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Sister of man killed on North Oak Park criticizes police investigation

he family of an Arroyo Grande man who was hit and killed earlier this year while trying to cross a Grover Beach roadway on foot is questioning the results of a police investigation into the incident, which the family says is one-sided and erroneous. In an April 9 press release, the Grover Beach Police Department detailed its investigation into the death of Justin Kissinger, a 33-yearold who was hit by a car on Jan. 21 while attempting to cross North Oak Park Boulevard near Brighton Avenue. In the summary of the investigation, which the Grover Beach Police Department released to the public via Facebook, much of the blame for the collision is put on Kissinger himself, who was allegedly wearing dark clothing, highly intoxicated by alcohol, and illegally crossing four lanes of traffic in the dark at night when he was hit. But Kissinger’s sister, Terra Kissinger, argues that the press release paints an inaccurate picture of the situation and fails to address many of the other factors that likely led to her brother’s death. “My brother’s name has completely been shattered on the basis of an incorrect police report,” Terra wrote in an email to New Times. “It’s bad enough I lost my brother, but for it to be made to be all his fault to a speeding driver is just fire to the fuel.” Her main concerns are with what was left out—important findings that weren’t included in the police department’s press release, which is the report that’s most accessible to the general public, and things that she says police should have done but didn’t during the investigation. According to a SLO County Coroner’s report on Kissinger’s death, witnesses to the incident said—and video footage appears to confirm— that because of oncoming construction and a lane closure, the driver who hit Kissinger was speeding up to pass a vehicle in the neighboring lane as the collision occurred.

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CASE CLOSED? Arroyo Grande resident Justin Kissinger was hit and killed on Jan. 21 while attempting to cross North Oak Park Boulevard on foot. The findings of an investigation into the incident were recently released, and, to the Kissinger family’s surprise, the driver isn’t at fault.

Kissinger’s body was found 88 feet away from his shoes, and it’s estimated that Kissinger was hit at about 45 mph, according to a Grover Beach Police report on the matter. The posted speed limit where Kissinger was killed is 30 mph. While that information was included in a detailed Grover Beach Police report on Kissinger’s death, it was omitted from the April 9 press release. Terra also takes issue with the lack of investigation into whether the driver who hit her brother was intoxicated at the time of incident. While the police report and coroner’s report both detail Kissinger’s high levels of intoxication on Jan. 21—nearly twice the legal limit—and his history of alcoholism, there is little mention of the driver’s possible drug and alcohol use. Although the police report states that officers who interviewed the driver at the scene of the collision “did not notice any signs of intoxication” and “did not smell any odor of any alcoholic beverage,” Terra says the driver should have been tested. While the Grover Beach Police report and press release on the incident states Kissinger was wearing “dark clothing,” the coroner’s report states that Kissinger was wearing a

“light blue sweater,” khaki pants, and a dark blue sweatshirt when he died. While early witness accounts included in the police report suggested that Kissinger was on the phone while crossing the road, that was later proven to be false through call logs and other evidence, according to the coroner’s report. Plus, there’s a long history of safety concerns on portions of North Oak Park Boulevard, and residents living near the stretch of road where Kissinger died have long complained of visibility issues. There’s no doubt, according to all the various reports, that Kissinger was crossing the road illegally, intoxicated, and likely amid an argument with his girlfriend when he died, but Terra says that’s not whole story. That, she said, makes it look like her brother was purposely trying to get himself killed. “He loved his kids so much,” Terra wrote to New Times, “and never, ever would do something like that.” The Grover Beach Police Department and city staff declined to comment further on this investigation. Δ —Kasey Bubnash

Morro Bay’s tobacco regulations could push one business owner to move

on the topic. He said the council is making a decision that’s going to hurt local business owners such as himself who operate liquor or tobacco stores that sell tobacco and vaping products. “They know banning vaping products is not going to stop high school [-aged kids] from vaping, because they know the high school [-aged kids] get those products online, not from stores like mine,” Akkare said. “They know it’s going to hurt businesses, and it’s going to hurt tax revenue that goes toward the city.” Akkare said his family has lived in the county

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since 1996. He opened his liquor store, which sells tobacco products, in 2007 and established his tobacco shop in 2009. The city’s decision, he said, will impact his businesses and could force him to relocate to another area of the county. “It does hurt when my city is not looking after businesses like mine,” Akkare said. Morro Bay Mayor John Headding said that based on meetings he’s had with several tobacco retailers in the community, their concerns were in regard to sales of menthol cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. “They said that made up 70 percent of their business. As a council, we examined that and we made that exception,” Headding said. “I think the vast majority of wholesalers would want to have none of this, but the input that we took looks likes what would have the most significant impact on sales would have been the banning of menthol and smokeless tobacco products.” He said the council approached the issue by looking at the balance between sustainable retail business and public health. The ordinance will prevent secondhand smoke in multi-unit residences by prohibiting smoking in both the units and common areas of apartment and condo complexes, senior and assisted living facilities, and long-term health care facilities except in designated smoking areas. This regulation will go into affect Aug. 1. On Dec. 1 pharmacies will be prohibited from selling tobacco products. The city is also prohibiting retailers from selling cigars that cost less than $5, any package containing fewer than five cigars, flavored tobacco products, and all vaping products. Headding said the ordinance also puts into place a 100 percent ID check policy that requires tobacco retailers to verify the age of every person purchasing a tobacco product. The second reading of the ordinance, slated for the next Morro Bay City Council meeting, will pave the way for city staff to create a tobacco retailer license program that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2021. This is the part of the ordinance that Akkare said will force him to move his businesses elsewhere. Headding said retailers would have to apply for a permit fee to participate in the mandatory program. “That would allow the city to enforce the essentials of the ordinance, and would provide us a mechanism for punishing violations of local, state, and federal tobacco laws,” he said. “We felt this was important because of the limited resources that the county had to get to all of the retail units on a consistent basis. We wanted the ability to be able to do that as well to enforce our local ordinance.” —Karen Garcia

SLO County DA’s Office fights jail inmate releases

SLO County District Attorney’s Office prosecutors spent a busy week of April 13 in court fighting several “zero bail” jail inmate releases that fell under a recent California order meant to reduce jail populations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The order, issued by the California

Judicial Council on April 6 in response to concerns about virus outbreaks in local jails, set bail at $0 for inmates accused of nonviolent offenses. About 60 SLO County Jail inmates are considered eligible for release under the policy. District Attorney Dan Dow and Sheriff Ian Parkinson are both opposed to the order, and Dow’s office has filed motions in court in the cases of 23 inmates to try to stop their no-bail release. Parkinson has boosted deputy patrols by 75 percent as a response, he said. Dow told New Times he’s concerned about the public safety consequences of the releases and said his office looked at the criminal histories of the inmates to determine whether to formally oppose them. “I wanted to make sure we were not unwittingly allowing people with a very violent history to get out on zero bail even if their current charge is non-violent,” Dow said. The DA’s Office has successfully stopped the release of 10 inmates as of April 15, including of an individual accused of embezzling $5 million and threatening to solicit the murder of one of her victims, Dow said. He added that he believes bail is an important accountability tool in the justice system. “When someone posts a bond, it doesn’t mean they’re less dangerous but it does mean they have skin in the game,” Dow said. Not everyone agrees with the stance of the sheriff and DA. Jason Dufurrena, a local public defender, told New Times that the judicial order is meant to protect the constitutional rights and the health of those who are awaiting trials. With all jury trials currently on hold and county jails a lightning rod for COVID-19, Dufurrena said the state got it right by eliminating bail for some inmates. “The safety of the inmates is important, and we have a prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment,” Dufurrena said. “People who are paying attention to the pathologists and epidemiologists, they’re saying, ‘Hey, close concentrations like jail and things like that are going to become super transmitters.’ They’re an area where one ill person has the potential to infect hundreds of people.” Parkinson and Dow said they believe the SLO County Jail has proper protocols in place—like quarantining all new inmates—to prevent an outbreak. The jail had no reported COVID-19 cases as of press time. Dow also noted that the sheriff’s and DA’s offices recently coordinated to commute the sentences of five inmates who were considered at-risk for COVID-19. “We had already taken care of, in my opinion, that concern,” Dow said. “[The judicial order] was solving a problem that does not exist here.” —Peter Johnson

SLO County to convene ‘panel of experts’ to chart life after sheltering

While all eyes are on Gov. Gavin Newsom to decide how and when California will lift a statewide shelter-athome order, it’s individual counties that will be left with many of the decisions about life after the COVID-19 lockdown. “Because of the scale and scope of California ... we’ll be guided by local decision-making,” Newsom said during an April 13 briefing, where he discussed

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for the first time how the state plans to approach lifting the order. That time is likely still weeks away, but San Luis Obispo County officials are already putting together a plan for how they’ll determine the next steps for the community. On April 13, SLO County officials said they were assembling a “panel of experts” to guide the phasing-out of the local shelter-in-place order—as well as future policies that may be enacted to avoid a secondary outbreak. The panel members will include local business, school, health care, and city leaders, as well as state and regional officials, according to the SLO County Office of Emergency Services. The eventual plan—called the “road map” by the county—will be unveiled to the public at a future press briefing. “Our goal is to ensure the guidelines are practical and effective,” said Wade Horton, SLO County’s emergency services director, “and balance a broad spectrum of medical, community, and economic considerations.” In Newsom’s April 13 update, the governor laid out six “key indicators” that will determine when and how stay-athome orders can be lifted. They include the ability to broadly test for COVID-19, to prevent infections in at-risk populations, to handle hospital surges, to develop adequate therapeutics, to effectively social distance at schools and businesses, and to know when to reinstitute stay-at-home orders if necessary. Counties will look to those indicators— and additional guidance from the state— to determine their local policies. “That guidance is the key,” said Bruce Gibson, SLO County’s 2nd District supervisor. “We’ve got to be tight with the state.” Gibson told New Times that he expects the county supervisors to be intimately involved with the development of the local road map. But he added that politicians and other community members still need to take a back seat to the advice of public health experts. “We all understand the terrible impact this has had on the economy, but if we don’t take seriously the advice of the public health experts, there’ll be even worse impacts,” Gibson said. Under SLO County’s emergency declaration order, Horton and Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein have been given broad authority to respond to the COVID-19 crisis as necessary. That will continue to be the case, Gibson said. While the announcement of a community panel opens that process up to some public input, those two officials still hold the decision-making reins. “That elected officials are not on the front line of this is the right thing,” Gibson said. “[Borenstein and Horton] are the two individuals who have the responsibility to decide what orders get eased and lifted. ... They’re just widening the policy discussion.” As of press time, SLO County had 124 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with three patients hospitalized. —Peter Johnson

Arroyo Grande plans for coronavirusrelated losses

Like many cities in SLO County, Arroyo Grande is expecting to see major revenue losses as a result of the coronavirus

pandemic—losses that are expected to add up to more than $1.2 million this fiscal year. Between projected losses in property taxes, sales taxes, recreation fees, and transient occupancy taxes, and possible state and federal policies that could impact city revenue sources, Arroyo Grande is preparing for the worst before it hits. “Government by nature is reactive. We react to situations,” Mayor Caren Ray Russom told New Times. “I’m really proud of staff for taking that step right now to raise the red flag.” Although Arroyo Grande’s financial forecast, which City Council discussed at a meeting on April 14, isn’t ideal, it’s not as grim as those in other cities on the Central Coast that rely more heavily on the tourism industry. Arroyo Grande’s economy is more diversified than some of SLO County’s other towns, which Russom said will likely lead to more stability throughout this time marked by unknowns. While Pismo Beach gets about 45 percent of its annual general fund from transient occupancy taxes alone, 65 percent of Arroyo Grande’s budget comes from three sources: 38 percent from property taxes, 22 percent from sales taxes, and 6 percent from transient occupancy taxes—taxes charged to tourists renting rooms in hotels, inns, and other lodging facilities in town. While it’s not exactly clear how COVID-19 might impact property tax revenue, city staff expect to see a $200,000 shortfall this year due to earlier growth projections that have since changed, according to a city staff report. Staff also expect to come up short in sales taxes by about $550,000 this year, along with a $183,000 shortfall in recreation fees. Many of the city’s programs for kids—like its sports leagues and Children in Motion preschool program—are closed, and a number of recreation facilities staff are furloughed as a result. The city also expects to take a hit of about $300,000 in transient occupancy taxes. With non-essential businesses closed down and travel restricted, that money won’t be funneling through the city as usual. “The impacts to the business community are going to be exponential the longer we stay closed,” Russom told New Times. “And that is my greatest concern.” That is, she said, second only to the health and safety of SLO County’s citizens. So Arroyo Grande is doing what it can to help struggling businesses and residents alike right now. At the April 14 meeting, following the lead of several other SLO County cities, Arroyo Grande City Council voted unanimously to waive any late penalties and interest associated with unpaid transient occupancy taxes and water and sewer utility bills in March and April until Aug. 31. The city is also suspending water disconnections for unpaid bills. Although there was some debate over whether to extend the ordinances through the summer, council members, including Lan George, overwhelmingly agreed that some kind of city assistance is desperately needed. “I know that this time right now is so difficult for so many people,” George said at the meeting, “and as a city, we really need to do everything we can to help them.” Δ —Kasey Bubnash

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Beyond translation Local organizations work to get local COVID-19 updates to residents who speak Spanish and other languages

arch 17 was the first time the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department conducted a press briefing via Facebook Live regarding the coronavirus. It was entirely in English. Recent U.S. Census Bureau data states 17.9 percent of households speak a language other than English in San Luis Obispo County. Latino Outreach Council of San Luis Obispo County CEO Jaqueline del Valle Frederick said the nonprofit is concerned that there isn’t enough direct communication in Spanish or Mixteco— spoken by indigenous people in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla—in both the city of Santa Maria and in SLO County. “We’ve been very active in the last six or seven years with trying to make sure that the Latino community is aware of the resources that are available to them, because the resources are there, they just don’t know about it,” del Valle Frederick said. The Latino Outreach Council is launching public service announcements to air on Spanish Television and radio in both SLO and Santa Barbara counties. Del Valle Frederick said the announcements will remind people to shelter in place and stay at home, and inform them about “the precautions they need to take with regard to using masks and gloves when they go out.” From these announcements, viewers or listeners will be directed to the Latino Outreach Council Facebook page and website where all information will be translated into Spanish. She said the nonprofit also has an email list with more than 500 subscribers, and it will use that platform to send information out as well. SLO County spokesperson Michelle Shoresman told New Times the county is concerned about its entire population getting the information they need to be safe. “It is a constant challenge to keep everyone in the community informed,” Shoresman said.

All of the county’s COVID-19 press briefings now have transcripts in Spanish at readyslo.org under the “emergency SLO” tab. Shoresman said the press briefing videos can also be viewed on Facebook by those who have their page settings turned to Spanish and on the county’s YouTube channel, where the settings can be changed to show Spanish subtitles. “Of course, those who don’t have access to the internet, television, or print media in their primary language are always more at risk. Not to mention that many cultures share information in different ways with their members,” Shoresman said. “We hope that we are reaching everyone, but there is always work to do.” Recent census data shows that roughly 93 percent of households own a computer, and 86 percent of households have a broadband internet subscription. SLO County, Shoresman said, is working on a Spanish public service announcement with KSBY that’s anticipated to begin the week of April 13. SLO County has also translated some documents for health care workers into Tagalog, Shoresman said, as there is a “reasonable-size population of Filipinos in the local health care workforce.” The county is also beginning to work on some communication in Mixteco. Santa Barbara County Public Information Officer Jackie Ruiz said her county is also concerned that its nonEnglish speakers aren’t receiving critical public health messages. In Santa Barbara County, roughly 38 percent of the population speaks a language other than English at home, according to recent census data. Those languages include Spanish, Mixteco, and Zapotec. Ruiz said Santa Barbara County has been doing voiceover translation in Spanish along with American Sign Language at every press conference since the conferences began on March 12. “We have multiple Spanish translators at the Joint Information Center every day of the week to help with the

ongoing press-release and social-media translation. We are also part of a rapid response team that has helped us translate materials into many indigenous languages via video or sound files,” Ruiz said. All coronavirus-related information is also accessible to Santa Barbara County residents in multiple languages by dialing 211. In Santa Maria, City Councilmember Gloria Soto said the council was slow to take local action for its residents in regard to the pandemic. Soto said she got on calls with the county’s local public health officials, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, and U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) to discuss how to make the Latino community understand the importance of social distancing and staying at home. “I felt the need to push back a little bit, because it’s not just about telling people to stay home. It’s about understanding the unique and different communities within our county and city,” she said. Soto gave an example of a family that goes to a doctor visit together because “they’re each other’s support system,” or a new immigrant to the area who’s not only trying to understand a new language but also figuring out how to navigate the pandemic. “I made it clear that it’s important we tailor our message in a way that is culturally competent,” she said. “If this is just about translating, some messages don’t automatically translate properly in other languages.” One of the city’s first steps is creating a long-term relationship with Mixteco/ Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), a nonprofit that unites indigenous leaders and allies to strengthen the Mixtec and indigenous immigrant community. Donna Olivera, communication coordinator for MICOP, said her position was created specifically to gather recent public health information and work with MICOP translators to create

Recursos en Español y Mixteco

• Las sesiones informativas del coronavirus del Departamento de Salud Publica del Condado de San Luis Obispo estan traducidas al Español y se puede acceder a ellas en emergencyslo.org/en/daily-press-briefing.aspx. • Si esta viendo las sesiones informativas diarias de coronavirus del Departamento de Salud Publica del Condado de San Luis Obispo en YouTube, puede cambiar la configuracion para que tenga subtitulos en Español. • Hay recursos y actualizaciones locales de coronavirus en el sitio web de el Latino Outreach Council y en la pagina de Facebook; latinooutreachcouncil.org. • Si tiene preguntas o necesita informacion, llame a Promotores Collaborative of SLO County al (805) 3054575 o envieles un correo electronico a erica@cfsslo.org. Tambien puede encontrar la organizacion en Facebook en facebook.com/promotoreslo • En el condado de Santa Barbara se pueden encontrar videos informativos, en Mixteco, sobre el coronavirus en publichealthsbc.org/mixteco-video. • El sitio web de Salud Publica del Condado de Santa Barbara tiene un boton en la parte superior que traduce todo el sitio web en Español.

informational video and audio messages in Mixteco. “It’s really difficult and I have to do the research myself and find the most important information to get out there,” Olivera said. She said the process of getting the information out is slow as she awaits responses to questions that she’s sent to public health officials, not to mention that there are only five Mixteco translators who work for MICOP. Mixteco isn’t a written language, so Santa Barbara County has created coronavirus-related videos in Mixteco. The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District is also sending out information in Mixteco via video format to keep parents and guardians of students informed of district updates. The public health crisis, Soto said, is really shining a light on the disparities that exist. “It’s the working-class and minimumwage earners that are most at risk. We’re still slow enough in putting in place policies or recommendations that will help to protect them while they’re still on the front line,” Soto said. “It’s the utmost importance that we use this crisis as an opportunity to build bridges with communities that have always been hard for us to reach.” Δ Staff Writer Karen Garcia can be reached at kgarcia@newtimesslo.com.

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Undercounted? Amid low case numbers, COVID-19 testing and tracking remains a challenge in SLO County

an Luis Obispo County public health officials don’t know how many local residents have been tested for COVID-19 thus far. They know that more than 750 highrisk patients have been tested at the county’s public health lab—yielding 48 positive results as of April 15. They know that 76 patients have tested positive for COVID-19 at private commercial labs. They also know that the rate of confirmed spread in SLO County has slowed down in recent days. But they don’t know how many people in all have been tested and where, so the public remains in the dark about the true prevalence of the illness. “None of that is good,” SLO County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein said at a COVID-19 press briefing on April 6. “We’d like to be able to bring to the public a real understanding of how much we are testing. More to the point, we ourselves would very much like to understand what the number of tests are, and what our positive rate is.” Gaps in COVID-19 test data aren’t just an issue in SLO County. Santa Barbara County also has incomplete test data. While Santa Barbara County is reporting more than twice the total number of tests that SLO County is, that’s largely because its numbers include tests that have been voluntarily reported by some private Santa Barbara clinicians. “They’re very uncomfortable with their numbers as well,” Borenstein said of Santa Barbara, and added about SLO: “I believe that the amount of testing in our county really does not differ from our neighbors.” County officials said that local test data is unavailable mainly because of technical issues with the state’s reporting system and the unwieldy volumes of data being generated at various commercial labs. The issue is not expected to be resolved soon. “This continues to be a problem,” SLO County Public Health spokesperson Michelle Shoresman told New Times via email. “Right now, everyone is focused on finding the positives, isolating, treating, and quarantining.” The incomplete testing data makes it a challenge to accurately gauge the progression of the illness. SLO County’s models initially predicted that COVID-19 case numbers would likely double every three to five days. While that bore out for the first two weeks, by late March and early April, new cases in the county came to a virtual halt. “The reasons for that may be some combination of we’re not testing enough and/or we’re doing a really good job with the mitigation measures we have in place,” Borenstein said on April 6. New county testing guidelines, which Borenstein announced the same day, now ask the health care community to test any patient who’s experiencing even mild COVID-19 symptoms. But many locals

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have come forward in recent weeks with stories of hitting roadblocks when trying to get tested. Los Osos resident Quinn Brady said she developed a respiratory infection in late March that was so severe it turned into pneumonia. She experienced intense fatigue, a dry cough, and trouble breathing. When she went to the Med Stop Urgent Care in the Madonna Shopping Plaza in SLO, Brady said she was denied a COVID-19 test because she didn’t meet all the criteria at the time. “They said, ‘You don’t have all the symptoms because you don’t have a fever,’” Brady said. “I just thought it was really interesting to be sick enough to have pneumonia but not be tested.” Templeton resident Lindsay Pera said she and her family started developing severe COVID-19 symptoms in midMarch—at the start of the local outbreak. Pera called both her primary doctor and SLO County Public Health on March 17 to inquire about testing. “[We were] told we did not fit the criteria for testing and to ‘treat at home, go to the hospital if you can’t breathe, but call ahead,’” Pera said. Grover Beach resident Ben Vorass said he and his girlfriend visited three different health care sites in South County to try to get COVID-19 tests— without success. “We were told, ‘No, go home, … you don’t qualify for the test, you are not bad enough, you are not old enough,’ you didn’t meet the unmeetable expectations that have now put me and my family at serious risk during this pandemic,’” he said via email. At the April 6 press briefing, Borenstein acknowledged that the initial guidelines for COVID-19 tests—which strictly limited them based on one’s travel history, age, symptom severity, and other factors—may be leading to an undercount. “We think that perhaps the public has ceased even trying to get a test because early on the message was, ‘There aren’t enough tests. There aren’t enough tests,’” Borenstein said. “We believe that anyone in this county [with symptoms] who wants to get a test at this point can, if they go to the right place.” ∆ Assistant Editor Peter Johnson can be reached at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com.

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immunity-building foods and juices. Everything on the Wellness Menu is being offered at a discounted price— fresh-pressed juices are buy one, get one 50 percent off, and the food items are 10 percent off. The menu in general is getting a big upgrade soon. Some new items will be available as soon as mid-April, but Chequer said most of it will be revealed after the whole coronavirus fog has lifted and things are back to normal. Until then, Chequer said the Bliss staff will be put to work deep cleaning and redecorating. When customers are allowed back in, the whole café will have a fresh look and feel—“a new emergence,” he said. So even though things have been hard, Chequer said, good is coming from it. Some employees, and even family members of employees, are working at Bliss for free, volunteering some of their time so other staff members who really need the money can stay on board. Thanks to them, and in part to the pandemic, Chequer said, “we’re able to see the café in ways we never would have.”

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Protest rate increases A ‘no’ vote on the proposed Los Osos Water Recycling Facility Proposition 218 is a ‘yes’ vote for Los Osos sustainability

s homeowners and Los Osos Sustainability Group members, we oppose the Proposition 218 sewer rate increase and we encourage other homeowners in the sewer service area to send in a protest (“no” vote) to San Luis Obispo County before April 21, 2020. You can also drop it off at the County Government Center anytime before the end of the Board of Supervisors’ meeting on April 21. The increases of about $32 to about $95 per month (about 19 percent to 95 percent) for single-family homeowners, and about $254 per month for businesses (about 93 percent), over the next five years are exorbitant and destructive to a community that will also be very hard hit by the economic crisis that is sure to have lasting effects. The added financial burden will force more businesses in Los Osos to close, it will force many more families to choose between essential items and monthly sewer costs, and it will likely force some families to lose their homes. The county attributes the need for the rate increases to lower-than-expected flows to the treatment plant causing lowerthan-planned revenues. The county also says there’s a need to cover inflation costs at 3 percent per year, and that “reserves” are needed “ ... to show financial stability and qualify for low- or no-cost funding opportunities when major infrastructure projects are needed in the future.”

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The new inflation factor is clearly out of line with actual inflation; the “reserves” should not have been exhausted this early in the life of the project; and the low flows, which result from greater than expected conservation by property owners in the project area, are something the county should have planned for, knowing the Los Osos Water Recycling Facility included an aggressive conservation program to address the basin’s severe seawater intrusion problem. All of the reasons for the increases point to poor planning (e.g., foreseeable, underestimated costs), which home and business owners should not have to cover. We suspect that the increases also result from another poor planning decision—sizing the project for buildout with severe seawater intrusion threatening the basin. During the project review process, county officials presented numbers showing that further development would lower sewer costs by spreading the costs to more properties. Recognizing that the large and expensive Los Osos Water Recycling Facility could be a very strong incentive for unsustainable development (adding demand that would increase seawater intrusion), the California Coastal Commission conditioned approval of further development inside the service area on “conclusive evidence” of a sustainable water supply to support that

development. With a recent basin study showing seawater intrusion continuing, the Coastal Commission is now unlikely to approve the Los Osos Community Plan, which allows up to 30 percent more development in Los Osos, without very significant restrictions on that development. Rejecting the rate increases will encourage the county to look further for cost savings. Lower flows should mean lower electrical costs, lower pump-station and leach-field maintenance costs, and less related staffing. The county should also eliminate weekly tours and other PR expenses, which provide no benefit to ratepayers. With the Fed slashing interest rates, the county should also be able to convince agencies that lower-cost funding is justified for the facility and necessary for building the reserves the agencies like to see. These efforts and others should eliminate the need for rate increases. At some point in the future, the county should pursue a different Proposition 218 and a basinwide ordinance that spreads the cost and responsibility for protecting and restoring the Los Osos Basin equally to all who use it. Currently, about 85 percent of the community, those living in the “prohibition zone,” are responsible for all of the nitrate cleanup and about 98 percent of the seawater intrusion mitigation. We hope that the “we’re all in this together” spirit that now inspires the nation and people around the world will translate into a shared stakeholder solution for the Los Osos community

and water basin sustainability. A successful Proposition 2018 rate protest and ordinance that spreads the cost and responsibility for saving our sole water source will lower costs for 85 percent of the community, improve basin preservation efforts now being directed by the water suppliers and county, and go a long way toward repairing a rift that divides Los Osos. Δ Patrick McGibney, Elaine Watson, Larry Raio, and Keith Wimer are members of the Los Osos Sustainability Group. Send a response for publication to letters@ newtimesslo.com.

Letters Don’t add to our anxiety

The fearmongering of San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow and Sheriff Ian Parkinson during the April 13 county COVID-19 press briefing was reprehensible—the state is forcing us to release dangerous criminals into the community! We’ve almost doubled deputies on the street to protect you all! Be afraid! Be very afraid! I’m surprised Parkinson didn’t mention that he ensured gun shops are considered “essential” businesses that stay open during the pandemic—so go buy a gun! Let’s remember that everyone released under zero bail has merely been accused of a crime, and we presume their innocence until proven guilty. These are people charged with nonviolent misdemeanors and felonies. If they weren’t too poor to afford bail, they’d LETTERS continued page 12

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be free already. With the sad exception of domestic violence, crime rates have dropped dramatically during the shelter order. So why are the sheriff and DA trying to stoke irrational fear and shadowboxing a nonexistent crime wave? And why did the county give them a platform at a COVID-19 public health update? Our leaders should be reassuring us, not unnecessarily adding to our anxiety during these difficult times. Cynthia Replogle Oceano

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I was dismayed to see last week’s Shredder (“Five stages,” April 9) poke at SLO County Health Director Dr. Penny Borenstein, who, in my opinion, has been nothing short of heroic managing the local COVID-19 crisis. She has been forthright in an unprecedented and fast-changing situation, and deserves our accolades and deep gratitude, not a sideswipe of criticism. I am so grateful to have both Dr. Borenstein and County Administrative Officer Wade Horton guiding our community through this extraordinarily difficult situation. I have been reassured by their straightforward communication, impressed by the forward thinking (and unbelievable quick-turn readiness) of the Cal Poly alternative care site, and amazed by their tireless commitment to all of us. I know they

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n “Keeping Quiet,” published in 1957, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is astonishingly prescient about this unprecedented moment in which the entire world has paused: It would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines … ... If we were not so single-minded about keeping our lives moving, and for once could do nothing, perhaps a huge silence might interrupt this sadness of never understanding ourselves and of threatening ourselves with death. Perhaps the earth can teach us …

The Earth can teach us, if we take this opportunity to look and listen. With 4 billion—half the world’s population—staying at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Earth itself can literally be heard. Seismic researchers have recorded a dramatic drop in noise and shaking in the Earth’s crust. The absence of clamor is giving scientists a chance to study the tremors and rumblings of earthquakes, volcanoes, and waves. Yes, strutting and fretting humans not only drown out the sounds of the Earth, but we also agitate the planet itself. While the movement under our feet has stilled, the sky above has cleared. Like the singer in the Johnny Nash song “I Can See Clearly Now,” citizens in New Delhi, for instance, who regularly wear masks to protect against deadly air pollution, have seen something new: blue sky. Moreover, they can breathe without ingesting toxins. Currently, the pandemic has taken more than 100,000 lives worldwide and 22,000 in the U.S.—numbers that could well double or triple. But according to the World Health Organization, ambient air pollution annually kills 3 million globally. Poor air quality, the agency warns, can lead to an increased risk of stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma. Those are the same harmful longterm health outcomes for SLO County residents who live on the Nipomo Mesa downwind of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (ODSVRA). “The air quality downwind from ODSVRA is at times the worst in the nation,” Yarrow Nelson explained to me. An environmental engineering professor at Cal Poly, Nelson serves as the vice chair of the Air Pollution Control District hearing board. Because residents and groups such as the Dunes Alliance and Concerned Citizens for Clean Air have brought health and nuisance complaints against the State Parks-managed ODSVRA, Nelson has navigated contentious hearings pitting off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts against residents whose health and wellbeing have been adversely affected by ever-increasing crowds and traffic on Oceano Beach and dunes. Arlene Versaw helped found Concerned Citizens for Clean Air 10 years ago when she first became aware of residents suffering and the relentless deterioration

of the dunes. OHVs break the naturally occurring sand crust and send up dust plumes of particulate matter (PM). These emissions repeatedly exceed California air quality standards in blatant violation of the law. “You can only ignore a certifiable health issue for so long,” Versaw told me over the phone. Because she and others have persistently presented the facts regarding air quality and environmental degradation of the Oceano Dunes, in 2018, State Parks was required to come up with a plan to reduce PM emissions by 50 percent by 2023. The plan also aligns with recommendations by the California Coastal Commission to protect ODSVRA habitats that are home to endangered animal and plant species, including the Western snowy plover. The State Parks plan cuts the number of ODSVRA camping sites in half, restricts OHV use in 48 acres, restores vegetation in the foredunes to tamp down winds, and provides fencing to protect fragile habitats. A network of air monitors tracks emissions data, and a Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) has been appointed to guide current and future planning. State Parks has moved slowly—many argue too slowly. Nonetheless, progress has been made. But has the coronavirusinduced closure of the ODSVRA late in March provided any new insights about protecting this valuable natural resource? SAG wondered the same thing—and unfortunately found that temporary closure of ODSVRA does not bring immediate improvement in air quality. In an April 6 memo, the group noted that “decades of OHV activity have fundamentally altered the natural beach-dune landscape, making the dunes significantly more susceptible to PM emissions … .” Even though SAG expects that only “sustained restoration” will bring a substantial reduction in PM emissions, the pause in vehicular activity has provided residents a chance to enjoy Oceano Dunes as respectful visitors. Oceano homeowner Bonnie Ernst said to me, “All of a sudden, you can see the magnitude of the impact made by the traffic, the endless number of OHVs, the trash, all the sand—40 tons daily—tracked off the beach, the grading and tire tracks. It’s sad. “This past week, however, people are fishing, running on the beach, and hiking in the park. Without OHVs, families are picnicking, children are building sandcastles. One week won’t correct all the wrongs we’ve imposed, but this moment of calm renews our awareness of the importance of restoring and safeguarding this special place.” The pandemic has brought heartache and untold suffering, but it has also provided an opportunity for us to appreciate the Earth’s needs. Let’s use this moment of clarity to embrace the necessity of clean air, the blue wonder of clear skies—and the fragility of our natural world. Δ Amy Hewes is a grassroots activist. Send comments through the editor at clanham@ newtimesslo.com.

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The Shredder

Smooth sailing?

was down by Avila Beach the other day, and the sky was so clear I could easily see 30 miles south to Point Sal. I’ve been told the air on the Nipomo Mesa and along the Oceano dunes has also become markedly clearer thanks to the dunes being closed to off-road vehicles. Apparently, the quarantine is doing wonders for the environment. I mean, “not dolphins in the Venice canals” wonderful, because that turned out to be false, but did you see that photo of LA on social media? Empty freeways, blue skies, and a skyline unencumbered by smog! Wowza! Meanwhile, it’s now forbidden to bring beach chairs and blankets to Avila Beach and lounge around all day because people are dumbasses and aren’t practicing social distancing. You’re still allowed to walk on the beach for up to an hour before you have to shove off, busters. Lots of people are marveling at Earth’s regenerative powers. I, on the other hand, am smacking myself upside the head at how lame some humans are, like the jerks who wear latex gloves at the ATM and then peel them off and leave them on the ground. Dick move! Those familiar with Gaia Theory—that the Earth functions as a single living superorganism—might be right to assess that humanity, not COVID-19, is the real virus. Maybe Agent Smith from The Matrix had it right: “I’d like to share a revelation

that I’ve had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you’re not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed, and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You’re a plague.” Circling back toward Point Sal, which is closer to Lompoc than SLO, the Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary sounds like a rotten place to be right now. The last I heard, 69 inmates and 17 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. In response, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-California), and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) sent a letter to “Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal urging further action to prevent the spread of coronavirus within Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary,” according to a Carbajal press release. They’re requesting federal assistance in the form of a “50-bed mobile hospital with the appropriate resources, like ventilators and trained staff, in an expedient manner.” (69 cases and 50 beds? Hmm.)

Maybe FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) can give the prison some of the PPE, ventilators, and other medical equipment they’ve been accused of seizing from states, who’ve had to make their own arrangements for materials since Trump’s Senior Advisor and son-inlaw Joseph Goebbels, er, I mean Jared Kushner, said the federal Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) isn’t set aside to help states: “It’s supposed to be our stockpile. It’s not supposed to be states’ stockpiles that they then use.” After Goebbels’ … damn, I mean Kushner’s, statement, the government website for the SNS was changed to align with Kushner’s claim. It had said exactly the opposite before Kushner’s assertion. Every state for itself! Last state standing wins! States that kiss Trump’s carbuncular ass might get some help though: “It’s a two-way street,” tRump told Faux News. “They have to treat us well, also. They can’t say, ‘Oh, gee, we should get this, we should get that.’” Sigh. This is what happens when someone with the moral development of a toddler is at the helm. Perhaps the California Men’s Colony (CMC) is next up for an outbreak. On April 10, CMC Public Information Officer Lt. John Hill emailed local media sources to admonish them for

claiming COVID-19 had arrived in the prison: “That is not true. As of this moment, the California Men’s Colony has not had any inmates test positive for COVID-19.” Then on April 11, Lt. Hill emailed to say, “Today, one inmate housed at the California Men’s Colony prison located near San Luis Obispo tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.” (Insert spit take!) Things are moving fast during this pandemic, but with proper testing and thorough tracing of contact with those infected—neither of which we seem to have—it can be controlled, but it sure as heck isn’t controlled yet. According to the World Health Organization, quarantines should continue until 1) transmission is controlled (not yet); 2) health system capacities can detect, test, isolate, and treat every case (Ha ha ha! Not even close!); 3) well, who cares about three, four, five, or six? It will be a miracle if we can get through the first two. Luckily our local governments are keeping us safe, at least, I hope. Apparently SLO-Span, the TV station that records SLO County government meetings, isn’t functioning. Due to the quarantine, reporters aren’t allowed to physically attend meetings, and now there’s no recording of the meetings. Hey, I’m sure everything’s fine. Absolutely fine. Sigh. Δ The Shredder is very disappointed in litterbugs. Send comments and suggestions to shredder@newtimesslo.com.

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Music BY GLEN STARKEY

Virus songs

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Ted Waterhouse joins the club

ome day when this quarantine is all over, I sure hope someone has the wherewithal to compile all the great songs being written in response to COVID-19. The most recent entry is “Six Feet Apart Or Six Feet Under,” written by award-winning singer-songwriter Ted Waterhouse of The Jump Jax. “Some music friends had been knocking around song titles via text back when the whole shelter-in-place thing started, and my pal Madeline Royal of LoveLiveMusic came up with ‘Six Feet Apart Or Six Feet Under,’” Waterhouse explained via email. “I thought it was great but didn’t get any real traction on it until last Thursday when this just came to me real fast—the way a lot of good songs do. “I picked up a guitar and just sang the title against this 2-5-1 progression, and that got it started,” he continued. “I had a sketch recorded on my phone a couple of hours later and sent it to friends. Recorded the finished version in my home studio—Cabin 2—two days later at the suggestion of my bassist, Dave Block, who thought I should get it out to radio— which I’m doing; listen for it on KCBX and KPIG. I’m hoping it’ll strike a chord, pun intended. My old National Tricone guitar [shown in the photo] made a rare appearance on the track.” It’s a fun track with a breezy sound: “I heard it on the mornin’ news/ somethin’ bad’s goin’ around/ Now I got the COVID virus blues/ and it’s sure got me down/ They said it on the radio/ and you know it made me wonder/ They say you gotta keep some distance/ you gotta go six feet apart or six feet under/ Six feet apart or six feet under/ Now baby I like bein’ close to you/ and I will miss your touch/ I like your huggin’ and your kissin’ too/ but maybe I like it too much/ Darlin’ it brings tears to my eyes/ to think this could tear us asunder/ But maybe some phone sex would be wise/ Six feet apart or six feet under/ Six feet apart or six feet under.” On the last verse, however, things get political: “Well I just heard some talk from the president/ he was concerned about the market’s health/ Now I might be broke but that guy’s bent/ ’cause all he thinks about is wealth/ We got to get that clown outta there/ before he makes another blunder/ ’Cause folks are dyin’ but he don’t care/ We gotta all do our part or we’ll be six feet under/ Come on do your part or we’re gonna be six feet under/ Everybody do your part or we’ll be six feet under.” Like a lot of Americans, Waterhouse is none too impressed with the federal response and Trump’s handling of the pandemic. “I realize this might hit some folks wrong, Trump supporters in particular, but I’m just telling it like I see it,” Waterhouse explained. “I know it’s a

very serious subject, but I thought we’d maybe had enough of somber just now. Oh yeah, and Madeline [Royal] definitely gets a co-write on this song. Don’t think I’d have gotten that title by myself!” Waterhouse and his band The Jump Jax will perform a livestreaming concert on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m., available on the Basin Street Regulars’ Facebook page. Find his new song on YouTube and his website. “We might even play this tune!” Waterhouse said. Might? You better!

More quarantine songs

POWER TRIO Echo Canyon will release their second album, Dark Skies, on April 17. Hear two of their tracks on YouTube. PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB AND WENDY

GOOD ADVICE Ted Waterhouse recently penned the COVID-19 song “Six Feet Apart Or Six Feet Under.” He and his band The Jump Jax play a livestreaming concert on April 26 on the Basin Street Regulars’ Facebook page.

Local singer-songwriter Emmy Follett, who goes PHOTO COURTESY OF EMMY “FEZT” FOLLETT by Fezt online, has her own QUARANTINE quarantine story. SONG Freshly “I live in Cambria and just back from a trip to Thailand, got back from Thailand on Cambria March 24,” she wrote in an resident Emmy email. “My 14-day quarantine “Fezt” Follett is over, but I will continue to sequestered be careful about the virus. herself in a Hope you stay safe.” two-week self-imposed She sent links to two quarantine and songs on her Facebook wrote a track page @emmyfollett, the about it on her first appropriately called Facebook page. “Quarantine,” which she wrote on her first night back home: “You remember the aggressive drums with melodic bass and night that we met/ We were laughing guitar lines, the second, a chilled-out together/ and you said you would go on a groove with singing guitars, and finally trip/ want to have some adventures/ Then the third, a long breakdown with the band I saw you post all those pictures/ like finally all coming together in a brutal, you’re having a great time/ Then suddenly ass-kicking finish.” you have to go home/ because the bottle These are both great tracks from some was shutdown// I know, it’s sad, I cried, it players with serious chops! “Eclipse” happened to me too.” starts like a light rain but soon turns to She also wrote “Ghost” in quarantine, a full-blown storm of guitar, bass, and which she describes as a “conversation I drums—a thundering instrumental with have with a ghost in the house.” some surprising time signature changes. It’s rock with jazzy flair. Echo Canyon is Drew Lewis (bass), Album drop! Dave Pruett (guitars), and Matt Elston I’m sure Echo Canyon would love (drums). Check out their tracks on to play a live record release party. The YouTube and look for their new album power trio is releasing their sophomore this Friday. album, Dark Skies, on Friday, April 17, and they’ve posted a couple of tracks on Livestreams! YouTube to give you a taste. “The track ‘Eclipse’ is centered around Bob and Wendy “have been doing a melodic bass groove that breaks out two-song sets every other day,” they into a hard-hitting, powerful chorus, and said via email, but they’ll do longer sets exciting ending,” they wrote via email. on Facebook Live (@babandwendy) on “The track ‘Apex’ is a sonic journey Thursday, April 16, and Tuesday, April 21, both at 7 p.m. If you’ve never through three moods, the first being

SWEET SOUNDS FROM THE BUNKER Amazing folk duo Bob and Wendy will play two streaming concerts this week, April 16 and 21.

seen this duo, don’t wait! Wendy’s an amazing songwriter with a gorgeous voice and is a solid guitarist, and Bob is a terrific cello and mandocello player. Sharine Borslein emailed to say, “My band, Sharine and the Moonlighters, streams live mini-concerts every Saturday at 4 p.m. from our studio in Atascadero, using my Facebook @sharine. borslien. We’re a trio that frequently brings on board our drummer/percussion player. We create a theme for each concert. Last week was ‘Champagne and Limousines,’ and this week is ‘Songs from Mother Earth!’ We’d love to reach more SLO County music lovers!” Tune in this Saturday, April 18! If you’re a local act with a streaming show coming up, send me the details. Let’s do this! Δ Keep up with New Times Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey via Twitter at twitter. com/glenstarkey, friend him at facebook. com/glenstarkey, or contact him at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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Arts

➤ Film [17]

Upcycle

BY GLEN STARKEY

Artifacts Trash becomes fashion

Clark Center offers annual performing arts scholarships and grants

The deadline for students to apply for the Clark Center for the Performing Arts’ 2020 scholarship program is April 24. This annual program is open to high school seniors who attend schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. Applicants must have a minimum of a 2.0 grade point average and have plans to continue their education in the field of performing arts after high school. To apply for the scholarships, students must provide a short video clip—one to three minutes in length—in which they identify themselves and their scholarly intentions. Copies of students’ transcripts are also required. Once the selection of potential recipients is narrowed down, the final applicants will be asked to participate in a live audition. Since the program’s start in 2004, the Clark Center has provided more than $150,000 in scholarships and grants to students and teachers. This year, the nonprofit plans to award $5,000 in teacher grant funding and $2,000 in student grant funding. Grant applications are due June 30 and are available online at clarkcenter.org. For more info, contact the Clark Center’s development director, Yvette Eagles, at (805) 489-4196, Ext. 207, or yvette@clarkcenter.org.

Studios on the Park founder hosts online series of painting workshops Artist Anne Laddon, founder of Studios on the Park in Paso Robles, is currently hosting her own painting workshop series online, titled Springtime in Paso. The series premiered on April 11 and upcoming dates include April 18, 25, and May 2, each from 10 a.m. to noon. Admission is $50, and participants will need to provide their own easel, canvas, brush, oils or acrylics, and other supplies. To sign up or find out more about the workshops, visit the series’ Eventbrite page. Although Studios on the Park is currently closed, the gallery is offering a virtual walkthrough of one of its exhibitions, Orchids: Nature’s Masterpieces, which is available for free at studiosonthepark.org.

Art Center Morro Bay seeks oceanic art for Beyond the Sea exhibition

Art submissions for Beyond the Sea, an upcoming twodimensional multimedia exhibition at Art Center Morro Bay, are due May 12. Although an official opening date for the exhibit has not been confirmed, amid COVID19 concerns, the show is seeking seascapes that help promote marine pollution awareness. Visit artcentermorrobay.org for more info. Δ —Caleb Wiseblood

Join the fun and make your own ‘trashion’ outfit!

s you may have heard, SLO County’s 30th annual Earth Day Fair has been postponed until (hopefully) Saturday, June 27, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do something cool for Earth Day, which falls on Wednesday, April 22. For her senior project, Cal Poly senior Elena “Laney” Richardson is organizing an online Trashion Show, where participants are asked to design and create fashion made from secondhand materials. “Why throw it away when it can stay and sashay?” Richardson asks. Design something from secondhand materials found around your house (you’re allowed to use “new” adhesives and fasteners), do a photoshoot of your design, email the photo with a caption (model, designer, materials) to cptrashionshow@gmail.com by Monday, April 20 (You’ve got time!). Then, on April 22, tune in for the show at earthdayalliance. com (where more info is available under the “Turning Trash into Fashion” tab), or follow @cptrashionshow on Instagram and @Earth Day Trashion Show on Facebook. Participants are also encouraged to keep their outfits to be displayed in person on June 27, in Laguna Lake Park. Richardson is an anthropology and geography major with a minor in sustainable environments. “I’ve always been interested in the environment, specifically the crises we’re experiencing due to our impact on the planet, but I didn’t realize I wanted to pursue a career in the field of sustainability until about a year ago,” she explained. “Overwhelmed by how big this problem is and how it affects all of us, I never had the courage or confidence to try to tackle it since I was only one human being.” She took a summer job as a recycling coordinator and then got involved in local environmental groups, such as the Eco Reps and Zero Waste Club. “It made me realize just how powerful people can be once they set their mind to something,” she said. “With the addition of my environmental classes, I learned just how much we’ve managed to extend this problem into all aspects of our lives and how backwards our methods have become.” Richardson’s not naive; she knows wearing clothes made from trash isn’t going to solve our sustainability crisis. “To me, making clothes out of trash, recycling, and so on are all merely ways of visualizing this huge overarching environmental problem we’ve created. They simply serve to showcase a tangible item for individuals to connect with,” she said. “Again, to me, recycling shouldn’t be the end goal of making our waste. What we really need to do is take a step back, see how much waste we’re producing, and then find creative ways to reduce it so it never has to be created in the first place.” The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash a day!

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“Recycling is great for now, but in the end, it’s really just like taking a bucket to a flooding boat; we need to fix the hole before we sink!” Richardson said. “Another issue I’ve noticed regarding recycling is that many people now see it as an excuse to continue to buy packaged items since they’re under the impression that nearly everything can be recycled; however, the reality is that most materials are not recyclable! It’s a double-edged sword in my opinion, and I hope that a better system can be enforced at some point. “My hope for this show is that it gets people thinking about what kinds of waste they produce in a day and hopefully use that knowledge to make more informed decisions when buying things,” she continued. “For example, asking questions: ‘Do I really need this?’ ‘Can I be resourceful and use something I already have?’ ‘Can I buy what I need TRASHIONISTA! Cal Poly senior Elena “Laney” Richardson secondhand or with minimal models her upcycled skirt made from used wrapping paper and packaging?’ I think little ribbons from last Christmas. She’s organizing an April 22 online Trashion Show. questions like these will really help change people’s mindset about waste.” MAKE Of course, even changing YOUR one’s mindset is merely a OWN The first step. Richardson says it public is will take “policy makers and invited large corporations” to make to create their own systemic changes, but for “trashion,” now “the pressure to reduce photograph waste is on the individual it, and consumer.” enter it into For fashion design ideas, the online Richardson recommends Trashion websites such as her “goShow. Entries to source of inspiration”: are due on Pinterest. April 20. “People have such creative ideas on there!” she said. of what you use and be a perfect source of “Also, though this is the first Trashion Show materials for your outfit!” in our area, it’s not a new concept; many other Richardson’s most important message to her cities and colleges have hosted some, so a quick fellow humans is that “they are powerful, and Google search of ‘trashion show’ should yield change starts with them. some great results.” “You don’t have to live a perfectly zero-waste Participating may also offer a great lesson lifestyle to be helping the cause; just make for kids and young adults who are stuck at small choices every day to reduce your waste,” home while schools remain closed. she said. “Also, please vote! Voting affects “A great way to get inspired and gain all aspects of your life, including your waste, awareness of your waste is to look around your so vote for someone you’ll be proud to have home, and most importantly, in your trash! representing you, us, and our planet.” Δ Make note of what you throw away, and I guarantee you’ll find multiples of items that Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey has some you use on a daily basis, such as toilet paper tubes, plastic utensils, bubble wrap, etc. I think trashion-forward ideas. Send bubble wrap to this is a great way to become more mindful gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

Arts

Split Screen

Revenge of the misfits B

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ert & Bertie (Dance Camp) direct this screenplay by Lucy Alibar (Beasts of the Southern Wild) based on her 2010 play Christmas and Jubilee Behold The Meteor Shower. Set in 1977 rural Georgia, the story focuses on klutzy, unpopular “bedwetter” Christmas Flint (an utterly charming Mckenna Grace), who’s fascinated by outer space and desperately wants her voice recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, which will be shot into space on Voyager, but to do so, she’ll need to join the local Birdie TROOP ZERO Scout troop and win What’s it rated? PG the regional jamboree Where’s it showing? Amazon Prime talent show. When she’s rejected by the local troop run by Miss Massey (Allison part of her fascination with space and Janney), she recruits other misfits to form aliens is tied to her tentative hope that their own Troop Zero, with Christmas’ maybe her mom is up there somewhere dad’s secretary, Miss Raylene (Viola looking down on her. Her dad, Ramsey Davis) as troop mother. (94 min.) Flint (Jim Gaffigan), is a small-town

Glen If The Bad News Bears (1976) married Revenge of the Nerds (1984), Troop Zero would be their baby. It’s a sweetas-honey story about a group of misfits who didn’t know they needed each other but who forge deep bonds of friendship. Christmas Flint is endlessly teased by her peers. Her only friend is Joseph (Charlie Shotwell), an effete boy whose sexuality is questioned. When Christmas begins to recruit members of her troop, her pickings are slim. One-eyed Jesus lover AnneClaire (Bella Higginbotham) is game, but bullies Hell-No Price (Milan Ray) and Smash (Johanna Colón) take more convincing. Eventually the idea of stealing the thunder from the goody-goody Birdie troop filled with their school’s snotty and self-important girls and led by Miss Massey is enough of a draw to bring the five kids together. But before they’re allowed to attend the regional jamboree and have their shot at getting on the Golden Record, each troop member needs to earn a merit badge. Predictably, comedy ensues as the misfits struggle to find something to excel at. The film’s a bit paint-by-numbers, but it’s charming as can be. Anna Christmas has had to come to terms with losing her mother, and a big

defense attorney who has a heart of gold and the nickname of Boss, whose generous ways have left the family dirt poor. He’s a sort of overgrown kid himself, and Miss Raylene is a heavily hesitant participant in their lives. Raylene’s ambitions got squashed by small-town America, and the begrudged responsibility she feels toward Ramsey and Christmas has her with one foot out the door. The rag-tag group of kids in Troop Zero is where the real charm lies—they aren’t the popular kids or the well-to-dos. They are, in fact, the subject of ridicule by those perfectly plaited, uniformed young ladies. This film is so endearing. I laughed, I sobbed, and maybe it’s just the timing of my viewing that made it so poignant, but it really is about the tribe that is around you and loving each other—warts and all. It’s also about finding hope in the hopeless or hard moments in life. I loved this movie. Glen It’s very sweet, and you’re right: These kid actors really sell it. Likewise, their various characters are well written and developed. Mean kid HellNo is basically masking her own fear of rejection. Pudgy Smash thinks she’ll only get attention from acting out. Zealous Jesus freak Anne-Claire is kind to the

o-writers and directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy helm this dramedy about sisters, Priscilla (Sophie What’s it rated? R Lowe) and Mary Beth Connolly (Morgan Saylor), whose mother recently died. Mary When? March 2020 Beth had planned to leave town to attend Where’s it showing? Amazon Prime college, but the sisters soon discover their mother left loads of debt and unpaid bills. To add to their troubles, Mary Beth has a run-in with a drunken and abusive man, leading to his death. When the sisters try to cover up the crime, which was arguably self-defense, they compound their troubles and are soon tangling with the town’s leading criminal, Enid Nora Devlin (Margo Martindale), who runs a prostitution ring, among other illegal activities. The film has a definite Fargo (1996) vibe—a black comedy with fascinating characters. The filmmakers also opt for the interesting choice of having the film’s menfolk—almost exclusively fishermen who head to sea every morning and leave the women to run the small, remote fishing village—take to song like a Greek chorus. It adds to the film’s ominous feeling. This is a very female-centric film focused on the dichotomy between women who take care of each other and women who exploit one another, and it’s got a terrific ending. If you’re looking for a clever morality play, this is it! (91 min.) —Glen

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SISTERHOODS After a deadly run-in with a dangerous man, sisters Priscilla (Sophie Lowe) and Mary Beth Connolly (Morgan Saylor) dispose of his body, but they soon find they must navigate the town’s criminal underbelly to conceal their actions.

REACH FOR THE STARS A quintet of social outcasts forms a scout troop to compete in the regional jamboree, in Amazon Studio’s charming comedy, Troop Zero, screening on Amazon Prime.

point of being a punching bag. Joseph is just trying to be accepted for what he is, whatever that turns out to be. Christmas, however, wins them all over with her earnestness, sweetness, and hopefulness. As great as Davis and Janney are as the competing troop mothers, they take a backseat to these adorable kids, for whom I was rooting to succeed. Best of all, the ending strikes just the right note of realism and justice. Loved it! Anna I, too, loved the ending—what should be momentous and beautiful is ridiculed and abhorred by all the “normies” around them. Troop Zero has a real moment of either bowing down to the opinions of others or saying, “We’re going to be ourselves whether you like us or not!” What a reminder of life on the playground when you are an “other.” We all weren’t molded to fit into the same box, and it’s sweet to watch this group of kids learn that lesson. I’ve been recommending this film left and right since we watched it. It’s the feel-good, “might make you cry but in a good way” sort of movie that gave a much-needed break from the uncertainty of life as we know it right now. I have no doubt that this is one I will watch again and again. Make the time for this one, it’s so worth it! 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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t may not sound like the makings of great comedy, but Whitmer Thomas was kidnapped as a child and rescued, and his mother “partied to death.” Both these sad events play a large role in this new one-hour HBO comedy special, What’s it rated? TV-MA which mixes his personal life, his family history, When? 2020 and emo music into a deeply confessional, Where’s it showing? HBO thoroughly entertaining, and remarkably fresh bit of entertainment. Recorded live at the Flora-Bama, a bar on the state line between Florida and Alabama where his mom and aunt were front-women of the house band, it’s something of a homecoming, interspersed with interviews between Thomas and his estranged aunt, his brother, and his father, not to mention some pre-recorded moments starting in his LA apartment. It’s basically him processing his life’s trajectory—the kidnapping, his teenage years as an emo musician, his leaving home for LA to try his hand at acting, and the death of his mother. This is unlike any “comedy” special I’ve seen, but it’s absolutely worth seeing. (63 min.) Δ —Glen

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Food

BY BETH GIUFFRE

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Local food servers and bartenders now wait for checks with little to no work to be had

ollowing the bar and restaurant This was for real. closures brought on by the national “It was that disbelief, this sense of response to COVID-19, hundreds being in the Twilight Zone,” he said, of thousands of service industry workers seeing his employment evaporate in an have been left indefinitely jobless—a instant. “It kind of just blew me away.” good many without benefits, savings, or He turned to his friends and told them financial support from their employers. they needed to stop the party so he could “People are stressed, but they’re not break the bad news. Ironically, Nicholson losing their minds yet,” said Patrick had traded a shift to attend his friend’s Nicholson, an industry professional who birthday celebration that night. He had no works at three different North County way of knowing those tips he could have food and drink establishments. made that shift would have been nice to He is the have for the time he would quintessential wine spend out of work. country bartender—22No checks, no Unless you’ve worked years-old, charismatic, tips, no service in the industry—and motivated, versatile, The National Restaurant Association I’ve paid my dues, from and willing. Nicholson calculated that in 2019 in California there busser to bartender to were more than 1.8 million jobs in the was the one who served restaurant manager restaurant and food service industry— Pink when she came and everything in equaling 11 percent of employment in the to town for that wine between—you’ll never state. In San Luis Obispo County, city-data. festival in January. com states that as of 2017, the number fully understand how He knows what of full-service restaurants in the county is tip income is everything. 288. Food preparation and serving-related Assemblyman Jordan You cannot live off your occupations are the fourth most common Cunningham likes to measly minimum-wage occupation in SLO County for males (7 drink when he watches percent) and fifth (7 percent) for females. paycheck. The tips you the game and treats his In the meantime, out-of-work servers claim are taxed. At kids to Nino’s chicken can sign up at serviceindustry.tips/en/ca/ the end of the night, san-luis-obispo to receive tips via a Venmo strips. He knows how you tally your sales, or Cash App account. Supporters can visit to impress the ladies and disperse your tips the same link to tip a selected or random on their girls night out service industry worker. No data or fees to your busser, host, with the liquid-nitrogenare collected in the process, with all funds expediter, and cooks. steamed-up cocktails. going to the recipient. You pocket the rest. This For more information about SLO Safe For a year now, cash, in my experience, Ride partnering with local farmers, visit Nicholson has been the can be between $20 to slosaferide.com/farm-delivery-services or assistant manager at contact Mike Linn at (805) 620-7233 or $300. This is your real Cool Hand Luke’s, but mike@slosaferide.com. income, which often he’s been there in other goes right back into the capacities nearly four circle of restaurants years; he picks up shifts at Nino’s Grill; and bars (if you’re young and able), or to and he had just started a new bartending the grocery store to pay for food for your job 1122 Cocktail Lounge & Speakeasy, family. after working his way up from barback Within five minutes of learning the to cocktail server to the prized bartender position. With his three jobs, he works five news, Nicholson called everyone he knew who would be affected. to six shifts per week. Since then, Nicholson said the primary In mid-March he had just finished complaint he’s hearing from his fellow his first weekend shift at 1122 when the restaurant workers is regarding filing for announcement to shut down the bar was unemployment. made. “They kind of joke they’re going stirNicholson is now among California’s 2.3 crazy, but they’re doing OK,” Nicholson million newly unemployed workers. said. His friend, who was working at a Some of his friends are involved in winery, called him when he was attending restaurant take-out operations, which another friend’s birthday celebration. means “a significant loss of income,” he “She wasn’t frantic, but her blood said. Sources say some food places have was flowin’,” Nicholson said of when she days of bringing in a mere $150 in sales informed him about the first wave of for the whole day … translating to $20 for change to hit the restaurant industry: the to-go worker in tips. the governor’s announcement that all “Some people are starting to do odd jobs restaurants were supposed to reduce occupancy by 50 percent and all bars were … making a little bit of money to push them along,” Nicholson said. to close. The first week he saw his industry folks Soon dine-in restaurant service and catering events would be eighty-sixed. being their naturally resourceful selves. After his friend’s surreal warning, One of his Nino’s buddies found work from Nicholson resorted to his phone, flipping a couple who frequents the restaurant through the recent news reports. filling in with some rooftop gutter-

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WAITING ... Patrick Nicholson recently started working as a bartender at 1122 Cocktail Lounge & Speakeasy in Paso Robles. He also works as a bartender, server, and manager at two other local restaurants, but right now, he’s in financial and physical limbo as the shelter-at-home order has displaced hundreds of SLO County front-of-the house workers who depend on tips for their livelihood. SCREENSHOT OF SERVICEINDUSTRY.TIPS

PAY IT FORWARD A nationwide website called serviceindustry.tips is a new way to help out your local server or bartenders, basically allowing you to tip local servers whenever you eat or drink at home, or whenever you like. SLO County is now included. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE LINN

DELIVERY UPGRADE Workers in multiple sectors are getting creative and banding together to help food-service folks. SLO Safe Ride is among them, partnering with local farmers to deliver boxes of their goods to the Central Coast communities. With plenty of available vehicles (large and small) and professionally trained drivers, SLO Safe Ride is currently partnering with Talley Farms and Larder Meat Co., and they’re continuing to reach out to farmers to help them deliver their products.

cleaning work. “Some people, on the bartender side of things, are coping with it, by doing what they love to do,” he laughed, “and that’s to serve drinks and drink drinks. The first week the vibe was everybody just kind of drowning in their sorrows—I was as well. “It’s just crazy when I drive by downtown; having to see it empty and lifeless for the past couple weeks is just disconcerting.” Nicholson lives with his older sister and her two children on a property shared with his mom, stepdad, and younger brother. Luckily, he said, he’s taken care of his own finances enough to weather the storm so that he doesn’t have to worry too much about waiting for those EDD checks. But if this continues too much, he said he’ll have to find another type of work. “For the time being, I’m just being optimistic, taking this time for myself,” he said. “It’s giving me a lot of life perspective ... . It makes me take things not so much for granted in a different way than a lot of other events in my life have made me not take those things for granted.” Nicholson sees the opportunity and meaning in all of this. “We have a lot of passionate people around here in terms of service. For food, for wine. For cocktails … and I know that we’re all going to come back with a lot of motivation and desire. The trend that Paso has right now for the wine and service industry—I feel like that’s going to pay back in dividends in terms of what these people are going to be bringing to the table with their new mindset for work in general,” he said. “I’ve been thinking I’m never going to complain about going to work again. I’m going to work seven days a week for the next year!” Δ Flavor writer Beth Giuffre is passionate about foodservice personnel too. Send coronavirus cuisine ideas to bgiuffre@newtimesslo.com.

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FILE NO. 2020-0681 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/15/2013) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FBR SYSTEM, 107 Sunrise Terrace, Avila Beach, CA 93424. San Luis Obispo County. Karl Richard Bareither (107 Sunrise Terrace, Avila Beach, CA 93424). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Karl Bareither, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-1720. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 03-17-25. March 26, April 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0691 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/17/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GREENGATE VINEYARDS, 2195 Corbett Canyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Corbett Vineyards LLC (2195 Corbett Canyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Corbett Vineyards LLC, William H. Swanson, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-18-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 03-18-25. March 26, April 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0692 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/01/1990) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BRIDGE STREET HOUSE, 533 Five Cities Drive, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Nancy C. Harkenrider (533 Five Cities Drive, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Nancy C. Harkenrider. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-18-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 03-18-25. March 26, April 2, 9, & 16, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0695 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/17/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BERTILACCHI LANDSCAPE, 1241 Ramona Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Christopher R. Bertilacchi (1241 Ramona Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Christopher R. Bertilacchi. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-18-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 03-18-25. April 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0696 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/01/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VAGINAL AND PELVIC SURGEONS, 2 James Way, Ste. 109, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Christopher V. Lutman, M.D., Inc. (1130 E. Clark Ave., NOS. 150 -152, Santa Maria, CA 93455). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Christopher V. Lutman, M.D., Inc., Christopher V. Lutman, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-18-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 03-18-25. April 16, 23, 30, & May 7, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0701 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/19/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ARROYO GRANDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, 117 S. Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. AGPT Inc. (117 S. Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ AGPT Inc., Ross Dover, CEO/President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-1920. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 03-19-25. April 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0710 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/16/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST FINANCIAL COACHING, 282 Canyon Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Amelie Heather Riendl (282 Canyon Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Amelie Heather Riendl. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-23-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 03-23-25. April 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0716 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/11/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, 3SIX5CLEANING, 1299 S. 16th St. Unit 2, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Michelle DePugh (1299 S. 16th St. Unit 2, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michelle DePugh. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-2520. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 03-25-25. April 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0718 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/23/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PHOTO AD, EASY AD, 1010 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. SLO New Times, Inc. (1010 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ SLO New Times, Inc., Bob Rucker, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-2520. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 03-25-25. April 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0721 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/12/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GLA AGRICULTURAL ELECTRONICS, INC., 3563 Sueldo St., Suite D, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. GLA Agricultural Electronics, Inc. (3563 Sueldo St., Suite D, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ GLA Agricultural Electronics, Inc., Chief Financial Officer-John K. Thomas. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-2620. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 03-26-25. April 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0725 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/24/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TAQUERIA EL GUERO, 351 S. Frontage Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Oscar L. Macias (351 S. Frontage Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Oscar L. Macias. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-27-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 03-27-25. April 16, 23, 30, & May 7, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0730 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2010) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MAL HUN PARTNERSHIP, 120 N. Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Kevin Hunstad Incorporated (120 N. Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420), John A. Mallory Investment Co., Inc. (252 Mercedes Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Kevin L Hunstad, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 03-3020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 03-30-25. April 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: EDWINA JOANNE ERREA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DUSTY JOHNSON in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that DUSTY JOHNSON 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: May 12, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in 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 Pro-

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dent’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: May 12, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in 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: Patricia M. Scoles 1104 Vine Street, Suite B Paso Robles, CA 93446

April 16, 23, & 30, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LAWRENCE R. COTE CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0103

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LAWRENCE R. COTE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KAREN S. REINER in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that KAREN S. REINER 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: May 12, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in 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: Patricia M. Scoles 1104 Vine Street, Suite B Paso Robles, CA 93446 April 9, 16, & 23, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MILDRED L. COTE CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0104

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MILDRED L. COTE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KAREN S. REINER in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that KAREN S. REINER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the dece-

April 9, 16, & 23, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILHELM FRANK CERVENKA CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0102

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: WILHELM FRANK CERVENKA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed LOGAN ANTHONY CERVENKA and LYNSEY RHEA CERVENKA in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that LOGAN ANTHONY CERVENKA and LYNSEY RHEA CERVENKA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 5, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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: Robert H. Mott 960 Santa Rosa San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 April 2, 9, & 16, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FREDERICK B. MALMBORG CASE NUMBER: 20PR0105

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Frederick B. Malmborg A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Joliene D. Konkol in the Superior Court of California, County of: San Luis Obispo. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Joliene D. Konkol 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: Date: May 19, 2020 Time: 9:00 A.M. in Dept.: 9 Address of Court: Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of Letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Edward E. Attala 1502 Higuera St San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: 805-543-1212 April 16, 23, 30, 2020

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TRUSTEE SALE NO. 130907-1 LOAN NO. 0163155-101;0163740101;0164380101;3634531-101 TITLE ORDER NO. 95312571 APN 091-281-081 TRA NO.

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/02/1999. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. FARM CREDIT WEST, FLCA as the duly appointed Trustee WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings

LEGAL NOTICES and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust described as follows: Trustor(s): MAHMOOD JAFROODI, TRUSTEE OF THE 1980 JAFROODI FAMILY TRUST U/D/T DATED NOVEMBER 13, 1980, AS AMENDED, ALSO KNOWN AS AND WHO ACQUIRED TITLE AS MAHMOOD JAFROODI, TRUSTEE OF THE JAFROODI FAMILY TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 13, 1980 Deed of Trust: recorded on 06/22/1999 as Document No. 1999-044614; Notice of Advance Under Deed of Trust recorded on 12/30/1999 as Document No. 1999-090018; Notice of Advance Under Deed of Trust recorded on 07/28/2000 as Document No. 2000-042491; Notice of Advance Under Deed of Trust recorded on 05/08/2001 as Document no. 2001-031679 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, Date of Trustee’s Sale: 04/30/2020 at 11:00 AM Trustee’s Sale Location: In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Building, 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 The property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: LOT 7 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF LOT 15, ACCORDING TO MAP OF THE LOS BERROS TRACT, SHOWING SUBDIVISIONS OF LOT 15, 19 AND 20 OF THE NIPOMO RANCHO, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP FILED NOVEMBER 24, 1888 IN BOOK A, PAGE 108 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, AND GAS IN OR UNDER THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND BELOW A DEPTH OF 200 FEET WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, RESERVED BY THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1977 IN BOOK 2007, PAGE 79 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.BY REASON OF RESUBDIVISION AND PARTIAL RECOVEYANCE SAID PROPERTY NOW KNOWN AS:PARCEL 2 OF PARCEL MAP CO 06-0174, AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 70, PAGES 48 THROUGH 51 INCLUSIVE OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 906 EUCALUPTUS ROAD, NIPOMO, CA 93444. BENEFICIARY HEREBY ELECTS TO CONDUCT A UNIFIED FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL CODE SECTION 9604(a)(1)(B) AND TO INCLUDE IN THE NON-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF THE ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE ALL OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FIXTURES, TOGETHER WITH REPLACEMENTS AND PROCEEDS, IF APPLICABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED 06/02/1999 AND IN A UCC-1 FINANCING STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON 07/07/1999 AS DOCUMENT NO. 9919860319 , AND BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL TRUSTOR AND THE ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY, AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS BETWEEN THE TRUSTOR AND BENEFICIARY REFERENCING A SECURITY INTEREST IN PERSONAL PROPERTY. BENEFICIARY RESERVES ITS RIGHT TO REVOKE ITS ELECTION AS TO SOME OR ALL OF SAID PERSONAL PROPERTY AND/OR FIXTURES, OR TO ADD ADDITIONAL PERSONAL PROPERTY AND/OR FIXTURES TO THE ELECTION HEREIN EXPRESSED, AT BENEFICIARY’S SOLE ELECTION, FROM TIME TO TIME AND AT ANY TIME UNTIL THE CONSUMATION OF THE TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE DEED OF TRUST AND THIS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, WHICH WAS GIVEN AS SECURITY FOR TRUSTOR’S OBLIGATION IS: ALL FIXTURES, FARM PRODUCTS, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, PARTS, ATTACHMENTS, ACCESSIONS, REPLACEMENTS, AND GREENHOUSE EQUIPMENT, TOGETHER WITH ALL INSURANCE PROCEEDS, WITHOUT LIMITATION, RECEIVED AS PAYMENT FOR THE LOSS AND/OR DAMAGE TO SAID COLLATERAL, NOW OWNED OR HERAFTER ACQUIRED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL BOILERS, HOT WATER BOILERS, INCLUDING ANY ECONOMIZER UNITS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY BOILERS; ALL COOLING UNITS, INCLUDING ANY AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED RACHIN-PINION ROOF VENTS, SIDE WALL VENTS, AND ALL OTHER VENTS AND FANS; ALL BLACK CLOTH SYSTEMS, INCLUDING ANY AUTOMATED SHADE AND BLACK CLOTH SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS; ALL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, CHAPIN LEADHEAD DRIP EMITTERS, AND ROBERTS POLY TUBE IRRIGATION SPOT EMITTER SYSTEMS, AND ALL OVERHEAD MISTING SYSTEMS; ALL BENCHES, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL METAL ROLLING BENCHES; ALL FERTILIZER SYSTEMS; ALL STATIONARY

LEGAL NOTICES SPRAYERS; AND ALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INCLUDING COMPUTER SYSTEMS USED FOR CLIMATE CONTROL AND MONITORING, FERTILIZER SYSTEMS, AND STATIONARY SPRAYERS. NO WARRANTY IS MADE THAT ANY OR ALL OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY STILL EXISTS OR IS AVAILABLE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AND NO WARRANTY IS MADE AS TO THE CONDITION OF ANY OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, WHICH SHALL BE SOLD “AS-IS, WHERE-IS”. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $3,068,844.89 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less that the full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 130907-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: March 24, 2020 MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC., as Agent for FARM CREDIT WEST, FLCA, as Trustee 11707 Fair Oaks Blvd., Ste 202 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 (916) 962-3453 Sale Information Line: 916-939-0772 or www.nationwideposting.com Marsha Townsend, Chief Financial Officer MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. MAY BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0369753 To: NEW TIMES 04/09/2020, 04/16/2020, 04/23/2020

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. T.S. NO. 19-01876-SMCA TITLE NO. 02-19099651 A.P.N. 038-621-002

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/16/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal

LEGAL NOTICES credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Carol Rebensdorf, an unmarried woman Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 05/25/2007 as Instrument No. 2007035438 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of San Luis Obispo County, CA. Date of Sale: 06/09/2020 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Breezeway facing Santa Rosa Street of the County of San Luis Obispo General Services Building, 1087 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $190,724.92 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1912 8th St Los Osos, CA 93402-2712 A.P.N.: 038621-002 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 19-01876-SM-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 03/23/2020 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888-2644010 Sales Line 855-219-8501; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com By: Rachael Hamilton, Trustee Sales Representative 04/09/2020, 04/16/2020, 04/23/2020

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. T.S. NO. 19-01970-SMCA TITLE NO. 02-19106928 A.P.N. 091-063-043

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/21/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF

LEGAL NOTICES THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: David D Blanco a married man, as his sole & separate property. Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 02/28/2007 as Instrument No. 2007013229 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of San Luis Obispo County, CA. Date of Sale: 06/09/2020 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Breezeway facing Santa Rosa Street of the County of San Luis Obispo General Services Building, 1087 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $734,502.03 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1724 Chesapeake Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 A.P.N.: 091-063-043 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 19-01970-SM-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 03/23/2020 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888-2644010 Sales Line 855-219-8501; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com By: Rachael Hamilton, Trustee Sales Representative 04/09/2020, 04/16/2020, 04/23/2020

LEGAL NOTICES SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): 19LCP-0560 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): LEONARDO VILLASENOR YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, APLC, Mark Marquez, Esq. (Bar #326029), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 555320) DATE (Fecha): 7/29/2019 8:21 AM Clerk (Secretario), by Michael Powell, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/20 CNS-3358752# NEW TIMES

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CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF GROVER BEACH Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain To:All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the City of Grover Beach has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Floodplains Protection. The proposed activity is funded under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The proposed waterlines project is an infrastructure project that proposes to replace/reconstruct existing aged and deficient underground waterlines in a number of locations throughout the City of Grover Beach, including those serving residences on Mono Court and Owens Court, both of which are located in a Special Flood Hazard Area per FEMA maps in Flood Zone AE, as shown below.

PUBLIC NOTICE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is currently in possession of $380.00 found inside Blk/Navy Blue/Blue PS4 Wallet which was submitted to the department by an individual that found this sum of money and wallet in the City. If the money is not claimed by the rightful owner seven days after the date of this advertisement, it is proposed that this money will become the property of the individual that located it. If anyone believes this money is their property, they are asked to notify the San Luis Obispo Police Department at 805-781-7360. Anyone attempting to claim this money will be asked to show verification of ownership. SLOPD Case #191215021; Evidence Item #177969. April 16, 2020

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS Applications to make minor changes to the properties at the addresses listed below have been received by the City. While approximately 300 feet or waterlines are proposed to be replaced, approximately 100 feet are located in the regulatory floodway. The area within the regulatory floodway is approximately 5300 square feet, or 0.12 acres. The proposed project will reconstruct the roadways after replacing/reconstructing the waterlines underneath to their pre-construction elevations in order to restore and maintain existing floodplain values. Measures will be implemented to ensure that wetlands located behind the homes on each Court will not be impacted by construction activities. The City of Grover Beach has considered the following alternatives and mitigation measures to be taken to minimize adverse impacts and to restore and preserve natural and beneficial values: Three alternatives were considered: 1) Alternative 1 – Replacing the waterlines located in the floodplain with above ground waterlines; 2) Alternative 2 – Use the funds allocated to replace/reconstruct the waterlines located in the floodplain to replace/reconstruct waterlines in other locations in the City that are not located in the floodplain, and; 3) Alternative 3 - the No-Action Alternative - Not proceeding with the proposed project to replace/reconstruct the aging and deficient waterlines in the City. Alternative 1 was determined to not be a practicable alternative due to there being no practicable options with varying levels of impact to choose between as the waterlines that need replacing/ reconstructing are already located within the floodplain and there are no alternative options that would be able to move them out of the floodplain and still serve the existing residences: Above ground waterlines would still need to be placed within the floodplain. Alternative 2 was not considered as a practicable alternative to the proposed project’s inclusion of these waterlines for replacement/ reconstruction as any substituted waterlines would not be as deficient and as critically in need of replacement/reconstruction. Alternative 3, the No-Action Alternative was considered but is not considered a practicable alternative. The existing waterlines would continue to be substandard and would continue to age and deteriorate negatively affecting the health and welfare of the residents in an increasing degree over time and there are no practicable Alternative Actions that Serve the Same Purpose. The City of Grover Beach has reevaluated the alternatives to building in the floodplain and has determined that it has no practicable alternative. Environmental files that document compliance with steps 3 through 6 of Executive Order 11988 are available for public inspection, review and copying upon request at the times and location delineated in the last paragraph of this notice for receipt of comments. This activity will have no significant impact on the environment for the following reasons: 1. The proposed improvements will be located below ground and below existing impervious surfaces. No additional impervious surfaces will be added as part of the project so as to preserve existing floodplain values; 2. There are no wetlands on or immediately adjacent to the project area; and 3. The entire project site is covered with impervious surfaces and contain no biological resources that will be impacted by the project. There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comment about floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk. Written comments must be received by the City of Grover Beach at the following address on or before April 23, 2020: City of Grover Beach, 154 S. 8th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433, Attention: Janet Reese, Associate Planner. Comments may also be submitted via email at jreese@groverbeach.org. A full description of the project may be reviewed at the bulletin board at the above address and online at https://www.groverbeach.org/394/2020-CDBG-Funding.

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1. 280 Higuera Street. MOD-0153-2020; Request for Modification of Architectural Review approval (ARCH 0426-2019) of proposed exterior modifications to a commercial building, including: a new building entry; relocated signage area; and revisions to the design of the roof parapet, awnings, and tile bulkhead. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C-R-MU zone; Megan Souza, MOM SLO LLC, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) 2. 762 Woodbridge Street. DIR-0116-2020; Request to construct an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above a new detached garage with an overall height of 24 feet where the standard height allowed for an ADU is 16 feet. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C-R-SF zone; Harry and Christine Bryan, applicants. (Kyle Van Leeuwen) 3. 3885 South Higuera Street. ARCH-0805-2019; Request for a Sign Program including exceptions to sign standards for Public Market at Bonetti Ranch with a categorical exemption from environmental review (CEQA); M-SP zone; Tank Farm Center, LLC, applicant. (Cassidy McSurdy) 4. 175 Venture Drive. SBDV-0163-2020; Request for a lot line adjustment between two existing properties associated with the Avila Ranch development. Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C/OS-SP, PF-SP and R-2-SP zones; WCP Developers, LLC, applicant. (Kyle Bell) 5. 1154 Atascadero St. FNCE-0744-2019; Request for an exception from fence height standards, to allow a 4-foot 6-inch tall fence located 7 feet from the front property line where an approximately 4-foot 1-inch fence is normally allowed, and to allow for an incremental increase in the height of the fence along the driveway and side property lines to a maximum of 6 feet at a distance of 17 feet from the front property line where a 5-foot 8-inch fence is allowed. Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 zone, Magdalena Bascos, applicant. (Cassidy McSurdy) 6. 313 Foothill Blvd. DIR-0111-2020; Request to create an two-story accessory dwelling unit (ADU) through conversion of an existing, attached two-car garage and construction of a second story above the garage, with an overall height of 25 feet, where the standard height allowed for an ADU is 16 feet. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 zone, David Scarry, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen)

The San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee will hold a Regular Meeting, Monday, April 27, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. While the City encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s website at www.slocity. org. Public comment may be submitted in writing via U.S Mail to the City Clerk’s Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to advisorybodies@slocity.org. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: 1. Review of a proposed two-story residential unit, garage, and workshop on a Contributing Historic property (Categorically exempt from environmental review); Project Address: 1140 Iris Street; Case #: ARCH-0022-2020; Zone: R-2-S; Dave and Karen Rucker, applicant. Contact Information: Walter Oetzell – (805) 781-7593 woetzell@slocity.org 2. Review of a historic significance determination request to remove the property at 1156 Peach Street from the City’s Contributing historic properties list (this action is not subject to environmental review); Project Address: 1156 Peach Street; Case #: HIST-00362020; Zone: R-2-H; Ivan Lapidus, owner and applicant. Contact Information: Walter Oetzell – (805) 781-7593 woetzell@slocity.org 3. Review of a historic significance determination request to remove the property at 778, 782, 786, and 790 Higuera from the City’s Contributing historic properties list (this action is not subject to environmental review); Project address: 778, 782, 786, & 790 Higuera Street; Case #: HIST-0127-2020; Zone: C-D-H; Randy Russom, RRM Design Group, applicant. Contact Information: Walter Oetzell – (805) 781-7593 woetzell@slocity.org 4. Review of a Mills Act Historical Property Contract for the Virginia Levering Latimer House at 858 Toro Street (this action is not subject to environmental review); Project address: 858 Toro Street; Case #: HIST-0048-2020; Zone: R-2-H; Eric Blair, owner/ applicant. Contact Information: Walter Oetzell – (805) 781-7593 woetzell@slocity.org The Cultural Heritage Committee may also discuss other hearing or business items before or after the item(s) listed above. If you challenge the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Cultural Heritage Committee during, or prior to, the public hearing. The report(s) will be available 72 hours in advance of the meeting and can be viewed on the City’s website at: https://www.slocity. org/government/advisory-bodies/agendas-and-minutes/culturalheritage-committee. Please call 805-781-7170 for more information, or to request an agenda report. April 16, 2020

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WHEN: Friday, May 1, 2020 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600. The following item was previously noticed for an earlier date and rescheduled due to COVID-19. WHAT: A request by Todd Davidson for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (DRC2019-00228) to allow for the demolition of an existing 980-square-foot residence and replacement with a 1,067-squrefoot residence and office space. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 1,050-square-feet of the 1.39-acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Office and Professional land use category and is located at 1301 Los Osos Valley Road, in the community of Los Osos. 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: DRC2019-00228 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 074-314-007 Date Accepted: 01/28/2020 WHERE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Boards-and-Commissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Kathryn Nall, 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, May 8, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC201900228.” 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 April 16, 2020

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S SUBDIVISION HEARING The City of San Luis Obispo’s Community Development Director will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2020, on the item listed below. While the City encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s website at www.slocity.org Public comment may be submitted in writing or by email to advisorybodies@slocity. org 1. 226 Patricia Drive.SBDV-0719-2019; Request to subdivide a 13,018-square foot parcel into two lots. The two resulting lots will have net areas of 6,008 and 6,095 square feet each. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 zone; John and Lorrie Stone, applicants. (Kyle Van Leeuwen)

WHEN: Friday, May 1, 2020 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600. The following item was previously noticed for an earlier date and rescheduled due to COVID-19. WHAT: A request by Michael Williams for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (DRC2019-00278) to allow the use of a front setback for off-site parking as a modification to Section 23.04.163 (Location of Parking on a Site) standard. The project will not result in any site disturbance on the existing fully developed 3,125-square-foot parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 1162 16th Street, in the community of Los Osos. The site is in the Estero Planning Area. Also to be considered is the determination that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA based on the common sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3). County File Number: DRC2019-00278 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 038-091-038 Date Accepted: 01/16/2020 WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Additionally, Planning-Building/Boards-and-Commissions.aspx. 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 Schani Siong, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

The Community Development Director will either approve or deny these applications no sooner than April 27, 2020.

April 16, 2020

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

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

7. 1252 Monterey St. HOME-0005-2020; Review of a homestay rental application to allow short-term rental (such as Airbnb) of Suite C, an owner-occupied unit, in a multi-unit apartment building at 1252 Monterey Street. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C-R zone; Lorna Teixeira, applicant. (Hannah Nguyen)

The Director’s decision may be appealed and must be filed with the appropriate appeal fee within 10 days of the Director’s action. For more information, contact the City of San Luis Obispo Community Development Department, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, by calling (805) 781-7170, weekdays, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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

PLEASE NOTE: Any court challenge to the actions taken on this public hearing item may be limited to considering only those issues raised prior to the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Luis Obispo. April 16, 2020

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, March 13, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2019-00278.” 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 April 16, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Attorney for Administrator: LAURA FISHER In re the Estate of DAVID LEROY FISHER Decedent. Case No. 19PR-0038 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that LAURA FISHER, as Administrator of the Estate of DAVID LEROY FISHER, deceased, will sell at private sale under the terms and conditions specified below, the real property of the estate situated in the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, with the following physical address: 2530 Lurel Avenue, Morro Bay, California (APN 052-033-052) Appraised Value $830,000. Written offers for this property will be received by Administrator LAURA FISHER, at 2530 Laurel Avenue, Morro Bay, California, on or after May 2, 2020. Sale will be made on or after May 3, 2020 to the person making the highest and best offer for said real property. The terms and conditions for sale are cash in lawful money of the United States of America, with 10% of the amount offered to accompany the offer and the balance to be paid on close of escrow. The personal representative reserves the right to reject any bid that is less than the appraised value of the property listed above. For Further information, please contact Robert H. Mott, attorney for the personal representative at (805) 544-8757. All sales are subject to confirmation by the Superior Court and no sale may be consummated and no deed may be recorded and delivered to a purchaser until Court confirmation has been acquired by the personal representative. Date: March 27, 2020 /s/ Laura Fisher ADMINISTRATOR of the Estate of DAVID LEROY FISHER April 2, 9, & 16, 2020

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

John F. Sachs A Professional Law Corporation By John F. Sachs #85379 1510 Higuera Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Attorney For: EUGENE GUADALUPE SENDEJAS, EXECUTOR NOTICE OF EXECUTOR’S INTENT TO SELL REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE. (PROBATE CODE SECTIONS 10300, 10304) DATE: JULY 7, 2020 TIME: 9:00 A.M. DEPT: 9 In Re: ESTATE OF BEATRICE ELIZABETH SCHWERIN, Decedent. Case No. 19PR-0224 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, subject to confirmation by this Court on July 7, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. in Department 9, or thereafter within the time allowed by law, the

undersigned, EUGENE GUADALUPE SENDEJAS, Executor of the Estate of Beatrice Elizabeth Schwerin, will sell at private sale to the highest and best bidder on the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned all right, title, and interest of the Decedent at the time of death, and all right, title, and interest that the Estate as acquired in addition to that of the Decedent at the time of death, in the real property located in County of San Luis Obispo, California. This property is commonly referred to as 4860 Estrella Road, Paso Robles, California, Assessor’s Parcel No. 019-241-007, and is more fully described as follows: Lot 18 of H.J. Whitley Land Co. Tract No. 1, in the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to the map recorded July 11, 1927, in Book 3, Page 94 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County. Assessor’s Parcel No. 019-241007 1. The sale is subject to current taxes, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights of way, and easements of record, with any encumbrances of record to be satisfied from the purchase price/the purchaser to assume any encumbrances of record. 2. When representative warrants title, the property is to be sold on an “as is” basis, except for title. 3. The personal representative has given an exclusive listing to Tom Mees, Century 21 Hometown Realty, 599 Higuera Street, Suite “A”, San Luis Obispo, California. 4. Bids or offers are invited for this property and must be in writing and can be mailed to the office of John F. Sachs, attorney for the Executor, at JOHN F. SACHS, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION, 1510 HIGUERA STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA 93401, or delivered personal to John F. Sachs at JOHN F. SACHS, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION, 1510 HIGUERA STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFONRIA 93401, at any time after first publication of this Notice and before any sale is made. 5. Bids must be sealed and will be opened in Department 9 at the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on the date and time as specified above. 6. The property will be sold on the following terms: (a) All cash (current bid accepted at $399,000.00); and all terms and conditions are subject to confirmation of sale by the Court. (b) Taxes, rents, assessments, property taxes, operating and maintenance expenses, premiums on insurance, and other expenses and costs acceptable to the purchaser shall be prorated as of the date of confirmation of sale as determined by the Court. (c) Examination of title, recording of conveyance, transfer taxes, and any title insurance policy shall be at the expense of the purchaser or purchasers. (d) Seller to remove all personal belongings and debris from property prior to vacating property. (e) Buyer agrees to purchase the property “as is”. The undersigned reserves the right to refuse to accept any bids. Date: March 19, 2020 /s/ Eugene Guadalupe Sendejas Executor April 9, 16, & 23, 2020

ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT PUBLIC HEARING The City of San Luis Obispo’s Zoning Hearing Officer will hold a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. or later on Monday, April 27, 2020, on the items listed below. While the City encourages public participation, growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic has required that public meetings be held via teleconference. Meetings can be viewed on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s website at www.slocity.org Public comment may be submitted in writing or by email to advisorybodies@slocity.org 1. 10 Higuera St. USE-0035-2020; Request to establish a Bar/ Tavern use associated with a new distillery. Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C-TMU zone; KROBAR Craft Distillery, applicant. (Kyle Bell) 2. 3536 South Higuera St. USE-0058-2020; Request to establish a Bar/Tavern use associated with a new wine tasting and retail business. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); C-S zone; SLO Beer and Wine Co., applicant. (Hannah Nguyen) PLEASE NOTE: Any court challenge to the actions taken on these public hearing items may be limited to considering only those issues raised prior to the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Luis Obispo. April 16, 2020

for the week of April 16

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

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing WHEN: Friday, May 1, 2020 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600. The following item was previously noticed for an earlier date and rescheduled due to COVID-19. WHAT: A request by Scott and Lori Mather for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (DRC2019-00247) to allow for the demolition of an existing 1,396-square-foot duplex and the construction of a new 1,620-square-foot single family residence with an attached 425-square-foot two-car garage, and a 340-square-foot Accessory Dwelling Unit above the garage. The project will result in the disturbance of the entire 4,991-squarefoot parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 41 5th Street, within the community of Cayucos. The site is located 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: DRC2019-00247 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 064-143-008 Date Accepted: 02/04/2020 WHERE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Boards-and-Commissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Kathryn Nall, 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, April 24, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2019-00247.” 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 If the County approves this project, that action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing April 16, 2020

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2020-131, AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NIPOMO COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT AMENDING NIPOMO COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT CODE CHAPTER 5.01 On April 8, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Nipomo Community Services District (“District”) unanimously adopted the above-referenced ordinance amending Nipomo Community Services District Code (“District Code”) Chapter 5.01 (“Ordinance”). The Ordinance amends District Code Section 5.01.010 to allow the District to reimburse private parties who construct and dedicate facilities that also benefit the District as a whole. The Ordinance gives the District the authority to enter into an agreement with, or require, a developer to install District facilities which are called out in the then-current District Water and Sewer Master Plan or the District’s most current hydraulic model, or which are otherwise necessary to support the District’s Supplemental Water Project, and to require that those improvements be dedicated to the District. When a developer is required, or agrees, to construct and install such facilities which benefit the customers of the District as a whole, the Ordinance provides that the excess costs of such construction and installation shall be eligible for reimbursement only to the extent the costs are for “Oversizing” or “Off-site development,” as defined in District Code Section 5.01.030. No person shall be eligible for reimbursement for the cost of constructing and installing facilities necessary to provide water and sewer services to that person’s property. Under the Ordinance, the District Engineer has the discretion to determine the amount of a developer’s District Facility Construction Cost Reimbursement, if any. Such reimbursement may, in applicable cases, be combined with reimbursement of other excess costs as provided in the District Code, but cannot exceed the “Maximum Recovery” as defined in District Code Section 5.01.030 and determined by the District Engineer. The District’s Board of Directors will consider an applicant’s request for District Facility Construction Cost reimbursement and the recommendation of the District Engineer and, if granted, will adopt a resolution stating the total amounts to be reimbursed at the completion and acceptance of the project. The first reading and introduction of the Ordinance occurred on March 11, 2020. The second reading and adoption of the Ordinance occurred at the April 8, 2020 regular Board of Directors meeting. All Directors voted in favor of adoption of the Ordinance. The Ordinance is available for review in the District’s office (148 South Wilson Street, Nipomo, California 93444) during normal business hours, and on the District’s website: www.ncsd. ca.gov. Questions may be directed to Mario Iglesias, General Manager, at miglesias@ncsd.ca.gov or (805) 929-1133. Mario Iglesias, General Manager/Secretary to the Board of Directors Dated: April 10, 2020

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology Homework: For three days, uphold your highest ideal in every little way you can imagine. Report results at freewillastrology.com. ARIES

LIBRA

(March 21-April 19): Aries artist Vincent van Gogh got started on his life’s work relatively late. At ages 25 and 26 he made failed attempts to train as a pastor and serve as a missionary. He didn’t launch his art career in earnest until he was 27. During the next 10 years, he created 860 paintings—an average of 1.7 every week—as well as more than 1,200 additional works of art. For comparison, the prolific painter Salvador Dali made 1,500 paintings in 61 years. During the coming 12 months, Aries, you could achieve a van Gogh-like level of productiveness in your own chosen field—especially if you lay the foundations now, during our stay-at-home phase.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran rapper and activist Talib Kweli says, “You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to know when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft.” You Librans tend to be skilled in this artful approach to life: activating and applying the appropriate attitude as is necessary for each new situation. And I’m happy to report that your capacity for having just the right touch at the right time will be a crucial asset in the coming weeks. Trust your intuition to guide you through every subtle shift of emphasis.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Most authors do their writing while sitting on chairs in front of desks. But long before there were standing desks, poet Rainer Maria Rilke and children’s author Lewis Carroll wrote their books while standing up. Novelist Henry James had eight desks, but typically paced between them as he dictated his thoughts to a secretary. And then there have been weirdoes like poet Robert Lowell and novelist Truman Capote. They attended to their craft as they lay in their bed. I suggest you draw inspiration from those two in the coming weeks. It’ll be a favorable time to accomplish masterpieces of work and play while in the prone position.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): While sleeping, most of us have over a thousand dreams every year. Many are hard to remember and not worth remembering. But a beloved few can be life-changers. They have the potential to trigger epiphanies that transform our destinies for the better. In my astrological opinion, you are now in a phase when such dreams are more likely than usual. That’s why I invite you to keep a pen and notebook by your bed so as to capture them. For inspiration, read this testimony from Jasper Johns, whom some call America’s “foremost living artist”: “One night I dreamed that I painted a large American flag, and the next morning I got up and I went out and bought the materials to begin it.” (Painting flags ultimately became one of Johns’ specialties.)

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) was a renowned author who wrote The Good Soldier, a novel that has been called “one of the 100 greatest novels of all time.” Yet another very famous author, Henry James (1843-1916), was so eager to escape hanging out with Ford that he once concealed himself behind a tree so as to not be seen. You have astrological permission to engage in comparable strategies during the coming weeks. It won’t be a time when you should force yourself to endure boring, meaningless, and unproductive tasks.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I hope that during the coronavirus crisis you have been entertaining wild truths and pondering the liberations you will initiate when the emergency has passed. I trust you have been pushing your imagination beyond its borders and wandering into the nooks and crannies of your psyche that you were previously hesitant to explore. Am I correct in my assumptions, Leo? Have you been wandering outside your comfort zone and discovering clues about how, when things return to normal, you can add spice and flair to your rhythm?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I like this quote by the author Jake Remington: “Fate whispers to the warrior, ‘You cannot withstand the storm.’ The warrior whispers back, ‘I am the storm.’” Although this passage is more melodramatic than necessary for your needs in the coming weeks, I think it might be good medicine that will help you prevail over the turbulence of the coronavirus crisis. Getting yourself into a storm-like mood could provide you with the personal power necessary to be unflappable and authoritative. You should also remember that a storm is not inherently bad. It may be akin to a catharsis or orgasm that relieves the tension and clears the air.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio artist Marie Laurencin (18831956) enjoyed a colorful fate. One of the few female Cubist painters, she was a prominent figure in the Parisian avant-garde. She was also the muse and romantic partner of renowned poet Guillaume Apollinaire. But there came a turning point when she abandoned her relationship with Apollinaire. “I was 25 and he was sleeping with all the women,” she said, “and at 25 you don’t stand for that, even from a poet.” Is there a comparable situation in your life, Scorpio? A role you relish but that also takes a toll? Now is a favorable time to re-evaluate it. I’m not telling you what you should decide, only that you should think hard about it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1596-1680) was a prodigious, inventive creator. One scholar wrote, “What Shakespeare is to drama, Bernini may be to sculpture.” He designed and built public squares, fountains, and buildings, many in Rome, which embodied his great skills as both sculptor and architect. Unlike many brilliant artists alive today, Bernini was deeply religious. Every night for 40 years, he walked from his home to pay a devotional visit to the Church of the Gesù. According to my reading of the astrological factors, now would be an excellent time for you to engage in reverential rituals like those—but without leaving your home, of course. Use this social-distancing time to draw reinvigoration from holy places within you or in your memory.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): As I understand the current chapter of your life story, you have been doing the unspectacular but yeoman work of recharging your spiritual batteries. Although you may have outwardly appeared to be quiet and still, you have in fact been generating and storing up concentrated reserves of inner power. Because of the coronavirus crisis, it’s not yet time to tap into those impressive reserves and start channeling them into a series of dynamic practical actions. But it is time to formulate the practical actions you will take when the emergency has passed.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian poet Jacques Prévert offered a variation on the famous Christian supplication known as the Lord’s Prayer. The original version begins, “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.” But Prévert’s variation says, “Our father who art in heaven: Stay there.” Being an atheist, he had no need for the help and support of a paternal deity. I understand his feeling. I tend to favor the Goddess myself. But for you Aquarians right now, even if you’re allergic to talk of a divine presence, I’ll recommend that you seek out generous and inspiring masculine influences. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will benefit from influences that resemble good fathering.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): How skillful are you in expressing what you want? Wait. Let me back up and reformulate that. How skillful are you in knowing what you want and expressing the truth about what you want to the people who might ultimately be able to give it to you or help you get it? This is the most important question for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. If you find that you’re fuzzy about what you want or hazy about asking for what you want, correct the problems. Δ

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April 16, 2020

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An open letter to our community W

e find ourselves today in a global health care crisis the likes of which has not been experienced in our lifetime.

As a responsible and trusted community health care provider, French Hospital Medical Center has always been committed to basing our clinical protocols on the best available science. This has resulted in our being nationally recognized as an award-winning health care facility. Today, we find ourselves challenged by this novel coronavirus—“novel” because it is a disease which has not been previously identified and studied, and experts must track and study its evolution daily. With this ever-growing body of scientific-based knowledge, we are learning, and we are adapting. We are staying focused and not letting emotions or rumors affect our courses of action, to ensure that we keep our community’s best interest in the forefront at all times. With the COVID-19 pandemic has come an overwhelming amount of information. Unfortunately, hard data has been misinterpreted or misrepresented, and often is presented to the community without benefit of proper context. All of us at French Hospital are acutely aware of our responsibility to protect our valued caregivers so that they, in turn, can continue to provide the safest care to our patients. Here are a few examples of how French Hospital is responding and adapting to these challenging times: ■ We are working tirelessly to stay abreast of fastbreaking developments and adapt our clinical and operational protocols to the emerging evidencedbased guidelines from the very best national and local infectious disease and community health knowledge leaders.

■ We have temporarily amended our hospital visitation policy to limit potential COVID-19 exposure. ■ We have limited all access to our facility by instituting manned checkpoints of entrance. ■ Following guidelines established by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and San Luis Obispo Public Health Department (SLOPHD), all physicians and staff are wearing the appropriate masks and maintaining safe social distance while in any patient care area of the hospital. ■ We have broadened our staff work at home polices, not only to safeguard nonclinical hospital staff, but also to allow us to more responsibly manage the use of limited personal protection equipment and supplies. Please know how proud I am of the way our entire health care community has come together to work collaboratively in the best interest of all of our patients. Behind the scenes, health care workers, public servants, and volunteers are meeting tirelessly and selflessly to safeguard our community against any foreseeable medical crisis. We have your back, and you have my word that your French Hospital is prepared and committed to responsibly see this crisis through. Thank you for your continued support of our courageous health care workers—they are our frontline of defense. Stay safe and stay well,

ALAN IFTINIUK President & CEO French Hospital Medical Center