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Committee Member Vianey Lopez

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Finance & Governance approves deal with Elavon Credit Card Merchant Services.

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

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Holiday shopping season kicks off with Cassie’s Cats Pop-Up Shop

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- It was Thanksgiving Central at Del Sol Park, Nov 19, as the Oxnard Recreation Department and Police Department teamed up to make sure residents got their turkey.

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ESIDENTS registered in advance, and then they drove to the park and got a 13-pound (average) turkey loaded into their trunk.

Officers and Oxnard Parks and Recreation staff members played turkey ambassadors with a smile as the team continues to be goodwill ambassadors throughout the city.

Recreation Supervisor Jessy Tapia attended the event and said every year Oxnard PAL hosts a Thanksgiving dinner at their youth centers, which was canceled in 2020 because of Covid-19.

“What we’re doing is giving away 500 turkeys across three locations that we serve,” he said. “Yesterday, (Nov 19), we had our PAL location, today, we’re at Colonia at Del Sol, and tomorrow we’ll be at n Turkey, see page 7

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Oxnard-- The Oxnard Finance & Governance Committee, Nov. 24, approved an agreement with Elavon Credit Card Merchant Services. n Finance & Governance, see page 7

Eviction crisis town hall starts an important discussion

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The City of Oxnard heard a robust discussion about the upcoming eviction crisis and what it can mean for the city.

Panelists offered hard data and spoke about what can be done to curb the problem.

The meeting also had attendees commenting, and the

group talked out different ideas on the topic and how to fix the situation.

Dr. Sunghee Nam, a member of the sociology department at California State University Channel Islands, said the panelists come from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.

“I know they all volunteered for this discussion because they care about this community,

especially those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged,” she said. “We all believe in this great community, Ventura County, affordable housing for all, and living a humane life with dignity, should be provided.

That’s where we all agree and converge.”

She asked people to listen with an open mind, and through the n Eviction, see page 6

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Ventura County Deputy Executive Officer Paul Stamper

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A different Thanksgiving

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com

Oxnard-- Normally, on Thanksgiving, I enjoy a day full of cooking turkey, watching movies, and perhaps, if the mood strikes me, I’ll drink a beer or two while the J-Train plays video games and angrily denies that she has a video game addiction.

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woke up in a different mood this morning, and I will take a few minutes to tell you what I am thankful for this year.

I am thankful that Governor Newsom has imposed limits on our fun and curfews so we can all stay safe because of Covid-19. That is, of course, a complete load of manure.

I am thankful for whoever snapped the picture of the governor breaking his own rules and dining with a bunch of lobbyists. I know he apologized, but the only thing that guy is sorry about is that he got caught.

With that said, I am thankful for the law enforcement agencies who will not be enforcing this rule. Have a clue, dude. You’ve destroyed your credibility and think you get a free pass. Fortunately for you, there are plenty of supporters who will ignore this.

I am thankful that even when the alarm clock does not

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NEWS Oakwood Properties is all in with Oxnard

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The Wagon Wheel tract-map development agreement revision story continues with Planning & Sustainability Manager Kathleen Malloy saying that a flood wall is being put in by the developer.

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HE City Council, Nov. 17, approved the tentative tractmap development agreement revision for the Wagon Wheel Development.

The agreement green-lighted a neighborhood park location change on Lot A, along with flood control improvements.

“We’ll also realign the multiuse path (MUP) to meet Ventura Road at Wagon Wheel Road for a better MUP consistency and connectivity,” she said.

The new route will travel through the project.

“That will make a very nice design because of the integration of pathways between the project areas,” Mallory said. “There is great connectivity between lot six and the park. It will parallel Wagon Wheel Road, and then there is no change. It will continue under the freeway, and up into River Park It will tie into the existing pathway through Ventura Road, the existing sidewalk and improvements.”

There will be a sound wall running parallel to a recreational pathway.

“The revised tentative map needs to amend a few conditions of approval,” she said. “A few of the modifications to condition one regarding the landscaping and irrigation improvements within the Cal Trans Freeway right of way and the associated maintenance obligation. That will be through the homeowners’ association maintained with CFD (Community Facilities District) funds. We’ve identified the conditions of approval to reflect that agreement. When we originally brought the map forward, we didn’t have that agreement; the developer didn’t have that agreement with Cal Trans. Also, there is maintenance clarification on the multi-use path and the pedestrian bridge.”

The council members got the conditions reflective of the agreements they developed,

and they are consistent with the council-approved Community Facilities District regarding maintenance and obligations.

Mallory proposed nine development agreement modifications.

They include amending and freezing the development impact fees, locking existing (2015) traffic impact fees until July 1, 2028, offsetting the mobility fee with credit for constructing the MUP, underpass, and pedestrian bridge, offsetting park development fees with credit for constructing the MUP, underpass and park improvements. They’ll continue the offset of the storm drain fee for the developer constructing storm drain improvements and grant full credit for the MUP and pedestrian bridge construction costs and land value.

The agreement also updates the solar energy requirement.

“We’re proposing an amendment of that section of the development agreement because there are other energyefficient technologies, such as tankless water heaters, not just the requirement for solar energy provisions,” she said.

“This amendment would allow modifications to meet energy code requirements, which are currently in effect.”

The final amendment grants the community development director the authority to grant the developer additional time if the director determines that the developer is making significant progress towards the requirements for the Ventura Road pump system, drainage system improvements, stormwater, and flood protection improvements.

“That’s provided the developer would be making progress towards the requirements to construct those by the 1,300th unit,” she said. “The community development director would be able to grant some flexibility to allow the developer to continue constructing, providing stormwater and flood protection.

The developer would not be permitted occupancy of those units unless all those flood protection improvements are in place prior to the certificate of occupancy for those units. Part of this is establishing requirements for stormwater flood protection.

Wagon Wheel is one piece of a larger puzzle. The intent is that we wouldn’t allow human life and persons to reside in those units

Planning & Sustainability Manager Kathleen Malloy

until the full improvements for Wagon Wheel are in effect.”

The city has been working with the developer on the project since 2019.

“Back in June, there was a community workshop for the project,” she said. “There were no significant questions or concerns.

There were questions regarding the timing for the flood control improvements.

These were answered by the developer and the city team.”

The Oxnard Planning Commission heard the item on Oct. 29.

“There were some questions, and they pertained to revising the recreational amenities within the project,” she said. “There were questions in reference to the conceptual approval on the specific plan map. We expressed to the planning commission that the specific plan was written and it was a conceptual plan.

We explained to the commission there were some concerns with the removal of the community pool. Some of the projects are already putting in pools. Between two development projects that are currently underway, there is a pool being put in there being shared by those two development projects. There are also other projects underway where pools are being contemplated.”

The apartment complex has community meeting rooms, she said, which are accessible to project residents.

“There were questions also about the CalTrans off-ramp

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and the reasons for that,” she said. “Additionally, there were questions regarding the Community Facilities District and how those improvements are funded. They unanimously approved the project.”

The city council instructed the staff to work with the developer on master plan projects and look at the phased implementation of the impact fees.

Oakwood Communities Applicant Corey Harpole said 1,097 developments and 50,300 square feet of commercial space have DDR (Due Diligence Review) approval with building permits issued for 726 units and 50,300 square feet of commercial development.

“Two parks have been built, and 420 units have occupancy,” he said.

“Oakwood is committed to this project and the City of Oxnard.

This project is a collaborative development between the city and the developer.”

Oakwood is funding all the off-site water and wastewater improvements, he said, and they’ll pay the connection fee so there will be no burden on the infrastructure.

“There will be a lump sum payment for a fire truck and fire station upgrades,” he said. “Three turn-key parks will be provided.

There is a vision of affordable housing at 15 percent, so 225 affordable units will be provided.

There will be regional storm drain improvement, such as the Ventura sump pump that will relieve occasional flooding issues along

Ventura Road. The golf course development fee, flood protection permits that benefit the project as well as the city. There will be an approximately one-mile multiuse path with exercise stations, plus an extension under the 101 Freeway to connect to the 101 trail overpass to River Park. The will be an MUP over Oxnard Blvd to connect to the Esplanade and the rest of the city.”

There will also be a transit center with 50 parking spaces, bus stops, and a ticket kiosk.

“There will be Ventura Road off-ramp improvements and a maintenance district to maintain the majority of the public facilities within Wagon Wheel, thereby reducing the financial burden on the city,” he said.

Harpole said the staff did a good job summarizing the specific plan amendments.

“Aside from relocating the park, the other key revision includes the realignment of the Ventura Road off-ramp and the MUP,” he said.

The current map shows the offramp coming into the project and connecting with Wagon Wheel Road at a four-way intersection.

“This alignment was approved by the city, but the city recognized conditions that further CalTrans approvals were needed along with resolving the potential conflicts with the MUP and off-ramp,” he said. “CalTrans reviewed this additional requirement and provided additional unrealistic alignments that would have impacted adjacent land uses.

The new off-ramp alignment, which basically keeps the same configuration that is there today, resolves the CalTrans issues and conflicts and the MUP conflicts.

This design has been conceptually approved by CalTrans and the city staff.”

He said the MUP now travels alongside the park and Wagon Wheel Road.

“It eliminates two prior road crossings for safer travel,” he said.

“It’s integrated better with the park and is compatible with the flood protection improvements.”

Flood protection improvements start adjacent to the 101 Freeway and tie-in to the Ventura County improvements.

“The conditional letter of map revision has been submitted to FEMA for its design,” he said.

“FEMA’s approval will allow for construction to start.”

This story will continue on Dec. 4.

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NEWS Holiday shopping season kicks off with

Cassie’s Cats Pop-Up Shop

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Ventura-- As we get started on the holiday shopping season, one way to get that list handled and do something terrific for an important local organization, is to shop through Cassie’s Cats PopUp Shop.

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HOPPERS got to choose from handsewn and knit cat teats, jewelry, catnip, and, of course, a new cat bed for your whiskery friend.

Cassie’s Cats continues to raise money to open a cat lounge and adoption center in Ventura.

Group Founder Jennifer Thompson ran the Pop-Up Shop and said her group raised about $5,000 towards its goal so far.

“We’re moving right

along,” she said. “We know, to open a place, we’re going to need first and last month’s rent for security, plus any improvements and furnishing the space. “With rents in midtown Ventura, we think that $6,000 would be good for the first couple of months. It’s a big undertaking, but we’re at about $5,000 right now.”

Jennifer and her group keep recruiting volunteers who share her passion for cats and giving them forever

homes.

“We were excited to start moving forward; then the county moved back to purple,” she said. “We can’t open responsibly in this climate. We can’t start a new business and new non-profit, so we keep waiting.”

She’s met with a commercial real estate broker who will help the group negotiate a lease and look at properties.

“He’s going to make sure we get the best deal we can,” she said. “He’s a nice guy from Oxnard.”

Jennifer keeps busy and just took in four new cats.

“We adopted a momma cat and her three kittens,” she said. “The little ones are one day old. Their momma is named “Storm,” and the babies are named “Rain,” “Cloud,” and “Hurricane.”

That brings my fostering total up to about 19 this year of cats and kittens I’ve taken in and helped save.

They’re always getting into

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something. When I’m sitting on the couch working on my laptop, my oldest cat, “Sumi,” comes and sits next to me and rests a paw on my leg. It’s good company.”

With all those cats, she goes through a lot of cat litter, cat food, and does a lot of laundry.

“We have an Amazon wish list that I posted yesterday that we updated it with food for the cats that we’ve brought in,” she said. “As of this morning, two cases of wet food and two big bags of dry food have already been

sent. I don’t know who did it.

They’re supporters.”

Jennifer finds their kindness gratifying.

“It tells me there are people out there who want to see this succeed,” she said. “We’re giving people an opportunity to be giving and do something outside of themselves. That makes me feel good.”

One thing the Covid-19 lockdown has done is give her plenty of time to make cat Christmas presents.

“I have been sewing many n Cassie’s Cats, see page 6

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conversation, they’ll work together and deal with such an urgent community issue.

Ventura County Deputy Executive Officer Paul Stamper said his department works on economic vitality for the entire community and said the county board and its Chief Executive Officer Mike Powers have the crisis on the top of their list.

“A lot of good work is happening, but there is a lot more to be done,” Stamper said.

On March 16, Governor Gavin Newsom issued his first executive order that allowed local governments, counties, and cities to implement eviction moratoriums.

Typically, they wouldn’t have that ability on their own.

“In Ventura County, we implemented that on March 31, for residential and commercial moratoriums, and most of the cities did as well,” he said. “It’s a type of situation where each individual jurisdiction has the option to do that or not.”

On June 11, Newsom

issued an executive order that extended the protection until Sept. 30.

“As we approached that, there was a lot of anxiety because there was no solution yet,” he said. “A midnight deal got done by the California Legislature, and emergency legislation got done Sept.

1. The name of that was the Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act. Because it was legislation rather than an executive order, it allowed for that to be implemented statewide. Local ordinances do not have to be enacted to be enforced.”

That legislation focused on residential properties and not commercial evictions.

“The governor later issued an executive order for commercial as well,” he said.

The act offers eviction relief, he said, but does not waive unpaid rent.

“The pay rent or quit notice was extended,” Stamper said. “Instead of having 3 days, tenants can have 15 days to respond to

that. With notice, landlords were also required to provide a declaration of Covidrelated financial distress form and inform the tenant that they have the right to make use of that legislation.

If they declared a hardship, they could avail themselves of those protections.”

The legislation had two different time-periods associated with unpaid rent, March 1 through Aug 31, where the tenant can provide the signed declaration.

“For the period, Sept 1, through Jan 31, they needed to provide the signed declaration and 25 percent of the rent for that period,” Stamper said. “That didn’t have to be on a monthly basis, but it did have to be 25 percent paid by Jan. 31. Then in Feb, protections from evictions will still exist, based on the unpaid rent from previous months, but you must start paying your rent in full for going forward from Feb. In March, in addition to paying your normal rent, you now also have to begin

paying that back rent.”

That lasts for one year. In March 2022, landlords can make a claim for any unpaid rent through small claims court.

By the end of 2020, he said there would be $1.1 billion worth of back rent that needs collection.

“The good news is that Governor Newsom identified homelessness as a crisis and one of his top priorities before the pandemic,” he said.

“This week, the California Legislative Office identified $26 billion in additional revenue they’re anticipating in the fiscal year 2021-2022 based on revised budget estimates. The revenue beat expectations looking at last year and this year. That’s some of the good news that is out there.”

Ventura County has been engaged in homeless issues, support, and housing affordability for a while.

“Our economic vitality strategic plan, that’s one of the cornerstones of what we are doing,” he said. “We continue to advocate with the state and federal government for our legislative platform for resources to support that.”

Stamper said the county could not wait for the eviction cliff to arrive, so they started Project Room Key, which has four local hotels.

“We’re able to house at one time over 450 people,” he said. “We still have 160 people utilizing that. This is for fragile people over 65, giving those with Covid-19 that need a place to go. Essential workers were also making use of that. They wanted to protect their family and give someone someplace to go after their shift.”

Project Home Key is moving people into permanent housing, where an Oxnard hotel has space for 70 people.

“There is $10 million in the process to purchase that and several million set aside by our board, Cares (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) and other funding sources for the operation of that,” he said. “We had a rental assistance program with 5,400 renters that received three months of rent, $11. 4 million of support for them, a farmworker rental assistance program, with over 4,000 applications. We also had our Business Assistance Grant Program for businesses and non-profits. Many landlords qualify for those and received awards. This crisis is not just for the renters; it’s also for the landlords struggling with the legislation that passed and the pressure that it’s putting on them. The state also has a tenant-landlord resources website, which I’d encourage people to take a look at. For landlords, in particular, there are mortgage forbearance options that it talks through on the website.”

Matt Capritto from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties said the rental market has been impacted without Covid-19.

“Today, any rental that comes on the market is rented quickly,” he said. “I can get 40-50 calls in a couple of days on any given rental at this particular time.”

He manages several properties for individual clients, and he’s had a few individuals who have been Covid-19 impacted.

“Some contacted me right away, and some didn’t know the process,” he said. “This process is so individualized.

It’s a matter of working with an individual one-on-one and assess their needs to see what can be done. I’ve had a few on payment programs, and they’ve caught up. I have a couple right now that are behind again. I had another negotiated where they pay their monthly rent with using their deposit. I think it’s incumbent on landlords to take a deep breath, assess the individual needs of a tenant, and to work with them oneon-one.”

Cappritto said the real estate market will continue being challenging after the moratorium ends.

“I think the impact on the court system and the impact on the individuals, that’s the unknown that’s out there,” he said. “More and more people want to come to Ventura County and escape where they are, L.A. wise. The retail market is out of control, with multiple offers on everything out there.

Reasonably priced in Ventura County is something between $700,000 to $800,000. It’s a matter of days before properties are sold.”

The rental market will continue being a challenge, he said, and the big problem will be what will happen?

“What can we do before all these cases hit the courts, overwhelming the system and people are left out in the cold,” he asked. “That is a problem that needs to be solved before we get to the end result of people not negotiating and not finding a compromise.”

This story will continue on Dec. 4.

teaching two years ago, and she called that good timing with Covid-19.

“I’m a college counselor part-time, and that work can be done through Zoom meetings and online,” she said.

“I do private math tutoring, as well. I’ve got a system set up and have a camera set up, so they can see what I’m writing.

It’s more mentally difficult than anything.”

If you’re looking for a cool and unique Christmas present, Jennifer says to check out the Cassie’s Cats online shop.

“We have masks for women, men, and children,” she said. “We have jewelry for adults, and we have lots of cat toys. They make great stocking stuffers. If you don’t have a cat, but someone you love has a cat, you can shop for them. This is all part of our fundraising effort. All of the materials and time are donated. Nobody is making any money from Cassie’s Cats, and we have no paid employees.”

For more information and lots of cool gift ideas, visit cassiescatsandkittens.org.

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masks,” she said. “Before today, I sold a little over 100 masks. I have been making bow ties for cats, little kicker toys for cats that are stuffed with stuffing, so they can bat at them. I’ve been knitting little stuffed hearts for the kitties to play with, and I’ve tried my hand at crocheting a couple of cat beds.”

She’s also growing and drying catnip.

“I make jewelry, little tiny filled cat toys, you name it, I’ve tried my hand at it,” she said.

Jennifer retired from

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Southwinds Youth Center.”

The turkeys were made possible by sponsors and donors who helped the agencies raise funds to buy the birds.

“We received donations of turkeys from residents and organizations,” he said.

“The Oxnard PAL non-profit purchased the turkeys.”

Tapia wanted to distribute as many turkeys as he could.

“We looked at the big areas we serve, which is our PAL, our Southwinds PAL, and our Colonia Youth Center,” he said. “We wanted to target an area that we felt had a need. We wanted to give as many as we could, and we were able to get a little over 500 with additional donations for organizations and individuals who helped us raise money.”

He loved having officers adding to the giving spirit.

“Anytime we can have our officers helping us out, whether it’s raising money or handing turkeys out to the residents and having them interact with the public, that is always a plus for us,” he said.

Recreation and Community Services continues to truck on, despite the nine-month pandemic that is getting worse.

“One of the biggest things in Recreation and Community Services is trying to keep the activities and programs available to our residents who want to have some kind of normalcy,” he said.

“Whether it’s our recreation programs or continuing our

holiday campaigns, that’s one of the biggest things we wanted to continue. Yes, we’re impacted, but we still want to provide to the city.

Giving out turkeys to these residents, hopefully, it helps them be in a regular mindframe.”

The group worked with the city to make sure the event was Covid-19 safe.

“We worked with the fire department to make sure all the safety protocols are in place,” he said. “We have Covid-19 protocols for every one of our events going on. We’ve done a few distributions, whether it’s school supplies or food share on Wednesdays.”

Tapia looks forward to one statement; we’re all clear go back to your normal life.

“We’re looking forward

to reopening,” he said with a chuckle. “When that happens from the state and county, hopefully, we’ll be able to continue serving our community. At our next one during Christmas, we’re looking at giving out some toys in a similar fashion, with a drive-thru. Whatever the community needs, we’ll try to meet that need.”

Sergeant Daniel Shrubb said the PAL kids and the City Corps crew collaborated to help with recreation and community services and make the event a success.

“This is a collaboration with the turkey donations and the drinks,” he said.

“We’re able to apply some of the families here in our community that might not be able to put

something together for this Thanksgiving holiday. We’re happy to come alongside that effort.”

Some people have bigger families, so Shrubb gave them more turkeys.

“I think I’ve given away three at one time,” he said.

“We’ve got Jenni-O and Butterball turkeys, so those are good brands, and we spared no expense. These are quality turkeys. This is a good moment for everyone, especially if they go to the store and they couldn’t find anything.”

The police department also keeps its efforts moving through the pandemic.

“We don’t stop what we do on a daily basis,” he said. “We have to take precautions. We’re human, just like everybody else.

We’re maintaining our distance at this event and adhering to the county and state restrictions and mandates.”

Raymond Lerma works for the Oxnard Recreation After School Program, and he’s making videos for the city.

“They want to document everything and make sure the city gets to see the work that we’re putting in for our community,” he said.

“I wanted to be part of this. The city needs video pictures.”

He loves Thanksgiving.

“It’s time with your family and giving thanks for having food on your table,” Lerma said. “Giving people a turkey is giving them something they can enjoy with their family.”

transaction and then sends it over to the issuing credit card provider or issuing bank to check for the availability of funds. If the funds are verified, then the process is pushed for completion.”

The transaction manager accepts three types of payments. These include the online payment for utilities, followed by over-the-counter payments for utilities and over-the-counter payments for non-utilities.

“For Central Square, the implementation period can take up to 60 days,” she said. “Hence, the urgency for finding a replacement for Transaction Manager.

Currently, the card payments the city receives annually are approximately $24 million a year for online utility payments; over-thecounter utility payments are $24 million a year, and over-the-counter non-utility payments are $18 million.”

Central Square recommended the city place its gateway and processor with a product called

“PAYA.” “We created a team composed of members from the IT and city manager departments. The team researched viable candidates,” she said. “That research yielded another option, which is Paymentus gateway and Elavon as the processor. There are many other options, but the team feels that these two candidates will integrate with Central Square successfully.”

The city gave two candidates sample transactions of two months, she said, and then asked for a price for the transactions.

Then, they compared them with the current providers, Transaction Manager and Bank of America.

“So, they gave us the price for the online payments and the over-the-counter payments,” Alomeri said.

“Under the Bank of America Transaction Manager for July, we saved a total of $24,450. Compared to that, PAYA gave us pricing of

$25,279. If we go with PAYA, it will cost us $828 more.

Candidate two is Elavon, and they gave us a price of $23,467. If we go with candidate 2, it will save the city about $987 per month.”

The city’s comparison did not stop there.

“There are other considerations that we have to study,” she said. “Both PAYA and Paymentus work with Click to Go, which is a different platform. The answer is yes, they both work with Click to Go.” They will also be able to integrate with Central Square.

“The important question is will they be able to integrate with Tyler (software) that we will be going into in the future,” Alomeri said. “With PAYA, it’s not certain they will integrate with Tyler.

With Paymentus and Elavon, Tyler can provide us with their preferred gateway processor.

They listed Paymentus and Elavon as preferred.”

The city also needed to

know if it would integrate with their autopay system and their IVR. “Paymentus and Elavon will integrate with both,” she said. “The integration, according to Central Square, will need a 3,500 fusion if we go with someone else other than PAYA. According to Paymentus, that cost will be waived. Central Square also told us that there would be a 20-hour implementation cost if we go with someone else. With Paymentus and Elavon, they have made this integration with other cities, and our programming is not needed.”

Oxnard also reviewed feedback from another city regarding Paymentus. The smaller city they compared accepts approximately 40,000 transactions per month.

“That’s significant because the number of our utility customers is also about 40,000 per month,” she said.

“The review was positive.”

During committee comments, Vianey Lopez

clarified that it was a flat fee for the service.

“The fee for payment is a flat fee of 45 cents per transaction,” Alomeri said.

“The fee for Elavon, they charge their cost plus, they also collect credit card fees.

It’s called the interchange fee based on a percentage.”

Lopez also wanted to know why it falls under a gateway and processor system and not just one system?

“Paymentus only functions as a gateway,” Alomeri said. “Elavon only processes as a processor. They don’t do both services. We have to have a combination of the two.”

Interim Chair Bert Perello said he’s impressed that Alomeri took the bull by the horns and looked for another option.

“It’s great to see a great department looking forward,” he said. “You didn’t wait around, and you looked for options.”

The item moves to the full council.

have to “go over the hill” on an issue. I put go over the hill in quotes because it’s my dad’s term, and if I don’t credit him, he may come back to lecture me. There is an expression, “when they made you, they broke the mold.” With me, they broke the mold first and

thought, let’s keep going and see what happens. They taught me to fight when needed, and they also taught me to laugh and never take myself too seriously. The J-Train calls me Goofus for a reason.

I am also grateful for my boss, who shares my vision

of telling the truth no matter what. I am thankful that I can write, educate, inform, aggravate, entertain and make people in Ventura County engaged. That’s an honor I am thankful for.

I am thankful that I live in the United States, and I am

thankful that we have a twoparty system of government.

I am thankful that my mom taught me how to take white and dark meat turkey and combine them on a sandwich with gravy, stuffing and cranberry sauce. I am also grateful for brussel sprouts,

and I am also grateful that the J-Train hates them. I love them, and she lets me eat them all. I am also thankful that we have a Pilates machine for the next morning. That way, I can fit into my pants.

Have a great holiday everybody.

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The committee recommends the City Council ratify the threeyear agreements A-8268 (for over-the-counter nonutility payments), A-8269 (for over-the-counter utility payments), and A-8270 (for online payments) with the City of Oxnard for credit card merchant services for $954,000.

Billing and licensing chief Eden Alomeri presented the item to the committee.

She said in late July 2020, the city’s current planning resource enterprise provider Central Square notified the city’s information technology planning department that their transaction manager would sunset on Dec 31, 2020.

Transaction manager currently serves gateway and Bank of America as their processor and merchant.

“When our customer pays with a credit card, the gateway receives and sends the transaction to the processor,” she said. “The processor then receives the

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resting next to me in bed relaxes me so I can fall asleep.

I am also grateful for my parents. They’ve passed on, but between the two of them, they taught me to be kind at times (ma), and they also taught me to be direct and unrelenting (dad) because sometimes you

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DINING

Beef Roast

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You can braise the meat if you like though it is not crucial. (Braising would be searing the meat on high heat before roasting). Arrange the meat and vegetables into a roasting pan or dutch over (my preference). Add the wine and olive oil all over the meat and veggies making effort to get everything covered a little bit. Cover with a lid that fits snug and place in the oven. Bake for 3.5 hours at 325⁰.

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HEALTH Newsom’s child quarantined for possible virus exposure SACRAMENTO (AP)—One of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s children may have been exposed to the coronavirus at school and is in quarantine, a spokesman said Friday.

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HE child be­ gan a 14-day qua­ rantine “from the date of exposure” after the family was told a classmate at the private school had tested positive for COVID-19, Nathan Click said in an emailed statement.

The rest of the governor’s family is not quarantining because they weren’t directly exposed.

“The family has taken the potential exposure seriously and is following all state protocols,” Click said.

The governor, his wife and all four of their children have tested negative for the

virus, Click said. He didn’t identify the child who was in quarantine.

Newsom had a rapid test this week that was negative, and he will get a regular tests this weekend, Click said.

The story was first reported by Politico.

Newsom said last month that his children had returned to their private school in Sacramento, sparking criticism even as millions of public schoolchildren continue to study online or through other distance learning measures because of COVID-19 concerns.

Click said Newsom “has made the safety of students and staff a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic and has fought to ensure that every child - whether in a classroom or at home - is learning.”

The school where Newsom’s child was exposed will stop in-person learning and move to remote learning

after the Thanksgiving break through the second week of December, in part because of the higher infection risks associated with holiday activities, according to an

email Politico said it had obtained.

The governor also drew fire this week for apparently flouting the very social distancing rules that he has

urged Californians to follow assiduously to curb a spiking COVID-19 infection rate.

Newsom said this week he made a “bad mistake” by attending a friend’s

birthday dinner on Nov. 6 at the ritzy French Laundry restaurant in Napa County.

He apologized and described the dinner as outdoors. But photos obtained by the Fox 11 TV station in Los Angeles show Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, sitting maskless around a crowded table of 12— including several lobbyists— inside a room that was enclosed on three sides.

Napa is one of 41 counties that as of Saturday night will fall under a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew that bars people from non-essential activities and orders bars, restaurants and other businesses to shut during those hours.

The counties fall under the most restrictive “purple” tier of the state’s four tiers allowing stages of economic reopening. Private and public schools that already are open for in-person learning in those counties are allowed to remain open.

Employers start sending workers shopping for health coverage

By Tom Murphy THE HOMELAND— Instead of offering one or more options, some companies are turning health insurance shopping over to employees.

A federal rule change last year stoked this new approach. It allows employers to reimburse workers for coverage they bought without paying a tax penalty.

The concept sends employees to individual insurance markets where they can find more choices for coverage. It also protects employers from huge annual cost spikes. But it’s a big change for workers who are used to having their employer give them benefit choices every year.

This new approach— known as an Individual Coverage Health R e i m b u r s e m e n t Arrangement or ICHRA— started with coverage plans for this year. More workers will likely see them

offered this fall during their company’s annual sign-up window for 2021 coverage.

Benefits experts say the idea is drawing interest from employers, but they expect the option to grow slowly over the next few years.

“We are seeing much more cautious adoption of it,” said Alan Silver, senior director of health and benefits for the consulting firm Willis Towers Watson.

Here’s how it works: Employees pick a plan that works best for them, sometimes with help from an outside company hired by their employer. Then the employer reimburses them, at least partially, for the cost.

Benefits consultants say the accounts can be attractive to companies that have been hammered by insurance costs or want to offer benefits to attract new employees but haven’t been able to afford them.

Element Designs, with about 65 employees, switched earlier this year. The Charlotte, North Carolina,

custom door maker was facing a 60% price hike for its old coverage plan.

That would have followed a 50% increase from the year before.

The company couldn’t absorb those hikes. But human resources manager Kymberlee Hernandez said they also couldn’t tell employees in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Hey guys, by the way, we’re not going to have health care this year.”

“This was definitely a good alternative for us,” she said.

The company is reimbursing employees $500 per month for their coverage and another $300 if they have dependents.

Employee Olivia Banks found the new approach daunting at first. But a company hired by her employer, Take Command Health, helped Banks figure out which plans would include her doctors and what sort of expenses she could handle.

“The benefit on the other side is a plan that’s tailored more towards you,” said the account manager.

The federal government estimates that once employers get used to the new rule, more than 11 million workers and family members will get insurance this way.

That’s a relatively small slice of the market for employer-sponsored health insurance, which covered about 157 million people last year, according to the non-profit Kaiser Family Foundation.

HealthSherpa, a company that helps people find coverage in the insurance marketplaces, said it is working with more than 50 employers to start the coverage switch between this month and January.

Separately, it also is helping individuals with ICHRAs find coverage through an app it debuted in July.

The coronavirus pandemic has strained some employer budgets and

made them start thinking about insurance alternatives, HealthSherpa co-founder Cat Perez said.

“It’s definitely picked up as the pandemic has played on,” she said.

Like with most insurance plans, shoppers will have to read the fine print when they search individual coverage markets. A plan that seems like a bargain could require customers to pay several thousand dollars in deductibles before most coverage starts or deal with much bigger prescription bills than they are used to.

“You’re definitely going to reach into your pocket more,” said Katherine Hempstead, a health care researcher with the non-profit Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The new option is expected to grow first with small businesses and in places where employers think the insurance market offers enough coverage choices.

Beth Carter’s marketing agency, Clariant Creative,

adopted the approach earlier this year because more typical employersponsored health insurance was both unaffordable and an administrative headache.

“Finding the right coverage was just ridiculously painful,” said Carter, whose Naperville, Illinois, business has only six full-time employees.

New employee Sara Schleicher was drawn to the idea. Previous employers had high-deductible plans that would have exposed her to big medical bills.

The 29-year-old marketing specialist wanted something with more protection partially because she likes to ride motorcycles. She wound up with a low-deductible plan.

“I feel better knowing that I have insurance even if I don’t need to use it that often,” the St. Augustine, Florida, resident said. “This really has given me access to options that I might not necessarily have had otherwise.”

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LEGALS File No.: 20201026-10014768-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Scrivi 507 Village Rd Port Hueneme, CA 93041 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Cory Scrivner 507 Village Rd Port Hueneme, CA 93041 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Cory Scrivner NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF Ventura ON 10/26/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:81240 AdId:27137 CustId:1463 -----------File No.: 20201022-10014626-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. KNR Marketing 5803 Hickory Drive Apt E Oak Park, CA 91377 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Kameelah Pourmirza 5803 Hickory Drive Apt E Oak Park, CA 91377 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/2020.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Kameelah Pourmirza NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF Ventura ON 10/22/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:81245 AdId:27139 CustId:1464 -----------File No.: 20201012-10014056-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. J.K. ACCESSORIES 1522 MARINERO PL. OXNARD, CA 93030 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. JAIPRAKASH K. UTTWANI 1522 MARINERO PL. OXNARD, CA 93030 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/06/2020.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/JAIPRAKASH K. UTTWANI NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF Ventura ON 10/12/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:81264 AdId:27145 CustId:693 -----------File No.: 20201027-10014807-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Core Masters Group 2. Core Masters 3. Core Masters Workshop 4. Core Masters Events 400 Mobil Ave., Suite D-25 Camarillo, CA 93010 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Maria Lourdes P Guevara 430 Johnson Road Oxnard, CA 93033 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/11/2020.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Maria Guevara 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 11/3/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:81279 AdId:27150 CustId:1465 -----------File No.: 20201027-10014831-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. SAGE 2. SAGE Services 3. STAGES Recovery Center 4. STAGES Recovery Group 5. SAGECoe 6. SAGEDate 1305 Del Norte Rd. Camarillo, CA 93010 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Service to Achieve Growth and Empower, Inc. 44 Duvali Dr. Ventura, CA 93003 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 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/Kerry Hoffman NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF Ventura ON 10/27/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:81283 AdId:27151 CustId:1466 -----------File No.: 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Sovereign Media 30765 Pacific Coast Highway Ste 303 Malibu, CA 90256 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. PCH Creative LLC 5737 Kanan Road Suite 521 Agoura Hills, CA 91301 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the reg-

istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Brian J Adams NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF Ventura ON 10/30/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:81286 AdId:27152 CustId:1467 -----------T.S. No. 087828-CA APN: 145-0-165365 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 6/4/2007. 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 12/10/2020 at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 6/14/2007 as Instrument No. 2007061400119529-0 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: ERIC W NUNEZ AND LUPE Z NUNEZ, 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: AT THE MAIN FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE LOCATED AT 800 S. VICTORIA AVE., VENTURA, CA 93003 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1155 STROUBE ST OXNARD, CA 930361824 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $317,247.59 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust

heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 087828-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:81297 AdId:27155 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JUDITH MAE PAULE aka JUDITH PAULE Case No. 56-2020-00546499-PRLAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JUDITH MAE PAULE aka JUDITH PAULE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jennifer Ham and Kevin Ham in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jennifer Ham and Kevin Ham 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 Dec. 17, 2020 at 10:30 AM in Dept. No. J6 located at 4353 E. Vine-

yard, Oxnard, CA 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: JOHN E ROGERS JR ESQ SBN 199341 RODNUNSKY & ASSOCIATES 5959 TOPANGA CANYON BLVD STE 220 WOODLAND HILS CA 91367 CN973276 PAULE Nov 13,20,27, 2020 SchId:81300 AdId:27156 CustId:65 -----------File No.: 20201028100148740 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Master Accounting and Tax Service 316 E. Scott Street Port Hueneme, CA 93041 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Master Bookkeeping and Tax Service, LLC 316 E. Scott Street Port Hueneme, CA 93041 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Master Bookkeeping and Tax Service, LLC NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF Ventura ON 10/28/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:81303 AdId:27157 CustId:1470

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SENIORS 805 What You’ll Pay for Medicare in 2021

Dear Savvy Senior, I know there will be a small cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits next year but what about Medicare? What will the Medicare Part B monthly premiums be in 2021, and when do the surcharges kick in for higher income beneficiaries?

Inquiring Senior Dear Inquiring, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced their cost adjustments for 2021 and the increases for premiums and out-of-pocket costs for most beneficiaries will be modest. But if you’re a high earner,

you’ll pay more. Here’s what you can expect starting in January.

Medicare Part B While Medicare Part A, which pays for hospital care, is premiumfree for most beneficiaries, Part B, which covers doctor visits and outpatient services does have a monthly premium. Starting in 2021, the standard monthly Part B premium will be $148.50, up from $144.60 in 2020. That $3.90 bump represents a 2.7 percent increase, which is more than double the most recent Social Security costof-living adjustment which was 1.3 percent.

But if you’re a high earning

beneficiary, which makes up about 7 percent of all Medicare recipients, you’ll have to pay more. Medicare surcharges for high earners are based on adjusted gross income from two years earlier, which means that 2021 Part B premiums are determined by 2019 annual income.

So, if your 2019 income was above $88,00 up to $111,000 ($176,000 up to $222,000 for married couples filing jointly), your 2021 Part B monthly premium will be $207.90, up from $202.40 in 2020.

Monthly premiums for singles with an income between $111,000 and $138,000 ($222,000 and $276,000 for joint filers) will rise from $289.20 to $297. Individuals earning above $138,000 up to $165,000 ($276,000 to $330,000 for joint filers) will see their monthly premium increase from $376 to $386.10.

Those with incomes above $165,000 up to $500,000 ($320,000 to $750,000 for joint filers), you’ll pay $475.20 per month in 2021.

And single filers with income of $500,000 or more ($750,000 or more for joint filers) will pay $504.90 per month next year.

Medicare Part D If you have a Medicare (Part D) prescription drug plan, the average premium in 2021 will be about $30 per month for most beneficiaries.

But, again for high earner with annual incomes above $88,000 ($176,000 for joint filers) you’ll pay a $12.30 to $77.10 monthly surcharge on top of your regular Part D premiums.

How to Contest Income Beneficiaries that fall into any of the high-income categories and have experienced certain life-changing events that have reduced their income since 2019, such as retirement, divorce or the death of a spouse, can contest the surcharge. For more information on how to do this, see “Medicare Premiums: Rules for HigherIncome Beneficiaries” at SSA.

gov/benefits/medicare/medicarepremiums.html.

Other Medicare Increases In addition to the Part B and Part D premium increases, there are other cost increases you should be aware of. For example, the annual deductible for Medicare Part B will see a bump from $198 to $203 in 2021. The deductible for Medicare Part A, which covers hospital services, will increase from $1,408 in 2020 to $1,484 in 2021. There are no surcharges on Medicare deductibles for high earners.

For more information on all the Medicare costs for 2021 visit Medicare.gov and click on “2021 Medicare Costs,” or call 800-6334227.

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

Words to live by

By Marian Wright Edelman FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT EMERITA I recently received a note from my dear and evergreen friend Maria Nhambu with wise counsel that has circulated for many years under titles like “The Balance Sheet of Life” and “Things We Should All Know.” In a world where so much is uncertain and confusing this message is timeless and includes tenets of all the great faiths that help bind us together as human beings:

The most destructive habit: Worry.

The greatest joy: Giving.

The greatest loss: Loss of selfrespect.

The most satisfying work: Helping others.

The ugliest personality trait: Selfishness.

The greatest “shot in the arm”: Encouragement.

The greatest problem to overcome: Fear.

The most effective sleeping pill: Peace of mind.

The most crippling disease: Excuses.

The most powerful force in life: Love.

The most dangerous act: Gossip.

The world’s most incredible computer: The brain.

The worst thing to be without: Hope.

The deadliest weapon: The tongue.

The two most power-filled words: I can.

The greatest asset: Faith.

The most worthless emotion:

Self-pity.

The most beautiful attire: A smile.

The most prized possession: Integrity.

The most powerful channel of communication: Prayer.

The most contagious spirit: Enthusiasm.

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SENIORS 805 Being nice does have its rewards It was one of those weeks. It seems that every week of mine is “one of those weeks.” Just when I think everything was looking fine, I discovered I was looking in the wrong direction. I should know better than thinking.

Several problems developed with my vehicle, and I had to take it to the garage. Fortunately, when I took it in, it wasn’t as serious as I thought it would be. Of course, I was happy about that, and as I drove my vehicle home, I sang one of my happy songs.

The next day, the vehicle had the issue again. I guess he heard me sing that happy song and was going to try to prove me wrong.

I should’ve worn a mask while singing so he wouldn’t understand what I was singing. When am I going to learn?

Oh well, it’s one of those weeks.

I took the vehicle back to the garage, and they solved the problem very quickly, which made me happy. Remembering the last time I brought the vehicle home, I did not sing my happy song, at least out loud.

When everything goes wrong, it is tough to be nice. Having a nice attitude takes a lot of work, and I must say it is beyond my pay grade.

It’s not that I don’t try to be nice, because I do. I guess one person’s nice is another person’s naughty.

Why is it naughty seems much better than nice?

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage always reminds me when I’m going somewhere, “You better be nice today!”

I remembered years ago, I asked her to define for me what nice really means. I won’t do that again because she told me her view of being nice. I suppose I should have

taken notes, but I didn’t.

After everything that went wrong this week, I was very much tempted just to give up. I’m not sure what I would give up, but I was tempted to go in that direction.

Then things changed.

First off, I got a check from my publisher, which I was not expecting. As I drove to the bank to deposit the check, I kept from singing my happy song just in case my vehicle was listening. But I was happy.

When I got back from the bank, my wife saw that I was smiling and asked what I was happy about. So, being the “nice” person that I am, I told her. And she was happy for me.

It was just the beginning of the “nice” attitude in my week.

My wife was away for lunch the other day, and so I had to get my lunch. I stopped at Wendy’s and got my lunch, and I have one of those coupons for a free Frosty.

I used my coupon, and when I picked up my food, there were two Frostys.

“Excuse me,” I said to the waiter, “I only ordered one frosty, but you gave me two.”

The person at the window looked at me, smiled, and said, “I just wanted to do something nice for you. Go ahead, keep it.” I smiled back at him and thanked him.

When you get something free, and you’re not expecting it, it really is nice.

Driving home, I was thinking to myself, “How can my week get any better?”

It started out bad, but was beginning to change course.

As I was thinking about how nice the week was going, I decided to celebrate it by getting

an Apple Fritter. What better way to celebrate a nice week? After all, an Apple Fritter eaten without my wife’s knowledge is a pretty nice deal.

Driving over to where I get my Apple Fritters, I had a thought in my mind. What if I could get a discount on my Apple Fritter?

The gray cells upstairs started bouncing around, and I came up with a plan.

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After this little incident, I will take more time practicing to be nice to the people I meet each day.

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I went in, got my Apple Fritter, and took it to the cashier. When I got there, I looked at the cashier and said, “If I mention how nice you look today, could you give me a discount on my Apple Fritter?”

For all practical purposes, I never expected a discount. I just thought I would make the cashier feel a little happy with a customer like me.

I could see quite a bit of strain in the lady at the cash register, and

I’m sure she’s had one of those days like I have every once in a while.

She looked at me, smiled (probably the first time that day), and said, “That’s the nicest thing anybody has said to me all day. Sure I can give you a discount. In fact, this Apple Fritter is on the house. Go ahead and take it.”

Then she smiled as I walked out the door.

Driving home, I thought about it and that being nice sometimes has nice results.

Nothing could be nicer for me than a free Apple Fritter.

I thought about the words of Jesus, “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.

For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again” (Luke

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14 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN FRANCIS BARDI, aka JOHN BARDI, aka JOHN F. BARDI Case No. 56-2020-00546489-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN FRANCIS BARDI, aka JOHN BARDI, aka JOHN F. BARDI. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Amy Lee Coy Bardi in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Amy Lee Coy Bardi 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 1/14/2021 at 10:30 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

LAW OFFICES OF ANNETTE DAWSON-DAVIS ANNETTE DAWSON-DAVIS, ESQ. SBN 146696 400 MOBIL AVENUE SUITE D-11 CAMARILLO CA 93010 Phone: 805-498-0909 SchId:81307 AdId:27158 CustId:745 -----------File No.: 20201105100151590 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Byron’s Design Studio 2. Byrons Design Studio 684 Deodar Ave Oxnard, CA 93030 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Byron Thomas 684 Deodar Ave. Oxnard, CA 93030 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on:

TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 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/Byron Thomas 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 11/5/2020.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BETTY J. CHINERY aka BETTY JANE CHINERY Case No. 56-2020-00546598-PRPLOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BETTY J. CHINERY aka BETTY JANE CHINERY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Robin Dee Chinery in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Robin Dee Chinery 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 Dec. 17, 2020 at 10:30 AM in Dept. No. J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard, Oxnard, CA 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file

with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: CRISTA B HERMANCE ESQ SBN 293291 HERMANCE LAW 4476 MARKET ST STE 602 VENTURA CA 93003 CN973336 CHINERY Nov 13,20,27, 2020 SchId:81318 AdId:27162 CustId:65 -----------File No.: 20201014100141310 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. The Grateful Groomers 2. The Grateful Pet Taxi 1534 N. Moorpark Rd., Suite 121 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Grateful Industires, Inc. 1534 N. Moorpark Rd., Suite 121 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 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/Kimberly Rowe 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 11/10/2020.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JUDITH MAE PAULE aka JUDITH PAULE Case No. 56-2020-00546499-PRLAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JUDITH MAE PAULE aka JUDITH PAULE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jennifer Ham and Kevin Ham in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jennifer Ham and Kevin Ham 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 in-

terested 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 Dec. 17, 2020 at 10:30 AM in Dept. No. J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard, Oxnard, CA 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: JOHN E ROGERS JR ESQ SBN 199341 RODNUNSKY & ASSOCIATES 5959 TOPANGA CANYON BLVD STE 220 WOODLAND HILS CA 91367 CN973276 PAULE Nov 13,20,27, 2020 SchId:81373 AdId:27173 CustId:65 -----------File No.: 20201103-10015067-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Greytsounds 2. Great Sounds 45 W. Easy Street #23 Simi Valley, CA 93065 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Robert Grey 3391 Trego Court Simi Valley, CA 93065 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/01/2020.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Robert Grey 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 11/3/2020.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RAQUEL M. CORONA aka MARIA R. MARTINEZ DE CORONA Case No. 56-2020-00546914-PR-LAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RAQUEL M. CORONA aka MARIA R. MARTINEZ DE CORONA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Anarosa Corona in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Anarosa Corona 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 1/7/2021 at 10:30 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Rennee R. Dehesa SBN:249235 Jones, Lester, Schuck, Becker & Dehesa, LLP 915 E. MAIN STREET, NO. A Santa Paula CA 93060 Phone: 805-525-7104 Fax: 805-5251653 SchId:81382 AdId:27176 CustId:703 -----------Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2020-00546348-CUPT-VTA To All Interested Persons: Ryanne Hala Young filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Ryanne Hala Young PROPOSED NAME: Ryanne Hala Claritas 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: 12/11/2020 Time: 8:30 AM Dept. 21. The address of the court is Superior Court of Ventura, 800 Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TriCounty Sentry Date: 10/22/2020 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:81400 tId:1475 ------------

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CATHERINE CURRAN BEILIN Case No. 56-2020-00546388-PRPW-OXN (ESTATE OF BEILIN) To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CATHERINE CURRAN BEILIN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Sebastian Grether in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Sebastian Grether be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 12/10/2020 at 10:30 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Amy Dilbeck Kiesewetter 269627 ADK Heritage Law Firm 144 Davis Street Santa Paula CA 93060 Phone: 805-947-4372 SchId:81405 AdId:27184 CustId:714 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-19-873245-SH Order No.:

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 191204079-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/11/2005. 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): MARCEL A SAMEK, AND MADELEINE EUSTISSAMEK, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP Recorded: 7/26/2005 as Instrument No. 20050726-0182115 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 1/12/2021 at 11:00AM Place of Sale: To the right of the main entrance, near the exit doors, of the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $542,499.21 The purported property address is: 1075 WITHERSPOON DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91360-6206 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 674-0-412-045 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-873245-SH. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: For sales held on or after January 1,

2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-873245-SH to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale.

Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 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-19-873245-SH IDSPub #0172789 11/27/2020 12/4/2020 12/11/2020 SchId:81408 AdId:27186 CustId:608 -----------File No.: 20201106-10015246-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. OXNARD MEDICAL SUPPLY 711 S. OXNARD BLVD. OXNARD, CA 93030 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. TB2G, INC. 711 S. OXNARD BLVD. OXNARD, CA 93030 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/2018.

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/TB2G, INC. by JACQUELINE LEE, PRESIDENT NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where

it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF Ventura ON 11/6/2020.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:81420 AdId:27190 CustId:693 -----------Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2020-00546945-CUPT-VTA To All Interested Persons: Chere LaNay Johnson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Chere LaNay Johnson PROPOSED NAME: Chere LaNay Pulido 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: 1/4/2021 Time: 8:20 AM Dept.

42. The address of the court is Superior Court of Ventura, 800 Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TriCounty Sentry Date: 11/12/2020 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:81433 tId:1477 ------------

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARIA ROMERO BARAJAS Case No. 56-2020-00547023-PRLAOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARIA ROMERO BARAJAS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Thomas Chavira in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Thomas Chavira 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 January 14, 2021 at 10:30 AM in Dept. No. J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard, Oxnard, CA 93036.

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

before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: RANDY D GRUEN ESQ SBN 105729 THE WERNER LAW FIRM 27433 TOURNEY RD STE 200 SANTA CLARITA CA 91355 CN973715 BARAJAS Nov 27, Dec 4,11, 2020 SchId:81437 AdId:27196 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOYCE BURROUGHS GOETZ Case No. 56-2020-00546641-PRPW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOYCE BURROUGHS GOETZ. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Bradley B. Milliken and Christine M. Yegan in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Bradley B. Milliken and Christine M. Yegan be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 12/17/2020 at 10:30 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Maria Capritto SBN 188970 Nelson Comis Kettle & Kinney LLP 300 E. Esplanade Drive Ste. 1170 Oxnard CA 93036 Phone: 805-604-4112 SchId:81440 AdId:27197 CustId:716 -----------File No.: 20201117100157050 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. KRC Maquillage 2. House of K 2070 Avenida Placida #2 Simi Valley , CA 93063 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Kathleen Rodriguez 2070 Avenida Placida #2 Simi Valley , CA 93063 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/03/2020.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Kathleen Rodriguez 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 11/17/2020.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF THERESA DOLORES MIRANDA Case No. 56-2020-00547256-PRPW-OX To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of THERESA DOLORES MIRANDA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by James Panza in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that James Panza 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 1/14/2021 at 10:30 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Theresa McConville SBN 86982 Law Office of Theresa McConville 340 Rosewood Avenue Suite R Camarillo CA 93010-5938 Phone: 805-484-0514 Fax: 805-4842105 SchId:81460 AdId:27206 CustId:696 -----------File No.: 20201117-10015725-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Fuel Station Consulting 6259 Normandy Ter Oak Park, CA 91377 Ventura COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Jeffrey Elbaum 6259 Normandy Ter Oak Park, CA 91377 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/Jeffrey Elbaum 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 11/17/2020.

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Sip Savor and Shop event brings crafters to Magnavino Cellars “It’s a strong belief that

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ESIDENTS sipped wine, while many others took advantage of the local crafters who set up shop and offered great gifts that beat clicking buy it now on Amazon hands down.

Independent Director Kerri Berntsen from My Thirty-One Gifts said the company has been around for 18 years.

“It’s a direct selling company created in the basement of our chief executive officer,” she said.

“We have totes that you can have personalized for your home, your office, or your car. They help simplify your life and keep you organized.

We definitely want to help shoppers come out to the Magnavino Sip and Shop today.”

During Covid-19, Kerri

said it’s nice to support small businesses.

“We are all six feet apart, we have masks, and we have hand sanitizer at every booth,” she said. “Covid-19 has affected my direct selling business. I can no longer have in-home parties, and I respect my customers’ decisions. That brings me out to sell my bags and totes here at these wonderful events we have here at our local wineries.”

Her most popular item is zipper pouches.

“You can keep your mask and hand sanitizer at all times in your zipper pouch,” she said. “You can keep it in your car, backpack, or your purse at all times. These are hot items.”

She joined 31 because it’s based on proverb 31 and being a virtuous woman.

it’s a great company to be part of because it’s a group of women that support you in every aspect. It has allowed my family to enjoy dinner out or trips to Universal back before Covid-19 days.

My thirty-one commission helped pay for that.”

One popular item she had was a tote personalized with the letter K and feathers on it.

“We have a machine that does this in a matter of minutes,” she said.

For more information, visit www.mythirtyone.com/ bernsten.

Patsy’s Creations had a whole bunch of masks for sale.

“I sell Christmas placemats, potholders, fabric microwave bowls, and makeup bags,” Owner Patsy Lopez Sanchez said. “I have Dodger bags, Raider bags, and Laker bags.”

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She also had a Christmas quilt and table runners.

“I also have receipt bags to put your receipts and coupon in,” she said. “Everything is handmade.”

Since Covid struck, she’s made over 3,000 masks.

“If the fabric is already together, I can put together a mask in seven minutes,” she said. “Dodgers, Raiders, Cowboys, and Laker masks are the most popular.”

She sells a lot of masks, so her business is doing well.

“Today is slow, but when I do a boutique, I make up to $400,” she said. “I’m retired, so this is my fun money. All the boutiques I am doing this year are outdoors. I won’t do an indoor boutique.”

She loves meeting people.

“I see my friends that I don’t normally see,” she said. “I only see them at boutiques. I also get to shop for Christmas, and I don’t go to stores. Everything I buy is going to be at the boutiques.”

Patsy Lopez Sanchez is on Facebook with more creations.

Independent Color Stylist Carol Boller owns Nellied it with Carol Jean, and she has a lot of nail polish for sale that’s 95 percent dry. The nail polish is from Color Street.

“Our dog’s name is Nellie, so the company was named after her,” she said. “The polish has a base coat, the color, and the topcoat. You prep your nails, and you put them on, and you’re good to go after you do a little trimming here and there.

Since they are 95 percent dry, there are no smudges, no drips, and no errors.”

She brought only a portion of her big collection.

“The stand I was going to use didn’t work, so this is all I have room for,” she said.

“I have solids, glitters, and designs. It’s fun, and I enjoy it.”

Any busy woman will benefit from her nails.

“You can put them on and go,” Carol said. “They go over acrylics, gels, dips, and over regular liquid nail polish.”

Covid-19 helped her business.

“The nail salons were closed,” she said. “Ladies still want to have pretty nails, so they found out about Color Street, order them, and they get shipped to them.”

She never wondered what she would sell.

“I like these,” she said.

“This is the first boutique that I have been invited to.

I have customers online, so they can go to my website, or they can buy from me directly. or I can mail them to them. You can have fun with them. You can mix and match and do different nails.

We have seasonal nails.”

She had a neutral polish that sells well.

“It goes with everything,” she said.

For more selection, visit colorstreet.com/nelliedit.