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Council Approves Arts Hub Downtown Group supports casting a wide net and getting lots of talent in the area

By Chris Frost Special to the Tri County Sentry

This process included charrettes, focus groups, interviews, tours and a host of other meetings to help develop this vision.

On a unanimous vote, the Oxnard City Council approved an Arts Hub downtown and called it another step towards making itself a worldclass city.

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AYOR Tim Flynn said city staff approves the arts hub five-year plan and recommends appropriating $45,000 from the Downtown Improvement Project Settlement Fund and $45,000 from the Public Art Fund to the downtown arts fund mural project for the installation of three iconic anchor murals in the central business district in support of the downtown vision plan. The plan will not be limited to local artists, Oxnard Cultural and Community Services Director Ingrid Hardy said she wanted

Performing Arts Center Director Chelsea Reynolds

Oxnard Cultural and Community Services Director Ingrid Hardy. to make people aware of the impact the arts council has on the economy.

“I don’t know if you heard of the Americans for the arts prosperity study,” she said. “This is the fifth

study that was conducted.”

She said it is a nationwide study that looks at spending by arts audiences for non-profit arts organizations but does not include the movie industry.

“Typically, government dollars are given to municipal organizations and non-profit arts and cultural organizations, so it’s appropriate to ask what’s our return on investment,” she said. n Arts Hub , see page 2

Governor Candidate Steps Back into Politics Years After School Is Named After Her

By McKenzie Jackson California Black Media Some time ago, a quizzical third grade student posed a curious query to Delaine Eastin. The grade schooler asked Eastin why she was named after the school he attended, the Bay Area’s Delaine Eastin Elementary School.

However, the proper question should have been why the 17-year-old school building is named after Eastin. The answer isn’t complicated. Eastin, 70, a college professor and member of the Union City City Council from 1980 to 1986, a state assemblyperson from 1986 to 1994 and the state superintendent of public instruction from 1995

to 2003 has been an education advocate all her life.

Eastin, one of nine women elected to statewide office in

California history, said her Now, Eastin is seeking to top education efforts in Union City that. The Democrat is vying to not helped reduce school truancy, only become the Golden State’s daytime crime, next governor, and increase but also the first high school ever women graduation to serve in rates.

The reality is the school the state’s top “ T h e legislative was named after me reality is the position. She is school was na­ because I worked to bring one of several med after me candidates the city and the school because I wor­ j o c ­k e ­y i n g district together. ked to bring to replace the city and the outgoing Gov. Delaine Eastin school district Jerry Brown in together,” Eas­ Sacramento. tin said adding having a school Eastin is often overlooked in share her name is “the biggest, the polls but heading into the June most wonderful tribute that I have 5 primary election the Bay Area ever received in my life.” native announced she will touch down in all 58 California counties to campaign and challenged all gubernatorial candidates to pledge they will fight for pay equity between genders and races if elected to office.

Eastin is one of several potential governors that were interviewed

by California Black Media.

During the interview, edited and condensed for clarity, the nominee for governor, said the goals of her governorship would be increasing education opportunities, building more affordable housing, promoting healthcare for all, and cleaning up the environment, during the interview, edited and condensed for clarity.

“I believe very strongly that elected officials should stand up for all the people in our state,” she said.

If elected as governor what policies will you implement?

“I had left political life in 2003 but watched as the inequalities in our state grew and the middle class was shrinking. I’m really running n Candidate, see page 7

Man Killed in Random Knife Attack at Ventura Steakhouse

By Amanda Lee Myers A homeless man who randomly stabbed a patron in a crowded Southern California restaurant to death as he was holding his daughter was reported just a few hours earlier for disruptive behavior, but police ultimately determined he was not a threat, authorities said Saturday.

Jamal Jackson, 49, is facing a firstdegree murder charge in the death of 35-year-old Anthony Mele. He was being held in Ventura County jail on a $1.5 million bail. It was unclear if Jackson, who is also a convicted felon, had an attorney to speak on his behalf.

Mele and his wife were eating dinner with their 5-year-old daughter Wednesday at Aloha Steakhouse in the seaside city of Ventura. The girl was sitting on her father's lap when prosecutors say Jackson walked up and stabbed Mele in the neck.

Prosecutor Richard Simon said customers and a restaurant employee followed Jackson out of the restaurant, even though he still had the knife. They kept track of him until Ventura police arrived and arrested him.

Mele was taken to a hospital and died Thursday after being taken off life support.

“It's horrible,” Simon said. “You don't think you're going to be killed when you go out to dinner at a nice restaurant with your family and you didn't do anything.”

Simon said the two men had not interacted before the attack.

“He was just sitting there with his daughter in his lap,” Simon said. “You're not supposed to die that way.”

Mele's loved ones started a GoFundMe page to help raise money for a funeral and to support his wife and daughter.

Mele's Facebook page was filled with photos of his daughter and said he was a manager at an AT&T store.

Police confirmed that a bystander reported a man—who turned out to be Jackson—for disruptive behavior several hours before the stabbing.

According to the bystander, a man was yelling on the promenade not far from the beachside restaurant about three hours before the attack.

Patrol officers were out on other calls so command center staff monitored the man via a pier security camera system for more than 20 minutes before deciding he didn't seem to be a threat, police said.

Police are asking anyone who spoke with Jackson during that time to contact investigators in the city 70 miles (113 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles.

Jackson also had half a dozen contacts with police in Ventura since the beginning of the year, including an arrest after a physical fight at a park, said Commander Tom Higgins.

He was also stopped on March 31 after a passer-by reported he was n Killed, see page 7

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Ventura County Library Foundation to Hold Benefit Fundraiser to feature two-time Grammy Winner, Laurence Juber

By Staff Reports The Ventura County Library Foundation announces a Benefit Concert on Saturday May 19, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. with twotime Grammy Winner Laurence Juber, Lead Guitarist for Paul McCartney’s Wings.

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ENTURA County residents and supporters of the Ventura County Library will gather at the Museum of Ventura County, 100 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001. Proceeds from this concert will go toward the purchase of a bookmobile to be used by the Ventura County Library to better reach and serve all residents of Ventura County.

Social hour, including a complimentary food truck: 6:307:30; Concert begins at 7:30. Tickets are $50 per person and may be purchased through Eventbrite at http://bit.ly/VCLFJuberTix Two-time Grammy Winner Laurence Juber, lead guitarist for Paul McCartney’s band Wings and Finger-Style Guitarist of the Year, Juber has established himself as a world-renowned guitar virtuoso, composer and arranger. LJ Plays the

Beatles was voted one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s all-time Top Ten albums! By presenting an evening of fused folk, jazz and pop styles, Laurence Juber creates a multifaceted performance that belies the use of only one acoustic guitar.

Attendees can enjoy an evening of live musical entertainment and have an opportunity to support the Ventura County Library’s goal to provide barrier-free literacy services via bookmobile throughout Ventura County through event ticket sales.

A previous donation of $50K from Premier America Credit Union jumpstarted this fundraising effort for what would be Ventura County’s only bookmobile.

The Ventura County Library Foundation slogan is Growing Minds Countywide and is a reminder that your gift to the Ventura County Library Foundation (VCLF) creates a better

future for Ventura County. VCLF supports equal access to literacy and technology, spanning our city centers and rural communities throughout the county and was

established in 2012 by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors and concerned community leaders to support efforts in making available the world of literature, technology,

literacy, arts and education through the integration of services available from your Ventura County Library System, including outreach resources such as a bookmobile.

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Councilman Bryan MacDonald said he supports the item and would love to see local artists have a preference.

“I also want to see a successful program, and I don’t think limiting this to local artists is the right thing to do,” he said.

Councilman Bert Perello said the staff report was done very well.

“I agree with the council members that are in support of casting a wide net,” he said. “I don’t want to limit it to Santa Barbara, L.A. or Ventura County,” He expressed concern about hiring another person in a difficult situation

in the city.

“If we’re going to hire somebody, I hope we can continue the position that we have,” he said. “Not that we have to replace the person because we don’t have the funding later. We need to know exactly where we stand.”

Flynn said the presentation is exciting and he appreciates all the hard work that went into the project.

“By eliminating the local preference that will make the local competitors more competitive and make them better,” he said. “I hope that through the process that it’s all awarded to local competitors because they are the best.”

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In 2015, she said organizations pumped $63.8 billion into the national economy, supported 2.3 million jobs and provided $49.4 billion in household income.

“It generated $11.9 billion in local government revenue,” she said.

The arts leveraged a “significant amount” of spending, she said, because when people spend money on the arts, they get a hotel room and spend money on local ground transportation.

“After a show is over, we go out and get a glass of wine or dessert and then go home and pay the babysitter,” she said.

Non-local attendees to the area spend two-thirds of their money on an arts event, Hardy said, and 41 percent said they would have traveled outside the community for the same arts event.

“What that is telling us is that if the community fails to provide us with a variety of cultural experiences, not only will it fail to attract new dollars from tourists, we will lose discretionary spending of our residents who choose to go elsewhere,” she said.

Performing Arts Center Director Chelsea Reynolds said the beginning of the downtown Oxnard arts hub planning process started with the passage of the cultural master plan in 2009.

“This identified cultural arts and creative placemaking as a priority in Oxnard,” she said. “It prefaced the entire process.”

In 2016, she said the Congress for the new urbanism facilitated a community engagement process for the revitalization of downtown Oxnard.

“This process included charrettes, focus groups, interviews, tours and a host of other meetings to help develop this vision,” she said.

Two community meetings and a community survey were part of the process, she said, along with commission meetings, focus groups, and board presentations.

She said through that process, the identified Oxnard’s festivals, art museum, heritage square, diversity and the performing arts and convention center as it’s best assets.

Reynolds said the committees formed have highlights, including the creation of a downtown arts season, and development of a downtown arts festival, along with sponsorships and community partnerships.

She said things that came to light during the committee meetings were a robust public art program with enhanced walkability, along with regulatory and financial incentives.

She said they’ll need an arts administrator to serve as a fulltime expert that will identify ongoing funding sources and seek private investment and business sponsorships.

“Without a staff member to conduct this work, the plan is not doable,” she said.

The plan will have an impact on retail occupancy rates downtown, she said, along with daytime population rates, taxable sales employment, and restaurant revenues before and after arts events.

“For community engagement, we’re looking at strategic partnerships, the number of people at the events and community surveys,” she said.

Hardy said the five-year plan is a guide and the ideas will be fleshed out with the city and key stakeholders.

During public comments, Gary Blum said the city staff did incredible work assembling the presentation.

“I was able to sit on two of the subcommittees, and it was a very dynamic process over the last 11 months,” he said.

He appreciated Hardy saying the document is very fluid.

“This is very new for Oxnard and quite an endeavor,” he said.

Blum was hoping the design review process in the future will be an informal process.

“I’m hoping in the future that members of the arts commission and the qualifications include an architect and people that are sensitive to environmental design,” he said. “That may or may not be a strength on that commission, but it an important element as far as security lighting when public art is installed.”

He said the arts coordinator position needs to be a full-time position.

“Especially if it’s going to include a city-wide arts component and the arts hub,” he said.

Councilman Oscar Madrigal said with everything, the art issue addresses walkability down, which is the biggest point.

“I don’t think that can be reached until we fix Oxnard Blvd. and that should open up many doors to artists throughout the city,” he said.

When it comes to the arts, he said they never do get money, and because

We do know that art brings people [to Oxnard] and it’s not just visual.

Mayor Pro Tem Carmen Ramirez of that, there were performance measurements that involved economic growth, community engagement, and arts infrastructure.”

He asked Hardy to rank whether economic growth, community engagement and arts infrastructure and she said they were all equally important.

“Based on that answer, since money is always lacking, it leads to different points of view,” Madrigal said.

If people give money, he said it would open doors and make it open.

“Whatever artist comes, they're not going to be local artists,” he said.

“If we are thinking small, based on the presentation, it looks like that’s where we’re going with the 80 percent, will be from Ventura County.”

He asked Hardy about artists outside Ventura County, Santa Barbara, and the Los Angeles area, and she said the cultural arts commission did not address the issue.

Mayor Pro Tem Carmen Ramirez said she appreciated all the public comments.

“Oxnard already has a lot of potential for the things we heard tonight,” she said. “We do know that art brings people here and it’s not just visual.”

She said they need to improve things.

“I used to work on Spring Street many years ago when it was thriving, it was the Pacific Stock Exchange, and I worked for a stockbroker briefly.

From there, she said the area went into a vast period of decline, and it came back to life.

“Now, it’s unbelievable,” she said.

“I was there today (April 17), and I saw murals going up, and it does make the city very attractive.”

She favors casting a wide net and not limiting the pool.

“We’re looking for a new city manager, and I recall we weren’t going to limit it to local people,” she

Texas Eighth-Graders Asked to List Positives of Slavery SAN ANTONIO—A San Antonio charter school has apologized after a teacher asked students in an eighth grade American history class to list the positive and negative aspects of slavery.

The Great Hearts Monte Vista teacher who distributed the worksheet titled “The Life of Slaves: A Balanced View” was placed on leave and the school said it would audit the textbook associated with the lesson, said Aaron Kindel, the superintendent of Great Hearts Texas, which operates 28 public charter schools in Texas and Arizona.

“To be clear, there is no debate about slavery. It is immoral and a crime against humanity,” Kindel said in a statement posted Thursday on the Great Hearts Facebook page. He said We do not support the school's headmaster plans to the point of view explain the mistake to the history class. represented in the Scott Overland, a spokesman worksheet and for Pearson, which published strongly condemn the textbook, said the company the implication that didn't create and doesn't endorse the worksheet assigned to the there was any positive students, KENS-TV reported . aspect to slavery.

“We do not support the point of view represented in the Textbook publisher worksheet and strongly condemn spokesman Scott Overland the implication that there was any positive aspect to slavery,” Overland said.

A parent of one of the students in the class posted the worksheet Wednesday on Facebook. U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro drew attention to the issue on Thursday when the Democrat tweeted that the worksheet was “absolutely unacceptable.”

“Asking students to complete such an assignment challenges the reality that slavery was utterly dehumanizing,” Castro said in a statement. He also called on the charter school network to review its history curriculum.

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Library of Congress Brings America to Life in LA Photo Show

By John Rogers LOS ANGELES—If a picture tells a thousand words, the Library of Congress is bringing 440,000 of them to Los Angeles with a freewheeling photo exhibition that seeks to define America's zeitgeist in a way people have never seen.

Two other photos on the wall, placed side-by-side, are the first known photo of Abraham Lincoln, taken years before his assassination, and the first of legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman, taken in 1868.

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NOT an Ostrich: And Other Images from America's Library,” which opened Saturday at the Annenberg Space For Photography, takes visitors on a picturesque journey across the country beginning with the birth of photography and continuing to the present day.

But don't expect just amber waves of grain and purple mountain majesties, although there are a few of those included in the 440 photographs.

Instead, look for civil rights icon Rosa Parks sitting not in the back of the bus but in the front passenger seat in 1956 after the yearlong battle that she, Martin Luther King Jr. and others led to end segregation on public transportation succeeded.

See baseball immortal Babe Ruth lying in his coffin in 1948, while not far away, in a photo taken seven years later, a young Hank Aaron is seen speaking with a reporter decades before he would break Ruth's homerun record.

Other photos show how day-today American life has evolved from the 19th century, when horse-drawn wagons hauled ice to homes, to 2005 when thousands lined up outside a Mojave Desert airplane hangar to see the launch of the X-Box 360 game.

“I'll be disappointed if somebody can come into this space and not find at least one picture that they love,” exhibition curator Anne Wilkes Tucker said during a recent preopening tour.

Tucker worked for nearly two years with Library of Congress photo curator Beverly Brannan and others, culling through an estimated 1 million of the library's 14 million photos.

Some of the selections are laughout-loud funny as in a man holding a sign on a frigid Wisconsin winter day in 2001 asking, “What? You Couldn't Have Pulled This Crap In

Benjamin F. Powelson, courtesy Library of Congress Harriet Tubman; a hitherto unknown photo in the Emily Howland photograph album, 1868 or 1869.

Warm Weather,” as he and others protest Gov. Scott Walker's efforts to roll back union bargaining rights.

Others are menacing, like the image of a 1920s-era Ku Klux Klan rally two miles from Washington, D.C., that includes a Klan member glaring at the photographer.

There's also that reliable photo standby, the funny cat picture.

This one, taken in 1936, features an annoyed-looking feline dressed to resemble the female warrior Brunhilde.

“Around the turn of the century, in the early 19-somethings, people

liked to make pictures of cats and dogs, putting them at tea tables with dolls, putting clothes on them,” said Brannan, revealing that at least one aspect of photography hasn't changed much in 150 years.

Nor has another: One of the first photos visitors see is a daguerreotype Robert Cornelius snapped of himself outside his family's Philadelphia lamp shop in 1839.

“The first selfie we're calling it,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said with a chuckle.

It is included on the exhibition's “Icons Wall.” Two others on the wall, placed side-by-side, are the first

known photo of Abraham Lincoln, taken years before his assassination, and the first of legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman, taken in 1868.

Others include the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903 and the deadly crash of the German dirigible Hindenburg in New Jersey in 1937.

(Those who want can don headsets and hear radio broadcaster Herbert Morrison's anguished description of the crash in which he shouts, “Oh, the humanity.”)

A rebroadcast of race horse Seabiscuit's stunning upset of War Admiral at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course in 1938 can also be heard

as visitors gaze at a photo of the thoroughbred crossing the finish line four lengths ahead.

Alexander Graham Bell has the distinction of being featured in more than one gallery, as he flies a kite in the leisure section and uses his invention, the telephone, to make one of the first long-distance calls in another.

Celebrities are represented but not in the type of photos one might expect. There's a candid family shot of Elizabeth Taylor, for example, showing her stretched across her bed in 1957 with her infant children as her husband Mike Todd leans over them. She was said to have liked it so much that she sent copies to friends at Christmas.

Not far away is “Migrant Mother,” Dorothea Lange's moving portrait of a destitute farmworker photographed in 1936 at a pea-pickers camp near Nipomo, California.

Still others show photographers themselves at work, including a stunning image of Margaret Bourke White perched precariously on a gargoyle sculpture outside the 61st floor of New York's Chrysler building in 1930 as she shoots the skyline below.

In still another, a smiling Malcolm X is photographing a smiling Muhammad Ali. “Everybody who walks in should find a picture that resonates with them in some way, that challenges them or makes them laugh or inspires them, informs them,” said Tucker. “All the levels on which photographers can engage people.”

The exhibition, which is free, runs until Sept. 9.

After Facebook Scrutiny, Is Google Next?

By Ryan Nakashima and Matt O’Brien MENLO PARK—Facebook has taken the lion's share of scrutiny from Congress and the media about data-handling practices that allow savvy marketers and political agents to target specific audiences, but it's far from alone. YouTube, Google and Twitter also have giant platforms awash in more videos, posts and pages than any set of human eyes could ever check. Their methods of serving ads against this sea of content may come under the microscope next.

Advertising and privacy experts say a backlash is inevitable against a “Wild West” internet that has escaped scrutiny before. There continues to be a steady barrage of new examples where unsuspecting advertisers had their brands associated with extremist content on major platforms.

In the latest discovery, CNN reported that it found more than 300 retail brands, government agencies and technology companies had their ads run on YouTube channels that promoted white nationalists,

Nazis, conspiracy theories and North Korean propaganda.

Child advocates have also raised alarms about the ease with which smartphoneequipped children are exposed to inappropriate videos and deceptive advertising.

“I absolutely think that Google is next and long overdue,” said Josh Golin, director of the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google-owned YouTube's advertising and data collection practices earlier this month.

YouTube has repeatedly outlined the ways it attempts to flag and delete hateful, violent, sexually explicit or harmful videos, but its screening efforts have often missed the mark.

It also allows advertisers avoid running ads on sensitive content— like news or politics—that don't violate YouTube guidelines but don't

fit with a company's brand.

Those methods appear to have failed.

“YouTube has once again failed to correctly filter channels out of our marketing buys,” said a statement Friday from 20th Century Fox Film, which learned that its ads were running on videos posted by a self-described Nazi. YouTube has since deleted the offending channel, but the Hollywood firm says it has unanswered questions about how it happened in the first place.

“All of our filters were in place in order to ensure that this did not happen,” Fox said, adding it has asked for a refund of any money shared with the “abhorrent channel.”

YouTube said that it has made “significant changes to how we approach monetization” with “stricter policies, better controls and greater transparency” and said it

allows advertisers to exclude certain channels from ads. It also removes ads when it's notified of problems running beside content that doesn't comply with its policies. “We are committed to working with our advertisers and getting this right.”

So far, just one major advertiser— Baltimore-based retailer Under Armour—had said it had withdrawn its advertising in the wake of the CNN report, though the lull lasted only a few days last week when it was first notified of the problem. After its shoe commercial turned up on a channel known for espousing white nationalist beliefs, Under Armour worked with YouTube to expand its filters to exclude certain topics and keywords.

On the other hand, Procter & Gamble, which had kept its ads off of YouTube since March 2017, said it had come back to the platform but drastically pared back the channels it would advertise on to under 10,000.

It has worked on its own, with third parties, and with YouTube to create its restrictive list.

That's just a fraction of the some 3 million YouTube channels in the U.S. that accept ads, and is even more stringent than YouTube's “Google Preferred” lineup that focuses on the top most popular 5 percent of videos.

The CNN report was “an illustration of exactly why we needed to go above and beyond just what YouTube's plans were and why we needed to take more control of where our ads were showing up,” said P&G spokeswoman Tressie Rose.

The big problem, experts say, is that advertisers lured by the reach and targeting capability of online platforms can mistakenly expect the same standards for decency on network TV will apply online. In the same way, broadcast TV rules that require transparency about political ad buyers are absent on the web.

“There have always been regulations regarding appropriate conduct in content,” says Robert Passikoff, president of Brand Keys Inc., a New York customer research firm. Regulating content on the internet is one area “that has gotten away from everyone.” n Google, see page 7

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NO TURNING BACK

By Marian Wright Edelman A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released last month, “K-12 Education: Discipline Disparities for Black Students, Boys, and Students with Disabilities,” reminds us once again that suspensions and expulsions continue at high rates and offer grave risks to students. The report by this federal monitoring agency reviews data from the Education Department’s Civil Rights Data Collection on school discipline trends across the country, provides a more in-depth look at discipline approaches and challenges faced in five states, and reviews past efforts by the Departments of Education and Justice to identify and address disparities and discrimination. The GAO reminds us all of the profound ways school discipline affects students and can impair both their childhood and adulthood. For example, “research has shown that students who are suspended from school lose important instructional time, are less likely to graduate on time, are more likely to repeat a grade, drop out of school, and become involved in the juvenile justice system.” It also notes children experiencing school discipline often have behavioral issues affected by challenges outside the classroom, which are often more acute for poor children – especially children of color, who are more likely to be poor.

The report makes a strong case that there is still much work to be done and we must insist that this administration keep moving forward with solutions – building on what we know is working. We must resist current attempts to move us backwards and instead protect students from discriminatory practices. There are good superintendent-led examples out there to build on.

The GAO’s analysis examines six categories of discipline: out-of-school suspensions, in-school suspensions, referrals to law enforcement, expulsions, corporal punishment, and school-related arrests. It examines the data by race/ethnicity, sex, disability, and poverty level, and included studies of illustrative school districts in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and Texas. Overall, the GAO found that Black students, boys, and students with disabilities were all disproportionately disciplined

in the 2013-2014 school year (the latest available data) and that disproportionality is widespread and persistent despite the level of school poverty, type of disciplinary action, or type of public school attended (e.g., traditional, magnet, charter, alternative, or special education).

A closer look at some of the sobering findings: • Race not poverty explains the disparities in discipline. This report is the first time discipline rates were analyzed by poverty level, and results show that race is a more important factor in discipline decisions than poverty. Even in the most affluent school districts, 7.5% of Black boys had been given an out-of-school suspension compared to 1.8% of White boys. On the other hand, disproportionality “was particularly acute for Black students in highpoverty schools, where they were overrepresented by nearly 25 percentage points in suspensions from school.”

• Black students represented 39% of students suspended from school even though they accounted for 15.5% of all public school students.

These disparities can be seen as early as preschool where Black children accounted for 47% of students suspended from preschool even though they were only 19% of all public preschool students. Black boys have the highest rate of out-of-school suspension overall and Black girls have the highest rate of all girls.

• Boys were two-thirds of those disciplined, though they accounted for just 50 percent of all public school students. Even as early as preschool boys accounted for 78% of children suspended from preschool but were only 54% of all public preschool students.

• Students with disabilities represented 25% of students who have been referred to law enforcement, arrested for a school-related offense, or suspended from school but accounted for just 12% of all public school students.

School districts included trauma, mental health issues, social media (including bullying and other conflicts), immigration status, gang involvement, drug use by students or parents, lack of parental guidance and support, and situational barriers like transportation, jobs, and responsibilities at home among the

Children experiencing school discipline often have behavioral issues affected by challenges outside the classroom, which are often more acute for poor children – especially children of color, who are more likely to be poor. many challenges that affect student behavior or attendance and can lead to discipline issues. There is a clear recognition in finding after finding in the report that more attention and resources are needed to help schools reduce disparities in discipline, not less. That overall finding is critically important now as Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos seems intent on the Department doing less rather than more to protect children from discrimination in suspensions and expulsions and other areas and reversing what progress has been made.

In 2014 the Department of Education and Department of Justice jointly released an extremely helpful school discipline guidance package to address these kinds of inequities in school discipline and reinforce the meaning of the non-discrimination requirements under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Yet the Education Department under Secretary DeVos now threatens to withdraw that guidance. The Children’s Defense Fund strongly supports the 2014 guidance package and the GAO report’s findings help reconfirm why it must remain in place for our nation’s children.

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guidance reaffirms the obligation school districts and those directly serving students have to ensure discrimination does not interfere with a student’s right to learn and succeed.

It makes clear to all superintendents and other administrators, teachers, aides, parents, and students that students have legal rights to be free of discipline policies that push students out of school and can promote serious inequities in their educational opportunities. The law in this area is clear and has been for more than 50 years; the guidance brings legal protections together with practical steps districts can put in place through their school discipline policies and practices to comply with these nondiscrimination requirements. It has helped communities recognize and praise good policies and challenge the bad. Positive discipline practices are key to ensuring all children are treated fairly and all students can feel respected and supported in safe schools where they have equal educational opportunities.

The Children’s Defense Fund

has been highlighting the disparate impact of school discipline policies on children of color and poor children since the publication of our 1975 report, School Suspensions: Are They Helping Children? Too much of what we learned then remains true today.

It is critically important that the 2014 Title VI Guidance be maintained and that it not be made easier for schools to push children of color, boys, and children with disabilities out of school with impunity in a disgraceful race to the bottom. We must not in any way weaken our efforts to move forward to create a level education playing field for all children.

Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children's Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

For more information, go to www. childrensdefense. org.

How to Trick Summer into Coming Early Dr. James L. Snyder Just when you think summer has come, winter giggles and sticks her icy nose into my life.

Not being much of a fan of winter I can stand it for so long, but not as long as it’s been this year.

Either I’m getting old and cannot remember or this has been a very long winter. Shivering is not my favorite activity, although it’s the only activity I get to do lately.

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were talking; rather she was talking and I was listening. That is what makes us a great pair. She talks, I listen and our world goes rolling on.

What she was talking about was summer. “When,” she asked, “will summer really get here?”

Of course, we can look at the calendar and pick out a date when summer is going to get here, but it is like playing the lottery, which I believe is rigged. I think picking the date of summer is rigged as well. I like to know who has rigged it because I would like to give them a piece of my wife’s mind.

We talked a little bit about summer coming, when it is going to come and what we are going to do when summer actually gets here. She had a long list of activities she was anxious to jump into.

Unfortunately for me, most of those activities were visiting thrift stores.

I often wonder why they are called “thrift” stores. When my

I often wonder why they are called ‘thrift’ stores.

When my wife goes, thriftiness goes out the window. wife goes, thriftiness goes out the window. She can bargain Scrooge out of his last dollar.

I know this and she was talking about the upcoming summer that her eyes were twinkling which meant only one thing. “Thrift stores, here I come.”

Unfortunately, we did not solve the problem concerning the weather. If you think about it, the weatherman who is paid to predict the weather cannot predict the weather accurately. Oh, for a job like that.

Soon the wife had to get up and do something in her craft room. I do not know what is in that craft room. I do not go in for fear of my life. She is very crafty and I am not going to second-guess anything in that room.

When she left I got to thinking about the upcoming summer. What in the world can we do to hurry summer along?

If it were up to me, winter would only be one month long and the rest of the time it would be summer.

That is how I would parse things out. As you know, Mrs. Winter has

a domineering spirit and wants to be here all the time, even when she is not welcome.

As I was thinking about this, I thought there must be some way we can trick Mr. Summer into coming earlier. After all, everybody can be tricked into something, whether they like it or not. I know I’ve been tricked into many things and it’s hard to untrick yourself when you get tricked by someone like my wife.

Surely there something we can do to scam summer into coming a little earlier. I am sure Mr. Summer has its weaknesses like the rest of us. Our problem is to try to find that weakness. Once you find the weakness, then you are in control.

I thought of a few things but nothing seemed to stick in my

mind. I am not used to thinking on my own and I was a little fearful of pulling in the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage to this “Think Tank” on an early summer.

Then a thought hit me. When I got up off the ground, for I am not accustomed for a thought to hit me, I sat back in my chair and smiled very broadly. I think I know what we can do. I believe I know how to trick good old Mr. Summer.

Everybody is really invested in themselves to some degree. The same can be said for Mr. Summer.

Why not convince him that he is not needed anymore in our life?

Get up in the morning when it’s very cold, put on a coat, go outside and dance and sing and just enjoy the coldness of the weather. Maybe one song we could sing is, “I Don’t

Need Summer Anymore.” Just pretend that we love the cold and the colder it is, the more we love it.

I don’t think it would take long for Mr. Summer to get jealous of Mrs. Winter and want to come back as soon as he can. Nobody likes to be out flagged on anything particularly in this category.

I was sitting in my chair with a smile all over my face and my wife came in and said, “Why are you smiling?”

“I was just thinking,” I said, “how nice it is on such a cold winter day to spend the time indoors with you.”

She smiled and went back to her craft room. I guess it really does work.

I thought of one of my favorite Bible verses. “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).

Even though I am very impatient about many things, like Mr. Summer, I am so thankful that God is patient toward me in all things.

The Rev. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with his wife, Martha, in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 352-687-4240 or e-mail jamessnyder2@att. net. The church web site is www. whatafellowship.com.

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OPED Wells Fargo Increases Its Commitment to Black Homebuyers

By Stacy M. Brown In 2017, Wells Fargo announced a commitment to create 250,000 African American homeowners by 2027.

In addition to lending $60 billion for home purchases over that 10year period, the banking giant has committed to increase the diversity of its sales team, particularly African American home mortgage consultants.

Further, bank officials said they’ve dedicated $15 million for initiatives focused on homebuyer education and counseling for Black families.

This commitment is only part of the evidence that Wells Fargo has made over the past year to show that it values customers of color, said Cerita Battles, the senior vice president and head of retail diverse segments at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

“It is really important to understand that, as we made our intentions public, we did so with some of the country’s largest and most influential African American organizations standing by our side,” she said, noting that those organizations included the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), the National Urban League (NUL) and the NAACP. “Their support not only added a measure of accountability and a great deal of legitimacy to this commitment, but also the power and scope of their collective constituent networks,” Battles said.

NAREB and affiliates of NUL currently are engaged in homebuyer education and counseling to help African Americans prepare for homeownership while the NAACP’s Economic Development arm assists constituents with financial preparedness, which is a key component to being ready to purchase a home, she said.

“And, our commitment aligns very well with NAREB’s ‘2 million in 5 years’ initiative which is aimed

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at creating 2 million new African American homeowners in five years,” Battles said.

The commitment appears headed in a positive direction.

By the end of 2017, Wells Fargo reported that it helped 23,161 African American families with $5.7 billion in home loan originations which was a significant increase over the previous year and 99.7 percent of the bank’s first-year goal despite a falling mortgage market, Battles said.

The bank also dedicated more than $1.8 million in grants to support homebuyer education and counseling for African American audiences, exceeding its first-year goal.

Battles said the majority of support from that work comes primarily from three areas of the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation,

including the National Housing Grant Program, the Homeownership Counseling Grant Program, and down payment assistance grants through NeighborhoodLIFT. “We are also supporting new initiatives like HomeFree-USA’s Center for Financial Advancement Program which will offer financial education and expose students to the mortgage industry as a career option on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs),” Battles said. “And, the future holds great promise as we have several improvements that have been put in place for 2018 including doubling the amount of money dedicated to NeighborhoodLIFT.” Battles said that Wells Fargo also plans to pilot new pricing models for home mortgages under

$175,000 and to launch a national housing counseling program that the company can share across the entire mortgage industry.

The company’s homeownership commitment to African Americans has allowed them to also look inward.

“There is no doubt the mortgage industry lacks diversity, especially when it comes to the sales force. So, for us, one of the important pieces to this puzzle is to begin building a pipeline of new, young, energetic, bright minds who might not normally consider mortgage lending as a career choice,” Battles said.

“We hope to achieve this through partnerships with organizations that can help get the word out to young African Americans as they grow and shape their thoughts and plans about the future.”

For instance, Wells Fargo is partnering with the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America which has built connections to HBCUs. Battles said that those connections were great conduits for Wells Fargo to provide information either with materials or by showing up in person for events.

Comparably, HomeFree-USA’s Center for Financial Advancement Symposium is just beginning a program that Wells Fargo is supporting that works with similar intent.

“In fact, I recently had an opportunity to speak at their first event at Fisk University, a historically Black university located in Nashville, Tennessee,” Battles said, noting that she was counted among the 10 Black women executives from the mortgage industry who had the opportunity to speak from the heart about their personal and professional journeys.

“We described the attributes needed to be successful in life in front of 31 young women and faculty members,” Battles said. “We know that we can’t just depend on the coming workforce of the future. We also do our best to add seasoned veterans to our sales force. And this is really foundational; we leverage our relationships with realtors, builders and nonprofits to ensure that folks who are already in the market know that Wells Fargo is not only a viable option, but also has a program going that focuses on African American borrowers and their communities.”

The approach is two-pronged, Battles continued.

“We are engaging and attracting current experts while inspiring new generations to consider [the mortgage industry] as a career possibility for their future,” Battles said.

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Black Non-Voters Spit in the Face of an Entire Generation of Heroes

“I’m just one vote.”

“My vote won’t matter.”

“Them White folks gone do what they wanna do anyway.”

These are some of the many excuses given by some African Americans when it comes to exercising their right to vote; a right fought for by many people in this country—both Black and White—that has cost so many people so much; even their very lives.

Obtaining the right to vote was a major part of the civil rights history of African Americans in this country.

However, many Black people have turned a blind eye to the struggle that it took to obtain the right to vote, flippantly taking it for granted today.

From 1880-1965, there was an all-out assault on preventing African Americans from voting by having their right to vote deemed invalid.

Those who sought to disenfranchise Black people knew the importance of voting. They knew that voting had a profound impact on representation, political outcomes and critical decisions that needed to be made concerning major issues.

Many southern states knew that the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited blatant disenfranchisement on the basis of race or prior enslavement, those states came up with a slew of new and innovative alternative techniques to disenfranchise African Americans.

The traditional techniques of violence, such as with the Ku Klux Klan, and voter fraud relative to vote counting, welcomed new friends to the game as these new methods were introduced to American politics.

Poll taxes restrict the Black vote After the ability to vote was extended to all races by the enactment of the 15th Amendment, many southern states enacted a poll tax as a means of restricting Black people from voting. A poll tax was a flat-rate tax levied on all members of a population, often as a prerequisite to voting, which often included a grandfather clause. This grandfather clause allowed any adult male whose father or grandfather had voted in a specific year prior to the abolition of slavery to vote without paying the tax. Of course, this was problematic for Black people, because no Black person had the right to vote prior to the abolition of slavery and, therefore no Black person could qualify.

Whites used impossible literacy tests to bar Blacks from the polls The first formal voter literacy tests were introduced in 1890. Literacy tests were used to keep Black people from voting and were administered at the discretion of the officials in charge of voter registration. Whites did not have to take the literacy test, if they could meet the alternate requirements that systematically excluded Blacks. These included demonstrating political competence in person, which Black people tried to adhere to, or falling under the Grandfather Clause. If the official wanted a person to pass, he could ask the easiest question on the test.

The same official would require a Black person to answer every single question correctly, in an unrealistic timeframe, in order to pass.

Southern states abandoned the literacy test only when forced to do so by federal legislation. The Voting

Many southern states knew that the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited blatant disenfranchisement on the basis of race or prior enslavement, those states came up with a slew of new and innovative alternative techniques to disenfranchise African Americans.

Rights Act of 1965 suspended the use of literacy tests in all states in which less than 50 percent of votingage residents were registered as of November 1, 1964, or had voted in the 1964 presidential election. After the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Black voter registration in the South increased significantly.

Much has been given The names of individuals who lost their lives in the struggle for freedom during the modern Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1968 are inscribed on the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Ala. Those unsuspecting victims became martyrs, killed because of their focus on securing voting rights and fighting for the civil rights of Black people in this country.

On August 13, 1955 in Brookhaven, Miss., Lamar Smith was shot dead on the courthouse lawn by a White man in broad daylight while dozens of people watched. The

killer was never indicted, because no one would admit they saw a White man shoot a Black man. Smith had organized Blacks to vote in a recent election.

Reverend George Lee, one of the first Black people registered to vote in his county, used his pulpit and his printing press to urge others to vote.

On May 7, 1955 in Belzoni, Miss., White officials offered Lee protection on the condition he end his voter registration efforts, but Lee refused and was murdered.

On September 25, 1961, Herbert Lee, who worked with civil rights leader Bob Moses to help register Black voters, was killed by a state legislator in Liberty, Miss., who claimed self-defense and was never arrested. Louis Allen, a Black man who witnessed the murder, was also killed.

Jonathan Myrick Daniels, a White Episcopal Seminary student in Boston, had come to Alabama on August 20, 1965, to help with Black voter registration in Lowndes County. He was arrested at a demonstration, jailed in Hayneville and then suddenly released.

Moments after his release, he was shot to death by a deputy sheriff.

On January 10, 1966 in Hattiesburg, Miss., Vernon Ferdinand Dahmer, a wealthy businessman, offered to pay poll taxes for those who couldn’t afford the fee required to vote. The night after a radio station broadcasted Dahmer’s offer, his home was firebombed. Dahmer died later from severe burns.

Jimmie Lee Jackson was beaten and shot by state troopers on February 26, 1965 in Marion, Ala., as he tried to protect his grandfather

and mother from a trooper attack on civil rights marchers. His death led to the Selma to Montgomery march and the eventual passage of the Voting Rights Act. Much is required There is so much at stake in this country for Black people during this upcoming midterm election.

As things continue to play out in the news concerning issues like the highly-argued Affordable Care Act, Voter ID laws and criminal justice reform, African Americans have a real opportunity to let their voices be heard at the ballot box so that all issues impacting the Black community are thrust to the forefront of America’s conscience.

So many other groups in this country have taken the Civil Rights Movement playbook, crafted by Black activists, and used it to advance their causes and improve their situations.

The question now is, will Black non-voters continue to take their precious voting rights for granted, or will they embrace the unwritten obligation that each Black person has to ‘pay it forward’?

Time will tell. November will be here before we know it.

But Black non-voters need to register to vote now. There are no excuses. Time to stop being ungrateful negroes.

Jeffrey L. Boney serves as Associate Editor and is an award-winning journalist for the Houston Forward Times newspaper. Jeffrey has been a frequent contributor on “The Nancy Grace Show” and “Primetime Justice with Ashleigh Banfield.”

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HEALTH

Science Says: Amount of Straws, Plastic Pollution Is Huge

By Seth Borenstein WASHINGTON—Cities and nations are looking at banning plastic straws and stirrers in hopes of addressing the world's plastic pollution problem. The problem is so large, though, that scientists say that's not nearly enough.

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USTRALIAN scien­ tists Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox estimate, using trash collected on U.S. coastlines during cleanups over five years, that there are nearly 7.5 million plastic straws lying around America's shorelines.

They figure that means 437 million to 8.3 billion plastic straws are on the entire world's coastlines.

But that huge number suddenly seems small when you look at all the plastic trash bobbing around oceans.

University of Georgia environmental engineering professor Jenna Jambeck calculates that nearly 9 million tons end up in the world's oceans and coastlines each year, as of 2010, according to her 2015 study in the journal Science.

That's just in and near oceans.

Each year more than 35 million tons of plastic pollution are produced around Earth and about a quarter of that ends up around the water.

“For every pound of tuna we're taking out of the ocean, we're putting two pounds of plastic in the ocean,” says ocean scientist Sherry Lippiatt, California regional coordinator for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's marine debris program.

Seabirds can ingest as much as 8 percent of their body weight in plastic, which for humans “is equivalent to the average woman having the weight of two babies

For every pound of tuna we're taking out of the ocean, we're putting two pounds of plastic in the ocean.

Ocean scientist Sherry Lippiatt in her stomach,” says Hardesty of Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

Organizers of Earth Day, which is Sunday, have proclaimed ending plastics pollution this year's theme.

And following in the footsteps of several U.S. cities such as Seattle and Miami Beach, British Prime Minister Theresa May in April called on the nations of the British commonwealth to consider banning plastic straws, coffee stirrers and plastic swabs with cotton on the end.

McDonald's will test paper straws in some U.K. locations next month and keep all straws behind the counter, so customers have to ask for them. “Together with our customers we can do our bit for the environment and use fewer straws,” says Paul Pomroy, who runs the fast-

food company's U.K. business.

The issue of straws and marine animals got more heated after a 2015 viral video showing rescuers removing a straw from a sea turtle's nose in graphic and bloody detail.

But a ban may be a bit of a straw man in the discussions about plastics pollution. Straws make up about 4 percent of the plastic trash by piece, but far less by weight.

Straws on average weigh so little—about one sixty-seventh of an ounce—that all those billions of straws add up to only about 2,000 tons of the nearly 9 million tons of plastic waste that yearly hits the waters.

“Bans can play a role,” says oceanographer Kara Lavendar Law, a co-author with Jambeck of the 2015 Science study. “We are not going

Mental Health and Guns an Issue After Waffle House Attack

to solve the problem by banning straws.”

Scientists say that unless you are disabled or a small child, plastic straws are generally unnecessary and a ban is start and good symbol.

These items that people use for a few minutes but “are sticking round for our lifetime and longer,” Lippiatt says.

Marcus Eriksen, an environmental scientist who co-founded the advocacy group 5 Gyres, says working on bans of straws and plastic bags would bring noticeable change.

He calls plastic bags, cups and straws that break down in smaller but still harmful pieces the “smog of microplastics.”

“Our cities are horizontal smokestacks pumping out this smog into the seas,” Eriksen says. “One goal for advocacy organizations is to

make that single-use culture taboo, the same way smoking in public is taboo.”

Steve Russell, vice president of plastics for the American Chemistry Council, said people can reduce waste by not taking straws, but “in many cases these plastics provide sanitary conditions for food, beverages and personal care.”

The key to solving marine litter, Russell says, is “in investing in systems to capture land-based waste and investing in infrastructure to convert used plastics into valuable products.”

Even though Jambeck spends her life measuring and working on the growing problem of waste pollution, she's optimistic.

“We can do this,” Jambeck says. “I have faith in humans.”

By Sheila Burke

New Data: Americans Filling Far Fewer Opioid Prescriptions

NASHVILLE, Tenn—Without knowing who he was or what he might do, police briefly had Travis Reinking in their sights days before the deadly assault on a Waffle House restaurant.

Alerted to the theft of a BMW from a car dealer last week, officers decided against a risky police chase, knowing the car had a GPS device and could soon be located.

Sure enough, the car was recovered the same day, outside Reinking's apartment. But police didn't figure out who stole it until Sunday, after the Waffle House attack. By then, police say, the 29-year-old with a troubled past used an assault weapon—the same AR-15 once taken from him at the FBI's request—to kill four people and wound four others.

Reinking escaped on foot from the restaurant after a quick-thinking customer wrestled the gun from his grasp, and he shed the only item of clothing he was wearing, a green jacket. By the time he was captured in the woods nearby, police had searched his apartment, and found the key fob to the stolen BMW. Nashville Police Department Lt. Carlos Lara told reporters that a detective was tipped to the suspect's presence by some construction workers, and confronted Reinking, who lay down on the ground to be handcuffed. He carried a black backpack, with a silver semi-automatic weapon and .45-caliber ammunition.

Reinking then asked for a lawyer and was taken to a hospital before being booked. He was formally charged late Monday with four counts of criminal homicide. A judge on Tuesday revoked his initial bond of $2 million pending a Wednesday hearing.

The arrest ended a 24-hour manhunt involving more than 160 law enforcement officers, but it left troubling unanswered questions about official responses to months of bizarre

The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year, showing their biggest drop in 25 years and continuing a decline amid increasing legal restrictions and public awareness of the dangers of addiction, new data show.

Health data firm IQVIA's Institute for Human Data Science released a report Thursday showing an 8.9 percent average drop nationwide in the number of prescriptions for opioids filled by retail and mail-order pharmacies. All 50 states and the District of Columbia had declines of more than 5 percent. Declines topped 10 percent in 18 states, including all of New England and other states hit hard by the opioid overdose epidemic, such as West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

“We're at a really critical moment in the country when everybody's paying attention to this issue,” said Michael Kleinrock, the institute's research director. “People really don't want them if they can avoid them.”

There was an even greater drop in total dosage of opioid prescriptions filled in 2017, down 12 percent from 2016. Reasons for that include more prescriptions being for a shorter duration, a 7.8 percent decline in new patients starting on opioid prescriptions and far fewer high-dose prescriptions.

Opioid doses are measured in “morphine milligram equivalents.” (A standard Vicodin pill has the equivalent of 5 milligrams of morphine.)

Prescriptions for dosages of 90 morphine milligram equivalents per day or more, which carry the highest addiction risk, declined by 16 percent last year, according to the report. The U.S. is estimated to consume roughly 30 percent of all opioids used worldwide. Opioid prescriptions and daily doses rose steadily starting in the 1990s, fueled by factors including marketing of new opioid pills such as Oxycontin. Use peaked in 2011 at levels far above those in other wealthy countries where national health systems control narcotics more aggressively.

The U.S. decline began after overdoses and deaths from prescription opioids and illicit narcotics soared, and multiple groups pushed back.

The federal government and about half the states have enacted restrictions, such as limiting the dose or duration of opioids that can be prescribed. Insurers and drug stores began imposing similar limits on opioid use for acute pain, as opposed to cancer and chronic pain patients.

The Drug Enforcement Administration increased prosecution of heavy prescribers. And numerous medical groups have issued guidelines urging prescribers to offer other pain-management options when possible and to limit doses and duration of opioid prescriptions. Despite those measures, deaths from drug overdoses have continued to increase in the U.S. and emergency rooms saw a big jump in overdoses from opioids last year, according to government data.

Doctors have been heeding the messages from medical groups, and some worry they'll be arrested or lose their license if they provide too many opioids, said Bob Twillman, executive director of the Academy of Integrative Pain Management, which represents doctors and others who treat pain patients and gets some funding from opioid makers.

“We get a lot of phone calls from patients whose primary care doctors have said they won't prescribe opioids at all,” and want referrals to other doctors, Twillman said.

behavior before the restaurant attack, including encounters with police in Illinois and Colorado and an arrest at the White House that raised red flags.

In May 2016, Reinking told deputies from Tazewell County, Illinois, that music superstar Taylor Swift was stalking him and hacking his phone. Reinking agreed to go to a local hospital for an evaluation after repeatedly resisting the request, the sheriff's report said.

He would make a similar claim about Swift in Salida, Colorado, nearly a year later, in March 2017, authorities there said.

Another Illinois sheriff's report said Reinking barged into a community pool in Tremont last June and jumped into the water wearing a pink woman's coat over his underwear. Investigators believed he had an AR-15 rifle in his car trunk, but it was never displayed.

No charges were filed.

Last July, Reinking was arrested by the U.S. Secret Service after he entered a restricted area near the White House and refused to leave, saying he wanted to meet President Donald Trump. Reinking was not armed, but at the FBI's request, Illinois police revoked his state firearms card.

Four guns, including the AR-15 used in the shootings, were transferred to

his father, a procedure allowed under Illinois law.

Signs of paranoid delusions continued: In August, Reinking told police he wanted to file a report about 20 to 30 people tapping into his computer and phone and people “barking like dogs” outside his residence, according to a report.

“There's certainly evidence that there's some sort of mental health issues involved,” Tazewell County Sheriff Robert Huston said.

Huston said Jeffrey Reinking pledged he would “keep the weapons secure and out of the possession of Travis.” And Don Aaron, a Nashville Police spokesman, said Reinking's father “has now acknowledged giving them back” to his son.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives special Agent Marcus Watson said Monday that his father's action is “potentially a violation of federal law.”

Phone calls to a number listed for the father went unanswered.

It is not clear why Reinking moved recently from Morton, Illinois, and if it had anything to do with being near Swift. She has a home in Nashville, though it is not her only residence.

Police say he worked in construction for a while.

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NEWS Candidate continued from page 1

for four major reasons. First, I believe education is the cornerstone of any successful society. It's the best crime prevention program. It's the best economic development program. It's the game-changer for so many of us. I think we need more paid paternity and maternity leave. We need more child development. We need pre-school for all. We need to make kindergarten full day.

We need to make it mandatory.

We need to invest more in K-12 education reform. We are 41st in the 50 states in what we are spending per child. We

used to be fifth, tied with New York. New York now spends more than twice per much per student then California. We need to make college tuition free again and build some additional campuses, so we don’t turn away 67,000 students at CSU as we did last year. On all levels, from pre-school to grad school we must invest in education in a much better way.

Housing is a huge problem in California. We have been building something like 80,000 units a year when we should have been building 180,000.

Meaning we have the largest

number in percentage of homeless of any state at 22 percent. Beyond that, we need to build affordable housing near transportation hubs all over California. Many times, you have a couple and one goes north; one goes south; one goes east; one goes west. They don’t go to the same place. If you build affordable housing next to the transportation hub at least you can avoid getting in your car and contributing to the pollution. Third, healthcare for all. Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege for the wealthy.

Every single person in this state

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needs an opportunity to have healthcare. Last, I’m a huge supporter of clean air and water for everyone. Right now, some of our poorest neighborhoods are the neighborhoods where the children are least likely to have good water and the air quality is most likely to be poor.

I’m committed to fracking as well as identifying new and better ways to commute, get people around as well as better ways to help people have an environment to grow and prosper.”

Is their one position you have held that has prepared you to be governor?

“I’ve grown in every position I have had. City council made me better in the assembly. The assembly made me a better superintendent.

As superintendent is the area where I learned the most.

That contributes to me being a better governor. I administered to over 40 percent of the California budget. It’s not an insignificant role, and the truth is I really believe transformed the department. The culture of the department changed, people were on a mission and they hadn’t been. People were encouraged to collaborate and to figure out how we can do better. We diversified the department. We brought in a very diverse group of leadership.

When I got to the department it was pretty white and the leadership was pretty male. I went out and used the ability to use Visiting Educator Program – you can take someone from a school district and pay them their school district salary to their district and they can work in Sacramento – doing that I was able to bring in some very talented African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and have much more diverse department. I intend to do that across California.

Why is diversity in

government important?

“We are a diverse state.

The state government should look like the state. We should give children a chance to see role models that are them and have an understanding that the government is a place of equal opportunity and there is more potential for leadership for people who are from very diverse backgrounds.”

Why should Black voters consider you as their candidate?

“All my life I have fought for equal rights and justice in our society. I came out of Union City Council; it is a majority minority community. I went to the assembly and I fought for equal rights, social justice and better opportunities for all people. When I got to the assembly, I worked very hard to get appointed to the education committee. Eventually, I got to chair that committee. I feel very certain my leadership at the department was especially important because I opposed Prop 187, Prop 209 and Prop 227. They all passed, but I sued Gov. Pete Wilson. I joined the lawsuit against 187 and we won the lawsuit, so it was overturned we didn't have to make the teachers become immigration officers. I’m proud to say 227 has now been overturned by the voters. I stand up for what I believe even when it’s not fashionable. I believe that black lives do matter. I believe very strongly that elected officials should stand up for all the people in our state.”

What type of relationship would you strive to have with the federal government?

“I will stand with the people of California, and I will not allow a thug in the White House to push us around. The concept that a racist, misogynist is President is very disturbing to me. I will not {inaudible] for him. We will stand together as Californians on behalf of

the future of our state and the rights of our people. We will not be pushed around by the federal government.”

How would #MeToo movement affect your governorship?

“I believe very strongly in equal rights for all. There is discrimination based on race, but there is even more discrimination when you combine race and gender.

The reality is African American women are far more discriminated against then African American men. What we have a chance to do is say we are going to fight for all of California, irrespective of their gender or race. Everybody has a wonderful future because we are going to say the priority in California is the rights of the people who live here.

I am going to work to get rid of the pay inequity.

You must have pay equity. It discriminates against families when women make less than men. If we are doing the same work. We must make sure we reach a sense of justice in California for all people.”

How would you address housing problems?

“We will have a full court press endeavor to build 300,000 units a year for the first few years. You can’t do more than that because you don’t have enough plumbers and carpenters and roofers.

We would use a variety of different means to stimulate the housing. The state would provide incentives to communities to build affordable housing. I believe in the California Environmental Quality Act. It has become ossified. It takes too long to get things approved. We have got to work to streamline the approval process. When we do that we will see there are lot of nimble people that are eager to do this.

advertisers to demand changes, according to BrandSimple consultant Allen Adamson.

“The social media backlash is what you're worried about,” he said. At the same time, politicians are having trouble keeping up with the changing landscape, evident by how illinformed many senators and congresspeople appeared during questioning of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier this month.

“We're in the early stages of trying to figure out what kind

of regulation makes sense here,” said Larry Chiagouris, professor of marketing at Pace University in New York. “It's going to take quite some time to sort that out.”

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ACROSS 1. "____ Mouth" band 6. *Special day honoree 9. Gumbo pod 13. Santa Maria companion 14. *Ovine mom 15. "He's ____ ____ nowhere man," Beatles 16. SAG member 17. *Sean Lennon's mom 18. Bottled up 19. *TV's "Blackish" mom 21. *President who designated official Mother's Day 23. Thou, today 24. ____ of Man 25. *Rebecca Pearson's and Clair Huxtable's network 28. CISC alternative 30. Kismet-related 35. Winglike 37. Audience's rejection 39. Dinero 40. Yorkshire river 41. Tree in Roman Republic 43. Seating section 44. Poet's concern 46. "Better Sound Through Research" company 47. Foul substance 48. Angry 50. Pharaohs' cobras 52. German river 53. "____ in Show" 55. Wade's opponent 57. *Carrie Fisher's mom 60. *Gifted arrangement 64. Shelf material 65. Mate 67. Supercharger 68. Artist's model 69. U.N. labor agency 70. Was dressed in 71. Like one showing reverence 72. Mentally quick 73. Like a backpack DOWN 1. Practice in the ring

2. Flexible mineral 3. Opposed to 4. Expressionless 5. Harbour, alt. sp.

6. Feline line 7. Have title to 8. #6 Down, pl.

9. Loads from lodes 10. Lotto variant 11. Kind of delay 12. Belgian brew 15. Radiant 20. Hair-raising board game 22. Kind of person 24. Watercraft with skis 25. *Ashley and Wynonna's mom 26. Gloomier 27. Social class 29. Balkan native 31. Campus military org.

32. Wavelike patterned silk

33. Part of small intestine 34. *Sent en masse 36. Snorkeling site 38. *#19 Across' real-life mom 42. Reproduction, for short 45. Waterproof material 49. Luau souvenir 51. Compass point, pl.

54. Photo tint 56. Peer 57. Lateen-rigged sailing vessel 58. Dexterity 59. Had been phlebotomized 60. To dry ink, in the olden days 61. Pakistani language 62. Deep black 63. Chinese immigrant association 64. *Treat mom to this type of relaxing day 66. European peak

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Also absent from the internet are many of the rules that govern children's programming on television sets. TV networks, for instance, are allowed to air commercial breaks but cannot use kids' characters to advertise products. Such “host-selling” runs rampant on internet services such as YouTube.

Action to remove ads from inappropriate content is mostly reactive because of lack of upfront control of what gets uploaded, and it generally takes the mass threat of boycott to get

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brandishing a knife. Police searched his bag and found a knife but there was no victim so no charge was filed, Higgins said.

Jackson has a lengthy rap sheet including charges in San Bernardino County, Higgins said, as well as convictions for burglary and unlawful sexual intercourse dating back to the 1990s.

The killing prompted the Ventura City Council to increase police patrols in the area and add staff members to monitor security cameras, among other measures.

“We are extremely disheartened and infuriated by this criminal attack,” Mayor Neal Andrews said in a statement. “We will not tolerate this in our community.

Nothing is more important than the safety of our visitors, residents and businesses.”

If convicted, Jackson faces up to 55 years in prison.

SODOKU SOLUTION

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018

LEGAL File No.: 666777 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. ghkjhghjkjg 355 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. jhgkjghg 355 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/01/2018.

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/jlkdf;adslkfj NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/15/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70497 AdId:23503 CustId:749 -----------Title Order No. 05934807 Trustee Sale No. 82592 Loan No. 9160015284 APN 202-0-163-280 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/15/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 5/9/2018 at 11:00 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 3/29/2007 as Instrument No. 20070329-00065772-0 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Ventura County, California, executed by: LUIS PECH JR, AN UNMARRIED MAN , as Trustor MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS A NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB , 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: LOT 28, BLOCK 4, OXNARD PARK SUBDIVISION, IN THE CITY OF OXNARD, COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY IN BOOK 19, PAGE 63 OF MAPS. 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: 918 SOUTH H STREET OXNARD CA 930306809. 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 Trust, towit $36,599.94 (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: 4/3/2018 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST, 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: 844-4777869 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 or 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.# 82592.

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.” CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS Attn: Teri Snyder 8190 East Kaiser Blvd. Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 SchId:70525 AdId:23513 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-15-656370-CL Order No.: 150008021-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/16/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): MANUEL SALVADOR CEJA AND MARIA D CEJA Recorded: 10/29/2007 as Instrument No. 20071029-00201115-0 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 5/8/2018 at 11:00AM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $553,948.67 The purported property address is: 150 WILSON AVE, OXNARD, CA 93030 Assessor's Parcel No.: 201-0-145-125 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-656370-CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy.

The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-656370-CL IDSPub #0139042 4/13/2018 4/20/2018 4/27/2018 SchId:70535 AdId:23516 CustId:608 ------------

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SUMMONS CASE NO. 56-2017-00495505-CLCLV-

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ERYN COLE, an individual; and DOES 1 through 100, Inclusive.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): CROWN ASSET MANAGEMENT, 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 cumpia con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encountrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalif ornia.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.

A hearing is scheduled for an OSC on 05/16/18 at 8:15am in department 22B. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court of Ventura County, 800 South Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 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): LUIS DUENAS, SBN 271873, The Resolution Law Group, APC, 9301 Corbin Ave., Ste. 1650, Northridge, CA 91324 (818) 534-3126.

Date: APRIL 6, 2017 Michael D. Planet, Clerk ELIZABETH MULLER, Deputy SchId:70554 AdId:23524 CustId:718 -----------File No.: 20180315-10004710-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MOD PIZZA 2941 COCHRAN ST., UNIT 1A, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. MOD SUPER FAST PIZZA (CALIFORNIA), LLC 2035 158TH COURT NE, SUITE 200, BELLEVUE, WA 98008 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/29/2015.

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/MOD SUPER FAST PIZZA (CALIFORNIA), LLC BY ROBERT BARTON NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/15/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70558 AdId:23525 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20180315-10004710-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MOD PIZZA 2941 COCHRAN ST., UNIT 1A, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. MOD SUPER FAST PIZZA (CALIFORNIA), LLC 2035 158TH COURT NE, SUITE 200, BELLEVUE, WA 98008 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/29/2015.

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/MOD SUPER FAST PIZZA (CALIFORNIA), LLC BY ROBERT BARTON 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 au-

thorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/15/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70562 AdId:23526 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20180315-10004712-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MOD PIZZA 1015 BROADBECK DR., SUITE G, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. MOD SUPER FAST PIZZA (CALIFORNIA), LLC 2035 158TH COURT NE, SUITE 200, BELLEVUE, WA 98008 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/02/2014.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/MOD SUPER FAST PIZZA (CALIFORNIA), LLC BY ROBERT BARTON NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/15/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70566 AdId:23527 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20180327-10005451-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. DIGITAL BITCH TRANSACTIONS 1091 BATH LANE, VENTURA, CA 93001 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. LYVONNE M. KLINGLER 1091 BATH LANE, VENTURA, CA 93001 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/27/2018.

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/LYVONNE M. KLINGLER NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/27/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70570 AdId:23528 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20180403-10005981-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Ultralete 2643 Featherwood St., Westlake Village, CA 91362 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Colby Maxwell Paul 2643 Featherwood St., Westlake Village, 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/Colby Maxwell Paul 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 4/3/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70573 AdId:23529 CustId:750 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-15-671830-JB Order No.: 7301502888-70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/3/2007.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF

THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor (s): Bernardino Garcia and Nida Garcia, husband and wife, and Katherine Garcia, a single woman, as joint tenants Recorded: 1/16/2007 as Instrument No. 2007011600010210-0 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 1/7/2015 as Instrument No. 20150107-00001716-0 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 5/18/2010 as Instrument No. 20100518-00074508-0 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 5/8/2018 at 11:00AM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $666,267.16 The purported property address is: 2182 POSADA DR, UNIT 24, OXNARD, CA 930300131 Assessor's Parcel No.: 213-0-140-205 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-671830-JB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy.

The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-671830-JB IDSPub #0139124 4/13/2018 4/20/2018 4/27/2018 SchId:70591 AdId:23535 CustId:608 -----------T.S. No.: CR18-1002 A.P.N.: 078-0104-055 Order No.: 180035684 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/1/2010. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: BRIAN L. FOX AND MICHELLE C. FOX Duly Appointed Trustee: COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH, INC Recorded 4/30/2012 as Instrument No. 2012043000078018-0 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Ventura County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 1/5/2018 in Book Page , as Instrument No. 20180105-00001361 of said Official Records. Date of Sale: 5/9/2018 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Main front entrance to the County Government Center Hall of Justice located at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charg-

es: $625,570.03 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 251 PALOMARES AVE VENTURA, CA 93003 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 CR18-1002. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Date: 5/9/2018 COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH, INC 4952 WARNER AVENUE #105 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649 PHONE #: (714) 846-6634 FAX #: (714) 846-8720 TRUSTEE’S SALE LINE (844) 477-7869 Sales Website: www. stoxposting.com HOAI PHAN COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH, INC., TRUSTEE DIVISION SchId:70606 AdId:23540 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JENNIE O'DESSA BENEKE aka JENNIE O. BENEKE, JENNIE BENEKE Case No. 56-2018-00509711-PRPWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JENNIE O'DESSA BENEKE aka JENNIE O. BENEKE, JENNIE BENEKE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jeanne Thornton in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jeanne Thornton be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's lost will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. Copies of the lost 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 May 3, 2018 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard, Oxnard, CA 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: MONICA GOEL ESQ SBN 211549 TREDWAY LUMSDAINE & DOYLE LLP 3900 KILROY AIRPORT WAY STE 240 LONG BEACH CA 90806-6817 CN948054 BENEKE Apr 13,20,27, 2018 SchId:70609 AdId:23541 CustId:65 -----------File No.: 20180403-10005965-0 1/1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. THEMOA 145 W Avenida De Los Arboles #224, Thousand Oaks CA 91360 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Jessie Y. Kim 145 W Avenida De Los Arboles #224, Thousand Oaks CA 91360 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/03/2018.

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).)

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LEGAL /S/Jessie Y. Kim 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 4/9/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70612 AdId:23542 CustId:751 -----------File No.: 20180404-10006048 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. OPTIMAL PALLIATIVE CARE 1315 BOUGHTON DRIVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. OPTIMAL HOSPICE, INC. 1315 BOUGHTON DRIVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308 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/SARAH SHELBOURNE, CEO 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 4/4/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70617 AdId:23544 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20180319-10004919-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. The HB Collection 5721 White Cloud Cir VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Holly Trump 5721 White Cloud Cir 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/Holly Trump NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/19/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70621 AdId:23545 CustId:752 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DENNIS LEE FOWLER Case No. 56-2018-00509864-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DENNIS LEE FOWLER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANGELIQUE FRIEND in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANGELIQUE FRIEND 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 5/10/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date

of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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.

David A. Esquibias (SBN171327) LAW OFFICES OF DAVID A. ESQUIBIAS 2625 Townsgate Road, Ste. 330 Westlake Village, CA 91361 (805) 267-1141 Fax (805) 267-1140 SchId:70625 AdId:23546 CustId:694 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARY LORRAINE LEGGE Case No. 56-2018-00510064-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARY LORRAINE LEGGE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GARY PAUL CROWDER in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GARY PAUL CROWDER 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 5/16/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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.

SETH SHAPIRO, ESQ. SBN 253882 HATHAWAY, PERRETT, WEBSTER, POWERS ET AL. 5450 TELEGRAPH ROAD, STE. 200 VENTURA, CA 93003 (805) 644-7111 FAX (805) 644-8296 SchId:70628 AdId:23547 CustId:753 -----------File No.: 20180409-10006336-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Miracle Method of Simi Valley 1941 Winterset Pl, Simi Valley CA 93065 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. ROA Enterprises LLC 1941 Winterset Pl, Simi Valley CA 93065 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/09/2018.

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/Oleg Reut 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 4/9/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70631 AdId:23548 CustId:754 -----------T.S. No. 17-49157 APN: 265

129-0-092-

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/17/2016.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the

duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: MEREDITH A. PIERCE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 11/23/2016 as Instrument No. 2016112300173803-0 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Ventura County, California, Date of Sale:5/8/2018 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the main front entrance to the County Government Center Hall of Justice 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $353,190.42 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 10026 HALIFAX STREET VENTURA, California 93004 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust.

A.P.N #.: 129-0-092-265 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-49157. 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: 4/10/2018 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com _________________________________ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 25229 Pub Dates 04/13, 04/20, 04/27/2018 SchId:70638 AdId:23551 CustId:108 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF FREDERICK EUGENE TURNER AKA FREDERICK E. TURNER Case No. 56-2018-00510108-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of FREDERICK EUGENE TURNER AKA FREDERICK E. TURNER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GARRICK WAYNE RUSCHER in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GARRICK WAYNE RUSCHER 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 5/16/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by

the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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.

JEANNE M. KVALE SBN 180457 HATHAWAY, PERRETT, WEBSTER, POWERS, ET AL 5450 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SUITE 200 VENTURA, CA 93003 (805) 644-7111 FAX (805) 644-8296 SchId:70649 AdId:23556 CustId:753 -----------T.S. No. 17-49157 APN: 129-0-092-265 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/17/2016.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: MEREDITH A. PIERCE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 11/23/2016 as Instrument No. 2016112300173803-0 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Ventura County, California, Date of Sale:5/8/2018 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the main front entrance to the County Government Center Hall of Justice 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $353,190.42 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 10026 HALIFAX STREET VENTURA, California 93004 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust.

A.P.N #.: 129-0-092-265 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-49157. 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: 4/10/2018 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 25229 Pub Dates 04/13, 04/20, 04/27/2018 SchId:70652 AdId:23557 CustId:108 -----------File No.: 20180405-10006112-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. HIJI MANAGEMENT CO, LLC

203 VILLAGE COMMONS BLVD, SUITE 11, CAMARILLO, CA 93012 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. HIJI MANAGEMENT CO, LLC 203 VILLAGE COMMONS BLVD, SUITE 11, CAMARILLO, CA 93012 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/14/2008.

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/KEN K. HIJI, 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 4/5/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70655 AdId:23558 CustId:693 -----------Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2018-00510407-CU-PTVTA To All Interested Persons: Alexis Ione Fortner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Alexis Ione Fortner PROPOSED NAME: Clara Mae Amendola The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice Of Hearing Date: 5/31/2018 Time: 8:30 AM Dept.

Ventura Superior Court. The address of the court is Superior Court of Ventura, 800 Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TriCounty Sentry Date: 4/13/2018 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:70685 AdId:23568 CustId:755 -----------File No.: 20180411-10006464-0 1/1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Moorpark Smiles Dental Group 144 West Los Angeles Ave. #114 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Paul K. Takemoto, D.D.S. Professional Corporation 6119 Armitos Dr, 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: 11/01/2011.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/PAUL TAKEMOTO 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 4/11/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70695 AdId:23571 CustId:756 -----------File No.: 20180416-10006787-0 1/1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. SUNSET RANCH 1601 East La Loma Avenue VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Dean Phillip Sommerhauser 1601 East La Loma Avenue, Somis Ca. 93066 This Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2018.

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/Dean P Sommerhauser 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 fil-

ing 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 4/16/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70707 AdId:23575 CustId:757 -----------File No.: 20180322-10005171-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Halfway Bridge 2. Wonder Church Media 2217 Markham Avenue Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Ian Robertson 2217 Markham Avenue Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/30/2013.

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/Ian Robertson NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/22/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70716 AdId:23579 CustId:758 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. 17-01225-SMCA Title No. 170436771-CAVOI A.P.N. 200-0-434-135 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/16/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier's check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), 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; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an "as is" condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Frances B. Garcia, a widow. Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation. Recorded 11/24/2004 as Instrument No. 200411240313641 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Ventura County, California.

Date of Sale: 05/17/2018 at 9:00 AM. Place of Sale: Four Points By Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, Auction.Com Room, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, Ca 93001. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $450,854.02. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1031 Junewood Court, Oxnard, CA 93030.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018

LEGAL or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp. com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 17-01225-SMCA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 04/16/2018 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., its agent,1230 Columbia Street, Suite 680 San Diego, CA 92101 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 800-280-2832; Sales Website:www. ndscorp.com/sales Rachael Hamilton, Trustee Sales Representative A-4654225 04/20/2018, 04/27/2018, 05/04/2018 SchId:70726 AdId:23582 CustId:64 -----------File No.: 20180413-10006693-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Pink Macaroon 2. Suite Sale 1860 Eastman Ave, Suite 111, Ventura, CA 93003 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Moonlight Feather, Inc. 1860 Eastman Ave. Suite 111, Ventura, CA 93003 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/13/2018.

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/Justin Quan 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 4/13/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70731 AdId:23584 CustId:761 -----------NOTICE Notice of Public Sale of Personal Property. To satisfy the owner's lien pursuant to California SelfStorage Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET SEQ), the Undersigned will sell personal property stored by the persons or businesses listed below including, but not limited to, items described below stored at So Cal Self StorageWestlake 2550 Willow Lane, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361; (805) 494-8722. The sale will be held by public auction (online) at www.storagetreasures. com on May 10th, 2018. Auction Ending Time is 3:30 PM PST. Bids submitted within the last 5 minutes of the Auction Ending Time may extend the bidding process in 5-minute increments. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Storage #/Name; A118-The Elite Agency LTDcomputer, mattress, end tables, plastic containers, boxes, sofa, files, dryer, tool box, dresser, games CN948254 05-10-18 Apr 27, May 4, 2018 SchId:70734 AdId:23585 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DANIEL ROBERT FLAHERTY Case No. 56-2018-00510246-PRLAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DANIEL ROBERT FLAHERTY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHN FLAHERTY in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOHN FLAHERTY 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 5/23/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

STEVEN S. FEDER, ESQ (SBN 108290) HATHAWAY, PERRETT, WEBSTER, POWERS ET AL. 5450 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SUITE 200 VENTURA, CA 93003 (805) 644-7111 FAX (805) 644-8296 SchId:70737 AdId:23586 CustId:753 ------------

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARY R. RAO AKA MARY FABRIZIO RAO Case No. 56-2018-00510149-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARY R. RAO AKA MARY FABRIZIO RAO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by G. KRISHNA RAO AND RAMAN N. RAO in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that G. KRISHNA RAO AND RAMAN N. RAO 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 5/17/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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. ISRAEL, ESQ. SBN 84824 NORMAN DOWLER, LLP 840 COUNTY SQUARE DRIVE, THIRD FLOOR VENTURA, CA 93003 (805) 654-0911 FAX (805) 654-1902 SchId:70740 AdId:23587 CustId:697 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GWYN D. KAISER AKA GWYN DICKENSON MEDLIN Case No. 56-2018-00510400-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GWYN D. KAISER AKA GWYN DICKENSON MEDLIN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CHAD MEDLIN in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CHAD MEDLIN 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 5/23/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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.

KEVIN G. STAKER, ESQ. SBN 101400 STAKERLAW, TAX AND ESTATE PLANNING LAW CORPORATION 1200 PASEO CAMARILLO, SUITE 280 CAMARILLO, CA 93010 (805) 482-2282 FAX (805) 482-3658 SchId:70745 AdId:23590 CustId:763 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TAKUJI TANAKA AKA TAK TANAKA Case No. 56-2018-00510424-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of TAKUJI TANAKA AKA TAK TANAKA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RICHARD SAKAMOTO in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RICHARD SAKAMOTO 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 ad-

minister 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 5/17/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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, #D-11 CAMARILLO, CA 93010 (805) 498-0909 SchId:70748 AdId:23591 CustId:745 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SYLVIA KATHLEEN WRIGHT AKA SYLVIA OBREGON WRIGHT Case No. 56-2018-00510430-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SYLVIA KATHLEEN WRIGHT AKA SYLVIA OBREGON WRIGHT. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LUIS OBREGON in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LUIS OBREGON 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 5/17/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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, #D-11 CAMARILLO, CA 93010 (805) 498-0909 SchId:70753 AdId:23594 CustId:745 -----------File No.: 20180328-10005567-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. NO LIMIT FITNESS 407 S. EVERGREEN DRIVE, VENTURA, CA 93003 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. TIMOTHY MICHAEL CALLAGHAN 407 S. EVERGREEN DRIVE, 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: 03/28/2018.

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/TIMOTHY MICHAEL CALLAGHAN NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in

this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 3/28/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:70756 AdId:23595 CustId:693 -----------NOTICE Notice of Public Sale of Personal Property. To satisfy the owner's lien pursuant to California SelfStorage Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET SEQ), the Undersigned will sell personal property stored by the persons or businesses listed below including, but not limited to, items described below stored at So Cal Self StorageCochran 1225 Cochran Street; Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 9550700. The sale will be held by public auction (online) at www.storagetreasures.com on May 10th, 2018. Auction Ending Time is 11:00 AM PST. Bids submitted within the last 5 minutes of the Auction Ending Time may extend the bidding process in 5-minute increments. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Storage Unit #/Name: 1086-Parimal Kumar- vacuum, night stands, mattress, plastic drawers, helmet, folding chairs, boxes; 1119-Sharon Lee- dresser, night stand, headboard; 2114-Playful Beauties LLC- several boxes; 2014-Playful Beauties LLC- several boxes, ladder, shelves, plastic container, shelves CN948439 05-10-18 Apr 27, May 4, 2018 SchId:70759 AdId:23596 CustId:65 -----------File No. 20180412-10006559-0 1/1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name(s): West Coast Surgical Center

Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 2000 Outlet Center Drive, Suite 225, Oxnard, CA 93036

County of Principal Place of Business: Ventura, State of Incorporation/Organization: CA / LLC 201713010676

Full Name of 1st Registrant Individual/Corporation/Limited Liability Company: Central Coast Cardiovascular ASC, LLC

Residence Address of 1st Registrant: 2000 Outlet Center Drive, Suite 225, Oxnard, CA 93036

This business is conducted by: a limited liability company

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Print Name of Registrant: Central Coast Cardiovascular ASC, LLC Signature of Registrant: Christoher Shawn Skillern Print Name of Signor: CHRISTOPHER SHAWN SKILLERN, M.D. Print Title of Person Signing: Manager

NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this Statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on April 12, 2018 MARK A. LUNN VENTURA COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER CN948504 3994-0002 Apr 20,27, May 4,11, 2018 SchId:70762 AdId:23597 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-17-798821-RY Order No.: 8723355 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ALMA GONZALEZ, A SINGLE WOMAN Recorded: 8/31/2006 as Instrument No. 20060831-0184068 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 5/22/2018 at 11:00AM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $704,968.02 The purported property address is: 1528 ELVADO DRIVE, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 Assessor's Parcel No.: 631-0-043-075 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be

aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-798821RY. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein.

If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17798821-RY IDSPub #0139750 4/27/2018 5/4/2018 5/11/2018 SchId:70786 AdId:23605 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EVELYN R. TANK Case No. 56-2018-00510623-PR-PWOXN

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EVELYN R. TANK. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARIA ILDA TANK in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARIA ILDA TANK 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 6/6/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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.

MARIA L. CAPRITTO, ESQ. (SBN 188970) Nelson Comis Kettle & Kinney LLP 300 E. Esplanade Drive Ste. 1170 Oxnard CA 93036 (805) 604-4112 FAX (805) 604-4150 SchId:70795 AdId:23608 CustId:716 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF HAROUT KESHMESHIAN Case No. 56-2018-00510403-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of HAROUT KESHMESHIAN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by AIDA KESHMESHIAN in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that AIDA KESHMESHIAN 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 5/24/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written ob-

jections 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.

Sasha L. Collins, Esq. (SBN 297122) STAKERLAW 1200 PASEO CAMARILLO, SUITE 280 CAMARILLO CA 93010 (805) 482-2282 SchId:70798 AdId:23609 CustId:763 -----------NOTICE Pursuant To California SelfStorage Facility Act (B & P Code 21700 ET SEQ) the Undersigned Will Sell At Public Auction.

On The Below Listed Day, Time, And Location. Notice Of Public Sale Of Personal Property: The Personal Property Including, But Not Limited To Listed Items Stored By The Following Persons Or Businesses On The 24th Day of May 2018 AFTER: 9:00 AM At: STORCAL SELF STORAGE Thousand Oaks - 2501 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 - (805)499-7111. THE FOLLOWING LIST IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Storage Unit #: 1201 Souza, Philip - 20+ tubs, holiday decorations; 1202 Sison, Agnes - Chairs, books, kitchen goods, tubs; 1211 Sison, Agnes - Boxes, bedding, microwave, bedroom set; 2109 Blahosky, Kim - Boxes, clothing, tools; 2200A Miller, Josh - Clothing, boxes, bags; 2203 Blicharski, Victoria - Boxes, bed frame, clothing; 2206A WILLIAMSON, PETER - TV, boxes, tubs; 2600B Flores, Hector - Tools, boxes, tubs; 2723 Feinstein, Louis - Many tools, tool boxes, bags. J. Michael's Auction, Inc. PO Box 1016, Brea, CA 92822 714-996-4881 Bond: 142295787 CN948674 05-24-18 Apr 27, May 11, 2018 SchId:70801 AdId:23610 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20110033501066 Title Order No.: 110377937 FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/18/2005. 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 03/30/2005 as Instrument No. 20050330-0076700 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of VENTURA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: EUGENE HESTER SR. AND JACQUELINE HESTER, 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: 05/29/2018. 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: 5101 BREAKWATER WAY, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA 93035. APN#: 191-0-074135. 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 $1,850,608.75. 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 20110033501066. Information about postponements that are very short

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LEGAL in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-730-2727 www. servicelinkASAP.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 04/23/2018 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. A-4655088 04/27/2018, 05/04/2018, 05/11/2018 SchId:70804 AdId:23611 CustId:64 -----------FILE NO. 20180416-10006786-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1.) CALIDAD BEER 2). SMILING SUN BREWING COMPANY 11301 W. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD SUITE 206 LOS ANGELES CA 90064 county of: LOS ANGELES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: CERVECERIA CALIDAD, LLC [CA], 11301 W OLYMPIC BLVD #206 LOS ANGELES CA 90064. This Business is being conducted by a/an: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name/names listed above on: 01/2018.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the 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/ CERVECERIA CALIDAD, LLC BY: JOSHUA AKHTARZAD, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of VENTURA County on 4/16/2018 indicated by file stamp above.

NoticeIn 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 (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a 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, o common law (see Section 14411 et seq, Business and Professions Code) LA2004559 TRICOUNTY SENTRY 4/27 5/4,11,18 2018 SchId:70813 AdId:23614 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6101 et seq and B&P 24074 et seq) Escrow No. 107-037912 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Bulk Sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the Seller(s) is/ are: PIE SQUARED PIZZA LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 10500 STOCKDALE HIGHWAY, SUITE 100, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311 Doing business as: PIZZA REV All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/ are: NONE The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 2535 TOWNSGATE RD, STE 101, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 The name(s) and address(es) of the Buyer(s) is/are: DOUGHLICIOUS LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3973 TROLLEY COURT, BREA CA 92823 The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: THE FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, SUPPLIES, PARTS AND OTHER TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY, INVENTORY, LEASEHOLD INTEREST, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, ALL TELEPHONE, NUMBERS, CUSTOMER AND SUPPLIER LISTS, PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL RECORDS AND OTHER BOOKS AND RECORDS, GOODWILL, FRANCHISE RIGHTS AND USE OF THE TRADE NAME and transfer of License No. 41-541101 of that certain business known as PIZZA REV located at: 10500 STOCKDALE HIGHWAY SUITE 100, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311. The Bulk Sale and transfer of the Alcoholic Beverage License is intended to be consummated at the office of: THE HERITAGE ESCROW COMPANY, 2550 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 800, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103, Escrow No. 107-037912, Escrow Officer: BARBARA CURRY / DEBBIE HOWE, and the anticipated date of sale/transfer is JUNE 04, 2018.

The Bulk Sale IS NOT subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2., but is subject to Section 24074 of the Business and Professions Code.

Claims will be accepted until Escrow Holder is notified by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the transfer of the permanent Alcoholic Beverage License to the Buyer.

As required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions Code, it has been agreed between the Seller and the Buyer that the consideration for transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Dated: APRIL 11, 2018 DOUGHLICIOUS, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY, Buyer(s) LA2011971-C TRICOUNTY SENTRY 4/27/18 SchId:70817 AdId:23615 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6101 et seq and B&P 24074 et seq) Escrow No. 107-037913 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Bulk Sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the Seller(s) is/ are: PIE SQUARED PIZZA, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 748 W. RANCHO VISTA BLVD, SUITE E, PALMDALE, CA 93551 Doing business as: PIZZAREV All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/ are: NONE The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 2535 TOWSGATE RD, STE 101, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 The name(s) and address(es) of the Buyer(s) is/are: DOUGHLICIOUS, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3973 TROLLEY COURT, BREA, CA The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: THE FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, SUPPLIES, PARTS AND OTHER TAN-

GIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY, INVENTORY, LEASEHOLD INTEREST, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, ALL TELEPHONE, NUMBERS, CUSTOMER AND SUPPLIER LISTS, PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL RECORDS AND OTHER BOOKS AND RECORDS, GOODWILL, FRANCHISE RIGHTS AND USE OF THE TRADE NAME and transfer of, License No. 41-557300 of that certain business known as PIZZAREV located at: 748 W. RANCHO VISTA BLVD, SUITE E, PALMDALE, CA 93551 The Bulk Sale and transfer of the Alcoholic Beverage License is intended to be consummated at the office of: THE HERITAGE ESCROW COMPANY, 2550 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 800, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103 ESCROW NO. 107-037913, ESCROW OFFICER: BARBARA CURRY / DEBBIE HOWE, and the anticipated date of sale/ transfer is JUNE 4, 2018.

The Bulk Sale IS NOT subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2., but is subject to Section 24074 of the Business and Professions Code.

Claims will be accepted until Escrow Holder is notified by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the transfer of the permanent Alcoholic Beverage License to the Buyer. As required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions Code, it has been agreed between the Seller and the Buyer that the consideration for transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Dated: APRIL 4, 2018 DOUGHLICIOUS LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Buyer(s) LA2011993-C TRICOUNTY SENTRY 4/27/18 SchId:70824 AdId:23618 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PATRICIA MULLEN BARRON Case No. 56-2108-00510469-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PATRICIA MULLEN BARRON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SHELAGH GARREN in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SHELAGH GARREN 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 5/30/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

STEVEN S. FEDER, ESQ. (SBN 108290) HATHAWAY, PERRETT, WEBSTER, POWERS, ET AL. 5450 Telegraph Road Suite 200 Ventura CA 93003 (805) 644-7111 SchId:70831 AdId:23621 CustId:753 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6101 et seq and B&P 24074 et seq) Escrow No. 107-037823 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Bulk Sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the Seller(s) is/ are: PIE SQUARED PIZZA LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 5419 GOSFORD RD, #100, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313 Doing business as: PIZZA REV All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/ are: NONE The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 2535 TOWNSGATE RD, STE 101, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 The name(s) and address(es) of the Buyer(s) is/are: DOUGHLICIOUS LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3973 TROLLEY COURT, BREA CA 92823 The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: THE FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, SUPPLIES, PARTS AND OTHER TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY, INVENTORY, LEASEHOLD INTEREST, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, ALL TELEPHONE, NUMBERS, CUSTOMER AND SUPPLIER LISTS, PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL RECORDS AND OTHER BOOKS AND RECORDS, GOODWILL, FRANCHISE RIGHTS AND USE OF THE TRADE NAME and transfer of License No. 41-541074 of that certain business known as PIZZA REV located at: 5419 GOSFORD RD, #100, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313. The Bulk Sale and transfer of the Alcoholic Beverage License is intended to be consummated at the office of: THE HERITAGE ESCROW COMPANY, 2550 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 800, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103, Escrow No. 107-037823, Escrow Officer: BARBARA CURRY / DEBBIE HOWE, and the anticipated date of sale/transfer is JUNE 4, 2018.

The Bulk Sale IS NOT subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2., but is subject to Section 24074

of the Business and Professions Code.

Claims will be accepted until Escrow Holder is notified by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the transfer of the permanent Alcoholic Beverage License to the Buyer.

As required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions Code, it has been agreed between the Seller and the Buyer that the consideration for transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Dated: APRIL 11, 2018 DOUGHLICIOUS, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY, Buyer(s) LA2013807-C TRICOUNTY SENTRY 4/27 SchId:70834 AdId:23622 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KEITH MAURICE EATON AKA KEITH M. EATON AKA KEITH MAURICE EATON, JR. Case No. 56-2018-00509532-PR-PLOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KEITH MAURICE EATON AKA KEITH M. EATON AKA KEITH MAURICE EATON, JR..

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PRISCILLA M. EATON in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PRISCILLA M. EATON 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 5/23/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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.

STEPHANIE M. MANIS, ESQ. (SBN 292021) Kenneth E. Devore & Associates 31355 Oak Crest Drive Suite 250 Westlake Village CA 91361 (805) 338-3252 SchId:70841 AdId:23625 CustId:720 -----------Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2018-00510491-CUPTVTA To All Interested Persons: MICHAEL ALEXANDER SOMMERS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: MICHAEL ALEXANDER SOMMERS PROPOSED NAME: MICHAEL ALEXANDER SOMMERS SORRENTINO The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice Of Hearing Date: 6/20/18 Time: 8:30 am Dept. 40.

The address of the court is Superior Court of Ventura, 800 Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TriCounty Sentry Date: April 16, 2018 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:70844 AdId:23626 CustId:743 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WILLIAM A. RANDALL Case No. 56-2018-00510465-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WILLIAM A. RANDALL. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DANIEL RANDALL in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DANIEL RANDALL 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 5/30/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

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, ESQ. (SBN 277131) Schuck, Becker & Dehesa, LLP 120 N. Tenth Street Santa Paula CA 93060 (805) 525-7104 FAX (805) 525-1653 SchId:70848 AdId:23627 CustId:703 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ALICE JOLENE HILL Case No. 56-2018-00510467-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ALICE JOLENE HILL. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DAVID W. HILL in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAVID W. HILL 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 5/30/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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, ESQ. (SBN 277131) Schuck, Becker & Dehesa, LLP 120 N. Tenth Street Santa Paula CA 93060 (805) 525-7104 FAX (805) 525-1653 SchId:70851 AdId:23628 CustId:703 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LINCOLN MARK ANDERSON AKA LINCOLN M. ANDERSON Case No. 56-2018-00510472-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LINCOLN MARK ANDERSON AKA LINCOLN M. ANDERSON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GRACE DEMI ANDERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GRACE DEMI ANDERSON 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 5/30/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a

creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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. ISRAEL, ESQ. (SBN 293260) Norman Dowler, LLP 840 County Square Drive 3rd Floor Ventura CA 93003 (805) 654-0911 SchId:70854 AdId:23629 CustId:697 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DOROTHY P. HUNTER Case No. 56-2018-00510441 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DOROTHY P. HUNTER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SANFORD HUNTER AND KIMBERLY HUNTER in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SANFORD HUNTER AND KIMBERLY HUNTER 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 5/23/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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.

Amy Cannon, Esq. (SBN 304904) 6067 Olivas Park Drive Suite H Ventura CA 93003 (805) 320-5409 SchId:70857 AdId:23630 CustId:765 -----------CITY OF PORT HUENEME NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PORT HUENEME CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme will hold a Public Hearing on the 7th day of May, 2018 at the hour of 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber located at 250 N. Ventura Road, Port Hueneme.

SAID HEARING is to consider an Ordinance of the City Council to amend Article V, Chapter 2, Part G of the City of Port Hueneme Municipal Code, deleting provisions defining fireworks and banning the use, sale or possession of fireworks within the City, and adoption of new Sections 5141, 5142 and 5143 of Article V, Chapter 2, Part G, consisting of new provisions regarding the definition of fireworks, the ban on the use, sale or possession of fireworks within the City and setting forth penalties for violation thereof.

AN INITIAL REVIEW of the proposed discretionary action has been conducted pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines. The staff has concluded that the discretionary action, which consists solely of revising existing ordinances pertaining to the use, sale or possession of fireworks within the City, and establishing new penalties for violations thereof is exempt from further review under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the following reasons: (i) this ordinance does not authorize any new construction or use; rather it merely prescribes the City’s ban on the use, sale or possession of fireworks within the City and provides for expanded penalties for violations thereof; (ii) and the ordinance is not a ”project” under CEQA because it establishes “general policy and procedure making” [CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15378(b) (2)] and it constitutes “organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment ([CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15378(b)(5)]; and (iii) is subject to the “common sense” exemption under CEQA because of the fact that the Ordinance does hot have the potential for causing significant change in the environment [CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15061(b)(3)] .

REFERENCE is hereby made to the documents and other data on file with the Police Department of the City of Port Hueneme for further particulars. The agenda report on this matter will be available on the city’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office on or about May 3, 2018 and copies may be obtained at cost. For additional information, please call (805) 986-6503.

ANY INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL may appear in person or by agent at such hearing and be heard on any matter relevant to the proceedings. If you challenge the proposed action 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 City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Michele Kostenuik, City Clerk Publish: TriCounty Sentry, Friday, April 27, 2018 (TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE TRICOUNTY SENTRY – Friday, April 27, 2018) SchId:70860 AdId:23631 CustId:699 ------------

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT HUENEME TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PHCU-849 AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PHDA-850, TO OPERATE A CANNABIS DISPENSARY, LOCATED AT 521 W. CHANNEL ISLANDS BOULEVARD, SUITES #1-6 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme to consider an application by Zahur Lalji on behalf of Westside Professional Management, LLC dba Wheelhouse ("Wheelhouse"), 521 W. Channel Islands Blvd., Ste. #1, Port Hueneme, CA 93041, for a Development Permit/ Conditional Use Permit and a Development Agreement. The Conditional Use Permit would allow the operation of a cannabis dispensary at 521 W. Channel Islands Blvd, #1-6. No changes are proposed to the project site nor the building exterior in conjunction with this application. The Development Agreement will regulate the operation of a marijuana dispensary by the applicant, and will set forth certain rights and obligations of both parties relating thereto, including the right of the City to receive certain revenues.

The Development Agreement requires that the facility be operated in accordance with all applicable laws of the State of California and all applicable ordinances of the City. The Development Agreement requires the applicant’s compliance with the Development Agreement, including payment of the City’s revenues, be reviewed on an annual basis.

If the applicant is found by the City not to be in compliance with the Development Agreement, a variety of remedies are available to the City, up to and including revoking the applicant’s right to operate the cannabis facility.

SAID PUBLIC HEARING will be held on May 7, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, in the City Council Chambers, 250 North Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, at which time any person is privileged to attend & be heard on this matter.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by operation of Section 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines (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).

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 at, or 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.

The City welcomes any written comments regarding this project. s/Tony Stewart, AICP Community Development Director (TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE TRICOUNTY SENTRY – Friday, 4/27/18) SchId:70861 AdId:23632 CustId:699 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SUSAN LEE KOCH Case No. 56-2018-00510367-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SUSAN LEE KOCH. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KEITH ALLAN KOCH in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KEITH ALLAN KOCH 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 5/24/2018 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an 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.

PATRICK T. LOUGHMAN, ESQ. (SBN105990) LOWTHORP RICHARDS, MCMILLAN, MILLER 300 E. Esplanade Drive Suite 850 Oxnard CA 93036 805-981-8555 SchId:70862 AdId:23633 CustId:700

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Summer Movie Preview: Hollywood Roars Back into Action

By Lindsey Bahr LOS ANGELES—Summer starts early this year in Hollywood with the potentially record-breaking release of “Avengers: Infinity War” Thursday, and the marquee Marvel superheroes couldn't be coming at a better time.

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HE box office for the year is down nearly three percent, and the industry is looking to redeem itself after last summer, which, despite hits like “Wonder Woman,” had its worst performance in more than a decade. Although all studios are embracing the yearround blockbuster schedule and massive hits can emerge in any month, like “Black Panther” in February, “It” in September and “Star Wars” in December, with work and school vacations, nothing can beat the summer's potential.

This summer movie going season, which typically runs from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, could get things back on track. Two of the most profitable franchises have major films on the slate. The Walt Disney Company and Marvel have “Avengers: Infinity War” opening today which some experts are predicting will score the biggest opening of all time, and Universal Pictures is releasing the sequel to the fifth highest domestic earner of all time, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” on June 22.

And as with every summer, there are more than a handful of sequels and familiar brands coming to theaters, including: “Deadpool 2” (May 18); “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (May 25); “The Incredibles 2” (June 15); “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” (June 29); “The First Purge” (July

4); “Ant-Man and the Wasp” (July 6); “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” (July 13); “The Equalizer 2” (July 20); “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!” (July 20); and “Mission: Impossible—Fallout” (July 27).

But Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Fritz whose new book “The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies,” examines the current state of the industry, notes that while the big, franchise, tent-pole films are always the highest-grossing and that films like “Jurassic World 2” and “Avengers: Infinity War” will be surefire hits, oversaturation is possible too.

“People do like to see the big franchise tent-pole films,” Fritz said.

“But even if the studios make more of them, people are not going to more movies. The more of them there are,

The Walt Disney Company and Marvel have “Avengers: Infinity War” opening today which some experts are predicting will score the biggest opening of all time. the more they are competing for the same box office dollars and as a result you see more flops.”

According to Box Office Mojo, in 2017, movie ticket sales were

at a 25-year low, and competition for audience attention is only intensifying. Netflix has a whole slate of summer films too, from an Adam Sandler and Chris Rock comedy ("The Week Of,” April 27) to the WWII-set adaptation of “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.” This year too has shown a concentration of box office dollars on just a few films—“Black Panther,” Fritz noted, accounted for 23 percent of the ticket sales in the first three months of the year. And it's at least part of the reason why many studios are touting the diversity of their slates beyond the spectacle of superheroes and blockbusters.

“Today, it's even more important that there is a wide variety of films out there, films that are provocative,

Accepting Rights Award, Kaepernick Decries 'Lawful Lynching'

By Mike Corder AMSTERDAM—Amnesty Interna­ tional gave former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his kneeling protest of racial injustice that launched a sports movement and might have cost him his job.

Onetime San Francisco 49ers teammate Eric Reid presented Kaepernick with the award during a ceremony in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

In his acceptance speech, the awardwinner described police killings of African Americans and Latinos in the United States as lawful lynchings.

“Racialized oppression and dehumanization is woven into the very fabric of our nation—the effects of which can be seen in the lawful lynching of Black and brown people by the police, and the mass incarceration of Black and brown lives in the prison industrial complex,” Kaepernick said.

Kaepernick first took a knee during the pre-game playing of the American national anthem when he was with the 49ers in 2016 to protest police brutality.

“How can you stand for the national anthem of a nation that preaches and propagates, ‘freedom and justice for all,' that is so unjust to so many of the people living there?” he said at Saturday's award ceremony.

Other players joined his protest in the 2016 season, drawing the ire of President Donald Trump, who called for team owners to fire such players.

In response to the player demonstrations, the NFL agreed to commit $90 million over the next seven years to social justice causes in a plan.

Kaepernick wasn't signed for the 2017 season following his release in San Francisco.

that are thrilling, that obviously are entertaining and that you're presenting them in new and exciting ways,” said Jim Orr, Universal Pictures' president of domestic theatrical distribution. “We have right now a theater-going audience who is discerning and I think we need to keep that in mind with everything we put forth.”

Universal has “Jurassic World” and “Mamma Mia!” sequels, sure, but it is also releasing Dwayne Johnson's action-thriller “Skyscraper” and its indie arm Focus Features has films like the dark dramedy “Tully” (May 4), with Charlize Theron, Spike Lee's “BlacKkKlansman” (Aug. 10) and documentaries about Mr. Rogers ("Won't You Be My Neighbor,” June 8) and Pope Francis (May 18).

Clinton: Free Press Is Under 'Open Assault' in Trump Era

By Jocelyn Noveck

Kaepernick first took a knee during the pre-game playing of the American national anthem when he was with the 49ers in 2016 to protest police brutality.

Reid, a safety who is now a free agent, continued Kaepernick's protests by kneeling during the anthem last season.

Reid has said he will take a different approach in 2018.

Kaepernick paid tribute to his friend for his own role in the protest movement.

“Eric introducing me for this prestigious award brings me great joy,” Kaepernick said. “But I am also pained by the fact that his taking a knee, and demonstrating courage to protect the rights of Black and brown people in America, has also led to his

ostracization from the NFL when he is widely recognized as one of the best competitors in the game and in the prime of his career.”

Amnesty hands its award each year to a person or organization, “dedicated to fighting injustice and using their talents to inspire others.”

Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty called Kaepernick “an athlete who is now widely recognized for his activism because of his refusal to ignore or accept racial discrimination.”

Previous recipients of the award include anti-Apartheid campaigner and South African President Nelson Mandela and MalalaáYousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who campaigned for girls' right to education even after surviving being shot by Taliban militants.

“In truth, this is an award that I share with all of the countless people throughout the world combating the human rights violations of police officers, and their uses of oppressive and excessive force,” Kaepernick said.

NEW YORK—Hillary Clinton excoriated President Donald Trump for his treatment of the media, saying in remarks on Sunday that press rights and free speech are “under open assault” in the current administration, which she compared to an authoritarian regime.

“We are living through an all-out war on truth, facts and reason,” Clinton said at the PEN America World Voices Festival, in Manhattan. “When leaders deny things we can see with our own eyes, like the size of a crowd at the inauguration, when they refuse to accept settled science when it comes to urgent challenges like climate change ... it is the beginning of the end of freedom, and that is not hyperbole. It's what authoritarian regimes through history have done.”

Clinton, who was delivering the festival's Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture, began by discussing threats to press freedom and free speech around the globe, including in Vladimir Putin's Russia. But she soon turned her remarks to the United States under Trump, saying that such freedoms are “in the most perilous position I've seen in my lifetime.”

“Today we have a president who seems to reject the role of a free press in our democracy,” she said of her 2016 opponent.

“Although obsessed with his own press coverage, he evaluates it based not on whether it provides knowledge or understanding, but solely on whether the daily coverage helps him and hurts his opponents.”

And she added: “Now, given his track record, is it any surprise that according to the latest round of revelations, he joked about throwing reporters in jail to make them talk?” The reference to revelations from memos by former FBI director James Comey was Clinton's only reference to Comey, who was fired by Trump.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Clinton's remarks.

Clinton's remarks were followed by an onstage conversation with Nigerian-born novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, largely about the 2016 election. Under friendly questioning, the former secretary of state was asked if she had “hit back” enough during the campaign—a reference to a childhood episode in which, Clinton has written, her mother gave her permission to hit back at a bully.

“I now think that I didn't,” Clinton said. She described the much-discussed moment when Trump was “stalking me on that debate stage.”