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AUGUST 21, 2020

Coastal Commission slaps down

FISHERMAN’S WHARF

DEVELOPMENT OVERRIDE

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com San Francisco-- The California Coastal Commission, Aug. 12, rejected a request by Ventura County Harbor Department for an LCP (Local Coastal Plan) amendment override of the Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP) and Coastal Zoning Ordinance of the certified City of Oxnard LCP at Fisherman’s Wharf.

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HE request would have increased allowable density and height specification in the harbor, modified allowable uses and development standards to accommodate a mixed-use residential development at the Fisherman’s Wharf site.

The action stops the proposed 400-unit high-end apartment building with no affordable housing set at market rate, plus 36,000 square feet of visitor-serving commercial space, 16 boat slips, a promenade, and one acre of park space.

During the meeting, Developer Tellefson agreed to add affordable housing units, and the commissioners said that needs action by the City of Oxnard.

There is an urchin dock in place that would have been moved south to a nearby boatyard.

The Harbor District and the City of Oxnard reached

REJECTED

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Ramirez starts her push to election day

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- As the summer of Covid-19 rages on, election day is coming and Oxnard Mayor Pro Tem and Ventura County Supervisor District Five candidate Carmen Ramirez has launched her campaign with her sights set on the Nov 3 election.

She faces Oxnard Mayor Tim Flynn in a runoff. During Super Tuesday, the unofficial results had Flynn with 3,254

votes, while Ramirez had 2,284.

Neither candidate reached 50 percent of the electorate, so they’ll match up again in Nov. Although it may seem like Ramirez has done nothing because of Covid-19, Campaign Manager Robert O’Reilly said volunteers have over 2,000 postcards to send out on Ramirez’s behalf that will be mailed in late Aug. “We’ve done many Zoom calls,” he said. “We have a fundraiser lined up n Ramirez, see page 7

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Oxnard resident Pat Brown supported opting out of the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations.

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Ventura County Supervisor Steve Bennet

Supervisors extend Exclusive Right to Negotiate agreement with Channel Island Harbor Properties LLC

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Ventura-- The Ventura County Board of Supervisors, June 23, ratified agreements between the County of Ventura and Channel Islands Harbor Properties LLC: a fourth amendment to the parties’ amended and restated an exclusive right to negotiate agreement (ERN) for parcel X-3, and a fifth amendment to the parties’ exclusive right to negotiate agreement for parcels F/F-1 (Casa Sirena Hotel Parcel).

The action extends the termination date for the exclusive right to negotiate for parcel X-3 and parcels F/F-1, for nine months and authorization Harbor Director Mark Sandoval to make specified modifications to the amendments.

The item caused more than its share of controversy, as the supervisors initially denied the extension and moved on.

Once they moved on, Supervisor Steve Bennet asked them to reconsider the vote. He started commenting that County Attorney Leroy Smith told him there would not be an advantage to a developer if they extended the ENR for the developer but allowed n Extension, see page 6

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STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: FOOTBALL

Frosted Thoughts

COMPTON BULLETIN | DATE, DATE, DATE

LEGAL

It ’s ti m e fo r n ew la w m a kers wh o u n ders ta n d m o n ey

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- You know, I was reading the other day and stumbled upon Assembly Bill 1253, which places an additional tax on the wealthiest residents in the state.

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HIS is the equivalent of giving a drunk sailor an American Express black card and telling them to have fun. It hurts the middle class, and you elected those people to hurt you.

This bill is one of the most idiotic things I’ve seen in a long time. When I did a story about the state budget, Assembly member Monique Limón said it required a lot of tough decisions, but there was no tax increase for the middle class.

I get that. She’s running for the state senate and wants to get elected. Playing to the masses is a good idea.

The state used its rainy-day fund to make the budget work. That’s why there is a rainy-day fund.

In AB 1253, this bill, for taxable years, beginning on or after Jan 1, 2020, means in addition to regular taxes, it imposes an additional tax at the rates of 1 percent,

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3 percent, and 3.5 percent on that portion of a taxpayer’s taxable income over specified thresholds on the wealthiest Californians.

Plainly put, if your taxable income is over the adjusted $1 million amount, but not over the adjusted $2 million amount. The state will tax an additional 1 percent of your income. n Frosted Thoughts, see page 6

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NEWS Court orders improvements to Magic Auto Center on Oxnard Blvd.

OXNARD-- The Ventura Superior Court granted the City of Oxnard’s request and issued an injunction ordering two long-blighted downtown Oxnard Boulevard properties, formerly known as Magic Auto Center, to come into compliance with the law.

As a result, the Court has appointed a receiver who will be responsible for rehabilitating the properties on S. Oxnard Blvd.

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V O L U N TA R Y compliance from the property owner is always our goal. When that fails, we have no choice but to take the steps necessary to protect the health and safety of our community,” said Code Compliance Manager Roger Brooks. “The granting of the injunctions and receivership will result in the properties finally being rehabilitated and brought into full compliance—and no longer a source of blight, crime, fires and other hazards.”

The granting of the injunctions and receivership will result in the properties finally being rehabilitated and brought into full compliance—and no longer a source of blight, crime, fires and other hazards PROPERTY HISTORY Since 2016, Oxnard Code Compliance has sought to remove a magnitude of violations at the two properties located in the 700 and 900 blocks of S. Oxnard Blvd. The former auto dealerships became a storage yard for hundreds of vehicles that were either damaged or being stripped for parts.

As the buildings fell into disrepair, they became a magnet for transient and criminal activity, generating hundreds of calls for service from the Oxnard Police Department and Oxnard Fire Departments.

Several significant fires have occurred on the properties, endangering neighboring properties and

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structures.

The Code Compliance Division sought voluntary compliance for years through inperson meetings, issuing written Notices of Violations, dozens of Administrative Citations, and conducting several inspections.

The business/property owner was not cooperative with compliance

Perryman arrested during unattended vehicle operation Oxnard-- Our city is experiencing an increase in stolen vehicles. To combat the problem, the Oxnard Police Department’s Property Crimes Unit, Auto Theft Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Unit are taking a proactive, comprehensive approach in the prevention, enforcement, and investigation of stolen vehicles.

On Aug 12, 2020, at approximately 5 a.m., Detectives with the Property Crimes Unit conducted an unattended vehicle operation. This operation aimed to educate the public on the importance of not leaving vehicles idling and unattended on the street or in the driveway. Unattended vehicles continue to contribute to the rise in auto theft citywide.

While conducting this operation in the area of Yucca Street and ‘A’ Court, detectives located an occupied stolen vehicle, a green Nissan truck.

The driver of the vehicle, later identified as 35-year-old Oxnard resident Jacob Perryman, fled from the vehicle, and detectives gave chase.

Perryman was taken into custody a

Jacob Perryman

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short distance away and charged with driving a stolen vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, unlawful possession of vehicle master keys, and in possession of a stolen vehicle with prior arrests. Perryman has been arrested four times this year for property crime-related offenses and narcotic related offenses.

A significant percentage of stolen vehicles are preventable. The Oxnard Police Department would like to remind the residents of the following tips to prevent a vehicle from being

stolen: · Never leave your vehicle unlocked, not even for a minute. · Never leave your keys in the vehicle, even if you think they are “hidden.” · Don’t leave your vehicle idling and unattended because it is unnecessary, unsafe, illegal, and someone can steal your vehicle.

Wheel locks, brake pedal locks, and steering wheel locks are also effective.

The Oxnard Police Department is committed to reducing auto theft in the City of Oxnard. Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 3857600 or online via oxnardpd.org, and clicking on “Report Suspicious Activity.” You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so 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.

efforts, which ultimately forced the City of Oxnard to seek judicial relief in the form of injunctions and a receivership to resolve the situation.

A court-appointed receiver is a neutral party who works for the Court and will take possession of the properties, secure them, and after Court approval will begin

the process of rehabilitation. The City of Oxnard City Attorney’s office, with assistance from the law firm Silver & Wright, LLP, who specializes in code enforcement matters, represents the City in this case. Once the process is complete, the City is entitled to recover all of its costs associated with the receivership.

Oxnard traffic enforcement operation focuses on street racing Oxnard-- On Thursday, August 13, 2020, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1:30 a.m., the Oxnard Police Department and California Highway Patrol deployed specially trained personnel in response to recent complaints and traffic collisions related to illegal street racing, reckless driving, and unsafe vehicles operating on our roadways. The police department has received complaints from community members of large numbers of modified vehicles gathering and disturbing at different locations around the city.

During the traffic enforcement operation, officers arrested two drivers for participating in a street race. Six people were arrested for aiding or engaging in an exhibition of speed, and two drivers were arrested for reckless driving. Additionally, nine vehicles were towed during the operation.

Over the past several years, there is an increased presence of unsanctioned events in Oxnard and

Ventura County. Street racing, drag racing, drifting, and other forms of unpermitted driving create a dangerous environment for everyone on roadways. The Oxnard Police Department will be taking a zerotolerance approach to this dangerous and illegal behavior. Those doing these acts will be subject to citations, vehicles being towed, and possibly arrested. Violators driving modified vehicles will be referred to a State Referee, who will perform equipment inspections. State Referees will not sign off citations until a vehicle is in full compliance with the law. It is the Oxnard Police Department’s mission to promote traffic safety and reduce the number of collisions in our community. The police department will continue these types of enforcement operations to make our roadways safer.

If anyone has questions regarding this enforcement operation, please contact Traffic Officer Adam Aguilar at adam.aguilar@oxnardpd.org.

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NEWS Oxnard traffic enforcement operation focuses on street racing Oxnard-- On Aug. 8, 2020, at approximately 4 p.m., the victim of a reported stolen vehicle located their vehicle driving in the area of Channel Islands Boulevard and Dupont Street. Auto Theft Task Force and Property Crimes Detectives responded to the area and located the vehicle in the area of Ives Avenue and Rose Avenue.

Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle in the area of Westar Drive and Vanguard Drive. The driver was identified as 30-yearold Oxnard resident, Jonathan Chavez, who was arrested for unlawfully driving a stolen vehicle and unlawfully possessing a stolen vehicle. A record check of Chavez indicated that he has been convicted four times for auto theft and has served 1,185 days (3.5 years) for these convictions. Chavez was subsequently charged with an additional count of auto theft with a prior conviction.

A significant percentage of stolen vehicles are preventable. The Oxnard Police Department would like to remind the residents of the following tips to prevent a vehicle from being stolen: · Never leave your vehicle unlocked, not even for a minute. · Never leave your keys in the vehicle, even if you think they are “hidden.”

Jonathan Chavez

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· Don’t leave your vehicle idling and unattended because it is unnecessary, unsafe, illegal, and someone can steal your vehicle. · Wheel locks, brake pedal locks, and steering wheel locks are also effective.

The Oxnard Police Department is committed to reducing auto theft in the City of Oxnard. 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 oxnardpd.org and clicking on “Report Suspicious Activity.” You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so 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.

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Oxnard-- The Oxnard Police Department will have extra officers out on patrol on Aug. 23, 2020, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes.

With nearly 900,000 registered motorcycles in the state, many road users are going places without the same protections as drivers.

Motorcycle riders are 28 times more likely to die in a crash than vehicle occupants.

To help protect you and your family, keep the following tips in mind while driving or riding: Drivers · Always check twice for motorcycles in your mirrors and blind spots. · Use your signal when changing lanes.

· Never follow a motorcycle too closely. Always keep a safe distance. · When at an intersection, allow enough space before turning.

Motorcyclists: · Always wear a DOT-compliant helmet and protective gear like gloves and leather clothing. · Consider adding reflective tape to your clothing to make it easier for other drivers to see you. · Keep your lights on at all times, even during the day. · Don’t assume drivers see you: signal well in advance before changing lanes and watch for turning vehicles. · Although lane splitting is legal, the practice is not encouraged at high speeds in free-flowing traffic, or between large vehicles like big rigs and motor homes.

The state’s stay-at-home order

requires residents to stay at home and only go out to run essential errands or exercise. When out, please remember to practice physical distancing measures when feasible, and stay at least six feet apart from others. The Oxnard Police Department will hold another motorcycle safety enforcement operation on September 6, 2020.

During these trying times, the safety of the community remains our top priority. The Oxnard Police Department recognizes the need to protect the public by looking for violations made by drivers and riders that put the public at further risk. Funding for motorcycle safety enforcement operations is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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an impasse on the development.

The city refused to approve the amendment to the Local Coastal Plan and criticized the Harbor District for omitting details.

The Coastal Commission made the same findings and expressed some frustration over the matter.

They told the two groups to get together and work out a compromise solution. They surmised that the project was not vetted properly.

Chairman Steve Padilla reviewed the subject and said the Fisherman’s Wharf site is 11 acres and was built during the 1970s and 80s. It is a waterfront-oriented, visitorserving commercial and recreational fisherman’s village development.

The development has nine buildings and 48,000 square feet of commercial space, an urchin dock, and commercial fishing processing facilities. Other areas at the harbor do have residential development; he said, but there are no residences at the Fisherman’s Wharf site, as they are not permitted.

Under its public works program, the county has planning and regulatory authority over its projects in the harbor.

“Oxnard’s city limits extend to all harbor land areas, and the harbor land areas are included in the city’s certified local coastal plan,” he said.

The standard of review for a public works plan amendment is the city’s certified LCP. “In 2016, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors approved a PWP (Public Works Plan) amendment to allow residential uses at Fisherman’s Wharf,” District Director Steve Hudson said. “Shortly thereafter, the commission staff notified the harbor department that the PWP

amendment could not be approved by the commission. Residential uses at the site would be inconsistent with the corresponding zone within the certified Oxnard LCP.” The Oxnard LCP identifies the site as Harbor Channel Islands, and that is a designation.

“The purpose of that zone is to protect commercial, recreational boating, and related uses,” he said.

“Residential uses are not allowed.

The harbor department submitted an application to the City of Oxnard to end the city’s LCP to allow a mixeduse project.” The harbor department submitted an application to the Coastal Commission and asked for an override. The override would take the item from the city and make it a Coastal Commission matter.

The change increases the harbor density from 18 to 40 units per acre, but it did not delineate whether the change is for Fisherman’s Wharf or the entire Channel Islands area.

The maximum building height will change from 35 to 55 feet and add an urban village designation to the Fisherman’s Wharf site.

“That will allow a mix of residential, commercial, and office uses,” he said. “Changes to the certified implementation plan portion of the LCP allows residential units at the Fisherman’s Wharf site of up to 36 units per acre. It modifies minimum required setbacks for structures and adds a new development standard that would allow project proponents to propose alternative development standards.”

The override procedure follows coastal act section 30515 and administrative section 13666 and includes whether the amendment qualifies for processing and satisfies

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the findings of section 13664.

The harbor has to be qualified to undertake a public works project, and since harbors are included in public works, it meets the criteria.

The harbor department also asserts that Fisherman’s Wharf is a prominent location and will be a catalyst for any rejuvenation effort.

“This allows long term amenities in the harbor,” Padilla said.

Conversely, he said regional public needs would not be met by providing market-rate housing at the waterfront where coastal-related and visitor-serving uses are prioritized.

“The harbor department did not provide evidence about how the amendment would benefit Fisherman’s Wharf as a whole,” he said. “The needs of the harbor could not otherwise be met without redevelopment of this site without residential development. As such, your staff does not believe this amendment satisfies your criteria.”

The Harbor Department didn’t anticipate a need for a mixed-use when they certified, he said, so the Coastal Commission believes they satisfied the third criterion.

“We don’t believe that it meets the important second criteria,” he said.

The second finding to override Oxnard’s decision states that the proposed development meets the need for an area greater than the Local Coastal Plan in chapter three of the Coastal Act. Staff identified three applicable resources, including public access and recreation, commercial fishing, recreational boating, and visual resources. “The primary purpose of the Fisherman’s Wharf site is to provide and protect commercial fishing and recreational boating,” Padilla said. “The zone also allows secondary visitor-serving uses, such as commercial visitor-serving uses. Those are considered subordinate and incidental to the primary use. The existing development pattern at Fisherman’s Wharf is consistent with this requirement.

The development includes commercial fishing facilities, and it also includes ancillary visitorserving facilities, like restaurants, retail, and other visitor-serving opportunities.

The override allows residential uses throughout the harbor, he said, but it does not mean the residential use is ancillary or subordinate.

“This would give marketrate housing equal priority and consideration to those other uses,” he said. “That is inconsistent with the provisions of the land-use plan and the Coastal Act policies which prioritize recreational and visitor-serving uses in waterfront locations.”

He admitted that some

housing might be appropriate, but the amendment does not provide enough detail that shows the housing remains subordinate to priority uses.

The east side of the harbor has lots of industrial boatyards, and Fisherman’s Wharf has the only unobstructed water views with public access.

“Because the amendment does not include specific details or standards about the scale size and layout about the future mixed-use project, the site could be developed with any combination of structures and can block these visual resources in the future,” he said. “Additional development in the area consists of single-family residences to the north, open harbor waters to the west, and single-story industrial boatyards to the south. The 55-feet height increase has the potential for a mixed-use development that is inconsistent with smaller in scale and low-in-height development in the vicinity.”

Allowing the override allows the proponent to add additional development standards in the future.

That can mean increased heights that would exaggerate its inconsistency with the surrounding area.

“Some comments expressed the amendment also conflicts with the commission’s environmental justice policy,” Padilla said. “The conversion of lower-cost, visitor-serving facilities to market-rate residential units will be a barrier to residents with low-income. The Coastal Act does not authorize the commission to regulate affordable housing.

The environmental justice policy recognizes that affordable housing is a legitimate environmental justice issue. The provision of housing can’t be permitted at the expense of coastal resources.” Hudson said viable alternatives exist, and the harbor department could coordinate with the city to develop an LCP amendment to include detailed mixed-use development standards.

Denying the amendment override does not hurt the public’s welfare, identified in the general provisions of the coastal act.

“The Coastal Act encourages wellplanned development, including affordable housing within the coastal zone, but recognizes the state has limited waterfront coastal areas,” he said. “Those waterfront areas should be prioritized for development of coastal dependent and related development.”

The Harbor Department submitted a letter to the commission and said the project included development standards, and the staff didn’t “adequately analyze” those standards. Had the commission staff included the standards with the amendment, it would make the amendment consistent with the required findings for an override.

“We did receive those

development standards with the county’s application, but they were submitted as a background document to the application,” he said. “They were not included in the text changed to the land use or implementation plan. We’re basing our review of the override on what was before the city. When the city denied the original land-use plan amendment, these development standards were not before the city.

The city did not act on those.”

Hudson said the standards submitted do not address any of the project issues. During exparte on the item, Commissioner Roberto Uranga said he had multiple conversations with members of the Oxnard City Council and management staff, plus members of the public who opposed the development.

He spoke with Mark Sandoval from Ventura Harbor, who expressed support for the project.

Commissioner Erik Howell also had exparte communication, including a conversation with Oxnard Mayor Pro Tem Carmen Ramirez.

During public comments, Harbor Director Mark Sandoval wished he could bring the item to the commission under different circumstances.

“The county hoped to partner with the city and bring this to you as a traditional LCP amendment, where the city could have helped frame the development for Fisherman’s Wharf, but it refused to do so,” he said.

“That process has been an example of government failing the people of Ventura County and visitors throughout the state.” He accused the City of Oxnard of using whatever means to stop a project that will benefit a region larger than the city.

“That’s exactly what we have here,” Sandoval said. “The Coastal Act gives you the ability to override and assume jurisdiction in just this type of situation. Because it’s an override, it can condition the LCP Amendment to achieve Coastal Act consistency.

The board recommends denial of the LCP Amendment incorrectly and says it doesn’t qualify for process, pursuant to the override procedures.

Sandoval addressed six findings, including how the LCP amendment wouldn’t maintain or address coastal resources, public access, recreation, or recreational boating facilities and wouldn’t ensure adequate public parking. He submitted a list of all the concerns detailed in the development standards.

“They would result in a great development to enhance access and visitor-serving facilities,” he said.

“Evidence does not demonstrate that the LCP amendment would meet the needs of an area greater than the area included in the LCP. This story will continue on Aug. 28.

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If the taxpayer’s taxable income is over the adjusted $2 million amount, but not over the adjusted $5 million amount, California will charge you an additional 3 percent.

It doesn’t stop there, taxpayer’s taxable income over the adjusted $5 million amount means the state gets 3.5 percent more.

So I started by saying this shortsighted bill hurts the middle class, so work with me here. California already has the highest personal income tax rates in the nation, and your government is looking to make it higher.

The bill analysis discusses the fact that people may leave the state and go somewhere else. There goes that money out the window, or in this case, down the highway and elsewhere. They never say how they’ll deal with that. I’m sure they don’t have an answer.

Okay, let’s assume they don’t leave and decide to stay. Do you honestly think that these people will look at this law and say oh well, let me get my checkbook?

If they own a business and want to be profitable, they’ll lower costs to replenish their bottom line. That

means layoffs and cutting back hours to less than 30 per week. If you recall, that’s the threshold for businesses to offer health insurance.

That sends thousands of more people into the government health insurance system. Isn’t socialized medicine great? No, and it’s getting more expensive.

Let’s take it one notch higher and talk about how the wealthiest people live at home. One mindset is thinking these poor rich people; they have to go home to their palatial estates. Most of them got this way by educating themselves,

working hard, and reaping the rewards of that hard work. Now the government wants to take it away?

These people will spend less money and make sure they continue to live. That means less sales tax revenue for local cities. What if this happened in Oxnard? There is already a tax increase on the ballot.

What if they have to pass another one to make up for the affluent people who decided to cut back? We need these people. They create jobs and generate revenue.

Let me tell you; I am not rich in any way. I live on a tight budget

and work every day and put money into my savings for when I am old.

That’s the American dream, and the J-Train and I are living this.

Why doesn’t the state look at itself? I refuse to believe that every dollar gets spent wisely, and you need to prove to me there is no waste. I know the text of this bill says the rich get richer while the masses struggle during Covid-19, but I read the bill, and there is no sunset for this tax. It’s a money grab, and they are using Covid-19 as an excuse.

When the state goes bankrupt, try to justify the increase then.

potential claim they haven’t acted in good faith.

Bennet voted yes on the second try, and he apologized to the board.

“I should have explored Mr. Smith’s comments a little more thoroughly before I voted the last time,” he said.

Supervisor Linda Parks did not like the change at all and thought that Channel Islands Harbor Properties should not have a leg up.

“Particularly when we’re doing a visioning process,” she said. “Now it will turn into what should this developer do on that site. That’s how this discussion has changed. It’s no longer let’s open it up and see what we can get out there. We won’t have any other developers apply if they (Channel Islands Harbor Properties) has an ERN. We shouldn’t because it won’t be ethical.”

She pointed out the supervisors are dealing with the City of Oxnard, the public, and the county on this development.

“This developer is not going to turn around and sue us when they have a multi-million-dollar development at Fisherman’s Wharf, working with the county to get processed,” Parks said. “The idea that we can separate these two parcels so that we can have an open dialogue will be lost. That concerns me particularly since we have already experienced where we have not gotten on Fisherman’s Wharf.

For me, it gives an opportunity for open dialogue and the ability for other developers. I can understand the desire right now. We have a developer with a lot of money, and we want to keep them. I’m concerned with Fisherman’s Wharf from what I’ve seen with this developer. It privatizes a public resource when they put a lot of apartments out there. That’s what I’m convinced will occur. Even Mr. Sandoval continues to say you’re going to have apartments there.

We’re making a major decision here, and it’s limiting our visioning.”

Supervisor John Zaragoza said the visioning process brings a lot of

partners together.

“We’re only talking about six months,” he said. “That process is what we’re looking for, and the visioning process is what we’re looking for.”

Harbor Director Mark Sandoval asked for the extension on the two exclusive rights to negotiate on behalf of Channel Islands Harbor Properties for two parcels at the harbor.

In 2019, with the support of the harbor residents and Supervisor Zaragoza, they changed the process for harbor planning. They underwent an up-front public visioning process to determine the best projects for the harbor parcels.

“Late last year, we began this visioning process for the harbor, including these two parcels in question,” he said. “Unfortunately, those efforts were not as constructive as we hoped, as we received little constructive input for the two parcels. As a result, we’re commissioning an experienced consulting team to assist with the visioning process.”

Sandoval hopes to have them under contract soon and resurrect the visioning process in earnest sometime in the next six months and have a master vision.

“I’m reluctant to call it a master plan,” he said. “There are certain connotations that go with a master plan, but we need a master vision about what we should develop in the harbor.”

The ENR at the two harbor properties have been in place for years, he said, but the harbor purposely delayed progress on these parcels, because they’ve been concentrating on the Fisherman’s Wharf project.

“The historical progression of the Fisherman’s Wharf project has illustrated that, without a doubt, is that the best process for harbor development is to have the up-front involvement of the City of Oxnard,” he said. “This visioning process we are undertaking will do just that.”

The harbor department applied

to Oxnard last Nov. and asked them to change their coastal plan, so the Fisherman’s Wharf project could proceed. The Oxnard City Council denied the request.

“What they demonstrated is that they do have the ability to stall harbor development under most conditions,” Sandoval said. “What was just as important, and we heard from the city council at that hearing was we should have involved them upfront. We should have been there and part of that process. That’s exactly what this bid visioning will do. We need these two parcels developed, but we need that all-inclusive visioning process before we proceed.”

Tom Tellefson from Channel Islands Harbor Properties has made “numerous attempts” to meet with Oxnard city officials and discuss a path forward, Sandoval said, and, at this point, they’ve not met.”

Tellefson and Sandoval met with the Harbor and Beach Community Alliance (HBCA), and Tellefson entertained his willingness to make changes at Fisherman’s Wharf and meet the city and HBCA’s desires. The duo asked for input from the group.

“Nothing came out of that meeting,” Sandoval said. “What they said is they don’t know, but why don’t you issue requests for proposals for those parcels?”

He pointed out that the visioning stage is upfront.

“It’s the initial stage of what we should do to develop any parcels in the harbor,” he said. “That provides the opportunity for collaboration between the county, the City of Oxnard, its businesses and its residents, where we can sit in this collaborative process. We’ve got this parcel, and what should it be? You don’t do it in a box. You do it, so you’re looking at the entire harbor, which is then the recommendation of some of the opponents of the development and what we hear from the professionals. Hopefully, it will allow us to move forward with the development process with much less conflict than we’ve seen with Fisherman’s Wharf.”

He dismissed the Request for Proposals first by the HBCA and said it made no sense.

“When you do an RFP, you provide some direction about what should be developed,” he said. “That direction comes from the visioning process, the first step. It makes no sense to do RFPs right now for these parcels.”

Additionally, Sandoval said that public comments allege that Channel Islands Harbor Properties should not be involved in the visioning process.

“First off, it’s a public process,” he said. “Any developer and any development team can be involved in a public process. Secondly, doing any legitimate visioning in the harbor, you need the world of developers to provide their input. It doesn’t make sense to exclude the developers from the visioning process. At the end of the day, you may have a project that everybody wants, but no developer wants. You need that input from the developers. Channel Islands Harbor Properties, they are the most experienced developer in the harbor.

They’ve been engaged since 2014.

The need to stay involved.”

Tellefson addressed the supervisors and said the original ERN got approved in 2014.

“Channel Islands Harbor Properties have followed the direction of the harbor and county since 2014, as it relates to parcels X-3 and Casa Sirena,” he said.

“Meanwhile, since 2016, the City of Oxnard has interceded in the entitlement process for Fisherman’s Wharf and the whole harbor, including the X-3 and Casa Sirena sites. They claim the right to approve and control any-and-all developments.

We at Channel Islands Harbor Properties are willing to work with the City of Oxnard. We’ve been seeking a way to do so for some time with no avail. We will continue to do so in the hope that cooler heads prevail and find common ground on our proposed Fisherman’s Wharf project, but hopefully, for all harbor projects.”

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other developers to bid. Bennet withdrew his first motion after Smith told him it couldn’t work.

“What happens, as we go through this process, in terms of actual approval,” Bennet asked. “Let’s say we’re done with the visioning in six months, and there are three months left. My concern is the ability of Ventura County to have a professional reputation when we enter into these exclusive developing agreements and have people spending money, and we are fair in the process.”

He proposed a scenario to Smith, said the county had a visioning process, and by “some miracle,” it gets done, and the project fit the visioning process.

“The board would then have the right to determine if it fits the visioning process,” he asked. “Is that correct?”

Smith said he was right; then, Bennet wanted to know if the supervisors must complete the project.

“It does not, but you do have a duty to act in good faith,” Smith said. “If the visioning project came up with a definition of a project, you could not deny that contract and give it to someone else. That would be evidence on its face that you didn’t act in good faith if you contracted with another developer for the same project that Channel Islands is willing to do. The whole point of an exclusive right to negotiate is that it’s some assurance that the county will work with them. If we come up with a project we jointly agree with; we will give them the development.”

Smith commented that over the last five years, that Channel Islands Harbor Apartments could say the county hasn’t acted in good faith.

“I don’t think they have a strong case,” he said. “We have to be concerned that if we do not extend the exclusive right to negotiate, that we’ve acted in good faith all along.

The other party has expended a lot of time, money, and effort.”

He commented that by extending the exclusive right to negotiate, the county reduces the developer’s

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NEWS Oxnard Police arrest Rafael Lopez Oxnard-- On Aug 13, at approximately 5:20 p.m., detectives from the Property Crimes Unit and Drug Enforcement Unit observed a wanted felon, Rafael Lopez, driving in the area of Ninth Street and ‘G’ Street. Lopez was wanted for a felony Post Release Offender (PROs) warrant for exhibiting a deadly weapon at law enforcement to prevent arrest.

Detectives attempted a traffic stop on his vehicle in the 1000 block of South ‘G’ Street, Oxnard. Lopez immediately pulled over and fled the vehicle on foot. While running through the neighborhood, Lopez armed himself with a loaded 9mm handgun. Lopez approached an open window of a residence and was confronted by the victim.

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OPEZ pointed the firearm at the victim and fled. Lopez was observed attempting to get into a vehicle and confronted by detectives. Lopez turned and discarded the handgun before surrendering without further incident.

Detectives attempted to locate the firearm in the backyard of a residence and were unsuccessful due to debris and overgrown bushes.

Detectives requested the assistance of the Oxnard K9 Unit. K9 Capone arrived on the scene and located the firearm in a bush in the back yard.

Lopez is a convicted felon and prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm.

He was arrested for several felony firearms charges,

exhibiting a firearm in a threatening manner, a felony, and misdemeanor narcotics possession.

The Oxnard Police Department is committed to reducing weapon-related crimes in the City of Oxnard.

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 oxnardpd.org, and clicking on “Report Suspicious Activity.”

You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 800-2228477. You can also visit venturacountycrimestoppers. org to submit a tip via text or email.

Rafael Lopez

(Courtesy photo)

Ramirez continued from page 1

for tonight, Aug. 13, and we’ll have another one lined up in a couple of weeks.”

When you compare the two candidates, Ramirez said, although she and Flynn both like campaigning door-to-door, right now, that might not be the best idea because of Covid-19.

“If there is a way to do that safely, I will do it,” Ramirez said. “I have always loved getting somebody who’s intimidated by that because you will encounter people who don’t want to hear it. We have to all transition and do it safely. I have volunteers, a phone, and Zoom.”

She stands on her record of social, economic, and environmental justice.

“I’m not new to the game, and I have been working on this for pretty much all my life,” she said.

“Especially with social justice, and I am a lawyer since before you were born. I have fought for the rights of all kinds of people in all kind of situations. I’ve taught law school, and I have been on the governing board in my profession and believe in the rule of law. I believe in getting to yes, but I never lie about what we have to do. That has earned me some enemies and adversaries, but it also earned me support.”

She sees a better way forward and will never be the status quo candidate.

“I am not saying my opponent is status quo, but I am the leader in a lot of things,” she said. “I appreciate the rest of the council, including the mayor, that has gone along with what I have initiated.”

Ramirez said Ventura County faces less of a precarious financial situation because of Covid-19 than Oxnard, which faced a difficult decision before the pandemic.

“We were about to come out of this,” she said. “We’d already hit bottom, and we were starting to ascend with stability. Our S&P ratings were going up, and we were considered stable. Then, the pandemic hit, businesses had to close, people lost their jobs, and people were afraid to buy, shop, and spend.”

Ventura County is stable economically, she said, and its pension system is in great shape.

“They’re not tied into the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS),” she said. “They have their own way of investing, and I am a pensioner. I worked for the court for almost 10 years. I have a modest pension, and I am appreciative of it.”

She said the county, along with cities, is hoping the federal government will help with funding.

“All of the relief bills we’ve been hearing about did not include cities or states to support essential services,” Ramirez said.

“Meanwhile, the state has dug into its rainy-day fund. Our city has spent down to the bone and is borrowing from its enterprise funds. We really need that federal relief.”

As a supervisor, Ramirez said she would do what’s needed to get people to shop on Main Street and stop ordering online from big-box retailers.

“I was contacted by a group that supports small businesses, and I think that small businesses have not gotten their fair share of assistance,” she said. “The Lakers got paycheck protection. There has not been a lot of accountability at the federal government. Who got the money and how we are going to spend it. The majority of these businesses are doing the right thing and keeping their employees on the payroll. It is a problem for small businesses.”

She wants to help small businesses use the internet so people can make purchases.

“People can make purchases and pick up curbside,” she said. “There’s a safe way to go to the grocery store, and there is a safe way to go to our smaller retailers. With restaurants, a lot of them have curbside pickup, but a lot of them are switching to outdoor dining. The City of Oxnard is facilitating that, but some people don’t have space.”

She’s been contacted about closing streets to spur business, and Ramirez supports that idea.

“I want to see our small businesses survive and thrive,” she said. “The more ways we can encourage these creative ways, the curbside and outdoor dining, let’s do that.”

She noted that Covid-19 is not going away soon.

“We’re not going to have a vaccine soon, no matter what Vladimir Putin says, that’s effective and safe,” Ramirez said.

With the Harbor Department and the city locked in a dispute

over Fisherman’s Wharf, she said the relationship is not broken, although it might look that way to the casual observer.

“The county supervisors have been good about a lot of things and have supported the city’s efforts for a long time about the homeless shelter, including the armory, where it already is,” she said. “They have bent over backward to provide support to small businesses. I am on the oversight committee that was formed by the Ventura County Community Foundation.

They, along with the Economic Development Collaborative that I chaired last year, have agreed to oversee the Business Grant Program, the Rental Grant Program, and the Undocufund.

That’s a lot of work for the Community Foundation.”

For small businesses and rental assistance, she said the county put in the money, and the supervisors voted for the programs.

“There’s the effort on the pandemic, and we can always improve that,” Ramirez said. “The big thing is getting the word out to the public, and the public that wants to do the right thing will do the right thing.”

She applauds the work done by the Ventura County Animal Shelter Commission, where she serves with Supervisor Steve Bennet and council members from every city that’s part of the contract.

“I think they’re doing a fantastic job with the animal services,” she said. “The shelter has been impacted like every other aspect of

our lives, by the pandemic, and the county supports that. So, when you say our relationship is broken, it’s a longstanding problem that I think Jack Ainsworth, who’s the director of the Coastal Commission, he said it yesterday, and I agree that the county has gotten itself into a tight spot with the developer. To me, that is the crux of the problem.

The developer, they have a plan; they have never moved an inch from it. The community, and not just the people who live near the harbor, are not pleased with it because it is only this huge number of units. It takes away public access from an existing park; it takes away a lot of public space; it takes parking away and is a gated community with high-end luxury places.”

Ramirez said there is collateral damage in play.

“You heard from people in construction trades that want to build,” she said. “I don’t blame them. They are hurting for work.

They have to go to L.A., and I know that. They want to build wherever and whenever, so they oppose SOAR (A series of voter initiatives that require a vote of the people before agricultural land or open space areas can be rezoned for development). SOAR doesn’t mean no housing; it means housing in the right place, vertical, not horizontal, to keep our quality of life.”

For more information, visit carmen4supervisor.com.

This story will continue on Aug 28.

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SENIORS 805 How Medicare and Other Tools Can Help Older Smokers Kick the Habit

Dear Savvy Senior, I understand that COVID-19 hits smokers a lot harder than nonsmokers but quitting at my age is very difficult. Does Medicare offer any coverage that helps beneficiaries quit smoking?

Must Quit Dear Must, It’s true. Smokers and vapers have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection as the coronavirus attacks the lungs.

That’s why quitting now is more important than ever before.

If you are a Medicare beneficiary, you’ll be happy to know that

Medicare Part B covers up to eight face-to-face counseling sessions a year to help you quit smoking.

And, if you have a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, certain smoking-cessation medications are covered too. Here are some other tips that can help you kick the habit.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable illness, responsible for an estimated one-fifth of deaths in the United States each year.

But research shows that quitting, even after age 65, greatly reduces your risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, osteoporosis and many other diseases including COVID-19. It also helps you breathe easier, smell and taste food better, not to mention saves you quite a bit of money. A $6 pack-a-day smoker, for example, saves about $180 after one month without cigarettes, and nearly $2,200 after one year.

It’s Never Too Late According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 12.5 percent of Medicare beneficiaries smoke. Many older smokers, like yourself, indicate that they would like to quit, but because of the nicotine, which is extremely addictive, it’s very difficult to do.

How to Quit The first step you need to take is to set a “quit date,” but give yourself a few weeks to get ready. During that time, you may want to start by reducing the number or the strength of cigarettes you smoke to begin weaning yourself.

Also check out over-the-counter nicotine replacement products – patches, gum and lozenges – to help curb your cravings (these are

not covered by Medicare). And just prior to your quit day get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays in your home, car, and place of work, and try to clean up and even spray air freshener. The smell of smoke can be a powerful trigger.

Get Help Studies have shown that you have a much better chance of quitting if you have help. So, tell your friends, family, and coworkers of your plan to quit. Others knowing can be a helpful reminder and motivator.

Then get some counseling. Don’t go it alone. Start by contacting your doctor about smoking cessation counseling covered by Medicare and find out about the prescription antismoking drugs that can help reduce your nicotine craving.

You can also get free oneon-one telephone counseling and referrals to local smoking cessation programs through your state quit line at 800-QUITNOW or call the National Cancer Institute free smoking quit line at 877-44U-QUIT.

It’s also important to identify and write down the times and situations you’re most likely to smoke and make a list of things you can do to replace it or distract yourself. Some helpful suggestions when the smoking urge arises are to call a friend or one of the free quit lines, keep your mouth occupied with some sugar-free gum, sunflower seeds, carrots, fruit or hard candy, go for a walk, read a magazine, listen to music or take a hot bath.

The intense urge to smoke lasts about three to five minutes, so do what you can to wait it out. It’s also wise to avoid drinking alcohol and steer clear of other smokers while you’re trying to quit. Both can trigger powerful urges to smoke.

For more tips on how to quit, including managing your cravings, withdrawal symptoms and what to do if you relapse, visit 60plus.SmokeFree.gov. There are also a variety of helpful quit smoking apps you can download like SmokeFreeApp.com and QuitGenius.com.

Online exhibit at the Maritime features Fragile Waters: Predator or Prey?

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populations of other animals in check.

Yet human activities are threatening shark populations and putting the health of the entire ecosystem at risk.

Marine conservation exhibits like this highlight Great Whites and celebrates why sharks are vitally important to our oceans. Sharks are apex predators throughout our oceans and predator-prey interactions are of central importance in ecology, with important implications for population dynamics, management, and conservation. Sharks are top predators in many marine communities, yet few studies have quantified or determined those factors influencing their distribution and hunting behavior.

However, studies of large shark foraging behavior are important for understanding the ecology of these species and are particularly important in light of steep declines in their populations and the recent realization that they have important structuring roles in marine communities. n Predator or Prey?, see page 9

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SENIORS 805 What it was, was a peach tree Dr. James L. Snyder For some reason, this week, I had been thinking of my maternal grandfather. I was named after him, and therefore we had a connection.

As a young boy, I would spend a month, every summer at my grandparents. They lived up in the mountains of Pennsylvania in a long valley. My grandfather was a farmer, and his primary income was his dairy cows. He taught me how to milk cows, and he did it the old-fashioned, hands-on way.

As a farmer up in the mountains of Pennsylvania, he was very adept at growing things.

One day he came home and in his truck were four little bushes.

At least they looked like bushes. I helped him plant them on the left side of the driveway. I never saw my grandfather so happy in all his life.

I asked my grandfather what we were planting, and he simply said, “Peach trees.”

The next day a friend of my grandfather stopped in and saw the “bushes” along the driveway.

“Hey, Jim,” the friend said, “what’s that there that you planted?”

Grandfather just looked and said, “Peach trees.”

The friend laughed and looked at my grandfather and said, “We don’t

grow peach trees here. And they don’t even look like a peach tree.”

And he continued laughing.

It wasn’t long before everybody in the valley was making fun of his “peach trees.”

The rumor developed that they were not, but my grandfather was simply trying to fool everybody.

After all, he was like that.

A year later, I was back at my grandparents during the summer, and several people would stop, look at those peach trees and asked my grandfather, “Jim, where are those peaches?” Then they would laugh at him and drive on. Nobody believed any peaches would grow on those trees. After all, they looked like small bushes.

“Where’s them peaches,” people would ask as they would drive by and stop for a moment. “I want a peach.”

My grandfather would smile, and it didn’t seem to bother him that he was the point of many a joke throughout the valley.

Then I went up on the fourth summer, and to my surprise, those peach trees had peaches all over them.

Everybody would stop by and ask my grandfather for a peach.

My grandfather would smile and say, “Those peaches aren’t ready to

pick yet.”

When they left, he picked a peach from the tree, gave it to me, and told me, “Here’s the first peach from my peach tree.” I ate it and boy was it delicious.

Day by day, he would take the peaches off the tree, and when people would stop, he would tell them, “They ain’t ready to pick today.” Then they would drive away.

Within a week, all the peaches were harvested from the trees.

Then the fun began. People would stop by and ask, “Where’s those peaches?”

My grandfather would stare back and say, “What peaches?”

Then he would laugh as they drove away.

He said to me, “Don’t let anybody tell you what you can or cannot do.”

And he walked away, smiling.

As I was thinking about him today, I thought of the Scripture; “And whatsoever ye do, do it

heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” (Colossians 3:23).

If you know what you’re doing, do it to God’s glory, and don’t let men distract you.

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and can shift their diet and habitats as needed. Although most people are aware of “Great Whites,” relatively little is actually known about them because of their scarcity and reclusive behavior. As a result, their total population is unknown and even local estimates are questionable; but they are being caught by fishermen in increasing numbers so there may be cause for concern for the species.

Photographer Ralph Clevenger: Working underwater and in

submerged cages, Ralph Clevenger was able to take the dramatic images presented in the Fragile Waters: Predator or Prey exhibit and provide viewers with an up-close view of these magnificent creatures. In Clevenger’s words, his photography better “allows us to understand them and helps to demystify their reputation as ‘ferocious man-eaters.’” Clevenger grew up on the coast of North Africa and has been diving since he was seven years old. He holds BA degrees

in zoology and photography and worked as a diver/biologist for the Scripps Institute before becoming a senior faculty member at Brooks Institute. Clevenger has taught for 33 years and traveled throughout the world on photography assignments and for publication. Now based in Santa Barbara, he “pursues his passion for the natural world by specializing in location photography and video projects of eco-travel, environmental portraiture, wildlife, and undersea

subjects.”

Artist Kathy S. Copsey has been a self-taught, freelance artist her entire life with a serious dedication on her art for over 33 years, she has won numerous awards for her artwork, and she has had her artwork spread as far away as two different Kung Fu schools in China and her books as far away as Australia. Kathy’s current style of painting includes texture (molding paste, pumice gel, gloss gel, etc) to create a contrast between the areas with only paint and areas with texture. She wanted to create more of a 3D look, and she has actually created “Actual 3D” paintings (acrylic paintings with parts of the painting done on multiple pieces of clear acrylic much like how a digital 3D picture can be created), but then she decided to start using texture which she “sculpts” into the shape she wants and then adds paint to enhance her pictures, giving them a unique style and look. This is also designed to help others share in the passion and love she feels for animals, giving them the sense the animals are real and that they could reach out and touch the texture of an animal’s coat, feathers, or fur.

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DINING

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I have been thinking about the direction of Connor Cooks a lot lately. It started with a mental health break from social media, which for me is only Instagram.

Face- Have some fun with your food! Don’t be afraid to make funny faces. I made these fried eggs with leftover steak and chimichurri (mouth) plus cheese crisps (eyebrows).

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T’S been insanely helpful for my mental space and not spending hours on end scrolling through photo’s has given me more clarity and refocused what Connor Cooks is about.

Making Cooking Simple.

I set out to make cooking simple for everyone. That was my driving motivation when I started posting

behind the scenes, step by step guides, of everything I cook. And teaching you to make good food at home is my primary function.

I want to show you how to make dishes that you are proud of, are fun to make, and don’t break the bank.

So we are dialing it all back and we are going to be cooking some

essentials. A fried egg is an important staple of any dignified breakfast. Or Burger. And the most simple and beautiful of fried eggs is the Sunny Side Up. So that seems like a good place to start.

Ingredients - Egg - Vegetable or Canola Oil - Salt - Pepper To Cook Heat a non-stick frying pan on medium heat for 3 minutes. Add the oil. About ½ teaspoon is plenty.

You cannot have too much oil so I usually just eyeball it straight from the container. Crack your egg directly on top of the oil. Sprinkle a pinch of salt on the egg. And leave be for about 5-7 minutes. Seriously, don’t fool around with the egg at all. It doesn’t need any help from you. You will know the egg is ready to eat when the whites become fully firm. If you pull them off right when that happens, the yolk will be a beautiful runny delight. If you would like pepper add at the very end. EAT. EAT. Simple.

I hope you enjoyed this dish!

If you would like to see more recipes and meal ideas follow me on Instagram @connor. cooks or visit my website www. connorcooksfood.com or shoot me an email connorcooksfood@gmail. com.

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020

Solidarity Art Walk celebrates revolutionary love and notes the remaining fight

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Ventura-- It was an uplifting and spiritual day, Aug. 15, as the Solidarity Art Walk to celebrate revolutionary love took place at Mission Park on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

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TTENDEES enjoyed a Covid-19-conscious event in a familyfriendly atmosphere and got to enjoy dance performances, living art, and see many booths on display spanning into Downtown Ventura. Art was auctioned off with proceeds going to the movement and artists.

Attendees embarked on a scavenger hunt and cashed in on special prizes at the end of the day.

The group “Show up for Racial Justice was part of the effort, as they celebrated the Ventura City Council’s decision to take down the statue of Father Junipero Serra that was perched in front of Ventura City Hall, as the father was accused of genocide.

Shannon Dybvig handed out flyers to passers-by and felt proud of the effort put forth by everyone.

“We wanted it to be a collaborative effort,” she said. “There is no one person in charge. The Art Walk is a collaboration between all these different groups that wanted to come together.”

W i t h Covid-19 still having its way in Ventura County, she wanted to get everyone out safely, so they don’t feel so isolated.

“We have hand sanitizer, 500 masks, and

signage that says to stay six feet apart,” she said. “A lot of the organizers were involved in the effort to bring down the Serra statue.”

After that happened, they looked at each other and said, what do they do now? They needed to get together, not as a celebration, but to acknowledge each other and what they went through.

“Is there a way we can actually come together safely,” she said. “A lot of these groups can hand out their work. There is a lot of momentum in the social justice movement right now. You see, the protests popping up all over the place. A lot of these groups are doing a lot of work.”

Alan Salazar is Chumash and felt the event is extremely important.

“My family was brought to the San Fernando Mission, so I am a child of the mission system,” he said.

While Salazar celebrates the county taking down the Serra statue, he openly acknowledges there is a lot more work that must get done.

“That was just the beginning,” he said. “There is a mass burial of 3,000 Chumash people across the street.

Acknowledging those 3,000 people is important to us. The Catholic Church still does not tell the true history of what happened at the missions.”

Additionally, he wants to reach out to the community, and he hopes there is a plaque someday that lists the people in the

b u r i a l ground. The site is paved over at the school.

“I live in Ventura, and I am a part of Ventura,” Salazar said. “I

want to sit down with people, share my stories, and hear their family’s stories.”

He has one favorite story that he shared about the Chumash creation.

“The Sky People, the coyote, eagle, lizard, snake, the sun the moon and morning star, they had a great meeting to decide what the Chumash people look like,” Salazar said. “Thousands of years ago, there were no people in the Chumash world. Then the Sky People came together to decide what we would look like. Coyote wanted us to look like him. They talked him out of all those things, and it took several days and nights.”

The final thing they discussed was hands.

“The coyote jumped up, and he held his paw up,” he said. “They were going to let him have that one thing. Before he was able to put his paw print in the sacred stone in the sky world, which signified that the

Chumash people had paws as hands, the lizard ran between the coyote’s legs and put his handprint. The Sky People looked at the handprint of the lizard and said, oh, that’s much better. People will look better with hands like a lizard than the paws of the coyote.”

He brought information about the Chumash so people could learn, in addition to musical instruments.

“I’ve been involved for over 23 years with the Chumash canoes,” he said. “I hope to educate people about the Chumash culture and how long we’ve been here.”

Veronica Valadez is a dancer and educator and said they wanted to bring the community together in solidarity.

“Given the fact that there has been so much political and social turmoil because of George Floyd, the Back Lives Matter movement, and all the social justice issues,” she said. “People have been protesting and dealing

with hate as we’re protesting. We’re demanding our human rights be respected. It’s all good, important, beautiful, and necessary work. It weighs heavily on activists when we have to face racism and hate on a daily basis because we demand justice.”

She recently faced racism because of her work on removing the Serra statue.

“In the process of pushing for that, a lot of people stepped forward and showed their true racist intentions,” she said. “They called us a bunch of names and accused us of being racist, ourselves. They accused us of erasing history, being foreigners, and we shouldn’t be here. As a Chicana woman, who is a traditional Aztec dancer, and a professor of Chicano studies, I am attacked for being who I am.”

People encourage others to call her job and get her fired.

“There is a lot of character assassination and threats on my life and safety,” she said. “That happens on a regular basis. I’ve been dealing with that for over 20 years. I’ve been an organizer and activist for that long. It’s not anything that bothers me anymore, but sometimes when you are in the thick of a battle, and that comes at you every day, all day long, it wears you down.”

While celebrating, the group remembers to “keep fighting the good fight.”

“We’re bringing so many people together today from all sorts of backgrounds,” Valadez said. “That is a beautiful thing. Today is not about dividing the community. It’s about bringing the community together.”

Looking ahead, she said history must be preserved, but that should include all sides of history.

“We continue to address that with our school districts, be critical of the curriculum, and make sure it’s not a Colonialist, Euro-Centric view of history, but it is an inclusive story that includes everyone’s perspective and allows students to come to their own conclusions,” she said. “We have an ethic and social justice steering committee with Ventura County Unified School District. That steering committee has the obligation and responsibility to continue to work with the school district to make sure the program and curriculum are authentic.”

She would love to see a new statue that is sensitive to the Chumash people.

“We are not looking for anything specific,” she said. “There should be community stakeholders, with the Chumash, to make that decision together.”

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020

HEALTH Coronavirus hasn’t devastated the homeless as many feared

By Janie Har SAN FRANCISCO (AP)— When the coronavirus emerged in the U.S. this year, public health officials and advocates for the homeless feared the virus would rip through shelters and tent encampments, ravaging vulnerable people who often have chronic health issues.

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HEY scrambled to move people into hotel rooms, thinned out crowded shelters and moved tents into designated spots at sanctioned outdoor camps.

While shelters saw some large COVID-19 outbreaks, the virus so far doesn’t appear to have brought devastation to the homeless population as many feared. However, researchers and advocates say much is unknown about how the pandemic is affecting the estimated halfmillion people without housing in the U.S. In a country that’s surpassed 5 million identified cases and 169,000 deaths, researchers don’t know why there appear to be so few outbreaks among the homeless.

“I am shocked, I guess I can

say, because it’s a very vulnerable population. I don’t know what we’re going to see in an aftermath,” said Dr. Deborah Borne, who oversees health policy for COVID-19 homeless response at San Francisco’s public health department. “That’s why it’s called a novel virus, because we don’t know.”

More than 200 of an estimated 8,000 homeless people in San Francisco have tested positive for the virus, and half came from an outbreak at a homeless shelter in April. One homeless person is among the city’s 69 deaths.

In other places with large homeless populations, the numbers are similarly low. In King

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County, which includes Seattle, more than 400 of an estimated 12,000 homeless residents have been diagnosed. In Los Angeles County, more than 1,200 of an estimated 66,000 homeless people have been diagnosed.

It’s slightly higher in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, where nearly 500 of an estimated 7,400 homeless people have tested positive, including nine who died.

Health experts say the numbers don’t indicate how widespread the disease is or how it might play out long term. It’s unknown how many people have died of conditions indirectly related to the virus. While the coronavirus may dissipate more easily outdoors than indoors, living outside has its own risks.

With public libraries and other places closed, homeless people say they’re short on food and water, restrooms and cash. In San Francisco, 50 homeless people died over

an eight-week period in April and May—twice the usual rate, said Dr. Barry Zevin, medical director of the public health department’s street medicine program.

The official causes are pending, but Zevin notes that fentanyl overdoses are rising and stay-athome orders may prevent people from getting help quickly. He knew isolation could result in more overdoses.

“I think that’s happened, and whether it’s more or less than I would have expected, I don’t know,” he said. “It’s frustrating to be able to forecast something as a problem, do everything you can to prevent it as a problem, but it’s absolutely a case of competing priorities.”

Good data is difficult to get on the homeless population because hospitals and death certificates don’t track housing status, says Dr. Margot Kushel, director of the Center for Vulnerable Populations at the University of California, San Francisco.

She was hesitant to draw conclusions about how the pandemic has affected homeless people overall but said “this may be an example where being outside and unsheltered, just in terms of COVID, maybe let people be at lower risk. But again, part of that is that we just don’t really know.”

New York City has reported more than 1,400 infections and 104 deaths among homeless residents out of more than 226,000 positive cases and 19,000 deaths. Roughly 60,000 people live in shelters, unlike in West Coast cities where many more are unsheltered.

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Politics slows flow of U.S. virus funds to local public health

By Michelle R. Smith, Lauren Weber, Hannah Recht and Laura Ungar USA—As the novel coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her budget to find funds to combat the crisis. Money for test kits. Money to administer tests. Money to hire contact tracers. And yet even more money for a service that helps tracers communicate with residents in dozens of languages.

While Musicant diverted workers from violence prevention and other core programs to the COVID-19 response, state officials debated how to distribute $1.87 billion Minnesota received in federal aid.

As she waited, the Minnesota Zoo got $6 million in federal money to continue operations, and a debt collection company outside Minneapolis received at least $5 million from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, according to federal data.

It was not until Aug. 5—months after Congress approved aid for the pandemic—that Musicant’s department finally received $1.7 million, the equivalent of $4 per Minneapolis resident.

“It’s more a hope and a prayer that we’ll have enough money,” Musicant said.

KHN-AP Series: Underfunded and Under Threat Since the pandemic began, Congress has set aside trillions of dollars to ease the crisis. A joint Kaiser Health News and Associated Press investigation finds that many communities with big outbreaks have spent little of that federal money on local public health departments for work such as testing and contact tracing. Others, like in Minnesota, were slow to do so.

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020

MOVIE REVIEW

The Rental The Rental

By Bob Garver

discovered in a shower head, fatal decisions are made, and we’re forced to consider the bigger picture.

At first, this isn’t a bad thing.

Even as tension escalates and emotions flare, there is still a tautness and understandability that I appreciated. Then the film switches subgenres and becomes a mess. A villain emerges and this person’s motives and goals are nonsensical. Director Dave Franco would have you believe they are “ambiguous,” as if the true terror comes from the holes you fill in with your imagination, but I say it’s just sloppy writing.

This point is tough to articulate without getting into spoilers, but I highly doubt that any villain that cares about Issue A is going to care much about Issue B and vice versa. Yet this villain cares about both issues and there’s a redundancy to the final act that I can’t overlook.

“The Rental” comes frustratingly close to getting a recommendation from me. It’s definitely in the upper echelon of films I’ve seen this year, considering I’ve been on a steady diet of On Demand for the past four months. But this cast, these characters, and definitely the audience deserve a better ending than what the movie gives them.

Supposedly it all plays into a moral about how travelers are too trusting of unfamiliar living spaces, but that point has been made before in better movies.

Let’s say you have the choice between watching this movie in theaters or watching it at home for half the cost. I’d say it’s not quite worthy of first-run prices, but it might be worth a “Rental.”

“The Rental” is a thriller set at, what else, a rental house.

Rental houses like the one in this movie are essentially hotels, and horror has a long proud history with hotels. There was “Psycho” back in 1960, “The Shining” in 1980, and a season of “American Horror Story” that won Lady Gaga a Golden Globe in 2015.

Then again, a rental house was also the setting for “You Should Have Left,” which as of this writing is unlikely to be unseated as the Worst Movie of 2020, so the setup isn’t infallible.

The point is that these movies love to exploit the creepiness that comes with sleeping, showering, and living in places that are not yours.

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HE group of renters includes Charlie (Dan Stevens), a hotshot professional; Michelle (Alison Brie), Charlie’s somewhatmarginalized wife; Josh (Jeremy Allen White), Charlie’s screwup brother; and Mina (Sheila Vand), Charlie’s business partner and Josh’s girlfriend. Nobody is willing to say it, but both romantic relationships are on shaky ground because Charlie clearly has feelings for Mina.

The characters’ relationships go through some twists and turns throughout the movie, and we wonder if any of it will matter once the “be afraid of unknown domiciles” element kicks in.

The quartet rent the extravagant house, which sits on the edge of a cliff overlooking an ocean that is practically begging to swallow victims, from a creep named Taylor (Toby Huss).

Taylor doesn’t like dogs (Josh secretly has one in tow), barely conceals his racism, and perhaps

Grade: C

The Rental

“The Rental” is available through online streaming services and likely through your local cable provider. The film isThe ratedRental R for violence, language throughout, drug use and some sexuality. Its running time is 88 minutes.

The Rental worst of all, has a key to the house. The characters are varied in how threatened they feel by Taylor, but they are unanimous in disliking him. There is a sixth player in the game known only as

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The Man, which is fitting because the character has no personality, so he deserves nothing more than a vague descriptor for a name.

Drama between the four main characters takes up a lot of screen

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The Rental

time, but it’s compelling drama.

If other elements didn’t have to come into play eventually, this could have been a movie or stage drama unto itself. But there is a scene coming where a camera is

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Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@nyu.edu.

The Rental

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020

LEGALS Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2020-00543446 To All Interested Persons: Carrie Lynn Turner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Carrie Lynn Turner PROPOSED NAME: Carrie Lynn Switzer 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: 9/16/2020 Time: 8:30 AM Dept. 21. 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: 7/20/2020 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:80371 tId:1373 ------------

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Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2020-00543050-CUPT-VTA To All Interested Persons: Nell Slingbuff Beacham Roch filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Nell Slingbuff Beacham Roch PROPOSED NAME: Nellie Beacham Roch 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: 9/8/2020 Time: 8:30 AM Dept. 43. 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: 7/6/2020 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:80378 tId:1374 ------------

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File No.: 20200702100091870 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS

(ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Outsiders Brand 2. Outsiders Brand Co. 3. Outsiders Clothing 4. Outsiders Apparel 5. Outsiders Brand Co. 234 E. Guava St. Oxnard , CA 93033 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Outsiders Apparel Brand , LLC 234 E. Guava St. Oxnard, CA 93033 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/15/2014.

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/Vincent Serrano 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 7/2/2020.

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File No.: 20200722-10010062-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. CDH 2. C.D.H. 3. CONSTRUCTION DOORS & HARDWARE 4. CONSTRUCTION DOORS AND HARDWARE 5. CONSTRUCTIONDOORSANDHARDWARE.COM 6. CONSTRUCTIONDOORS.COM 7. CDHINC.COM 8. CORNERSTONE DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS 2393 TELLER RD., SUITE 105, NEWBURY PARK, CA 91320 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. CDH, INC. 2393 TELLER RD., SUITE 105, 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: 1. 07/25/2015; 2. 7/25/2015; 3.7/25/2015 4.

7/25/2015; 5. 7/25/2015; 6. N/A; 7.

N/A; 8. 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/CRAIG MCCRACKEN 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 7/22/2020.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF HERBERT WILLIAM BARNETT Case No. 56-2020-00541936-PRPW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of HERBERT WILLIAM BARNETT. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Scott Barnett in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Scott Barnett 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 8/7/2020 at 10:30 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 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.

Adrienne K. Miller, APC (SBN # 193190) Adrienne K. Miller, Esq. 1633 Erringer Road, Ste. 205 Simi Valley CA 93065 Phone: 805-522-1640 Fax: 805426-0699 SchId:80391 tId:723 ------------

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File No.: 20200721100099830 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Second Nature Design Studios 72 Aliso Lane Ventura, CA 93001 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Emily Barlog 72 Aliso Lane Ventura, CA 93001 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/Emily Barlog 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 7/30/2020.

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Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2020-00543667-CUPT-VTA To All Interested Persons: Sabrina Renee Farboody filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Sabrina Renee Farboody PROPOSED NAME: Sabrina Renee Sadighi The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall ap-

pear 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: 9/21/2020 Time: 8:30 AM Dept. 21. 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: 7/24/2020 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court

tion 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.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000007981822 Title Order No.: TSG1811CA-3475187 FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/25/2004. 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. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 04/01/2004 as Instrument No. 20040401-0083606 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of VENTURA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MICHAEL HANDELMAN AND KIM HANDELMAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 09/03/2020 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE, 800 SOUTH VICTORIA AVENUE, VENTURA, CA 93003.

STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3210 RICKEY COURT, THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA 91362 APN#: 570-0-383155 LOT 70, OF TRACT NO. 2669, IN THE CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 82, PAGES 1 THROUGH 9 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT ALL OIL, GAS, PETROLEUM AND OTHER MINERAL OR HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET PERPENDICULAR TO EACH POINT ON ANY SURFACE OF SAID LAND WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO ENTER OR OTHERWISE USE THE

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RITA TACKETT Case No. 56-2020-00541942-PRPW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RITA TACKETT. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Misty Tackett in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Misty Tackett 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 9/3/2020 at 10:30 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 sec-

ROBERT M. BASKIN, ESQ. SBN 65149 LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT M. BASKIN 1849 Knoll Drive VENTURA CA 93003 Phone: 805-658-1000 Fax: 805658-8034 SchId:80417 tId:737 ------------

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 SURFACE OF SAID LAND OR THE SUBSURFACE THEREOF TO SAID DEPTH OF 500 FEET, BUT RESERVING THE RIGHT TO DRILL INTO AND TO SAID DEPTH OF 500 FEET, BUT RESERVING THE RIGHT TO DRILL INTO AND THROUGH THAT PORTION OF THE SUBSURFACE OF SAID LAND LYING BELOW SAID DEPTH OF 500 FEET FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPLORING, PROSPECTING, EXTRACTING AND REMOVING ANY AND ALL OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUBSTANCES, FROM A SURFACE LOCATION ON LANDS OTHER THAN THE LAND HEREIN DESCRIBED, AS RESERVED IN DEEDS OF RECORD. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $613,640.41. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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 714-7302727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000007981822.

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 TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-730-2727 www. servicelinkASAP.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 3990 E. Concours Street, Suite 350 Ontario, CA 91764 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 06/30/2020 A-4725086 08/07/2020, 08/14/2020, 08/21/2020 SchId:80420 AdId:26868 CustId:64 -----------CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso): 56-2019-00525240-CLCLVTA SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): MYRNA CHAVIRA aka MYRNA ORDAZ and Does 1 to 5 inclusive.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): UNIFUND CCR, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

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

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 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 papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta.

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 and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, VENTURA COUNTY, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009, VENTURA LIMITED CIVIL DISTRICT. 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 OFFICES OF KENOSIAN & MIELE, LLP, JOHN P. KENOSIAN, Bar #80261, 8581 Santa Monica Blvd., #17, Los Angeles, CA 90069 Tel: (888) 5667644 Fax: (310) 289-5177 Date: (Fecha) FEB 07, 2019 MICHAEL D. PLANET, Executive Officer / Clerk of Court (Secretario) By: MICHAEL ADAMS, Deputy (Adjunto) CN968997 143807 Aug 7,14,21,28, 2020 SchId:80423 AdId:26869 CustId:65 -----------File No.: 20200728100102790 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MCW Music 2. Lessongram.com 1544 Adele Place Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Marlene Cooper-Williams 1544 Adele Place Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/03/2020.

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/Marlene Cooper-Williams 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 8/3/2020.

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Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2020-00543883 To All Interested Persons: Maia Valdivia filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Curtis Anthony Davis PROPOSED NAME: Anthony Curtis Valdivia 2 PRESENT NAME: Justin Matthew Davis PROPOSED NAME: Justin Matthew Valdivia 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: 9/17/2020 Time: 8:30 AM Dept. 21. 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: 7/30/2020 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:80432 tId:1379 ------------

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JEANETTE LEWIS Case No. 56-2020-00543815-PRPW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JEANETTE LEWIS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Kathy Wood in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Kathy Wood 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 9/10/2020 at 10:30 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 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.

STEVEN S.FEDER SBN:108290 HATHAWAY, PERRETT, WEBSTER, POWERS, ET AL. 5450 Telegraph Road Suite 200 Ventura CA 93003 Phone: 805-644-7111 Fax: 805644-8296 SchId:80436 tId:753 ------------

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File No.: 20061023-10018390-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Financial Services 2425 N. Center St Hickory, CA 28601 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. G&L Professional Services 2425 N. Center St Hickory, CA 28601 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Gwendolyn Duffy 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 8/4/2020.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-20-882223-SH Order No.: 1472251CAD YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/13/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check 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): BRUCE HARWOOD, AND KIMBERLIE J HARWOOD, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 12/21/2007 as Instrument No. 20071221-00229658-0 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 10/1/2020 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: $576,931.12 The purported property address is: 215 SOUTHCREST PL, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065-6286 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 579-0-130-125 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

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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: CA20-882223-SH. 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: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

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File No.: 20200729-10010392-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. VC Legal Services; 2. VCLS; 2217 Laurelwood Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Strategic Corporate Consulting, lnc. 2217 Laurelwood Drive 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: 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/ Strategic Corporate Consulting, lnc. By Paul J.Hagan 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 7/29/2020.

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File No.: 202000708-10009428-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. C and T Vending 1146 calle la cumbre Camarillo, CA 93010-2895 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Tiffani Moore 1146 calle la cumbre Camarillo, CA 93010-2895 2. Christopher Moore 1146 calle la cumbre Camarillo, CA 93010-2895 This Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/05/2020.

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/Tiffani Moore 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 8/5/2020.

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File No.: 20200708-10009426-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MooreNaturals 1146 calle la cumbre Camarillo, CA 93010-2895 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Tiffani Moore 1146 calle la cum-

bre, Unit a Camarillo, CA 930102895 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/05/2020.

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/Tiffani Moore 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 8/5/2020.

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Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2020-00543720-CUPT-VTA To All Interested Persons: Mandeep KIARA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Mandeep KIARA PROPOSED NAME: Mandeep K. SUDWAL 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: 9/22/2020 Time: 8:00 AM Dept. 21. 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: 7/27/2020 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:80487 tId:1383 ------------

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PATRICIA CASTLES LIPAR aka PATRICIA C. LIPARI aka PATRICIA LOUISE CASTLES aka PAT LIPARI Case No. 56-2020-00543240 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons

who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PATRICIA CASTLES LIPAR aka PATRICIA C. LIPARI aka PATRICIA LOUISE CASTLES aka PAT LIPARI. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Shelley D. Marshak in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Shelley D. Marshak 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 8/27/2020 at 10:30 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 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.

JAMES STUDER SBN 141116 AND GORDON LINDEEN SBN 26774 2513 Morley Street Simi Valley CA 93065 Phone: 805-582-9191 SchId:80501 tId:1388 ------------

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PRABHULAL VIRJI KANJI Case No. 56-2020-00544183-PRLA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PRABHULAL VIRJI KANJI. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Aashni Kanji in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Aashni Kanji be ap-

pointed 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 9/24/2020 at 10:30 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 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.

Theresa McConville SBN 86982 Law Office of Theresa McConville 340 Rosewood Avenue Suite R Camarillo CA 93010-5938 Phone: 805-484-0514 Fax: 805484-2105 SchId:80507 tId:696 ------------

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File No.: 20200804-10010665-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. ZEFCO 91 Clearwood Street Fillmore, CA 93015 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Amy Lynn Herbison 91 Clearwood Street Fillmore, CA 93015 2. Jason Allan Herbison 91 Clearwood Street Fillmore, CA 93015 This Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. 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/Amy Lynn Herbison

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 8/4/2020.

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NOTICE Notice of Public Sale of Personal Property. To satisfy the owner’s lien pursuant to California SelfStorage Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET SEQ), the Undersigned will sell personal property stored by the persons or businesses listed below including, but not limited to, items described below stored at SoCal Self StorageAdolfo, 4060 Via Pescador; Camarillo, CA. 93012 (805) 482-5700. The sale will be held by public auction (online) at www.storagetreasures.com on September 3rd, 2020. Auction Ending Time is 1:00 PM PST. Bids submitted within the last 5 minutes of the Auction Ending Time may extend the bidding process in 5-minute increments. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Patricia Pageboxes, basket, plastic containers, folding chair, 2 printers, bags, kitchen items, ironing board, blow up mattress; Russell Kaurlotoswamp cooler, china cabinets, flooring, bed frame, box, 2 small tool boxes; Lucresha Pilgrimsofa, boxes, chairs, crate, furniture, luggage, bags, end table, shoes.

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NOTICE Notice of Public Sale of Personal Property. To satisfy the owner’s lien pursuant to California SelfStorage Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET SEQ), the Undersigned will sell personal property stored by the persons or businesses listed below including, but not limited to, items described below stored at So Cal Self StorageWestlake 2550 Willow Lane, Thousand Oaks, CA. 91361 (805) 494-8722. The sale will be held by public auction (online) at www.storagetreasures.com on September 3rd, 2020. Auction Ending Time is 3:30 PM PST. Bids submitted within the last 5 minutes of the Auction Ending Time may extend the bidding process in 5-minute increments. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Alonzo Jonesboxes, bed, big safe, ladder, lamp, wicker baskets, lamps, luggage, chairs, speakers, plastic containers, misc. furniture; Alonzo Jonesoffice chair, drum set, dollhouse, boxes, lamps, decorations, bean bag, light sign, tools, bags; Alonzo Jonesspeakers, bbq, fish tank, fishing poles, dolly, hose, 3 safes, rug, plastic containers, dolphin statues, mirror, pictures, basket balls, water cooler; Bryan Chansetable, chairs, tv, mattress, clothes, boxes, microwave; Masao Barrowssm. frig, plastic containers,

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 skill saw, tools, speaker, clothes, dvd,’s, bike, surfboard, vacuum, box; Randy Buchananmicrowave, boxes, clothes, chairs, step ladder, plastic containers, cooler, trunks, file cabinet, dressers, cabinet, bags; Jay Johnsonluggage, plastic containers, computer, monitor, clothes, rims, helmet, folding table, skateboard CN971381 09-3-2020 Aug 14,21, 2020 SchId:80520 tId:65 ------------

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NOTICE Notice of Public Sale of Personal Property. To satisfy the owner’s lien pursuant to California SelfStorage Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET SEQ), the Undersigned will sell personal property stored by the persons or businesses listed below including, but not limited to, items described below stored at So Cal Self StorageCochran 1225 Cochran Street; Simi Valley, CA. 93065 (805) 955-0700. The sale will be held by public auction (online) at www.storagetreasures. com on September 3rd, 2020.

Auction Ending Time is 11:00 AM PST. Bids submitted within the last 5 minutes of the Auction Ending Time may extend the bidding process in 5-minute increments.

THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Guillermina Dasarofolding table, plastic containers, computer desk, tool box, boxes; Arwenson AdamsWatsonbike, coolers, tvs, boxes, tire, clothes, bags; Karen Hinseboxes, cooler, bags; Malcom Mcallisterfuton bed, mattress, box spring, microwave; Linda Duranbags, boxes, plastic containers, dresser, coat tree, luggage, piano dolly, treadmill, sm. tv; Nick Maciasplastic containers, boxes, table, metal shelves, bags, clothes, shoes, toys, bikes, tool box, dresser; Playful Beauties LLCseveral boxes; Playful Beauties LLCseveral boxes, new boxes, wooden shelves, ladder, chair, plastic container, folding chair; Michael A. Thompson Sr.-speaker, file cabinet; Diazongua Marceloffice chair, desk, lamp, mattress; Luis Gonzalezfan, office chair, tool box, tv, freezer, boxes, dolly, crate, ladder, tools; Dina Diazbaby items, boxes, bags, luggage, vacuum, clothes, bed frame, camping gear, baskets, crates, chairs, chain saw; Rhoda Ruth Labadnoyluggage, pictures, plastic crates, trash can, bags, doll house; Leah Banvilletv, night stand, vanity, vacuum, cedar chest, end tables, trash; JP Mercerwheel chair, luggage, plastic containers, mirror, folding chair, crates, bags, tool box; Lois Harperboxes, luggage, plastic containers, table, baskets, bags, clothes, misc. household items, dresser; Henry Rodriguezplastic containers, dresser, buckets, table, chairs; Cassidy Averitttires, boxes, guitar, speaker, seat, toolbox, bucket, plastic containers, pans.

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File No.: 20200716-10009789-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. PCM Holdings 2. Words On the Go Etc 3. United Pool Service 4. Smart Business Data Solutions 151 Gina Court Newbury Park, CA 91320 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Paul A. Medeiros 151 Gina Court Newbury Park, CA 91320 2. Cathy J. Medeiros 151 Gina

Court Newbury Park, CA 91320 This Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 6/20/13.

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/Paul A. Medeiros 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 7/16/2020.

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File No.: 20200720-10009899-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. West Ventura Medical Clinic 133 West Santa Clara Street Ventura, CA 93001 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Ventura Seaside Medical Group, Inc. 133 West Santa Clara Street Ventura, CA 93001 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/01/2019.

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/J Paulo Carvalho 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 7/20/2020.

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tId:1391 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LISA ELIZABETH HARKSON Case No. 56-2020-00542148-PRLAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LISA ELIZABETH HARKSON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Richard E. Lietz, Jr. in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Richard E. Lietz, Jr. 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 Sept. 17, 2020 at 10:30 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: PAUL A MORISON ESQ SBN 145268 BOTTI & MORISON ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEYS LTD 199 FIGUEROA ST STE 200 VENTURA CA 93001 CN971236 HARKSON Aug 14,21,28, 2020 SchId:80532 tId:65 ------------

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File No.: 20200716100098190 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS

(ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. La Paz Pharmacy 2538 Ironstone st Oxnard, CA 93036 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Arturo Dominguez 2538 Ironstone st Oxnard, CA 93036 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/Arturo Dominguez 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 7/16/2020.

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File No.: 20200810-10010992-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. THE SPIRIT OF ALOHA 2. THE SPRINKLER GAL 3. FLOURISH 5528 BREAKERS WAY OXNARD, CA 93035 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. LAURA LYNN OERGEL 5528 BREAKERS WAY OXNARD, CA 93035 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/LAURA LYNN OERGEL 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 8/10/2020.

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Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2020-00544162 To All Interested Persons: Heloisa Pedroza filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Santiago Frank Pedroza PROPOSED NAME: Santiago Frank Campos Pedroza 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: 10/1/2020 Time: 8:20 AM Dept. 42. 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: 8/6/2020 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:80564 tId:1394 ------------

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File No.: 20200811-10011078-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. LCE Construction 132 E Bowling Green PORT HUENEME, CA 93041 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Lawrence Everett Emerson Jr. 132 E Bowling Green PORT HUENEME, CA 93041 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/Lawrence Everett Emerson Jr NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision 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 8/17/2020.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN PAUL MANN Case No. 56-2020-00544314-PRLA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN PAUL MANN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by HALEY MANN in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that HALEY MANN 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 9/24/2020 at 10:30 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 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 AT LAW SUSAN BORQUEZ (SBN 118757) 340 ROSEWOOD AVENUE SUITE L CAMARILLO CA 93010 Phone: 805-482-3738 Fax: 805484-0720 SchId:80575 tId:1056

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020

NEWS Uber, Lyft and why California’s war over gig work is just beginning A judge ruled that the ride-hailing giants must comply with California’s AB 5 contractor law, but legal appeals, a November ballot battle and big questions about organized labor loom large.

By Lauren Hepler time for an election where This week, a yearslong battle over how gig companies should treat the hundreds of thousands of Californians who find work through their apps finally came to a head. It also proved that even after high-profile protests and showdowns in Sacramento, the state is still far from figuring out what work will look like in a more techdependent world — and it’s testing the patience of Uber and Lyft, which are now threatening to temporarily close down in the state.

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HE latest clash started with a 34-page court order full of words like “nonsense,” “inconsistent” and “meritless,” where San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman on Monday rejected the ridehailing giants’ arguments that they should not have to immediately comply with a new state law. The law, AB 5, in effect since January, requires companies in many industries to reclassify and pay contract workers as employees.

Lyft on Thursday filed a court notice that it will appeal the order. Uber also filed paperwork to halt the process, arguing that it would take “a year or more” to create processes to formally re-hire drivers.

But if those efforts fail and they are forced to quickly change how they operate, the companies trying to stop the financial bleeding after huge losses during the pandemic say they may be forced to cut “hundreds of thousands” of contract jobs.

On Wednesday, both Uber and Lyft threatened to shut down California operations until November — just in

the companies, plus gig economy peers Instacart and DoorDash, want voters to exempt them from AB 5 and approve their own proposal for more limited driver benefits, Prop 22.

“This is a blatant example of billionaires trying to buy their way out and trying to bend the rules to fit only them,” said Carlos Ramos, a 39-year-old Lyft driver in Bakersfield who is campaigning against Prop.

22 with advocacy group Gig Workers Rising.

Whether or not the court order holds, the lawsuit brought by the state, combined with voters’ decision on Prop. 22, will be two big next steps in determining the fate of California gig workers, whose ranks have swelled amid record unemployment and pandemic lockdowns that have supercharged demand for delivery. At the same time, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is pleading his case in Washington, calling in a New York Times op-ed this week for a “third way” for gig workers, between fulltime employment benefits and contract work with “almost no safety net.”

For labor groups, too, the battle over gig work in California has become a litmus test for 21st-century organizing. As unions align themselves with progressive activists and call for new taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals, advocates say they also aim to replicate gig workers’ push for benefits in other fragmented and fastgrowing fields, like home health care.

“We can see this spreading to other states, and that’s why this fight against Prop.

22 is important,” said Rey Fuentes, an attorney with Oakland advocacy group The Partnership for Working Families. “It really is a bellwether.”

Many drivers like Ramos who rely on gig work for

the bulk of their income favor permanent protections guaranteed by AB 5, including overtime pay, reimbursement for expenses, workers’ compensation and paid leave. But Jan Krueger, a 62-year-old state retiree who drives part-time and goes by “momlyft” on Instagram, is among those who favor flexibility offered by Prop.

22, officially called the “AppBased Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative,” like allowing drivers to work for multiple apps or earn health care subsidies tied to hours worked.

“I feel like the unions just want us to unionize,” said Krueger, who has put in 1030 hours a week on Lyft for the last six years. “They just want to get their hands on this industry so bad.”

The question of whether gig unions may someday be possible illustrates a divide on the issue between different branches of government. While AB 5 and some court rulings say drivers should be considered employees, the National Labor Relations Board ruled last year that ride-hailing drivers are independent

contractors and not eligible for collective bargaining or unionization. As it stands, California Democrats are watching how the law plays out but they could go back to the Legislature to enforce the right to unionize. Enter Prop. 22, which is opposed by unions like the AFL-CIO and would make it virtually impossible to unionize, since the measure requires a 7/8 supermajority for amendments.

In the meantime, drivers and Californians who rely on Uber and Lyft to get around are in a high-stakes limbo until Election Day. Though Uber CEO Khosrowshahi insisted on MSNBC that “it’s not a game of chicken,” the company has projected that up to three-quarters of its more than 200,000 California drivers could lose work if it is forced to comply with AB 5, and that rides will get more expensive and harder to find for customers.

Uber has yet to detail when or how the drastic cuts could happen, and has used its app to lobby against regulation in the past, leaving some advocates to contendthat workers are being used as

political pawns.

Rewriting the rules Carlos Ramos didn’t plan on becoming a full-time Lyft driver. The military veteran was between jobs in event promotion and advertising when he decided to try driving three years ago.

Soon, he was working up to 70 hours a week, often hours away in the busier Bay Area, chasing constantly changing cash bonuses for completing more rides.

Gig companies argue that they aren’t formal employers — rather, “multisided platforms” that offer technology to individual driver entrepreneurs — but Ramos said his story is indicative of how the apps encourage workers to put in more hours than a normal 9-to-5. “They want you to drive more,” he said. “They just don’t want to pay you more.”

In Sacramento, Krueger said her calculations driving for Lyft are different. It’s a chance to meet people and earn money to travel or help family members with bills, but she has her own health care and retirement fund to rely on. She’s so “obsessed” with Lyft’s fuzzy mustache props and hot pink branding that she got “momlyft” tattooed on her shoulder.

“I’m not a shill for Lyft,” Krueger said. “I’m super, super, super worried. I think if Prop. 22 is not successful, momlyft disappears.”

Drivers’ dramatically different experiences help illustrate why the battle over regulating gig work is still so unresolved. There’s not even a reliable neutral source of data on how many people work in the gig economy or how many hours they average, since numbers change constantly, data is held by a mix of public and private companies, and the jobs fall outside the purview of institutions like the Bureau of Labor Statistics or California Employment Development Department.

That void has opened the floodgates for conflicting information. AB 5 states: “The misclassification of workers as independent contractors has been a significant factor in the erosion of the middle class and the rise in income inequality.” Uber and Lyft have released surveys that say the majority of drivers are part-time and prefer to remain independent. Other reports by labor groups find heavy reliance on drivers who work long hours, and that even part-time drivers will earn about $100 per week less under Prop. 22 than AB 5, since hours would be calculated while rides are active, not including wait times.

In the meantime, gig companies are gaining political power. Uber CEO Khosrowshahi successfully appealed to the Trump administration in March to create a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program available to drivers in lieu of unemployment insurance that gig companies don’t pay into. Some have reported issues receiving benefits.

This week, Khosrowshahi’s op-ed called for ongoing “benefits funds which give workers cash that they can use for the benefits they want, like health insurance or paid time off,” rather than employersponsored health care or state-mandated paid leave.

Fuentes of the Partnership for Working Families said that companies’ calls for new types of benefits amount to “a form of doublespeak” to skirt regulation. Earlier this month, a judge rejected an attempt by backers of Prop 22 to change the ballot language on the measure.

For workers like Ramos, there’s also a more personal challenge: figuring out where they fit into the world of highflying tech companies during a pandemic. “We’re not asking for stock packages,” Ramos said. “We just want to be paid fairly.”

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Pleasant Valley Parks & Rec now offers school year childcare Camarillo- The Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District (PVRPD) is excited to announce an entirely new service. It recognizes the challenges that COVID-19 has presented to parents with schools going online, PVRPD has come up with a program to assist parents.

The all-new PLAY Care program is Monday through Friday all-day childcare for the school year, grades 1-8, held at the Community Center, 1605 E. Burnley Street, Camarillo.

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INCE many parents are no longer able to drop their child off at school, the District is offering PLAY Care: Learn a safe and supervised space for children to stay while they do their online learning for school. They are held Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Children will have a structured learning area during designated digital learning time overseen by a certified teaching professional. Staff will supervise, assist children with any questions they may have about their schoolwork, and provide general care during school hours. For parents who need all-day childcare, the District also offers the PLAY Care: Extended track. Held Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.-6 p.m., children will have a structured learning area during designated digital learning time while other hours will be filled with games, crafts, and other fun recreational activities.

“As a teacher, I understand the need and importance for children to have a stable and safe place that they can count on to conduct their studies. It has been my great joy to plan and create our new PLAY Care program, offering structured

learning with compassionate care, supplemented with fun recreational activities. Our trained staff is so excited to lend a hand with your child’s education,” says Katlyn SimberClickener, CPRP, Recreation Supervisor at Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District.

PLAY Care registration opens, Aug. 17. Available spaces are limited; the community is encouraged to register quickly.

To register, call Katlyn at 805-482-1996 x107 or email ksimber@pvrpd.org. She can answer any of your questions and help you get signed up.

The safety of children’s health has been a primary concern in developing this new program. All state and county COVID-19 Guidelines will be strictly adhered to. Social distancing will be observed, and staff will wear masks.

Children will stay in stable cohorts with one staff member.

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Staff is trained on PLAY Care policies, safety procedures, active and passive games, arts and crafts, and athletic activities. All staff undergo fingerprinting, background checks and are CPR and First Aid Certified.

The Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District is dedicated to supporting the community in this difficult time. PLAY Care is another addition to the list of resources PVRPD is already providing to help the community get through the COVID challenge. There are weekly food distribution, virtual recreation classes, socially distanced, in-person exercise classes, and numerous parks that offer green space to relax in and more.

Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District, founded in 1962, serves 70,000+ residents in the larger Camarillo area. It maintains 28 parks and a variety of recreation opportunities that enrich the lives of community members.

Learn more at www.pvrpd.org.

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ENTERTAINMENT Chris Evans hopes to shield democracy with politics website

By Ryan Pearson LOS ANGELES (AP)— Chris Evans became the most politically prickly “Avenger” a few years back with withering tweets about President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters.

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UT the “Captain America” actor is staying relatively quiet during this presidential campaign.

He wants to amplify the voices of elected officials instead.

Last month, Evans launched a civic engagement app and website called A Starting Point, featuring short videos from both Republican and Democratic members of Congress and other U.S. politicians sharing perspectives on policy issues.

With regular visits to Capitol Hill, Evans built the site over the course of two years alongside tech entrepreneur Joe Kiani and actorproducer Mark Kassen, a longtime friend. They hope to keep it going long after the November election.

“This was born out of the same

reason I do what I do on Twitter.

You want to try and help. You want to try and use the platform that you’ve been given the right way,” Evans said. “And this felt like it could cast the widest net because it actually removed my personal politics and just tried to offer information to people who may want to participate.”

The site is divided into three sections. One includes three Republicans and three Democrats answering questions about broad long-term issues like immigration, climate change, student debt and gerrymandering. The second allows politicians to upload solo messages about hot topics like Trump’s executive orders or TikTok ban. And a “counterpoints” section highlights moderated interparty debates: Should schools reopen during the pandemic?

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The site is intended to educate, not advocate, Evans says. It’s built without incentives toward extremes. There are no view counters, like or dislike buttons, or comments sections. Videos in the “Starting Points” section are fact-checked by an outside group.

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Kassen said Evans’ reputation left the pair with “a hill to climb” as the pair visited offices around the Capitol pitching their vision of an impartial online venue: “Our hard work and his charm allowed us to keep going. But for sure, there was a lot of bias against us because of that.”

Evans says he’s been pleased to see Republicans uploading more “daily points” videos to the site than Democrats in recent weeks.

As he prepares to potentially film a Netflix spy movie in January, the self-described “news junkie” says he’s tuned out the presidential campaign temporarily to focus on A Starting Point. His social media is mostly benign these days.

“It’s a measure of efficacy. How can you be of most good, of most service?” Evans said. “This site feels to me that it could have a broader impact than anything I could do on my individual Twitter.”

Sumner Redstone, who joined his family’s drive-in movie chain in the 1950s and used it to build a vast media empire that included CBS and Viacom, has died. He was 97.

Under his watch, Viacom became one of the nation’s media titans, home to pay TV channels MTV and Comedy Central and movie studio Paramount Pictures. ViacomCBS Inc., which he led for decades, remembered Redstone for his “unparalleled passion to win, his endless intellectual curiosity and his complete dedication to the company.”

Redstone built the company through aggressive acquisitions, but many headlines with his name focused on severed ties with wives, actors and executives.

In multiple interviews, he said he would never die.

His tight-fisted grip on the National Amusements theater chain, which controlled CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. through voting stock, was passed to his daughter, Shari Redstone, who battled top executives to remerge the two entities that split in 2006.

The elder Redstone’s battles with his own family were as dramatic as his corporate maneuvers. Son Brent Redstone once sued his father to break up his media empire—then settled for a princely sum to give up his voting shares.

Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

By Mae Anderson NEW YORK (AP)—Apple and Google dropped the popular game Fortnite from their app stores after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses their platforms.

Apple and Google both take a 30% cut from inapp revenue purchases in games, which has long been a sore spot with developers.

Fortnite is free, but users can pay for in game accoutrements like weapons and skins. Its developer, Epic Games, said in a blog post Thursday that it was introducing Epic Direct payments, a direct payment plan for Apple’s iOS and Google Play. Epic said the system is the same payment

system it already uses to process payments on PC and Mac computers and Android phones.

Apple and Google said the service violates their guidelines.

“Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines regarding in-app payments that apply to every developer who sells digital goods or services,” Apple said in statement.

Google said Fortnite will remain available on Android, just not through its app store. Android users can download the app from other app stores, although that’s generally not an option for iPhone users.