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ENTRY ENTRY VOL. XXVIII NO. 14

APRIL 3, 2020

Frosted Thoughts

Greetings from the edge of reality n See page 3

Jean Hooper is a Hoopin' Angel among us

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The Tri County Sentry's Angels Among Us series continues in April with the story of child advocate Jean Hooper, who founded "Hattie Hooper’s Heroes” in Oxnard.

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HE group hula hoops at the Boys and Girls Club of Oxnard and Port Hueneme and shares characters they created with Jean while building esteem and selfconfidence.

A Hooper Hero always lends a helping hand and helps others discover what they're good at with creative ideas and words of encouragement.

A Hooper Hero is someone who participates in random acts of kindness, either on their own or with

their community, and willingly volunteers to help their community by staying positive and by offering to help those in need. They share their gifts and talents while bringing positivity to their friends, family, and their community. A Hooper Hero never gives up on themselves or others and doesn't have to be strong in the beginning but finds strength by being grateful and giving.

she got bullied, and that stuck with her.

"I was supposed to be a secretary, and that was me fighting with my parents," she said. "All my cousins worked at some kind of office job. In high school, they had me take shorthand and typing, and I hated that.

I would put my head down in typing class and fall asleep. My teachers would write on my report card that I daydream too much in class."

To this day, she still dreams.

"You should never stop," she said. n Jean Hooper, see page 6

Growing up shy, but strong Looking back, Jean said her parents helped her to be a strong person. Jean said as a child,

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cause significant overtime in Oxnard

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The Finance and Governance Committee's Overtime cost analysis continues with the cost of overtime versus the cost of hire.

The audit, performed by Internal Auditor Price Paige, examined all departments that issue overtime hours to staff and covered four fiscal years.

Audit Partner Henry Oum told the committee that nine of the 11 top positions that use overtime are related to public safety. That need is not unique to the City of Oxnard.

"We can see that the fire captain, police officer, and fire engineer comprise the top three overtime use positions in the City of Oxnard," he said. "We took that data and compared it to Modesto, Glendale, and Huntington Beach, and they all have the same job description classifications that use overtime."

Oum requested that the fire department breakdown how they use overtime, and

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Henry Oum

the police department has 100 different overtime codes and uses a different system to track those costs.

"The majority of the overtime being requested is related to backfill and enforcement detail," he said. Backfill implies a vacant position or if someone is out on vacation or sick leave, and someone n Union MOUs, see page 3

Living one day at a time amid the Coronavirus

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Milan-- The conversation with Chandra Alley, who moved with her family to Italy on Aug. 31, 2018, when her husband got transferred from the United States continues with how the Coronavirus has affected her shopping habits to feed her four children.

Chandra grocery shops for her family every five days, which she said is her regular schedule.

She heard a podcast that recommended that she clean items that many people touch in the store before you put them in the car, which Chandra doesn't do, but she does clean the item before she puts it into her refrigerator.

"A grocery store is a place you want to visit less often because you are around so many people," she said the podcast advised she listened to recommended. "Here, they only allow 15 people in the store at one time. I have a friend who waited for

two hours to get her groceries the other day."

In Italy, social distancing between people is one meter (3.28 feet), but people are distancing themselves by two-plus meters because of the virus.

"I have been to my local store once since they implemented these rules, and I waited for about a halfhour to get into the store," Chandra said. "Buying some things in advance is good, but stockpiling things like toilet paper is not necessary. The n Coronavirus, see page 2

The Alley family is keeping the faith.

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Martin Valdez Arias charged with indecent exposure and sexual battery Oxnard-On March 26, 2020, at about 8:30 A.M., the Oxnard P o l i c e Department's F a m i l y Protection Unit utilizing information obtained from the California Department of Correc­ tions and Rehabilitation and the Oxnard Police Department's Crime Analysis Unit, arrested Martin Valdez Arias. Mr. Arias was identified as the suspect in seven reported incidents of indecent exposure and sexual battery that occurred between January 27, 2020, and March 17, 2020, in the City of Oxnard. Mr. Arias is currently in custody at the Ventura County Jail for a parole violation.

He was placed under arrest for the new violations at the Ventura County Jail and booked on the additional charges with an enhanced bail amount of $300,000.

The Oxnard Police Department's Family Protection Unit presented the Ventura County District Attorney's Office with several cases involving five counts of violation of California Penal Code section 243.4(a), sexual battery, and two counts of violation of California Penal Code section 314, indecent exposure.

Anyone with additional information or have been a victim of Martin Arias is asked to contact Detective Michael McManama with the Oxnard Police Department's Family Protection Unit at 805-385-7662.

Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at 805-385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department's website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity.

You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can also stay anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 800222-8477. You can also visit this site: www. venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

NEWS Public Works and Transpiration awards landscape contract to Natural Green Landscape

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The Public Works and Transportation Committee approved and awarded Trade Services Agreement A-8208 to Natural Green Landscape, Inc. for Landscape Maintenance Services at various city facilities on March 24.

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HE city had a contract with Groundskeeper Incorporated that expired in Nov. 2018, and the city currently uses City Corps for services at the locations.

The Purchasing Department got three bids in Dec., and Natural Green Landscape was the lowest responsible bid.

Assistant Public Works Director Brian Yanez presented the item and said the deal would cost $356,112 over three years.

The city placed the item out for bid in Nov. 2019 for 12 city locations, including the water blending stations and two locations for environmental resources, the Oxnard Police Department Sturgis Annex, the water campus, plus a vacant lot adjacent to the water campus.

"There is also the Oxnard Transit Center, another water blending station, the water treatment plant, the advanced water treatment facility, and

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Committee Member Tim Flynn.

another water blending station," he said. "Funds for this fiscal year is approximately $31,000, and the remaining balance will be requested in each requested fund."

Committee Member Tim Flynn commented that City Corps provided the service in the interim, and he wanted to know if

they can do it for less money than Natural Green Landscape.

"At the moment, City Corps is providing the bare essentials and making sure the grounds look respectable," Yanez said. "We prefer that we have a landscape contractor provide these services.

I thank City Corps for stepping in

and assisting, but they wouldn't be the appropriate entity to provide these services."

Flynn also wanted to know how many landscape contractors the city currently has.

"Off the top of my head, I know we have on in the special district, which is Garcia, which is also doing Riverpark," Yanez said.

Flynn wanted to know if there is a landscape company that can provide all the bid out services in the city.

"In some instances, we changed some of these landscape services because they haven't performed adequately," he said. "I see the advantage of having multiple landscape companies providing services so we can compare, contrast, and have a little more flexibility."

Yanez said the city has a prequalification for landscape services, Flynn wanted to know if there was a landscape service big enough to provide all the services in the city and save money.

"We have not compiled one city-wide contract, but it’s something we can look at in the future, as we bid out for landscape services," Yanez said.

Chairman Bert Perello said that sometimes it better to have multiple companies.

"I appreciate the conversation because there is never anything wrong with saving money in the City of Oxnard," he said.

The committee passed the item unanimously.

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whole reason why we're doing this around the world is to protect people like hospital staff who put their lives on the line every day."

In America, she said the refrigerators are bigger, so people can hold more items and shop less, and the same rule applies to toilet paper.

"If you're going through an entire case of toilet paper in one week, I feel bad for your

plumbing," she said. "Use your head and be considerate of others. I'm sure the different grocery stores are doing their best to keep items on the shelf, but if people panic buy, it's a lot harder. Think of other people and what they may need."

The general buzz in the Italian stores has changed, she said, and as the laws changed, the people became quiet.

"Initially, everyone was

like what's the big deal, and in week one, people were saying this is like the flu," she said. "It's obviously not. Once people started passing the laws where you had to be a meter away from people, the grocery stores started limiting how many people could be in the market part of the store."

The atmosphere has changed in the market, she said, and people stopped

talking at the grocery store.

"The Italian culture is very verbal," Chandra said. "Where I am is a small town too, so people know each other and chatter back-and-forth. It's kind of eerie, and people are there only for business. People get food and leave. It's not like people are rude to each other, but there is an awareness of why we are doing it."

In Italy, she said you bag your own groceries, but sometimes they help her because she has a large family and buys a lot.

"I started putting items on

the conveyor belt last Monday, and the guy in front of me put his hand up and said wait a minute," she said. "We're really trying to keep a distance from the customer in front of me. "It's a weird feeling and strange."

In Italy, she said there isn't a lot of price gouging.

"Everything here is pretty much like normal," Chandra said. "When I shopped last time, I looked at grapes, and they were a little bit higher.

I decided that I didn't need them."

She called price gouging

shameful.

"People are out of work right now," she said. "How can you charge them more? That's atrocious."

She was not clear on how much help businesses are getting from the government to help them through the crisis.

"I can say because of the way their government and economic system is set up; there are a lot of readily available services," she said. "If you live here, you pay taxes on the front end. In my opinion, n Coronavirus, see page 6

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NEWS Frosted Thoughts

Oxnard Police SWAT Team called on David Hernandez

Greetings from the edge of reality

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- So, here are some thoughts that are rambling through my head as I continue to stay locked up in my home.

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IRST of all, I hope that everyone is safe and healthy. Keep practicing your social distancing. It makes a difference.

With all that said, some things make me worry once we get past this pandemic. I've noticed all the commercials on television that promote delivery and web orders available. I hope people do not develop new shopping habits and give up shopping on Main Street at local retailers.

Keep in mind that Main Street is the backbone of America. I know life is changing, but remember that these businesses offer things that you probably can't find when you shop on the internet.

The same thing goes for restaurants.

Although most restaurants offer delivery now, via many different delivery services, there are a whole bunch of servers, bartenders, hosts, busboys, and busgirls who make a living when you stop in for a meal. I spend 36 years in the restaurant business, and I have many friends who are home, hoping this ends before they go broke.

Here are some things that I do at home since I am stuck here, that worked out well, and not so well.

First, playing with my dogs has been a great thing that they genuinely enjoy. The cat does not like wrestling, and Ziggy tends to take out his

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frustration about the situation by tearing the couch to shreds. I have also taken the time to weed the front yard, but when you bring the dogs outside, they tend to bark, which starts a barking riot in the neighborhood. I have cooked a little bit, but not every night. I'm sure my wife Janis (the J-Train) wishes I would cook more.

The J-Train has cooked two meals during our 22 years together, but that

is a good thing. My oldest son Travis put it best when he was a young boy after Janis cooked the kids dinner.

He took one bite, got up, put it in the trash, and said this is garbage. Did I mention he's still single? I don't wonder why.

Last week, I wrote that posting a Facebook live video of the J-Train while she sleeps is not a good idea.

It's also not a good idea to try and see

how close you can get your foot to your wife's face while she is asleep. It's also not a good idea to sneak into the bathroom, peak in the shower, and scream SURPRISE while your wife is in there. It's also a bad idea to hide the toilet paper.

I tease the J-Train a lot, but if it weren't for her, I probably would have passed away due to complications with my diabetes. She spends a lot of time bringing me back from insulin shock and then lecturing me on taking better care of myself.

She is also the voice of reason in our day-to-day life. For example, while it's okay to try and save money at the grocery store, it's not okay to spit mouthwash back into the bottle to save money. Additionally, even though my mother used to save money by skipping the dryer and hanging laundry outside on the clothesline, it is not okay to hang her underpants on the railing outside the front door to save money and get them smelling like the harbor.

Now that I've established that I am not good at providing helpful tips while we're all at home, I asked my Facebook friends, and they offered much better answers. One friend talked about cooking with her husband, and that makes her happy, while another one spends all her time catching up with old friends.

A third one talked about doing work around the house, and a fourth one said being at home is like playing hookey. A fifth friend is cooking on Facebook live, and the meal looks delicious.

Plainly put, we should all be grateful that we have each other to share our lives with and put smiles on our faces. Stay strong; people! We've got this, and this too shall pass.

Oxnard-- On Sunday, March 29,2020, at about 3:05 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the parking lot of Walgreen's, 2303 Vineyard Avenue.

A passenger in the vehicle, David Hernandez, had outstanding felony warrants for charges of evading police officers and assaulting a police dog. Hernandez refused officers' commands to come out of the car. The SWAT team responded and attempted to negotiate Hernandez's surrender from the vehicle.

For over an hour and a half, officers tried to convince Hernandez to surrender, but he refused. SWAT officers used compliance weapons, including pepper balls and teargas, to force Hernandez from the vehicle. Hernandez eventually exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.

An Oxnard Police canine was used to apprehend him. During the arrest, Hernandez assaulted the police dog and fought with officers. Once in custody, officers searched the vehicle and seized approximately one pound of methamphetamine.

Hernandez was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for minor injuries he sustained during the apprehension.

Hernandez was later booked into the Ventura County Jail on multiple charges, including possession for sale of narcotics, transportation of drugs, obstructing police, and harming a police dog. Officers also booked him for his outstanding felony warrants.

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else has to cover or any injury on duty."

The top two police department positions in 2017 comprise over 52 percent of the total overtime usage," he said. "In 2016, it comprised over 40 percent, and in 2015, it was over 42 percent. Each year, it gradually increased."

The fire department had its own system and tracks overtime as soon as it's posted, as station coverage and annual leave comprise the most expense in 2017 and 2016.

"In 2017, station overage and annual leave was over 66 percent of the total overtime usage, and 76 percent in 2016," he said.

The data suggests there is a shortage to cover those vacancies that are routine.

"There is no way to avoid employee and vacation time," he said.

Oum recommended particular actions, but he

advised the group they represent a dollars and cents perspective.

"We are not evaluating the political sensitivity of this," he said. "That's for the city council and management to analyze and determine.

The recommendation is to conduct and hire versus overtime analysis. What we mean by this that the most significant overtime expense is related to vacancies. We think that both public safety departments, police, and fire, should conduct a hire versus overtime analysis.

This has already been done at a higher level, but what we are asking is that you take this analysis down to a more micro level."

By doing this, the city can determine how many fire officers and police officers it needs to cover the shortage.

"You may see that hiring more personnel may be more cost-effective than

paying out more overtime," he said. "That's not always the case because you have to consider the related benefits that come with hiring additional employees within each of those public safety departments. We don't think that analysis has been done at a position level. We're recommending that each of the public safety departments take a look at the highly used overtime positions and conduct this analysis and work with the human resources department to fill those positions if it is deemed necessary and prudent to do so."

Oum also dug into the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the unions, and they determined that vacations, sick time, and other times, to be determined as productive time.

With productive time, overtime can be generated

when an employee exceeds a certain number of work hours, based on the pay period.

"If an employee under an MOU is allowed to take a vacation, it's considered productive time," he said.

"They may be able to take two weeks off, come back, and the next day, they might trigger overtime automatically. This is not unique to the City of Oxnard. We see other cities do it, as well. We're not sure if this is a prudent use of the city's resources and if the city should continue to do that.

That requires a lot of labor negotiations."

The rank-for-rank approach Price Paige looked at involves hiring an equally qualified candidate if they need to fill a position.

This might be done to allow tenured employees an incentive to get overtime, he said, but an unintended cost for this means an additional expense for the city.

"The longer you've been with the city, likely your pay is higher, and the employee cost on a rank-to-rank basis may be more expensive," he said.

"What we're saying is that the city use employees that are just as qualified. Maybe you're not required by law to fill that position with an equally qualified candidate, and there is someone else at another level who is equally qualified."

He did caution the committee and said when it comes to public safety that the right person must get placed in the correct position.

"That provides additional opportunities for people to learn for positions that are not as critical," Oum said.

"The city should analyze

that practice to see if it is as prudent to use the highest and best use approach for a position, rather than a rankto-rank approach."

The firm also looked at compensatory time, which he called another form of overtime.

Compensatory time is when an employee works overtime hours but elects to defer the pay and bank the time instead.

"Comp time is elected when overtime is worked at the hour-balance level," he said.

"You don't carry the dollar value; you carry the hours. If an employee makes 20 hours, that 20 hours get carried forward to a subsequent period. The equivalent of that is just like overtime. One hour of work is just like 1.5 hours of pay. Comp time is no different."

Between 2015 and 2018, city employees accrued over 6,000 hours of comp time in public safety.

"The city does not have a comprehensive comp time policy that an employee can carry over that is not capped," he said. "If you look at the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) guideline, they have a threshold they recommend that governmental entities adopt. That is 240 hours for non-public safety employees and 480 hours for public safety employees."

He recommended that the city review the comp time policy and adopt FLSA limits to reduce the carryover costs related to overtime.

If an employee amasses 100 hours of comp time and banks it for five years, he said it would be more expensive for the city.

"When they earn more money, comp time is paid out at a higher rate down the road," he said.

The firm looked at the internal controls related to overtime for the police, fire, and miscellaneous departments, and they conducted four procedures with internal control testing.

The first one checked if there was documentation for the existence of overtime and whether or not there is an overtime timesheet and a retroactive adjustment form available.

They also checked to see if the city signed, and the employee approved their overtime sheet.

The controls require that someone besides the employee approve overtime, he said, and that practice is in place.

"Do the total number of hours on the timesheet agree with what the employee got paid," he said.

Price Paige focused on 40 timesheets per department between 2015-2017 and looked at 434 timesheets and found 12 instances where documentation was not available.

There was one instance, he said, where an employee didn't sign off on his timesheet, and the city had no exceptions were the supervisor did not sign off on the timesheet.

"That is strong control because you always want to review the paid out overtime," he said.

The city had 26 instances where the overtime did not match the timesheet exactly.

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SENIOR LIFESTYLE THE SAVVY SENIOR

Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve heard that the Social Security Administration has closed all their offices because of the coronavirus pandemic. How are they accommodating people while they’re closed down?

Recently Retired Dear Recently, Yes, that’s correct. The Social Security Administration has closed its 1,200 field offices throughout the country to protect benefit recipients and workers from the coronavirus pandemic. Their offices have been closed since March 17. How long they will be closed is unclear. It will depend on the course of the pandemic.

In the meantime, services will continue to be available online at the SocialSecurity.gov website, and over the phone. You can also rest assured that monthly payments to the more than 69 million Social Secu-

How to get help from Social Security during the coronavirus pandemic

rity beneficiaries will not be affected in any way.

Here’s a rundown of how you can get help and get answers to your Social Security questions, while their offices are shut down.

Online Help For any Social Security business you need to conduct, go to SSA.gov/onlineservices. There you can view your latest statement and earnings history, apply for retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits online, check the status of an application or appeal, request a replacement Social Security card (in most areas), print a benefit verification letter, and much more – from anywhere and from any of your devices.

Their website also has a wealth of information to answer most of your Social Security questions without having to speak with a representative. For answers to your Social Security questions see their frequently asked questions page at SSA.gov/ ask.

Phone Assistance If you can’t conduct your Social Security business online, check the SSA online field office locator (see SSA.gov/locator) for specific information about how to directly contact your local office. Your local office will be able to provide critical services to help you apply for benefits, answer your questions, and provide other services over the phone.

Or, you can also call the Social Security national toll-free number at 800-772-1213 (TTY 800-325-0778). This number has many automated service options you can use without waiting to speak with a telephone representative.

If you already have an in-office appointment scheduled, Social Security will call you to handle your appointment over the phone instead.

The call may come from a private number and not from a federal line.

Beware of Scams Be aware that Social Security telephone impersonation scams are growing. These scammers may falsely tell you that there is a problem

with your account, that your Social Security number has been suspended because of suspected illegal activity, that you’re owed a costof-living benefit increase, or that your monthly benefits will stop because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The caller may also threaten your benefits, suggest you’ll face legal action if you don’t provide information, or pressure you to send money via wire transfers, cash or gift cards. They may even “spoof ” your caller ID to make it look like Social Security is actually calling.

If you receive one of these calls, hang up.

Social Security rarely contacts anyone by phone unless you have ongoing business with them, and they never threaten you or ask for any form of payment. For more information on how to get help with Social Security during the coronavirus shutdown, visit SSA.gov/coronavirus.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

Providing help and hope to our children in this time of great crisis

By Marian Wright Edelman

As COVID-19 spreads across our nation more communities and families need help and hope every day.

MEDICARE & CORONAVIRUS— WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

By Seema Verma Administrator, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Since older Americans are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19), I wanted to let you know the steps we’re taking to help our Medicare beneficiaries cope with the pandemic.

We’re warning Medicare beneficiaries that scammers may try to use this emergency to steal their Medicare number, banking information, or other personal data.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y, scammers come out of the woodwork during times of uncertainty and change. So make sure you give your Medicare number only to your doctor, pharmacist, hospital, health insurer, or other trusted healthcare provider.

If someone calls you on the phone, says they’re from Medicare, and asks for your Medicare number or other personal information – just hang up.

Remember: Medicare never calls its beneficiaries to ask for or to “verify” Medicare numbers.

My agency finished removing Social Security numbers from all Medicare cards last year in order to reduce fraud and protect Medicare beneficiaries from identity theft.

Even with this change, you should guard your Medicare card. Treat it like a credit card.

Be sure to check your Medicare claim summaries for errors and questionable bills.

If you suspect Medicare fraud, please report it by calling Medicare’s toll-free customer service center at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800633-4227), or by visiting www.

medicare.gov/fraud.

If your doctor orders a COVID-19 test for you, Medicare covers all of the costs. You should not have any cost-sharing.

Medicare also covers all medically necessary hospitalizations. This includes extra days in the hospital for in-patients who were on the verge of being discharged, but were diagnosed with COVID-19 and had to stay longer under

ple with Medicare.

Doctors, nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists, and licensed clinical social workers can deliver telehealth services via phone and video chat. Medicare beneficiaries can receive telehealth services in their home as well as in any healthcare facility, including a physician’s office, hospital, nursing home, or rural health clinic.

Telehealth services include routine office visits, mental health counseling, and preventive health screenings for cancer and other illnesses.

By helping healthcare institutions across the nation offer medical services remotely, telehealth helps free up hospital emergency departments and doctors’ offices to deal with the most urgent COVID-19 cases. For example, you can talk with a doctor about your diabetes management or prescription refill without having to go to his or her office.

During this emergency, Medicare will pay for telehealth services at the same rates as in-person services, giving doctors and other clinicians an incentive to use this alternative and reserve their offices to treat those who truly require in-person care.

We know many Medicare beneficiaries are concerned about the spread of coronavirus and the threat it poses to their well-being. That’s why we’ve taken these rapid steps to ensure that the Medicare program continues to protect our beneficiaries while maintaining trusted access to care in these uncertain times.

If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, you have the same benefits as people with Original Medicare. quarantine.

There’s no vaccine for COVID-19 at this time. However, if one becomes available, Medicare will cover it.

If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, you have the same benefits as people with Original Medicare. Medicare Advantage plans are now required to have the same cost-sharing for COVID-19 lab tests as Original Medicare: zero.

Medicare also recently expanded its coverage of telehealth services to enable beneficiaries across the country to receive a wider range of healthcare services from doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility.

These changes allow beneficiaries to communicate with their doctors without having to physically go to a healthcare facility, thus cutting their risk of acquiring or spreading the virus. And frontline clinicians will be better able to stay safe themselves while treating peo-

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oday Congress passed a $2 trillion relief package that was a critical step toward easing some the burdens of this crisis for millions of children and families. Among its provisions, it will provide low- and middle-income earners one time cash payments of $1,200 per adult and $500 per child; more support for low-income renters, protections against foreclosures and evictions, grants for homelessness assistance, and temporary shelter and services for homeless youths; food assistance as more families qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); child care assistance for essential personnel responding to the outbreak and some help to other child care providers; support for local school systems and higher education institutions so they can continue to provide high-quality education; more services to prevent child maltreatment and help victims of family violence; and more unemployment insurance benefits.

But the bill still falls short of meeting the needs of all children and families, especially the most vulnerable, and making sure all families can access these supports regardless of immigration status.

The Children’s Defense Fund® will keep fighting for the relief all American families deserve and all of us must pitch in.

Beyond financial relief, children also will continue to need love, support, and clear, age-appropriate reassurances about what is happening and how all of the changes to daily life are designed to help keep as many people as possible safe.

Some leaders have begun holding special press conferences just for children. On March 16, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg led the way in her country, answering questions like, “Can I visit my grandparents?,” “Can I have a birthday party?,” “How long does it take to make a vaccine?,” and “What can I do to help?,” and reassuring them that all of their feel-

ings are valid: “I know that for many children this is scary. It is okay to be scared when so many things happen at the same time.”

Two days later New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern held an event for children covering topics like how the virus is spread and how soap works.

On March 17 Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear started his daily briefing with a special video for children explaining ideas like social distancing, how children can stay close to friends and family without visiting them in person, how they can make sure they’re getting facts from trusted sources, and what they can do when they feel stressed, followed up this week by another video just for preschool children.

He also had advice for parents: “As long as you are well, hug your children. Hug them often. It’s going to help you as much as it helps them.”

Public officials everywhere should be holding these kinds of press conferences for children right now to give them the reassurance and sense of security they so desperately need in these frightening times. And parents, grandparents, and other adults must continue to do all we can to be the anchors our children need in these perilous times.

I end with a prayer.

O God, Thou knowest that we cannot read, understand, or retain all we think we need to know right now.

Remember for us and understand for us what we do need to know.

O God, Thou knowest we are bone weary and worn down by the news of the day.

Be Thou our strength, energy, and perseverance.

O God, Thou knowest that our internal nerve and voice quaver unconfidently amidst all those who speak with certainty.

Be Thou our confidence and clarity and anchor.

O God, Thou knowest how scattered are our thoughts and activities that tire us out and drain our energy.

Be Thou our focus and order our words and steps to meet our children’s needs.

O God, Thou knowest our dreams and hopes for the children of America and of the world and the many child dreams and hopes at risk right now.

Be Thou our and their dreamkeeper and grant them hope and help in our times.

Thank you, God, for hearing our cries as You heard Hagar’s long ago.

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Time alone is time invested

Dr. James L. Snyder

During the past week, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly have been spending quite a bit of time together. I cannot recall any time that we have spent this much time together. lunch was prepared. I had forgotten what a marvelous cook she was.

Do not let this get around, but the only thing I do not like about her cooking are the vegetables that she always cooks. I am not a fan of vegetables.

There are some I can take with a grain of salt and some with a teaspoon of salt, but for the most part, I do not like vegetables.

Then there it was on my plate several homemade meatballs surrounded by a pile of homemade Mac & Cheese.

The meatballs were exactly the way I like them, and what can I say about the Mac

& Cheese?

Everything smelled so delicious and looked so wonderful, I almost forgot to pray for the meal.

When I finished my third serving, I leaned back in my chair and just smiled.

“You know, my dear,” I said with the biggest smile I have ever had, “we should eat at home more often. You simply outdid yourself today.”

I still do not like vegetables! However, vegetables may be the price of our good relationship.

I thought about what the apostle Paul said once, “Whether therefore ye

eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31).

The value of any relationship is determined by the amount I am willing to invest in it.

Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with his wife in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 352-216-3025 or e-mail jamessnyder2@ att.net. The church web site is www. whatafellowship.com.

Explaining COVID-19 to your grandchildren

PASADENA—With COVID-19 dominating the news, and schools shut down as part of efforts to slow down the spreading of the disease, it’s understandable that many children feel overwhelmed and in need of self-assurance to help them cope with the added stress.

Parents have an important role to play to make sure their children’s mental health does not suffer during these trying times, according to Dr. Ashley Zucker, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with Kaiser Permanente Southern California.

“In these challenging times, it’s important that parents remain a source of comfort and calm for their children,” Dr. Zucker explained. “When talking to your children about COVID-19, you want to be open, but age-appropriate. It’s best to share only the information they are asking for, and not to go into excessive detail on components

they may not even be aware of.”

According to Dr. Zucker, children often look to their parents and adults to see if they should be afraid or anxious. It’s important to be honest, she said, but also comforting. “Let your kids know that it’s normal to feel stressed or worried, but reassure them that health care workers and government health officials are working hard to keep everyone healthy and safe.”

And, while being out of school for an extended period of time can be quite the challenge for both adults and children, it’s important to maintain as much of a schedule and normal routine as possible, Dr. Zucker said. “Set aside some specific time to work on school-work, but also time to relax and play or exercise. School-work is important, but it’s also important to be aware of when children are feeling overwhelmed and may need to take a break.”

Dr. Zucker encourages parents to be honest about the seriousness of the disease, and what their children can do to keep themselves safe. Parents can explain that the disease can spread between people who are in close contact with each other, through coughing or sneezing. Children should also know that most people who do get sick will have minor symptoms or recover in a week or two, she noted.

Dr. Zucker urged parents to limit extended media/news viewing among their children, as this can increase anxiety.

“Oftentimes, information in the news is not intended for young children and can make their fears much worse,” Dr. Zucker explained. “For all ages, hearing stories repeatedly regarding COVID-19 can increase anxiety and stress levels. Make sure to stay factual and be careful where you look for information.

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he exception would be when we first got married. Even then, both of us worked during the day and were going to a Bible Institute at night. Occasionally our schedule collided, but rarely. Because we both had energy, we did not realize how much we were doing.

Every day had its own blessing.

It was not long before the babies came knocking on our door, and we graciously invited them in.

From then on, time alone was a thing of the past. It is amazing to me how much time a baby can take from you. But it was time well invested, I assure you.

As a 21-year-old father, I thought I had lots of energy. It was not until the babies started coming that I realized my energy was long ago spent. Why does God give babies so much energy?

I think He does it on purpose.

Life can sometimes get so busy we forget the important things. My wife and I were thinking about this, this past week. If I live until August, my wife and celebrates our 49th wedding anniversary. How quickly time flies! My only problem is, will I have enough energy to celebrate it then?

Why is it that the older you get, the faster time goes, and the less energy you have to keep up?

By the time I get adjusted to Monday, it is already Friday. I always come up three days short and every week. I think when you get older, you should have a new time schedule that complements your energy, or lack thereof.

This week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I had some time to spend together. Everything seemed to shut down, and we had no appointments that we had to get to.

Usually, our conversations revolve around church work and what needs to be done and how we are going to do it.

My wife and I make a great team.

She is a great planner, and I am a great listener; although, I do not always hear what I am listening to. But in the end, we work very nicely together.

Since nothing is going on, we had an excellent opportunity to spend time together talking about things not involving work. That is quite a rarity.

We were talking about things that happened years ago, things I had forgotten.

“Do you,” my wife said, “remember…”

Then she tells a story about something that happened decades ago. To be honest, I did not remember several of the stories she was talking about. I smiled and shook my head because she is probably right, and I probably have forgotten something.

If my wife remembers something, it must be true. At least, that is how I live my life. To contradict her story with my memory is a very losing proposition.

When I tell a story, she is always correcting me because I always get it wrong. Her corrections never come within the scope of my recollections.

But that is the fun of working together.

This staying at home really does have some good benefits to it. I did not really figure it out until just the other day when we were having lunch together Many times our schedule is so busy that we have to grab a bite here and a bite there. Now that we are at home all day, there are some benefits.

I won’t say that the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage is the best cook in town, she is, but I’m not going to say it. Saying something can get you into trouble, and trouble is the thing I try to stay away from. Some try to stay away from viruses, but I try to stay away from trouble.

I was doing some reading leading up to lunchtime, not thinking about lunch at all. Then the table was set and

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After growing up as a shy child, it was her passion for hula hooping that changed her life.

"From the moment I started, I had to share this with people," Jean said. "Many years ago, my best friend who introduced me to the hula hoop, we were out with a group of people, and I told her I had to teach people.

She looked at me with her glass of wine and her cigarette and said, you can't teach people.

I looked at her and said yes, I could. All these years later, I've taught hundreds of thousands of kids."

She doesn't care if she teaches adults or kids.

"I would stop in the middle

of the street and teach people," she said. "The reason why I like hula hooping with kids is that I never had kids, and when I hula hoop, I am like a kid. The kids bring out the kid in me, and I try to bring out the best in them."

Fonda of hula hooping," she said.

She started teaching a class in Santa Monica, and although she only had five participants, it was new and unique, so they waived the six-participant minimum.

Starting her journey Jean called her kids' angels, and she first got started hula hooping years earlier when her friend told her that using a $6 hula hoop could lead to rock hard abs.

At first, she didn't think that being a role model for children was her calling.

"I thought I was going to teach adults and be the Jane

The LAUSD "A school nurse took my class and said our kids would love this," Jean said.

"She asked me to teach their staff and come to school. She ended up introducing me to a woman from the Cancer Hope Foundation, who was just about ready to have a baby. She gave my name to this other organization called the

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Los Angeles Unified School District Nutrition Network.

I met with those ladies, and they were looking for someone to teach kids."

The ladies thought her hula hoop program sounded perfect for the kids.

"I put on a Jackson 5 song, opened up my car door in a parking lot and started hula hooping," she said. "That's how I got the job. I put together a routine and started teaching 300,000 kids."

She never thought she would teach kids.

"After three years, it changed my life," Jean said.

"I had never been a teacher before, and I didn't have any of my own kids."

She called it a gift.

"Every single day, I was able to be around kids in a different playground with 60 hula hoopers," she said. "I would hula hoop for two full hours every day, and the teachers would bring their kids two or three classes at a time. I was like the Energizer Bunny. I think I was a size two when I was done."

She always thought that once she grew up, Jean would get married, have kids, and have a cat, dog, home and white picket fence.

"It didn't happen for me," she said. "I then found my passion, hula hooping, and I hit the ground running."

In 2011, she'd been in the business for 10 years and making exercise videos did not work. She had planned to be a celebrity fitness trainer, but they picked someone else.

Jean was crushed.

Going on tour with her $6 hoop and a dream "I threw my hands up in the air and said, now what," she said. "They cut my hours at my

haircutting job back then, and I knew I couldn't afford my apartment. I left and went on a six-city tour with my $6 hula hoop, and I taught 5,000 more kids. I stayed with friends and family who opened up their homes and hearts and let me stay with them."

She was getting older and felt like her life was at a crossroads.

"At the end of that tour, what I thought was going to be the grand finale, I was scheduled to hula hoop with Michelle Obama in March of 2012, at the Mall of America," Jean said. "They were ready to ship in 200 hula hoops, and I thought that would help me get back to Calif."

Ultimately, they canceled the hula hooping event with Michelle Obama, and she got stuck in Missouri. Her cousin, Gretchen Roth, opened her heart and home. She let Jean stay for as long as she wanted.

"I got a haircutting job, saved every penny, and when I came back to Calif. I told people that I was like Thelma and Louise without Louise," she laughed. "I hit the ground running and got a job at the YMCA and taught my hula hoop class to adults."

She was determined to reconnect with the kids and continue following her passion.

"I told this woman I met at the YMCA about my eat pray hoop tour, and she almost teared up because so many beautiful things happened on that journey," she said. "She got cancer, and because I was traveling, I was able to stay with her and help her."

Her friend was touched by her story and told her to write a book.

"She told me that I have to be somebody first, and

would you consider writing a children's book," she asked.

"Something in my heart said don't say no, so I thought, why not?"

Hula Hooping and having her Hooper Heroes with her changed Jean's life for the better.

"The kids would come up to me, thank me, and tell me how wonderful the program is, and they wanted me to be their mom," she said. "I got thank you letters from teachers, and all the teachers would hoop with me in their classrooms. It was a special moment."

She admitted that she used to eat chips, candy, and smoke cigarettes.

"Because of the kids, I quit smoking," she said.

"That turned up my sugar habit because you trade one addiction for another. On July 6, 2006, I smoked my last cigarette and changed for the kids."

know how many workers are still working there," she said.

"Milan is one of the fashion capitals of Europe, and those stores are closed. They don't have any income coming in from their employer."

Chandra said the data shows that kids are rarely affected, and with four kids, she feels blessed.

"I would probably be a basket case if it affected 80-year-old plus, and fiveyear-olds and under," she said. "I would have said to my husband that you need to get

me out of here. For now, we're sheltering at home and waiting to see all these measures that have been taken cause the infection numbers to come down."

She thinks that the United States needs to clamp down more.

"It's such a huge country and Americans like their freedom," she said. "I was reading that banks are still open. I'm sorry, but with the online society we have, you can deposit checks via your phone. There are ways to get around it. There are a lot of services here that have been closed for weeks."

Chandra said her family focuses on one day at a time, and they pray.

"It's hard," she said. "In America, they're ending week one, and we are about to start week five, and who knows how many weeks in front of us."

She had the most trouble during the first two weeks of the virus, and it was going to be over.

"On Saturday after the second week of homeschooling, then it was like, oh," Chandra said. "Then things got a little bit easier because you stopped thinking that you would get out of jail."

Teaching Hooper Heroes to be somebody and not be bullied "I didn't have the have the tools," she said. "You don't have to wait until you're 55 years old," she said. "I feel blessed that I get to be around these creative kids. They help me, I help them, and we celebrate each other."

That's the purpose behind Hattie Hooper's Heroes, she said, to give them confidence.

"We create these characters to help them build their confidence and self-esteem," she said. "They are getting bullied. They're cute, loveable, and some of them are hurting inside, and I don't want them to hurt."

To join the Hooperhood, message Jean at "Hattie Hooper's Heroes" on Facebook.

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as an American, there are high taxes to pay, so you pay little to nothing if you go to the hospital for care. That's not just for medical care, that's for a lot of their services. "I have heard they are doing some of the bigger company bailouts. I can see them shutting down the public transportation system, but it's still running, and those people still have their jobs."

Grocery stores and gas station workers also have their jobs.

"They put more restrictions on them yesterday, so I don't

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LEGAL File No.: 20200220100033710 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Butter & Fold 235 N. Brookshire Ave. Ventura, CA 93003 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Gina Raphaela Galileo 235 N. Brookshire Ave. Ventura, CA 93003 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/21/2019.

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/Gina Raphaela Galileo 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 2/20/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79454 AdId:26525 CustId:1299 -----------T.S. No. 085069-CA APN: 1850-060-435 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 2/2/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 4/16/2020 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 2/9/2006 as Instrument No. 20060209-0027563 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOHN P SEGOVIA AND LILY SEGOVIA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: Auction.com Room, Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA 93001 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3075 KELP LANE OXNARD, CALIFORNIA 93035 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obli-

gation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $321,718.35 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 085069-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:79457 AdId:26526 CustId:670 -----------File No.: 20200304-100043390 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. A3-Architecture 1646 JERSEY PL THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Andrew Althaus Architecture PC 1646 Jersey Place THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/04/2020.

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/Andrew Althaus 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/5/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79467 AdId:26529 CustId:1300 -----------Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2020-00540708-CU-PT-VTA To All Interested Persons: Patricia Sue Fyfe filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Patricia Sue Fyfe PROPOSED NAME: Patricia Sue Daugherty The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice Of Hearing Date: 5/4/2020 Time: 8:30 AM Dept. 20. The address of the court is Superior Court of Ventura, 800 Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TriCounty Sentry Date: 3/2/2020 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:79471 AdId:26530 CustId:1301 -----------File No.: 20200304-100043150 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. QUEST HYDROVAC 2630 LAVERY CT., #A NEWBURY PARK, CA 91360 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. QUEST HYDROVAC, INC. 2630 LAVERY CT., #A NEWBURY PARK, CA 91320.

This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/27/2020.

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/RYAN L. ENGELKER 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/4/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79497 AdId:26541 CustId:694 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-19-874322-JB Order No.: 8760904 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/16/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): LYNDA D GRITZMACHER, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 7/23/2008 as Instrument No. 20080723-00112848-0 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 5/5/2020 at 11:00AM Place of Sale: To the right of the main entrance, near the exit doors, of the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $54,557.06 The purported property address is: 250 W AVENIDA DE LOS ARBOLES, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91360 Assessor's Parcel No.: 521-0-245-125 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-874322-JB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address

or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916939-0772 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-19-874322JB IDSPub #0161307 3/20/2020 3/27/2020 4/3/2020 SchId:79506 AdId:26544 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-19-874950-AB Order No.: DS7300-19007249 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/21/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor (s): Renan Verdugo, a married man as his sole & separate property Recorded: 8/11/2006 as Instrument No. 20060811-0169118 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 4/14/2020 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $681,283.71 The purported property address is: 5304 KATHERINE ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063-4559 Assessor's Parcel No.: 651-0-033-135 Legal Description: Please be advised that the legal description set forth on the Deed of Trust is in error. The legal description of the property secured by the Deed of Trust is more properly set forth and made part of Exhibit "A" as attached hereto. Lot 54 of Tract No. 1560-1, in the City of Simi Valley, County of Ventura, State of California, as per Map recorded in Book 40, Pages 43 to 49 and amended in Book 45, Page 18, Inclusive of Maps, in the office of the County recorder of said County. 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 855 238-5118 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-874950-AB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 855 238-5118 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

TS No.: CA-19-874950-AB IDSPub #0161447 3/20/2020 3/27/2020 4/3/2020 SchId:79511 AdId:26546 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-18-842167-BF Order No.: DS7300-18003258 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/17/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the

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LEGAL initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): J. Michael Pace, a married man; as his sole and separate property Recorded: 8/25/2004 as Instrument No. 20040825-0233400 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 4/16/2020 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA 93001, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $390,693.06 The purported property address is: 2531 WOOD OPAL WAY, OXNARD, CA 93030 Assessor's Parcel No.: 181-0-206-015 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 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-18-842167-BF. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800280-2832 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-18-842167BF IDSPub #0161449 3/20/2020 3/27/2020 4/3/2020 SchId:79516 AdId:26549 CustId:608 -----------File No.: 20200309100046480

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. EMEDIA 2. ALLEGRO ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS 2832 CEDAR WOOD PLACE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. GARY ROY 2832 CEDAR WOOD PLACE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/10/2003.

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/GARY ROY 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/9/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79520 AdId:26550 CustId:1302 -----------T.S. No. 089042-CA APN: 2070-181-015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/5/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 4/9/2020 at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 4/23/2007 as Instrument No. 20070423-000832680 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JESUS JIMENEZ, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AS AND SEPARATE PROPERTY WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: At the main entrance to the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 602 EAST CLARA STREET PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA 93041 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal

sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $410,181.72 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-866-539-4173 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. SERVICELINKAUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 089042-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

FOR SALES INFORMATION: 1-866-539-4173 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:79523 AdId:26551 CustId:670 -----------File No.: 20200310-100048200 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Spotless Cleaning Service 1783 Cochran st Apt D Simi valley , CA 93065 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Maity Arroyo 1783 cochran st Apt D Simi Valley, CA 93065 This Business is conducted by: 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/Maity Arroyo 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/10/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79527 AdId:26552 CustId:1303 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-19-868052-RY Order No.: DS7300-19005326-F1 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/25/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Scott Roberts, a widower Recorded: 7/1/2014 as Instrument No. 2014070100081596-0 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 4/16/2020 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA 93001, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $384,403.67 The purported property address is: 1672 NORTH BRANCH AVENUE, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 Assessor's Parcel No.: 580-0-062-115 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 prop-

erty, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-868052-RY. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800280-2832 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

TS No.: CA-19-868052-RY IDSPub #0161480 3/20/2020 3/27/2020 4/3/2020 SchId:79530 AdId:26553 CustId:608 -----------File No.: 20200310-100047070 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Triple Point Fire, Explosion, Hazardous Materials Consulting 2. Triple Point Fire Investigations 126 Teloma Dr. Ventura, CA 93003 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Jon Payne 126 Teloma Dr. Ventura, CA 93003 This Business is conducted by: 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/Jon Payne 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/10/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79537 AdId:26555 CustId:1304 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-19-856152-JB Order No.: 190780569-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/13/2009. 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. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JAVIER R. GARCIA, A SINGLE MAN AND RAMON VEGA JR., A SINGLE MAN ALL AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 1/27/2009 as Instrument No. 20090127-00011001-0 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 4/16/2020 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA 93001, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $334,682.70 The purported property address is: 2194 SEQUOIA AVENUE, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Assessor's Parcel No.: 617-0-143025 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 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-856152-JB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at

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LEGAL the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800280-2832 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-19-856152JB IDSPub #0161504 3/20/2020 3/27/2020 4/3/2020 SchId:79542 AdId:26557 CustId:608 -----------File No.: 20200312-100049480 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Good Game Creations 519 Lantana Street Apt 139 Camarillo, CA 93010 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Matthew Weimer 519 Lantana Street Apt 139 Camarillo, CA 93010 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/23/2020.

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/Matthew Weimer 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/12/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79553 AdId:26560 CustId:1305 -----------SUMMONS CASE NO. 56-2020-00540546-CU-ORVTA. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): 1. TIMOTHY A. GIHON, an individual; ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES UNKNOWN claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the property described in the complaint adverse to Plaintiff's title, or any cloud on Plaintiff's title thereto, and DOES 1 through 30, inclusive.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): 1. LYDIA E. GIHON, AN INDIVIDUAL NOTICE! You have been sued.

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear

your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www. courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelp california.org) the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case.

The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

This action regards real property commonly known as 390 Nueve Court, Camarillo, CA 93012, and more particularly described as: Lot 10, Tract No. 2035-1, in the City of Camarillo, County of Ventura, State of California as shown on a map recorded in Book 53, Pages 22-26 inclusive, of Maps, in the Office of the Ventura County Recorder; excepting therefrom all oil, gas, minerals and other hydrocarbon substances lying below the surfaces of said land, but without the right of surface entry, as reserved or granted in documents of record; bearing Assessor’s Parcel Number 170-0-010-105.

In her action, Plaintiff seeks to quiet title to the property as follows: for a decree adjudging that Plaintiff is the sole legal owner of the subject property, in fee.

Plaintiff will seek an interlocutory judgment quieting title as requested above, for partition of the property, and for appointment of a referee to conduct the partition.

A hearing on Plaintiff’s application is set for April 6, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 40 of the above designated Court. If you claim any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien or interest in or to the described property, or any portion of it, or if you object to the relief requested by Plaintiff, you must file your claim or objection with the Court at or before the time set for the hearing, or the Court may issue an order quieting title in the property, appointing a referee or taking other action which may bar any future action or proceeding by you to enforce any claim you have to or regarding the property or objection you may have to the relief requested. Dated 3/4/2020 /s/ Mark S. Borrell, Judge of the Superior Court.

AVISO: Lo han demandado.

Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papales legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su repuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su repuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas.

Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales.

Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar

a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov ) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name, address and telephone number of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la Corte es:) Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California 93009.

The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Law Office of Robert I. Long 674 Country Square Drive, Suite 305 Ventura CA 93003 Phone: 805 642-0055 Date: 2/26/2020 Michael D. Planet, Clerk SchId:79564 AdId:26564 CustId:707 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PRISCILLA ANNE LEMOS Case No. 56-2020-00540812-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PRISCILLA ANNE LEMOS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Paul Lemos in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Paul Lemos 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 on 4/22/2020 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 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 court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inven-

tory 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.

LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT S. WALDO Robert S. Waldo, Esq. (SBN 39922) P.O. BOX 715 CAMARILLO CA 93011 Phone: 805-482-8866 SchId:79571 AdId:26566 CustId:771 -----------File No.: 20200313-10005051-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. JC Homes, LLC 2470 Stearns Street, Unit #270 Simi Valley, CA 93063 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. JC Homes, LLC 2470 Stearns Street #270 Simi Valley, CA 93063 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/01/2020.

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/John Ciarlone 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/13/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79574 AdId:26567 CustId:1306 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DELMER RUFUS SUMMERS aka DELMER R. SUMMERS aka DELMER SUMMERS Case No. 56-2020-00541142-PRLAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DELMER RUFUS SUMMERS aka DELMER R. SUMMERS aka DELMER SUMMERS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Mary L. Jackson in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Mary L. Jackson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on April 23, 2020 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard, 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 per-

son 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: SBN219234 RODNEY GOULD ESQ 14827 VENTURA BLVD STE 210 SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403 CN969220 SUMMERS Mar 27, Apr 3,10, 2020 SchId:79602 AdId:26580 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DELMER RUFUS SUMMERS aka DELMER R. SUMMERS aka DELMER SUMMERS Case No. 56-2020-00541142-PRLAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DELMER RUFUS SUMMERS aka DELMER R. SUMMERS aka DELMER SUMMERS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Mary L. Jackson in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Mary L. Jackson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on April 23, 2020 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard, 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 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: SBN219234 RODNEY GOULD ESQ 14827 VENTURA BLVD

STE 210 SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403 CN969220 SUMMERS Mar 27, Apr 3,10, 2020 SchId:79605 AdId:26581 CustId:65 -----------File No.: 20200219-10003296-0 1/1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. VLS NATAL ALLURE 486 WEST WOOLEY ROAD OXNARD, CA 93030 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. VERONICA GUTIERREZ 486 WOOLEY ROAD OXNARD, CA 93030 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/03/2020.

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/VERONICA GUTIERREZ 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 2/19/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79616 AdId:26586 CustId:1307 -----------File No.: 20200313100051550 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. RELEAF ON VINE 5153 Bluebell Ave Valley Village, CA 91607 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Yuma Way CA LLC 5153 Bluebell Ave Valley Village, CA 91607 This Business is conducted by: 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/Jessica Reuven 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 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., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/13/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:79625 AdId:26590 CustId:1308

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Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Majoar Financial Relief Package: 90Day Mortgage Payment Relief During COVID-19 Crisis Governor Newsom announces financial institutions will provide relief for vast majority of Californians Californians economically impacted by COVID-19 may receive 90-day grace periods to make mortgage payments Financial institutions agree not to negatively impact credit reports as a result of accepting payment relief SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that financial institutions will provide major financial relief for millions of Californians suffering financially as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

“Millions of California families will be able to take a sigh of relief,” said Governor Newsom.

“These new financial protections will provide relief to California families and serve as a model for the rest of the nation. I thank each of the financial institutions that will provide this relief to millions of Californians who have been hurt financially from COVID-19.”

Governor Newsom secured support from Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo and nearly 200 state-chartered banks, credit unions, and servicers to protect homeowners and consumers.

Under the Governor’s proposal, Californians who are struggling with the COVID-19 crisis may be eligible for the following relief upon contacting their financial institution: 90-Day Grace Period for Mortgage Payments Financial institutions will offer, consistent with applicable guidelines, mortgage payment forbearances of up to 90 days to borrowers economically impacted by COVID-19. In addition, those institutions will: • Provide borrowers a streamlined process to request a forbearance for COVID-19related reasons, supported with available documentation; • Confirm approval of and terms of forbearance program; and • Provide borrowers the opportunity to request additional relief, as practicable, upon continued showing of hardship due to COVID-19.

No Negative Credit Impacts Resulting from Relief Financial institutions will not report derogatory tradelines (e.g., late payments) to credit reporting agencies, consistent with applicable guidelines, for borrowers taking advantage of COVID-19-related relief.

Moratorium on Initiating Foreclosure Sales or Evictions For at least 60 days, financial institutions will not initiate foreclosure sales or evictions, consistent with applicable guidelines.

Relief from Fees and Charges For at least 90 days, financial institutions will waive or refund at least the following for customers who have requested assistance: • Mortgage-related late fees; and • Other fees, including early CD withdrawals (subject to applicable federal regulations).

Loans held by a financial institution may be serviced by another company.

Please note that financial institutions and their servicers are experiencing high volumes of inquiries.

TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020

NEWS Oxnard Police arrest Christopher Colwell Oxnard-- On March 21, 2020, at 4:15 PM, officers from the Oxnard Police Department Special Enforcement Unit (gang unit), K-9 Unit and Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) conducted a search warrant at the 100 Block of E. Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, for Christopher Colwell (39 years) for narcotics and firearms activity.

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URING the search warrant service, officers located a loaded and unregistered Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun with an extended high capacity magazine along with pills and narcotics. Colwell is a documented criminal street gang member within the City of Oxnard and is a prohibited person from possessing a firearm due to prior criminal convictions.

Where the loaded firearm was

located, it was found to be easily accessible to a five-year-old that resides at and was present in the residence. Colwell was charged with various firearms and narcotics violations, and child endangerment.

The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city. Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at 805-385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity.

You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so.

You can stay anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. You can also visit venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

Christopher Colwell

(Courtesy photo)

Governor Newsom Announces Agreement Between Teachers, Classified Employees and School System Management to Support Student Instruction During COVID-19 Outbreak Labor and management organizations will work to provide students access to distance learning Governor Newsom also announces partnership with Google, which will be donating Chromebooks and 100,000 hotspots to help bridge the digital divide Governor Newsom: “While schools might be physically closed, class is still in session.”

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a major agreement between teachers, classified employees, school boards, superintendents, and principals to work together to provide distance learning to California’s students as a result of school closures due to mitigation efforts against the COVID-19 outbreak. The agreement means more kids will be able to get school resources, such as quality distance instruction, and empowers teachers to create lessons within clear parameters.

“While schools might be physically closed, class is still in session,” said

Governor Newsom. “This agreement is good news for students and parents, and the announcement means that more California kids will have tools to learn at home during this crisis."

“The labor and management groups understand the importance of all of us working together during this unprecedented time. The framework for this collaboration created jointly, models how we can all come together to better serve our students,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.

The agreement includes a collaboration framework for school employers and employees to work together on matters of labor and management to minimize any impact to students—including direction on implementation and delivery of distance learning, special education, and meals through the end of the school year. Endorsing organizations include the following: California Department of Education, Association of California School Administrators, California Teachers

Association, California School Boards Association, California Federation of Teachers, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association, California School Employees Association, California Association of School Business Officials, Service Employees International Union, Small School Districts’ Association, AFSCME California, and the California Labor Federation.

The Governor also announced a partnership with Google to provide mobile hotspots and Chromebooks to students in rural areas to facilitate distance learning.

Specifically, Google will be donating Chromebooks and will fund the use of 100,000 donated mobile hotspots to provide free and unlimited highspeed Internet connectivity for the remainder of the school year. The California Department of Education will be distributing these resources, prioritizing rural communities.

“I am so proud of every sector of our state—private, public,

labor—coming together to meet this moment, and I am calling on other companies to match Google’s investment today to ensure our students and teachers have the resources they need to continue their education during this time,” said Governor Newsom.

“We at California State PTA stand behind the Governor in his efforts to keep children, families, and school staff safe during this crisis. We concur with the Governor that quality distance learning, meals for students, and the care and supervision of children are top priorities in the coming months.

Efforts to provide internet access are particularly important for our underserved communities.

Parents and caregivers throughout California are performing multiple roles during this crisis, and the Governor’s expression of appreciation for their extraordinary efforts is very well received by PTA,” said Celia Jaffe, President of the California State PTA.

Fighting the Coronavirus

Ventura native, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kimberly Wyss, dons’ surgical gloves aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) March 29. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals.

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020

HEALTH Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

By Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON (AP)—Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they're far from the only ones vulnerable.

One of many mysteries: Men seem to be faring worse than women.

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ND as cases skyrocket in the U.S. and Europe, it's becoming more clear that how healthy you were before the pandemic began plays a key role in how you fare regardless of how old you are.

The majority of people who get COVID-19 have mild or moderate symptoms. But “majority” doesn't mean “all,” and that raises an important question: Who should worry most that they'll be among the seriously ill? While it will be months before scientists have enough data to say for sure who is most at risk and why, preliminary numbers from early cases around the world are starting to offer hints.

NOT JUST THE OLD WHO GET SICK Senior citizens undoubtedly are the hardest hit by COVID-19. In China, 80% of deaths were among people in their 60s or older, and that general trend is playing out elsewhere.

The graying of the population means some countries face particular risk. Italy has the world's second oldest population after Japan. While death rates fluctuate wildly early in an outbreak, Italy has reported more than 80% of deaths so far were among those 70 or older.

But, “the idea that this is purely a disease that causes death in older people we need to be very, very careful with,” Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization's

emergencies chief, warned.

As much as 10% to 15% of people under 50 have moderate to severe infection, he said Friday.

Even if they survive, the middleaged can spend weeks in the hospital.

In France, more than half of the first 300 people admitted to intensive care units were under 60.

“Young people are not invincible,” WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove added, saying more information is needed about the disease in all age groups.

Italy reported that a quarter of its cases so far were among people ages 19 to 50. In Spain, a third are under age 44. In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's first snapshot of cases found 29% were ages 20 to 44.

Then there's the puzzle of children, who have made up a small fraction of the world's case counts to date. But while most appear only mildly ill, in the journal Pediatrics researchers traced 2,100 infected

children in China and noted one death, a 14-year-old, and that nearly 6% were seriously ill.

Another question is what role kids have in spreading the virus: “There is an urgent need for further investigation of the role children have in the chain of transmission,” researchers at Canada's Dalhousie University wrote in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

THE RISKIEST HEALTH CONDITIONS Put aside age: Underlying health plays a big role. In China, 40% of people who required critical care had other chronic health problems. And there, deaths were highest among people who had heart disease, diabetes or chronic lung diseases before they got COVID-19.

Preexisting health problems also can increase risk of infection, such as people who have weak immune systems including from cancer

treatment.

Other countries now are seeing how pre-pandemic health plays a role, and more such threats are likely to be discovered. Italy reported that of the first nine people younger than 40 who died of COVID-19, seven were confirmed to have “grave pathologies” such as heart disease.

The more health problems, the worse they fare. Italy also reports about half of people who died with COVID-19 had three or more underlying conditions, while just 2% of deaths were in people with no preexisting ailments.

Heart disease is a very broad term, but so far it looks like those most at risk have significant cardiovascular diseases such as congestive heart failure or severely stiffened and clogged arteries, said Dr. Trish Perl, infectious disease chief at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Any sort of infection tends to make diabetes harder to control, but it's not clear why diabetics appear to be at particular risk with COVID-19.

Risks in the less healthy may have something to do with how they hold up if their immune systems overreact to the virus. Patients who die often seemed to have been improving after a week or so only to suddenly deteriorate—experiencing organdamaging inflammation.

As for preexisting lung problems, “this is really happening in people who have less lung capacity,” Perl said, because of diseases such as COPD— chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—or cystic fibrosis.

Asthma also is on the worry list.

No one really knows about the risk from very mild asthma, although even routine respiratory infections often leave patients using their inhalers more often and they'll need monitoring with COVID-19, she said. What about a prior bout of pneumonia? Unless it was severe enough to put you on a ventilator, that alone shouldn't have caused any significant lingering damage, she said.

Locked up: No masks, sanitizer as virus spreads behind bars

By Robin McDowell and Margie Mason NEW YORK, NY—Something was wrong. The chow hall line at New York's Rikers Island jail had halted. For three hours, the men stood and waited, without food, until a correctional officer quietly delivered the news: A civilian chef was among those who tested positive for the coronavirus.

“We was like, ‘What? The cook?”' said Corey Young, who spoke to The Associated Press last week by phone from Rikers. He and others wondered if the chef had sneezed on trays or into the food. Some men later floated the idea of a hunger strike to protest.

“I don't want to eat nothing that comes from the state,” Young said.

“They are not going to take care of us properly here.”

Health experts say prisons and jails are considered a potential epicenter for America's coronavirus pandemic.

They are little cities hidden behind tall fences where many people share cells, sit elbow-to-elbow at dining areas and are herded through halls to the yard or prison industry jobs.

They say it's nearly impossible to keep 6 feet away from anyone, adding to tensions. Medical services behind bars have long been substandard and even hand sanitizer is considered contraband in some facilities because of its alcohol content.

More than 2.2 million people are incarcerated in the United States— more than anywhere else in the world.

But the threat posed by COVID-19 behind bars extends well beyond prison walls. Even though most personal visits have been stopped, hundreds of thousands of guards,

wardens and other correctional facility administrators go in and out 24 hours a day, potentially carrying the virus home to their families and communities.

And—as the incarcerated understand better than anyone—jail and prison employees are also the ones most likely to bring the virus into overflowing facilities already grappling with older men and women, those suffering from chronic health conditions and the mentally ill.

Nascimento Blair, locked up at Fishkill Correctional Facility in upstate New York, said one officer had returned from a cruise vacation and was coughing and showing other flu-like symptoms in common areas.

That person was eventually sent home, but only after a few days.

“Now we don't even know if we've been exposed,” he said, adding there had been one confirmed coronavirus case at his prison, but the men were

aware of three others. “And how do you run from this?”

The first positive tests from inside America's correctional facilities started trickling out two weeks ago, with more than 350 cases now confirmed in New York, California, Michigan, Alabama and a dozen other states.

But information and transparency about the number of infections are lacking, and some in custody are afraid to report symptoms because they've seen others being placed in solitary confinement for doing so, several men said in interviews with the AP. Many correctional departments across the country do not even identify affected facilities, let alone name those who test positive, citing privacy concerns.

“It's like we are expendable,” said Blair, from Fishkill. “The last thing you want is to be around someone and not know that that person has it, because that's a potential

catastrophe.”

Most of the coronavirus cases in jails and prisons so far have been reported from New York City, with the Department of Corrections said Saturday that one of its longestserving officers passed away at a local hospital and that 104 staff and 132 men in custody have now tested positive at Rikers and city jails alone—five times what was reported just a week ago.

Homer Venters, former chief medical officer of the New York City jail system, said the rise in infection rates at Rikers Island foreshadows what's to come elsewhere.

“America's 7,000 jails, prisons, juvenile and immigration detention centers are completely unequipped to handle this pandemic,” he said.

He called for authorities to “rapidly empty these facilities of everyone with risk factors for serious illness and death, and create pathways to hospital-level care.” If nothing is done, he said, people will die and the virus will spread faster.

The Bureau of Prisons said Saturday that the first federal inmate had died of coronavirus. The man, Patrick Jones, 49, had been housed at FCI Oakdale I, a low-security prison in Louisiana and had “long-term, pre-existing medical conditions,” the agency said.

Officials said Jones had complained of a persistent cough on March 19 and was taken to a hospital.

His condition declined the next day and he was placed on a ventilator.

He died at the hospital on Saturday.

Jones was serving a 27-year sentence for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute near a junior college.

Counties without coronavirus are mostly rural, poor

By Morgan Lee and Nicky Forster SANTA FE, N.M. (AP)—As the coronavirus rages across the United States, mainly in large urban areas, more than a third of U.S. counties have yet to report a single positive test result for COVID-19 infections, an analysis

by The Associated Press shows.

Data compiled by John Hopkins University shows that 1,297 counties have no confirmed cases of COVID-19 out of 3,142 counties nationwide. Of the counties without positive tests, 85% are in rural areas— from predominantly white communities in Appalachia and the Great Plains to majority Hispanic and Native American stretches of the American Southwest—that generally have less everyday contact between people that can help transmit the virus.

At the same time, counties with zero positive tests for COVID-19 have a higher median age and higher proportion of people older than 60—the most vulnerable to severe effects of the virus—and far fewer intensive care beds should they fall sick. Median household income is lower too, potentially limiting health care options.

The demographics of these counties hold major implications as the Trump administration develops guidelines to rate counties by risk of the virus spreading, empowering local officials to revise social distancing orders that have sent much of the U.S. economy into freefall. President Donald Trump has targeted a return to a semblance of normalcy for the economy by Easter Sunday, April 12.

Experts in infectious disease see an opportunity in slowing the spread of coronavirus in remote areas of the country that benefit from “natural” social distancing and isolation, if initial cases are detected and quarantined aggressively. That can buy rural health care networks time to provide robust care and reduce mortality.

But they also worry that sporadic testing for coronavirus could be masking outbreaks that—left unattended—might overwhelm rural health networks.

“They'll be later to get the infection, they'll be later to have their epidemics,” said Christine K. Johnson, a professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Davis. “But I don't think they're going to be protected because there's nowhere in the U.S. that's isolated.”

Counties that have zero confirmed COVID-19 cases could raise a red flag about inadequate testing, she said.

“I hope the zeros are really zeros—I worry that they're not doing enough testing in those regions because they're not thinking they're at risk,” she said.

In New Mexico, a state with 2 million residents spanning an area the size of Italy, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has moved aggressively to contain the coronavirus' spread with a statewide school shutdown and prohibition on most gatherings of over five people.

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By David Bauder and Lynn Elber

Michael Jackson estate gives to Broadway, Las Vegas needy amid outbreak

By Andrew Dalton LOS ANGELES (AP)—The Michael Jackson estate is donating $300,000 to help entertainment industry workers on Broadway, the music business and in Las Vegas who have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

The estate announced Wednesday that it will give $100,000 apiece to Broadway Cares, the food bank Three Square in Nevada and MusiCares, because all three areas have been good to the estate and to Jackson.

“This virus, this pandemic affects all of us obviously, so we wanted to start in our own communities,” John Branca, the estate's co-executor, told The Associated Press. “This is personal for us.”

A Jackson-themed Broadway show, “MJ The Musical” is scheduled to start previews in July, though like the rest of Broadway it is currently on hold amid the coronavirus shutdown. No announcements have been made on postponing the show, and the estate and producers are taking a wait-and-see approach, Branca said.

“Michael Jackson ONE,” the long-running Jackson-based Cirque du Soleil show at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, where Jackson lived late in his life, is also on hold indefinitely.

“Las Vegas has been very good to Michael,” Branca said.

The estate's donation there will provide 300,000 meals to the needy, and help to maintain the supplies of the food bank Three Square, the estate said.

In New York, the estate says it is donating to Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund, and will give the rest to MusiCares, the charitable branch of the Recording Academy that helps those in the music industry who are economically struggling.

The estate says the donations are inspired by the constant charitable work of Jackson himself.

“Michael was extremely generous both of his time and his money in his life, and it's in his music too,” Branca said. “We look to Michael for leadership and inspiration. We're doing what Michael would have been doing.”

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.

For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.

NEW YORK (AP)—A fixture on television, actress Julie Bowen of “Modern Family” is doing the same thing as millions of other people during the widespread coronavirus shutdown.

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HE'S sitting at home, watching more television than she normally would.

In a world turned upside down by disease, TV viewership is growing.

It's a rare bit of good news for an industry that has steadily shrunk, and its executives hope to seize an opportunity by anticipating what a stressed audience wants to see.

Bowen and her children binged on the NBC comedy, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

“I'd never seen it and it's super fun,” she said. “I'm trying really hard to stay away from anything grim or reality-based right now. I don't want any heavy drama. Can't do it.”

Television usage last week was up 8% over what it was in February, according to the Nielsen company.

That may not seem like much, but this is the time of year when that statistic usually goes in the opposite direction: with Daylight Savings Time and moderating weather, more people spend time outside and away from the TV. Not surprisingly, news programming is the biggest beneficiary.

In fact, if you're looking for breakout coronavirus TV stars, consider David Muir of ABC's “World News Tonight” or Lester Holt of NBC's “Nightly News.” Both broadcasts had larger audiences last week than anything shown in the prime-time hours.

Twenty years ago the network evening news was considered on the brink of extinction. But more than 32 million people tuned into these broadcasts, along with the “CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell,” each night for a rundown of the day's top developments.

Other programs that reported, or talked, about the news hit milestones last week. CBS' “Sunday Morning” had its biggest audience last weekend since 1994, and “Face

the Nation” since 1991. ABC's “The View” had its most-watched week since January 2019. Same for NBC's “Today” show.

The original TV star-turnedpolitician, President Donald Trump, is on cable television nearly every day with news conferences, and reached 4.4 million viewers for a Fox News town hall on Tuesday.

The impact of that exposure will be seen in November.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, also on cable nearly every day with coronavirus briefings, has a growing fan club.

“I've started laughing at his little jokes,” wrote Rebecca Fishbein on Jezebel. “I catch myself touching my hair (not my face!) when he talks about an increase in testing capacity. I swooned when he told a reporter he had his own workout routine ... I think I have a crush???”

Anayo Michel, who owns a dance studio in Valley Stream, New York, credits her incessant watching of CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta for a decision to ask some of her instructors—before most people realized how disruptive the outbreak would be—to videotape classroom instruction.

“Sanjay for president!” Michel said.

CNN's daytime viewership last week was up 132% over the same week last year. Fox News Channel (77%) and MSNBC (38%) were also up, Nielsen said.

You can only take so many medical updates, however.

Bernadette Scully, who's retired, said her husband drives her nuts by keeping Fox News on all day at the cottage in Cranberry Lake, New Jersey, where they are selfquarantining.

“It makes me stressed because you hear it all the time,” she said.

“My husband says, `don't listen to it.' But you can't not listen to it.”

The news is seeping into prime time entertainment in an unexpected way. Broadcast networks see their 8 p.m. shows doing well in part, they suspect, because many are being shown after expanded local news. Fox's “Last Man Standing” last week, for example, was up 50% in live viewing, Nielsen said.

Otherwise, programmers are waiting to see what these captive viewers want to watch.

“We're dealing with what everybody in the country is dealing with right now,” said Nancy Daniels, who runs the Discovery Channel, Science Channel and Animal Planet, “which is what will tomorrow bring? What will next week bring? Or next month?”

Animal Planet last week ran 94 straight hours of cuddly animals romping onscreen, figuring busy parents could run it as a pleasing background that's also safe for the kids.

Daniels said the Discovery-

owned networks have shifted daytime lineups to run marathons of some of their most popular shows, reasoning that shut-ins would appreciate the familiarity.

On HGTV, that means multiple episodes of “Property Brothers” and “Love it or List it.”

“We want viewers to feel like they're hanging out with friends,” said Jane Latman, HGTV president.

Fox feels it has an obligation and opportunity to give people a respite from the news with escapist and hopefully positive fare such as “The Masked Singer,” said Dan Harrison, Fox Entertainment executive vice president for program planning and content strategy.

“We are all assuming that people would be flocking to see whatever they consider `comfort food' when it comes to programming right now,” said Jeff Bader, NBC president of program planning, strategy and research. “For some people that would be comedy, but for other people it could be old movies or reality shows. One of my colleagues likes horror movies to escape reality.”

So far, “Blacklist” is NBC's biggest coronavirus-era winner.

Even a long-running success got a boost: CBS' “NCIS” drew about 13 million viewers on Tuesday, its biggest audience in more than a year and a 22% increase over the previous new episode, on March 10.

Bowen's “Modern Family” may benefit. The multiple-Emmywinning ABC comedy signs off after 11 seasons on April 8. The network also hopes to gather families with a David Blaine magic special, while CBS will air a James Corden primetime special.

HBO's streaming service just had its best week since last summer, as viewers have sought favorites like “Big Little Lies” and “Westworld,” and oldies like “Sex and the City” and “The Sopranos,” said Cheryl Idell, WarnerMedia's top researcher.

Showtime, sensing an opening, is offering a free 30-day trial to nonsubscribers.

Between March 3 and 14, Tivo reported a 600% increase in viewing of pandemic-themed fare, like “12 Monkeys,” “Contagion” and “Outbreak.” The most-requested item on Cinemax's on-demand platform over the past two weeks has been “Contagion.”

R Kelly seeks release from jail, cites coronavirus risk

By Michael Tarm CHICAGO (AP)—R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the spread of the virus behind bars put Kelly's life at risk.

Sanitizer and even soap is hard to come by in the Metropolitan Correctional Center, with most of its 700 inmates held in small, twoman cells that make the kind of social distancing called for to thwart the transmission of COVID-19 impossible, the filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago says.

Kelly, 53, faces several dozen counts of state and federal sexual misconduct charges in Illinois, Minnesota and New York, from sexual assault to heading a racketeering scheme aimed at supplying him with girls. The Grammy Award winning singer has denied ever abusing anyone.

While the MCC barred most visitors on March 13, there are few detectable protocols for screening lawyers, guards and new detainees

still entering the facility to check if they might be infected, the filing says. The visiting floor has sanitizer, but a sign next to the single bottle available says, “STAFF ONLY;” and a bathroom on the same floor often has no soap, according to the filing.

“The health risk to Mr. Kelly, because of his age and existing health issues, especially considering the conditions at the MCC, necessitates his release on bail,” it says, Thursday's 18-page filing didn't describe Kelly's health issues, but it said he was within the category

of people described as high-risk by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The courts have long recognized that there is no greater necessity than keeping a defendant alive, no matter the charge,” the filing says.

For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.

If Kelly is released, he would live

with his girlfriend, Joycelyn Savage, at a Chicago loft apartment and could remain on home confinement with an electronic monitor, the filing says. His trial date in Chicago is Oct. 13.

The judge in his federal case in New York also ordered that Kelly be detained while awaiting trial, so Kelly's lawyers would also have to persuade that judge to grant him bail before he could be freed in Chicago.

The federal charges in Chicago accuse Kelly of filming himself having sex with underage girls and of paying off potential witnesses in his 2008 trial—at which he was acquitted—to get them to change their stories.

The federal courthouse in Chicago has delayed civil and most criminal proceedings to allow judges and staff to work from home amid the coronavirus outbreak.

It continues to hold hearings deemed urgent, some of which can be conducted by phone or video streaming.

A message seeking comment left for the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago wasn't returned. Prosecutors typically do not comment on pending criminal cases.