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Private school grows in Brentwood

By Dawnmarie Fehr Correspondent

A private Christian school borne out of the COVID-19 pandemic recently bought property in Brentwood in a move to expand.

Vineyard Academy sought investors to finance the $4 million purchase of The Rock Church – including buildings and five acres of property – closing the deal on Aug. 15.

Cofounders April Cuddihy and Lita Curtis said they are thrilled to be taking this next step with their students and families.

“It was just a miracle to find these investors,” Curtis said. “There were roadblocks and we are so grateful for all the people who have stuck with us.”

Due to the school’s relatively small size of 209 students, and the fact it is less than five years old, the Vineyard team had trouble securing investors willing to take on

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a smaller, newer project.

According to Cuddihy, most banks are only interested in backing schools with more than 10 years’ history, and with larger

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Vern Schultz (right) the Patriot Jet Team Foundation Gala Ticket winner, stands with Don Paiva, president of the foundation. Schultz said he is glad that the Press was able to challenge local residents and make them aware of the foundation. He said the contest was fun and challenging for him, and he feels good about the foundation and the work they do. The Patriots Jet Team Foundation’s 11th annual benefit gala is from 5–10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Patriots Jet Team Center Byron Airport at 760 Osprey Court, Byron. It features a Champagne reception, private air show, dinner, and “captivating keynote speaker Lieutenant General Stayce D. Harris and High Energy Auction”.

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Now the transaction is complete, Cuddihy and Curtis said they are still processing the good news.

“We can both say that there’s no way five years ago we saw any of this coming,” Cuddihy said.

“It’s all been the Lord. The right people have shown up to help, and it’s been a blessing.”

Vineyard Academy began as an answer to parents who would not accept distance learning as an option during the 2020-2021 school year. Cuddihy and Curtis were watching with the rest of East County in July 2020 as local school districts voted one by one to keep campuses closed and continue teaching virtually, as they had since March. Since Cuddihy and Curtis are teachers with more than 30 years of experience between them, the pair were contacted by friends asking for help.

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Brentwood rejects proposed Popeyes restaurant City Council overturns Planning Commission approval in 4-1 vote

By Jake Menez Staff Writer

Following an hours-long discussion, the Brentwood City Council voted 4-1 to deny the application for a Popeyes fast-food restaurant on Brentwood Boulevard, with Councilmember Tony Oerlemans dissenting. The project had been approved by the Planning Commission 3-2 in August.

“As time goes on and land is more and more precious as far as being available to build things on, we have to be really, really specific and conscious of the kind of building and the kind of businesses that we want,” Mayor Joel Bryant said during the discussion. “That area does have a lot of drive-throughs…not a lot of people are super excited about bringing a lot more in.”

The reason for the denial was that the proposal for a fast-food chicken restaurant did not align with the Brentwood Boulevard Specific Plan (BBSP), a policy document adopted by the city intended “to guide future development in order to fulfill the community’s intention for the

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Concept art of the proposed Popeyes. creation of a distinctive corridor stretching between the City’s northern boundary and the Downtown,” according to the text of the document.

“The vision for the BBSP is to transform the existing auto-oriented corridor into a more traditional boulevard with distinctive, unique, front-facing buildings,” the document reads in part. “The BBSP also promotes comfortable walkways and generous landscaping to provide an active, inviting, and attractive location for residents, workers, and visitors.”

Based on the plan’s stated goals, the Council said that adding a Popeyes restaurant to a corridor that currently has 11 other fast-food restaurants, including a KFC directly to the north of the proposed site, does not enrich the area in a way that

is consistent with the plan. The full text of the Brentwood Boulevard Specific Plan can be read at https://bit.ly/3ASkWEb “I know it’s hard to say ‘no’ to businesses,” Councilmember Jovita Mendoza said of the project. “I want businesses…I don’t think it’s the right thing for the area.”

Mendoza said she does not have a problem with Popeyes specifically, but with the idea of another restaurant with a drive-through in an already packed area.

“People that I talk to down there don’t want it,” she continued. “I have to align with them before anyone else.”

At one point, Councilmember Pa’tanisha Pierson asked the applicant, Sunny Ghai, if he would consider bringing the restaurant to the proposed location at 7820 Brentwood Blvd. without a drive-through.

“I think that is bologna,” Ghai said.

“You guys are wrong when you come back every time and tell me ‘Don’t do the drive-through.’”

Ghai had said earlier in the meeting that the drive-through was an important component of the project because he anticipated the restaurant to be pick-up only in the next five years, using the drivethrough for such orders.

He told the Council that if they chose to not approve his restaurant based on the inclusion of a drive-through, the city would find itself with a Twin Peaks restaurant there instead and would be powerless to stop it because a developer in Sacramento was already interested and the project would not have a drivethrough. Twin Peaks is a sports bar chain known for its servers, called Twin Peaks Girls, according to its website.

In addition to the drive-through and the traffic issues it would potentially cause, the other point of contention with the project was that it did not enrich the area to have another fast-food restaurant. Residents and council members referred to the stretch of road as a “food desert” based on the offerings. A food desert is an area with “limited access to supermarkets, supercenters, grocery stores, or other sources of healthful and affordable food, making it difficult for residents living in those areas to maintain a healthy and nutritious diet. Communities see Popeyes page 4

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Local author gains national attention Adventure Therapy Foundation founder publishes books for families impacted by cancer

By Nicole Becchina Staff Writer

Lauren Huffmaster is the Founder of Adventure Therapy Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works with families impacted by cancer. She is the author of Cancering: Exploring the Seasons of Emotional Healing, published last June, and a collaborator on the children’s book, The Adventure Jar, with Gilead Sciences. She has shared an inside look into how they were created. The Adventure Jar has rapidly gained national attention and will be featured on the television talk show The View this fall. Each book is designed to be an educational tool for anyone impacted by cancer.

Tell me a little bit about yourself.

I moved to Oakley nine years ago and almost as soon as we moved to town, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My children were 2, 4 and 6 at the time. Metastatic breast cancer is the same as Stage 4 cancer. With this diagnosis, you must stay in treatment for the rest of your life, so I have been in cancer treatment for nine years.

When I was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer I founded Adventure Therapy Foundation in many ways to be my presence in this community when I was no longer here.

At the time of diagnosis, I only expected to live five years, that was my prognosis. I founded this nonprofit hoping it would do the things I would have done if I was not here. Since that time, there has been a significant breakthrough in the treatment of cancer. Today, women with my diagnosis are

living about 10 years, and I fully expect my prognosis to be extended again and again.

What made you want to write each book?

I spent years listening to other women who were impacted by cancer. I knew their struggles and many of their pain points. I wanted to provide them with what I had learned from helping others and through my own story.

Many of the women, their number one fear was for their children. How will their children understand cancer? How should they parent through cancer? I wanted to create a children’s book to encourage those women. This past year, I have been a collaborator on The Adventure Jar, with Gilead Sciences. This book depicts a family whose mother is in treatment. The family has to adjust their expectations time and again to accommodate the mother’s limited physical strength but when they do, they “make it a habit to look for the magic.” When they look for the good in their situation, they “find it everywhere.” This book is free to download and to order a hard copy at expose-MBC. com/support-for-families.

I wrote Cancering: Exploring the Seasons of Emotional Healing over the past two years. I wanted to put my philosophy of hope and healing into a book for the Adventure Therapy Foundation to give as an educational tool for anyone impacted by cancer. The question of how to manage the emotional side effects of cancer is not a topic that has ever been addressed. This book is really the first of its kind. It is a book that specifically addresses mental health from diagnosis through survivorship. All the proceeds from this book go to support the mission of Adventure Therapy. It can be found on Amazon or if you are impacted by cancer, you can order a free copy at AdventureFound.org/book-launch.

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I recently completed a Satellite Media Tour for The Adventure Jar. During that tour, I was interviewed by 25 television and radio stations, and those interviews have now been viewed by a cumulative 15 million viewers and counting. This week I was asked to come to New York City to be interviewed by The View. That interview will happen in late October.

What are some of the television and radio stations you’ve been featured on?

Some of the TV interviews are: • ABC 12 (Flint-Saginaw, Mich.)

• Action News 5 (Memphis, Tenn.)

• WHNT (Huntsville-Decatur, Ala.)

Mississippi Hometown (Jackson, Miss.)

KFSN (Fresno) WFLA (Tampa, Fla.) Some of the radio shows are: • KKVI-FM (Dallas-Ft. Worth) • WAMV-AM (Roanoke-Lynchburg, Va.) • WIMS-AM (Chicago) • WMT-AM (Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Iowa) • WNXT-AM (Charleston-Huntington, W. Va.) • WRNJ-AM (New York) For this day I went to a studio in San Francisco and we began at 3:30 a.m. (so we could be on the morning shows on the East Coast). I sat at a desk with a prompter that told me who I was talking to and where they were located. I could not see them but could hear them and I answer their questions for about 4-8 minutes each. I had a new interview every 10 minutes.

All the television interviews are online at this time.

Tell me about when you received the call asking you to travel to New York to be featured on The View.

The PR team I worked with said the Satellite Media Tour was so successful, they were going to put together a pitch to see if they could get me on national television.

They said it would be difficult considering the election is getting most of the media coverage at this time.

When I got the call the lead from the PR team was so excited. She said this was a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity for her, as see Local author page 5

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Popeyes from page 2 with limited food access,” according to the USDA. The only supermarket in the immediate area is a Grocery Outlet.

“The one comment that kind of bothers me sometimes is that people have the choice to choose. And that’s absolutely 100% correct,” Pierson said. “But the lack of transportation and resources in food desert locations leads people from disenfranchised communities or areas to make choices that they ordinarily wouldn’t make for their family.”

Pierson’s comment was in response to one made by the applicants where they told the Council that denying the Popeyes for not being a healthy option was wrong because people have to choose for themselves to have healthy eating habits.

Oerlemans agreed, saying that it was not the government’s job to tell people what to eat.

“I think that if the citizens of Brentwood want fast food, restaurants are going to continue to come to Brentwood,” he said. “The only way they’re going to stop coming to Brentwood is if our citizens quit going.”

During public comments, residents spoke largely against the project.

“Adding another fast-food option is not what our community needs,” resident Selena Martinez said. Martinez identified herself as someone who lives and works in the area near the proposed site. “The Village neighborhood is home to many underrepresented individuals,

many of whom rely on public transportation. These residents, who are often of lower economic status, are being unfairly targeted by the growing number of fastfood establishments.”

Ultimately, the council voted to deny the proposed Popeyes, overturning the Planning Commission’s approval.

“We are doing our best to make sure we’re doing the right thing for the residents,” Vice Mayor Susannah Meyer said. “There are several reasons, but the biggest one for me is the drive-through.”

Other topics discussed at the meeting include: • A proclamation commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Brentwood Lions Club. The proclamation recognizes the organization for “significant contributions to the community, including purchasing uniforms for Liberty Union High School’s football team, which adopted ‘Lions’ as their team name in recognition of the Club’s support, and hosting the Football Awards banquet, a major social event for more than 50 years.

• The postponement of an agenda item request from Pierson asking staff to prepare information related to the trail between American Avenue and Mountain View Drive and how it can be made safer for parents and students who use it as part of the dropoff for schools in the area.

The full meeting can be watched online at https://bit.ly/3XATync

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City Council honors the Lions Club 95th Anniversary Lion President Billy Vance accepts proclamation from Mayor Bryant.

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One of the main reasons the Lions organized was to take a united approach to the many needs of the community, and through Lionism, carry on the goals it still pursues. Early projects included: • Clean-up Week for Brentwood • Assisting in developing the Town Park • Honoring the Boy Scout troop (chartered by the club) • Holding Halloween and Christmas parties for children • Making Christmas baskets of food for the needy • Started and Still Going Strong, the “Youth in Government” program • Organizing a drive to form the Brentwood Sanitary District in 1939 Fund-raisers have enabled the Lions Club of Brentwood to make substantial contributions over the years to many local and school projects.

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Exploring the benefits of healthful wines Can wine truly be considered healthful? It’s a complex question, especially when considering factors like alcohol, residual sugars, tannins, and various additives used in winemaking. Yet, some wines offer certain health benefits, Uncorked: particularly those with History by antioxidants.

Red wines, in parthe Glass ticular, are often recognized for their antioxidant properties.

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by lowering blood pressure and minimizing blood clotting. Additionally, its antiinflammatory properties could assist in managing conditions like arthritis. However, more scientific studies are needed to confirm these effects.

Local author from page 3 well as for me. She said only once in a career would she expect such an amazing response from the media.

I will be interviewed by one of the anchors from The View in New York City and the interview will be filmed.

Then the clip will air 2-3 days later.

What is one of the goals you hope to accomplish by creating these books?

I am living in a very unique moment in the history of cancer. The women who were diagnosed before me really did not have time to tell their stories. They did not survive

A fascinating connection between wine and longevity can be found in the Blue Zone regions where people live notably long, healthy lives. One such area is Sardinia, Italy, where a local red wine called Cannonau is celebrated. This robust, full-

long enough for us to understand their experience of cancer. Since we don’t understand the cancer experience, we stand at a distance, observing those with a diagnosis because we are not sure how to help. I have been given the gift of time. So I feel a deep sense of responsibility to ensure our society has tools that demonstrate the true impact of cancer. By understanding the experience of cancer, each of us can better support our loved ones and friends when they are diagnosed.

I am confident these books will bring families together in their most difficult moments.

bodied wine is rich in antioxidants.

Another notable grape is Tannat, originally from Madiran, France, but now primarily grown in Uruguay. Known for its bold flavor, high tannins, and deep fruit character, Tannat is also an excellent source of antioxidants.

Meanwhile, in Umbria, Italy, the Sagrantino grape produces one of the most intense and tannic red wines. With its deep color and earthy complexity, Sagrantino pairs beautifully with hearty dishes like steak or pasta. And yes, it, too, offers antioxidants.

As with anything, moderation is essential. While wines high in antioxidants may offer health benefits, they are no guarantee of a longer life. Balanced wine consumption, coupled with healthful food choices and regular exercise, can contribute to overall well-being.

Now, where’s that glass of Sagrantino?

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Absolutely.

Huffmaster will be at the Brentwood Farmers Market on Sept. 28 signing books at the Adventure Therapy Foundation booth in front of Hair Encounter at 614 1st St. Art Guild of the Delta’s Banner Up! 2024 Live Auction will be on Sept. 14 from 6-9 p.m. at the Brentwood Senior Center, 193 Griffifth Lane. Proceeds will support local artists and Adventure Therapy Foundation.

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After an Aloha event in August that raised $12,000 for the project, the two groups will join forces again to repeat that success. The Friends will host a book sale on Friday, Oct. 4 from 5-9 p.m. at City Hall at 3231 Main St. inside the council chambers. The Friday event will run during the City’s last Friday Night Bites of the year, said Rotary Club of Oakley membership chairman Dave Wahl, M.Ed. in a press release.

The book sale continues on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.. The Oakley Friends have an ongoing book sale in the Oakley Library at Freedom High School but are limited to just a few shelves due to a lack of space. With the larger space inside council chambers the Friends expect to display 10 times the usual number of books it can usually sell.

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Friday, September 13 Antioch Senior Resource Festival

The city of Antioch is hosting a Country Resource Fair at 415 W. 2nd St. where resources for seniors will be available from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The city also urges attendees to wear their favorite Country-Western attire. For more details, visit https://www. antiochca.gov/recreation/senior-center/.

Saturday, September 14 Banner Up! Live Auction

Art Guild of the Delta’s Banner Up! 2024 Live Auction is from 6-9 p.m. at the Brentwood Senior Center, 193 Griffith Lane, Brentwood.

Proceeds support local artists and Adventure Therapy Foundation. Pick up your free banner guide at the community center. For more information, visit ArtGuildoftheDelta. org or call Rosie Grejsen at 925-698-2077.

Thursday, September 19 Unity Inspired Living’s Annual Peace Walk

On the Horizon Saturday, September 21 2024 PJTF 11th Annual Benefit Gala The Patriots Jet Team Foundation’s 11th annual benefit gala from 5–10 p.m. at the Patriots Jet Team Center Byron Airport at 760 Osprey Court, Byron, features Champagne reception, dinner and live music. For details, call 925-338-7583 or visit https://www.pjtf.org/.

Pints for Pups Fundraiser for Canine Companions

Canine Companions of Brentwood presents the fundraiser from noon-4 p.m. with food, beer, pups, and games. They train assistance dogs and provide support to adults, children and veterans with disabilities free of charge.

Enjoy some Ike’s and Four Legs beer to help support canine companions at Four Legs Brewery at 2010 Elkins Way, Suite 120, in Brentwood. The brewery is donating $1 for every beer sold during the event, and Ikes Grill is donating 10% of their sales during the event. For details, contact Sarah Pompa at (909) 556-5784 or sphilpta@gmail.com.

Shadow Lakes Bi-Annual Clean Up

Join your neighbors at 8-10:30 a.m. to make Shadow Lakes a cleaner place to live. Participants should meet at Willy’s Bagels parking lot,390 West Country Club Drive, Brentwood, to register.

Supplies (gloves, trash bags, etc.) will be provided. Participants will also have the opportunity to win prizes at this free event.

The 12th Heart of Oakley Festival will be from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in Civic Center Plaza and on Main Street from Vintage Parkway and Norcross, 3231 Main St. Heart of Oakley Festival is an annual open-air market that brings local makers, families and residents together. There will be artisan makers, live music, beer, wine and more. This is a free event. For more information, visit http:// www.HeartofOakleyFestival.com or call (925) 625-7041.

Thursday, September 26 Evening on the Lawn for Education

The annual TEACH fundraiser that features food,cash bar, silent auction and a raffle is for the Los Medanos College Foundation is from 5-8 p.m. at the Trilogy Event Center and Lawn.

Presale tickets are $65. Checks payable to Trilogy Teach Club can be dropped off at the mailroom or mailed to Trilogy TEACH club at 1700 Trilogy Parkway, Brentwood, CA 94513.

Friday, September 27 Italian Catholic Federation 12th Annual Festa d’Italia Car Show and Pasta Dinner

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Registration for the car show begins at 3 p.m. and is $35, one dinner is included. Additional dinners will be $15. The pasta dinner will begin at 5 p.m. and is $15 per person. Trophy awards will begin at 7 p.m. For more information or to register, call (925) 634-4154.

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Crusty’s appearance at Brentwood Skate Park postponed Skateboarding event to go on as planned

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Pro skateboarder Chris ‘Crusty’ Weissmann’s appearance at the Brentwood Skate Park, 195 Griffifth Lane, this Saturday has been postponed.

While Crusty will not be able to attend for unspecified reasons, the event will still go on as planned at 10 a.m. on September 14, organizers said.

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Contra Costa County Fire Advisory Commission Chair Brian Oftedal Announces Candidacy for Brentwood City Council, District 3 Brian Oftedal, a Senior Captain in the Oakland Fire Department and the former President of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Board, joined local community leaders in announcing his candidacy for Brentwood City Council District 3. “My wife and I have lived here for the past 24 years and we’ve been fortunate to have raised our family here, surrounded by working farms and worldclass schools,” said Oftedal. “I’ve had the privilege of serving this community on fire boards, as the Vice Chair of our parents club, and as a community volunteer promoting emergency preparedness and resilience.”

“Brian’s extensive experience in public service equips him with a deep understanding of local issues and the ability to address them effectively,” said Brentwood District 4 councilmember Tony Oerlemans. “With a vision for smart growth and community development, Brian Oftedal is well-positioned to drive positive change in Brentwood, enhancing the quality of life for all residents. He’d be a great choice for council and I wholeheartedly endorse him.”

Contra Costa County District 3 Supervisor Diane Burgis said, “Brian Oftedal has demonstrated leadership by bringing people together rather than dividing them. He’s a public servant in every way. His selfless leadership as the chair of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Board was instrumental in fixing fire protection and emergency medical service issues in East County. Brian will

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OFTEDAL help preserve Brentwood’s unique hometown feel while helping the city thrive.”

“We worked with Brian on the East Contra Costa Fire board, and after annexation as Chair of the Contra Costa Fire Advisory Commission,” said Vince Wells, President of International Association of Firefighters Local 1230. “Brian’s an outstanding leader who works to bring people together to build consensus on complex issues. He’ll listen to everyone, and that’s one of the reasons why he was able to play such a large role in bringing resolution to the longstanding issue of insufficient fire service in East County.

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Gerald Johnson Announces Candidacy for Mayor of Brentwood Gerald Johnson, current Planning Commissioner, former two-time President of the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce, and 22-year resident of Brentwood proudly announces his candidacy for Mayor of Brentwood. With a vision for a thriving community rooted in unity, sustainable growth, and economic vitality, Johnson is prepared to bring fresh leadership to the city he calls home.

“As a Planning Commissioner, I’ve been privileged to help shape Brentwood’s future by ensuring our city grows responsibly while preserving its unique character,” said Johnson. “My experience as President of the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce has deepened my commitment to strengthening our local economy and supporting the businesses that are the backbone of our community.”

Johnson’s campaign is centered on the principles of THRIVE: Togetherness, Housing, Recreation, Inclusion, Volunteerism, and the Economy. His platform focuses on developing attainable housing for young families and professionals, enhancing cultural and recreational opportunities, promoting inclusivity, encouraging volunteerism, and driving economic growth through strategic public-private partnerships and the expansion of Brentwood’s agritourism sector. Johnson also aims to leverage the talents and knowledge of Brentwood’s senior community to enrich local initiatives and programs that benefit seniors.

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JOHNSON Mayor Brian Swisher; Former Brentwood Vice Mayor Johnny Rodriguez; Fremont Councilperson Teresa Cox; Contra Costa, County Board of Education Trustee, Area 3 Anamarie Avila Farias; the Contra Costa Labor Council, AFL-CIO; and Contra Costa Building & Construction Trades.

“I am running for Mayor because I believe Brentwood’s best days are ahead of us. I aim to create a community where everyone can thrive—where we unite to solve our challenges, support our local businesses, and ensure that Brentwood remains a wonderful place to live and work,” Johnson added.

Gerald Johnson’s candidacy combines a fresh perspective with seasoned experience. He is committed to listening to the community’s needs and working collaboratively to build a stronger, more vibrant Brentwood.

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By Jeff Weisinger Staff Writer

The Freedom girls volleyball team snapped a three-match losing streak in a “surprising” way: sweeping Liberty at home 3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-23) Tuesday night.

“I was shocked,” Falcons head coach Elizabeth Rivas said of the dominant performance. “You know that (Liberty) is always one of the top schools in our league. So, to see them like that was very surprising.”

Liberty entered Tuesday night’s match off back-to-back 3-0 sweeps against Pittsburg and Antioch to open Bay Valley Athletic League play. However, the Lions looked nothing like the team that exploded out the gate to open league play.

“I knew it was gonna be very, very tough (defeating Liberty),” senior Madison Perry said.

However, the Lions looked off and couldn’t get into any attacking rhythm throughout the night.

Freedom opened the match with an 8-3 lead that ballooned into a 12-6 advantage midway through the first set. Freedom senior Kennedy Smith’s block at the net, just one of several key blocks for Smith on the night, helped Freedom continue to build the lead to

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Freedom’s Angela Delos Reyes (5) and Kennedy Smith (36) go up to block a shot by Liberty’s Ryleigh Favalora during the Falcons’ game against the Lions Tuesday night in Oakley.

16-8 as the Falcons went on to take the first set 25-16.

Smith came through big in the second set with several key blocks at the net, along with Corrina Singleton and Angela Delos Reyes, as the Falcons rolled past Liberty 2510 in the second set.

“I made sure I covered those areas

where I knew (Liberty) was gonna hit line or angle, and made sure I put my block up exactly where I needed to,” Smith explained.

“Also read their arms when I go up to make sure my timing is right and making sure that I’m not off for my teammates when they’re covering back row.”

Liberty started to find their attacking

rhythm in the third and final set, keeping it close throughout, but Freedom hung onto the lead through most of the set. A kill by Liberty junior Liberty Boyd pulled the Lions to within three points at 19-16. The Lions eventually tied the match at 21-all after a kill

by Jenny Green, the first time all match that the Lions tied a set, and took the 22-21 lead on the following serve after a return error by Freedom.

Following a quick timeout by Rivas, the Falcons managed to hold off Liberty’s late rally, taking the 25-23 win to close the sweep.

“We were really, really fighting to make sure that we won in three,” Perry said. “The first two sets, we just really had high energy.

But in that last set, we started to let down, kind of relax and we kind of lost all the energy that we had until the very end of that third set.”

Freedom also defeated the Lions in the first matchup between the two last year, that time a 3-0 sweep in Brentwood. This year’s win brings Freedom back to .500 at 6-6 overall and 1-1 in the BVAL. The Falcons travel to Pittsburg to take on the Pirates Thursday night to start their three-game road trip.

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Heritage turns to the pass against Dublin as run game continues to develop

By Jeff Weisinger Staff Writer

Through the first two football games of the season, Heritage’s offense has had a bit of a different look to it. For a team known to focus on its running game, it’s actually the passing game that has taken more of the offensive emphasis so far.

Entering Friday night’s game at the Dublin Gaels (Friday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m.), Heritage isn’t shying away from what’s worked so far.

“We want to throw the football this week,” head coach Dave Fogelstrom said.

“There’s so much press-man (coverage) that we want to throw the football this week.”

Heritage’s bright spot of the offense has been its passing game, led by senior quarterback Phillip Babbitt, who has been efficient in his first two games of the season. Babbitt has completed 60 percent of his passes (24-for-40) for 341 yards and threw his first touchdown of the season to Elijah Ruffin during Heritage’s second-half rally against Granada last week.

“We haven’t given him a lot of com-

Heritage quarterback Phillip Babbitt looks to throw deep at Tuesday’s practice.

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plex, multiple combinations of routes,” Fogelstrom explained. “We’re giving him a little bit more every single week to try to add to his repertoire. He’s not a new guy, I mean.

He played in two NCS playoff games last year and has had a good start for us.”

If Babbitt’s success through the air wasn’t enough, even junior running back Ilias Muhammad threw his first touchdown pass last Friday night as well.

As much as the pass may be becoming a focus for the Patriots, Fogelstrom and the

rest of the staff are still just as dedicated to getting the Patriots’ rushing attack back in rhythm.

“We have to be able to run the football,” Fogelstrom said. “It’s a combination of things. It’s a block here, it’s a running back missing a cutback there late in the game.”

Heritage has yet to record a 100-yard rushing night as a team in either of its first two games. As a team, the Patriots ran for 73 yards on a combined 28 carries in the loss two weeks ago against Foothill, and for 97

yards on a combined 21 carries at Granada last week.

Although they’re not getting the big yards that Fogelstrom may be looking for from his offense, the Patriots are scoring on the ground. Senior Mekhi Adanandus has found the end zone three times this season, while Muhammad scored his first rushing touchdown of the season last week against the Matadors – a 17-yard scamper that brought the Patriots back to within three late in the third quarter in Heritage’s second-half rally.

Dublin has struggled out of the gate in the season, losing their first two games including last Friday’s 37-7 loss at Ukiah.

However, as Friday night is the Gaels’ home opener, Fogelstrom says that the team isn’t looking past the Gaels despite the slow start.

“We go into every game confident, for sure,” Fogelstrom said. “But we’re not ever going to take anyone for granted. They have some good athletes on that team and they’re trying to put it together. What we don’t want is for them to put it together against us.”

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Despite recent struggle, coach remains confident in Patriots volleyball

By Juan Cebreiros Correspondent

“A win’s a win, but tonight wasn’t a great win,” Heritage girls volleyball head coach Janet Hannigan said after the Patriots’ 3-0 sweep over the visiting Millenium High.

While Heritage dominated the Falcons over the three sets, she was disappointed with the performance from her team Tuesday night.

“I wanted to see plays and a quicker offense and better passing. We missed serves that we shouldn’t have missed,” Hannigan said.

Heritage committed 13 errors on the night and Hannigan said she expected to see a higher level of play despite playing an inferior opponent.

“It was not what my team’s capable of,” Hannigan said after Tuesday night’s win. “It’s a little hard to see that right now. But I do believe in this team.”

Heritage entered Tuesday night’s matchup against Millenium with a 8-6 record and had impressed Hannigan at times, including a 4-1 performance at the NorCal Invitational Tournament. However, they have also shown their struggles such as during the East County Invitational Tournament when they went just

Heritage celebrates after defeating Millennium 3-0 Tuesday night in Brentwood.

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2-2, and suffered two sweeps.

This first half of this season is similar to the first half of last season for Heritage, which was 4-4 at the start of league play. Hannigan said it was at this point in the season last year when she was frustrated with her team that would then go on to win eight of 10 league games to

win a fourth straight Bay Valley Athletic League title. “We gotta practice like we want to play,” Hannigan said. “We have to build the intensity of practice, and that comes from the players. I think individually yes they do have the drive, but as a collective it kind of goes in waves.”

She remains confident in her team

having that late-season run in them again, despite having only faced Freedom so far in league play.

“They have moments where it comes together but it’s too soon to tell. But it will come together, I do believe,” Hannigan said.

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New Beginnings Christian Center EVOLVES from an In-Person Sunday Worship Local Church into New Beginnings 1995 Legacy Church, an online 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week Worldwide Church NEW BEGINNINGS 1995 Legacy Church New Beginnings Christian Center began as the first in person multi-racial Church in the cities of Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood, CA in 1995. The founding Pastor was Gregory N. Bell, who had previously served as an Associate Minister for various churches as well as Executive Director of Mario Murillo Ministries, a Televised Worldwide Evangelistic Ministry. In the 17 years that Bishop Bell led the Church at and under the direction of the Lord Jesus Christ the Church caused thousands of souls to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.

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While many churches had building funds that sometimes lasted years asking members to donate funds for the growth of the church, New Beginnings never had a building fund. Instead, Bishop Bell asked members to give to different capital campaigns to fund the growth of the Church.

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New Beginnings Christian Center EVOLVES from an In-Person Sunday Worship Local Church into New Beginnings 1995 Legacy Church, an online 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week Worldwide Church NEW BEGINNINGS 1995 Legacy Church New Beginnings Christian Center began as the first in person multi-racial Church in the cities of Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood, CA in 1995. The founding Pastor was Gregory N. Bell, who had previously served as an Associate Minister for various churches as well as Executive Director of Mario Murillo Ministries, a Televised Worldwide Evangelistic Ministry. In the 17 years that Bishop Bell led the Church at and under the direction of the Lord Jesus Christ the Church caused thousands of souls to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.

Now, New Beginnings 1995 Legacy Church continues to Spread the Word of God, Win Souls and Bless the Saints of God with a Digital Church featuring Audio and Videos from the Worship Services of New Beginnings Christian Center.

While many churches had building funds that sometimes lasted years asking members to donate funds for the growth of the church, New Beginnings never had a building fund. Instead, Bishop Bell asked members to give to different capital campaigns to fund the growth of the Church.

Listed below are all of the members, individuals and other Church’s that donated to New Beginnings Christian Center to fund our expansion and growth when we were an in person Church. Thank you and may God to continue to bless all of you for your generosity.

Now that God’s people are living and worshipping in the digital age, New Beginnings has evolved from an In-Person Church to a Digital Church

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James Smith in Posthumous & Candyce Smith Bishop Gregory N. Bell Sheila Allata Mother Mary Armstead Cathy Ashford Oscar Ashford D&K Automotive Tasha Johnson Kathy Jones Pastor Horacio & Florence Jones Deacon Kelvin & Kathy Jones Shirley Jones Patsy Barker Willie Bell Bishop Gregory Bell Diba Bell Arthur & Beatrice Bell Ben & Pam Jones Kathy Frazier Jones

D.J. Joseph Nick & Cheree Kis Belinda McDaniel Cory Bell Charmaine Bennett Daniel O. Bernstine Ron & Judy Bowens Pastor Tommie Bradford Mr. & Mrs Little Bobbie Luster-Wiley Bishop Carleton & Laleta Leonard Pat Martin Acie & Nieisha Mathews Erin Bridges Angela Butcher His Presence C.W.C Gerald & Tique Caul Charles & Jackie Calloway

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DeSena Family Marcella Narclsse Douglas & Sherley Reid Toni Neithardt Peter & Amalchi Nwachukwu James & Deona Roberson Allen Temple Church Oakland Elder Harmon & Theresa Roberts Connie Odom TiCarolyn Rucks Nilda Diaz James & Candyce Smith Andrea Drew Veronica Redd & Family Miriam Drummond Veronica Covin & Family Rev. Johnson Ejomah Gregory & Lorna Fisher Conrad Ellerby Rita Gaines Alicia Powell Mark & Karen Gaskin Ronald & Catherine Oliver Patrice Smith Kenneth & Cynthia Perkins Alan & Francine Hand Lynne Price Alonzo & Vernita Talto Joseph & Berdine Redd Janice Taylor Jessica Ellis Henry & Birdie Taylor Lynesha Ellis Alvin & Connie Payne & Family Arthur & Geraldine Gee Mother Patricia Gibson Semaji Riley & Family

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NARESH KUMAR GALLA, deceased CASE NUMBER P24-01442 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: NARESH KUMAR GALLA, deceased. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ANURADHA CHALLA in the Superior Court of California, County of: CONTRA COSTA. The Petition for Probate requests that: ANURADHA CHALLA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

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

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Date: OCTOBER 02 2024 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept: 30. b. Address of court: 725 COURT STREET, MARTINEZ, CA 94553. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Michael J Amthor 181687 1181 Central Blvd. Suite A Brentwood, CA 94513. 925-516-4888 *BRENTWOOD PRESS* 02-1273 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: September 13, 20, 27, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004664 The name of the business(es): Antioch Liquor Beer Wine & Food Located at: 1108 Sycamore Dr In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Antioch Liquor Beer Wine & Food. 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 N/A. Signature of registrant: Rupinder Samra, Treasurer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 08/28/2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/27/2029 Publish Dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004520 The name of the business(es): 1. Discovery Bay BnB 2. Discovery Bay B&B 3. Bethel Island BnB 4. Bethel Island B&B Located at: 2176 Sand Point Rd In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Juliette Miller Bradley. 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: Juliette Miller Bradley, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 08/22/2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/21/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F2024-0004493 The name of the business(es): Wild Will Tattoo Located at: 921 Orchid Dr In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): William G Simpson. 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: William Simpson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 08/21/2024

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-004427 The name of the business(es): Bluefin Sushi Located at: 2083 Main St In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): H20 INVESTMENT, 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 N/A. Signature of registrant: Sungeun JangCEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 16, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/15/2029 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 93309 Publish dates: August 30, September 6,13, 20, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004457 The name of the business(es): Not Too Shabby Located at: 1520 Discovery Bay Blvd, Suite 200 In: Discovery Bay CA 94505, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Francine Marie Fiebig. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/01/2024. Signature of registrant: Francine Fiebig, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 08/19/2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/18/2024 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004438 The name of the business(es): 1. Delta Diablo Construction 2. Delta Diablo Handyman Service Located at: 2510 Pearlite Way In: Antioch, CA 94531, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Vincent Walter Herington. 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: Vincent Herington. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 08/19/2024

by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/18/2029 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004418 The name of the business(es): Plum Home Located at: 13 Plum Tree Ln In: Pittsburg, CA 94565, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): D.S.D. Behavioral Health, 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 N/A. Signature of registrant: Lalaine Slipher, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 08/15/2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/14/2029 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004319 The name of the business(es): Pence Ranch Located at: 3231 Delta Rd In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Tuppence Commercial Company LLC. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, State of Organization: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Judy L. Pence, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 08/12/2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/11/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004523 The name of the business(es): PORT OF SUBS Located at: 4431 Balfour Road, Suite E In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Calpaninofoods, 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 N/A. Signature of registrant: Laura Schiff, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 08/22/2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/21/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004792 The name of the business(es): Spikenard Solutions, TLM Located at: 1174 Fetzer Ln In: Oakley, CA 94561, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): J. Scott McDonald. 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: J. Scott McDonald, Individual . This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 09/04/2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 09/03/2029 Publish Dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004700 The name of the business(es): 1. Mind Merge 2. Mynd Merge Located at: 421 Lassen Drive In: Martinez, CA 94553, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Matthew Michaelsen. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/01/2024. Signature of registrant: Matthew Michaelsen, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 08/29/2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/28/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004695 The name of the business(es): COLDSTONE CREAMERY Located at: 2710 Reddington WayIn: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): MADDORANI 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 N/A. Signature of registrant: Mansoor Shaikh, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 29, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 8/28/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits, meet at the Council Chambers, located at 150 City Park Way, in Brentwood, on September 24, 2024, and hold a public hearing to consider: An amendment to Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map (VTSM 9610), which created 63 single-family residential lots, one bio-retention basin, one open space lot adjacent to the creek, and other related improvements. The amendment is limited to modifying the conditions of approval to clarify that the project’s bio-retention basin will be maintained through a Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District.

The project is located at 1777 Apricot Lane (APNs 019-092-013 and 019-092-034).

On July 22, 2014, the City Council certified an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that was prepared and certified as part of the Brentwood General Plan (State Clearinghouse # 2014022058) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to CEQA Section 15183, the project is consistent with the development density established by a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning for which an environmental impact report has been certified. Therefore, no further environmental analysis is required as the Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map is consistent with the General Plan.

Applicant: Trumark Homes How to View and Participate The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting and offer comments of up to 5 minutes (or as may otherwise be determined by the Council) using any of the following methods: 1. IN PERSON: a. Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chambers.

Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The Council Chambers will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.

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3. E-MAIL: a. Public comments can also be submitted via e-mail to cityclerk@brentwoodca.gov. Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be: 1. distributed to the Council via email before the meeting, 2. posted online for public inspection at: www.brentwoodca.gov/meetings, and 3. later summarized in the meeting minutes. b. As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.

4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY: a. The public may view the meeting via one-way video feed by selecting the video option at the City Council Agendas’ link on the City webpage at www.brentwoodca.gov or via the City’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ cityofbrentwoodca Public comments received after 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date, but prior to the start of the meeting, will be emailed to the City Council, posted online within one day following the meeting and will be summarized in the meeting minutes. As a courtesy and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to provide live remote oral public comment via the City’s Zoom Platform. However, the City cannot

guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. In those instances, so long as the public may still attend the meeting in person, the meeting will continue. To ensure that the City Council receives your comments prior to taking action, you are strongly encouraged to submit them in advance of the meeting by 3:00 p.m.

As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail. In addition, any other disclosable public records related to an agenda item for the open session of this meeting distributed to all or a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours before any meeting will be made available online shortly thereafter. If you challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Further information may be obtained from City Engineer Allen Baquilar [(925) 516-5158 or abaquilar@brentwoodca.gov] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93388 Publish Date: September 13, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004818 The name of the business(es): ABC LOAN CAPITAL Located at: 203 Rossi Avenue In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): EVAKATIA CORPORATION. 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 N/A. Signature of registrant: Curtis C. Kim, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: September 5, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 9/4/2029 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 93383 Publish dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024.

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

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): MORNINGSTAR CAPITAL LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Recorded: 12/10/2021 as Instrument No. 2021-0336291 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 9/30/2024 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 unpaid balance and other charges: $620,362.12 The purported property address is: 2017 ASILOMAR DRIVE, ANTIOCH, CA 94509 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 072-410-021-9 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 website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-24-988532-SH. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet 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 916939-0772, or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-24-988532-SH to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest

bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block.

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: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-24-988532-SH IDSPub #0223942 9/6/2024 9/13/2024 9/20/2024.

Antioch Press No. 06-1617 93295 Publish Dates: September 6, 13, 20, 2024.

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 916939-0772 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-24-989764-SH. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet 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 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-24-989764-SH to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. 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: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-24-989764-SH IDSPub #0224016 9/13/2024 9/20/2024 9/27/2024.

Antioch Press No. 06-1617 93307 Publish Dates: September 13, 20, 27, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004411 The name of the business(es): Juiced Up Soccer Accademy Located at: 4631 Fieldcrest Way In: Antioch, CA 94531, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Julian Perez. 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: Julian Perez, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 15, 2024

by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/14/2029 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 93276 Publish dates: August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004415 The name of the business(es): Compassion Across Borders Located at: 85 Greensboro Way In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. Mohab Hassan Mohamed 2. Jawida Bahij Abdelhadi This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Mohab Hassan Mohamed, A General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 15, 2024 by Deputy Clerk 08/14/2029. Antioch Press No. 06-1617 93279 Publish dates: August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Rosie Bell Mason, deceased CASE NUMBER P24-00622 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Rosie Bell Mason, deceased. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Orean Tidwell in the Superior Court of California, County of: CONTRA COSTA. The Petition for Probate requests that: Orean Tidwell be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: a. Date: September 19, 2024 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: 30. b. Address of court: 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

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

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Orean Tidwell 1509 W. 18th Street - Antioch, CA 94509 925-565-0735 Antioch Press No. 061617 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 93325 Publish Dates: August 30, September 6, 13, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004439 The name of the business(es): ABCONSULTING AND TRAINING Located at: 240 Cobblestone Dr In: Antioch, CA. 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Luis Eduardo Barrientos. This business is conducted by: Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Luis Barrientos, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 19, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/18/2029 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 93274 Publish dates: September 6, 13, Self-storage Cube contents of the fol20, 27, 2024. lowing customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by FICTITIOUS BUSINESS CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC NAME STATEMENT as Agent for Owner, 1790 Vineyard File No. F-2024-0004735 The name of Drive, Antioch CA 94509 to satisfy a the business(es): First Class Concierge lien on October 03, 2024 at approx.

Services Located at: 3849 Osprey 01:00 PM at www.storagetreasures.

Drive In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby com: Ashleigh Hunt, Delano Hudregistered by the following owner(s): son, Alfredo Lauron, Nina Watkins, Toni Artino. This business is conducted Sylvia Hernandez, Rodney Walker by: An Individual. The registrant com- Jr., Dannan Cherry, Paula Bueso, menced to transact business under the Tiffany Thomas, Adrena Scott, Jofictitious business name or names listed seph Esquer. above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Antioch Press No. 06-1617 93384 PubToni Artino, Individual. This statement lish Date: September 13, 2024. was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: September 3, 2024 by NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Deputy Clerk Expires 9/2/2029 Antioch TS No. CA-24-988532-SH Order No.: Press No. 06-1617 93375 Publish dates: 2456105CAD YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNSeptember 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024. DER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/7/2021.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-24-989764-SH Order No.: 2472365CAD YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/22/2006.

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

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): LARRI M SCOTT, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 10/2/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0312090-00 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 2/8/2022 as Instrument No. 2022-0023835 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 8/29/2016 as Instrument No. 20160174554-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 10/7/2024 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 unpaid balance and other charges: $469,204.59 The purported property address is: 4305 CALSITE CT, ANTIOCH, CA 94509-8942 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 053-520-025-7 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0003454 The name of the business(es): Shear Canine Located at: 6061 Lone Tree Way Ste K In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Shear Canine. 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 10/5/2023. Signature of registrant: Jamie Bodal, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June 26, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 6/25/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93291 Publish dates: August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004114 The name of the business(es): Byron Smoke & Convenient Store Located at: 13530, Byron Hwy In: Byron, CA 94514, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Barin Accessories 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 12/20/2021. Signature of registrant: Mohmmad J Ahmadi, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 31, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 7/30/2029 Brentwood Press No. 93285 Publish dates: August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004231 The name of the business(es): PLANET BEACH SPRAY & SPA Located at: 4530 Balfour Rd. Suite A In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): KMN SPA. 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 N/A. Signature of registrant: Kevin Nunes, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 6, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 8/5/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93365 Publish dates: September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004318 The name of the business(es): 1. Radiant Hair Salon 2. Radiant Hair & Beauty Spa 3. Radiant Hair 4. Radiant Hair & Beauty Salon 5. The Radiant Hair Salon 6. Radiant Hair & Spa Salon 7. Radiant Lipo 8. Radiant Brows 9. Radiant Eyebrows 10. Radiant Botox 11. Radiant Beauty Salon 12. Radiant Hair & Skin 13. Radiant Nails 14. Radiant Salon 15. The Radiant Salon 16. Radiant Body Sculpting 17. Radiant Sculpting 18. Radiant Body & Hair 19. Radiant Hair & Body 20. Radiant Toes 21. Radiant Locks Located at: 224 Brushwood Pl In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jessica Bailey.

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: Jessica Bailey, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 12, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 8/11/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93280 Publish dates: August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2024.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004328 The name of the business(es): DPND STUDIOS Located at: 1203 Silverton Way In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): My Houa Lee-Valencia. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/1/2024. Signature of registrant: My Houa Lee-Valencia. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 12, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 8/11/2029 Brentwood Press No. 021273 93381 Publish dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024.

istrant: Ismael Ramirez, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 16, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 8/15/2029 Brentwood Press No. 021273 93327 Publish dates: September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024.

at: 7011 Piper Road In: Bethel Island, CA 94511, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. Kali Jade Rossi 2. Lorenzo Freddy Alvarez This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Kali Rossi, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 21, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 8/20/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93328 Publish dates: September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004330 The name of the business(es): Delta Mixology Located at: 2072 Ramona Drive In: Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jennah Echevarria. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/12/2024. Signature of registrant: Jennah Echevarria, Indivdual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 12, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/11/2029 Brentwood Press No 02-1273 93278 Publish dates: August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004422 The name of the business(es): Carniceria El Ranchito Located at: 8560 Brentwood Blvd A In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Leon 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 08/16/2024. Signature of registrant: Cristian Alexi Leon Gonzalez, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 16, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/15/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93284 Publish dates: August 30, September 6,13, 20, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004423 The name of the business(es): Keepsake Threads Located at: 543 4th St In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Melissa Thomas. 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: Melissa Thomas FICTITIOUS BUSINESS - Individual. This statement was filed NAME STATEMENT with the County Clerk of Contra Costa File No. F-2024-0004376 The name of County on: August 16, 2024 by Deputy the business(es): Clerk Expires 08/15/2029 Brentwood 1. EAST COUNTY LIVING Press No. 02-1273 93283 Publish dates: 2. BRENTWOOD PRESS August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2024.

3. BRENTWOOD YELLOW PAGES Located at: 248 Oak Street In: BrentFICTITIOUS BUSINESS wood, CA 94513, is hereby registered NAME STATEMENT by the following owner(s): Brentwood File No. F-2024-0004429 The name of Press & Publishing Company. This busi- the business(es): STORELOCAL STORness is conducted by: A Corporation, AGE Located at: 4900 Marsh Dr In: State of Incorporation: CA. The regis- Concord, CA 94520, is hereby registered trant commenced to transact business by the following owner(s): Buchananunder the fictitious business name or Deutscher Management, LLC. This names listed above on 7/1/2024. Sig- business is conducted by: A Limited nature of registrant: Sandra J. McNulty, Partnership. The registrant commenced CFO. This statement was filed with the to transact business under the fictiCounty Clerk of Contra Costa County tious business name or names listed on: August 14, 2024 by Deputy Clerk above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Expires 8/13/2029 Brentwood Press No. Buchanan-Deutscher Management, LLC 02-1273 93330 Publish dates: Septem- - General Partner - Arthur L. Lorenzini, ber 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024.

Jr. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County FICTITIOUS BUSINESS on: August 16, 2024 by Deputy Clerk NAME STATEMENT Expires 8/15/2029 Brentwood Press No. File No. F-2024-0004377 The name of 02-1273 93366 Publish dates: Septemthe business(es): ber 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024.

MCR MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Located at: 248 Oak Street In: BrentFICTITIOUS BUSINESS wood, CA 94513, is hereby registered NAME STATEMENT by the following owner(s): MCR ME- File No. F-2024-0004436 The name DIA INC. This business is conducted of the business(es): ADRI-GUGU CAby: A Corporation, State of Incorpora- TERING Located at: 706 Port Chicago tion: CA. The registrant commenced to Way In: Bay Point CA 94565, is hereby transact business under the fictitious registered by the following owner(s): business name or names listed above Lilia Bonilla This business is conducted on 7/1/2024. Signature of registrant: by: An Individual. The registrant comSandra J. McNulty, CFO. This statement menced to transact business under the was filed with the County Clerk of Con- fictitious business name or names listed tra Costa County on: August 14, 2024 by above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Deputy Clerk Expires 8/13/2029 Brent- Lilia Bonilla- Individual. This statement wood Press No. 02-1273 93329 Publish was filed with the County Clerk of Condates: September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024. tra Costa County on: August 16, 2024

by Deputy Clerk Expires 08-15-2029 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93346 NAME STATEMENT Publish dates: September 6,13, 20, 27, File No. F-2024-0004398 The name of 2024. the business(es): Carmen’s Shop Located at: 644 Port Chicago Hwy In: Bay FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Point, CA 94565, is hereby registered NAME STATEMENT by the following owner(s): Maria Del File No. F-2024-0004471 The name of Carmen Santos Rodriguez. This business the business(es): is conducted by: An Individual. The reg- 1. STORELOCAL STORAGE istrant commenced to transact business 2. STORELOCAL BRENTWOOD under the fictitious business name or 3. STORELOCAL BRENTWOOD CA names listed above on N/A. Signature of Located at: 190 Sand Creek Rd In: Brentregistrant: Maria Santos Rodriguez. This wood, CA 94513, is hereby registered statement was filed with the County by the following owner(s): Brentwood Clerk of Contra Costa County on: Au- Self Storage, LP. This business is congust 14, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires ducted by: A Limited Partnership. The 08/13/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02- registrant commenced to transact busi1273 93282 Publish dates: August 30, ness under the fictitious business name September 6,13, 20, 2024. or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Brentwood Self Storage, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS LP-General Partner - Arthur Lorenzini, NAME STATEMENT Jr. This statement was filed with the File No. F-2024-0004421 The name County Clerk of Contra Costa County of the business(es): Campo Verde on: August 20, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Nursery Located at: 2191 Taylor Rd Expires 8/19/2029 Brentwood Press No. In: Bethel Island, CA 94511, is hereby 02-1273 93368 Publish dates: Septemregistered by the following owner(s): ber 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024.

Ismael Ramirez. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant FICTITIOUS BUSINESS commenced to transact business under NAME STATEMENT the fictitious business name or names File No. F-2024-0004514 The name of listed above on N/A. Signature of reg- the business(es): L&K Truckin Located

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004535 The name of the business(es): ALA Bookkeeping Services Located at: 3124 Clayton Road In: Concord, CA 94519, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): ALA Bookkeeping Services 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 8/1/2014. Signature of registrant: Linda Kharsa, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 22, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 8/21/2029 Brentwood Press No. 021273 93380 Publish dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004573 The name of the business(es): REAL AUDIO SYSTEM SOLUTIONS Located at: 1173 Tropicana Ln In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Elden Limones. 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: Elden Limones, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 26, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 8/25/2029 Brentwood Press No. 021273 93386 Publish dates: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004694 The name of the business(es): Pho Saigon City 2 Located at: 1617 Contra Costa Blvd In: Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Pho Saigon City #1 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 N/A. Signature of registrant: Thi Mai Tram Nguyen- CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 29, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/28/2029 Brentwood Press No. 021273 93343 Publish dates September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-0004698 The name of the business(es): Oaken Hide Designs LLC Located at: 785 Oak Grove Rd Ste E2 4050 In: Concord, CA 94518, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Oaken Hide Designs LLC This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, State Of Organization: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Makaela Dobson, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 29, 2024 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/28/2029 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93345 Dates: September 6,13, 20, 27, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2024-004358 The name of the business: 1. Broken Stones 2. Metal and Magic Located at: 2722 Reddington Way In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Alexia Schwartz. 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: Alexia Schwartz. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 13, 2024,

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Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93277 have waived notice or consented to the Publish dates: August 23, 30, Septem- proposed action.) The independent adber 6,13, 2024. ministration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an LIEN SALE NOTICE objection to the petition and shows Notice is hereby given pursuant to Sec- good cause why the court should not tion 3071 of the Civil Code of the State grant the authority. A hearing on the of California, the undersigned, Bay petition will be held in this court as Point Tow, 4075 Folsom Ct., Con- follows: a. Date: October 2, 2024 cord, CA, 94520, will conduct a public Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: 33. b. Address sale on September 27, 2024, at 10:00 of court: 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA a.m. on the following vehicle: 2010 94553. If you object to the granting of Ford, VIN #: 1FAHP3HN3AW227395, the petition, you should appear at the CA License Plate: 8TNL080. hearing and state your objections or file Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93379 written objections with the court before Publish Date: September 13, 2024. the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are NOTICE OF PETITION TO a creditor or a contingent creditor ADMINISTER ESTATE of the decedent, you must file your OF: Arthur Nobriga, deceased CASE claim with the court and mail a copy to NUMBER P24-01450 To all heirs, the personal representative appointed beneficiaries, creditors, contingent by the court within the later of either creditors, and persons who may other- (1) four months from the date of first wise be interested in the will or estate, issuance of letters a general personal or both, of: Arthur Nobriga, deceased. A representative as defined in section Petition for Probate has been filed by: 58(b) of the California Probate Code, Sandra Engle in the Superior Court of or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing California, County of: CONTRA COSTA. or personal delivery to you of a notice The Petition for Probate requests under section 9052 of the California that: Sandra Engle be appointed as Probate Code. Other California statpersonal representative to administer utes and legal authority may affect the estate of the decedent. The petition your rights as a creditor. You may requests authority to administer the want to consult with an attorney estate under the Independent Admin- knowledgeable in California law. istration of Estates Act. (This authority You may examine the file kept by will allow the personal representative the court. If you are a person interto take many actions without obtaining ested in the estate, you may file with court approval. Before taking certain the court a Request for Special Notice very important actions, however, the (form DE-154) of the filing of an invenpersonal representative will be required tory and appraisal of estate assets or of to give notice to interested persons any petition or account as provided in unless they have waived notice or Probate Code section 1250. A Request consented to the proposed action.) The for Special Notice form is available from independent administration author- the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: ity will be granted unless an interested Kelsey L. Kern person files an objection to the peti- OGDEN LAW FIRM PC tion and shows good cause why the 1535 J Street, Suite A court should not grant the authority. A Modesto, CA 95354 hearing on the petition will be held (209) 524-4466 in this court as follows: a. Date: Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93315 9/30/2024 Time: 9:05 a.m. Dept: Publish Dates: August 30, September 30. b. Address of court: 725 Court 6, 13, 2024.

Street, Martinez, CA 94553. If you object to the granting of the petition, you NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE should appear at the hearing and state Notice is hereby given that the unyour objections or file written objec- dersigned intend to sell the personal tions with the court before the hearing. property described below to enforce a Your appearance may be in person or by lien imposed on said property pursuant your attorney. If you are a creditor to the California Storage Act (Section or a contingent creditor of the de- 21700-21718 of the Business & Profescedent, you must file your claim with sions Code). Cypress Self Storage: Propthe court and mail a copy to the per- erty is located in separate storage unit sonal representative appointed by the at Cypress Self Storage, 207 E Cypress court within the later of either (1) four Rd Oakley CA 94561. The auction will months from the date of first issuance be conducted entirely on line at Bid13. of letters a general personal represen- com. tative as defined in section 58(b) of the Auctioneer: Bid13.com 1-888-992California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days 4313; agent for Owner. Pictures of the from the date of mailing or personal contents of the storage unit may be delivery to you of a notice under section viewed on line. Bids must be entered 9052 of the California Probate Code. online beginning September 21st at Other California statutes and legal 10:00 am, ending at 10:00 am Sepauthority may affect your rights as tember 29th 2024. a creditor. You may want to consult NAME / UNIT with an attorney knowledgeable in Lauren Tourigny, Unit:C2172 (5x10) California law. You may examine Judith Soto, Unit: C2176 (7.5x10) the file kept by the court. If you are a Ana Leon, Unit: C2166 (5x10) person interested in the estate, you may Tasha Hailey, Unit: C2281 (5x10) file with the court a Request for Special Payments must be paid for at time of Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an purchase. All items in unit are sold as inventory and appraisal of estate assets is and must be removed within three or of any petition or account as provided days from the time of sale. Deposit of in Probate Code section 1250. A Request $200.00 cash at time of purchase and for Special Notice form is available from will be refunded when unit is emptied the court clerk. Petitioner: Sandra and clean. Sale is subject to cancelation Engle in the event of settlement between 2701 Flannery Road, owner and obligated party.

San Pablo, CA 94806.

Oakley Press No. 03-0477 93385 Pub925-360-1079. Brentwood Press No. lish Date: September 13, 2024.

02-1273 93350 Publish Dates: September 6, 13, 20, 2024.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 122475-CA NOTICE OF PETITION TO APN: 017-330-005-4 NOTICE ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOOF: James William Towns aka James TICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE W. Towns, deceased CASE NUMBER IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, P24-01434 To all heirs, beneficiaries, DATED 12/7/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE creditors, contingent creditors, and per- ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, sons who may otherwise be interested IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF in the will or estate, or both, of: James YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE William Towns aka James W. Towns, NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST deceased. A Petition for Probate has YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER been filed by: Randall James Towns On 10/23/2024 at 1:30 PM, CLEAR REin the Superior Court of California, CON CORP, as duly appointed trustee County of: Contra Costa. The Petition under and pursuant to Deed of Trust for Probate requests that: Randall recorded 12/17/2018 as Instrument No. James Towns be appointed as personal 2018-0201301-00 of Official Records representative to administer the estate in the office of the County Recorder of of the decedent. The petition requests Contra Costa County, State of CALIFORauthority to administer the estate un- NIA executed by: MAHMOUD H RAWY der the Independent Administration of AND HANAN E AHMED HUSBAND AND Estates Act. (This authority will allow WIFE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO the personal representative to take HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S many actions without obtaining court CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL approval. Before taking certain very im- BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR portant actions, however, the personal FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK representative will be required to give DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVnotice to interested persons unless they INGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS

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ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PITTSBURG CIVIC CENTER OUTSIDE NEAR THE GRASS LOCATED AT 65 CIVIC AVENUE, PITTSBURG, CA 94565 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 535 BROOKWOOD COURT, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $488,566.91 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (855) 313-3319 or visit this Internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 122475CA. 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: Effective 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 (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp. com, using the file number assigned to this case 122475-CA 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. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 3333 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 225 San Diego, California 92108.

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93296 Publish Dates: September 13, 20, 27, 2024.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 24-11115 Loan No.: ******7360 APN: 013-360-069-2 Notice of Trustee’s Sale You Are in Default Under A Deed Of Trust Dated 8/31/2021.

Unless You Take Action to Protect Your Property, It May Be Sold At A Public Sale. If You Need an Explanation Of The Nature Of The Proceeding Against You, You Should Contact A Lawyer. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Sandra Wilson, A Married Woman, As Her Sole And Separate Property Duly Appointed Trustee: Prestige Default Services, LLC Recorded 9/7/2021 as Instrument No. 2021-0249681 in book —, page — of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, Date of Sale: 9/24/2024 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Auction.com room, Pleasant Hill Community Center, 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $560,810.29 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 876 BOONE DR E Brentwood, California 94513 A.P.N.: 013-360-069-2 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Notice To Potential Bidders: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. All checks payable to Prestige Default Services, LLC. Notice to Property Owner: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by

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the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 793-6107 or visit this Internet Website www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 24-11115.

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 (800) 793-6107, or visit this internet website www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 24-11115 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: 8/20/2024 Prestige Default Services, LLC 1920 Old Tustin Ave. Santa Ana, California 92705 Questions: 949-427-2010 Sale Line: (800) 7936107 Tina Suihkonen - VP of Operations and Compliance PPP#24-003318.

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 93300 Publish Dates: August 30, September 6, 13, 2024.

pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Bryan Briggs, a single man and Ola A. Blanton, a single woman, as joint tenants Recorded: 8/29/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0173588-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 9/24/2024 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Pleasant Hill Community Center, located at 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. In the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $393,850.53 The purported property address is: 1123 W 18TH STREET, ANTIOCH, CA 94509 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 074-321-017-1 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-874101-JB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet 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-19874101-JB 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. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. 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 CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-19-874101-JB IDSPub #0223969 8/30/2024 9/6/2024 9/13/2024.

Antioch Press No. 06-1617 93299 Publish Dates: August 30, September 6, 13, 2024.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-19-874101-JB Order No.: FIN-19001332 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/19/2016. 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

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Bridgette Daniels SUPERIOR COURT SUMMONS OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA (CITACION JUDICIAL) COSTA, 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Bridgette Daniels CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CASE NUMBER: N23-2101 TO ALL C24-00463 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Bridgette Daniels filed a petition with MICHELE URIARTE, an individual; this court for a decree changing names GOODWOOD PROPERTIES LLC, a California limited liability company; as follows: GYORGY MATRAI, an individual; and Present Name: DOES 1-5, Inclusive YOU ARE BEING a. Maurice Hassan Jones Jr. SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANto Proposed Name: DANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Hassan Zion Daniels 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons RAJINDER BRAR, an individual interested in this matter shall appear NOTICE! You have been sued. The court before this court at the hearing indi- may decide against you without your cated below to show cause, if any, why being heard unless you respond within the petition for change of name should 30 days. Read the information below. not be granted. Any person objecting You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this to the name changes described above summons and legal papers are served must file a written objection that in- on you to file a written response at this cludes the reasons for the objection at court and have a copy served on the least two court days before the matter plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not is scheduled to be heard and must ap- protect you. Your written response must pear at the hearing to show cause why be in proper legal form if you want the the petition should not be granted. If court to hear your case. There may be no written objection is timely filed, the a court form that you can use for your court may grant the petition without response. You can find these court forms a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. and more information at the California Date: 10/4/2024 Time: 9:00 a.m. Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.

Dept.: 30 Room: 201 b. The address courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county of the court is same as noted above. 3. law library, or the courthouse nearest a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask shall be published at least once each the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If week for four successive weeks prior to you do not file your response on time, the date set for hearing on the petition you may lose the case by default, and in the following newspaper of general your wages, money, and property may circulation, printed in this county: be taken without further warning Brentwood Press from the court. There are other legal Date: 7/10/2024 Judge of the Supe- requirements. You may want to call rior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 an attorney right away. If you do not 93324 Publish Dates: August 30, Sep- know an attorney, you may want to tember 6, 13, 20, 2024. call an attorney referral service. If you BER: N24-1569 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Amber Mejia Almodovar Cerbas filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Amber, Mejia, Almodovar Cerbas to Proposed Name: First Name: Amber Middle Name: Mejia Almodovar Last Name: Cerbas 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: 11/25/2024 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 Date: August 28, 2024 Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 021273 93364 Publish Dates: September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024.

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Beginning Sept. 14, the Contra Costa Library will end several of its services due to the state budget deficit.

Library officials said they decided to keep Brainfuse HelpNow, Brainfuse VetNow, Linkedin Learning, and Learning Express Library. Coursera, GetSetUp and

Northstar will be discontinued.

Facing a more than $16 billion deficit, “the Governor and state legislators made cuts to several state agencies, departments, and programs,” according to a newsletter message from the library. “The cuts impacted the California State Library and some of the programs and resources it funds. The budget cut funding to the California Library Services Act, which through

the State Library, funds several digital resources for libraries across the state.”

Brooke Converse, Public Information Officer for the Contra Costa County Library, said a list of the resources that would be discontinued was received from the State Library. Upon reviewing the list, she said, several factors were considered before deciding which services to keep, such as community need, usage by patrons,

BART from page 1 tation to the Oakley City Council by Mark Foley, Vice President-Director of BART’s District 2.

Installation at all stations in the system is expected to be complete by the end of 2025. BART’s website says that these new gates will help prevent the persistent problem of fare dodging, be more accessible to disabled riders and those with bikes and strollers, and improve perceptions of safety at BART stations. According to Foley, the new gates are already deterring potential fare dodgers.

“Folks literally will come down the stairwell, see the new fare gates, turn around, and go back out to the next station,” Foley said.

In the next part of the presentation, Foley showed that BART’s yearly funding shortfalls have exceeded $300 million in each of the past three years, and are covered by emergency assistance funding that will expire in 2025. If new non-emergency sources of money are not found, train services such as those on the Antioch-SFO Yellow Line will suffer severely. Potential austerity measures would include reducing train frequency to one train every 60 minutes, ending service at 9 p.m., closing some train stations and even entire lines, and eliminating all weekend services.

Due to a post-pandemic shift in the demographics of BART’s riders, Foley said, these changes would disproportionately impact working-class people, primarily non-white, who do not own a car or their own home. Cutting BART services would impede their ability to get to their schools, workplaces, and healthcare centers,, make their commutes longer, and force them to find alternative transportation methods. At least 4,000 riders would be affected by the changes, Foley told the Council.

Foley also pointed out that fewer trains on BART’s tracks means more cars on roads like Highway 4, leading to an increase in traffic.

To raise awareness of BART’s importance to the Bay

School from page 1 like 20 kids and I couldn’t do that alone,” said Cuddihy, a kindergarten teacher. “I reached out to friends and said, ‘Let’s do something, and form kind of a co-op,’ because I just thought we’d bridge the gap until public schools opened.”

The response to Cuddihy’s idea was overwhelming. More than 50 families attended an unadvertised meeting she and Curtis hosted, all looking for an education option that did not call for their students to sit at a computer.

Discovery Bay resident Jill Snowden was at the meeting because she said the public school system had failed her family, and homeschooling was not an option for her.

She attended the initial meeting to see what other options were available.

“I heard their plan, and we liked their mission statement and that the school was small,” she said.

“I love a good start-up, and we knew it couldn’t be worse than what was about to happen with the public schools. It was exactly what we were looking for.”

Area, the organization released a “Role in the Region” report in July 2024, which used both statistics and storytelling to inform readers of BART’s contributions and predict what things would be like without its presence.

After the presentation, Oakley City Council members voiced their concerns about potential increases in property taxes as a way to pay for BART services. George Fuller in particular noted that the last regional tax measure in Contra Costa County was implemented thanks to the votes of more affluent areas such as Santa Clara and San Mateo, despite Contra Costa residents voting against it. He cautioned Foley that county residents would not take kindly to him “[coming] back here and asking for more taxes.”

“Don’t keep putting it on our houses, our people are paying too many taxes already,” Fuller said. Foley acknowledged that the issue of who should pay for public transportation was difficult to navigate.

Mayor Anissa Williams also expressed concern that the current state of public transportation in the East Bay is inequitable, asking “What do we tell our residents who have

Snowden’s family enrolled with Vineyard Academy its first year and never looked back. Her oldest daughter spent three years at the academy and now attends Liberty High School in Brentwood. Snowden said Vineyard “more than prepared her” for the workload of high school.

After that initial meeting in 2020, Cuddihy and Curtis said they felt the community needed them and decided to found a temporary school. In six weeks, they had filed their paperwork, ordered curriculum, hired staff and found a space to use at Campos Vineyards. They started their school year outdoors in the shade of the trees surrounding the vineyards, with Mt. Diablo in the background. Their 55 students in kindergarten through eighth grade completed their school year without incident, teachers said.

After that first year, interest in Vineyard Academy was still high.

“We had no intention of a second year,” Curtis said. “We thought the schools would reopen and our students would all go back. We were a small, religious school, we taught about Jesus, and we thought we were

and cost.

“As the budget process began, we knew that funding for some State Library programs and resources was in jeopardy,” Converse said. “We followed the budget process and got a final list of discontinued resources from the State Library after the May revise was released.”

For more information visit www. ccclib.org.

been paying bonds for a BART station that will never actually come here?”

She described how, due to a lack of direct access to public transportation, Oakley BART riders have to either use the park-and-ride service or take a bus to the train station, making commutes longer. Many people in Oakley, according to Williams, are essential workers who moved to the town because they could not afford to live near their workplaces in western Bay Area cities like San Francisco.

If a bond measure is introduced, Williams said, she wants it to be equitable for those who are not directly served by public transportation.

Foley again acknowledged the difficulties in raising funds and deciding where the potential new tax burden would fall, and spoke of potentially finding alternatives to taxation. One solution he proposed was to replace the “tag in, tag out” distance-based payment that BART uses with a flat fee similar to those used by other public services.

In other Council news: --Fundraising and awareness work continues on the new Oakley Library and Community Center. The City of Oakley premiered a new video, made with Contra Costa TV, at the City Council meeting. The video highlights the need for more library space, which would allow for separate areas for children, teens, and adults, as well as for meetings and other gatherings. The current space within Freedom High School’s library, in use for the past two decades, has not been sufficient for some time due to the growth of Oakley as a community. According to Williams, the Friends of the Oakley Library have raised $550,000 for the new library location.

-- Williams requested that the Council investigate ways to implement an inclusive housing policy in Oakley as an agenda item for future meetings. This policy would mandate that a portion of all housing constructed in Oakley be designated as affordable.

done with what we needed to do. But then we had 100% reenrollment.”

With a second year in the works, and public spaces opening back up, Cuddihy and Curits began the hunt for a new location. They landed at The Rock Church, leasing space, and set up temporary classrooms in the church’s large sanctuary.

As management went through the motions to purchase the building, they worked to meet demands from the Brentwood Planning Commission to ensure temporary classrooms matched appearance with the permanent buildings, and the overall look of the campus was cohesive with the surrounding neighborhood.

Though they were granted approval, Cuddihy said it was a long process.

“They wanted everything to look a certain way,” she said. “Public schools don’t have to go through that, because the state has control, but the city had purview over what went on with us.”

Vineyard spent thousands of dollars on esthetics Curtis said could have gone to the students.

Both women expressed frustration with the process, because all their funds come from family tuition and not a public budget.

“The amount of money we had to pour into developing instead of our students was hard to watch,” Curtis said.

Despite feeling like quitting – several times – the school was eventually approved by the city and the purchase went through.

Now, teachers and staff are looking forward to a more permanent setup and creating a legacy in Brentwood.

“We’ve developed a positive, family culture here and I feel like this is something our community really needed,” said Curtis.

“It feels like this school was something out community was really asking for.”

The Brentwood Planning Commission did not respond to requests for a comment before press time.

Vineyard Academy is at 1770 Adams Lane. For more information, visit www. vineyard-academy.com or email info@vineyard-academy.com.

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District 3: Jovita Mendoza, Brian Oftedal.

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Bethel Island Community Cleanup Event on Sept. 14

Candidate forums at Oakley, Brentwood, on Oct. 7 and Oct. 14 Oakley and Brentwood have announced candidate forums in October, with the Oakley forum on Monday, Oct. 7, and the Brentwood forum on Oct. 14.

The forums will be a joint effort between the cities’ respective Chambers of Commerce and The Press. The public will have the opportunity to submit questions of the candidates’ stands on issues. Send questions to editor@ brentwoodpress.com with ‘Forum’ in the subject line. The event is not a debate, and each candidate will get an opportunity to answer the questions.

The Oakley forum will be held at the Oakley Recreation Center at 1250 O’Hara Ave. with a meet-and-greet with the candidates at 6 p.m. and the forum at 6:30 p.m The final list of candidates for Oakley is: District 5: Oleksii Chuiko, George Fuller, Cristina Pena Langley. Due to districts 1 and 3 having incumbent members of the City Council running unopposed, the council had a special meeting on Aug. 21 to determine that the city would appoint the incumbents to their roles rather than going through with an election for those districts.

The Brentwood forum will be at Emil J. Geddes Theater at Bristow Middle School at 855 Minnesota Ave. The event will begin with a meet-and-greet with the candidates at 6 p.m. with the forum to start at 6:30 p.m.

The final candidate list for Brentwood is: Mayor: Gerald Johnson, Susannah Meyer; District 1: Faye Maloney, Anita Roberts.

Bethel Island is hosting a community cleanup on Sept. 14 at the Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District Mitigation site downtown from 8 a.m.-noon.

The cleanup is by appointment only, and they can be made by contacting Stephen Griswold at Supervisor Diane Burgis’s office at 925-655-2330 or via email at stephen.griswold@BOS.cccounty.us..

Customers can bring five cubic yards (about the size of a pickup truck with an 8-foot by 5-foot bed). The disposal service will accept any kind of scrap metal, according to a press release from Burgis’s office.

The following will not be accepted: liquid waste, dirt and rock, mattress and box springs, electronic waste, treated wood, bricks and concrete, tires, fiberglass, boat parts, and appliances.

A valid local I.D. is required.

County expands basic health coverage for the uninsured, undocumented Contra Costa Health is now offering affordable health care coverage to uninsured county residents who don’t qualify for MediCal or CoveredCA. Potentially eligible residents can now call a financial counselor at 1-800-771-4270 to ask about enrolling in the Basic Health Care program, which offers coverage for primary care, medications, X-rays and more, the county said in a press release.

While Medi-Cal has expanded to include undocumented residents, some of those residents earn too much money to qualify. And they are not eligible for CoveredCA because they’re undocumented.

“We’re still seeing some people in our community fall through the cracks, unable to get health insurance,” said Gilbert Salinas,

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“Basic Health Care will help fill that gap and give people access to medical care.”

Earlier this year, the Board of Supervisors made undocumented residents eligible for basic health care. It’s estimated that more than 10,000 undocumented residents in Contra Costa are eligible for Basic Health Care.

To qualify for Basic Health Care, residents must have incomes below 300% of the federal poverty level. People enrolled in Basic Health Care will pay a sliding-scale quarterly premium depending on their income up to $20 a month. Enrollment in this program will not be considered as part of a public charge test for immigrants.

Basic health care enrollees will be able to access care at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and the County’s outpatient health centers.

“By improving access to primary medical services through Basic Health Care, we aim to reduce unnecessary visits to local hospital emergency departments,” Salinas said.

Newsom welcomes students back to school with literacy coaches in classrooms Gov. Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom marked the start of the new school year by celebrating the deployment of literacy coaches and reading specialists in hundreds of California’s schools that need them most — one of several key strategies to strengthen literacy instruction and intervention for California students.

While visiting a classroom in Sacramento recently, Newsom welcomed kids back to campus for a new school year and announced that hundreds of the state’s highest-needs schools will be staffed by state-funded and trained literacy coaches and reading specialists, the governor’s office said in a press release.

Additionally, 2,250 educators recently completed a state-funded professional learning series and will be able to apply that training in classrooms this new school year. Educators and sites engaged in this training are supported by 12 regional hubs offering support to literacy teams with additional professional learning, covering more than 200 local

educational agencies.

By this time next year, hundreds of literacy coaches and reading specialists will be settled into their new roles supporting students and educators, schools will have evidence-based assessments for reading difficulties and literacy resources to instruct and intervene when necessary. In fall 2025, transitional kindergarten will be universal, along with expanded learning opportunities for California kids.

State supports projects to bolster drinking water systems in nearly 400 towns The State Water Board distributed $880 million during the 2023-2024 fiscal year to projects that will benefit around 12 million Californians through improved drinking water, increased water supplies, and climate resilience efforts.

Nearly 400 projects across the state have received funding to capture and recycle more water, refill and protect groundwater, improve stormwater management, expand access to safe drinking water and improve sanitation, the governor’s office said in a press release.

Since 2019, nearly 900,000 more Californians now have access to clean drinking water through state efforts including these investments and the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resiliency program, which is largely funded by cap-and-trade dollars.

These projects advance the Newsom administration’s all-of-the-above approach to building water resilience through storage, recycling, desalination, conservation and more, and they further the state’s efforts to build more, faster through upgrades to critical infrastructure across the state.

This past year, nearly two-thirds of the State Water Board’s total financial assistance, or about $570 million, was given as grants for drinking water and wastewater projects in disadvantaged communities, as well as groundwater refill and remediation and stormwater projects. A total of $62.8 million went towards new projects that will recycle, capture and store more water, adding over 8,300 acrefeet per year to the state’s supplies.

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