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‘Justice for Bubs’ Recent officer-involved dog shooting sparks transparency and accountability debate at the SLO Police Department [10]

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January 16 - January 23, 2020 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 26

Editor’s note

This week cover SLOPD: Controversies and transparency questions .................. 10

news Financial problems at SLOMA ........4 New law closes loophole on Section 8 .....................................8

opinion Oceano CSD should reconsider December actions .......................... 16

arts STAGE: An intimate look at domestic violence ......................36 STAGE: Macbeth at SLO Rep.........39

flavor WINE: Prohibition’s lasting impact .................................44 photo courtesy of Nick Regalia and Riley Manford cover design by Alex Zuniga

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arratives differ about an officer-involved shooting in September 2019 that killed a dog. Although releasing body camera video might be able to settle things for the community, officials with the city of San Luis Obispo and the SLO Police Department say they aren’t legally obligated to release the footage, so they aren’t going to—and that’s that. The incident brings up ON A MISSION questions about police transparency and trust in Nick Regalia and the department, especially since it follows last Riley Manford lost their dog, year’s controversy surrounding the SLO police Bubbers, in an chief’s lost gun. For this week’s cover story, officer-involved shooting last Assistant Editor Peter Johnson speaks with the September. The department, the dog owners, and others about incident propelled them and other what happened and why [10]. community This week, you can also read about members to what’s going on with the San Luis Obispo campaign for more Museum of Art’s finances [4] ; how a new transparency state law regarding Section 8 vouchers will from the SLO Police affect local landlords [8] ; a district attorney Department. investigator’s monologue-turned-play about domestic violence [36] ; how SLOMA is tackling Shakespeare’s most violent play [39] ; and a film about Prohibition and the wine industry [44].

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SLO Museum of Art suspends plans for new building amid financial challenges

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he San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) is suspending long-discussed plans for a $12 million new building, as its 2-year-old capital campaign missed its targets, resulting in financial instability at the downtown museum.

The museum recently returned a $1 million donation from the Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust because it failed to fundraise enough money to meet the stipulations of the grant contract.

Staff and board members say the organization has gone “back to the drawing board” on planning its future. The new proposed building, which had been in the works for almost two decades, would’ve replaced the current one on Broad Street at the same site.

“We didn’t get the lead gifts that we needed,” said Ruta Saliklis, who serves as both interim executive director and curator at SLOMA. “It just became obvious we needed to suspend the capital campaign and re-enter a quiet phase to really look at what we should do next, what the future of this museum is.”

Saliklis—SLOMA’s interim director since June 2019 following longtime director Karen Kile’s retirement—told New Times that the costs associated with the capital campaign impacted the museum’s overall financial standing. Its expenses “took a toll on operations,” she said.

“Our reserve funds were drained,” she said. “It’s just been something that we’ve been dealing with for the last six months.”

By fall of 2019, the museum’s finances were in HERE TO STAY The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art has called such a state that the city off plans for a new building. Its unsuccessful capital campaign led to of SLO stepped in to work financial instability at the organization. with its leadership on how to stay afloat. SLOMA within our means,” Carmody said at a SLOMA leases the property from the city for $1 per year. board meeting on Jan. 14.

“They had an expectation that there would SLOMA still has a ways to go to get out of its be a new building,” Saliklis said. “The city financial hole though. It currently can’t afford definitely has a vested interest in this.” the salary of a permanent executive director, Deputy City Manager Greg Hermann said in and its staff is taking pay cuts. an email to New Times that the city is working Museum leadership says it’s turned its with SLOMA and “values the long-standing focus to charting a successful future for the relationship we have had.” organization. Growing its membership and “We’ve been in communication with them on donor list, engaging more with the community the current challenges and certainly want them and understanding its needs, and maintaining to be successful over the long term,” Hermann its current facility are chief priorities. said.

“It may be it wasn’t the right plan for In October, SLOMA’s board adopted an the community,” Saliklis said of SLOMA’s “emergency budget” to cut spending. That’s unsuccessful attempt at fundraising for a new helped stabilize its finances, and in the month building. “We really want to make sure we’re of November, the nonprofit operated at net-profit relevant to the community, that we provide what with around $60,000 cash on hand, according to the community wants. ... If they want to support us a little bit more, now’s the time.” Δ Treasurer Roger Carmody.

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Plans for a new probation building threaten survival of a child care center

continue leasing its land to the nonprofit on a month-to-month basis until then, Passarelli said finding a new location in SLO’s tight, high-cost rental market won’t be a small task.

“So if you think that starting over at this point is easy, buy a ticket to Disneyland because you’re living in a fantasyland already,” Passarelli told supervisors at the Jan. 14 meeting. “This threatens the survival of this program.”

Plans to develop a health campus near the Bishop and Johnson intersection have been in the works for several years, according to John Diodati, interim director of SLO County Public Works.

The health campus would allow the county to consolidate related services, including the SLO County Public Health Department, mental health services, and the Probation Department, into one easily accessible space. A new twostory, 31,500-square-foot probation facility is first up for design and construction, and would replace probation’s current facility, which was built in the 1940s and is in need of “constant repair,” according to the county staff report.

In order to provide all the services outlined in the idea for the health campus, Diodati said the entire site near Johnson and Bishop is needed. And because of the sloping land and drainage at the site, the county is limited to building in specific locations. Those factors make it difficult to build around the CDRC’s existing facility, he said.

San Luis Obispo County is moving forward with plans to develop a “health campus” on a slice of land near the intersection of Johnson Avenue and Bishop Street, but the project could threaten the survival of a child care center that’s been operating on the site for nearly 21 years.

Several community members attended a SLO County Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 14 to voice support for the Child Development Resource Center (CDRC) of the Central Coast, a nonprofit organization that serves at-risk children ages 2 to 6 through preschool education, therapeutic child care, family advocacy, and child developmental services.

“There is a child care crisis in this county,” CDRC board President Michael Passarelli said at the meeting. “People in need need our services.”

The CDRC has been around since 1971, Passarelli said, and moved to its current location about two decades ago. Although the CDRC owns the modular facility it operates in, it leases the land the building sits on from the county.

In June, the CDRC’s lease will be up, and several months ago, the county informed the CDRC of its redevelopment plans for the Bishop Street site. Though the project is still years from breaking ground, and the county is offering to

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But several supervisors said at the Jan. 14 meeting that it could be done.

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that county staff consider design plans that would include allowing the nonprofit to remain in its current location.

“My conscience won’t let me vote for all this if the school’s going to be taken away,” she said.

The board unanimously voted to direct staff to analyze the CDRC issue and bring forward options that would allow the nonprofit to continue in the county, including at least one option that would keep the CDRC in its current location.

Michelle Holm, CEO of the CDRC, said she was elated to see so much support from the supervisors. The nonprofit put more than 100 children through preschool last year and served about 37,000 meals. Along with education, she said the organization provides therapeutic services to children who are living in shelters, on the brink of homelessness, and in the foster system—services that could actually prevent these children from entering the probation system in the future.

“We do a lot more than just preschool,” Holm told New Times.

With the supervisors’ recent decision, Holm said she and other CDRC leaders feel less threatened, but they’re still looking into other locations, fundraising options, and all the other possibilities if they have to move. She hopes that won’t be the case.

“We had a good win today,” Holm said, “but we have a fight ahead.”

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Morro Bay takes first steps in preserving its dog beach

Morro Bay is collaborating with local agencies and organizations to conserve its dog beach, and in doing so, the city is renewing a relationship with the Cayucos Sanitary District.

Morro Bay’s dog beach is one of two beaches in SLO County—the other being Old Port Beach in Avila Beach—that allows off-leash four-legged visitors.

“Especially on a nice weekend, I mean there is just so many dogs and their owners out there [on the dog beach] enjoying themselves,” Morro Bay City Manager Scott Collins told New Times.

“It’s pretty fun to watch.”

This strand of beach, located between Morro Bay and Cayucos off of Highway 1, is a place the community has expressed a desire to continue having access to.

Collins said the city has been working with Chevron, Trust for Public Lands, the Cayucos Sanitary District, the Cayucos Land Conservancy, the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo, and San Luis Obispo County for several years to come up with a plan to preserve beach access.

At its Jan. 14 meeting, the City Council unanimously approved a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MOU) between all players.

The MOU outlines that the Trust for Public Lands will purchase the property, which currently belongs to the Cayucos Sanitary District, and convey it to the city of Morro Bay through a donation agreement via direct deed.

Currently, the property has a residual rights clause that gives Chevron the liberty to repurchase the lot within two years.

As part of the MOU, the city is also amending its sphere of influence to

VIEWER DISCRETION include five lots above Panorama Drive in Morro Bay—the lots are owned by Chevron.

The company intends to terminate the residual rights clause and annex the lots above Panorama Drive into the city if the lots can accommodate one singlefamily home each. The homes would be restricted to the lower portions of each lot, leaving the remainder of the hillside above Panorama undeveloped—which Collins said is what the community has approved.

He said partnering with the Cayucos Sanitary District has been a positive working relationship, which will pave the way for future collaborative work when both entities eventually break away from co-owning the current wastewater treatment plant.

Since the 1950s, the beach communities shared a wastewater treatment plant and a joint powers agreement, but a 2013 project permit denial by the California Coastal Commission changed that. After the denial, Cayucos and Morro Bay didn’t see eye to eye when drafting a new joint powers agreement and decided to work on separate treatment plants for their respective communities.

“I can’t speak to the past, and I also don’t think there’s value in looking back.

Now it’s about looking forward and how do we work together,” Collins said.

Cayucos is currently building its treatment plant, and Morro Bay recently secured the funding for its project.

City staff will return at the Jan. 28 meeting to seek authorization to submit SLO Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) applications to move forward with the plans outlined in the MOU. —Karen Garcia

Two former SLO County residents face off for seat in U.S. Congress

A former San Luis Obispo County resident and Mission Prep alumnus is squaring off against U.S. Congressman Devin Nunes in the race to represent California’s 22nd District.

Dary Rezvani, a first-generation American and Democrat, was born in Fresno and lived there until his parents’ divorced while he was in junior high school. Shortly after that, Rezvani said he moved to Paso Robles with his mom, where he helped care for his grandpa and attended St. Rose Catholic School.

He went on to attend Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School in SLO until his graduation in 2008. He briefly attended Cuesta College before returning to Fresno at age 19 to work at his father’s auto repair shop.

Rezvani said his time in San Luis Obispo County helped shape the political views he totes today.

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“Going to Mission Prep kind of opened my eyes,” he told New Times, “because to say it’s predominantly white is an understatement.”

At Mission Prep, Rezvani said he was one of the only kids of color in most situations and was the only Middle Eastern kid most of his friends knew.

If elected, he said he would be the first Iranian-American ever to serve Congress.

“I kind of stick out like a sore thumb in these situations,” Rezvani said.

Considering recent tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Rezvani said it’s more important now than ever to give a voice to America’s Middle Eastern community in the political sphere. Nothing, he said, will come of electing public officials who spout anti-immigrant, anti-Middle Eastern, and Islamaphobic rhetoric.

He pointed to the recent controversy over former SLO County Planning Commissioner Jim Harrison, who resigned after several of his Facebook posts comparing Democrats to Nazis and calling for Islam to be banned came to light.

Living in SLO also showed Rezvani that homelessness is a dire issue even in the most picturesque and wealthy communities, and that the nation’s health care system isn’t working as is. But those issues are pretty much secondary, he said, to climate change. Living near the coast in SLO County gave Rezvani a deep respect for the environment, he said, and a front row seat to the ripple effects climate change is causing for farmers, coastal habitats, and marine life.

While Rezvani said he had hoped to throw his hat into the political ring later in life, he can’t watch someone like Congressman Nunes, “who believes climate change is a hoax,” make policy decisions based on that belief.

“We really don’t have time to wait,” he said.

Nunes, who assumed his position in the U.S. House in 2003, is also a former SLO County resident. He attended Cal Poly until he graduated with a master’s degree in agriculture in 1996.

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SLO Food Bank is looking to fill its CEO position

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the organization by mutual agreement earlier this week,” the Jan. 9 press release stated.

New Times reached out to the organization for comment, but SLO Food Bank board member Yukie Murphy said, “Regarding questions related to Kevin’s departure, we can’t comment on personnel matters beyond what we have provided in the media release.”

In the press release, the board president of the food bank, Steve Davis, thanked Drabinski for his contributions during his tenure and his commitment to the local community.

“Kevin worked with integrity and did a number of wonderful things to help the organization grow over the years,” Davis said.

The SLO Food Bank—which changed its name from the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County in late 2019— distributes 4 million pounds of food each year, Murphy said, half of which is fresh produce. The distribution is a primary cost-effective food source for 77 agency partners tackling hunger countywide.

The collaborative effort provides 14,000 households and 30,000 individuals with food throughout SLO County each month.

This year, the food bank said it’s focusing on increasing efficiencies, exploring new partnerships, and expanding funding sources to meet growing demands for access to safe and healthy foods. The SLO Food Bank is now working to find the right candidate to fill the CEO position and help reach its goals.

In order to facilitate the interview and vetting process of candidates, the organization’s board of directors retained local nonprofit consultant Adrienne Harris to provide interim executive leadership during this transition.

According to SLO Food Bank communication officials, the organization is looking for a new CEO that embodies the vision and mission of the SLO Food Bank and has executive-level experience leading community-based organizations.

“We would like someone with exceptional experience in the following but not limited to: making high-level decisions, cultivating philanthropic relationships, developing strong community relations and collaborations, leading high-performing teams, fiscal management and developing/ implementing organizational strategy, and working with the board of directors to keep them informed,” officials said.

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Goodson spent 23 years manufacturing tenant. Since Section 8 vouchers are paid directly to landlords rather than tenants, cottage cheese and yogurt containers housing vouchers weren’t considered a for a Los Angeles-based company that, “source of income,” and tenants with such when faced with significant financial vouchers weren’t protected by the law. challenges, abruptly moved its services The new law changes that definition to to Canada toward the end of her career. include housing subsidies paid directly to She’d been paying into the company’s pension program the whole time, but after landlords.

That’s a step in the right direction if it moved, she was told she wouldn’t get a you ask Krista Jeffries, a Grover Beach dime for retirement. resident and the founder of SLOCo Some of her coworkers hired lawyers YIMBY, an advocacy group working to and tried to fight it, but Goodson didn’t tackle the housing crisis. have the time or resources.

It’s not a “silver bullet” to fixing the “I’m just a common laborer,” Goodson, state’s housing problems, but Jeffries said now 82, said. “That’s all I ever was. But I the recent changes to the law will force worked hard for my money and ended up property owners and landlords to give with just a little Social Security.”

Section 8 applicants a fair shot.

She wasn’t sure how she’d support Property owners who didn’t accept herself throughout her old age. Then applications from Section 8 recipients in about 14 years ago, Goodson applied for and was granted Section 8, a government- the past may find that the program isn’t as fraught with abuse as they previously funded program that gives seniors, thought, she said. There’s a stigma individuals with disabilities, and those shadowing government programs like earning low wages vouchers to help cover Section 8 and the individuals who use the cost of housing. The vouchers cover them—namely that recipients are lazy, a majority of the cost of monthly rent for messy, and won’t make rent. their recipients and are paid directly to In reality, Jeffries said, a lot of landlords by local housing authorities.

Californians are eligible for Section 8, “Section 8 is a miracle,” Goodson told and considering the state’s high cost of New Times. “I’m telling you it’s a miracle. living, the program is the only thing Not only for families but for us seniors keeping many seniors and disabled who have worked all of our lives to have individuals off the streets. She hopes this something.” new law will help at least some landlords While Goodson was able to find an see that. apartment in Arroyo Grande within “I think it’ll help,” she told New Times. about two months—a Peoples’ Self-Help “I do.”

Housing apartment she still lives in to Property owners who haven’t accepted this day—she’s aware that not everyone is applications from individuals using so lucky.

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“I’m just thankful I have a roof over my head,” she told New Times.

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Demanding answers A police officer killed their dog, and now a SLO couple is seeking accountability at the Police Department

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Spaced a few feet apart, the dots outline the path that their dog, Bubbers, ran as he fled a SLO police officer who shot it during a deadly encounter this past September.

“This is the fatal shot, through the scrotum,” says 33-year-old Regalia, who’s down on one knee on Jan. 2, pointing at the first indentation.

He gazes up at the remaining impact marks on the driveway.

“He’s running away,” Regalia says. “As he’s running away, as he’s going away, [the officer] shoots him in the back. If you’re fearing for your life, you don’t shoot a dog that’s running away from you. Then he shoots a third time. And this is the one that ricocheted.”

That third bullet left a small divot in a tree trunk up ahead. The couple says no one ever found it. Farther up the driveway, just below the couple’s front door, a dark splotch colors the concrete. No amount of bleach and scrubbing has made it go away.

“That’s blood right there,” Regalia says. “This is all blood and feces.”

Markings and stains are all that remain of the day that Regalia and Manford lost their family dog of seven years. They’re also all of the evidence that the public has to understand what exactly transpired at the 600 block of Santa Rosa Street around 11 a.m. on Sept. 26.

The SLO Police Department has denied all public requests for the body camera footage of the officer who fired the shots, Joshua Walsh, as well as other incident documents, citing an active internal investigation and department policy not to release records that aren’t mandatory IN MOURNING Nick Regalia and Riley Manford, San Luis Obispo to disclose under the state Public Records Act. residents, hold up a photo of their dog Bubbers outside their The decision has raised questions about how home. A police officer shot and killed it in a fatal encounter in their local agencies are interpreting new California driveway on Sept. 26, 2019. transparency laws meant to expand the public’s access to police officer investigative records.

Glancing at a two-unit, single-story rental that runs SLO police were at Regalia and Manford’s up against the side of the driveway, Manford says she house that morning responding to a burglary call. feels fortunate that the officer’s shots didn’t kill anyone Someone who witnessed a person jumping out of a other than her dog. broken window called the police. That person turned out “It could’ve ricocheted into someone’s head. There to be Manford, who was fixing her own broken window. are windows there. There’s people here,” she says. “If I According to the SLO police narrative, as two officers wouldn’t have hesitated and went forward, I’m pretty walked up the driveway, an untethered pit bull-boxer mix sure he would’ve shot me.” started barking and growling at them. While the officers By 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 26, police had swarmed the tried to determine what was going on, the dog became property, which is just a half-block away from the police aggressive and “charged” down the driveway at Walsh, station. Officers both in uniform and street clothes according to the official account. Fearing for his personal maneuvered around the driveway, by then blanketed in safety, Walsh shot it. The department is now reviewing yellow tape. Detectives took photos, jotted down notes, the incident to determine if Walsh’s conduct violated any and talked among themselves. laws or city policies.

Regalia wasn’t there anymore—he and Bubbers Regalia and Manford—who witnessed the shooting in were racing to an animal hospital. After five hours and their driveway—dispute the police’s version of events.

They admit that their dog barked and approached Walsh, several thousand dollars’ worth of emergency surgery, the couple followed vets’ recommendation and had but they say that it wasn’t about to attack, and it had Bubbers put down. no history of violence. They tried to tell the officers this “I was just like livid,” Regalia recalls. “I load him up and alert them that no burglary was taking place, but in Riley’s car, and [the police] are not doing anything. they claim that Walsh escalated the situation by quickly They’re just standing around. There’s two bikes here, and drawing his weapon and backpedaling while his partner I’m like, ‘Hey, move the bikes.’ They just shoot the dog, acted calmer. and then they’re just trying to do an investigation without “When the SWAT team comes on the property, he’s going to bark,” Regalia says of the confrontation. “There’s letting me out. [The dog] is throwing up and shitting. And I’m just bloody. And they’re just acting like it’s normal.” so many other tools to use before you pull out your Glock The September shooting triggered a swell of public and start shooting. The mailman has Mace, and they outrage throughout the city and county—just a few deal with dogs on an everyday basis. They don’t have a months after Police Chief Deanna Cantrell faced weapon.”

At the moment that Walsh pulled the trigger, Manford, criticism locally in July when she lost her firearm after leaving it behind in a restaurant bathroom.

27, was about 5 feet from him, she said, frozen as he had Their experience caused Regalia and Manford to just ordered her to secure the dog. After the three shots, embark on a campaign that they say is about bringing Manford attests to overhearing a third officer on the more transparency and accountability to the SLO sidewalk say: “Really, Josh?”

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According to U.S. Department of Justice statistics, police dog shootings are an all too common PROTESTING Nick Regalia (center right) and Riley Manford (center JUSTICE FOR BUBS Demonstrators protesting the SLO Police occurrence in America. Between left) protest their dog’s killing outside SLO City Hall on Dec. 3. They’re Department stand at the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey streets on 20 and 30 dogs are killed every demanding that the city release the body camera footage of the Jan. 14. They chanted, “SLOPD we want the body cam! SLOPD is not day by police officers throughout officer who shot it, and that he lose his badge as a consequence. above the law!” the country—totaling thousands per year.

Oct. 2, 2019, Dispatch Supervisor Mark Anselmi wrote accountability, they don’t encompass all use-of-force It’s an issue gaining increasing to Communications Manager Christine Steeb to share incidents. The city of SLO doesn’t consider the Sept. 26 national attention, and one that SLO Police Chief his thoughts on the officer-involved shooting that officer-involved shooting to fall under the legislation Cantrell told New Times she knows that police agencies occurred the week prior. since the victim was a dog and the laws only require will have to do more to curb. Most departments, she “Josh is on leave but apparently feels justified in his disclosure in shootings involving human beings. said, including SLO’s, don’t require or provide any actions,” Anselmi wrote at 11:19 a.m. “I thought shooting “Even if the law doesn’t require the release of the formal animal training for their officers. the dog would probably be okay but firing three rounds footage, a life is a life,” argued Depetro, the couple’s “We really do not, as a profession, get that kind of in such close proximity to other officers and civilians friend from Oceano. “I feel like in order to build a good training,” Cantrell said in her office on Jan. 8. “It’s will be the part that comes back to haunt Josh. … I don’t relationship with the community, it’s something that shocking that we don’t.” think any good will come of this.” kind of needs to be shown.”

As a pit bull owner herself, Cantrell said she felt Nearly four months later, what does ultimately come of However, since the city’s existing policy is not to empathy for Regalia and Manford’s situation. the incident remains in Chief Cantrell’s hands. Cantrell disclose any law enforcement records it’s not legally “I cannot fathom what [they] must be going through. said she has followed department protocol for any officerrequired to release, SLO is claiming that it’s staying the That whole event was tragic,” said Cantrell, who’s been involved shooting—opening an internal investigation course by denying the footage.

SLO’s police chief since 2016. that then gets reviewed by a Use of Force Review Board.

“For a variety of reasons, including privacy for the After the shooting, Cantrell said she had all her After the board’s findings come in, Cantrell makes the people who are inadvertently captured in some of the department employees watch a two-hour Postal Service final call on whether disciplinary action is warranted. most difficult moments of their lives, we do not routinely webinar on dog encounters. She also ordered more dog Potential consequences for Walsh could range from waive those exemptions,” SLO City Attorney Christine snares (her force has just one), and will “continue to look a reprimand to termination. What gets decided won’t Dietrick said during the Dec. 3 City Council meeting, at” other training options. be disclosed but is based on the investigation, what responding to Regalia’s demand for the video’s release.

But while Cantrell acknowledged her officers’ policies and laws apply, the officer’s past conduct, and To Regalia, Manford, and others in their camp, general lack of animal training, she stopped short of any precedent that exists in the department or state. withholding the video clashes with the spirit of the passing judgment on Officer Walsh’s conduct in the The SLO Police Department policy on “destruction of state’s reforms and feels like an attempt to shield the incident. Walsh’s use of force is currently under internal animals” authorizes their shooting when an animal department from scrutiny and accountability. investigation, and he’s on administrative reassignment “reasonably appears to pose a threat to human safety “The body cams are to hold accountable the public and until it’s complete. and alternative methods are not reasonably available or the police,” Regalia says. “If [footage is released] only Amid a broader defense of an officer’s right to protect would likely be ineffective.” when it’s convenient for the department, I have a real him or herself when endangered, Cantrell described Cantrell emphasized that she takes seriously her problem with that.”

Bubbers as having been “very aggressively coming at” responsibility to hold her officers to a high standard Walsh before he fired at it. Just like the dog owners’ of conduct. side of the story, it’s a description that only body camera Keeper of public trust “The last thing we want is a bad police officer working footage can verify.

In an internal SLO Police Department email dated for us,” Cantrell said. “It means absolutely everything.

“It’s hard to watch,” Cantrell said of the video, “and PHOTO BY PETER JOHNSON Without the trust of the public, we have nothing.” contradicts what they [Regalia and Manford] have been Some community members’ trust in Cantrell has saying publicly.” wavered in the last six months. Earlier last year, in July, Cantrell left her semi-automatic pistol Fight for footage unattended in an El Pollo Loco bathroom, and it was As the protestors wrap up their demonstration on Dec. taken home by an adult patron just before a minor 3, four SLO police officers stand in a huddle near City entered the restroom. The department’s ensuing hunt Hall. Chief Cantrell is among them. for her weapon involved a search of a couple’s home Cantrell and Regalia find their way to one another and who they believed to be suspects. That search didn’t open a dialogue, which a bystander videotapes. turn up the gun, but it resulted in the couple’s arrest “I am sorry for what happened,” Cantrell says to Regalia. for child endangerment.

“I would be probably feeling everything that you are should SLO police officers believed at the time that they it have happened to my own dog. So I’m sorry for that.” had a right to search the home without a warrant “I’m here to change some stuff,” Regalia responds. He because a court database showed that the father was then asks why the city has refused to release the body on probation—it was actually his brother who was on camera footage of the incident. probation. To the department and Cantrell’s critics, the “We don’t normally release video we’re not required to,” series of events showcased a police agency abusing its Cantrell says. “But I am interested in releasing it, or at powers and facing little accountability for mistakes. minimum letting you and your partner come in and look at it.”

DEADLY FORCE Cantrell received a two-day pay reduction from the city “No, the public needs to see it,” Regalia shoots back.

SLO police officers and as a consequence for misplacing her gun, which Regalia investigators stand Last year, state lawmakers waged this very battle in called “a joke” in front of the City Council on Dec. 3. around Regalia and Sacramento over the public’s right to see police officer Jason Dufurrena, the public defender for Cheyne Manford’s driveway, personnel records, like body cam footage, a debate Orndoff, the father in the child endangerment case, said minutes after one of that resulted in the passage of Senate Bill 1421 and their officers fired three the chief’s gun search “reads like a flow chart of errors Assembly Bill 748. rounds at a dog, which by government actors,” from the courts to the police The laws, described as landmark legislation for police they say charged at department. He said Orndoff had tried unsuccessfully to transparency in California, opened up for the first time him on Sept. 26. get SLO County Superior Court to correct the database, internal investigative files related to officer-involved and that his client held physical proof that it was wrong, shootings; use-of-force incidents that caused death or but SLO police officers allegedly refused to look at it. bodily harm; and cases where an officer committed “To an ordinary person, these acts communicate: sexual assault or perjury.

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Don’t expect your constitutional rights to mean anything; [and] the government and police can be the only group making mistakes,” Dufurrena said in an emailed statement. “That is a scary premise to anyone, regardless of what your other values or interests are.”

Cantrell told New Times that she looks forward to the day when evidence is presented in court on the conditions of the Orndoff house, assuming it’s admissible. That legal fight remains ongoing. She’s confident that the arrests were more than justified.

“That will all come out,” Cantrell said. “The two little girls are the most important thing.”

Addressing her lost weapon, Cantrell said it was a “terrible” mistake that she owned up to with integrity.

“I’m a human being,” she said. “I’m a police chief—it doesn’t make me infallible.”

While the incidents of the past year have shaken some residents’ confidence in Cantrell, others feel differently.

Resident and activist Leola Dublin Macmillan, who’s worked closely with Cantrell as a member of the SLO Police Department’s Police and Community Together initiative, said the recent controversies haven’t changed her opinion of the chief.

As a black woman living in an overwhelmingly white community, Macmillan said she feels safer in the city with Cantrell at the helm, as she’s watched her work “really hard to make sure that everyone in this county has a seat the table.” When looking at the entirety of Cantrell’s record, Macmillan SECTION 8 from page 8

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Section 8 have their reasons for doing so, according to Derek Banducci, a broker at California West, a real estate management company that acts on behalf of property owners. Banducci said he’s had properties that were held off market for Section 8 approval for several weeks only to then be declined. He’s had clients who were forced to accept less than market rent because of a Housing Authority formula that was inconsistent with true market conditions. He’s also had difficulty evicting problematic tenants using Section 8.

But mostly landlords’ reluctance boils down to bureaucracy. Dealing with the Housing Authority and its many regulations is often more costly for property owners than not, and Banducci said it “makes a visit to the DMV seem efficient and pleasurable.”

Companies like California West exist to help property owners navigate that system, but the costs that can’t be avoided—accepting lower than market rental rate, vacancy expenses while waiting for a unit to be approved for Section 8—add up.

While Banducci said he doesn’t expect this law to lead to any dramatic changes, it’s likely that more Section 8 tenants will be approved by California West from now on.

But some of the SLO County apartments advertised on Craigslist still contained “No Section 8” tags days after the new law went into effect on Jan. 1.

The changes aren’t protected by federal fair housing law, so the federal government isn’t charged with enforcing

feels that a lot of the heat coming Cantrell’s way is overblown and out of touch with the bigger public safety issues in SLO County.

“She has a solid moral compass, and at a time when you can’t say that about all our leadership, locally or nationally,” Macmillan said. “I’m not aware of anything that makes me question her transparency, her fit, and her competence, at all.”

Finding resolution After the police shooting in their driveway, Regalia and Manford refurnished and rearranged their entire rental house— an attempt to cleanse themselves of a day they try to forget. The couple thought about moving at first, but they have financial limitations, like any SLO County residents living paycheck to paycheck.

“It’s been a rollercoaster,” Regalia says.

On Jan. 14, Regalia and Manford held another Justice For Bubs protest outside City Hall and the SLO County Courthouse before a SLO City Council meeting.

Several months after the incident that took their dog’s life, they still feel like their voices are falling on deaf ears inside these intitutions, that their demands can’t penetrate the protections built around the police and government.

“I just want some closure,” Regalia says. “I want to spread his ashes and have some closure, and we haven’t gotten anything. We’re just waiting. How long does it take to investigate yourself?” ∆ Assistant Editor Peter Johnson can be reached at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com. the new anti-discrimination provisions.

Instead, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing is tasked with enforcement, but hasn’t launched any enforcement actions thus far, according to Deputy Director of Communications Fahizah Alim. The agency does, however, plan to send notices to California landlords regarding the changes, Alim said.

Scott Smith, executive director of the Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo (HASLO), said his organization is monitoring Craigslist rental ads. When HASLO finds or is contacted regarding a property owner not accepting applicants with Section 8, Smith said HASLO contacts the landlord and “gently” informs them of the changes to state law.

That process includes providing information on what Section 8 is and who it really helps. More than 60 percent of the 2,200 Section 8 households in SLO County are elderly or disabled, Smith said. Those individuals, who typically rely on a fixed income, are at a high risk of homelessness.

Smith said he also wants landlords and property owners to know that they can still use all of their usual tenant selection criteria, including credit checks and previous landlord references.

“They just cannot turn someone down or prevent them from applying because they have Section 8,” Smith wrote in an email to New Times. “They have to allow the person/applicant to ‘make their case’ why they will be a good tenant.” Δ Staff Writer Kasey Bubnash can be reached at kbubnash@newtimesslo.com.

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he federal census is around the corner. It’s slated to begin on April 1.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s mission is to ensure everyone is accounted for, and everyone is counted once and in the right place.

To reach that goal, the bureau is recruiting to fill hundreds of thousands of temporary positions across the country, including in San Luis Obispo.

Vanessa Moreno, media specialist for the Los Angeles Regional Census Center, said the bureau launched a national recruitment effort last October to hire about 500,000 temporary workers to help conduct the 2020 census.

There are several positions to apply for: census takers, recruiting assistants, office staff, and supervisory staff, but the most important is a census taker. Those individuals are hired to work in their communities and go door to door to collect responses from those who do not (or can’t) respond to the census by phone or mail.

Moreno said this is known as the nonresponse follow-up phase of the census and takes place later in the spring.

Office positions are available as well but are much more limited because they’re located in area census offices. This role entails recruiting, selecting, hiring, training, managing, and paying all office and field staff who work within the designated boundaries of the geographic territory assigned to the office.

Pay rates for the temporary positions range from $13.50 to $30 per hour, depending on location. Moreno said in the San Luis Obispo area the pay rate is $21 per hour.

“It’s the perfect opportunity for students, retirees, part-time workers, and everyone looking to earn extra income,” she said.

Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications now, Moreno said, as position selections will start this month and continue into February. Most of the positions begin training and work soon after—March and April.

After the initial census responses come in, she said, the bureau plans to send staff to places in low-responding areas where people gather to answer questions and help people respond to the census on the spot. The new initiative, Mobile Questionnaire Assistance, will have

locations that are staffed with existing Census Bureau staff who have already spent time working in their communities.

“We first plan to send staff to places in historically hard-to-count rural, urban, and suburban neighborhoods,” she said.

In the U.S., the census has been conducted every 10 years since 1970. The data that’s collected is used to determine congressional representation in the states and how federal funds are distributed to states and local communities every year for public services and infrastructure— health clinics, schools, roads, and emergency services.

If applicants have questions about the 2020 census job or technical issues with their application, they can call (855) 5622020. For more information about the census and employment opportunities, visit 2020census.gov/en/jobs.html.

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• Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County announced that it’s served the county for 25 years and invites the community to join the board of directors and professional team in celebrating this milestone during National Mentoring Month in January. During the month, the local organization asks the community to help match at-risk children with mentors who will be in their lives during 2020 and beyond. The organization is hosting a public awareness campaign for National Mentoring Month. To learn more, visit facebook.com/slobigs. To donate or find out how to volunteer, visit slobigs.org or call (805) 781-3226. Δ Staff writer Karen Garcia wrote this week’s Strokes and Plugs. Send tidbits to strokes@newtimesslo.com.

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Punished for speaking It’s time for the Oceano Community Services District board majority to correct its mistakes

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ince I joined the Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) board in 2018, I’ve been working to make our meetings more accessible and inclusive. I firmly believe in participatory democracy and that government bodies should always act in the open, making every effort to inform constituents on the issues while involving them in decisionmaking. I also believe—as an attorney and former engineer—that it is important to thoroughly analyze issues that come before the OCSD board. Sometimes that means challenging the staff reports or the views of the board majority, but I always strive to do so in a respectful manner that promotes dialogue and a diversity of perspectives.

I had hoped that the majority of the OCSD board would share these perspectives of openness, accessibility, and inclusivity. However, at the OCSD meeting on Dec. 11, 2019, the board majority demonstrated the opposite.

Specifically, they took actions that stifled speech and muffled diverse perspectives, including: 1. Barring me from holding any committee assignments for 2020.

2. Dividing up the committee assignments so that only the members of the board majority received voting, paid positions (leaving board member Allene Villa, the only non-white director who represents a town that is half Latinx, with only non-voting, unpaid assignments).

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3. Dissolving the Social Media Technology Outreach ad-hoc committee that I created (which had unfinished business to make meetings accessible for the hearing impaired and those not fluent in English).

The result was that most of the committee assignments are held by the two directors from Halcyon—a town of about 100 people. By contrast, the almost 8,000 people of Oceano are left underrepresented in committees and thus deprived of fair representation.

These OCSD actions are not only troubling from a good-government perspective; they may also be legally improper. For example, under the Brown Act, no action may be taken on any items that are not agendized and made available to the public 72 hours before a meeting. Two actions taken by the OCSD board on Dec. 11 were not properly agendized.

The Brown Act also prohibits a quorum of officials from communicating about a matter in advance of a public meeting.

Based upon the interactions at the December meeting as well as prepared statements brought to the meeting, this element of the Brown Act also might have been violated.

In addition, the OCSD’s actions could be a violation of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). Several local jurisdictions have faced litigation under the CVRA for having a governing body that is not representative of those governed. As a

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consequence, those jurisdictions have paid significant attorneys fees and other costs and have often moved from at-large elections to by-district elections. The majority’s actions and their consequences are fodder for anyone—who doesn’t live in Halcyon—to bring a CVRA lawsuit against the OCSD. Lastly, the OCSD action may simply be a matter of the denial of freedom of speech. I didn’t always agree with the board majority, and I said so publicly, but I did so respectfully. And in the public arena, I always made it clear that my views were personal and not representative of the board.

For that, I was punished by being kicked off committee assignments and by elimination of the Social Media Technology Outreach committee, which I headed. Statements made at the December meeting made it clear that, in fact, my dissent was exactly why I was being denied committee membership.

Director Karen White’s motion to refuse me membership on any committee was based upon my “continued protest and opposition to actions taken by this board.”

Director Shirley Gibson went further, stating that after the board’s vote on any item, “if you disagree with it, you can be mute.”

I was not barred for any malfeasance, nor for failing to perform my duties.

Instead, I was barred as punishment for speaking my own truth as a citizen.

It is my sincere hope that the OCSD board majority will recognize that it made numerous mistakes at the December meeting, and that we need

to hit the reset button to correct them.

Committee assignments should be allocated fairly among all five directors to ensure that all community members are adequately represented. The Social Media Technology Outreach ad-hoc committee should be allowed to continue its work.

And Directors White, Gibson, and Linda Austin should acknowledge that free speech is for everyone, even for people you don’t agree with. Δ Cynthia Replogle was elected to serve on the Oceano Community Services District starting in 2018. Send comments through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com or write a letter in response and email it to letters@newtimesslo.com.

Letters It’s National Mentoring Month

The board of directors and the professional team at Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County are pleased to announce our 25th year of service to the county, and we invite the community to join us in celebrating this significant milestone during National Mentoring Month in January.

Through generous community and volunteer support over the last 25 years, we have provided life-changing, oneto-one mentor relationships for more than 3,000 children in San Luis Obispo County. Many people and organizations have made a difference in these young lives.

To give you an idea of the impact that these selfless people make in our LETTERS continued page 17

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community, more than 500 volunteers provided more than 29,200 hours of volunteer time to our community and school based programs in 2019, valued at $877,300 of donated time, according to The Independent Sector (independentsector.org).

This National Mentoring Month, we would like to thank all of the people who support and ignite the power and potential of local youth with their volunteer time, donations, and program collaborations.

Together, we are leading the way in our community and ensuring that every family has the opportunity to be empowered and achieve their full potential.

Erin Nagle board of directors chair Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County

Cal Poly has a cat program

Did you know that there is a cat shelter nestled on the grounds of Cal Poly? I didn’t until I was desperately looking for a rescue group for my neighbor’s cat Bubba. Feline Network of the Central Coast referred me to the Cal Poly Cat Program (CPCP), and when I contacted them, they were eager to help. After the vet declared Bubba in good health and updated his shots, off he went to the shelter. Being unfamiliar with CPCP, we were invited to tour the facility, meet the volunteers, and to see that Bubba had settled in OK. Soon after, Bubba was matched up with his new purr-fect family!

How do you feel about the civic discourse that takes place on social media?

51% While it has some benefits, there’s too much toxic, divisive, and, at times, abusive rhetoric.

18% I like it. It’s a valuable platform to discuss issues in our community and beyond.

16% I see no good in it at all. Social media is making us hate each other.

15% I try to stay off of social media.

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Now as volunteers, my husband and I have witnessed the remarkable and incredible work this 100 percent volunteerrun (the majority of whom are Cal Poly students) shelter has accomplished. The program was started by a student as a catch-and-release program to curb the feral feline population on campus. It is now a full service cat shelter and prides itself on taking in both well-adjusted and challenging kitties (semi-feral, seniors, extremely shy, etc.) and providing a caring and loving environment until they are adopted.

There are many exceptional tales to share with the community. Recently a woman tragically found herself homeless and was seeking an organization to take her seven cats! Not missing a beat, CPCP stepped up and took on the challenge; cats ranging from 2 years to 16 years old began to trickle into the shelter. One cat in particular needed

extensive medical treatments (such as eye surgery). The procedures put a dent in the program’s medical budget, but seeing how beautifully he has recovered, there is no question it was the right decision.

Another heartwarming tale involved two adorable cats found as strays in North County and San Luis Obispo who recently came into our shelter. They were wellmannered, not feral, but their microchip registrations were not current so there weren’t any clues as to where they came from. Realizing their owners would be missing them, student staffers jumped into action. Through social media sites, the word spread across the county: “Is this your kitty?” It took a village, but both cats are now reunited with their owners!

There are many ways the community can support the CPCP: by volunteering (especially during the school breaks when the students leave town), donating, and—most importantly—adopting one of our adorable cats or kittens. Visit catprogram.calpoly.edu or facebook.com/ calpolycatprogram to read about our organization, perhaps find your feline soulmate, and discover volunteer and donating opportunities.

Dana K. Humphreys San Luis Obispo

Check the facts, Al

Al Fonzi’s commentary in the Paso Robles Press (“A view from the top,” Jan. 1), distorts the facts. Specifically, Fonzi rails against, among other things, the new California law requiring solar energy on all new residential construction. He

attempts to make readers believe this new law will make it difficult for young, new home buyers to purchase a new home.

He’s wrong.

Fonzi purports that solar will add $30,000 to the purchase cost of a new home.

I’m not sure where Fonzi got this figure, but it is incorrect. According to the California Energy Commission (CEC), the average cost of solar on a new home in California is $8,000 to $10,000, a far cry from $30,000.

The CEC goes on to report that solar will add an additional $40 per month to the typical 30-year mortgage, and that homeowners will receive an $80 per month reduction in their electricity bill. Fonzi suspiciously omits both of these facts. Why not be honest and share all the facts? With all the facts at hand, it’s easy to see that the California law requiring solar on new single-family residences is both ecologically visionary and financially expedient.

If Fonzi wants to make an honest case for his political ethos, he would be much more effective and convincing if he shares all the facts.

In order for our communities to make good decisions, we all deserve honest advice.

Steve Ryburn Atascadero

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ith the joining of the impeachment battle, our nation finds itself separating into two bitterly brawling camps of partisans, each one viewing what are the same essentially undisputed facts through two vastly different lenses and, predictably, coming to two vastly different conclusions. The conclusions reached by individuals on such similar evidence are essentially functioning as a sort of political Rorschach test, revealing more about the individual tested and their worldview than about the political blot viewed.

While the facts are largely undisputed, the motives and narratives attributed to them by the public are diametrically opposed. And, curiously, the narratives claimed by each side—that they each were serving the national interest— appear to be nearly a “mirror image” of each other.

The narratives involve how the motives of Donald Trump and Joe Biden are viewed. While many Democrats argue that the conduct of Biden is irrelevant to the charges against Trump, the fact that the situation in Ukraine originated with the conduct of Biden and his son Hunter makes it very relevant. This is especially true since Trump is basing much of his defense upon it. It can’t be wished away or disregarded as “unconnected.”

The narratives are a “mirror image” in that both Trump and Biden argue that their own actions were motivated by the national interest, and not by personal advantage. Trump argues that his insistent “request” that Ukraine investigate the Bidens served the American interest in ferreting out corruption by public officials, and it was not motivated by seeking “dirt” and political advantage against his probable opponent in 2020. If true, this would provide a reasonable justification.

Biden, on the other hand, argues that the fact that Ukranian energy company Burisma Holdings was paying his son Hunter the sum of $50,000 per month, despite the fact that Hunter had no experience in the field and had just been discharged from the Navy for drug use, had no influence on his decision to force Ukraine to fire the prosecutor investigating Burisma for corruption. Biden’s defenders argue that this prosecutor was widely regarded as corrupt, and that many others had joined in seeking his ouster. Thus, if it is true that his son’s employment did not enter into his thinking, then he legitimately served the national interest in eliminating a corrupt official of a government receiving U.S. aid.

Thus, we are left having to divine the unspoken, subjective motivations of both Trump and Biden. Both have attempted to wrap themselves in the protective shroud of “I just intended to serve the American people.” Not surprisingly, their partisans find their interpretation of the facts convincing and the other side’s well beyond preposterous.

A reasonably objective observer would likely question the truth of both claims.

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do anything that didn’t offer him a personal advantage is hard to get your head around. The evidence that a “quid pro quo” was offered to Ukraine is strong, and the political advantage to be gained by digging up dirt on Biden is pretty obvious.

And Biden’s glaring conflict of interest just slaps you in the face, as does the fact that Burisma clearly intended to buy Hunter’s influence over Biden. So, even if there is no “smoking gun” explicitly showing a stated intention to satisfy Hunter’s overly generous employer, some pretty obvious conclusions come to mind. Curiously, while many of Biden’s defenders have pronounced the charges of corruption against him as “debunked,” “discredited,” or “unfounded,” none of them have challenged the underlying facts, and none have offered a plausible alternative explanation for the situation with Hunter and Burisma. Instead, they just pretend, ostrich-like, that it never happened or that it doesn’t matter.

Of course, Trump is the one being impeached, not the Bidens. But not only are the Bidens the cornerstone of Trump’s defense, but Biden is running for president, and the American people are entitled to consider his ethics. Obviously,

they can also draw their own conclusion about Trump’s.

I predict that this will play out by damaging them both. Like dueling skunks, both of them will come out stinking. Trump will be “acquitted” in the Republican-controlled Senate, with most Americans still believing that he did offer a “quid pro quo” of aid for political advantage. Biden’s already faltering campaign for president will be irretrievably damaged once the American people see him having to try to justify his very suggestive Ukrainian arrangement while testifying under oath in the Senate.

The Republicans will “win” because they will damage the one candidate who has a realistic chance of defeating Trump in 2020. Democrats will “win” because they will finally have the opportunity to at least symbolically impeach Trump and show the world how much they hate and detest him. But the American people will lose as we become even more bitterly divided into angry and distrustful tribes.

And the results of the political Rorschach test will surprise no one. Δ John Donegan is a retired attorney in Pismo Beach. Send comments through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

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othing to see here. Move along. It’s just a dog shot by a police officer through its scrotum in a populated residential area in broad daylight during an erroneous police call. No big deal.

Four months ago, San Luis Obispo Police Department Officer Joshua Walsh responded to a possible burglary call that was really a rental unit occupant fixing her own broken window. He pulled out his service weapon and fired three shots at Bubbers, a 7-year-old pit bull/ boxer mix who Walsh claimed “charged” at him, which the dogs owners—Nick Regalia and Riley Manford—dispute.

Walsh’s actions are currently “under investigation,” and he’s on “administrative reassignment.” His body camera recorded the event. He says he felt threatened and had to shoot the dog. Bubs’ owners contend the shooting was wholly unnecessary (read all about it in this week’s cover story, “Demanding answers”). Regalia and Manford have called for SLOPD Chief Deanna Cantrell to release said body cam footage.

Nope, she says. They’re not required by law to release it, so they won’t. She did, however, claim in an interview with New Times that the video shows the dog “very aggressively coming at” Walsh, but if that’s the case, doesn’t that mean it exonerates Walsh of misconduct and proves Regalia and Manford’s version of the shooting is mischaracterized? Why is Walsh still under investigation if the

video proves he did nothing wrong, and why not let the public see the video in the spirit of transparency?

“It’s hard to watch,” Cantrell told New Times, “and contradicts what [Regalia and Manford] have been saying publicly.”

Hard to watch? Harder than watching Battlefield Earth? Howard the Duck?

Ishtar? I think we can handle it, Deanna!

We’re Americans. We watch terrible crap all the time, like Hoarders: Buried Alive.

And you contend it proves Regalia and Manford wrong, so freaking show it!

The whole event sure gives me new respect for mail carriers, who encounter barking dogs every day and somehow refrain from shooting them, but as Cantrell said, her officers (and other police officers, for that matter) don’t get training on how to handle dogs, so they just—you know—shoot ’em through the balls or whatever.

“It’s just shocking that we don’t” get training, she admitted, but hey, Deanna, you’re the chief! Have you no control of the kind of training your officers get? Instead of being “shocked” that your department didn’t have training, shouldn’t you have required some?

Since the shooting, Cantrell had her officers watch a two-hour postal service video on dog encounters and ordered more “dog snares” so officers could use

less lethal means like the Taser, mace, and baton they already carry that Walsh bypassed in favor of shooting Bubs in his testicles and back.

This whole “thin blue line” business needs to stop, which is why Senate Bill 1421 and Assembly Bill 748 were designed to increase police transparency. The spirit of the new laws is clear but that hasn’t stopped the police and their apologists from exploiting loopholes to protect themselves. Because Bubbers was a canine and not human, and laws only require disclosure in shootings involving humans, the SLOPD reiterates that it’s not required to, nor will it, release the video.

When Regalia demanded the video’s release during the Dec. 3 City Council meeting, SLO City Attorney Christine Dietrick said, “For a variety of reasons, including privacy for the people who are inadvertently captured in some of the most difficult moments of their lives, we do not routinely waive those exemptions.”

Yes, but in this case, the people “in some of the most difficult moments of their lives” are the ones calling for the video to be released! Cantrell says the video exonerates Walsh and her department, so WTF? “The last thing we want is a bad police officer working for us. It means absolutely everything. Without the trust of the public, we have nothing,” Cantrell, who accidently left her loaded semi-automatic handgun in an El Pollo Loco fast food restaurant

bathroom in July, told New Times.

Roger that, chief.

Did I mention that Cantrell refused to let a New Times photographer take her photo for this week’s cover story or allow our reporter to record their interview?

Transparency sounds like a fantasy to me.

Speaking of fantasy: Did you know that’s where the SLO County Board of Supervisors is living? Well, that’s according to Child Development Resource Center (CDCR) board President Michael Passarelli, who said if the board thought that it would be easy for the center to change locations, they should “buy a ticket to Disneyland because you’re living in a fantasy land.”

Ooh wee! Passarelli, don’t hold back!

The CDCR is hanging in the balance because the county wants to build a health care campus that includes a Probation Center where the CDCR is located. Working with at-risk kids ages 2 to 6 years old, the nonprofit may be the only agency standing between these kids and their own future visit to probation.

Luckily, supervisors feel for the CDCR’s plight with 5th District Supervisor Debbie Arnold saying she couldn’t vote for the campus if the nonprofit has to go somewhere else.

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Sipping For Singers SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Varian Ranch Clubhouse

Comedy Night with Chris Franjola SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Tooth & Nail Winery

Yoga Night at the Castle WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 Tooth & Nail Winery

Annual Gala: Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 Morro Bay Community Center

Avila Beach Spaghe i Dinner Bingo Night FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Avila Beach Community Center

CASS Wine Seminar: Bubbles SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 CASS Winery

Barrel Room Conce : Moonshiner Collective SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 CASS Winery

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Lompoc Veteran’s Memorial Hall

Michael Nowak & Orchestra Novo with Robe Thies SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 CPAC at Cuesta College

Tribute to Robe a Flack & Don McLean TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 The Savory Pale e

Clarinet Quintet WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Monarch Club at Trilogy

Valentines Chocolate + Wine Workshop THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 CASS Winery

An Evening of MAD Comedy THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Cambria Center for the A s Theatre

A CASS Valentine FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 CASS Winery

Love Le ers – Dinner and a Show FRI & SAT, FEBRUARY 14 & 15 Park Street Ballroom

Arsenic and Old Lace FEBRUARY 14–MARCH 1 Klein Dance A s Studio

A Special CASS Valentine SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 CASS Winery

Love Le ers – Matinee Show SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Park Street Ballroom

Pi Jacobs Album Release Conce TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Songwriters at Play

SLO Cra Beer Festival SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Alex Madonna Expo Center

Be My Queer Valentine Day SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 San Luis Obispo Guild Hall

Café Musique Farewell Conce SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 CASS Winery

Spirited Symphonies: Es Muss Sein SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 Grace Baptist Church

Squid Dissection Saturdays SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 Central Coast Aquarium

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18TH ANNUAL ART AND WINE FESTIVAL Features various wineries, entertainment, demonstrating artists, and up to 300 visitors. Jan. 24, 5-7 p.m., Jan. 25, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Jan. 26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-4347060. cambriacenterforthearts.org. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

2020 CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Please join us in celebrating the beginning of the Chinese new year. The Cal Poly Lion Dance Team and Band will perform a blessing ritual which dates back centuries.

Jan. 25, 3-3:30 p.m. Free. 805-528-5565. Volumes of Pleasure Bookshop, 1016 Los Osos Valley Rd, Los Osos.

55+ HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIRE Offers county residents, ages 55 and older, a morning where all their health and wellness questions can be addressed under one setting. Includes valuable information, screenings, demonstrations, giveaways, healthy food, assessments, guest speakers, and $200 given away in attendance raffles. Jan. 25, 9 a.m.-noon Free. 805-772-6278. mbactivesrs.com. Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay.

CAMBRIA ART AND WINE FESTIVAL A three day celebration of fine wine and original art found on the California Central Coast. The main event offers three days of wine tasting venues including a two-day Artists Faire, with demonstrating artists, plus an art auction and multiple wine tastings throughout the village Jan. 24-26, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $40-$100. 805-927-3624. cambriaartwine. org. Cambria West Village, Main St., Cambria.

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FIFTH ANNUAL TAMALE FESTIVAL The grand opening party on Friday night features live music, a fireworks show, bounce houses, and more than 20 tamale vendors.

Festivities continue Saturday with more live music, dancers, kids activities, contests, and more than 30 tamale vendors on site.

Jan. 17, 5-10 p.m. and Jan. 18, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. visitatascadero.com. Historic City Hall, 6500 Palma Ave., Atascadero, 805-461-5000.

WINERIES OF 46 EAST: 19TH ANNUAL ESPIRIT DU VIN All 46 East wineries will gather under one roof for an exciting night of delicious wine and cheese pairings, culinary delights, live music, and a wine loving crowd. Each winery will be featuring wines paired with different gourmet cheeses. Jan. 18, 6:308:30 p.m. $40-$50. my805tix.com. Riboli Family of San Antonio Winery, 1917 Wisteria Lane, Paso Robles.

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ANDREW HOLLAND FOUNDATION ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Every candle represents the vial need for comprehensive and humane treatment programs and environments for those living with Severe Mental Illness, leading to successful reintegration into the community. Jan. 22, 6-7 p.m. Free. Juvenile Hall, 1065 Cabrillo Hwy, San Luis Obispo, 805-781-4600, andrewhollandfoundation.org.

SLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT 3RD AND 5TH DISTRICT CANDIDATE LIVE FORUMS 5th District SLO County Supervisor Candidates Debbie Arnold and Ellen Beraud will square off. Jan. 22, 6-8 p.m. Free. my805tix.com. SLO County Government Center, 1055 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-544-6654.

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AVILA BAY ATHLETIC CLUB OPEN HOUSE Come in and experience all the health wellness options at the club. Club has 7 tennis courts, 2 heated pools, workout areas, and more. Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

805-595-7600. Avila Bay Athletic Club, 6699 Bay Laurel Place, Avila Beach.

BEACH BASH Limited to 25 squares. Please register early. Jan. 25, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m. See description or website for ticket prices. 805-316-1628. squaredancecentralcoast.com/. Pismo Beach Veterans Memorial Hall, 780 Bello St., Pismo Beach.

SIPPING FOR SINGERS In support of the SLO Master Chorale, this intimate gathering of whiskey connoisseurs will enjoy tastes of a half dozen smooth and uncommon whiskey’s from Kentucky, Scotland and Ireland, accompanied by paired appetizers.

Hosted by Howard Gee. Jan. 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $100-$180. my805tix.com. Varian Ranch Clubhouse, 2060 Varian Circle, Arroyo Grande.

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SECOND ANNUAL WOMEN’S MARCH SANTA MARIA In coordination with sister marches in cities and communities around the globe. Why march? Because being silent is not an option, especially during an election year. Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 805-268-4400. womensmarchsmv.com. Minami Community Center, 600 W. Enos Drive, Santa Maria.

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PAINT PARTY No artistic experience necessary.

All materials and supplies provided. Outside food and drinks welcome. Saturdays, 7-9:30 p.m. $40. 805-7729095. foreverstoked.com/paintparty.html. Forever Stoked, 1164 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay. SEA GLASS HAMMERED METAL JEWELRY

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AFRICAN DANCE Enjoy instruction to the beat of live drumming. Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. $10 drop in. 805459-6317. afrodance.net/. Omni Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

BEGINNING SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE Learn beginning east coast swing, foxtrot and cha cha too.

Tuesdays, 7:15-8 p.m. $100; $185 per couple. 805225-1728. debonairedancers.com. FitnessWorks, 500 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay.

CREATIVITY Held every Wednesday unless other events/classes conflict. Informal and open to the public.

Bring your art work, in any medium, and join others working in various mediums. Bring your own lunch.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

CREATIVITY GROUP Enjoy a creative experience each Wednesday, unless other events/classes conflict.

Bring your art work, in any medium, and join others.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

DANCE FUSION CLASSES: AGES 4-15 An

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

encouraging learning environment for beginnersadvanced dancers ages 4 to 15. Call or email for complete schedule and more information. Mondays, Wednesdays, 3:30-7:30 p.m. $45 per month; $14 per drop-in. 805-203-6318. desertcoastdance.com. Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay.

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Learn how to drill holes in sea glass, how to harden, strengthen and texturize metal to create a gorgeous jewelry set. No experience necessary. Everything is provided for the project including local sea glass, use of tools in the class, wire and jewelry findings. Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-noon $45. 805-286-5993. creativemetime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

ZEN DOODLE ADULT COLORING BOOK GROUP Relax and unwind with adult coloring books. No experience necessary. Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m. Free.

805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

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AFTER SCHOOL FUSED GLASS CLASS FOR KIDS In this introductory class, kids will learn the basics of cutting glass and using the various tools to create a fused glass plate. Respect for the materials and following directions are a must. Parents may join the fun or observe. Jan. 21, 3:30-5 p.m. $40. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

JEWELRY CLASS Create a unique pendant and/or pair of earrings using a variety of pre-cut glass. Price includes all materials. Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-noon 805-4642633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

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AERIAL SILK SKILLS Learn to fl y with grace in this mixed level aerial silks class. Geared toward those familiar with climbing, straddle-ups, foot locks, and hip keys on aerial silks. Thursdays, 7-8:15 p.m. Varies. 805549-6417. levityacademy.com. Levity Academy, 207 Suburban Rd., San Luis Obispo.

AERIAL SILK SKILLS: ALL AGES Learn to fl y with grace in this mixed level aerial silks class. Geared toward those familiar with climbing, straddle-ups, foot locks, and hip keys on aerial silks. Saturdays, 10:15ARTS continued page 24

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ARTS from page 23 11:45 a.m. Varies. 805-549-6417. levityacademy.com.

Levity Academy, 207 Suburban Rd., San Luis Obispo.

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LEARN FRENCH WHILE SPEAKING ENGLISH For

AUTHOR EVENT: J.R. CARRITHERS Following their

beginners or intermediate. Watch assigned YouTube videos at home. Do written homework from textbook.

Every other Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Free. 805-225-1270. meetup.com/Welcoming-all-levels-of-French-speakers/.

Coastal Peaks Coffee, 3566 S. Higuera St. #100, San Luis Obispo.

father’s suicide in early 1976, 3 teenage boys are sent by their mother, from New Jersey, to live under the care of their uncle in a small west coast marina. Jan. 18, 2-4 p.m. 805-772-2880. coalescebookstore.com.

Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay.

LEARN TO WEAVE WEEKEND This four shaft loom weekend will get you acquainted with the wonderful world of weaving by getting to know a loom, how to prepare/ dress a loom, understand the terminology, and weave a sample scarf on your own equipment. Jan. 17, 5-7 p.m., Jan. 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Jan. 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $200. 805-441-8257. Patricia Martin: Whispering Vista Studios, 224 Squire Canyon Rd, San Luis Obispo, patriciamartinartist.com.

LIFE DRAWING BASICS In this workshop, students will be introduced to several different techniques for depicting the human body in their own style using dry media. Working in studio and with a live model, students will learn model etiquette for artists and how to approach drawing. Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Jan. 19, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $130 members; $145 general; includes all materials and model fees. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/product/lifedrawing-basics-2020/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

MOSAIC HEART Create a fun mosaic by gluing your choice of broken plate pieces and baubles on a regular heart or a wonky heart. Apply grout and clean to complete your project. This class is great for beginners. Jan. 22, 6-8:30 p.m. $58. 805-549-1222. creativemetime.com. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo.

SATURDAY ART WORKSHOP FOR KIDS: “BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS” Each student will create their own unique canvas to take home. Saturdays $55. 805-6101821. keshetlavoux.com. Keshet Lavoux, 165 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

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AUTHOR SUZANNE MAGGIO Maggio visits the Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo Libraries to discuss her memoir, “The Cardinal Club: A Daughter’s Journey to Acceptance.” Jan. 17, 2-4 p.m. Free.

805-772-6394. slolibrary.org. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay.

Each session will cover different mediums and subjects.

Registration is required prior to attendance. Mondays, 3:15-4:45 p.m. $100. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

DAVID KREITZER: FINE ART OPEN STUDIOS Featuring water, landscape, figure, fantasy and floral works. Collectors of Kreitzer’s works include Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Michael Douglas, Ray Bradbury, Robert Takken, and Jane Hind. Sundays, 12-6 p.m.

Varies. 805-234-2048. kreitzerArt.com. Kreitzer Fine Art and Voice Studios, 1442 12th St., Los Osos.

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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Sponsored

by the Friends of the Los Osos Library. For adults. Third Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 805-528-1862. Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave., Los Osos.

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AUTHOR EVENT: SUZANNE MAGGIO Author Suzanne Maggio visits SLO Library to discuss her memoir. This moving book depicts a complex motherdaughter relationship, and how it changes when faced with Alzheimer’s disease. Maggio is a licensed social worker and therapist. Jan. 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

805-781-5989. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

JULIA MORGAN HISTORIC BUILDING TOUR Member docents will guide guests through the historic, newly renovated, and preserved Monday Club clubhouse and grounds. Tours may also be arranged by appointment. Mondays, 2-5 p.m. through Oct. 8 Free; donations appreciated. 805-541-0594. themondayclubslo.org. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

ELEVENSES: THE ARTWORK OF RON GRIFFITH Ron Griffi th

is an artist who believes breathing the sweet sea air of beautiful Cambria and its glorious environs inspires him to paint pictures. Tuesdays-Saturdays. through Jan. 30 805-927-4336.

Cambria Library, 1043 Main St., Cambria.

FOR THE BIRDS An exhibit in celebration of the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival. Through Feb. 17 Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-772-2504, artcentermorrobay.org.

FOR THE BIRDS 2020 See fine art and photography depicting Morro Bay’s various species of birds, and all things bird-related. Also featured is the featuring glass sculptor, George Jercich, co-founder of the California Glass Exchange. Through Feb. 17, 12-4 p.m. Free. 705-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

FIRST GLASS

Glasshead Studio in Atascadero hosts its next After School Fused Glass Class on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Children can learn the basics of cutting glass and using various tools during this introductory course. Admission is $40. Call (805) 464-2633 or visit glassheadstudio.com to find out more.

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GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE PRESENTS AN AVIAN ART GROUP SHOW Featured artists are

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CAMBRIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS: BRUSHSTROKES Showcases 18 painters, previously featured at the SLOMA exhibit in 2019. Jan. 17, 1-4 p.m., Jan. 18, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free. 805-927-8190. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350

George Asdel, Carlo Christian, Jari de Ham, Sarah DeLong, Terry Garvin, Debbie Gedayloo, Virginia Mack, Jack McNeal, Gregory Siragusa, and Ardella Swanberg.

Through Jan. 29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 8057721068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

HOLIDAY SMALL GIFT SHOW Affordable

original artworks by local artists: including painting, photography, crafts, jewelry, glass, wood, cards, sculpture, and wearable art. Mondays, WednesdaysSundays, 1-4 p.m. through Jan. 29 Free. 805-995-2049. cayucosart.org. Cayucos Community Art Gallery, 10 Cayucos Dr., Cayucos.

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ARTS from page 24 art shows, digital artists Dean Crawford Jr. and Deb Hofstetter have gathered some of their favorite images for their upcoming photography show. These pieces will be priced to sell for the holidays. Through Jan. 31, 12-4 p.m. Free to attend; images available for purchase during the holidays. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark.org.

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

MUSHROOM DISCOVERY LECTURE AT SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN Enjoy a photo filled presentation by mushroom author and research Christian Schwarz.

Learn some basic identification methods and mushrooms found in the central coast. Jan. 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5 Garden Members; $10 public. 805-541-1400. slobg.org.

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

UCCE MASTER GARDENER OFFER FRUIT TREE WORKSHOP: PLANTING, PRUNING AND CARE Master Gardeners will teach you how to prune

CAROL TIMSON BALL Ball’s art will be on display at the gallery. Through Jan. 31 Park Street Gallery, 1320 Park Street, Paso Robles, 805-286-4430, parkstreetgallery.com.

and successfully grow deciduous fruit trees. Topics: tree selection, planting, pruning, pest and disease management, and tool use. Jan. 18, 10 a.m.noon Free. 805-781-5939. University of California Master Gardeners of SLO County, 2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo, ucanr. edu/sites/mgslo.

DRAWN TO THE CENTRAL COAST ART EXHIBIT The Atascadero Library is exhibiting the work of local artists Tracy Paz and Drew Mayerson. MondaysSaturdays, midnight-5 p.m. through Feb. 29 Free.

805-461-6161. slolibrary.org. Atascadero Library, 6555 Capistrano, Atascadero.

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KEEPING THE FAITH: AN ARTISTIC CELEBRATION OF JUDAISM Celebrates Jewish heritage, rituals, traditions, and beliefs. Through Jan. 26, 12-4 p.m. Free admission. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY A-ME First solo show of original work by A-ME. Having no formal training, A-ME is a true example of an outsider artist. Their work is primarily a form of therapy. Through Feb. 8 facebook. com/lososospopupgallery. Los Osos PopUp Gallery, 1056 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, 805-996-0011.

SEVEN UP: NEW WORK BY 7 ARTISTS New work by 7 artists: Michael Messina, Jane Russell, Kabe Russell, Cynthia Kevorkian, Dennis Jackson, Denise Schryver, and Marie Ramey. ongoing Varies. 805-466-3684. ärt/, 5806 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

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BEYOND THE SURFACE: THE PHOTOGRAPH AS OBJECT Curated by Aline Smithson, Beyond the Surface features eleven artists’ interventions and investigations that include sewing, cutting, and weaving, that interrogate the material qualities of a physical photograph to create new realities. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. through Jan. 31 Free. 805-756-1571.

Cal Poly University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Art & Design, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 93407-0321, San Luis Obispo, artgallery.calpoly.edu.

EYE CANDY AND MIXED NUTS Marks 50 years of collecting original photographs, drawings, letters, books, ephemera, audio recordings and more. Exhibit themes include California architecture; botany; graphic arts, including contemporary book arts; and San Luis Obispo County history. Through March 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

805-756-2305. lib.calpoly.edu/events/eyecandy50. Cal Poly Special Collections and Archives, Robert E. Kennedy Library, 1 Grand Ave., Building 35, Room 409, San Luis Obispo.

SIGN OF THE TIMES POLITICAL POSTER EXHIBIT View political posters as art with our latest exhibit on the second floor exhibit space. In partnership with Exhibits USA and Mid-America Arts Alliance. Through Jan. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. slolibrary.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

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FROM ARTISTS, FOR ARTISTS, BY ARTISTS Featuring fine art oils and pastels from Corynn Wolf, acrylics from Ryan Adams, and works from various mediums by Marc Wolf ongoing Free. 805-7736563. Puffers of Pismo, 781 Price St., Pismo Beach, puffersofpismo.com/.

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CAMBRIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS: SEEKING ARTISTS Seeking artists for three upcoming exhibitions. Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-434-7060.

Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

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STUDIOS ON THE PARK: CALL FOR ARTISTS In partnership with Studios on the Park and in conjunction with the 10th annual Jewish Film Festival, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of SLO. Guest curator Ellen November seeks entries for Keeping the Faith: An Artistic Celebration of Judaism. Through Jan. 26, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

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THE ODD COUPLE Presented by By The Sea Productions. Directed by Lisa Woske. Jan. 24-Feb. 16, 7-9 p.m. $20. 805-776-3287. my805tix.com. By The Sea Productions, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay.

THE REBOOT: STORYTELLING REIMAGINED Curated mix of invited storytellers and open mic for novice storytellers. Spoken word, improv, character sketches and interactive games. Every third Friday of the

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to speak French. Sundays, 1-2:30 p.m.

805-332-3961. Coastal Peaks Coffee, 3566 S. Higuera St. #100, San Luis Obispo.

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ART WITH HEART

Creative Me Time hosts its Mosaic Heart workshop at the San Luis Coastal Adult School on Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Participants of this class will create their own heart-shaped mosaics using broken plate pieces and baubles. Admission is $58. Call (805) 549-1222 or visit creativemetime.com to find out more.

—C.W. month. Third Friday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805772-9225. facebook.com/topdogcoffeebar/. Top Dog Coffee Bar, 857 Main St., Morro Bay.

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COMEDY NIGHT WITH CHRIS FRANJOLA You may have seen this comedian on Chesley Lately or as the host of the after party for Sons of Anarchy. Jan. 25, 7-9 p.m. $25. my805tix.com. Tooth and Nail Winery, 3090 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles, 805-369-6100.

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MACBETH SLO REP’s Academy of Creative Theatre presents a young performers’ adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Fridays, 7-8:30 p.m., Saturdays, 2-3:30 & 7-8:30 p.m., Sundays, 2-3:30 p.m. and Jan. 16, 7-8:30 p.m. through Jan. 19 $17-$25. 805786-2440. slorep.org/shows/macbeth/. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

STAGED READING: HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE What happens when parents let their wild sides come out of hibernation? SLO REP’s Ubu’s Other Shoe Staged Reading series presents a staged reading of Sarah Ruhl’s new play. Jan. 24, 7-9 p.m. and Jan. 25, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. $15. 805-786-2440. slorep.org.

San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

INTRO TO IMPROV COMEDY CLASSES All intro courses taught by CCCT owner, Sabrina Pratt.

Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. $225 for all 6 weeks. 805-2423109. centralcoastcomedytheater.com. Tigerlily Salon Studio, 659 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

ORCHESIS 50 Features performances in the genres of ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary by Cal Poly faculty and students as well as guest artists. Jan. 17, 8-10 p.m., Jan. 18, 2-4 & 8-10 p.m., Jan. 23, 8-10 p.m., Jan. 24, 8-10 p.m. and Jan. 25, 8-10 p.m. $12-$20.

805-756-4849. tickets.calpoly.edu. Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

STAGED READING: HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE SLO REP’s Ubu’s Other Shoe Staged Reading series presents this staged reading.

Jan. 24, 7-9 p.m. and Jan. 25, 2-4 p.m. $15. 805-7862440. slorep.org/shows/how-to-transcend-a-happymarriage/. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

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THE PEKING ACROBATS Whether balancing atop a precarious pagoda of chairs, or performing expert feats of trick cycling, tumbling, and gymnastics, they combine incredible athleticism and pageantry to create a one-of-akind experience. Jan. 23, 7-9 p.m. $36-$50. 805-4899444. clarkcenter.org. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

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E-DEVICE HELP Please sign up in advance. Thursdays, 8:30-10 a.m. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay.

LET’S TALK! Enjoy a TED Talk or hear a speaker in person. A wide variety of interesting topics will be covered throughout the series. Each session is followed

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by a gently moderated discussion. Fourth Friday of every month, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. 805-995-3312. Cayucos Library, 310 B. St., Cayucos.

LET’S TALK: MY STROKE OF INSIGHT Join us for a viewing of TED Talk, My Stroke of Insight by Jill BolteTaylor, who is a brain research specialist. She had a massive stroke in her 40s, spent a decade recovering, and returned to work with new insight. A lively discussion will follow. Jan. 16, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. 805-927-4336. slolibrary.org. Cambria Library, 1043 Main St., Cambria.

LIFE OF THE NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL A presentation followed by a docent led visit to Piedras Blancas rookery. Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-noon and Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-801-0773. Coastal Discovery Center at San Simeon Bay, CA-1 & Slo San Simeon Rd, San Simeon.

MIND WALK: BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS Jodi Isaacs will discuss the goals and findings of the monitoring program and how black oystercatchers are an indicator of rocky intertidal habitat health. Jan. 20, 10:15-11:45 a.m. $3; free for Otter level CCSPA members. 805-772-2694. Inn at Morro Bay, 60 State Park Rd, Morro Bay. NORTH SLO COU NT Y

MORRO BAY METAPHYSICIANS Explore the history of metaphysics with a different topic each week. Led by Tobey White Heart Crockett. Fridays, 12-1 p.m. $10-$20 suggested donation. 805-772-2880. facebook.com/ groups/MBMetaphysicians. Coalesce Garden Chapel, 845 Main St., Morro Bay.

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AUTHOR SUZANNE MAGGIO Maggio visits the San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay Libraries to discuss her memoir, “The Cardinal Club: A Daughter’s Journey to Acceptance.” Jan. 18, 10:30 a.m.-noon Free. 805-7815991. slolibrary.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

BACH’S SUITES: THE SUMMATION OF STYLE, STRUCTURE, SCIENCE, AND THE DANCE OF NATIONS Music Professor Craig H. Russell will show how Bach similarly strove to explore the musical cosmos — with its panorama of national styles and rules of composition. Jan. 21, 6 p.m. Free. 805-756-2406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY BACH WEEK PRE-CONCERT TALK Join John T. Brobeck, director of graduate studies at the University of Arizona, and Baroque music specialist, for an informed lecture. Jan. 24, 7 p.m. Free. 805-7562406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar. First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo, 981 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo. John T. Brobeck will lecture on the history, composition and legacy of J.S. Bach’s B Minor Mass Jan. 25, 5:30 p.m. Free. 805-756-2406. music.calpoy.edu/ calendar. Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

CITIZENSHIP CLASS To prepare for the citizenship exam. No registration required. Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m. Free.

805-781-5783. slolibrary.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

THE LEGACY OF PROHIBITION: SLO SCREENING Marking the 100 year anniversary, America’s Wine: The Legacy of Prohibition will be shown. Immediately following the film, the event sponsor, the Wine History Project, will host a dynamite panel of writers and producers involved in the making of this film. Jan. 18, 5-8 p.m. $25. 805-439-4647. winehistoryproject.org.

The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

HEALTHY AGING: A PRESENTATION BY MICHELLE CLARK, A COUNTY HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST Ms. Clarke’s emphasis is on the importance of physical activity and keeping a safe home environment.In this presentation, she will explore topics such as ‘myths and truths’ about aging, brain health, stress management, nutrition, physical activity, and social connectedness. Jan. 20, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

805-994-7103. Women’s Club of Arroyo Grande, 211 Vernon St., Arroyo Grande.

OCEANO’S BEAVERS: LOCAL HISTORY AND ADAPTATION A talk at Guiton Hall to learn their biology, role in westward expansion, and why they were hunted, followed by an easy half mile walk to look for evidence of their activity. Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-474-2667.

Oceano Dunes Visitor Center, 555 Pier Ave., Oceano.

POINT SLO LIGHTHOUSE TOURS Docents lead guests on a one-hour tour of the historic site, the buildings, and up to the Lighthouse tower. Please arrive 15 minutes early. All proceeds go directly toward the site’s restoration. Wednesdays, 12 & 1 p.m. and Saturdays, 12, 1 & 2 p.m. $17-$22. 805-540-5771. pointsanluislighthouse.org. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

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SOCRATES: WEEKLY DISCUSSION A weekly discussion group to discuss current and interesting topics. Politics and religion are not discussed.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon Free. coalescebookstore. com. Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-772-2880.

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MID-STATE CRUIZERS OF ATASCADERO Open to all auto enthusiasts. Third Thursday of every month, 5:30 p.m. midstatecruizers.org. Round Table, 6915 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 805-466-7111.

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DEBTORS ANONYMOUS MEETING A 12-step program for people having problems with money and debt. Mondays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo, 981 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-5451, fpcslo.org.

GALA Q YOUTH GROUP This group serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth (ages 13 through 18). Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. 805-541-4252. galacc. org. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

GALA SENIOR SOCIAL This program is open to all GLBT seniors. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 4-6 p.m. galacc.org. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Meets at various locations in SLO County: Arroyo Grande, Oceano, San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Cambria, Atascadero, and Paso Robles. No dues/fees. Mondays-Sundays, 6-7 p.m. Free. oacentralcoast.org. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.

RAINBOW CONNECTION GROUP This group serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth (ages 18 through 26). Meets every Thursday (except the the third of the month). Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. 805-541-4252. galacc.org. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

SLO CHESS Anyone is welcome to come and play.

New players encouraged. Saturday’s games take place in Morro Bay, at the “big board” on the Embarcadero.

Thursdays, 6:30-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Free. 805-540-0470. Target, Los Osos Valley Rd., San Luis Obispo.

SLO LEZ MIX A monthly lesbian gathering and potluck centered on fostering a strong and diverse community.

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January 22, 2020

Commemorates 47 years

of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision, Roe v. Wade, which affirmed that the constitutional right to privacy includes the right to safely end a pregnancy.

The right to safe, legal abortion is under assault like never before.

Over 300 bills restricting abortion were introduced in state legislatures across the country in 2019 alone.

This year, the Supreme Court will vote on a case that could undo nearly 50 years of precedent supporting the right to abortion access.

The state of California has led the way on protecting and expanding access to reproductive care—but we are not an island.

Access to safe and legal abortion shouldn’t depend on your zip code.

In 2020, we pledge to protect Roe and ensure that no matter what, people have access to essential health care, including abortion.

We’ll fight back tooth and nail to defend reproductive rights—no matter what.

Together, we pledge to expand not ban in 2020.

Mary Macgregor Aarons AAUW San Luis Obispo Branch

AAUW Santa Maria Branch Dave & Debbie Abrecht

Dawn Addis, Candidate for Assembly District 35 Dylan Allred

R.S. Chapman

Terry Hopkins

Alma Quesnel

Carlyn Christianson

Shelly Johnson

Yolanda Robles

Jackie Crane

Judy Cleary & Steve Roehrenbeck

June Cochran & Fred Fink Dan Cook

Rodger & Stevie Anderson

Lalena, Eliot, & Atticus Daigneault-Mestre

Jessica Baker

Carol De Hart

Betsy Asmus

SammyeAnne Davis

Tina & David Ballantyne

Democratic Club of Santa Maria Valley

Stacy Bartlett

Shannon Bean Sydney Bean

Steve Bennett Ventura County Supervisor Ellen Beraud-Candidate for 5th District SLO CO. Supervisor Nancy Bernard

Carol Devore

Nicki Edwards

Wendy Eidson

Sharon Emerson Erin Foote

Kathy Gillies

Patricia Gomez & Frank Seiple

Janet Blevins

Cricket Handler

Terry Parry & Randy Brachman

Pat Harris

Barbara Boom

Jane Broshears Gail Bunting

Congressman Salud Carbajal Rita Casaverde

Lynn Barnard, Certified Nurse Midwife

Mayor Heidi Harmon Teresa M. Heikes Bonnie Heikes

Douglas J. Heumann & Eveline Blanchette Amy Hewes

County Supervisor Adam Hill

Rita Holland & Liliana Turner

Diane Howard

Leslie Kasanoff & Nalani Haueter Angie King

Mr. & Mr. LaRivierre Lipsett Ashala N. Lawler

Roger & Diane Ludin Edie Lycke

In Loving Memory of Marguerite Lyons Dale Magee

Melissa Maino

Malena Maldonado McGrath Family

Alice McNeely & John Smigelski Debra Mendenhall

Joy & Michael Miller Julie Mickelberry Heidi Mikel

Chelsea Montgomery Jerry Moore

Kathy Myers

Betsey Nash & Marci Powers

Patricia Riley

Dave Peterson & Susan Robinson MD FACOG Tina Salter

Dr. Anneka Scranton Susan Shaw Weist

Michelle Shoresman

Sandi Sigurdson & Steve McGrath

Santa Maria Councilwoman Gloria Soto Dian Sousa

Judy & Jack Stapelmann

Susan & Tom Stenovec Jenna & Andrew Tosh Dana Tryde Ben Vargas

Chip Visci & Marty Claus Christine Wallace

Margaret Webb, Public Interest Attorney Rayleen Wight Connie Willard

Dani Nicholson

Dawn Wilmington-Lawson, RN

Linda Pax

Kathy Yurman

Carol Olson-Bussert

Jamie Woolf

Jim Pennell

Anonymous

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CULTURE & LIFESTYLE from page 26 Each month has a different theme. Third Friday of every month, 6:30 p.m. slolezmix.org. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

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BISHOP PEAK CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERER’S GUILD OF AMERICA Welcoming those who work with all forms of needlework. Bring a sack lunch. Third Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach, 805-773-4832.

NIPOMO SENIOR CENTER The center is open five days a week; closed on weekends and holidays.

Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 805-929-1615. Nipomo Senior Center, 200 E. Dana St., Nipomo.

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CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS MEETING CoDependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a 12-step recovery program for anyone who desires to have healthy and loving relationships with themselves and others.

Saturdays, 1-2:15 p.m. Free. 805-203-5875. Cambria Connection, 1069 Main St., Cambria.

FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP A free support group for those who suffer from Fibromyalgia. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m.-noon Free. 805-5436236. ccfibro.com. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay.

GRANDPARENTS SUPPORT GROUP Facilitated

by Branden Kay with Family Ties. Fridays, 9-11 a.m.

Free. 805-592-2701. losososcares.com. Grandparents Support Group, 800 Manzanita Dr., Room 18, Los Osos.

HEALING RETREAT FOR WOMEN: SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL TRAUMA The intention of this retreat is to create a safe space for honoring and expressing fullness in the context of a small group of survivors. Participants will have the opportunity to be honored and witnessed in their individual experience while being held within the container. Jan. 23-26 $600-$700. 805-878-5508. somaticresiliency.com. Sky House, Clark Valley Road, Los Osos.

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GENERAL GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP (NORTH COUNTY) A support group for those grieving the death of a loved one. This group provides the opportunity to connect with individuals in a similar situation. Drop-ins welcome. Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. 805-5442266. hospiceslo.org/support-groups/general-griefsupport-group-0. Hospice SLO County: North County Office, 517 13th St., Paso Robles.

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). A free and confidential group of families helping families who have a loved one living with mental health challenges. Third Monday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Life House, 5850 West Mall Rd., Atascadero.

NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING A meeting for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation concerning the addiction of a loved one.

Fridays, 12-1 p.m. and Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. Free. 805-2215523. The Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4500 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

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CHILD LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Hospice SLO County is offering this support group for those grieving the loss of a child. Drop-ins welcome. Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org/support-groups.

Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP A support group for those who are caring for a loved one, no matter the diagnosis. Drop-ins welcome. Every other Friday, 2:30-4 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org.

Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

HEALING DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP A safe place for anyone dealing with depression who would like to receive support from others. Mondays, 6-7 p.m.

Free. 805-528-3194. Hope House Wellness Center, 1306 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo.

HEARING LOSS SUPPORT GROUP What’s new in hearing aid technology? Free informative discussion with guest speaker Eleanor Wilson, Au.D. Meeting is captioned.

Jan. 18, 10-11 a.m. Free. 805-543-6955. The Villages of San Luis Obispo, 55 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

NAR-ANON: LET IT BEGIN WITH ME Nar-Anon is a support group for those who are affected by someone else’s addiction. Tuesdays 805-458-7655. naranoncentralca.org/meetings/meeting-list/. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.

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AWAKENED PARENTING SITTING GROUP The intention of this group is to provide space for meditation and discussion in a supportive community. Appropriate for parents of children of all ages and anyone interested in exploring awakened parenting. Third Monday of every month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. whiteheronsangha.org. White Heron Sangha Meditation Center, 6615 Bay Laurel Place,

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Avila Beach.

GENERAL GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP (SOUTH COUNTY) Hospice SLO County is offering this support group for those grieving the death of a loved one. Held in the Church Care Center. Drop-ins welcome. Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org. New Life Pismo, 990 James Way, Pismo Beach.

HOW TO GET YOUR LOVED ONE SOBER A family-friendly seminar presented by The Haven’s clinical staff.

Open to the public. Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Free. thehaven.com. The Haven Facitilities, 391 Front St., Grover Beach, NA.

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NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP A confidential and safe group of families helping families who have a loved one living with mental health challenges. Group doesn’t meet in July, August, or December. Third Saturday of every month, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-489-9659. Safe Haven, 203 Bridge St., Arroyo Grande.

SCLERODERMA SUPPORT GROUP MEETING A support group for those who have Scleroderma or those who love someone with Scleroderma. Nov. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. 805-878-6261. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 959 Valley Rd., Arroyo Grande.

SPOUSE AND PARTNER LOSS SUPPORT GROUP (SOUTH COUNTY) A Hospice SLO support group for those grieving the loss of a partner or spouse. Held in Room 16. Drop-ins welcome. Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m.

Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org. New Life Pismo, 990 James Way, Pismo Beach.

PLAY BALL

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BASIC COMPUTER HELP Come to learn basic computer skills. Call to sign up. Thursdays, 8:30-10 a.m. Free. 805772-6394. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay. SAN LUIS OBISPO

FUSED GLASS WORKSHOP FOR “FIRST TIMERS” Create your own work of art using fused glass with instructor Sheri Klein. Materials are provided.

Registration required. This workshop is limited to persons who have not attended a previous fused glass workshop at a County library. Jan. 18, 2-3:30 p.m. Free.

805-781-5989. slolibrary.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

MUSHROOM DISCOVERY WORKSHOP AT SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN Join researcher and author Christian Schwarz for a hands-on workshop aimed at helping you discover mushrooms. Learn how to identify the diverse fungi growing on the central coast. Limited class size. Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Jan. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $65 Garden Members; $75 public (per day).

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

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The Mott Athletics Center in SLO hosts a match between Cal Poly Women’s Basketball and UC Davis on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. To celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a special panel discussion of female athletes will precede the game. Tickets range from $5 to $9. For more information, call (805) 756-4849 or visit tickets.calpoly.edu.

—C.W. Dance San Luis Obispo, 3422 Miguelito Ct., San Luis Obispo, 805-270-5523.

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MINDFUL MOVEMENT AND MEDITATION A practice of breath and body awareness as you move through areas of tension, increase range of motion and strengthen our relationship with the present moment.

Saturdays, 9-10:15 a.m. $10 suggested donation. whiteheronsangha.org. White Heron Sangha Meditation Center, 6615 Bay Laurel Place, Avila Beach.

SILVER SNEAKERS ZUMBA Appropriate for all ages and fitness levels. An easy-to-follow dance fitness class. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9-10 a.m. Free for members; $6 to drop-in. 805-441-7932. Oceano Community Center, 1425 19th St., Oceano, adulted. luciamarschools.org.

WATER EXERCISE FOR ALL AGES These classes

Sewing Cafe offers various classes and workshop. Call for full schedule. ongoing Sewing Cafe, 541 Five Cities Dr., Pismo Beach, 805-295-6585.

help relieve joint pain, enhance your breathing, and increase your range of motion. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 805-481-6399. 5 Cities Swim School, 425 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande, 5citiesswimschool.com.

MIND & BODY

OUTDOORS

SEWING CAFE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

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TAIJIQUAN AND QIGONG CLASSES Keep calm through the holidays with the 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the Year. Includes deep breathing and moving meditation to improve balance, focus and coordination. Mondays, Wednesdays, 3:45 p.m. and Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 a.m. Call for details. 805-7017397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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MINDFUL INNER DIALOGUE WORKSHOP WITH SELF HYPNOSIS Learn to connect and access the infinite wisdom, knowledge, and power of your subconscious mind in new and creative ways. Jan. 22, 6-8 p.m. $25. 805-242-1649. breakingdayhypnotherapy. com. Paso Robles Recreation Center, 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles.

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FALL PREVENTION WORKSHOP This year, 1 in 4 seniors will experience a fall. This free class series is designed to help seniors stay independent and prevent falls through exercise and discussion about fall risk. No registration required; walk-ins welcome. Presented by County of SLO Health Agency. Jan. 16, 11 a.m.-noon and Jan. 23, 11 a.m.-noon Free. 805-781-5989. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

HEALTHY BACK 101 AT SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL Ten exercises to a healthy back. Experience life the way it’s meant to be: pain free. Jan. 24, 9-10:15 a.m. $10. 805549-1222. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo, ae.slcusd.org/.

QI GONG Mind/body exercise which everyone can participate. Mondays, 11 a.m.-noon $10. Academy of

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CHUMASH TRAIL: MAGNIFICENT COASTAL LIVE OAKS 2.5 mile hike from the Chumash Trailhead parking area at Terri Road off South Bay Boulevard, through coastal sage to a pocket woodland of CA coastal live oaks. Jan. 21, 10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-772-2694. Morro Bay State Park, 60 State Park Rd., Morro Bay.

ESTERO BLUFFS TIDE POOLS One mile walk from

Parking Area, East Cuesta Ridge Rd., San Luis Obispo.

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GROVE TO BOARDWALK TO BEACH Easy one mile walk from the benches in the grove to discover area history and learn about the monarchs, Pismo clams, sand dollars, shorebirds, plants, and animals. Bring binoculars.

Jan. 25, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-474-2667. Monarch Butterfly Grove, 400 S Dolliver St., Pismo Beach.

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MORRO BAY MARTIAL ARTS: WORLD CHAMPION INSTRUCTION Offering adult and youth classes in kickboxing, boxing, judo, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and self defense. ongoing 805-701-7397. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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CAL POLY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS UC IRVINE It’s Youth Basketball Day, so all kids ages 13 and under get in the game for free. Jan. 18, 2 p.m. gopoly.com/.

Mott Athletics Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.

WRESTLING VS. STANFORD Come out to watch the Mustangs take on Stanford. Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m. $5-$9. tickets.calpoly.edu. Mott Athletics Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.

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the “windmill” parking lot (2.5 miles north of Exit 285) through grassland to the beach and rocky boulders.

Learn about the geology, plants, and organisms. No bare feet or loose shoes. Jan. 23, 3-5 p.m. Free. 805-7722694. Estero Bluffs State Park, Highway 1, north of Cayucos, Cayucos, parks.ca.gov.

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EXPLORE THE TIDE POOLS AT CORALLINA COVE 2 mile active hike from the Bluff Trailhead, 100

of programs for families in and around the museum, including Make and Take activities and reptile presentations. Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $3 adult; CCSPA members, festival registrants, and under 17 are free.

805-772-2694. Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, 20 State Park Rd., Morro Bay.

yards south of Spooner Ranch House, to learn local history, watch for sea birds, whales, seals, and otters; then explore tide pools at low tide. Bring binoculars.

Jan. 22, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free. 805-528-0513. Montaña de Oro, 3550 Pecho Valley Rd., Los Osos.

QUARRY TRAIL TO MORRO VISTAS 3 mile moderate hike from the South Bay Boulevard Quarry Trail parking lot, 2.6 miles from Los Osos Valley Road, to the foot of Cerro Cabrillo to view the quarry site and estuary and learn how the estuary and morros were formed. Jan. 25, 9-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-772-2694. Morro Bay State Park, 60 State Park Rd., Morro Bay.

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Children and their families are invited to listen to tales in English and Spanish. Wednesdays, 3:30-4 p.m. Free.

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Tutors are limited. Children are expected to bring their own materials. Parents of children under 9 must stay in the library. For kindergarten to grade 5. Registration required. Jan. 21, 4-5 p.m. Free. 805-781-5775. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

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MOONLIGHT HOURS: VISIT SLOCM FOR FREE Sponsored by Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes.

Jan. 16, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-545-5874. San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum, 1010 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo, slocm.org.

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SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y Wednesday of every month, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Optional donation. whiteheronsangha.org. White Heron Sangha Meditation Center, 6615 Bay Laurel Place, Avila Beach.

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CAMPFIRE CANDY SALE Features the camp’s famous Mints or P-Nuttles (and more), which make a great holiday gifts for teachers, neighbors, friends, and others. Through Jan. 31, noon $5. 805-773-5126. campfirecentralcoast.org. City of Grover Beach, 154 S 8th St., Grover Beach.

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Mondays-Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

OCEANO DUNES VISITOR CENTER Enjoy exhibits of

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dune and lagoon plant and animal species. End your visit with a stroll behind the center to the fresh-water lagoon. ongoing, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-474-2667. Oceano Dunes Visitor Center, 555 Pier Ave., Oceano.

PLAY EXPLORE CREATE 1 Enjoy various art activities including drawing, painting, building sculptures, and more. Designed for ages 3 to 4. All materials are included. Mondays, Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. $20. 805668-2125. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande, lila.community.

SLO COUNTY PUGS ON THE BEACH Socially friendly dogs and their humans are invited to run (leash free) in the surf sand at Olde Port Beach (Avila Dog Beach). Last Sunday of every month, 2-3 p.m. Free. aggbchamber.com. Olde Port Beach, 6520 Avila Beach Dr., Avila Beach.

SQUID DISSECTION SATURDAYS Available to all ages, this activity will allow you to discover the internal and external anatomy of a squid. Last Saturday of every month, 1-2 p.m. through Feb. 29 $12. 805-595-7280. my805tix.com. Central Coast Aquarium, 50 San Juan St., Avila Beach.

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MISSISSIPPI IS HOT: TALK WITH JAN CALLNER ON MLK Jan Callner will be presenting “Mississippi is Hot: Thoughts on the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”. Jan. 19, 10-11 a.m. Free. 805-395-4055. Unitarian Universalist Church, 786 Arlington, Cambria.

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RECOVERY DHARMA SLO COUNTY A peer-led movement using Buddhist practices and principles to overcome addiction through meditation, personal inquiry, and community. Saturdays, 7:30-8:45 p.m.

Free, donations welcomed. NA. Community Church of Atascadero, 5850 Rosario Ave., Atascadero, atascaderoucc.org.

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Open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday in SLO County and Thursday and Sunday in South SLO County. ongoing 805-441-4707. asksabrina.com. Private Location, TBA, San Luis Obispo.

RECOVERY DHARMA SLO COUNTY A peer-led movement using Buddhist practices and principles to overcome addiction through meditation, personal inquiry, and community. Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free, donations welcomed. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 2201 Lawton Ave., San Luis Obispo.

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Volunteers at The Marine Mammal Center’s San Luis Obispo Operations (SLO) rescue animals from around San Luis Obispo county, provide triage care to the patients onsite, and transport the patients north for further care. Accepting applications now.

Through Jan. 25 marinemammalcenter.org.

The Marine Mammal Center, Main Street, Morro Bay, 805-771-8300.

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MORRO BAY MAIN STREET FARMER MARKET Every Saturday 2:30-5:30

CAMBRIA FARMERS MARKET Fridays, 2:30-5:30

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largest Farmers Market in California. Thursdays, 6:10-9 p.m. Downtown SLO, Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo.

SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts over 60 vendors.

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

SLO TUESDAY FARMERS’ MARKET Tuesdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Farm Supply, 224 Tank Farm Rd., San Luis Obispo.

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ARROYO GRANDE FARMERS MARKET Includes produce, artists and musicians. Saturdays, 12-2:25 p.m.

Arroyo Grande Farmers Market, Olohan Alley, Arroyo Grande.

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ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT GOURMET PIZZA Spend an evening outdoors while enjoying delicious wood-fired pizza and yard games. Fridays, 4-7 p.m. $19.95 for adults; $12.95 for kids. 805-927-4200. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, cambriapineslodge.com.

HAPPY HOUR: BROKEN EARTH WINERY Join us after work on Wednesdays for Happy Hour with special by the glass pricing. Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m. 805-2392562. brokenearthwinery.com/events/Happy-Hour.

Broken Earth Winery, 1650 Ramada Dr., Paso Robles.

RESTAURANT MONTH AT ROBIN’S Enjoy an artisanal

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CASS WINE SEMINAR: SYRAH Jan. 19, 1-3 p.m. $35. my805tix.com. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles, 805.239.1730.

THE LEGACY OF PROHIBITION: PASO ROBLES SCREENING Hosted by the Wine History Project, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the prohibition. A panel of writers and producers involved in the making of this film follows. Jan. 17, 5-8 p.m. $25. 805-439-4647. winehistoryproject.org. Paso Robles Pioneer Museum, 2010 Riverside Avenue, Paso Robles.

MEALS ON WHEELS Meals on Wheels, San Luis Obispo, needs noon time drivers. Must have own car to deliver prepared meals. MondaysFridays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 805-235-8870.

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3 course pre-fixe with optional wine pairing all throughout the month of January. Through Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. $35 per person. 805-927-5007. robinsrestaurant.com.

Robin’s Restaurant, 4095 Burton Drive, Cambria.

held for 6 consecutive Thursdays.

Preregistration is required. Jan. 16, 1:30-6 p.m. Training is free to attend.

805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

UCCE MASTER FOOD PRESERVERS OF SLO AND SB COUNTIES OPEN HOUSE If you

a.m. northcountyfarmersmarkets.com. Paso Robles Farmers Market, Spring and 11th Street, Paso Robles.

TEMPLETON FARMERS MARKET Saturdays, 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. northcountyfarmersmarkets.com. Templeton Park, 550 Crocker St., Templeton.

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All volunteers receive complimentary tickets. Email volunteer@slorep.org for more info. ongoing slorep.org. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-786-2440.

PASO ROBLES FARMERS MARKET Tuesdays, 9-11:30

Library, help raise funds, or promote awareness. Jan. 21, 5-6 p.m. Free. 805-474-7478. Oceano Library, 1551 17th St., Oceano, slolibrary.org/index.php/about/ locations/oceano-library.

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WORLD Welcoming volunteers to sew JAN. 16 – JAN. 23 Morro Bay Main Street Farmers Market, simple dresses and shorts for children 2020 Main Street and Morro Bay Boulevard, in developing countries around the world, Morro Bay, 928-350-5960, facebook.com/ enabling them to attend school. Please bring a MorroBayMainStreetFarmersMarket/. sewing machine in good operating order. Fabric and notions are provided. Third Thursday of every month, NORTH SLO COU NT Y 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-441-8031. United Church of Christ ATASCADERO FARMERS MARKET Visit site for info (Congregational) of San Luis Obispo, 11245 Los Osos on featured music artists and chefs. Wednesdays, 3-6 Valley Rd., San Luis Obispo. p.m. Free. visitatascadero.com. Sunken Gardens, 6505 HOSPICE SLO COUNTY VOLUNTEER TRAINING El Camino Real, Atascadero.

Preregistration required. In-Home Volunteers assist individuals with a life-limiting illness and their families by providing caregiver respite, practical assistance, emotional support, companionship, and comfort.

Thursdays, 1-6 p.m. Free. 805-5442266. hospiceslo.org/workshops.

Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

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Cambria Veterans Memorial Hall, 1000 Main St., Cambria.

sangria, draft beer, house wine, and spirits. Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. 805-640-5243. lunaredslo.com/ menus/. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo.

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The UC Master Gardeners of SLO County host Planting, Pruning, and Care, a fruit tree workshop, at the Garden of the Seven Sisters on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will learn how to prune and successfully grow fruit trees. Admission is free. Call (805) 781-5939 to find out more.

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NOVO’S 3 COURSE PRE-FIXE Novo is offering a delicious 3 course dinner pre-fixe. Enjoy dishes like salmon bisque, singapore chicken satay, and thai green chicken curry to name a few. Through Jan. 31, 5-9 p.m. $35. 805-543-3986. novorestaurant.com.

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Strictly Starkey

BY GLEN STARKEY

Chill out

The Green delivers soul-drenched reggae

R

eggae is a pretty chill genre, the kind of sounds you want on when you’re hanging out with friends with nowhere to go and all day to get there. When reggae isn’t challenging the power structure or praising Jah, it’s usually celebrating life and love, which is generally the case with music by The Green. It’s impossible to feel anything but irie listening to this band.

The Hawaiian sextet delivers mellow reggae and smooth lovers’ rock with a decided R&B and soul vibe. That R&B influence feels even more pronounced considering that four of the six members share lead vocal duties and sing amazing harmonies together—just like Motown classics. They deliver richly rendered feelgood tracks, and on their newest album, Black & White, they make their sound spare and warm by going acoustic.

Released in 2019, Black & White is filled with great tracks, from “Good Vibrations” to “Foolish Love” to “Runaway Train.” To get a taste of their live show, check out some of the live videos on YouTube, which feel intimate and soulful. If you want to explore a little further back into their sound, watch the video for “All I Need,” which is really well shot and a smart visual representation of the song’s lyrics.

The love song starts with a Hawaiian woman being blessed by an elder (her mother maybe?)—it’s all pretty tender— before lead vocalist Caleb Keolanui launches into his declaration of affection: “It’s a mystery/ Yeah, how love can work out sometimes/ Are you missing me/ I wonder?// ’Cause I can’t get you out of my head/ I need you to understand/ That baby it’s you/ You’re the only one for me.”

The Green plays the Fremont Theater on Friday, Jan. 17 (doors at 8 p.m.; all ages; $29.65 at Boo Boo’s and fremontslo.com),

with Ka’ikena Scanlan opening.

Also this week at the Fremont, check out Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, which presents its show called “Election Year—Winter Edition” on Sunday, Jan. 19 (doors at 7 p.m.; all ages; $28.83 at Boo Boo’s and fremontslo.com), with Omar Velasco opening.

Denson—a funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist, and vocalist—played with Lenny Kravitz and co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars before forming Tiny Universe, but he continues to be a highly sought-after session man. He played on the Rolling Stones’ 2015 album Sticky Fingers Live, Slightly Stoopid’s Top of the World (2012), and Steve Winwood’s About Time (2003).

On his new album, he exercises his political dissatisfaction. According to his bio, “Singer and saxophonist Karl Denson fronts the Tiny Universe as if he’s preaching the gospel. His energy and spirit are contagious while his songwriting serves a larger message of fellowship—across generations, genders, religions, and cultures. Not surprisingly, he’s none too pleased with the current state of political discourse. Thus, the reason why KDTU’s new album, Gnomes & Badgers, out now on Seven Spheres Records, is Denson’s hard-grooving answer to these tragically divisive times.”

This dude is extra awesome! He’ll deliver the hard-charging funk!

Also coming up at the Fremont, check out bluegrass-influenced string band Railroad Earth next Thursday, Jan. 23 (doors at 7 p.m.; all ages; $28.83 at Boo Boo’s and fremontslo.com), with Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra opening. Railroad Earth mixes progressive bluegrass, folk, rock, country, Celtic, jazz, and Americana sounds.

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THE REAL BLUES JAM SOUTH Ted Waterhouse

TED WISE: GUITAR AND VOCALS A subtle acoustic

hosts. All levels welcome. Third Tuesday of every month, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. 805-704-5116. tedwaterhouse.com.

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backdrop to complement wining, dining, and coastal lifestyle. Third Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Free. 559361-5144. reverbnation.com/tedwiseguitarandvocals. Stax Wine Bar & Bistro, 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

The fourth wave of SKA is here. Jan. 23, 6-9 p.m. $18.

The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-225-1312, thesirenmorrobay.com/.

ADAM LEVINE AND JUDY PHILBIN Levine and

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ANDY SCOTT LIVE Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. Free.

Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805-9274200, cambriapineslodge.com.

BANJERDAN LIVE Tuesdays, 3 p.m. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805-927-4200, cambriapineslodge.com.

BOBBY MALONE LIVE Saturdays, 3-6 p.m. Free.

Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805-9274200, cambriapineslodge.com.

JON STEPHENS LIVE Thursdays, 5 p.m. Free. 805-927-0175. lascambritas.com. Las Cambritas, 2336 Main St., Cambria.

LIVE MUSIC AT OLD CAYUCOS TAVERN Fridays, Saturdays Free. 805-995-3209. oldcayucostavern.com. Old Cayucos Tavern & Cardroom, 130 N Ocean Ave., Cayucos.

LIVE MUSIC AT STAX Thursdays, Sundays, 6-8 p.m.

Free. 805-772-5055. staxwine.com. Stax Wine Bar & Bistro, 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

LOUIE ORTEGA LIVE Tuesdays, 8-11 p.m. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805-927-4200, cambriapineslodge.com.

MARCUS DIMAGGIO LIVE Fridays, 3-6 p.m. Free.

Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805-927-

SLOFOLKS PRESENTS FRU SKAGERRAK This trio of female fiddlers hale from the three countries bordering the Skagerrak Sea: Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Jan. 17, 7-9:30 p.m. $20. 805-772-2880. slofolks.org. Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay.

SLOFOLKS PRESENTS FRU SKAGERRAK A trio of female fiddlers that hale from the three countries bordering the Skagerrak Sea: Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Jan. 18, 7:30-10 p.m. $20. 805-238-0725. slofolks.org. Castoro Cellars, 1315 N. Bethel Rd., Templeton.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY FEATURES TIM STYLES Tim is a modern-day troubadour, currently based in Bakersfield. Born and raised in the Arrowhead range of northern Minnesota, his music infuses country, blues, folk, and rock. Jan. 20, 6:30-9 p.m. Free; tips accepted; ages 21 and over only. 805-772-8388. songwritersatplay.com.

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ALOHA TIME Hawaiian reggae band The Green plays the Fremont Theater on Jan. 17.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREEN PHOTO COURTESY OF KARL DENSON

Straight outta Houston

THE COOLEST Jazz-funk saxophonist Karl Denson and his band Tiny Universe play the Fremont Theater on Jan . 19.

Josh Ward has one of those country voices that fits the genre so perfectly you can’t imaging him singing anything else. The Houston native and independent artist is also one of those doit-myself types who doesn’t want a record label telling him what he can and can’t do, and why would he? All on his own he’s become a huge regional success and now a touring powerhouse!

He had 12 consecutive No. 1 hit singles on Texas regional radio, millions of views on YouTube, and more than 16 million streams STARKEY continued page 35

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Philbin perform live jazz. Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-2382834. labellasera.com. Enoteca Restaurant and Bar, 206 Alexa Ct., Paso Robles.

your evening off with a concert by Damon Castillo. Following the JAN. 16 – JAN. 23 concert, you will attend the 2020 dinner of your choice. Jan. 18, 4:30 p.m. Varies. 805-3917003. templetonpacfoundation. org/. Templeton Performing Arts Center, 1200 S Main St., Templeton.

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A trio of cellists presented by Symphony of the Vines.

Featuring musicians Jeanne Shumway, Barbara HunterSpencer, and Hilary Clark. Jan. 26, 4-5:35 p.m. Up to $30. my805tix.com. Pear Valley Winery, 4900 Union Road, Paso Robles, 805-475-3389.

BACH’S CELLO SUITES: PASO ROBLES Bach’s Cello Suites are some of the most emotionally intense pieces in the Baroque repertoire. Suites 1, 5, and 6. Each artist presents her own vision of these intimate works. Featuring cellists Jeanne Shumway, Barbara Hunter-Spencer, and Hilary Clark. Jan. 26, 4-5:30 p.m. $15 students, $27 seniors, $30 adult. 805235-0687. symphonyofthevines.org. Pear Valley Winery, 4900 Union Road, Paso Robles.

class vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter with a celebrated career of more than three decades. Jan. 23, 6-9 p.m.

805-461-5100. NauticalCowboy.com. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

JULIE BEAVER AND FRIENDS LIVE A mix of countryblues and Americana. Jan. 16, 6-9 p.m. 805-461-5100. nauticalcowboy.com. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

LIVE JAZZ WITH ROBERT VESNAVER Enjoy the jazz stylings of Robert Vesnaver. From smooth trumpet to sumptuous sax to gorgeous piano. Jan. 17, 6-9 p.m.

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MUSIC LISTINGS from page 32 805-461-5100. nauticalcowboy.com. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

LIVE MUSIC AT ASUNCION RIDGE Fridays, Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-237-1425. asuncionridge. com. Asuncion Ridge, 725 12th St., Paso Robles.

PINT NIGHT MUSIC AT SWEET SPRINGS SALOON Features local bands and beer specials.

Thursdays, 6 p.m.-midnight 805-439-0969. sweetspringssaloon.com. Sweet Springs Saloon, 990 Los Osos Valley Rd., Los Osos.

THE REAL BLUES JAM NORTH All Blues musicians, regardless of experience, are welcome to join this jam session. Hosted by Ted Waterhouse with Bruce Willard and Dean Giles. Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $5 donation/ musicians exempt. 805-704-5116. danbino.com. D’anbino Vineyards and Cellars, 710 Pine St., Paso Robles.

SAN LUIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, featuring violinist James Riccardo, and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Octet for Winds. Mark Kovacs conducting.

Jan. 26, 3 p.m. $10 donation. 805-748-6087. Hope Lutheran Church, 8005 San Gabriel Rd., Atascadero.

SASQUATCH ON A UNICORN LIVE A band from the central coast of California whose goal is to send a positive message and have fun in the process. Jan. 25, 6-9 p.m.

805-461-5100. nauticalcowboy.com. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

SATURDAY LIVE Live music every Saturday afternoon.

Wine and lunch offerings available for purchase. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-227-4812. vinarobles.com. Vina Robles Winery, 3700 Mill Rd., Paso Robles.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY Presented by Steve Key. Different acts every weekend. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805226-8881. sculpterra.com. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY FEATURES SARA PETITE Sara Petite is a gritty Pollyanna, with Minnie Pearl’s wit, Bruce Springsteen’s rock attitude, playing a style of country music mixing outlaw and classic twang.

Raised in a Tulip farming town in Washington State, she now resides in San Diego. All ages are welcome. Jan. 26, 1-4 p.m. Free; tips accepted. 805-226-8881. songwritersatplay. com. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY: VAN LARKINS Combining classical guitar style with musical influences like electronica and 70s funk, Van Larkins’ ground-breaking techniques and complex compositions have earned him a coveted spot on the U.S. CandyRat Records roster.

Jan. 19, 1-4 p.m. Free; tips accepted. 805-226-8881. songwritersatplay.com. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

UP IN THE AIR AT BRISTOL’S CIDER Up in the Air will

play it’s upbeat, eclectic music at Bristol’s Cider House. Jan. 25, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. 805-400-5293. Bristol’s Cider House, 3220 El Camino Real, Atascadero, bristolscider.com/.

VERN SANDERS LIVE This jazz pianist covers songs from the Great American Songbook. Sundays, 5-8 p.m.

805-238-2834. Enoteca Restaurant and Bar, 206 Alexa Ct., Paso Robles, labellasera.com/enoteca-restaurant.

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AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS Afro-Cuban All Stars will

be live at the Fremont Theater in downtown SLO. Jan. 25, 7-11:50 p.m. $30-$45. eventbrite.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-5468600.

BENEFIT CONCERT: DAVE BECKER, CENTRAL COAST ALL STARS, AND 41K This is a benefit concert to raise money for music programs in San Luis Coastal High Schools and Middle Schools. Suggested donation of $20 is accepted at the door. All proceeds are donated to the schools. Jan. 26, 3-4:30 p.m. $20.

805-544-2133. mtcarmelslo.org. Mount Carmel Lutheran Church, 1701 Frederciks St, San Luis Obispo.

CABARET SINGING AND PERFORMANCE CLASS Come improve your vocal skills so that you have more fun singing cabaret, Broadway, and karaoke. Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $145 for 8 weeks; $20 to drop-in. 805-4005335. Cabaret805.com. Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY BACH WEEK CHAMBER CONCERT: BACH CELLO SUITE CYCLE II Cellists Barbara Spencer, Jeanne Shumway and Hilary Clark conclude a twoyear cycle of the cello suites of J.S. Bach. Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. Free. 805-756-2406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY BACH WEEK CHAMBER CONCERT: THE SPLENDOR OF DRESDEN Music performed by members of the world-class period instrument ensemble Tesserae Baroque — Andrew McIntosh, violin; Heesun Choi, violin; Leif Woodward, cello; and Ian Pritchard, harpsichord — and guest artist Paul Sherman, oboe. Jan. 24, 8 p.m.

Donations at the door: $15 general, $10 students. 805756-2406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo, 981 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo.

$15 general, $10 students.

805-756-4849. music. calpoly.edu/calendar.

Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY BACH WEEK INSTRUMENTAL MASTER CLASS Guest artists Andrew McIntosh, violin; Paul Sherman, oboe; and Ian Pritchard, harpsichord; will coach Cal Poly students in instrumental repertoire from the Baroque era. Jan. 23, 11:10 a.m.

Free. 805-756-2406. music. calpoly.edu/calendar/. Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

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The Fremont Theater in downtown SLO presents Railroad Earth

in concert on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 7 to 11 p.m. This eclectic artist Matthew Goinz, former band is known for blending elements of progressive bluegrass, member of the world-famous country, folk, jazz, and rock. General admission is $25. Call men’s ensemble Cantus, and Cait Frizzell, member of the (805) 329-5725 or visit fremontslo.com to find out more. renowned ensemble Seraphic —Caleb Wiseblood Fire, will coach several Cal Poly voice students in varied repertoire. Jan. 23, 3:10 p.m. auction go to funding a new roof for Unity of San Luis Free. 805-756-2406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. Cal Poly Obispo. Jan. 25, 7-8 p.m. Free. 805-543-4250. Unity of Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

SLO, 1130 Orcutt Rd., San Luis Obispo.

THE ENGLISH BEAT The English Beat will be live in RAILROAD EARTH Railroad Earth will be live in downtown SLO at the Fremont Theater. Jan. 25, 8-11:59 downtown SLO at the Fremont Theater. Jan. 23, 7-11 p.m. p.m. $25-$30. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 $25. 805-329-5725. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-546-8600.

1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

THE ERNIE WATTS QUARTET LIVE Presented by the SONGS AND ARIAS: RENA HARMS AND ANYSSA SLO County Jazz Federation. Jan. 18, 7:30-10 p.m. $10NEUMANN IN CONCERT Rena Harms in concert $30. my805tix.com. Unity Concert Hall, 1130 Orcutt Road, with pianist Anyssa Neumann, performing gorgeous music San Luis Obispo.

by Strauss, Vaughan Williams, Barber, Schoenberg, and Gershwin. Jan. 17, 7:30-9 p.m. Suggested donation $15 at THE GREEN LIVE California Roots Presents The the door. fpcslo.org. First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Green. All ages are welcome. Jan. 17, 8-11:55 p.m. $24.

Obispo, 981 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-5451. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-546-8600.

ZOSO LIVE Zoso will be live at SLO Brew Rock. Jan. 17, 7 p.m. $16-$20. 805-543-1843. ticketweb.com. SLO Brew GYPSY JAZZ NIGHT With the Gypsy All Stars: Laurel Rock, 855 Aerovista Pl., San Luis Obispo.

Mitchel (vocals), Daniel Cimo (violin), James Gallardo, Ben Arthur, and Toan Chau. Every other Thursday, 9:30-11:30 SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y p.m. Barrelhouse Brewing Co. Speakeasy, 1033 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-296-1128, barrelhousebrewing.com.

ACOUSTIC SUNDAYS Sundays, 3-6 p.m. Seaventure INDICA ROOTS LIVE Come check out Indica Roots at

Frog and Peach Pub in Downtown SLO. Jan. 17, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Free. Frog and Peach Pub, 728 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, 805-595-4764, frogandpeachpub.com.

KEN HUSTAD BASS RECITAL Cal Poly music faculty member Ken Hustad will perform music of Giovanni Bottesini including the Double Bass Concerto No.1 in F-sharp Minor and other selections. Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. $5 at the door. 805-756-2406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/.

Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

LIVE MUSIC AND FROG AND PEACH Enjoy live music and craft beer seven nights a week. ongoing Complimentary admission. Frog and Peach Pub, 728 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, 805-595-4764, frogandpeachpub.com.

Restaurant, 100 Oceanview Ave., Pismo Beach, 805-7791779, seaventure.com.

BACH CELLO SUITES A trio of cellists presented

by Symphony of the Vines. Featuring musicians Jeanne Shumway, Barbara Hunter-Spencer, and Hilary Clark. Jan. 25, 1 p.m. Up to $30. my805tix.com. Grace Bible Church, 100 Rodeo Dr., Arroyo Grande, 805-489-4200.

BACH’S CELLO SUITES: ARROYO GRANDE Bach’s Cello Suites are some of the most emotionally intense pieces in the Baroque repertoire. Suites 1, 5, and 6. Each artist presents her own vision of these intimate works. Featuring cellists Jeanne Shumway, Barbara Hunter-Spencer, and Hilary Clark. Jan. 25, 1-2:30 p.m. $15 student, $27 senior, and $30 adult general. 805-235-0687. symphonyofhtevines.org. Grace Bible Church, 100 Rodeo Dr., Arroyo Grande.

LIVE MUSIC AT MOTHER’S TAVERN Fridays, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Free. 805-541-8733. motherstavern.com.

Mother’s Tavern, 725 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo.

BLUES MASTERS JAM Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

LUNA LOUNGE WITH ARTHUR WATERSHIP Join Luna Red in the late night lounge for craft cocktails, live music, and full menu until midnight. Jan. 18, 9:30-11:30 p.m. lunaredslo.com. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-540-5243.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC Enjoy live music and food

LUNA LOUNGE WITH ELIAS AND MADELINE Join Luna Red in their Late Night Lounge for craft cocktails and live music. Jan. 17, 9:30-11:30 p.m. lunaredslo.com. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-540-5243.

LUNA LOUNGE WITH JASON PEREZ A SLO native and co-founder of Soul Dust Productions, Jason Perez spins electronica and chillout sounds. Jan. 25, 9:30-11:30 p.m. lunaredslo.com/happenings/live-music.php?id=252. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-540-5243.

LUNA LOUNGE WITH JILL KNIGHT Join Luna Red in the Late Night lounge for craft cocktails, tasty bites, and good vibes. Jill’s unmistakeable sound delivers a southern texture, blending americana, blues, and R&B. Jan. 16, 8-10 p.m. lunaredslo.com. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-540-5243.

LUNA LOUNGE WITH LAUREN HALL Join Luna Red in their late night lounge for speciality craft cocktails and full dinner menu. Catch your favorite musicians perform every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Jan. 24, 9:30-11:30 p.m. lunaredslo.com. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-540-5243.

NOCHE CALIENTE Fridays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. 805-541096. slograd.com. The Graduate, 990 Industrial Way, San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY BACH WEEK FINALE: MASS IN B MINOR Members of Cal Poly’s Chamber Choir, Symphony

PRICELESS MEMORIES: A BIRTHDAY CONCERT STARRING LEONA EVANS Silent auction and special

and faculty join with guest artists to perform J.S. Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor, BWV 232. Jan. 25, 7 p.m.

concert featuring former Broadway performer, Leona Evans. The concert is free of charge. Proceeds from the

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co, AG, 1462 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, 805-474-8525, figmtnbrew.com/. on the patio. Fridays, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. 805-489-9099. branchstreeetdeli.com. Branch Street Deli, 203 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande.

LIDO LIVE Live music at Lido at Dolphin Bay. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-773-8900. thedolphinbay.com/lido. Lido Restaurant at Dolphin Bay, 2727 Shell Beach Rd., Pismo Beach.

LIVE MUSIC AT PUFFERS Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Free. 805-773-6563. puffersofpismo.com. Puffers of Pismo, 781 Price St., Pismo Beach.

LIVE MUSIC AT SCOTTY’S Enjoy live music from local artists, cocktails, and food. Fridays, 6-9 p.m. Scotty’s Bar and Grill, 750 Price St., Pismo Beach, 805-773-1922, scottysbarpismo.com.

STEEP CANYON RANGERS Known for their wideranging and imaginative style, this North Carolina bluegrass band has produced 12 albums since 2001, including two collaborations with banjo-picking comedian Steve Martin.

Jan. 26, 7-9 p.m. $45-$55. 805-489-9444. clarkcenter. org/event/steep-canyon-rangers/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

THE WAVEBREAKERS BAND: LIVE AT BRANCH STREET DELI Enjoy covers of the best pop hits of the

1950s to the ‘80s. Jan. 17, 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Free; food for purchase. 805-489-9099. branchstreetdeli.com/. Branch Street Deli, 203 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande.

WEDNESDAYS: LIVE MUSIC Enjoy live music in the fireplace room. Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. Seaventure Restaurant, 100 Oceanview Ave., Pismo Beach, 805-7791779, seaventure.com.

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BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS WITH A-TOWN BALLROOM Dance lessons with Cammie Velci and Brian

FAMILY FRIENDLY OPEN MIC An open mic for all ages hosted by Professor Matt Saxking Tuttle. Fridays, Saturdays, 5-7 p.m. Free. San Simeon Lodge Restaurant, 9520 Castillo Dr., San Simeon.

Reeves. Singles and couples from all levels of experience are welcome. Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. $10-$15. 888395-4965. atownballroom.com. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero.

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variety of ballroom, swing, and Latin dances. Followed by a potluck dance party. Sundays, 5-7:30 p.m. $10. 888-3954965. atownballroom.com/. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero.

DANCE LESSONS WITH CAMMIE AND BRIAN Come learn a variety of ballroom, swing, and latin dances.

Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. $10. 888-395-4965. atownballroom.com/. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero.

SUNDAY DANCE PARTIES A weekly dance party that includes free dance lessons. Sundays, 6-8 p.m. Free; $5 on DJ nights. 888-395-4965. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero.

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and skill levels welcome. Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. through April 16 Free. 916-694-9466. San Simeon Lodge Lounge, 9520 Castillo Dr., San Simeon.

Morrow presents a featured singer/songwriter each Monday evening. The event is an unconventional open mic session with a unique format. Email uncorkthemic@gmail.com to sign up. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. Free. 805-7725055. staxwinebar.com/events2/. Stax Wine Bar & Bistro, 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

UNCORK THE MIC: AN UNCONVENTIONAL OPEN MIC SESSION Hosted by Michelle Morrow. This session features a singer/songwriter/musician each week.

To be featured on Uncork the Mic, email uncorkthemic@ gmail.com. Mondays-Sundays, 6-8 p.m. Free. 805-7725055. Staxwine.com. Stax Wine Bar & Bistro, 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

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COUNTRY NIGHT Thursdays, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. 805-541-

KARAOKE NIGHT SUNDAYS AT BUFFALO PUB AND GRILL Sundays, 8 p.m. Free. 805-544-5155. Buffalo

0969. slograd.com. The Graduate, 990 Industrial Way, San Luis Obispo.

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT 7SISTERS For musicians,

ZUMBA AT THE Y Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program. Mondays-Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. sloymca. org/Classes. SLO County YMCA, 1020 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-8235.

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DJ CAMOTE Thursdays, 5 p.m. Harry’s Night Club And Beach Bar, 690 Cypress St., Pismo Beach, 805-773-1010, harryspismobeach.com.

DJ DRUMZ AT MONGO’S Fridays Free. 805-489-3639. mongossaloon.com. Mongo’s Saloon, 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach.

Pub And Grill, 717 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo. poets, and comedians. Family-friendly. Performers get a free beer. Sundays, 5-7 p.m. Free. 805-868-7133.

7sistersbrewing.com/calendar. 7Sisters Brewing Company, 181 Tank Farm Rd., suite 110, San Luis Obispo.

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HOUSTON HITMAKER Country artist Josh Ward is riding 12 consecutive No. 1 Texas radio hits right into The Siren on Jan. 18.

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globally on Spotify and Pandora, and he parlayed that success into playing 200 gigs a year, including returning to the Central Coast to play The Siren on Saturday, Jan. 18 (7:30 p.m.; 21-andolder; $25 presale at Boo Boo’s and eventbrite.com), with Randall King opening a Numbskull and Good Medicine Presents show.

According to his bio, Ward was an adolescent drifter who rode the rodeo circuit, worked the Texas oil fields, and eventually came into the music business. After blowing up on Texas radio and touring regionally, Ward found receptive audiences on the West Coast thanks to an opening spot on Red Dirt artist and friend Cody Johnson’s tour.

Now Ward returns regularly.

“When we went back to the West Coast by ourselves, it was sold-out shows,” Ward said in press materials. “I was literally blown away.”

He’s currently touring in support of his fourth full-length, 2018’s More Than I Deserve.

“With the philosophy of ‘don’t fix what isn’t broken,’ Ward went right back into the Rosewood studios where he recorded all his previous releases and joined producer Greg Hunt once again behind the board to create the next dimension of Josh Ward country music,” his bio continued.

“The new album is 11 tracks strong featuring the signature instrumentation from guys like John Carroll (Cory Morrow) on guitar; Nate Coon (Aaron Watson) on drums; Milo Deering (The Eagles) on acoustic guitar, steel, dobro, fiddle, viola, and mandolin; and Terry McBride (McBride and The Ride) on backing vocals and also writer of three of the tracks. The album is classic Josh Ward style on every front with just a little more gusto and a little more miles on it. Full bodied and emotionally fragrant, every song jumps out kicking up the kind of country music nostalgia Ward is revered for.”

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MUSIKALSKE GLOBETROTTERE Scandinavian fiddle trio Fru Skagerrak plays two SLOfolks shows this week, Jan. 17, at Coalesce Bookstore; and Jan. 18, at Castoro Cellars.

listening to that album over and over again?

Zoso formed in 1996 with the aim to create the most accurate Zeppelin show since the real thing. “For Zoso, it’s much more than just being a tribute,” their bio explained. “It’s about touching a golden era in music. Zoso embodies Page, Plant, Bonham, and Jones in their spirit, tightly wound talent, and authenticity. Each band member has been carefully selected to portray both the appearance and playing styles of their Led Zeppelin counterparts.”

Finally you can attend a concert and yell out, “Play ‘Stairway to Heaven,’” without getting beat up by fellow concertgoers!

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SLOfolks is bringing fiddle trio Fru Skagerrak to two shows this week. Describing themselves as “panScandinavian raw folk,” members Maja Kjær Jacobsen hails from Denmark, Elise Wessel Hildrum from Norway, Anna Lindblad from Sweden. “They each bring to the concert their own country’s unique musical style and flavor while blending them all into an awesome sound that will thrill you with its beauty,” organizers said in press materials. “The result is a blend, an explosion of sounds that exist in Scandinavia today.” See them on Friday, Jan. 17, in Coalesce Bookstore (7 p.m.; all ages; $20 at (805) 772-2880); and Saturday, Jan. 18, in Castoro Cellars (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $20 at (805) 238-0725).

Two-time Grammy-winning saxophonist Ernie Watts and his quartet will play the next SLO County Jazz Federation concert this Saturday, Jan. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZOSO

Led Zeppelin nerds unite!

Led Zeppelin tribute act Zoso plays SLO Brew Rock on Friday, Jan. 17 (7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $16 at slobrew.com).

Who can tell me where Zoso’s name comes from? If you’re thinking Led Zeppelin IV and the symbols representing the four band members—Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and Robert Plant—specifically the symbol for Page, congratulations! You’re right! How many hours did you spend stoned in your room

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Led Zeppelin tribute act Zoso plays SLO Brew Rock on Jan. 17.

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LEGENDARY Two-time Grammywinning saxophonist Ernie Watts and his quartet play in the Unity Concert Hall on Jan. 18.

18, in the Unity Concert Hall (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $30 general at Boo Boo Records and my805tix.com). Cannonball Adderley, Marvin Gaye, Frank Zappa, and Charlie Haden are just a few of the artists Watts has recorded with. In fact, he’s appeared on more than 500 recordings, played with the Johnny Carson band for 20 years, and toured the world. Watts will play with Marc Seales (piano), Bruce Lett (bass), and Bob Leatherbarrow (drums) during this must-see show!

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Cal Poly has a real treat for lovers of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), the Baroque period German composer and musician, who’ll get the treatment with a bass recital on Jan. 17, and then a week devoted to his talents on Jan. 21 through 25.

On Friday, Jan. 17, Cal Poly Music Department faculty member and string bassist Ken Hustad will present a recital with guest performers in the Davidson Music Center, room 218 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $5 at the door). Hustad will perform the first movement from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; and the two Bourrée movements from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009. Other works by Giovanni Bottesini and Oscar Pettiford will also be presented.

The Cal Poly Music Department will present Bach Week from Tuesday through Saturday, Jan. 21 to 25, with presentations and performances on campus and at SLO’s First Presbyterian Church in San Luis Obispo.

“This year, the festival will revolve around Bach’s most momentous work, the Mass in B Minor, BWV 232,” organizers said in press materials.

There’s honestly too much to list here, but visit bachweek.calpoly.edu for a complete list of events.

“Bach Week features a range of events, including a cello chamber concert paired with an illuminating Akademie lecture, a chamber concert featuring vocal guest artists and instrumental guest artists performing on period instruments, collaborative performances of large vocal and instrumental works by students and professionals, two master classes, and guest lectures throughout the week,” organizers noted.

If it ain’t baroque, fix it! 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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Comedian Chris Franjola performs at Tooth and Nail

Tooth and Nail Winery in Paso Robles hosts Comedy Night with Chris Franjola on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. Franjola is probably best known as a former writer and frequent performer on the E!’s Chelsea Lately. During his eight-year run with the show, Franjola created some of the program’s most memorable characters, including Bieber Man and several others.

Franjola is also well known for hosting Anarchy Afterword, the Sons of Anarchy talk show that followed each episode. His most recent creative project is hosting Cover to Cover, a successful comedy podcast. He’s also a current contributor on Heather McDonald’s podcast, Juicy Scoop.

Admission to the show is $25, and tickets are available in advance at my805tix.com. All seating is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Food and wine will be available for purchase during the event, which is open to ages 21 and over only. Call (805) 369-6100 or visit rabblewine.com for more details.

Santa Cruz author hosts workshop and book signing at SLO Botanical Garden Christian Schwarz, the Santa Cruz-based co-author of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast, will host an informative Mushroom Discovery Workshop at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden on Friday, Jan. 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event will include a photography-based presentation on mushroom taxonomy and identification methods. Schwarz will also discuss the various mushrooms he’s identified at locations throughout the Central Coast.

An open Q-and-A will follow the presentation. Fresh mushroom specimens will be available to view, and Schwarz will be selling and signing copies of his book.

Admission to the event is free, but a donation of $5 to $10 is suggested. Call (805) 541-1400 or visit slobg.org for more info.

Local playwright and former investigator David Norum brings awareness to domestic violence through original play

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ocal playwright David Norum’s original play, based on a true story of a domestic violence case, had two staged readings at Studios on the Park in Paso Robles Jan. 10 and 11. But before he ever began working on the five-minute monologue, which has now evolved into his hour-long production called My Name Is…, Norum worked in law enforcement.

“This play is based on the last case that I worked as a district attorney investigator,” Norum told New Times.

Norum worked for 16 years at the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department and eight years as an investigator with the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. He now resides in Templeton.

The cop-turned-playwright said that though he worked on many cases of domestic violence, the one that inspired this play—told from the perspective of 17 women involved either with the case or victims of the male perpetrator—was particularly “horrendous.” The violence itself lasted about 20 years, and when the primary survivor and her daughter were able to escape their situation, they faced what Norum called “a long, convoluted process.” After being assigned to investigate the allegations, Norum became deeply familiar with the case and what that long process entails.

“Investigators work on their own most of the time, so I did 50 or 60 interviews myself in regards to this case,” Norum said. “District attorney’s investigators attend the entire trial.

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Friends of the Oceano Library holds membership meeting

A membership meeting to join the Friends of the Oceano Library takes place on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 5 to 6 p.m. Attendees of the meeting will learn about various volunteer opportunities at the library and how to serve as a board member. There will also be a discussion on how the group can help raise funds and promote awareness of the library during 2020. Admission to the meeting is free. Call (805) 474-7478 for more details. Δ —Caleb Wiseblood

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WHAT STARTED IT ALL Actress Suzy Newman acts out the original five-minute monologue that David Norum wrote for SLO Rep’s “No Shame” program. The 2014 monologue has now evolved into an hour-long original play about domestic violence.

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TELLING HER STORY David Norum (center) joins the all-female cast of his original play, My Name Is…, when it was performed at Pink Flamingo Theatre in Monterey.

It was a three-week trial, so I was privy to all writing him a role at all. The entire dialogue is of the testimony and just about 99 percent of told from the perspective of 17 women involved the witness statements.” in the case.

After becoming friends with the case’s The final-length version of My Name Is… survivor over the course of their many interviews also received a full production in Monterey at together—and even putting off retirement so he the Pink Flamingo Theatre, and it’s scheduled could see the long case to its to play there again. Norum is finish—Norum asked the working toward having a full Break the cycle survivor for her permission production in SLO County soon Templeton resident David Norum’s original to write a five-minute and also hopes to distribute play, My Name Is…, based on a domestic inspired monologue for SLO violence case he worked on as a district the play to colleges.

Repertory Theatre’s “No attorney’s investigator, can be viewed on his The play’s impact extends Shame,” a former program YouTube channel (search: David Norum). far beyond the audience encouraging local playwrights members that it will surely and actors to collaborate on leave a lasting impression on—the proceeds short projects, performed one evening per month. from the staged reading at Studios will benefit For My Name Is…, Norum knew exactly who RISE SLO, a nonprofit organization that he wanted to cast as the survivor whom he had serves victims of intimate partner violence and gotten to know so well, and under such intense sexual assault and abuse. The play’s production circumstances. funding comes from Heart to Heart, a Paso “I wrote it specifically for an actor, Suzy Newman. If you follow local theater around Robles-based philanthropic real estate company. here, everybody knows Suzy,” Norum said.

Having handled hundreds of domestic Newman also acted in Norum’s staged violence cases during his law enforcement readings on Jan. 10 and 11. career, Norum said he hopes his play will bring “I had this really meaty story, and I wanted awareness to what intimate partner violence to write a really meaty monologue,” Norum looks like so that intervention, prevention, and said. “And I knew Suzy could deliver it.” justice can happen as early as possible.

After the monologue went over well at “No “Intimate partner violence is rarely one Shame,” Norum went on to write a 30-minute person getting mad one time in their life. extended version after he was approached by a The vast majority of time, it takes place student-directed one-act play festival at Arroyo over a long time, and there’s psychological Grande High School. From there, Norum violence, emotional violence … just that kind of developed his final version that he staged systematic control,” Norum said. “I think people at Studios. The setup is ideal for the type of need to be aware of that. If there’s someone theater that he created, Norum said. who’s verbally abusive to their spouse or partner “It’s really suitable for a staged reading in public, that might not be the extent of it.” Δ because it’s really a series of intertwined monologues,” he said.

Arts Writer Malea Martin is supporting local Norum emphasized that he made a point to organizations like RISE SLO. Send arts story center the women’s voices in the play and to minimize the voice of the abuser, namely by not tips to mmartin@newtimesslo.com.

ach Week

JAN. 21 AKADEMIE WITH CRAIG RUSSELL 6 p.m., Davidson Music Center, Room 218

JAN. 21-25, 2020

JAN. 24 Pre-Concert Talk 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo

Music Professor Craig Russell will present a lecture Baroque music specialist John T. Brobeck, director titled “Bach’s Suites: The Summation of Style, of graduate studies at the University of Arizona, Structure, Science, and the Dance of Nations.” will give a pre-concert lecture.

Russell will show how Bach strove to explore the Chamber Concert: Splendor of Dresden JAN. 24 musical cosmos.

JAN. 21 Chamber Concert: Cello Suite Cycle 7:30 p.m., Davidson Music Center, Room 218

8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo II Music celebrating Baroque Dresden — capital

Cellists Barbara Spencer, Jeanne Shumway and Hilary Clark conclude a two-year cycle of Bach’s cello suites. Each will perform one of these monuments of solo cello literature. All the cellists perform in major ensembles on the Central Coast.

Spencer and Shumway teach cello at Cal Poly.

of Saxony and seat of the royal court — for which much of the B Minor Mass was composed.

The concert will include instrumental music performed by the world-class period instrument ensemble Tesserae Baroque and other guest artists.

JAN. 23 Instrumental Master Class 11:10 a.m., Davidson Music Center, Room 218

JAN. 25 Pre-Concert Talk 5:30 p.m., Davidson Music Center, Room 218

Guest artists Andrew McIntosh, violin; Paul Sherman, oboe; and Ian Pritchard, harpsichord; will coach Cal Poly students in instrumental repertoire from the Baroque era, and provide insight into the style and nuance of giving a historically informed performance.

Donations at the door: $15 public, $10 students

John T. Brobeck will lecture on the history, composition and legacy of the Mass in B Minor.

Bach Week Finale: Mass in B Minor

7 p.m., Performing Arts Center

JAN. 25

This year marks the 10th anniversary of this culminating Bach Week concert. Members JAN. 23 Vocal Master Class of Cal Poly’s Chamber Choir, Symphony and 3:10 p.m., Davidson Music Center, Room 218 faculty join with guest artists to perform the Guest artist Matthew Goinz, former member of monumental Mass in B Minor, one of the most the world-famous men’s ensemble Cantus, will important and inspired choral-orchestral coach several Cal Poly voice students in varied pieces of all time. repertoire.

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BY MALEA MARTIN

JAN 10

Out for blood

THROUGH

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SLO Rep kicks off 2020 with all-student youth production of Shakespeare’s bloodiest play

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t’s not every day that you get the chance to see a Shakespeare production acted out onstage. Today’s theater companies often pass up Shakespeare’s work in favor of more contemporary plays, local actress and Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts alumna Rachel Tietz told New Times.

But for its first production of the 2020 season, SLO Repertory Theatre is giving the stage to youth actors from the Academy of Creative Theatre (ACT) for a production of Macbeth, directed by Tietz.

Though ACT is using an edited version of the play specifically written for students in grades four through 12, many of the most famous lines and scenes remain intact. And while every member of the student cast is under the age of 18, the level of professionalism in their performances swiftly transports the audience into Shakespeare’s world.

“The young actors rose to the occasion and to the challenge more than adults might have,” Tietz said.

Because adult actors might have more knowledge and preconceived notions about Shakespeare, they “can have reservations,” Tietz explained. But for younger actors, the lack of exposure to Shakespeare can actually work to their advantage.

“Being so inexperienced with Shakespeare made them so open to trying everything,” Tietz said. “They came with their own ideas. They knew their parts.

They did the research behind it. They went above and beyond with everything.”

Tietz’s comments on her cast bear out in their performances. From the first scene to the last, the energy of Shakespeare’s bloodiest play is felt through every line.

The famous first scene in which the Weird Sisters, the three witches (played by Maggie Zuniga, Liora Nunley, and Sophia Lea), make their cryptic early predictions that guide the rest of the narrative is as chilling as it is thrilling. The actresses’ piercing dialogue, twitchy movements across the stage, and synchronized energy depict these famous characters in all their glory.

After Macbeth (Phineas Peters)

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Macbeth will play at the SLO Repertory Theatre from Jan. 10 to 19, with showtimes on Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p.m., plus Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

receives his first round of predictions from the witches—and begins to ideate how they might come true—the audience can see his timeless character begin to fall prey to a lust for power. And Lady Macbeth (Penny DellaPelle) is right there alongside him, not only enabling and encouraging Macbeth’s homicidal thoughts, but shaming him when he begins to doubt his own intentions.

Upon completing the bloody act, the moments these characters share together onstage perfectly match the intensity that Shakespeare wrote into his iambic pentameter lines 400 years ago.

Tietz said that this murderous moment is one of her favorites in the play.

“I think it’s probably one of the most famous scenes, when they come out with the blood on their hands after they’ve murdered Duncan,” Tietz said. “Just watching that progress from a rehearsal room into the lights and the sound, and having blood and the knives on stage … it’s thrilling. I just can’t get enough of that scene.”

Even in moments when the archaic Shakespeare-era English is difficult to understand, the spot-on facial expressions and bodily movements of the cast allow the audience to keep up with ease. If you’ve never considered yourself much of a Shakespeare fan, this production just might turn you into one.

“My goal is to have people underestimate them and wonder if kids can handle this, and then get their minds changed by the level of work that they do,” Tietz said. “It’s amazing when you think about how old they are, and all they accomplished.” Δ

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War is hell C o-writer and director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Jarhead, Spectre) helms this World War I epic about two young British soldiers—Lance Cpl. Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Lance Cpl. Schofield (George MacKay)— who are tasked with the impossibly dangerous mission of crossing German lines to warn the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment that their planned impending attack against the Germans will be charging into a deadly ambush, and to make the perilous mission even more urgent, Blake’s brother is among the 1,600 endangered soldiers in the regiment.

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What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Fair Oaks, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10

but along the way the men encounter boobytrapped German trenches and tunnels, an aerial dogfight, a sniper, and more.

They’re in a race to deliver their message and save 1,600 soldiers from slaughter, but they’re not superhuman heroes— they’re scared boys traveling through a battlefield littered with bodies, and they know only too well that they could easily join the rotting dead.

Anna It certainly is an achievement in cinematography; the execution of the continuous-take style filming is Glen Holy heck! If this film doesn’t astounding. The storyline does not fall result in a Best Cinematography win for short of the film’s epic visuals—the two director of photography Roger Deakins young men who have been tasked with (Blade Runner 2049, Skyfall, No Country saving more than 1,600 soldiers from for Old Men, Fargo), then the Academy certain death are heartbreakingly real. is broken. This is a remarkable technical Blake’s brother is in the group of men achievement. The photography makes it fated to die if orders to call off the attack appear as if the film is shot in one long are not delivered, and his love for family and continuous take, which lends the and for his big brother are evident as picture an immediacy and an immersive soon as he learns of his task. He will quality that makes this terrific but simple not wait for nightfall; he will not stop story even more engaging. There are, of no matter the danger. Schofield is a bit course, some breaks in the filming—for more mysterious—though bits and pieces instance when everything goes black of his life back home are given to us after an explosion or when the two throughout the film. The two are smart characters move from daylight into an and brave; they’re young yet already will inky black tunnel. I’m guessing, too, bear the battle scars of war. The scenery some CGI was employed in service to the is both breathtaking in its beauty and one-long-take illusion, but there are a heartbreaking with wartime gore. The lot of long extended takes as the camera Germans have retreated to a line further moves around the actors, goes in and back, but have destroyed the landscape out of various lighting situations, makes in their wake. Cherry trees have been some rack focus changes to draw viewers’ cut to the ground while their ephemeral attention, and follows Lance Cpls. Blake blossoms waft through the breeze like and Schofield on their death-defying snow; cows were slaughtered by machine mission. The camera work is simply guns simply to prevent the other side from stunning. The two men must traverse being left a food source. The countryside about 8 miles through enemy territory, is its own kind of war casualty. Despite which had reportedly been evacuated, the blood and bloated corpses and mud and violence, this film GET is magnificently beautiful. I was WITNESSES captivated until the very end.

Capt. Smith Glen The film boasts some great (Mark Strong) actors in small but essential roles. warns the Colin Firth is Gen. Erinmore, messengers the man who gives Blake and trying to stop a Schofield their impossible orders. doomed invasion to deliver their Mark Strong is Capt. Smith, missive in front who they meet along the way as of witnesses. he’s trying to lead his own squad

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through enemy territory on another mission. He warns them that when they deliver the order to stand down, to do it in front of witnesses because some commanders just want the fight. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Col. MacKenzie, who indeed seems hell-bent on charging his men into battle. Each of these actors brings gravitas to their roles, but the story belongs to the two young men, and relatively unknown actors Chapman and MacKay deliver compelling performances.

Apparently, the basis for the story came from director Mendes’ grandfather, Alfred Mendes, a war hero who would enthrall his grandkids with stories that were eventually published in his posthumous memoir. I won’t be a bit surprised if in addition to Best Cinematography, 1917 also wins Best Picture and Best Director (though Pedro Almadóvar is currently favored in the category) at the upcoming Feb. 8 Academy Awards. Mendes recently won the Best Director title from the Golden Globes, and 1917 also took home the Golden Globes’ Best Motion PictureDrama award. Of course, there’s also Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, The Irishman, Parasite, Ford v. Ferrari, Joker, Little Women, Jojo Rabbit, Marriage Story, The Farewell—some stiff competition this year! Win or not, 1917 is a must-see film on the big screen. Don’t miss it!

Anna Agreed, this one is meant for the big screen. It would be a huge mistake to miss this one in theaters—no matter

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All theater listings are as of Friday, Jan. 17

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS What’s it rated? G What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre on Sunday, Jan. 19 (4 p.m.) and Wednesday, Jan. 22 (7 p.m.)

Vincente Minnelli (Meet Me in St. Louis, Lust for Life, Gigi) directs this 1951 musical romantic drama about Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly), an American ex-pat who after World War II stays in Paris to become a painter.

He pals around with his neighbor, Adam Cook (Oscar Levant), a struggling pianist, and Henri Baurel (Georges Guétary), a French singer. Wealthy but lonely heiress Milo Roberts (Nina Foch) becomes Mulligan’s patron but appears to have

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ESSENTIAL MISSION Lance Cpl. Schofield (George MacKay, center) traverses a hellscape in his effort to deliver a message to stop a regiment of his fellow soldiers from charging into a trap.

romantic designs. Meanwhile, Mulligan falls for his friend Henri’s girlfriend, Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron), complicating their relationship.

Great music by George Gershwin and spirited song and dance numbers by the talented cast combine to make this one of the greatest musicals of all time. It garnered eight Oscar nominations, winning six, including Best Picture. (114 min.)

—Glen Starkey

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE What’s it rated? R Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 Detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) team up one more time in this third installment of the popular Jerry

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Its feminist ideas are laudable, but its stick-it-to-the-man concept feels like a missed opportunity. On the other hand, if you’re looking for an over-the-top diversion, watching these gung-ho heroines claim their power is kind of fun. (92 min.)

—Glen

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What’s it rated? PG Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10, Sunset Drive-In Co-writer and director Stephen Gaghan helms this new version of the Doctor Dolittle story, about a physician, Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.), who discovers he can talk to animals. (106 min.)

—Glen

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Bruckheimer-produced action spectacle, this time co-directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilail Fallah (Black, Gangsta). Confronting career changes and midlife crises, the two old partners join Miami PD’s elite AMMO team to take down cartel kingpin Armando Armas (Jacob Scipio). (123 min.)

—Glen

What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Rent it Where’s it showing? Sunset Drive-In Sophia Takal (Green, Always Shine) directs this mystery-horror film about a group of female students stalked over their Christmas break. As they’re picked off one by one, they eventually join forces to turn the table on the murderer. The film stars Imogen Poots and Cary Elwes.

how big your TV is, subtle detail will get lost in translation. It certainly will be a tough year at the Oscars, but 1917 has earned its place and then some in the nominations. I’m very impressed with the two leads—everyone else is periphery, and Chapman and McKay weave a complicated narrative among the travesties of war. I hope to see more of these two on the big screen soon. If nothing else, 1917 is a triumph in filmmaking. It is so cleverly and meticulously shot it deserves all of the accolades it receives. Even if war movies aren’t your favorite genre, the heroic journey that happens within the 8 miles traveled is harrowing and heartbreaking.

Schofield and Blake are in a forced brotherhood, a pact to see their mission through to the bitter end, slung together through whatever impedes their path.

Every action comes down to the razor-thin chance they have of reaching MacKenzie in time and hoping he will heed the direct orders. It’s a heart-pumping journey, with moments that feel guardedly private in their grief and sentiment, yet large and unbending in a show of the brute force of will and war. This is one I’d happily see again before it leaves the theater—it is just that good. Δ

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THE GOOD DOCTOR Robert Downey Jr. stars as physician John Dolittle, who discovers he can talk to animals, in Dolittle.

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FROZEN II What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? Galaxy, Stadium 10 Co-directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (Frozen) return to helm this animated sequel about Anna (Kristen Bell), Elsa (Idina Menzel), Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), Olaf (Josh Gad), and Sven the reindeer as they leave Arendelle and travel to an enchanted forest, where they hope to discover the origins of Elsa’s power. This worthy sequel is a charmer filled with eye-popping animation, catchy songs, and a sweet story about how sometimes change is good even though it’s scary; friendship and protecting your friends from danger; and the power of love. (103 min.)

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A HIDDEN LIFE What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? The Palm (ends Jan. 16) Auteur Terrance Malick (The Tree of Life, The Thin Red Line) helms this biographical period drama about an Austrian farmer who faces the threat of execution when he refuses to fight for the Nazis during World War II. There’s nothing that makes me want to run barefoot through a wildflower-blanketed meadow on a cool summer evening quite like a Terrance Malick movie. Much like in The Tree of Life, Malick’s main characters in A Hidden Life—Austrian farmers Franz (August Diehl) and his wife, Fani (Valerie Pachner), Jägerstätter— are shown almost constantly in an idealized version of the outdoors, whether it be playing

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games with their three young daughters in endless fields of uncut grass, tilling the soil on their farm, or harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables from their land.

Their days spent laboring in St. Radegund, a rural Austrian village that sits on the boarder of Germany, are filled with intense work but also laughter, love, and a close and uninhibited relationship with the nature that surrounds their farm. They work on the land, they play on the land, and they live off of whatever goods it has to offer.

Trouble first strikes when World War II breaks out, and Franz and his fellow villagers are called up to basic training. There he begins to comprehend the true aims of Hitler and the Nazi party, and he questions whether it’s an end he and other Austrians should be fighting for. Franz is sent back home briefly when it looks like the war will end soon, but as it drudges on, other able-bodied residents of his village are called to war. He grapples with what to do, knowing that refusing to fight would likely make outcasts of his family and lead to his arrest and death.

His inner turmoil is illustrated through broken conversations and arguments with Fani, his mother, and his neighbors. Though he faces an impossible decision, he remains outwardly calm.

As the movie progresses, he seems to make peace with his choice, his tranquility running parallel to the film’s slow-moving pace and acute focus on the freedom nature offers.

It’s a beautiful film, there’s no denying that.

From the grandiose shots of Austria (which are actually apparently shots of South Tyrol in Italy), to the heart-wrenching and often silent closeups between Fani and Franz, it’s the perfect example of why showing is better than telling. But it seems like Malick is in desperate need of a good, tough editor. I don’t care how jaw-dropping your

FINDING JUSTICE Just Mercy tells the true story of death row convict Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), who in 1987 was sentenced to die for a murder he didn’t commit. cinematography is or how gripping a plot you have. Three hours is TOO DAMN LONG. By hour two, I started to hear the telltale signs of lost interest among the packed audience at The Palm. There was much shifting in seats, many deep and exaggerated sighs, and a number of bathroom breaks. A few minutes later, the guy sitting next to me left and never returned.

Two hours and 45 minutes in, I found myself wishing this farmer would just die already so that I could wipe away my tears and get on with my night. This is why restraint is crucial. If Malick had a fabulous editor like me, he’d know that. (173 min.)

—Kasey Bubnash

JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 Jake Kasdan (Orange County, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) directs this next installment in the Jumanji franchise, with returning stars Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse, Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Jack Black as Professor Sheldon “Shelly” Oberon, and Kevin Hart as Franklin “Mouse” Finbar. This time the gang returns to the world of Jumanji to rescue one of their own and must brave an arid desert and snowy mountain as they attempt to survive the deadly video game. (123 min.)

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JUST MERCY What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Stadium 10 PHOTO COURTESY OF DISNEY PLUS

PLEASURES GIRL MEETS WORLD When? 2014-2017 What’s it rated? TV-G Where? Disney Plus

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have to confess that this show is one of the main reasons I opted to fulfill my daughters’ biggest wish to get Disney Plus as a Christmas gift.

My girls—ages 10 and 13—and I got hooked on Girl Meets World while Netflix ran it, between 2015 and early 2019. Then Disney put the show, which had been canceled in 2017, on its own streaming service. I’d never seen Boy Meets World when it aired in the late ’90s, so I came to this spinoff with fresh eyes. It takes place in Manhattan where the main characters of the original show, Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) and Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel), are now married and in the midst of their careers and raising their two children, 12-year-old daughter Riley (Rowan Blanchard) and 5-year-old son Auggie (August Maturo).

Girl Meets World strikes a balance between delightfully sweet and thoughtfully poignant.

It’s a Disney show, so it’s got that energetic, slightly plastic aura of smily intentionality and morality—Cory is a teacher as well as a parent to Riley, so there’s a lesson in each show. But the lessons take on issues that actually resonate with me as a parent and with my girls as tweens: divorce,

friendships, money, careers, loyalty, integrity, abandonment, remarriage. We see characters cry and look deep inside themselves as they rally around each other in some truly difficult situations.

Riley is at first glance all sweetness and bubbly optimism, while her best friend, Maya Hart (Sabrina Carpenter), is darker and more damaged from her dad’s walking out on the family when she was young. The two friends balance out each other, illustrating one of the show’s main themes: The secret of life is that people change people.

In one of my favorite episodes, the two best friends travel back in time to Cory and Topanga’s past to figure out whether Riley can ever live up to her amazing parents (of course she learns that she’s her own person and is also a combination of her parents’ attributes).

The girls are transported into a scene from Boy Meets World, the episode where Cory and Topanga hang out at Cory’s house on a nondate. It’s adorable, and since I hadn’t seen the original show, it was a treat to see the middleschool-aged versions of Riley’s parents.

I’ve since watched several episodes of Boy Meets World, also on Disney Plus, and I now understand why the studio audience cheered when certain characters showed up in Girl Meets World—characters including Cory’s best friend, Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong), who appears often; Cory’s brother Eric (Will Friedle); former teacher Mr. Feeny (William Daniels); and Stuart Minkus (Lee Norris)—fun fact: Minkus’ son, Farkle (Corey Fogelmanis), is one of Riley’s best friends. Even Cory’s parents make an appearance or two. All the teenybopper fans—and this new, not-soteenaged fan—of the original show will get the thrill of seeing many familiar faces all grown up and as quirky as ever.

THUNDER! LIGHTNING! In Girl Meets World, Riley Matthews (left)—daughter of Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence-Matthews of Boy Meets World fame—and best friend Maya Hart (right) navigate middle school and high school with the help of their friends and family. The show is at once deep, dear, and optimistic.

Girl Meets World is a delight, and I recommend it to anyone with tweens (especially daughters) and any fans of the original show who might still be curious about their favorite characters. (72 episodes, 24 min. each) Δ —Andrea Rooks

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Destin Cretton (The Glass Castle) directs Michael B. Jordan as civil rights attorney and activist Bryan Stevenson, who works to free death row inmates who are wrongfully convicted based on racial bias. The film is an adaptation of Stevenson’s memoir Just Mercy.

While the story and the message behind the film are powerful, the delivery falls somewhat short, as most biopics unfortunately do. I completely understand the director’s desire to keep the characters as realistic as possible and leave out the dramatic overkill, but with a cast like Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, and Rob Morgan, surely there could have been more of a punch packed into their scripts.

The film opens up in 1987 Alabama, when logger Walter McMillian (Foxx) is arrested for the murder of a young white woman, despite evidence proving his innocence. At the time of his arrest, McMillian is out in the woods working, and before police stop him—this being one of the most powerful scenes in the film— McMillian looks to the sky, a small freedom he never knew he would be deprived of. It’s a memory that McMillian holds onto (and revisits through the film) as he awaits death row.

Scenes like this carry the film, as it would otherwise be just a mundane and straightforward story. Cretton closely follows how the inmates are wrongfully convicted and the attorney Bryan Stevenson who is defending them.

Stevenson received a full scholarship to attend Harvard Law School; during his race and poverty litigation course, he worked for Stephen Bright’s Southern Center for Human Rights.

The center represented death row inmates throughout the South, and Stevenson found his calling. After earning his degree, he takes on the McMillian case, his first case, and several others amid pushback from the community that can’t seem to reckon with the fact that an African American man was wrongfully convicted.

With each appeal that Stevenson files and as McMillian’s memories of life outside his lonely prison cell emerge, I just can’t seem to get over how one-dimensional the characters are.

Larson is also given a small role as Stevenson’s co-worker Eva Ansley and (underrated) Rob Morgan is given the role of Herbert Richardson, another inmate awaiting his end and reliving the actions that led to his sentence.

Racial injustice is at the forefront of the film, but it also touches upon a veteran’s PTSD that goes unchecked, corrupt law officials, and impoverished people who are victimized by law enforcement.

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PAIN AND GLORY What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? The Palm Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar (Volver, Julieta, I’m So Excited!) once again directs Antonio Banderas; this time as Salvador Mallo, a director who feels he’s past his prime, but learns that his past experiences can mold his future artistic creations.

Coincidentally, or possibly not, Almodóvar has created a visually stunning film that parallels his life. The characters are loosely based on the people he’s encountered throughout his existence.

The technique isn’t new for Almodóvar, but it’s different. This time around, we’re not shown the glimpses of his life through past memory, but from his perspective as a protagonist.

As Mallo is reconciling with his past experiences and loss, it feels as though Almodóvar is doing the same. For some audience members who are familiar with this director’s work, the scenes and the dialogue resonate and feel familiar.

We’re first introduced to Mallo sitting at the bottom of his pool looking for some relief to his back pain. He’s at a crossroads in his life; he feels that his medical issues don’t allow him to direct. It’s also a time in his life for him to reflect on the past: his mother’s death, a lost lover, artist’s block, his humbling childhood, and ailing health.

Salvador really contemplates his life when he’s approached to attend a screening and Q-and-A of one his successful films. It’s an opportunity for him to reach out to his leading actor, who he had a falling out with, and ask him to join him.

The meeting with drug addict Alberto Crespo (Asier Etxeandia) turns into the first time that Salvador tries heroin. As if on cue, Salvador becomes addicted to the drug that seems to relieve not only his physical pain but the haunting memories of his past.

As he deals with the reality of aging and the stunting of his creativity, Salvador experiences flashbacks of his childhood with his basically single mother Jacinta (Penélope Cruz). Through these memories, he recounts the first time he remembers being attracted to a man, the hardships his mother faced, and the absence of his father.

What would this pivotal time in life for Salvador be without some visits from his past?

Again, if you’re familiar with Almodóvar’s work then you’ll be more than familiar with his casting choices. Maybe it’s these familiar faces or their longterm relationship with the director that’s displayed on film and makes the entire story feel more intimate.

Pain and Glory is in Spanish, and I’m not sure if it’s because of the language being spoken, but every scene is more passionately done and the emotions aren’t just on the surface. It’s another side of Banderas’ acting career that we don’t normally get to appreciate. (113 min.)

—Karen

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CONTENDER Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory returns to the Palm Theatre in the wake of its two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for Antonio Banderas and Best International Feature.

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LITTLE WOMEN

Miguel Arteta (Youth in Revolt, Beatriz at Dinner) directs this comedy about two friends—Mia Carter (Tiffany Haddish) and Mel Paige (Rose Byrne)—who start Mel & Mia’s, a cosmetics company, but have very different ideas about how to run it. Things are further complicated when cosmetics mogul Clair Luna (Salma Hayek) obtains a controlling share of Mel & Mia’s.

You’d think with the formidable talent amassed on screen, Like a Boss would deliver, but alas, the movie is a real chore to sit through. Its female empowerment message is shoved unconvincingly into a paper-thin plot, and the talented cast can do nothing to enliven the lifeless and unfunny goings-on. (83 min.)

—Glen

What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? Bay, Downtown Centre, Galaxy, The Palm, Park, Stadium 10 Greta Gerwig (Ladybird) helms this new version of the classic 1868-69 Louisa May Alcott novel, which follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg (Emma Watson), Jo (Saoirse Ronan), Amy (Florence Pugh), and Beth (Eliza Scanlen)—as they come of age in 1860s New England, amid the aftermath of the Civil War. Though this is an oft-told tale, with now eight film adaptations, Gerwig’s new version is a real standout, turning the story into a poioumenon, a work of art about its own creation.

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how she pays tribute to Alcott, who never married or had any children of her own, and who after the publication of her famed and incredibly popular novel, often complained how her publisher forced her to create the expected happy ending. Gerwig pulls off the neat trick of having it both ways—creating an ending that honors the book and its author. I really loved this film, but grab the tissues—it just may have you ugly-crying. (135 min.)

—Glen

1917 What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Fair Oaks, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 See Split Screen.

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LAST CHANCE! August Diehl (left) stars as Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector who faces execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis in World War II, in auteur Terrance Malick’s A Hidden Life, which leaves the Palm Theatre on Jan. 16.

PARASITE What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? The Palm

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South Korean director Bong Joon Ho plays with genre and societal commentary in this dark comedy thriller about a penniless family’s unsavory but satisfying infiltration into a wealthy family’s household. We’re all capable of being both the heroes and antagonists of our own stories from time to time—able to make healthy and rational decisions in some situations while at the same time perfectly adept at self-destruction in others. And in one way or another, we’re all parasites too.

That’s the running theme in Parasite, the most recent foreign-language film brought to us by director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host), which centers on Ki-taek Kim (Song Kang Ho) and his destitute family’s scrappy struggle for easy money. (132 min.)

—Kasey

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek Into Darkness, Super 8) haphazardly directs the last chapter in the third and final trilogy in the Star Wars saga, in which Rey (Daisy Ridley) must channel her inner strength as a Jedi to lead the Resistance in the fight against the Sith. Without giving away (too many) spoilers, I think The Rise of Skywalker definitely feels like the end of an era for this saga (although give it a few years, and I’m sure we’ll get spin-offs similar to Solo and Rogue One). It only makes sense, it being the finale and all, that director J.J. Abrams feels the need to throw every card he has into this film—a little too much nostalgia and new characters all at once for me. (142 min.)

—Karen

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UNCUT GEMS

What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? The Palm

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Co-directors Josh and Benny Safdie (Good Time) helm this crime-dramedy that follows charismatic jeweler Howard “Howie” Ratner (Adam Sandler), who finds himself balancing family, business, and increasingly threatening adversaries after making a high-stakes bet.

This film might make you feel uncomfortable watching it, but there’s no denying its powerful energy. It’s among 2019’s best! I should mention, however, that the film has been praised by critics but not so much by audiences: The Rotten Tomatoes score is 93 percent critics to 54 percent audiences. I’m guessing a lot of attendees didn’t like the way it made them feel, or they simply didn’t connect with Ratner’s humanity. Even though he’s a horrible person, I couldn’t help but root for him to win, perhaps because he’s a classic underdog. It’s a draining but brilliant piece of cinema. (135 min.)

—Glen

UNDERWATER What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Rent it Where’s it showing? Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 William Eubank (Love, The Signal) directs this sci-fi horror drama about a aquatic research crew—including Norah Price (Kristen Stewart), Captain (Vincent Cassel), Paul (T.J. Miller), and others— trying to escape the ramifications of an earthquake on their subterranean laboratory.

Stylish direction and good acting helps, but this claustrophobic story is so derivative that you’ll feel like you’ve seen it all before. Of course, if you don’t mind the familiarity, you might think this lean bit of sci-fi horror is worth a matinee. (95 min.) Δ —Glen New Times movie reviews are complied by Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey. Contact him at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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A wonderful, albeit stupid, day How I rationalized spending an embarrassing amount of money on a day trip to LA

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o you ever say or do something and then instantly regret it?

That’s how I feel essentially all the time—I’ve been told I lack a filter—and it’s especially how I felt after I scheduled an appointment with a semifamous and very expensive tattoo artist … in the middle of the day on a Thursday … in LA. I don’t know how much the general public knows about journalists working in the local news industry, but we certainly aren’t rich. In fact, those of us who are just starting out are often barely scraping by.

So to not only drop several hundred dollars on some useless body art, but to then also use up an entire vacation day to do so AND spend additional money driving to and from LA in a single day?

It’s obviously a horrible decision.

But what can I say? I got caught up in the cool Instagram photos of tattoos and the fact that this particular artist would only be in LA for a week or so. I got lost in the idea of being anywhere but the office, where I would usually be fielding angry phone calls, on a weekday.

So here I am, on the way to LA on a sunny and cloudless Thursday morning, with plans to use up a good portion of my already lacking savings on gas, delicious food, museum visits, and a professional poking and prodding.

My boyfriend—who only gently judges me for the ridiculous choices I make—is driving. We’re several episodes deep into our favorite podcast, The Moth, and running right on schedule.

First stop: Pizzeria Mozza.

If you’ve ever watched Chef’s Table (I’ve watched every episode but I am not and do not claim to be a food expert, so please leave me alone), you’ll know why we chose this particular place for lunch. There’s this really great episode of Chef’s Table all about Chef Nancy Silverton and her obsession with baking the perfect loaf of bread.

Pizzeria Mozza is one of Silverton’s restaurants in LA, and the cheapest of them all. We arrive right at noon. We order two pizzas: one topped with fontina, mozzarella, sottocenere cheese, and sage, the other with broccoli spigarello, caciocavallo cheese, onion cream, garlic, chili flakes, and Parmesan.

It. Is. Incredible. The crust! It’s the best I’ve ever had. So bubbly and crispy on the outside yet soft on the inside! So thin and floppy yet strong enough to hold the delectable toppings horizontally! I’m in pizza heaven, and although my boyfriend says he’s had better pizza in Italy, I’ve never been there, and this is the best pie this tongue has ever had the pleasure of tasting.

(Again, I’m not a pizza expert so please don’t call or email to tell me that Pizzeria Mozza sucks. I don’t care what you think.)

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THAT’S AMORE Chef Nancy Silverton serves up incredible pizzas at a reasonable price, and with near perfect crusts, at Pizzaria Mozza in LA.

about—we head to Come What May, an inconspicuous little tattoo shop on West Washington Boulevard.

My tattoo artist is only a guest at Come What May for a few days. She’s from Canada but travels to different shops around the world, doling out the effortless-looking and beautifully subtle hand-poked tattoos she’s known for.

I’m paying extra for a customized design, which is based on an Aubrey Beardsley illustration that Oscar Wilde commissioned in the late 1800s to be published alongside his controversial play, Salomé. In the play, which is based on a story from the Bible, a girl named Salomé convinces her stepfather to kill John the Baptist and give her his head on a silver platter after she dances for him at a dinner party. It’s really Salomé’s mother who wants the head because she has some longstanding beef with John the Baptist.

It’s a great story, but I really just love the illustrations. So I guess I want to look at one of them every day for the rest of my life? I don’t know, man. Tattoos are weird.

When it’s finished (and it’s more beautiful than I ever thought it could be) we head to our 6 p.m. appointment at The Broad, a contemporary art museum that is somehow, some way, free to enter.

I’m not expecting it to be an amazing experience, but alas, it is. We get to see much of what I learned about in high school art history—from Andy Warhol to Kara Walker—and pieces from some of my personal favorites, including Cy Twombly, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Yayoi Kusama.

On the way out of LA we stop at Hasiba for the best hummus I’ve ever tasted in my life, and then we drive back to SLO without issue.

I feel all warm inside as I finally lie down in bed that night. It’s been a perfect day.

Everything went as or better than planned.

So I guess every once in a while making totally irrational decisions pays off, and ends up feeling perfectly rational. Δ Staff Writer Kasey Bubnash is officially on a fiscal freeze. Send thoughts to kbubnash@newtimesslo.com.

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BY BETH GIUFFRE

Moonshine’s shadow A documentary on Prohibition reminds us that regulations from 100 years ago still vex local wine biz today

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he ghosts of Prohibition still linger in the cool warehouse distribution rooms of our Central Coast wineries. Constitutional amendments of Prohibition enacted 100 years ago—the 18th and 21st specifically—continue to affect the production, distribution, and commerce of wine and other alcoholic beverages throughout the 50 states and abroad.

And according to the folks at the Wine History Project of SLO County, our local wineries still struggle with direct shipping laws from the Prohibition Era. So if our wine-loving brothers and sisters in “dry” states like Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, and Delaware want their box of wine shipped directly to them from a winery or retailer, they’re plain out of luck. Those complicated, 100-year-old laws won’t budge.

The laws are so frustrating, national grassroots coalitions like Free the Grapes have formed to reform wine shipping regulations.

“It’s so interesting in the world of wine how difficult it is in some states just to get your wine to consumers who love your wine or love to try your beer, and that’s due to these really old laws that date back to Prohibition,” said historian Heather Muran of the Wine History Project of SLO County.

She recently attended a Paso Wine Alliance seminar that took on the topic of these exasperatingly restrictive laws.

She heard the Alliance brainstorm how to work with legislators to help reform postProhibition laws to benefit Paso winery commerce.

“There’s long-term effect that still hampers the productivity and the economic impact of getting wine and alcohol (and any kind of alcohol) into different areas of the United States,” Muran said.

To illustrate the case in point, the Wine History Project has arranged two showings of America’s Wine: The Legacy of Prohibition—at the Pioneer Museum in Paso on Jan. 17 and the Monday Club in SLO on Jan. 18, both at 5 p.m.

The 25-year-old documentary has been retrieved from the archives of the UC Berkeley Bancroft Library—the Wine History Project had to pull some strings to obtain the film copy—to commemorate 100 years since Prohibition, when selling “bathtub gin” in public was a crime and corrupt gangsters made a livelihood of moonshine smuggling.

A first-rate panel of filmmakers—Carla DeLuca Worfork, Dr. Victor Geraci, and Mary Orlin—will join moviegoers

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It’s been exactly 100 years since national alcohol prohibition in America, which went into effect January 1920, and continued for 13 years. In recognition of this pivotal time in history, the Wine History Project of SLO County has arranged two screenings of America’s Wine: The Legacy of Prohibition, a documentary film about Prohibition’s effect on today’s wine industry. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers, plus hors d’oeuvres accompanied by wine from historic local vineyards.

The film will be shown at 5 p.m. on Jan. 17 at the Pioneer Museum, 2010 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles, and at 5 p.m. on Jan. 18 at the Monday Club in SLO. Tickets, $25, and information on upcoming Wine History Project exhibits may be found at winehistoryproject.org.

To learn more about Free the Grapes, the national grassroots coalition, that seeks to remove bans and streamline restrictions in states that prevent consumers from purchasing wines directly from wineries and retailers, visit freethegrapes.org.

afterward for a discussion of the documentary. For history buffs and wine industry geeks, these showings are a must-see. And I don’t know if you’ve been to the Pioneer Museum in Paso before, but you may want to give yourself some time to visit the exhibit dedicated to Prohibition in SLO County.

Central Coast wine history is as rich as the soil that grows our grapes. According to an 1871 Tribune “Column for Farmers” dug up by Libby Agran, project director for the Wine History Project, our earliest vineyardists—Andrew York, Henry Ditmas, and Pierre Hypolite Dallidet—had to be the first to plant vineyards and propagate vines in our coastal microclimates, finding just the right water access and the perfect soil.

But as soon as Dallidet, York, and Ditmas got those vines growing and thriving, some religious zealots went and made wine selling illegal. From 1920 to 1933, our nation banned the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. Prohibition was led by some proper (and pissed-off) Protestants (whom were named “drys” back then), miffed by alcoholism, saloon culture, and family violence. To them, alcohol consumption was ruining the country’s morals, and the only way to rid the American culture of this perceived evil was to ban it for good.

The documentary covers a span of 100 years of winemaking up until the present, telling the story of how the first wine families overcame obstacles to rebuild their industry after the repeal of Prohibition. Connecting past and present, the film explores the effect of Prohibition on today’s wine business: including laws governing direct shipping of wine to consumers; scientific research that influences alcohol and health policy; and the changing global marketplace.

The documentary features archival photographs and film clips, along with nearly 40 interviews and the stories of those who actually experienced Prohibition, including historians, winemakers, members of Congress, and public policy experts.

Among those filmed are the late,

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CORK PARTY Prohibition in the United States legally banned the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcohol from 1920 to 1933. A little known fact is that Americans could still drink alcohol at home, which may explain the image of this wild and crazy cork party happening during the Prohibition era.

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CHILD LABOR? Are these three hooligans bringing down the morality of a nation? The passing of national prohibition laws began with some pious Protestants looking down on the evils of alcohol.

These laws certainly changed a nation with a whole new set of crimes, while restrictive shipping laws are still taunting wineries and retailers 100 years later.

legendary wine marketer Ernest Gallo, who was 94-years-old when the film was made, and the late California winemaker Robert Mondavi. Another standout winemaker in the film is the late Brother Timothy, who was 92 during this final interview.

Local historian Muran said that Prohibition was less about abstinence and more about overcoming adversity.

Several families survived the era through home winemaking and by producing sacramental wine, used in church services.

“Where you think Prohibition would have hampered the wine industry, actually, there were more plantings and more wine being made during Prohibition,” Muran said, “and that was because there was so much of it going underground because it was bootlegged, that the industry and many of the

SCARY CARRIE Mrs. Carrie Nation, pictured on a page of Black and White Budget, Dec. 6, 1902, loathed drinking alcohol so much she’d “smash” taverns and bars with her hatchet and chase the heathens with her Bible. The caption printed with the historic photo said she “has ‘smashed’ upwards of 500 American tavern and public-house bars and fixtures.

Mrs. Nation has been arrested oftener than any other living woman. She still keeps up her crusade against drink.”

businesses survived.”

Pioneering winemakers from after Prohibition were called the “Phoenix Generation” for having to “rise from the ashes of Prohibition,” according to the Bancroft Library synopsis. “Equally significant are the insights fueling the continuing societal debate over the issue of alcohol in America.”

The Wine History Project will continue to educate the local public on the significance FLAVOR continued page 46

RESTAURANT MONTH ENJOY JANUARY IN SLO CAL, THE MOST DELICIOUS MONTH OF THE YEAR! Indulge in SLO CAL Restaurant Month, January 1–31, 2020! Participating restaurants will offer special prix-fixe menus of three courses at $30–$40 per person or other special offerings.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO

UPPER CRUST TRATTORIA

What originally started as a small restaurant serving gourmet pizzas and salads, grew into a locals’ favorite spot, offering a wide variety of Italian & Mediterranean style dishes. Ron & Terez Tynis’ love and passion for great food has continued to shape Upper Crust through the years to make it what it is today.

From the Tyni Family to yours, Saluti!

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MONTEREY ST. MARKET

APPLE FARM

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Somerset Grill restaurant at Vespera on Ocean features panoramic ocean views, breezy patio seating, and elevated coastal cuisine. Market-fresh, regionally-inspired, classic seaside dishes are served all day from the showcase open kitchen, centered with a wood-fired grill. The unique menu highlights “Oceanside Americana” cuisine featuring the best produce and ingredients from local purveyors along California’s Central Coast, including unique hand-crafted cocktails and an extensive list of local beer and wines from Edna Valley and San Luis Obispo County.

Featuring a fabulous four-course dinner, with stellar selections for each course. Served nightly 5-9pm, in the intimate dining room or lively lounge.

Four-Courses $40—Wine Pairing $15.

Happy Hour Daily • Live Music Tuesday Craft Cocktails • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort

Come experience what real food should taste like! Visit Monterey St. Market for your choice of a glass of beer or wine, hand rolled meatball bowl and dessert for $25. Daily Happy Hour 4 PM to 7 PM. Conveniently located in San Luis Obispo’s up-and-coming MOJO District. Open Monday- Saturday 11 AM to 7 PM, closed on Sunday.Valid 11 AM to close from Jan 2nd to Jan 31st!

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PIADINA

Gather at Piadina restaurant located in Hotel San Luis Obispo for relaxed farm fresh California cuisine with Italian influences.

From fresh artichoke lasagna to signature piadinas, there is something on the menu for everyone. Piadina offers both classic and specialty cocktails, local wines and craft beer. Join us in our lively dining room or garden courtyard for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.

Farm fresh cuisine, scratch made pastries and pies. Our $35 three-course dinner menu features comfort classics like country pot roast, homemade meatloaf or chicken and biscuits. Finish your meal with a slice of one of our famous fruit pies. Savor local flavors in a comfortable, family-friendly setting.

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Sunday through Thursday nights: 3 Course Menu for TWO persons for $35, Edna Valley or Paso Robles wine flight for $11, beer flight for $10. Our Menus are themed: Meatless Sunday and Monday, Italian Tuesday, Gluten & Cheese Wednesday, Latin Thursday.

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Featuring the best oceanfront dining in SLO county, Marisol at The Cliffs is known for its Classic California menu focused on local ingredients and exceptional desserts. With our January Restaurant Month special, select your starter, entree, and dessert from our full menu, highlighting all of our guests’ favorites along with seasonal specialties, for $30 or $40. Offering a robust wine and craft cocktail list, weekly live music on our oceanfront patio, and diverse dining space, Marisol is the perfect place to celebrate any occasion.

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of Prohibition through multiple exhibits showcasing not just the history of the ban of alcohol in 1920, but the statistics and facts relating to Prohibition. Δ Flavor Writer Beth Giuffre is thankful to be able to sip Central Coast wine in public. Send wine and food tips to bgiuffre@newtimesslo.com.

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It is time again for the Wineries of 46 East to host the popular 19th annual Esprit du Vin, where 20 wineries will gather under one roof for an evening of delicious wine and cheese pairings, culinary delights and live music. The Spirit of Wine event will take place Jan. 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Riboli Family of San Antonio Winery, 2017 Wisteria Lane, Paso. Tickets, $40 general ($50 VIP), may be purchased at my805tix.com … Sextant Wines is having a Souper Weekend in honor of National Soup Month, pairing its Santa Lucia Highlands 2017 Reserve Chardonnay with a taste of poblano and white cheddar soup. The pairing will be included with all tasting flights on Jan. 18 to 19 starting at 10 a.m. at Sextant Wines, 1653 Maxwellton St., SLO … Meet owner/winemaker Chris Leanard of Leonard Wine Company while enjoying a flight of his amazing zins with a special food pairing provided by The Savory Palette on Jan. 22 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Savory Palette, 601 Embarcadero No. 5, Morro Bay. Tickets, on eventbrite.com, are $40 in advance, $45 at the door, and $35 Seller-2-Seller Wine Club … Let’s raise a glass for Jac Jacobs of Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards and Sarah Mullins of Rancho Sisquoc Winery. The two Central Coast winemakers were chosen to judge the 20th anniversary San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest competition of North American wines. Judging took place in early January. For wine award results, visit winejudging.com.

EAT AND LEARN The Wellness Kitchen seems ready to seize the day with two new classes. One Ingredient, Three Ways with Sweet Potato, The Ultimate Comfort Food happens Jan. 16 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Wellness Kitchen, 1255 Las Tablas Road, suite 102, Templeton. Learn how to prepare nutrient-dense foods with the intent to create the “most inhospitable environment” so disease does not have the opportunity to grow. The class is free for those coping with illness. Caregivers and friends are welcome to join for a contribution of $20.

The second class: Bring Your Taste Buds Back to Life!, taught by founder and therapeutic chef of The Wellness Kitchen Nancy Walker, will be held Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hearst Cancer Resource Center, 1941 Johnson Ave., suite 201A, SLO. The class is designed especially for individuals who are facing a life-altering disease or who are looking for tools and recipes to obtain optimal health. These recipes and lessons will be both therapeutic and delicious, with a lesson on flavoring foods using fat/

acid/salt/sweet. For both classes, RSVP is required at (805) 434-1800 or vanessa@ thewkrc.org. … Speaking of healing foods, Grandma Ingrid’s is holding a Soup Class—Broth Style Soups on Jan. 18.

You will be making two homemade soups from scratch: beef and fresh vegetable and chicken noodle from a whole chicken.

Come hungry for breakfast, soup for lunch, and plenty of Grandma Ingrid’s goodies in between. Tickets are $50 on eventbrite.com … Annie Yu is teaching a Traditional Chinese New Year Dinner class at Debbie Duggan’s Central Coast Culinary, 2078 Parker St., suite 110, SLO, on Jan. 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. The $80 class will celebrate the Chinese New Year with a traditional Cantonese meal: cantonese poached chicken with scallion and ginger sauce; sweet and sour shrimp with “dragon eye” longan; classic hot and sour soup with pork loin strips; stir-fry longevity noodles; garlic baby bok choy stir fry; yang chow fried rice with shrimp and Chinese pork sausages; jasmine rice; and Chinese almond cookies for dessert. Get tickets at centralcoastculinaryandcatering.com.

FOR A CAUSE Here’s the scoop: On Jan. 22, from 5 to 8 p.m, your ice cream purchase from Doc Burnstein’s in Arroyo Grande or SLO will support Community Action Partnership of SLO County (CAPSLO). Δ Flavor writer Beth Giuffre is always eating and learning. Send kneadable knowledge to bgiuffre@newtimesslo.com.

D INE ’N’ DISH Flyjack low-cal hazy IPA After the holidays, as we adjust our pants sizes and resort to baggy T-shirts to hide our well-earned beer bellies, many of us are looking for a healthy version of our favorite brewskies. Fortunately lower-calorie craft beers have been in for a while. On the 100th anniversary of Prohibition, in January 2020, it just so happens that Firestone Walker Brewing Company released its own version of a beer—Flyjack—that fits our personal fitness laws: a low-calorie, low-alcohol option of their tasty hazy IPA. Which means someone in this county will be holding a yoga and Flyjack session sometime soon. And at least one Cal Poly student will declare herself on the Flyjack diet. The Flyjack has all the unique characteristics of a hazy IPA—big hop aroma; lush and full, yet refreshingly crisp flavor profile; and little hints of citrus. And to entice healthy drinkers who keep an active lifestyle, the beer has only 96 calories, 5 grams of carbs, and 4 percent ABV. “High on flavor, low on regret,” as they say over at Firestone.

Flyjack is on sale and available in draft and six-pack can formats across Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s distribution clients all throughout SLO County. For more on the Flyjack, visit firestonebeer. com, or stop by the brewery, 1400 Ramada Drive, Paso, to taste a cold one on draft. Δ Flavor writer Beth Giuffre is always low on regret. Send your favorite sip-worthy beverages to bgiuffre@newtimesslo.com.

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FILE NO. 2019-2838 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/10/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SHE DOES IT, 3055 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422.

San Luis Obispo County.

Noel Elizabeth York (3055 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Noel Elizabeth York. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-10-19. 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. 12-1024.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2019-2843 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KL COASTAL REALTY, 1164 Margarita Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433.

San Luis Obispo County.

Laura Kim Lundell (1164 Margarita Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kim Lundell. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-10-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 12-10-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2019-2854 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, EZ AUTOZ, 114 Sea St., Nipomo, CA 93444.

San Luis Obispo County.

Enrique Zarate Casillas (114 Sea St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Enrique Zarate Casillas.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-10-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 12-10-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2019-2870 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/11/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, EMERALD + VINE, 1908 Ruth Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Lauren Gleeson, James Gleeson (1908 Ruth Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This

business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Lauren Gleeson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1119. 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. 12-11-24.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2019-2875 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/05/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DRS. GUITTARD & SIERRA FAMILY DENTISTRY, 5960 West Mall, Ste. A, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Cristian A Sierra DMD Inc. (1415 Dickinson St., Santa Maria, CA 93455).

This business is conducted

by A CA Corporation /s/ Cristian A Sierra DMD Inc., Cristian Sierra-President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-12-19. 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. 12-1224.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2019-2880 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/19/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BECK AND CALE PHYSICAL THERAPY, COASTAL HAND AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 150 S. Mary Ave., Suite 1, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Donald T Cale, Rhonda L Cale (477 Platino Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A Copartnership /s/ Donald Cale, Partner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-13-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 12-13-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2019-2881 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/10/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO BREEZE, SLO BREEZE FARM, SLO BREEZE RANCH, 4240 Esperanza Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8118.

San Luis Obispo County.

John S Wimer, Susan W Christensen (4240 Esperanza Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8118). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ John S. Wimer.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-13-19. 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. 12-1324.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS A CA Corporation /s/ Open San Luis Obispo County. Seth FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Canvas Laser Aesthetics, A Mcmillan, Keri Mcmillan (601 NAME STATEMENT NAME STATEMENT NAME STATEMENT NAME STATEMENT Medical Corporation, Emerald Camino Caballo, Nipomo,

FILE NO. 2019-2883 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ZANOLI FARRAR WOODCRAFT, 543 Cerro Romauldo, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Thomas James Zanoli (543 Cerro Romauldo, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Thomas Zanoli.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-13-19. 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. 1213-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2884 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/13/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO GOATS, 4155 Esperanza Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Mark Paul Farrar (4155 Esperanza Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Mark Paul Farrar. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1319. 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. 12-13-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

FILE NO. 2019-2889 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/31/2018) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VALS CLOSET, 118 Karen Way, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Valerie Ann Fleming (118 Karen Way, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Valerie Fleming, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1619. 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. 12-16-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2893 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/17/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SPLASH N DASH, 6265 Deer Creek Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Brea Anna Stine (6265 Deer Creek Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brea Stine.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-17-19. 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. 1217-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2887 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FRIENDS OF EL MORO ELFIN FOREST, F.E.M.E.F., PO Box 6442, Los Osos, CA 93412. San Luis Obispo County. Small Wilderness Area Preservation Inc. (PO Box 6442, Los Osos, CA 93412). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Small Wilderness Area Preservation Inc., R.D. Bowlus, Treasurer.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-16-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 1216-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

FILE NO. 2019-2894 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/02/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ANDROGYNOUS FOX, 2146 Parker St. Ste. D5, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

Renee Margaret Periat (135 Village Circle, Pismo Beach, CA 93449).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Renee Periat, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1719. 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. 12-17-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2896 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TWIN ARBOR LABS, 3990 Ruth Way, Suite D, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

San Luis Obispo County. Twin Arbor Analytical (3990 Ruth Way, Suite D, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Twin Arbor Analytical, Christopher Gray, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-17-19. 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. 12-17-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

FILE NO. 2019-2888 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/06/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DO DILIGENCE NOTARY SERVICES, 1808 8th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402.

San Luis Obispo County.

Nancy Lynn Greene (1808 8th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Nancy Lynn Greene. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1619. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. N. Balseiro, Deputy.

Exp. 12-16-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2897 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CALIFORNIA CUSTOM HOMES REAL ESTATE, 2296 Holly Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

San Luis Obispo County.

California Custom Homes LLC (2315 Big Bear Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ California Custom Homes LLC, Douglas G. Levine, Director/Sole Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-17-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 1217-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2898 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ADDICTION CONNECTION, 1242 Monterey Street, Suite 130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Open Canvas Laser Aesthetics, AMC (1242 Monterey Street, Suite 130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Open Canvas Laser Aesthetics, AMC, Emerald Mcleod, Vice President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1719. 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. 12-17-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2899 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WHO FUNDS WHO, 1292 Sydney St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Elizabeth Lee Floyd (1292 Sydney St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Elizabeth Lee Floyd. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1719. 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. 12-17-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2900 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/01/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OPEN CANVAS LASER AESTHETICS, A MEDICAL CORPORATION, 1242 Monterey Street, Suite 130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Open Canvas Laser Aesthetics, A Medical Corporation (1242 Monterey Street, Suite 130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by

Mcleod, Vice President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-17-19. 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. 1217-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2901 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/01/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MON AMI CREPE BAR, 1075 Court St., Ste. 130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Adelia Matson (310 Hilcrest Cir., Grover City, PA 16127). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Adelia Matson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-17-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. A. McCormick, Deputy. Exp. 12-17-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2902 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/17/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CRAVE MINI DOUNUTS, CENTRAL COAST FOODIE, 1375 E. Grand Ave., Suite 348, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Sandra Anne Mccolm, Brent Russyl Mccolm (1375 E. Grand Ave., Suite 348, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Sandra Mccolm. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1719. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. S. Currens, Deputy.

Exp. 12-17-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2906 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/18/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VAGABOND INN, 210 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405.

San Luis Obispo County.

SLO Hospitality Inc. (210 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ SLO Hospitality Inc., Amit Patel, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1819. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. N. Balseiro, Deputy.

Exp. 12-18-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2908 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MCMILLAN FARMSTEAD, 601 Camino Caballo, Nipomo, CA 93444.

CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Seth Mcmillan.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-18-19. 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. 12-1824.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2909 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/18/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AUSTIN FINANCIAL, 1111 Riverside Ave. #403, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Austin Financial Inc. (1111 Riverside Ave. #403, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A TX Corporation /s/ Austin Financial Inc., Christopher Austin, President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-18-19. 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. 1218-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2911 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, HRVP, HOLIDAY RV, HOLIDAY RV PARK, HOLIDAY, HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK, HOLIDAY R.V., HOLIDAY R.V. PARK, 100 S. Dolliver Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County.

Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association (100 S. Dolliver Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, Charles Nunes, President.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-18-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 1218-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2916 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SOULSHARE, 2104 Vanderlip Court, Suite E, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Brandon Stegall (2072 Cypress St. #B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Brandon Stegall. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1919. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. JA. Anderson, Deputy.

Exp. 12-19-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

FILE NO. 2019-2920 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NINA FARIAS CLEANING, 3181 Wood Dr. B, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Adelina Farias (3181 Wood Dr. B, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Adelina Farias. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1919. 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. 12-19-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2922 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/17/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CB FARMS, COUNTRY BOY FARMS, 656 Santa Rosa St., Suite 2B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

San Luis Obispo County.

City Boy Farms (656 Santa Rosa St., Suite 2B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ City Boy Farms, Jason Kallen, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1919. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. S. Currens, Deputy.

Exp. 12-19-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2928 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEEZ RETURN, 5630 Mustard Creek Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Richard J Baier (5630 Mustard Creek Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446).

This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Richard J. Baier. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-2019. 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. 12-20-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2929 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/12/2011) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SECTOR45, 4820 San Jacinto Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422.

San Luis Obispo County.

Sector45 Partners, LLC (4820 San Jacinto Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Sector45 Partners, LLC, Matthew Moore, Vice President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-2019. 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. 12-20-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2930 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/20/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PLANET FITNESS – ARROYO GRANDE, 1576 West Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420.

San Luis Obispo County.

PF Arroyo Grande, LLC (9 Grand Avenue, Suite 2D, Toms River, NJ 08753). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ PF Arroyo Grande, LLC, Ira Warhaftig, Corporate Controller. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-20-19. 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. 12-20-24.

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FILE NO. 2019-2931 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/21/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GREENLINE LIGHTING & ELECTRIC INC, GREEN LINE ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, 1511 15th St.,

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Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Greenline Lighting & Electric Inc. (1511 15th St., Oceano, CA 93445).

This business is conducted

by A CA Corporation /s/ Greenline Lighting & Electric Inc., Tiffany Scheid, Vice President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-2019. 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. 12-20-24.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2932 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/22/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PHELAN BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, 212 W. Bennett St., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Harvest Rentals, Inc. (212 W. Bennett St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Harvest Rentals, Inc., Robert Phelan, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-2019. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. S. Currens, Deputy.

Exp. 12-20-24.

December 26, 2019, January 2, 9, & 16, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2933 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, B&W MANAGEMENT, 135 S. Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Janet Wood (135 S. Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Janet Wood. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-20-19. 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. 12-20-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2937 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALPHA SUNGLASSES LLC, 3665 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Alpha Sunglasses LLC (3665 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Alpha Sunglasses LLC, Joseph Williams, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-2319. 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. 12-23-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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FILE NO. 2019-2939 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/23/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CONTOUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, 1370 Stafford St., Apt. A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405.

San Luis Obispo County.

Greg A. Ross (1370 Stafford St., Apt. A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Gregory Alan Ross, Owner/Landscape Architect.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-23-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 1223-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

FILE NO. 2019-2947 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/01/2001) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BOOKER VINEYARD, 2644 Anderson Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Booker Vineyard & Winery (2644 Anderson Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Booker Vineyard & Winery, Carla S. Willey, Chief Financial Officer.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-24-19. 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. 1224-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

FILE NO. 2019-2946 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/23/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, UR FIRST, 2925 Flora St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Taylor Alexander Taff (2925 Flora St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Taylor A. Taff.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-23-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 1223-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

FILE NO. 2019-2953 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/27/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DIMENSION-L, 160 Chaney Ave., Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County. Collin Kenner (160 Chaney Ave., Cayucos, CA 93430). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Collin Kenner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-27-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. S. King, Deputy.

Exp. 12-27-24.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

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TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/23/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LET’S GO, 472 Bakeman Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Brenda Lurie (472 Bakeman Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brenda Lurie, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-23-19. 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. 1223-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/18/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PEDERSEN REALTY & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 1163 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442.

San Luis Obispo County.

Adeline Muikeak Pedersen (1163 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Adeline M. Pedersen, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-2319. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. N. Balseiro, Deputy.

Exp. 12-23-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

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San Luis Obispo County.

Vera Miltner, Daniel Miltner (200 San Luis Sreet #28, Avila Beach, CA 93424). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Vera Miltner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-2719. 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. 12-27-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

FILE NO. 2019-2966 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/30/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, JNE CONCRETE INC, 1277 Brighton Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433.

San Luis Obispo County.

JNE Concrete Inc (1277 Brighton Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ JNE Concrete Inc, Joseph A Williams, VP. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-30-19. 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. 1230-24.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0001 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MENAGERIE DESIGN AND PUBLISHING, 2807 Cottage Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Patricia Ann Marie Arnold (2807 Cottage Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Patricia Arnold. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-02-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

A. McCormick, Deputy. Exp. 01-02-25.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019-2955 NAME STATEMENT

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/27/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, EVERYMAN WINES AND VINEYARDS, 1850 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Nathan David Thompson (1710 9th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402).

This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Nathan Thompson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-27-19. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 12-27-24.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FILE NO. 2019-2967 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/30/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HANDY HUSBAND FOR HIRE, 455 El Sueno Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Steven John Tallant (455 El Sueno Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Steven Tallant, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-3019. 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. 12-30-24.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0002 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/01/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CBVAUGHN, 211 N Tassajara Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Brianne Vaughn, Christopher Vaughn (211 N Tassajara Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Brianne Vaughn. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0220. 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. 01-02-25.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019-2970 NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2019-2956 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/27/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, S.T.O.PEST PEST CONTROL, 365 S. 4th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433.

San Luis Obispo County.

Joseph Eugene Essert (365 S. 4th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Joseph Essert. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-27-19. 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. 1227-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/30/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE CARRISA

BY SLO BREW, 736 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. SLO Crew LLC (736 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ SLO Crew LLC, Milton Carrillo, Managing Member.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-30-19. 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. 1230-24.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0005 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GROCERY OUTLET OF ARROYO GRANDE, 1574 W Branch St., Ste. C, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Testa Team LLC (421 North Marian Street, La Habra, CA 90631). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Testa Team LLC, Haley Andrea Testa Angulo, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-02-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 01-02-25.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0010 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BLUE ASCENSION, LLC, 1187 Stonecrest Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Great Flavors, LLC (1187 Stonecrest Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted

by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Great Flavors, LLC, Kara L. Stewart, Managing Member.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-02-20. 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. 0102-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0011 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAMBRIA HAULING BY THE SEA, 4100 Bridge Street, Suite 1328, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Steven Roger Scholpp (4100 Bridge Street, Suite 1328, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Steven Scholpp, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-02-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 0102-25.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0019 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/06/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEST WESTERN TRADEWINDS, 225 Beach St., Morro Bay, CA 93442.

San Luis Obispo County. Om Jai Sainath Inc (1224 Whitley Ave., Corcoran, CA 93212).

This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Om Jai Sainaath Inc, Mitesh J Panchal, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0620. 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. 01-06-25.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0024 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/06/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BAILEY PAINTING, 105 Pilgrim Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420.

San Luis Obispo County.

Christopher M. Bailey (105 Pilgrim Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Chris Bailey. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-06-20. 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. 01-06-25.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020-0026 NAME STATEMENT

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/11/2009) New Filing The following person is doing business as, 3C CONTROLS, 1500 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. 3C Engineering, Inc. (1500 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted

by A CA Corporation /s/ 3C Engineering, Inc., Kelly Robinson, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 01-06-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0031 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/26/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FISHHOUSE VINEYARDS, STEAKHOUSE VINEYARDS, 2195 Corbett Canyon Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Corbett Vineyards LLC (2195 Corbett Canyon Rd., 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 01-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 0106-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FILE NO. 2019-2972 NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020-0043 NAME STATEMENT TRANSACTION BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TRANSACTION BUSINESS FILE NO. 2019-2959 FILE NO. 2020-0008

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/27/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MUSIC MOTIVE, 3440 S. Higuera St., Suite 130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Stephanie Lyn Hilstein (1975 Abbott St., Apt. B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Stefanie Hilstein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-2719. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. JA. Anderson, Deputy.

Exp. 12-27-24.

January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE SCOOP ICE CREAM PARLOR, 607 Dolliver St., Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. David Lee Isebrands (1240 La Quinta Dr., Nipomo, CA 93444), Kesor Kieng Carreras (589 Lilac Dr., Los Osos, CA 93412). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ David Isebrands. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-31-19. 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. 12-31-24.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MOBILE DYNAMITE, 1345 Dewey Road, Oceano, CA 93445.

San Luis Obispo County.

Michael Gasbarra (846 Naples Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Michael Gasbarra. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-02-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 0102-25.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0020 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/06/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEAMEYE, 804 Sheridan Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Alexander B. Paul (845 Charles St., Grover Beach, CA 93433).

This business is conducted

by An Individual /s/ Alexander B. Paul. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0620. 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. 01-06-25.

January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0050 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NUKESVILLE KUSTOMS, 1470 Mission Street, Unit B, San Miguel, CA 93451. San Luis Obispo County. Brandon Lee Ramos (1124 Merry Hill Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brandon Ramos, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0720. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. JA. Anderson, Deputy.

Exp. 01-07-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

DATE (01/07/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VAN GUNDY ENTERPRISES, CLEARVIEW SAN LUIS OBISPO, 35 Squire Canyon Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Peter Daniel Van Gundy (35 Squire Canyon Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Peter Van Gundy. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-07-20. 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. 01-07-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0052 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/08/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SUPER SILVER SLO, 850 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. George O. Homer, Jr. (113 B Christel Oak Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ George O. Homer Jr. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-8-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 0108-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, February 27, 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.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Michael J. Wilson and AT&T Mobility for a Conditional Use Permit (DRC2018-00130) to allow for the construction and operation of a wireless communications facility consisting of twelve (12) panel antennas, thirty-six (36) remote radio units, six (6) surge suppression units, two (2) microwave dishes, and associated equipment and hardware, all within an approximately 24-feet wide, 26-feet tall cylinder portion of a new 60-feet tall faux elevated water tank to be located within a 28-foot by 55-foot lease area, surrounded by a 8-feet tall wooden fence enclosure. The enclosed lease area also includes a 136-squarefoot equipment shelter and a diesel standby emergency generator. The proposed project will result in the disturbance of approximately 13,000 square feet (including utility trenching and access road improvements) on an approximately 19-acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at 3939 El Pomar Drive, approximately 5 miles east of the community of Templeton. The site is in the El Poma-Estrella Sub Area of the North County Planning Area.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the item. The Environmental Coordinator, after completion of the initial study, finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not necessary. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and CA Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) has been issued on January 25, 2020 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Aesthetics and are included as conditions of approval.

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

County File Number: DRC2018-00130 Supervisorial District: District 5 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 033-281-056 Date Accepted: 08/16/2019 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

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 Cody Scheel, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

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

Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission January 16, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0053 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/01/1985) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHERRY LANE NURSERY, 436 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. CLN Enterprises Inc. (436 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ CLN Enterprises Inc., Aaron Stern, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0820. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. JA. Anderson, Deputy.

Exp. 01-08-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0055 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DULCE’S MOBILE NOTARY & MULTI SERVICES, 285 Via Promesa, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Dulce M Cortez (285 Via Promesa, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Dulce Cortez.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-8-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 01-08-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

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NOTICE

TO ANYONE CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING SEIZED PROPERTY WHICH IS SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE: $26,635.15 U.S. CURRENCY. Location #1: On 01-05-2020 at Wells Fargo Bank, 665 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit seized the property listed above for Health and Safety Code Sections(s) H.S 11360/ H.S11359/ H.S11470.

The related Wells Fargo Bank account ending in 6619.

The amount seized from this account was $22,437.29.

Location #2: On 01-05-2020 at Union Bank, 995 Higher St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit seized the property listed above for Health and Safety Code Sections(s) H.S 11360/ H.S11359/ H.S11470.

The related Union Bank account ending in 5790. The amount seized from this account was $4,197.86.

We are now taking action to forfeit this property. If you claim an interest, you MUST file a claim within 30 days from the date this notice is first published.

Claims MUST be filed with the Superior Court Clerk’s office located at the County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, California. You MUST ALSO provide a copy of the claim to the District Attorney’s Office at the County Government Center, Room 450, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, Attention: Chief Deputy District Attorney Jerret Gran. Use Control No. 2019-AF03 on any correspondence relating to this property.

If you fail to file a claim on time, the District Attorney WILL FORFEIT the property to the State and it will be disposed of according to law (Health and Safety Code #11489).

Dated: 01-09-2020 /s/ Jerret Gran Chief Deputy District Attorney January 16, 23, & 30, 2020

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

CITY OF PISMO BEACH STATE OF CALIFORNIA

WHO: San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

WHO:

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

WHO: San Luis County Board of Supervisors WHEN: Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

WHAT: Hearing to consider adoption of a resolution approving the 2020 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice of the County of San Luis Obispo (the Fair Housing Plan).

The County is acting as the lead agency in preparing the update of the County’s Fair Housing Plan, formally titled the 2020 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (the “Analysis”). The Analysis, and its periodic updates, is required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) following federal grant programs: • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) • HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) • Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) HUD recognizes the County as an Urban County and provides the County and its participating cities an annual allocation of funds from the federal grant programs listed above. The Urban County members include the Cities of Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, and the County of San Luis Obispo. The Analysis is also a required component of the Urban County’s 2020-2025Consolidated Plan, which will guide the spending of the federal funds to be received from HUD. The County, with input from each of the participating cities and from the public, will prepare a final draft of the updated Analysis for consideration by the Board of Supervisors. Anyone may comment on the update of the Fair Housing Plan / Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice before the decision-makers take final action WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the hearing all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal. The hearing chambers meet the ADA standards and are accessible to disabled individuals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: You may contact Ted Bench, Project Manager, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 200, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, phone #805-781-5600, e-mail: tbench@ co.slo.ca.us The staff report will be available for review the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date on the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov. The draft Fair Housing Plan / Analysis of Impediments has been posted on the County Planning and Building Department website. Go to the search window and type in “fair housing plan.”

DATED: January 9, 2020 WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk January 16, 2020

WHEN:Tuesday, January 28th, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www. slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

WHEN:

Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a resolution denying an appeal (APPL2019-00017) by Rob Wrage of the Planning Department Hearing Officer’s denial of a request by Rob Wrage for a Coastal Development Permit / Minor Use Permit (DRC2019-00030) to allow an existing single-family residence to be used as a residential vacation rental and to modify the 50-foot location standard for a vacation rental located at 3347 Ocean Blvd. in the community of Cayucos; exempt from CEQA. District 2.

WHAT:

Hearing to consider approval of a resolution amending Title 22 and Title 23 of the County Code and Coastal Framework for Planning Table “O” (LRP2017-00001) to amend and replace the Secondary Dwelling Ordinance with a new ordinance on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) that reduces regulatory barriers and streamlines the permitting of ADUs as required by State law. Exempt from CEQA. The requested amendments include: 1) amendments of Title 22 to Section 22.30.470, Residential – Secondary Dwellings, Section 22.06.030, Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements, and various sections throughout Title 22 to update Planning Area Standards, terms, and definitions, 2) amendments of Title 23 to Section 23.08.169 - Secondary Dwelling Units, and various sections throughout Title 23 to update terms and definitions 3) amendments to Coastal Framework for Planning Table “O” to add Accessory Dwelling Units as an allowed use.

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

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

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

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

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN: Friday, FEBRUARY 7, 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.

WHEN: Friday, February 7, 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.

WHEN: Friday, February 7, 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.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Almond Heights, LLC for a Lot Line Adjustment (SUB2019-00068/COAL19-0060) to adjust the lot lines between four (4) parcels of approximately 21.42, 12.64, 12.86, and 5.96 acres each.

The adjustment will result in four (4) parcels of 8.54, 20.22, 11.77, and 12.50 acres each, respectively. The adjustment will remediate previous mapping errors and will not result in the creation of any additional parcels.

The proposed adjustment is within the Residential Rural, and Residential Suburban land use categories and is located 100 feet west of 19th and Locust Street, adjacent to the City of Paso Robles. The site is in the Salinas River Sub Area of the North County Planning Area.

WHAT: A request by Charles Baldonado for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (DRC2019-00254) to allow for an approximately 969-square-foot, two-story addition to an existing 540-square-foot, singlestory single-family residence and the demolition and reconstruction of an attached garage. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 1,900 square feet on a previously disturbed, 4,000-squarefoot parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 80 9th Street, in the community of Cayucos. The site is in the Estero Planning Area.

WHAT: A request by Carlene Cross for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (DRC2019-00277) to allow for one bedroom and one bathroom in an existing four-bedroom, four-bathroom, single-family residence to be used as a homestay. The project would not result in any disturbance of the previously developed, 5,110-square-foot parcel.

The proposed project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 1589 Berwick Drive, in the community of Cambria. The project is within the North Coast Planning Area.

WHO:

County of San Luis Obispo Subdivision Review Board

WHEN: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 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.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Alex Glotov for a Tentative Parcel Map (SUB2019-00080/CO19-0079) to allow for the subdivision of an existing 4.77-acre parcel into four parcels of 1.01, 1.05, 1.05, and 1.66 acres. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 1.95 acres for site improvements including a shared private access road and drainage basin involving 6,000 cubic yards of cut and fill. The project also includes road improvements for Sandydale Drive widening along the property frontage. This property was previously approved for a three-lot subdivision under Tentative Parcel Map CO 18-0042 on March 4, 2019; the applicant subsequently acquired an additional water service commitment for a fourth parcel. The proposed subdivision is within the Residential Suburban land use category and is located at 750 Sandydale Drive, approximately 1,050 feet northeast of Pomeroy Road, in the community of Nipomo (Urban Reserve). The site is in the South County Inland Sub Area of the South County Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA based on the common sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3).

County File Number: DRC2019-00030 Assessor Parcel Number: 064-426-040 Supervisorial District: 2 Date Denied: September 20, 2019 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the hearing all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

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

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: This project is found to be statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under the provisions of Public Resources Code section 21080(b) (5), which provides that CEQA does not apply to projects which a public agency rejects or disapproves. Anyone interested in commenting or receiving a copy of the proposed Environmental Determination should submit a written statement. Comments will be accepted up until completion of the public hearing(s).

COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. **If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing** DATED: January 9, 2020 WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk January 16, 2020

County File Number: SUB2019-00068 Supervisorial District: District 1 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 018-121-005, -141-020, -021

County File Number: SUB2019-00080 Supervisorial District: District 4 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 091-325-059 Date Accepted: 12/06/2019 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets.

At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

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 Cindy Chambers, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

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

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Subdivision Review Board

Date Accepted: 11/18/2019 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets.

At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

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 Young Choi, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

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

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing

WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the hearing all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

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

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: Also to be considered is the environmental determination that the project is statutorily exempt under CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h). A Notice of Exemption has been prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(2).

COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. **If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing** DATED: January 14, 2020 WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk

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Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2019-00254 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 064-153-041 Date Accepted: 12/23/2019 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets.

At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Emi Sugiyama, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@co.slo.ca.us by Friday, January 31, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2019-00254.”

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

COASTAL APPEALABLE County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission after all possible local appeal efforts are exhausted. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043.

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing

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County File Number: LRP2017-00001 Supervisorial District: All Districts Assessor Parcel Number: Countywide Date Accepted: N/A

Supervisorial District: District 2 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).

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Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2019-00277 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 023-191-025 Date Accepted: 12/23/2019 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Emi Sugiyama, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@co.slo.ca.us by Friday, January 31, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2019-00277.”

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

COASTAL APPEALABLE County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission after all possible local appeal efforts are exhausted.

Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043.

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing January 16, 2020

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

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

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, February 27, 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.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by 510 Rancho, LLC for a Conditional Use Permit (DRC2019-00084) for the two phased development of cannabis activities. Phase I will include 2.99 acres of outdoor cannabis cultivation and 7,520 square feet of commercial nursery. Phase II will consist of the construction of a 45,000 square foot greenhouse for the establishment of 22,000 square feet of indoor cultivation and 14,000 square feet of indoor nursery for ancillary and commercial use. Phase II will also include the construction of a 10,000 square foot building to be used for drying and processing as well as the placement of two storage containers for the storage of pesticides and fertilizers. The project will result in site disturbance of approximately 1.5 acres on a 219.43-acre parcel. The project is within the Agriculture land use category located at 510 Rancho Road, about one mile southeast of the community of Nipomo. The site is within the South County Inland Sub Area of the South County Planning Area.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Environmental Document prepared for the item. The Environmental Coordinator, after completion of the initial study, finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not necessary.

Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and CA Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) has been issued on December 18, 2019, for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Transportation and are included as conditions of approval.

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

County File Number: DRC2019-00084 Supervisorial District: District 4 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 090-241-003 Date Accepted: 01/04/2019 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets.

At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

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 Dave Moran, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

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

Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission January 16, 2020

WHEN: Friday, February 7, 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.

WHAT: A request by Karen Tallent for a Minor Use Permit (DRC201800108) to authorize a 500-square-foot commercial farm stand (for olive oil tasting and retail sales) to be located outside on an existing patio adjacent to an existing 3,600-square-foot barn, or inside a portion of the existing barn. The barn will be used for the storing, bottling, packaging, and labeling of olive oil (grown form on-site olives). The applicant is requesting a modification to the ordinance standard to allow a reduced setback to 293 feet to an existing residence. This approval does not authorize any temporary events. All signage/banners shall be in accordance with the standards of Chapter 22.20 of the Land Use Ordinance. The project may result in minimal site disturbance for access improvements on a 15.73acre parcel. The proposed project is located within the Agricultural land use category and is located at 4455 East Highway 41 approximately 4.5 miles east of the City of Atascadero. The site is in the El Pomar-Estrella Sub Area of the North County Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2018-00108 Supervisorial District: District 5 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 034-511-012 Date Accepted: 01/03/2020 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets.

At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Holly Phipps, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

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, January 31, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2018-00108.”

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 January 16, 2020

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

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

WHO : County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN: Friday, February 7, 2020 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for

WHEN: Friday, February 7, 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.

09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Paragon Vineyard Company, Inc. for a Lot Line Adjustment (SUB2019-00101/COAL 19-0083) to adjust the lot lines between two parcels of 191 and 200 acres each resulting in two parcels of 48.3 and 342.7 acres each. The project will not result in the creation of any additional parcels. The proposed adjustment is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at 4915 Orcutt Road, approximately 1,200 feet south of the City of San Luis Obispo. The site is

WHAT: A request by Lopez Company for a Minor Use Permit (DRC201900266) to allow for the construction of a 1,902-square-foot modular building for farm support quarters on a 277-acre parcel in Tract 2408 (Phase II), an agricultural cluster subdivision. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 2,000 square feet of the 277acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at 301 Tally Farms Road, approximately 0.5 miles southwest of the Talley Farms Road and Lopez Drive intersection, approximately four miles northeast of the City of Arroyo Grande. The site is in the San Luis Bay (Inland) Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically

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

exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: DRC2019-00266

in the San Luis Obispo Sub Area of the San Luis Obispo Planning Area.

County File Number: SUB2019-00101 Supervisorial District: District 3 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 044-051-013, -014, -034 Date Accepted: 11/25/2019 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets.

At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

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 Stephanie Fuhs, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

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

Supervisorial District: District 4 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 047-021-019 Date Accepted: 12/16/2019 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

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, January 31, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2019-00266.”

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

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing

January 16, 2020

January 16, 2020

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

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

1. 620 California Blvd. ARCH-0769-2019; Minor modification of an existing wireless telecommunications facility, consisting of the installation of an emergency diesel generator adjacent to the existing equipment area on a 20 sq. ft. steel platform , and extension of screening fencing around the new generator (categorically exempt from environmental review); O-S Zone; AT&T, applicant. (Walter Oetzell)

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

November 2019 PERCENT CHANGE

2. 680 Hill Street. ARCH-0609-2019; Review of a proposed new

5,044 square-foot single-family residence with attached garage and a detached accessory structure with a 535 square foot accessory dwelling unit, pool house and garage on a sloped lot (categorically exempt from environmental review); R-1-S zone; Chris Ligtenberg, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen) The Community Development Director will either approve or deny these applications no sooner than January 27, 2020 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, stop by, or call (805) 781-7170, weekdays, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

January 16, 2020

Year Ending October November 2019 2019 3.2 3.2

For further information regarding the CPI%, please contact the CPI Hotline at (415) 625-2270.

Teresa Purrington City Clerk City of San Luis Obispo January 16, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE

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, January 27, 2020, in the Council Hearing Room, at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, to consider the following: 1. 782 Higuera Street. MOD-0773-2019; Review of a modification to an existing Restaurant with Late Hour Alcohol Use Permit to extend hours of operation until 2:00 A.M. Sunday-Saturday. The project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); C-D-H zone; Creeky Tiki, applicant. (Cassidy McSurdy) 2. 1817 Osos Street. USE-0646-2019; Review of a Minor Use Permit to operate a beer and wine bar. The proposed bar will be operating in a shared tenant space with an existing hair salon. The project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); C-R-S-H zone; Jan Horn, 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 at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Luis Obispo at, or prior to, the public hearing.

January 16, 2020

CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee will hold a Regular Meeting, Monday, January 27, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, Room 9 of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, on the item listed below: PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: 1. Review of a request to designate the single-family dwelling at 858 Toro Street (Virginia Levering Latimer House) as a Master List Resource and include the property in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources (categorically exempt from environmental review); Project Address: 858 Toro Street; Case #: HIST-07012019; Zone: R-2-H; Eric & Jaqueline Blair owners and applicants.

Contact Information: Walter Oetzell – (805) 781-7593 – woetzell@slocity.org 2. Review of a request to remove the accessory office building at 660 Pismo Street (behind St. Stephens Episcopal Church) from the Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources (categorically exempt from environmental review); Project Address: 660 Pismo Street; Case #: HIST-0845-2019; Zone: R-2-H; St. Stephens Episcopal Church, owner and 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 at, or prior to, the public hearing.

The report(s) will be available for review in the Community Development Office and online in advance of the meeting at https://www.slocity.org/government/advisory-bodies/ agendas-and-minutes/cultural-heritage-committee.

Please call 805-781-7170 for more information, or to request an agenda report.

January 16, 2020

1-Month Ending November 2019 0.3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, the Pismo Beach Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting at City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach California in the Council Chamber for the following purpose: Public Hearing Agenda: A. Address: 620 Cypress Street Applicant: Abraham Cohen Project No: P19-000075 Description: Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review Permit for a 750 square-foot addition to an existing commercial structure. The project is located in the Commercial Retail (C-1) Zone of the Downtown Core Planning Area. The project is located in the Coastal Zone and is not appealable to the California Coastal Commission. APN: 005-191-004.

Environmental Review In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines regarding existing structures.

B. Address: 129 North Silver Shoals Applicant: David and Laetitia Payne Project No: P19-000097 Description: Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review Permit for a 201 square-foot second-story deck addition to an existing singlefamily residence. The project is located in the Planned Residential (PR) Zone of the South Palisades Planning Area. An Environmental Categorical Exemption will be considered. The project is located in the Coastal Zone and is appealable to the California Coastal Commission.

APN: 010-142-022.

Environmental Review In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines regarding existing structures.

You have a right to comment on this project and its effect on our community. Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearing(s) or otherwise express their views and opinions regarding these matters.

An opportunity will be presented at the hearing for verbal comments. Written comments are also welcomed at the hearing(s) or prior to the hearing(s). Written comments prepared prior to the hearing(s) may be submitted to the Planning Division by mail or hand-delivery at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449, by fax at (805) 773-4684, or by email at eperez@pismobeach.org Staff reports, plans and other information related to this matter are available for public review at the Community Development Department, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA. The meeting agenda and staff report will be available no later than the Friday before the meeting and may be obtained at City Hall or by visiting www.pismobeach.org.

The Planning Commission meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and streamed on the City’s website.

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

Further information on the above item may be obtained from or viewed at the Planning Division Office at City Hall, or by telephone at (805) 773-4658, or by emailing Elsa Perez, Administrative Secretary at eperez@pismobeach. org.

Date: January 16, 2020

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0063 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/08/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLOW FIREWOOD, 357 N 4th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County.

Milena Janicijevic (357 N 4th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Milena Janicijevic. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-8-20. 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. 01-08-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0064 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/06/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BLUE COAST NOTARY, 251 Irish Way, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Laura A. Price (251 Irish Way, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Laura A. Price. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-8-20.

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. 01-08-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0082 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/19/2000) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SEA PINES GOLF RESORT, CENTRAL COAST GOLF TRAIL, 1945 Solano St., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Glenn R. Setting (432 Main St., Morro Bay, CA 93442), Gary G. Setting (6955 Marchant Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Gary Setting, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-1020. 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. 01-10-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0091 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AUTEN BOYS BBQ AND CATERING, 958 Sycamore Dr., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420.

San Luis Obispo County. David Bradley Auten (958 Sycamore Dr., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).

This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ David Auten, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-13-20.

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. 01-13-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0095 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ATASCADERO DOOR COMPANY, 5145 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA 93422.

San Luis Obispo County. MER Industries, Inc. (5145 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA 93422).

This business is conducted

by A CA Corporation /s/ MER Industries, Inc., Michael Phillips, Chief Executive Officer.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk.

N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 0113-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0097 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ALLEY CAT IMAGES, 552 Kings Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Erin Erline Smith (552 Kings Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Erin E. Smith. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-1320. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 01-13-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0100 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ASPIRE COLORS PAINTING COMPANY, 360 Buchon St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Rafael Corral Diaz (360 Buchon St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Rafael C. Diaz, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-1320. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk. N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 01-13-25.

January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES 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: February 18, 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: J Johnson Law Office, Inc. 928 W. Grand Ave. Grover Beach, CA 93433 January 16, 23, & 30, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES 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: February 25, 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: Mario A. Juarez 625 E. Chapel Street Santa Maria, CA 93454 January 16, 23, & 30, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE

NOTICE OF

NUMBER:

NOTICE OF

PETITION TO

19CV-0778

PETITION TO

ADMINISTER

ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF:

ESTATE OF:

ROBERT ALBERT MADDOX

LESLIE MARLESE DRAGOO AKA LESLIE M. DRAGOO CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0006

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LESLIE MARLESE DRAGOO aka LESLIE M. DRAGOO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ARLYSE SCRIVNER in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo.

The Petition for Probate requests that ARLYSE SCRIVNER be appointed as personal representative to

CASE NUMBER: 19PR - 0369

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

The Petition for Probate requests that TAMMY LAWSON and GUY MADDOX be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Chalene Edwards Lienhard filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Chalene Edwards Lienhard to PROPOSED NAME: Shalene M.C. Lienhard THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/19/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/26/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: December 26, 2019 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

Date: January 3, 2020 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/19/2020, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/11/2020, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. 1 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: January 2, 2020 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

Date: January 7, 2020 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

SUMMONS

ORDER TO SHOW

ORDER TO SHOW

ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE

CAUSE FOR CHANGE

CAUSE FOR CHANGE

OF NAME CASE

OF NAME CASE

OF NAME CASE

NUMBER:

NUMBER: 20CV-0005

NUMBER: 20CVP-0006

19CVP-0407

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Rodric Arthur Russell filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Rodric Arthur Russell to PROPOSED NAME: Kabe Russell THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Nayla Paschoa filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Nayla Paschoa to PROPOSED NAME: Nayla Paschoa Delancer THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/05/2020, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/26/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: December 20, 2019 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court January 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2020

Date: January 3, 2020 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0004

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CVP-0001

LEGAL NOTICES

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Barrett Jay Fisher filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Barrett Jay Fisher to PROPOSED NAME: Barry Jay Fisher THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/11/2020, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: January 3, 2020 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court January 16, 23, 30, & February 6, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CVP-0007

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Brian Anthony Valdez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Brian Anthony Valdez to PROPOSED NAME: Brian Anthony Delancer

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Mary Katherine Rightmyer filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Mary Katherine Rightmyer to PROPOSED NAME: Kay Cementina

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Roberto Juan Robles filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Roberto Robles to PROPOSED NAME: Roberto Juan Robles

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

(CITACION JUDICIAL)

CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): 18CV-0738 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): GARY J CALLAWAY, an Individual 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 SelfHelp 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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 CA, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles Branch, 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): Patrice J. Hensley (State Bar #: 321134), Collection At Law, Inc., A.P.C., 3835 E. Thousand Oaks Bl #R349, Westlake Village, CA 91362, (818) 7167630 DATE (Fecha): 12/4/2018 Michael Powell, Clerk (Secretario), by Carol L. McGuire, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant.

12/26/19, 1/2, 1/9, 1/16/20 CNS-3325409# NEW TIMES

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:

LEGAL NOTICES CASE NUMBER: 19CVP-0023

Notice! You have been sued.

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond in 30 days.

Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.

There may be a court form that you can use for your response.

You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online 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 SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

CASE NUMBER: 19CVP-0023 The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 901 Park Street Paso Robles, CA 93446 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Alexander V. Hettena, Esq. The Hettena Law Firm 31348 Via Colinas #106 Westlake Village, CA 91362 818-735-9570 Date: 01-24-2019 By: /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk /s/, L. Snyder, Deputy Clerk, January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2020

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Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology Homework: How will you create the story of your life in 2020?

Realastrology.com ARIES (March 21-April 19): Comedian John Cleese has an insight I hope you’ll consider. He says, “It’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent. It’s also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that we’re not so sure about.” I hope you’ll make this advice a priority in the coming weeks.

You’ll be wise to prioritize important tasks, even those that aren’t urgent, as you de-emphasize trivial matters that tempt you to think they’re crucial. Focus on big things that are challenging, rather than on little things that are a snap.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author Honoré Balzac (1799–1850) was born with sun and Mercury in Taurus and in the 10th house.

Astrologers might hypothesize from these placements that he was ambitious, productive, tenacious, diligent, realistic, and willful. The evidence supporting this theory is strong. Balzac wrote more than 80 novels that displayed a profound and nuanced understanding of the human comedy. I predict that 2020 will be a year when you could make dramatic progress in cultivating a Balzac-like approach in your own sphere. But here’s a caveat: Balzac didn’t take good care of his body. He drank far too much coffee and had a careless approach to eating and sleeping. My hope is that as you hone your drive for success, you’ll be impeccable in tending to your health.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Before he was 21 years old, William Shakespeare and his wife had birthed three kids. When he was 25, while the brood was still young, he started churning out literary masterpieces. By the time Will became a grandfather at age 43, he had written many of the works that ultimately made him one of history’s most illustrious authors. From this evidence, we might speculate that being a parent and husband heightened his creative flow. I bring this to your attention because I want to ask you: What role will commitment and duty and devotion play in your life during the coming months? (I suspect it’ll be a good one.)

CANCER

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Thomas Love Peacock was a Libran author whose specialty was writing satirical novels that featured people sitting around tables arguing about opinions and ideas. He was not renowned for cheerful optimism. And yet he did appreciate sheer beauty. “There is nothing perfect in this world,” he said, “except Mozart.” So much did Peacock love Mozart’s music that during one several-month stretch he attended six performances of the genius’s opera Don Giovanni. In this spirit, Libra, and in accordance with astrological indicators, I encourage you to make a list of your own perfect things—and spend extra time communing with them in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Jean-Michel Basquiat started his career as a graffiti artist. When he evolved into being a full-time painter, he incorporated words amidst his images. On many occasions, he’d draw lines through the words. Why? “I cross out words so you will see them more,” he said. “The fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.” In the coming weeks, you might benefit from discreetly using this strategy in your own life. In other words, draw attention to the things you want to emphasize by downplaying them or being mysterious about them or suggesting they are secret.

Reverse psychology can be an asset for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Because of the onslaught of the internet and social media, lots of people no longer read books. But in 2020, I highly recommend that you not be one of that crowd.

In my astrological opinion, you need more of the slow, deep wisdom that comes from reading books. You will also benefit from other acts of rebellion against the Short Attention Span Era. Crucial blessings will flow in your direction as you honor the gradual, incremental approach to everything.

(June 21-July 22): Cancerian-born painter Stanley Spencer (1891–1959) didn’t align himself with any artistic movement.

Early on, his work was an odd blend of French PostImpressionism and 14th-century Italian painting. I appreciate his stylistic independence and suggest you draw inspiration from it in 2020. Another unique aspect of Spencer’s art was its mix of eroticism and religiosity. I think you’ll enjoy exploring that blend yourself in the coming months. Your spiritual and sexual longings could be quite synergistic.

There’s one part of Spencer’s quirky nature I don’t recommend you imitate, however. He often wore pajamas beneath his clothes, even to formal occasions. Doing that wouldn’t serve your interests. (But it will be healthy for you to be somewhat indifferent to people’s opinions.)

CAPRICORN

LEO

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I love fools’ experiments. I am always making them.” So said one of the most famous and influential scientists who ever lived, Aquarian-born naturalist Charles Darwin. In accordance with upcoming astrological factors, I invite you to draw inspiration from his approach.

Allow yourself to explore playfully as you conduct fun research. Just assume that you have a mandate to drum up educational experiences, and that a good way to do that is to amuse yourself with improvisational adventures.

(July 23-Aug. 22): Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1440s. In subsequent decades, millions of massproduced books became available for the first time, making their contents available to a far wider audience than ever before. The printing press caused other changes, too—some not as positive. For instance, people who worked as scribes found it harder to get work. In our era, big culture-wide shifts are impacting our personal lives. Climate change, the internet, smartphones, automation, and human-like robots are just a few examples. What are you doing to adjust to the many innovations? And what will you do in the future? Now is an excellent time to meditate on these issues.

VIRGO

YOU ARE BEING SUED

imagination’s breakthroughs; you overthink and over-polish.

But I have a good feeling about the coming weeks, Virgo. I suspect you’ll find the sweet spot, self-editing with just the right touch.

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re skilled at the art of self-editing.

When bright new ideas well up in you, you understand they are not yet ready for prime time, but will need to be honed and finessed. When your creativity overflows, tantalizing you with fresh perspectives and novel approaches, you know that you’ll have to harness the raw surge. However, it’s also true that sometimes you go too far in your efforts to refine your

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I love to be surprised by something I have never thought of,” declares Capricorn actor Ralph Fiennes.

According to my analysis of the astrological aspects, you’ll be wise to make that one of your top mottoes in 2020. Why? First, life is likely to bring to your attention a steady stream of things you’ve never imagined. And second, your ability to make good use of surprises will be at an all-time high. Here’s further advice to help ensure that the vast majority of your surprises will be welcome, even fun: Set aside as many of your dogmas and expectations as possible, so that you can be abundantly receptive to things you’ve never thought of.

AQUARIUS

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “How do you get your main pleasure in life?” That question was posed to Scorpio author Evelyn Waugh and Piscean social reformer William Beveridge.

Waugh said, “I get mine spreading alarm and despondency.”

Beveridge said, “I get mine trying to leave the world a better place than I found it.” I hope you will favor Beveridge’s approach over Waugh’s in 2020, Pisces—for two reasons.

First, the world already has plenty of alarm and despondency; it doesn’t need even a tiny bit more. Second, aspiring to be like Beveridge will be the best possible strategy for fostering your mental and physical health. Δ

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