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Historical rock grinds Broadway work to a halt

Tribe’s public records requests costing city nearly $20,000

matter came to officials’ attention April 16. “The city directed work to cease immediately in the vicinity and the area was taped off to further protect the resource.” Neves said the city contacted its project archaeologist

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bike lane project Pat Lakey Staff writer

Construction of the Upper Broadway Bike Lanes project that has continued in Placerville despite the coronavirus situation was halted in one relatively small location last week after officials were told there’s a Native American “grinding rock” at the site where a retaining wall had been planned. Work stopped immediately at the site, which lies roughly north of the shopping center that’s anchored by Dollar Tree and Grocery Outlet, the artifact sitting atop a hill on the opposite side of Broadway near an unoccupied house. The Upper Broadway project seeks to widen the roadway and add bike lanes and walking paths. “The city was notified of a potential cultural resource, specifically a grinding rock, within a limited area of work, located on both private property and within city right-ofway as part of the Upper Broadway Bike Lanes project,” said City Engineer Rebecca Neves, who added that the

Pat Lakey Staff writer

See Historical rock, page A3

A request under the state Public Records Act filed by the Wopumnes Nisenan-Mewuk Tribe of El Dorado County has cost the city of Placerville nearly $20,000 and could run more than $30,000 before the extensive documentation is finally produced. That warning came last week from City Attorney John Driscoll to the City Council, following an update on the issue from City Clerk Regina O’Connell. The City Council had asked for an update on all open PRA requests, alarmed by the magnitude and cost to date of the Wopumnes’ request; at that time the price tag read some $5,000 for the request filed Feb. 12. The only open request currently is that from the tribe, reported O’Connell. (The city clerk this week received another PRA request — from the same Wopumnes tribe, regarding a separate matter.) See

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Construction work on Upper Broadway ceased Thursday when a Native American grinding rock was located in an area that was being graded for a retaining wall.

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“Historical rock grinds Broadway work to a halt.”

O’Connell reminded the council last week that the initial request was found to be “overly voluminous and ambiguous” and the city took advantage of its legal right to a 14-day extension to respond. The city clerk recounted that during that period city staff sought to narrow the scope of the request, but that the tribe did not respond favorably. In fact, states the update delivered to the council, “The tribe refused to assist.” Tribe representatives have said from the outset that city staff should have been able to handle the PRA request, that the expense of hiring an outside law firm that accounts for the bulk of the cost to the city should not have been necessary. The Wopumnes submitted a list of words and phrases they wished to have the city produce, words and terms associated with specific documents and other city-related correspondence such as memorandums of understanding and staff reports. The nature of the request

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Construction crews — deemed as essential workers amid COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders — make progress last week on the remodel of the former Kmart building in Placerville that will be home to a new Target store. Chris Shane, owner of Gryphon Capital, which owns the Prospector’s Plaza shopping center where the Target will be located, said renovations are on schedule to be completed in July but Target has decided to push its opening date back to August.

See Records requests, page A2

EDC coronavirus cases up by 2 over weekend Dylan Svoboda Staff writer

El Dorado Hills has the highest count with 14 cases of the coronavirus. There have now been 13 cases in the South Lake Tahoe region and five in the greater Placerville area, according to data provided by the county. Three cases have been found in the Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue area and two cases have been found in the north county. On Friday, the county reported its first case of COVID-19 in the Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz area. No cases in Diamond Springs, El Dorado or the south county areas have been reported as of Monday evening. There have been about 1,590 tests conducted on

El Dorado County’s coronavirus case count inched up over the weekend. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in El Dorado County is now at 38, with seven cases still active. County health officials reported two additional cases of the coronavirus Monday evening in the South Lake Tahoe area. The county reported Thursday that 31 COVID-19 patients have fully recovered from the virus.

county residents, according to the data. Men and women each make up 19 of the 38 cases in the county. The median age of people who have contracted the virus is 47. More than half the cases — 53% — involve patients between the ages of 18 and 49. About 37% are aged 50-64. There are four cases involving those 65 years or older, the age group said to be at highest risk. No deaths have been reported at this time. There are 30,333 confirmed coronavirus cases across California with 1,166 deaths, according to data updated Monday by the state Department of Public Health.

U.S. census may be extended due to COVID-19 Dawn Hodson Staff writer Normally the finished census would have to be on the president’s desk by Dec. 31, but due to the coronavirus, on April 13 officials asked for an extension that would require a change in federal law. Congress may allow the U.S. Census Bureau an additional 120 calendar days to deliver final counts that will be used to apportion members of Congress among the states and draw

congressional districts. That would mean delivering apportionment counts to the president by April 30, 2021, and information to the states no later than July 31, 2021. President Donald Trump said 120 days “isn’t nearly enough.” As of April 18 the national selfresponse rate was 50.5%. In California it was 51.7%, El Dorado County 46.2%, Placerville, 53.6 % and South Lake Tahoe 22%, according to the Census Bureau. In 2010 the final mail return rate

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Darrel E. Pierce passed away peacefully on April 14, winning one last battle with the IRS. Born to Ross and Ruth Pierce in Sacramento, he entered the Navy at the end of WWII. He attended Stanford University and graduated from Stanford Law School, a member of the Order of the Coif and a classmate of Justice Sandra Day O’Conner. He practiced law in Sacramento then followed his father, grandfather and great-uncles into the title insurance business as president of Inter-County Title Co., later serving as president of the California Land Title Association. A wide range of outdoor and sporting activities marked his life. From salmon in Alaska to bonefish in Belize and from bighorn sheep in Wyoming to sage grouse in Inyo County, he traveled and camped widely, as well as skiing, scuba diving and flying. At the home he shared with Fran, he maintained an extensive garden and found relaxation in rototilling and grafting trees. He had a distinctive intellectual curiosity and read widely on everything from how fizzies carbonate water to pillow lavas at ocean spreading centers. And if you had a title question, he needed to see every document back to the original U.S. patent. He is survived by his children Stuart, Dale and Eileen, his grandson John, his wife Frances Pierce and stepdaughters Nixa Schell and Polly LaPorte. Services postponed due to COVID-19.

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A 2015 GMC Sierra is pulled back onto the roadway by a tow truck crew after Thursday’s crash that claimed the life of a Tracy man.

DUI suspected in fatal crash Thursday on Ice House Road Dylan Svoboda Staff writer Alcohol impairment is suspected in a fatal, singlecar crash on Ice House Road Thursday, according to the Placerville office of the California Highway Patrol. A Tracy man died after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree.

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At approximately 3:20 p.m., Michael Healy, 64, was traveling eastbound on Ice House Road, just east of White Meadow Road, when the 2014 GMC Sierra he was driving drifted off the paved portion of the roadway, according to CHP’s report. The right rear of the truck hit a tree, spinning the vehicle in a clockwise motion. Healy’s GMC Sierra continued traveling east,

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appears to regard the historical “ketchup and mustard” buildings, the Old City Hall painted yellow and the historical Confidence Hall, a former fire station that is washed red. The buildings sit side by side just west of the Courthouse on Main Street. In a contentious decision last year, use of the pair of iconic structures was handed by the city to Arts and Culture El Dorado. The Wopumnes tribe and its supporters had vied for the chance to use the buildings, reportedly for museum purposes and to renovate the old fire station back to resemble that of its heyday. The city hired known experts in the Public Records Act field, the law firm of Best, Best and Krieger to help navigate and respond to the request, a firm handpicked by Driscoll due to their experience and knowledge in that area. During last week’s discussion before the City Council, it was mentioned that filing “nuisance” PRA requests has been a problem in other jurisdictions, a matter that may require a change in the law, according to the city attorney.

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“We’re not the only ones this has happened to,” said Driscoll, referring to the sheer volume of materials sought by the tribe. “Unless the Legislature builds in some sort of cost recovery” that would require those filing to bear some of the expense, then the city is on the hook, he indicated. Or … “We can go into court and spend as much money or more fighting this,” said Driscoll, who added that the Southern California law firm known for its Public Records Act expertise presents several seminars each year regarding those issues. City Clerk O’Connell reported that as of April 10, city staff and paralegal staff with Best, Best and Krieger had located 41,909 documents that are potentially responsive to the tribe’s request, that some 14,672 “duplicates were removed during data processing,” that 5,884 documents to date had been reviewed by legal counsel and that the total number of documents submitted to the tribe was at 389. More work remains in order to fully comply with the parameters of the request. O’Connell reported the total cost to the city as of April 10 was $19,596 and that the estimated cost “to end of review” is $31,000. That final figure could stop at about $20,000, according to a plan that would have city staff sifting through the documents to remove any that are considered not pertinent to the request, City Manager Cleve Morris indicated during last week’s council meeting. And it could remain virtually steady if the Wopumnes tribe

changes its mind and consents to narrowing the focus of the request, with Driscoll reporting that Best, Best and Krieger contacted the tribe once again to see whether that might be possible. “Hopefully they (BBK) will get a better result than last time,” Driscoll told the council members. Tribe officials have said in the past that the city shouldn’t have to hire an outside law firm to deal with their PRA request, saying Placerville has had more than 50 years to set up a workable response protocol. The Public Records Act was passed in 1968. Council members, meeting remotely last week due to the coronavirus situation, expressed dismay over the cost to date of the PRA request. One member of the panel went so far as to point out that the “tribal” status of the Wopumnes is in question. “I’m very disappointed that the tribe wouldn’t work with the city (on narrowing the scope of the request),” said Vice Mayor Dennis Thomas. “And the tribe is not a tribe — it is a few people — and these few people are costing the city an enormous amount of money at a time when we cannot necessarily afford this level of expense.” Councilwoman Patty Borelli said she agrees with Thomas’ sentiments, adding, “I was absolutely shocked ... we were warned it was going to be expensive, but I had no idea ... “For these folks to not want to cooperate with us — they know the dire straits we’re in, our economy and what’s been happening. And to not have their cooperation — it’s almost unbelievable to me,” said Borelli. Mayor Michael Saragosa asked the city attorney whether there are legal ways of determining a Public Records Act request is “so vague” that it is unacceptable, for instance requesting “all documents with the word ‘the’ in them.” “Do we have any ability to push back?” queried the mayor. “Thirty-one thousand dollars for a Public Records request — the cost is just ridiculous. Maybe a couple hundred or so, but $19,000 already spent? It’s just insane.” City Attorney Driscoll said he and the city-hired attorneys have discussed “whether we should challenge (the request) as being overly burdensome and to date they have not (decided to do so) — and there are reasons for that.” Those reasons, said Driscoll, regard matters “that I don’t want to go into unless we’re going into closed session.” The City Council ultimately accepted the update and advisement that city staff will try to handle as much of the remaining request in-house in order to try to keep the tab from going higher.

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Historical rock in accordance with both the environmental document and the construction contract documents to assess the site. “He is currently completing his evaluation and report, expected hopefully by the end of the week,” the city engineer told the Mountain Democrat on Monday. Neves said notification regarding the grinding rock came from the Wopumnes NisenanMewuk Tribe of El Dorado County, which not only revealed its existence but made claim to the artifact as belonging to them. The city, however, is treading cautiously in that matter, according to Neves. “The resource was identified and claimed by the Wopumnes (tribe) as their cultural resource. Due to the fact that the Wopumnes tribe is not a federally recognized tribe, the city has contacted (another) tribe with federal jurisdictional oversight of the area, which in this case is the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, to verify if it is their resource,” she told the newspaper. The Wopumnes tribe disputes the allegation that they are not the rightful steward, however. “On Thursday, April 16, the Wopumnes Tribe of El Dorado County was notified by (local resident) Kirk Smith, regarding the unscheduled (their emphasis) construction in violation of CEQA on the Wopumnes sacred site located on Broadway,” states the tribe in an email to the Mountain Democrat. “Smith explained that the land markers showed that over one-third of the sacred site was to be destroyed by the giant excavators. “The owners of the sacred site and the Wopumnes ancestors knew of each other as families during the early 1900s,” the

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Continued from A1 drop off a packet at their homes. But because of COVID-19, those kinds of field operations have been pushed back to June 1 according to a spokesperson for the census. So people living in a rural area who haven’t received a census letter or paper questionnaire yet are asked to wait to respond. Others who don’t receive mail at their home but who may have already called in and or provided information online using their physical address don’t need to do it again. People are reminded that in filling out the census report they should include everyone living in the residence as of April 1.

facilities, delivery facilities, testing laboratories and limited manufacturing facilities in the Meyers Industrial District, subject to specific regulations. The commission was also going to hear a request from Serrano Associates to amend zoning and land use designations related to the Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan project but that item was recommended to be continued to June 11 due to a request from the county’s planners and Serrano Associates. Public interest in

the subject has prompted the commission to delay the meeting to a date when the public can participate in person rather than via teleconference. Serrano Associates is looking to amend County General Plan Land Use Map designations, amend the El Dorado Hills Specific Plan and adopt the Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan, rezone existing zone districts to Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan zone districts, establish a development plan for the proposed project; and approve a tentative

subdivision map to create six large lots for the purpose of sale, lease or financing of the development of 336 acres in El Dorado Hills. The commission will also take up authorizing three-year river-use permits for different whitewater rafting companies. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. and will be teleconferenced. People can find specific instructions on how to participate in the meeting by clicking on the agenda for the meeting at eldorado.legistar.com/ Calendar.aspx.

Continued from A1 email continues. “The site has been under the protection of the Wopumnes for over 100 years. The current owner of the property was unaware of his ancestor’s relationship with the Wopumnes and may have not fully understood the extent of the project, as the project was not published in the Broadway Bike Trail MND (mitigated negative declaration) for public review, nor was an archeological report made available. “On Thursday the Wopumnes tribal liaison and the Wopumnes Tribal Council met with City Engineer Rebecca Neves and city archaeologist, quickly surveyed the site, uncovering a ‘mini Coloma’ and then sent an email and text message to the city confirming a ‘stop’ on the project,” states the email from the Wopumnes tribe, which adds that they asked UC Davis anthropologists to “do a quick survey of the site” this past weekend. “That survey confirmed that the artifacts indicate a larger native village that extends far beyond the initial construction area,”

states the email, adding that tribe officials “find it disconcerting that the site was not previously identified, despite an archaeological survey.” City Engineer Neves maintains all legal protocols were followed, adding that as part of the city’s documentation of the cultural aspects of the Upper Broadway project, the Shingle Springs band was contacted for potential input regarding the scope of the planned work. “The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians was listed as a consulting party due to their federal tribe status, but did not provide comments on the project,” she said. “No other entities requested to be a consulting party to the project, including the Wopumnes tribe, which would only be considered a consulting party — not a tribal consultation — due to their lack of federal status.” Neves said work on the retaining wall was stopped last Thursday so that the Native American grinding rock would not be disturbed or harmed — and she said city officials are actually viewing the

development as being positive. We consider this inadvertent discovery both a blessing and an opportunity,” she explained. “Not only are we excited to have this resource in our city, but the (city) had originally planned to construct a retaining wall at that location, which has since been deleted from the project — at a significant savings. “This savings will be rolled back into the project for added value to the bicycle and pedestrian improvements to deliver a safer and more complete project for our community.” The grinding rock site will remain undisturbed, even as construction continues and most passersby won’t notice even a blip on the radar. That’s as it should be, according to city officials. The city values its history and cultural resources and will be protecting this resource in place and has already provided a work-around solution to the project team,” said City Engineer Neves. “Construction will continue without impact to the resource.” The Democrat reached out to the Wopumnes

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letters and comments from other Indian entities.” It also asks for memorandums of understanding, letters, contracts and project plans for 1469 Broadway” and adds the name “Charles Olson.” In a separate letter addressed to the city clerk and city manager of Placerville, Perdichizzi explains the above is “the (t)ribe’s official request for all records, written and electronic, regarding 1469 Broadway and Charles Olson, from Jan. 1, 2012 (to the) present.”

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ov. Gavin Newsom says he sees light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, when Californians regain “a semblance of normalcy,” emerge from their homes, converse verbally rather than electronically and return to their job sites. Dan Walters The date of that happy day is still very uncertain. Moreover, true recovery also will require Newsom and the state he governs to traverse another dark tunnel of severe economic recession and state and local government budgets swollen by crisis-related spending while experiencing declining tax revenues. Newsom’s Department of Finance recently released a preliminary report on the state budget. “The economic disruption from the pandemic is expected to result in a recession and have significant negative effects on state revenues,” it states. “Concurrently, the drop in the stock market may cause further revenue declines. “This impact is expected to be immediate, affecting fiscal year 2019-20, and will continue in to fiscal year 2020-21 and additional years depending on the pace of recovery of local, state and national economies.” The Legislature gave Newsom $1 billion to fight the pandemic and his budget staff anticipates that another $6 billion will be needed this year. Much of it is likely to be reimbursed by the federal government, but the fiscal impact will still be heavy — especially since revenues are also expected to drop sharply. During the Great Recession the state saw about a 20% revenue decline and ran up multi-billion dollar deficits, creating a “wall of debt” that Jerry Brown confronted upon returning to the governorship in 2011. The revenue hit from the virus-induced recession could be even heavier this time because the state is now even more dependent on the wealthiest 1% of income taxpayers, whose taxable incomes are largely investment profits. The one-percenters account for about a third of the state’s general revenues. The 2020-21 budget that Newsom proposed in January has been set aside. His budget staff is now drafting a replacement to be unveiled in May, the traditional time for fine-tuning the annual plan prior to final negotiations and legislative adoption by the June 15 constitutional deadline. While an entirely new budget will be offered, one to include the massive new spending for virusrelated activities, officials will not have a clear idea of revenues because of another new development n

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Letters to the Editor The virus and our freedom EDITOR:

hat has the private and public sector learned from a bug, unseen by the naked eye? I once thought global warming was the mother of all control devices. Wrong. Governance cannot control millions on a one-on-one basis, therefore shutting down bars or restaurants will control hundreds. Shutting down a football game will control thousands and so on. These shutdowns pale in comparison to governments deciding what is or is not essential for its citizens. What is essential has little partnership with our right to choose. What government decides is not essential is the bad boy. It totally negates our ability to choose for ourselves. Our ability to choose is an inseparable partner with our freedom. Is this what we want for our future? RICHARD SMITH Garden Valley

Proposed monster development is not OK EDITOR: prawling between south El Dorado Hills to and below Latrobe, a proposed Marble ValleyLime Creek project is enormous, almost 2,000 acres. This monstrosity would irreparably alter, degrade and urbanize the rural natural physical environment on this proposed south county project site. While the water adversely affected is about 6 acres within the project site, the project will also severely degrade not only the creek waters on-site but also downstream waters from Deer Creek, Marble Creek, Plunkett Creek, adjacent feeder streams and their converging watersheds, with contaminated run-off from all the housing. To put the proposed development in perspective, it would be like surrounding Walden Pond with a slice of urban dense Manhattan. Specific to the Army Corps of Engineers’ area of environmental jurisdiction, the project would markedly reduce or dry up Marble Creek, degrade Deer Creek and thus diminish and harm our

Cosumnes River, into which Marble Creek and Deer Creek flow. The Army Corps’ responsibility is to monitor and protect the waters of the United States. The Marble Valley development proposal would degrade to the point of destruction Deer Creek, Marble Creek and adjacent streams. The Army Corps must protect these creeks, not let them turn into urban sewers. The Army Corps and we must oppose this project, which in its current form and size is incapable of any meaningful mitigation under the National Environmental Policy Act. The only alternative apt, and to be considered, is the no project alternative. Tell your supervisor: No to Marble Valley. RICHARD BOYLAN Diamond Springs

The food bank EDITOR:

any of our fellow citizens need food help. If you have the means, it would be a good time to help those who need it. I can remember when I was a private (1954) and there was not a lot of food in our home. Now, in 2020, many El Dorado County families are in the same fix. So, if you have the means, Democrat or Republican, donate some dollars to the food bank. Think about it. JAMES E. LONGHOFER, Col., USA (Ret.) Placerville

Earth Day EDITOR:

ith the 50th anniversary of Earth Day upon us on April 22 we are already reducing our carbon footprint during the pandemic by severely curtailing travel. But we can do so much more by cutting our consumption of animal meat and milk products. Yes, that. A recent article in the respected journal Nature argues animal agriculture is a major driver of climate change, air and water pollution, depletion of soil and water resources and destruction of wildlife habitats. Oxford University’s prestigious Food n

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El Dorado Irrigation District’s water rate inequity

n its pending Proposition 218 notice, the El Dorado Irrigation District’s 36,000 traditional potable water customers are charged rates twoand-a-half times those charged for landscape irrigation by its 5,600 recycled water Greg customers in Serrano and Blackstone. For thousands of traditional potable water residential ratepayers this huge rate difference inequitably adds more than $100 to their annual water bill up to $50,000 annually for one recreational turf ratepayer. At the district’s March 24 board meeting, EID General Manager Jim Abercrombie claimed the far lower recycled rates are costjustified because Serrano (i.e., Parker Development) paid for construction of the district’s recycled water system … a nice “sound bite” but substantially untrue; several district records demonstrate the general manager’s claim contradicted multiple facts. First, a review of the germane 1990 contractual agreement (obtained

under the Public Records Act) shows that Parker/El Dorado Hills Development paid just $1.5 million of the $5 million initial cost to construct a recycled water main to Serrano from the district’s Deer Creek wastewater facility; this left $3.5 million of its cost to Prada be paid in rates of the district’s 36,000 nonrecycled water ratepayers. Second, since 1999 Serrano has paid absolutely none of subsequent capital costs to maintain and operate the recycled water system. The district’s current capital program alone includes $1.9 million of recycled system replacement, none of which is included in recycled rates but instead included in rates charged to other customers. Third, the district’s new recycled rates fail to include recycled water customers’ proportionate share of the district’s annual $17 million customer-related costs. Costs for recycled water meter reading, billing, accounting, regulatory compliance, etc., inequitably and unlawfully are

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left to be paid by other customers. Fourth, the district’s recycled rates fail to include recycled water customers’ proportionate share of millions of dollars of direct labor costs to operate the integrated wastewaterrecycled water system. The foregoing facts demonstrate the district’s inaccurate cost of services analysis grossly understates recycled water costs and rates by millions of dollars annually thereby overstating costs and rates to other EID customers by those same millions of dollars annually. While the benefits of recycled water are socially laudable, the district’s differentiated recycled water rates defy a landmark April 2015 California Appeals Court ruling which outlawed both: a) tiered water rates not supported by differences in “true marginal cost” and b) differentiated pricing of recycled water vs. traditional potable water. (Capistrano Taxpayers Association v. City of San Juan Capistrano). Inclusive of all costs EID’s recycled water costs more than, not far less than, its traditional potable water. In any event, under “Capistrano” both water types should be priced the same.

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EID’s general manager and general counsel do not like the “Capistrano” ruling and for five years have continued to defy it. They know almost all California attorneys involved in water rate litigation solely do so on behalf of governmental agencies, which have the “deep pockets” to fight against individual ratepayers trying to fund rate litigation that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees. Yet defiance can be costly. If water rate litigation were to be brought against the El Dorado Irrigation District under “Capistrano” the district’s 36,000 traditional potable water ratepayers could be eligible for one year of rate overcharge refunds and the attorney fighting for their rights could garner court-awarded, six-figure compensation from the district. Hopefully on April 27 the EID Board of Directors will demonstrate the good judgement to reject their general manager’s discriminatory, inequitable and unlawful water rates and not dare traditional potable water ratepayers to pursue litigative recourse. Greg Prada is a former EID board member.

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Climate Research Network reports that solving the global warming catastrophe requires a massive shift to plant-based eating. In an environmentally sustainable world we must replace meat and dairy products with vegetables, fruits and grains — just as we replace fossil fuels with wind, solar and other renewable energy sources. Each of us has a unique opportunity to heal our planet by transitioning to plant-based eating.

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We can begin with a one-minute NY Times food test at nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/30/ climate/your-diet-quiz-global-warming.html. Then, let’s celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day at our supermarket. The internet offers ample advice and recipes. ERNESTO DUVALLE Placerville

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— postponement of the income tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15. The May budget revision traditionally reflects revenue information from April 15 tax filings, but the three-month delay will compel Newsom and legislators to base the budget on estimates of recession’s impact rather than hard data. The June 15 deadline will be met — legislators will lose their salaries if they miss it — but their budget will likely be a placeholder to be updated repeatedly as outgo and income wax and wane. Still another fiscal factor is the effects of pandemic and recession on the budgets of school districts, cities, counties and other units of local government, many of which were already hurting because of rapidly increasing, mandatory payments into public

employee retirement systems. Those systems, especially the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and the Californian Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), also are being hammered by declines in stocks and other investments and may be compelled to seek even more money from employers. Schools and local governments will be looking to Sacramento, as they did in the Great Recession, for relief while the “nation-state of California,” as Newsom often describes it, will be looking to Uncle Sam — or Uncle Donald — to avoid a fiscal meltdown. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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ere are six tips to celebrate Earth Day without ever leaving home: 1. Get outside. Your backyard is an outdoor living room and safe place for pets and kids to play. Science proves spending time in your family’s yard is good for your health and wellbeing, and so important today as everyone looks for creative ways to stay well while being confined to the home. Researchers have found that people living in neighborhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress. 2. Make the outdoors a family project. Take your loved ones outside to assess your space. What’s working well? What could be improved? What can you plan to do together in your backyard? Anything needing to

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The 50th anniversary of Earth Day this spring gives the world an opportunity to recognize the importance of everyone combining their efforts and working toward a better future — for the planet and for all its inhabitants. Now is the time to think globally and to take action to ensure the health of the planet and its people. Courtesy photo

The whole family can celebrate Earth Day — just head out to the yard and admire Mother Nature’s work. be cleaned up? Make a plan to expand or spruce up your yard. 3. Connect kids to nature. Free, online, do-at-home lesson plans are available from the TurfMutt. com. The environmental education program resources and activities, based on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) principles, give kids the prompts they need to have fun learning about and exploring the nature and science in their own

backyards. 4. Know your climate zone. Learn about climate-zoneappropriate plants, the importance of pollinators, and how backyards can support local wildlife. Conduct a plant inventory to determine what’s currently thriving in your backyard. Match that up against the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map to determine the best types of turf, n

One thing has become clear: What happens in one part of the world affects everyone else. This is true when it comes to health crises, and it’s also true for environmental health. On Earth Day, take time to think about how each action an individual takes can impact the world as a whole. For example, with the unfolding of the current health crisis, people worldwide have decreased their travel and commuting and those changes have begun to show visible environmental impacts. Air quality has drastically improved in areas that were among the first to shut down, such as China, Italy — and now in Los Angeles. While shutting everything down is clearly not desirable nor practical, it simply shows that actions can have clear consequences. Here are three actions individual consumers and companies can take today that will help protect our planet moving forward. 1. Choose Energy Star certified appliances and other products for use in your home. Products that earn the Energy Star label are independently certified to save energy, and to help protect the climate. Each n

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day, 800,000 Americans make their individual energy choices count by choosing Energy Star certified products for their homes. Those individual choices add up to a dramatic impact when they’re combined.

a new electric car with an energy-efficient Energy Star certified charger provides even more environmental benefits. This is just one more example of making a choice that works in solidarity toward the common goal of a healthier planet.

2. Switch to green power and renewable power sources as much as possible.

Energy Star and the Green Power Partnerships program are all working toward these goals. Several organizations are taking steps to pave the way to a clean energy future — and inspiring others to act — including Best Buy, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Dell, Hewlett-Packard Company, Johnson & Johnson, MetLife, Google, Target, Microsoft and Samsung Electronics. These companies are partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency to sell energy-efficient products, improve the energy performance of their buildings, offset greenhouse gas emissions and support expansion of renewable energy.

Now it’s more important than ever to conserve our resources and prevent needless waste. Wind power provides the largest renewable generation capacity in the United States today, creating enough electricity to offset the energy consumption of 25 million average American homes. And there’s currently enough solar power installed in the U.S. to power over 5.4 million average American homes. Imagine what even more investment in renewable energy from people all over the country could do. 3. Opt for electric vehicles plus energy-efficient, Energy Star certified vehicle chargers. With today’s advances in electric vehicles, consumers can take advantage of even more options, including longer driving ranges and quicker charging times than ever before. Matching

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s I write this our nation has experienced one of the most significant challenges of our lifetimes. Our normal, day-to-day life has been dramatically changed as we have been ordered to shelter in place. As I struggle to deal with these changes, I realized there is nothing I can do to change my circumstances so, as they say, “When life gives you lemons you make lemonade.” As I peruse the pantry for necessities to tide us over the next few weeks I realized that a staple on the menu may be a few

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is only one you’ that taught students to value each individual’s uniqueness while appreciating diversity and so uperintendent/Principal of much more.” Pioneer Union School District, Lane began serving in her role Annette Lane, was recently as superintendent in 2016 and as honored with the Association of superintendent/principal since California School Administrator’s 2020 2018. Under her leadership PUSD Superintendent/Principal of the Year is recognized for their full-inclusion award. ACSA is the largest umbrella program at all three school campuses. organization for school leaders in “The teachers truly embraced the the United States, serving more than idea of fully integrating our students 17,000 California educators. with special needs into every classroom “It is an honor to receive this award and shifting the mindset about how to Annette Lane because it really speaks to how our address the needs of all students,” Lane Pioneer schools and community work said. hand-in-hand to enhance learning experiences Lane is recognized for her caring and dedicated for our students,” she expressed. “I’m proud of the approach to come alongside teachers, administrators hard work that is invested to produce well-rounded and students — providing guidance and encourageprograms, including our Garden Club that teaches ment along the way. She takes thoughtful care in students sustainable agriculture and healthy assessing the needs of the district and developing choices for cooking and eating, a partnership with a plan for professional growth. Lane engages with Health and Human Services that allows students students in tangible ways, such as orchestrating the Oral Interpretation Festival for the entire county. to take classes on life skills, our Parent Teacher Lane worked with stakeholders to secure a state Organization’s campaign to raise funds for our book preschool grant to establish a community preschool, vending machine that was based on the book ‘There

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Grape jelly (with added pectin) Yield: about 6 half-pints 5 cups grape juice (about 4 1/2 pounds Concord grapes) 1 package powdered pectin 5 cups sugar To make jelly: Juice may be used fresh, canned or frozen previously. Combine grape juice and pectin in large saucepot. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Return mixture to rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Skim foam if necessary. Ladle hot jelly into hot jars, leaving 1/4-

inch headspace. Adjust two-piece caps. Process in a boiling water or atmospheric steam canner: for altitudes 0-1,000 feet, 5 minutes; 1,001-6,000 feet, 10 minutes; above 6,000 feet, 15 minutes. In response to COVID-19 and recent California Department of Public Health and El Dorado County Health & Human Services guidelines, UCCE Central Sierra has canceled all Master Food Preserver and Master Gardener public events and classes in El Dorado and Amador counties. This cancellation remains in effect through May 10 and will be updated as public health guidelines change. Master Gardeners/Master Food Preservers realize public classes are valued by county residents

Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000293 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUPERIOR lEGAl SUPPORT SERVICES located at 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Igor Prokopyev, 2230 Valley View Pkwy. #1024, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 2. Olga Prokopyeva, 2230 Valley View Pkwy. #1024, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 9, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Igor Prokopyev IGOR PROKOPYEV /s/ Olga Prokopyeva OLGA PROKOPYEVA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on March 9, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 7649 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000328 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCOREWRITE SYSTEM, located at 151 Powers Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Janet Reymann-Greenhill, 151 Powers Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 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: /s/ Janet ReymannGreenhill JANET REYMANN-GREENHILL I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on March 20, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 7653 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000339 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA ANIMAl HOSPITAl, located at 7476 Green Valley Rd., Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 4375 Shangri La Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Achievement Holdings, Inc., 4375 Shangri La Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CALIFORNIA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 10, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Candace Rapp CANDACE RAPP, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section

17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on March 25, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29 7664 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000340 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CB INVESTING, llC, located at 4375 Shangri La Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): CB Investing, LLC, 4375 Shangri La Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company , State of LLC: CALIFORNIA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 10, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Candace Rapp CANDACE RAPP, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on March 25, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29 7665

T.S. NO.: 9462-4814 TSG ORdER NO.: 191097864 A.P.N.: 009-212-017-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/18/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 05/21/2004 as Document No.: 2004-0041378-00, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, executed by: JAMES L. HAMMAN, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). 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, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 05/28/2020 at 01:00 PM Sale Location: Main Entrance, El Dorado County Superior Courthouse - Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3393 SLY PARK ROAD, POLLOCK PINES, CA 95726 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but

and especially appreciate continued support and understanding during this public health challenge. The organizations will attempt to offer canceled classes and events at a future time if feasible. Stay safe and follow recommended health and sanitation practices in the coming weeks. UCCE Master Food Preservers are available to answer home food preservation questions; leave a message at (530) 621-5506 or email edmfp@ucanr. edu. For more information about our the program and events visit ucanr.edu/edmfp. Sign up to receive the ENewsletter at ucanr.org/mfpenews. Find them on Facebook, too (UCCE Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County).

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without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $162,093.40 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. 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, 1-800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.auction.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9462-4814. 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. 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. NBS Default Services, LLC 14841 Dallas Parkway, Suite 425 Dallas, TX 75254 800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www. auction.com or Call: 1-800-280-2832. NBS Default Services, LLC, Tim Gaynor, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. NPP0369772 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 04/08/2020, 04/15/2020, 04/22/2020 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 7666 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE T.S. No.: 2019-02164-CA A.P.N.: 077-253-003-000 Property Address: 5625 Pennyroyal drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE PURSUANT TO CIVIl COdE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERREd TO BElOW IS NOT ATTACHEd TO THE RECORdEd COPY OF THIS dOCUMENT BUT ONlY TO THE COPIES PROVIdEd TO THE TRUSTOR.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/26/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Melvin R Burton and Catherine Burton, Husband and wife as Joint Tenants Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, llC Deed of Trust Recorded 06/06/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0046237-00 in book

---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El dorado County, California, Date of Sale: 06/11/2020 at 01:00 PM Place of Sale: Main Entrance El dorado County Superior Courthouse Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 224,094.33 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: 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 as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 5625 Pennyroyal drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 A.P.N.: 077-253-003-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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 thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 224,094.33. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. 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 of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S 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 this 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 (866)-9608299 or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/ DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices. aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2019-02164-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Western Progressive, llC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information line: (866) 9608299 http://www.altisource. com/MortgageServices/ DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices. aspx

________________________________ Trustee Sale Assistant Date: April 4, 2020 WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, llC MAY BE ACTING AS A dEBT COllECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COllECT A dEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINEd MAY BE USEd FOR THAT PURPOSE. 4/15, 4/22, 4/29 7674 NOTICE OF PETITION TO AdMINISTER ESTATE OF: MICHAEl BURTON MOORE AKA MICHAEl B. MOORE AKA MICHAEl MOORE CASE NO. PP20200030 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MICHAEL BURTON MOORE AKA MICHAEL B. MOORE AKA MICHAEL MOORE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LINDA MIR in the Superior Court of California, County of EL DORADO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LINDA MIR 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: 05/07/20 at 8:30AM in Dept. 8 located at 3321 CAMERON PARK DRIVE, CAMERON PARK, CA 95682 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner ERIK R. HARTSTROM SBN 226509 HUBER LAW GROUP, A.P.C. 650 UNIVERSITY AVE. STE 113 SACRAMENTO CA 95825 4/22, 4/24, 4/29/20 CNS-3360602# THE MOUNTAIN dEMOCRAT 4/22, 4/24, 4/29 7691 PUBlIC NOTICE Placerville Union School District Governing Board Vacancy The Placerville Union School District will appoint a Board Member to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Sean Frame. The term of the appointment will begin on June 3, 2020 and end December 4, 2020. The Board will accept applications from interested persons who are registered voters and who reside in the Placerville Union School District. To apply for the appointment to the Board, please reach out to Kim Aros, Administrative Assistant at karos@pusdk8.us or 530-622-7216 ext. 2236 to receive an application packet. The application packet is due back no later than Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. 4/22, 4/24, 4/27, 4/29, 5/1, 5/4, 5/6 7692 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000375 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WIllIAM GUNN WINES, llC, located at 2120 Four Springs Trail, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 1390 Broadway B362, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Alvarez Vineyards, LLC, 2140 Four Springs Trail, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jordan Mingle JORDAN MINGLE, MANAGER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A

registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on April 10, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13 7693 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000354 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUMMIT CONSUlTING, located at 621 Powers Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Dion Nugent, 621 Powers Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 27, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Dion Nugent DION NUGENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on April 3, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13 7694

ORdER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200198 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Sandra Palmer Allen filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SANDRA PALMER ALLEN Proposed name: SANDI ANN MCCROSSIN 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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: JUNE 12, 2020, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the 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: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on APRIL 16, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13 7695

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