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Oxnard Police City Manager Alex Nguyen.

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Amazon fulfillment center is a gamechanger in Oxnard

Spooktacular is a socially distant hit By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The ghouls and goblins were out in full force, Oct 17, as the Oxnard Police Department’s Annual Spooktacular meant treats, music, lots of monsters, and chilling good times.

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Oxnard-- In his Oct. 20 report to the city council, Alex Nguyen formally announced the Amazon project to the viewers. n Amazon, see page 7

ARS lined up for as far as you could see past the front of the police station, and the kids got treats courtesy of the Ventura County Probation Department. Despite Covid-19, the mood was bright and cheery. Door-to-door trick or treating is being discouraged, so the event meant a lot to the kids. Chief Scott Whitney said the Spooktacular is different in 2020, but that doesn’t deter the department’s spirit. “There has been a lot of different things going on, and in 2020, with Covid-19, it has been a tough year,” he said. “We talked about whether or not we were going to be able n Spooktacular, see page 5

Flynn and Ramirez advocate for farmers and their homes By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The Ventura County District Five Board of Supervisors Forum continues with Moderator Gabe Teran asking Oxnard Mayor Tim Flynn and Mayor Pro Tem Carmen Ramirez their thoughts about preserving agricultural land and companies. The duo has different visions of Ventura County moving forward, most notably in the energy field. Ramirez signed the no fossil fuel pledge, while Flynn reminds the crowd that fossil fuels provide many county jobs.

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Both candidates want to bring new jobs to the area. Flynn said both he and Ramirez support the SOAR initiative, which protects the

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richest agricultural land in the world and open space. “It’s supported by 70 and 80 percent majorities all throughout Ventura County,” he said. “Quite

frankly, it’s a no brainer. There is no discussion about that. Ventura County has one of the most ambitious open space protection laws anywhere in the State of California, and I would argue, anywhere in the nation. That bids well for agriculture and the $2 billion that agriculture provides to Ventura County.” With that said, Flynn said it’s important they grow properly inside city limits. “We need more housing, more opportunities and higher-paying jobs for more people,” he said. “I n Flynn and Ramirez, see page 6

TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: CIVICS 101

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The power went out, and t h a t ’s t h e b e s t pa r t of m y d a y By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- This may sound off, but how you wake up can throw you off for an entire day.

ET me explain; I am sound asleep at 6:45 this morning, and the power goes off in my house. This may not sound like much, but at our home, this means the power gets cut off on my charging electric car. Okay, so this event sets off my car burglar alarm. This is not a little jingle going off; this is a bloodcurdling shriek that gets all my neighbors outside talking. Okay, so I fix that problem and think, oh boy, I can still get back to bed and sleep a little bit more. Here’s the problem with that premise. With the power out, the smoke detectors in the house that are hard-wired, well, that get’s interpreted as a low battery, and they start chirping. That seems to upset the dogs and Ziggy. That means Ziggy is howling and knocking things over, while Daisy and Buddy need to sit on the J-Train and my head because there is an unfamiliar sound going on in

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the house. I can live with the dogs sleeping all over me, but they didn’t share the sentiment and started barking. Okay, I thought, I will have breakfast. That brings me to my next problem. The power is out, so that means no toaster or microwave. As a bonus, there is no television or internet. n Frosted Thoughts, see page 7

ACROSS 1. Beginning of flu, e.g. 6. Espionage agent 9. *Warsaw Pact opponent 13. Ringworm 14. Romanian monetary unit 15. Well-known 16. Contain the ashes 17. Paris’ ____ De Triomphe 18. Wear away 19. *Group of President’s advisors 21. *Balance partner, pl. 23. Ever, to a poet 24. Joker, e.g. 25. Type of coniferous 28. Man Ray’s genre 30. Switches topics 35. “Beware the ____ of March” 37. Large casks 39. Beyond suburban 40. Fatalist’s future 41. Weasel’s aquatic cousin 43. City of Taj Mahal 44. Tossed or passed 46. Ready and eager 47. “I ____ With You” by Modern English 48. Water pipe 50. Diplomat’s forte 52. Grain in J.D. Salinger’s novel

53. Miso bean 55. One of Indiana Jones’ quests 57. *Part of Congress 60. *One who introduces a bill 64. Recurring pain 65. Consumed 67. Baby grand, e.g. 68. Relating to Hinduism 69. Siren’s domain 70. Tiny island 71. Fencing weapon 72. Trinitrotoluene, for short 73. Two-player strategy board game DOWN 1. Ear-related 2. Santa Maria’s companion 3. Give the cold shoulder 4. Like Halloween night 5. Turned skin into leather 6. Blind segment 7. ____ capita 8. New Mexico’s state flower 9. Narcotics agent, for short 10. Every which way 11. Koppel and Kennedy 12. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem, e.g. 15. Avian rest stop 20. Muse of love poetry

22. Store posting, abbr. 24. Choral composition 25. *”Miranda Rights” amendment 26. Leading potato-producing state 27. Yesteryear style 29. *Serving on a jury 31. *One of five U.S. territories 32. One that insists 33. Ahead of time 34. *List of candidates 36. Radio button 38. Red Cross supplies 42. Summary 45. Sushi restaurant burner 49. “Too ____ to handle” 51. ____ of Cancer 54. Brewer’s staple 56. Snack of Jewish origin 57. Edmund Fitzgerald, e.g. 58. Marine eagle 59. Lymphatic swelling 60. *John Roberts’ spot, e.g. 61. Black Friday lure 62. Half of binary code, pl. 63. Decomposes 64. Definite article 66. *Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020

NEWS Starr defends the merits of Measure M By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The ballot forum story continues with Dave Ebbitt asking Moving Oxnard Forward Chief Aaron Starr if the city provides parliamentary training?

HE Oxnard Open Meetings Act, Measure M, requires meetings at reasonable times with more information being made public in advance, along with expanded opportunities for public comment. Starr said Oxnard does not provide parliamentary training. Diana Velzy asked how the public will have equitable access to the videos made by the city staff. “They’ll be posted on the website, at the same place that the agendas and written presentations are,” Starr said. “If somebody doesn’t have access to the internet, they can go down to

the city library and view it there, or they can go to view it at city hall. This ordinance requires that it be made available not just on the internet but for those who want to see it in person. By the way, there is nothing that stops the city from playing these videos on channel 35 if they want to.” Ebbitt asked Starr if the late meetings will cost the city overtime for some people? “Actually, you might have less overtime,” Starr said. “You’re doing the presentations in the middle of a normal workday, and you’re recording them. If you have any hourly employees at a council meeting, and I don’t think there are many of them, if they don’t have to be at a late city council meeting, you’re going to cut down the overtime. Council meetings used to start at 6, and this allows them to begin as early as 5. The meetings will be shorter because the staff presentations are pre-recorded. This leaves more time for public comment, more time for council deliberation, and you end up having a shorter and more effective meeting. By requiring the

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council members to get training on how to run an efficient meeting, you won’t have the long meetings you have today.” Diana Velzy said Measure M requires that all public comments be no less than 3 minutes long. She said the June 2019 budget meeting had over 100 public comments. “ H a d everyone been given the 3 minutes and used that full amount of time, the public comment period alone would have been 5 hours long,” she said. “Since the measure also states that no meeting may start prior to 5 p.m., and meetings must allow at least 3 minutes for each public comment, won’t

this push large, important meetings, like the 2019 budget meeting well into the late evening hours? How is this not making the meeting less accessible to the public, who can’t view or attend that late?” Starr said it’s a rare subject that drives a large number of public speakers to a meeting. “Most meetings you are going to find are going to be shorter, give more of the public an opportunity to speak, and a more effective deliberation,” he said. “When you do have a controversial meeting, you want the people to have an opportunity to speak. At county supervisor meetings, you have a lot of people who speak, and sometimes you might have 100 people who speak. The last thing you want to do in a democracy is shut off the opportunity for people to speak. It’s difficult for people to do that in one minute. Some people can, but maybe long-winded people, like me, can’t. A lot of people don’t use their full three minutes. If you want short meetings, you can ban public comments altogether, but you’d never want to do that. You should have open access for people to attend meetings and speak out.” Ebbitt asked if there is a way for people to see the council meetings if they have to get up and go to work, so they have to go to bed early? Starr said right now there is a problem with city council meetings that run too long. “The way you fix that is to get more information to the public in advance,” he said. “That way, you can have shorter meetings. Right now, you have city council meetings on alternate Tuesdays in the evening, so we’re not changing that. We’re saying you can meet an hour earlier. These will be shorter meetings, so it will be easier to get to bed earlier. Candidly, I’ve seen instances where the staff has put on a presentation, and it’s pretty much a filibuster. It’s meant to wear out

the public, so they will go home, and they do. I’ve seen that in 2016 when they raised the wastewater rates. They dragged that out for two hours, and people were upset and wanted to speak about that. This will result in less game-playing and more access for the folks to speak.” Moderator Gabe Teran asked if the committee meetings would also start in the evening, and Starr said yes. “Or they can do it on the weekends,” Starr said. “If they want to meet several days, they can, and if they want to meet on the weekends, they can. They just have to be sure to meet at a time that’s available to the public.” Starr said closed session items could begin before 5 p.m., and they are specifically exempted in the ordinance. Teran asked a submitted question and said the Ventura County Board of Supervisors meet during the day, and they adjust the speaker time based on the number of people. “Isn’t Oxnard more open since the final decision on items are made at evening city council meetings every other week,” he asked? Starr said per the state law they don’t have to let the public speak on an item that goes before the council committee. “We want to ensure that you have the right to speak,” he said. “Your best chance for influencing the city council is to influence the proposal at the committee meeting. That’s where most of the work gets done, and you’ve got three people already committed to a position. Right now, when you go to that city council meeting, they don’t have to let you speak on that subject. They can make a decision without your input at all.” Teran said he’s created videos based on what goes on in the city. He sits down, studies the information, n Measure M, see page 6

TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020

As Mayor, Deirdre Frank will get to work By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard—Oxnard Mayoral Candidate Deidre Frank says if elected, she is uniquely qualified to offer real-life solutions to issues facing the City.

HILE all current council members are public employees, Frank says, she has run her own law firm, The Law Offices of Deirdre Frank,” since 1983. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been involved in city affairs. Frank is the chair of the Oxnard Planning Commission and says she avoids applause line promises without substance. Instead, she offers realistic solutions for the everyday problems facing Oxnard. She also founded the group called High Society in Ventura, which was a birthday party parlor for little girls. “There was nothing for little girls to do for their birthday,” she said. “I know that I don’t want to go miniature golfing or jumping and wreck my clothes. I did birthday parties for little girls for 11 years. It was my legal secretary and me. We would show up and do tea and little sandwiches. We used cookie cutters and made little heart sandwiches.” She has a guest book with all the little girls’ signatures. One girl, she called “Princess Diamond.” “They would write their name, and then, they’d write their High Society name,” Frank said. “Clair Conner was “Lady Emerald,” and Sara Trudeau was “Lady Midnight.” Only the birthday girl could be the princess. “I saw a need,” she said. “I was on the board of a lot of non-profits and was solicited for a lot of donations. I would donate a birthday party.” Frank launched her campaign for mayor because she sees better days ahead for Oxnard. Thanks to people like City Manager Alex Nguyen, Chief Financial Officer Kevin Riper, and Public Works Director Rosemarie Gaglione. There is a new population in Oxnard, she said, which means it’s time to build on the positive changes. She cited one neighbor who asked if he could volunteer for anything in the city. He’s a retired water engineer. “Yea, you can volunteer for the Harbor Task Force,” Frank said. “They’re having problems with smelly water over at the harbor. He got involved, and now he’s all over it.” The Issues The first thing that Frank said was that if Measure E, the tax increase, doesn’t pass, nothing promised during the INCO Mayoral Forum will happen.

“Assuming Measure E gets passed, the priorities are roads and alleys,” she said. “I went through the alleys in South Oxnard, and they are unbelievable. Code compliance needs to be enhanced big time. They are understaffed. We need more code compliance, and they need to be working on the weekends.” She said everything needs attention. “It’s funding for the senior center that we already have the land for,” she said. “They have the plans; it’s in the works, and they are doing fundraising. It will be on Fifth Street, and it will be beautiful. Fund it and build it.” She also wants to step up the proposed Navigation Center to serve the homeless population on Second and B streets. “The county isn’t stepping up, and we don’t have any mental health in there,” she said. “Put a mental health portion to that. We need an addiction center, big time. I think a lot of the homeless issue is addiction. It’s not just giving them a place to live.” She’s been reading about offering drug users a place to go where they can safely use. “So, they are not on the street, and they are not going to overdose,” she said. “I know some people who are addicts who are high functioning.” If Measure E passes, prioritizing that revenue will depend on whether or not things get met through private-public efforts, non-profit fundraising, or if grants become available. “For our homeless needs, we are getting a lot of funding from the county and the state,” Frank said. “Is it a priority issue? Yes, it is. Is it a priority spending issue? I’m not sure. It might not be.” She believes that it’s something that should be studied. “It’s not something the mayor is doing by herself,” she said. She strongly advocates building a Socalo in South Oxnard. “It’s something that Alex (Nguyen) came up with,” Frank said. “I understand that Tim (Flynn) is starting to take the credit for it. That was totally Alex’s idea. Alex told me about that concept six months ago. I go to Mexico all the time. A Socalo is an excellent idea for South Oxnard. I would definitely go in on that.”

Nguyen. “I was trying to hook him up with some friends I have who are very involved with theater,” Frank said. “He (Nguyen) didn’t know who they were. These are the biggest philanthropists in Ventura County. We get involved in the clique of downtown. We’re not recognizing that we have musicians and artists here that would be willing to be on a real arts commission. Not just the Cafe on A Street, with their hands out for non-profit money. Let’s truly appreciate our public spaces.” On North Rice, they’re doing some construction right now. They did a little overlay, but that’s been spelled out in the Sakioka Farms development agreement. All of those intersections are going to be redone. It has to be because that’s the truck route. They passed taking the commercial and industrial transport off Oxnard Blvd. It’s all being pushed up to Rice Ave. It’s going to have to be in perfect condition.” Fixing Rice Ave is a significant expense, she said, and it’s part of the Amazon development agreement. “We approved it, the planning commission and the council,” she said. “They chopped it into parcels, and Amazon got one huge 65,000 square foot parcel. Gonzales is going to go all the way till Del Norte, and eventually, it will go all the way to Camarillo. We’re all waiting to see who’s going to follow Amazon onto those other parcels.” With all that said, Frank said prime farmland remains near and dear to her heart. She attended classes held by the California League of Cities. One class was on the classification of development. “The guy said you never, ever, ever, take away prime agriculture,” Frank said. “The first thing I’m looking at is Sakioka Farms. Uh oh, it says farm.” She started going through the agreement and noticed the only prime farmland in the development was in the upper corner. They are going to take that area and relocate it to someplace that needs prime ag land. “People don’t understand the classification of soil,” Frank said.

Amazon and the roads One issue that can be alleviated is the road issue on Rice Avenue. “Rice Ave is part of the Amazon Project and the flyover for the railroad,” she said. “Once that happens, it’s all going to be redone.

Advocating for the arts and standing up to the downtown clique When the city considered closing the Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center, the PACC, Frank got involved and approached

The Planning Commission Her time on the Oxnard Planning Commission honed her skills as she fights for what is right. She cites the Puente Power Plant and Ormond Beach as a prime example. “I was the only no vote to certify the Ormond Beach EIR,” she said. “There was a supplement, and a final EIR, and the council passed it 3-2, and they were ready to go. The Environmental Defense Fund and the Sierra Club sued the City of Oxnard. The city lost, and the EIR was thrown out.” The council also stood against the Puente Power Plant. “Where was that with Ormond Beach,” she asked. “It was because of the developers. They were making deals like mad.” She singled out one piece of property that the City of Oxnard owns, and they had a transaction to sell it to developers, who ran Republic Waster, which is now the Del Norte Recycling Plant. “He, (the developer) was the one who flew in his private jet to Cabo to get married with (former mayor) Tom Holden on board,” Frank said. “Tom was the officiant. This happened around 2000. The deal was that the developer was going to buy this for $3.1 million and put 13 homes here. Me, neighbor Bob Muphy, and all the neighbors threw money in a pot: we hired lawyers and sued the city to stop it.” The group lost because of a statute of limitations issue, she said, and they went to the California Coastal Commission. “The land is still there because they (the Coastal Commission) declared it an environmentally sensitive habitat area,” she said. “I put a sign there which said, why is this land still here? Everybody walks by and says, wow. What is this parcel? It’s owned by the city, and a bunch of neighbors got together and saved it. Keep your dog poop off, clean up, enjoy the birds; they

use it as a stopover place. We have two different types of ants that need different plants, and different birds eat different ants. You’ve got to have the plant to have the ant and the ant to have the plant. You need the birds to eat the ants.” Why Frank? She maintains that when it comes to dealing with conflict, she is more qualified than John Zaragoza. “I don’t think he has the capacity to handle conflict,” Frank said. “I live with conflict. I’m an attorney, and that’s what I do. It’s tough conflict because it is business transactional, what I do. I deal with injured people and the real hardship if the disability doesn’t come through, and they can’t get their meds. I had client suicide; they lost their children. It’s bad. I deal with humanity.” She worries about things continuing as they are, and people will continue to question the transparency. “I find Alex (Nguyen) to be very transparent,” Frank said. “He goes to the neighborhood council meetings, sitting for interviews, and giving his manager’s report at the council meetings. He needs a lot of support. I heard at the Rose Neighborhood Council meeting that Zaragoza said he wants to get rid of Alex. That’s why there was a push by Alex to get an extended contract they just approved. That’s coming through the static. I don’t want to see the funding going to the good old boys. I want to see some real innovation and beauty in the city. It’s not just about sports for boys and PAL programs. It’s about summer day camps in our parks where kids can go for free. I did it every summer. Summer Day Camp is where we learned how to make baskets, roller skate, play pool, chess, and how to square dance. Why can’t we have that? I’m a why can’t we have that person. Why can’t we have a dedicated beach patrol down here? This is the only beach we have. Up until I insisted, we didn’t have trash cans on the beach. I would take my plastic bags, go down there, and I would clean up the beach. We all did. Whenever you went down to the beach, you took a bag.” The city acted, she said, and they placed the wrong trash cans on the beach. The cans had no lids. “It should have been the ones with the round top to you can put it in and push it down so the birds can get them,” she said. “They didn’t do that. There is no recycling for your bottles and paper. Why not? Why don’t we have bike racks? Instead, everyone chains their bikes to the street signs.” This story will continue on Oct 30.

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to do this. In our business, we have to operate with Covid-19 safely, and we know we can safely operate with Covid-19. We decided that we were going to do this in a safe, socially distant manner.” He pointed to his friends from Starbucks. “They know the same thing and know they can operate safely with Covid-19,” he said. “It will be nice for the community. This event is awesome.” Starbucks District Manager Anthony Valdez dressed as a Sith Lord and wanted to come out, support the community, and ensure it gets done safely. “One of the things we want to do is look at the positives that are going on,” he said. “We want to show up and demonstrate hope, faith, and love, to make sure we’re here for the community and we’re part of the community. We keep everyone’s spirits up. Together, we are going to get through this.” He didn’t mind dressing as a Sith Lord, who is a bad guy, and did battle with Whitney. “We needed a little bad tonight,” Valdez said. Corporal Crystal Walker came dressed as a scary mime. “The whole theme is a carnival,” she said. “There’s a bearded lady and all kinds of stuff out here. We all have a little bit of dark to us. There’s not too much to scare kids, but there is a little bit to go with the Halloween theme.” Walker wants the people to know there’s still life during and

after Covid-19. “We want people to feel a little bit of uplift in their hearts,” she said. “You know, all the bad news we keep getting in 2020, we want to have a little fun. Even though you still can’t do it like you used to.” Community Service Officer Margie Rangel came dressed as The Ringmaster. She had a whip, so she can deal with anyone who steps out of line. “I definitely am,” she said. “We are so excited, and we’ve been planning this since June or July. We decided that we at least have to do something for the kids and the community. That’s what it is about.” She loves candy, but she also loves scary movies. “That’s what I’ve been doing since Oct started,” she said. Oxnard Police K9 Leo came dressed for the party, and he was sporting a pair of old jeans and had green paint sprayed on his coat. “We do this for the kids,” Officer Moses Martinez said. Leo didn’t take much to get ready. “You just have to hold him down,” Martinez said. “He doesn’t like the spray paint. His jeans were mine, but now they’re his.” Leo was injured in the line of duty, but he feels fine now. “He’s fully recovered,” Martinez said. “It depends on the level of injury. They’re just like us.” Matinez said he has a sweet tooth. “Leo just wants his toy,” he said. Sami came dressed up in her

favorite Poodle Skirt. “I like the 60s style,” she said. Gold Coast Ambulance Emergency Medical Technician Charles Arvelo loves being part of the celebration. “This is great,” he said. “We’re glad to be out here.” The group does a lot of calls for service. “It’s hard to say who has Covid-19,” he said. “We treat everybody as though they have Covid-19.” He came dressed as Jason. “I left my dagger inside the ambulance,” Charles said. “I’m a huge sweets person, so I love Snickers and Whoppers.” Sandy Carrillo was mixing her Witches Dragg Brew. “I’m a bartender for the

Dragg team,” she said. “I am so excited. I couldn’t wait to come to decorate, wave to the kids, and see my fellow little witches out here.” Her brew can transform anyone into an Oxnard Police Department Dragg car. “I enjoy candy and scary movies,” she said. Dolores Barnett from the Ventura

County Probation Department came dressed as a creature of the night. “What goes around comes around,” she said with a grin. “This is a great time. I’m glad we were able to come out and give back to the community. This is great.” Being it the Spooktacular, she said, is vital for the probation department. “We’re here to support the community and give back to the kids,” she said.

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want to be that person who produces these higher-paying jobs, so we grow within our boundaries, and we don’t consume agricultural land that has not yet been zoned for commercial and industrial development. Outside of the city limits are protected until 2050.” Ramirez said agriculture is the backbone and history of the city and county, which is being affected by climate change and potential water scarcity. “One of the things I would do is make sure we have a fair allotment of water for cities and agriculture,” she said. “I’ve been taking a real strong look at Fox Canyon and the adjudication of the water, to make sure our city has enough water, and make sure our agricultural companies have enough water and land to grow food. We need food. It would be tragic if our rich agricultural land, some of the best on the planet, would be paved over.” She brought the SOAR limitations to 2050 onto the ballot. “My colleagues went along with it,” she said. “Some of them wanted 2030. I wanted 2050. I didn’t want Oxnard to be standing alone and potentially picked off by developers who would have gotten us to develop farmland. We have to go up. Denser housing is not bad if it is properly built. We’ll be seeing that along Oxnard Blvd, where affordable homes for sale and rent are going to be available under our new plan.” Alex Rey Rivera asked the candidates how they will support farmworkers and their housing. Flynn said farmworker housing, along with higher-paying jobs, should be the number one priority in Ventura County. “It should be decent, first-world living conditions,” he said. “Too many farmworkers, especially in Southwinds, live in substandard, second and third-world conditions. That is unacceptable in a first-world country. We are the wealthiest nation on the planet, and we have people living in third-world conditions who are 5-10 minutes from where we are tonight. This is unacceptable.” Flynn developed “Safe Homes, Safe Families” to protect the farmworkers. “We need farmworker housing, and county leadership is crucial,” he said. “The bottom line is that I figure that only one-third of all the agricultural land in Ventura

County is attributed to Oxnard and Oxnard’s sphere of influence. Why are we housing 75 percent of the farmworkers in this county that provide a $2 billion industry? County leadership means getting other cities to step up to the plate and start doing their fair share when it comes to farmworker housing. I will be a leader in farmworker housing.” Ramirez said supporting the farmworkers has been her life’s work as a legal aid attorney. The United Farmworkers of America and Dolores Huerta support her candidacy. “Since I began my career, I’ve supported farmworkers and their quest for decent housing,” she said. “I was involved, and my firm did the Rancho Sespe case where the neighbors and the growers did not want farmworker housing. Then, as now, under SOAR, there’s an exception for farmworker housing to be built on agricultural land. “We’ve got to provide decent living conditions for people who are feeding us. Right now, so many people are undocumented. They are feeding us, and they are left out of the safety net and living in bad, overcrowded conditions, and they are exposed to the Covid-19 virus and don’t have any recourse to a safety net. That has got to change. I will continue to work with housed farmworkers when our county provides funding and support. I have supported every farmworker housing project that has come along. We have to do that. It’s the decent thing to do. It’s good for the economy and agriculture. We want to be an agricultural community, and we’ve got to support our farmworkers. They have to have a place to raise their families.” Teran asked the candidates what accomplishments, as a city leader in Oxnard, they could point to so the voters will have confidence in them at the County Supervisor level? Ramirez said one of the first things she accomplished was translate city meetings into Spanish. “That had been long requested, but it never got on the agenda,” she said. “Even though we had Spanishspeaking council members. Once I presented it, they adopted it, and it’s still there now, so our Spanishspeaking residents, maybe a third of our population, can participate in what the city is doing and understand the decisions the city makes.”

Ramirez said Flynn did not support translating the meetings into Spanish. “He has his justifications, and he’ll tell you what they are,” Ramirez said. “Our people needed to understand what we’re doing.” She also got an initiative passed that allowed a local preference for companies and procurement for those who hired Oxnard residents. “That’s what I want to see with this new big plan (the Amazon plan) that we’re not supposed to talk about that’s coming soon,” she said. “Hire Oxnard residents for better jobs with benefits.” She cleaned up the coast, and her fellow council members got with the plan. “We cleaned up Halaco and stopped another plant that was not necessary at Mandalay,” she said. “Instead, we have the clean power alliance, and we have the Ventura Energy Storage, providing that same energy cleanly with good middleclass jobs. I’m a leader, and I am not afraid to take bold action. I don’t wait for other people to tell me what needs to be done. That’s why I’m on the council. I got there because I opposed the liquified natural gas terminal that I felt the city officials were not as aggressively opposed to it as they should have been.” Flynn said when Amazon gets started, it will be his number one accomplishment. “My goal is to bring higher-paying jobs to Ventura County and Oxnard,” he said. “That’s my number one. When I was elected onto the Oxnard City Council, my number one priority was to get the graffiti problem in this city under control. It was a blight on this beautiful, great city. The overwhelming majority of the people in the city agreed with me. Today, we have a model program in the city for removing graffiti and taking care of that blight and vandalism from our city.” He pointed to his focus on traffic within Oxnard. “Even though the Oxnard traffic initiative did not succeed, it brought to the attention of everybody in the Oxnard community that Oxnard had a traffic problem,” he said. “Today, we have the intelligent traffic system. We invested $12 million, and it’s near its final stages to alleviate traffic. When we’re talking about farmworker housing and decent living conditions, one of my

premiere legislative accomplishments is the Safe Homes, Safe Families program. It goes after those living conditions that are unacceptable and living conditions that human beings should never be a part of. Safe Homes, Safe Families are one of the things that I am most proud of, and I will continue working with those people who need it the most.” In his closing comments, Flynn said there are two passionate and qualified people running for the Board of Supervisors, but it comes down to the people and who they want to represent the City of Oxnard. “My number one priority is higherpaying jobs and taking the county economic development plan, that took the county 147 years to come around to, and rigorously implement that program,” he said. “Do what it takes to bring higher-paying jobs to Ventura County. That’s not a promise. That is a goal. Anyone who promises something and can’t deliver, they’re finished.” He also wants to replicate successful programs in other countries around the world where there are apprenticeships. “The unions can provide those apprenticeships,” he said. “We need to get our kids in Oxnard in those union apprenticeships. We need the highest skilled labor force when it comes to building and trades. We need to bolster the efforts of community colleges to get a nursing program, which, right now, is only at Moorpark and Ventura College. We need a nursing program to open that up to our kids in the City of Oxnard. That’s investing in people.” Flynn reminded the viewers that he ran for the city council based on the quality of life in Oxnard neighborhoods. “I live in the historic district, and when I walked outside my home one morning to get the newspaper, and I saw my neighbor’s fence posts, each one of them had been vandalized with graffiti,” he said. “I went into my house, looked at my wife, and said that’s it.” She wanted to know what that meant. “I can’t sit by idol any longer,” Flynn said. “We need to bring Oxnard back to its glory. This is a great city, and we need to put an end to this graffiti; we need to do something about traffic, we need to do something about substandard housing conditions, and

finally, we need to deliver higherpaying jobs. If you want to give me a nickname, it’s “the mailman.” It’s because I deliver. That’s not a joke. My promise to you is to work tirelessly to bring more of those higher-paying jobs to the residents of the City of Oxnard and a promise of prosperity to the residents of the City of Oxnard.” Ramirez opened in Spanish and said we’re in challenging times politically, socially, and environmentally. “Social inequity, which doesn’t let those people get into those good jobs, has to be addressed at the educational level,” she said. “I’m not running for the school board. I am running for county supervisor. We have a lot we can do to help with closing the digital divide. That keeps people in our city and many other parts of the county from having good internet access. It hurts students, and it hurts businesses. I’m on the oversight committee for the county’s business assistance program. Many of our small businesses in Oxnard do not have computer access, don’t have business licenses, and don’t know how to access resources. I’ve worked to make sure that Oxnard businesses were not left out of that program. At the same time, I am proud of my endorsements. I have been endorsed by Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Congressman Salud Carbajal, Senators Stern and Hannah-Beth Jackson, Assemblywoman Monique Limón, Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farmworkers. I am endorsed by the United Farmworkers. I am endorsed by the essential workers and the United Farmworkers of America, The California Nurses Association, the United Food and Commercial Workers, our grocery clerks. The Oxnard Firefighters. The Oxnard Peace Officers Association, and the National Latino Peace Officers of Ventura County.” She reminded the people that she wants to serve the county. “I am a leader,” she said. “I brought things like a utility rate assistance, a lifeline program for people having trouble on a fixed income to pay their bills. That’s the kind of thinking; I want to see more homeownership. I will make sure we have housing options for people, for renters, and for homeowners.” For more information, visit carman4supervisor.com and tim4 supervisor.com.

videos happening for the city staff?” Starr hopes the people rehearse before they come to a meeting. “Right now, you see them rehearsing at council committees; they go through these dry runs,” he said. “I know the previous city manager used to have presentations

made to him before it went to the full council. There seems to be plenty of opportunities to rehearse and give a good presentation. You want the public to have the information in advance. You don’t want the public to be blind-sided with new information. You want

the full information to be out there, so the public can see it, so they can check the veracity of the claims made in these presentations. I’ve seen instances at a city council meeting where the presenter says, wait a minute. That’s not right. I’m trying to look it up on the internet

for an answer. Sometimes I can find it in time to give public comment. I’d much rather see something at my leisure, a week in advance, and investigate it and come to a meeting.” This story will conclude on Oct 30.

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and figures out what he’s going to present on camera, then edits the content and posts the video. “For me, I feel like the low level of technology videos that I put out, I easily put in an hour’s worth of time into every minute or two of video,” he said. “How do you envision the

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The project is a new fulfillment center off the 101 Freeway between Rice and Del Norte and provides over 1,500 jobs with benefits to the city. Nguyen started with an opening video, where Mayor Tim Flynn called it a strong economic opportunity coming to Oxnard. Nguyen thanked the Sakioka family for their efforts and helping the city deliver the project. “In terms of city staff, I have to thank Jeff Lambert, who is no longer with us,” Nguyen said. “When he was here, he was a great value-added person for us to keep this project online. Also, from staff, Jeff Pelgilley and Scott Kolwitz, from Community Development, they are the key people who are seeing this project cross the finish line. Ken Rozelle from the city attorney’s office did most of the heavy lifting when it comes to negotiations. A special thanks to Councilman Bryan MacDonald, who helped me behind the scenes to crack the whip. There were a few occasions where he was cracking it across my back.” He also thanked Assistant City Manager Ashley Golden for all her help. “I could not have managed this project in its entirety without all her

hard work and dedication,” Nguyen said. He pointed out that the Amazon project is not a public project. “First and foremost, this is a private real estate transaction that then provides for this new business opportunity to come here,” he said. “We will get a property tax addition; we don’t know exactly what that will be, but we’ll find out once the project is built and is valuated. The city’s role in this is the local jurisdiction and regulator.” Nguyen said the project crossed the finish line because of effective negotiations, getting the Sakioka Development agreement and tract map finalized after a decade, and the streamlined permit process. “This process, while it was a heavy lift, it does assure a safe building that we want our residents to be working in,” Nguyen said. From the start, he said the ultimate goal was to get the jobs the community needs. “When that’s the goal, then everything else is easier in terms of problem-solving through the complex set of issues to get this achieved,” he said. “This will be a catalyst for more business

investment around this project on that property. There was some concern this project was taking away ag-land from the SOAR initiative. This land was already taken out of that and not included in SOAR. It’s been zoned for an industrial and business park for many years. It requires that we now work. I know we were in a celebratory mood a couple of weeks ago when we were finally able to announce this project. Getting this company here is only half the fight. The other half of this effort is going to culminate in our ability to get our residents the jobs they desperately need at Amazon. These are the jobs our community needs, in addition to the jobs that we would more broadly need to come to this community.” That makes Amazon a significant building block for Oxnard. “To achieve and take advantage of the building blocks, we’ve got to partner with Oxnard College and the Chamber of Commerce to get our residents prepared, so when they apply for these jobs, they will be qualified,” he said. “We’re going to make an effort to focus the recruitment on Oxnard’s residents.” Jobs at the fulfillment center will

be above minimum wage. “Whether you like Amazon or not, most of us utilize them,” Nguyen said. “It is the way that most of us shop these days. The trucks are driving through, whether or not we have this facility in Oxnard or across the border in the next city. In my opinion, we’re better off getting the jobs that our residents need.” Nguyen understands the traffic and exhaust concerns, but he knows that technology will resolve those concerns soon. “There will be electrification of the truck fleets, even the large trucks,” he said. “It’s coming, and it’s not something that is a sci-fi thing in the far-out future. It will be here sooner than we realize. There are also some concerns about the damage the trucks cause to our roads. They already do that as they drive through. Amazon does pay into the county tax pool. We get our fair share of that. The notion that Amazon continues not to pay local taxes is not true.” Amazon provides its full-time employees with full medical, dental, and vision benefits. The company also provides a 401K retirement plan with a 50 percent employer

match. “They have up to 20 weeks of maternal and paternal leave, and they have adoption assistance they will provide after one year of employment,” Nguyen said. “They have paid time off, plus six holidays. You get more vacation days as you work there for more years. There’s paid sick leave. They provide an employee assistance program and offer restricted stock units and employee discounts. There are also career options and employee tuition.” He is aware of the labor practices at Amazon, and he remains confident they will improve. He noted that California has some of the best labor laws in the country. “The reality we have here in Oxnard is currently, in large part due to the pandemic and recession, our Sept labor numbers reflect that we have a 9.1 percent unemployment rate here in Oxnard,” he said. “We have 8,800 otherwise working individuals who are currently unemployed. That’s a pretty staggering number. These individuals need good-paying jobs. Especially jobs with health benefits.” This story will continue on Oct. 30.

Needless to say, sleep was over for me. The smoke alarm was still chirping and freaking out the dogs, so I decided it was time to crush the recycling. You know, crush the cans while the dogs tend to business. That also means that my barking dogs choose to have a conversation with the entire neighborhood. Buddy has been an issue all week. He had a doctor’s appointment this

week to make sure his epilepsy was okay. I took on this mission solo since the J-Train had meetings all day. We get to the socially distant vet, and there were a bunch of dogs quietly sitting around. Buddy sees them, stated barking wildly, and jumping around like a maniac. That touches off a dog riot, and everybody starts barking. It reminds me of the kids in my Catholic school who are

not happy unless they are the center of attention. That gets us a bunch of dirty looks and the vet staff saying, we’ll take Buddy first. The drive home was worse. Buddy decided to bark insanely at every car all the way home. For some reason, this makes the J-Train laugh hysterically. Buddy is fine, thank God, and he celebrated with a big bowl of dinner

and making friends with Ziggy. That never goes well. Okay, I give up. I decided to have a dill pickle and noticed that each pickle was zero calories, but the serving size was two-thirds of a pickle. Does that mean I should have a jar of pickle nubs in the refrigerator? Ah, the joy of being a square peg trying to live in a round hole. Tomorrow will be better, I hope.

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Okay, it’s time for the J-Train and I to have a great conversation. So I start talking, and she is sound asleep. I asked Siri to play some music, and Siri said, there seems to be a problem. Please try again later. From there, I decided to wake up the J-Train again and ask her what she wanted to do, and she said there seems to be a problem, please check back later.

LEGALS File No.: 202000708-10009428-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. C and T Vending; Moorevending 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 7/8/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81024 AdId:26883 CustId:1381 -----------File No.: 20200708-10009426-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MooreNaturals; 2. MooreNatural 1146 calle la cumbre Camarillo, CA 93010-2895 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Tiffani Moore 1146 calle la cumbre, Unit a Camarillo, CA 93010-2895 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 7/8/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81020 AdId:26884 CustId:1381 -----------File No.: 20200923-10013096-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. YAM LIAMY 5510 GRACE PLACE COMMERCE, CA

90022 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. BARBARAS DEVELOPMENT, INC 5510 GRACE PLACE COMMERCE, CA 90022 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/01/2005; 10/01/2003 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/KEVIN R. MURRAY 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 9/23/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:80945 AdId:27044 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20200921-10012892-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. All Vegan Things 964 Lighthouse Way Port Hueneme, CA 93041 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Frozen Fruit Co., LLC 729 Montana Ave Ste 2 Santa Monica, CA 90403 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Victoria Philippou 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, ex-

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SENIORS 805 Helping seniors recognize dishonest news, paid propaganda Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any resources that you know of that can help seniors detect fake news? My 75-year-old mother shares a lot of misinformation with her family and friends that she sees on Facebook. I’ve talked to her about it, but for some reason she has a difficult time deciphering real news from fake news and propaganda. Frustrated Daughter Dear Frustrated, Unfortunately, the digital misinformation problem your mom is experiencing is not uncommon. According to researchers from Princeton and New York University, people aged 65 and older are up to seven times more likely to share fake news and dubious links on social media than their younger counterparts. Why? There are several theories. The first is that many seniors started using social media sites like Facebook only within the past five

or six years and may lack the digital literacy skills to identify false or misleading content. Some other possible theories are that most seniors experience some cognitive decline as they age, making them more likely to fall for hoaxes. Many older Americans also suffer from chronic loneliness which can cause them to share misinformation as an attempt to make connections with other people. And studies have shown that older people are generally more trusting than younger generations, which can make them more gullible. All this is particularly concerning now as we sit in the midst of a global health pandemic and a 2020 election season, both of which are ripe with misinformation, rumors and conspiracy theories. And seniors are prime targets of this false/misleading information because they are much more likely

to vote than their younger cohorts and are much more vulnerable to getting sick and dying if they contract COVID-19. Where to Get Help To help your mom detect and combat online misinformation there are several great resources she can

turn to that offer free courses and tips. One is MediaWise for Seniors, a project of the Poynter Institute, which offers two free online courses to help seniors detect and combat online misinformation— see Poynter.org/ mediawise-forseniors. The first fourweek course has already filled up, but your mom can still enroll in a self-directed course called “HandsOn Lessons to Separate Fact and Fiction Online.” It is hosted by Christiane Amanpour and Joan Lunden, and is scheduled to begin Sept. 24, but she can take the course anytime. In addition, Poynter has worked with AARP to produce Fact Tracker interactive videos and a webinar on spotting and filtering misinformation at AARP.org/ facttracker. Some other free course options you should look into include Senior

Planet, which is offering a one-hour online course on “How to Spot Fake News” at SeniorPlanet.org. The News Literacy Project that provides the Checkology virtual classroom, which was initially created for middle and high school students, is now offering an independent learners option that is ideal for older adults—see Get.Checkology.org. Their lessons will help your mom detect the difference between news, opinion and propaganda. And Coursera, a free worldwide online learning platform, which offers an in-depth six-week course called “Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens,” which she can access at Coursera.org/learn/newsliteracy. There are also many good websites, like PolitiFact.com, Snopes.com and FactCheck.org that will let your mom fact check a story to help her identify fact versus fiction. These sites have most likely already fact-checked the latest viral claim to pop up in her news feed.

Millionaires and billionaires keep winning and poor children keep losing By Marian Wright Edelman FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT EMERITA A recent Americans for Tax Fairness press release headline read: “BILLIONAIRE WEALTH GREW BY $845 BILLION, OR 29%, AS AMERICA STRUGGLED THROUGH FIRST SIX MONTHS OF PANDEMIC: While Millions Lost Jobs, Businesses, Health &

Lives, Nation’s 643 Richest Saw Their Collective Fortune Leap Nearly 30%.” The report continued: “Needless to say, ordinary workers did not fare as well . . . In fact, this billionaires’ bonanza occurred against a general backdrop of working-class pain: 6.6 million Americans got coronavirus, and almost 200,000 died from it. Over 50 million Americans lost jobs, with nearly 14 million still unemployed. 30 million are collecting unemployment

benefits (counting contract workers), up from 1.6 million a year earlier. Nearly 30 million Americans have gone hungry. 12 million Americans have lost employee-sponsored health insurance. Big swaths of business have shut down, including 100,000 restaurants.” How does this comport with any standards of justice and common decency?! It is hard to believe fortunes have jumped astronomically for the

wealthiest while millions of people are suffering including children who already were our poorest Americans pre-pandemic and most vulnerable to harm. Even at the economy’s height with low unemployment, 10.5 million children lived in poverty and millions more children lived in families on the edge—just one missed paycheck or financial shock away from hunger and homelessness and the dreadful n Millionaires, see page 9

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SENIORS 805 All in due time, so she says Dr. James L. Snyder THE PARSONAGE—For several weeks, or has it been years, I’ve been waiting for an important package to come through the mail. I don’t know why they call it snail mail because I have seen snails crawl faster. With all our technology today, you would think that mail could come in on a particular schedule, and I’m thinking of a fast-paced schedule. I’ve been going to the mailbox every day for several weeks, and I find a lot of junk mail, but I don’t find the mail that I’m looking for. They promised it would arrive between seven and ten days. Of course, they didn’t mention what days they would come, nor did they say those days would be consecutive. Each day that mail hasn’t come has made me more jittery. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage is always encouraging me to be patient. I once responded to her, “I’m not a doctor, and I don’t have any patients.” There are times when I should not verbalize what I’m thinking. It would keep me out of trouble. When I mentioned I didn’t have any patients, my wife looked at me and said, “Well, you silly boy, get some and get some today because I’m running out of patience.” In my diary that night, I made a little note, “Do not respond to the

wife verbally until you have had seven days to think it through.” At my age, within three days, I have totally forgotten what I was going to say. The interesting thing was that I checked my bank account and saw the day I ordered that package, the money came out of my account immediately. They had my money, but I didn’t have their package. I think it strange that money goes out of my account much faster than anything in this world. Where does it go? Not too long ago, somebody withdrew $1700 from my account. Evidently, they had applied for a card on my account, got it, and used it. If only my mail arrived as quickly as my money disappears, I would be a happy camper. It took several weeks for the bank to get that $1700 back into my account. As I say, it goes out faster than it comes in. In the last few days, I’ve been getting a little jumpy, more than normal. I stand at the window, watching for the mailman, and he never comes on a regular schedule. Then the mailman shows up, I jump up, run out the door, get to the mailbox, and much to my disappointment, the package is not in the mail. I have mail from everybody and everything but not the mail that I really want. How aggravating is that? I stomped back into the house, grumbling under my breath, careful

not to vocalize what is chopping in my head. Walking into the house, all I did was say grrrrrrrrrrrrr. And then I let it spill, “When will that package arrive?” I didn’t know somebody in the house was listening. “Are you still worrying about that package?” She knew I was, so I just looked at her, smiled, nodded my head, and went to my office area. Looking at me, trying to encourage me, I think, she said, “All in due time.” And then she smiled in my direction. I didn’t know what she meant by “due time.” Did she mean, “dew time?” Or did she mean, “do time?” As it was, I was “doing time,” and not too happy with it.

“There’s always a reason,” she explained, “for everything. There certainly is a reason why this package is late.” I knew what she was saying was right, but I wasn’t in the mood to hear a sermon. In listening to one of her sermons, I was afraid she would start taking up a collection. I certainly wasn’t in a mood for that. I wanted to give something but certainly not money. I remember there was a time when you went to a store to buy something, look for it and then take it up to the counter, pay the cashier and then walk out the door with it. I sure miss those good old days. When I called the customer service, they assured me they sent the package out at the correct time, and according to their records, it was

measures have not kept pace with the cost of living and the latest numbers don’t count the toll of the COVID-19 crisis. Recently released poverty data giving a snapshot of our nation before the pandemic confirmed about 1 in 7 children were poor in 2019. The overwhelming majority of poor children (70.1 percent) lived in

working families struggling to make ends meet. Our youngest children were poorest and nearly threequarters of all poor children were children of color. The scary pandemic has exacerbated these economic disparities and exposed the fragility of an economy that invests

in billionaires before babies, corporations before children, and warships before hard working Americans struggling to pay their bills. Recent Pulse Census data show more than half of adults in households with children say they or another household member have lost employment income since

delivered within the proper time. Hanging up the phone, I sat there, grumbling about my misfortune. Then the doorbell rang. I got up and opened the door, and a man said, “I got this package several weeks ago, but it’s not anything I ordered. Is this something you ordered?” I looked at the package. It had my name on it, but it did not have my address on it. I cheerfully thanked the guy, shook his hand, and wished him a good day. I went back to my chair, opened up the package and there was what I had ordered—all in due time. I thought of a special verse, “To every thing, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2). Everything has a time element to it that has been established by God, and when I surrender to God’s time, I will plant seeds of happiness in my life. Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 352216-3025 or e-mail jamessnyder2@ att.net. The church web site is www. whatafellowship.com.

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THE OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT TAKES ON CANCER AND MAKES A DIFFERENCE By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- Police Officers helping those facing cancer invaded the Channel Islands Farmers’ Market, Oct 18, as the “Real Men Wear Pink” came out in force to make a difference.

TTENDEES bought Oxnard Police Department swag commemorating the effort and posed for a picture alongside the Pink Oxnard Police Department Cruiser. All the money raised in the effort benefits people living with cancer. Sergeant Jeff McGreevy said the police department is proud to team up with the American Cancer Society. “We’re doing a fundraiser every Sunday here at the Farmers’ Market, and we are doing a lot of events throughout the city,” he said. “We are donating 100 percent of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society.” All the money benefits people in Ventura County. “There are a lot of different services they offer,” he said. “A lot of the money is going to go towards research. This is our third year working with the American Cancer Society.” In 2018, the American Cancer Society approached the Oxnard Police Department, and McGreevy got involved because his wife had breast cancer in 2012. “She’s a survivor,” he said. “The American Cancer Society was very helpful to us when we were going through that battle. This is a way for us to pay it forward.” McGreevy said the American Cancer Society provided them with fuel cards and donations to get to treatment. “When my wife’s hair fell out, we went and looked at wigs they

had,” he said. It’s an important thing for women when they lose their hair. It makes them feel good, so we utilized those services. There were rideshare services. We also looked at some of their research programs.” Starbucks has been a considerable partner with the Oxnard Police Department, he said, and among the items they sold were mugs donated by Starbucks and pounds of coffee. “We’ve been doing some Coffee for a Cause events with Starbucks,” he said. “The biggest thing we did this week was on Thursday when I picked up a cancer patient in our pink cruiser. We took her to her chemotherapy appointment at UCLA Health in Ventura.” When they arrived, there was a huge cheering section at the location. “To be able to do something nice for someone who’s going through a terrible battle, that’s where it is personally rewarding for me,” he said. “It’s the second time we did this. There is nothing more rewarding than doing something special for somebody and having friends, family, my partner, and some of the first responders there to cheer her on. It’s hard to go to those appointments.” McGreevy took his wive to 18 appointments. “It’s hard because it is not fun

to go through,” he said. It’s not too late to donate to the effort and do something good for someone who truly needs the support. “We’ve got some links on our Facebook page,” he said. “We’re going to an event in the Oxnard Police Department parking lot from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct 22. At 11:30. I am going to get my head shaved. We’re going to have an ice cream social. We have a local company that donated 500 ice cream bars. We’re going to have our fundraising table set up, and we’re going to have a DJ at 11:30. I’m going to get my head shaved.” Mariella Ruiz had stage three breast cancer, and McGreevy took her to treatment. She recently got declared cancer-free. “When you’re going through treatment, you’re in a dark place,” Ruiz said. “You’re mad at the world and feeling different types of emotions. When he (McGreevy) reached out to me to drive me to my tenth chemo cycle, it feels nice. People like him; he’s been through this with his wife, so he understands. It made me feel special, and it made me thrive more. It helped push me forward.” Ruiz and McGreevy stay in touch. “This year, I wanted to pay it back and help other survivors,”

Ruiz said. “I’m here to help everybody who goes through this tough time.” When the doctor gave her the all-clear, the first thing she did was thank God. “I didn’t think I’d get to live another year,” she said. “I went through a dark time, and I thought I was not going to be here. I was happy and grateful. I cried and was tearful because I was full of emotions. Going back to it now, it’s tough to relive it. It’s overwhelming.” She had a biopsy done, and Ruiz never thought it would be breast cancer. “When I found out that I was diagnosed, my doctor called me, and I was at work,” she said. “She told me she got my results and told me it was breast cancer. I remember dropping to the floor, and I started yelling and screaming. She said I’m so sorry. I really want you to come in tomorrow.” She thinks the Oxnard Police Department is awesome. “I’m so grateful that he (McGreevy) and the police department does this,” she said. “They put the pink patches on their uniform and their cars. They represent breast cancer proudly.” If you’re waiting to hear back about a biopsy, Ruiz said to stay positive. “Have an open mind,” she said. “God is going to be with you and

take care of you. He’s going to guide you. If it is cancer, it’s okay. Take it one day at a time. Medicine is so advanced now, and chemo and radiation are helpful. The process is hard, but you are going to overcome it and be on the other side soon.” Husband Ernan Ruiz said his wife has been in remission since March. “Cancer doesn’t run in our family, and it came out of left field when we found out,” he said. “When we got the news, it hit us all at once. We had these resources when we didn’t have anywhere to go. Even the wigs and bras they offered, it makes a big difference. It also makes a difference in having someone to call and ask some questions. Now we’re out here paying it forward. We’re raising money so people will have the resources that we had access to.” Ernan said he and Mariella became more solid after the diagnosis. “We hadn’t been married a half a year,” Ernan said. “All our plans for the first couple of years of marriage changed, as far as travel and buying a house. It’s made us closer, and I’ve learned not to take anything for granted. I appreciate every day that Mariella and I have together.” For more information about donating, visit the Oxnard Police Department Facebook page.

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HEALTH Millions more virus rapid tests, but are results reported? By Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON (AP)— After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results.

LL U.S. testing sites are legally required to report their results, positive and negative, to public health agencies. But state health officials say many rapid tests are going unreported, which means some new COVID-19 infections may not be counted. And the situation could get worse, experts say. The federal government is shipping more than 100 million of the newest rapid tests to states for use in public schools, assisted living centers and other new testing sites. “Schools certainly don’t have the capacity to report these tests,” said Dr. Jeffrey Engel of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. “If it’s done at all it’s likely going to be paper-based, very slow and incomplete.” Early in the outbreak, nearly all U.S. testing relied on genetic tests that could only be developed at high-tech laboratories. Even

under the best circumstances, people had to wait about two to three days to get results. Experts pushed for more “point-of-care” rapid testing that could be done in doctors’ offices, clinics and other sites to quickly find people who are infected, get them into quarantine and stop the spread. Beginning in the summer, cheaper, 15-minute tests—which detect viral proteins called antigens on a nasal swab—became available. The first versions still needed to be processed using portable readers. The millions of new tests from Abbott Laboratories now going out to states are even easier to use: they’re about the size of a credit card and can be developed with a few drops of chemical solution.

Federal health officials say about half of the nation’s daily testing capacity now consists of rapid tests. Large hospitals and laboratories electronically feed their results to state health departments, but there is no standardized way to report the rapid tests that are often done elsewhere. And state officials have often been unable to track where these tests are being shipped and whether results are being reported. In Minnesota, officials created a special team to try and get more testing data from nursing homes, schools and other newer testing sites, only to be deluged by faxes and paper files. “It’s definitely a challenge because now we have to do many more things manually than we

were with electronic reporting,” said Kristen Ehresmann, of the Minnesota Department of Health. Even before Abbott’s newest rapid tests hit the market last month, undercounting was a concern. Competitors Quidel and Becton Dickinson have together shipped well over 35 million of their own quick tests since June. But that massive influx of tests hasn’t showed up in national testing numbers, which have mostly ranged between 750,000 and 950,000 daily tests for months. Besides tallying new cases, COVID-19 testing numbers are used to calculate a key metric on the outbreak: percentage of tests positive for COVID-19. The World

Health Organization recommends countries test enough people to drive their percent of positives below 5%. And the U.S. has mostly been hovering around or below that rate since mid-September, a point that President Donald Trump and his top aides have touted to argue that the nation has turned the corner on the outbreak. The figure is down from a peak of 22% in April. But some disease-tracking specialists are skeptical. Engel said his group’s members think they aren’t getting all the results. “So it may be a false conclusion,” he said. One of the challenges to an accurate count: States have wildly different approaches. Some states lump all types of tests together in one report, some don’t tabulate the quick antigen tests at all and others don’t publicize their system. Because antigen tests are more prone to false negatives and sometimes require retesting, most health experts say they should be recorded and analyzed separately. Currently only 10 states do that and post the results online, according to the COVID Tracking Project. The federal government is allocating the tests to states based on their population, rather than helping them develop a strategy based on the size and severity of their outbreaks.

COVID-inspired mask chain store aims to become obsolete By Markian Hawryluk Kaiser Health News LONE TREE, Colo. (AP)— Darcy Velasquez, 42, and her mother, Roberta Truax, were walking recently in the Park Meadows mall about 15 miles south of downtown Denver, looking for Christmas gifts for Velasquez’s two children, when they spotted a store with a display of rhinestonestudded masks. It’s an immutable truth of fashion: Sparkles can go a long way with a 9-year-old. The store is called COVID-19 Essentials. And it may well be the country’s first retail chain dedicated solely to an infectious disease, Kaiser Health News reports. With many U.S. stores closing during the coronavirus pandemic, especially inside malls, the owners of this chain have seized

on the empty space, as well as the world’s growing acceptance that wearing masks is a reality that may last well into 2021, if not longer. Masks have evolved from a utilitarian, anythingyou - c an - f i n d - t h at works product into another way to express one’s personality, political leanings or sports fandom. And the owners of COVID-19 Essentials are betting that Americans are willing to put their money where their mouth is. Prices range from $19.99 for a simple children’s mask to $130 for the top-of-the-line face covering, with an N95 filter and a batterypowered fan. Almost all shops and many pop-

up kiosks in the Park Meadows mall now sell masks. But COVID-19 Essentials also carries other accessories for the pandemic, in a space that has a more established feel than a holiday pop-up store; permanent signage above its glass doors includes a stylized image of a coronavirus particle.

Nestled beside the UNTUCKit shirt store and across from a Tesla showroom, it has neither the brand recognition nor the track record of a J.C. Penney. But longevity doesn’t seem to have helped that clothing chain or many others escape industry upheaval during the pandemic. According to analysts at S&P Global Market Intelligence, retail bankruptcies from January to mid-August reached a 10-year-high. Not that the COVID-19 Essentials owners want their products to be in demand forever. “I can’t wait to go out of business eventually,” said Nadav Benimetzky, a Miami retailer who

founded COVID-19 Essentials, which now has eight locations around the country. That seemed to be the attitude of most of the customers who walked into the store on a recent Friday afternoon. Most understood the need for masks—face coverings are required to even enter the mall—and thus they recognized the business case for a COVID-19 store. Still, they hoped masks would soon go the way of bellbottoms or leg warmers. For the time being, they’re making the best of the situation. Nathan Chen, who owns the Lone Tree store with Benimetzky, previously ran a different store at the Denver airport, but as air travel declined, a COVIDfocused business seemed a much better venture. The pandemic giveth and the pandemic taketh away.

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Accelerating our commitment to affordable housing There’s a shortage of affordable housing in America, especially in communities of color. The impact of this health and humanitarian crisis has intensified the need for increased action. As part of our commitment to invest $1 billion over four years to advance racial equality and economic opportunity, Bank of America is accelerating our investment in development in neighborhoods of color — including right here in Ventura County. We’re working side by side with nonprofits and community leaders to help revitalize neighborhoods, expanding on work we’ve had underway for many years. My teammates and I remain committed to addressing Ventura County’s affordable housing gap and helping build the community in which we live and work.

Midge Campbell-Thomas Ventura/Santa Barbara Market President

Building together Here in Ventura County, we’re partnering with organizations that are expanding affordable housing options. They include: Many Mansions Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County Ventura County Community Development Corporation Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County and Southern Santa Barbara County

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LEGALS RATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 1. 09/01/2005; 2. 10/01/2003; 3. 10/01/2003; 4. 03/01/2006. 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/KEVIN R. MURRAY on behalf of BARBARAS DEVELOPMENT, INC 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 9/23/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:80957 AdId:27047 CustId:740 -----------File No.: 20200911-10012523-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. N & S Mobile Welding and Fleet Services 1961 N. C ST #51434 Oxnard, CA 93031 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. John Guzman 1311 Lakrhurst St Oxnard, CA 93030 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/28/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/John Guzman 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 9/28/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:80961 AdId:27048 CustId:1433 -----------File No.: 20200922-10013023-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. ONE PANACEA 304 APPLETREE AVENUE CAMARILLO, CA 93012 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. KHIMJI CHIROPRACTIC, INC 304 APPLETREE AVENUE CAMARILLO, CA 93012 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/AMIT KHIMJI 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 9/22/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:80965 AdId:27049 CustId:1434 -----------File No.: 20200917-10012793-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Dreaming Jona 2024 Ventura Blvd, Apt 235 Camarillo, CA 93010 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Elizabeth Blake 2024 Ventura Blvd, Apt 235 Camarillo, CA 93010 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/17/2020. 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/Elizabeth Blake 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 9/17/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:80973 AdId:27051 CustId:1435 -----------File No.: 20200915-10012701-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Comstock & Company Real Estate Services 2. C & C Real Estate Co. 1780 E. Main St. Ventura, CA 93001 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. J.L. Comstock & Associates, Inc. 3104 Dunkirk Dr. Oxnard, CA 93035 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/J.L. Comstock & Associates, Inc. by J.L. Comstock, Owner 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, ex-

cept, 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 9/15/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:80980 AdId:27053 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20200918-10012842-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Lakshmi Wellness 2. Salvaged Beauty Noda 704 Tierney Ave Ventura, CA 93003 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Joan Battelle Jensen 704 Tierney Ave Ventura, CA 93003 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 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/Joan Battelle Jensen 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 9/18/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:80984 AdId:27054 CustId:1436 -----------SUMMONS CASE NO. 56-2019-00532590-CUPTVTA. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): 1. DAVID E. KOMSKI and DOES 1 to 50 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): 1. DIANNA GOMEZ NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may

be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelp california.org) the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO: Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papales legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su repuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su repuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov ) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name, address and telephone number of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la Corte es:) Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California 93009. The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT M. BASKIN Christopher A. Fortunati, Esq. (SBN 191432 1849 Knoll Drive VENTURA CA 93003 Phone: 805-658-1000 Date: 8/29/2019 Michael D. Planet, Clerk STATEMENT OF DAMAGES Personal Injury or Wrongful Death To Defendant: DAVID E. KOMSKI AND DOES 1 to 50. Plaintiff: DIANNA GOMEZ, seeks damages in the above referenced action as follows: GENERAL DAMAGES A. Pain, Suffering and inconvenience: $85,000.00 SPECIAL DAMAGES A. Medical Expenses (to date): $3,243.63. B. Future Medical Expenses: To be determined. C. Loss of Earnings (to date): To be determined D. Loss of Future Earning Capacity (present value): To be determined. Dated: 10/09/2019 CHRISTOPHER FORTUNATI, (SBN 191432)

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SchId:80996 AdId:27058 CustId:737 -----------File No.: 20200928100134320 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-

MENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. NHance Wood Refinishing 2. NHance of Ventura County 27 W Easy Str #404 Simi Valley, CA 93065 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. ROA Services 27 W Easy Str #404 Simi Valley, CA 93065 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/01/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/9/1/2020 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 9/28/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81000 AdId:27060 CustId:1437 -----------APN: 235-0-260-065 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING DATED 2/18/2020. 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. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s Sale No. 2020-100504 On 10/29/2020 at 11:00 AM, At the Main front entrance to the County Government Center Hall of Justice located at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003, BEACON DEFAULT MANAGEMENT, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION (“Trustee”), as duly appointed trustee under that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing (the “Deed of Trust”) dated 2/18/2020 executed by RAAS NUTRITIONALS, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“Trustor”), recorded on 2/26/2020, as Instrument No. 20200226-00028878-0, in the office of the Recorder of Ventura County, State of California, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, or cashier’s check made payable to Beacon Default Management, Inc. (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States) without warranty express or implied as to title, use, possession or encumbrances, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it as such Trustee, in and to the following described property situated in the aforesaid County and State, towit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part of. PERSONAL PROPERTY: See Exhibit “B” attached hereto and made a part of. TAX PARCEL NO: 235-0-260-065 From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no representation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 3615 Old Conejo Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Directions to the property may be obtained pursuant to a written request submitted within ten (10) days from the first publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale to GRAND PACIFIC FINANCING CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION the present beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, in care of the Trustee at the address listed below. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including,

without limitation, fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest and default interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, charges, fees and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $4,330,536.48. The ‘’Beneficiary’’ has elected to conduct a unified foreclosure sale pursuant to the provisions of California Commercial Code Section 9604(a)(1) (B) and to include in the nonjudicial foreclosure of the estate described in this Notice of Trustee’s Sale all of the personal property and fixtures described in the Deed of Trust. The Beneficiary reserves the right to revoke its election as to some or all of said personal property and/or fixtures, or to add additional personal property and/or fixtures to the election herein expressed, at the Beneficiary’s sole election, from time to time and at any time until the consummation of the trustee’s sale to be conducted pursuant to the Deed of Trust and this Notice of Trustee’s Sale. The name, street address and telephone number of the Trustee are: Beacon Default Management, Inc. 30101 Agoura Court, Suite 203 Agoura Hills California 91301 Trustee’s Sale No. 2020-100504 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Stox Posting & Publishing, LLC Phone: (714) 9291034 Sale Line: (844) 477-7869 Website: www.stoxposting.com 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 (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2020-100504. 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. Dated: October 1, 2020. BEACON DEFAULT MANAGEMENT, INC a California corporation Selina I. Parelskin, Authorized Signatory EXHIBIT “A” Parcel 1: Lot 16 of Tract No. 5112, in the City of Thousand Oaks, County of Ventura, State of California, as per Map recorded in Book 137, Page 42 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. Except therefrom an undivided one half interest in and to all oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances, without the right of entry above 500 feet below the surface of said lands, as reserved by Casper Borchard, Jr. et al., in document recorded April 11, 1962, Book 2134, Page 315 of Official Records. Parcel 2: A nonexclusive easement for road and driveway use and for ingress and egress purposes over the following described land: That portion of Section 2, Township 1 North, Range 20 West, Charles E. Huse Tract No. 5, Rancho El Conejo, in the City of Thousand Oaks, as reserved in Book 1, Page 746 of Deeds, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County, lying within a strip of land, 13.00 feet wide, the Westerly line of said strip being described as follows: Beginning at a point in the Northerly line of Old Conejo Read, 60.00 feet wide, as conveyed to the State of California by document recorded in Book 142, Page 462 of Deeds, at the Southeasterly corner of the land described in document to Gerald Gottlieb and Associates, recorded

TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 in Book 2242, Page 114 of Official Records; thence, along the Easterly line of said land, 1st: North 03° 02’ 56” East 1410.02 feet to a point in the Southwesterly line of the land described in document to the State of California, recorded in Book 3008, Page 303 of Official Records. Except therefrom any portion thereof lying within that parcel of land as condemned by the state of California, in the Final Order of Condemnation, recorded in Book 3869, Page 105 of Official Records. The Easterly line of said strip of land, 13.00 feet wide, shall be prolonged or shortened so as to begin in said Northerly line of Old Conejo Road and to terminate in the Southwesterly line of said parcel as Condemned by the State of California. Parcel 3: An easement for access, ingress, egress and utility purposes over Parcels A and B of said Tract No. 5112, as shown upon the Map of said Tract. Parcel 4: An easement for access, ingress, egress and utility purposes over those portions of Lots 13, 15 and 17 of said Tract No. 5112, shown as access easements on the Map of said Tract. EXHIBIT “B” TOGETHER WITH: All goods, equipment, machinery, furniture, furnishings, trade fixtures, appliances, inventory, building materials, apparatus, utensils, vehicles, wiring, pipes, conduits, elevators, escalators, heating and air conditioning equipment, chattels and articles of personal property, including, without limitation, any interest therein now or at any time hereafter affixed to, attached to or used in any way in connection with or to be incorporated at any time into the Premises or placed on any part thereof wheresoever located, whether or not attached to or incorporated in the Premises, together with any and all accession, accessories, attachments, and replacements thereof, appertaining and adapted to the complete and compatible use, enjoyment, occupancy, operation or improvement of the Premises; SchId:81005 AdId:27062 CustId:670 -----------File No.: 20200925-10013308-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Windows Down 2. Windows Down Media 1762 Patricia Ave. Unit 3 Simi Valley, CA 93065 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Lucas Walker 1762 Patricia Ave. Unit 3 Simi Valley, CA 93065 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Lucas Walker 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 9/25/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81008 AdId:27063 CustId:1438 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DELILAH ELOINA CAMPOS GARCIA, AKA DELILAH GARCIA, AKA DELILAH ELOINA GARCIA, AKA DELILAH ELOINA CAMPOS Case No. 56-2020-00545751-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DELILAH ELOINA CAMPOS GARCIA, AKA DELILAH GARCIA, AKA DELILAH ELOINA GARCIA, AKA DELILAH ELOINA CAMPOS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Candelario Garcia in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Candelario Garcia 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 11/5/2020 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. ANNETTE DAWSON-DAVIS, ESQ. SBN: 146696 LAW OFFICES OF ANNETTE DAWSON-DAVIS 400 MOBIL AVENUE SUITE D-11 CAMARILLO CA 93010 Phone: 805-498-0909 Fax: SchId:81012 AdId:27064 CustId:745 -----------File No.: 20200929-10013525-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Divorce Moxie 141 Duesenberg Drive, Suite 7B Westlake Village, CA 91362 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Financial Moxie, Inc. 141 Duesenberg Drive, Suite 7B Westlake Village, CA 91362 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/26/2012. 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/Kristen Hafner, President NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision 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 9/29/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81015 AdId:27065 CustId:1439 -----------File No.: 20200918-10012854-0

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. G.B. INVESTIGATIONS 2. AWI EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS 3150 BUTTERCUP LANE CAMARILLO, CA 93012 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. GEORGIA LOUISE WILLIAMS 3150 BUTTERCUP LN CAMARILLO, CA 93012 2. ANTHONY WILLIAMS 3150 BUTTERCUP LN CAMARILLO, CA 93012 This Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/1/2009. 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/GEORGIA 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 9/18/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81027 AdId:27066 CustId:1440 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF NONA BELLE JENSEN Case No. 56-2020-00543882-PR-LSOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of NONA BELLE JENSEN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Randel Gene Jensen in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Randel Gene Jensen 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 11/12/2020 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. Marissa Garcia, SBN:265815 Samantha Koopman, Esq. (SBN 310227) Gold Law, APC 484 Mobil Avenue Suite 26 Camarillo CA 93010-6303 Phone: 805-388-8800 Fax: 805-9877058 SchId:81031 AdId:27067 CustId:1212 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF NATHAN DALE TALLEY, aka NATHAN TALLEY Case No. 56-2020-00545760-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of NATHAN DALE TALLEY, aka NATHAN TALLEY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Martin Talley and Stephen Talley in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Martin Talley and Stephen Talley 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 11/19/2020 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. Brian C. Isreal (SBN: 293260) Norman Dowler, LLP 840 County Square Drive 3rd Floor Ventura CA 93003 Phone: 805-654-0911 Fax: 805-6541902 SchId:81042 AdId:27072 CustId:697 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000007573405 Title Order No.: 730-1803677-70 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 10/14/2004. 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 10/22/2004 as Instrument No. 20041022-0283828 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of VENTURA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: ROBER-

TO TOLEDO AND GABRIELA TOLEDO, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 11/05/2020 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: 2116 KITE DRIVE, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA 93035-1218 APN#: 185-0-154-355 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 $297,547.73. 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 714-730-2727 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 00000007573405. 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 714730-2727 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: 09/22/2020A-4726812 10/09/2020, 10/16/2020, 10/23/2020 SchId:81046 AdId:27074 CustId:64 -----------File No.: 20200928100133820 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Ora Art 171 Helecho Ct. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant:

1. Rami Tamir 171 Helecho Ct. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 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/Rami Tamir 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 9/28/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81058 AdId:27079 CustId:1444 -----------File No.: 20201005-10013725-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Dermatology Medical Group of Oxnard and Camarillo 2811 North Ventura Road Oxnard, CA 93036 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Jacob Lau 2191 Rosa Vista Terrace Camarillo, CA 93012 2. Tse Ling Fong 4462 Oceanridge Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 This Business is conducted by: GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/01/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Jacob Lau 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 10/5/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81062 AdId:27080 CustId:1445 -----------File No.: 20200929100134490 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Sol Invictus Coaching 2. Sol Invictus Management 190 Courtyard Dr Port Hueneme, CA 93041 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Christopher Reyes 190 Courtyard dr 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).)

16 /S/Christopher Reyes 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 9/29/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81069 AdId:27082 CustId:1446 -----------File No.: 20200929-10013514-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Amazon SV FARR Trading Simi Valley, CA 93063 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Felicia Alpharina Gunawan 2746 Ophelia Ct. Simi Valley, CA 93063 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/Felicia A. Gunawan 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 10/8/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81079 AdId:27085 CustId:1447 -----------T.S. No. 089045-CA APN: 673-0-160110 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 8/29/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 11/5/2020 at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 9/5/2003 as Instrument No. 20030905-0337274 and later modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded on 04/09/2014, as Instrument NO. 20140409-000445610, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: DAVID A. CRAWLEY A SINGLE MAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE MAIN FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE LOCATED AT 800 S. VICTORIA AVE., VENTURA, CA 93003 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOTS 10, 12, 14 AND 15, BLOCK 50 OF VENTU PARK EXTENSION, IN THE COUNTY OF VENTURA,

TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 12, PAGE 10 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1267 MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $776,822.19 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 089045-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:81083 AdId:27086 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GERALD E. WYATT Case No. 56-2020-00545988-PRPWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GERALD E. WYATT. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Matthew Wyatt in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Matthew Wyatt and Tina Wyatt 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, howev-

er, 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 11/19/2020 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 Adrienne K. Miller, Esq. 1633 Erringer Road, Ste. 205 Simi Valley CA 93065 Phone: 805-522-1640 Fax: 805-4260699 SchId:81086 AdId:27087 CustId:723 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JEANNETTE A. DUQUE, AKA JEANNETTE AVERY DUQUE Case No. 56-2020-00543256-PR-PLOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Jeannette A. Duque, aka Jeannette Avery Duque. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jason Duque in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jason Duque 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 11/12/2020 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 Re-

quest 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. Michael M. Isreal (SBN: 84824) Norman Dowler, LLP 840 County Square Drive 3rd Floor Ventura CA 93003 Phone: 805-654-0911 Fax: 805-6541902 SchId:81089 AdId:27088 CustId:697 -----------File No.: 20200916100127030 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. The Feisty Cookie 200 S Dewey Ave Newbury Park, CA 91320 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Jonay Hritz 200 S Dewey Ave Newbury Park, CA 91320 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/16/2020. 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/Jonay Hritz 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 10/12/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81102 AdId:27092 CustId:1449 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WILLIAM RAY GROSS Case No. 56-200-00546012-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WILLIAM RAY GROSS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Brenda Jehle in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Brenda Jehle 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 12/3/2020 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 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. Brenda Jehle Brenda Jehle 210 StockBridge Lane Ojai CA 93023 Phone: 805-708-5070 Fax: SchId:81107 AdId:27094 CustId:1450 -----------File No.: 20201005-10013745-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. RAINBOW MASSAGE 2229 MICHAEL DRIVE NEWBURY PARK, CA, CA 91320 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Linjun Bai 1137 S Del Mar Ave San Gabriel, CA, CA 91776 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/25/2020. 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/LinJun Bai 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 10/5/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81119 AdId:27098 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20201005-10013714-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. OPAC 800 HOBSON WAY OXNARD, CA 93030 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. OXNARD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION 800 HOBSON WAY OXNARD, CA 93030 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/19/2020. 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/CAROLYN MULLIN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 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 10/5/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81123 AdId:27099 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20201012100140650 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Alkalyne Solutions 1614 Joanne Way Oxnard, CA 93030 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Andrew Martin 1614 Joanne Way Oxnard, CA CA This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/17/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Andrew Martin 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 10/12/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81127 AdId:27100 CustId:1452 -----------Title Order No. 05942068 Trustee Sale No. 84989 Loan No. 399183472 APN: 060-0-090-035 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/6/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 11/12/2020 at 11:00 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS, AS TRUSTEE, as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 3/8/2018 as Instrument No. 2018030800027264-0 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Ventura County, California, executed by: TAL WINOGRAD, A SINGLE MAN , as Trustor PS FUNDING, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: At the Main front entrance to the County Government Center Hall of Justice located at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described the land therein: See Exhibit “A” Attached Hereto And Made A Part Hereof. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6670 WEST PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY VENTURA, CA 93001. 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, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of

TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 Trust, towit $1,827,350.61 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. 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 of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 10/16/2020 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS, AS TRUSTEE, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www. stoxposting.com CALL: 844-477-7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “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 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 84989. 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.” TS# 84989 APN# 060-0-090-035 LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT “A” LOT 20 OF MUSSEL SHOAL TRACT NO. 1, IN THE COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 12, PAGES 29 AND 30 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER SAID LAND, WITHOUT, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT TO OCCUPY OR USE ANY PORTION OF THE SURFACE THEREOF FOR ANY PURPOSES WHATSOEVER, AS TO AN UNDIVIDED ½ OF SAID SUBSTANCES. EXCEPTING ANY PORTION OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY ALONG THE SHORE BELOW THE LINE OF NATURAL ORDINARY HIGH TIDE, AND ALSO EXCEPTING ANY ARTIFICAL ACCRETIONS TO SAID LAND WATERWARD OF SAID LINE OF NATURAL ORDINARY HIGH TIDE. SchId:81134 AdId:27102 CustId:670 -----------File No.: 202010151000141770 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Ad Display Calendar 3901 Sheldon Drive #7 Ventura , CA 93003 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Charles Polk 3901 Sheldon Drive #7 Ventura , CA 93003 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/01/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any ma-

terial 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/Charles Polk 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 10/15/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81137 AdId:27103 CustId:1453 -----------File No.: 20201015100141850 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Fatty Vegan 325 Borchard drive ventura, CA 93003 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. candice shimer 252 tulane ave ventura, CA 93003 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 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/candice shimer 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 10/17/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81141 AdId:27104 CustId:1454 -----------SUMMONS CASE NO. 56-2019-00527399-CL-CLVTA. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): 1. ALANYA GRACE, A California Corporation; ALANYA VARMA aka ALANYA GRACE HILL, an individual, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): 1. Headway Capital LLC, NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case

by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelp california.org) the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO: Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papales legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su repuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su repuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov ) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name, address and telephone number of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la Corte es:) Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California 93009. The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Alan L. Brodkin & Associates Alan L. Brodkin 85991 15500B Rockfield Blvd. Irvine CA 92618 Phone: 949-457-8686 Date: 4/12/2019 Michael D. Planet, Clerk SchId:81146 AdId:27106 CustId:1451 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT G. ALLEN Case No. 56-2018-00519557-PR-LAVTA To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT G. ALLEN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Gale Allen, Gene Allen in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Gale Allen, Gene Allen 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 per-

sonal 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 12/4/2020 at 8:30 AM in Department 21 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. Katherine H. Becker SBN:277131 Jones, Lester, Schuck, Becker & Dehesa, LLP 915 E. MAIN STREET, NO. A Santa Paula CA 93060 Phone: 805-525-7104 Fax: 805-525-1653 SchId:81150 AdId:27107 CustId:703 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RENEY BROWNSON Case No. 56-2020-00544992-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RENEY BROWNSON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Liana Messer in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Liana Messer 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 12/3/2020 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 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. Paul C. Franco 203899

Attorney At Law 7473 N. Ingram Avenue, Suite 106 Fresno CA 93711 Phone: 559-389-5853 Fax: 559-2560187 SchId:81153 AdId:27108 CustId:1456 -----------File No.: 20201007100138730 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. A1 Surfside Self Storage 280 S. Surfside Drive Port Hueneme, CA 93041 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Jeffrey Kosowitz 7334 Shepard Mesa Rd Carpinteria, CA Ca This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/1990. 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/Jeffrey Kosowitz 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 10/19/2020. MARK A. LUNN SchId:81156 AdId:27109 CustId:1457 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ELAINE GLANCY Case No. 56-2020-00546194-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ELAINE GLANCY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Gabrielle Glancy in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Gabrielle Glancy 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 12/3/2020 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 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. ROBERT M. BASKIN, ESQ. SBN 65149 LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT M. BASKIN 1849 Knoll Drive VENTURA CA 93003 Phone: 805-658-1000 Fax: 805-6588034 SchId:81169 AdId:27113 CustId:737 -----------CITY OF PORT HUENEME NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF MINOR MODIFICATION NO. PHPD-882 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILDING EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR REVISIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made by Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County, 1850 Eastman Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93030, to revise the color palette of the five proposed townhomes to be constructed by Habitat for Humanity by eliminating the tan and brown paint colors, using an offwhite siding color instead of pure white, and providing a lighter shade of blue. The subject site is located at 716 San Pedro Street, Port Hueneme, California, Ventura County Assessor’s Parcel Number APN 206-0031-070. Pursuant to Section 10352(H) of the Port Hueneme Municipal Code, the Community Development Department has determined that said application does not constitute a significant material change in either the intensity, architectural character, nature, extent, or location of uses authorized under the approved Development Permit and therefore is deemed a Minor Modification to the subject residential development. SAID PUBLIC HEARING will be held on November 2, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter. Interested persons are invited to attend via the electronic link provided in the published agenda for this meeting, which can also be accessed on the City’s website. Due to the closure of the City Council Chamber and in compliance with Executive Order N-29-20, testimony for Public Hearing items may be submitted via US Mail or by email to the City Clerk. Testimony must be submitted in written form prior to 5:00 p.m. on the date of the Hearing and will be read into the record by the Mayor and made part of the Hearing Record in accordance with Executive Order N-2920. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: A Categorical Exemption is proposed for adoption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, wherein Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. The types of “existing facilities” itemized below are not intended to be allinclusive of the types of projects which might fall within Class 1. The key consideration is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use. Examples include but are not limited to: (a) Interior or exterior alterations. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on this project may be obtained by contacting the Department of Community Development, City of Port Hueneme, 250 North Ventura Road, California 93041, telephone (805) 986-6500. Be advised, if you challenge the actions taken on the project described in this Notice in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this Notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Department of Community Development of the City of Port Hueneme by 5:00 p.m. prior to the public hearing. In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate at this meeting, please contact the office of the City Clerk, at (805) 986-6501, or the California TDD Relay Service, at (800) 585-1800. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to allow participation. Kristy Buxkemper, City Clerk Date: October 23, 2020 SchId:81172 AdId:27114 CustId:699

TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020

NEWS Lopez advocates strong leadership and economic growth for South Oxnard By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The Tri County Sentry asked questions about the future of South Oxnard as it faces the pandemic, and incumbent District Six Council Member Vianey Lopez is committed to positive growth.

HE is entrenched in her community and leads the way for community engagement and attracting businesses to expand in the area. Lopez said her experience locally sets her apart from the other candidates. “I’ve spent the past 10 years immersed in the issues going on here within the city, within the region and the county,” she said. “Within that experience, I have gained a variety of skills in terms of constituent service, and what it means to work in an elected office, and what that role is to the community.” After almost two years on the Oxnard City Council, Lopez said it’s a lot to take in about how local government works and the ongoing issues. “I felt like I was at an advantage because I had prior experience working on the school board,” she said. It’s not the same, and there are very different issues, but it was good to get that exposure. When I got elected to the city council, it was a complete training ground.” If the voters approve the tax increase, she said everyone must realize the projected $40 million will not flow into the city right away. “It’s not like we’ll have $40 million in the bank, and let’s divvy it up and spend it,” she said. “That’s going to be part of the budgeting process. Tim Flynn has brought up priority-based budgeting. We haven’t gone into what that would look like. This past Tuesday at the committee meeting, he brought it up again. That may be connected in how we determine where the $40 million goes.” Part of the plan, she said,

should be looking at what happened in 2018-2019 during the budget cycle. “We laid-off employees, and it’s noticeable in our parks, especially,” she said. “Those are the spaces that our community is going to be more invested. That’s not a south or north thing; that’s citywide.” She feels that the city needs strong budget oversight because if the tax increase passes, residents will be watching like a hawk. “When do you pay attention,” she said. “You see it during an election and during the campaign period leading up to election day. People are paying attention, and they are asking questions about what have you done, and what has our council done? People are on alert; then, they don’t pay attention again. I hope people continue to pay attention and remain engaged.” She also cited the large expense the city took on to fight Aaron Starr and Moving Oxnard Forward. “If someone is trying to take control of the city and manage it from their home, that would not be good for anyone,” Lopez said. One idea to help South Oxnard, she said, is the Socalo. That was a joint idea with City Manager Alex Nguyen. “We were talking about what we can do for South Oxnard, and it evolved into that,” Lopez said. “The property owners, they want to see improvements, and they’re willing to invest. We can’t change the area if nothing gets invested. It takes the city, the businesses, and the residents. We all have a part to play in this.” The failed 7-11 project on Saviers Road, she said, did

Council Member Vianey Lopez serve as a vehicle for people to become engaged. “People were calling in,” she said. “The first time they followed the news here and there and followed the issues, but they didn’t want this. There is only so much we can do to tell a private property owner what they can and cannot do with their property. I think that’s an opportunity. How can we engage the property owners and the developers, so when they propose a project, it isn’t just for their purpose. It needs to be something embraced by the community. It’s important to have community engagement through the process.” Building a Socalo in South Oxnard, she said, has spawned conversations about bringing business and economic development to South Oxnard. “Especially if we are able to do a community benefits district,” she said. “The area would then have a focus on business retention, improvement, attraction, and community. That area is highly trafficked. Saviers Road is like the busiest road, with Ventura Road, then everything else in-between. The Socalo is bringing those conversations. Let’s focus on South Oxnard.” Lopez hears a lot of concerns about the homeless in South Oxnard.

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“That’s the number one issue I hear about, the homeless,” she said. “People don’t feel safe in certain shopping centers. I think community policing is a positive presence. With the budget from last year, that has gone down. With the neighborhood councils, it would always be standard to have the police and fire department come in, provide an update, and check-in. That helps to build that connection.” If the tax increase passes, she said workshops started in 2019 that were designed to evaluate the locations in general and then set priorities with cleaning up parks. “How are the parks working, and what does the community want out of them,” she said. “We need to make that connection with the parks improvement plan. They already have a lot of that information about which parks have a greater need for improvements and cleanup.” She does see some improvements with the roads. “When you drive down here on C Street, there’s been some work done down there,” Lopez said. “Channel Island Blvd was terrible, and it got done last year. I think with prioritizing, the parks are the most open and welcoming

space for families.” She feels the proposed navigation center by the library will help improve the South Oxnard homeless situation. “It wouldn’t be just a bed for someone to sleep in overnight,” she said. “It changes the space that someone lives in, living on and off the street, where there is drug use or mental health issues. That needs to be taken care of, which is the focus of this whole navigation center. It’s going to be a full-service center that provides all these services that transition people out. That’s what the state is doing by providing money that was awarded to

transition the Vagabond Inn to more permanent housing. You need that permanent space so you can receive those services.” Lopez said Oxnard police are on the ground and responding to the homeless and encouraging them to get support. “That would be tied into the Community Benefits District for the businesses,” she said. “That’s where we do see a lot of groups that congregate. Especially where Goodwill is by Saviers and Channel Islands. Having a Business Improvement District would help in that process.” This story will continue on Oct 30.

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MOVIE REVIEW

“Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite” By Bob Garver

other areas of his life. This is a guy who doesn’t even bother to heat up frozen food. And he waits until he’s been served with an eviction notice to even look for a nonmusic job. I felt sorry for Zoe, not because she’s might have to move to a building that doesn’t allow pets, but because she has this deadbeat for a father. Roger and Gwen notice that their humans are in a funk, so they decide that the best way to solve each of their problems is to get them together. This leads to a tired “trapped in an elevator” storyline where the two teens learn that they need to get off their phones and pay more attention to the world around them. That’s a noble message, and so is the emphasis on courage and teamwork. The problem is that these inspirational themes are buried in a movie that is itself embarrassingly uninspired. “Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite” is little more than an overlong string of bathroom jokes. It doesn’t even mine the rich subject of dog and cat behavior for jokes that often because that would get in the way of the bathroom jokes. To my understanding it has almost nothing in common with the previous two installments of this series, which I haven’t seen, but I know came out 19 and 10 years ago, respectively. Even if those movies were good, the target audience of little kids is aging out of this franchise between sequels. Then again, the target audience of little kids is hopefully too mature to enjoy this movie, which is too dumb for anybody.

“Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite” is an experiment in how bad a movie can be while still staying completely harmless. There’s nothing “offensive” here, no bad messages or dangerous philosophies or seriously objectionable material. I suppose the “rude humor” that earns the movie a PG rating isn’t exactly tasteful, but I can’t imagine parents thinking that this movie actually crosses any sort of line. For all intents and purposes, this movie is completely fine for children, and yet they shouldn’t watch it because it is unoriginal garbage.

HE film takes place in a world where cats and dogs moonlight as secret agents while their owners are away. They do this to keep rogue cats and dogs in check so humans don’t stop loving them. This includes making sure cats and dogs don’t fight with one another (even though they really want to) because humans find that particularly offputting. Roger the Dog (Max Greenfield) and Gwen the Cat (Melissa Rauch) work in surveillance, but are forced into field roles once a plague of cat-and-dog fighting starts sweeping the neighborhood. They learn that a character voiced by George Lopez is behind a wave of brainwashings, but what kind of cat or dog sacrifice humans’ affection for their own kind just to destroy their affection for the other? The answer is the kind that isn’t a cat or a dog. Pablo the Parrot (Lopez) is trying to take out both types of popular pets so humans will be steered toward buying “other” pets like him. He operates out of a pet store

Grade: D alongside a lizard, a tarantula, snakes, frogs, but not fish. Fish don’t count. The movie can’t possibly fill 84 minutes with an elaborate spy story, so it throws in subplots about Roger and Gwen’s teenage human owners. Roger’s owner Max (Callum Seagram Airlie) is a tennis prodigy with an overbearing mother (Kirsten Robek) whose game is

beginning to suffer under the weight of his crushing training schedule. Gwen’s owner Zoe (Sarah Giles) is an aspiring musician whose floundering musician father is about to get them evicted from their apartment over his inability to pay the rent. I might feel more sympathetic toward the father if he wasn’t shown to have a staggeringly poor work ethic in

“Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite” is available On Demand through online streaming and likely through your local cable provider. The film is rated PG for rude humor. Its running time is 84 minutes. Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@ nyu.edu.

TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020

NEWS Meet Oxnard Police Officer Alma Romero! Oxnard-- Officer Alma Romero grew up in Fillmore and is a graduate of the Fillmore High School Flashes. She attended Ventura College and has a Bachelor of Arts in criminology from Cal State Northridge.

Officer Alma Romero

(Courtesy photo)

LMA knew from an early age that she wanted to grow up to be a police officer. She chose to become an Oxnard officer because she wanted to be part of a department that valued community engagement. In 2013, Alma joined the Oxnard Police Department. She works patrol in the Central Business District and is an Explorer Advisor and member of the department’s recruitment team. In June 2018, Alma made Oxnard Police history by being the first female ever selected to the department’s Special Enforcement Unit/SWAT that works high-risk operations. Alma enjoys playing soccer and spending time with friends and family.

(Photo by Chris Frost)

City Attorney Stephen Fischer’s office window was boarded up after vandals break into his office.

Vandals break into City Attorney Stephen Fischer’s office

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- City Attorney Stephen Fischer got an unpleasant surprise when arrived for work, Oct 20, as vandals broke his office window and entered his office. The vandals did not steal anything, but they did enter a nearby switch room and set a small fire. There was no significant damage, and city employees used blowers to get rid of the smoke smell. “It’s an inconvenience,” Fischer said. The Oxnard Police Department is investigating the incident.

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