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Purple is the New Party: 2021 essentials by Paul Moomjean Letters Online

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Grassland chronicles: Carrizo Plain National Monument celebrates its 20-year anniversary by Chuck Graham

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“Standards of transparency”: CARES act public records released Fees “wrongly and improperly” implemented: Oxnard ordered to return $34 million to utilities fund VC COVID Update Online In Brief Online by Kimberly Rivers

Eye for Business: Tradecraft Farms Dispensary by Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer

Eye on the Environment: Reduce waste and help local species with winter gardening tips by David Goldstein

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Cover: In 2021, the Carrizo Plain celebrates its 20th year as a national monument. “No other place like this”

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Fees “wrongly and improperly” implemented Oxnard ordered to return $34 million to utility funds by Kimberly Rivers

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n a decision dated Dec. 28, 2020, signed by Hon. Matthew P. Guasco of Ventura County Superior Court, the city of Oxnard has been ordered to return $34 million back to the city’s utilities funds. The money was transferred over several years to the city’s general fund in what the court deemed is a process unsupported by how the city calculates costs of those services. The decision is the result of legal action filed in 2017 by Oxnard resident Aaron Starr, who is frequently embroiled in city controversy when he raises complaints, funds ballot measures, runs for office and files legal action. In this matter he alleged that the city was charging residents a fee for a particular service, like water, then transferring at least a portion of that fee into the city’s general fund. This essentially makes the fee a tax because, as defined by state law, it is no longer tied directly to the costs of those utilities. Taxes must be approved by a vote of the people. While the court has ordered the city to put all the money transferred to the general fund back into the funds for the various applicable utilities, the court did so “without prejudice” against the fees themselves, saying the city needs to change the way it calculates the fees, called Infrastructure Use Fees (IUFs), and the amount of any transfers to the general fund, because the current method is flawed, resulting in a violation of state law. The court also said that certain “indirect costs” associated with various utilities can be covered by these fees, but the city has to correct the way it calculates those costs. “The Court’s ruling...explains that the City’s action was not illegal but rather the City implemented the IUF wrongly and improperly, therefore the City must return the $34.5M IUF funds to the utilities,” said Alexander Nguyen, city manager of Oxnard in a written statement issued Dec. 30. “The ruling makes it clear that the City can in fact implement the IUF if done so correctly.”

Nguyen expressed frustration at Starr’s methods, “I do agree that this must be done correctly, but that’s entirely different from Mr. Starr’s desire to get rid of the IUF altogether. Intentions and consequences matter.” He pointed out an immediate effect is a reduction “in work, services, and programs for the residents and businesses in Oxnard.”

Fees vs. taxes

The court order cites California Propositions 13, 26, and 218 as prohibiting “municipalities from enacting special taxes in the guise of use fees or surcharges without voter approval.” A use fee may not “exceed the sum required to provide property related services,” and “revenues...from a use fee” can’t be used for anything “other than that for which the fee is imposed.” Use fees cannot be used to fund services like fire, police, street work and other services that are available to all members of the public to the same extent. Use fees must be tied to the cost of services provided to that specific property. Prop. 218 puts the burden on the municipality to prove “by a preponderance of the evidence that a levy, charge, or other exaction is not a tax, that the amount is no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the governmental activity,” and that how those costs are allocated “to a payor bear a fair or reasonable relationship to the payor’s burdens on or benefits from the governmental activity.” Starr alleged the city “violated” these prohibitions, and thus the California Constitution by charging residents a “use fee...for water, waste water, and solid waste disposal services,” which was not directly tied to the cost of individual property service. The court order states, “Starr argues that the IUFs exceed the reasonable sum associated with providing the respective services to property owners,” and that Oxnard “transferred

IUF fees from the utility services budget to City’s general fund,” in higher amounts than it costs the city to subsidize the cost of utility services. The allegations include transfers of funds that occurred starting in 2014-15 fiscal year through 2017, with some continuing today. The city argued the transfers were appropriately tied to costs as determined in a 2012 cost-of-services study. The court found that study flawed. The court found against the city and the order states that the “city has failed to meet its burden of proving that the IUF transfers responsibly represent the cost” of the city providing the various services to property owners. The order directs the city to stop transferring any more funds from the utility funds to the general fund, “based on the current methodology,” and orders the city to “restore to the respective utility funds all IUF monies transferred to the public safety, government agency and streets and roadway funds” for the applicable years. The court clarified that the “ruling is without prejudice to [the] City’s establishment of an IUF transfer methodology which reasonably represents the actual cost” to the various city sectors at issue and states there may be indirect costs in those sectors that can be covered by IUFs. “The court simply finds the city has failed to prove its current method of calculating IUF transfers complies” with state law. The court did not go so far as to grant Starr’s request that the city be compelled to rescind the IUFs, stating “these claims are not supported by the law or the evidence.” Full court order and Nguyen’s statement are online at: https://vcreporter.com/2021/01/wrongly-and-improperly-oxnard-ordered-to-put-34-million-back-in-utility-funds/

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by David Goldstein ardening has always been a popular hobby, and interest in planting and tending plants has surged during the social isolation period of the COVID-19 pandemic. As one measure, “the renowned seed company Burpee sold more seed packets this spring than at any time during its 144-year history” and “Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society has seen a five-fold rise in queries for gardening advice on its website during the lockdown,” according to the landing webpage of goodnewsnetwork.org, quoting news first reported by Reuters. Locally, the Ventura County Master Gardener program, organized through the University of California Cooperative Extension office in Ventura, is also experiencing high demand for gardening advice. The organization has modified its help line so volunteers can continue assisting the public without endangering their own health during the pandemic. The Master Gardener helpline desk has temporarily shut down its phone service but continues to respond to emails. If you need gardening tips, email questions to mgventura@ucdavis.edu. Also, you can still bring plant samples to the UC Cooperative Extension office for identification of plant types and analysis of problems. Bring plant samples to 669 County Square Drive, Suite 100, Ventura. There is a bin with instructions outside the main door of the office. The Master Gardener program is still seeking new recruits, although the next Master Gardener training class is not scheduled until September 2021. Gardening in Ventura County has the potential to benefit 6— — January 7, 2021

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the environment in at least five ways. Planting selection and garden design can help local animal species thrive; planting gardens to slow, spread and sink water reduces runoff to the ocean; planting shade trees and reducing paved areas cools urban areas; plants produce oxygen, consume carbon dioxide, and filter particulates, improving climate and air quality; and food-producing plants can reduce food packaging and pollution associated with transportation. On the first point, related to the potential for local gardens to benefit local animals, nearly a decade ago, Dr. Reese Halter, who was then on the faculty of California Lutheran University, calculated that bee pollination contributed over $180 million annually to the economy in Ventura County. In workshops titled “Birds, Bees and Butterflies” and “Herbicides and Pesticides Explained,” Dr. Halter taught methods for reducing pesticides without causing infestations as well as the following ways local gardens can help. His advice included limiting lawns; grass offers little food or cover for wildlife. Increase vertical laying, creating plant structure between the ground and the tree canopy. Provide water, but take measures to ensure you do not breed mosquitoes. Replace exotic and invasive plants with native vegetation to provide food and cover. On the final point listed above as a benefit of gardening, growing your own food reduces packaging. Fruit and vegetables often come from supermarkets in plastic packaging, and transport packaging used to move produce from fields to your supermarket shelves includes pallets, shrink wrap and pad-

ding. Growing your own food avoids this waste. Of course, Ventura County’s productive soil and sunny climate sometimes result in an excess of food produced by diligent gardeners. Avoid food waste of this type by giving excess to neighbors and friends. To give away food while social distancing, put a box of your excess produce on your curbside with a sign saying “Free,” or list it for free curbside pickup on Freecycle.com, the Ventura County Free Barter and Trade Facebook group, or the free section of Craigslist. For especially large harvests, contact Food Forward or FOOD Share, which glean for the hungry. With the onset of winter weather in Ventura County, many local gardeners this month, including my wife and me, are planting seeds in raised beds, preparing to grow lettuce, peppers and tomatoes. Others grow celery, chard, spinach, eggplant, radishes, kale, broccoli, beets, cauliflower and cabbage at this time of year. In parts of the county with harsher weather, some start these seeds indoors. Resources: ucanr.org/sites/vcmg foodforward.org/got-produce foodshare.com David Goldstein is an Environmental Analyst with Ventura County Public Works and can be reached at 805-658-4312 or david.goldstein@ventura.org.

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Barry Walker, Tradecraft Farms Dispensary Tradecraft Farms Dispensary 2597 Bolker Drive, Port Hueneme 805-253-0956 tradecraftfarms.com, @tradecraft_805

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I grant recipients to the County until November n Dec. 20, 2020, as a result of a request originally? 25, 2020. This will give businesses concerned pursuant to the California Public Our family grew up in Huntington about the public release of their information the Records Act (PRA) submitted by the Beach. In the 1970s, it was the best place opportunity to return the $5,000 grant in order Ventura County Reporter on Sept. 1, 2020, the in the world for me. We are now just down to avoid having their information made public.” county released a list of 3,868 businesses and the road on Point Dume in Malibu where I The county released the information on Dec. nonprofit organizations who received $5,000 in 20. State law requires a response within 10 days pandemic assistance funding through the Ventulive with my wife and children. of the request. That response may include a ra County Business Assistance Grant Program request for more time to provide the requested funded with federal CARES act monies, which When did you open your business? information or otherwise respond to the request. was administered by the Ventura County ComMy brother Brent and I started Dub As previously reported (“ ‘The recipient’s right munity Foundation (VCCF). Brothers in 2011. Brent built a 20-light to privacy’: VCCF says it need not release info As of Dec. 20, $19.34 million had been grow in Downtown Los Angeles and I to county,” Kimberly Rivers, Sept. 23, 2020), awarded to a wide array of businesses from would drive around, knocking on every the initial response from the county was on restaurants and beauty salons to dentist offices, dispensary door, trying to sell our product. Sept. 14, stating the county was working to flower shops and construction supply busiThings were much different then. There obtain the information from the VCCF and ininesses. Over 40% of the recipients were either were still millions of questions surroundwomen- and/or “minority”-owned businesses. tially it was believed that the information was AD PROOF ing the cannabis business as a whole; lots Most of the businesses that received funding are not subject to disclosure. “The County has notified us that, based on of uncertainty, gray areas and questionable Star Books in Ventura, Simi Valley and Oxnard. Ad Executive: Jon Cabreros (805) 648-2244 In the email releasing the information, Paul its review of the relevant law and the County’s characters. Despite all that of over carefully Stamper, and indicate all corrections clearly. You will have a “1st Proof”, Proof”, and “Final Proof”. If we decided to deputy executive officer for Ventura standards of transparency, the County“2nd is legally our business vertically after the 1st or 2nd Proofs, AD WILL RUN AS IS. If this proof meets your approval on the grow 1st proof, check off — cultivating, County, stated that “124 of the recipients have required to provide this information in response manufacturing and selling our own prodROVED)” box, date and sign at the bottom. been redacted from this list for public release, to a request under the Public Records Act,” statuct. People 12/3/20 really responded to the quality ISSUE: E F A X T H I S pursuant PROO T O ( 8section 0 5 ) code 6 4 6253.21, 8-2245 A Aemail P from VCCF. The email states that toF government edS the and care that we put into our products. which states that information regarding family the VCCF will be providing the information to childcare providers shall not be subject to public the county and that the program may be audited What inspired you to start disclosure.” He also said there are more appli“to ensure the funds were used for expenses to this business? mitigate or respond to the COVID-19 public cants that have not been processed yet, and they I used to make movies but had to walk health emergency.” are not included on the list. Mike Powers, CEO of Ventura County, serves The information released does not include away five years ago because our cannabis on the board of directors of the VCCF. certain sensitive information such as bank company was becoming way too demandCounty officials had previously reported accounts or financial information that is not ing. Every day was do or die. Every day that they were working with the VCCF to get subject to the state’s Public Records Act. you could literally go out of business if the information released. In an Oct. 23 email you made the wrong move. And alternaThe entire list as of Dec. 20, 2020 of businesses obtained by the VCReporter from Vanessa and nonprofit organizations in Ventura County tively, you could get acquired or snatched Bechtel, executive director of VCCF, she that have reportedly received CARES act fundup on a different day. When I left filmmakinforms grant recipients that “VCCF has entered ing through this program is online at: www. ing I realized that I would rather live an into an agreement with the County to delay vcreporter.com/2021/01/standards-of-transparincredible story than tell one. releasing the names and addresses of the Phase ency-cares-act-public-records-released/ We believe in the plant. The uses and benefits of cannabis have been life changing for so many people and that’s indisputable now.

What’s a typical day like for you?

We operate very much like a start-up company. Over the last few years we have grown into quite a beast. Multistate operations and constant licensing opportunities. A day in our headquarters will make your head spin. We are in back-to-back meetings five days a week now, putting out fires and snatching up opportunities that come our way. Since we are in the process of expanding, myself along with our new CFO and COO travel all the time to different cities and states to ensure things are

Barry Walker, co-founder and CEO of Dub Bros., parent company of Tradecraft Farms which opened its Port Hueneme dispensary in December 2020. Photo submitted moving as they should. It is a very handson business and I could not be more grateful for our team. Each one of them is driven by the passion and true purpose of our company to be a positive force in the communities and customers we serve.

What do you find most challenging about your work?What’s most rewarding?

There are constant hurdles in the cannabis business. The laws and regulations can change overnight. Since legalization, the cannabis industry has been in a constant flux. You have to adjust to the rules and regulations of each county, city and state you are in. . . . At the end of the day you are also dealing with nature. As much as we try to control it, there is part of our business that will always be unpredictable, from the awful California wildfires to newly elected presidents and politicians. . . . We do this because we appreciate the end product so much. Whether it’s helping someone with addiction, an elderly person with chronic pain, or an Army vet that can’t sleep, improving the everyday lives of people is truly invaluable.

Where do you see things going with your business in the near future? The next 5-10 years?

We are in the midst of an aggressive expansion plan. We are in different phases of licensing all across the country and state. We see federal legalization within the next two years and once that happens, watch out! — Nancy Lackey Shaffer January 7, 2021 —

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ying hidden in waist-high coyote bush, green ephedra and Canadian milkvetch, I observed a San Joaquin kit fox pup, the smallest fox on the North American mainland. After brushing a legion of pesky ants off my legs, the curious fox detected my subtle motions and alertly peered at me from the other side of its prominent den mound, 30 yards west of where I sat. If not for its enormous ears — the largest of any canid in North America — I may have entirely missed the curious pup; its four siblings remained hunkered down below. As it strained its neck to keep watch on me, a lone tule elk bull sauntered off my left flank to the south as the morning sun crested the Temblor Range within the Carrizo Plain National Monument. Nearly entering the annual rut, that solitary tule bull blurted out a bugle call heard hundreds of yards away where his harem of tule cows gathered near Soda Lake Road. The cool, crispy air revealed its breath wafting skyward. That broadcasted bugle carrying across the plain sent the young kit fox bolting down below.

Carrizo Plain National Monument with the Temblor Range in the distance.

Final frontier

Grassland fauna thrive unfettered here, a small blade of wilderness holding on in the Southern San Joaquin Valley and lying just beyond the northeastern fringe of Highway 33. At 246,812 acres, 50 miles long and 15 miles wide, the Carrizo Plain is the largest single native grassland habitat remaining in the Golden State. It celebrates its 20th anniversary as a national monument on Jan. 17, 2021. The Carrizo Plain constitutes the last bastion for many species of native flora and fauna, including more endangered species than anywhere else in California. It is also a haven for ungulates like tule elk (Carrizo herds are some of the fastest growing in the state) and the struggling pronghorn antelope. The national monument is cooperatively managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and The Nature Conservancy. It also relies on a throng of nonprofits seeking to enhance a natural balance across the grasslands. “The wildflower displays can be extraordinary. But even in years when they aren’t abundant, it is still a beautiful landscape,” said Johna Hurl, monument manager for over 20 years. “In the spring you may catch a glimpse of some kit fox pups playing at their den. They often sunbathe and can be seen playing with each other. Sometimes you may see the elk calves as they run with the herd. Antelope ground squirrel young can often be seen along the roads scampering around by the salt bushes.”

Wandering in solitude

My curiosity won out. I needed to know what was concealed inside the tumbledown trailer resting lonely for who knows how long. I pulled over, camera pack affixed, and walked over to seek out signs of life, mainly opportunistic wildlife that may have claimed the human relic for their own. Whoever dwelled there previously had left a potpourri of debris, some of it unexplainable: piles of newspapers, a wheelchair, legions of tires walled into a perimeter surrounding the gutted dwelling. Old office desks struggled to stand on their own. Suddenly, a solitary barn owl took flight, barely clearing an open door hanging by one rusty hinge. After slowly walking up the steps, I cautiously peered inside. There was plenty of trash strewn inside the entire trailer, but nothing stood out more than the graveyard of giant kangaroo rats piled 6 inches high

on the floor. It was a horrid sight to behold, these hundreds of carcasses gutted by an extremely efficient barn owl. But it was also a good indicator revealing the health of the grasslands. Biologists have told me several times in the past that as the giant kangaroo rat goes, so goes the rest of the Carrizo Plain. The rats are a reliable food source for a whole smattering of wildlife across the grasslands, from kit foxes and rattlesnakes to long-tailed weasels and a bevy of hawks, falcons and owls. Their expansive burrows are adopted by nesting burrowing owls, antelope ground squirrels, kit foxes and American badgers, who make them their own, nearly ready-made dwellings for life on the grasslands. Giant kangaroo rats also enhance browsing habitat for tule elk and pronghorn antelope. As for that gutted trailer, there are certainly a few of those scattered across the monument. There are plans to remove the worst of the eyesores and in turn enhance an already unique landscape. “We’re working with the Bureau [of Land Management] right now to address a collection of long-abandoned trailers left on monument land by an adjoining landowner,” said Jeff Kuyper, executive director of Los Padres ForestWatch, a regional nonprofit keeping a keen eye on the well being of the Los Padres National Forest and the Carrizo Plain.

Open space required

While dark gray storm clouds broke apart, brilliant shafts of sunlight beamed downward onto the grasslands. A herd of at least 30 pronghorn antelope that had bedded down most of the day felt the warmth of the sun and began browsing. From my vantage point, I could see a wired fence in the way of the pronghorns’ path, a potential impediment for North America’s fastest land mammal. Naively, I thought the pronghorn would leap over it, but one by one they deftly dipped beneath the weather-beaten fencing. Close to extinction between the late 1800s and early 1900s, efforts were taken to translocate 200 animals from Northeastern California to the Carrizo Plain in the late 1990s. Since then, pronghorn have had a difficult time reestablishing a stable population within the national monument.

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Old, rusty fencing is a factor. Although lots of barbed wire fencing has been removed by volunteers, there is still a lot out there, especially outside the monument where pronghorn want to naturally migrate. Drought has been an issue for pronghorn as well. They require open spaces and are therefore specified eaters. Tule elk, by comparison, possess a more diversified menu of grasses, herbs, woody chaparral and trees, and can locate more browsing options from the grassland floor up into the rolling foothills. “We would like to see more fences removed, to facilitate movement across the landscape by pronghorn and elk,” said Kuyper. “We’d like to see a full-fledged effort to identify threats to the pronghorn population on the Carrizo Plain, which has struggled for the last few years. Pronghorn are an iconic species of the area and we need to Antelope ground squirrel. do everything we can to ensure their survival.” Today, pronghorn can be seen on the Carrizo Plain National Monument, but their numbers are low, less than 100 individuals separated into small herds.

Mountain high perspective

Crunchy frost clung to my mountain bike like grim death, my hands purple from grasping the grips of my frigid handlebars. It forced me to furiously peddle, keeping warm while ascending to the Caliente Ridge on the west side of the Carrizo Plain. Binoculars were an essential item required while soaking in all there was to see not only on the grasslands, but also the open-book-shaped mountains east and west of the monument. The first overlook revealed a huge swath of grasslands and then there was Soda Lake, the largest natural alkali lake in Central and Southern California. From that vantage point, I was just entering the first stands of pinyon-juniper woodlands just above impressively weathered sandstone rock outcroppings. Scanning with my binoculars, I caught a rare glimpse of a bobcat surveying the rolling hillsides and a golden eagle soaring high overhead. I also spotted a prairie falcon and a migrating ferruginous hawk, raptors ruling the airways above the grasslands. As steep sections of the Caliente Road winded upward, my appreciation for this wild place intensified. From here, the 50-mile-long stretch of grasslands broadened while ascending further

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Giant kangaroo rat, the keystone species of the Carrizo Plain.

toward the summit of the Calientes at 5,106 feet. The immensity of this fragile biome was now in full view. And yet, I attempted to imagine this grassland ecosystem a couple hundred years prior when it once extended 450 miles from Redding south to just beyond Bakersfield. It was a habitat that once teemed in flora and fauna rivaling the sweeping plains of East Africa. Today, visitors settle for a sliver of that, a dichotomy of woe for what has been lost and gratitude for what remains. Beyond the boundaries of the Carrizo Plain, however, expansion has crept in from the north. The Carrizo Plain Conservancy, a nonprofit, has taken on the task of acquiring adjoining lands, creating much-needed open space and corridors to enhance movement for struggling pronghorn antelope, an animal that easily Yellow goldfields and purple thistle sage. eclipses 50 mph, and for endangered species like San Joaquin kit foxes, blunt-nosed leopard lizards, giant kangaroo rats and antelope ground squirrels. “Any adjacent lands to the monument do continue to add corridors that could benefit wildlife,” said Hurl. Finally, at the summit, I reveled over the expansive plain below. Late afternoon cumulonimbus clouds hovered above the daunting Temblors and long shadows gradually crept across the Carrizo Plain. There is no other place like this in California. The grasslands, however, remain threatened by oil extraction on the west side of the Caliente Mountains. The next decade will determine the overall health and diversity of this stunning biosphere. Much will depend on the ongoing grind of tireless conservationists. “So much work has been done over the course of the last two decades to restore degraded areas of the monument,” said Kuyper. “Miles of barbed wire fencing has been pulled, invasive plants have been removed, a management plan has been prepared. But so much more can be done, and there is a growing alliance of nonprofit organizations with the will to do it.” Carrizo Plain National Monument www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/carrizo-plain-national-monument

Night falls on the Carrizo Plain as the sun sets behind the Temblor Range.

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The sea is a big part of our life,” says Adri Howe, executive director of the Channel Islands Maritime Museum (CIMM), as she muses on a painting by 19th century Dutch artist Hermanus Koekkoek, “Mending Nets by the Shore.” “People making a living . . . very mundane activities. But I like that a lot of the artwork here focuses on people.” Not just people, of course. CIMM’s vast collection runs the gamut, from dramatic battles on roiling waters to detailed renderings of ship life to serene seascapes, dating from 1622 to the present day. There are also impressive ship models (many made by the famous molder builder Edward Marple — whose entire collection resides here), a stunning rendering of Ming dynasty mariner Zheng He, exhibits on whales and sailors, hands-on activities for kids, a research library and more. All this in a lovely two-story building in Channel Islands Harbor with some of the best views in the area. It’s no wonder that CIMM has been so beloved by the community, which prepandemic showed up in droves to participate in its many special events throughout the year. In 2021, this expansive and well-organized museum celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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marine artifacts and maritime art. “It was a collection that developed over several years,” explains Howe. “They had such a good eye for art.” To house this collection, share it with the community and create a cultural center, the Nelsons joined forces with Fisherman’s Wharf developer Martin V. “Bud” Smith. Together they opened the Ventura County Maritime Museum in 1991 in Fisherman’s Wharf. It moved to its present location in 2012, and was renamed the Channel Islands Maritime Museum. Some of the most important names in maritime art can be found here. There are works by 17th-century Dutch and Flemish masters like Ludolf Backhuysen (also spelled Bakhuizen), Willem van de Velde the Younger and Adam Willaerts. Willaerts’ “Dutch Men-of-War Off a Rocky Coast with Fisherman on the Beach with Their Catch,” painted in 1622, is the oldest painting in the museum. British Romantics of the 18th and 19th centuries include Edward William Cooke and John Christian Schetky. The museum also displays paintings by French and American artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, such as Eugène-Louis Boudin (a tremendous influence on Claude Monet), Christopher Blossom and David Thimgan. While the museum hosts traveling exhibits several times a year, and has acquired a variety of new pieces since Harry Nelson’s passing in 2002, the original collection remains the heart — and pride — of the museum. The Nelson family, through the children and grandchildren of Harry and Joyce, remain involved as well.

“We raise or own funds, through private donations, foundations and grants,” Howe says. “But we always have the support of the Nelson family behind us. It’s nice that the people who had an interest in this collection still have an interest in this collection. They love this museum.”

favorite item or exhibit. Participants will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a membership and other prizes. Also coming up: a focus on whales (March) and the ocean environment (April). All events will be virtual until it is safe for the museum to open to visitors once again.

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“Expanding the horizons”

As, according to Howe, do local residents. During the shutdown, she fielded numerous calls from community members, checking in and wondering when the museum might reopen. “The community loves this museum — that’s the feeling we get here,” she says. Despite remaining closed, CIMM intends to honor its fans and history with a year of programming, something new every month, in celebration of its 30th anniversary. It kicks off 2021 with the January Grub and Grog recipe contest. First- and second-place winners in four categories — Best Ship’s Soup or Stew, Kids Crew Culinary Creation (for those 16 years and younger), Best “Hidden Treasure” Cookie or Bar and Best Captain’s Cocktail (must contain rum; for ages 21 and up) — will win prizes, such as CIMM memberships, signed prints and rum from contest sponsor Black Bart Navy Rum. Recipes and a photo of the concoction must be submitted by Jan. 21. In February, it’s “I Love My Maritime Museum,” when members of the public can share thoughts about what they love about CIMM, and place virtual stickers on an online bulletin board to show their

When CIMM does allow people to come onsite, visitors will find some new things to enjoy: a recently created navigation exhibit, a section of the museum converted to resemble the inside of a ship, upcoming features on sailor’s folk art and cetacean photography, a modernized Port of Hueneme display and more. Howe says that the museum used the downtime brought on by COVID-19 to make new plans, reorganize, digitize the collection and reimagine exhibits with a fresh perspective. “It’s just expanding the horizons,” she says. “Adding extra touches to the exhibits that we have.” “It’s been a unique time,” Howe continues. “[The shutdown] couldn’t have come at a better time for us, as we’re thinking and re-evaluating. These last few months let us get a new direction. We are eagerly and excitedly looking toward the future.” Channel Islands Maritime Museum, 3900 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard, 805-984-6260. Submissions for the Grub and Grog recipe contest will be accepted through Jan. 21. For contest rules, guidelines and more information, email office@ cimmvc.org or visit cimmvc.org/30th-anniversary-events-and-activities-for-january/.

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New releases from Will Kimbrough, Bubble, Bee Bee Sea and more by Alan Sculley Will Kimbrough - Spring Break

I find most albums that are largely solo acoustic lacking. It’s not that the songs don’t have merit, but I usually feel like the songs would benefit from additional instrumentation. Spring Break is a largely acoustic solo album, but it’s the rare one where a case can be made that this was the right way to treat the songs. On his new album, Kimbrough writes vocal melodies that demand notice, and supports them with guitar parts (and occasional harmonica) that are imaginative, but don’t upstage his singing or his lyrics, which are perceptive and incisive. That’s not to say that I can’t hear a rhythm section or additional instrumentation working for many of the songs, but “My Right Wing Friend” (one of several tunes that touches on our pandemic times), “Philadelphia Mississippi” and “My Sin is Pride,” to name a few examples, feel like they were meant to be minimal with little to get in the way of the song and the story. Kimbrough’s songwriting and playing talents have been evident for two-plus decades across nine solo albums and with several bands, including Will & the Bushmen and later on Daddy. I still prefer Kimbrough’s full-band work, but creating songs strong enough to hold up in this most stripped back of settings is an impressive achievement.

Dead Famous People - Harry

The history of Dead Famous People dates back to the 1980s when frontperson Dons Savage (back then, she was Donna Savage) formed the group in New Zealand. Despite getting signed to influential label Flying Nun and gaining some notable supporters (including John Peel), Dead Famous People never caught on and Savage ended up dropping out of the music scene for two-plus decades. Savage, though, started writing music again a little while back and the result is the first proper Dead Famous People album, Harry. This is a near-flawless ’60s-rooted album in the classic pop tradition of the Brill Building songwriters. Several of the songs (“Looking at Girls,” “Goddess of Chill,” “Turn on the Light” and “Safe and Sound”) rock along at a pleasant pace and possess immediately appealing, well-developed vocal melodies and plenty of instrumental ear worms along the way. The buoyant charm of those songs are balanced by a pair of nice ballads, including the piano-laden title song and “Dead Bird’s Eye.” Considering the consistently excellent quality of Harry, it makes one wonder how many memorable albums Savage might have made before now had success come calling back in the ’80s. Clearly, Savage never lost the touch for crafting timeless pop music.

Bubble - Other Broken Dreams

The beginnings of Bubble date back to the mid-1990s, when the group started out as a folky acoustic trio fronted by Dave Foster. By 2000, the group had evolved into a pop-rock group, releasing an album, Bash Bish, that was produced by Fred Smith of Television. The group hasn’t been prolific. A sophomore album, “Seconds,” followed in 2009 and now, with a new four-person lineup in place, comes Other Broken Dreams. A few vestiges of Bubble’s acoustic days shine through on the song “There Is Hope,” although the largely acoustic song is quite poppy. The rest of the material is plugged in and has a notable Beatles influence without sounding at all like an imitation. For instance, “Bye Bye” is a slow, dreamy and psychedelic/Middle-Eastern-infused tune that could fit on any of the Beatles’ post-Sgt. Pepper’s albums. Foster and his bandmates also build a good bit of jangle into several songs, including “Don’t It Make You Wanna Cry,” “You Don’t Have To Say It” and “Don’t Do Me Wrong,” which come with strong vocal melodies and sharp chord changes – things the Beatles did exceptionally well. But Bubble also shows a slightly more rocking sound on occasion, as on “Be Careful” and the driving and catchy “Make It Through.” The songs here are multi-faceted and show more creativity and originality than most pop/rock music, all of which makes one wish we’d get albums more often from Bubble.

I Don’t Know How But They Found Me - Razzmatazz

This duo (former Panic! At the Disco member Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman) has one talent that makes it stand out from a lot of synth-pop acts: writing some pretty undeniable vocal melodies. When the songs on the debut album, Razzmatazz, have the hooky vocals — as on “From the Gallows,” “Clusterhug,” “New Invention” and “Lights Go Down” — the songs click. When the vocal melodies come up short (“Leave Me Alone” and “Sugar Pills”), there isn’t much else to carry the song because I Don’t Know How But They Found Me isn’t too snazzy when it comes to writing instrumental accompaniment. The beats alone can’t salvage such songs. Fortunately, there are only a couple of duds on Razzmatazz, and the rest of the album is a confectionary treat.

Bee Bee Sea - Day Ripper

Bee Bee Sea sounds like it may have consumed a lot of coffee before recording the songs on Day Ripper. But let’s thank whatever fueled these guys because the caffeinated energy, combined with the band’s ability to write guitar riffs that are jagged, sometimes herky jerky, yet catchy as it gets, makes for a fairly thrilling and distinctive sound. While most of the songs have similar hyper-speed beats, there is enough variety in the song arrangements as well as the guitar tones – they’re strummy and pleasantly tinny on “Destroy,” plucky and a bit clipped on “Horst Klub” and heavier on “Drags Me Down” – to give the album some contrast and flow. January 7, 2021 —

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I’m a woman in my late 20s in a happy, committed relationship. I had the idea of going to a therapist with my boyfriend so we can learn to communicate better, etc. Friends I’ve told about this see it as a sign of “trouble in paradise.” Is it possible I’m in denial and there’s something wrong between my boyfriend and me? — Unsettled Be glad your friends are not in charge of airplane maintenance. It’s annoying when a nonstop flight makes an unscheduled stop — especially when it involves going down in flames in a cornfield.

by amy alkon

We’re given training in how to read, write, and drive, and if you go on YouTube, somebody will teach you how to do magic tricks with your blender. Only in our romantic relationships are we expected to be untrained geniuses. Unfortunately, this expectation pairs poorly with therapist Albert Ellis’ realism on what it means to be a person (in language he suggested to a client): “I’m a human, fallible being who screwed up and may screw up in the future because (of) my fallibility.” So, though there’s a tendency to see therapy (for individuals or couples) as something you do only when you’re broken, it shouldn’t be that way. It can be a tuneup to help a good relationship be even better. For example, when I do relationship mediations for couples, I help them see each other’s sometimes conflicting wants — he wants this/ she wants that — not as threats but as mere facts to manage (with love and respect). You can find your partner’s request unreasonable or even crazy, but if it’s not a big deal for you to come through, maybe you do it simply because you love them and want them to feel good. (If it is a big deal, you can at least tell them lovingly why you

wish you could but you can’t.) A relationships researcher I respect, psychologist John Gottman, gives weekend workshops for couples that can be attended online (gottman.com). Couples on a budget could just get Gottman’s book, “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work,” out of the library and read and discuss a section a week. Gottman’s workshop or book would also be a great wedding present. We find wedding vows romantic, but we tend not to consider that “till death do us part!” would have been a great T-shirt slogan for enemy soldiers trying to off each other in the Hundred Years’ War.

Cujo’s Diner

I live in California, where there’s outdoor dining. My husband and I disagree about bringing our dog to restaurants. Our pooch has to sit under the table, and I think it’s really dirty and unkind to put him there. My husband thinks we should bring him. What do you think? — Concerned Dogs long to please us, which is why they always give us such wonder-

ful little presents: “Wow, Toto, headless dead bird? Oh, good, because a diamond tennis bracelet would be super boring.” By human cleanliness standards, dogs are seriously disgusting. The “Merry Corpsemas!” gifts on the duvet and the love some breeds have for rolling around in the mud (immediately after you spend $75 at the groomer) aren’t the half of it. Dogs live to sniff poo; they’ll snub their water bowl to drink out of the toilet; and they have the lovely habit of using your Persian rug for toilet paper — especially when you’ve got company over for a chi-chi cocktail party. In other words, any minor foot dirt under a restaurant table is unlikely to be a problem for your dog. All that’s likely to be “really dirty” are the looks you might get from patrons with allergies or dog-in-dinery issues. From your dog’s perspective, it’ll be simply awesome to be at your feet. Anthrozoologist John W.S. Bradshaw explains that dogs co-evolved with humans, starting between 15,000 to 25,000 years ago, per archeological estimates. Over all those doggie-human generations ever since, dogs have been

bred to find human contact extremely rewarding. Bradshaw and his colleagues discovered that some dogs — Labs and border collies, for example — suffer intense “separation distress” when they’re apart from their human. “They find it difficult to cope without us,” writes Bradshaw. “Since we humans have programmed this vulnerability, it’s our responsibility to ensure that our dogs do not suffer as a result.” As I see it, we’re cruel to exclude dogs from so many areas of our lives. Take airline travel. Airlines require dogs over 20 pounds — no matter how well-behaved — to be put in a cage and stowed with the luggage in the hold of the plane. The airlines could easily adopt a more compassionate policy: Instead, give the cage space to that baby who’s sure to scream all the way from Dallas to St. Louis, trashing the mental health of everybody from 1A to 32E. (c)2020, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly podcast: blogtalkradio. com/amyalkon Order Amy Alkon’s new book, “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence,” (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2018).

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES

(March 21-April 19):

The pandemic has made it challenging to nurture our communities. In order to make new connections and keep our existing connections vibrant, we’ve had to be extra resourceful. I hope you will make this work one of your holy quests in 2021, Aries. In my astrological opinion, you should be ingenious and tireless as you nurture your web of allies. Your assignment during our ongoing crisis is to lead the way as you show us all how to ply the art of high-minded networking.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20):

Taurus actor George Clooney is worth $500 million. Yet his dazzling opulence is puny compared to that of Taurus entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg, whose fortune exceeds $100 billion. It’s my duty to inform you that you will probably never achieve either man’s levels of wealth. Yet I do hold out hope that in the next 12 months you will launch plans that ultimately enable you to have all the money you need. 2021 will be a favorable time to formulate and set in motion a dynamic master plan for financial stability.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20):

One of your main themes for the next 12 months comes from Leonardo da Vinci. He wrote, “To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” If you use da Vinci’s instructions as a seed for your meditations, you’ll stir up further inspirations about how to make 2021 a history-making epoch in the evolution of your education. I hope you will treasure the value of “learning how to see” and “realizing how everything connects to everything else.” They should be at the root of your intention to learn as much as you can.

CANCER

by rob brezsny (June 21-July 22):

An extensive study by psychiatric researchers suggests that well more than half of us experienced a potentially disabling trauma in childhood. You’re in the minority if you didn’t! That’s the bad news. The good news is that 2021 will be a time when you Cancerians will have more power than ever before to heal at least some of the wounds from your old traumas. You will also attract extra luck and help to accomplish these subtle miracles. To get the process started, make a list of three practical actions you can take to instigate your vigorous healing.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

Leo author Isabel Allende says, “We are in the world to search for love, find it and lose it, again and again. With each love, we are born anew, and with each love that ends we collect a new wound. I am covered with proud scars.” I appreciate Allende’s point of view, and understand that it’s useful, even inspirational, for many people. But my path has been different. As a young man, I enjoyed my endless quest for sex and romance. It was thrilling to keep leaping from affair to affair. But as I eventually discovered, that habit made me stupid and superficial about love. It prevented me from having to do the hard psychological work necessary to continually reinvent intimacy—and become eligible for deeper, more interesting versions of love. I bring this to your attention, Leo, because I think 2021 could be your time for a personal rebirth that will be made possible by deep, interesting versions of love.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Occultist Israel Regardie (1907–1985) was an accomplished author and influencer. To

what did he attribute his success? I’ll let him speak for himself: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” I hope you will write out this quote and tape it to your bathroom mirror for the duration of 2021, Virgo.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

The Kabbalistic Tree of Life is a mystical symbol of the hidden structure of creation. At its heart, in the most pivotal position, is the principle of beauty. This suggests that the wise teachers who gave us the Tree did not regard beauty as merely a luxury to be sought only when all practical business is taken care of. Nor is it a peripheral concern for those who pursue a spiritual path. Rather, beauty is essential for our health and intelligence. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to take a cue from the Tree of Life. During the next 12 months, give special attention to people and things and experiences and thoughts and feelings that are beautiful to you. Meditate on how to nurture them and learn from them and draw inspiration from them.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

According to motivational speaker Les Brown, the problem for many people is not that “they aim too high and miss,” but that “they aim too low and hit.” I’m conveying this to you just in time for the Reach Higher Phase of your long-term astrological cycle. According to my analysis, you’ll generate good fortune for yourself if you refine and expand your personal goals. Here’s a key detail: Don’t borrow anyone else’s standards of success.

Home in on your own unique soul’s code, and give it fuller, deeper, wilder expression.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

One of my primary pleasures in reading books is to discover thoughts and feelings I have never before encountered. That’s exciting! But it’s hard to force myself to keep plowing through an author’s prose if it’s full of stuff that I already know about from my own life or from books, movies, and other art. Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novels fit the latter description. I realize that many people love his fiction, but for me it is monumentally obvious and boring. What about you, Sagittarius? Where do you go to be exposed to thrilling new ways of looking at the world? Judging from the astrological omens, I conclude that this quest will be especially fun and crucial for you in the coming months.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

“I only want people around me who can do the impossible,” said Capricorn businesswoman Elizabeth Arden. In that spirit, and in accordance with your astrological potentials, I hereby authorize you to pursue two “impossible” goals in 2021. The first comes to you courtesy of fashion writer Diana Vreeland, who wrote, “There’s only one thing in life, and that’s the continual renewal of inspiration.” Your second “impossible” goal is from actor Juliette Binoche, who said, “My only ambition is to be true every moment I am living.”

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Your past is becoming increasingly irrelevant, while your future is still a bit amorphous. To help clarify the possibilities that

you could harvest in 2021, I suggest you suspend your theories about what your life is about. Empty yourself out as much as you can. Pledge to re-evaluate everything you think you know about your purpose. Once you’ve accomplished that, meditate on the following questions: 1. What experiences do you truly need and passionately long for — not the experiences you needed and longed for in the past, but rather those that are most vivid and moving right now. 2. What are the differences between your fearful fantasies and your accurate intuitions? How can you cultivate the latter and downplay the former? 3. What are your nightly dreams and semi-conscious fantasies telling you about how to create the most interesting version of the future?

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20):

Author Gunter Grass wrote, “Writers know that sometimes things are there in the drawer for decades before they finally come out and we are capable of writing about them.” I would universalize his thought in this way: Most of us know that possibly useful ideas and dreams are in the drawer for years before they finally come out and we know how to use them. I believe this will be an ongoing experience for you in 2021, Pisces. Homework: What’s the biggest and best lucky break you’d love to attract in 2021? FreeWillAstrology.com Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700. January 7, 2021 —

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ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF LIENED PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that a closed bid public auction will be held at MARINA SELF STORAGE 2600 W. WOOLEY ROAD OXNARD, CALIFORNIA 93035 On 01/15/21 at 9:45 AM to satisfy the lien on the property stored at the address above in the units listed. Tenants notated the inventories listed at the time of renal. Landlord makes no representation or warranty that the units contain said inventories. B059 adelina guillen B 179 anthony brig gs B035 donelle d. smith C055 elisa f. moran A073 eric baker A085 jesus a. delgado B226 patrick a. carty All units must be paid for at the time of sale. No checks accepted. No one under the age of 18 is allowed to attend the sale. Each person attending must sign in and agree to follow all Rules and Regulations of the sale. The landlord reserves the right to bid at the sale. All purchased goods are sold "as is" and must be removed by 5:00 PM on the day following the sale. Shelving is property of landlord do not remove unless authorized. Buyers must provide a current, original or a photocopy of their original resale permit at time of sale in lieu of sales tax. This sale is subject to cancellation in t h e e v e n t o f s e t t l e m e nt between landlord and obligated party. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 12/31/20, 01/7/21

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 375 S. Laurel St. Ventura, CA 93001 January 25th 2021 at 10:30 AM Cynthia Lake- Dresser , boxes, shoes, totes, toys, hand tools, fan tackle box, step ladder, home decor, cooler, musical instruments Hector Cruz- Bags, bicycle, boxes, clothes, toys, camping chairs Tarah Chase- Totes, Chair, hand tools, power tools, motorcycle, motorcycle bike parts, cart, hose, furniture dolly Richard Venegas- Armoire, couch, Dresser, Boxes, Clothes, totes, hand tools, wall art, shelving, luggage, misc. electronics David James- Boxes, wood, duffel bag, swords D o m i n i c M e l e Computer/Monitor, Bicycle, Sports Equipment, Totes, Hand Tools, Snowboard, Vacuum, fan, vehicle parts, step stool, chairs The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 01/07/21, 01/14/21

ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2650 Stearns Street Simi Valley, CA 93063. January 19, 2021 10:30am Robbie Hildago-Household items and stage equipment Jason Hanley-Drum set, small washer, dryer and boxes Michael Gosser-Guitar, music equipment, tools, golf clubs and household items Norma Castillo-Fridge and household items Abner Coelho-Bins, boxes and shop vac Stein Erik Lee-Table saw, ladder, wheel barrow, tools, and household items Darleen levy-Portable AC unit, entertainment center, boxes and bins Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 12/31/20, 01/07/21 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner's storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on January 19, 2021, the personal property, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 01:00 PM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 20627, 4568 E Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93063, (805) 285-7018 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. C019 - GLASGOW, DEBRA; D080 - Baskin, Louise; E015 - GLASGOW, DEBRA PUBLIC STORAGE # 24322, 2167 First Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 2857073 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. A007 - Moe, Erick; B033 Segura, Ketty; C015 - Qualls, Fred PUBLIC STORAGE # 26607, 120 West Easy Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 2857067 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 310 - Ramirez, Wilma PUBLIC STORAGE # 25753, 875 W Los Angeles Ave, Moorpark, CA 93021, (805) 298-1384 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 390 - Gomez, Noe; 469 Johnson, Robert; 591 - MUNOZ, SOLEDAD; 747 Caliboso, Kat; B28 - Leonhardi, Andrew Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancella-

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner's storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on January 19, 2021, the personal property, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 01:00 PM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 20627, 4568 E Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93063, (805) 285-7018 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. C019 - GLASGOW, DEBRA; D080 - Baskin, Louise; E015 - GLASGOW, DEBRA PUBLIC STORAGE # 24322, 2167 First Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 2857073 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. A007 - Moe, Erick; B033 Segura, Ketty; C015 - Qualls, Fred PUBLIC STORAGE # 26607, 120 West Easy Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 2857067 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 310 - Ramirez, Wilma PUBLIC STORAGE # 25753, 875 W Los Angeles Ave, Moorpark, CA 93021, (805) 298-1384 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 390 - Gomez, Noe; 469 Johnson, Robert; 591 - MUNOZ, SOLEDAD; 747 Caliboso, Kat; B28 - Leonhardi, Andrew Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. Dated this 31st of December 2020 and 7th of January 2021 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 2448080. Bond No. 5908365. 12/31/20, 1/7/21 CNS-3427885# Notice of Public Onsite Auction NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to sections 21700 – 21716 of the CA Business and Professions Code, CA Commercial Code Section 2328, Section 1812.600 – 1812.609 and Section 1988 of CA Civil Code, 353 of the Penal Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 19th day of January, 2021 at 10:30 A.M., on StorageTreasures.com: household goods, tools, electronics, and personal effects that have been stored and which are located at Trojan Storage of Oxnard, 1801 Eastman Avenue, Oxnard, County of Ventura, State of California, the following: Customer Name Unit # Martin Acker 774A Guadalupe Aldana 586 Angel Barron 707 Christopher Bennett 164 Rebecca Espinoza 530

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 19th day of January, 2021 at 10:30 A.M., on StorageTreasures.com: household goods, tools, electronics, and personal effects that have been stored and which are located at Trojan Storage of Oxnard, 1801 Eastman Avenue, Oxnard, County of Ventura, State of California, the following:

Customer Name Unit # Martin Acker 774A Guadalupe Aldana 586 Angel Barron 707 Christopher Bennett 164 Rebecca Espinoza 530 Beverly Footman 656 Karla Gallegos 722 Nicholas Haase 247B Anna Hernandez 577 Sarah Juarez 076 Linda Leyva 602 Arnold Lopez 735 Dan Lundberg 188 Erick Ochoa 460 Gabriel Perez 584 Derek Pratt 580 James Pullin 581A Arthur Ramirez 345 Maria Reyes 014 Rosalinda Torres 238 Nick Vargas 626 Christopher Vera 255B Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in cash only. All purchased items sold as is, where is and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Andasol Management, Inc. Bond #: 79183C (888)564-7782 PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 12/31/20, 1/7/21 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2585 West 5th st. Oxnard, CA 93030 January 18th 2021 at 1:00 PM. Cavell Mcclure-Speaker, duffel bag, furniture Stephanie Peters-Sporting equipment, household goods, furniture Paul Coronado-Suite case, duffell bags, coolers, bags Jackie Villasenor-Electronics, furniture, home decor Stephanie Peters-Furniture, sports equipment, household goods Monique Simental-Furniture, totes, vinyl records Caitlin McDole-Furniture, electronics, sports equipment, tools Nery Manzano-Car parts, furniture, fishing poles Maricela Jimenez-Furniture, home decor, tools The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 12/31/20, 01/07/21

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is HEREBY given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to sections 2170021716 of the Business & Professions Code of the California Self-Service Storage Facilities Act, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 15th day of January 2021, at 9:00 A.M, on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at A Vineyard Self Storage at 3500 E. Vineyard Ave. in Oxnard, CA in the County of Ventura: 1071 Hanizel Rodriguez 1093 Morgan Vine 3003 Paul Flores 3031 Marissa Adams 3067 Karri or Keven Cowlishaw 3132 William Garcia Property to be sold is misc. household goods, appliances, furn., electronics, stereo equip., records, vacuum & steam cleaners, construction tools, building supplies, tv’s, toy’s, sports equip., bikes, surfboard, ice chests, clothing, bags, bxs & misc. personal contents. Purchases must be paid in cash only. Items sold as is where is. Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Further terms at sale. Auctioneer: O’Brien’s Auction and Vehicle Lien Service, LLC. Bond # 14663730099, RS 47399, Telephone: 951-6814113 PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 12/31/20, 01/07/21 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1285 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 January 26, 2021 at 2:30 PM. Cory Scholl-Spencer- Rolls of fabric Kevin Hatmaker- furniture, personal affects Jason Cotton- clothes & personal items Tiffany Long- Boxes, household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 01/7/21, 01/14/21 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner's storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on January 26, 2021, the personal property in the belowlisted units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 10:00 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website,

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner's storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on January 26, 2021, the personal property in the belowlisted units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 10:00 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 23050, 4400 McGrath St, Ventura, CA 93003, (805) 324-6011 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. L024 - Booker, Teoni Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Paymen t must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. Bond No. ALL SALES ARE SUBJECT TO PRIOR CANCELLATION. TERMS, rules and regulations available at sale. Dated this 31st of December 2020 & 7th of January 2021 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Ave., Glendale, CA 91201, (818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6052683. 12/31/20, 1/7/21 CNS-3427133# NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 161 Duesenberg Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 January 26th, 2021 at 3:30 PM Chris Armstrong- Household Items The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 01/7/21, 01/14/21

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF VENTURA. NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE §366.26 J072219, J072220, J072480 HEARING DATE: 03/03/2021 TIME: am Legal08:30 Notices COURTROOM: J1 In the matter of the Petition of the County of Ventura Human Services Agency regarding freedom from parental custody and control on behalf of David A. Gonzales Jr., Drue K. Gonzales, & Zayla R. Gonzales, a child. To: Briana Dailey, David A. Gonzales, and to all persons claiming to be the parents of the abovenamed person's who are described as follows: name's David A. Gonzales Jr., Drue K. Gonzales, Zayla R. Gonzales, Date of Birth's: 08/30/2017, 10/01/2018, & 01/22/2020, Place of Birth: Ventura, CA, Father's name: David A. Gonzales, Mother’s name: Briana Dailey. Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26, a hearing has been scheduled for your child. You are hereby notified that you may appear on 03/03/2021, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon as counsel can be heard in Courtroom J1 of this Court at Juvenile Justice Center 4353 Vineyard Ave. Oxnard, CA 93036. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED as follows: At the hearing the Court must choose and implement one of the following permanent plans for the child: adoption, guardianship, or long term foster care. Parental rights may be terminated at this hearing. On 03/03/2021, the Human Services Agency will recommend termination of parental rights. The child may be ordered placed in long term foster care, subject to the regular review of the Juvenile Court; or, a legal guardian may be appointed for the child and letters of guardianship be issued; or, adoption may be identified as the permanent placement goal and the Court may order that efforts be made to locate an appropriate adoptive family for the child for a period not to exceed 180 days and set the matter for further review; or, parental rights may be terminated. You are entitled to be present at the hearing with your attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, you are entitled to have the Court appoint counsel for you. A thirty-day continuance may be granted if necessary for counsel to prepare the case. At all termination proceedings, the Court shall consider the wishes of the child and shall act in the best interest of the child. Any order of the Court permanently terminating parental rights under this section shall be conclusive and binding upon the minor person, upon the parent or parents, and upon all other persons who have been served with citation by publication or otherwise. After making such an order, the Court shall have no power to set aside, change, or modify it, but this shall not be construed to limit the rights to appeal the order. If the Court, by order or judgment, declares the child free from the custody and control of both parents, or one parent if the other no longer has custody and control, the Court shall, at the same time, order the child referred to the licensed County adoption agency for adoptive placement by that agency. The rights and procedures described above are set forth in detail in the California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26. You are referred to that section for further particulars. Michael J. Planet, Executive Officer and Clerk, County of Ventura, State of California. Dated: 12/09/2020 by: Janet Peralta Deputy Clerk, Children and Family Services Social Worker. 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/20, 1/7/21 CNS-3423483# 0107_VCReporter_CLASSIFIEDS.indd 17

order the child referred to the licensed County adoption agency for adoptive placement by that agency. The rights and procedures described above are set forth in detail in the California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26. You are referred to that section for further particulars. Michael J. Planet, Executive Officer and Clerk, County of Ventura, State of California. Dated: 12/09/2020 by: Janet Peralta Deputy Clerk, Children and Family Services Social Worker. 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/20, 1/7/21 CNS-3423483# SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF VENTURA. NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE §366.26 J071989 HEARING DATE: 03/18/2021 TIME: 08:30 am COURTROOM: J1 In the matter of the Petition of the County of Ventura Human Services Agency regarding freedom from parental custody and control on behalf of Grey Tackett, a child. To: Sabrina Tackett, Scott Olney, and to all persons claiming to be the parent of the above-named person who is described as follows: name Grey Tackett, Date of Birth: 11/16/2018, Place of Birth: Ventura, CA, Father's name: Scott Olney, Mother’s name: Sabrina Tackett. Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26, a hearing has been scheduled for your child. You are hereby notified that you may appear on 03/18/2021, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon as counsel can be heard in Courtroom J1 of this Court at Juvenile Justice Center 4353 Vineyard Ave. Oxnard, CA 93036. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED as follows: At the hearing the Court must choose and implement one of the following permanent plans for the child: adoption, guardianship, or long term foster care. Parental rights may be terminated at this hearing. On 03/18/2021, the Human Services Agency will recommend termination of parental rights. The child may be ordered placed in long term foster care, subject to the regular review of the Juvenile Court; or, a legal guardian may be appointed for the child and letters of guardianship be issued; or, adoption may be identified as the permanent placement goal and the Court may order that efforts be made to locate an appropriate adoptive family for the child for a period not to exceed 180 days and set the matter for further review; or, parental rights may be terminated. You are entitled to be present at the hearing with your attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, you are entitled to have the Court appoint counsel for you. A thirty-day continuance may be granted if necessary for counsel to prepare the case. At all termination proceedings, the Court shall consider the wishes of the child and shall act in the best interest of the child. Any order of the Court permanently terminating parental rights under this section shall be conclusive and binding upon the minor person, upon the parent or parents, and upon all other persons who have been served with citation by publication or otherwise. After making such an order, the Court shall have no power to set aside, change, or modify it, but this shall not be construed to limit the rights to appeal the order. If the Court, by order or judgment, declares the child free from the custody and control of both parents, or one parent if the other no longer has custody and control, the Court shall, at the same time, order the child referred to the licensed County adoption agency for adoptive placement by that agency. The rights and procedures described above are set forth in detail in the California Welfare and Institutions Code

been served with citation by publication or otherwise. After making such an order, the Court shall have no power to set aside, change, or modify it, but this shall not be construed to limit the rights to appeal the order. If the Court, by order or judgment, declares the child free from the custody and control of both parents, or one parent if the other no longer has custody and control, the Court shall, at the same time, order the child referred to the licensed County adoption agency for adoptive placement by that agency. The rights and procedures described above are set forth in detail in the California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26. You are referred to that section for further particulars. Michael J. Planet, Executive Officer and Clerk, County of Ventura, State of California. Dated: 12/23/2020 by: Isidro Durazo Deputy Clerk, Children and Family Services Social Worker. 12/31/20, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21/21 CNS-3427411#

Probate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LYDIA MORENO OCAMPO aka LYDIA O'CAMPO ROGERS CASE NO. 56-202000546997-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of LYDIA MORENO OCAMPO aka LYDIA O'CAMPO ROGERS A Petition for probate has been filed by Richard Santillan in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Richard Santillan be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 07, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the

claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a 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: Fred Rosenmund SBN 90033 2816 Rice Avenue Oxnard, California 93033 (805) 486-2500 Ventura County Reporter 12/24/20, 12/31/20, 01/07/21

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DENNIS LEE STEPHENS CASE NO. 56-202000547762-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DENNIS LEE STEPHENS. A Petition for probate has been filed by Betty Stephens in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Betty Stephens be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 28 , 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the es-

cedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a 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: Samuel M. Huestis, Esq. SBN 113557 Law Office of Samuel M. Huestis, A Professional Corporation 674 County Square Drive, Suite 203 Ventura, California 93003 (805) 642-3559 Ventura County Reporter 12/24/20, 12/31/20, 01/07/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF STANLEY PETER PETRAITIS CASE NO. 56-202000547447-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of STANLEY PETER PETRAITIS. A Petition for probate has been filed by Catherine James in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Catherine James be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 21 , 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect

objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a 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: Miles Lang SBN 189826 Bonaventure Law Group PO Box 7576 Ventura, California 93006 (805) 622-7576 Ventura County Reporter 12/31/20, 01/7/21, 01/14/21

served by Metzler and Company of California in Book 1745, Page 96 of Official Records, said mineral rights as currently vested to Hean Helen Metzler as contained in Book 1456, Page 174 of Official Records, all rights of surface entry were quitclaim in Book 2162, Page 320, of Official Records. Parcel 2: Unit 17 is composed of Elements C1, C2 and G as shown and defined on said Condominium Plan. Assessor's Parcel No. 153-0180-175 Commonly known as: 3444 Huerta Court, Camarillo, CA 93010 Terms of sale are: sold "as is" with no contingencies, cash in lawful money of the United States on confirmation of sale, or part cash and balance upon such terms and conditions as are agreeable to the personal representative. Ten percent of amount bid to be deposited with bid, or amount as agreeable to the personal representative. Bids or offers to be in writing and will be received at the aforesaid office at any time after the first publication hereof and before date of sale. Dated: December 16, 2020 BRENDA DEPEW Personal Representative of said deceased HINOJOSA & FORER LLP Lynard C. Hinojosa, Esq. 2215 COLBY AVENUE LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 310/473-7000 12/24, 12/31/20, 1/7/21 CNS-3425829#

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Name Change AT PRIVATE SALE CASE NO. 56-2020ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 00541834 FOR CHANGE OF NAME Superior Court of the State Case No. 56-2020of California for the County 00547914-CU-PT-VTA of Ventura SUPERIOR COURT OF In the Matter of the estate CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF of FRANCIS A. HALSALL. VENTURA. Petition of Notice is hereby given that KATRINA MARIE the undersigned will sell at MAKSIMUK, for Change of private sale, on or after JanuName. TO ALL INTERary 8th, 2021, at the office of ESTED PERSONS: 1.) PetiHINOJOSA & FORER, tioner: Katrina Marie MakLynard C. Hinojosa, 2215 simuk filed a petition with this COLBY AVENUE, LOS court for a decree changing ANGELES, CA 90064; names as follows: a.) Katrina (310/473-7000, to the highest Marie Maksimuk to Katrina and best bidder, and subject Marie Titus 2.) THE COURT to confirmation by said SuORDERS that all persons inperior Court, all right, title and terested in this matter apinterest of said deceased at pear before this court at the time of death, and all right, hearing indicated below to title and interest in the estate show cause, if any, why the has additionally acquired, in petition for change of name and to all the certain real should not be granted. Any property situated in the person objecting to the name County of VENTURA, State changes described above of California, described as must file a written objection follows: that includes the reasons for PARCEL 1: the objection at least two An undivided 1/50th interest court days before the matter in and to Lots 1 through 52 is scheduled to be heard and inclusive, in the City of Camust appear at the hearing to marillo, County of Ventura, show cause why the petition State of California, as shown should not be granted. If no on map of Tract 3314 filed in written objection is timely Book 93, Pages 56 and 57 of filed, the court may grant the Maps, in the office of the petition without a hearing. County recorder of said NOTICE OF HEARING: County. Date: 01/29/2021. Time: 8:20 Except therefrom those porAM. Dept.: 41. The address tions shown and defined as of the court is 800 South VicUnits 1 through 50 on the toria Avenue Ventura, CA Condominium Plan for Tract 93009-Hall of Justice. A copy 3314 recorded September of this Order to Show Cause 29, 1982, Instrument No. shall be published at least 090176 of Official Records of once each week for four sucsaid County. cessive weeks prior to the Excepting therefrom all oil, date set for hearing on the gas and other hydrocarbon petition in the following newssubstances in and under said paper of general circulation, land but without the right of printed in this county: Venentry upon the surface of tura. Original filed: Decemsaid land or the subsurface ber 18, 2020. BY ORDER OF thereof to a depth of 500 feet THE COURT, /s/ Michael D. below the surface for the purPlanet, Ventura Superior pose of exploring for, drilling, Court, Executive Officer and boring, marketing or removC l e r k , B y : N i n a L e m o s, ing such substances, as reDeputy Clerk. PUBLISH: served by Metzler and ComVentura County Reporter pany of California in Book 12/24/20, 12/31/20, 01/7/21, 1745, Page 96 of Official Re01/14/21 cords, said mineral rights as currently vested to Hean Helen Metzler as contained Bulk Sales in Book 1456, Page 174 of Official Records, all rights of NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE surface entry were quitclaim To satisfy the owner's storin Book 2162, Page 320, of age lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. Official Records. will sell at public lien sale on Parcel 2: January 20, 2021, the perUnit 17 is composed of Elesonal property belowJanuary 7, 2021 —in the — 17 ments C1, C2 and G as listed units, which may inshown and defined on said clude but are not limited to: Condominium Plan. household and personal Assessor's Parcel No. 153-0items, office and other equip180-175 ment. The public sale of Commonly known as: 3444 these items will begin at Huerta Court, Camarillo, CA 09:30 AM and continue until 93010 all units are sold. The lien Terms of sale are: sold "as sale is to be held at the onis" with no contingencies, l i n e a u c t i o n w e b s 1/5/21 i t e , 1:01 PM

- Finch, Mark; D385 - Sunga, Fides; D393 - ODER, Darla Jo; E493 - Hall, Preston PUBLIC STORAGE # 25779, 161 E Ventura Blvd, Oxnard, CA 93036, (805) 456-6430 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. B554 - Burns, Krista; B708 Morales, Connie; R281 Rivera, Antonio; R311 Trejo, Stephanie; R319 Yvarra, Lynda; R430 Kennedy-Hammond, Christopher; W169 - Valenzuela, Cassandra PUBLIC STORAGE # 24529, 30921 Agoura Rd, Westlake Village, CA 91361, (818) 332-3029 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1060 - Kang, Andrew; 1087 Toft, Dana; 2059 - Lee, Nancy PUBLIC STORAGE # 20154, 23811 Ventura Blvd, Calabasas, CA 91302, (818) 2262864 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. E012 - Huntsberry, Kevin; F110 - Mosing, Lucas; G314 - Huntsberry, Kevin Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. Bond No. ALL SALES ARE SUBJECT TO PRIOR CANCELLATION. TERMS, rules and regulations available at sale. Dated this 31st of December 2020 & 7th of January 2021 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Ave., Glendale, CA 91201, (818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6052683.o. 12/31/20, 1/7/21 CNS-3425894#

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner's storage lien,Bulk PS Orange Sales Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on January 20, 2021, the personal property in the belowlisted units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 23411, 740 Arcturus Ave, Oxnard, CA 93033, (805) 248-7083 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. F104 - Rivera, Louis; F138 Mendoza, Ricardo; F139 Lopez, Carlina; F363 - Urango, Andrea; F374 - Togia, Trent; F418 - Edwardson, Tamitha; F420 - Ronge, Mike; F450 - Brown, Lance; F506 - Trueblood, Johnny PUBLIC STORAGE # 23050, 4400 McGrath St, Ventura, CA 93003, (805) 324-6011 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. C245 - Praeg, Brian; E107 Evans, Danielle; H022 Evans, Danielle; H023 Bello, Manuel; H266 - Perez, Joseph; K209 - Householter, Hunter; K261 - Ortiz, Juan PUBLIC STORAGE # 26812, 6435 Ventura Blvd, Ventura, CA 93003, (805) 329-5384 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. C066 - Williams, Freddie; C077 - Cobarruvias, Ted; C151 - Buntrock, Michael; C232 - Ferreira, Victor; C252 - Richards, Kellie; D026 Trustee’s Sales Moore, Cece; D097 - Fries, Chris; D208 - Estrada, A.P.N.: 041-0-040-325 TrustVeronica; D309 - Lawrence, ee Sale No.: 2020-1886 NOLori TICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PUBLIC STORAGE # 24110, YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UN5515 Walker Street, Ventura, DER A DEED OF TRUST CA 93003, (805) 312-9304 DATED 3/7/2005. UNLESS Sale to be held at www.storYOU TAKE ACTION TO agetreasures.com. PROTECT YOUR PROPD323 - Nunez, Robert; D361 ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT - Finch, Mark; D385 - Sunga, PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU A Fides; D393 - ODER, Darla NEED AN EXPLANATION Jo; E493 - Hall, Preston OF THE NATURE OF THE PUBLIC STORAGE # 25779, PROCEEDING AGAINST 161 E Ventura Blvd, Oxnard, YOU, YOU SHOULD CONCA 93036, (805) 456-6430 TACT A LAWYER. Will sell at Sale to be held at www.stora public auction sale to the agetreasures.com. highest bidder, payable at B554 - Burns, Krista; B708 time of sale in lawful money Morales, Connie; R281 of the United States, by cashRivera, Antonio; R311 ier's check drawn on a state Trejo, Stephanie; R319 or national bank, check Yvarra, Lynda; R430 drawn by a state or federal Kennedy-Hammond, Chriscredit union, or a check topher; W169 - Valenzuela, drawn by a state or federal Cassandra savings and loan association, PUBLIC STORAGE # 24529, or savings association, or 30921 Agoura Rd, Westlake savings bank specified in Village, CA 91361, (818) Section 5102 of the Finan332-3029 cial Code and authorized to Sale to be held at www.stordo business in this state will agetreasures.com. be held by the duly appoin1060 - Kang, Andrew; 1087 ted trustee as shown below, Deadline: Toft, Dana; 2059 - Lee, of all right, title, and interest Nancy Monday at 11am conveyed to and now held by PUBLIC STORAGE # 20154, for Thursday the trustee in the hereinafter 23811 Ventura Blvd, Calabadescribed property under and sas, CA 91302, (818) 226pursuant to a Deed of Trust Contact: 2864 described below. The sale Sale toAnn be held at www.storTurrietta will be made, but without covagetreasures.com. nant or warranty, exe E012 - Huntsberry, Kevin; pressed or implied, regard648-2244 F110 (805) - Mosing, Lucas; G314 ing title, possession, or en- Huntsberry, Kevin cumbrances, to pay the rePublicEmail sale terms, rules, and Your Ad: maining principal sum of the regulations will be made note(s) secured by the Deed aturrietta@ available prior to the sale. All of Trust, with interest and late sales vcreporter.com are subject to cancellacharges thereon, as provided tion. We reserve the right to in the note(s), advances, unrefuse any bid. Payment der the terms of the Deed of must be in cash or credit Trust, interest thereon, fees, card-no checks. Buyers must charges and expenses of the secure the units with their Trustee for the total amount own personal locks. To claim (at the time of the initial pubtax-exempt status, original Online 24/7 lication of the Notice of Sale) RESALE certificates for each reasonably estimated to be spacevcreporter.com purchased is required. set forth below. The amount By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 may be greater on the day of Western Glendale, 18 — Avenue, — January 7, 2021 sale. Trustor: NATIONAL CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. REAL ESTATE INVESTBond No. ALL SALES ARE MENTS, LLC Duly AppoinSUBJECT TO PRIOR CANted Trustee: S.B.S. TRUST CELLATION. TERMS, rules DEED NETWORK, A CALIand regulations available at FORNIA CORPORATION sale. Dated this 31st of Recorded 3/25/2005 as InDecember 2020 & 7th of strument No. 20050325January 2021 by PS Or0073164 in book XX, page angeco, Inc., 701 Western XX of Official Records in the 0107_VCReporter_CLASSIFIEDS.indd 18 Ave., Glendale, CA 91201, office of the Recorder of Ven-

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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: NATIONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, LLC Duly Appointed Trustee: S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Recorded 3/25/2005 as Instrument No. 200503250073164 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Ventura County, California, Date of Sale: 2/2/2021 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE, 800 SOUTH VICTORIA A VENUE, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $259,674.52 Property being sold "as is - Where is" Street Address or other common designation of real property: 3615 GRAND A VENUE FILLMORE, CA 93015 A.P.N.: 041-0-040-325 SEE EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DES C R I P T I O N A T T A C H ED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF EXHIBIT "A" Legal Description Parcel 1: The Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West, San Bernardino Meridian, according to the Official Plat thereof. Except an undivided 46.98% of his 113rd mineral rights, as reserved by Richard Lyle Gibbs, in deeds recorded September 29,1966 in Book 3048, Page 492 and April 24,1967 in Book 3134, Page 67 both of Official Records, Also except the undivided 113rd interest in the mineral rights to Elwood B. Sharp, by decree recorded May 26, 1965 in Book 2795, Page 583 of Official Records. Parcel 2: An easement for ingress and egress purposes over that portion of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West, San Bernardino Meridian, 40 feet wide, described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the North end of the centerline of Grant Avenue and the East to West centerline (1/2 line) of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West, San Bernardino Meridian, using a bearing of West, as the basis of bearings, on the aforesaid 1/2 section line; proceeding thence, 1st: North 10° 35' 00" West 378.00 feet to a point; thence, 2nd: North 3° 49' 00" West 202.16 feet to a point; thence, 3rd: North 5° 35' 00" East 346. 78 feet to a point; thence, 4th: North 23° 31' 30" West 63.56 feet to a point; thence, 5th: South 60° 13' 30" West 110.43 feet to a point; thence, 6th: South 14° 10' 30" West 165.52 feet to a point; thence, 7th: South 33° 22' 30" West 77.49 feet to a point; thence, 8th: South 11 ° 32' 00" West 249.67 feet to a point; thence, 9th: South 16° 59' 00" East 69.64 feet to a point; thence, 10th: South 27° 49' 00" East 142.38 feet to a point; thence, 11th: South 5° 40' 00" West 117.50 feet to a point; thence, 12th: South 55° 54' 30" West 75.05 feet to a point; thence, 13th: North 75° 17' 00" West 87.41 feet to a point; thence, 14th: North 42° 53' 00" West 308.76 feet to a point; thence, 15th: South 83° 17' 00" West 77.53 feet to a point; thence, 16th: South 5° 14' 00" East 136.40 feet to a point; thence, 17th: South 70° 02' 00" West 153.78 feet to a point; thence, 18th: South 53° 52' 00" West 192.22 feet to a point; thence, 19th: North 88° 38' 00" West 102.55 feet to a point; thence, 20th: North 37° 36' 00" West 77.00 feet to a point; thence, 21st: North 14° 54' 00" West 80.57 feet to a point; thence, 22nd: North 17° 18' 40" East 116.26 feet to a point; thence, 23rd: North 57° 37' 20" East 118.43 feet to a point; thence, 24th: North 0° 29' 40"

North 42° 53' 00" West 308.76 feet to a point; thence, 15th: South 83° 17' 00" West 77.53 feet to a point; thence, 16th: South 5° 14' 00" East 136.40 feet to a point; thence, 17th: South 70° 02' 00" West 153.78 feet to a point; thence, 18th: South 53° 52' 00" West 192.22 feet to a point; thence, 19th: North 88° 38' 00" West 102.55 feet to a point; thence, 20th: North 37° 36' 00" West 77.00 feet to a point; thence, 21st: North 14° 54' 00" West 80.57 feet to a point; thence, 22nd: North 17° 18' 40" East 116.26 feet to a point; thence, 23rd: North 57° 37' 20" East 118.43 feet to a point; thence, 24th: North 0° 29' 40" West 75.75 feet to a point; thence, 25th: North 37° 17' 00" West 94.81 feet to a point to a stake set to mark the intersection of the Wye (Y) in the road, from which the Westerly road bears, 26th: South 52° 20' 00" West 140.20 feet to a point; thence, 27th: South 88° 34' 30" West 123.42 feet to a point; thence, 28th: South 42° 22' 30" West 147.82 feet to a point; thence, 29th: South 15° 57' 30" West 230.19 feet to a point; thence, 30th: South 71 ° 21' 45" West 75.99 feet to a point; thence, 31st: North 63° 16' 15" West 91.95 feet to a point; thence, 32nd: North 21 ° 59' 15" West 97.45 feet to a point; thence, 33rd: North 9° 32' 45" East 146.10 feet to a point; thence, 34th: South 79° 19' 15" West 105.40 feet to a point; thence, 35th: South 42° 36' 15" West 78.70 feet to a point; thence, 36th: South 4° 09' 00" West 91.61 feet to a point; thence, 37th: South 4 7° 20' 10" West 122.65 feet to a point; thence, 38th: South 79° 02' 10" West 166. 40 feet to a point; thence, 39th: North 69° 23' 30" West 203.50 feet to a point; thence, 40th: South 71 ° 36' 30" West 195.02 feet to a point; thence, 41st: North 64° 37' 30" West 99.85 feet to a point; thence, 42nd: South 60° 27' 30" West 81.88 feet to a point; thence, 43rd: South 86° 50' 10" West 179.02 feet to a point; thence, 44th: South 89° 59' 10" West 201.84 feet to a point on the West line of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West, and 20 feet North of the 1/4 comer common to Sections 11 and 12 of said Township and Range. Also, beginning at the previously described (Y) intersection in the road and proceeding thence, 45th: North 14° 30' 00" East 101.29 feet to a point; thence, 46th: North 46° 54' 00" East 174.55 feet to a point; thence, 47th: North 60° 24' 00° East 148.51 feet to a point; thence, 48th: North 36° 43' 57'' East 54.40 feet to a point; thence, 49th: North 30° 03' 30" West 69.63 feet to a point; thence, 50th: North 61 ° 33' 03" West 73.65 feet to a point; thence, 51st: North 9° 14' 30" West 85.41 feet to a point; thence, 52nd: North 41 ° 20' 30" West 99.28 feet to a point; thence, 53rd: North 16° 59' 30" East 112.63 feet to a point; thence, 54th: North 31 ° 54' 30" East 107.46 feet to a point being the present terminus of the road, and being North 88° 55' 00" West 473. 70 feet from a flag marking the 1/4 comer of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West. Except any portion lying within Parcel 1 hereinabove described. Parcel 3: An easement for water pipe line purposes and public utility purposes over the Southern 5 feet of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West, and over the Northerly 5 feet of the Southeasterly quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West and over the Northerly 10 feet of Lot 6 of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West, San Bernardino Meridian. Except that portion lying East of Sespe Creek, as the same existed on June 2, 1883, June 9, 1885 or January 19, 1887. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other

water pipe line purposes and public utility purposes over the Southern 5 feet of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West, and over the Northerly 5 feet of the Southeasterly quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West and over the Northerly 10 feet of Lot 6 of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West, San Bernardino Meridian. Except that portion lying East of Sespe Creek, as the same existed on June 2, 1883, June 9, 1885 or January 19, 1887. 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. 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 FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855) 986-9342 or visit this Internet Web site www.superiordefault.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2020-1886. 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: 12/30/2020 WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. S.B.S TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westl a k e V i l l a g e , C a l i f o r n i a, 91362. By: Colleen Irby, Trustee Sale Officer 818991-4600 (1/11/2021, 1/18/2021, 1/25/2021 | TS# 2020-1886 SDI-20084)

A.P.N.: 095-142-013-000 Trustee Sale No.: 2019-1775 Order No:1308026CAD NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/21/2018. 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. Will sell at a public auction sale to the highest bidder, payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by 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. 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: 8765WR CHILDRENS TRUST U/A/D 11/17/2010, GALE S. BYERS, TRUSTEE Duly Appointed Trustee: S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Recorded 1/10/2017 as Instrument No. 20170110-00003623-0 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Ventura County, California, Date of Sale: 2/2/2021 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE, 800 SOUTH VICTORIA A VENUE, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $507,154.19 Property being sold "as is - Where is" Street Address or other common designation of real property: 8765 WATERS ROAD MOORPARK CA 93021 A.P.N.: 108-0-121-025 SEE EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION The land hereinafter referred to is situated in the Area of Moorpark, County of Ventura, State of CA, and is described as follows: Parcel 1: The South half of the Northwest quarter and the North half of the Southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 3 North, Range 20 West, San Bernardino Meridian, in the County of Ventura, State of California, as per Official Plat of the Survey of said land filed in the District Land Office on December 18, 1874. Except one half of all minerals, oil, petroleum, gas and kindred substances together with the right to develop the same, as reserved by Laura Sarzotti, a married woman, formerly Laura Perachino, a widow, dealing with her separate property and Joseph Perachino, a single man, in Deed recorded January 11, 1941 in Book 631 Page 218 of Official Records. Also except fifty (50%) percent of the remaining one half of a full

Section 23, Township 3 North, Range 20 West, San Bernardino Meridian, in the County of Ventura, State of California, as per Official Plat of the Survey of said land filed in the District Land Office on December 18, 1874. Except one half of all minerals, oil, petroleum, gas and kindred substances together with the right to develop the same, as reserved by Laura Sarzotti, a married woman, formerly Laura Perachino, a widow, dealing with her separate property and Joseph Perachino, a single man, in Deed recorded January 11, 1941 in Book 631 Page 218 of Official Records. Also except fifty (50%) percent of the remaining one half of a full one fourth (1/4) interest, in and to all minerals, oil, petroleum, gas and kindred substances, together with the right to develop the same, as reserved by Filippo Sasso, in Deed recorded June 30, 1961 as Instrument No. 28267, in Book 2018 Page 102 of Official Records. Parcel 2: A non-exclusive easement 30 feet in width for ingress and egress over a strip of land in the South 1/2 of Section 23, Township 3 North, Range 20 West, San Bernardino Base and Meridian, in the County of Ventura, State of California, as per the Official Plat of survey of said land filed for the district land office on December 18, 1874. This easement is more particularly described by describing the Southerly line of said easement as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Easterly line of that easement, 20.00 feet wide, as granted to Don Reniers and Virginia H. Reniers by Deed recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of said Ventura County in Book 2360, of Official Records, Page 196, with the Easterly prolongation of the Southerly line of that certain Parcel of land as conveyed to Julius Goldman's Egg City, a California Corporation, by Deed recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of said Ventura County in Book 2542 of Official Records at Page 362, thence from said point of beginning and along said Easterly prolongation, North 89 degrees 50 minutes 49 seconds West 603.09 feet more or less, to the Southeast corner of said land as described in said deed to Julius Goldman's Egg City, the side lines of said easement to be extended or shortened so as to intersect the Easterly line of said land as described in deed to Julius Goldman and the Northeasterly prolongation of said Easterly line of the 20.00 feet easement as granted to Don Reniers and Virginia H. Reniers. THE BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT, IN ITS DISCRETION, TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECTION, AS TO ALL OR SOME OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, FIXTURES AND OTHER GENERAL TANGIBLES AND INTANGIBLES MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBED IN THE DEED OF TRUST, GUARANTEES, UCC'S, SEC U R ITY AGR EEM EN TS. 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 IO days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. 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 auc1/5/21 tioned off may be a junior li- 1:01 PM

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dress 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 IO days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding Trustee’s Sales 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 FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855) 986-9342 or visit this Internet Web site www.superiordefault.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2020-1877. 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: 12/29/2020. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. S.B.S TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westl a k e V i l l a g e , C a l i f o r n i a, 91362. By: Colleen Irby, Trustee Sale Officer 818991-4600 (1/7/2021, 1/14/2021, 1/21/2021 | TS# 2020-1877 SDI-20068) A.P.N.: 041-0-040-140 Trustee Sale No.: 2020-1887 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/19/2009. 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. Will sell at a public auction sale to the highest bidder, payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by 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 0107_VCReporter_CLASSIFIEDS.indd 19

A.P.N.: 041-0-040-140 Trustee Sale No.: 2020-1887 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/19/2009. 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. Will sell at a public auction sale to the highest bidder, payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by 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. 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: BRING IT ON, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Duly Appointed Trustee: S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Recorded 9/23/2009 as Instrument No. 2009092300158075-0 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Ventura County, California, Date of Sale: 2/2/2021 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE, 800 SOUTH VICTORIA AVENUE, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $259,674.52 Property being sold "as is Where is" Street Address or other common designation of real property: 3615 GRAND AVENUE FILLMORE, CA 93015 A.P.N.: 041-0-040-140 The Northwest one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 20 West, San Bernardino Base and Meridian, in the County of Ventura, State of California, according to the Official Plat of the survey of said land on file in the Bureau of Land Management 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. 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

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Official Plat of the survey of said land on file in the Bureau of Land Management 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. 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 FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855) 986-9342 or visit this Internet Web site www.superiordefault.com, using the file number assigned to this case 20201887. 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: 12/30/2020 WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. S.B.S TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westl a k e V i l l a g e , C a l i f o r n i a, 91362. By: Colleen Irby, Trustee Sale Officer 818991-4600 ( TS# 2020-1887 SDI-20083)

Fic. Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20201216-10017073-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HEADWINDS BAKE CLUB, DAN'S BREAD, 235 Cedar St., Ventura, CA 93001. Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, California, Ottenhart bread LLC, 235 Cedar St., Ventura, CA 93001. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/01/2020. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HEADWINDS BAKE CLUB, DAN'S BREAD, 235 Cedar St., Ventura, CA 93001. Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, California, Ottenhart bread LLC, 235 Cedar St., Ventura, CA 93001. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/01/2020. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ Ottenhart bread LLC, Daniel Swihart, Manager. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on December 16, 2020. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/24/20, 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20201208-10016703-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRAMONTO, 4004 Caribbean St., Oxnard, CA 93035. Ventura County. State of Incorporation / Organization, California, Geraldine, LLC, 4004 Caribbean St., Oxnard, CA 93035. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ Geraldine, LLC, Adam Nadel, Managing Member. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on December 8, 2020. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/17/20, 12/24/20, 12/31/20, 01/07/21

fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on December 8, 2020. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/17/20, 12/24/20, 12/31/20, 01/07/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20201208-10016617-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE JLINZ GROUP. INC., 56 Hunter Ct. Ventura, CA 9 3 0 0 3 . V e n t u r a C o u n t y, State of Incorporation / Organization, California, The Jlinz Group, Inc., 56 Hunter Ct. Ventura, CA 93003. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ The Jlinz Group, Inc, Joshua Lindsay, Owner/President. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on December 8, 2020. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/31/20, 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20201229-10017494-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EKR CONSTRUCTION, 1711 Evangeline Pl. Oxnard, CA 93030. Ventura County. Earl Keith Rakestraw Jr., 1711 Evangeline Pl. Oxnard, CA 93030. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ Earl Keith Rakestraw Jr. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-

not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ Earl Keith Rakestraw Jr. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on December 20, 2020. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20201210-10016807-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CALIFORNIACLASSIX, CRYO-MOTIVE, 1505 Palma Drive Ventura, CA 93003. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/7/20. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ Bernard Paulsen. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on December 10, 2020. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21

names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ Maxwell O'Leary. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on December 18, 2020. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20201216-10017069-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: B A XTER C ON SU LTIN G, 6976 Highgroove Pl. Moorpark, CA 93021. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/1/2020. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ Michael Baxter. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on December 16, 2020. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20201218-10017177-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TESORO UNDERGROUND, 67 W. Mission Ave., Ventura, CA 93001. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to Wanted transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I WANTED declare that all Information In We buy Classic Cars this statement Is true and Running or not correct (A registrant who deWe are local. clares information as true any Foreign/Domestic material matter pursuant to Porsche/Mercedes/ Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that Chevy etc... the registrant knows to be We Come to you. false is guilty of a misde1(800) 432-7204 meanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ Maxwell January 7, 2021 — — 19 O'Leary. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of 1/5/21 1:01 PM section 17920, where it ex-

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