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August 17 - August 24, 2017 VOLUME 32, NUMBER 4
Editor’s note
This week cover The power of prison rehabilitation programs ........................................ 10
news Dairy Creek Golf course is changing ......................................9 County counts on Airbnb to collect taxes .................................9
opinion Solar is too expensive to replace nuclear............................... 14
arts DIY: The local critter-making kit.............................30 STAGE: inclusIVitY on display at Studios........................................32
flavor FESTIVALS: Avocados and margaritas ......................................45
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n the last three years, the California Men’s Colony has cut its recidivism rate almost in half. Those numbers are due to the help of rehabilitation programs that were introduced in 2014 to help offenders such as lifer Christopher Sheehan find a way to cope with the crimes they’ve committed, make amends, FREEDOM and re-establish themselves in society. Sheehan In 2014, the California Men’s served 31 years out of his 37-year sentence before Colony started focusing on being released on Aug. 11. In this week’s cover providing longstory, Staff Writer Karen Garcia talks to him and term offenders with rehabilitation others about the programs that helped [10]. programs, This week, you can also read about what something that helped the Dairy Creek Golf Course will look like in longtime inmate the future and why [9] ; how Airbnb will Christopher Sheehan find his help the county collect those pesky transient way to freedom. occupancy taxes from short-term rental owners [9] ; TubbyWubby critter creation packages and their local maker [30] ; activist Ivy Bottini’s story, as told in a new play by a Cal Poly professor [32] ; and how you can enter to win a year’s supply of avocados and enjoy guacamole and margaritas on the journey [45] .
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outcry that followed Holland’s death and the announcement of the settlement, indicating that the county owed the public a transparent accounting of what happened. “We may have met our liability monetarily and legally, but we have not met the moral liability of being able to have this explained in a transparent manner,” Hill said. “The public is due a vetting of what happened.” The discussion will also include the topic of potentially contracting or outsourcing medical services at the jail. Fifth District Supervisor Debbie Arnold called for agendizing the item at a prior meeting in response to a recent SLO County grand jury report on inmate health and safety. Arnold was the lone vote against placing Hill’s jail discussion item on the Aug. 22 agenda.
Arnold indicated she wants to move forward with making changes instead of going through a review. “I was as upset as anybody. My approach was to say, ‘You know what? Something’s wrong and we need to change it up to provide medical service so something doesn’t happen again,’” Arnold told New Times. “We’ve been fooling around with these problems for a while now. I want to know right now what is available out there and what does it cost.” Savage said that the Aug. 22 presentation would be “forward looking.” “We’re going to be focused on looking at where we’re headed,” he said. “We know what went wrong and where things could’ve been done differently.” —Chris McGuinness and Peter Johnson
Carrizo Plain remains on Zinke’s monument review list
That has thousands of monument supporters nervous and dreading what may be coming from Zinke. Bryant Baker, conservation director for the Los Padres ForestWatch, a nonprofit organization opposing the review, indicated to New Times that no news isn’t necessarily good news. “We’re waiting. We hear things, reports shared around internally, that we pick up on,” Baker said. “Boundary reduction is certainly something we’re concerned about. They’re looking at Carrizo to see whether or not they can change the protections so that [oil or gas] drilling could be increased.” Zinke’s recent announcements triggered a response from U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), who wrote to Zinke on Aug. 14 asking to take the Carrizo Plain off the review. “My constituents are increasingly concerned that the Carrizo Plain National Monument, a unique vestige of the Central Valley’s grassland, remains open to possible changes and vulnerable to potential oil and gas development,” Carbajal wrote to Zinke. “I respectfully urge you to leave these designations as they stand.”
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As a deadline looms for U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to submit recommendations about potential changes to the status, boundaries, and protections of 27 national monuments established or expanded since 1996, the future of the Carrizo Plain National Monument in San Luis Obispo County remains uncertain. While Zinke’s recommendations following the 120-day review are due to President Donald Trump by Aug. 24, Zinke recently announced his decisions on six monuments ahead of schedule. He asked that no changes be made to monuments in Idaho, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, and Montana and recommended a boundary reduction to a monument in Utah. But all is quiet about the Carrizo Plain, the 204,000-acre local monument designated in 2001 under President Bill Clinton, as well as the five other California monuments under review—Berryessa Snow Mountain, Giant Sequoia, Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow, and San Gabriel Mountains.
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Local support for the Carrizo Plain monument has been strong, according to Baker. During a public comment period between May and July, the Department of the Interior received an estimated 15,000 public comments mentioning the Carrizo Plain, he said. In addition, ForestWatch delivered nearly 3,500 letters and postcards written by Central Coast residents to Washington D.C. Given the monument’s economic benefit to the tourism industry, ForestWatch also filed letters from 130 local businesses and the SLO and Atascadero chambers of commerce. “All were sent in support for the monument,” Baker said. But not all local leaders stand in such strong opposition to the federal review. SLO County 5th District Supervisor Debbie Arnold, whose district includes the Carrizo Plain, told New Times that citizens should welcome it. Arnold said she was asked to write a letter opposing the review and declined. “I’m happy to have a review. Let’s talk about it,” Arnold said. “If changes come out and you don’t like them, then get loud. But what’s wrong with the review?” Organizations and agencies throughout California have promised they will get loud if any amendments to the state monuments are pursued. Even the state Attorney General’s Office wrote to the Trump Administration in June promising to challenge any such attempts in court. No president has ever sought to roll back national monument statuses under the Antiquities Act of 1906. “This is unchartered territory,” Baker said. “The way we see it is all of these national monuments have been deemed necessary for protection.” —Peter Johnson
SLO rides another path for Broad Street bicyclists
Setting aside three controversial options to establish a bicycle boulevard on Broad Street, the SLO City Council unanimously directed city staff to come up with some new alternatives. Dan Rivoire, vice mayor of the city, said the consensus of the council at its Aug. 15 meeting was to further explore the idea of removing some on-street parking on Broad and Chorro streets to accommodate a two-way cycle track—a protected bicycle lane on one side of a road. “That said, the council wants staff to continue evaluating essentially a nochange alternative or a neighborhood improvements alternative as well,” Rivoire said. The proposal would entail improving pedestrian crosswalks, adding speed limit signs, and maintaining two-way traffic on Chorro and Broad Street. While the removal of on-street parking would reduce overall parking availability for homeowners, it wouldn’t hinder driveway access, Rivoire said. He added that the council wants to be sensitive to the neighborhood concerns with the project moving forward. The initial three options put before the City Council were met with resistance from the communities that would have been impacted by the potential changes. In the first option, traffic diverters would be put in place at three intersections along Broad Street, which
VIEWER DISCRETION would prevent thru traffic. That option also included new speed bumps and a traffic circle at Broad and Mountain View streets. The second alternative would have changed Chorro Street to a one-way northbound street and Broad a southbound oneway street, making space for protected bike lanes. The third option would have put in chicanes, speed bumps, and a roundabout to reduce speeding traffic without dedicated bike lanes. The goal of the project is to develop a safe route connecting bicyclists from the core of downtown SLO to Foothill Boulevard. “The intent of this effort is to provide a route that is attractive to not only experienced cyclists, but users of varying ages and ability levels,” the staff report read. —Karen Garcia and Peter Johnson
Local agencies approve governance structure for Paso groundwater basin
An interagency agreement that sets a governance model for how the overpumped Paso Robles Groundwater Basin will be managed has now been signed by every participating party except the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, which will vote on it Aug. 22. The Memorandum of Agreement stipulates how at least five North County agencies will work together to comply with the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which requires local water pumpers to write a sustainability plan by Jan. 31, 2020, and attain sustainability by 2040. On Aug. 15, the Paso Robles City Council executed the agreement following affirmative votes by the Shandon-San Juan Water District, San Miguel CSD, and Heritage Ranch CSD. Under the agreement, each involved agency would send one representative to serve on the Paso Basin Cooperative Committee. First District Supervisor John Peschong is slated to be appointed as the county’s representative. “The committee would conduct activities related to [sustainability plan] development, development of annual budgets and funding, establishment of a stakeholder participation plan, and development of sustainability metrics and actions,” a county staff report read. One hopeful party in the negotiations, the fledging Estrella-El Pomar-Creston (EPC) Water District, is still in the administrative process of becoming a district. After the EPC Water District holds elections in November, the Board of Supervisors must vote to allow it into the basin agreement—which isn’t guaranteed since basin members’ votes on the committee are weighted based on the size of their jurisdiction. Without the EPC Water District, SLO County has a 61 percent vote, the Shandon-San Juan Water District has 20 percent, the city of Paso has 15 percent, and the San Miguel CSD and Heritage Ranch CSD have three and one percent,
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respectively. With the EPC Water District in the agreement, the county’s voting power would be reduced to 32 percent. Dana Merrill, the EPC Water District formation chair and owner of Mesa Vineyard Management, said that the district would provide funding to the basin management that would otherwise be on the shoulders of the countywide taxpayers. “It’s pretty plain that they ought to [allow the EPC Water District into the agreement],” Merrill said. “It’s going to save everybody a lot of trouble and money.” Public Works Director Wade Horton said that after the Board of Supervisors decides on the agreement, the committee meetings would likely commence within 30 days. —Peter Johnson
Sheriff warns public against confronting illegal marijuana growers
Local do-gooders thinking of taking on illegal marijuana growers should think twice, according to a recent warning from the SLO County Sheriff’s Office. On Aug. 10, the department took to social media to warn residents against confronting suspected criminals involved in illegal marijuana growing operations, indicating that doing so could endanger their safety or even their lives. The warning, posted to the Sheriff ’s Office Facebook page, pointed to the Aug. 7 death of 47-year-old Madera County resident Timothy Fadgen as an example of the dangers of confronting illegal marijuana cultivators. According to reports from the Associated Press, Fadgen was shot and killed after he confronted three men illegally growing marijuana near the edge of his property in Oakhurst. “As a result, the Sheriff ’s Office is reminding folks, if you see something, don’t take matters into your own hands,” the Facebook post read. “Call your local law enforcement agency and let them handle the situation.” The warning comes as the Sheriff’s
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Office expects the county to experience a higher number of illegal pot grows than the pervious year, thanks to the heavy rains that hit the county in early 2017. While the deluge may have been a gift for local drought-parched vineyards and farms, it was also a boon for illegal growers, who count on that water for their illicit grows. “In the past, illegal grows would divert water from nearby streams and creeks to irrigate the marijuana plants. They would also create small reservoirs to store the water for irrigation,” Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Cipolla wrote in an email response to questions from New Times. “The drought dried up those creeks and streams. Now with the recent rains, those water sources are once again running. And we anticipate the illegal grows will once again begin diverting the water for their plants.” According to data from the department, the sheriff’s narcotics unit seized 31,750 marijuana plants in 2016, down from 49,410 plants the previous year. The department has seized 6,550 plants so far this year. Illegal grows are often found in remote areas and can present an environmental hazard, according to sheriff’s officials. In June 2016, the department discovered more than 7,400 plants in a massive illegal cultivation operation tucked away in a rugged area of the Los Padres National Forest in rural San Luis Obispo. “This type of operation, besides being illegal, produces many environmental hazards including toxic pesticide and chemical runoff, altering the natural water flow to be used for irrigation, and generating large amounts of trash,” the department said in a written statement issued shortly after the bust. —Chris McGuinness
Correction In the Aug. 10 news brief, “Planning Commission takes on county cannabis regs,” executive director for the SLO chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Jason Kallen’s name was misspelled. Δ
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News BY PETER JOHNSON
Taking a mulligan With no water to save Dairy Creek Golf Course, El Chorro Regional Park is in for major changes
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he water crisis at Dairy Creek Golf Course in El Chorro Regional Park is so dire right now, only its greens can afford to be green. Everything else is dry and brown, blending in almost seamlessly with the surrounding Chorro Valley. Three months have passed since the county-owned course received its last allocation of water from the state-owned California Men’s Colony (CMC) prison until December. The remaining water sits in three storage ponds, judiciously used by Dairy Creek staff to help maintain at least a semblance of what was once considered one of the top public golf courses in the state. Designed by renowned golf course architect John Harbottle and opened to the public in 1997, Dairy Creek was lauded for its innovative design, picturesque setting, and professional level of difficulty. The course’s head golf professional, Matt Kradduck, described the course’s value as aesthetic and athletic. “The course is not only a place to play golf, but a piece of art,” Kradduck told New Times. But Dairy Creek’s water supply— reclaimed water from the neighboring CMC—depends on the prison having a steady population. When California
passed prison re-alignment in 2011, the number of inmates at CMC started to decline. Dairy Creek’s water supply—the lifeblood of a golf course—did the same. CMC’s conservation measures during the drought compounded the shortage, and by 2016, the county was receiving less than half of what it needed. Today, amid record-low playership at Dairy Creek (down nearly 50 percent from prior years), the entire SLO County golf enterprise is in financial peril, needing help from the general fund to stay afloat, with $5.2 million of a bond still left to repay. As a result, Dairy Creek and El Chorro Regional Park won’t look the same in the future. “[The community] is showing us that a brown golf course is not desirable,” said Josh Heptig, the county golf course superintendent. “Unfortunately, we’ve got to make some changes.”
Tough decisions What will happen if Dairy Creek’s temporary storage ponds are drained before December? “Nothing,” the county Board of Supervisors said on June 6 when it decided not to augment the course with Whalerock
Reservoir water, a drinking water source that three supervisors didn’t want to use for golf fairways after the devastating drought. “Sometimes, you have to cut your losses and say, ‘We need to re-evaluate what we’re doing,’” 4th District Supervisor Lynn Compton said at the meeting before casting the deciding “no” vote. Compton’s words were devastating to the local golfers who packed the chambers that day to defend the course. “Everybody’s sad,” Kradduck said on Aug. 11. The county’s new plan is to convert Dairy Creek to a nine-hole course. The back nine holes will remain, while the front nine will be used to accommodate a bigger driving range and possibly a three- to five-hole practice facility—if Cal Poly wants to provide the water and other resources, Heptig said. He said Dairy Creek could benefit from the county-owned well on site currently shared with CMC. The well could be the difference between a completely green course and a course that looks more like the current one. “It will take a lot of political negotiations for us to be able to use that water on the golf course,” he noted. Dairy Creek would also be rebranded to a “grow-the-game” facility, as Heptig called it, welcoming all skill levels of golfers. While that might make a veteran player wince, Heptig said Dairy Creek’s nine holes would differ from the typical “pitch-
and-put” nine-hole facilities, like SLO’s Laguna Lake Golf Course, since it would include holes that are par 3, 4 and 5. “There’s a lot of stigma around ninehole golf courses, that it’s not real golf,” he said. “If you go to Europe, like Scotland or Ireland, there are 13-hole golf courses. There are 11-hole courses. Golf doesn’t have to be an 18-hole course.” While nine-hole courses generally don’t perform as well financially as 18-hole courses, the county plans to beef up the other offerings at El Chorro Regional Park. Several new facilities are on the docket, like more campgrounds (including cabin camping), multi-use trails, an event and concert center, a Go-Cart racing track, batting cages, a mountain biking course, disc golf, and a zip line. The overall vision is to boost park attendance and profits by making it inclusive to the entire community. There isn’t a timeframe for the transition, according to Heptig, though he said Dairy Creek will remain at 18 holes at least through the winter. For many golfers, acceptance has replaced resistance. When the county surveyed Dairy Creek players last year, less than 25 percent indicated they would be willing to play a future nine-hole course. But in a more recent survey, 60 percent admitted they would. “There’s a little bit of reality that’s setting in,” Heptig said. “We’re hearing, ‘We really love Dairy Creek, and if this is the way it’s going to have to be, we still want to play it.’” ∆ Contact Staff Writer Peter Johnson at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com.
BY CHRIS MCGUINNESS
TOT tag-team SLO County works with Airbnb to ensure local vacation rental hosts are paying their fair share
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n order to collect unpaid taxes from vacation rental scofflaws, SLO County is turning to one of the biggest online rental services in the country for help. After a year of negotiations, the county entered into an agreement with the San Francisco-based Airbnb to allow the online rental company to collect transient occupancy taxes and related assessment from locals using the service in unincorporated areas of SLO County. County officials say the agreement, approved by the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 15, will help level the playing field between short-term vacation rental landlords who are already paying taxes to operate and those who do not. “We want to make it fair for the people who are playing by the rules,” said Justin Cooley, principal financial analyst for the county auditor and tax collector. Under the county’s current regulations, individuals who host or rent out shortterm vacation rentals in unincorporated areas are required to file for a business license and collect a transient occupancy tax (TOT), also known as a bed tax, from guests. That tax, and other short-term rental-related assessment fees, apply to hotels, home rentals, and those who rent out rooms or homes online through
services like Airbnb. There are currently 1,323 licensed lodging business operating in the unincorporated areas of the county, of which more than 86 percent are vacation rentals. In total, those business contributed more than $9.4 million in TOT taxes to the county’s general fund last fiscal year. But the county has struggled with how to identify residents who are hosting guests through services like Airbnb but aren’t registered or paying the tax. When it comes to online rentals, Cooley indicated that many fail to pay the tax because they simply aren’t aware of the regulations. “A lot of people who do this don’t even know they are supposed to collect taxes,” he said. “They genuinely didn’t know that they were required to.” Whether they do it knowingly or unknowingly, failing to pay the tax can skew rental prices against those complying with the county’s regulations. Because hosts usually pass the cost of the tax onto the people using the rentals by increasing the per-night price, Cooley said hosts shirking the occupancy tax could charge rates as much as 12 percent less than those following the rules. “We view it as unfair, and we want to
SCREEN SHOT OF AIRBNB.COM BY CHRIS MCGUINNESS
THE TAX MAN COMETH SLO County is turning to Airbnb to help it collect occupancy taxes from locals who use the popular app to rent out their rooms and homes.
remedy that,” he said. But trying to track down and collect was challenging and demanded a large amount of county staff’s time and resources. It doesn’t help that companies like Airbnb try to protect hosts’ information, making finding out who is using apps to rent out rooms or homes time consuming. The county even hired an outside company, Host Compliance, in September to help them identify and track down unregistered online vacation rentals at a cost of nearly $72,000. The agreement with Airbnb will allow the company to collect the occupancy tax and other assessment fees directly from hosts who use the service. According to Airbnb’s website, the TOT will appear as a line item on the rental listing. “Airbnb calculates applicable local taxes and collects those taxes from guests at the time of booking,” the company’s website states. “Airbnb then takes care of remitting collected taxes to the applicable
tax authority on the host’s behalf.” SLO County isn’t the first government to hammer out such an agreement with Airbnb. The company is collecting occupancy taxes for several California counties, including Calaveras, Humbolt, and Marin counties, as well as cities in Nevada, Colorado, and others. According to a county staff report, the online rental giant won’t charge the county anything for the service and the agreement will be a win-win situation for both it and the county residents acting as hosts. “The agreement not only ensures a level playing field, but also greatly eases the administrative burden for the county and individual hosts who choose to operate through Airbnb,” the report stated. Airbnb will assume its responsibilities under the agreement beginning Oct. 1. ∆ Reach Staff Writer Chris McGuinness at cmcguinness@newtimesslo.com.
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Rehabilitation and reentry programs help offenders leave prison and stay out BY KAREN GARCIA
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hristopher Sheehan walked into a head shop in Huntington Beach with his partner in crime, armed, and ready to rob the joint. While the two were instructing employees to hand over money, one employee activated a silent alarm. That prompted a nearby police officer patrolling the area to respond to the call. The officer ordered both men to kneel in front of a wall, but Sheehan argued, distracting the officer. It bought his partner time to shoot at the officer. Wearing a bulletproof vest at the time, the officer took the shot without injury and fired back, killing Sheehan’s partner. “I grabbed the gun that the officer missed behind my back and fired,” Sheehan said. His bullet missed the officer and Sheehan fled the scene. With a warrant attached to his name, he was eventually arrested in Kern County, Utah, and returned to Orange County. All of that happened in 1985, when he was only in his early 20s. In July 1986, Sheehan was convicted on felony counts that included attempted murder, robbery, and discharging a firearm. He was also convicted of first-degree murder since his partner died as a result of the crime they were attempting to commit together. He was sentenced to 37 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole. He’s served 31 years at the California Men’s Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo. With the help of rehabilitation and reentry programs focused on long-term offenders— introduced to CMC in 2014—he walked out of prison a free man on Aug. 11. He entered a life of barbed wire with the thought that he may not get a chance at parole. At the time, even though he was upset with his situation, Sheehan said he just went with it. “When I came here in ’86, I had no real desire to do anything. I just wanted to have fun, take some classes,” he said. That thought process would change when the prison’s approach to its prisoners changed and CMC started focusing on reducing the inmate population and the number of returning offenders. Aside from the academic and vocational programs the prison already offered, in March 2014, CMC began emphasizing structured rehabilitation and community reentry programs. This move was the eventual result of a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court order for California to drastically shrink the size of its inmate population due to prison over-crowding. With the goal of reducing the number of prisoners in the state’s
PHOTOS BY KAREN GARCIA
OUT After serving 31 years of a 37-years-tolife sentence Christopher Sheehan earned a chance at parole with the help of rehabilitation programs at the California Men’s Colony.
33 prisons, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 109, or public safety realignment. AB 109 allowed non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offenders to serve their sentence in county jails instead of state prisons. Kristina Khokhobashvili, public information officer for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said that once the law was set into place, it allowed for prisons to prepare inmates (with short sentences) for their release. “Once we didn’t have inmates [sleeping] triple-bunked in gyms by the hundreds, we were definitely able to offer more programs, and we were able to fund different types of programs,” she said. At the state level, taking the time to work individually with offenders reduced the return to prison rate to 44.6 percent, Khokhobashvili said. According to a 2015 evaluation report by the REFOCUSING In 2014, the California Men’s Colony focused on providing long-term offenders with rehabilitation programs, an area that was lacking before.
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, that’s a 9.7 percent decrease from the fiscal year 2009-10 return rate of 54.3 percent. CMC has cut its recidivism rate in half. “The stereotype used to be—and it wasn’t altogether untrue—was that we just gave you $200 and said goodbye. But that isn’t the case anymore,” Khokhobashvili said.
One-way ticket
With a gray head of hair and a silver moustache to match, Sheehan is now 55 years old and has a different outlook than he used to. In the first half of his time at CMC, Sheehan said he earned his GED, graduated from the machine shop program after 4,119 hours with a B-plus average, and earned certifications within the trade. But even with those accomplishments, when he went to hearings before the parole board, he was still found to be unfit for parole. He still didn’t demonstrate an understanding about the impacts of his crime. Sheehan said he tried to find peace within himself, but there wasn’t a group or program in the prison that could aid
him in that process. Things changed in 2014, when CMC brought in the Reentry Hub programs. It focuses on assisting inmates in the lead up to their release. Offenders are required to get their high school diploma or GED, take career and technical programs, cognitive behavioral therapy programs, transitional programs, and are issued a California identification card. Because Sheehan was serving a life sentence, he didn’t believe this new program plan would help him. “I’m thinking the whole time, ‘That’s BS.’ Another bullet for the Department of Corrections, another bullet for them to have to deny us at the [parole] board,” he said. The Hub program is mandatory for west side inmates, who are serving less than five-year sentences and getting ready to leave CMC, according to Steve Smith, the rehabilitation program manager at CMC. For those on the east side, who are serving life sentences, there is a different plan in place. It’s called L-TOP (Long-Term Offender Program), and it’s voluntary for east-side inmates. Similar to the west side curriculum, L-TOP offers substance abuse disorder treatment, criminal thinking, anger management, family relationships, denial management, and victim impact programs. Sheehan opted in, but was reluctant. “I had asked the counselors: ‘Are you here for the money? Are you here to blow smoke up my ass? What’s the deal because I’m done with it,’” he said. However, it was in the sessions on victim impact and family relationships where Sheehan finally had the chance to dial in on the actual impacts of his crime, the people he’s hurt, and find peace for himself. He said when he realized the counselors were really there to listen to him and to help him, he figured himself out. “You just have to be willing to be an onion and start peeling back those layers,” Sheehan said. Once the reality of what he had done finally sank in, Sheehan sincerely apologized to the family of his crime partner, who he said has forgiven him. He’s also been able to steadily mend his relationship with his parents. Sheehan said the programs helped him realize why he acted the way he did. “These are things I never thought of. There was no conscience thinking of what I was doing. It was what I wanted to do period,” Sheehan said. Although the L-TOP program does not guarantee that inmates with life sentences will be given a chance at parole, it helped Sheehan realize his faults and figure out where he stood in society. The board found Sheehan suitable for parole earlier this month. He sat down with New Times for an interview on Aug. 10, the day before he was released. His next steps, he said, are to take it slow and to take others into consideration with his actions. CMC rehab program manager Smith said that preparing inmates for release and giving them a chance to get back on their feet while having a structure in place has been beneficial to the SLO County-based prison. “Before, the recidivism rate was 67 percent and two out of every three offenders were coming back. Since then, those numbers have been cut in half,” Smith said. In the last three years, Smith said, Sheehan is the 90th inmate who’s been found suitable for parole and has been released. “We are giving them all the tools because we want our prisons to be calmer, we want our society to be safer, and we want these guys to be successful,” he said.
The key
Programs and services that help offenders gain a renewed footing in the community start behind bars and continue after release. For offenders with a diagnosed mental illness, for example, the Department of Rehabilitation is there to guide them through the process of stepping back into society and finding employment. That aid starts with a letter from the Department of Rehabilitation notifying a prison or jailed offender that they have been identified as a potential client for the department. A return envelope and a business card that sometimes has Linda Benchman’s name on it are attached to that letter. “I’ve personally counted 166 [clients] and that’s just me reaching out with letters. That’s not reaching out by telephone and that’s not counting the other counselors in this office,” she said. Photo Courtesy of MiA AlexAnDer
1-minute ex-convicts have to convince an employer to hire them. Benchman said each client has three 15-second categories to hit within that 60-second speech: Talk about what happened, what your punishment was, and everything positive you’ve done since then. “That’s your story to tell. You need to be careful with it, and you need to take control of it, end of story. Move on,” she said. “I don’t think there’s one person that doesn’t know somebody that’s been incarcerated. … They are going to return to the community and sometimes the community feels weird about it, but they’re here.”
Using the key
Within a packet of informational pamphlets and documents, Benchman pulled out a list of agencies that the
time. She was given a dual diagnosis of being bipolar and a drug addict. After her diagnosis, Alexander completed an 18-month program through the Gryphon Society. At Gryphon she was referred to Benchman and the services that the Department of Rehabilitation could provide. With Benchman and the department’s help, Alexander graduated from Cuesta College with an associate’s degree in Sociology. “When you sit down with [Benchman], it’s your story, it’s your goals, and it’s what you want to do,” Alexander said, “She says ‘What do you need to do to get there and how can we help you?’” When Alexander had trouble getting a computer for school, Benchman was able to supply her with a computer and printer when she graduated from Cuesta. Photo Courtesy of MiA AlexAnDer
JOURNEY With the help of the California Department of Corrections, Alexander has been able to graduate from Cuesta College and will transfer to Cal Poly in the fall of 2017-18.
Benchman is a senior rehabilitation counselor with the department who works in SLO County helping offenders with mental illness find employment after being released from jail or prison. All she needs is medical documentation to determine eligibility, so she can work with her client to start writing up a rehabilitation plan and get the offender back to work and into community. The rest of the groundwork is up to clients. “My job is basically being a cheerleader. A lot of these people have come in and no one has ever said, ‘You can do that,’” Benchman said. She’s a fast talker, putting out as much information as she possibly can about the services that her department can offer with each breath. She said time is of the essence when dealing with her clients; spending too much time on one step of the process means she could lose someone. “You might find Joe Cocaine, Meth, and Pot. I’m going to lose them, so I try and get their medical record as soon as I can and get them a bus pass right away or clothing right away so they can see that I’m on their side—‘Let’s help you,’” she said. When a client begins looking for a job, Benchman can help that person find a business owner or company that is willing to employ the offender and work with the department. “Our guys can work; they have skills. It’s just a process of matching them up to the right job,” she said. Benchman can offer a tax credit to employers, which means an employer can get about $2,400 credit the first year if they hire a client from the department. Her department also pays for an individual’s rap sheet, a record of an individual’s criminal history (arrests and prosecutions). And she works with people to figure out how to reduce what’s on the sheet or figure out how to own it. Ownership over those past deeds goes into her client’s turn-around speech: the
AWAKENING Mia Alexander realized that she couldn’t continue with the life she was leading, constantly in and out of jail, and utilized reentry services to better her life.
department works with to help its clients. She’s just one piece of the pie and can refer clients to agencies that include the Department of Social Services, Community Health Center, America’s Job Center, Restorative Justice, Sunny Acres, Gryphon Society, and Jail to Community. With the help of the whole pie and Benchman’s mentorship, Mia Alexander was able to take control of her life after spending most of her young adulthood in and out of the SLO County Jail. When Alexander was a teenager, she started hanging out with a questionable group of kids. “I just got in with the wrong crowd of people and started dating someone that I shouldn’t have been dating,” Alexander said. It was a mix of bad seeds and drugs that got her into trouble early in her young adult life: “18 years with going in and out of jail and so it progressed to in and out of prison,” she said. But it wasn’t until the last time she was put in jail that Alexander got the appropriate help and support system to get her life in order. That was five years ago. “I just knew that if I continued doing what I was doing, I was just going to go in there and never come out. I have a daughter now, and I was just ready to not repeat history,” she said. Her attorney referred Alexander to the behavioral health court department at the
Alexander said it was Benchman cheering her on that helped her make the journey. “Linda is awesome. She’s like a mom that goes above and beyond to help you while standing behind you saying, ‘You can do this,’” she said. Alexander also attributes her success to her probation officer, the directors at Gryphon, and the judge who presided over her case. “A lot of people saw something in me that I never saw in myself. And my little support system never failed at telling me that,” she said. Alexander is transferring to Cal Poly for the 2017-18 school year to pursue sociology and become a certified drug and alcohol counselor. Her long term goal is to help others who have traveled the path of addiction and want to recover just as she has. Similar to the recently released Sheehan, Alexander had another chance at becoming a part of the community with the help of services and people working together. Sheehan gave New Times a call on Aug. 14, just four days after stepping out of CMC. “When I walk out of here, my support system isn’t big but it’s 32 years worth of investment in me and me in them,” Sheehan said. “I’m free, and it’s wonderful to be free, thank you.” Karen Garcia can be reached at kgarcia@ newtimesslo.com ∆
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BY ERICA HUDSON PHOTO COURTESY OF NATALIE GARAY
Postpartum pilates G oing into motherhood, it’s important to nurture your health and well-being. Natalie Garay, The Pilates Mama of Grover Beach is here to support that, with her Pilates sessions and flower essence therapy. Garay is a master-certified Pilates instructor and flower essence therapist. Her practice focuses on pelvic-floor health and c-section rehabilitation. She’s taught Pilates since 2004 while raising her three daughters, and her own pregnancy experiences are her greatest attribute to post-operative care. In her own pregnancies, she spent two months on bed-rest and had two C-sections 19 months apart. “Pilates is not only healing to the body, but also to the mind and spirit. Healing will take place. I have experienced it over the years and I see it on a regular basis. To aid in the healing process, I incorporate flower essences. It’s a magical compliment to Pilates for a complete healing modality,” Garay said. Her signature flower essences are homeopathic flower dilutions taken orally to aid bodily and spiritual imbalances. To give back to the local community, 5 percent of essence sales benefit the SLO Women’s Shelter. Garay believes that more often than not, problems from a weakened pelvic floor are issues that women aren’t talking about
but many are suffering from in their daily lives. Pregnancy, childbirth, and aging can weaken the pelvic floor, which can result in urinary incontinence (causing women to leak urine when they sneeze, cough, or laugh) or in rarer cases, organ prolapse. It is possible to strengthen your body, and Garay is passionate about educating mothers on proper postpartum recovery. She said Pilates can take care of peace of mind while re-strengthening a mother’s spine, abdominals, and pelvic floor. “One of the things I come across is women not knowing there’s a way to strengthen their body and regain their joy. I hear things like, ‘I don’t feel connected to myself or my body anymore,’ ‘I don’t know who I am anymore.’ It happens to so many women, but there’s something we can do about it. It doesn’t matter how old a woman is, there’s always hope to re-strengthen the pelvic floor,” said Garay. In the tradition of Pilates history, Garay keeps her practice focused on reaping the benefits of nature to tune into one’s body and emotions. Joseph Pilates, the German behind the practice, firmly believed in natural physical healing to overcome his own ailments. As a child, Pilates suffered from asthma, rickets, and rheumatic fever, all of which he sought homeopathic remedies for. His Greek father was an award-winning gymnast and his German
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BY MARK HENRY
Mathematical conundrum Dropping nuclear power for solar isn’t going to be cheap
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or some time now I have been standing up for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, despite the fact that the environmental community (and apparently most of our community) is against it. Therefore, severely outnumbered, I have to face the fact that I must be wrong and I apologize for the error of my ways. From here on out I am getting right with solar. But words are not enough and some form of action is needed. Right now, the Powerball is approaching $ 500 million. I plan to win it, and after keeping a few million dollars in spending money, I am going to dedicate the rest to building a photovoltaic solar array that will put the dreaded Diablo Canyon menace out of business once and for all. Go solar! You guys can chip in if you want. The first thing we have to do is determine the load we have to replace. In this case, the load would be the capacity of Diablo Canyon times 24 hours, since it operates around the clock. The capacity of Diablo Canyon is 2,240 megawatts or 2,240,000 kilowatts (kW). So the load that we have to replace is 2,240,000 kW multiplied by 24 hours or 53,760,000 kW hours (kWh)
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per day. Easy enough. The next thing we have to do is determine the system size, which means dividing the load by the local insolation rate—the amount of solar irradiation per square meter per day. Naturally, this depends on the time of year. Since Diablo Canyon operates year-round and, since we want to completely replace it with solar, we have to use the lowest annual insolation rate for this area, which occurs in December. According to
for a serious quantity discount. A 2012 article from the Berkeley Lawrence Lab regarding the cost of solar arrays stated: “Utility-scale systems installed in 2012 registered even lower prices, with prices for systems larger than 10,000 kW generally ranging from $2.50/W to $4.00/W.” Since the article is dated and indicated that prices were dropping like a rock we will use the lowest $2.50 per watt figure: 21,677,419 kilowatts equals
The fantasy that intermittent sources of power can completely replace base sources of power is a good example of the eco group-think, shoot-yourself-inthe-foot logic that the fossil-fuel guys love, and they are laughing all the way to the bank. NASA, the insolation rate for our area in December is 2.48. So, our system size would be: 53,760,000 kWh divided by 2.48, which equals 21,677,419 kW. Wow! Now we have to figure out how many solar panels we need. A decent solar panel these days has a capacity of about 250 watts or 0.250 kW. So the number of 250-watt solar panels we would need would be: 21,677,419 kW divided by 0.250 kW, which equals 86,709,677 solar panels. Holy Moley! Now, we need to figure out how much this is going to cost and pray like hell
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21,677,419,000 watts. Multiply that by $2.50, and we get a grand total of $55 billion dollars!!! Say what? OMFG!!! That’s enough to build half a dozen nuclear plants, easy. We would need more than a hundred $500-million Powerballs to do that. Even if we used the average insolation rate for the year, we would still have a cost of more than $25 billion. Who the hell said solar power is cheap? Solar capacity is cheap, but solar production is extremely expensive. Ask the Germans. Worse yet, the $55 billion is only part
of the cost. Because the sun only shines for part of the day, we would have to have storage for most of the production to make it through the rest of the day, and God knows how much that will cost because they have yet to come up with a practical design. It could easily be two or three times the cost of the panels. Then, we would need even more solar panels and storage to save up for days when the sun doesn’t shine. No effing way we can afford all that. The moral of story is: The fantasy that intermittent sources of power can completely replace base sources of power is a good example of the eco group-think, shoot-yourself-in-thefoot logic that the fossil-fuel guys love, and they are laughing all the way to the bank. Go for it and toss Diablo Canyon into the briar patch: Nuclear bad. Solar good. Go ahead and do it. Dump nuclear and go solar. Germany fell for it, so why shouldn’t we. We are easily as stupid as they are—just look at who we elected as president. Get real people. ∆ Mark Henry spends his free time doing math in San Luis Obispo. Send comments through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com or counter with your own version of math at letters@newtimesslo.com.
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While I share Shredderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outrage over prison abuses, his/her minimizing of hospital deaths is sorely disappointing. The fact is, according to the British Medical Journal, medical error is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. The very thing that is supposed to heal us and keep us healthy is actually killing us, in great numbers. Our medical system is seriously broken, from insurance regulations determining treatment, to sky-rocketing costs of vital medication, to over-prescription of opioids and antibiotics, to mandatory over-vaccination of our childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and our medical treatment is making us sick, sick, sick. SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow is right to be outraged, and I urge him to go after pharmaceutical CEOs and other medical industry bigwigs and hold them accountable for the harm they have caused. But only after he makes right the problems right here at the SLO County Jail. Nicole Dorfman Morro Bay
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you consider the extra powers that have been subtly (and not so subtly) given (surrendered) to it by Congress over time, most glaringly concerning warmaking powers. The president should never be able to fire or hire anyone in any office who could conceivably investigate or accuse/ charge (or fail to do so) him or her, or anyone working for him or her, with misconduct. The director of the FBI and other federal law enforcement and security officials should be chosen and monitored through means other than presidential nomination and later approval or disapprovalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or firing. Likewise for the attorney general, an office that I think should be popularly elected or what have you, a person who should remain totally independent of presidential power. The president should clearly have no right to pardon himself, ever, and the president should be subject to criminal charges, trial, conviction, and punishment even while in office. There should be no immunity just because one holds the highest office. Otherwise, we creep dangerously toward possible dictatorship. I think we need a radically new and more humane, civil-democratic rights oriented and fully detailed Constitutional overall, one that spells out rights and protections for people and puts way more direct power in the hands of the people. Thomas Jefferson once said that we should have either a new Constitution or a revolution every 20 years. That may be pushing it, but we are way overdue for a progressive re-write. We can start by limiting the powers of what has become our â&#x20AC;&#x153;elected kingâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the U.S. president. Jim Griffin SLO
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giving him this platform every other week to push his climate change denying agenda. I’m truly confused. Why does he get so much space in your paper? You don’t give other people coverage like that. And the fact that he’s just lying about climate change, why is he even in this paper? Is he a reporter? As far as I can tell, he’s just a guy who gets too much attention and is using it to further his agenda. And you guys are helping him. What’s the deal? It’s really aggravating to see so much space taken in this paper every week, and I would really like to see it stop. Caleb Lawrence San Luis Obispo
best health outcomes in the world, with Japan having the healthiest population and greatest longevity. America deserves the same, and it’s long overdue. A majority of all House Democrats and 26 from California have cosponsored this essential legislation that is the solution that has proved workable and sustainable throughout the rest of the civilized nations for decades. One who has not, so far, is our representative, Salud Carbajal. Call his local office: (888) 202-8934, write a letter to him, send an email. Explain why he should join his colleagues in co-sponsoring and supporting this integral legislation as his constituents declare. Be polite, but firm. Joseph Rank Grover Beach
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revenge strike if he was facing defeat, which is likely in a conventional war. Long-term, his nuclear weapons will pose an existential threat against the American homeland: This situation doesn’t get better over time. Kim’s military is comprised of outdated and poorly maintained armaments. His artillery is not as formidable as TV talking-heads proclaim and only a small number can be brought to bear upon Seoul, South Korea’s capital of 25 million. We would quickly take out much of his artillery with counterbattery fire, airstrikes, and “smart munitions.” When North Korea attacked the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong in 2010 with artillery fire, only 47 percent of the 170 rounds fired actually hit the island and about 20 percent were duds. The North Koreans aren’t “10-feet-tall” and we’re better than the prognostications of armchair strategists. Most importantly, there is no sign of American noncombatant evacuation operations commencing, (to protect American forces, dependents, diplomats) or signs of naval forces being surged or troop movements by Army or Marine forces in the Pacific. The Marines are standing down their aviation assets for a safety assessment for two weeks due to a plethora of recent aviation accidents and half of our Air Force fighter squadrons are still nondeployable. That’s not a prescription for an impending war in the Pacific, but I
could be wrong. And Saturday’s riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, doesn’t represent America any more than the 500 racist losers and Klansmen represent even a fraction of a fraction of a percent of Americans. Lift up enough rocks and you will find something slimy, unpleasant, and occasionally lethal. Charlottesville is a liberal community that gave 80 percent of its vote to Clinton; the violent groups that rioted were mostly from out of state. Sadly, the community response was a prescription for disaster and represents a dereliction of duty by local police and city leaders. Two violent extremist groups were allowed on the same ground at the same time; the police failed to interject themselves between the groups, both of whom came armed and looking for a fight. The police withdrew, making no effort to intervene and allowed a full-scale riot to ensue, which cost a young woman her life at the hands of a domestic terrorist. This has been a pattern for the last several years as the police stand down at the behest of civilian leadership. This time innocent people were killed and injured. This is a path to national destruction: no nation can face external threats that pose an existential threat over time and survive if we remain so divided. ∆ Al Fonzi is an Army lieutenant colonel of military intelligence who had a 35-year military career, serving in both the Vietnam and Iraq wars. Send comments through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com.
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saw a really great meme on Facebook this morning. It had a banner headline that read, “Trump supporters be like:” Under that were three images—ex49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the National Anthem, a gathering of pink-cat-hatted Women’s March protestors, and a trio of Starbucks’ so-called “war on Christmas” red holiday cups—with the words “That’s offensive!” under each. Across the bottom was a final image of the tiki-torch-carrying, Nazi-saluting White Nationalists gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, under which it read, “Oh this? Freedom of speech, man!” That’s the problem with free speech: We’re all for it until someone says something we don’t like. Last week New Times included an insert paid for by the Missionaries Fellowship of Los Angeles, with a headline that read, “The Christian View of Law and Order.” The double-sided advertisement began by claiming there is an “escalation of attacks and killings of American police officers,” which turns out to be historically wrong. While this past year saw a 20 percent increase in criminal police deaths over the previous year, such deaths have dropped precipitously from their peak of more than 100 per year in the early ’80s to our current average of around 50 annually. Obviously zero would be best; also, zero deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands
of police, amirite? Setting aside the insert’s initial histrionics, it goes on to argue that it’s un-Christian to “rant” about police brutality, that police are ordained by God to use force against “criminals,” and that “Black folk need to realize they are being used as pawns by a highly educated but sinister and demonic group of people, mainly within the Democratic Party.” Some readers didn’t like this. We didn’t like it, either. They were offended by its content. It’s definitely offensive. They thought we were wrong to include it. We’ve been having an intense discussion about that in the newsroom. Meanwhile, in the wake of the Charlottesville domestic terrorist attack, people are arguing over the limits of free speech. Turns out: Child pornography is not protected. Words meant to incite violence are not protected. Words that would reasonably lead to injury— “Fire!” in a crowded theater—are not protected. That’s pretty much it. Otherwise, anything goes. You might not like it that the Missionaries Fellowship of Los Angeles wrote that the Democratic Party is “antiChrist, anti-American, and anti-life,” but that’s, like, their opinion, man. They have the right to espouse it just as American Nazis have the right to tell people that they demand “an America in which white people are the sole masters of our own destiny.” And I’m allowed to say: I think that
thought is a pile of garbage just like they are. Without free speech, women wouldn’t have the right to vote, minorities wouldn’t have civil rights, the LGBTQ community would still be closeted. If you support the free speech that led these groups to speak up for and acquire their rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights, you must also support the rights of people with whom you disagree to express their hateful, racist, ignorant messages. Squelching one group’s free speech is a slippery slope to squelching yours. “Protecting” people from hateful messages by squelching free speech does nothing to change the fact that bigoted scumbags hold such beliefs. When we allow these hateful messages to be exposed, we also allow the sunshine of truth and power of tolerance to shine upon them. When counter-protestors gathered in Charlottesville to demonstrate their resistance to a white power message, they were showing fellow Americans and the world that this small percentage of racists does not represent the United States of America. We’re not going to change racist thinking by letting it fester in the shadows; let the haters speak. Then, let them hear our response. If you don’t like the Missionaries Fellowship of Los Angeles’ message, write a letter to the editor or stand on a street corner and say
it. Organize a movement. Don’t demand silence. Charlottesville proves the haters are emboldened. Instead of wearing white hoods, they wore white polo shirts and carried tiki torches like they were a fraternity heading to a luau, except they were chanting racist slogans and Sieg Heiling (Hail Victory!) down the street. Now, they’re getting doxxed online—having their identities revealed and being publically shamed. They’re learning the ramifications of free speech. Go America! Meanwhile, President Trump was dishing out blame for the violence to “many sides.” It’s also free speech to argue that the president’s suggestion that racist and antifa (anti-fascist) messages are somehow equal is false. Trump’s rhetoric shows that he sympathizes with racists or, at the very least, understands that they’re one part of his base that he doesn’t want to alienate. Everyone else, apparently, doesn’t matter. Look, America is at a crossroads. Fascism is a very real threat. One of the first things fascists do when they take power is squelch free speech and free press. If liberals try to fight fascism with fascist techniques like curtailing their opponents’ free speech, America has already lost. Trump can take his “Fake news!” and shove it! ∆ The Shredder thinks racists are losers. Sad. Send ideas and comments to shredder@newtimesslo.com.
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1ST ANNUAL SIDEWALK SALE Browse the Village for treasures and gifts. Aug. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-927-3624. cambriachamber.org. Cambria Village, 723 Main St., Cambria.
20TH ANNIVERSARY BLENDING COMPETITION Learn from Winemaker Kevin Willenborg and create your own unique blend, no experience necessary! Winner enjoys bragging rights and takes home their exclusively bottled wine to share with friends and family. Aug. 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $60-$75. 805-227-4812. vinarobles.com. Vina Robles Winery, 3700 Mill Rd., Paso Robles. NORTH SLO COUNT Y
THE ART OF MUSIC Start your weekend off with
the fundamentals of energetics as they learn how to manage the physics of their bodies and their lives and connection to Mother Earth. Attendance of Part 1 of this series is not required. Advanced registration is required. Aug. 26, 4-8 p.m. $40 donation secures your spot as space is limited. 805-305-7595. lightshare.us. Lightshare Center, 22701 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita.
PLAY DATE 2 ARENA PLAY Hands on activities with horses. Lunch included. Aug. 26, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. $175. 805-975-5443. Nacimiento Ranch, 1400 Gateway Dr., Paso Robles.
YOUNG EAGLES FREE AIRPLANE FLIGHTS FOR YOUTH Airplane Rides for Youth 8-17. Aug. 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 805-466-3684. eaa465.org. Paso Robles Airport, 4912 Wing Way, Paso Robles. S A N L U I S O B IS P O
CENTRAL COAST CREATIVE ECONOMY.4 FORUM Includes a luncheon keynote by Randy
a fun evening of art-tales, tastings and surprises. Discover Larry Le Brane’s creative journey to make his music-inspired sculpture in a lively presentation. Aug. 18, 6-9 p.m. 805-238-9800. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, studiosonthepark.org.
Cohen, V.P. of Research and Policy at Americans for the Arts. Aug. 25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805756-4849. pacslo.org/online/article/cccforum4. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
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of Three-Part Harmony comes alive with Arthur Watership in concert. Lead vocalist Taylor Belmore is the subject of one of featured artist Colleen Gnos’ paintings. Aug. 26, 8-9 p.m. 805-238-9800. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, studiosonthepark.org.
EARTH TREASURES SCIENCE CAMP Learn about tektites form outer space, fossils, crystals, rocks and minerals. Go on a fossil hunt, make casts of “future fossils”, and much more! Through Aug. 18, 9 a.m.noon $132 + $40 materials fee or $120 (sibling) + $40 materials fee. 805-2373988. apm.activecommunities.com. Centennial Park, 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles. GROWING GREEN EXPERIENCE Kids and grownups are invited to a free shOWIng of The Man Who Planted Trees, followed by a special eco art project, Artful Botany with One Cool Earth. Aug. 23, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. 805-238-9800. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, studiosonthepark.org.
MANAGING YOUR ENERGETICS, PART 2 Wendy McKenna will guide participants through
Through Aug. 31 (805) 710-3970. I Love Rocks, 3970 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
TOMATO EXTRAVAGANZA Workshops, exhibits, activities for kids, and plant sale. Aug. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 805-781-5939. ucanr.edu/sites/ mgslo. Garden of the Seven Sisters Demonstration Garden, 2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
BEARS! CAMPFIRE SHOW At the Nature Center near the Marina. Rain cancels show. Aug. 26, 8:30-9:30
p.m. Park day use fee $10 per vehicle.. 805-7882381. Lopez Lake, 6800 Lopez Dr., Arroyo Grande.
CELEBRATION SATURDAY A time to come together and celebrate life, each other, accomplishments, anything really. Aug. 19, 5-8 p.m. Free. 818-203-9700. Natalie Garay Pilates, 902 West Grand Ave., Grover Beach, nataliegaray.com.
KIDS FREE FISHING CLINIC For ages 16 and under. All equipment needed is provided and everyone gets a chance to fish. The clinic is held at the Nature Center near the Marina. Rain cancels event. Aug. 19, 9 a.m. Park day use fee $10 per vehicle.. 805-788-2381. Lopez Lake, 6800 Lopez Dr., Arroyo Grande.
NATURE BOAT CRUISE Call to sign up, 16 seat limit. Meet at the Marina launch ramp docks. Rain cancels event. Aug. 26, 9:15-10:15 a.m. $3-$6, park day use fee $10 per vehicle.. 805.788.2381. Lopez Lake, 6800 Lopez Dr., Arroyo Grande. SUMMER SUCCULENT SALE Annual celebration of all things succulent. Featuring an extensive selection of rare and exotic succulents in a variety of pot sizes, as well as some houseplants. Aug. 19-20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 805-934-2182. t-mha. org. Growing Grounds Farm, 820 W. Foster Rd., Santa Maria.
Mexico with an evening of entertainment and food from various Mexican restaurants including beer and margarita tasting Aug. 25, 6-9 p.m. Veteran’s Memorial Community Center, 313 W. Tunnell Street, Santa Maria, 805-925-0951.
TEEN MOVIE FRIDAYS: ARRIVAL Join the Library for a special showing of Arrival Aug. 25, 4 p.m. 805-925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
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A GARDEN PAW-TY FOR A GOOD CAUSE Proceeds go toward providing sliding scale spay/ neuter/medical assistance for at risk pets on the Central Coast. Enjoy appetizers, wine, beer, cake auction, and more. Aug. 19, 3-7 p.m. $50. 805619-0588. ainfund.org. Birchwood Garden Barn & Home, 323 West Tefft Street, Nipomo.
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SPECIAL EVENTS from page 20 cuisine), raffle for cash prizes, children’s activities and more! Aug. 20, 1:30-7 p.m. Free admission. Tickets for purchase for food and raffle. 805-4892680. St. Patrick’s Church, 501 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande, stpatsag.org.
ARTS CLASSES & WORKSHOPS N O R T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
CREATIVITY GROUP Bring your art work, in any medium, and join others. Come and go as it works for you. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. through Sept. 13 Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay. org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.
IMPROV COMEDY CLASS Improv Comedy Classes for beginner-intermediate students taught by comedian, Sabrina Pratt. This 6-week session covers the basics of scene building and working on an improv ensemble. All students ages 21 and up welcome. Sundays, 2-4 p.m. through Sept. 10 $150 for the session. 805-242-3109. centralcoastcomedytheater.com. Ignite Movement Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.
MOSAIC TEMPERED GLASS MIRROR CLASS Choose from Joan’s stash of collage materials to decorate a 10” mirror. No mosaic experience required. Preregistration required at creativemetime.com. Aug. 20, 1-4 p.m. $65. 805-286-5993. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.
QI GONG CLASS Qi Gong is an ancient and powerful system for physical health and spiritual development. Join certified instructor Devin Wallace for this class in a beautiful outdoor setting. Please call to register. Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Suggested donation $10. 805-709-2227. Tidelands Park, South end of Embarcadero, Morro Bay.
SEA GLASS WIRE WRAP JEWELRY CLASS Learn basic wire wrapping and a beautiful way to use sea glass. Materials and tools provided to make one necklace and two earrings, or bring your own sea glass. Preregistration required. Aug. 19, 10 a.m.noon $50. 805-286-5993. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.
SEA GLASS WIRE WRAP UTENSILS/SALAD SERVERS Materials provided and tools are available to make two 9” pieces. Choose from Joan’s sea glass, or bring yours! Preregistration is required at creativeMeTime.com. Aug. 19, 1-3 p.m. $45. 805-286-5993. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.
ZEN DOODLE ADULT COLORING BOOK GROUP Drop in adult coloring book club open to the public. Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m. through Sept. 15 Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. NORTH SLO COUNT Y
FROM SNAPSHOT TO ART! Learn basics of creative concept, composition, lighting, and apps to create art photos using your smart phone. Taught by Michael Messina, Fine Art Photographer. Participants eligible for exhibit at ärt/Gallery. Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $85. 805-466-3684. ärt/, 5806 Traffic Way, Atascadero. SAN LUIS OBISPO
DROP-IN OIL PAINTING For beginners or a seasoned painters. Everything required for your day of painting will be provided. Aug. 19, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration $25 members, $29 general per class.. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/education/workshops. php?event=1397. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. DROP-IN OIL PAINTING WITH CHRISTINE CORTESE Take a photo of a special place and bring it to life. All levels welcome. Sundays, 10 a.m.12:30 p.m. through Aug. 26 $25 members, $29 general per class. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
FILM AND TV ACTING CLASS For all ages and skill levels. Optional showcases with major Hollywood talent agents and casting directors. Sundays, 12-8:45 p.m. through Aug. 5 310-9101228. actorsedge.com. Mission Cinemas, 1025 Monterey St., SLO.
INTRO TO 3D PRINTING Learn how to use the 3D Printers and software. Once certified, and if Basic Safety has been passed, users can utilize the 3D printers with their own filament or pay for the filament onsite through membership, or free weekly SLO County Library Hours. Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m.
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PASTELS BY SANDI HELLER Vibrant landscapes from our coast and beyond. Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Aug. 31 805772-6394. slolibrary.org. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay.
INTRO TO CERAMICS STUDIO Take and pass our Intro to Ceramics Studio and have 24/7 unsupervised AUG. 17 – AUG. 24 access to our 2017 Ceramics Studio. Previous ceramics experience required, or our Intro to Ceramics class. 25lb of clay comes with this class. Third Monday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $50. 242-1285. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo, slomakerspace.com.
PUSHING BOUNDARIES: EXPLORING ABSTRACTION Award winning artist, Krista Harris, is the judge for this celebrated exhibit. Through Sept. 11, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.
SEASCAPES Cambria painters, photographers and other artists interpret coastal beauty in many creative ways. Thursdays-Sundays, 1-4 p.m. through Aug. 27 Free. 805-927-8190. cambriacenterforthearts.org/. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria. NORTH SLO COUNT Y
INTRO TO LASER CUTTER & ENGRAVER Learn how to use a 100 watt laser cutter and engraver. Users who are certified, and have passed Basic Safety, can use it on their own through membership, or through free SLO County Library Hours for and $0.50/ min. cutting time. Mondays, 7-10 p.m. $50. 242-1285. slomakerspace.com/lasercutting-and-engraving/#class. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo.
EXHIBITS
SURFING ANGELS & THE OCEAN OF LOVE Painting exhibit by Toby Crockett. MondaysSundays, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. through Aug. 31 Free. 805464-5007. tobeycrockett.com. BRU Coffeehouse, 760 El Camino Real, Atascadero. S A N L U I S O B IS P O
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Art historian Tess Wright will give a presentation on the work of famed portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz (pictured) titled ‘Annie Leibovitz: A Life in Focus,’ Aug. 27 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Art Center Morro Bay. Tickets are $3 and are available at artcentermorrobay.org.
INTRO TO MIG WELDING Learn how to use the welder and welding station. Certified students who have passed Basic Safety can use the welding area through membership or during Free SLO County Library cardholder hours. Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. $50. 242-1285. slomakerspace.com/store/intro-tomig-welding-class/. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo.
LEATHERCRAFTING: BASIC SAFETY For people with no previous leathercraft experience. Includes overview and training of common leatherworking tools, safe tool use, and a discussion of materials needed for leathercraft. Third Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-242-1285. slomakerspace.com/leathercrafting/. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo.
PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY Choose from a selection of already made pottery to come in and glaze. Tuesdays-Fridays. through Aug. 19 $10 plus the item fee. 896-6197. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo.
SEA GLASS WIRE WRAP JEWELRY Learn basic wire wrapping techniques to create a necklace and matching earrings. Instructor provides genuine local sea glass. No prior jewelry-making experience required. Aug. 19, 6-8 p.m. $50. 805286-5993. cuesta.edu. Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo. Learn basic wire wrapping to create a beautiful sea glass jewelry set. Everything is provided to make one necklace and two earrings, including use of tools. Genuine, local sea glass is provided. No experience needed. Aug. 20, 7-9 p.m. $50. 805-996-0278. CreativeMeTime.com. The Station Art Bar, 311 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo. SLOMA LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP Wednesday morning life drawing. All levels of drawing skill are welcome. Sessions incorporate multiple poses for three hours, from one minute gestures to 20 minutes, giving the artist a variety of poses to work from. A model is provided along with tables and easels. No instruction. Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon through Nov. 15 $12 members, $15 non-members. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
SLOMA WORKSHOP: LIFE DRAWING For all levels of drawing skill. A model is provided along with tables and easels. No instruction. Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m. through Nov. 15 $12 for members, $15 for non-members. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/education/life-drawing.php?event=20. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. SOLDERED JEWELRY CLASSES All the supplies provided. Participants can bring their own 3 inch x 1 inch personal image. Limited space. Aug. 17, 6-8 p.m. 60. 805-550-3732. theartgalanipomo.com. Gala De Arte, 136 N. Thompson Ave #B, Nipomo. WOODTURNING Basic Safety, Spindle, Bowl
Turning I, Bowl Turning II and Advanced class. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-noon 50. 805-2421285. slomakerspace.com/woodturning/. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
SOUTH COUNTY POETRY Poetry reading followed by open mic. Aug. 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. 805-473-0230. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 301 Trinity Way, Arroyo Grande.
SPECIAL ART EVENTS N O R T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: A LIFE IN FOCUS Presentation by Art Historian/Lecturer Tess Wright. Aug. 27, 3-5 p.m. $3. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, 7722504. NORTH SLO COUNT Y
MOVIES IN THE GARDEN Aug. 26, 8-11 p.m. 470-3360. visitatascadero.com. Sunken Gardens, 6505 El Camino Real, Atascadero. STEEL DRAWINGS BY ROBIN CORELL Images chiseled on steel. Through Sept. 6 805-466-3684. ärt/, 5806 Traffic Way, Atascadero.
THE TIBETAN MONKS ARE COMING TO ATASCADERO Ärt/ hosts a unique, free drawing experience during the eclipse. Draw a Tibetan monk in meditation. No experience necessary and all supplies provided. Schedule: 9-9:30am: brief lesson, 9:30-10am: brief talk on Buddhism, 1011am: drawing. Aug. 21, 9-11 a.m. Free. 805-4663684. ärt/, 5806 Traffic Way, Atascadero. SAN LUIS OBISPO
FILM NIGHT: CRAFT IN AMERICA - FAMILY Is talent inherited? What is it like to live in a household where objects are made by hand? This installment of the award-winning series “Craft in America” explores the creative environments and personal dynamics of four families of craft artists. Aug. 21, 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $5 members, $7 nonmembers, includes complimentary beverage. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
JULIA MORGAN BUILDING TOUR Open weekly, excluding holidays, or by private appointment. Member docents will guide you through this historic building and grounds. Mondays, 2-5 p.m. through Aug. 25 Free. 805-541-0594. themondayclub.com. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo. S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
TREES OF THE TRI-COUNTIES Trees of the Tri-Counties is an annual photography competition featuring local photographers. Through Oct. 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 686-8315. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Drive, Solvang.
Wine by Epoch Estate Wines. Aug. 24, 4:30-7:30 p.m. and Aug. 25, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805546-3202. cuesta.edu. Harold J. Miossi Gallery, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.
ETHEREAL SKIES Laurel Sherrie’s new paintings focused on skyscapes that reveal emotional connections to the drama we often see in the sky. Meet the artist and enjoy tasty snacks, Aug. 4, 5-7 p.m. Through Sept. 12, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. 805-5455401. bigskycafe.com. Big Sky Cafe, 1121 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo.
HIDDEN GEMS: SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION This exhibition offers a glimpse of the California Central Coast’s visual history and unique identity. Curator Ruta Saliklis’ selections include Robert Burridge’s The White House, George Gibson’s Sparkling Ranch, and Phil Dike’s Vista Del Mar. Through Aug. 27 543-8562. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, sloma.org/.
LANA COCHRUN’S CALIFORNIA GROWN ART EXHIBIT A oil and acrylic tribute to the Chinese art of Chinoiserie and a study of locally grown fruit. Mondays-Sundays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. through Sept. 3 Free. 805-439-4298. SLO Provisions, 1255 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.
OCEAN INSPIRED PAINTINGS BY GREG SIMMONS Through Aug. 31, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Free. 704-6859. sayvacreativegallery.com. Sayva Creative Studio and Gallery, 65 Landing Passage, Avila Beach.
PHANTOM PROJECT 4: CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE ThursdaysSaturdays, 1-9 p.m. through Aug. 26 Free. 505690-4283. centralcoastsculptors.org. Phantom Pop-Up Gallery, 959 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.
PROUD TO BE... Through Aug. 18 galacc.org. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo. SLOMA EXHIBIT: SHARON - LEON BORENSZTEIN Leon Borensztein is a renowned photographer whose artwork captures the integral beauty of people in otherwise painful and challenging situations. His photographs are a glimpse into his life as a single father caring for his severely disabled daughter, Sharon, from infancy until age 29. Through Aug. 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/exhibits. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
MYANMAR: MOMENTS IN LIFE Photographer Theresa Gingras presents photos from her journey through Southeast Asia in the Ann Foxworthy Gallery. Aug. 23-Sept. 29 Free. Allan Hancock College, 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria. S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
BIKES, BOATS, AND BARNS Exhibit features paintings by local artist Marilyn Benson. MondaysFridays, 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. through Sept. 7 Free. 688-7265. Los Olivos Wine Merchant Cafe, 2879 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, winemerchantcafe.com/.
CAPTURING THE LIGHT Landscapes exhibit by Sheryl Knight and Linda Mutti. Through Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 688 -7517. GalleryLosOlivos.com. Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. ARTS continued page 24
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CALLS FOR ARTISTS
THE SLOPICKERS LIVE Check out the beer selection while enjoying some lively bluegrass. Aug. 17, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. 805-239-1000. The Pour House, 525 Pine St., Paso Robles.
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DIMENSIONS: JURIED FINE CRAFT EXHIBITION Open to artists residing in California.
SONGWRITERS AT PLAY CONCERT FEATURES MISNER & SMITH Local favorite Chris Beland opens
All artwork must be original and executed by the hand of the artists in any of the following: clay, fiber, paper, glass, metal, jewelry, wood, and mixed media. Through Oct. 6 543-8562. rsaliklis@sloma. org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
the show. Aug. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $17.50. 805-4349605. songwritersatplay.com/calendar/. Templeton Tennis Ranch, 345 Championship Ln., Templeton.
SYMPHONY AT SUNSET Featuring four acclaimed vocalists accompanied by Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra for an evening performance of symphonic pops under the stars. Kids under 16 enter free with adult ticket. Aug. 20, 7-9 p.m. $25. 805-286-3680. operaslo.org. Vina Robles Amphitheatre, 3800 Mill Rd., Paso Robles.
STAGE N O R T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
THE GOLDEN AGE The play takes place in a once
THIRSTY THURSDAY WITH THE CLIFFNOTES
elegant townhouse in Manhattan, the home of reclusive Isabel Hastings Hoyt, formerly glittering figure in the literary salons of the 1920s. By A. R. Gurney. Fridays, Saturdays, 4-7 p.m. and Sundays, 12-2:30 p.m. through Oct. 1 $20. 805-400-4737. pewterploughplayhouse.org. Pewter Plough Playhouse, 828 Main St., Cambria.
NUNSENSE A MUSICAL COMEDY BY DAN GOGGIN Fridays-Sundays, 7:30-10 p.m. through Aug. 20 $25 Adult, $10 Student, $15 groups of 10. 805-927-8190. cambriacenterforthearts.org. Cambria Center for the Arts Theatre, 1350 Main St., Cambria. NORTH SLO COUNT Y
BURLESQUE ON THE BAR PRESENTS LEGENDS Get ready for a classy night of neoburlesque featuring local performers. Wine will be for sale by the glass and the bottle. Aug. 26, 7-10 p.m. $22. 805-369-1505. Rendarrio Vineyards, 2323 Tuley Ct. Ste. 110, Paso Robles, rendarrio.com.
INCLUSIVITY - THE IVY BOTTINI STORY A play with music. The extraordinary story of legendary artist and activist Ivy Bottini: Co-founder of NYC Chapter of NOW, champion of women’s rights, gay liberation, and AIDS awareness. Aug. 20-24, 7:30-9 p.m. and Aug. 27-29, 7:30-9 p.m. $15 to $45. 805215-6462. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, studiosonthepark.org. SAN LUIS OBISPO
DANCIN’ 2017 The Academy of Dance presents their annual studio show. Featuring dancers from beginning to professional, from age 2 to 80. Aug. 20, 2-4 p.m. $18-$30. 805-756-4849. pacslo.org/ online/article/dancin2017. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. THE ALL NIGHT STRUT! A delightful, musical revue paying homage to the music of the 1930’s and 1940’s, and featuring a live band. WednesdaysSundays, 7 p.m. through Sept. 17 $20-$38. 805786-2440. slorep.org. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro Street, San Luis Obispo.
IMPROV COMEDY SHOW Fast-paced and fun improv comedy shows by the talented ensemble of Central Coast Comedy Theater. All shows are based on audience suggestions- every show is unique, hilarious and sure to make for a great evening! Saturdays, 8-10 p.m. $5. centralcoastcomedytheater.com. Kreuzberg CA, 685 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, 803-487-4401. S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
THE KARAOKE KID AND THE TAVERN The Great American Melodrama presents The Karaoke Kid and The Tavern playing alternate nights with performances Wednesday through Sat. at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m., and Sundays at 6 p.m. Through Sept. 16 $19 to $25. 489-2499. americanmelodrama.com. Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano.
PIRATES OF PIRATES COVE - MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER Aug. 27, 5-7:30 p.m. $50. 805-489-3875. murderinmind.com. F. Mclintocks Saloon & Dining House, 750 Mattie Rd, Shell Beach. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
TWELFTH NIGHT William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy combines pranks with high comedy and the pangs of unrequited love with sublime poetry and song. Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. through Aug. 19 $31.50$41.50. 922-8313. PCPA The Pacific Conservatory Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria, pcpa.org. S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
NEWSIES THE MUSICAL PCPA presents a musical based on the 1992 musical film Newsies, which was inspired by the real-life newsboys strike of 1899 in New York City. Performances nightly except Mondays. Tuesdays-Sundays, 8 p.m. through Aug. 20 922-8313. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang.
3040. linnsfruitbin.com. Linn’s Easy As Pie Cafe, 4251 Bridge St., Cambria.
Hope Family Wines invites to you sample local food, wine, and music. Aug. 17, 5-8 p.m. $0-$12. 805-2386979. hopefamilywines.com/. Hope Family Wines Treana Winery, 1585 Live Oak Rd., Paso Robles.
TRAIN WRECK FRIDAY WITH AJM BAND Bring
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Rhizome Theater Company will premier ‘Nice Town, Normal People: A Theatrical Exploration of “Home”’ from Aug. 17 through 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande. The play is based on stories gathered from Arroyo Grande residents. Tickets are free, but reservations can be made at clarkcenter.org.
AUDITIONS S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
AUDITIONS FOR A CHRISTMAS CAROL Actors should recite a memorized rhyme or monologue and sing a verse from their favorite Christmas carol, or other song. Songs may be sung a capella. Audition pieces should not exceed a total of 2 minutes. Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-4892499. americanmelodrama.com/auditions. Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano.
MUSIC LIVE MUSIC N O R T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
THE BELMORE DUO CAROLE & TERRY Singer, songwriter, and guitarists Carole & Terry deliver soulful original music plus rock and folk covers. Fourth Thursday of every month, 7-9:30 p.m. through Dec. 28 $5. 805-400-4737. pewterploughplayhouse.org. Pewter Plough Playhouse, 828 Main St., Cambria.
CENTRAL COAST JAZZ INSTITUTE BAND Each
Cambria Land Trust, 2264 Center St., Cambria, greenspacecambria.org/.
MUSIC IN THE MEADOW WITH THE CLIFFNOTES Aug. 26, 4-6 p.m. Free. 805924-3131. stolofamilywinery.com. Stolo Family Vineyards, 3776 Santa Rosa Creek Rd., Cambria.
RUAILE BUAILE LIVE Ruaile Buaile are a young Irish based four piece. Aug. 26, 7-9:30 p.m. $25. 805-238-0725. www,slofolks.org. Castoro Cellars, 1315 N. Bethel Rd., Templeton. SATURDAY LIVE FEAT. MICHAEL ANNOTTI Aug. 26, 1-4 p.m. Complimentary. Wine and lunch offerings available for purchase. 805-227-4812. vinarobles.com. Vina Robles Winery, 3700 Mill Rd., Paso Robles.
SATURDAY LIVE FEAT. RON PAPES Every
p.m. $5. 805-400-4737. pewterploughplayhouse.org. Pewter Plough Playhouse, 828 Main St., Cambria.
JUDY PHILBIN AND ADAM LEVINE LIVE Fourth Tuesday of every month, 7-9:30 p.m. through Nov. 28 $5. 805-400-4737. pewterploughplayhouse.org. Pewter Plough Playhouse, 828 Main St., Cambria.
KYLE WILLIAMS LIVE Special guests include The Deedees and Jeremy Joyce. Aug. 21, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. 805-204-6821. songwritersatplay. com/calendar/. Morro Bay Wine Seller, 601 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.
LIBBY PARKER AND MARK PIETRI LIVE An evening of Broadway show tunes. Third Thursday of every month, 7-9:30 p.m. through Dec. 21 $5.00. 805-400-4737. pewterploughplayhouse.org/home. html. Pewter Plough Playhouse, 828 Main St., Cambria. LOUIE ORTEGA BENEFIT CONCERT FOR GREENSPACE CAMBRIA Aug. 26, 3-5 p.m. $10. 805-927-2866. Greenspace, The
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WINE-DOWN WEDNESDAY WITH HANNAH JANE KILE Special guest Ynana Rose. Aug. 23, 6-8 p.m. $15. 805-204-6821. songwritersatplay.com/ calendar/. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles. SAN LUIS OBISPO
AUTHOR READING WITH LIVE MUSIC - DIANE DIAMOND AND KRISTEN BLACK This event will feature readings from Diamond’s new book, Poisoned! How to Ruin a Life and an acoustic performance by Ms. Black. Book signing available after the performance. Aug. 19, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. 805-781-5989. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.
CABARET 805 Live vocals in the Cabaret styling singing with live pianists. Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. No cover. Stax Wine & Beer Bistro, 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 805-772-5055.
Saturday, sit back and enjoy live music, all while savoring award-winning Vina Robles wines. Aug. 19, 1-4 p.m. Complimentary. Wine and lunch offerings available for purchase. No outside alcohol, please. 805-227-4812. vinarobles.com. Vina Robles Winery, 3700 Mill Rd., Paso Robles.
CAL POLY COLLEGIANS ALUMNI BIG BAND
SUMMERTIME BLUES Featuring the Cliffnotes
HAWAIIAN SUMMER CONCERT WITH STEVEN ESPANIOLA Award-winning recording artist
with ex-Big Brother & Holding Co. lead singer, Valerie Johnson. Aug. 19, 3-6 p.m. Free. 805-7728478. thesirenmorrobay.com. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay.
evening features one of Charlie Shoemake’s jazz musicians, accompanied by Matthew Evans SUSAN CREBS AND THE ADAM on Bass and Tom Brown on Drums. LEVINE TRIO LIVE Aug. 25, 7-9 Charlie is on vibraphone and his wife p.m. $15-$20. 805-772-2880. Sandi sings. Every other Thursday, coalescebookstore.com. Coalesce 7-9:30 p.m. Free admission/ Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay. suggested donation $15. 805-927TALIA ORTEGA BAND LIVE An 0179. pewterploughplayhouse.org/ evening of Tex-Mex by eclectic flutist Entertainment/music-ccji.html. Talia Ortega. Fourth Wednesday Pewter Plough Playhouse, 828 Main AUG. 17 – AUG. 24 of every month, 7-9:30 p.m. St., Cambria. 2017 through Dec. 27 $5. 805-400-4737. GOOD VIBES: ST. BENEDICT’S 18TH pewterploughplayhouse.org. Pewter ANNUAL JAZZ CONCERT Featuring Darrell Plough Playhouse, 828 Main St., Cambria. Voss and the Real Time Jazz All Stars. Aug. 20, NORTH SLO COUNT Y 3-5 p.m. $25. 805-528-0654. stbenslososos.org. St. Benedict’s Church, 2220 Snowy Egret Ln., Los THE DEEDEES LIVE The Deedees are Elizabeth Osos. Etta and Owen Hunt, a father-and-daughter duo from
JAM WITH CHARLIE FOPPIANO - OPEN MIC AND JAM A jam plus open mic. Sundays, 7-9:30
a picnic, food to grill, or purchase from Steins BBQ. Free wine tasting 5-7pm. Wine for purchase. No outside alcohol or pets. Lawn chairs recommended. Aug. 18, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $15/Free to Wine Club & children 6 & under. 805-238-9940. pomarjunction. com/events/. Pomar Junction Vineyards & Winery, 5036 S. El Pomar Dr., Templeton.
Arkansas and Japan, featuring traditional American folk songs as well as original numbers. Special guests include Nashville’s Rachel Price, and local band Joy Polloi. Aug. 27, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-204-6821. songwritersatplay.com/calendar/. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.
IDINA MENZEL Vina Robles Amphitheatre presents Idina Menzel. Aug. 27, 8 p.m. $53.50 to $104.50. Vina Robles Amphitheatre, 3800 Mill Rd., Paso Robles, 286-3680, vinaroblesamphitheatre.com.
THE KW COMBO LIVE - RETRO ECLECTIC CHILL ON THE HILL Aug. 17, 6-8 p.m. Free. 805462-3500. theKWCombo.com. SpringHill Suites by Marriott, 900 El Camino Real, Atascadero.
KYLE WILLIAMS LIVE Special guests include Jeremy Joyce, Rachel Price, and Storming The Beaches With Logos in Hand. Aug. 20, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-204-6821. songwritersatplay.com/calendar/. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.
LINN’S SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Featuring live local music, beer, wine, and food. Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. through Oct. 28 Free admission. 924-
50th annual reunion of Cal Poly big band alums. Aug. 26, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Free (Scholarship donations invited). Dinner reservations required to guarantee seating. Madonna Inn, 100 Madonna Rd, San Luis Obispo, 805-543-3000.
Steven Espaniola returns to San Luis Obispo with a performance of traditional Hawaiian and original slack key guitar and ukulele music. Hula group Hoapili Pomaika’i Aloha to perform hula. Light refreshments will be available. Aug. 19, 7-9:30 p.m. $20. 805-8786793. santamariahula.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
MELVILLE IN CONCERT Visceral West Coast rock full of melodic hooks, distorted guitars, driving beats, bubbling synths, and fiery vocals. Aug. 24, 8 p.m.-midnight Free. Frog and Peach Pub, 728 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.
PETRELLA, FIRST LADY OF COUNTRY SOUL LIVE Aug. 23, 10 p.m.-midnight TBD. 805-3610114. frogandpeachpub.com/. Frog and Peach Pub, 728 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.
RANCID AND DROPKICK MURPHYS LIVE With special guests The Selector and Kevin Seconds. Aug. 18, 4-10 p.m. $45 plus fees. 805-924-1142. otterproductionsinc.com. Avila Beach Resort, 6464 Ana Bay Dr., Avila Beach. TRIBUTE TO JAMES TAYLOR AND CAROLE KING Performers include, Bev Barnett and Greg Newlon, Jeanne Newhall, Bob & Wendy, Brent Dannells, Dan Daniel, Donna Phillips, David Foster Evans, Jimmy Townsend, Dennis Russell, Laura Hemenway, and Steve Key. Aug. 26, 7-9:30 p.m. $15. 805-204-6821. songwritersatplay.com/ calendar/. Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey, San Luis Obispo.
TROMBONE SHORTY AND ORLEANS AVENUE IN CONCERT With special guests St. Paul and The Broken Bones. Aug. 25, 5-10 p.m. $35-$95. 805924-1142. otterproductionsinc.com. Avila Beach Resort, 6464 Ana Bay Dr., Avila Beach. S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
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MUSIC from page 24 vote at the end of the evening for their favorite! Aug. 26, 2-4:15 p.m. $29-$49. 805-489-9444. clarkcenter.org. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.
GENERATION GAP BAND LIVE Aug. 18, 5:308:30 p.m. Free. 805-489-9099. branchstreetdeli. com/livemusic. Branch Street Deli, 203 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande. NEW WORLD STRING PROJECT Extraordinary instruments and heartwarming music rooted in the Nordic and Celtic traditions. A benefit for KCBX and Live Oak Music Festival. Aug. 26, 7-9 p.m. $25. 805-927-8330. paintedskystudios.com. Painted Sky, 715 Main St., Cambria.
THE ROYALE GARDEN JAZZ BAND IN CONCERT Aug. 27, 1-4:30 p.m. $5-$10. 805-4817840. pismojazz.com/2017. Pismo Beach Vets’ Hall, 80 Main Street, Pismo Beach.
SHADY WILLOW LIVE Aug. 18, 6:30-9:30 p.m. free. 805-423-5918. ManRock Brewing Company, 1750 El Camino Real, Grover Beach.
THE STARLIGHT DREAM BAND The Starlight Dream Band will perform in the Village of Arroyo Grande. Arts Obispo will be the featured nonprofit. Aug. 27, 1 p.m. Free. 805-473-2250. agvillageconcerts.com. Heritage Square Park, 201 Nelson St., Arroyo Grande. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
BENT MYGENN AND THE VISIONEARS Come see the band play. Saturdays, Sundays. through Aug. 27 Crooked Path, 2885 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, thecrookedpath.org.
CRISPTONES The Crisptones are a soft classic rock band with great covers and great originals, started by brothers Mark and Robin Crisp here on the Central Coast. Aug. 20, 1-3 p.m. Free. Waller Park, 3107 Orcutt Road, Orcutt. S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
“CRAFTED” LIVE MUSIC SERIES Features artists from all genres of music. Thursdays, 6 p.m., Fridays, 8 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 p.m. 686-4742. bottlest.com. Bottlest Winery, Bar & Bistro, 35 Industrial Way, Buellton. JACKIE BRISTOW LIVE All ages. Aug. 19, 7-10 p.m. $12-$17. 805-961-9413. standingsunwines. com. Standing Sun Wines, 92 2nd St., Buellton. LUCY WOODWARD LIVE Aug. 26, 7-10 p.m. $20-$25. 805-961-9413. standingsunwines.com. Standing Sun Wines, 92 2nd St., Buellton.
THE SWING SHIFT BAND Aside from the oldies and classic rock, The Swing Shift Band also plays old school/R&B funk, Latin, blues, as well as a sprinkling of country and swing music. Aug. 26, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. 736-5109. swingshiftband.net. DJ’s Saloon, 724 E Ocean Ave., Lompoc. IMAGE COURTESY OF CODY HUDSON
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BALLROOM, LATIN, & SWING LESSONS Marie King and Kings of Swing offer dance lessons for all ages and skill levels. Couples and singles welcome. Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $36/4-week session. 9287799. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt.
COUNTRY TWO STEP DANCE LESSONS
EVERYBODY CAN DANCE Everybody Can Dance presents adult/teen ballet workout classes. Tuesdays, 6 p.m. 937-6753. everybodycandance. webs.com. Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
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INTRODUCTORY BALLET 2 Wednesdays, 6 p.m. and Fridays 937-6753. everybodycandance.webs. com. Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
INTRODUCTORY BALLET 3 Wednesdays, 6 p.m. 937-6753. everybodycandance.webs.com. Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
LINE DANCING Mondays, 6:30-9 p.m. $5. 9379750. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt.
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WHY WORLD PEACE IS POSSIBLE Public presentation by Paul Chappell, Peace Leadership Director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF), an Iraq War veteran, West Point graduate, international speaker, and author of five books. Aug. 20, 2-3:30 p.m. Free (free-will offering received for Nuclear Age Peace Foundarion). 805400-0182. simpleliving.startlogic.com/PasoPeace. html. St. James Episcopal Church, 514-14th St., Paso Robles. S A N L U I S O B IS P O
CORNERS OF THE MOUTH A monthly poetry
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THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER LECTURE SERIES AND SOCIAL HOUR Screening the short film Lead End, a documentary about Anthony Prieto, a hunter who promotes the use of environmentally friendly ammunition to help save the California condor, which risks lead exposure with every meal. Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m. Free. wildlife.org/cali-centralcoast/ events/. Petra Mediterranean Pizza and Grill, 1210 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, (805) 439-1999. S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
LEGO CLUB Join our Lego Club and show off your creative side. We supply the Legos and the theme for you to stretch your imagination and build. Ages 6–12. Register online at slolibrary.org or by calling 805-473-7163. Aug. 26, 2-3 p.m. Free. Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande, 473-7164, slolibrary.org. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
CALIFORNIANS FOR MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN Meet Republican candidates for California governor’s 2018 race including Travis Allen, Laura Smith, and John Cox. Aug. 26, 1 p.m. 478-7273. Rancho Alamo, 4300 East Hwy 135, Santa Maria.
TRUAMA INFORMED PARENTING GROUP
2993. Elwin Mussell Senior Center, 510 Park Ave., Santa Maria.
THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY The Santa Maria Valley Genealogical
LEARN TO COOK WITH THE SUN Solar Cooking
BI-LINGO Informal conversation to practice Spanish language skills for anyone with basic Spanish-speaking skills. Fourth Thursday of every month, 6-7 p.m. Free. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. SOLAR ECLIPSE EXPERIENCE Library Youth Services and Reference Services staff will give a presentation on what happens during a solar eclipse in preparation for the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. Aug. 18, 4 p.m. Free. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER The center is a food pantry offering nutritional classes. Wednesdays, 3-5 p.m. Free. 967-5741, Ext. 107. El Camino Community Center, W. Laurel Avenue and N. I Street, Lompoc. GUADALUPE WALK AND TALK Join Shirley
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FAMILY CAREGIVERS SELF-CARE SUPPORT GROUP Share ideas and learn how to care
RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT: MAH JONGG Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 922-
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Featuring the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra and soloists Julie Davies, Alba Franco-Cancél (pictured), Gregorio Gonzalez, and Karin Mushegain, Symphony at Sunset – Pops! Under the Stars will hit the stage at Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. The program will consist of classic and current hits, including music from Broadway and Hollywood films. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at ticketmaster.com, the Vina Robles Amphitheatre box office, or by calling (800) 745-3000.
for yourself while you care for your loved one. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon Free. 805-569-8950. Bethel Lutheran Church, 624 E. Camino Colegio, Santa Maria.
Society holds meetings open to the public. Third Thursday of every month, 2 p.m. SMVGS.org. Cornerstone Community Room, 705 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
is a fun, easy, nutritious, efficient, and costeffective way to prepare home-cooked meals even while you’re away all day. Third Saturday of every month, 12:30-2 p.m. through Oct. 21 Free. 805458-1241. Davies Farm, 5009 Jesperson Rd., San Luis Obispo.
STARRY NIGHT
CHAMBER MIXER Join other members for a great networking gathering with refreshments. Aug. 17, 5-7 p.m. and Aug. 24, 5-7 p.m. 805-925-2403 x816. Merrill Gardens, 1220 N Suey Rd, Santa Maria.
reading. This month features El Habib Louai from Morocco and Youssef Aloui of Morro Bay. Open reading to follow. Aug. 20, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-9033595. languageofthesoul.org. Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo.
innovative ways to manage your tomato bounty including canning salsas, spicy tomato juice, and other tantalizing treats. This class is taught by Master Food Preservers of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-noon $5.00. 805-781-1429. cesanluisobispo.ucanr. edu. UCCE Audtiorium, 2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo.
The work of Chicago-based artist Cody Hudson will be showcased at Left Field Gallery in San Luis Obispo through Aug. 27 in an exhibit titled I Not Cry For You. Openings are held on the first Friday of the month (except November to January) from 6 to 9 p.m.; otherwise by appointment only.
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y presents a new event that screens an inspiring or thought provoking 18-minute talk from the TED Talks series. Afterwards, the audience explores the topic together over tea and coffee. Third Thursday of every month, 10-10:50 a.m. Free. 688-4214. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang.
INTRODUCTORY BALLET 1 Tuesdays, 5 p.m. 9376753. everybodycandance.webs.com. Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
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Country Two Step is easy to learn and fun. Starting with the basics first then moving to a variety of patterns to make anyone feel comfortable on the dance floor. Thursdays, 6:15-7 p.m. $8 per person. 805-680-5695. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt.
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Boydstun on her monthly Walk and Talk around Guadalupe. Shirley will discuss Guadalupe’s points of interest and its history. Rain will cancel. Third Saturday of every month, 10-11 a.m. through Dec. 16 suggested donation. 805-343-2455. dunescenter.org/events/. Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, 1065 Guadalupe St, Guadalupe.
women who are interested in learning about barbershop-style music singing and performing. Thursdays, 6:45-9:30 p.m. 736-7572. Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 4725 S. Bradley Road, Orcutt.
TRIVIA NIGHT Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Free. naughtyoak.com. Naughty Oak Brewing Co., 165 S Broadway St Ste 102, Orcutt.
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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. Free. 805-221-5523. The Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4500 El Camino Real, Atascadero. S A N L U I S O B IS P O
FAMILY CAREGIVERS SELF-CARE SUPPORT GROUP Family caregiving is emotionally, mentally, and physically demanding, and puts the caregiver at increased risk for health problems. Join other family caregivers for an opportunity to share ideas and learn how to care for yourself while you care for your loved one. Mondays-Sundays, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. 805-534-9234. Office at UCP/Ride On Transportaion, 3620 Sacramento Dr., #201, 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 458-7655. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1344 Nipomo at Pismo St., San Luis Obispo, ststephensslo.org/.
Presented by CALM, this is a foster parent class. Tuesdays 965-2376. calm4kids.org. Church For Life, 3130 Skyway Dr., Suite 501, Santa Maria.
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SLO COUNTY LIBRARY CARDHOLDER FREE HOURS SLO County Library Cardholders can have free access to SLO MakerSpace (after taking Basic Safety) five days a week. Cardholders can use our woodshop, sewing, or general free areas, or complete any specialty classes and use that machine/area during Library Hours. TuesdaysFridays, 4-7 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 0. 805-242-1285. slomakerspace.com/libraryprogram/. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo.
SLO MAKERSPACE BASIC SAFETY SLO MakerSpace offers Basic Safety twice a week, a requirement for anyone who wants to use SLO MakerSpace tools and space. Basic Safety is a 90-minute shop walk-through reviewing all areas of the shop that can be dangerous to you and others. Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. and Tuesdays, Saturdays, 2-4 p.m. Free for Members and SLO County Library Cardholders. 242-1285. slomakerspace.com/store/ makerspace-basic-safety-class/. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
SILVER EARRINGS WORKSHOP For ages 1017. Register online at slolibrary.org or by calling 473-7163. Aug. 19, 2-3 p.m. Free. Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande, 473-7164, slolibrary.org.
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CULTURE from page 26 hand touch massage. Aug. 20, 6-9 p.m. $25. vanaspati.yog. N O R T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
YOGA STRETCH Explore yoga postures and increase strength and flexibility. Set to inspiring music and appropriate for beginners. Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. email support@getstudiofit.com. 805-776-3676. Cassandra Bodlak, 349 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay, studiofitnessmorrobay.com. NORTH SLO COUNT Y
50+ YOGA CLASSES Baby boomer and over 50? Its not too late to get fit with a regular exercise program with certified instructor, Doris Lance. Tuesdays, 1-2 p.m. through Sept. 26 $45. 805-2373988. prcity.com/recreation. Centennial Park, 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles.
THE GOOD JUJU WORKSHOP Celebrate the heart and soul of your story to enrich and enliven your journey. The Good Juju Workshop is designed to hold that space and to empower you within the circle and where ever you travel beyond it. Led by storyteller and coach, Zette Harbour. Aug. 20, 12-2:30 p.m. $39. 805-441-6688. thejujucompany. com/good-juju-workshop/. Coalesce Garden Chapel, 845 Main St., Morro Bay.
LADIES BOOT CAMP 5 week program, consists of drills, timed tests, cardio sessions, and resistance training. Includes progress tracking, and more. For all levels. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 6-7 a.m. through Sept. 27 805-474-9928. tantrumfitness.com. Tantrum Fitness, 1590 W Grand Ave, Grover Beach. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
THE WAY THROUGH: INSPIRATIONAL AND VISIONARY BOOK CLUB Based on the Body, Mind and Soul Mentoring work that AnnKathleen created. Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. through Sept. 20 $115. 805-598-1509. divining.weebly.com. Divine Inspiration, 947 E Orange St, Santa Maria.
OUR FOCUS IS ON YOU. RENA A. STATHACOPOULOS, M.D.
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COLLECT SEEDS OF TOMORROW Join Friends of the Fiscalini Ranch in collecting seed for future wildlife habitat restoration. Snacks and water provided. Meet at North Windsor Blvd. entrance. Aug. 19, 9-11 a.m. Free. 805-239-3928. Fiscalini Ranch Preserve, North Windsor Blvd., Cambria.
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CAT YOGA CLASSES Sundays, 10:15-11:30 a.m. $20. 543-9316 Ext. 10. woodshumanesociety.org/ news-and-events/event.php?id=347. Woods Humane Society, 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo.
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CAL POLY FOOTBALL VS. COLGATE Youth Day and Movie Night, so all kids 13 and under get free admission, and fans are invited to stay after the game for an exclusive screening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Aug. 26, 4 p.m. Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.
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RETREAT WITH REV. HYE WOL SUNIM Sunim is an esteemed Buddhist monk, scholar and author with a meditation center in Pearblossom, CA. He will be giving dharma talks drawn from the Dhammapada, a collection of Buddha’s teachings. There will also be periods of meditation. Aug. 19, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. suggested donation $25-35. 805-559-2413. sites.google.com/ site/crowsendsquirecanyon/. Crows End Retreat Center, 6340 Squire Ct., San Luis Obispo.
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CULTURE from page 27 public charity that is dedicated to improving the Grover Beach community by bringing together the combined financial resources of individuals, families and businesses to support non-profits. Aug. 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Individual golfer: $125, foursome: $500, hole sponsor: $250. 805-265-5401. groverbeachcommunityfoundation.com/. Cypress Ridge Golf Course, 780 Cypress Ridge Pkwy, Arroyo Grande.
LADIES BOOT CAMP Tuesdays, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. through Aug. 17 805-4749928. tantrumfitness.com/bombshellbootcamp. Tantrum Fitness, 1590 W Grand Ave, Grover Beach. L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
ANNUAL SKATEBOARD COMPETITION This event is open to all skaters ages 7 and older; prizes will be awarded in each category and age group. Aug. 19, 10 a.m. $5 per event. 875-8100. Lompoc Skate Park, 305 W. College Ave., Lompoc.
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DRAGONFLY ACADEMY PERSONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - LOS OSOS Integrating mindfulness, yoga, and socialemotional learning to develop the essential life skills of emotional intelligence.Ages 4-18, flexible scheduling, approved Vendor for Inspire Charter. Mondays-Saturdays mindfulkindfulyouniversity. com. Mindful Kindful YOUniversity, 1520 4th St., Los Osos, 805-270-5523. SAN LUIS OBISPO
ACORN ADVENTURES GUIDED HIKING TOUR Enjoy a breezy hike with your children along the Discovery Trail! Let your children learn art and science from wildlife friends and share their imagination through story telling. Aug. 18, 2-4 p.m. Suggested donation $2 per person. 805-541-1400 x 303. slobg.org/hiking/. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.
YOUTH AIKIDO CLASSES Kids have fun, stay fit, make friends, gain important life skills for today’s world, and learn to deal with bullies without becoming one. Aiki-Mites (age 4-6) class is at 3pm on Tuesdays. Aiki-Kids (age 7-12) classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4pm. Pre-registration required. Tuesdays, Thursdays. through Sept. 28 $50-75 /mo. 805-544-8866. aikidosanluisobispo.com. Budo Ryu, 3536 South Higuera St., San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
DECORATE YOUR OWN PENCIL CASE Stop by your local Orchard to decorate your own pencil case just in time for the upcoming school year. Aug. 19, 9 a.m.-noon Free. bit.ly/1KeTg8D. Orchard Supply Hardware, 825 N Oak Park Blvd, Pismo Beach, (805) 473-4050.
FREE FAMILY CAMPFIRE AT THE DANA ADOBE Campfire features S’mores, animal stories, and more. Aug. 18, 7-9 p.m. 929-5679. Dana Cultural Center, 671 S. Oakglen Ave., Nipomo, danaadobe.org.
STORYTIME Preschool kids ages 3-5 and their guardians, are invited to share in stories, songs, and more. Wednesdays, Thursdays, 10:30-11 a.m. through Aug. 31 Free. 805-473-7161. Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande, slolibrary.org.
TODDLER STORYTIME Share stories, songs, finger plays, and bubbles. Created for toddlers ages 18 months and up, this story time welcomes all children. Tuesdays, 4:30-5 p.m. through Aug. 31 Free. 805-473-7161. Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande, slolibrary.org. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
DANCES For participants ages 13 and older with developmental disabilities. A luau themed dance takes place July 21, and a sports themed dance takes place Aug. 18. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 8758100. cityoflompoc.com/parks_rec/. Anderson Recreation Center, 125 W. Walnut Ave., Lompoc. GET READY! SOLAR ECLIPSE Come to the Library and find out how to safely view a solar eclipse. Aug. 18, 4 p.m. 805-925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
NIGHT LIGHT THEATER: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE The Night Light Theater presents The Lego Batman Movie. Aug. 22, 6 p.m. Free. 925-0994.
UP IN THE AIR
The two-day Paso Robles AirFest takes off Aug. 25 at the Paso Robles Municipal Airport with a party in The Hangar from 6 to 10 p.m., featuring live music, food, wine, and planes on display. The AirFest continues the next day (Aug. 26) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with aerial displays, free airplane rides for ages 8 to 17, a barbecue lunch, and more. Tickets to the party are $25 and can be purchased at pasoroblesairfest.com or at the Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce. cityofsantamaria.org. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
PARENT’S NIGHT OUT A free evening of activities and care for children age 3 through the 6th grade, beginning with a simple meal. Aug. 18, 6-9 p.m. Free. 805-922-6601. bethelsantamaria.org. Bethel Lutheran Church, 624 E. Camino Colegio, Santa Maria. READALOUD The Buellton Library presents ReadAloud, a play-reading group for adults, teens and children 9 and up. Fridays, 4-5 p.m. Free. 688-3115. Buellton Library, 140 W. Highway 246, Buellton.
SANTA MARIA VALLEY RAILWAY HISTORICAL MUSEM The Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum features a locomotive, boxcar, caboose, railroad artifacts and diorama. Fourth Saturday of every month, 12-4 p.m. 714-4927. Santa Maria Transit Center, Miller and Boone Streets, Santa Maria. L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
LOMPOC CARES The event will feature representatives from local foster care advocacy groups Royal Family Kids Camp, Child Hope Services, CALM, Angel Foster Care, Alan Hancock CAFYES Program, and Our County Our Kids. Aug. 26, 9:30 a.m.-noon free. 805-739-1111 ext. 304. pfsffa.org. Lompoc Foursquare Church, 125 North C St. Lompoc, Lompoc.
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MIX KICK OFF A kick off for the 2017-18 MIX year. The MIX is a student ministry program that provides an in-depth and well-rounded program of Christian nurture for children, teens, and the church as a whole. Aug. 27, 5-7 p.m. Free. 805-466-2566. atascaderoumc.org. Atascadero United Methodist Church, 11605 El Camino Real, Atascadero. S A N L U I S O B IS P O
TIBETAN BUDDHISM BOOK STUDY Meditation practice and a discussion of Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism, by H.E. Kalu Rinpoche. Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-438-3949. BodhiPath SLO, 3484 Gregory Ct., San Luis Obispo, bodhipath.org. S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
WISDOM READINGS Inspiration from Spirit through the Tarot and Oracle cards. Tuesdays, 1-5 p.m. $30-$60. 805-598-1509. divining.weebly.com. Halcyon Store Post Office, 936 South Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande.
YOUTH SERVICES The City Church Central Coast holds youth services for junior high school students. Mondays, 6:30 p.m. Free. 929-8990. thecitycc.org. Faith Life Community Church, 726 W Tefft St, Nipomo. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
WISDOM READINGS WITH ANNKATHLEEN AnnKathleen has been reading the Tarot and Oracle Cards for over 25 years. Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. $25.00-$85.00. 805598-1509. divining.weebly.com. Divine Inspiration,
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FRIENDS OF THE ELEPHANT SEAL - BECOME A DOCENT Friends of the Elephant Seal is interviewing prospective volunteer guides in July and August for training classes beginning September 9. Apply for this interesting, fun, exciting and rewarding position at elephantseal.org. Through Aug. 31 924-1628.
MEALS ON WHEELS Meals on Wheels, San Luis Obispo, needs noon time drivers. Must have own car to deliver prepared meals. Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 805-235-8870. S A N L U I S O B IS P O
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS VOLUNTEER TRAINING The training prepares interested Bigs, or volunteer youth mentors, for a fun and easy way to give back to the community in just 6 hours each month spending time with a local child doing things they both enjoy. Please call (805) 781-3226 to RSVP (required). Aug. 23, 6-7:30 p.m. slobigs.org. Big Brothers Big Sisters, 142 Cross St., Ste. 140, San Luis Obispo, 781-3226.
CASA INFO SESSION Learn about volunteer opportunities at CASA of SLO County. Become an advocate for an abused or neglected infant, toddler, child or teen, or a mentor for a young adult leaving foster care. Training provided. Aug. 23, 12-1 p.m. 805-541-6542. slocasa.org. CASA Office, 75 Higuera St. Ste. 180, San Luis Obispo.
LITERACY FOR LIFE: VOLUNTEER TUTOR TRAINING Literacy for Life is looking for volunteer tutors to teach non-literate adults how to speak, read, and write in English in one-on-one sessions at learning centers across the county. Tutors must go to both training sessions. Saturday Aug. 12, and Saturday Aug. 19, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $25. 805-5414219. literacyforlifeslo.org/become-a-tutor.php. Union Bank, 995 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.
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SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts over 60 vendors. Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot, 2650 Main St., San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C OA S T S L O C O U N T Y
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the Produce Meets the Sea. In the parking lot on the corner of Highway 1 and Main Street. Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. Free. 805-773-4382. pismochamber.com. Pismo Beach Pier, West end of Pomeroy, Pismo Beach. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
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SECRETS OF THE MASTER PRESERVERS Learn to freeze and dry herbs with presenter Jennifer Codron. Aug. 19, 1 p.m. Free. 548-0597. Blue C Community Garden, 1968 11th St., Los Osos, ecologistics.org/blue-c-garden/. NORTH SLO COUNT Y
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Arts Artifacts Just dance
Tighten up those toe shoes; it’s audition time. The SLO Movement Arts Center recently launched a nonprofit group, the Movement Arts Collective, which is forming a youth ballet company for dancers ages 12 and up. Auditions will be held Aug. 19 at noon at the SLO Movement Arts Center. Dancers should have at least two years of ballet training at an intermediate to advanced level. Members of the company will train 10 months out of the year and participate in multiple performances. As part of its educational programming, the studio will also host choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa the weekend of Sept. 2 and 3 to work on a new piece for the collective. Ochoa recently choreographed pieces for the New York City and San Francisco ballets. For more information, visit movementartscollective.org.
Calling all actors
Step into the spotlight of SLO County’s community theater scene by auditioning for By The Sea Productions’ upcoming play, The Member of the Wedding, on Aug. 21. Auditions will be by appointment beginning at 6 p.m. at St. Peter’s By the Sea Episcopal Church in Morro Bay. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. The show runs three weekends from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5 and rehearsals begin in early September. The play tells the story of Frankie, a lonely 12-year-old girl who longs to be included in her brother’s wedding. Email director Anita Schwaber at ajschwaber@gmail.com for more details.
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If cartoons aren’t cutting it when it comes to your tot’s musical education, have no fear, Hug-A-Bug is here. Fun, silly name aside, the new music school for babies and toddlers is starting classes in September at the Community Baptist Church in SLO. The school is led by Jessica George, a boardcertified music therapist and Kindermusik graduate who also has experience as an infant/toddler teacher at schools in Maryland and California. For a schedule of classes and more information, visit hugabugmusic.com. ∆ —Ryah Cooley
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DIY, made kid friendly TubbyWubby sewing kits take off in SLO and beyond
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GOTTA STITCH ’EM ALL With two new critters released every month, the number of TubbyWubby kits to sew is limitless.
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t started out as a simple gift cut and stitched with love, a handwritten wish tucked inside its soft, cotton heart. When Paso Robles native Rebecca Ruggles wanted to give a gift to her friend’s daughters three years ago, she didn’t want to grab something from the toy store. Ruggles, who had long been into crafts like embroidery and needle point, decided to take some felt and cotton and make the girls two small critters to call their own. “They loved them and drug them through the mud everywhere they went,” Ruggles said. There was even a hunt for one thought-tobe-lost critter that lasted until 2 a.m. “It was special. It wasn’t like their other presents.” At that time, Ruggles was coming off a 10year career as a tech entrepreneur in Dallas and had recently moved back to the Central Coast. Crafting had always been her way to recharge, but could it be her job? “I was looking for what that next thing would be,” Ruggles said. “I think as humans, we’re makers.” Ruggles wanted others to experience the joy and pride that comes from making something by hand, so last summer she started putting together prototype kits that she dubbed “TubbyWubby.” Those included pre-cut pieces of felt, a threaded needle, cotton, a paper clover heart for writing wishes, and step-by-step instructions. She let focus groups of local kids have at ’em, and as a result of their feedback, the critters that ranged from otters to unicorns got small enough to fit in a hand, whittling the crafting time from three hours to just one. “I wanted people to look at it and say, ‘Hey, that’s something I can do,’” Ruggles said. About a year later the TubbyWubby kits that are handmade by Ruggles and a few local helpers are now sold at 16 locations across the Central Coast. Starting this month, they’ll also be at retail spots in places like Virginia, Indianapolis, and New York. Crafters who can’t get enough can sign up for a TubbyWubby $25-a-month subscription service that sends members the two newest critters plus one mystery kit monthly. Each TubbyWubby, whether it’s Scratch the cat or Moxie the fox, comes with a birth
Get crafty certificate so crafters can write where and when the critter was created. Ruggles enjoys seeing the answers posted on Instagram, with one kid who aptly listed “the kitchen table,” as the place of birth. The kits also come wrapped in an illustrated package that is ready to mail once a shipping label is slapped on. She said the kits are made for first time stitchers and can be done by kids as young as 7 with grownup supervision, but kids who are about 12 can usually handle the craft solo. Surprisingly though, kids aren’t the ones snatching up TubbyWubby kits in droves. Ruggles said about 60 percent of TubbyWubby critter crafters are card-carrying adults. “It’s for kids at heart of all ages,” Ruggles said. She said her favorite part is seeing what people take away from the project. One girl she met had cut out the patterns that come
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with the kits and used them to make her own unique critters, taking the unicorn pattern to make a zebra and so on. One woman wrote to tell Ruggles that she and her dying mother had a nice moment putting a TubbyWubby together after talking about what was going on got too hard. “That experience of making something with your hands is unique and real,” Ruggles said. “The cute little animal is just the bait to have a moment with yourself or someone else.” ∆ Arts Editor Ryah Cooley has too many crafting pins on Pinterest at rcooley@newtimesslo.com. PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA RUGGLES
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CRAFTY LADY TubbyWubby owner and creator Rebecca Ruggles works out of her home studio in Pismo Beach.
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From the closet to leading a movement inclusIVitY play tells the story of activist Ivy Bottini
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fter 16 years and two children, she finally scrounged up the courage to come out to her husband as a lesbian. Later in life, that same woman, Ivy Bottini, would co-found the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women and champion LGBTQ rights. Her story is one that Cal Poly theater professor Alvin Schnupp stumbled onto when his friend and arts manager for the city of West Hollywood, Andrew Campbell, clued him in to Bottini’s legacy that still continues today through her efforts in Hollywood, where she now lives. Her story highlighted a spark of creativity in Schnupp, who first wrote co-wrote a play called Ivy with fellow playwright, Ellyn Gersh-Lerner. In a solo effort, Schnupp then created a musical, inclusIVitY – The Ivy Bottini Story, that will debut at Studios on the Park in Paso Robles on Aug. 20. “I tend to gravitate toward female protagonists,” Schnupp said. “My interest was peaked right away. The breadth of her experience fighting for justice and inclusivity, … I was hooked.” The play features a handful of exclusively female actors, including Lisa Keating as Bottini. The story is told through 17 songs and poems with nearly all of the lyrics and lines rhyming in some fashion. All told, Scnupp spent nearly 20 hours interviewing Bottini, who is now in her early 90s. “I tried to find the highlights of her life, the key moments, the turning points,” Schnupp said. “I tried to find the people, stories, and the events that changed her.” Stand out moments, of course, include Bottini’s seperation from her husband in the number “Eddie—Goodbye,” where Keating sings: “You’ve been nothing but kind, showing respect, bearing in mind, not one to neglect, my odd little needs. Not one to correct my misguided deeds.”
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inclusIVitY – The Ivy Bottini Story will show at Studios on the Park in Paso Robles from Aug. 20 to 24 and again from Aug. 27 to 29. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. and the opening night show on Aug. 20 will include a postperformance reception with Bottini and hors d’oeuvres for $45 per person. Tickets for all other showings will be $15 per person. Visit studiosonthepark.org for tickets and more information.
In spite of describing herself as someone who is always falling in love with different women and someone who once said she wished there was a world just for women, Bottini told Scnupp that Eddie was the most significant relationship of her life. The play also touches on Bottini’s triumphs and struggles with the National Organization for Women. After reading Betty Friedan’s book, The Feminine Mystique, in 1966 Bottini partnered with the author to form the first chapter of the organization. While Bottini served as president of the New York sect for several years, her being out became a sore spot with Friedan, who didn’t see LGBTQ issues as being high up on the feminist priority list. By the end of 1970, Friedan managed to oust lesbians from the chapter all together. “I think she has great respect for Betty and all the good she did,” Schnupp said. “I think she’d also say that Betty is very difficult. I think Ivy always had a larger vision than Betty, but Betty got things done.” Schnupp said he hopes that audiences will be entertained and informed. “I don’t think it’s a hit people over the head with social commentary and activism play,” Schnupp said. “I hope they see her humor, honesty, and fearlessness.” ∆ Send stories that meet at the corner of inclusivity and intersectionality to Arts Editor Ryah Cooley at rcooley@ newtimesslo.com.
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SISTERHOOD Ivy Bottini (Lisa Keating, center) takes a typing class with a beloved teacher (Miranda Ashland, above) and other students played by Katryna Fogel, Gabrielle Duong, Trinity Smith, and Jennifer McClinton in inclusIVitY – The Ivy Bottini Story. 32 • New Times • August 17 - August 24, 2017 • www.newtimesslo.com
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THE REAL DEAL Texas born country singer-songwriter Cody Johnson plays Aug. 17, at the Fremont Theater.
you have to sing about people that don’t have hope the same way you want to sing to give them hope.” Being a guard also allowed Johnson to see the fine line between success and failure. “You’re only a couple of bad decisions every day from screwing your whole life up,” he said. Opening act Josh Ward just scored his eighth consecutive No. 1 hit single on the Texas Regional Radio chart with “Change My Mind.” This ought to be a great night of Texas-style country music. Numbskull and Good Medicine Presents have also teamed up to bring you The Ragged Jubilee on Friday, Aug. 18, at the SLO Guild Hall (7 p.m.; all ages; $15 at ticketfly.com), playing a vinyl release show for their album Pyramid Scheme. The local garage-blues act lists everyone from Neil Young to Black Sabbath and Booker T as influences for their soul-jangle sounds.
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exas-born singer-songwriter Cody Johnson started performing in his church, formed his first band as a freshman in high school (it included his dad), was a competitive bull rider, and worked as a prison guard in Huntsville, and he’s only 30 years old. If that ain’t some authentic country singer bona fides, I don’t know what is! This Thursday, Aug.17, Cody Johnson, with opener Josh Ward, plays the Fremont Theater (7 p.m.; all ages; $22 presale at ticketfly.com or $25 at the door) for a Numbskull and Good Medicine Presents show. All told, Johnson’s released six selfproduced albums on his own CoJo label, but he didn’t get national traction until 2014’s Cowboy Like Me, which debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Country
Albums chart. Suddenly this regionally popular Texas act had Nashville’s country music center abuzz. “I got a lot of ‘Who is this kid?’” Johnson said in press materials. “I love that. That was a new horizon. And I’m gonna work to make sure people know exactly who I am.” Johnson’s follow-up, 2016’s Gotta Be Me, reached No. 2 on the country charts and No. 11 on the Billboard Album chart, demonstrating his crossover appeal. With a rowdy mix of country, rock, and lyrics that paint him as “a cowboy, raised on outlaw country, who drinks too much, fights too much, and won’t apologize for having an opinion,” he won a growing legion of fans. “I’m a God-fearin’, hard-workin’, beerdrinkin’, fightin’, lovin’ cowboy from PHOTO COURTESY OF RYAN DAVIDSON
Texas,” he said. “That’s about it.” He’s also a self-professed “adrenaline junkie,” which explains the bull riding. “That’s a very, very rough sport to be in,” Johnson noted. “It’s very, very rough on your body. It’s very rough on your mind, and it’s scary. I mean there’s not a professional bull rider that won’t tell you it’s not scary. If it wasn’t scary, we wouldn’t do it.” Real cowboy music from a real cowboy? Hell yeah! Add in the rough conditions of Texas prison life he witnessed as a guard and you’ve got added layers of complexity in his music. “There’s a lonely style of music that a lot of those guys listen to,” Johnson said. “I worked in the field for a while, and they sang old prison work songs. Some had kind of lost hope, and I can see now that PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
Goldenvoice and Otter Productions, Inc. has cooked up an awesomely diverse show at the Avila Beach Golf Resort this Friday, Aug. 18 when punk-ska act Rancid shares headlining duties with hardcore punk/Celtic folk act Dropkick Murphys (5 p.m.; all ages; $45 to $90 at vallitix.com and Boo Boo Records). The show also features openers Kevin Seconds of the punk act 7Seconds as well as classic second wave ska act The Selecter. Billed as part of the Boston To Berkeley Tour, the concert promises to culminate with Rancid and Dropkick Murphys sharing the stage for a joint encore. The two bands share history together. Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen got the Dropkick Murphys signed to Hellcat Records after hearing a copy of the Murphys’ debut EP at a friend’s house. “Rancid is looking forward to hitting the road with our brothers the Dropkick Murphys,” Rancid’s Tim Armstrong said in a press release. “We will end the night with DKM and us playing songs together. Look out for The Selecter and Kevin Seconds to be on certain shows. SEE YA IN THE PIT!”
‘Oh black water, keep on rollin’’
Whether you label it soft rock, blueeyed soul, or pop, there’s no denying The Doobie Brothers are hit makers extraordinaire. “What a Fool Believes,” STARKEY continued page 36 PHOTO COURTESY OF GREGORY NOLAN
MINUTE BY MINUTE Blue-eyed soul hit makers The Doobie Brothers play Aug. 22, at Vina Robles Amphitheatre.
PLAYING FOR KCBX Brand new Nordic and Celtic folk ensemble The New World String Project plays a KCBX public radio fundraiser on Aug. 26, at Painted Sky Studios.
BEAN TOWN PUNKS Dropkick Murphys (pictured) join Rancid, The Selecter, and Kevin Seconds on Aug. 18, at the Avila Beach Golf Resort.
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“Long Train Runnin’,” “Black Water,” “Listen to the Music,” “China Grove,” “Takin’ It to the Streets,” “Minute by Minute,” “Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me),” “Dependin’ on You,” and “It Keeps You Running’” are a few of their classic singles that have led to more than 48 million albums sold and four Grammy Awards won. This Tuesday, Aug. 22, Vina Robles Amphitheatre presents The Doobie Brothers (8 p.m.; all ages; $49.50 to $89.50 at vinaroblesamphinteatre.com) Also at Vina Robles, check out Symphony at Sunset, with soprano Alba Franco-Cancél on Sunday, Aug. 20 (7p.m.; all ages; $25). She’ll join soloists Julie Davies, Gregorio Gonzalez, and Karin Mushegain in this family friendly program conducted by OperaSLO Artistic Director Brian Asher Alhadeff. Expect familiar classics, current favorites, Hollywood hits, and Broadway tunes from James Bond to Oklahoma!
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BIG SUR BOYS Soulful country blues act Bruce Guynn & Big Rain play Aug. 19, at The Pour House.
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Strictly Starkey Revenge. Frankfurter’s nyckelharpa is a keyed fiddle, and Lynne is a multi-instrumentalist known for her Celtic harp. Should be interesting!
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Atlanta-based indie rockers The Head, who are on a 40-city U.S. and U.K. tour in support of their new album Space, plays Frog and Peach this Thursday, Aug. 17 (10 p.m.; 21-and-older; free). Brothers Mike HEAD-FROG Atlanta-based indie act The Head plays Shaw (bass, vocals) and Frog and Peach on Aug. 17, before continuing their Jack Shaw (drums), and 40-city tour in the U.K. Jacob Morrell (guitars), have been jamming Beland, Natalie Haskins, and a special together since high school, and are guest from Texas: Jake Paleschic. inspired by “trippy Brits like Stone On Sunday, Aug. 20, Darrell Voss Roses, Spiritualized, Ride, The Verve, and the Real Time Jazz All Stars play and Echo and the Bunnymen and moody St. Benedict’s 18th annual Jazz Concert Americans like The National, Scott (2220 Snowy Egret Ln., Los Osos; 3 p.m.; Walker, and early R.E.M.,” according to all ages; $25 at stbenslososos.org, Boo their bio. Boo Records, or the Abundance Shop). Roots-surf-rockabilly superstars The The all-star group includes vibraphonist Cadillac Angels will play Tooth & Nail Voss as well as sax man Dave Becker, Winery this Friday, Aug. 19 (5 p.m.; all pianist Marshall Otwell, trumpeter ages; free). This is a terrific retro act led by Tony Balbinot, who has a penchant for Bob Bennett, and bassist Ken Hustad. playing killer vintage equipment and has Expect a variety of swing and Latin jazz selections and a tribute to some of a sultry Chris Isaak-style voice. the vibe masters: Lionel Hampton, Milt The SLO Museum of Art and Hoapili Jackson, and Cal Tjader. Productions host a Hawaiian summer concert featuring Steven Espaniola Portland-based rock act Shoring this Saturday, Aug 19 (7 p.m.; all ages; returns to the area for a couple of shows $20 at santamariahula.org or by calling this week, starting on Monday, Aug. 21, Yvette at 878-6793). Espaniola is an at Morro Bay’s The Siren, where they’ll award-winning Hawaiian recording play with LA act The Smoky Knights (9 artist and multi-instrumentalist p.m.; 21-and-older; free). On Tuesday, performing traditional and original Aug. 22, Shoring plays the Frog and Hawaiian music. “His distinctive falsetto Peach (9 p.m.; 21-and-older; free) style (leo ki’e ki’e) is complemented with The “First Lady of Country-Soul,” his artistry on the slack key guitar and Petrella, plays the Frog and Peach this ukulele,” organizers said. Wednesday, Aug. 23 (10 p.m.; 21-andThe Deedees (Elizabeth Etta and older; free). The Santa Maria resident Owen Hunt) with opening act Peter was drawn to music by her aunt and Yelda & Bob Liepman play Don’s grandmother, who were lead vocalists at String Shop in Los Osos this Saturday, their church. “It was natural for me to Aug. 19 (7 to 9 p.m.; all ages; $15 at the follow in their footsteps,” Petrella said in door). The Deedees are Elizabeth Etta an email. “My ultimate goal is to make and Owen Hunt, a father-and-daughter the genre of country soul a more popular duo from Arkansas and Japan, featuring form of music.” ∆ traditional American folk songs as well as original numbers with two guitars and Keep up with New Times Senior Staff refreshing two-part harmonies. Yelda’s Writer Glen Starkey via Twitter at twitter. a well-known singer-songwriter and com/glenstarkey, friend him at facebook. luthier, and Liepman is a terrific cello com/glenstarkey, or contact him at and mandocello player who also plays with Bob & Wendy, Shadowlands, and the gstarkey@newtimesslo.com. San Luis Chamber Orchestra. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARISSA KNUCKLES Bruce Guynn & Big Rain will be coming down out of the redwoods this Saturday, Aug. 19, to play The Pour House (8:30 to 11:30 p.m.), to deliver their patented “uplifting soulful rock country rock ’n’ blues that makes you move.” Expect tight musicianship and harmony vocals for this chart-topping act that enjoys both U.S. and international renown. You can get a big dose of local goodness this Sunday, Aug. 20, for the Coyote Festival, SLO County’s country-roots and folk music event at See Canyon Fruit Ranch (2345 See Canyon Rd., near Avila Beach; noon to 8 p.m.; all ages; $17 presale at eventbright.com). Performers include The Turkey Buzzards, Bear COYOTE FEST! One dozen acts, Market Riot, Joe Koenig, Dan including Natalie Haskins (pictured) play the mostly local Coyote Festival, Curcio, Noach Tangeras, Candle, on Aug. 20 at the See Canyon Fruit Shawn Clark Family Band, The Ranch. Creston Line, Ryan Delmore, Chris
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THE CLIFFS RESORT: 2757 Shell Beach Rd., Shell Beach, 773-5000, cliffsresort.com. FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN BREWING CO.: Singer/ Songwriter Night every Wed. from 8-10pm. 1462 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, 474-8525, figmtnbrew.com. 8/19: 33rpm from 8:3010:30pm. HARRY’S NIGHT CLUB AND BEACH BAR: Cypress and Pomeroy, downtown Pismo Beach, 773-1010. Thurs.: Front Row Karaoke. 8/17: DJ Camote at 5pm and JAWZ Karaoke at 9pm; 8/18: Stinger at 9pm; 8/19: Tommy Lee and the Portigees at 3pm and Stinger at 9pm; 8/20: 6250 at 9pm; 8/21: 6250 at 7:30pm; 8/22: Gypsy Stew; 8/23: Gypsy Stew at 7:30pm; 8/24: DJ Camote at 5pm and JAWZ Karaoke at 9pm; 8/25: CK Solution at 9pm; 8/26: Soundhouse at 3pm and CK Solution at 9pm; 8/27: Tozzi at 9pm. LIDO RESTAURANT AT DOLPHIN BAY: 2727 Shell Beach Rd., Pismo Beach, 773-4300 or thedolphinbay.com. Live music Tues., Thurs., and Fri. from 5-8pm. MONGO’S SALOON: 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 489-3639. Open blues jam every Wed.: DJ Drumz every Fri.; Karaoke with DJ Sam every Sun. 8/19: Noach Tangeras at 3pm and Explode the Machine at 9pm; 8/26: LBS at 3pm and Legends at 9pm. MR. RICK’S: 404 Front St., Avila Beach, 595-7425. 8/18: James River Band at 8pm; 8/19: John Wessel and the Gig Poachers at 8pm; 8/20: DJ Sparx at 3pm; 8/25: Legends; 8/26: Tozzi; 8/27: Kenny Taylor. PUFFERS OF PISMO: 781 Price St., Pismo Beach, 773-6563, puffersofpismo.com. Live music every Tues. from 6:30-9:30pm, and most Fri. and Sat. from 7-10pm. 8/17: Open Mic with Ron Pagan at 7pm; 8/18: Duet 2 It at 7pm; 8/19: Brian Black at 7pm; 8/22: Side Effects at 6:30pm; 8/24: Open mic with Jeremy Best; 8/25: Jim Conroy at 7pm; 8/25: Jim Conroy and Bruce Beck at 7pm; 8/26: Ryan Royer at 7pm. SEAVENTURE: 100 Ocean View, Pismo Beach, 7734994. Live music every Wed. from 6-9pm, Fri. from 6-9pm; and Sun. from 2-6pm.
BANG THE DRUM BREWERY: 950 Orcutt Rd., 242-8372, bangthedrumbrewery.com. BARRELHOUSE BREWING CO. SPEAKEASY: 1033 Chorro St. 2961128, barrelhousebrewing.com. BON TEMPS CREOLE CAFE: 1000 Olive St., 544-2100. Zydeco music, live blues, and jazz on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. FROG & PEACH PUB: 728 Higuera St., 5953764. 8/17: The Head; 8/18: Reggae Night; 8/19: Civil Youth; 8/21: Toan’s Open Jam; 8/22: Shoring; 8/23: Petrella and Mixed Influence; 8/24: Melville; 8/25: True Zion. THE GRADUATE: 990 Industrial Way, 541-096, slograd.com. 8/17: Country Night from 8pm-2am; 8/18: Noche Caliente from 10pm-2am; 8/24: Country Night from 10pm-2am; 8/25: Noche Caliente from 10pm-2am. KREUZBERG COFFEE COMPANY: 685 Higuera St., 439-2060, kreuzbergcalifornia.com. Open mic night every Wed. THE LIBRARY BAR AND LOUNGE: 723 Higuera St., 542-0199. LINNAEA’S CAFE: 1110 Garden St., 541-5888. 8/17: Old Timey Jam from 7-9pm. LUNA RED: 1023 Chorro St., 540-5243. 8/18: Dulcie Taylor from 10pm-midnight; 8/19: The Turkey Buzzards from 10pm-midnight; 8/25: Chris Beland from 10pm-midnight; 8/26: Natalie Haskins from 10pm-midnight. MOTHER’S TAVERN: 725 Higuera St, 541-8733, motherstavern.com. Live music every Fri. from 7:30-10:30pm. NOVO RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE: 726 Higuera St., 543-3986, novorestaurant.com. 8/18: Beleza Nights (DJs) from 10pm-1am; 8/19: Belezas Nights (DJs); 8/20: Beleza Nights (DJs) from 10pm-1am. SLO BREW: 736 Higuera St., 543-1843, slowbrew. com. 8/23: Wordsauce and Canto at 10pm; 8/26: Smash Mouth at 10pm. STEYNBERG GALLERY: 1531 Monterey St. 5470278. TAP IT BREWING COMPANY: Clarion Ct., 5457702, tapitbrewing.com. 8/18: TrueZion; 8/25: Scott Cooper & the Barrelmakers.
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ASUNCION RIDGE: 725 12th St. Paso Robles, 237-1425. Live music Fridays and Saturdays from 5-8pm. 8/18: J Street Slim and the Liesurenaut; 8/19: The Smith Duo; 8/25: Melody Klemin from 6-9pm; 8/26: Steve Tracy. BARRELHOUSE BREWERY AND BEER GARDENS: 3055 Limestone Way, Paso Robles, 296-1128, barrelhousebrewing.com. 8/18: Back Bay Betty at 5:30pm; 8/19: Ghost/Monster at 5:30pm; 8/20: Gypsy Flame at noon; 8/21: Gypsy Flame at 2pm; 8/25: Burning James and the Funky Flames at 5:30pm; 8/26: Sparrow and Fern at 5:30pm; 8/27: Gypsy Flame at noon. BROKEN EARTH WINERY: 5625 Highway 46E, Paso Robles, 239-2562. Live music every Sat. from 1-4pm. 8/19: James Sweetwater. D’ANBINO VINEYARDS AND CELLARS: 710 Pine St., Paso Robles, 227-6800 or danbino. com. 8/18: The Martin Paris Band from 8-10:30pm; 8/19: Jazz on the Vine from 2-4:30pm and Joy Bonner from 8-10:30pm; 8/25: Code Blues from 8-10:30pm; 8/26: Byrom Brothers from 8-10:30pm; 8/27: Swing For Joy from 2-4:30pm. ENOTECA RESTAURANT AND BAR: 206 Alexa Ct., Paso Robles, 238-2834, labellasera.com. Jazz every Thurs. night featuring Adam Levine and Judy Philbin from 7-9pm. LAST STAGE WEST: Halfway Station on Highway 41 (15050 Morro Road at Toro Creek), 461-1393 or laststagewest.net. 8/17: BanjerDan Show with Amaya Rose and Tennessee Jimmy Harrell at 6pm; 8/19: Corey Leal at 6pm; 8/20: Casey Chisholm at 6pm; 8/23: Bluegrass Jam Session at 6pm; 8/24: The BanjerDan Show at 6pm; 8/25: The Clearwings at 6pm. PASO ROBLES INN CATTLEMAN’S LOUNGE: 103 Spring St., 238-2660. Live music 6-8pm and Friday and Saturday from 9:30-11:30pm. PINE STREET SALOON: 1234 Pine St., Paso Robles, 238-1114. PONY CLUB WINE BAR AT HOTEL CHEVAL: 1021 Pine St., Paso Robles, 226-9995. 8/18: Sunny Wright from 6-9pm; 8/19: Kenny Taylor from 6-9pm; 8/20: Lance Robison from 5-8pm; 8/25: Louie Ortega from 6-9pm; 8/26: Rewined from 6-9pm; 8/27: Martin Paris from 5-7pm.
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SCULPTERRA WINERY: 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles, 226-8881. Steve Key presents “Songwriters at Play” Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4pm. 8/20: Kyle Williams; 8/27: The Deedees from 1-4pm. TOOTH & NAIL WINERY: 3090 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles, 369-6100. 8/27: Los Lobos and The Suitcase Junket. VINA ROBLES VINEYARDS AND WINERY: 3700 Mill Rd. Highway 46 E. Paso Robles, 2274812, vinarobles.com. Live music every Sat. from 1-4pm. 8/19: Ron Papes; 8/26: Miechael Annotti from 1-4pm.
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CAMBRIA PINES LODGE: 2905 Burton Drive, Cambria, 927-4200, cambriapineslodge.com. 8/17: Rumble Duo at 8:30pm; 8/18: Rumble at 9pm; 8/19: Catalina Eddy at 9pm; 8/20: Sebastian Luna at 8:30pm; 8/21: Wally Duo at 8:30pm; 8/22: Louie Ortega at 8:30pm; 8/23: Andy Scott at 8pm; 8/24: J&B Rocks at 8:30pm; 8/25: Marcus DiMaggio at 3pm and Shameless at 9pm; 8/26: Bobby Malone at 3pm and Stellar Band at 9pm; 8/27: LBS Duo at 8:30pm. LAS CAMBRITAS: 2336 Main St., Cambria, 9270175. Jon Stephens every Thurs. from 5-8pm. OLD CAYUCOS TAVERN & CARDROOM: 130 N. Ocean Ave., Cayucos, 995-3209, oldcayucostavern.com. Live music every Fri and Sat. OTTER ROCK CAFE: 885 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 772-1420. Wed: Karaoke, 8pm. Thurs.: Live jam, 8pm. Fri.-Sun.: live music. 8/17: David Jones and 58 West; 8/18: Code Blues from 8:30-midnight; 8/19: Ras Danny and the Ites Band from 8:30pm-midnight; 8/20: Albert Sanudo Jr. Band from 7-10pm; 8/21: Spike from 7-10pm; 8/23: Karaoke with Bob Santa Cruz from 8-11pm; 8/24: Tracy Morgan Trio from 7-10pm; 8/25: Hunter and the Dirty Jacks from 8:30-11:30pm; 8/26: Five Parts Devil from 8:30-midnight; 8/27: Jill Knight and Eric Williams from 7-10pm. THE SIREN: Main St., Morro Bay, 772-8478, thesirenmorrobay.com. STAX WINE BAR: 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 772-5055, staxwine.com. Live music Thurs. and Sun. from 6-8pm. WINDOWS ON THE WATER: 699 Embarcadero, Suite 7, Morro Bay, 772-0677. 8/18: David Pope; 8/25: Melody Klemin; 8/26: Steve Tracy. ∆
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avid F. Sandberg (Lights Out) directs Annabelle (2014), screenwriter Gary Dauberman’s prequel script about a possessed doll. After dollmaker Samuel Mullins (Anthony LaPaglia) and his wife Esther (Miranda Otto) lose their daughter ANNABELLE: CREATION in an accident, they believe she’s What’s it rated? R returned by embodying one of What’s it worth, Anna? Streaming Samuel’s dolls. When they realize What’s it worth, Glen? Streaming the doll is actually possessed by Where’s it showing? Downtown evil, they lock it away, but 12 years Centre, Park, Stadium 10, Galaxy later the couple invites nun Sister Charlotte (Stephanie Sigman) and a group of six girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, and the doll begins to call out to one girl in particular, Janice (Talitha Bateman), reigniting the evil. (109 min.) to strike a chord with me, though like Glen It’s official: Movies don’t scare you, I don’t believe in the occult, so it is an me anymore. In fact, the last time I uphill battle to scare me with that type of remember being scared by a film was storyline. The film opens with the lovely The Strangers (2008), which was mainly little Mullins family and their beautiful, frightening because it was plausible. gigantic, and ornate home, seemingly In that film, a trio of masked killers the perfect snapshot of Americana from terrorizes a couple in a remote house. yesteryear. Tragedy strikes when Bee In this case, an evil entity tries to take (Samara Lee) is killed by a car, leaving the souls of its victims. Since I don’t her parents a life of regret and grief. believe in the occult, the best Annabelle: When the storyline picks up 12 years Creation could muster for me was some later, a group of six girls along with Sister effective atmospheric creepiness but no Charlotte are headed to the Mullin’s actual fear. I can say this: Bateman, 15, remote property, which the devout couple turns in a remarkable performance as has offered up to serve as a girls’ home in the target of the entity. She has to go hopes of stifling the silence in their house. from vulnerable to terrorizing in her role Sam is standoffish and disengaged, and as a polio-stricken orphan. On the other his wife is hidden away with an unknown hand, the normally reliable LaPaglia is affliction, ringing a bell to call for his weirdly flat in his performance as Sam attention. The newcomers are clearly Mullins. Sigman is engaging as Sister excited with their Charlotte, as is Otto as Sam’s wife Esther, new space, though but most of the other actors don’t shine. locked doors and RUN! Janice I can also say that since I never saw the hanging dolls (Talitha Bateman) first Annabelle or any of The Conjuring along with Sam’s becomes the films, which apparently are connected to odd demeanor do target of a possessed doll. this one, Annabelle: Creation can stand give the house a on its own. I didn’t feel lost or as if I must creepy vibe. The be missing some essential info. Nope, filmmakers seem this is a pretty straight-ahead “evil entity to be going for a terrorizes its victims” film. If that’s your slow burn effect, but atmosphere thing, you might enjoy this, but I found it can only carry pretty tepid. Anna As someone who resoundingly falls a movie so far, and Annabelle: in the “dolls are creepy” camp, I expected Creation lost its more scare factor from Annabelle’s muster fast for soulless, dead eyes. Unfortunately, none me. Bateman of the scare tactics in this film managed
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ATOMIC BLONDE What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Stadium 10, Galaxy David Leitch directs Kurt Johnstad’s action spy thriller screenplay based on the graphic novel series The Coldest City by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart, about Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron), a British Cold War-era operative sent to Berlin to investigate a fellow spy’s death. Once there she enters an uneasy alliance with yet another spy, David Percival (James McAvoy). The film
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THE BIG SICK What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Full Price Where’s it showing? The Palm Director Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris) directs this
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semi-autographical screenplay by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani about a Pakistani stand-up comic named Kumail (Nanjiani) who falls for a white woman named Emily (Zoe Kazan) who heckles him during a performance. Their budding relationship is strained when Emily discovers Kumail has a stash of photos of Pakistani women his parents have been trying to set him up with in an arranged marriage, so she breaks things off. Later, she’s taken to the hospital and put into an induced coma due to an infection, and Kumail realizes he made a mistake letting her go, but now it may be too late. I don’t know how accurate the story is, but in the closing credits, we get to see photos of Nanjiani’s real life parents. It was a reminder of how lucky it is to have a close, supportive family. A few weeks ago, I saw and reviewed Maudie, another
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BOO! Annabelle, a doll named after its maker’s dead daughter, is embodied by an evil entity in Annabelle: Creation.
definitely was the shining star of the cast, though even her impressive performance can’t save what is supposed to be an edgeof-your-seat scare fest from becoming a bit of a bore. Glen A creepy scarecrow, a dark and cluttered workshop, a room with doll parts hanging from the ceiling, a rickety dumbwaiter, a rambling gothic manse, a deep stone-lined well, and a secluded rural location offer a lot of familiar horror clichés, but there’s not much originality here, just tropes we’ve seen over and over. Fleeting glimpses of a figure in darkened rooms, the titular creepy doll in a chair, the mysterious mother with a partial mask hiding something unknown—we’ve seen it all before. If you believe in the devil or evil spirits, you may find this film tapping into your psyche, but for the
rational-minded, it’s a whole lot of hooey. Director Sandberg can certainly execute typical horror jump scares, but the real frights are missing, and I’m not sure why this film got tagged with an R rating. It’s not gory or filed with crude language; there’s no nudity. Over all, I’d call this film forgettable. Anna Agreed. I doubt even diehard scary movie fans will get much out of Annabelle: Creation. I have no idea how its preceding films are, but this rendition did nothing to make me want to find out. It also fails to fall into the “so bad it’s good” category that some campy horror films do. It’s not particularly riveting, and with few exceptions, the performances are pretty flat. The force of evil is scarier when it is unseen; when its final demonic form is shown, I was underwhelmed. I love a good scary flick, but unfortunately they seem few and far between these days. This film can be thrown onto the pile of forgettable films whose atmosphere and jump scares weren’t enough to push it out of mediocrity. I’ll be keeping my eye out for more from Bateman though. She showed some genuine skill and character work in her performance. Skip the theater on this one. It doesn’t seem too enhanced by the big screen. If the occult makes your hair stand on end, it may warrant a home viewing, but I personally would skip right past it if I saw it playing on demand. Δ Split Screen is written by Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and his wife, Anna. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.
REVIEW SCORING FULL PRICE .... It’s worth the price of an evening show MATINEE ........ Save a few bucks, catch an afternoon show RENTAL .......... Rent it STREAMING.... Wait ’til Netflix has it NOTHING ........ Don’t waste your time great love story. The beauty of film is there are so many ways to portray love, which is both the simplest and most complex thing humans express. When the screening ended at The Palm, the audience burst into applause, and this film is worthy. What a crowd pleaser! (120 min.) —Glen Starkey
BRIGSBY BEAR What’s it rated? PG-13 Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children’s TV show produced for an audience of one: James (Kyle Mooney). When the show abruptly ends, James’ life changes forever. He sets out to finish the story himself and must learn to cope with the realities of a new world
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that he knows nothing about. (97 min.) —Sony Pictures Classics
CITY OF GHOSTS What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Rental Where’s it showing? The Palm (Last showing Aug. 17) If you’re unclear on why so many people are fleeing Syria right now, or why being a journalist can be a dangerous profession, City of Ghosts can shed some light on these things for you. City of Ghosts is a documentary that chronicles the work of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), a group of citizen journalists using the power of social media to expose the horrors within Raqqa, Syria, after ISIS took over the city. Many members of RBSS have been executed by
ISIS or had to flee to other countries, and those that remain continue to risk their lives daily. While this documentary does contain a lot of important, not widely known information about the war in Syria, it is definitely not for the faint of heart. Throughout the course of the film you will see actual footage of people being tortured, shot, beheaded, and countless other atrocities. Some of the emotional scenes are just as intense as the graphic scenes, including one part where an RBSS member watches an ISIS-created video of his father being murdered. His expression is completely blank, and he says that he’s watched the video multiple times because it “gives him strength.” In 2015, RBSS won the International MOVIES continued page 42
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Arts MOVIES from page 40 Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists. The beginning and end of the film show them receiving the award, while everything in the middle shows why they deserved it. Not only does City of Ghosts highlight their accomplishments and sacrifices, but it also gives you brief glimpses into their personalities and lives. The combination makes it difficult not to see these people as heroes, or at the very least feel major sympathy for all they’ve been through. Unless you’re the type of person who enjoys seeing documentaries in theaters, you can probably wait to rent City of Ghosts, especially if you’d prefer witnessing horrific acts of war and brutal executions in the comfort of your own home. As long as you aren’t squeamish though, it is worth watching. Not all war heroes are soldiers, and this film proves it. (90 min.) —Katrina Borges
THE DARK TOWER
What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Stadium 10, Park, Galaxy Danish writer-director Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) helms this adventure-fantasy based on Stephen King’s novel series about the last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain (Irdris Elba), who in an alternate dimension is locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim (Matthew McConaughey), also known as the Man in Black, who’s trying to destroy the Dark Tower, a structure that holds the universe together—both their dimension and our own. Meanwhile in our world, young Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) dreams about this alternate dimension and the raging battle between good and evil, discovers a portal between the worlds, and allows the battle to spill into ours. Like his books, films based off King’s material are easy targets for critics and
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At the Movies often are not nearly as terrible as they claim. Formulaic? Sure, but also highly creative. If you think you’re the right demographic, go see this one the big screen. I was entertained, and at 95 minutes, it’s a brisk, energetic ride. (95 min.) —Glen Starkey
DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME
What’s it rated? NR Where’s it showing? The Palm Dawson City: Frozen Time pieces together the bizarre true history of a longlost collection of 533 nitrate film prints dating from the early 1900s. Discovered buried under a hockey rink in a former Klondike Gold Rush town, their story reveals the links between the movie business and Manifest Destiny in North America. (120 min.) —Kino Lorber
DUNKIRK
What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Full Price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Stadium 10, Park, Galaxy Writer-director Christopher Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar) helms this historical drama about the World War II evacuation of Dunkirk, when allied forces from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France were surrounded by the German army between May 26 to June 4, 1940. Civilians in fishing, merchant marine, and pleasure boats valiantly came to their rescue. Nolan wastes no time dropping you into the action. There’s no dialogue, just some boys trying to find their way to the rear of the combat theater. Then shots ring out and they’re scrambling. The camera follows one in particular, Tommy (Fionn Whitehead), who eventually finds the beach where other Brits and Frenchmen are awaiting evacuation. Later, we cut to Mr. Dawson (Mark
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BILL AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE Bill Preston (Alex Winter) and Ted Logan (Reeves), who are best friends that dream of forming a band together. This dream becomes at risk when Ted’s strict father (Hal Landon Jr.) threatens to send Ted to military school unless he passes history onsidering Keanu Reeves’ recent class. What they don’t know is that in trip to the Central Coast to film his the future, Bill and Ted’s music will be upcoming movie, Destination Wedding, essential to peace and harmony, so a now seems like a most excellent time time traveler named Rufus (George Carlin) to revisit one of his classics. However, is sent back to ensure that the boys get if you prefer his more serious works like an A-plus on their final history report, and The Matrix or John Wick, this is not the thus aren’t separated. And how do they review for you, because this Blast from pull off this A-plus? Why, by traveling the Past column is about the one with through time and kidnapping various actual blasts from the past. That’s right, historical figures, of course! I’m going to talk about my favorite Reeves There’s a reason this movie has a cult movie, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. following and a sequel (Bill and Ted’s The movie follows high school slackers Bogus Journey, 1991), with rumors of
When? 1989 What’s it rated? PG Where’s it available? DVD, Streaming on Amazon
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BODACIOUS A young Keanu Reeves (right) co-stars with Alex Winter in the classic film Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
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Rylance) as he prepares his pleasure craft to travel to Dunkirk as part of the civilian evacuation flotilla, accompanied by his son Peter (Tom Glynn-Carney) and local 17-year-old boy George (Barry Keoghan). They’re part of the extraordinary effort of civilians that helped evacuate some of the 300,000 soldiers saved from Dunkirk. Finally, we’re in the cockpit with Farrier (Tom Hardy), who with two other pilots is tasked with flying to Dunkirk to help the evacuating soldiers with air support, dog fighting with enemy aircraft trying to bomb and strafe fleeing boats. Throughout the film, we revisit these three situations—land, sea, and air— each telling their small, personal stories in service to the whole, like individual pieces of a mosaic that comprise a masterpiece. It’s frightening and terrible to behold. (106 min.) —Glen Starkey
What’s it rated? PG Where’s it showing? Park This animated comedy takes place in Textopolis, a world inside a smartphone that’s inhabited by various emojis. There, an emoji named Gene (voiced by T.J. Miller) is ashamed that he has multiple facial expressions while his colleagues only have one each, and he embarks on a quest to be like everyone else. (86 min.) —Sony Pictures Animation
GIRLS TRIP What’s it rated? R Where’s it showing? Stadium 10 When four lifelong friends (Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish) travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there’s enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and
BLAST FROM THE another sequel in the works. It’s hilarious throughout, super quotable, and brilliantly casted. Winter and Reeves make Bill and Ted so likable and relatable that you can’t help but root for them even though their band doesn’t even know how to play yet, and it’s no wonder they’re failing school when they do things like mistake Joan of Arc for Noah’s wife. Despite being nearly three decades old, this movie still holds up pretty well. There is one scene where a homophobic slur is dropped after Bill and Ted briefly hug, which no doubt wouldn’t fly in a movie made today, but everything else that would make any other movie feel outdated— namely, the soundtrack, fashion choices, and slang used—instead come off as simply parts of Bill and Ted’s personalities. While it’s rare to hear phrases such as “bodacious” or “most triumphant” in dialogue today, the two goofball protagonists would be very different, much less quotable people without their distinctive vocabularies. If you somehow have been living under a totally bogus rock and have never seen Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, I highly recommend you give it a chance. It’s a movie full of laughs, history, and a great lesson about being excellent to each other no matter where or when you come from. Not to mention hearing Abraham Lincoln (Robert V. Barron) declare that we should all “party on, dudes!” (105 min.) Δ —Katrina Borges
HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER What’s it rated? PG-13 Should I rent it? Maybe
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BLIND What’s it rated? R Should I rent it? Don’t bother
What’s it rated? PG-13 Should I rent it? Maybe
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A NEW WORLD After realizing he was kidnapped as a child, James (Kyle Mooney) uses a fictional TV show to cope with his new reality in Brigsby Bear.
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What’s it rated? R Should I rent it? Maybe
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romancing to make the Big Easy blush. (102 min.) —Universal Pictures
THE GLASS CASTLE What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Full Price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Fair Oaks, Bay, Park, Galaxy Based on Jeanette Walls’ best selling memoir comes The Glass Castle, transformed for film by writer and director Destin Daniel Cretton (The Shack). I typically fall pretty firmly on the side of team book when it comes to written tales being adapted for the big screen. That said, in this instance, the movie did a pretty good job of retaining the essence of Walls’ storytelling. While we’re dealing deeply and intimately here with Walls’ (portrayed by Brie Larson) upbringing and life, her parents, and more specifically, her father Rex (Woody Harrelson) really feels like the focus here. I had the pleasure of speaking with Walls last year before she gave a talk at Cal Poly. Today, she is a grounded, successful person who seems to have made peace with her tumultuous past. While her parents Rose Mary (Naomi Watts) and Rex constantly stimulated their four children intellectually with a tidal wave of books and ideas, they also didn’t keep them regularly enrolled in school, blew grocery money on booze and art supplies, and constantly moved the family from town to town—trading one uninhabitable shack for another, usually after Rex lost a job or got in trouble with local law enforcement. The movie starts with the family hitting the road after busting a young Jeanette out of the hospital, where she was recovering from third degree burns after being allowed to cook hot dogs in boiling water, on the stove, by herself because her mom was too busy painting to feed the kids. When Rex gets asked one question too many by the doctor and social worker on staff, he simply sneaks his still-healing
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daughter out of the hospital, turning it into a sort of reconnaissance game for the kids. If you find this kind of parental neglect especially upsetting, be warned, it only builds from there. Harrelson turns in what could very well be an Oscar-winning performance as the charismatic, brilliant, and deeply flawed alcoholic Rex, whose anger can flare up in an instant. He is so passionate, but falls so short of what his family needs. His love for his kids, particularly Jeannette, who seems to be his favorite, is apparent, but he either fails to show up fully or chooses to create chaos. Watts’ Rose Mary is more of a typical narcissist who is more concerned with her art career that never was than the fact that there’s nothing for her children to eat but butter. Larson as Jeannette toes the line between the daughter who believes her dad can do impossible things like building a glass palace for the family on a hill and the one who knows better. Moments like Rex robbing Jeannette’s piggy bank to buy alcohol or Rex attempting to detox from alcohol by tying himself to the bed stand out as some of the film’s darker moments. There are also small moments of light here and there, like Rex “giving” each of his children a star for Christmas or pouring several bags of cash onto Jeanette’s bed that he won gambling so she won’t have to drop out of school. Jeanette manages to build a life for herself far different than what her parents gave her. While Jeannette’s story is certainly an underdog tale, she ultimately is forced to reckon with the life she’s made for herself and her relationship with her parents. Whether your childhood was idyllic or a little closer to Walls’ experience, at its heart The Glass Castle is a highly relatable coming of age story of seeing and accepting our parents for the flawed human beings that they are. (127 min.) —Ryah Cooley
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD What’s it rated? R
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DANCE The documentary Step follows the lives of teen girls on a step dance team in Baltimore, trying to be the first in their families to go to college.
Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Stadium 10, Park, Galaxy The world’s top protection agent (Ryan Reynolds) is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world’s most notorious hit men (Samuel L. Jackson). The relentless bodyguard and manipulative assassin have been on the opposite end of the bullet for years and are thrown together for a wildly outrageous 24 hours. During their raucous and hilarious adventure from England to the Hague, they encounter high-speed car chases, outlandish boat escapades, and a merciless Eastern European dictator (Gary Oldman) who is out for blood. Salma Hayek joins the mayhem as Jackson’s equally notorious wife. (111 min.) —Summit Entertainment
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AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER
What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? The Palm Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk direct this follow-up documentary to the Oscar-wining An Inconvenient Truth (2006), which exposed the threat of global climate change. This time around, the filmmakers document the progress made in tackling climate change over the last decade as well as former Vice President Al Gore’s efforts to persuade global leaders to invest in renewable energy. Former President George W. Bush, John Kerry, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, and in archival footage, former President Barack Obama and current President Donald Trump, also appear. This is an important movie with an important message, and within it you’ll find emotionally charged moments of triumph and despondent moments of hopelessness. What you won’t find is an argument powerful enough to persuade climate change deniers. The film makes a valiant effort to simplify the sometimes dizzyingly complicated science behind climate change, but perhaps more importantly, it offers a primer on how to engage citizen activists at the grassroots. Gore seems to understand that without the populace behind this fight, it’s doomed. Ultimately, the film is upbeat. Gore in indefatigable! That’s good. Because in the face of venal corporate interests and corrupt political opposition, our planet needs a warrior like Gore, even if he’s only armed with a cell phone, a slide show, and the truth. (98 min.) —Glen Starkey
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KIDNAP
What’s it rated? R Where’s it showing? Stadium 10 A typical afternoon in the park turns into a nightmare for single mom Karla Dyson (Halle Berry) when her son suddenly disappears. Without a cell phone and knowing she has no time to wait for MOVIES continued page 43
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MOVIES from page 42 SWITCHING SIDES Enemies are forced to work together in The Hitman’s Bodyguard.
police help, Karla jumps in her own car and sets off in pursuit of the kidnappers. A relentless, edge-of-your seat chase ensues, where Karla must risk everything to not lose sight of her son. (100 min.) —Aviron Pictures
LEAP! What’s it rated? PG Where’s it showing? Stadium 10 In this animated film, 11-year-old orphan, Félicie (Elle Fanning) has one dream—to go to Paris and become a dancer. Her best friend Victor (Nat Wolff), an imaginative but exhausting boy with a passion for creating, has a dream of his own—to become a famous inventor. In a leap of faith, Victor and Félicie leave their orphanage in pursuit of their passions. (86 min.) —The Weinstein Company
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STEP What’s it rated? PG-13 Where’s it showing? The Palm Step documents the senior year of a girls’ high-school step dance team against the background of inner city Baltimore. As each one tries to become the first in their families to attend college, the girls strive to make their dancing a success against the backdrop of social unrest in the troubled city. (83 min.) —Impact Partners
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LOGAN LUCKY What’s it rated? PG-13 Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Stadium 10, Park, Galaxy Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy (Channing Tatum) and Clyde Logan (Adam Driver) set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. (119 min.) —Fingerprint Releasing/Bleecker Street
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MAUDIE What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Full Price Where’s it showing? The Palm Aisling Walsh (Joyriders, Song for Raggy Boy, The Daisy Chain) directs this screenplay by Sherry White (The Breadmaker, Down to the Dirt, Crackie) about arthritic Nova Scotia painter Maud Dowley (Sally Hawkins), who after having her family home sold out from under her by her brother takes up housekeeping work for Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke). Eventually the two find romance as Maudie hones her naïve but charming
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WIND RIVER folk painting style, eventually becoming a community icon. First and foremost, this is a love story, albeit a very unconventional one. Because of Maudie’s affliction, her family— brother Charles (Zachary Bennett) and her aunt Ida (Gabrielle Rose)—believes she’s incapable of taking care of herself, but Maudie has an indomitable spirit, and rather than live under her aunt’s thumb, she answers an ad for a housekeeper. Everett is a 40-year-old bachelor, taciturn, illiterate, and proud. He’s a hard worker who sells fish door-to-door, cuts and sells wood, removes trash, and works in the orphanage where he was raised. He’s pretty hard to like at first, and
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What’s it rated? PG Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Sunset Drive In, Stadium 10, Park, Galaxy Surly Squirrel (Will Arnett) and the gang are back again in Oakton, where the evil mayor has decided to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place. Surly and his ragtag group of animal friends band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park. (86 min.) —Open Road Films
What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Full Price Where’s it showing? Stadium 10, Park, Galaxy This new Spider-Man film picks up a few months after the events of Captain America: Civil War, which chronicled the rift between Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). This time around, Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man) and the federal government create the Department of Damage Control (D.O.D.C.), which inadvertently drives Adrian Toomes
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John Moreland dazzles at BarrelHouse Brewing’s new grass bowl venue
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t’s Sunday, Aug. 13, and I’m on my way to have my heart broken by singersongwriter John Moreland, whose devastating songs always leave me joyously despondent. He’ll be taking BarrelHouse Brewing Co.’s new grass bowl stage in about 90 minutes, but I arrived early to take a tour of this Paso Robles craft brewing operation. Well, that and to drink a few of their tasty barley pops. Bar Manager Rustle Bedwell sits down with me as I sip on a light, refreshing Templeton Ale. He explains that tonight’s show is just the third ticketed event for the new venue. “Todd’s really good at finding acts for us that fit our vibe,” Bedwell explains, referring to Todd Newman of Good Medicine Presents, the promoter behind tonight’s show. Their next collaboration will be The Brothers Comatose show on Oct. 4. “We’re kind of the local hangout,” Bedwell says. “Most of our customers come back every week. It might be their Thursday night hangout or their Saturday night hangout. We get tourists, but the majority of our business is my regular local crowd, my people.” What BarrelHouse also has is a super
comfortable family and dog friendly vibe. There’s a cool waterfall, lots of indoor and outdoor games to play, a beautiful oakdappled setting, and killer beer! Located in Tin City—a series of metal buildings in southeast Paso—BarrelHouse is surrounded by about a dozen wineries, a cider house, a distillery, and more on the way. Both a restaurant and ice cream shop are schedule to open nearby soon. BarrelHouse’s Good Times Manager Emily Robertson takes me on a tour of the facility, showing me the huge stainless steel tanks and bottling facility, pointing out three smaller tanks perched on a loft in the corner. “Those three tanks are what owner Jason Carvalho started with when he was brewing beer in his garage,” Robertson says. Carvalho teamed with longtime friend Kevin Nickell to start BarrelHouse, which opened four years ago in Paso but now has a speakeasy in SLO Town and an even bigger brewing facility in Visalia. The pair has since added Chris Vaughn as a third partner. Robertson mentions that the venue can host private events and that they’re hosting a sour beer festival on Sept. 23, with 25 guest breweries participating.
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BarrelHouse Brewing Co. is located at 3055 Limestone Way, in southeast Paso Robles in the Tin City complex. It features free live music on Fridays and Saturdays during the spring and summer, as well as ticketed events in the new grass bowl venue. A food truck is on site daily, and a rotating selection of around 10 craft beers is on tap. Visit barrelhousebrewing.com for the food truck, live music, and event schedule.
After the tour, I grab another beer, Sunny Daze, and pull up a spot at a picnic table next to Good Medicine’s Newman. “What truly impresses me is the culture these guys have created here,” Newman says. “It’s family. As a business owner myself, I’m impressed by the intention behind creating this family friendly atmosphere.” Soon the grass bowl fills with people, as do the picnic tables. Some folks bring their own beach chairs. The opener, Christian Lee Hutson, takes to the stage like clockwork at 6:30 p.m. About 35 minutes later he finishes up, and John Moreland lumbers on stage at 7:30, settling in with his accompanist John Calvin Abney. “If we don’t bleed, it don’t feel like a song,” Moreland sings in his rumble of a voice that rolls over the crowd like distant thunder, breaking my heart right in two. Δ Glen Starkey is New Times’ Senior Staff Writer. Contact him at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.
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@getoutslo TENDER LAMENTS John Moreland (right) and his accompanist John Calvin Abney dazzled the crowd with heart-wrenching songs and sparkling musicianship.
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Green gold rush! Y Dip into the dip this Sept. 9 at Morro Bay’s most epic AvoMarg Fest yet
Let’s guac about it
The AvoMarg Festival kicks off from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 714 Embarcadero St. in Morro Bay Saturday, Sept. 9. A Taste of the Grove dinner will be held at The Packing Shed in Morro Bay on Sept. 8. For more information, tickets, and a detailed schedule of festival events, go to avomargfest.com. ONE AVO, MANY WAYS Everything from a mini-avocado toss for the kids, live bands and margaritas for those who like to party, avocado culinary delights for the foodie set, and a chance to win one year supply of fresh avocados (good for everyone) is on the table for this year’s AvoMarg Fest, slated for Sept. 9 on the Morro Bay Embarcadero.
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our cell phone buzzes. You don’t recognize the number, but accept the call anyway. On the other end is—who else—but your friendly neighborhood avocado farmer, and he has just alerted you to the fact that you’ve JUST WON A YEAR’S SUPPLY OF AVOCADOS! For real. No joke. Dead serious! What do you do? Maybe perform a crazy touchdown dance in your living room while fist pumping like a maniac? Collapse into a puddle of tears, clutching your heart like you’ve just won the lottery? Last year’s real life AvoMarg Fest contest winner, a real life North County woman, screamed into her phone like she’d just seen The Beatles live in concert, circa 1965. If you can relate perfectly to this reaction, I salute you. You, too, probably believe that avocados—packed with healthy fats and buttery flavor—are Mother Nature’s way of proving she really loves us and wants us to be happy. You probably think a bowl of guac and chips constitutes its own meal, and a damn good one at that. You’re also probably going to this year’s AvoMarg Festival, slated for Sept 9 on the Morro Bay Embarcadero. Wait. You’re not sure? Never been before? Let me lay some truth on you. This fest isn’t just for folks from the valley in need of salty fresh sea air. It’s for us locals, too! With such a thriving avocado farming community in SLO County and throughout the coast, why shouldn’t we, Central Coast locals, enjoy this hedonistic-yet-healthy homegrown crop to the fullest? You could even be the next winner of a year’s supply of delicious green gold or your very own avocado tree (drawings will take place throughout the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Just the idea of the possibility of winning makes my heart quiver with joy. According to festival marketing guru Travis Ford, there’s more reason than ever for locals (and their whole families) to take a dip into—well—the dip. “The last few years, it’s gotten bigger and bigger. Kids 10 and under are still free, and this year, we decided to take the fest to the next level, adding magicians and kid’s performers,” Ford said. “Last year, it was a tad too crowded. Now, we have created a much larger open space that will entice attendees to hang around longer.” In addition to live music by a host of bands and the newly expanded kid’s “GromZone,” mom and dad can dig their forks into an epicurean area where the crop takes full foodie center stage. For those even more interested in the farm-to-table applications, plan on attending the fest’s annual Taste of the Grove dinner, slated for Friday, Sept. 8, at The Packing Shed, a Morro Bay avocado farm just minutes from shore. Think: craft beer, artisanal spirits, and chef presenters. An ongoing fundraiser for the high school boosters, festival day guac is always handmade by the Morro Bay High School Cheer Team and pits are always recycled into plant starters, so local youth can learn where their guac actually comes from (turns out, some really good green things actually do grow on trees). In short, AvoMarg Fest is all about avocados, the people who love and farm them, and the laid back culture that so perfectly encapsulates California’s unofficial snack. Oh, and margaritas, which—let’s be honest—have a way of elevating chips and dip into a true West Coast delicacy. Longtime festival organizer and avocado farmer Frank Alegria is a living testament to the Golden State’s long love affair with the once exotic crop. He owns a 30-acre avocado ranch in Refugio Canyon, nestled in the lush foliage located just west of Goleta. He’s also a district field manager at Calavo Growers Inc., one of the oldest avocado packing and distributing FLAVOR continued page 46
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plants in the U.S. Alegria’s grandfather and father were both born on the ranch, and Alegria’s adult children now live on the same land, carrying on the farming tradition. You could say the family owes this lucky lot in life to their Spanish ancestors, who homesteaded the area in the mid-1800s, first planting beans, lemons, and walnuts. Avocado trees were planted on the land during the 1940s, back when the fruit was truly a rare treat. The crop might not have worked out so well for the family if it hadn’t been for a new, rock star avocado breed—the Hass, which came to the farm in 1952. “In the old days, we mainly had fuerte, which was a good avocado, but the trees wouldn’t produce every year,” Alegria said. “There were a lot of different varieties, and they all came off the tree at different times. Hass changed everything, because it not only offered consistency in flavor and ripening, but it also allowed farmers to grow a single variety all year round.” He, like most avocado farmers, will always harbor a soft spot for the Hass. He’s also pretty laid back. See, avocado farming comes with its stresses (mainly, everyone from squirrels to bears to human avocado thieves want to get their
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FILE NO. 2017-1491 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/1988) New Filing The following person is doing business as: CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL SERVICES, 412 Humboldt St, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Sonoma County. C. Financial Investment, Inc.(412 Humboldt St, Santa Rosa, CA 95404) CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/C. Financial Investment, Inc. R. Mark Epstein, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-14-17. 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. 06-14-22. July 13, 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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County Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Clerk, J. Goble. 06-29-22. Luis Obispo County. Trina Lorena July 13, 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 Galvan(2231 Cienaga St. Oceano, 2017 CA 93445). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Trina FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS Lorena Galvan. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San NAME STATEMENT Luis Obispo on 07-10-17. I hereby FILE NO. 2017-1600 certify that this copy is a correct TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE copy of the statement on file in my (N/A) office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County New Filing Clerk, J. Goble. 07-10-22. The following person is doing Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017 business as: SEVEN SISTERS ORGANIC FARM, 805 HEMP COMPAFIcTITIOuS BuSINESS NY, LOCAL HEMPIRE, 1490 17th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402. San NAME STATEMENT Luis Obispo County. Kameron K. FILE NO. 2017-1676 Alton(1490 17th Street, Los Osos, TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE CA 93402). This business is con(07/11/2017) ducted by an Individual./s/KamNew Filing eron K. Alton. This statement was The following person is doing busifiled with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 06-30-17. I hereby ness as: KANALOA KREATIONS, 238 1st Street, Avila Beach, CA certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my 93424. San Luis Obispo County. Scott Francis Price(238 1st office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Street, Avila Beach, CA 93424). Clerk, D. Chavez. 06-30-22. This business is conducted by an July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 Individual./s/Scott Francis Price. This statement was filed with the FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-11-17. I hereby certify that NAME STATEMENT this copy is a correct copy of the FILE NO. 2017-1609 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, (06/30/2017) J. Goble. 07-11-22. New Filing The following person is doing busi- July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 ness as: RESTORE TO HEALTH, FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS 1116 Ironbark St, Apt. B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis NAME STATEMENT Obispo County. James Christopher FILE NO. 2017-1682 Spence and Naomi Lee BrebesTRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE Mensah(1116 Ironbark St, Apt. B, (07/11/2017) San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) CA. New Filing This business is conducted by a The following person is doing busiGeneral Partnership./s/Naomi Lee ness as: CLEAN MACHINE MEALS, Brebes-Mensah. This statement 4805 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA was filed with the County Clerk 93422. San Luis Obispo County. of San Luis Obispo on 06-30-17. Ryan Dean Hernandez(6450 I hereby certify that this copy is Squire Knoll Dr. San Luis Obispo, a correct copy of the statement CA 93401). This business is conon file in my office. (Seal)Tommy ducted by an Individual./s/Ryan Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. Dean Hernandez. This statement 06-30-22. was filed with the County Clerk July 13, 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 of San Luis Obispo on 07-11-17. 2017 I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, I. Diaz. 07NAME STATEMENT 11-22. FILE NO. 2017-1641 Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS New Filing The following person is doing busiNAME STATEMENT ness as: PALO MESA PIZZA, 2790FILE NO. 2017-1683 C S. Halcyon Rd, Arroyo Grande, TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2017) CA 93420. San Luis Obispo New Filing County. Palo Mesa LLC(2790-C S. Halcyon Rd, Arroyo Grande, The following person is doing business as: ALLISON RICE LMFT, CA 93420) CA. This business is conducted by a Limited Liabil- 1407 Garden St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo Counity Company./s/Palo Mesa, LLC. Kelly Stevens, Managing Member. ty. Allison Jeanette Rice(656 Toro This statement was filed with the St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). County Clerk of San Luis Obispo This business is conducted by a Individual./s/Allison Rice. This on 07-05-17. I hereby certify that statement was filed with the this copy is a correct copy of the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo statement on file in my office. on 07-11-17. I hereby certify that (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, this copy is a correct copy of the J. Goble. 07-05-22. statement on file in my office. July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, JF. Brown. 07-11-22. FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2017-1644 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/06/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: MERAKI, 232 E. Bennett St. Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Lillian Itzel Castaneda(232 E. Bennett St. Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/ Lillian Itzel Castaneda. This stateFIcTITIOuS BuSINESS ment was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-06NAME STATEMENT 17. I hereby certify that this copy FILE NO. 2017-1589 is a correct copy of the statement TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy (05/04/2017) Gong. County Clerk, I. Diaz. 07New Filing 06-22. The following person is doing busi- Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017 ness as: SWIFTY’S FABULOUS, 1681 Ocean St. Oceano, CA FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS 93445. San Luis Obispo County. MIH(1681 Ocean St. Oceano, NAME STATEMENT CA 93445) CA. This business is FILE NO. 2017-1662 conducted by a Corporation./s/ TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE MIH, Lindsey Rapone, President. (06/22/2017) This statement was filed with the New Filing County Clerk of San Luis Obispo The following person is doing on 06-29-17. I hereby certify that business as: ORIGINAL FREthis copy is a correct copy of the QUENCY, 1299 Los Olivos Ave statement on file in my office. #19, Los Osos, CA 93402. San (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, Luis Obispo County. Sean P. J. Goble. 06-29-22. Letzin-Levahn(1299 Los Olivos July 13, 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 Ave #19, Los Osos, CA 93402.) This business is conducted by an 2017
FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2017-1693 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: 805 ORGANICS, 5555 W. Pozo Rd, Santa Margarita, CA 93453. San Luis Obispo County. Rancho Ecomar LLC(5555 W. Pozo Rd, Santa Margarita, CA 93453) CA. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/Rancho Ecomar LLC, Miranda Joseph, Vice President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-12-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, JF. Brown. 07-12-22. July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1697 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/13/2013) New Filing The following person is doing business as: BEACH WAY INN, 617 E. Grand Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. JDN Hospitality, Inc.(617 E. Grand
Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420) CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/JDN Hospitality, Inc. Jay Panchal, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-12-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-12-22. July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2017-1702 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/16/2007) New Filing The following person is doing business as: AMERICANSTAR TRAILWAYS, AMERICANSTAR TRAVEL, AMERICANSTAR TOURS, INC., 791 Price Street, Unit 204, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. AmericanStar Tours(791 Price Street, Unit 204, Pismo Beach, CA 93449) CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/AmericanStar Tours, Trudy Dockerty, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-13-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Kramos. 07-13-22. July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2017-1703 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/13/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: PREFERRED AUTO DETAILING, 175 Woodbine Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Mary Christine Blake and Wesley Allen Clark(175 Woodbine Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by a General Partnership./s/Mary Blake. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-13-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-13-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2017-1706 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/05/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: BOYD BUILT CLEANUP AND MAINTENANCE, 9349 Bocina Lane #J, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Kili Monjaro Boyd(9349 Bocina Lane #J, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Kili Manjaro Boyd. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, I. Diaz. 07-14-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2017-1707 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: SURFERS OF TOMORROW, 439 Stimson Ave, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Surfers of Tomorrow(439 Stimson Ave, Pismo Beach, CA 93449) CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/Surfers of Tomorrow, Gordon Andrew McKay, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Kramos. 07-14-22. July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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Johnson, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-18FILE NO. 2017-1717 17. I hereby certify that this copy TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE is a correct copy of the statement (03/01/2017) on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy New Filing Gong. County Clerk, A. Bautista. The following person is doing busi- 07-18-22. ness as: LOS OSOS VALLEY NURS- Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017 ERY, 301 Los Osos Valley Rd, Los Osos, California 93402. San Luis FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS Obispo County. Patricia A Linsley(301 Los Osos Valley Rd, Los NAME STATEMENT Osos, CA 93402. This business is FILE NO. 2017-1739 conducted by an Individual./s/Pa- TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE tricia A Linsley, Owner. This state(07/17/2017) ment was filed with the County New Filing Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-14- The following person is do17. I hereby certify that this copy ing business as: SHOWER THE is a correct copy of the statement PEOPLE, 1133 Vard Loomis Ln. on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Gong. County Clerk, N. Balseiro. Luis Obispo County. Shower the 07-14-22. People(1133 Vard Loomis Ln. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 Arroyo Grande, CA 93420) CA. This business is conducted by FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS a Corporation./s/Shower the People, Gwen Watkins, President. NAME STATEMENT This statement was filed with the FILE NO. 2017-1723 County Clerk of San Luis Obispo TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE on 07-18-17. I hereby certify that (07/15/2017) this copy is a correct copy of the New Filing statement on file in my office. The following person is doing busi- (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, ness as: MENDLER, 7705 Yesal I. Diaz. 07-18-22. Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 San Luis Obispo County. April Cole Worley(7705 Yesal Avenue, AtasFIcTITIOuS BuSINESS cadero, CA 93422). This business NAME STATEMENT is conducted by an Individual./s/ FILE NO. 2017-1740 April C. Worley. This statement was filed with the County Clerk TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/01/1996) of San Luis Obispo on 07-17-17. New Filing I hereby certify that this copy is The following person is doing busia correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy ness as: BODYWORK, 41 N. 3rd Street, Cayucos, CA 93430. San Gong. County Clerk, A. Bautista. Luis Obispo County. Heather Marie 07-17-22. Kelly(41 N. 3rd Street, Cayucos, Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017 CA 93430).This business is conby an Individual./s/Heather FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS ducted Kelly. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis ObisNAME STATEMENT po on 07-18-17. I hereby certify FILE NO. 2017-1724 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (07/17/2017) (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, New Filing D. Chavez. 07-18-22. The following person is doing July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 business as: NO MATTER F… WHAT CLUB, 895 Napa Ave, Ste. FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS A4, Morro Bay, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Robert HarNAME STATEMENT old Kocher(239 Surf St. D, Morro FILE NO. 2017-1744 Bay, CA 93422). This business is TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2017) conducted by an Individual./s/RobNew Filing ert H Kocher. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San The following person is doing business as: WINDERMERE CENTRAL Luis Obispo on 07-17-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct COAST, 1446 Spring Street, Ste. 105, Paso Robles, CA 93448. San copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Luis Obispo County. Vargestate, Inc.(17300 Hendry Drive, Morgan Clerk, JF. Brown. 07-17-22. Hill, CA 95037) CA. This business July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 is conducted by a Corporation./s/ Vargestate, Inc. Carlos D. Vargas, FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS Chief Executive Officer. This statement was filed with the County NAME STATEMENT Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-18FILE NO. 2017-1726 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE 17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement (N/A) on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy New Filing Gong. County Clerk, A. McCorThe following person is doing busimick. 07-18-22. ness as: MONTOYA HOMES, 2010 July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 Idyllwild Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Joy Catacutan-Ferrer Montoya and NOTIcE TO cREDITORS Maurice Thomas Montoya(2010 OF BuLK SALE Idyllwild Place, Arroyo Grande, (SECS. 6104, 6105 U.C.C.) CA 93420).This business is conESCROW NO. P-224108-EO ducted by a Married Couple./s/ Joy Catacutan-Ferrer Montoya. Notice is hereby given to creditors This statement was filed with the of the within named seller that a sale is about to be made of County Clerk of San Luis Obispo bulk the assets described below. The on 07-17-17. I hereby certify that names and business addresses of this copy is a correct copy of the the Seller are: statement on file in my office. BOB CHUTE (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, 736 Ivy Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446 J. Goble. 07-17-22. The location in California of the chief July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2017-1730 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/14/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as: AGVISORY LLC, 118 South Main Street, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Contour Valuation Services, LLC(7755 Office Plaza Dr N, Ste 195, West Des Moines, IA 50266) Iowa. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/ Contour Valuation Services, LLC. Erickson, Manager. This stateFIcTITIOuS BuSINESS Paul ment was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-17NAME STATEMENT 17. I hereby certify that this copy FILE NO. 2017-1714 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy (06/06/2017) Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. New Filing The following person is doing busi- 07-17-22. ness as: CONNECTED ENERGY Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017 LLC, 570 Crestmont Dr, San Luis FIcTITIOuS BuSINESS Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Connected Energy NAME STATEMENT LLC(570 Crestmont Dr, San Luis FILE NO. 2017-1737 Obispo, CA 93401). This business TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE is conducted by a Limited Liabil(N/A) ity Company./s/Connected Energy New Filing LLC, Maxwell Muscarella, Manager. The following person is doing busiThis statement was filed with the ness as: TEAM-SYSTEM GLASS & County Clerk of San Luis Obispo WINDOWS, 1012 E. Grand Ave. on 07-06-17. I hereby certify that Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San this copy is a correct copy of the Luis Obispo County. Team-System statement on file in my office. Corp(848 Covington Drive, Arroyo (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, Grande, CA 93420). This business I. Diaz. 07-06-22. is conducted by a Corporation./s/ Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017 Team-System Corp, Reginald D.
executive office of the seller is: (If “same as above”, so state.) Same as Above As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: (if “none”, so state.) NONE DISCLOSED The names and addresses of the Buyer are: NICHOLAS MATTSON and HAYLEY MATTSON 9480 Atascadero Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422 The assets to be sold are described in general as: All of the stock in trade, merchandise, supplies, fixtures, equipment, goodwill and trade and are located at: 736 Ivy Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446 The business name used by the seller at that location is: PASO ROBLES MAGAZINE The anticipated date of the bulk sale is September 4, 2017 at the office of Placer Title Company, located at 7643 North Ingram Avenue, Suite 101 Fresno, CA 93711. This bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.The name and address of the person with who claims may be filed is Erica Osborne. Placer Title Company, @ 7643 North Ingram Avenue, Suite 101 Fresno, CA 93711, Escrow # P-224108-EO and the last date for filing claims shall be September 1, 2017 , which is the business day before the sale date specified above.
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FILE NO. 2017-1745 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/17/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: ABOVE THE GRADE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, 8873 Arcade Rd, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Martin Lewis Lagomarsino(8873 Arcade Rd, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Martin Lewis Lagomarsino. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-18-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-18-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2017-1747 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: LUCKY LUCIANO’S PIZZA, 1481 Price Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Sanctuary 805, Inc.(1303 East Grand Avenue, Suite 103. Arroyo Grande, CA 93420) CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/Dennis James Balsamo, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-18-17. 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. 07-18-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1751 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: MISSION GALLERY, 783 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Elvin Boykin Sellers Trustee and Piper Rebecca Jaramillo Trustee(783 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by a Trust./s/Elvin Boykin Sellers, Trustee of Sellers/Jamarillo Trust. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-1917. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-19-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1752 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/19/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: ROSEWORKS, 550 Ariba Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Mary Rose Niemi(550 Ariba Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Mary Rose Niemi. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-19-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-19-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1758 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: PASO ROBLES CASINO, 1144 Black Oak Dr, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. P.R. Hospitality LLC(1144 Black Oak Dr, Paso Robles, CA 93446) CA. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/P.R. Hospitality, LLC. Donald G. Ezzell, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-19-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, TJ. Blandford. 07-19-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/Grand CRU Limousines, LLC. Estera Semeniuc, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-17. 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. 07-20-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
FILE NO. 2017-1759 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: PASO ROBLES CASINO, 1144 Black Oak Dr, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. PRCCC, Inc.(1144 Black Oak Dr, Paso Robles, CA 93446) CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/PRCCC,Inc. Donald G. Ezzell, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-19-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, TJ. Blandford. 07-19-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1760 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/06/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: MAID2GLOW CLEANING SERVICES, 2100 Sombrero Dr, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Yessica Rodriguez(2100 Sombrero Dr, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/ Yessica Rodriguez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0719-17. 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. 07-19-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1766 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: METAMORPH DIGITAL, 1739 Tanglewood Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. John Robert Mercurio Jr.(1739 Tanglewood Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/John Mercurio. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-19-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-19-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1769 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/1976) New Filing The following person is doing business as: DAVE’S ELECTRIC, 575 Matilija Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. David Price(575 Matilija Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/David W. Price. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-20-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1771 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/19/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: SLO QUICK STOP, 2600 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. SLO Quick Stop, Inc.( 2600 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/SLO Quick Stop, Inc. Issa Abdullah, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-17. 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. 07-20-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1772 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: BOUNDLESS FITNESS, 2200 Golden Hill Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Grand CRU Limousine, LLC(657 Trouville Ave, Grover Beach, CA 93433.). This
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FILE NO. 2017-1773 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: CRU CHAUFFUER SERVICES, 657 Trouville Ave #2, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Grand CRU Limousine, LLC(657 Trouville Ave #2, Grover Beach, CA 93433.). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/ Grand CRU Limousines, LLC. Estera Semeniuc, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-17. 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. 07-20-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1776 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: BLUE HULA STUDIOS, 842 Los Ciervos, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Craig Vanderzwaag(842 Los Ciervos, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Craig Vanderzwaag. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-20-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1777 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: AMOORE BEAUTY, 662 Upham Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Amanda Nicole Moore(573 Highland Drive, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/ Amanda Moore. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-20-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1779 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/20/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: POZO LACE, 13520 Yvonne Way, Santa Margarita CA 93453. San Luis Obispo County. Savannah Alysse Williams(13520 Yvonne Way, Santa Margarita CA 93453). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Savannah Williams. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-20-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-20-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1783 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/18/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: NEW BEGINNINGS THERAPY, 405 E. Branch St, Suite 102, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Katie Lynn Zimmerman(1483 Royal Way, Apt. D, San Luis Obispo, CA 93420). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Katie Lynn Zimmerman. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-21-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, J. Goble. 07-21-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1788 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: TOP DOG’S COFFEE KIOSK, 671 West Tefft Street, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Double Oak Group, LLC(1350 Parkhill Road, Santa Margarita, CA 93453) CA. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/ Double Oak Group, LLC. Suzanne Maury, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-21-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-21-22. July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1791 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: BROWN’S BARBER SHOP, 3118 N. Main Street, Suite C, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Emily Nicole Smith(361 Java Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/ Emily Smith. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-24-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, TJ. Blandford. 0724-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1792 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/24/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: CALIFORNIA DOCUMENT ASSISTANTS, ADVANCED LEGAL SERVICES, FAMILY LEGAL DOCUMENT SERVICES, HOSPITALITY COLLABORATOR, ONWARD ARTISTS, STUART PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, 937 Camino Caballo, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Tyler Stuart(937 Camino Caballo, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Tyler Stuart, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-24-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-24-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1799 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/20/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: SAN LUIS DENTAL CARE, 3920-5 Broad St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Cristian A. Sierra, D.M.D., Inc.(85 El Viento, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/ Cristian A. Sierra, D.M.D., Inc. Cristian A. Sierra, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-24-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-24-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1801 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: GRAND BOUQUET FLORIST INC, 1139 East Grand Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Grand Bouquet Florist, Inc.(1139 East Grand Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420) CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/ Grand Bouquet Florist, LLC. Tina L. McLane, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-25-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-25-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
FILE NO. 2017-1803 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/25/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY PROPERTIES, LLC, 1169 Brighton Ave. Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Central Coast Community Properties, LLC(1169 Brighton Ave. Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/Central Coast Community Properties, LLC. Teresa Downey, Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-25-17. 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. 07-25-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1806 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/13/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: NEXTHOME CENTRAL COAST PROPERTIES, 875 Murray Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Wilcoxson & Company, Inc.(875 Murray Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/ Wilcoxson & Company, Inc. Cody Wilcoxson, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-25-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-25-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1811 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/16/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: ULZI, 872 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. No Pencils, Inc.(872 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) DE. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/No Pencils, Inc. Elan Timmons, Chief Executive Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-25-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, TJ. Blandford. 07-25-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1815 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: KEYS HOME INSPECTIONS, LLC, 905 ½ Spyglass Ct, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Keys Home Inspections, LLC(905 ½ Spyglass Ct, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/Keys Home Inspection, LLC. Steven G. Keyser. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Kramos. 07-26-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1816 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: SLO DRAFTING AND DESIGN, 860 Clearview Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Jackson Shing Lok Ho(860 Clearview Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/ Jackson Ho. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-17. 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. 07-26-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
FILE NO. 2017-1817 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/26/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: REVERSE HOME LOANS, 725 January Street, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Ben A. Ramos(725 January Street, Nipomo, CA 93444.) This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Ben Ramos. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-26-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1821 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/26/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: HOUSE OF ANOTHER TYME BED & BREAKFAST, 227 Le Point St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Judith Anne Zwarg(227 Le Point St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Judith Anne Zwarg. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-26-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1822 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: NATURAL EDGE, 1786 Fearn Ave, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Jake Whiddon(1786 Fearn Ave, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Jake Whiddon. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, J. Goble. 07-26-22. Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1825 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/01/2003) New Filing The following person is doing business as: COURTESY INN, 9450 Castillo Dr, San Simeon, CA 93452. San Luis Obispo County. Manish Enterprises(9450 Castillo Dr, San Simeon, CA 93452). This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/Manish Enterprises, Manish Gupta, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-26-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1826 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/01/2003) New Filing The following person is doing business as: OCEANSIDE APARTMENTS, 9490 Avonne Ave, San Simeon, CA 93452. San Luis Obispo County. Keshav Gupta and Kiran Gupta(53 La Garza, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by a Married Couple./s/Keshav Gupta. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-26-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 07-26-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1838 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: RUNAWAY MINISTRIES, 487 Fair Oaks, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Tyra Donnean McNamara(487 Fair Oaks, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Tyra McNamara, Owner. This statement
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FILE NO. 2017-1845 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: PRO IMAGE SPORTS #633, 333 Five Cities Drive, Suite A024B, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Stanley Family Ventures, LLC(928-B W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA 93433) California. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/Stanley Family Ventures, LLC. Charles H. Stanley, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 0731-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, JF. Brown. 07-31-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1851 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/04/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: THE POLISHERY, 3000 Broad Street, Suite 105, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Minilux LLC(3211 Violet Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/Minilux, LLC. Nhi Le, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-31-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, JF. Brown. 07-31-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1859 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/16/2011) New Filing The following person is doing business as: CENTRAL COAST HYBRID HOMES, 1546 West Branch St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. TDR Properties LLC(1546 West Branch St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420) CA. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/TDR Properties, LLC. Thomas Darosa, President/ CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-31-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, JF. Brown. 07-31-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1863 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/31/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: BOTTLED WATER APPAREL BY MONA, 245 N. Oak Park Blvd #B, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Simona Olague(245 N. Oak Park Blvd #B, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by a Individual./s/ Simona Olague. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-31-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 07-31-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1868 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/30/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: ROBEN DELCO, 793 Pepper St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Tane Martin(793 Pepper St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Tane Martin. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-01-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, JF. Brown. 08-01-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
SAN SIMEON COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT ORDINANCE SUMMARY A PROPOSED ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SAN SIMEON COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 93 REGARDING ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WEEDS, TREES AND DEBRIS
This Ordinance Summary is published in accordance with the provisions of Government Code Section 25124. On September 13, 2017, the San Simeon Community Services District will consider adopting an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 93 regarding abatement of hazardous weeds, trees and debris. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Cavalier Banquet Room, located at 250 San Simeon Avenue, San Simeon, California. In accordance with Government Code Section 25124, a copy of the complete Ordinance is available for review at the District office located at 111 Pico Avenue, San Simeon, California. For more information, contact the District office at (805) 927-4778. /s/ Cortney Murguia, Office Manager Publish 1T, The New Times, (August 17, 2017)
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL MEETING BRIEF TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017 AT 9:00 AM
ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
1. Consent Agenda – Item Nos. 1-15 & 21-22 & Resolution (Res.) No. 2017-199 through 2017-206, approved as amended. 2. Presentations:Res.2017-207,proclaimingAugustas“ChildSupportAwareness Month”; recognizing 30 years of service to M. Cunningham (Res. 2017-208) & B. Smith (Res. 2017-209), adopted. 3. Public Comment Period - matters not on the agenda: B. DiFatta; M. Suits; S. Benedict; E. Greening; L. Casalinuovo & L. Owen, speak. No action taken. 4. Closed Session. Anticipated Litigation: No of potential cases: 3. Significant exposure to litigation: No of potential cases: 3. Existing litigation: PG&E’s 2017 General Rate Case A: 15-09-001; Application Filed by PG&E for Retirement of Diablo Canyon Power Plant A: 16-08-006; PG&E’s 2015 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding, A-16-03-006; Mesa Community Alliance v. State of CA Dept. of Parks & Recreation, et al; Phillips 66 Co. v. Co. of SLO, et al. Conference w/ Labor Negotiator re: SLODCCA, et al. v. SLO Co. Pension Trust Board, et al. (CV 100425). Conference w/ Labor Negotiator, T. Douglas-Schatz, re: SLOGAU; SLOCEA-T&C; DCCA; Sheriffs’ Mgmt; SLOCPPOA; DSA; DAIA; SLOCPMPOA; SLOCEA–PSSC; Unrepresented Mgmt & Confidential Employees; ASLOCDS. Personnel re: Public Employee Appointment for the Position of Co. Administrative Officer. Report out. Open Session. Adjourned Tommy Gong, County Clerk-Recorder and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/ Annette Ramirez, Deputy Clerk August 17, 2017
Notice is hereby given that the San Luis Coastal Unified School District acting by and through its Board of Education, will receive proposals up to, but not later than 2:00:00 p.m. Monday, September 11, 2017, for RFQ/RFP #292 Lease-Leaseback Construction Services–Bellevue Santa Fe Charter School. The District is seeking proposals from qualified persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, or professional organizations to provide preconstruction services, constructability review, value engineering, master scheduling, cost estimating, budgeting, and construction services for the development and construction for the Projects at Bellevue Santa Fe Charter School, in accordance with the lease-leaseback structure set forth in Education Code section 17406 et seq. An informational meeting will be conducted on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at 10:00:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Bellevue Santa Fe Charter School located at 1401 San Luis Bay Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Proposals shall be received in the Purchasing Office, San Luis Coastal Unified School District, 1500 Lizzie Street, Building C-1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Questions regarding this RFQ/P may be directed in writing only to the District Buyer, Karen Bright, at kbright@slcusd.org, and must be submitted by no later than 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Project documents are available at the San Luis Coastal Online Planroom at www. asapreprographics.com. The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or accept or reject any one or more items of a proposal, or to waive any irregularities or informalities in the proposals. Kelly Lee; Facilities Analyst San Luis Coastal Unified School District August 17, 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1881 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/01/2016) New Filing The following person is doing business as: GINA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 138 E. Branch St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Estrella Ventures, Inc.(138 E. Branch St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420) California. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/Estrella Ventures, Inc .Manuel Estrella, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-02-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Kramos. 08-02-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1885 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: ROSEN SAN LUIS OBISPO, 170 Granada Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Sorona, Inc. (170 Granada Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) California. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/Sorona, Inc. Ronald B. Alers, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-02-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 08-02-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1902 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/04/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: T-NAILS, 781 E. Foothill Blvd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Tam Le(781 E. Foothill Blvd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Tam Le. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Kramos. 0804-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1903 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/20/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: A.A.A. MAINTENANCE, 2430 Wilmar Ave, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Douglas Raposa Forth(2430 Wilmar Ave, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Douglas Raposa Forth. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, I. Diaz. 0804-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1887 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/02/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: SAN LUIS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, RENTAL SHOPPE, 2241 Broad St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Turn Key Real Estate Management Services Inc.(2241 Broad St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/Turn Key Real Estate Management Services Inc. Matthew Mortenson, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-02-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 08-02-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
FILE NO. 2017-1904 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/17/2012) New Filing The following person is doing business as: PISMO COAST REALTY, 640 A Dolliver, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. George Richard Allen(40541 Saddleback Road, Bass Lake, CA 93604). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/George Richard Allen. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, J. Goble. 08-04-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1906 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: GATHERING LIFE’S LITTLE TREASURES, 513 S. 13th St,Unit D, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Carrie Lynn Freeman(513 S. 13th Street, Unit D, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Carrie Lynn Freeman, an Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, R. Parashis. 08-04-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
FILE NO. 2017-1889 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/03/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: CAMBRIA MIMOSAS STEAK & SEAFOOD, 841 Main St. Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. San Simeon Resort, Inc.(9520 Castillo Drive, San Simeon, CA 93452) Nevada. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/San Simeon Resort, Inc. Miguel Sandoval, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-03-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, D. Chavez. 08-03-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1892 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/1999) New Filing The following person is doing business as: POP UP CELLARS, 1427 Archer Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Evaki, Inc.(1427 Archer Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/ Evaki, Inc. Ken Jacques, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-03-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 08-03-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1907 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/04/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: INNOVATIVE CONSULTING SYSTEMS, 1450 Division Street, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Maciej Jerzy Makowski(1450 Division Street, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Maciej Jerzy Makowski. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, I. Diaz. 08-04-22. Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1911 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/15/2004) New Filing The following person is doing business as: THE SECRET GARDEN ORGANIC HERB SHOP, 740 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Kirstin Suzanne Sherritt(454 Pismo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/ Kirsten Sherritt. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, JF. Brown. 08-04-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
FILE NO. 2017-1926 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/08/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: SOIL HARMONICS, 225 Ocean Ave. Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County. Amanda Smith(1691 Cass Ave, Cayucos, CA 93430). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Amanda Smith. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-08-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, I. Diaz. 08-08-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1913 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/10/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: 4G’S PLUMBING, 1509 North Riverside Rd #14, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Gilkey Plumbing, Inc.(1509 North Riverside Rd #14, Paso Robles, CA 93446) California. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/Gilkey Plumbing, Inc. Brad Gilkey, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-07-17. 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. 08-07-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
FILE NO. 2017-1927 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: LOVE’S CABINETS, SLOREMODEL, 2035 Rachel Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Diablo Valley Builders Inc. (2035 Rachel Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) California. This business is conducted by a Corporation./s/Diablo Valley Builders, Inc. Nathan Love, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-08-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 08-08-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1916 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: HINKLE TWINS SALSA, 525 Mesa View Dr, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Lacey Marie Hinkle and Krystie Lane Hinkle(525 Mesa View Dr, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420) California. This business is conducted by a Joint Venture./s/Lacey Hinkle, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-07-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 08-07-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1948 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: FUNKIT APPAREL, 299 Sweet Springs Ln, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Ryan Christopher East(299 Sweet Springs Ln, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Ryan Christopher East. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-09-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, J. Goble. 08-09-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1919 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/07/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: CART BEFORE THE NORSE, 1424 Woodside Drive, Apartment B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Brad Thomas Opstad(1424 Woodside Drive, Apartment B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Brad Thomas Opstad. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-07-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, I. Diaz. 0807-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
FILE NO. 2017-1951 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/26/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: M.J. EXCAVATION, LLC, 14555 Tierra Rd. Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. M.J. Excavation, LLC(14555 Tierra Rd. Atascadero, CA 93422) California. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company./s/M.J. Excavation, LLC. Angela Elyse Juneau, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-10-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, TJ. Blandford. 08-10-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1924 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/21/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: C NAILS, 1240 Los Osos Valley Road, Ste 2, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Bay Thi Duong(1245 4TH St. #A, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/ Bay Thi Duong. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-08-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 08-08-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1959 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/10/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: MP LIVESTOCK, 1672 8TH Street, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Martin Alexander Pierce(1672 8th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Martin Alexander Pierce. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-10-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, S. Bolden. 08-10-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
FILE NO. 2017-1960 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: CENTRAL COAST PREMIER REALTY, 1980 Riena Ct, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Central Coast Premier Realty, LLC(1980 Riena Ct, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405) CA. This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company./s/ Central Coast Premier Realty, LLC. Elizabeth Anderson, Owner/ Broker. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-10-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, J. Goble. 08-10-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1963 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as: LEO AND MICHEAL PRODUCTIONS, 473 Woodbridge Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Leonel Santos Farias(473 Woodbridge Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) and Micheal Woldeaberha Fekadu(785 Reseda Dr. Apt. 32, Sunnyvale, CA 94087). This business is conducted by a General Partnership./s/Leonel Santos Farias. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-11-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, J. Goble. 08-11-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
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FILE NO. 2017-1966 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/11/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as: SLO SHENANIGANS, 1750 Prefumo Canyon Road #7, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Sadie Anna Rogers(1750 Prefumo Canyon Road #7, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by an Individual./s/Sadie Anna Rogers. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-11-17. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County Clerk, J. Goble. 08-11-22. Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017
LIEN-SALE AUCTION AT MEATHEAD MINI STORAGE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the California Self-Storage Facilities Act (California Business & Professions Code Section 21700 et seq.). The undersigned will sell at public auction by competitive bidding on Friday, September 8th, 2017 at 10:00 AM. on the premises where the property has been stored and which are located at Meathead Mini Storage, 3600 South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, California, the following: Drake Aros Unit No. L19 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Douglas Morris Unit No. 146 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Chip Blaney Unit No. 2036 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Ian Mckiernan Unit No. 1078 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Nicholas Mcdonald Unit No. O03 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in cash only. All purchased items will be sold AS IS, WHERE IS and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between the owner and the obligated party. Dated: 7/30/17 Auctioneer: Kenneth D. Erpenbach dba Hitchin’ Post Auction Barn Bond No. MS879-23-57 (805) 434-1770 August 17, 24, 2017
LegaL Notices NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DENNIS LOHOF CASE NUMBER: 17PR - 0185
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DENNIS LOHOF A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DARIEN LOHOF in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that DARIEN LOHOF be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 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: John B. Merzon P.O. Box 1330 Templeton, CA 93465 August 10, 17, & 24, 2017
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 17CV-0376
To all interested persons: Petitioner: Ashley Marie Renew for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ashley Marie Renew PROPOSED NAME: Asha Marie Renew 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: 08/31/2017, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 at the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93466. 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: July 18, 2017 /s/: Barry T. LaBarbera of the Superior Court Aug 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
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LegaL Notices NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LAIRD BRADLEY CASE NUMBER: 17PR - 0190
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LAIRD BRADLEY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MAE BRADLEY in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that MAE BRADLEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 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: John B. Merzon 140 7TH ST. Templeton, CA 93465 August 10, 17, & 24, 2017
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILLARD JEROME BROCKMAN-JORDAN CASE NUMBER: 17PR - 0218
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: WILLARD JEROME BROCKMANJORDAN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARY ANN ERB in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that MARY ANN ERB be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority
LegaL Notices will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: October 10, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Patricia M. Scoles 1104 Vine Street, Suite B Paso Robles, CA 93446 August 3, 10, & 17, 2017
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG NO.: 8697017 TS NO.: CA1700278752 FHA/VA/PMI NO.: APN: 001-023-019 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 158 CHORRO STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/08/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/06/2017 at 11:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 05/14/2014, as Instrument No. 2014019076, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of SAN LUIS OBISPO County, State of California. Executed by: LARRY P EKHOLM AND JOYCE EKHOLM, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) In the breezeway at the entrance to the County General Services Building located at 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 001-023-019 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 158 CHORRO STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the
LegaL Notices initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $315,642.63. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)9390772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting. com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1700278752 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0312846 To: NEW TIMES 08/10/2017, 08/17/2017, 08/24/2017
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS NO. CA-17-768608BF ORDER NO.: 8699392 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE COPY PROVI DED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR (PURSUANT TO CAL. CIV. CODE 2923.3)
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial C ode and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at
LegaL Notices the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): KIMBERLY DAWN POWELL, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 4/4/2006 as Instrument No. 2006023394 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN LUIS OBISPO County, California; Date of Sale: 8/24/2017 at 11:00AM Place of Sale: In the breezeway at the entrance to the County General Services Building located at 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $169,927.58 The purported property address is: 109 PLACENTIA AVE, PISMO BEACH, CA 93449-2005 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 010-292-022 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www. qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-768608-BF . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return o f the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 O r Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-768608-BF IDSPub #0129314 8/3/2017 8/10/2017 8/17/2017
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. NO.: 9986-3099 TSG ORDER NO.: 8497397 A.P.N.: 092205-027
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/21/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursu-
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LegaL Notices ant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 04/28/2006 as Document No.: 2006029645, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, executed by: JOSEPH L. HASLETT AND LISA D. HASLETT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 09/07/2017 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: In the breezeway at the entrance to the County General Services Building located at 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 460 CASA REAL PLACE, NIPOMO, CA 93444 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $756,194.96 (Estimated) as of 08/25/2017. Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call, 916-9390772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.nationwideposting. com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9986-3099. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-7667751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting. com or Call: 916-939-0772. NBS Default Services, LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. NPP0313499 To: NEW TIMES 08/17/2017, 08/24/2017, 08/31/2017
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LegaL Notices NOTICE SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): DONALD R. SMITH; HEIRS OF DONALD R. SMITH; AND ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT, ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO, AND DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): KELLY L. LIPTON, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE AINSLIE TRUST, 1997 CASE NUMBER: 17CV0403
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/14/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. NOTICE: ALL AMERICAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE, AS TRUSTEE, WILL NOT ACCEPT THIRD PARTY ENDORSED CASHIER’S CHECKS. ALL CASHIER’S CHECKS MUST BE PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO ALL AMERICAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: TERRY L. FORTH AND STACY FORTH, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY, Duly Appointed Trustee: All American Foreclosure Service. Recorded 11/17/2006 as Instrument No. 2006082222 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California. Date of Sale: 8/31/2017 at 11:00 AM. Place of Sale: In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Bldg. located at 1087 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo, CA. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $129,110.88. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1067 Ash Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. A.P.N.: 077-192066. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of the monies paid to the trustee and the successful bidder shall have no recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (805) 543-7088 or visit this Internet Web site www.eloandata. com , using the file number assigned to this case 41935. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 7/28/2017. All American Foreclosure Service, 1363 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 543-7088. Sheryle A. Machado, Trustee Sale Officer
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/8/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. NOTICE: ALL AMERICAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE, AS TRUSTEE, WILL NOT ACCEPT THIRD PARTY ENDORSED CASHIER’S CHECKS. ALL CASHIER’S CHECKS MUST BE PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO ALL AMERICAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: 581 HIGUERA RESTAURANT GROUP LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Duly Appointed Trustee: All American Foreclosure Service. Recorded 12/21/2016 as Instrument No. 2016067471 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California. Date of Sale: 9/7/2017 at 11:00 AM. Place of Sale: In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Bldg. located at 1087 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $213,756.60. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 581 HIGUERA STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, California 93401. A.P.N.: 003-511-013. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of the monies paid to the trustee and the successful bidder shall have no recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (805) 543-7088 or visit this Internet Web site www.eloandata. com , using the file number assigned to this case 41936. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 8/7/2017. All American Foreclosure Service, 1363 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 543-7088. Sheryle A. Machado, Trustee Sale Officer
CASE NUMBER: 17CV-0403 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 1035 Palm Street, Room 385 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Ann Bell Wilson (107424) Wilson & Wilson 960 Toro Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Date: 07-28-2017 By:. A. Mejia /s/ Michael Powell, Deputy Clerk
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Notice! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond in 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una repuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted puede usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formuleriors de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su repuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte la podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requistas legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar ias cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo ao una consesion de artitraje en un caso dce derecho civll. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.
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contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar ias cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un NEW FILE NO. 2017-1901 acuerdo ao una consesion de artitOLD FILE NO. 2015-0116 T-NAILS, 781 E. Foothill Blvd, San raje en un caso dce derecho civll. Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda Obispo County. The fictitious busidesechar el caso. ness name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on CASE NUMBER: 01-14-2015. The following person 30-2016-00893641-CU-FR-CJC has abandoned the use of the fictiThe name and address of the tious business name: Hanh Ngo court is: and Tam Le(781 E. Foothill Blvd, (El nombre y dirección de la corte San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This es): business was conducted by a Co- SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE Partnership./s/Tam Le, Partner. This OF CALIFORNIA, statement was filed with the County COUNTY OF ORANGE Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-04- 700 Civic Center Drive West 2017. I hereby certify that this copy Santa Ana, CA 92701 is a correct copy of the statement The name, address, and teleon file in my office. (Seal)Tommy phone number of plaintiff’s attorney, Gong, County Clerk. By S. Kramos, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Deputy Clerk. (El nombre, la dirección y el número Aug.10, 17, 24 & 31 2017 de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no NOTICE SUMMONS tiene abogado, es): N Verdi NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: Cameron 220 Newport Center Drive #11-122 Newport Beach, CA 92660 (AVISO AL DEMANDate: 02-21-2017 DADO): By:. David H. Yamasaki, Clerk of the DWIGHT G BECKSTRAND; Court /s/ Monique Ramirez, Deputy Clerk
DOES 1-50 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): CAMERON N VERDI CASE NUMBER: 30-2016-00893641CU-FR-CJC
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 Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una repuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted puede usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formuleriors de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su repuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte la podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requistas legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en
LegaL Notices sible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar ias cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo ao una consesion de artitraje en un caso dce derecho civll. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.
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LegaL Notices STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
NEW FILE NO. 2017-1858 OLD FILE NO. 2014-0535 THE GALLERY AT THE NETWORK, 778 Higuera Street, Suite B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 03-06-2016. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Rosanne Seitz(350 Estuary Way, Grover Beach, CA 93433), Dotty Hawthorne(6450 Squire Oaks Ln, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) and Julie Dunn(9150 Carmelita Ave, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business was conducted by a General Partnership./s/Rosanne Seitz. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-31-2017. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By D. Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Aug.10, 17, 24 & 31 2017
CASE NUMBER: 14PR0274 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: THOMAS J. PRENOVOST, JR., SBN 77813 STATEMENT OF KAREL ROCHA, SBN 212413 ABANDONMENT PRENOVOST, NORMANDIN, BERGH & DAWE 2122 NORTH BROADWAY, SUITE OF USE OF FICTITIOUS AUGUST 17, 24, 31, & September 200, BUSINESS NAME 7, 2017 SANTA ANA, CA 92706 NEW FILE NO. 2017-1950 Date: 04-13-2017 OLD FILE NO. 2015-1962 NOTICE SUMMONS By:. C. DURAN /s/ Michael Powell, MJ EXCAVATION, 14555 Tierra Deputy Clerk Rd. Atascadero, CA 93422. San NOTICE TO DEFENLuis Obispo County. The fictitious DANT: AUGUST 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2017 business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo TREVOR LEE COVERT, ORDER TO SHOW County on 07-29-2015. The folAN INDIVIDUAL; AND lowing person has abandoned CAUSE FOR CHANGE DOES 1-20, INCLUSIVE the use of the fictitious business name: Matthew G. Jeneau and OF NAME CASE YOU ARE BEING SUED Angela E. Moles(14555 Tierra NUMBER: 17CVP-0196 Rd. Atascadero, CA 93422). This BY PLAINTIFF: To all interested persons: business was conducted by a GenPetitioner: Theresa Yvonne Cybulski eral Partnership./s/Angela Elyse COASTHILLS CREDIT a decree changing names as Moles, Co-Owner. This statement UNION, A CALIFORNIA for follows: PRESENT NAME: Theresa was filed with the County Clerk of CORPORATION Yvonne Cybulski PROPOSED NAME: San Luis Obispo on 08-10-2017. Theresa Yvonne Hildick I hereby certify that this copy is CASE NUMBER: 17LCPa correct copy of the statement THE COURT ORDERS: that all per- on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy 0207 Notice! You have been sued. The sons interested in this matter ap- Gong, County Clerk. By TJ. Blandcourt may decide against you pear before this court at the hear- ford, Deputy Clerk. without your being heard unless ing indicated below to show cause, Aug. 17, 24, 31 & Sept. 7 2017 you respond in 30 days. Read the if any, why the petition for change information below. of name should not be granted. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS af- Any person objecting to the name ter this summons and legal papers changes described above must file NAME STATEMENT are served on you to file a written a written objection that includes FILE NO. 2017-1637 response at this court and have the reasons for the objection at a copy served on the plaintiff. A least two days before the matter is TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2017) letter or phone call will not protect scheduled to be heard and must apNew Filing you. Your written response must pear at the hearing to show cause be in proper legal form if you want why the petition should not be The following person is doing business as: BIRCHWOOD GARthe court to hear your case. There granted. If no written objection is may be a court form that you can timely filed, the court may grant the DEN BARN & HOME, 323 W. Tefft Street, Nipomo, CA 93444. San use for your response. You can petition without a hearing. Luis Obispo County. Birchwood find these court forms and more Garden Barn & Home(4652 Apinformation at the California Courts NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: Online Self-Help Center (www. 09/12/2017, Time: 9:00 am, paloosa Trail, Santa Maria, CA courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your Dept. P2 at the Superior Court of 93455.) CA. This business is county law library, or the court- San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, conducted by a Corporation./s/ house nearest you. If you cannot Paso Robles, CA 93466. A copy of Birchwood Garden Barn & Home, pay the filing fee, ask the court this Order to Show Cause shall be Cynthia N. Nunez, CFO. This stateclerk for a fee waiver form. If you published at least once each week ment was filed with the County do not file your response on time, for four successive weeks prior Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 07-05you may lose the case by default, to the date set for hearing on the 17. I hereby certify that this copy and your wages, money and prop- petition in the following newspaper is a correct copy of the statement erty may be taken without further of general circulation, printed in this on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy warning from the court. Gong. County Clerk, J. Goble. 07There are other legal require- county: New Times 05-22. ments. You may want to call an July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 Date: Aug 1, 2017 attorney right away. If you do /s/: R. Picquel of the Superior Court not know an attorney, you may FICTITIOUS BUSINESS want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an Aug 10, 17, 24 & 31 2017 NAME STATEMENT attorney, you may be eligible for FILE NO. 2017-1635 STATEMENT OF free legal services from a nonTRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE profit legal services program. You (07/01/2017) ABANDONMENT can locate these nonprofit groups New Filing at the California Legal Services OF USE OF FICTITIOUS The following person is doing busiWeb site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. ness as: BIRCHWOOD GARDEN BUSINESS NAME org), the California Courts online EVENTS, 323 W. Tefft Street, NEW FILE NO. 2017-1757 Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis OLD FILE NO. 2014-0602 ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar as- BAY GIFT, 701 Embarcadero, Suite Obispo County. Birchwood Garden sociation. NOTE: The court has a A, Morro Bay, CA 93402. San Luis Barn & Home(4652 Appaloosa statutory lien for waived fees and Obispo County. The fictitious busi- Trail, Santa Maria, CA 93455) costs on any settlement or arbitra- ness name referred to above was CA. This business is conducted tion award of $10,000 or more in a filed in San Luis Obispo County on 03- by a Corporation./s/Birchwood civil case. The court’s lien must be 13-2014. The following person has Garden Barn & Home, Cynthia N. paid before the court will dismiss abandoned the use of the fictitious Nunez, CFO. This statement was business name: Xiaoyan Mai(2364 filed with the County Clerk of San the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no Winnel Ave, Los Osos, CA 93402). Luis Obispo on 07-05-17. I hereby responde dentro de 30 dias, la This business was conducted by an certify that this copy is a correct corte puede decidir en su contra Individual./s/Xiaoyan Mai. This state- copy of the statement on file in my sin escuchar su version. Lea la in- ment was filed with the County Clerk office. (Seal)Tommy Gong. County of San Luis Obispo on 07-19-2017. I Clerk, J. Goble. 07-05-22. formacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS hereby certify that this copy is a cor- July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 despues de que le entreguen esta rect copy of the statement on file in citacion y papeles legales para my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County By JF. Brown, Deputy Clerk. presentar una repuesta por escrito Clerk. en esta corte y hacer que se en- July 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17 2017 tregue una copia al demandante. STATEMENT OF Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por ABANDONMENT escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que proceOF USE OF FICTITIOUS sen su caso en la corte. Es posible BUSINESS NAME que haya un formulario que usted NEW FILE NO. 2017-1820 puede usar para su respuesta. PuOLD FILE NO. 2013-0817 ede encontrar estos formuleriors de la corte y mas informacion en HOUSE OF ANOTHER TYME BED & el Centro de Ayuda de las Cor- BREAKFAST, 227 Le Point Street, tes de California (www.courtinfo. Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol), en la Obispo County. The fictitious busibiblioteca de leyes de su condado ness name referred to above was o en la corte que le quede mas filed in San Luis Obispo County on 04cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota 08-2013. The following person has de presentacion, pida al secretario abandoned the use of the fictitious de la corte que le de un formulario business name: Judith Anne Zwarg de exencion de pago de cuotas. and John Joseph Tiedemann, Jr.(227 Si no presenta su repuesta a Le Point Street, Arroyo Grande, CA tiempo, puede perder el caso por 93420). This business was conductby a General Partnership./s/Judith incumplimiento y la corte la podra ed Zwarg. This statement was filed quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes Anne with the County Clerk of San Luis sin mas advertencia. Obispo on 07-26-2017. I hereby cer- aduLt services Hay otros requistas legales. Es tify that this copy is a correct copy Awesome Exotic Dancers recomendable que llame a un abo- of the statement on file in my office. Girls, Guys, gado inmediamente. Si no conoce a (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By un abogado, puede llamar a un ser- S. Bolden, Deputy Clerk. Fantastic Parties vicio de remision a abogados. Si no Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24 2017 or Just For You. Now Hiring puede pagar a un abogado, es po966-0161
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(March 21-April 19): “To disobey in order to take action is the byword of all creative spirits,” said philosopher Gaston Bachelard. This mischievous advice is perfect for your use right now, Aries. I believe you’ll thrive through the practice of ingenious rebellion—never in service to your pride, but always to feed your soul’s lust for deeper, wilder life. Here’s more from Bachelard: “Autonomy comes through many small disobediences, at once clever, well thought-out, and patiently pursued, so subtle at times as to avoid punishment entirely.”
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In accordance with the astrological omens, I hereby declare the next two weeks to be your own personal Amnesty Holiday. To celebrate, ask for and dole out forgiveness. Purge and flush away any non-essential guilt and remorse that are festering inside you. If there truly are hurtful sins that you still haven’t atoned for, make a grand effort to atone for them—with gifts and heart-felt messages if necessary. At the same time, I urge you to identify accusations that others have wrongly projected onto you and that you have carried around as a burden even though they are not accurate or fair. Expunge them.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Congratulations! I expect that during the next three weeks, you will be immune to what psychoanalyst Joan Chodorow calls “the void of sadness, the abyss of fear, the chaos of anger, and the alienation of contempt and shame.” I realize that what I just said might sound like an exaggeration. Aren’t all of us subject to regular encounters with those states? How could you possibly go so long without brushing up against them? I stand by my prediction, and push even further. For at least the next three weeks, I suspect you will also be available for an inordinate amount of what Chodorow calls “the light of focused insight” and “the playful, blissful, all-embracing experience of joy.”
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The coming days would be an excellent time to celebrate (even brag about) the amusing idiosyncrasies and endearing quirks that make you lovable. To get you inspired, read this testimony from my triple Gemini friend Alyssa: “I have beauty marks that form the constellation Pegasus on my belly. I own my own ant farm. I’m a champion laugher. I teach sign language to squirrels. Late at night when I’m horny and overtired I may channel the spirit of a lion goddess named Sekhmet. I can whistle the national anthems of eight different countries. I collect spoons from the future. I can play the piano with my nose and my toes. I have forever banished the green-eyed monster to my closet.”
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your education may take unusual forms during the coming weeks. For example, you could receive crunchy lessons from velvety sources, or tender instructions from exacting challenges. Your curiosity might expand to enormous proportions in the face of a noble and elegant tease. And chances are good that you’ll find a new teacher in an unlikely setting, or be prodded and tricked into asking crucial questions you’ve been neglecting to ask. Even if you haven’t been particularly street smart up until now, Cancerian, I bet your ability to learn from uncategorizable experiences will blossom.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “If you love someone, set them free,” said New Age author Richard Bach. “If they come back, they’re yours; if they don’t, they never were.” By using my welleducated intellect to transmute this hippy-dippy thought into practical advice, I came up with a wise strategy for you to consider as you re-evaluate your relationships with allies. Try this: Temporarily suspend any compulsion you might have to change or fix these people; do your best to like them and even love them exactly as they are. Ironically, granting them this freedom to be themselves may motivate them to modify, or at least tone down, the very behavior in themselves that you’re semi-allergic to.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1892, workers began building the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. But as of August 2017, it is still under construction. Renovation has been and continues to be extensive. At one point in its history, designers even changed its architectural style from Neo-Byzantine and Neo-Romanesque to Gothic Revival. I hope this serves as a pep talk in the coming weeks, which will be an excellent time to evaluate your own progress, Virgo. As you keep toiling away on behalf of your dreams, there’s no rush. In fact, my sense is that you’re proceeding at precisely the right rate.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): How many countries has the United States bombed since the end of World War II? Twentyfive, to be exact. But if America’s intention has been to prod these nations into forming more free and egalitarian governments, the efforts have been mostly fruitless. Few of the attacked nations have become substantially more democratic. I suggest you regard this as a valuable lesson to apply to your own life in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Metaphorical bombing campaigns wouldn’t accomplish even 10 percent of your goals, and would also be expensive in more ways than one. So I recommend using the “killing with kindness” approach. Be wily and generous. Cloak your coaxing in compassion.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You know about the Ten Commandments, a code of ethics and behavior that’s central to Christianity and Judaism. You may not be familiar with my Ten Suggestions, which begin with “Thou Shall Not Bore God” and “Thou Shall Not Bore Thyself.” Then there are the Ten Indian Commandments proposed by the Bird Clan of East Central Alabama. They include “Give assistance and kindness whenever needed” and “Look after the well-being of your mind and body.” I bring these to your attention, Sagittarius, because now is an excellent time to formally formulate and declare your own covenant with life. What are the essential principles that guide you to the highest good?
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here’s a definition of “fantasizing” as articulated by writer Jon Carroll. It’s “a sort of ‘in-brain’ television, where individuals create their own ‘shows’— imaginary narratives that may or may not include real people.” As you Capricorns enter the High Fantasy Season, you might enjoy this amusing way of describing the activity that you should cultivate and intensify. Would you consider cutting back on your consumption of movies and TV shows? That might inspire you to devote more time and energy to watching the stories you can generate in your mind’s eye.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 43 cartoon stories, the coyote named Wile E. Coyote has tried to kill and devour the swift-running flightless bird known as the Road Runner. Every single time, Wile E. has failed to achieve his goal. It’s apparent to astute observers that his lack of success is partly due to the fact that he doesn’t rely on his natural predatory instincts. Instead, he concocts elaborate, overly-complicated schemes. In one episode, he camouflages himself as a cactus, buys artificial lightning bolts, and tries to shoot himself from a bow as if he were an arrow. All these plans end badly. The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned: To reach your next goal, trust your instincts.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You temporarily have cosmic permission to loiter and goof off and shirk your duties. To be a lazy bum and meander aimlessly and avoid tough decisions. To sing off-key and draw stick figures and write bad poems. To run slowly and flirt awkwardly and dress like a slob. Take advantage of this opportunity, because it’s only available for a limited time. It’s equivalent to pushing the reset button. It’s meant to re-establish your default settings. But don’t worry about that now. Simply enjoy the break in the action. ∆
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