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Oakley gets new police chief Fourth new leader in six years

by Tony Kukulich

Oakley interim Police Chief Paul Beard has been selected as permanent police chief.

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OAKLEY Paul Beard, a law enforcement veteran, was sworn in this week as the city’s new chief of police, removing ‘interim’ from the title and becoming the fourth police chief in six years.

“This is a very exciting time for Oakley, and we look forward to working under Paul’s leadership in law enforcement,” said City Manager Josh McMurray.

“He exemplifies so many of the traits that are necessary for the success of our community, not just as a police chief, but in all aspects of public service such as integrity and accountability.”

Beard was among the first officers hired as the city prepared to establish its own police force

in 2016, but he was no rookie. He brought 26 years of experience with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office to his new role as a detective in the fledgling

Oakley Police Department.

During his tenure as a sheriff’s deputy, his assignments include detention, patrol, investigations, SWAT and marine patrol.

opened up the lines of communication and getting the union and county labor relations to start working more collaboratively together to figure this out.

by Tony Kukulich Correspondent

REGIONAL Tension between the administrative staff of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District and their union representation came to a head during the district’s board of directors meeting earlier this

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Fire Protection District (Con Fire).

The effort to place the staff in new roles is the result of the planned annexation of the fire district by Con Fire. Despite the current labor-relations issues, district officials say that annexation, which is expected to bring much-needed firefighting resources to East County, will proceed on schedule and not hinder the annexation process.

Members say they now face the possibility of pay cuts, loss of union representation and ex-

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OAKLEY Randy Pope was recently appointed to the position of mayor as part of an annual reorganization of the City Council.

Rather than a general election, the mayor of Oakley is appointed through a rotational process among the members of the City Council that takes place during the December meeting of the council, according to Pope.

Originally, the process was an informal “gentlemen’s agreement” until the council decided to add to the municipal code in 2013.

“I think one of the benefits is that it makes the council more cooperative,” Pope said.

Each councilmember serves one year as mayor before the role is passed on to another member of the council, which encourages the acting mayor to be a collaborator since they will be on the other side of the power dynamic in just a short time, Pope said.

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial as a result, according to Pope, with the city manager running the city at the direction of the City Council. One of the main functions of the position is to lead City Council meetings, setting the tone of the meetings, which Pope describes as a “professional, business-like at-

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Antioch police seek public’s help in locating murder suspect

by Jake Menez Staff Writer

Antioch police are looking for Robert Matthews, a suspect in a fatal shooting last November.

Police are asking the public for any information in locating Robert Matthews, a suspect believed to have been involved in a fatal shooting at a Sinclair gas station last November.

Matthews, 23, is described as a black male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, according to a post made by the police department on social media. The post states that Matthews is considered armed and danger-

ous and should not be approached. He is wanted for suspected first-degree murder as well as attempted murder with gang enhancements, police said.

The police previously arrested 24-yearold Raymond Jenkins on Dec. 8 in connection with the same shooting, according to a Jan. 13 press release.

The shooting took place on Nov. 10 at the Sinclair gas station at 3720 Lone Tree Way in Antioch, just before 11 a.m., according to the initial press release by the department that afternoon. Police had received a report of shots fired, followed by a report

from a local hospital that two gunshot victims had arrived at the hospital, one in grave condition and one in critical condition.

The following day, one of the victims, Johnta White, 25, of Richmond, died.

The Antioch police described the incident as an “unprovoked homicide.” No further updates were provided by police regarding the other victim, an unidentified 30-year-old Antioch man.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding Matthews’ whereabouts to contact Detective Whitaker at 925-7796890.

Murder charge filed in Brentwood shooting

Autopsy shows bull likely killed Brentwood man

The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office has charged an 18-year-old Brentwood resident with murder and a gun enhancement in the shooting death of his 43-yearold estranged father.

Israel Resendiz is accused of fatally shooting Jose Silvestre Resendiz-Valles at the Brentwood Park Apartments on Sycamore Avenue during a family disturbance at the Brentwood Park Apartments on Sycamore Avenue in Brentwood on Jan. 9, police said.

A man who was killed by a bull before it was shot to death by emergency responders died of “multiple blunt force chest and abdominal injuries due to alleged attack by large animal,” according to a Contra Costa County Sheriff Department statement.

Authorities found the victim, Brentwood resident Gang Sun, 74, dead in a field on Jan. 6 in the 1900 block of Bixler Road in Discovery Bay

Resendiz was taken into custody at the scene, as was the suspected firearm used in the act, police said. He remains in custody on $2 million bail, police said.

“Preliminary information revealed the man was shot during a family disturbance,” police said in a statement.”This was an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the public.”

Residents say that the apartment complex is typically peaceful, with a lot of children who play in the area.

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The Poet Laureate will serve as a public advocate for the appreciation and advancement of the arts, particularly poetry. The Poet Laureate is responsible for increasing the public’s awareness of the benefits of poetry and related literacy arts, as well as commemorating certain civic events through composing and reading of poetry at inaugurations, dedications, etc.

after responding to reports of the attack shortly after noon.

A large, aggressive bull on scene initially prevented emergency responders from reaching the injured victim until they moved closer inside their vehicles, authorities said. The bull later charged emergency responders outside their vehicles, prompting authorities to shoot the animal to death, the sheriff department said.

Poet Laureate applicants will be invited to read a poem at an Arts Commission meeting.

Meeting information will be emailed to applicants.

Apply at: https://bit.ly/brentwoodpoet Applicants need to submit: 1. Resume 2. Statement of Interest 3. Three original works Applicants must reside in the city limits of Brentwood For more information, please contact: Kris Farro at 925-516-5364 or kfarro@brentwoodca.gov

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McNerney won’t seek reelection Brentwood hires House term expiring, redistricting changes in 2023 Congressman Jerry McNerney, who has represented the district that covers Brentwood, Oakley, Bethel Island and a portion of Antioch since 2013, will not seek reelection.

The decision comes amid U.S. Congressional district representation changes that will take effect in 2023, when McNerney’s term would have expired.

McNerney has served East County since 2013, and he also served parts of Antioch in East County from 2006 until 2013, when he served the 11th Congressional District.

Under the new district configuration – slated to take effect Jan. 23. 2023 – U.S. Congressional representation for much of East County – Brentwood, Oakley, Bethel Island and a portion of Antioch – will shift from McNerney’s District 9 to District 10, currently represented by Democrat Josh Harder.

Harder’s term expires this year, and he has announced Jan. 18 that he will seek to replace McNerney. Discovery Bay will remain in District 9, which will be served

by McNerney’s successor. The waterfront area of Antioch will be represented in District 8.

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MCNERNEY “I am honored that the citizens of California’s 9th Congressional District chose me as their representative in the past five elections, and that those in California’s previous 11th Congressional District gave me the privilege of representing them for three terms,” McNerney said in a statement. “I am very proud of the many accomplishments that my staff and I have achieved in Congress, including the creation of a major veteran’s health center facility in San Joaquin County, providing outstanding help for constituents with federal agencies, and securing major investments in infrastructure and public safety, broadband, education, childcare, and health care access.

I have always fought tirelessly for those in need, and I will continue to do so.”

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• hosted a virtual town hall meeting on wildfire preparedness and response McNerney served on several House committees, including Energy and Commerce, the subcommittees on Energy; Communications and Technology; and Consumer Protection and Commerce, according to his website.

Before serving in Congress, McNerney, who has his Ph.D. in mathematics, was an engineering contractor to Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.

In 1990. he moved with his family to California, accepting a senior engineering position with U.S. Windpower, Kenetech.

Later, he was an energy consultant for PG&E, FloWind, the Electric Power Research Institute, and other utility companies. Before his election to Congress, he formed a start-up company to manufacture wind turbines. McNerney’s work contributed to saving the equivalent of approximately 30 million barrels of oil, or 8.3 million tons of carbon dioxide.

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Gale, who will oversee the economic development and public information office responsibilities in the city manager’s office, has 20 years of public and private sector experience in community development, economic development, and public affairs, according to the city. He begins the job on Jan. 31.

Gale will assume the position of Terrence Grindall, who retired on Oct. 6. Longtime Brentwood Police Chief Tom Hansen, who has been filling the position in an interim role, will resume his police department position in February.

“I’m excited to welcome Darin to the City of Brentwood, and so appreciate Police Chief Tom Hansen’s diligent efforts helping out in my office in the interim serving as the acting assistant city manager,” City Manager Tim Ogden said.

Gale most recently led the city of Sacramento’s inclusive business retention and expansion programs, overseeing the implementation of a $10 million small business forgivable loan program to assist 1,400 small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to Sacramento, Gale worked for Yuba City for 10 years as deputy city manager overseeing economic development, public affairs and key council initiatives, Brentwood officials said. In his Yuba City role, the city’s sales tax revenue grew by over 50% and the city was named as one of the “Top 10 Best-Performing Small Cities” in America, by the Milken Institute, for its economic development growth, Brentwood officials said.

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Brentwood resident Ethan Afflerbach won first place in a virtual stock market game he played last semester at Freedom High School. work, and business knowledge, according to a press release from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

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Freedom High School senior Ethan Afflerbach recently won first place in the “high schools with more than 50 teams” category of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Foundation Stock Market Game.

The 18-year-old played the game as part of the Business and Marketing course he is taking, taught by Noureddine Lalami, a veteran teacher at Freedom.

“This was something we started fairly early in the year,” Afflerbach said. “I learned how to use the stock market, but my big takeaway is that stocks can make a lot of money and it’s mostly about luck. I am ready to get in the stock market now. They are good for money. Dangerous, but good.”

Prior to playing the game, Afflerbach admitted he had almost no knowledge of the stock market or how it worked. Once he was signed up, he was given a virtual $100,000 to invest at his discretion based on real-world market trends.

“It’s like a real broker’s account, except it’s fake money,” Lalami said. “They compete against local high schools in the San

Lalami, who offers the competition to his students each year. “I definitely see the value of it. The students learn about business and companies. It’s not just investigating in order to choose their stocks. I have them look at revenue, net income, why they would choose one company over another, long term market trends – a lot of different things, so they learn about the business aspects of the companies before they invest.”

Steve Amaro, assistant principal at Freedom High School, said this kind of opportunity is important for students.

“We are always excited when our students get an opportunity to compete against each other and students from other schools in an exciting class environment,” Amaro said.

“We appreciate Mr. Lalami for researching and allowing our students to participate in order to tap into real world experiences.”

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By the end of the semester-long game, Afflerbach had turned his initial $100,000 into $124,929.93. He said playing the market was fun and he got in the habit of checking the market statistics each time he walked into class. He invested in popular stocks like Apple and Tesla, but also others with a smaller following.

“I chose Ford and Coca-Cola, also,” he said. “I would go into older companies and look at the past six months and try to make a pattern. Ford did do well, but it was such a low price, it didn’t really affect anything. Tesla did really well, probably because of all the electric cars coming out. I’m not sure why Apple went up; I guess people just like Apple products. The patterns I invested in, they would go down a little, then spike all the time. For the most part I was right, but I do feel like it was mostly luck due to it being the stock market.”

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HOW TO AVOID A CONSERVATORSHIP

by Joan Grimes, Esq.

Many people believe that the purpose of a Trust (sometimes referred to as a “Revocable Trust” or “Living Trust”) is to avoid probate.

While this is correct, there is another very important reason to have a Trust. A Trust, if established properly, can also avoid a conservatorship in the event of incapacity.

During a conservatorship, the court will generally appoint a “conservator of the person” and a “conservator of the estate”. The conservator of the person and the estate is sometimes the same individual, but can often be two separate people depending on the circumstances. The conservator of the person is tasked with making decisions regarding your health and well-being, whereas the conservator of the estate controls and manages your financial affairs.

Not only is the process of appointing a conservator overwhelming for family and loved ones, but the financial cost of appointing a conservator can be extremely burdensome.

If a Trust is properly established and funded, all of an individual’s assets (or the majority of assets) will be held in the Trust and the Trust documents will contain specific incapacity provisions. These provisions will provide instructions to your Trustee as to how your affairs should be handled in the event of incapacity. To avoid a conservatorship, a Trust should include the following provisions: First, who will determine capacity? Some people want their spouse or child, along with an attending physician, to determine capacity.

Other individuals wish to establish a “disability panel”, whereby chosen individuals or physicians will determine capacity.

Second, how will your financial affairs be

handled during incapacity? Do you have any dependents i.e. minor or disabled children that need to be provided for during incapacity?

Third, if you are not able to care for yourself, what should be the standard of your care? Do you have specific requests of where you want to live? Do you want to remain in your home and have in-home support services? If you have specific ideas regarding your care, your Trust can, and should, include this information.

Fourth, if a residential facility is necessary, do you know where you want to go? If that residential facility does not have any vacancies, have you thought about any alternatives?

Without any of your guidance or input, these decisions are especially difficult on family and loved ones.

In conclusion, if you have a Trust, you should review the incapacity provisions. If the Trust provisions are not what you want, you can amend the Trust to correctly reflect your wishes.

To avoid a potential stranger from making decisions regarding your assets and care, you should consider establishing a Trust.

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Vacant 11th Assembly District seat to be filled through special election District includes Brentwood area Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that the 11th Assembly District seat opened up by Jim Frazier’s resignation will be filled through a special election.

The primary election will be held on April 5. A candidate must receive a majority of the votes (50% plus 1) during that election; otherwise, a special election between the top two primary vote-getters will be held on June 7.

Frazier, who represented more than 500,000 residents of District 11 — an area that covers parts of Contra Costa, Sacramento and Solano counties and includes Antioch, Brentwood, Byron, Discovery Bay, Knightsen and Oakley — left office on Dec. 31, citing a desire to catch up with family and friends.

Candidates must meet a series of requirements, including being U.S. citizen; a registered voter; and with no convictions of a felony, involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or con-

FRAZIER spiracy to commit any of those crimes.

Candidates must obtain and deliver their nomination papers, in addition to filing a declaration of candidacy and ballot designation worksheet, by Feb. 10.

Frazier first sought elected office in 2008, when he successfully ran for a seat on the Oakley City Council. He went on to serve as mayor of the city from 2011 to 2012. Frazier was elected to the state Assembly in 2012 and easily won reelection every two years since. His current term was set to expire on Dec. 5, 2022.

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My last few articles have discussed both sides of the argument whether the real estate market is about to crash or continue to appreciate. This week I’ll continue the case why the market seems likely to hold up.

RENTS ARE HIGH. Back in 2008, house payments were high and going higher as many people were faced with their adjustable-rate mortgages adjusting into higher and higher payments. At the same time, rents were MUCH lower than they are today. This helped some people to make the decision that they were better off renting than owning and since they owed more on their home than it was worth, it just made it that much easier to “walk away.”

The current situation is much different as rents are VERY high. My point is that if prices do stop appreciating or even drop, most homeowners would opt to stay in their current homes rather than sell and move into a rental where they will pay as much or MORE in rent, and potentially lose some of their tax write-offs.

Los Medanos College to offer classes on the history of East County The Los Medanos College Lifelong Learning Center is enrolling students in courses touching on the history of eastern Contra Costa County from Native American occupation to 1900 and a course on imagining the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: voices across centuries.

A History of Eastern Contra Costa County from Native American Occupation to 1900 The class, which begins in February, runs on Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Los Medanos College Brentwood Campus. The cost is $39. This survey course covers the early history, anthropology and post-Mexican era development of the area. No texts are required for the class. A reader/reference guide to local, and Sacramento and San Joaquin River Delta is provided for further reading and viewing. The class is taught by Carol Jensen. A part 2 of the course, which requires a separate sign-up, is scheduled to begin in March. Part 2 would cover the history of eastern Contra Costa County communities from 1900 to 1970 and the 20th Century history, anthropology and economic development of the area. A reader/reference guide to local, and Sacramento and San Joaquin

River Delta is provided for further reading and viewing.

Imagining the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Voices across Centuries The course, which begins in late February, runs on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. online. The cost is $39. Journey through the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta. We begin with native voices, then travel with Spanish explorers. Next, we hear from Rancheros before from those searching for gold. As these riches dwindle, agricultural land is contested.

Inventors describe machines to tame the Delta. Town folk talk of growing communities, labor tensions and ethnic enclaves. With Prohibition, visitors celebrate escape. Then World War II disturbs the Delta. After the war, marinas became the hubs of conversation. Soon, the region’s water and habitats take center stage. Looking to the future, some imagine nature forcing a new settlement pattern. Throughout, we encounter the famous and those lost to history, but each voice helps to define the Delta’s “sense of place.” The class is taught by Robert Benedetti.

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Friday, January 21 Small Business Workshop

The city of Oakley is hosting a free smallbusiness development workshop via Zoom from noon to 1:30 p.m. This month’s class focuses on human resources (HR). HR is no longer the 20th Century personnel department. Learn recruiting, interviewing, harassment prevention, performance management and retention skills that will ensure a safe and productive work environment. What is the difference between an employee and an independent contractor? Is workers’ compensation Insurance necessary? What about unemployment benefits? Join in for answers to these questions and others. Register at https://bit.ly/3t5u1nod.

Sunday, January 23 Session at Inspired Living Center with Zen Master on Facebook Live

The Brentwood Inspired Living Center, a safe environment for all people to consciously explore their spiritual path, recognize their oneness with God and gain inspiration, insight and wisdom to share with the world, is hosting Zen master Jion Blonstein on Facebook Live. The talk will begin at 11:30 a.m. The talk will focus on the belief that the first step towards enlightenment is to admit to yourself your insecurities and fears in life and that you are hurt. The link is https:// www.facebook.com/brentwoodilc.org. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3KiZys0.

Saturday, February 5 Elderly Wish Foundation Gala

The nonprofit Elderly Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to individuals 50 and older who have a serious or chronic illness in Contra Costa County, is hosting its Heart to Heart Gala from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5 at Lone Tree Golf Course and Event Center (4800 Golf Course Road in Antioch). The event will feature a silent auction, 50/50 card raffle, Mexican buffet dinner, live auction and live entertainment.

The cost is $75 per person. Fiesta attire is suggested. Reservations can be purchased at www.Elderlywish.org. Entrants must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the event. For more information, call 925-978-1883.

HEARTS & ROSES, an Affair to Remember — flea market HEARTS & ROSES, an Affair to Remember will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 215 Second St. in Oakley. For more information, call 925-626-7223.

Saturday, February 12 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Public Information Event

Alcoholics Anonymous, which aims to help alcoholics to achieve sobriety, is hosting an informational session on Zoom from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Questions answered will include: Have you ever wondered what Alcoholics Anonymous is? Do you have questions about how the organization can help the still- suffering alcoholic? The Zoom ID is 228-859-7009, and the password is 4PICPC. For more information, visit https://bit. ly/33D9iwp.

Ongoing Events American Legion Post 202 Monthly Meeting

The American Legion Post 202 monthly meeting (on the second Tuesday of the month) is held at 6:30 p.m. at 757 First St. in Brentwood.

The meeting is open to all U.S. Armed Services veterans. The organization encourages all veterans in East County to come and see what is available to them. For more information, https://www.aml202.org.

Liberty Adult Education classes

Bookkeeping/Accounting – This course, running on Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. through March 10, covers terms, concepts, and applications of a double-entry accounting system for a service business. Students learn to deal effectively with the chart of accounts, assets, liabilities and equity accounts, as well as to apply basic rules of generally accepted accounting principles. This is the first class of a 3-part series. The cost is $140, plus textbook.

QuickBooks Online – Level 1 and 2. This class runs on Tuesday 6 to 8:30 p.m. from Jan. 18 through March 8. The cost is $105, plus textbook and flash drive. Level 1 is an instructor-led class, and in Level 2, you will work independently with instructor support. In Level 1, you will learn how to customize the company settings, set up customers and vendors, record bank deposits, and reconcile bank and credit card accounts. In Level 2, you will learn more advanced functions such as managing inventory, working with balance sheet accounts and budgets, creating reports using class and location tracking and payroll. To enroll, visit https:// libertyadulted.org. The Liberty Adult Education Center is located at 929 Second St. in Brentwood.

For more information, call 925-634-2565.

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Support Group

A monthly support group for family caregivers/ care partners who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. The group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For further attendance information, visit https://www.alz.org/norcal. The group has meetings scheduled for Feb. 10 and March 10.

Administrative Careers Training

The nonprofit Opportunity Junction is accepting applications for its administrative careers training program. Classes will be taught online, via Zoom, beginning in late January. The intensive training is 12 weeks, followed by up to four months of paid internship. Participants will learn life and business skills and can earn their Microsoft Office Skills certificate. For more information, visit https://www.opportunityjunction.org/ program-application.

Widow and Widower Grief Support Group

A widow and widower grief support group from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church meets every Thursday from 5 to 6:15 p.m. at the church library at 500 Fairview Ave. in Brentwood. The group focuses on finding a new normal as attendees walk the grief trail with others experiencing the same loss. For more information, contact Mary Ann Smith at 925-240-1706 or Sandy Heinisch at 925-513. 3412.

Al-Anon meeting, Discovery Bay — In-Person -- at Delta Community Presbyterian Church

Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope to solve their

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Oakley 4-H Club

The Oakley 4-H Club has monthly meetings the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. For location information, email Amanda at oakley@ contracosta4h.org.

East County NAACP Branch General Meeting

The East County NAACP Branch general meeting is held every fourth Thursday of the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Zoom. The NAACP is one of the oldest civil rights organizations advocating for the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all people. The East County branch features several committees, including labor/industries, veterans affairs, religious affairs, membership, political action and legal redress. The Zoom meeting link is https://bit.ly/3rkpOLH. For more information, visit www.naacp.org.

No-Cost Career Services and Placement Assistance

The nonprofit Opportunity Junction offers career counselors remotely to help folks take the steps to get back into the job market. Some of the services offered include goal review, employment matching services, job training, resume help, interview preparation and job placement assistance. Other services include financial coaching, credit repair and debt counseling. For more information, visit https:// bit.ly/3kGA8u8.

Visit the East Contra Costa Historical Museum

The East Contra Costa Historical Museum collects, maintains, preserves and protects historical artifacts and information of cultural and historic value related to the area of East Contra Costa County. The museum is open for free visits on Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m. The ByerNail House is currently closed for restoration of windows throughout the house, but all other areas of the museum are open for public visits.

For more information, visit https://eastcontracostahistory.org.

Coffee with Carolyn

Kaleidoscope Cancer Connection’s Coffee with Carolyn is a cancer support group for women, hosted by Carolyn George and financially supported by the Kaleidoscope Cancer Connection of Byron. The group meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 10 a.m. to noon and on the third Thursday of every month from 6 to 8 p.m. The location is a private home in Discovery Bay. For more information, contact Carolyn George at 925-577-3325.

Marine Corps League, Delta Diablo Detachment 1155, Monthly Meeting

The Marine Corps League, Delta Diablo Detachment 1155, hosts its monthly meeting on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Brentwood Veterans Hall, 757 First St., in Brentwood. The group is open to all active or retired U.S. Marines. Attendees are encouraged to bring a veteran friend, and spouses are always welcome. The meetings feature camaraderie, food, drink, conversation and updates on upcoming events. For more information, call 925-338-1775, email MCL1155@ outlook.com or visit https://www.mcl1155.org/.

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Gladys P. Mercer

March 26, 1942 – Dec. 10, 2021 Barbara Lieb Lochhead, 79, died peacefully on Dec. 10 , 2021 at her home in Oakley, Calif. She was born on March 26, 1942 in Berkeley, Calif., the daughter of William Howard and Thelma Owens Lieb.

Barbara met Neil Lochhead in 1959 in Oakland, Calif. and they married the following year. She spent most of her younger years raising their two sons and caring for their homes. She and her family lived in El Cerrito, Calif., Santa Rosa, Calif., Richmond, Calif., and Pleasant Hill, Calif. during this period.

Beginning in 1977, she started working at Sears in Hayward, Calif., where she quickly moved up through the ranks and became a department manager before leaving when Sears closed that store in 1993.

She then worked at Fabric Land/JoAnn Fabrics in Livermore, Calif. for a couple of years. About the same time, she moved to Brentwood, Calif. to be closer to family; both of her sons and their families lived nearby. She started up her own sewing business in the area and was widely known for her wedding and graduation dresses.

Her grandchildren, born over a number of years in the late 1990s, brought a new component to her life. She loved her life as a grandmother and spent much of her subsequent years caring for them while continuing a few of her professional activities including teaching sewing at a local community college.

Around this time, she became a member of the Presbyterian Church in Discovery Bay, Calif., and in 2003 began helping at the church’s school. Barbara then began taking college courses so that she could be certified in 2005 to teach preschool at the church.

Always wanting to ‘do’, Barbara was never really looking forward to retirement.

But having to deal with a number of medi-

cal problems, she finally stopped teaching preschool in 2015. She did continue to help with some church activities including serving as a deacon. With new free time, she began focusing on gardening and soon was producing delicious veggies and beautiful flowers.

Barbara was preceded in death by her loving Aunts Loie and Vance Carew, Oakland, Calif., and a few beloved East Coast Owen cousins, and one of her best friends from her early years, Kris Wolf, Graeagle, Calif.

Surviving Barbara are: her brother, James Lieb and his wife Megs Wood of Palmer, Alaska; her sons, Ronald Lochhead and his wife Raquel of Pittsburg, Calif., and Raymond Lochhead and his wife Leslie of Brentwood, Calif.; and her grandsons, Russell Lochhead and Rylan Lochhead of Pittsburg, Calif., her granddaughters, Brooke Lochhead of Lodi, Calif. and Ally Lochhead Hengst and her husband, Foster Hengst, of Woodlake, Calif.

A memorial service will be held at the Delta Community Presbyterian Church, 1900 Willow Lake Road, Discovery Bay, Calif., at 11 a.m. on January 22, 2022.

April 22, 1926 - January 15, 2022 Gladys Mercer, age 95, passed away on Saturday, January 15th at her daughter, Garnetta’s, home in San Jose. Gladys’ final resting place will be Brentwood Byron Knightsen Union Cemetery with her late husband, Henry (Hank) Mercer, who passed away in 2009. They were married 68 years before his passing. Two hearts -- One Love are reunited. A date for celebration of her life has not yet been set.

Gladys was an optimist. Her philosophy of life was: “If someone gives you lemons, don’t complain – make lemonade!”

In 1942, Gladys and Hank left Paragould, Arkansas in the rumble seat of a 1932 Ford hugging and kissing all the way to the Bay Area to begin their life together.

Gladys’ business career began during World War II working in the Kaiser Shipyards. After the war, Gladys and Hank formed a construction company building trailers and homes throughout the Bay Area. In 1955, after finding and enjoying Delta waterways, they built their home in Knightsen.

In 1958, they founded and operated the hardware and redi-mix concrete business Oakley Builders Supply for 40 years. Gladys ran the store and office.

Hank ran the yard and equipment. They taught many extended family and community youth skills for construction; sales, office and radio dispatch; and

truck and heavy equipment operation.

When not working, Gladys was an active community member and leader serving: Girl Scouts; 4-H; PTAs; Garden Club; East Contra Historical Society; Ladies’ Out to Lunch Bunch; and training their dogs to perform tricks for entertainment at convalescent homes and elementary schools.

Gladys completed her life feeling loved, respected, and with precious memories of family, extended family and friends working and enjoying life together. Gladys is survived by 3 of their 4 children: Charles (Bud) Mercer of Battle Ground, Washington; Garnetta Annable of San Jose; Barbara Evanson of Fairfield. Their oldest daughter, Patricia Bello, predeceased Gladys. Gladys is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

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Gray wolves deserve protection

Editor: The recent news that 20 wolves from Yellowstone National Park have been killed by hunters and trappers is heartbreaking evidence of the need for the Biden administration Department of the Interior to finally act and protect these wolves as senators, congresspeople, scientists, a former director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Tribal leaders, and activists have been imploring them to do.

Hunters in Montana can sit just feet outside of Yellowstone National Park using bait and recorded calls to lure wolves out of the protected area to their deaths. In Montana, they can kill as many as 20 wolves each (10 by gun and 10 by trap). In Idaho, there is no limit.

The Biden administration could have prevented this slaughter and must act before it gets worse.

In August, Dan Ashe (the former director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under President Obama) wrote a Washington Post op-ed piece urging Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to act and issue emergency protections for gray wolves as permitted under the Endangered Species Act. Mr. Ashe outlined exactly why she should act and under what authority.

To date, President Biden and Secretary Haaland have ignored the former USFWS director and his pleas to act. He followed up in December with a letter signed by directors of zoos and aquariums in his role as CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

This also has been ignored by Biden and Haaland.

We learned last year that Secretary Haaland has twice opted out of scheduled meetings with tribal leaders seeking to speak with her in support of relisting gray wolves under the

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Secretary Haaland and President Biden owe the country better. In her role as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Secretary Haaland is entrusted with the caretaking of our natural spaces and the species that live in them.

She is not living up to that mandate.

Please join me in writing to the Department of Interior at doi.gov and ask that Secretary Haaland finally act to stop this unsustainable killing of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies before it is too late. It took our nation decades to bring these wolves back. Idaho and Montana can destroy this progress in just months if the Biden administration continues to ignore them.

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Hunting of gray wolves must end

Editor: When gray wolves were restored to Yellowstone National Park, our country began the process of restoring a decades-old wrong. In the years that have since passed, wolves in the Northern Rockies have begun to recover. But recent actions by Montana and Idaho that seek to kill up to 90 percent of the wolves in their states, threaten the future of this ongoing recovery.

Today, hunters in Montana can sit just feet outside of Yellowstone National Park and gun down as many as 10 wolves each. In Idaho, private contractors have been hired by the state to trap and shoot nearly all of the wolves in their borders. Montana will soon allow the use of deadly and indiscriminate neck snares that strangle the animal unfortunate enough to come across them.

The Biden administration has the tools to stop this slaughter. In August, the former director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under President Obama wrote a Washington Post op-ed piece imploring Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and President Biden to act and issue emergency protections for gray wolves. He outlined exactly how and why they must act.

Biden and Haaland are entrusted with the caretaking of our natural spaces and the species that live on them.

Their inaction to date is inexcusable.

Please join me in writing to the Department of Interior at DOI.gov and ask that they finally act to protect wolves in the Northern Rockies before it is too late.

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Balanced Liberty basketball team ready for BVAL play

by Michael Dixon Correspondent

The Liberty High School boys basketball team is 15 games into its 20-game season and sports an 11-4 record. While Bay Valley Athletic League play has yet to begin, the Lions preseason mark is by far the best in the league, with 6-5 Heritage and 8-8 Freedom being the next two best teams in non-league play. And the record alone doesn’t necessarily tell the story about how good Liberty has been.

The quality of opponents has also been strong.

“If you look at MaxPreps and start doing comparisons, we have the highest strength of schedule in the league,” coach Jon Heinz said. We’ve had some really good wins and a couple really disappointing losses. We don’t blow anyone away with our athleticism. But we feel confident that we have five to six players on the team who are capable of putting up 15 points in any given game. That depth has been tested a lot throughout the season.”

On Dec. 30, Liberty defeated Valley Christian 83-81, in double overtime, despite missing three players. One of the stars of that game was sophomore Gavin Cook-Whisenton, who normally plays on the junior varsity team but was called up.

The bump in competition did little to faze Cook-Whisenton, who scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in Liberty’s win.

The Lions’ most recent game was against Davis on Saturday, Jan. 15 in the Simply Basketball Showcase at Sacramento’s Sheldon High School. Heinz acknowledged that he was “really worried about Davis” going into the game. Adding to those concerns, the Lions were down four players for that game, dressing only 10. Despite that, Liberty came away with a 64-51 victory.

“We really controlled that game from start to finish,” Heinz said. “We haven’t had our full team together in three weeks because of injuries and COVID. But we keep fighting through it.”

While many of the injuries have been temporary, one key loss has been junior forward Ethan Wassem, who’s sidelined for the remainder of the season.

Depth is certainly the key for the Lions. Despite that, there have been some key leaders on the team through the year.

Guard Julian Costa was all-league as a sophomore and is on his way to repeating the honor as a junior. At 6-foot-4, fellow junior Miles Lawrence gives Liberty some toughness in the paint.

The victory against Davis was the team’s first game in 10 days. It’s also currently scheduled to be the team’s last game until Wednesday, Jan. 26. All but one game of a six-game stretch on Liberty’s original schedule was canceled. And see Basketball page 12

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Liberty’s Tano Montez (number 12) puts up a shot during the Lions’ win over Kimball High earlier this season. The Lions are off to a league-best 11-4 start.

Flag football is coming to East County

by Jesus Cano Correspondent

Next Level Sports, a Bay Area-based sports league, will be making its debut at Heritage High School in Brentwood with a nine-week flag football program. It was slated to occur during the 2020-’21 season but was sidelined due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The program is open for all children in grade levels kindergarten through sixth grade and runs every Sunday from January 16 to March 13, rain or shine, and is designed to have a two-hour model where participants practice for the first hour and play a game the following hour.

The schedule is as follows: • 6th/7th Grade - 9 a.m. practice/10 a.m. game • 5th Grade - 9 a.m. practice/10 a.m. game • 4th Grade - 10 a.m. practice/11 a.m. game • 3rd Grade - 10 a.m. practice/11 a.m. game • 2nd Grade - 11 a.m. practice/noon game • Kindergarten/1st Grade - noon practice/1 p.m. game

Current Heritage assistant coach Kevin Hartwig – who served as Freedom’s head football coach for 16 seasons – will be the site director. While there is no tackling in flag football, Hartwig said that a program like this will help develop talent “I really liked the model where it brings more kids involved in football for the right reasons,” Hartwig said.

Hartwig said the landscape of football has changed, with the days of kids playing contact football at 7, 8 or 9 years old faded away.

“I think that’s what has killed our sport,” Hartwig said.

“There’s just not enough information backing flag football. A 5-year old playing flag football, is a lot different than a 5-year-old playing tackle football.”

A player doesn’t need to play football their entire life to be successful, according to Hartwig.

“It’s about development and just getting more kids to like football,’’ Hartwig said.

Next Level has had strong local interest with 260 participants enrolled, surpassing Hartwig’s goal of 220.

Next Level also has a unique coaching model. Local high school football players will be in charge of coaching and officiating games.

Heritage running back and Fresno State commit Devon Rivers will be coaching the Fresno Bulldogs.

“I think it’s important so kids understand and learn the rules of the games fast to keep kids safe and keep less kids from getting injured,” Rivers said.

The cost is $275, which includes a participant’s custom jersey, shorts, use of flags, and other equipment/offerings.

For more information, visit https://www.nextlevelsports.com/.

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Oakley native competes in Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Kyle Greeson, an Oakley native, participated in the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Oakland’s Ring Central Coliseum last weekend.

Greeson qualified in 40th position on his KTM 350, in the premier 450SX class. He went on to finish 20th in the seven-lap race to determine gate picks for the main event.

And in the last- chance qualifier, he finished in 13th place, which put him out of position for the 22-man main event. Only the top four in the last- chance qualifier advanced.

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while Heinz is trying to find at least one fill-in game, the fact that most schools are into their league schedules now does not make that any easier.

“Playing one game in three weeks, you just don’t know what you’re going to get out of your team,” Heinz said.

Heinz has always said that a 10-game regular season was a better way to crown a league champion than a single-elimination tournament. But this year, with a 10-game season not possible, he feels the tournament is equitable.

“This year with COVID, kids in and out of the lineup,” he said. “If you’re healthy

Greeson, 21, has been racing since his early days on a mini bike at local tracks in the region.

Greeson’s goal at the Oakland event was to have fun racing and gain valuable experience, especially to experience the speed of the 450SX class, he said. He plans to race more West Coast rounds to gain more experience.

The top three finishers in the 450SX Class in Oakland were Jason Anderson, Aaron Plessinger and Justin Barcia.

for that one week, you have a chance.”

From what he’s seen in the nonleague season against quality opponents, Heinz said he knows that his team has a real chance at not only winning a league championship but potentially going on a deep postseason run.

“I’m pretty lucky to coach a great group of boys -- they’re really coachable and they listen,” Heinz said. “They’re really great kids. And really young. In a home stretch in a big game, I had two sophomores, two juniors and one senior.

In my top seven, there’s only two seniors.

They’re balanced and if they play hard defense, good things will happen.”

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Oakley native Kyle Greeson soars through the air during a supercross competition last weekend.

The Liberty High Lions boys basketball team was originally scheduled to open BVAL play on Tuesday, Jan 11 and the league season was going to be a customary 10-game schedule where each team would play all league opponents twice – once at home, once on the road. But due to a spike in COVID-19 numbers, league play will now be a single round-robin, beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 26.

Liberty will open the BVAL schedule on Jan. 26 at home against Deer Valley. The Lions will be on the road

against Pittsburg on Friday, Jan. 28, home against Freedom on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Antioch on Friday, Feb. 4 and will host Heritage in the regular season finale on Monday, Feb. 7. All of Liberty’s games -- home and road -- are scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Following that, a league tournament will commence, with the toptwo seeds receiving a first round bye, the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds playing in one first round game and the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds squaring off in the other.

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Vanden improved to 11-3 in the win. Heritage returns to the court on Jan. 22 against Carondelet (Concord) at 6:30 p.m. Vanden next hosts Fairfield on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.

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ANTIOCH January 4, 12:58 a.m. A physical dispute that resulted in aggravated assault was reported on the 2300 block of Buchanan Road.

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January 5, 2:57 p.m. A traffic accident with no injuries was reported at G Street and W. 5th Street.

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A driver was hospitalized on Tuesday after the truck he was in struck a pole on Laurel Road in Oakley. The truck driver, whose identity and age were not released by police, was traveling southbound on O’Hara Avenue at about 3:30 p.m., when he lost control of the truck for unknown reasons, an Oakley police officer said on scene. The truck drove onto the sidewalk before his truck hit a street light pole in the 7-Eleven parking lot at 1050 Laurel Road.

The man was taken to Kaiser’s Antioch Medical Center by ambulance with unknown injuries, police said. The driver told authorities he last remembered passing O’Hara Park Middle School at 1100 O’Hara Ave. Drugs or alcohol are not believed to be a factor in the incident, police said. vandalism was reported on the 0 block of 10th Street.

January 6, 6:13 a.m. A case of embezzlement was reported on the 4800 block of Lone Tree Way. January 6, 8:12 a.m. A case of parking enforcement that resulted in an auto being stored was reported on the 3600 block of Fairview Drive.

January 6, 11:19 a.m. A case of grand theft was reported on the 1200 block of E. 13th Street.

January 6, 2:02 p.m. A case of petty theft was reported on the 0 block of E. 18th Street.

January 6, 4:05 p.m. A case of stolen auto recovery was reported on the 3200 block of 18th Street.

January 6, 9:40 p.m. A traffic stop that resulted in a warrant arrest was reported on the 2100 block of Mandarin Way. January 7, 4:24 a.m. A case of auto theft was reported on the 400 block of Brookside Court.

January 7, 8:59 a.m. A traffic stop was conducted at Stapleton Drive and Buchanan Road.

January 7, 12:19 p.m. A case of assault was reported on the 600 block of W. 15th Street.

January 7, 12:45 p.m. A case of vehicular vandalism was reported on the 600 block of Wilbur Avenue.

January 7, 1:10 p.m. A verbal dispute that resulted in assault was reported on the 5700 block of Lone Tree Way. January 7, 2:36 p.m. A pedestrian stop that resulted in narcotics violations was conduct-

ed on the 1100 block of Sycamore Drive.

January 7, 4:21 p.m. A case of battery that resulted in assault was reported on the 300 block of L Street.

January 7, 10:15 p.m. A suspicious circumstance that resulted in assault was reported on the 3100 block of Filbert Street.

January 7, 10:34 p.m. A verbal dispute that resulted in assault was reported on the 1100 block of W. 6th Street.

January 7, 11:09 p.m. A case of auto theft was reported on the 5700 block of Lone Tree Way. January 8, 4:04 a.m. A case of an unwanted guest that resulted in an individual being drunk in public was reported on the 2700 block of Hillcrest Avenue.

January 8, 8:17 a.m. A traffic accident with no injuries was reported at Lone Tree Way and Slatten Ranch Road.

January 8, 12:03 p.m. A case of vehicle theft that resulted in grand theft was reported on the 1200 block of Sunset Drive.

January 8, 12:07 p.m. A case of trespassing was reported on the 3400 block of Baywood Circle.

January 8, 3:35 p.m. A case of commercial burglary was reported on the 1600 block of Auto Center Drive.

January 8, 10:00 p.m. A case of assault with a deadly weapon that resulted in aggravated assault was reported on the 3900 block of Lone Tree Way. January 8, 10:01 p.m. A traffic accident with injury was reported on the 900 block of 10th Street.

January 5, 4:40 a.m. A suspicious circumstance was reported on Grovewood Loop when an individual was banging on someone’s door.

January 5, 10:31 a.m. A traffic accident with unknown injuries was reported on Chestnut Street.

January 5, 10:35 a.m. A case of petty theft was reported on Brentwood Boulevard.

January 5, 10:36 a.m. A case of petty theft was reported on Sand Creek Road when an individual’s license plate was stolen from their vehicle.

January 5, 12:15 p.m. A case of vehicle theft was reported on Brentwood Boulevard.

January 5, 12:49 p.m. A suspicious circumstance was reported on City Park Way. January 5, 1:20 p.m. A case of petty theft was reported on Lone Tree Way when a rear license plate was stolen from a vehicle.

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January 5, 9:06 p.m. A hit-and-run with no injuries was reported at Central Boulevard and Griffith Lane.

January 6, 8:12 a.m. A restraining/court order violation was reported on Twilight Court.

January 6, 12:08 p.m. A case of petty theft was reported on Balfour Road when an individual had their wallet stolen.

January 6, 4:11 p.m. A restraining/court order violation was reported on Somersby Way when an individual violated custody orders.

January 6, 9:40 p.m. A traffic accident with unknown injuries was reported at Foothill Drive and Balfour Road.

January 7, 8:10 a.m. A case of a suspicious person was reported on Chili Court when an individual was seen trying to open front doors as well as break Ring cameras.

January 7, 4:19 p.m. A case of petty theft was reported on Lone Tree Way. January 7, 5:17 p.m. A case of petty theft was reported on Bidwell Court when an individual’s bike was stolen.

January 7, 7:02 p.m. A case of petty theft was reported on Lone Tree Way when an individual’s bike was stolen.

January 7, 7:14 p.m. A case of vandalism was reported at Oak Street and First Street.

January 8, 5:23 a.m. A violation of a restraining/court order was reported on Twilight Court.

January 8, 12:53 p.m. A hit-and-run with no injuries was reported on Balfour Road.

January 8, 4:03 p.m. A case of petty theft was reported on Sand Creek Road.

January 8, 5:30 p.m. A case of petty theft was reported on Sand Creek Road.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007316 The name of the business(es): Principal Insurance & Financial Services Located at: 191 Sand Creek Rd #200. In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Christopher Guzman. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Christopher Guzman-Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 21, 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 1226-2026 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87317 Publish dates: December 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 21, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007451 The name of the business(es): Prissy’s Pampered Pets Located at: 4825 Belle Dr In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. Michael Nilo 2.

Sheila Nilo. This business is conducted by: A Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 2/2/2020. Signature of registrant: Michael S. Nilo. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 29, 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/28/2026 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 87379 Publish dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2022-0000024 The name of the business(es): 5065 Toyon Located at: 5065 Toyon Way In: Antioch, CA 94531, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Christine Grego Meairs. This business is conducted by: An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11-012015. Signature of registrant: Christine Grego Meairs, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: January 3, 2022 by Deputy Clerk Expires 01/02/2027 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 87395 Publish dates: January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Kyanna Matthews SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Kyanna Matthews CASE NUMBER: N21-2259 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Matthews filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Phynix Ahzyre Reign Pecolia Roberson AKA Phynix Ah’zyre Reign Pecolia Roberson to Proposed Name: Phynix Reign Matthews. 2.

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 a. Date: 2/8/2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept.: 30 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. 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: Brentwood Press (248 Oak St, Brentwood, CA 94513) b. Appear at the hearing to verify petition. Must be served on father.

Date: 12/1/2021 Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87329 Publish Dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007070 The name of the business(es): 1. Finta Hay Service 2. Finta Tractor & Grading Service 3. Finta Tire Service Located at: 4265 Camino Diablo In: Byron, CA 94514, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Finta Enterprises, Inc. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/01/2021. Signature of registrant: Craig N. Finta, Secretary.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 7, 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/6/2026 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87370 Publish dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007115 The name of the business(es): Thistle & Poppy Floral Designs Located at: 1692 Countrywood Ct In: Walnut Creek, CA 94598, is hereby registered by the following owner: Nicole Marie Fisher. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Nicole Fisher, Owner.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007220 The name of the business(es): 1. Constant Ingenuity 2. Baby Bells Ring Located at: 2320 Westcliffe Lane, Suite 14 In: Walnut Creek, CA 94597, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): David Silverberg. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: David Silverberg, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 15, 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/15/2026 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87376 Publish dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007263 The name of the business(es): Ninja5 Located at: 4322 Century Blvd, Ste B Box 204 In: Pittsburg, CA 94565, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Traevon Taylor. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12-17-2021.

Signature of registrant: Traevon Taylor. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 17, 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/16/2026 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87325 Publish dates: December 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 21, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007279 The name of the business(es): Sholmart Located at: 856 Monterey Court In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner: Ollisola Samuel. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Ollisola Samuel. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 17, 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/16/2026 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87320 Publish dates: December 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 21, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007346 The name of the business(es): Brentwood Plumbing Inc. Located at: 22601 Marsh Creek Road In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Brentwood Plumbing Inc. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1220-2021. Signature of registrant: Michael Mavro. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 23, 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires December 22, 2026 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87393 Publish dates: January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007419 The name of the business(es): KD Construction Located at: 564 Divisi Ct In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jose Deltoro, JR. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Jose Deltoro, JR., Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk

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of Contra Costa County on: December 28, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires December NAME STATEMENT 27, 2026 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 File No. F-2022-0000101 The name of the 87394 Publish dates: January 14, 21, 28, business: Angie Brows Located at: 625 February 4, 2022.

West 4th Street In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Anggy Segura. This business is conducted NAME STATEMENT by: An Individual. The registrant comFile No. F-2021-0007422 The name of the menced to transact business under the business(es): Loveridge Launderland fictitious business name or names listed Located at: 2163 Loveridge Rd In: Pitts- above on 7/11/2021. Signature of regisburg, CA 94565, is hereby registered by trant: Anggy Segura. This statement was the following owner(s): JDR LLC. This busi- filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa ness is conducted by: A Limited Liability County on: January 6, 2022 by Deputy Company, State of Organization: CA. The Clerk Expires 1/5/2027 Antioch Press No. registrant commenced to transact busi- 06-1617 87410 Publish dates: January 14, ness under the fictitious business name 21, 28, February 4, 2022. or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Diemthu Nguyen-CEO (Chief NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Executive Officer). This statement was TS No. CA-21-893576-AB Order No.: filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa 210516927-CA-VOO YOU ARE IN DECounty on: December 28, 2021 by Deputy FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED Clerk Expires 12/27/2026 Brentwood Press 1/27/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO No. 02-1273 87443 Publish dates: January PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD 21, 28, February 4, 11, 2022.

AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDFICTITIOUS BUSINESS ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT NAME STATEMENT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the File No. F-2021-0007476 The name of the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check business(es): West Coast Preservation drawn on a state or national bank, check Located at: 140 Easy Street In: Knightsen, drawn by state or federal credit union, or CA 94548, is hereby registered by the fol- a check drawn by a state or federal savings lowing owner(s): Gregory Joseph Perry and loan association, or savings associaWatts. This business is conducted by: An tion, or savings bank specified in Section Individual. The registrant commenced 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to transact business under the fictitious to do business in this state, will be held by business name or names listed above on duly appointed trustee. The sale will be 6/2009. Signature of registrant: Gregory made, but without covenant or warranty, Joseph Perry Watts. This statement was expressed or implied, regarding title, filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa possession, or encumbrances, to pay the County on: December 30, 2021 by Deputy remaining principal sum of the note(s) Clerk Expires 12/29/2026 Brentwood Press secured by the Deed of Trust, with interNo. 02-1273 87374 Publish dates: January est and late charges thereon, as provided 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022. in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS charges and expenses of the Trustee for NAME STATEMENT the total amount (at the time of the initial File No. F-2021-0007486 The name of publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonthe business(es): Mi Jalisco’s Taqueria ably estimated to be set forth below. The Located at: 2261 Balfour Rd Ste C In: Brent- amount may be greater on the day of wood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS the following owner(s): Janette Ramirez. THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): This business is conducted by: An Individ- RUSSELL J. MATTSON, A SINGLE MAN ual. The registrant commenced to transact Recorded: 2/3/2017 as Instrument No. business under the fictitious business name 2017-0021906-00 of Official Records or names listed above on 12/28/2021. Sig- in the office of the Recorder of CONTRA nature of registrant: Janette Ramirez. This COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: statement was filed with the County Clerk 2/15/2022 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the of Contra Costa County on: December 30, Pleasant Hill Community Center, located at 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/29/2026 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. In Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87373 Pub- the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid lish dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022. balance and other charges: $571,624.25 The purported property address is: 2150 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS BREAKER COURT, DISCOVERY BAY, CA NAME STATEMENT 94505 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 008-062-023 File No. F-2021-0007489 The name of the Legal Description: Please be advised that business: AMW Consultation Located the legal description set forth on the Deed at: 1877 Elderwood Drive In: Concord, CA of Trust is in error. The legal description of 94519, is hereby registered by the follow- the property secured by the Deed of Trust ing owner(s): Martin Edward Walters. This is more properly set forth and made part business is conducted by: An Individual. of Exhibit “A” as attached hereto. LOT 77, The registrant commenced to transact busi- AS SHOWN ON MAP OF SUBDIVISION 6628, ness under the fictitious business name or FILED DECEMBER 3, 1985, IN BOOK 297 OF names listed above on N/A. Signature of MAPS, PAGE 1, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY registrant: Martin Walters, Owner. This RECORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: 1. THE statement was filed with the County Clerk UNDIVIDED 1/2 INTEREST “IN AND TO ALL of Contra Costa County on: December 30, OIL, GAS, HYDROCARBONS AND OTHER 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/29/2026 MINERALS OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE” Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87380 Pub- GRANTED IN THE DEED TO FRANK A. WEST, lish dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

ET AL, RECORDED DECEMBER 21, 1962, BOOK 4268, OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 334, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NOT EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, THE INTEREST NAME STATEMENT IN THAT PORTION THEREOF LYING WITHIN File No. F-2022-0000044 The name of the 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE GRANTED IN business(es): Keep It New Auto Service DEED TO BIXLAND CORPORATION, RELocated at: 550 Harvest Park Dr., Ste C In: CORDED JANUARY 22, 1969, BOOK 5796, Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 446. by the following owner(s): Pratt Family 2. THE UNDIVIDED 1/4 INTEREST “IN AND Investments LLC. This business is conducted TO ALL OIL, GAS, HYDROCARBONS AND by: A Limited Liability Company, State OTHER MINERALS” RESERVED IN THE DEED of Organization: CA. The registrant com- FROM FRED PEZZI, ET AL, RECORDED NOmenced to transact business under the VEMBER 2, 1965, BOOK 4985, OFFICIAL fictitious business name or names listed RECORDS, PAGE 351, NOT EXCEPTING; above on 1-1-2022. Signature of registrant: HOWEVER, THE INTEREST IN THAT PORAce Pratt, Member/Manager. This state- TION THEREOF “LYING WITHIN 500 FEET ment was filed with the County Clerk of OF THE SURFACE” GRANTED IN THE DEED Contra Costa County on: January 4, 2022 by TO BIXLAND CORPORATION, RECORDED Deputy Clerk Expires 01/03/2027 Brent- JANUARY 22, 1969, BOOK 5796, OFFICIAL wood Press No. 02-1273 87396 Publish RECORDS, PAGE 446. dates: January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2022. 3: THE UNDIVIDED 1/4 INTEREST IN ALL OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD GASOLINE, AND FICTITIOUS BUSINESS OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES OF NAME STATEMENT ANY KIND BELOW A POINT 500 FEET File No. F-2022-0000084 The name of the BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE LANDS TObusiness(es): Yerena’s Housekeeping GETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO TAKE,REMOVE, Located at: 2384 Taylor Road In: Bethel PASS THROUGH AND DISPOSE OF ALL Island, CA 94511, is hereby registered by SUBSTANCES, BUT WITHOUT ANY RIGHT the following owner(s): Yesenia Padilla. WHATSOEVER TO ENTER UPON THE SURThis business is conducted by: An Individ- FACE OF SAID LAND OR UPON ANY PART ual. The registrant commenced to transact OF SAID LANDS WITHIN 500 FEET FROM business under the fictitious business name THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS GRANTED IN or names listed above on N/A. Signature of THE DEED FROM NEW DISCOVERY, INC., registrant: Yesenia Padilla, Individual. This A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, TO ALTA statement was filed with the County Clerk MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA of Contra Costa County on: January 6, 2022 CORPORATION,RECORDED OCTOBER 8,

by Deputy Clerk Expires 1/5/2027 Brent- 1982, BOOK 10964, PAGE 433, AS TO THAT wood Press No. 02-1273 87409 Publish PORTION THEREOF WHICH LIES WITHIN dates: January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2022. FORMER LOTS 66, 67 AND 68 OF SUBDIVI-

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SION 4687, FILED MAY 24, 1978, IN BOOK 211 OF MAPS, PAGE 5, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS.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 800280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-21-893576-AB. 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 website.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: 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 800-280-2832, or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-21-893576AB 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 S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-21-893576-AB IDSPub #0176108 1/21/2022 1/28/2022 2/4/2022 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87398 Publish Dates: January 21, 28, February 4, 2022.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE APN: 011-400-040 TS No: CA0700031519-1 TO No: 190730443-CA-VOI (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 26, 2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 9, 2022 at 01:30 PM, At the north side of the Pittsburg Civic Center near the grass located at 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on April 28, 2017 as Instrument No. 2017-0074040-00, and that said Deed of Trust was modified by Modification Agreement and recorded October 4, 2019 as Instrument Number 2019-0168025-00, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, executed by SALLY A DOMINGUEZ, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: SEE EXHIBIT“A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF Exhibit“A”Parcel One: Lot 40, As Shown On The Map Of Subdivision 8023 Lakeshore 1, Filed September 4, 2001, In Map Book 433, Page 32, Contra Costa County Records. Excepting Therefrom: 1. 50% Of All, Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gasoline And Other Hydrocarbons And Mineral Substances Below A Point 500 Feet Below The Surface Of The Land Hereinafter Described, Together With The Right To Take, Remove, Mine, Pass Through And Dispose Of All Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gasoline And Other Hydrocarbons And Mineral Substances, But Without Any Right Whatsoever To Enter Upon The Surface Of Said Land Or Upon Any Part Of Said Land, As Reserved In The Deed To Pilati Farms, Recorded November 17, 1981, Book 10577, Page 58, Official Records. 2. The Remaining 50% Of All Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gasoline And Other Hydrocarbons And Mineral Substances Below A Point 500 Feet Below The Surface Of The Land Hereinafter Described, Together With The Right To Take, Remove, Mine, Pass Through And Dispose Of All Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gasoline And Other Hydrocarbons And Mineral Substances, But Without Any Right Whatsoever To Enter Upon The Surface Of Said Land Or Upon Any Part Of Said Land, As Reserved In The Deed By Pilati Farms, Recorded September 15, 1988, Book 14583, Page 115, Official Records. Parcel Two: A Right Of Way (Not To Be Exclusive) As An Appurtenance To Parcel One Above And Any Subdivision Or Subdivisions Thereof, For Use As A Roadway For Vehicles Of All Kinds, Pedestrians And Animals, For Water, Gas, Oil And Sewer Pipe Lines, And For Telephone, Cable, Electric Light Power Lines, Together With Necessary Poles Or Underground Conduits To Carry Said Lines Over, Under, And Upon Winchester Loop, Yosemite Way, Crescent Way, Lakeshore Circle, Grand Way, Yosemite Court, Kincaid Way, Otter Brook Loop, Half Moon Court, Topaz Court, Seminole Court, Blue Mesa Court, Bridgeport Loop, Cumberland Way, Keystone Loop, Lookout Point Loop, Castle Rock Loop, Echo Place, Mendocino Way And Superior Way, As Shown On The Map Of Subdivision 8023 Filed September 24, 2001, Map Book 433, Page 32, Subdivision 8428, Filed October 24, 2001, In Map Book 436, Page 10, Subdivision 8429, Filed September 7, 2001, In Map Book 433, Page 44, Subdivision 8430, Filed October 25, 2001, In Map Book 436, Page 17, Subdivision 8431, Filed October 26, 2001, In Map Book 436, Page 22, Subdivision 8433, Filed April 23, 2002, In Map Book 442, Page 6, And Subdivision 8432, Filed, May 20, 2002, In Map Book 442, Page 41, Contra Costa County Records. The property heretofore described is being sold“as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2659 CRESCENT WAY, DISCOVERY BAY, CA 94505 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the

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time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $599,375.14 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a 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 California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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. 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 ServiceLink Auction | Hudson and Marshall at (866) 539-4173 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website address https:// www.servicelinkauction.com/ for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000315-19-1. 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 Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES 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 (866) 539-4173, or visit this internet website , using the file number assigned to this case CA07000315-19-1 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. Date: January 12, 2022 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000315-19-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866660-4288 Cathe Cole-Sherburn, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT https://www.servicelinkauction.com/ FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: ServiceLink Auction | Hudson and Marshall at (866) 5394173 NPP0398297 To: BRENTWOOD PRESS 01/21/2022, 01/28/2022, 02/04/2022 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87421 Publish Dates: January 21, 28, February 4, 2022.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-21-893354-NJ Order No.: 210502591-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/26/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the accrued principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): MARIA E. SMITH, TRUSTEE OF THE MARIA E. SMITH 2004 REVOCABLE TRUST (CREATED BY DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED DECEMBER 8, 2004) Recorded: 10/19/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0218370-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 3/7/2022 at 1:30PM Place of Sale: At the north side of the Pittsburg Civic Center near the grass located at 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565 Amount of accrued balance and other charges: $444,379.60 The purported property address is: 930 NATOMA COURT, DISCOVERY BAY, CA 94505 Assessor’s Parcel No. : 011-570-045 Legal Description: Please be advised that the legal description set forth on the Deed of Trust is in error. The legal description of the property secured by the Deed of Trust is more properly set forth and made part of Exhibit “A” as attached hereto. PARCEL ONE: LOT 128, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 8580, FILED OCTOBER 28, 2004, IN MAP BOOK 469, PAGE 28, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS, AND AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED DECEMBER 6, 2004 INSTRUMENT NO. 2004-467189, OFFICIAL RECORDS AND AN AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED APRIL 12, 2006 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2006-0113723 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL TWO: TOGETHER WITH A RIGHT OF WAY (NOT TO BE EXCLUSIVE) AS AN APPURTENANCE TO PARCEL ONE ABOVE, FOR USE AS A ROADWAY FOR VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS, PEDESTRIANS AND ANIMALS, FOR WATER, GAS, OIL AND SEWER PIPE LINES, AND FOR TELEPHONE, CABLE ELECTRICAL LIGHT AND POWER LINES, TOGETHER WITH THE NECESSARY POLES OR UNDERGROUND CONDUITS TO CARRY SAID LINES OVER, UNDER AND UPON THE PRIVATE STREET DESIGNATED AS NORTH LAKEFRONT LOOP, NATOMA COURT, RAINBOW COURT, PARDEE COURT, LIVINGSTON COURT, MERRITT COURT AND PINEHOLLOW CIRCLE, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 8580, FILED OCTOBER 28, 2004, IN MAP BOOK 469, PAGE 28, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS. 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-21-893354-NJ. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: 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-21-893354-NJ 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 trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee, or the mortgagee’s attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-9390772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-21-893354-NJ IDSPub #0176117 1/21/2022 1/28/2022 2/4/2022 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87397 Publish Dates: January 21, 28, February 4, 2022.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name MI JALISCO’S TAQUERIA at 2261 BALFOUR RD SUITE C., BRENTWOOD, CA 94513.

The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Contra Costa County on 12/19/2013 under File No. F-20180005242 (*1) DANIEL TORRES, 2721 Filbert St, Antioch, CA 94509 (**) This business was conducted by: An Individual.

Signature: Daniel Torres. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 30, 2021 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87372 Publish dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, 180 WEBER AVE, STOCKTON, CA 95202.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): DUSTIN J. DYER DYER LAW FIRM 5250 CLAREMONT AVE, STE. 119 STOCKTON, CA 95207 DATE 11/12/2020: November 12, 2020 Clerk, by (Secretario): Brandon E. Riley, Dept (Adjunto) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

COMPLAINT Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin, 180 E Weber Ave, Stockton, CA 95202.

CASE NUMBER: STK-CV-UAT-2020-9482 Plaintiff: JASON JORY Defendant: Nicholson Taufa Does 1 To 25 Complaint- Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death. a. Motor Vehicle b. Personal Injury c. Other Damages: Gen., Jurisdiction ACTION IS AN UNLIMITED CIVIL CASE (exceeds $25,000) Plaintiff: JASON JORY alleges causes of action against defendant NICHOLSON TAUFA. This pleading, including attachments and exhibits, consists of the following number of pages: 5 The true names of defendants sued as Does are unknown to plaintiff. a. Doe defendants: 1-12 were the agents or employees of other named defendants and acted within the scope of that agency or employment. b. Doe defendants: 13-25 are persons whose capacities are unknown to plaintiff.

This court is the proper court because a. at least one defendant now resides in its jurisdictional area. c. injury to person or damage to personal property occurred in its jurisdictional area.

The following causes of action are attached and the statements above apply to each. a. Motor Vehicle b. General Negligence Plaintiff has suffered a. wage loss b. loss of use of property c. hospital and medical expenses d. general damage e. property damage f. loss of earning capacity g. other damage: Pain, Suffering, Scarring and Disfigurement.

The relief sought in this complaint is within the jurisdiction of this court.

Plaintiff prays for judgment for costs of suit; for such relief as is fair, just, and equitable; and for 1. compensatory damages 2. punitive damages The amount of damages is 1. according to proof The paragraphs of this complaint alleged on information and belief are as follows; 5, 8, 9 Date: November 10, 2020. Dustin J. Dyer, Attorney for Plaintiff.

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87359 Publish Dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

call or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For Legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately.

Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca. org), or by contacting your local county bar association. Tiene 30 dias de calendario despué s de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citaciό n y Peticiό n para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefό nica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar ό rdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte tambié n le puede ordenar que pague manutenciό n, y honorarios y costos legales. Para asesoramiento legal, pό ngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informaciό n para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www. lawhelpca .org) o ponié ndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE: The restraining orders are on Page 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. AVISO - LAS Ó RDENES DE RESTRICCIΌN SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PÁ GINA 2: Las ό rdenes de restricciό n estά n en vigencia en cuanto a ambos cό nyuges o miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la peticiό n, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras ό rdenes.

Cualquier agencia del orden pύ blico que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ό rdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all of part of the fee and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. EXENCIÓ N DE CUOTAS: Si no puere pagar la cuota de presentaciό n pida al secretario un formulario de exenciό n de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a peticiό n de usted o de la otra parte. 1. The name and address of the court are: (El nombre y direcciό n de la corte son): Superior Court of California - County Contra Costa, 751 PINE STREET, MARTINEZ, CA 94553 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, direcciό n y nύ mero de telé fono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): Karim Shahir Wills 2976 Aldrich Street, Antioch, CA 94509 (510) 672-6521 Date (Fecha): 7/9/2021 Clerk, by: (Secretario,por) J. Berry, Deputy (Asistente) Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87324 Publish Dates: December 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 21, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007298 The name of the business(es): On The Run Solutions Located at: 4249 Salgado Ave In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Black Rhino Enterprises LLC. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, State of Organization: California.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Karla Paola Guzman Palacios, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 20, 2021,

by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/19/2026 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 87318 Publish dates: December 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 21, 2022.

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Tri Counties Bank, 63 Constitution Drive, Chico, California 95973 has applied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to relocate its branch in Brentwood from 2400 Sand Creek Road, Contra Costa County, Brentwood, CA 94513 to 2200 Sand Creek Road, Contra Costa County, Brentwood, CA 94513. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at the Regional Office, 25 Jessie Street at Ecker Square, Suite 2300, San Francisco, California 94105, not later than February 7, 2022. The non-confidential portions of the application file are on file in the Regional Office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.

Published pursuant to Sections 303.7 and 303.44 of the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. TRI COUNTIES BANK /s/Gregory A. Gehlmann General Counsel.

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 87446 Publish Date: January 21, 2022.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name NEHEMIAH HOME INSPECTION SERVICES at 264 Mountain View Dr, Brentwood, CA 94513. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Contra Costa County on 10/18/2013 under File No. F-2018-0006184 (*1) Carlton L. Jones, 264 Mountain View Dr, Brentwood, CA 94513 (**) This business was conducted by: An Individual. Signature: Carlton L. Jones. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: January 4, 2022 Brentwood Press No. 021273 87444 Publish dates: January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 2022.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): STK-CV-UAT-2020-9482 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): NICHOLSON TAUFA AND DOES 1 TO 25 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): JASON JORY NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado.

Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar

SUMMONS (Family Law) CITACIÓN (Derecho familiar) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Christina Ann Monarrez Wills You are being sued Read the information below. Lo estά n demandado.

Lea la informaciό n a continuaciό n y en la pά gina siguiente. Petitioner’s name is (Nombre del demandante): Karim Shahir Wills CASE NUMBER (NÚ MERO DE CASO): D21-02727 You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 ) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter,phone

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0006939 The name of the business(es): My Way Highway Located at: 4811 Knarlwood Rd In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner: Meaghan McDermott. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/17/2018. Signature of registrant: Meaghan McDermott Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 2, 2021

by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/7/2026 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 87328 Publish dates: December 31, 2021 , January 7, 14, 21, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007253 The name of the business(es): StageHause Located at: 609 Allagash Court In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Christa Ramos. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/24/2021. Signature of registrant: Christa Ramos. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 17, 2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/16/2026 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 87377 Publish dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

Notice of Public Lien Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intend to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the California Storage Act (Section 21700-21718 of the Business & Professions Code). Cypress Self Storage: Property is located in separate storage unit at Cypress Self Storage, 207 E Cypress Rd Oakley Ca 94561. The auction will be conducted entirely on line at Bid13.com. Auctioneer: Bid13.com 1-844-2776; agent for Owner. Pictures of the contents of the storage unit may be viewed on line. The contents include boxes and suit case. (contents unknown) Bids must be entered online beginning Jan 17th, 2022 at 8am, ending at midnight of Jan 31st, 2022.

Name - Michael Hamer- Wolfe Unit: B1043 Items - Booster seat toddler, Baby seat, Socket(s) tools Name - Courtney Steacker Unit: D1033 Items - Pressure Washer, Car jack, Ladder, Laundry washer, Metal flier, Bags of clothes, Lamp, Crate w/ Miscellaneous items, Micro way, Mattress, Chairs Name - Jesus Bustamante Unit: C2100 Items - Tires of multiple size(s) Payments must be paid for at time of purchase. All items in unit are sold as is and must be removed within two days from the time of sale. Deposit of $200.00 cash at time of purchase and will be refunded when unit is emptied. Sale is subject to cancelation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Oakley Press No. 03-0477 87407 Publish Dates: January 14, 21, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2022-0000242 The name of the business(es): Team Modern Agent Located at: 616 Lucas Dr In: Lafayette, CA 94549, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jennifer Lucas. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A . Signature of registrant: Jennifer Lucas, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 01/14/2022 by Deputy Clerk Expires 01/13/2027 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273.

Publish Dates: January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007446 The name of the business(es): Carrie Dina Designs Located at: 577 Eileen Street In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Carrie Dina Howe. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/26/2016. Signature of registrant: Carrie Dina Howe, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 12/29/2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/28/2026 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2021-0007106 The name of the business(es): Seraph (G)ene/Guardian Consultations Located at: 960 Buckskin Terrace In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. Jarron Gene Cross 2. Lavetta Cross This business is conducted by: Co-Partners.

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

Signature of registrant: Jarron Gene Earl Cross, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 12/08/2021 by Deputy Clerk Expires 12/07/2026 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2022

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tire and go somewhere new, but it was close enough to ideal,” Beard said of his decision to join Oakley police. “I retired from the Sheriff’s Office and Oakley hired me.”

The transition from a role that covered the entirety of Contra Costa County to the relatively confined borders of a small city took some time, Beard said.

“It took a little while to get used to,” he said. “I’m not one bit sorry for being in Oakley, but it made me appreciate the breadth of the Sheriff’s office, and all the diversity of the assignments and expansive real estate that I had to work in.”

Starting as a detective, Beard progressed to sergeant and lieutenant before becoming police chief. The move from sergeant to lieutenant also meant a transition to a role with more administrative duties that gave him the opportunity to see the inner workings of the city. It also highlighted some opportunities for im-

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proving how the Oakley Police interacts with the rest of the city. Beard said one of his top priorities is to explore those opportunities with the goal of creating a more efficient police force.

Beard is, however, facing a significant hurdle right out of the gate.

“My biggest challenge right now is COVID-19,” he said. “It’s impacting our staffing levels. … I deliver a weekly message to the OPD staff. My last message for 2021 was, ‘Guys, we did a great job with (COVID-19). We’ve been impacted minimally. Let’s keep up the good work in 2022.’ I never should have said that because we’ve had several exposures and several illnesses because of (COVID-19).”

Also near the top of Beard’s objectives is growing the department’s administrative staff.

“Right now, I am the sole administrator,” he said. “It’s not effective (for me) to run the administrative portion of the

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tended commutes to new work locations as a result of union representation that has been ineffective in negotiations with the county.

“Our members have not received adequate representation which has resulted in devastating outcomes that will drastically effect [sic] our lives and well-being,” wrote Nicole Donovan, shop steward of Local 2700, in a letter addressed to district Board President Brian Oftedal and Fire Chief Brian Helmick.

The annexation of the fire district by Con Fire was approved by the boards of both organizations this past September. In this process, the fire district will be absorbed in whole by Con Fire, which will then assume responsibility for providing fire and rescue services for what is now the fire district’s service area. That service area occupies 249 square miles of East Contra Costa County.

Fire district Director Joe Young said the consolidation of the districts is not a labor negotiation.

“The terms of the consolidation have already been dictated,” he said. “All employees are to be moved over with parity. No one is to be impacted on a pay and benefits basis. There should be no negotiation going on. …

We’ve been promised all along that this will happen. I

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mosphere.” Additionally, the mayor acts as a figurehead for public events, such as ribbon cuttings.

A councilmember must serve a full year on council before being considered for vice mayor and then mayor.

The member with the most continuous time of service on the Council who has not previously served as Vice Mayor and is not selected Mayor will be selected as Vice Mayor,” reads the section of the Oakley municipal code on mayoral selection. “If two or more members have equal time of continuous service, the member who received the highest number of votes at his/her election shall be selected.”

For his term as mayor, Pope said he is interested in a greater focus on public safety, particularly traffic safety. He cited the intersection of Laurel Road and Em-

police department. That becomes unfair to the men and women that I serve, that I lead. They need effective leadership.

That’ll be something that I work with the city manager on very quickly.”

Beard is the fourth chief of police in the police department’s nearly six-year history. Chief Dean Capelletti, who preceded Beard, was terminated by the city in November after a little more than a year in the role. An investigation into unspecified complaints about Capelletti led to his firing. City officials have revealed few details about the nature of the complaints or the investigation, saying only that it was a civil, not criminal, matter.

Beard said he was introduced to law enforcement at a young age. His paternal grandmother was a deputy sheriff for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona, and she later became the first female police officer for the Chandler Arizona Police Department. His father was also a

am hoping, in fact, I’m demanding, that by the time we get to the next LAFCO (Contra Costa County Local Agency Formation Commission) meeting, I expect to hear that this is solved.”

While district firefighters are represented by Local 1230, the responsibility for leading negotiations with the county for the administrative staff fell on Dan Harper, union representative for Local 2700. Donovan specifically called out Harper in her letter, which was read into the public record during the Jan. 12 fire district board meeting. She referred to Harper as “aloof ” during meetings and said that he “repeatedly dodged” questions.

“Our members are deeply troubled as we are facing significant pay cuts ranging from 15 to 26%; $20,000 per year, while members of Local 1230 stand to make significant increases, with some as much as $40,000 per year,” Donovan wrote.

“Members are being relocated to new offices which will increase their cost and time to commute, while being paid less. Others are being moved into unrepresented positions and are fearful that they will not have a guarantee of employment. We feel as though we are being sacrificed, and made to accept the stipulations of employment, which are unreasonably different than what we were promised.”

pire Avenue as the most dangerous in the city in terms of traffic incidents. The East Cypress Road and Main Street intersection previously held that distinction, according to Pope.

The City Council will discuss these issues as well as various others soon as they prepare to write their strategic plan.

Cities write strategic plans every two years to declare what concerns and other potential community improvements they plan to focus on. A key part of discovering those concerns is often input from residents during City Council meetings — something Pope hopes to see more of during his term.

“One thing we’d love more of is engagement,” he said. “Part of the council’s job is to help solve problems. But to do that, we have to know what people are looking for.”

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reserve officer with that department.

“I’m excited for Chief Beard,” said Lt. Walter O’Grodnick of the Brentwood Police Department. “I’ve had an opportunity to interact with him on a few occasions and he’s always demonstrated a high level of professionalism. I have no doubt his tenure, expertise and quality of leadership is an excellent fit for the organization and community.”

When he is off duty, Beard enjoys spending time with his wife and four children. He’s an avid fisherman and is kept busy with his four dogs.

“Here in Oakley, I have served under three chiefs, and I can honestly tell you I have received valuable lessons from all three of them,” Beard said. “Mentorship is a very key thing in all career fields, and law enforcement is no different. I’ve had some very good mentoring to assist me as I take this new role on.”

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Harper also participated in the Jan. 12 meeting. He said that claims made in Donovan’s letter were untrue and called on the fire district board of directors to put pressure on the county to resolve the contested positions.

“We need you to be pushing on LAFCO (the Contra Costa County Local Agency Formation Commission),” he said. “We need you to be pushing on the county, on labor relations, on the (County Administrator’s Office) to say that this needs to be resolved before this moves forward.”

Approval of the annexation rests with LAFCO. The first of two votes required for approval was supposed to have taken place Jan. 12, but technical issues forced the cancellation of that meeting. Helmick has requested that LAFCO consider taking both necessary votes in its February meeting to keep the annexation process on track to close in the second quarter. That decision is still pending.

Steve Aubert of the fire district fire marshal and public information office speaking several days after the Jan. 12 meeting said that some progress on the labor issues had been made.

“We are confident that at least this has opened up the lines of communication and getting the union and county labor relations to start working more collaboratively together to figure this out,” Aubert said. “Ultimately, we know we have some labor-relation issues to still work through, but we think that they’ll be successful at being able to work something out for everyone.”

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Randy Pope, seen here with outgoing mayor Sue Higgins, will serve as Oakley’s mayor in 2022.

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