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JUNE 1, 2018

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COUNCIL APPROVES PARKS DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN

By Chris Frost Special to the Tri County Sentry The Oxnard City Council awarded a contract to Colorado Design Workshop Inc. for the city's parks and recreation master plan during the May 22, meeting.

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HE contract with design workshop is for $ 323,210.

Parks Department employee Eric Humel said they released an RFP (request for proposal) in May 2017 and did interviews in July.

"We selected four consultants

to be interviewed, and design workshop was selected," he said.

The city approved Measure O (school improvement) funds for the project, he said, in February 2018.

"The main strength of this consultant was their multidisciplinary staffing plan," he said. "They did have strong responsiveness to the scope of work we were requesting."

He said the company also shows robust community engagement methodologies and experience.

He said phase one of the project starts with community alignment.

"We're going to work with key stakeholders to launch the project and create a shared vision and create a broad community representation," he said.

That will accomplish that n Parks Department, see page 12

Murderer Zimmerman Tells Court He's $2.5 Million in Debt SANFORD, Fla.—The exneighborhood watch volunteer who killed a Black teen in Florida in 2012 says he's $2.5 million in debt and has no income.

George Zimmerman filed paperwork detailing his financial state as he fights a misdemeanor stalking charge.

The Orlando Sentinel reports a public defender filed a not-guilty plea for Zimmerman and a request for a jury trial.

Zimmerman is accused of sending threatening messages to private investigator Dennis Warren. Warren had contacted Zimmerman about a documentary series on the slain Trayvon Martin that's being produced by rapper Jay Z. A sheriff 's report says Warren received numerous calls and texts from Zimmerman in December.

Low U.S. Unemployment Rate Masks Financial Struggles for Many

By Christopher Rugaber

A judge earlier this month denied Warren's request for a restraining order against Zimmerman.

Zimmerman killed Martin in 2012. He was acquitted of criminal charges.

many of those who are working.

About one-third of U.S. adults WASHINGTON—Despite relied on “gig” work or side jobs an ultra-low 3.9 percent last year to bolster their incomes. unemployment rate, about Fewer than four of 10 Americans one-third of U.S. adults faced think their retirement savings financial insecurity last year are sufficient, and a quarter have and often struggled to pay none at all, the Fed survey found. unexpected expenses, a Federal At the same time, the Reserve survey survey finds found. the improving For three in economy is 10 adults, their About one-third of benefiting more monthly incomes U.S. adults relied Americans, at all fluctuated—often on “gig” work or education and because their work income levels. schedules changed side jobs last year Nearly threeat short notice— quarters of U.S. to bolster their and that caused adults say they incomes. about one in ten are either “living Americans to miss some bill comfortably” or “doing OK” payments, according to the financially, up from 71 percent report released Tuesday. Forty in 2016 and 10 points higher percent of adults would have than when the annual survey had to borrow money or sell began, in 2013. something to pay an emergency Just 7 percent of adults said it expense of just $400. was difficult to get by financially The data suggests that financial security evades even n Unemployment, see page 7

MLK Daughter: No, Bannon, My Dad Wouldn't Be Proud of Trump

By Kate Brumback ATLANTA—The Rev. Martin Luther King's daughter blasted Steve Bannon's claim that her father would be proud of President Donald Trump. “(hash)SteveBannon has dangerously and erroneously coopted my father's name, work and words,” the Rev. Bernice King wrote just before midnight Wednesday in the first of a series of tweets.

“Bannon's assertion that my father, (hash)MLK, would be proud of n MLK Daughter, see page 7

Roseanne Barr Blames Ambien for Racist Tweet Drug Maker Says 'Racism Is Not a Known Side Effect'

By David Bauder The maker of Ambien said Wednesday that "racism is not a known side effect" after Roseanne Barr cited the insomnia drug in explaining the tweet that led ABC to cancel her show.

Hours after ABC pulled the plug on "Roseanne" because of her offensive tweet about former Obama

adviser Valerie Jarrett — and quickly breaking a promise to stay off Twitter — the comedian was busy posting on the social media platform.

Barr tweeted that what she did was unforgiveable and urged supporters not to defend her. She said of the Jarrett tweet, "It was 2 in the morning and I was ambien tweeting."

The drug maker Sanofi took to social media to say that "while all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication."

Barr later tweeted that she has

had odd experiences while taking the drug late at night. "I blame myself, not Ambien," she tweeted.

After not mentioning Barr's firing in a campaign-style rally in Tennessee Tuesday night, President Donald Trump broke his silence on Twitter.

He noted that Robert Iger, chief executive of ABC parent Walt Disney Co., called Jarrett to tell her that ABC did not tolerate Barr's comments.

"Gee, he never called President Donald J. Trump to apologize for n Racist Tweet, see page 2

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the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me on ABC," Trump wrote.

"Maybe I just didn't get the call?"

Trump reveled in the success of "Roseanne" after Barr's character in the show came out as a supporter of his presidency.

"Roseanne" was an instant hit when it returned this spring after a two-decade hiatus. But after Barr's tweet that likened Jarrett, who is Black, to a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes," ABC canceled the show in a one-sentence statement from network entertainment president Channing Dungey. She called it "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values."

Barr's agent also dropped her and several services pulled "Roseanne" reruns.

Jarrett, who said she was "fine" after the slur, urged in an MSNBC special Tuesday about racism that the incident become a teaching moment.

"Tone does start at the top, and we like to look up to our president and feel as though he reflects the values of our country," Jarrett said. "But I also think that every individual citizen has a responsibility too, and it's up to all of us to push back. Our government is only going to be as good as we make it be."

Barr showed no signs of abandoning Twitter, engaging in a series of tweets that apologized to those who lost their jobs because of the "Roseanne" cancellation and expressed remorse she was being branded a racist. While asking not to be defended, she retweeted comments from supporters that attacked ABC and complained that conservatives are tweeted more harshly than liberals for their behavior.

Barr was resoundingly condemned Tuesday, including from many who helped make her show successful.

The executive producer of "Roseanne," which came back this spring after being gone for two decades and instantly became television's second most popular comedy, said he supported ABC's decision.

"Our goal was to promote constructive discussion about the issues that divide us," said Tom Werner. "It represented the work of hundreds of talented people. I hope the good work done is not totally eclipsed by those abhorrent and offensive comments, and that Roseanne seeks the help she so clearly needs."

ABC and Disney had taken notable steps to be more inclusive in its entertainment, and Dungey is the first Black to be entertainment president of a major broadcast network. But much of its progress would have been threatened if it looked the other way at Barr's tweet.

She has a history of diving into political conspiracy theories on Twitter, and that's how she ended her Memorial Day weekend. She criticized Democratic financier George Soros and tweeted that Chelsea Clinton was "Chelsea Soros Clinton," implying she was married to a nephew of Soros. Clinton herself corrected Barr online. Donald Trump Jr. retweeted two of Barr's statements about Soros, although not the remark about Jarrett.

Jarrett's name came up in response to Twitter commentary that raised her name in relation to an Obama conspiracy theory. Barr tweeted: "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj."

Three weeks earlier, "Roseanne" was the toast of ABC's annual presentation of its programming plans to advertisers.

Dungey's boss, network chief Ben Sherwood, even joked then: "If anyone came to play a drinking game based on how many times we mention 'Roseanne,' you're welcome."

"Roseanne" earned an estimated $45 million in advertising revenue for ABC through its nine episodes that started airing in March, according to Kantar Media. The firm estimates that the 13 episodes that had been ordered for next season would have brought in as much as $60 million, with more through repeat episodes.

By Ivan Moreno MILWAUKEE—Body camera video showing police using a stun gun on an NBA player over a parking violation is just the latest setback for efforts to improve the strained relationship between Milwaukee officers and the city's Black population.

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HE confrontation involving Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown represents the first major challenge for new Police Chief Alfonso Morales, who took the job in February promising to restore public trust in a department besieged in recent years by lawsuits alleging excessive force.

“Milwaukee has all the ingredients to be a great city, but each time an incident like this occurs, we are reminded of how much work we still have to do,” the city's Common Council said in a statement Thursday.

Morales, a lifelong Milwaukee resident born to Mexican immigrants, pledged to be more transparent with cases of police misconduct, and he's already faced TV cameras twice this month to apologize for his officers' actions. The other case involved four officers caught on video kicking and punching an African-American man while he was restrained on the ground.

The Jan. 26 video of Brown showed how a simple interaction quickly escalated after an officer approached him about parking in a handicap spot around 2 a.m. at a Walgreens. When their conversation got tenser, the officer called more squad cars for help.

As Brown is surrounded by four officers, he's asked to take his hands out of his pockets and a scuffle ensues. Within seconds, one officer yelled “Taser! Taser!

Taser!”

The officers in the Brown case were disciplined because they

Photo courtesy of the ACLU. “acted inappropriately,” Morales said. Brown was not charged with anything.

The chief did not name the officers or say how they were disciplined.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, citing unidentified sources, said three officers received suspensions ranging from two to 15 days.

“I am sorry this incident escalated to this level,” said Morales, who left a news conference Wednesday without taking questions.

Morales' predecessor, Edward Flynn, had a combative relationship with some city officials during his decade on the job. The Common Council became so frustrated with him that members passed a resolution asking the state to empower the council to fire him. On Thursday, a council member repeated that request, saying change in the department can only happen if the chief is accountable to city leaders instead of a civilian commission appointed by the mayor.

“We can have all sorts of community meetings and groups and say all these wonderful things.

But “at the end of the day, the police chief can do whatever he wants without any consequences,” Alderman Tony Zielinski said.

Morales' spokeswoman said he

In 2016, [Milwaukee] paid $5 million to settle a lawsuit by 74 Black residents who said police illegally stripsearched them between 2008 and 2012. was not available for an interview.

Brown has indicated he will file a lawsuit against the police. If he does, the complaint will add to a long list of litigation the city has faced over officer misconduct.

Last year, Milwaukee paid $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of Dontre Hamilton, a mentally ill Black man fatally shot by a police officer after the officer roused him from a park bench downtown.

In 2016, the city paid $5 million to settle a lawsuit by 74 Black residents who said police illegally strip-searched them between 2008 and 2012. The American Civil Liberties Union in Wisconsin also has a pending lawsuit alleging the department has for years targeted Black and Latino residents by stopping and questioning them without cause.

“It's just another black eye for the city of Milwaukee on a national level,” Alderman Khalif Rainey said.

A day before the Brown video was released, Morales posted a short video on YouTube that showed him walking through neighborhoods, talking to residents and emphasizing his desire to restore trust in the department.

Rainey bashed the video, saying it's not enough.

“First and foremost, it's going to require something more than a video, a nice fluffy PR effort,” he said. “So it's really going to require the police to get out here in the community and really get integrated in neighborhoods and build a rapport with actual people on a first-name basis.”

Jonathan Safran, a Milwaukee attorney who worked on the Dontre Hamilton case and lawsuit over illegal strip searches, said he's optimistic that settlement discussions in the ACLU lawsuit could lead to changes in how officers behave during traffic and pedestrian stops.

“The issue in my mind going forward, and this is a good example,” he said, referring to Brown's case, “is should officers act as warriors or should they should they act as guardians?”

Sen. Feinstein Drops Support for Death Penalty

By Kathleen Ronayne SACRAMENTO—California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she no longer backs the death penalty, a reversal of decadeslong support that comes during a primary campaign where her stiffest challenge is from a fellow Democrat who is trying to outflank her with the party's base.á “It became crystal clear to me that the risk of unequal application is high and its effect on deterrence is low,” she said in a Wednesday statement, adding that the change came “several years ago.”

But she hasn't publicly discussed it until now, just weeks before the June 5 primary in her bid for a fifth full term in Washington.

Feinstein's toughest challenger is Democratic state Sen. Kevin de Leon, who argues she is out of touch with California values.

The two candidates with the highest number of votes in the primary advance to November regardless of party, and there are no prominent Republicans in the contest.

De Leon blocked Feinstein

De Leon seized on her death penalty shift as further evidence that Feinstein is worried about her base of support. from receiving the California Democratic Party's endorsement at its annual convention in February, a window into her troubles with some of the activist base. De Leon seized on her death penalty shift as further evidence that Feinstein

is worried about her base of support.

“This latest flip on the death penalty is yet another appeal to California voters who have outgrown her centrist bent,” de Leon spokesman Jonathan Underland said.

Still, Feinstein remains popular and has a significant edge on de Leon in name recognition and money, two critical elements for a successful statewide campaign. She's run successful campaigns in the past by picking up Democrats as well as California's independent voters, who now make up almost as large a share of the electorate as Republicans.

Her prior support for the death penalty is a prime example of her willingness to shun the party's base in favor of capturing wider support.

Running for governor in 1990, she aggressively touted her support for capital punishment at the ire of Democratic activists, who booed her at the party's annual convention.

She ran a television ad declaring that she was “the only Democrat for governor for the death penalty.”

She won the party's nomination but lost the general election. She maintained the position in her successful 1992 campaign for U.S. Senate and in subsequent campaigns.

California has since become a more heavily Democratic state.

Feinstein gave a nod to the state's changes earlier this year when appearing to shift her stance slightly on marijuana.

She vehemently opposed a state proposition to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016, but said in early May that she would consider legislation granting protection to states that have legalized the drug.

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Critics: NFL Decision Chooses Mainstream Appeal Over Players

By Jesse J. Holland

“The country I want is a country where everyone wants to stand for WASHINGTON—With its the national anthem,” Richmond decision to ban kneeling said, emphasizing the word “wants.”

Vice President Mike Pence during the national anthem, tweeted “(hash)Winning” and critics are accusing the NFL declared the decision “a win for the of prioritizing being in the fans, a win for (President Trump), good financial graces of and a win for America.” mainstream America over The NFL started requiring players in the league to be on the field for the the social justice passions anthem in 2009—the year it signed of its players trying to draw a marketing deal with the military. attention to the deaths of Its new rule passed Wednesday African-Americans at the permits players to stay in the locker hands of police. room during the “The Star-Spangled Banner” but requires them to stand if OME opponents of the they come to the field.

Taking a knee during the anthem new policy now vow to never watch an NFL has been an issue since August 2016, when now-unemployed quarterback game again.

The NFL's new anthem policy— Colin Kaepernick started protesting similar to NBA rules in place for the deaths of African-Americans decades—makes the athletes stand at the hands of police. The issue for “The Star-Spangled Banner” or bubbled over from the field into be absent from the field while it's living rooms as other players joined the movement, and morphed into played.

Critics say the league acted without a larger discussion last fall when input from its majority-Black players Trump called on NFL owners to fire and buckled to pressure from some players who did not stand during the major advertisers and even President national anthem.

“This is white supremacy, period.

Donald Trump, who rallied his mostly-white base against players A blatant and disgusting attempt to for failing to display their patriotism, strip Black athletes of their voice and reduce them shifting the to a number debate from on a jersey— social justice all while for minorities Taking a knee during the continuing to to how to act during anthem has been an issue since profit off of their bodies,” the anthem quarterback Colin Kaepernick said Rashad itself. Others, i n c l u d i n g started protesting the deaths R o b i n s o n , some players, of African-Americans at the e x e c u t i v e director of applauded the hands of police. advocacy group league's action Color of Change. or took no issue with the policy.

Bree Newsome, who climbed a “I think they made this decision to placate Donald Trump and those like pole to snatch down the Confederate him who blindly equate standing for flag at the South Carolina statehouse the national anthem with patriotism,” in 2015, tweeted: “For the whitesaid Democratic U.S. Rep. Cedric owned NFL to blackball Kaepernick Richmond of Louisiana, chairman & then change policy to specifically of the Congressional Black Caucus. target Black athletes' protest of

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racism is not simply a matter of football. It is about using one of the largest stages in America to reinforce racial caste in USA.” Civil rights groups denounced the decision.

“Instead of working together to address an issue disproportionately plaguing the communities of the majority of NFL players, the owners instead desire that players bury their heads, shut up, and just play football,” NAACP chairman Derrick Johnson said.

Kaepernick and other NFL players

who kneeled said their protests were over the shootings and other mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement. The quarterback was not resigned by the San Francisco 49ers after beginning his protest and has not played for an NFL team since. He has filed a grievance against the league, as has out of work safety and fellow protester Eric Reid.

Calls to boycott the NFL because of the anthem decision started immediately online. NFL fans previously had threatened to boycott

the NFL because players were kneeling during the Star Spangled Banner, and others said they wouldn't watch until Kaepernick was signed by a team. Now a new group is promising not to watch pro football games.

“As a former NFL player I am extremely conflicted but more than likely will not be supporting anymore until this is resolved amongst other issues,” said Matthew A. Cherry, who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens.

The NFL Players Association said it would challenge any changes that violate the collective bargaining agreement.

“This is fear of a diminished bottom line. It's also fear of a president turning his base against a corporation,” Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long said on Twitter . “This is not patriotism.

Don't get it confused. These owners don't love America more than the players demonstrating and taking real action to improve it. It also lets you, the fan, know where our league stands.”

Cardinals safety Antoine Bethea, a 12-year NFL veteran, said “fining players for really expressing what they believe, I think that's kind of overboard.”

Others said they approved of the compromise.

“I'm going to stand for the national anthem,” Denver defensive end Derek Wolfe said. “Whatever anybody else wants to do, that's their decision and they have the right to their opinion. So, they can do whatever they want—as long as they stay in the locker room, I guess.”

Pittsburgh Steelers guard Ramon Foster shrugged his shoulders when asked about the policy and said that in a way, players are powerless.

“If the team says, ‘This is what we're doing,' and ownership (does too), you either deal with it or you're probably going to get cut,” Foster said.

Is the NFL’s New National Anthem Policy Legal?

By Lauren Victoria Burke Protesters held a rally in front of the National Football League’s New York City headquarters on May 25 after the league announced new rules that punish players who don’t stand for the national anthem.

Tamika Mallory said that the NFL owners were acting as a “proxy for a fascist president” and that the new policy was an attempt to “resurrect slavery in the 21st century” and punish Black players. The kneeling protests started when former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began sitting during the anthem and then kneeling as a protest against police brutality.

“What is being said is that the n-gas don’t have basic rights,” Mallory said. “And I want to say today that Ida B. Wells, Dr. Martin Luther King, Marcus Garvey, the four little girls in Birmingham are turning over in their graves right now about the disrespect, the disgrace, that is happening in this country.”

Mallory continued: “If we, as Black people, lay down and allow this system to continue to oppress us, we are the ones to be held responsible.”

Civil rights activist and author of “The Revolt of the Black Athlete” Harry Edwards told USA TODAY that the NFL’s new national anthem policy was “the dumbest move possible.”

“They put the protest movement on blast,” Edwards said. “They just created a bigger stage than ever.”

In a recent commentary for Vox.com, Harvard Law School labor professor Benjamin wrote:

“This new league policy is meant to enforce a particular vision of patriotism, one that involves compliance rather than freedom of expression.”

Sachs wrote that the new anthem policy was illegal—for a host of reasons.

“The clearest illegality derives from the fact that the league adopted its new policy without bargaining

It’s kind of ironic to me that the president of the United States is contradicting what our country is really built on.

Doug Baldwin Seattle Seahawks with the players union," Sachs wrote. “When employees, including football players, are represented by a union, the employer—including a football league—can’t change the terms of employment without discussing the change with the union. Doing so is a flagrant violation of the employer’s duty to bargain in good faith.”

ESPN.com reported that President Donald Trump supported the NFL's policy that requires players to stand for the national anthem or remain in the locker room, during an interview with

Fox News."I think that's good," Trump said. "I don't think people should be staying in locker rooms, but still I think it's good. You have to stand proudly for the national anthem or you shouldn't be playing, you shouldn't be there. Maybe you shouldn't be in the country.''

Many players have already indicated that they are not happy with the new rule.

In a statement released on Twitter, Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins wrote: "While I disagree with this decision, I will not let it silence me or stop me from fighting. The national conversation around race in America that NFL players forced over the past 2 years will persist as we continue to use our voices, our time and our money to create a more fair and just criminal justice system, end police brutality and foster better educational and economic opportunities for communities of color and those struggling in this country."

In an interview with ESPN, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin called the president “an idiot…plain and simple.”

“I respect the man because he's a human being, first and foremost. But he's just being more divisive, which is not surprising. It is what it is,” Baldwin said. “For him to

say that anyone who doesn't follow his viewpoints or his constituents' viewpoints should be kicked out of the country, it's not very empathetic, it's not very American-like, actually to me. It's not very patriotic. It's not what this country was founded upon."

Baldwin continued: "It's kind of ironic to me that the president of the United States is contradicting what our country is really built on."

In his Vox.com commentary about the NFL’s new national anthem policy, Sachs wrote that now that the owners have made it a workplace

rule to stand during the anthem or stay in the locker room, any player who takes the field and takes a knee is protesting an employer rule.

That protest, Sachs said, “is unquestionably protected by federal labor law.”

The NFL pre-season begins in August.

This article was originally published at BlackPressUSA.com.

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OPED California’s Chance to Lead for Poor Children

By Marian Wright Edelman When I was a young civil rights lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in Mississippi, I was called in 1967 to testify before Congress about the embattled Head Start program in Mississippi that was serving thousands of children after the state turned its federal funding down and community groups exercised their option to apply. But after defending the Child Development Group of Mississippi overseeing Head Start, for which I served as counsel, I added my urgent concern about the deep poverty and high levels of hunger in Mississippi. I asked the Senators to come see the hungry children and families with no income. A delegation of U.S. Senators, including Robert F. Kennedy, came to Jackson, Mississippi to hold hearings about the Head Start and War on Poverty programs and I testified again and asked them again to visit children and families in the Mississippi Delta so they could see for themselves the very hungry poor including children in our very rich nation. Senators Kennedy and Joseph Clark agreed to do so and we visited homes – many of them shacks with dirt floors and empty cupboards – and saw a level of hunger many people did not believe could exist in America. We saw listless young children with bloated bellies and families with no income who could not afford even the $2 cost to buy food stamps which had replaced free food commodities.

What Senator Kennedy experienced there profoundly moved him and he returned to Washington and went the very next day to see U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman to urge immediate relief for desperately poor and hungry children and families. Senator Kennedy’s passionate leadership and commitment echoed my frustration at the foot dragging of the federal government in getting food to hungry Mississippi children and helped spark the Poor People’s Campaign launched by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that began 50 years ago this month. Robert Kennedy told me to tell Dr. King to bring the poor to Washington. Although the assassinations of Dr. King and Robert Kennedy dampened the campaign, it set in motion a series of expansions of the federal food safety net programs that continue to provide an indispensable lifeline

for millions of children and families today.

Although these nutrition and other federal programs have helped reduce child poverty as we saw it in Mississippi 50 years ago, the shameful truth is that pangs of hunger and the pain of deprivation remain, not just in the Mississippi Delta but hidden in the shadows all across our nation. Despite the abundance of many in our very wealthy nation many parents face the harsh choice between paying the rent or buying a bag of groceries at the end of the month.

It is a national moral disgrace that children remain the poorest age group in the United States. It also is unnecessary, costly and the greatest threat I believe to our future national, economic and military security and

soul. Nearly 1 in 5 children was poor in 2016 – more than 13.2 million children. More than 6 million of them lived in deep poverty at less than half the poverty level, below $9,553 a year or $796 a month for a family of three for all expenses, including h o u s i n g , transportation, food, clothing, health and other basic necessities.

It remains d e v a s t at i n g l y clear that child poverty and racial inequality are inextricably linked with Black, Native American and Latino children far more likely to experience deep poverty than White

children.

The crisis of deep child poverty persists in California which recently surpassed the United Kingdom as the 5th largest economy in the world.

One in 5 California children was poor in 2016, and 1 in 12 children lived in deep poverty. In a high costof-living state where the monthly fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1,608, many families lack the resources to cover rent and all their children’s basic needs.

Kevilyn Conley, a mother of two in Los Angeles and a participant in the Children’s Defense FundCalifornia’s Parent Engagement Institute, recounts the struggle to make ends meet when her first son was born eight years ago. Kevilyn and her husband were evicted from their home and the stresses of poverty led to the breakup of their marriage.

Between 2010 and 2013 Kevilyn was homeless with her young child, sleeping on the floors and couches of relatives and in temporary shelters.

“Poverty stagnates you,” she said. “It limits you from doing so many things.

It forces you to make compromising decisions... I felt inadequate.”

Growing up in deep poverty impairs children’s ability to learn, develop and thrive. Children living every day with deprivation suffer toxic stress and delayed brain development that disrupts their ability to succeed in school and in life. Deep poverty damages the chance that a child will ever escape poverty and fuels an intergenerational cycle of poverty.

Children born in deep poverty are three times as likely to be deeply poor at age 40 than children not born in deep poverty.

The United States of America, one of the richest countries in the world, can and must end child poverty now before another generation is impacted and the cycle is perpetuated.

Most urgently, we must take steps immediately to protect children from the harms of deep child poverty as I hope California is about to do. State Senator Holly J. Mitchell, the Children’s Defense Fund’s California office, and more than

It is a national moral disgrace that children remain the poorest age group in the United States.

100 organizations across the state are championing an effort to end deep childhood poverty in California by increasing cash assistance available to all families through CalWORKs, California’s Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) program.

The CalWORKs program helps more than 800,000 lowincome children stave off the worst destitution. Nearly 80 percent of CalWORKs recipients are families of color. They all struggle as CalWORKs monthly checks have lost nearly onethird of their purchasing power over the past decade. The current monthly maximum grant for a family of three is $714, which is just 41 percent of the federal poverty level and far short of what a family needs to make ends meet in California. In Los Angeles, for example, the combination of CalWORKs and food assistance barely covers half the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, let alone child care, food, transportation, clothing, and everything else it takes to raise a family.

Hearing the cries of California’s poorest children and families, the California Senate voted last week to raise cash assistance levels to ensure no child receiving CalWORKs lives in deep poverty. A family of three would be eligible for $1,046 a month by 2021-22. Over the next two weeks, legislative leaders and Governor Jerry Brown will negotiate a final state budget. For the sake of California children and as a moral pacesetter for our nation, that final budget must include an end to deep child poverty.

America has made important progress since Robert Kennedy’s 1967 trip through the Mississippi Delta, but much, much more is needed. The CalWORKs benefit increase is an important step in the right direction. Children deserve no less. And I hope our nation will follow what I hope and pray will be California’s positive example.

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.

A Key On the Table Is Worth Many a Chuckle Dr. James L. Snyder When it comes to forgetting anything, I am king of the hill. My forgetting has nothing to do with age because I have been forgetting as long as I can remember.

Of course, with age comes an excuse for forgetting something.

Don’t let anybody know this, but sometimes I use my age to say I forgot something which in reality I had not forgotten. Sometimes forgetting something is the best expression of valor.

I can’t remember all the things I have forgotten, however, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage remembers everything, even things I did not forget. Her memory is impeccable and I just have to live with it.

Often she will start a conversation with, “Do you remember…?”

Being married as long as I have, I always go with the affirmative nod, which I never forget to do.

When I was a young husband, I remember very distinctly correcting her about what I remembered about an incident she was talking about. I have remembered never to make that mistake again.

I am forgetting everything these

days. It may be my keys. I get to the church office, check my pocket and realize I forgot my keys. Then I have to get on my cell phone (when I don’t forget that) and call my wife explaining that I forgot my keys.

Once we went for supper with some friends, I was to pick up the tab, and when the tab came, I had forgotten to bring my wallet. I am definitely not going to do that again.

Once I went on a trip and forgot where I was going. Fortunately, I had the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage with me who is an expert in telling me where to go.

I can’t tell you how many lectures she has given to Yours Truly in this area of forgetting. I think she should win some kind of a prize or a doctorate in this area. Maybe I should begin calling her, Dr. Never Forget.

I could not remember all of the things that I have forgotten. I could ask my wife, but that would take a day and a half for her to get them all on the table.

Our relationship is defined this way; I forget everything and she remembers everything. It can be good, but also it can have a negative impact upon a person’s life, like

mine.

I just thought I would have to live out the rest of my life under this cloud of forgetfulness.

Then the most incredible thing happened, something that has changed the rest of my life.

My wife left early to go to the office and I was about a half-hour getting ready to go and when I went to the door, I noticed on the table was a key ring with a bunch of keys on it. At first, I thought it must be

I could not remember all of the things that I have forgotten. my wife’s and maybe I should pick it up and take it with me.

I realized one very important thing though. My wife never forgets anything. If I pick up these keys and take it to her, I am in more trouble than I could really handle at this stage of life. After all, if her keys are on the dining room table there is a pretty good purpose behind the whole thing. For me to sabotage that purpose would get

me in a great deal of trouble, I can assure you.

I went out the door, got in my vehicle and started on my way to the office. As I was backing out of the driveway, my cell phone rang. I noticed it was my wife. I thought I was in trouble. What could I have done now or what didn’t I do that I should have done?

When I answered the phone, I heard a meek voice say, “Did you see any keys on the dining room table?”

I answered in the affirmative not really understanding the situation.

“Could you,” she said most sweetly, “bring them over? I forgot them.”

There was a dramatic pause on my side of the cell phone. It took a few moments for the situation to sink in.

As I went back into the house, I was chuckling all the way in and picked up the delinquent keys.

When I got to the office, I handed them to her with the biggest smile I’ve ever had on my face that I can remember. She looked at me and then said rather softly, “You’re not laughing are you?”

I recognize I will forget a great deal of things in life. But this incident, I will never forget and it

will always strike a chuckle cord in my heart.

Every once in a while, when nothing is going on, I will look at my wife and say, “Do you remember the keys?”

Glancing away from me she will say, “Don’t you think it’s time to forget that?”

Never in a million years!

“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:1314).

Some things are worth forgetting as the apostle Paul points out here. The key to a happy life is knowing what to forget and what to remember.

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 Graduation Is Just the First Hurdle Racism after Graduation May Just Be What's on the Menu

By Julianne Malveaux Marvel’s “Black Panther,” Chadwick Boseman, graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 2000.

On May 12, Boseman returned to his alma mater to address the Class of 2018, while receiving an honorary degree.

The Howard University graduation is one of more than 100 Historically Black College and University graduations and one of more than 4,000 general graduations across the country.

On May 5, White House Correspondent April Ryan, brought down the house at Bennett College in North Carolina.

In Arkansas on the same day, journalist and political commentator Sophia Nelson, made lasting remarks during the Philander Smith College commencement exercise.

All across the nation, families are gathering, people are celebrating and graduations are being hailed as an occasion of joy.

However, despite these many festivities, if you are a Black American who graduated from the University of Florida (UF), your achievements may have been marred by the horrible memory of faculty marshals physically pushing you off of the stage, after you decided to celebrate your Black Greek (fraternity) pride, with the execution of a few “steps.”

More than 20 students were assaulted by the unidentified faculty member (although some say he is a

chemistry lecturer), who is now on paid leave.

Why would the university continue to pay someone who seems to have differentially attacked Black students, as apparently no White students were assaulted or pushed off of the stage?

This lecturer is a menace to society and college students, who should not be exposed to his racism, either on stage or in a classroom.

According to The New York Times, UF President W. Kent Fuchs apologized to the affected students and left a personal message of apology on Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity member Oliver Telusma’s voicemail, due to the incident.

However, from where I sit, President Fuchs should track that student down along with all of the others and visit them faceto-face.

The UF i n c i d e n t reminds Black students that graduation is but one of the many hurdles they must clear.

Every day, every single day, they face the possibility of pernicious racism, differential treatment, and the threat of law enforcement to compel compliance with the most foolish of laws and norms, spoken or unspoken.

That’s why Holly Hylton, the White woman who managed a Philadelphia Starbucks, felt free to call the police on two Black men after they had been seated, without ordering anything.

That’s why a hysterical White female bigot, called the police on a Black man, who was barbecuing in

I want the graduates to know that their place is everyplace.

a public park in Oakland, California, where barbecuing is customary.

That’s why the police were called on three Black women (and a White man), because they failed to wave or smile when they exited an Airbnb in Rialto, California, and were detained for 45 minutes despite possessing proof that they had reserved their space.

That’s why the police wrestled a 25-year-old Black woman to the ground (exposing her bare breasts) in an Alabama Waffle House, after she asked for plastic cutlery and an ignorant employee reportedly said

“she did not know her place,” and the beat goes on and on and on.

The police are too often called to put Black people in their place, to force them to comply, to reinforce the tenet of White supremacy; the notion that when we see a White person, we must shuck and jive and smile. So-called law enforcement officers become servants of racism, who want us in our place.

I want the graduates to know that their place is everyplace.

Class of 2018, your place is in that Starbucks at the table, order or not.

Your place is in that Waffle House,

getting the utensils you requested.

Your place is at the lake in Oakland, burning those bones on your grill.

Your place is on that stage at UF. Resistance has a high price. Who wants to go to jail and end up, like Sandra Bland, whose mysterious death in Texas still has not been solved? Who wants to be handcuffed, humiliated, exposed, and maligned, just for asking a simple question?

Starbucks will close thousands of stores to the tune of millions of dollars for unconscious bias training.

But who will train these biased police officers and the racists who call them, because their feelings are bruised when no one waves at them?

The Class of 2018 will learn, as have millions of other Black Americans, that racism is alive and well.

They’ve cleared a hurdle with graduation, but even as some cross the stage, they are being reminded that there are many more hurdles to clear, to survive in our unfortunately racist nation.

Perhaps though, the Class of 2018, will be among those to dismantle the racist hurdles.

Perhaps in the process of clearing other hurdles (graduate and professional school, marriage and children, artificial intelligence and gentrification), they will also find the wherewithal to eliminate racial barriers to success.

Julianne Malveaux is an author, economist and founder of Economic Education. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available to order at Amazon.com and at www. juliannemalveaux.com. Follow Dr. Malveaux on Twitter @drjlastword.

President and Congress Roll Back Anti-Discriminatory Auto Lending Guidance:

What’s Next for Consumers?

By Charlene Crowell Despite federal laws addressing discrimination in housing, credit, and more, President Donald Trump signed on May 21, a rollback of an anti-discrimination guidance affecting auto lending. The presidential signature also marked the first time that a policy that had been in effect for several years was reversed through a special, streamlined legislative process under the Congressional Review Act. T h e significance of this action will have national and rippling effects.

Nationwide, auto loans represent the third highest category of consumer debt – behind mortgages and student loans.

With so many communities across the country lacking accessible, metropolitan public transit services, owning or having access to a reliable automobile is central to access jobs, health care, education and more.

According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, the sale of 17.14 million new cars in 2017 by franchised dealerships surpassed $1 trillion in sales. The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) has also noted that 80 percent of vehicle loans are financed through dealers.

Further, as the number of auto loans grow, so does the average cost of a new car. According to Experian, one of the three major credit reporting bureaus, the average loan amount for a new car in late 2017

was $31,099 and came with an alltime high record monthly payment of $515. The comparable figure for an average used car payment of $371 came with an average loan of $19,589.

When racial discrimination is added to these already significant numbers, consumers of color wind up paying even more – due to the color of their skin, instead of the quality of their credit ratings.

Over the last few years, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) was the legal basis for lawsuits and settlements involving Ally Financial, Fifth Third Bank, and the financing arms of major auto manufacturers Honda and Toyota. This law makes it illegal to discriminate on race or other protected classes in credit transactions. In auto lending, indirect auto lenders – those who finance loans through dealers – are creditors who must uphold the law.

Thanks in part to the 2013 CFPB indirect auto lending guidance, consumers of color were awarded restitution totaling more than $140 million for alleged discrimination.

“Countless lawsuits have shown how people of color pay millions more for their car purchases, compared to similarly situated whites,” noted Delvin Davis, a CRL Senior Researcher. “Without a regulator that enforces fair lending standards, African-Americans and Latinos stand to bear the weight of discrimination without any relief.”

The presidential signing was

Countless lawsuits have shown how people of color pay millions more for their car purchases, compared to similarly situated whites.

made possible by both chambers of Congress turning to the Congressional Review Act. This law allows simple majority votes in the House and Senate to override regulation. Until now, this act had only been used to undo new regulation; this recent usage marks the first time that a long-standing policy was the focus.

Mick Mulvaney, the illegally appointed Acting CFPB Director, said, “Given a recent Supreme Court decision distinguishing between anti-discrimination statutes that refer to the consequences of actions and those that refer only to the intent of the actor, and in light of the fact that the Bureau is required by statute to enforce federal consumer financial laws consistently, the Bureau will be re-examining the requirements of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.” Strong and opposing views quickly surfaced upon the President’s signing. Karl Frisch, Executive Director of Allied Progress, is one such consumer activist.

“President Trump can try to spin it any way he wants, but the bottom line is this – black and brown folks are systematically charged more for their car loans even when they have the same credit as whites," said Frisch. "This president has consistently shown us that consumers are not of any importance to him, particularly when they are people color.”

Research supports Frisch’s critique.

Discrimination in Auto Lending, authored and published earlier this year by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), found that despite federal laws banning credit discrimination by race or ethnicity, race remains a key factor in the cost of financing auto loans. Like secret shoppers, NFHA sent eight teams of testers to dealerships to inquire about purchasing the same vehicle.

Each team was told to ask the same questions and then report on their experiences.

Although all testers encountered challenges to securing information needed to secure the best auto loan

available, non-White testers noted being treated disrespectfully and receiving a higher-cost quote for financing than the White testers.

Numerically, the sum of experiences found: • 5 percent of the time, White testers were offered more financing options than Non-White testers; • 62.5 percent of the time, Non-White testers who were more qualified than their White counterparts received costlier pricing options; and • On average, Non-White testers who experienced discrimination would have paid an average of $2,662.56 more over the life of the loan than less-qualified White testers.

For consumers everywhere, but particularly for consumers of color, Mulvaney’s harsh words signal that so many of the hard-fought battles to bring fairness and equality are at risk.

Prior to the House vote taken on May 8, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee warned her colleagues about the regressive effects that would occur if the measure was enacted.

“This resolution would set back efforts to prevent discriminatory auto lending, make it harder for responsible businesses to follow the law, and harm consumers,” said Waters.

Sadly, when it comes to financial fairness in auto finance, truer words were never spoken. The real question for consumers is, ‘What’s next’?

Charlene Crowell is the Deputy Communications Director with the Center for Responsible Lending.

She can be reached at Charlene. crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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HEALTH

Bill to Create Health Care Price Controls in California Dies

By Jonathan Cooper SACRAMENTO—A proposal to create government price controls in California for surgeries, hospital stays, doctor visits and other health care services died Friday when it failed to clear a key committee, but the author says he plans to bring it back next year.

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HE measure was a longshot from the beginning, but it drew national attention from health care policy observers.

Hospitals, doctors and other influential health care providers lobbied intensely against the bill, which they said would lead to longer waits for medical care.

The bill has helped to change the national debate over health care costs and brought a wide variety of health care interests to the table, said Assemblyman Ash Kalra, a San Jose Democrat who wrote the bill.

“This is the type of attention and investment we need to find a solution to the skyrocketing costs of health care,” Kalra said.

Kalra's proposal would have affected private health plans, including those offered by employers and purchased by individuals. A ninemember commission appointed by the governor and legislative leaders would have set prices for everything

from physical exams to allergy tests costs are gobbling an increasing that price controls would encourage to heart bypass surgery. No other share of employee compensation. doctors to move out of state or retire, state has such a requirement. making it harder for people to see Prices would have been physicians when they're sick and tied to Medicare's rate force hospitals to lay off staff for a particular service or and in some cases shut down.

Health care spending has risen procedure, with that price Theodore Mazer, a San faster than inflation and wages Diego physician who is as a floor. There would have been a process for doctors while employers and health plans president of the California or hospitals to argue that Medical Association, have shifted more of the costs their unique circumstances applauded the Assembly “for warrant payments higher recognizing that this deeply onto consumers. than the state's standard rate. flawed legislation would It was backed by influential result in enormous costs to unions frustrated that health care Health care providers warned the state and restricted access to care

How Plant-Based Diets Can Heal Our Bodies, Planet

By Avery Phillips There are many reasons people choose to cut meat out of their diet: health trends, diet goals, environmental reasons, to name a few. While plant-based diets have been growing in popularity, only two percent of the American population is vegetarian, although many people adopt the diet for a short period of time. Whether they are adopting the diet for health reasons, for the animals or for the environment, there are many benefits to adopting a plantbased diet — including the opportunity to heal our bodies and the planet.

HEALING OUR BODIES Most American adults eat about twice the daily recommended amount of protein per day. The correlation between this number and the heightened levels of chronic illness in the United States is no people who are on plant-based diets due to fact, this approach would have far more coincidence. While humans are capable ethical reasons, a vegan lifestyle can help rapid effects on GHG emissions and of consuming meat, our bodies cannot settle the conscience. their atmospheric concentrations—and handle regularly consuming large amount thus on the rate the climate is warming— of meat without it taking a toll on our HEALING THE PLANET than actions to replace fossil fuels with digestive tracts. This is why a meatless diet Animal agriculture is widely recognized renewable energy.” has been proven to decrease a person’s as one of the largest contributors to Studies like these are the reason chances of developing chronic diseases greenhouse gases, environmental behind the rise of global campaigns like like cancer and heart disease. pollution, and in general consumes many Meatless Monday, which was an FDA Most Americans consume an excess of our planet’s resources. When looking at recommendation during WWI in an of meat and a shortage of fruits and attempt to support the troops and help vegetables, which is why diet is such feed starving people. In the last 15 While it is common to live on a diet a major part of preventative health years, with the help of environmental that does not meet your body’s needs, studies and government support, care. Taking care of your body and making sure you are getting your people’s bodies would perform better Meatless Mondays has become a daily recommended servings of fruits, widespread environmental effort to and more efficiently if they were vegetables, vitamins and minerals reduce the environmental impact receiving what they need to thrive. helps ensure that your body is getting of animal agriculture and to reduce the fuel it needs to run healthily. While meat consumption closer to the it is common to live on a diet that recommended amount. does not meet your body’s needs, people’s overall contributions to greenhouse gases Campaigns like Meatless Monday aim bodies would perform better and more (GHG), the farming of animals for human to improve public health by encouraging efficiently if they were receiving what they consumption contributes 18 percent of the public to square out their meals by need to thrive. greenhouse gas emissions, which is a substituting their overconsumption of Diet is often an important aspect of larger percentage than all methods of meat with more fruits and veggies, of holistic health that is addressed when transportation combined. which most Americans do not eat enough. individuals look for alternative approaches However, a newer and more Eating balanced meals is a positive step to medicine to improve their health. controversial study claims that livestock towards better health which can help Holistic health values the body and mind, and their byproducts account for 51 prevent illness, and will also help reduce as people are unable to live happy and percent of worldwide greenhouse gas your overall environmental impact. The healthy lives when either of these areas emissions. According to a report by Robert growing trend of plant-based diets is a data are suffering. Holistic care can transform Goodland and Jeff Anhang of Worldwatch based shift aimed at healing our bodies your approach to healing, which can also Institute, “…replacing livestock products and the planet through better eating and heighten your level of compassion for the with better alternatives would be the best more consideration to how we use our world around you. For the small portion of strategy for reversing climate change. In resources.

for millions.” In recent decades, health care spending has risen faster than inflation and wages while employers and health plans have shifted more of the costs onto consumers through higher premiums, deductibles and copays.

Americans spend more per capita on health care than citizens of other developed countries.

Meanwhile, a wave of consolidation by hospitals, physician groups and insurance companies has given industry players more power to demand higher rates.

U.S. Deaths—With Death Rate Up, U.S. Life Expectancy Is Likely Down Again

By Mike Stobbe NEW YORK—The U.S. death rate rose last year, and 2017 likely will mark the third straight year of decline in American life expectancy, according to preliminary data.

Death rates rose for Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, flu and pneumonia, and three other leading causes of death, according to numbers posted online Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Full-year data is not yet available for drug overdoses, suicides or firearm deaths. But partial-year statistics in those categories showed continuing increases.

Just as important, there was little change in the death rate from the nation's No. 1 killer: heart disease.

In the past, steady annual drops in heart disease death rates offset increases in other causes. But that offset is no longer happening, experts say.

The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics calculated the preliminary rates based on a firstpass review of death certificates filed last year. There typically are delays in the filing of paperwork for causes of death that involve police investigations.

A more complete report is expected around the end of the year, including the number of deaths and a calculation of life expectancy—the average lifespan based on year of birth, current death trends and other factors.

For decades, life expectancy increased, rising a few months nearly every year. But 2016 was the second year in a row in U.S. life expectancy fell, a rare event that had occurred only twice before in the last century.

Health officials say there was one three-year decline.

That occurred in 1916, 1917 and 1918, a period that included the worst flu pandemic in modern history.

“Looking at these numbers, it seems likely” the nation has just tied that record, said Anne Case, a Princeton University researcher who's done influential work on deaths in middle-aged white Americans from suicides, drug overdose and alcohol abuse.

The overall death rate rose a little less than 1 percent, to about 734 deaths per 100,000 people. The rate dipped slightly in 2016 despite a record number of deaths that year, so its rise in 2017 is more reason to expect life expectancy will worsen, Case said.

There was some good news.

The death rate for cancer, the nation's No. 2 killer, continued to drop. It fell 2 percent from 2016. Death rates from HIV and blood infections also declined.

The heart disease death rate fell too, but only by 0.3 percent. Experts think the nation's increasing obesity rate is probably a factor in the flattening of heart disease death rates.

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NEWS RACHEL DOLEZAL WATCH

Former NAACP Leader Exposed as Caucasian Faces Fraud Charges A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was exposed as a white woman pretending to be Black has been charged with welfare fraud.

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KECHI Diallo, known as Rachel Dolezal before she legally changed her name in 2016, was charged this week with theft by welfare fraud, perjury and false verification for public assistance, Spokane news station KHQ-TV reported Thursday.

She illegally received $8,747 in food assistance and $100 in child care assistance from August 2015 through November 2017, court documents said.

An investigation started in March 2017 when a Washington state investigator received information that Diallo had written a book. The

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investigator reviewed Diallo's records and found that she had been reporting her income

as usually less than $500 per month, court documents said.

A subpoena for her selfemployment records, which included copies of her bank statements, showed Diallo had deposited nearly $84,000 into her bank account between August 2015 and September 2017, without reporting most of it to the Department of Social and Health Services.

The money came from authoring her memoir, “In Full Color,” speaking engagements, soap making, doll making, and the sale of her art, according to the case file.

Diallo did report a “change

of circumstance” to the state agency, saying she did a onetime job in October 2017 worth $20,000, court documents said.

The former civil rights activist told investigators she “fully disclosed her information” and declined to answer further questions, the documents said.

She has said previously that she grew up near Troy, Montana, with religious parents and that she began to change her perspective as a teenager, after her parents adopted four Black children. She decided to become publicly Black years later, after a divorce.

think Martin Luther King would sit there and go, ‘Yes, you're putting young Black men and women to work. The lowest unemployment we've had in history and wages are starting to rise among the working class.

And you've finally stopped the illegal alien labor force that's coming in and competing with them every day and destroying the schools and destroying the health care.' Absolutely.”

The Black unemployment rate for April was 6.6 percent, while the Hispanic unemployment rate was 4.8, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's the lowest since the agency started collecting that information in January 1972 for Black unemployment and in March 1973 for Hispanic unemployment, according to online data.

But unemployment rates don't tell the whole story. King says her father “would be proud of a livable wage for all and not merely a low unemployment rate.”

King also noted that her father had a global focus, advocating for human rights in general while also fighting for the civil rights of Black people in the United States.

“Further, he would not refer to people as ‘illegal aliens.' The term is degrading and does not reflect his belief that we are all a part of the human family,” she tweeted.

She also wrote that her father “would be extremely disturbed by the climate created by leaders, who have emboldened people to easily express and demonstrate cruelty, predominantly toward people of color and immigrants.”

in 2016.

Still, separate government data shows that the percentage of people getting raises remains below where it was before the 2008-2009 recession.

Other findings from the report include: • For the first time, the Fed's survey asked about opioids, and found that one-quarter of white Americans—and onefifth of Americans overall— know someone addicted to opioids. Those exposed to opioid addiction are somewhat less likely to say that their local economy is good or excellent,

the report found.

• Just two-thirds of Blacks and Latinos say they are living comfortably or doing OK financially compared with 77 percent of whites. Yet those figures have increased 12 points for Blacks and Latinos since 2013 and 10 percent for whites.

• Only 57 percent of unmarried parents say they are at least doing OK financially, compared with 76 percent of married parents. Married couples with no children are doing even better, with 84 percent saying they are at least doing OK. • Thirty-one percent of adults did some form of “gig work” in 2017, though that figure includes contract work such as house cleaning and child care. Sixteen percent engaged in online activities, such as online selling and working for ride-hailing services. Roughly 40 percent of gig workers did so to supplement their income from other jobs. And for more than three-quarters of gig workers, the extra jobs accounted for 10 percent or less of their family's income, the report said.

The Fed said that a representative sample of 12,000 people completed an online survey last November and December.

MLK Daughter continued from page 1

Donald Trump wholly ignores Daddy's commitment to people of all races, nationalities, etc. being treated with dignity and respect.”

In an interview with BBC's “Newsnight,” the former White House chief strategist cited historically low unemployment rates for Black and Hispanic workers and credited the president's crackdown on illegal immigration.

“If you look at the policies of Donald Trump, OK, anybody— Martin Luther King—would be proud of him, of what he's done for the Black and Hispanic community for jobs,” Bannon said.

As he goes on, interviewer Emily Maitlis interrupts him: “You think Martin Luther King would be proud of Donald Trump as president?”

Bannon counters: “You don't

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20. Looking at 22. Silage storage 24. Building add-on 25. James ____ Jones 27. Baloney 29. *____ varieties 33. Greek letter N, pl.

34. Caterer's coffee pots 35. *Key component of manure 37. Lady's wrap 41. Fleur-de-____ 42. Accustom 44. River in Spain 45. Sailing vessel with two masts 48. Evoke emotion 49. 2016 animated musical 50. Female sib 52. *____ breeds 54. *Lettuce units 57. ____ well ____ someone 58. Small one in a large machine 59. Per person 61. Peace of mind 65. Os in XOXO 67. Takes to court 69. Away from harbor 70. Biblical twin 71. Final notice 72. *Food ____, as in distance 73. Shade-loving plant 74. "____ a soul" 75. Game outcome DOWN 1. Leave in the dust 2. Do as directed 3. Relinquish 4. Capital of Algeria

5. Relating to spleen 6. *Corn holder 7. Bellicose deity 8. Archeologist's find 9. *"The Omnivore's Dilemma" author 10. One in a set 11. Lazybones 12. *____-to-table, farm-to-table alternative 13. And others, for short 21. Search blindly 23. Cross to bear 26. Duck-like divers 28. Holy Wednesday 29. a.k.a. Dr. Robert Bruce Banner 30. It's between Ohio and Ontario 31. Research facil.

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last year. That's down by about half from 2013.

And more Americans are asking for or receiving raises, a sign that the low unemployment rate is giving workers more bargaining power. Just over half—52 percent—of adults said they received a raise last year, up from 46 percent in 2016. The increase was even larger for those with less education, likely reflecting widespread increases in state minimum wage levels.

Nearly half of those with a high school diploma or less got a raise, up from just 38 percent

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LEGAL File No.: 20180424 10007472 - 0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. New Chicken Bowl Teriyaki 1817 Ventura Blvd Oxnard, CA 93036.

VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Jianming Lu 760 s Azusa ave Apt A, Azusa, CA 91702 This Business is conducted by: GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. 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/Jianming Lu 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 4/24/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71000 AdId:23676 CustId:773 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20180412 10006589 - 0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. TSS Fabrication 715 W Ventura Blvd Unit C Camarillo Ca 93010 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. John Ferrari 721 Zinnia Ct 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: 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/John Ferrari 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 state-

ment 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 4/12/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71029 AdId:23686 CustId:774 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20180427 10007728 - 0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. CONCRETE RESURFACING CONSULTING 14623 SANTA PAULA STREET, SANTA PAULA, CA 93060 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. NICHOLAS J CHABAN 14623 SANTA PAULA STREET, SANTA PAULA, CA 93060 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/NICHOLAS J CHABAN 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 4/27/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71039 AdId:23689 CustId:693 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA - 17 - 765228 - RY Order No.: 170096291 - CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/24/2005. 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. 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): LONNIE ALAN AUGUST AND ROXANNE I AUGUST, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 7/6/2005 as Instrument No. 20050706 - 0164016 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 6/12/2018 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: $513,492.02 The purported property address is: 1435 WILLOWBROOK LANE, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 Assessor's Parcel No.: 632 - 0 - 342 - 110 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 - 765228 - RY. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common

designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 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 - 17 - 765228 - RY IDSPub #0140362 5/18/2018 5/25/2018 6/1/2018 SchId:71043 AdId:23691 CustId:608 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA - 17 - 803293 - BF Order No.: 730 - 1711250 - 70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/21/2004.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the 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): CHRISTOPHER E. ORLOFF AND SUSAN L. ORLOFF, HUSBAND AND WIFE Recorded: 12/29/2004 as Instrument No. 20041229 0343331 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 6/12/2018 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: $503,781.90 The purported property address is: 2255 NORTHPARK STREET, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362 - 1709 Assessor's Parcel No.: 569 - 0 - 022 - 195 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 - 803293 - BF. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 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 - 17 - 803293 - BF IDSPub #0140414 5/18/2018 5/25/2018 6/1/2018 SchId:71076 AdId:23702 CustId:608 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA

- 17 - 779353 - JB Order No.: 8712604 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/20/2003.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 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): JONATHAN DUDLEY AND ARBERDELLA DUDLEY, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY Recorded: 6/30/2003 as Instrument No. 20030630 0248516 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 6/14/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Four Points

by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA 93001, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $321,799.76 The purported property address is: 1501 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DRIVE, OXNARD, CA 93030 Assessor's Parcel No.: 2150 - 175 - 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 post-

poned, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800 - 280 - 2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA - 17 - 779353 - 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: 800 280 - 2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645 - 7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA - 17 - 779353 - JB IDSPub #0140440 5/18/2018 5/25/2018 6/1/2018 SchId:71079 AdId:23703 CustId:608 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20180509 10008547 - 0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Critical Language Service 107 Venus Street Thousand Oaks 91360 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Leonard E. Aron 107 Venus Street This Business is conducted by: GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/13/2018.

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/Leonard E. Aron 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 5/9/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71097 AdId:23711 CustId:776 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA - 16 - 710401 - HL Order No.: 160113126 - CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/28/2008.

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

The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CHRISTOPHER D. ENGLISH, AND TAMMY JO ENGLISH, TRUSTEES OF THE ENGLISH FAMILY TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 Recorded: 11/10/2008 as Instrument No. 20081110 - 00163984 - 0 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 12/14/2009 as Instrument No. 20091214 - 00199928 - 0 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 6/12/2018 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: $1,671,334.70 The purported property address is: 1245 CALLE ARROYO, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91360 Assessor's Parcel No.: 663 - 0 - 142 - 015 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to in-

vestigate 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 - 16 - 710401 - HL. 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 - 16 - 710401 - HL IDSPub #0140462 5/18/2018 5/25/2018 6/1/2018 SchId:71101 AdId:23712 CustId:608 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20180508 10008443 - 0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. SALTY DOGS 3600 S. HARBOR BLVD. #283 OXNARD 930352 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. CHANNEL ISLANDS DIVING SERVICE, LLC 3600 S. HARBOR BLVD. #283 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti-

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LEGAL tious business name or names listed above on: 05/08/2018.

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/ERIC KENOSS 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 5/8/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71111 AdId:23715 CustId:777 - - - - - - - - - - Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56 - 2018 00510807 - CUPTVTA To All Interested Persons: Nayda Isela Vega filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Sofia Maria Sweeney PROPOSED NAME: Sofia Maria Vega Sweeney PRESENT NAME: Sebastian Daniel Sweeney PROPOSED NAME: Sebastian Daniel Vega - Sweeney 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: 6/14/2018 Time: 8:30 AM Dept.

21. The address of the court is Superior Court of Ventura, 800 Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TriCounty Sentry Date: 4/25/2018 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:71160 AdId:23733 CustId:743 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 135800 Title No. 3323795 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/15/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 06/14/2018 at 11:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 04/21/2006, as Instrument No. 20060421 0085412 and Modified on 1/11/2017 by instrument no. 20100111 00003654 - 0, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County, State of California, executed

by Frank Gonzalez and Rosa Gonzalez, 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 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), At the main entrance to the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 638 - 0 - 233 - 135. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1862 Fred Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93065. 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 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: $564,253.06.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

Dated: 5/15/2018 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Durham/Authorized Signature 27455 Tierra Alta Way, Ste. B, Temecula, CA 92590 (619) 465 - 8200. FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714 - 730 - 2727.

The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear

ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (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: 135800.

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. A - 4657999 05/25/2018, 0 6 / 0 1 / 2 0 1 8 , 06/08/2018 SchId:71173 AdId:23738 CustId:64 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BLANCA ROSA GARCIA ORTIZ Case No. 56 - 2018 - 00511369 - PR - LA - OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BLANCA ROSA GARCIA ORTIZ. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOSE JAVIER SALVADOR ORTIZ in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOSE JAVIER SALVADOR ORTIZ 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 6/20/2018 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.

Renee R. Dehesa, Esq. (SBN 249235) Schuck, Becker & Dehesa, LLP 120 N. Tenth Street Santa Paula CA 93060 (805) 525 - 7104 SchId:71182 AdId:23741 CustId:703 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DIANE LYNN BIRKETT Case No. 56 - 2018 - 00511667 - PR - LA - OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DIANE LYNN BIRKETT. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JUSTIN BIRKETT in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JUSTIN BIRKETT 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 6/28/2018 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 1200 PASEO CAMARILLO, SUITE 280 CAMARILLO CA 93010 (805) 482 - 2282 SchId:71185 AdId:23742 CustId:763 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KATSUKO DANIELSON Case No. 56 - 2018 - 00511527 - PR - PW - OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KATSUKO DANIELSON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ARTHUR J. DANIELSON (AKA JACKIE J. DANIELSON) in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ARTHUR J. DANIELSON (AKA JACKIE J. DANIELSON) be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 8/8/2018 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 L. CUNNINGHAM (SBN 56822) 196 SOUTH FIR STREET, SUITE 140 VENTURA CA 93001 (805) 338 - 0508 SchId:71188 AdId:23743 CustId:778 - - - - - - - - - - T.S. No. 024680 - CA APN: 205 - 0 042 - 115 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 3/6/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 6/28/2018 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 3/14/2007, as Instrument No. 0070314 - 00053820 - 0, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOSEPH C DAWSON, AND GENESA MARIE DAWSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: Auction. com Room, Four Points

by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA 93001 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOT(S) 316, SUNKIST GARDENS UNIT NO. 2, IN THE CITY OF OXNARD, COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP REOCRDED IN BOOK 23 PAGE(S) 69 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM AN UNDIVIDED ONE - HALF IN ALL OIL, MORE COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN ATTACHED EXHIBIT A. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 943 W SPRUCE ST OXNARD, CA 93033 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable esti-

mated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $526,597.68 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280 - 2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 024680 - CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280 - 2832 CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION REF. NO. 024680 - CA LOT(S) 316, SUNKIST GARDENS UNIT NO. 2, IN THE CITY OF OXNARD, COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP REOCRDED IN BOOK 23 PAGE(S) 69 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM AN UNDIVIDED ONE - HALF IN ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS, AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET, BUT WITH NO RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS PROVIDED IN DEED RECORDED FEBRUARY 3, 1955 IN BOOK 1262, PAGE 252, OFFICIAL RECORDS ALSO EXCEPT THE REMAINING FIFTY PERCENT

INTEREST IN ALL OIL, GAS OR OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF 550 FEET, BUT WITH NO RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS PROVIDED IN DEED RECORDED JANUARY 9, 1957 IN BOOK 1472 PAGE 478, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. SchId:71193 AdId:23745 CustId:670 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20150514 10008827 - 0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Ventura Processing 701 East Santa Street #38 Ventura 93001 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Susan Redhead 2975 Bayshore Avenue 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/Susan Redhead 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 5/14/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71202 AdId:23748 CustId:779 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20180511 10008802 - 0 1/1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Mac SOS 4772 Via Don Luis Newbury Park 91320 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Ryan Eisenman 4772 Via Don Luis This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/11/2018.

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/Ryan Eisenman 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 5/11/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71215 AdId:23752 CustId:780 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Recording requested by: TS No. CA - 17 758817 - HL Order No.: 8688035 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/25/2007. 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 accrued 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 BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ROBERTO RIVERA OLIVARES AND MARIA LUISA OLIVARES, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 10/2/2007 as Instrument No. 20071002 - 00187669 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 7/3/2018 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 accrued balance and other charges: $297,072.50 The purported property address is: 936 COOPER ROAD, OXNARD, CA 93030 Assessor's Parcel No. : 201 - 0 - 132 - 030 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

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LEGAL 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 - 758817 HL. 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 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee, or the mortgagee'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. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. 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 - 17 - 758817 - HL IDSPub #0140808 6/1/2018 6/8/2018 6/15/2018 SchId:71225 AdId:23756 CustId:608 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Recording requested by: TS No. CA - 18 - 806356 - NJ Order No.: 180044125 - CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/26/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-

TION 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 accrued 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 BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): NANCY L. MITCHELL, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 9/1/2005 as Instrument No. 20050901 - 0218957 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 7/3/2018 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 accrued balance and other charges: $295,362.28 The purported property address is: 3025 KELP LANE, OXNARD, CA 93035 Assessor's Parcel No. : 185 - 0 - 070 - 435 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 trust-

ee: CA - 18 - 806356 - NJ. 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 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee, or the mortgagee'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. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. 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 - 18 - 806356 - NJ IDSPub #0140812 6/1/2018 6/8/2018 6/15/2018 SchId:71228 AdId:23757 CustId:608 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MELBA KISTNER AKA MELBA LEE KISTNER Case No. 56 - 2018 - 00511832 - PR - LS - OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MELBA KISTNER AKA MELBA LEE KISTNER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KENNETH L. KISTNER in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KENNETH L. KISTNER 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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 6/21/2018 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.

LOWTHORP RICHARDS, MCMILLAN, MILLER CRISTIAN R. ARRIETA, ESQ. (SBN 236837) 300 E. Esplanade Drive Suite 850 Oxnard CA 93036 (805) 981 - 8555 SchId:71247 AdId:23767 CustId:700 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PETER GOUGH Case No. 56 - 2017 - 00503189 - PR - LA - OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PETER GOUGH. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MICHAEL GOUGH & MARY E. ROSE in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MICHAEL GOUGH & MARY E. ROSE 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 6/21/2018 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 Cal-

ifornia 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.

Nelson Comis Kettle & Kinney LLP Maria Capritto, Esq. (SBN 188970) 300 E. Esplanade Drive Ste. 1170 Oxnard CA 93036 (805) 604 - 4112 SchId:71250 AdId:23768 CustId:716 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DENISE JEAN CRANDELL Case No. 56 - 2018 - 00511666 - PR - LA OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DENISE JEAN CRANDELL. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DEREK CRANDELL & RYAN CRANDELL in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DEREK CRANDELL & RYAN CRANDELL 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 5/25/2018 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.

Nelson Comis Kettle & Kinney LLP Maria L. Capritto, Esq. (SBN 188970) 300 E. Esplanade Drive Ste. 1170 Oxnard CA 93036 (805) 604 - 4112 SchId:71253 AdId:23769 CustId:716 - - - - - - - - - - SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): 56 - 2017 - 00501635 - CUCLVTA NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Colette Pelissier aka Colette L. Pelissier aka Colette Iglesias aka Colette Elissier, an individual; Malibu Media, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company; Does 1 through 20, inclusive.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): American Express Bank, FSB, a federal savings bank.

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service.

If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case.

The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión.

Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información 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 más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más 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 remisión a abogados.

Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniéndose 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 recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Lina M. Michael (SBN 237842) MICHAEL & ASSOCIATES, PC 555 St. Charles Drive, Suite 204, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (805) 379 8505.

DATE (Fecha): September 19, 2017

by Jill Kaminski, Deputy (Adjunto) SchId:71256 AdId:23770 CustId:712 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20180523100095120 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Rossaround Productions 1762 Bates Court Thousand Oaks 91362 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Ross Pallone Insurance Services, Inc. 1762 Bates Ct 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/Ross P. Pallone 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 5/23/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71262 AdId:23772 CustId:781 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20180427 10007731 - 0 1/1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Chubby's Buns 1709 E Thompson Bl Ventura 93001 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Brad Bauer & Cathy Peterson 1709 E Thompson Bl, Ventura, CA 93001 This Business is conducted by: JOINT VENTURE. 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/Brad Bauer 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 4/27/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71272 AdId:23775 CustId:782 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA - 17 - 779087 - CL Order No.: 170323317 - CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/21/2012.

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, posses-

sion, 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): ANTHONY RUIZ, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY AND TIMOTHY MCCARTHY, AN UNMARRIED MAN AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 2/4/2013 as Instrument No. 20130204 - 00018262 - 0 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 6/28/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Four Points

by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA 93001, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $291,066.98 The purported property address is: 450 REDWOOD STREET, OXNARD, CA 93033 Assessor's Parcel No.: 205 - 0 - 062 - 215 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800 - 280 - 2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA - 17 - 779087 - 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 loca-

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LEGAL tion 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: 800 280 - 2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645 - 7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA - 17 - 779087 - CL IDSPub #0140983 6/1/2018 6/8/2018 6/15/2018 SchId:71276 AdId:23776 CustId:608 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20180523 10009523 - 0 1/1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. ANARA CONSULTANTS 11663 PRESILLA RAOD CAMARILLO 93012 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. RAJNIKANT M PATEL 11663 PRESILLA ROAD CAMARILLO, CA 93012 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/R.M.PATEL 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 5/23/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71279 AdId:23777 CustId:783 - - - - - - - - - - T.S. No. 15 - 40822 APN: 673 - 0 - 070 - 140 & 673 - 0 - 070 - 150 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A

DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/2/2007. 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 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: PAULA SCHWARTZ, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 5/11/2007 as Instrument No. 20070511 00096956 - 0 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Ventura County, California, Date of Sale:6/26/2018 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: A t 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: $454,020.33 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: 151 Heavenly Valley Road Newbury Park Area, CA 91320 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 673 - 0 070 - 140 & 673 - 0 070 - 150 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 15 - 40822.

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: 5/29/2018 LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE, 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 25630 Pub Dates 06/01, 06/08, 06/15/2018 SchId:71303 AdId:23786 CustId:108 - - - - - - - - - - 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, Moorpark, CA 93021.

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:71334 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, Somis, CA 93066.

VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Dean Phillip Sommerhauser 1601 East La Loma Avenue, Somis Ca. 93066.

2. Tamara Passino 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 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 4/16/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71330 AdId:23575 CustId:757 - - - - - - - - - - Amended Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56 - 2018 - 00508363 - CU - PT - VTA To All Interested Persons: Nadia Fahim Gerges & Eid Gerges filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Ihab Eid Rezkalla Ibrahim PROPOSED NAME: Ehab Eid Gerges 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: 6/19/2018 Time: 8:20 AM Dept.

20. The address of the court is Superior Court of Ventura, 800 Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TriCounty Sentry Date: 4/20/2018 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:71308 AdId:23787 CustId:713 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EUGENE C. PECK Case No. 56 - 2018 - 00510793 - PR - LA OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EUGENE C. PECK. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by EDMUND E. PECK in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that EDMUND E. PECK 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 6/28/2018 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.

ROBERT M. BASKIN, ESQ. (SBN65149) LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT M. BASKIN 1849 KNOLL DRIVE VENTURA, CA 93003 (805) 658 - 1000 SchId:71310 AdId:23788 CustId:737 - - - - - - - - - - SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JANET E RUNYON, an individual YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service.

If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case.

The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión.

Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios

de la corte y más información 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 más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más 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 remisión a abogados.

Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniéndose 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 recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of CA, Ventura, Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Angela A. Velen (State Bar #: 217292), Collection At Law, Inc., A.P.C., 3835 E. Thousand Oaks Bl #R349, Westlake Village, CA 91362, (818) 716 7630 DATE (Fecha): March 17, 2017 Michael D Planet, Clerk (Secretario), by Adriana Velasco, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22/18 CNS - 3137738# TRICOUNTY SENTRY SchId:71313 AdId:23789 CustId:61 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOSEPH A. HABIB Case No. 56 - 2018 - 00512109 - PR - LA OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOSEPH A. HABIB. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MICHAEL HABIB in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MICHAEL HABIB 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 au-

thority 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 6/28/2018 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.

Adrienne K. Miller, Esq. (SBN 193190) 1633 Erringer Road, Ste. 205 Simi Valley CA 93065 (805) 522 - 1640 SchId:71317 AdId:23790 CustId:723 - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARIA OSEGUERA AKA MARIA DOLORES TREJO MALDONADO Case No. 56 - 2018 - 00512080 - PR - LA OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARIA OSEGUERA AKA MARIA DOLORES TREJO MALDONADO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RAFAEL OSEGUERA in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RAFAEL OSEGUERA 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 6/28/2018 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.

STAKERLAW SASHA L. COLLINS (SBN 297122) 1200 PASEO CAMARILLO, SUITE 280 CAMARILLO CA 93010 (805) 482 - 2282 SchId:71320 AdId:23791 CustId:763 - - - - - - - - - - File No.: 20180426 10007670 - 0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. CREATIVE NAILS & SPA 5800 SANTA ROSA RD 125, CAMARILLO, CA 93012 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. TUAN NGUYEN 6939 FULLBRIGHT AVE., WINNETKA, CA 91306 2. ANNA YU 6939 FULLBRIGHT AVE., WINNETKA, CA 91306 This Business is conducted by: GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. 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/ANNA YU 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 4/26/2018.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:71326 AdId:23792 CustId:693

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NEWS Tommy Chong Reflects on Pot's Evolution as He Turns 80

By John Rogers LOS ANGELES—Yeah man, Tommy Chong says he always knew he'd live to see the day marijuana legalization would be sweeping America.

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E knew when he and partner Cheech Marin pioneered stoner comedy 50 years ago, a time when taunting the establishment with constant reminders that they didn't just play hippie potheads in the movies—they really were those guys—could have landed them in prison. He even knew in 2003 when Chong was imprisoned for nine months for conspiring to distribute handcrafted artisanal bongs the government declared drug paraphernalia.

“Oh yeah, I saw it coming,” he says of cannabis being legal in some form in about two-thirds of his adopted country's 50 states.

“In fact, I kind of planned the whole thing out,” he jokes. “Well, maybe I was a little premature with that bong thing. But other than that, I was pretty much right on point.”

So much so that when the High Priest of Stoner Comedy turns 80 on Thursday—that's right, 80—he expects his Chong's Choice brand of marijuana, available in legal dispensaries in several states, will be consumed in abundance at the parties his family is planning.

“Tommy likes to say he tests every single batch. Which obviously he does. And he really enjoys it,” his son

Paris Chong says with a laugh.

“For this one, make sure that whatever you have to eat around the house is healthy because you'll find yourself munching away like crazy,” the elder Chong says as he holds up a jar containing a dozen or so choice green buds.

“Oh, and we have chocolates too,” he says, reaching for a package of candies that vaguely resemble Tootsie Rolls.

Not that he was ever a heavy pot user, Chong says, just a consistent connoisseur.

“When I was 17, a jazz musician gave me a Lenny Bruce record and a joint at the same time, and it changed my life,” he recalls. “I quit school I think a week later and went on the road and became a blues musician and eventually a comedian, and the rest, as they say, is history.”

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through focus group meetings, he said, plus community workshops, online surveys, and other facilitation methods.

Humel said there would be inventory analysis for phase 2 which includes collecting and evaluating available data from the city.

"In phase three, we'll have idea generation and a shared vision," he said. "We're going to be developing the primary content element for the master plan, integrate them and confirm them through this process," he said.

Phase 3 will be plan production and adoption, he said, which will synthesize the first three phases to create the master plan.

"It will be accessible by the community and lead to actionable steps," he said.

The master plan will have a project team composed of city staff, he said, plus an advisory committee with staff and two of the parks and recreation commissioners.

"We'll put together a public engagement plan, and engage with stakeholders through a number of different meetings to create a shared vision," he said. "We'll also do focus group meetings for a more in-depth discussion."

He said there would also be community workshops for more broad community input.

"There will be two rounds of these workshops to understand public values and park access," he said.

The second round of workshops will evaluate plan proposals, he said, and identify tradeoffs and priorities.

"We're also going to be doing online surveys to generate a statistically valid analysis of use patterns and vision," he said.

During phase two, Humel said they would gather data from the previous parks master plan.

"This is the first parks and recreation master plan the city will be doing," he said. "It's a good collaboration between the Culture and Community Services Department and the Public Works Department."

He said they would also do GIS (Geographic Information System)

mapping and analysis of the current parks and recreation system.

"We'll be doing a lot of interviews in this phase," he said.

The plan will also have base maps for analysis, he said, to identify service gaps and recreational trends in the community.

"We want to be doing some suitability and opportunity mapping, including identifying vacant lands that could be potential resources and where we can integrate some stormwater management improvements," Humel said.

During phase three, he said there would be idea generation and prioritization.

"The concept plan we are going to be doing is a 30 percent phase before we evaluate it in the second round of community workshops and before the online survey," he said.

The plan will also look at park expansion, he said, plus potential focus areas.

"What are the capital improvement needs and what are some basic cost estimates for what's needed," he said.

"We're going to assess our recreational programming and look for ways to improve our operations."

From there, he said they would draft a master plan that includes a funding component.

"We'll come up with a 95 percent draft for review by our various commissions and council and get the public input on that," he said. "This is the plan for the next year."

During public comments, Gabriel Teran supports the parks and recreation master plan award.

"It's been a long process in identifying the firm who will take this on," he said. "As part of the parks and recreation commission, I enjoyed being part of that process."

Councilman Oscar Madrigal said he supports the master plan.

"I think it has a quality of life component," he said.

Mayor Pro Tem Carmen Ramirez said you could see the time and effort put into the plan.

"Proposition 68 (parks, environment, and water funding) will bring tremendous benefits to our city," he said. "There's a possibility

that some of that funding could go towards taking back our beach from the Mandalay and Oren Beach generating stations."

Councilman Bryan MacDonald said he fully supports the master plan.

"I think it's the right thing to do at the right time," he said. "I've been having several discussions with city management staff and others about future development."

He said one proposal talked about taking park space away.

"I indicated to them that I would never support that in any way, shape or form," he said. "I think we need to be very cognizant of what we do in our park and how we are going to improve them."

Councilman Bert Perello supported the master plan but said whoever the new city manager is must be held accountable to what Interim City Manager Scott Whitney has done.

"Mr. Whitney created a team that was called a red team," he said. "They went out and hustled money and got it done."

He said the city needs to be in front of the line for Proposition 68 funding.

"You don't need to be a hog; you just need to be in front," he said.

Mayor Tim Flynn said some councils in the past were anxious to see it come forward.

"Without this master plan, the city was able to prioritize certain areas," he said. "It wasn't necessarily that money was distributed equally throughout the whole city for parks."

At one point, he said there was a big focus on College Park which would be the home of "Big League Dreams" where about $18 million went into the park.

"A lot of money went into College Park," he said. "It's not that College Park didn't deserve the $18 million, it was the case that with such few resources how could it be more thoroughly distributed throughout the city."

He said parks unify the city.

"Right now, we are deficient and so densely populated that people from all parts of town go to areas and overcrowd certain parks."

Vancouvers was signed to Motown, and Chong co-wrote the band's only hit, “Does Your Mama Know About Me,” a smooth R&B tune that rose to No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.

When no other hits followed, Motown dropped the group, and the Canadian-born Chong returned to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he ran a pair of strip clubs with his brother. There he crossed paths with Richard Marin, a Mexican-American art student from Los Angeles eight years his junior, who asked to join the house band. The pair began warming up audiences with stoner jokes, and a comedy team was born.

After some discussion of what to call themselves—Chong says “Richard and Tommy” and “Chong and Marin” were quickly rejected— they settled on Cheech, Marin's nickname, and Chong. By then, Motown had helped Chong obtain a green card, and the two headed to fame and fortune in Los Angeles.

On a recent early morning, Chong answers the door for a photo shoot at his longtime home in the hills overlooking L.A.'s wealthy Brentwood section, arriving in gray jeans, sandals and a black T-shirt advertising the name of a Colorado cannabis dispensary he recently visited. He offers to change into another shirt for the photos before deciding to stick with the original.

“Don't want to ruin my image,” he concludes with a smile.

As a photographer sets up, Chong polishes off a breakfast of oatmeal topped with sliced banana. In recent years, he's become a vegetarian, although he backslides.

“Especially if you put a plate of dim sum in front of me. Of course, that's my cultural heritage.”

Civil Rights Historians Tell Little-Known Story of WWII Veteran

By Christina L. Myers The brutality inflicted against decorated African-American World War II veteran Sgt. Isaac Woodard by a Southern police chief is credited with inspiring President Harry Truman to integrate the military in 1948, but few people know Woodward's name.

After being honorably discharged from the Army, Woodard was removed from a Greyhound bus in Batesburg, South Carolina, and beaten by a white police chief. It left the war veteran permanently blind.

Now, Woodard's supporters are seeking to erect a civil rights marker in his honor in South Carolina. They say his ferocious beating helped draw U.S. attention to the discrimination and mistreatment of blacks returning home from war.

Historians say Woodard's case and the outcry it prompted drove the first cracks into American segregation years ahead of the civil rights era.

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hether it’s the kids or grandkids wrapping up the school year, spending a little extra time with mom or traveling with loved ones for a long weekend, the potential increase in quality family time is something many look forward to in May. When everyone is gathered together, it seems at some point the conversation always turns to who’s watching what when it comes to TV shows and movies.

Watching TV or going to the movies together can be a great way to bond, but people are discovering exciting series and films outside of cable channels and movie theaters. Even with busy schedules and differing tastes, streaming services like Netflix are always adding new shows and movies, so there’s sure to be something everyone can enjoy together (no matter how picky some family members may be).

If you’re looking to discover something new or different from what you find on regular TV, here are five reasons to give an option like Netflix a try: 1. No More Fighting Over the Remote. Whether you’re sitting

down to watch as a family or getting cozy on the couch for a date night in, there’s no need to commandeer the remote to ensure you have control of the entertainment choices. With a large selection of shows and movies, streaming services make it easy to find something you’ll love to watch together.

2. Like a Guide Channel That’s Customized for You. If you’re a fan of Blue Bloods, you can either catch up on old episodes, or give an option like MINDHUNTER a try. Or if you’re looking for laughs and love Friends, check out Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. It’s like a guide channel, but because it knows your tastes, Netflix will only display show and film recommendations based on what you have watched in the past.

3. Rediscover Shows and Movies You Love. Experience some of ABBA’s greatest hits with Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth in the musical romantic comedy Mamma Mia!, or get your action fix with Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum.

If you’re feeling nostalgic but are looking for something

outside of reruns, consider a trip down memory lane with a reboot of classic series like Lost in Space or Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

4. Take Your Shows On-the-Go. If you’re doing any travel this spring, discover a new way to stay entertained while you’re on the go. Whether you’re on the road for work or leisure, Netflix lets you watch your favorite shows wherever you are. Just use your phone, laptop or tablet to access the service and pick up right where you left off.

5. Sign-Up is Simple. All you have to do is go online to Netflix. com, choose a plan and provide payment information and your zip code. You may also be eligible for a subscription as part of some existing cable packages, and if that is the case, you may not need any additional equipment to access it.

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TV SHOWS AND MOVIES ON NETFLIX IN MAY Netflix is adding new shows and movies to the service every day. Whether you’re into comedy, suspense, drama or anything in-between, you can find those genres and more on Netflix.com. Here’s some old favorites as well as new content available to watch this month:

A Little Help with Carol Burnett: Season 1

In this series, Carol Burnett is joined by a group of the most honest and unfiltered people in the world – a gaggle of straight-talking 5-9-year-old kids.

These opinionated “experts” weigh in on a variety of dilemmas brought in by adults. (Available May 4)

Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist: Season 1

This docuseries, based on a true story, begins with the grisly death of a pizza delivery man who robs a bank with a bomb fastened around his neck, and only gets stranger from there. (Available May 11)

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

End Game

Explained: Season 1

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

Late night legend David Letterman interviews an iconic guest of choice – past guests include former President Barack Obama, George Clooney and Malala Yousafza.

This month, he takes on comedian Tina Fey and radio personality Howard Stern. (Available May 4 and May 31)

This docuseries spotlights a wide range of topical and timely issues that impact lives on a daily basis, such as the gender wage gap, geopolitical politics, the rise of cryptocurrency and why diets fail.

(Available May 23)

Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, this verite-style documentary short follows medical practitioners working on the cutting edge of life and death, who are dedicated to changing the thinking about both. (Available May 4)

Comedy icons Steve Martin and Martin Short team up to provide viewers with musical sketches and conversations about their lives in show business and stand-up comedy. (Available May 25)

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ENTERTAINMENT

Morgan Freeman Rebuts Assault Allegations

By Davis Bauder

NEW YORK—Morgan Freeman says he likes to compliment people to make them feel at ease around him but that he has never sexually assaulted women.

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HE Academy Awardwinning actor is fighting back against charges of bad behavior made by multiple women in a CNN report this week. He said in a statement late Friday that the report has devastated him and that “it is not right to equate horrific incidents of sexual assault with misplaced compliments or humor.”

Following the report, Visa announced it was suspending all of its marketing that features the actor's voice.

CNN's story includes one movie production assistant who said Freeman unsuccessfully tried to lift her skirt. Other women talked about unwanted touching on their backs and shoulders. Mostly, Freeman's accusers say he would comment

about their bodies or clothes or make behavior with others was unclear. them uncomfortable by staring. A The accusations against Freeman male former employee of Freeman's came out the same day word spread production company said the that New York City authorities were 80-year-old actor would behave like filing rape charges against disgraced a “creepy uncle.”

Hollywood producer Harvey One of the article's authors, Chloe Weinstein.

Melas, began working on it following Freeman's statement was a press junket where she said Freeman reminiscent of an email written clasped her hand, by longtime looked her up and television anchor I admit that I am someone down and made Tom Brokaw sent comments like, who feels a need to try to to friends recently “you are ripe.” make women, and men, after a former “I admit that I had feel appreciated and at colleague am someone who accused him of ease around me. feels a need to try unwanted sexual to make women, advances.

Morgan Freeman and men, feel “I am appreciated and devastated that 80 at ease around years of my life is me,” Freeman said. “As a part of at risk of being undermined, in the that, I would often try to joke with blink of an eye, by Thursday's media and compliment women, in what reports,” Freeman said.

I thought was a light-hearted and Freeman won the 2005 Oscar for humorous way. Clearly I was not best supporting actor for “Million always coming across the way I Dollar Baby.” He was nominated four intended.” other times, including for “Driving He said that he did not assault Miss Daisy” and “The Shawshank women, create unsafe work Redemption.” His voice is familiar environments or offer employment on commercials and as a narrator or advancement in exchange for sex. for documentaries and other His reference to equating his productions.

'Solo' Sputters in Takeoff with $83.3M at Box Office

By Jake Coyle

hoped for this to be a bit bigger,” said Dave Hollis, Disney's NEW YORK—In the largest distribution chief.

“We're disturbance yet in Disney's encouraged by the response that otherwise lucrative reign over people have had to the film. It got “Star Wars,” the Han Solo spinoff a good CinemaScore (A-minus).

“Solo: A Star Wars Story” opened The exits are very encouraging.” well below expectations with a “Solo” came in with a franchise-low $83.3 million in Millennium Falcon's worth of ticket sales over the three-day baggage following the midweekend in North American production firing of directors theaters.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Disney estimated who were replaced Sunday that “Solo”

by Ron Howard. will gross $101 With the rejiggered million over the Of course we would production, the four-day Memorial budget soared well Day weekend, have hoped for this to past $250 million. a figure below But the cause be a bit bigger. even the opening of the spinoff 's David Hollis, Disney weekends of the disappointing Films much-derided performance may “Star Wars” have had as much prequels. Last week, forecasts ran to do with “Star Wars” fatigue as high as $150 million for the ("The Last Jedi” exited theaters four-day haul of “Solo.” just last month) and the stiffer Overseas ticket sales were even competition of a summer holiday worse. “Solo,” starring Alden weekend. While no major releases Ehrenreich in the role made dared to open against “Solo,” Fox's iconic by Harrison Ford, grossed “Deadpool 2” moved its release $65 million internationally in its date up a week ahead of “Solo.” opening weekend, including a The gambit may have hurt both paltry $10.1 million in China. releases. After debuting with $125 “Of course we would have million last weekend, the R-rated

Ryan Reynolds sequel dropped 66 percent to second place with $42.7 million and an estimated $53.5 million four-day haul.

“Solo” notched the biggest Memorial Day weekend opening in several years, but it also came on the heels of a pair of a summersized blockbusters—“Deadpool 2” and Disney's own “Avengers Infinity War”—making for an unusually crowded May. “Infinity War” added $16.5 million in its fifth weekend to bring its domestic total to $621.7 million and its global sales to $1.9 billion—both among the highest of all-time.

“It is a business that is built on momentum but also one where people probably are only able to get to theaters a certain number of weeks in a row,” said Hollis.

But there were also questions beyond the effect the calendar had on “Solo.” While reviews were generally positive (71 percent “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes), there was little about “Solo” that made the movie a must-see event.

Fans were skeptical of Ehrenreich and uncertain about the dismissal of Lord and Miller (the popular filmmaking duo behind “21 Jump Street” and “The

Lego Movie”). Unlike any “Star Wars” release before, “Solo” was deemed—gasp—skippable.

As it arrived in theaters, Disney might have been wishing it had instead made a Lando Calrissian spinoff with the red-hot Donald Glover, the star of TV's “Atlanta.”

In the days ahead of release, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said a Lando movie is a possibility.

While the original “Star Wars” films helped define the summer moviegoing experience, Disney released their previous three “Star Wars” films in December. What most hurt “Solo” was the “fatigue factor” of a May “Star Wars” film following a December one, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore.

“It's the compressed timeframe between the two ‘Star Wars' films and the highly competitive nature of this marketplace. It is summer, after all,” said Dergarabedian. “The good news is that the next film isn't until December 2019. That's plenty of breathing space. I think part of the allure of the ‘Star Wars' brand in the past has been the long wait.”

That time might also be valuable for Lucasfilm and Disney to find a way to counter the diminishing returns of its multi-billion-dollar franchise. To help propel “Solo” internationally, Disney brought the film to Cannes Film Festival, flooding the French film festival's red carpet with Storm Troopers.

“The Last Jedi” also flopped in China (it was pulled from theaters after a week), and Rian Johnson's movie—even though it grossed $1.3 billion worldwide— showed relatively weak legs at the box office, while proving divisive among “Star Wars” die-hards.

The magic around a “Star Wars” film may be fading. To right the ship on Episode 9, Lucasfilm has turned to an old friend: “The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams. He, too, is replacing a fired director after Colin Trevorrow departed

Michelle Obama Unveils Cover for Upcoming Memoir NEW YORK—Michelle Obama has a picture to share.

On Thursday, the former first lady unveiled the cover for her upcoming memoir, “Becoming.” She posted that image, a smiling close-up shot taken by portrait photographer Miller Mobley, on her Instagram account.

She wrote on Instagram that working on the book has been “meaningful and illuminating” and urged others to tell their stories.

“Becoming,” one of the year's most anticipated books, comes out Nov. 13.

Afroman to Pay $65K in Lawsuit Filed by Woman He Punched Musician and rapper Afroman has agreed to pay $65,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman he punched during a 2015 Mississippi performance.

The Sun Herald reports a judgment in Harrison County Circuit Court says Afroman must pay Haley Byrd in monthly installments of $10,000 and if he does not, he will owe her $125,000.

Byrd's attorney Tim Holleman says the Florida resident was 21 when Joseph Edgar Foreman, whose stage name is Afroman, punched her while she danced after getting on the stage during the Mardi Gras concert in Biloxi.

Afroman had pleaded guilty to an assault charge. He also agreed he will not disparage, slander or libel Byrd. She claimed he defamed her by writing a song about the assault called “Stay off the Stage.”