are most likely the same parents who complained that schools were shut down in the first place. Well, now they’re opening, but your kid has to wear a mask for the safety of others. Get over it. Around the world, people desperately want to receive the vaccine, but here in the U.S., where everyone has free and easy access, holdouts remain. Sigh. ∆ The Shredder avoids the unvaccinated and washes its gears regularly. Sent comments and suggestions to shredder@ newtimesslo.com.

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The Elwin Mussell Senior Center hosts a special dance concert, Let’s Dance, on Sunday, Aug. 15, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Santa Maria Valley Senior Citizens Club and the Community Foundation of SLO County, this free event features live music from the Riptide Big Band and accompanying vocalist Bob Nations. Visit riptidebb. com for more info. The venue is located at 510 Park Ave., Santa Maria. —Caleb Wiseblood FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF JUDY LINDQUIST

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ROSEMARY PISCIOTTA RETROSPECTIVE: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Cambria Center for the Arts is thrilled NORTH COAST SLO COU NT Y

CALL FOR 2022 FEATURED ARTISTS CCA is currently accepting applications for Featured Artists for our 2022 season. We are seeking both two-dimensional and three-dimensional artists who can fill 50 linear feet of gallery wall, either as a solo exhibitor or paired with a second artist. See our website for details. Through Sept. 30, noon 805-927-8190. cambriaarts.org/call-artists/. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

CLAY CREATIONS FOR KIDS Clay creations for ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 12. Limited to 12 students per class. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon through Aug. 12 $80. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

COASTAL LIFE PERSPECTIVE THROUGH THE ARTS Recently new owners of the gallery have revamped the interior and recreated an art show showcasing more than nine new painters and assorted ceramicists and jewelry artisans. Current oil paintings by Michael Mote and many other artists along the Central Coast and California. First Thursday of every month, 4-8 p.m. and Mondays-Wednesdays, FridaysSundays, 12-4 p.m. through Sept. 23 Bronze Silver Gold Gallery, 786 Main Street, Cambria, 805-927-5421, bronzesilvergoldgallery.com.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present The Great Outdoors. Features artworks inspired by the beautiful scenery and colorful wildlife found in San Luis Obispo County from their respective studios. View nature inspired scenes in all media. Through Sept. 6 Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. MOSAICS FOR BEGINNERS Learn mosaic basics from cutting, gluing, grouting and cleaning to create a masterpiece. Choose your project on website. Great for beginners. Everything provided to complete project. Preregistration required. Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Various. 805-2865993. CreativeMeTime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

PATRICIA NEWTON: FEATURED ARTIST “My style is representational, my current body of work has been inspired by the powerful movement of the sea and magnificent coastline,” Newton said in an artist statement. Through Aug. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

reopen it’s gallery doors on July 24. The current show is a retrospective honoring Rosemary Pisciotta’s lifedrawings/paintings. Please consult website regarding gallery hours and other details. Through Aug. 29, 11 a.m.4 p.m. 805-927-8190. cambriaarts.org/gallery-exhibits/. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

SEA GLASS HAMMERED METAL JEWELRY Learn how to drill holes in sea glass (for safety this will be a demonstration), hammer metal to strength and texture it and basic jewelry making skills to create a necklace and two earrings. Everything is provided to complete the project including local sea glass. Aug. 8, 10 a.m.-noon $50. 805-286-5993. CreativeMeTime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. SHIRLEY VALENTINE After a long and unexpected ‘intermission,’ By the Sea Productions is back onstage, opening with a one-woman show, starring Sharyn Young. Directed by Sandy Bosworth. Aug. 13-15 my805tix. com. By The Sea Productions, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay, 805-776-3287.

THOMAS BROWN: FEATURED CRAFT ARTIST Working with crystalline glazes has become Brown’s passion, while working as an Art Instructor during the past 20 years. His constant endeavor is in the subject of ceramics and creating exciting pieces for your home. Through Aug. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

VIRGINIA MACK: FEATURED ARTIST “I have been immersed in studying birds and painting them for the last decade. With this show, I am celebrating my outdoor journeys in discovering birds, wild animals, and more,” Mack said in an artist statement. Through Aug. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

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creative evening with your special loved one. Work together on an 8”x 8” fused glass plate while enjoying a glass of wine or non-alcoholic beverage, and a small charcuterie plate. Limited to 6 participants. Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m. Starting at $150. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

Small to large local landscapes. Open daily. Call or email for address and information. ongoing 818-384-6125. bruceeverett.net. Private home, Private address, TBA.

MOSAIC MIRROR WORKSHOP This is a 2-day workshop: the first day we will design and glue, the next day we will grout. All materials included. Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-noon and Aug. 15, 12-1 p.m. $75. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

MOVIES IN THE GARDENS Come see some movies with your family under the stars. Movies are free to the public. Food is available. Call for more details. Aug. 7, 8-11 p.m. and Aug. 14, 8-11 p.m. Free. 805-470 - 3360. visitatascadero.com/events. Sunken Gardens, 6505 El Camino Real, Atascadero. STUDIOS ON THE PARK: ONLINE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Check site for a variety of virtual classes and workshops online. ongoing studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805238-9800.

WESTERN TRADITIONS The West conjures up images of cowboys, Native Americans, ranching, and open plains. For some, the west represents a rough lifestyle that hasn’t changed in over 100 years. Through Aug. 30 Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-238-9800, studiosonthepark.org.

WILD ABOUT ART! Included with the price of regular admission, zoo guests can look forward to various arts and crafts booths, face painting vendors, live demos, and workshops from local artists throughout the park. Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Varies. visitatascadero. com/events. Charles Paddock Zoo, 9100 Morro Rd., Atascadero.

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.

INDEX Arts ............................[19] Culture & Lifestyle.......[20] Food & Drink..............[22] Music .........................[22]

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

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.

RETURNING HOME: SCULPTURES BY KRISTIN LINDSETH This series of sculptures explores the idea of home through miniature houses mounted on top of metal armatures. Reflecting on her experiences regarding the California wildfires of August 2020, Lindseth considers the implications of vulnerability, loss, and hope. Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sept. 26 Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

SLO CAMERA CLUB Online Zoom meetings and competitions. Everyone is welcome. Visit site for meeting links. Second Thursday of every month Free to guest. slocameraclub.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SLO NIGHTWRITERS PRESENTS ON ZOOM: WENDELIN VAN DRAANEN AND MARK PARSONS Authors Wendeling Van Draanen and Mark

Parsons will lead discussion. Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m. Free. 805-703-3132. slonightwriters.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SLO WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION CHAPTER KICK OFF An inaugural event held at Tolosa Winery’s beautiful outdoor tasting garden. This meet-up is open to the community and anyone with interest in the organization is encouraged to attend. Aug. 7, 3-5 p.m. Free. 805-668-4828. centralcoastfilmsociety.org. Tolosa Winery, 4910 Edna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

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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. and Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 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 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 WAREHOUSE Free art space and supplies provided for teens, Monday and Friday afternoons. Photography corner for photo shoots and videos. Also features painting, collaging, sewing and more. Mondays, Fridays, 12-1 p.m. through Aug. 20 Free. 805-270-3346. t-mha.org. Transitions Mental Health Warehouse, 784 High Street, San Luis Obispo.

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

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COMEDY TONIGHT A two-act vaudeville revue filled with puns, parodies, song, and dance starring some of your Melodrama favorites. Sundays, 6-8 p.m. through Sept. 12 $25-$32. 805-489-2499. americanmelodrama.com/. Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano.

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.

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.

MEET AND GREET WITH JIMMY PAULDING Local supporters of Jimmy Paulding, candidate for District 4 County Supervisor, are hosting a Meet and Greet in Los Osos. This will give Los Osos residents a chance to meet Jimmy and share their ideas for the future of SLO County. Aug. 9, 6-8 p.m. Free. 805-994-0025. jimmypaulding.org/august9/. South Bay Community Center, 2180 Palisades Ave, Los Osos.

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Classes in fitness, boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and more. Use mind and body training for results that AUG. 5 – AUG. 12 POP-UP ART FAIR Features paintings, stick. Check website or call for more info. 2021 drawings, sculptures, books, games, and Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m. and Mondaysso much more. Come support our local artists. Saturdays, 9 a.m. through Oct. 28 Call for price Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-668-2125. lila. details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Morro community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay. Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

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TOGETHER: A MUSICAL JOURNEY A celebration of sharing experiences through story and song, helmed by director Katie Fuchs-Wackowski, with musical direction by Michael Wilkins, from an original script by Erik Stein Through Aug. 7 pcpa.org. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang, 805-686-1789.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

COMMUNITY YOGA Community Yoga with Bridget

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PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE OF LOS OSOS: RUMMAGE SALE Raising funds for “Needs and

Wishes”, and for the Noor Health Center and SLO Prado Women’s and Children’s Center. Aug. 6, 12-4 p.m. and Aug. 7, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. South Bay Community Center, 2180 Palisades Ave, Los Osos, 805 528 2626.

TAI CHI AND QI GONG: ZEN IN MOTION Small group classes with 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the Year. Call for time and days. Learn the Shaolin Water Style and 5 Animals Qi Gong. Beginners welcomed. Mondays, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Call for price details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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

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

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

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

ZONGO YACHTING CUP 2021 The Zongo Yachting Cup is a sailing race / boating cruise from Morro Bay to Avila Beach. This event is brought to you by the Morro Bay Yacht Club in conjunction with the San Luis Yacht Club in Avila Beach. It is open to all ocean worthy vessels and their crews. Aug. 14, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. my805tix.com. Embarcadero Morro Bay, 714 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 805-772-4467.

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

NAR-ANON: TUESDAY MEETINGS Nar-Anon is a support group for those who are affected by someone else’s addiction. Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. naranoncentralca. org/meetings/meeting-list/. The Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4500 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 805-221-5523. OPEN AIR VINEYARD YOGA Intentionally carve out time for quiet, movement, and a little self pampering in the open air of the vineyard with Yogi Chelcy Westphal Johnson, of Mindful Movement Collective. Fridays, 9:3010:30 a.m. $28-$150. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles, 805-239-1730. PASO, HERE WE COME Redwings Horse Sanctuary is making their permanent home on Union Road in Paso Robles. Donate to its $1 million fundraising campaign. Redwings offers public tours, volunteering with the horses, and a foster to adopt program. ongoing Redwings Horse Sanctuary, Union Road, Paso Robles, 831-386-0135, RedwingsHorseSanctuary.org. 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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CAL HOPE SLO GROUPS AT TMHA Visit website for full list of weekly Zoom groups available. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays calhopeconnect.org. Transitions Mental Health Warehouse, 784 High Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-270-3346.

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

COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND BOUNDARIES

MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION (ONLINE MEETING) Zoom series hosted by TMHA. Thursdays,

Have your communication skills gotten a little rusty during the shutdown? How can you improve your relationships and workplace communication skills? This is important, and so is allowing others to express themselves. Tuesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. through Aug. 17 Free. t-mha.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

10:30 a.m.-noon Transitions Mental Health Warehouse, 784 High Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-270-3346.

MODERN DANCE FITNESS CLASS FOR ADULTS Rhythmic and exploratory 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, 805-596-0609, worldrhythmandmotion.com.

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.

OUTDOOR YOGA CLASSES Hotel San Luis Obispo, Piazza Hospitality’s first property on California’s scenic Central Coast, offers outdoor yoga classes on its rooftop terrace. Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays $10-$15; complimentary for hotel guests. 805-235-0700. hotelslo.com. Hotel San Luis Obispo, 877 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

DEALING WITH OVERWHELMING EMOTIONS: ONLINE STRESS SUPPORT (ZOOM) Feelings got you dazed and confused? Not dealing well with yet more changes? We have some awesome, kind, caring, and wise folks from FEMA Crisis Counseling team and TMHA who can try and help the stress get less. Mondays, 5-6:30 p.m. through Aug. 30 Free. zoom.us/j/85989402573. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES SUPPORT GROUP Open to the public at no charge. The group, led by a trained facilitator, offers a safe space to share experiences with challenge, change, grief, loss, and resilience with peers. Mondays, 4:30-6 p.m. hospiceslo. org/support-groups. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

THE GRIEF RECOVERY PROGRAM: 8 WEEK CLASS ONLINE This class is a step-by-step action program for

SLO NOONTIME TOASTMASTERS CLUB MEETINGS Want to improve speaking and leadership

unlocking and respecting our emotional experience of our grief, both immediate or past. Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.11:30 p.m. through Sept. 28 $59.99 includes book and all 8 weeks. 714-273-9014. facebook.com/grief.loss. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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.

LITERACY FOR LIFE VIRTUAL TUTOR TRAINING Literacy For Life has a San Luis Obispo countywide need for tutors. As we slowly transition to in-person tutoring, this training will focus on hybrid models of tutoring, including how to tutor both virtually and in-person. Tutors must attend both Zoom training sessions. Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 805-541-4219. literacyforlifeslo.org/ become-a-tutor.php. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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

MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION A safe place to experience reality through mindfulness and meditation practices. Learn about benefits of mindfulness; being aware of what you’re doing, thinking and feeling in the moment. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon through Aug. 26 Free. 805270-3346. t-mha.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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WHO’S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?

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

Glasshead Studio is hosting its two-day Mosaic Mirror Workshop, starting on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, and continuing on Sunday, Aug. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. Participants of this class will design their own mosaic mirror projects on the first day and grout their creations on the following day. Admission is $75, which includes all materials needed. Visit glassheadstudio.com for more details. The studio is located at 8793 Plata Lane, suite H, Atascadero. —C.W.

SPORTS SUMMER CAMPS: BASKETBALL Hosted by SLO Classical Academy, for grades 5-8. Beginners and experienced players alike will thrive at our sports camps as they experience the basics and rules of play, learn foundational team building, and hone new and developing skills. Aug. 9-13, 1-3 p.m. $160. 805-548-8700. sloclassical.org. SLO Classical Academy, 165 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. CULTURE & LIFESTYLE continued page 22

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Beautiful wildlife, flora, and stunning views of the northern Santa Barbara coastline await those that attend. This will be a dog-friendly hike, please feel free to bring along your furry friend. Aug. 15, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. my805tix.com. Point Sal State Beach, Brown Rd, Guadalupe, 805-733-3713.

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MORRO BAY FARMERS MARKET: CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY Celebrating National Farmers Market Week with a Customer Appreciation Day. Features lots of prizes and giveaways, including sunflower plants to give out while supply lasts. Aug. 5, 2-4 p.m. Spencers Market parking lot, 2650 Main St., Morro Bay.

WATERFRONT MARKET MORRO BAY This event is free to the public, family and pet-friendly. Come and see what the Central Coast has to offer you. Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Aug. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-4029437. Giovanni’s Fish Market, 1001 Front St., Morro Bay. NORTH SLO COU NT Y

BRUNCH IS BACK Celebrate the second Sunday of the month with brunch. Enjoy a two-hour cruise on the waterfront. Features fresh coffee, pastries, and more. Second Sunday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $50. 805772-2128. chabliscruises.com. Chablis Cruises, 1205 Embarcadero, Morro Bay. SUNSET SEAFOOD BOIL Join us on the Veranda of our Barrel Room for a soul-crushing explosion of a Paso sunset while we enjoy a classic Cajun Boil indulgence. Aug. 13, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $120. my805tix.com. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles, 805-239-1730.

TAPAS ON THE HILL Kick off your weekend on our

PROLIFIC IN PUBLISHING

Local authors Wendelin Van Draanen (pictured) and Mark Parsons will host a virtual discussion on their respective careers in children’s literature during a Zoom webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 10, starting at 6:30 p.m. This free event is presented by the San Luis Obispo NightWriters, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting local writers. Find out more about the program by calling (805) 703-3132 or visiting slonightwriters.org. —C.W. CULTURE & LIFESTYLE from page 21

neurology-2/. Central Core, 1160 Price Street, Pismo Beach.

SPORTS SUMMER CAMPS: VOLLEYBALL Hosted

GREENER PASTURES FARM SANCTUARY SELF-GUIDED TOUR Meet the rescued residents up

by SLO Classical Academy, for grades 5-8. Beginners and experienced players alike will thrive at our sports camps as they experience the basics and rules of play, learn foundational team building, and hone new and developing skills. Through Aug. 6, 1-3 p.m. $160. 805548-8700. sloclassical.org. SLO Classical Academy, 165 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

SUMMER SUPER CAMP-A-PALOOZA Summer camps for ages 4 and up. Each week has a different theme with special guests and fun activities. Through Aug. 18 805549-8408. iflipforccg.com. Central Coast Gymnastics Sports Center, 21 Zaca Lane, 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.

WALKING TOURS OF MISSION PLAZA: THE QUICK AND THE DEAD The History Center offers free, one-hour guided tours of Mission Plaza every Saturday at 10 a.m. through Labor Day weekend. The tour reveals the story of the 1858 Committee of Vigilance, when seven Californios were hanged without a trial. Saturdays, 10-11 a.m. through Sept. 4 Free. 805-543-0638. historycenterslo.org/walkingtours.html. History Center of San Luis Obispo County, 696 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

YOGA IN THE PARK FOR CANCER SURVIVORS, PATIENTS, AND LOVED ONES These special classes, which are designed for survivors to go at their own pace and boost energy, are provided by Tenet Health Central Coast. Participants are asked to bring their own yoga mats or blanket, and wheelchair participants are welcome. First Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. through Dec. 4 805-4011940. tenethealthcentralcoast.com/services/oncology. Meadow Park, 2251 Meadow St., San Luis Obispo.

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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.

BRAIN AND BODY BOOTCAMP FOR KIDS For ages 9-15; attend 1 day; 3 days; or 9 days. 6/15-7/1; 7/27-8/12. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 1:15-2:45 p.m. through Aug. 12 $50. 805-295-9505. mpspost.wordpress.com/applied-

close and hear their amazing stories of triumph from volunteers who work with them weekly. You will meet goats, horses, lambs, potbelly pigs, donkeys, chickens, ducks, turkeys, and peafowl. Aug. 7, 12-1 & 1-2 p.m. $10. 805-704-7327. eventbrite.com. Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary, 2148 S. Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande.

HIKE DISCOVERY TRAIL AT PISMO PRESERVE A 5.2 mile hike in the Pismo Preserve. Meet at the entrance by restrooms. If the parking lot is full, overflow parking available across from the Ventana Grill. Bring water, snacks. Dress in layers. Masks required if not vaccinated. RSVP to Bonnie@pacificcoastpro.com. Aug. 14, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Discovery Trail, Pismo Preserve, Pismo Preserve, Pismo Beach, 805-543-8717.

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.

UNITY FIVE CITIES WEEKLY SERVICE Unity Five Cities offers a friendly, welcoming environment for those seeking a positive path for spiritual living. Music and lesson followed by pot luck social time every Sunday; frequent concerts in the garden and other fun activities. Sundays, 10-11:15 a.m. Free. 805-440-9461. unity5cities. org. The Victorian, 789 Valley Rd., Arroyo Grande.

VETSURF FRIDAY Veterans encouraged to join us for these weekly VetSurf programs to share the camaraderie. Surfers and non-surfers are welcome; enjoy coffee and snacks on the beach or paddle out to share some waves with fellow Veterans. Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free admission. 805-441-5271. ampsurf.org. Addie Street Surfer Parking Lot, Addie Street, Pismo Beach. WEEKLY DROWNING RESCUE COURSES Facility advertised as open and safe. Give the office a call to register over the phone. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.6:30 p.m. Members $130; Non-members $160. 805-4816399. 5 Cities Swim School, 425 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande, 5citiesswimschool.com.

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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 805434-3333. Enjoy traditional tapas and award-winning wine with panoramic sweeping vineyard views from our hilltop patio while the sun sets over the vineyard. Fridays, 5-8 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 48-hour 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.

VIRTUAL WINE TASTING PACKAGES AT CASS WINERY Wine by the glass and bottles are also available for purchase. Check site for specific virtual tasting packages. ongoing Free. 805-239-1730. casswines.com/. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

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SLO FARMERS MARKET: CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY Celebrating National Farmers Market Week with a Customer Appreciation Day. Features lots of prizes and giveaways, including sunflower plants to give out while supply lasts. Aug. 7, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot, 325 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

ZEST FOR LIFE: PICK-UP PICNIC FOR 2 Sunshine and fresh breezes make everything better. Your Zest for Life Picnic for Two includes sandwiches, cookies, pasta salad, fruit, wine, and more, all inside a cute, reusable tote. Order now and pick up Aug. 15. Aug. 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $100. 818300-7769. themondayclubslo.org/ZEST-FOR-LIFE-PICNIC. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

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

PISMO BEACH FARMERS MARKET Features various vendors selling their goods. Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Pismo Beach Farmers Market, Pismo Pier, Pismo Beach, 805773-4382.

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PRESQU’ILE WINERY: WINE CLUB Call or go online to make a reservation to taste at the winery or find more info on the winery’s Wine Club offerings. ongoing presquilewine.com/club/. Presqu’ile Winery, 5391 Presqu’ile Dr., Santa Maria, 805-937-8110.

SIMPLY SOURDOUGH First Thursday of every month Oasis Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt, 805-937-9750.

WINE AND DESIGN VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CLASSES Check Wine and Design’s Orcutt website for the complete list of virtual and in-person classes, for various ages. Also offering kids camps for summer. ongoing Varies. wineanddesign.com/orcutt. Wine and Design, 3420 Orcutt Road, suite 105, Orcutt.

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

STANDING SUN: CELLAR CLUB Visit site for Cellar Club details and more info. Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.5 p.m. 805-691-9413. standingsunwines.com. Standing Sun Wines, 92 2nd St., Unit D, Buellton, 805-691-9413.

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EARLS OF TUESDAY LIVE Aug. 8, 1 p.m. Castoro

Cellars, 1315 N. Bethel Rd., Templeton, 805-238-0725, castorocellars.com.

AN EVENING WITH BRYNN AND JODY Brynn

Albanese and Jody Mulgrew have joined forces to create a diverse collaboration of soulful almost meditative selections. Aug. 14, 7-8:30 p.m. $25. 805-927-8190. cambriaarts.org/theatre. Cambria Center for the Arts Theatre, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

LAUREN HALL: LIVE OUTSIDE SERIES Series continues every Sunday. No ticket necessary. All ages welcome. Aug. 8, 6-8 p.m. Free. Schooners, 171 North Ocean Ave, Cayucos, 805-995-3883, schoonerscayucos.com.

NEARVANA LIVE A tribute to Nirvana. Aug. 14, 8:30 p.m. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-225-1312, thesirenmorrobay.com/. ZEN MOUNTAIN POETS LIVE Aug. 15, 1 p.m.

Castoro Cellars, 1315 N. Bethel Rd., Templeton, 805238-0725, castorocellars.com.

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BURNING JAMES AND POHO BLUES ALL-STARS

Aug. 15, 4 p.m. The Pour House, 525 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-239-1000, pasobrewing.com.

EASTON EVERETT DUO Enjoy a live performance of neo-folk pop. Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m. eastoneverett.com. Asuncion Ridge, 725 12th St., Paso Robles, 805-461-0675. EASTON EVERETT TRIO A live performance of neo-folk

pop. Aug. 13, 5-7 p.m. Grand Oaks Ballroom, Cava Robles RV Resort, 3800 Golden Hills Rd., Paso Robles, 805-2424700. A live performance of neo-folk pop Aug. 14, 1-4 p.m. Four Lanterns Winery, 2485 West Highway 46, Paso Robles, 805-226-5955, fourlanternswinery.com.

GHOST/MONSTER LIVE Aug. 6, 6 p.m. Derby Wine

Estates, 525 Riverside Ave, Paso Robles, 805-238-6300.

THE JUMP JAX AT ATASCADERO SUMMER LAKE CONCERTS Join The Jump Jax as they present fresh takes on American Classics from 30’s jump-swing to 70’s rockabilly and rock’n’roll. Aug. 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m. No cover. 805-461-5000. visitatascadero.com/events. Atascadero Lake Park, 9305 Pismo Ave., Atascadero.

THE MAVERICKS AND LOS LOBOS LIVE

Grammy-winners The Mavericks and Los Lobos will coheadline. Aug. 14, 7-10 p.m. $45-$55. 805-286-3680. vinaroblesamphitheatre.com. Vina Robles Amphitheatre, 3800 Mill Rd., Paso Robles.

ROUTE 66 LIVE Aug. 6, 6 p.m. California Coast Beer Company, 1346 Railroad St., Paso Robles, 805-3692347, calcoastbeer.com/.

SATURDAY IN THE PARK: SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Enjoy the sounds of summer at Atascadero’s

2021 Summer Concert Series, to be held weekly at the Atascadero Lake Park Bandstand. Concerts will be every Saturday, from late July through mid-September with a few exceptions. Aug. 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Aug. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. visitatascadero.com. Historic City Hall, 6500 Palma Ave., Atascadero, 805-461-5000.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY FEATURES AIREENE ESPIRITU AND JOHN ROY ZAT Songwriters at Play

host Steve Key shares the garden stage with FilipinaAmericana artist Aireene Espiritu, and fiddler/folksinger John Roy Zat. Aug. 7, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Free. 805-2046821. stevekey.com/events. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY FEATURES JON RANGER, DOUGLAS ROMAYNE Songwriters at Play host Steve

Key shares the garden stage with Bakersfield balladeer Jon Ranger, and local fave Douglas Romayne. Aug. 14, 12:303:30 p.m. Free. 805-204-6821. stevekey.com/events. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS: VIRTUAL MUSIC SERIES Follow the venue’s Facebook page for a

virtual series of music, wine tasting, and education. Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m. Free. facebook.com/ vinaroblesamphitheatre/. Vina Robles Amphitheatre, 3800 Mill Rd., Paso Robles, 805-286-3680.

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ALISA FINEMAN AND KIMBALL HURD: CUP OF KINDNESS The Jewish Community Center-Federation

of San Luis Obispo is excited to host the renowned folk duo of Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd for an afternoon of music. Aug. 15, 1-3 p.m. $25 for adults; Children under 15 get in for free. 805-426-5465. jccslo.com/ alisa-and-kimball-jcc-concert.html. JCC-Federation of SLO Property, 875 Laureate Lane, San Luis Obispo.

BRASS MASH (FIRST FRIDAYS) Seating will be

extremely limited so make sure to get here early if you want a seat. First Friday of every month, 6 p.m. through Oct. 1 liquidgravitybrewing.com/. Liquid Gravity, 675 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo.

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CENTRAL COAST GUITAR SHOW Buy, sell, trade, and see all things guitar, new, used, and vintage, other musical instruments and services. Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. my805tix.com. SLO Guild Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-0639. DESERT BLOOM WITH THE BOGEYS, COUCH DOG, AND GONE FISHIN’ A modern indie rock band

from Las Vegas, performing live with guest acts. Aug. 7, 6:30-11 p.m. $10. The Siren at El Chorro, 2990 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo, 805-541-1149.

MARATHON: NEW ALBUM RELEASE Local

artist C. Hite is releasing Marathon, a collection of original techno music, to run by that was created and broadcast for marathon runners in a downtown SLO race. Through Aug. 5 carolbethhite.bandcamp.com. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

THE MOTHER HIPS LIVE This show is being

presented to you by folkYEAH and SLO Brew Live. Aug. 6, 7 p.m. $25. 805-543-1843. slobrew.com. SLO Brew Rock, 855 Aerovista Pl., San Luis Obispo.

RESONANCE PRESENTS: SEASONS Featuring

the music of Eric Whitacre, Ola Gjeilo, Benjamin Britten, Giovanni Gabrieli, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, and more. Aug. 14, 8-9:30 p.m. my805tix.com. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, 751 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, 781-8220.

UNFINISHED WITH THE BEATLES A tribute to the music of the Beatles featuring Unfinished Business. Aug. 7, 7-10 p.m. my805tix.com. SLO Guild Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-0639. SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y

GROVER BEACH SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

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THE MOLLY RINGWALD PROJECT LIVE Part of the City of Pismo Beach Recreation Division’s 12th Annual Pacific Breeze Concerts. Make sure to bring your lawn chairs or blankets for seating on the park’s expansive lawn. There will be refreshments for sale from local vendors and children’s activities. Aug. 8, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-773-7063. pismobeach.org/73/Recreation. Dinosaur Caves Park, 2701 Price St, Pismo Beach.

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LET’S DANCE! The Santa Maria Valley Senior Citizens Club presents this concert featuring Riptide Big Band and vocalist, Bob Nations. Funded by Community Foundation of SLO County. Aug. 15, 1:30-4 p.m. Free. 775-813-5186. RiptideBB.com. Elwin Mussell Senior Center, 510 Park Ave., Santa Maria. SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC: FIRST FRIDAYS AT FOUR Featuring musicians from the

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Rising star Jade Jackson plays the Fremont Theater’s grand reopening

his Saturday, after being shuttered for nearly a year and a half, the Fremont Theater will reopen with Santa Margarita native Jade Jackson at the top of the bill. Jackson, too, has been cut off from what she loves most: performing. She and her band had just returned from an early 2020 U.S. tour with Lucero when the COVID-19 pandemic put the brakes on her future touring plans that March. She was looking forward to playing the Stagecoach Festival as well as some dates with Amanda Shires. “It finally felt like we were at the spot where the ball was rolling, and then the pandemic hit,” she said during a recent phone interview. In March 2020, Jackson was just a few years into her big career break. In 2017, she’d been signed to ANTI-Records. Rolling Stone magazine named her on its “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know” list. She was heading toward the next level on her pathway to stardom. Instead she found herself back at her parents’ Santa Margarita restaurant, The Range. “Everyone, including my parents, were like, ‘What should we do?’” Jackson recalled. “My parents let everyone go except family at the restaurant—it seemed like the safest thing to do—and I buried myself in restaurant work, which is fine. I know how to do it. I was so busy I didn’t have time to complain, and my family had their health and the business was surviving.” Like a lot of us, the pandemic stressed her out, but that stress led to her most recent single, “6FT. Changes.” “I’m not really a ‘I’m going to sit down and write a song’ kind of person,” she said. “I’m a ‘I have a pit in my stomach and I have to get this out’ writer, which was what happened with this song. I was on my way to sleep and it fell into my consciousness, so I went to the living room and scribbled it down.” On it she sings, “Last night I saw it, the crowd and the sweat/ The lights in my eyes and the warmth in my chest/ The theater walls held murals of gods/ And their gold paint was peeling from years of applause/ Oh I want to go back to the way it was/ Before we had distance between us/ Six feet changes the way it was/ Handshakes and hugs in a crowded space/ Dancing with strangers and holding up beers/ Tapping on shoulders and whispering in ears.” She recorded the song and made a music video for it in the empty Fremont Theater, which is where she’ll be this Saturday, Aug. 7 (8 p.m.; all ages; $31.03 at fremontslo.com), with her excellent band: Devin Hollister (bass), Julian Ness (lead guitar), and Tyler

HOMETOWN HEROINE! Santa Margarita native Jade Jackson (second from left) and her band—Devin Hollister (left), Julian Ness (second from right), and Tyler Miller (right)— headline the Fremont Theater on Aug. 7. PHOTO COURTESY OF BARRY GOYETTE

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COUNTRY KING Multi-platinum country star Brantley Gilbert headlines Vina Robles Amphitheatre on Aug. 7. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE AND THE MOONPIES

HONKY-TONKERS Mike and the Moonpies play a Numbskull and Good Medicine show at The Siren on Aug. 10. CALIFORNIA DREAMERS The Mother Hips bring their breezy psychedelic sounds to SLO Brew Rock on Aug. 6.

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Miller (percussion and tour manager), as well as her guest musicians Devin Welsh (keys) and Jacob Gearheart (fiddle). Willie Watson of the Old Crow Medicine Show will open. Don’t miss this one!

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Don’t forget Numbskull and Good Medicine have the B-Side Players at The Siren this Thursday, Aug. 5 (7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $15 presale at eventbrite.com or $20 at the door). The nine-piece mixes Latin sounds with funk, rock, jazz, and hip-hop. Concerts in the Plaza returns this Friday, Aug. 6 (5 to 7 p.m.; all ages; free) with the Damon Castillo Band. Mixing urban R&B, jazz, and more into a sophisticated blend of danceable pop, this is one of SLO Town’s favorite local bands. SLO Brew Rock hosts California folk rockers The Mother Hips on Friday, Aug. 6 (7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $25 presale at ticketweb.com or $30 day of show; standing room only) with The Mother Corn Shuckers opening. The hips have been at it for 25 years, delivering breezy, sometimes psychedelic Americana. Vina Robles Amphitheatre hosts hardrocking country star Brantley Gilbert this

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Friday, Aug. 6 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $45 to $79 vinaroblesamphitheatre.com) with Sean Stemaly opening. Gilbert, a multi-platinum seller is know for hits such as “Country Must be Country Wide,” “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do,” “Dirt Road Anthem,” “My Kinda Party,” “Bottoms Up,” “One Hell of an Amen,” and his Lindsay Ell collaboration “What Happens In A Small Town.” Unfinished Business plays their Beatles tribute show at SLO Guild Hall this Saturday, Aug. 7 (7 to 10 p.m.; all ages; $10 at my805tix.com). This tight, professional quartet features Don Utterback (drums and vocals), Mark Walters (bass and vocals), Ed Miller (guitar and vocals), and Thomas “Toes” Cuffe (on keys and percussion), who’ll play between 40 and 50 Beatles classics! Carbon City Lights returns to SLO Brew Rock on Saturday, Aug. 7 (7 p.m.; all ages; free). The alt-indie-rock band blends folk, pop, and rock with some funk and a little country twang. Numbskull and Good Medicine also have country artists Mike and the Moonpies at The Siren on Tuesday, Aug. 10 (7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $15 presale at eventbrite.com or $20 at the door). The band’s newest album, Cheap Silver and Solid Country Gold, finds the honky-tonk act recording at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra. The album was inspired by “countrypolitan” music like some of Glen Campbell’s work.

Guitar-o-rama!

The Central Coast Guitar Show 2021 happens this Saturday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the SLO Guild Hall (2880 Broad St., SLO). Tickets are $10 at the door or $8.99 on my805tix.com; a buck off if you’re selling or trading instruments). “Manufacturers, dealers, collectors, and local musicians will be displaying, selling, and trading their new, used, and vintage guitars and guitar-related products, as well as other musical instruments and services,” according to organizers. ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CENTRAL COAST GUITAR SHOW

CALLING ALL GUITARISTAS Local musician John Summers shows off his hand-painted Stratocaster at a past Central Coast Guitar Show, which returns on Aug. 7 at the SLO Guild Hall.

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Shuttered Venue Operators Grants to benefit local music and entertainment businesses

Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) recently announced that 41 venues in California’s 24th District will receive funds from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) program, divided between a total of more than $27.3 million. The program was created to support hard-hit businesses in the music and entertainment sector that were forced to close due to pandemic restrictions during the COVID-19 crisis. Several Central Coast businesses made it onto the approved list of recipients, including the Great American Melodrama in Oceano, the Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo, Cinema Square in Atascadero, the Estrella Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles, the Foundation at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, the Lompoc Valley Festival Association, and other regional organizations. “These local businesses not only create good jobs and contribute to our local economy but also contribute to the spirit and local culture of our community,” Carbajal said in a statement. For more info on the SVOG program, visit svograntportal.sba.gov.

805 Wave hosts comedy, barbecue fundraiser in Nipomo, featuring comedian and actor Terrence Delane

805 Wave is hosting a special comedy night fundraiser at Willow Ranch in Nipomo on Saturday, Aug. 21. Doors open at 6 p.m. A portion of the event’s proceeds will be donated to United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County. Guests of the event can look forward to comedy acts from host Terrence Delane (Hart of the City, Laff Mobbs) and other comedians, live music, prize giveaways, drinks, and Santa Maria-style barbecue. Admission to the fundraiser is $99, which includes food and beverages. Call (909) 242-5687 or email 805waveevents@gmail.com for more info. Tickets to the event can be purchased at my805tix.com.

Foundation for the Performing Arts Center opens registration for grant program

All eligible nonprofit arts organizations are encouraged to apply for the 2021-2022 Clifton Swanson Community Access to the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Fund, a program founded by the Foundation for the PAC to support local arts groups that use the venue for events. The fund was established in 2015 in honor of Clifton Swanson, a classical musician and longtime foundation board member. Applications for the grant program are available online on fpacslo.org/impact. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, Aug. 31, by 5 p.m. Call (805) 541-5401 for more details. The PAC plans to reopen for events sometime this fall. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

Local filmmakers examine the 1977 Honda Canyon Fire in new, awardwinning documentary, FireStorm ’77

hile taking a film course at Allan Hancock College back in 2016, Lompoc local Dennis R. Ford would occasionally stay after class to chat with his professor, Christopher Hite. It was often small talk about movies they mutually enjoyed, but one conversation took an interesting turn that would alter both men’s lives for the next half a decade. In the late ’70s, Ford was a 20-year-old airman stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base. On Dec. 20, 1977, more than a thousand firefighters and augmentee firefighters— including Ford, who had no prior firefighting experience—were tasked with fighting a massive wind-driven wildfire, which resulted in four fatalities, 65 injuries, and nearly 10,000 acres burned. After hearing Ford’s recollection of the traumatic event, known today as the 1977 Honda Canyon Fire, Hite recognized it above all as a story that needed to be shared. “He [Ford] spent a minute describing what this experience in his life was. It was just so compelling what he told me,” Hite said. “And it was very cinematic.” Hite’s first recommendation to Ford was to at the very least get his experience down on paper. Ford agreed and started writing about his perspective of the tragic fire in the form of a screenplay, during one of Hite’s screenwriting courses. After several subsequent discussions on the topic, the pair arrived at, “Why don’t we just make our own documentary?” Hite said. “And that’s where Joe came into the picture,” added Hite, commenting on local author Joseph N. Valencia joining the project as a producer and technical consultant. Valencia was part of the Santa Barbara County Strike Team that arrived to fight the Honda Canyon Fire, taking part in two fire overruns and two rescues during the tragedy. He was only 19 at the time. In 2004, Valencia wrote a book, Beyond Tranquillon Ridge, to recount not only his firefighting efforts but those of more than 100 interviewees. After Ford and Hite reached out to Valencia

TRIAL BY FIRE Dennis R. Ford (pictured, right), executive producer and co-editor of FireStorm ’77, was a 20-year-old airman stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base during the 1977 Honda Canyon Fire. Although he had no prior firefighting experience, he was assigned to fight the deadly wildfire as an augmentee.

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FireStorm ’77, which won Best Documentary Feature Film in the SLO International Film Festival’s Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase earlier this year, will be included in the Cambria Film Festival’s SummerFest, which runs from Aug. 20 to Aug. 23. Visit cambriafilmfestival.com for more details.

about a potential film adaptation of his book, “The next thing you know, all three of us were at a Starbucks over coffee, deciding on how to produce a documentary,” Hite said, which was the start of a four-year process in getting FireStorm ’77 made. “The film does something FIRE WALK WITH ME Allan Hancock College film professor Christopher Hite (pictured) not only sat in the director’s that the book can’t do, which chair during the making of FireStorm ’77, but served as is when you see the faces of cinematographer and co-editor of the documentary as well. the people we’re interviewing. You see their emotion and you see how the effects of that fire 40, almost 45 years ago now still affects them,” Valencia said. While bringing back several sources from Valencia’s book for on-camera interviews for the documentary, the filmmakers also used television footage and radio transmissions archived from the event. “The original recordings from dispatch to people in the field were preserved, luckily. We use the recordings throughout the film, and it adds an eerie quality to it because there’s moments when you can tell there’s urgency to find someone who’s not responding on the other end of the radio,” said Hite, who took on the roles of director, cinematographer, and co-editor of FireStorm ’77. “Those are the moments we really tried to tap into. That’s where cinema can really go places.” Out of the various radio transmissions REVISITING THE FLAMES FireStorm ’77 collected, there’s one recording from Fire Chief producer and technical consultant Joseph Billy Bell—who was tragically entrapped and N. Valencia (pictured) was part of the Santa killed during the Honda Canyon Fire—that Barbara County Strike Team that arrived to fight Ford hasn’t been able to shake off. the Honda Canyon Fire in 1977. He was only “I still get the heebie-jeebies when I hear Chief 19 at the time. In 2004, Valencia wrote a book, Beyond Tranquillon Ridge (which FireStorm ’77 is Bell say, ‘Somebody, I’m stuck in here and I can’t adapted from), to recount not only his firefighting get out,’” Ford said. “That just reverberates in my efforts, but those of more than 100 interviewees. head almost every day, to some degree.” Ford was interviewed himself, of course, and movie theater,” Ford said. “With streaming, I served as an executive producer and co-editor can tell anybody in the world to watch the film, on the final film, which was completed around and they can. I have family in Australia and November of 2020. Since then, FireStorm ’77 has been entered into more than a dozen film they’ve all seen it.” festivals and has won at least five awards. At Valencia said he believes the film is the 2021 San Luis Obispo International Film resonating with audiences because it tells “a Festival, it won Best Documentary Feature Film classic story of human struggle, of people trying in the Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase. to do the best they can under dire circumstances One of the next festivals FireStorm ’77 will and making it through—not just making it be a part of is the Cambria Film Festival’s through a fire, but making it through 44 years SummerFest, which runs from Aug. 20 to Aug. of not being able to tell their story.” ∆ 23. The film can also currently be streamed through MalibuFlix (which is available to subscribers for a monthly fee of $5.99). “It’s relatively cheap. I remember before the pandemic, it was like 100 bucks to go to a

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Glen This odd, challenging film will have those willing to commit to it thinking about it for days after the theater goes dark. It mixes two folk story motifs—the beheading game and the exchange of winnings—the latter occurring after Gawain begins his quest to find the Green Chapel and complete the challenge. His journey is arduous, and along the way Gawain proves to be less than brave and noble. He eventually comes upon a castle, whose lord (Joel Edgerton) invites him in to rest before completing his journey, telling him he’ll give him whatever he kills while hunting in exchange for whatever Gawain might receive while he rests in the castle. As the lord is out hunting, his beautiful wife (Alicia Vikander) attempts to seduce Gawain. At its heart this is a story about knightly honor. Gawain wants desperately to not only be a knight but to be honorable, however he demonstrates a lack of character at every turn. Lowery’s version of the epic poem pays homage to the source material but also deconstructs it, suggesting that the stories we tell ourselves about human bravery and honor are lies. It’s a stunningly gorgeous film with cinematography by Andrew Droz Palermo, but it’s also a surreal and difficult film to process. I have a feeling it won’t appeal to some viewers. Anna I wasn’t familiar with the poem but got a brief synopsis before heading to the theater. I walked out of the theater liking

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What’s it rated? R When? 2021 Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Palm Theatre, Park, Stadium 10 What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price the film, and now that I’ve had a few days to digest it, I like it even more. It’s doing well with critics but less so with general audiences, which is a shame—there’s a lot of meat on these bones, and the story is told in an engaging way. Lowery weaves an evocative tale that—combined with Palermo’s beautiful cinematography— creates a moody and grueling story. Gawain perhaps wants to be good but struggles with vices and his conviction. When the year finally passes and King Arthur says he must start his quest, he visibly squirms at the idea of riding into what seems will be his certain death. “Was it not a game?” he asks the King, who breaks the news that game or no, his honor requires he fulfill his quest. I’m a fan of this director—he’s great at creating mood as well as small but potent moments with his characters. Like you said, this may not hit with wider audiences, but if you enjoy a challenging film, this is a great watch. Glen Lowery’s version of the story has a lot of layers to decode. Early on, we see Gawain sleeping with Essel (Vikander in a duel role), who wants Gawain to make an honest woman of her, but it’s clear Gawain thinks she’s not good enough for him. Yet Gawain falls deeply in lust with the lady of the castle (also Vikander). His perception is distorted by his expectations of himself. When the lord of the castle

asks him why he’s on the quest, Gawain says “honor,” as if merely completing the quest will somehow bestow upon him noble characteristics he currently doesn’t possess. After he’s waylaid on his quest by a ne’er-do-well played by Irish actor Barry Keoghan, who’s terrific as always, Gawain is lost and hungry and picks and eats wild mushrooms, and then things turn psilocybin-style trippy. Lowery goes in so many wild and inventive directions, expanding on the poem in surprising ways and showing us a new way to interpret and understand the old Arthurian tale. This film calls for repeated viewings! Anna Agreed. I’ll definitely be giving this film another viewing or two at home. Gawain is both relatable and incredibly frustrating; he’s not a bad guy, but is he really good? Perhaps, but he definitely has a lot of growing up to do and that’s something this quest forces him face. Once he’s tripping on ’shrooms, Lowery starts to bend time on us, and Gawain’s future splits into different versions of what could be, not just what will be. It’s a great device to give us more story, and Lowery was smart to bend the original tale into something that is full of complexity. Patel holds his own here, and the cast behind him is wonderful as well. A lot of people aren’t necessarily interested in a film that challenges them, and that’s OK. But if you like provocative, weedy, difficult films, I’m guessing you’re going to really enjoy this. The cinematography alone warrants bigscreen viewing. Δ Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split Screen. Glen compiles streaming listings. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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IN SEARCH OF HONOR Gawain (Dev Patel) accepts a challenge to prove his worthiness but struggles to muster the inner fortitude to behave honorably, in The Green Knight, playing in local theaters.

riter-director David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, The Old Man & the Gun) directs this film based on the Arthurian 14th century Middle English chivalric romantic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, about a tree-like knight who arrives at King Arthur’s court on Christmas eve with a challenge for one of Arthur’s knights to strike a blow against him in exchange for allowing him to return the blow in a year and a day. King Arthur’s (Sean Harris) nephew, the immature and unproven Gawain (Dev Patel), brashly agrees to the challenge and swiftly removes the Green Knight’s (Ralph Ineson) head, but instead of perishing, the Green Knight picks up his head and rides off after arranging next year’s meeting with Gawain at the Green Chapel. (130 min.)

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JOLT Hale) is doing on his heavily guarded island. This cast is so much fun. Hale is wonderful as the twins who parted young; Kristen Shaall plays No. 2, his loyal, odd, and off-the-wall associate; and Ryan Hurst plays Milligan, an amnesic strongarm who had his memory wiped at The Institute. The kids are also fantastic. Constance Contraire is a very tough, tiny girl with an unyielding stubborn streak and seemingly some mental powers as well. While it moves a little slow in bits, this beautifully shot series swings from whimsical to dark over and over again. The costuming is wonderful, the casting is a clear win, and the visuals are fantastic. I’m hoping this one gets a season 2; it’s a great watch for the family. (eight approximately 60-min. episodes) —Anna

What’s it rated? R When? 2021 Where’s it showing? Amazon Prime

anya Wexler (Buffaloed, Hysteria) directs this action comedy about Lindy (Kate Beckinsale), a former bouncer prone to murderous rage who controls her homicidal tendencies with an electrode-lined vest that shocks her back to normal. Under the care of therapist Dr. Munchin (Stanley Tucci), Lindy is learning to navigate the world without killing anyone … until someone murders Justin (Jai Courtney), a man she’s started dating. Detectives Nevin (Laverne Cox) and Vicars (Bobby Cannavale) are assigned to

the case, but when they aren’t moving fast enough for Lindy, she takes matters into her own hands and kills her way up the food chain to discover who ordered Justin’s murder. I certainly wouldn’t describe this film as great, but it offers some entertaining action, and Beckinsale is funny, engaging, and manages to make a credible action star despite her supermodel thinness. Like Gunpowder Milkshake, which I reviewed last week, this is another gender-flipping action film, and it’s always fun to watch a woman fight the patriarchy. (91 min.) Δ —Glen

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Adventures in dining Table & Vine Supper Club showcases the bounty of SLO County with hand-picked dining experiences

he Central Coast culinary scene is heating up this summer with the launch of Table & Vine Supper Club, the brainchild of Paso Robles-based event producer Morgen Hoffman. Table & Vine aims to create “one-of-akind dining experiences” via collaboration between local chefs, vintners, and venues. Given her extensive background in corporate entertainment, Hoffman is uniquely qualified for the supper-club task. She also believes there’s no better setting for her venture than the Central Coast, with its “beautiful rolling hills, warm days, cool nights, stunning award-winning wines, farm-to-table ingredients, and amazing people who get to call this place home.” A California native, Hoffman’s life and career have spanned the state, from her birthplace of Fortuna in the north, to her college years studying communications at UC Santa Barbara, then south to Los Angeles, where she worked as assistant director of special events at NBC Universal until she founded her own Morgen Hoffman Events. After 18 years in Los Angeles, she dreamed of oak-studded pastures and opening a second location for her event production company, and she made the move to Paso Robles in 2019. Then COVID-19 struck. While her primary business was temporarily sidelined when the state’s nonessential sector shut down, her entrepreneurial spirit kicked into overdrive, and Table & Vine was born. “I wanted an opportunity to share this amazing place with others,” she said. “I’ve always had a deep love for food and wine. It is the catalyst that brings us together and the reason I became an event planner.” Hoffman refined her new venture behind the scenes, then, when state mask restrictions loosened, she debuted Table & Vine on June 17 at La Lomita Ranch in San Luis Obispo. “It was a perfect evening, from the wine by Top Winery [in Paso Robles], exquisite food by chef Rachel [Ponce],

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HEADED TO HARMONY? The oneblock historic town, purchased by Alan and Rebecca Vander Horst in 2014, will host Table & Vine’s Sept. 30 dinner event. The menu is being finalized.

ON THE RANGE From left, chefs Rachel Ponce and Matthew Roberts, and Table & Vine’s Morgen Hoffman, prepare for a 50-person communal dinner atop Covell Ranch in Cambria on July 29.

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and, of course, the ambience of La Lomita Ranch,” said Tom Halen, general manager of the 240-acre property, featuring a Spanish-style bed and breakfast, vacation rental, and vineyard. Halen and La Lomita Ranch owners Alan and Rebecca Vander Horst were so impressed that they plan to host a future event at the town of Harmony, also managed by Halen and owned by the Vander Horsts. “Spending a communal evening with old and new friends in Harmony [would] be magical,” Halen said. Most recently, the spotlight was on Cambria on July 29 when Table & Vine showcased Covell Ranch, famed for its Clydesdale horses, Monterey pine forest, and ocean views. Guests were transported by wagon to an open field atop the 1,500-acre property, where chef Matthew Roberts— assisted by sous chef Ponce—dished up a decadent four-course dinner featuring milkbraised lamb as its centerpiece. Roberts sources his ingredients from around the county—for the Covell event, in addition to pairing his courses with wine from Stolo Vineyards in Cambria, Roberts worked with 12 different farms and ranches to bring his menu to fruition. “When I have dinners,” Roberts said, “first and foremost, I get inspired by ingredients; that’s the driving force. The approach to the menu … comes down to celebrating all the hard work that goes into the product and telling the story of the hands that feed us.” Hoffman adds that all her events are carefully orchestrated, featuring partners who align with her brand philosophy. She looks for “up-and-coming chefs and vintners who are making a name for themselves and have an amazing product or service to share with us.” Or, as is the case with Table & Vine’s next dinner experience, she selects “a long-standing, well-known winery or chef that has a beautiful story here on the Central Coast and has helped grandfather or develop the area as we know it today.” No one fits that bill more closely than Gary Eberle, who will be pouring at Sensorio in Paso Robles on Aug. 25. Eberle’s long list of accolades includes producing the country’s first 100 percent syrah varietal in 1978 and co-founding the Paso Robles American Viticultural Area in 1983. “Gary Eberle, quite frankly, rules,” said chef Ron Frazier, who, along with chef Kenny Seliger, will be creating the farm-to-table meal. “He was such a

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SWEET DREAMS Chef Matthew Roberts caps off the evening meal at Covell Ranch with a dark chocolate and espresso torte drizzled with syrah reduction.

gracious host to us during our tasting. His wines are incredible, and his staff is top-notch. He is on the Paso Robles wine Mount Rushmore. It’s humbling to work with someone of Gary’s reputation and accomplishments.” Eberle was likewise impressed with Frazier and Seliger, executive sous chef and executive chef, respectively, of In Bloom restaurant, slated to open this fall at Paso Market Walk. “We tasted through several wines with the chefs,” Eberle said, “but I wanted the chefs to select the wines that inspired them. I wanted to see where the flavors of the wine would take the food pairings. “We narrowed it down to five wines: our barbera—one of our Italian varietals and one we do very well; the estate cabernet—my flagship and why I became a winemaker; the viognier—my favorite white wine, and, as far as I am concerned, our most friendly food-pairing wine; the Cotes-du-Robles—our red Rhone blend; and, of course, our estate muscat canelli, which is semi-sweet and refreshing, the perfect way to end the meal. “Of course, I have stories behind each and every one of these wines,” Eberle

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AGED TO PERFECTION At 77, legendary winemaker Gary Eberle jokes that “wine makes the best preservative.” Hear the stories behind his pours at the Sensorio dinner experience in Paso Robles on Aug. 25.

continued, “which I will look forward to sharing at the dinner.” The dinner will be set amid “a beautiful sea of lights,” added Eberle, whose winery is located half a mile from Sensorio, a 15acre garden and art attraction owned by locals Ken and Bobbi Hunter. Hoffman will finalize additional monthly dinner experiences shortly, and guest capacity for each has varied, from 50 at La Lomita and Covell ranches, to a maximum of 96 at Sensorio. Table & Vine will most likely go dark during the colder, off-season months of November to February, Hoffman said, and in the new year, she said she might explore new partnerships and ideas, such as Sunday brunch. She’s excited about the future, but one element will remain constant—crafting “a truly unforgettable dining experience that incorporates all of the vibrant flavors, ingredients, culinary talents, and viewpoints found here on the Central Coast,” she said, “... all onto one table.”∆ Flavor Writer Cherish Whyte can’t wait to see where Table & Vine heads next. Reach her at cwhyte@newtimesslo.com.

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FILE NO. 2021-1506 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/03/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ELECTRIC BREW COFFEE CO., 853 Orchard Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Jessica M Miller, Jonathan D Miller (853 Orchard Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Jonathan D Miller. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-17-21. 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. 06-17-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1557 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/23/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST LIFT, 845 Embarcadero, Ste. 11, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Central Coast Lift (845 Embarcadero, Ste. 11, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Central Coast Lift, Nicholas Thomas Trujillo, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-23-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, R. Parashis, Deputy. Exp. 06-23-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1582 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/01/2006) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COAST DERMATOLOGY, 880 Oak Park Blvd., Ste. 103, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. James R. Kunkel, M.D., Inc. (880 Oak Park Blvd., Ste. 103, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ James R. Kunkel, M.D., Inc., James R. Kunkel, M.D., President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-25-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 06-25-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1585 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, JAMES THE BARBER, 1015 East Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. James Valente Jr Rodriguez (860 Turquoise Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ James Valente Jr Rodriguez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-28-21. 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. 06-28-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1595 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/13/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MEFFERT CONSULTING, 569 Diego Rivera Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Ryan Meffert (569 Diego Rivera Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Ryan Meffert, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-28-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 06-28-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1615 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/30/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALL GOODY’S SMOKE SHOP, 1520 West Grand Avenue, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. All Goody’s Smoke Shop (1520 West Grand Avenue, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ All Goody’s Smoke Shop, Hassan Alslamh, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-30-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 06-30-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1601 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/01/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE RUSTIC DIAMOND, 699 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Cynthia Grijalva (1164 12th, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Cynthia Grijalva, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-29-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 06-29-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1604 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/18/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MAXI CHURROS, 768 Hill St. Apt. 2204, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Maxi Churros LLC (768 Hill St. Apt. 2204, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Maxi Churros LLC, Alejandra Rubio, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-29-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 06-29-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1609 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE BEACH CONCIERGE LUXURY RENTALS, THE BEACH CONCIERGE, 1050 Osage St., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Tiffany Maria Sullivan (1050 Osage St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Tiffany Maria Sullivan. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-30-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 06-30-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1614 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/01/1998) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SEASIDE HOUSE CLEANING, 2205 Wilcombe Dr., Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Theresa Ann Bewley (2205 Wilcombe Dr., Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Theresa Ann Bewley, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-30-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 06-30-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1617 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WINESHINE, WINE SHINE, WINESHINE DISTILLERY, WINE SHINE DISTILLERY, WINESHINE SPIRITS, WINE SHINE SPIRITS, VINESHINE, VINE SHINE, 3064 Limestone Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Wineshine Inc. (11566 Hidden Hills Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Wineshine Inc., Patrick Brooks, Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-3021. 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. 06-30-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1618 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PASO ROBLES DISTILLERY, PASO ROBLES DISTILLERIES, 3064 Limestone Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Wineshine Inc. (11566 Hidden Hills Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Wineshine Inc., Patrick Brooks, Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-30-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 06-30-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1638 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/30/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAMBRIA CHEVRON INC., 2194 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Cambria Chevron Inc. (2194 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Cambria Chevron Inc., David L Thompson, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-02-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-02-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1650 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/16/2006) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEADS BY THE BAY, 1464 5th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Susan R. Stewart (1464 5th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Susan R. Stewart. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 0707-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1640 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SURF SISTER’S LUNCHEONETTE, 1664 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Christine Marie Labossiere (1664 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Christine Marie Labossiere, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-02-21. 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. 07-02-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1643 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/03/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KABOB HOUSE, 431 Pico Ave., San Simeon, CA 93452. San Luis Obispo County. G.H.B Catering LLC (431 Pico Ave., San Simeon, CA 93452). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ G.H.B Catering LLC, George E. Bisili, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-06-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-06-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1652 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/07/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COUNTRY VICTORIAN, COUNTRY VICTORIAN FARMHOUSE, 1895 COUNTRY VICTORIAN, 1330 El Camino Real, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Gracie Caballero (1330 El Camino Real, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Gracie Caballero. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1653 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/03/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BREATHE, 1170 Royal Oak Pl., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Veronica Jenale Wilson (1170 Royal Oak Pl., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Veronica Jenale Wilson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-0721. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1622 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SUNSHINE AND BROWS, 671 W. Tefft St., Suite 15, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Sunshine Angelique Becerra (421 E. Rice Ranch Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93455). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Shunshine Angelique Becerra. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-01-21. 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. 07-01-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1644 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/01/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST ORTHODONTICS, 1311 S. Miller Street, Suite 201, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Santa Barbara County. Kirk A Specht DDS, MS (2560 Laurie Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kirk A Specht DDS, MS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-06-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-06-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1654 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/07/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THROUGH THE KNOT, 1270 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Richard Allen Smucker (1270 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Richard Allen Smucker, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-21. 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. 07-07-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1630 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DRYNAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING, 1134 11th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Drynan Environmental Consulting LLC (1134 11th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Drynan Environmental Consulting LLC, Douglas A Drynan, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-01-21. 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. 07-01-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1649 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/07/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SMITH FAMILY RANCH, 2785 River Road, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Kessler Spencer Smith, Jessica Lauren Wagner (2785 River Road, Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Kessler Spencer Smith. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 0707-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1655 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/01/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VILLAGE CRAFTSMAN, 1170 Royal Oak Pl., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Jon Daniel Wilson, Veronica Jenale Wilson (1170 Royal Oak Pl., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Jon Daniel Wilson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-0721. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1657 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/07/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SEAROCK RANCH, 1650 Donelson Pl., Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Jayant Jain, Usha J Jain (10402 Chisholm Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Jayant Jain. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1659 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/07/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TTK, 1270 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Richard Allen Smucker (1270 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Richard Allen Smucker. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1664 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PATHFINDER FISHING, 1278 13th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. William Thomas Charles Platt (1278 13th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ William T. C. Platte, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-07-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-07-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1666 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, JONAH’S HOUSE, 1631 Kirby Way, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Elisabeth C. Box (1631 Kirby Way, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Elisabeth Box. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-08-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-08-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1669 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/25/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WORKSANA, MYETIMECARD, 800 Quintana Rd, Ste. 2A, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Vendorver (800 Quintana Rd, Ste. 2A, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A DE Corporation /s/ Vendorver, Trevor Smith, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-08-21. 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. 07-08-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1671 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/08/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LOCAL GREENS, 977 E Foothill Blvd. #109, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. S & E Salads LLC (791 Price St. #230, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ S & E Salads LLC, Samuel Kelley, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-08-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 07-08-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1673 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAMBRIA CAFÉ INC., 2282 Main St., Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Cambria Cafe Inc. (2282 Main St., Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Cambria Cafe Inc., Rofaeel Karam Manja. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-0821. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-08-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1674 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/25/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GREEN VALLEY LANDSCAPE, 691 Del Sol Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Michael Tapia (691 Del Sol Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael Tapia. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-08-21. 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. 07-08-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1676 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, INVITATION TO EMPOWERMENT BY JESSICA, 1463 10th St., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Jessica Jesus Sandoval (1463 10th St., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jessica J. Sandoval, Life Coach. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-08-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-08-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1682 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/10/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HANDY HAULERS, 1786 Tonini Dr. #32, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Louis Edward Santos II, Kelly Santos (1786 Tonini Dr. #32, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Louis Edward Santos II, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-09-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 07-09-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1683 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/09/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BARNHART HOME LLC, BARNHART HOME, 630 Quintana Road #273, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Barnhart Home LLC (630 Quintana Road #273, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Barnhart Home LLC, Megan Barnhart, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-09-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 07-09-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1687 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALL IN ONE CONSTRUCTION, ALL IN ONE SERVICES, 1299 San Luis Bay Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Dustin Matthew Evans (1299 San Luis Bay Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Dustin Evans, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-12-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 07-12-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1691 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SHELL ENERGY SOLUTIONS, 4445 Eastgate Mall, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92121. San Diego County. Tejas Coral GP, LLC (1000 Main, 12th Floor, Houston, TX 77002). This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership /s/ Tejas Coral GP, LLC, Lynn S. Borgmeier, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-12-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 07-12-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1694 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST WINES, 712 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Eat Sunbird LLC (515 Avenue G, Apt B, Redondo Beach, CA 90277). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Eat Sunbird LLC, Solomiya Luce, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-12-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-12-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1696 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/12/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, T NAILS, 781 E Foothill Blvd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Thi My Phuong Le (11321 Los Osos Valley Rd. Apt. P, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Thi My Phuong Le. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-12-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-12-26. July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1705 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TMA CONSULTING, 2775 Northview Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Thomas Michael Atkison (2775 Northview Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Thomas Michael Atkison. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-13-21. 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. 07-13-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1707 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/13/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HALF MOON HERBARY, 6346 Merlot Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Lisa Marie Segler-Schonbrunn (6346 Merlot Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by an Individual /s/ Lisa Marie SeglerSchonbrunn, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-1321. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, H. Nolan, Deputy. Exp. 07-13-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1710 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/13/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SKIN TO SKIN, TWO BIRTHS DOULA SERVICES, 2555 Village Lane, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Laura Ashley Murphy (2555 Village Lane, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Laura A Murphy. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-13-21. 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. 07-13-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1753 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/20/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BRICK AND MORTAR CATERING COMPANY, MITCHELL PARK DELI, 3563 Sueldo St., Suite H, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Gaviota Wind Caves LLC (1080 Grove St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Gaviota Wind Caves LLC, Manuel Castillo, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1715 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/13/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TRACTORCLOUD, 872 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Harrison J Whitaker (1435 Phillips Ln. Apt. B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Harrison J Whitaker. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-21. 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. 07-14-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1730 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/19/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, S & S MEDIA, 6440 Straw Ridge Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Chante Laree Griffin (6440 Straw Ridge Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Chante Laree Griffin, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-1421. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 07-14-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1745 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/06/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LUAS CATERING, 690 Via Esperanza, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Jose Luis Lua-Lopez Jr. (690 Via Esperanza, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jose Luis Lua-Lopez Jr. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1737 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/01/1984) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OLD JUAN’S CANTINA, 649 Pier Ave., Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. John Verdin, Inc. (PO Box 1127, Oceano, CA 93475). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ John Verdin, Inc., Adam Verdin, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1746 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAL SWAG CREATIONS, 1018 Sleepy Hollow Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. John Nuesca (1018 Sleepy Hollow Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ John Nuesca. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1754 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE ROYAL TREATMENT CLEANING SERVICE, 2996 Barberry Court, Lompoc, CA 93436. Santa Barbara County. Kathy J Solorio (2996 Barberry Court, Lompoc, CA 93436). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kathy J Solorio. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-16-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1718 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/10/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE SALTY LIFE COMPANY, 1892 8th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Erin K Witters, Donald David Witters Jr (1892 8th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Erin K Witters. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-21. 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. 0714-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1732 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/09/2021) New Filing The following persons are doing business as, SUNRISE CAMPER WORKS, 755 Buckley Road, Ste. C, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Sunrise Camper Works LLC (755 Buckley Road Ste C San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Sunrise Camper Works LLC, Ariel Fenster, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-14-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1721 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/11/1976) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PETDOORS.COM, ENDURA FLAP PET DOORS, 254 Granada Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Patio Pacific (254 Granada Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Patio Pacific, Marvin Scott Mullikin, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-14-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1734 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/12/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HOME EC EXPRESS, HOME ECONOMICS EXPRESS, 7300 Pinal Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Jaime Umphenour (7300 Pinal Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jaime Umphenour. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1711 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/14/2006) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SPORT ROCK INTL., INC., 450 Marquita, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Sport Rock Intl., Inc. (450 Marquita, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Sport Rock Intl., Inc., Cathleen English, Corp Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-21. 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. 07-14-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1722 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RIVER LODGE, 656 Santa Rosa Street, Suite 2B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Black Rock Co. LLC (656 Santa Rosa Street, Suite 2B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Black Rock Co., LLC, Roy E. Ogden, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-14-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1713 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/14/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WAKING FIELDS, 7343 El Camino Real #126, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Cheryl M Wakefield (5800 Encino, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Cheryl M Wakefield. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-21. 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. 07-14-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1726 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/14/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LIFE CANON, PERSPECTIVES LIFE COACH, 275 Oro Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Poul E Norholm (275 Oro Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Poul E Norholm. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-21. 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. 0714-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1735 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/23/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AI BOOKKEEPING LLC, 615 Cornwall Avenue, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. AI Bookkeeping LLC (615 Cornwall Avenue, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ AI Bookkeeping LLC, Tamee C Nelson, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1736 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CULTIVATE RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS, 725 Buckley Rd. Ste. A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Purlieu Landscapes, Inc. (725 Buckley Rd. Ste. A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Purlieu Landscapes, Inc., Michael Henry Vogt, Treasurer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1738 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/12/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CITRINE AND SAGE AESTHETICS, 685 Main Street, Unit B, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Tawnia Christine Burns (420 Driftwood Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Tawnia C. Burns. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-1521. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1740 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MOONSTONE MEMORIES, 1980 Fern Dr., Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Kyle Vance Ronemus (1980 Fern Dr., Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kyle V. Ronemus, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1741 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/15/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HAZARDS, 1019 Santa Ynez Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Benjamin Gobel Brown (1472 10th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402), Sarah Mavety (1475 13th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Benjamin Gobel Brown, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1743 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/15/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GRIFFIN INVESTIGATION, 119 E. Tefft St., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Samuel Martinez, Arielle V Ourieff (119 E. Tefft St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Samuel Martinez, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G.Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1747 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/17/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SEVEN PEAKS REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT, 2159 San Luis Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. SKS Real Estate And Development (2159 San Luis Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ SKS Real Estate And Development, Steve R. Simoulis, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-15-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1761 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/12/2012) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHATEAU ROSE, VISTA ROSA, CASA ROSA, CASA ROSA AT CYPRESS RIDGE, EDNA ROSE, CUESTA ROSE, 134 Moore Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Rose Care Group, Inc. (134 Moore Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Rose care Group, Inc., Arpad Soo, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-16-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 0716-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1749 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, EARTHLY ARCHIVES, 1334 Palm St. #5, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Claire E Ferrante (1334 Palm St. #5, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Claire E Ferrante. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 0715-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1762 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TORCHLIGHT MARKETING, 1130 Azalea Ct., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Systems & Marketing Solutions, Inc. (1130 Azalea Ct., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Systems & Marketing Solutions, Inc., Joshua Erdman, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-1921. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-19-26. July 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

EMERSON FITNESS PARK EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT SPEC. NO. 1000190 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of San Luis Obispo will receive bids by mail or in person for the “EMERSON FITNESS PARK EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT, SPEC. NO. 1000190” at the Public Works Administration Office located at 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 until, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 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 C-8 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. Download FREE at the City’s website: www.SloCity.org Bid packages under Bids & Proposals. Questions may be addressed to Wyatt Banker-Hix, Project Manager, at 805-7837859 or wbankerh@slocity.org August 5, 2021

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Notice is given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the County Clerk, 1055 Monterey Street, Room D-120, San Luis Obispo, California 93408 before 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 2, 2021 (“Bid Deadline”), for the following public works project:

WHO: San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

2020-21 SURFACE TREATMENT VARIOUS COUNTY ROADS COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA CONTRACT NO. 300647 Bids will be opened and declared by the County Clerk at 3:15 p.m. on the bid opening date at a public meeting at 1055 Monterey Street, Room D-120, San Luis Obispo, California 93408. Any bid received at the office of the County Clerk of the County of San Luis Obispo at or after 3:00 p.m. on the date specified above will not be accepted and will be returned to the bidder unopened. A bid received one second after 3:00 p.m. (i.e. after 3:00:00 p.m.) shall not be considered. Bids are required for the entire work described in the Contract Documents. The Bid package (also referred to herein as the “Contract Documents”) are posted on the County’s Purchasing website: http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/GS/Purchasing/Current_ Formal_Bids_and_Proposals.htm Any changes, additions, or deletions to these Contract Documents will be in the form of written addenda issued by the County. Any addenda will be posted on the website. Prospective bidders must check the website for addenda or other relevant new information at up to 5:00 p.m. the day before the prescribed date/time for submittal of bids. The County is not responsible for the failure of any prospective bidder to receive such addenda. All addenda so issued shall become a part of this Bid. All bidders are required to acknowledge and confirm receipt of every addendum in their bid proposal. All bidder Requests for Information must be submitted no later than 3:00 p.m., 5 business days prior to the bid opening date. Requests submitted after said date may not be considered. All questions pertaining to the content of this invitation to Bid must be made in writing through the Purchasing website. Questions and responses will be posted on the Purchasing website and can be viewed by accessing the Invitation to Bid located at the Purchasing website. The identity of the entity submitting the question will not be posted. The County reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of comments / questions that will be posted on the website. The bidder must have either a Class A license or a combination of class C licenses that make up a majority of the work at the time the Contract is awarded (Public Contract Code section 3300). When the bidder holds a combination of Class C licenses, all work to be performed outside of the bidder’s license specialties, except work that is incidental or supplemental to the licenses of the bidder, shall be performed by licensed Subcontractors in compliance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code) . Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 1771.1: • A Contractor or Subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in the Bid Proposal, subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 4104, or engage in the performance of this public works project, unless currently registered with the Department of Industrial Relations and qualified to perform work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered Contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Business and Professions Code section 7029.1, Public Contract Code section 10164, or Public Contract Code section 20103.5, provided the Contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. • This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The County of San Luis Obispo, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. There is no project-specific DBE goal requirement. Bids must be submitted under sealed cover plainly marked as a bid and identified with the project number, the date and time for receipt of sealed bids, and the name of the bidder. Bids must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or a bidder’s bond in favor of the County in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted total Bid. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by County to ensure performance under the Contract or, in the alternative, request the County to make payment of retention to an escrow agent. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the County with payment and performance bonds, with each issued by a California admitted surety insurer equal to 100% of the Contract Price. Pursuant to Labor Code section 1770 et seq., the Contractor and all Subcontractors shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations and comply with all applicable Labor Code provisions, which include, but are not limited to the employment of apprentices, the hours of labor, and the debarment of Contractors and Subcontractors. The Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations determines the general prevailing wage rates. Copies are available at the DIR website, http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/ PWD.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 24, 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. WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Peoples’ Self-Help Housing Corporation (PSHH) to: 1) amend Article 10 of the Land Use Ordinance, Title 22 of the County Code (LRP201900002) to remove the 60-parcel limitation from the Mission Gardens site in San Miguel (County Code Section 22.104.060.J.4.a.); and 2) approve a Vesting Tentative Tract Map (Tract 3131) and concurrent Conditional Use Permit (SUB2021-00002) to subdivide an existing 4.69acre 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 on 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. County File Number: LRP2019-00002, SUB2021-00002 Supervisorial District: 1 Assessor Parcel Number: 021-362-001 Date Accepted: February 5, 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 Emi Sugiyama and Kylie Hensley, Project Managers, 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: A Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH 2021060438) was prepared for this project which incorporated the applicable environmental protection standards in San Miguel Community Plan Section 22.104.060.B to reduce potential significant impacts. Mitigation measures to address Air Quality, Tribal and Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, and Biological Resources are included as conditions of approval. **If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing** DATED: August 2, 2021 WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

By order of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo in their action on the 22nd day of June 2021.

By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen, Deputy Clerk

August 5, 2021

SWIM CENTER THERAPY POOL BOILER REPLACEMENT SPEC. NO. 1000111 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of San Luis Obispo will receive bids by mail or in person for the “SWIM CENTER THERAPY POOL BOILER REPLACEMENT, SPEC. NO. 1000111”at the Public Works Administration Office located at 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 until, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 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 C-4 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. Download FREE at the City’s website: www.SloCity.org Bid packages under Bids & Proposals. Questions may be addressed to Wyatt Banker-Hix, Project Manager, at 805-7837859 or wbankerh@slocity.org August 5, 2021

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, a public hearing as required by Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 will be held with respect to the proposed issuance by the California Municipal Finance Authority (the “Authority”) of its revenue bonds in one or more series in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 (the “Bonds”), including but not limited to revenue bonds issued as part of a plan to (1) finance and refinance the acquisition, development, construction and equipping of a 50-unit affordable multifamily rental housing facility for low-income tenants (the “Project”), to be located at 855 North Fourth Street in the City of Pismo Beach, California (the “City”); and (2) pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. The facilities are to be owned and operated by Pismo Terrace, L.P., a California limited partnership, or another entity to be created by Peoples’ Self-Help Housing Corporation (the “Sponsor”) or by an affiliate of the Sponsor (such limited partnership or other entity, the “Borrower”). The Bonds and the obligation to pay principal thereof and interest thereon and any redemption premium with respect thereto do not constitute indebtedness or an obligation of the City of Pismo Beach, the Authority, the State of California or any political subdivision thereof, within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation, or a charge against the general credit or taxing powers of any of them. The Bonds shall be a limited obligation of the Authority, payable solely from certain revenues duly pledged therefor and generally representing amounts paid by the Borrower. The hearing will commence at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard. The public may provide public comment virtually at the time of the hearing by dialing telephone number (888) 788-0099 (Meeting ID 848 2371 5585), or on the internet via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84823715585 (Meeting ID 848 2371 5585). Depending on the status of state and county health and safety orders relating to COVID-19 as of the date of this hearing, in-person participation may also be available. In the event the City is able to offer in-person access to the hearing proceedings, the hearing will be held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. Full instructions for participation in the virtual hearing, and in-person hearing if available, will be provided on the City Council meeting agenda published on August 12, 2021 at www.pismobeach.org/agenda. Interested persons wishing to express their views on the issuance of the Bonds or on the nature and location of the facilities proposed to be financed and refinanced may attend the public hearing or, prior to the time of the hearing, submit written comments by email to citycouncil@pismobeach.org, or by mail or hand-delivery to City Council, City of Pismo Beach, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. Additional information concerning the above matter may be obtained from the City Clerk by email at einderlied@pismobeach.org, by phone at 805-7737003, or in person at City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. Erica Inderlied, City Clerk Dated: August 5, 2021

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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPT. OF PLANNING & BUILDING

NOTICE OF TENTATIVE ACTION / PUBLIC HEARING

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN: Friday, August 20, 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.

WHEN: Friday, September 3, 2021 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT: A request by Mike and Emma Reeve for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (DRC2020-00155) to allow for the demolition of an existing 1,257-square-foot, single-family residence and construction of a new two-story, 2,530-square-foot, single-family residence with attached garage. The project would result in the disturbance of approximately 4,500 square feet on a 7,700-square-foot parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Single Family land use category and is located at 998 Pacific Avenue in the community of Cayucos. The project is within the Estero Planning Area.

WHAT: A request by John & Victoria Cameron for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (DRC2021-00049) to allow for the demolition of an existing 750 square-foot single-story single-family residence and a 122 square-foot detached storage building, and tallow for the construction of a new two-story 2,554 square-foot single-family residence and attached 307 square-foot single-car garage and driveway parking space. The project will result in the disturbance of the entire 5,723 square-foot parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Single Family land use category; and is located at 573 Pacific Avenue, in the community of Cayucos. The site is in the Estero Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2020-00155 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 064-151-010 Date Accepted: 07/08/2021 WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the Governor’s Executive Order N-08-21 issued on June 11, 2021, relating to the convening of public meetings, 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 Meeting 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 Emi Sugiyama, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600. TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@co.slo.ca.us by Friday, August 13, 2021 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2020-00155.” If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing. COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission after all possible local appeal efforts are exhausted. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing August 5, 2021

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2021-00049 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 064-144-009 Date Accepted: 06/07/2021 WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the Governor’s Executive Order N-08-21 issued on June 11, 2021, relating to the convening of public meetings, 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 Meeting 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 Nicole Ellis, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600. COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission after all possible local appeal efforts are exhausted. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@co.slo.ca.us by Friday, August 27, 2021 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2021-00049.” If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing. Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing August 5, 2021

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

WHAT: A request by James Mercs for a Minor Use Permit to allow a 1,749 square foot detached garage, workshop, and storage space. The project will result in minimal disturbance on an approximately 10.55-acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Rural land use category and is located at 654 Highland Hills Road, approximately 2 miles north of the community of Nipomo. The site is in the South County Inland Sub Area of the South County Planning Area. Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2021-00083 Supervisorial District: District 4

The San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, August 16, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 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. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM: •

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 090-461-023 Date Accepted: N/A WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the Governor’s Executive Order N-08-21 issued on June 11, 2021, relating to the convening of public meetings, 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 Meeting 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 Cassidy McSurdy, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600. TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@co.slo.ca.us by Friday, August 13, 2021 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2021-00083.” 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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of a Resolution modifying the service area boundaries of the San Luis Obispo Valley Basin – County of San Luis Obispo Groundwater Sustainability Agency (County GSA) to align with the revised City of San Luis Obispo (City) boundary as identified in the San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission Resolutions 2018-08 and 2020-10. Background On May 23, 2017, the County formed the County GSA over the County’s portion of the San Luis Obispo Valley Groundwater Basin (SLO Basin) to comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). At that time, the County GSA’s service area covered all portions of the SLO Basin, as identified in the State Department of Water Resources’ Bulletin 118, not otherwise covered by the City limits. Since then, the City has completed two annexations from the County. These annexation areas include the San Luis Ranch area near Madonna Road (Annexation No. 80) and the Fiero East-West area near the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (Annexation No. 81). Consistent with the policy and stated intent of the County’s SGMA Strategy and Resolution 2017-146, the County is considering action to modify the boundaries of the County GSA to withdraw from serving as the GSA for said areas. Should the Board of Supervisors decide to adopt the Resolution such action would allow for modification of the County GSA boundaries to align with the City’s updated boundaries and maintain compliance with SGMA requirements. Hearing Information Date and Time:

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 (9:00 a.m.)

Location:

County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors Chambers 1055 Monterey Street, #D170 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Members of the public will be allowed to make oral and written comments during the hearing. Oral comments will be limited to 3 minutes per individual. 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 meeting date. DATED: August 2, 2021 WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen, Deputy Clerk August 5, 12, 2021

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing WHEN: Friday, August 20, 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.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

Review of the proposed design and layout for the phased Medium Residential Density (R-2) component of the Avila Ranch Development project, consisting of 297 residential units; the project includes a fence height exception for a maximum 13-foot tall combined wall/fence where nine feet is the standard. The project is consistent with the certified Final Environmental Impact Report for the Avila Ranch Development project (Resolution 1832, 2017 Series). Project address: 175 Venture Dr.; Case#: ARCH-0624-2020; Zone: R-2; Wathen Castanos Homes, owner/applicant. Contact Information: John Rickenbach – (805) 610-1109 – jfrickenbach@aol.com

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Review of a Draft Zoning Regulations Amendment, consisting of Draft Objective Design Standards for qualifying housing projects. This project is exempt from environmental review (CEQA). Project address: Citywide; Case#: CODE-0523-2021; Zone: all zones; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant. Contact Information: Rachel Cohen – (805) 781-7574 – rcohen@slocity.org

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

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing

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

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City of SLO Announces Modified Cultural Grants-In-Aid Program Local non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply for grant funding to support local events and activities. The City’s Promotional Coordinating Committee (PCC), an advisory body to the City Council to improve the quality of life for all residents and visitors, announced a modified 2021-22 Cultural Grants-in-Aid (GIA) program to support events and activities managed by local non-profit organizations. Due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on organizations and the community the PCC will accept grant applications throughout the year, similar to the modified program in 2020-21. GIA funds are to be used for the production and marketing expenses related to execution of an program or event of cultural, social, and/or recreational benefit to the residents of the City of San Luis Obispo. Based on the program budget of $100,000, there is a total of 25 grants available at the funding level of $4,000 each. Applications will be accepted throughout the year to be reviewed monthly and awarded in accordance with the criteria outlined in the program specifications, and at the discretion of the PCC. Grant requests must be for programs and events that occur during the current fiscal year through June 30, 2022. To be considered for a grant, organizations must submit a digital application found at slocity.org/CulturalGIA. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applying organizations are invited to attend an optional information webinar on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Registration for the webinar is required and can be completed at slocity.org/CulturalGIA. Contact Tourism Manager Molly Cano at mcano@slocity.org with any questions. August 5, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1765 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/19/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TORRICELLA PIZZERIA, 3845 S Higuera, Suite 110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Torricella (1627 Ramona, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Torricella, Benjamin Harrison, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-19-21. 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. 07-19-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1767 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/19/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, INNOVATIVE RV, 1621 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura, CA 93001. Ventura County. Full Out Management, Inc. (1331 Plum Orchard Lane, Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Full Out Management, Inc., Stephen Stern, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-19-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 07-19-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1768 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/09/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LIVING LIFE, 16855 Walnut Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Katherine K Melin (16855 Walnut Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Katherine K Melin. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-19-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-19-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1777 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE Not Applicable New Filing The following persons are doing business as, Natural Yogic Foods, 335 High Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Tiny Mandala, LLC (335 High Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by a limited liability company /s/ Tiny Mandala, LLC, Ravi Vaydande, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-20-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1778 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/13/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE MERCANTILE, FEATURING CATTANEO BROS., 950 Chorro Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Cattaneo Bros., Inc. (769 Caudill Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Cattaneo Bros., Inc., Katelyn Kaney, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, S .King, Deputy. Exp. 07-20-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1790 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/07/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BIDDLE RANCH VINEYARDS, 2050 Biddle Ranch Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Bocce Court Cellars LLC (2050 Biddle Ranch Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Bocce Court Cellars LLC, Managing Member, Mark Woolpert. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-21-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-21-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1771 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DIGS HOME INTERIORS, 4890 Whispering Oaks Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Erica Leigh Goodson (4890 Whispering Oaks Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446), Krystal Kay Mcelree (5061 Hacienda Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership /s/ Erica Goodson, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-19-21. 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. 07-19-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1803 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SUPERIMAGE, LTD., 1241 Knoll Wood Drive #131, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Kyle E Plummer (1958 Richard Avenue, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kyle E Plummer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-22-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-22-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1776 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/25/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SURF N VINE, 8160 Los Osos Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Surf N Vine LLC (8160 Los Osos Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Surf N Vine LLC, Sheri Hudson, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 07-20-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1804 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE GLASS FARM, 625 Applegate Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Randall D Watters (625 Applegate Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Randall D Watters, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-22-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 07-22-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19,

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FILE NO. 2021-1807 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/13/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HI-PER AVIATION, 1083 James Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Evans & Company, Inc. (1083 James Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Evans & Company, Inc., David W. Evans, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-22-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-22-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1818 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CALIFORNIA SAM, 485 Morro Bay Blvd., Suite 108, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Samantha M Logan (1254 Santa Ynez Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Samantha M Logan. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2321. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-23-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1810 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ATASCADERO DOOR COMPANY, 5145 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. MPEGRS, Inc. (5145 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ MPEGRS, Inc., Michael Phillips, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-22-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 07-22-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1820 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/06/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SULLIVAN AND TUCKER LLP, 2238 Bayview Heights Drive, Suite C, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Sullivan Law Corporation, Joshua Hill Tucker (2238 Bayview Heights Drive, Suite C, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Partnership /s/ Joshua Hill Tucker. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2321. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-23-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1813 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/31/2008) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OPERATION SURF, 80 San Francisco Street, Avila Beach, CA 93424. San Luis Obispo County. Operation Surf (80 San Francisco Street, Avila Beach, CA 93424). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Operation Surf, Amanda Curaza, Executive Director. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2321. 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. 07-23-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1821 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/09/1997) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KYNSI WINERY, 2212 Corbett Canyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Kynsi Wines, Inc. (684 Evans Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Kynsi Wines, Inc., Donald E. Othman, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2321. 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. 07-23-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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FILE NO. 2021-1815 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/27/2011) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SIMONICH ORCHARD SERVICES, 1160 Fire Rock Loop, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Timothy A. Simonich, Jennifer Simonich (1160 Fire Rock Loop, Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Timothy A. Simonich, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-23-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 07-23-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1816 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/23/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SMOKE 4 LESS, 1604 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Bana Trades Inc. (1860 N Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Bana Trades Inc., Koussai Slika, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-23-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 07-23-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1829 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/04/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEYOND CARPET AND TILE CLEANING, 717 Kelly CT Apt. D Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Martha Garcia Vasquez (717 Kelly CT Apt D, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Martha Garcia Vasquez, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 07-26-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1831 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GRAND INSPIRATIONS HOME DECOR, 866 West Grand Avenue, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Giatti Corporation (866 West Grand Avenue, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Giatti Corporation, Geadell Giatti, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-26-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1832 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/15/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, JORDAN GALLERY, 734 Main St., Unit C, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Kent Wilcoxson Jordan (1962 Chester Ln., Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kent W Jordan, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-26-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1822 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/1980) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BULLDOG WELDING & MANUFACTURING, 684 Evans Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Donald E. Othman, Gwendolyn S. Othman (684 Evans Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Donald E. Othman, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-23-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 07-23-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1833 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/21/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WEST COAST MAINTENANCE AND JANITORIAL, 316 Zenon Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Valarie J Hosking (316 Zenon Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Valarie J Hosking. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-21. 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. 07-26-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1824 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/16/2011) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PISMO BEACH YACHT CLUB, 13401 Contour Dr., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. San Luis Obispo County. Harker Wade (13401 Contour Dr., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Harker Wade. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-23-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 07-23-26. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1845 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2002) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RED CANARY PRODUCTIONS, 3485 Sacramento Dr., Suite G, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Todd R Peterson (3179 Rose Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Todd R Peterson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-27-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-27-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1846 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/01/1999) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE THERAPEUTIC BODY CENTER, 129 Halcyon Road #B, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. The Therapeutic Body Center LLC (PO Box 552, Pismo Beach CA 93448). This business is conducted by a CA limited liability company /s/ The Therapeutic Body Center LLC, Debra Bailey, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2721. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-27-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1849 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/27/2021) New Filing The following persons are doing business as, SLOAN LIGHTING TECH, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Ted Robert Sloan and Kristina Marie Sloan (185 North 16th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Kristina Marie Sloan, Co-owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-27-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk,JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-27-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1853 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/17/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RICE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, 202 Tank Farm Rd., Unit G-1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Rice Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. (202 Tank Farm Rd., Unit G-1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Rice Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., Charles Edward Dowdy, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-28-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-28-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1857 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/04/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE COILED BEAD, 403 Santa Barbara Ave, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Paula Dickerson(403 Santa Barbara Ave, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by an Individual /s/ Paula Dickerson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-28-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 07-28-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1860 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/19/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DOS PLUMAS PUBLISHING, 3765 Ardilla Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Matthew Bela Dayka (3765 Ardilla Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422), Gina Borgia (3041 Paseo Del Refugio, Santa Barbara, CA 93105). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Matthew Bela Dayka, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-2821. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-28-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1861 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2021) New Filing The following persons are doing business as SLOMOW,915 W. Foothill Blvd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. General Lee Enterprises Inc. (915 W. Foothill Blvd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ General Lee Enterprises Inc., Natalie Lee, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-28-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 07-28-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1862 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (Not Applicable) New Filing The following persons are doing business as, LIBRETTO, 1242 Park St, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. AMSTRDM LLC (725 13th Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by a CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Amstrdm LLC, Katelyn Smith, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-28-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 07-28-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021-1872 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/29/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST JUNK REMOVAL, 1299 San Luis Bay Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Dustin Matthew Evans (1299 San Luis Bay Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Dustin Evans, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-29-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 0729-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1877 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (Not Applicable) New Filing The following persons are doing business as BROOKS BURGERS SLO, 134 Tank Farm Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. MKENTW, Inc. (520 Torrey Pine Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ MKENTW, Inc., Kent Williams, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-29-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 07-29-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1895 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/02/2021) New Filing The following persons are doing business as MONARCH BOOKS, 1674 Monterey Ave, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Taneesha Regez, Aaron Regez (1674 Monterey Ave, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Aaron Regez, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-02-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 08-02-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1898 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/02/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GOING-EAST, 220 Atascadero Road, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Kristopher K East (220 Atascadero Road, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by an Individual /s/ Kristopher K East. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-02-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 08-0226. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1878 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/14/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLOLAR, 872 Higuera St #307, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Timothy Paul Romano (1217 Southwood Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by an Individual /s/Timothy Paul Romano, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-30-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-30-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1879 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, A1 WOOD PRODUCTS, 2460 Willow Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Kenton Otokichi Garl (2460 Willow Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by an Individual /s/Kenton O. Garl, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-30-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 07-30-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1874 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2003) New Filing The following persons are doing business as, STEVES ATV SERVICE INC, GROVER BEACH MOTORSPORTS, 1586 Railroad St. Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Steves ATV Service Inc. (1586 Railroad St, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Steves ATV Service Inc., Stephen Dayton, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-29-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 07-29-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FILE NO. 2021-1880 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/30/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, INTENTION LIVING, 155 Stagecoach Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Bonnie J Davis (155 Stagecoach Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by an Individual /s/ Bonnie J Davis, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-30-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 07-30-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1876 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/21/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PANDA PANDA CHINESE RESTAURANT, 810-820 Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. YYDS LLC (810 Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by a CA Limited Liability Company /s/YYDS LLC, Xiaohan Ding, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-29-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 07-2926. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES

FILE NO. 2021-1881 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (Not Applicable) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHU-CHEWS CHURROS, 10 Cayucos Drive, Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County. Mike Anthony Cantafio (1791 Newhall Ave, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Mike Anthony Cantafio, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-30-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 07-30-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1912 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (Not Applicable) New Filing The following person is doing business as, IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU! MOBILE NOTARY, 938 Running Stag Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Susan Rae Larson (938 Running Stag Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by an Individual /s/ Susan Rae Larson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-03-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 0803-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2021-1914 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LEGACY RANCH, 4566 Davenport Creek Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Mark Gregory Ernstrom (4566 Davenport Creek Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by an Individual /s/ Mark Gregory Ernstrom, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-03-21. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Helen Nolan, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 08-03-26. August 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2021

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2021-1830 OLD FILE NO. 2020-0407 Grand Inspirations Home Furnishings and Decor, 866 W Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 02/13/2020. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Geadell Giatti, Daniel Osvaldo Giatti (1730 Newport Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business was conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Geadell Giatti. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-2021. 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. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO In the Matter of the Estate of: Leroy R. Ford II Case No. 19PR-0165 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

In the matter of the Estate of LEROY R. FORD II, NOTICE is hereby given that on or after the 31st day of August, 2021 the undersigned, JUNE CLARK, as the Administrator of the Estate of LEROY R. FORD II, will sell at private sale to Halsey & Halsey, LLC subject to confirmation by the above entitled Superior Court, all right, title, and interest of the estate of Decedent in and to that certain real property commonly known as 2006 Chorro Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93401, more particularly described as follows: Real property in the City of San Luis Obispo, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, described as follows: LOT 16 IN BLOCK 3 OF THE MCBRIDE TRACT, IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE MAP FILLED FOR RECORD MARCH 21, 1887 IN BOOK B AT PAGE 31 OF MAPS. APN: 003-748-001 Subject to: Current taxes, rights, rights of way, easements, conditions, restrictions, covenants, and reservations of record. The property is to be sold on the bases “AS IS” “WHERE IS,” “with all Faults,” except as to title. Bids or offers are invited for the property and must be in writing and may be delivered to the Attorney for June Clark, Administrator at the Law Office of Vaughn C. Taus, 1042 Pacific Street, Suite D, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, or may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court at any time after the first publication of this Notice and before the making of the sale. The terms and conditions of the sale are as follows: CASH in lawful money of the United States of America, 10% of the amount bid to accompany this offer and the balance to be paid upon confirmation of sale by the Superior Court. Taxes shall be prorated as of the date of transfer. Seller will pay cost of transfer stamps, onehalf of escrow fees, furnish policy of title insurance, and pay for the filing of the IRS tax statements. Purchaser or purchasers will pay one-half of the escrow fees and cost of recording Order Confirming Sale and Deed of Conveyance. The undersigned reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated: July 22, 2021 June Clark, Administrator Vaughn C. Taus Law Office of Vaughn C. Taus 1042 Pacific Street, Suite D San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 July 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2021-1809 OLD FILE NO. 2020-0095 Atascadero Door Company, 5145 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 01/13/2020. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: MER Industries, Inc. (5145 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business was conducted by A Corporation /s/ Michael Phillips, President of MER Industries, Inc. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-22-2021. 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. Currens, Deputy Clerk. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALLAN J. YEAST DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0226 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ALLAN J. YEAST A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DENNIS SCOTT FRASCA in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that DENNIS SCOTT FRASCA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: August 31, 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 Street, Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Jed D. Hazeltine 778 Osos Street, Suite C San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 July 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

Public Notice Notice of Intent to demolish Single Family House at 1034 Mill St San Luis Obispo. If you claim an interest in moving this building or wish to salvage any portion thereof, you must file a claim at Brian.a.rolph@gmail.com. August 5, 26, & September 16, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DOUGLAS JOHN GATES DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0239

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DOUGLAS JOHN GATES A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BRETT BODEMER in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that BRETT BODEMER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 23, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept.: P2 VIA ZOOM, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Scott W. Wall Andre, Morris & Buttery 1102 Laurel Lane San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 July 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2021-1733 OLD FILE NO. 2018-0520 Home Ec Express, Home Economics Express, 7300 Pinal Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 02/16/2018. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Jaime D Umphenour, Robert A Umphenour (7300 Pinal Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business was conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Jaime Umphenour. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-15-2021. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By A. Webster, Deputy Clerk. July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HENRY JOHN DUBIEL DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 21PR-0238

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: HENRY JOHN DUBIEL A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RUTH ELAINE DUBIEL in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that RUTH ELAINE DUBIEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 14, 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 Street, Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Martha B. Spalding, Attorney At Law 215 South Main Street Templeton, CA 93465 July 29, August 5, & 12, 2021

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE

The following units will be sold to satisfy liens against them at a public auction to be held on Friday, August 13, 2021 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that a public lien sale of the following described personal property will be held. Unit #162 Sara Wickstrom - Household furniture, kitchenware, iron baord, bags & boxes, fan Unit #522 Rachael Williams - Tools, household furniture, sports equipment, camping gear, kitchenware, mattress, bags & boxes Sealed bids will be accepted preceding a silent auction at 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Friday, August 13, 2021, at ABBY’S SELF STORAGE, 50 ABBY ROAD, TEMPLETON, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California. Bond #0455718. Bids will be taken from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, (Owner has the right to refuse any and all bids. Owner has the right to bid). Highest bidder will be notified by telephone by 12:30 PM the day of the auction. Payment is due and payable immediately. Cash only, this is to include a $100 cash deposit, refundable once the unit is verified clean and goods removed. July 29, August 5, 2021

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Notice is given that undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to sections 21701-21716 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. Main Mini Storage, 1380 Santa Ynez Avenue, 2000 Mountain View Avenue, Los Osos, CA 93402 and 2100 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442. Will sell by competitive bidding ending on or after August 6th, 2021 on or after 10:00 A.M., property in storage units. Auction is to be held online at www.storagetreasures.com. Property to be sold includes, but is not limited to: Bookshelves, dressers, washers & dryers, desks, beds, tables and chairs, bed frames, mattresses, kitchen utensils, kitchenware, pots and pans, appliances, furnishings, clothing, household items, luggage, stereo equipment, cabinets, sporting equipment, fishing gear, camping gear, tools, construction equipment, computers, monitors, printers, toys, TV’S, bicycles, golf clubs, surf boards, office furniture, personal items, possible collectibles/antiques and boxed items contents unknown, belonging to the following: LOS OSOS Edgar Smith (10x20) Gary Benites (5x10) Mandy Oslin (12x22) MORRO BAY Pamela Gibb (5x7) Robin Rouse (10x20) Purchases must be paid for at time of sale in CASH ONLY. All purchased items sold as is, where is. Items must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Advertiser reserves the right to bid. Dated this day 23rd day of July 2021. Auction by StorageTreasures.com Phone (480) 397-6503 Main Mini Storage (805) 5287864 Ad to run July 29th and August 5th, 2021.

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(U.C.C. 6101 et seq. and B & P 24074 et seq.) Escrow No. 887067-MC Notice is hereby given that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license is about to be made. The names and addresses of the Seller/Licensee are: HAHA RAMEN & SUSHI, INC., 1065 OLIVE STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405-2361 The Business is known as: HAHA RAMEN AND SUSHI The names and addresses of the Buyer/Transferee are: DU MAO INC. 1065 OLIVE STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405-2361 As listed by the Seller/Licensee, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller/Licensee within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer/Transferee are: N/A The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, TRADENAME, GOODWILL, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, ALL TRANSFERABLE PREMITS, LICENSES, AND INVENTORY OF STOCK IN TRACE and are located at: 1065 OLIVE STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405-2361 The kind of license to be transferred is: ON-SALE BEER AND WINE-EATING PLACE now issued for the premises located at: 1065 OLIVE STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405 The anticipated date of the sale/ transfer is 08/23/21 at the office of Unity Escrow, Inc., 3600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90010. The amount of the purchase price or consideration in connection with the transfer of the license and business, including the estimated inventory, is the sum of $50,000.00, which consists of the following: Description Amount *Promissory Note … $50,000.00 It has been agreed between the Seller/Licensee and the intended Buyer/Transferee, as required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions Code, that the consideration for the transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Dated: July 21, 2021 BUYER: DU MAO INC., a California Corporation S/ By: Qingguo Du, CEO SELLER: HAHA RAMEN & SUSHI, INC., a California Corporation S/ By: Shengao He, CEO 8/5/21 CNS-3497628# NEW TIMES

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 21CV-0271

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Heidi Sue Horoshak filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Heidi Sue Horoshak to PROPOSED NAME: Heidi Sue Hathaway 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: September 15, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: June 16, 2021 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) MICHAEL T JUAREZ II, an Individual YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. CASE NUMBER (Número de caso): 19LC-0449

Notice! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online 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.

LEGAL NOTICES CASE NUMBER: (Número de caso): 19LC-0449 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): Reiley F. Ewing (State Bar #: 315094) Collection at Law, Inc., A.P.C. 3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Suite R-349 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 716-7630 Date: (Fecha) 05/10/2019 By: /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk (Secretario) /s/, Carol L. McGuirk, Deputy Clerk, (adjunto) July 15, 22, 29, & August 5, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 21CV-0412

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Mary Maeve Holden filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: May Maeve Holden to PROPOSED NAME: Maeve Christina Holden 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 25, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: June 16, 2021 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court July 29, August 5, 12, & 19, 2021

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Look for a long time at what pleases you, and longer still at what pains you,” wrote the novelist Colette. What?! Was she making a perverse joke? That’s wicked advice, and I hope you adopt it only on rare occasions. In fact, the exact opposite is the healthy way to live—especially for you in the coming weeks. Look at what pains you, yes. Don’t lose sight of what your problems and wounds are. But please, for the sake of your dreams, for the benefit of your spiritual and psychological health, look longer at what pleases you, energizes you, and inspires you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you deepen your affection for butterflies and hummingbirds, I will love it. If you decide you want the dragonfly or bumblebee or lark to be your spirit creature, I will approve. You almost always benefit from cultivating relationships with swift, nimble, and lively influences—and that’s especially true these days. So give yourself full permission to experiment with the superpower of playful curiosity. You’re most likely to thrive when you’re zipping around in quest of zesty ripples and sprightly rhythms.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The next two months will be a propitious time for you and your intimate allies to grow closer by harnessing the power of your imaginations. I urge you to be inventive in dreaming up ways to educate and entertain each other. Seek frisky adventures together that will delight you. Here’s a poem by Vyacheslav Ivanov that I hope will stimulate you: “We are two flames in a midnight forest. We are two meteors that fly at night, a two-pointed arrow of one fate. We are two steeds whose bridle is held by one hand. We are two eyes of a single gaze, two quivering wings of one dream, two-voiced lips of single mysteries. We are two arms of a single cross.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo spiritual author Don Miguel Ruiz urges us not to take anything personally. He says that if someone treats us disrespectfully, it’s almost certainly because they are suffering from psychological wounds that make them act in vulgar, insensitive ways. Their attacks have little to do with what’s true about us. I agree with him, and will add this important caveat. Even if you refrain from taking such abuses personally, it doesn’t mean you should tolerate them. It doesn’t mean you should keep that person in your life or allow them to bully you in the future. I suspect these are important themes for you to contemplate right now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “People who feel deeply, live deeply, and love deeply are destined to suffer deeply,” writes poet Juansen Dizon. To that romanticized, juvenile nonsense, I say: NO! WRONG! People who feel and live and love

deeply are more emotionally intelligent than folks who live on the surface—and are therefore less fragile. The deep ones are likely to be psychologically adept; they have skills at liberating themselves from the smothering crush of their problems. The deep ones also have access to rich spiritual resources that ensure their suffering is a source of transformative teaching—and rarely a cause of defeat. Have you guessed that I’m describing you as you will be in the coming weeks?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Professor of psychology Ethan Kross tells us there can be healthy, creative forms of envy. “Just as hunger tells us we need to eat,” he writes, “the feeling of envy could show us what is missing from our lives that really matters to us.” The trick is to not interpret envy as a negative emotion, but to see it as useful information that shows us what we want. In my astrological opinion, that’s a valuable practice for you to deploy in the coming days. So pay close attention to the twinges of envy that pop into your awareness. Harness that volatile stuff to motivate yourself as you make plans to get the very experience or reward you envy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Poet Walt Whitman bragged that he was “large.” He said, “I contain multitudes.” One critic compared him to “a whole continent with its waters, with its trees, with its animals.” Responding to Whitman, Sagittarian poet Gertrud Kolmar uttered an equally grandiose boast. “I too am a continent,” she wrote. “I contain mountains never-reached, scrubland unpenetrated, pond bay, river-delta, salt-licking coast-tongue.” That’s how I’m imagining you these days, dear Sagittarius: as unexplored territory: as frontier land teeming with undiscovered mysteries. I love how expansive you are as you open your mind and heart to new self-definitions. I love how you’re willing to risk being unknowable for a while as you wander out in the direction of the future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Poet Ezra Pound wrote a letter to novelist James Joyce that included the following passage: “You are fucking with my head, and so far I’ve been enjoying it. Where is the crime?” I bring this up, Capricorn, because I believe the coming weeks will be prime time for you to engage with interesting souls who fuck with your head in enjoyable ways. You need a friendly jolt or two: a series of galvanizing prods; dialogs that catalyze you to try new ways of thinking and seeing; lively exchanges that inspire you to experiment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Blogger Mandukhai Munkhbaatar offers advice on the arts of intimate communion. “Do not fall in love only with a body or with a face,” she tells us. “Do not fall in love with the idea of being in love.” She also wants you to know that it’s best for your long-term health and happiness if you don’t seek cozy involvement with a person who is afraid of your madness, or with someone who, after you fight, disappears and refuses to talk. I approve of all these suggestions. Any others you would add? It’s a favorable phase to get clearer about the qualities of people you want and don’t want as your allies.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I gave my readers homework, asking them to answer the question, “What is your favorite rule to break?” In response, Laura Grolla sent these thoughts: “My favorite rule to break is an unwritten one: that we must all stress and strive for excellence. I have come up with a stress-busting mantra, ‘It is OK to be OK.’ In my OKness, I have discovered the subtle frontier of contentment, which is vast and largely unexplored. OKness allows me not to compete for attention, but rather to pay attention to others. I love OKness for the humor and deep, renewing sleep it has generated. Best of all, OKness allows me to be happily aging rather than anxiously hot.” I bring this to your attention, Pisces, because I think the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to investigate and embody the relaxing mysteries of OKness. ∆

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