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EDD fraud could total $1 billion in losses n Scam involves inmates
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District attorneys from across the state, including El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson, last week announced they have been investigating a scam run out of local, state and federal prisons that could involve the theft of up to $1 billion. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials said between March and
August over 35,000 unemployment claims were filed in the names of inmates, with 20,000 of those claims paid. Sixteen claims were filed for one inmate alone. The scam was a joint effort between inmates and their confederates outside prisons filing phony unemployment claims with the Employment Development Department of California using real or false names, addresses and Social Security numbers. The fraud went undiscovered until recently because EDD does not use software that compares the list of prison inmates against those filing for benefits. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said so far they have uncovered tens of
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thousands of rapists, inmates involved traffickers, child “As a taxpayer all of us statewide molesters and should be angry about this.” with the other violent losses totaling — Vern Pierson, prisoners. Those hundreds of El Dorado County district attorney filing included millions of 133 death row dollars and as much as $1 billion. inmates. Through August, the total “The fraud is staggering,” she said in amount stolen for those on death a press conference Nov. 24, adding it row in her county alone amounted “will be one of the biggest frauds of to $420,000 with the highest claim taxpayer dollars in California history.” being $20,000. Schubert said the losses in local jails Payments went to inmates and alone could be $10 million, adding their confederates in California, other there is concern a similar scam could states and even other countries. Both be taking place in state hospitals or Schubert and Pierson pointed out other detention facilities. California does not have a system like Schubert said the stolen money 35 other states that checks the names went to every kind of inmate including notorious serial killers, n See EDD fraud, page A6
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Turnboo wins District 2 Kevin Christensen Staff writer George Turnboo has captured the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors’ District 2 seat in a close matchup over Ken Pimlott. Turnboo, owner of George’s Pit Shop in El Dorado and pastor of El Dorado George Turnboo Community Church, came out victorious over Pimlott, Cal Fire’s former director, by less than 1% — tallying 11,921 votes to Pimlott’s 11,685. El Dorado County’s Registrar of Voters Bill O’Neill on Nov. 25 certified all votes cast in the county have been counted. “Our grassroots campaign has achieved victory,” n
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City council seats go to Neau, Saragosa Thomas Frey Staff writer Placerville Mayor Michael Saragosa and community volunteer Jackie Neau have been elected to the Placerville City Council. Saragosa received 19.2% of the total vote to retain his spot on the City Council. “It’s deeply humbling for voters to give me a chance to run in a fouryear term,” Saragosa told the Mountain Democrat Friday morning. Saragosa was appointed to the City Council in 2018 to fill the seat of Trisha Wilkins, who resigned. “Still in n
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re on a journey. The timing may get interrupted by setbacks and unexpected stops that cause delays but in no way change the destination. Stick to this road and you can expect to get there — eventually. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You have a level of attunement into the patterns of others that can only be considered a gift. From the historical evidence, you can make a most potent and accurate prediction. It’s right there for you if you want to see it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s a good time to indulge in fantasies about who you are or could be. It should be a stretch; that is the whole point about fantasizing. How boring would it be if even your fantasies had to have strict rules? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Boldness comes in many forms, sometimes even in the form of eyes filled with tears. Showing feelings and working through them may represent the very definition of courage. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re perfectly equipped to handle the task at hand — until you’re not, and at that point, you’ll improvise, showing your clever, resourceful side. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). At any given moment of the day, you are somewhere between the reality of who you are and your aspiration for yourself. The way you reach is uncomfortable, beautiful and inspiring.
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uch has been said and written about the hundreds of millions of dollars spent for and against the dozen statewide measures on this month’s ballot. Big money? Yes, but it was really just chicken Dan Walters feed, because the stakes in those ballot battles were infinitely greater. Take, for instance, Proposition 15, a battle between a union-led coalition that proposed the measure and a business coalition. Had Proposition 15 passed, it would have generated roughly $10 billion a year for schools and local governments. That’s about 66 times as much as the one-time spending for and against the measure. Other than the scale, there was nothing unusual this year about the lopsided risk-reward aspect of major ballot measures and it will fuel another round of conflicts two years hence. There are at least four high-dollar ballot measures headed for the 2022 ballot: MICRA — In 1975 Jerry Brown signed the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act or MICRA, placing a $250,000 cap on damages for what were called “pain and suffering” in medical malpractice lawsuits. Consumer advocates and personal injury California voters lawyers have attempted decided 12 numerous times in the Legislature to modify expensive ballot the law, contending that measures this it protects bad medical year, but will face care providers and shortchanges their innocent another batch patients. Providers and of high-dollar their insurers have turned back each challenge, propositions in saying that removing the 2022. cap would raise medical costs. A measure already qualified for the 2022 ballot would adjust the cap for inflation retroactively to 1975, probably increasing it to more than$1 million and eliminate it for “catastrophic injuries.” The outcome could have multi-billion-dollar impacts and thus will mean multi-million-dollar campaigns. Plastics — A certain-to-qualify measure would reduce or eliminate single-use plastic packaging through regulation and a tax. California recycler Recology is the chief sponsor of the initiative, which would continue a crusade, also supported by environmental groups, that stalled in the Legislature thanks to fierce lobbying by a packaging industry coalition led by South Carolinabased Novolex. As the battle shifts to the ballot, the Recology group will portray plastic packaging, particularly items used for takeout food, as environmental despoilers. The industry will counter that using plastic packaging is cleaner than the alternatives, particularly during a pandemic. Sports wagering — Another virtually certain 2022 ballot measure also continues a contentious issue
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Letters to the Editor Newsom recall deadline extended EDITOR: ov. 4 a Sacramento judge extended the deadline to gather signatures to recall Gov. Newsom, with a new date of March 17, 2021. The recall drive goal is 2 million signatures — a 500,000 cushion over the required 1,495,700 registered voter signatures. If the recall drive succeeds the state must hold a special election within months after petitions are certified. This current recall drive began collecting signatures around the second week of June and is not to be confused with two earlier attempts that failed earlier this year. Reasons to recall Newsom keep stacking up — creating new voting laws, overhauling workers compensation laws and giving $75 million is taxpayers’ money to illegal aliens. Newsom also signed a $1 billion contract with a Chinese Communist Party company for masks, with no request for bids and without a vote by the Legislature. On Nov. 2 Assemblymen Kevin Kiley and James Gallagher won their lawsuit against the governor, with the court rejecting “Newsom’s claim that a State of Emergency turns California into an autocracy and centralizes the state’s powers in the hands of the governor,” said Kiley. “This is the unlawful basis on which Newsom has collapsed California’s system of checks and balances, issuing 57 executive orders and changing over 400 laws unilaterally.” Is California headed for third-world status because of Newsom and the Democrat super majority Legislature? Not only can they not keep the lights on, but in 2022 their legislation kicks in that rations water for all Californians, with limits of 55 gallons per day, per person. And, hey, how about that homeless crisis? When Newsom ran for election in 2018 he was honest with voters, stating that Prop. 13 was on the table. Last month Newsom endorsed Proposition 15, which, if it had passed, would have dismantled property tax protection for commercial, industrial and some agricultural properties. Fortunately, voters wised up and defeated Prop. 15, just as we did when Newsom and the left tried to push another $15 billion school bond on the March 2020 ballot. Voters/taxpayers not only said no to Newsom and the state’s Democrat Party, but also to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders —
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all who endorsed higher taxes for California business owners, to include Mark Zuckerberg who funded the Prop. 15 campaign, all at a time when businesses continue to be locked down and jobs lost. It’s time for Californians to say: “We are mad as hell and we are not going to take it anymore.” Please join the hundreds of thousands who have already signed the recall petition, but we can’t stop there. Let’s put action plans in place now and put a halt to this one-party-run state in 2022. To download recall petitions visit RecallGavin2020.com. You cannot sign the petition online; those who signed a petition prior to February 2020 must sign the new petition and can do so at the Republican Election Headquarters, 3181 Cameron Park Drive, Suite 104 (across from the airport). For office hours or more information call (916) 410-6119. TERRY GHERARDI Cameron Park
Publishing facts EDITOR: n page 9 of its Nov. 23 issue, the Mountain Democrat published “Health insurance is open. Does the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) help”? The author, Carol Heape, is the founder of the Sacramento region’s Elder Options, an organization devoted to providing care management and home care to the elderly. Ms. Heape answers her own question with a resounding “yes, Obamacare works,” with facts and figures to support her position, contrary to opinions of perennial naysayers like Congressman McClintock, Mountain Democrat Publisher Richard Esposito, the MD’s stable of wackadoodle, rightwing columnists like Larry Weitzman and letter writers too numerous to name, with the exception of George Alger, whose predictable ignorance of facts and evidence never disappoints. Obviously, Ms. Heape’s column unwittingly got past the MD’s censors since it goes against the Mountain Democrat’s mission of promoting political misinformation and disinformation. Ms. Heape’s column corrects some of my own misconceptions and provides up-to-date information on both the ACA and Medicare. I urge every person, regardless of age, to read it and post it on the refrigerator door for easy reference. JOHN GARON Placerville
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all modern pollution ost of us are aware controls, including a of Gov. catalytic converter. So here is the typical Gavin Newsom’s recent limousine liberal — “Do edict to save us from what I say, not as I do.” the phantom scare of Biden gets to drive a V-8, gasoline-guzzling human-caused global warming by banning the sports car and you get sale of new petroleumto drive a Nissan Leaf powered motor vehicles or worse. Say it ain’t so, Joe. Biden has owned starting in 2035. His Larry Weitzman the car since it was new, plan is for energy to be but why does he still produced by wind and solar and that energy will power our own and drive a major polluter and, according to him, a huge contributor electric cars. Brilliant. How much to global warming? solar energy is produced at night Biden, if he is even able to think when people charge their electric clearly, wants America to drive cars? electric cars (or, better yet, no And while presidential candidate cars). That technology isn’t ready Joe Biden (and maybe President for primetime. EVs are expensive, Biden) says he will ban oil in the averaging about $50,000 a copy, and United States as soon as possible, he have significant refueling and range owns and drives a real smog-belching issues. Wait until you need a charge and, according to Joe, a significant on a hot summer day when the grid is global warming vehicle — a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette with a big, highbeyond maximum output (which will powered, gasoline V-8 engine. It be further curtailed by limiting the probably returns about 12 mpg. To method of energy production). It will make matters worse, it is devoid of not be a pretty picture.
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But forget about that major issue and instead focus on the future requirement of hundreds of thousands of high-output chargers (350 kWh) and powering up all those chargers at the same time. Since COVID-19 more people are doing long-distance travel by car. America has always done lots of longdistance car travel (“See the USA in your Chevrolet”), but currently more than ever. How does that work out in an EV? Road & Track magazine just did a story about a coast-to-coast trip on the Interstate (using mostly I-15 and I-70), from Hempstead, N.Y. to Newport Beach (from where Road & Track began in 1947 to where it last had offices in California, ending in 2012). I remember being in those Newport Beach offices a few times going back to about 1973. The pair of Road & Track drivers used a base model Porsche Taycan S EV, which stickers for the everyman price of just $129,400. Battery capacity is huge at 93 kWh, which should give the 4,800-pound vehicle a range of more than 300 miles. The R&T guys drove the speed limits,
saying when the speed limits rose to 80 mph they had to recharge more often. Their procedure was stopping at a 20 percent charge level and recharging to 90 percent. It took 30 minutes or more at each stop. A couple times they worked up a pretty good sweat looking for a charger. Their plan allowed about 200 miles between charges, meaning they were achieving a rule-of-thumb range of about 3 miles a kWh. The trip actually necessitated stopping 19 times. It wasn’t exactly a Cannonball run as the 3,000-mile trip took almost five days with only one overnight stop when they couldn’t find a quick charger in Altoona, Pa. There is no mystery here, the Porsche performed on the highway as any EV would, achieving about 3 miles a kWh as there is no regeneration at constant speed. It uses the energy required to propel the vehicle about 75 mph with a very low co-efficient of drag, perhaps needing about 30 continuous hp, which is a consumption rate of about 23 kW per hour. This equates
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to about 200 miles using 70 percent of the battery capacity, which was all the effective useable battery after each “quick charge refill.” A Nissan Leaf with its 62-kWh battery would have to make a minimum of about 25 stops for recharging. And this is the kind of car Joe Biden wants you to drive, if you can afford it. Of course Joe could make the trip in his Corvette at 20 mpg, stopping every
300 miles with a 5-gallon reserve, doing four-hour legs and five-minute stops. An easy, no-sweat trip that could be done in a little over two days, while making a few stops to enjoy a meal. But then again, where is Joe going to get the gas after he shuts down the oil industry? It will be $6 to $8 a gallon. But for Joe, with all his Chinese millions, that will be no sweat, too. Larry Weitzman is a resident of Placerville.
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awe to see my name on the ballot,” Saragosa added. The contest for a second seat between Neau and El Dorado County Office of Education community liason Tracy Bunch came down to a margin of 16 votes. Neau could not be reached for comment by phone or email by press time but Saragosa noted he is excited for her to serve. “Jackie brings a ton of experience and knowledge to the job,” said Saragosa. Neau and Saragosa will be sworn in during the first City Council meeting in December. The El Dorado County Elections Department’s final count was released Nov. 25, showing Saragosa with 2,126 votes (19.18%), Neau with 1,834 votes (16.55%) and Tracy Bunch with 1,818 votes (16.4%). Two other candidates who threw their hats into the ring were Mandi Rodriguez, who garnered 1,207 votes (10.89%) and Jackie Yepez, 394 votes (3.55%).
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Turnboo stated on social media Saturday. “A big thank you to everyone who supported our campaign. Our team moves forward now to help the residents of El Dorado County.” Turnboo will replace Shiva Frentzen and represent areas in the county including Cameron Park, Latrobe and Grizzly Flat. Turnboo has said he would bring more businesses into the county, including small manufacturers, bring back logging, build a cogeneration plant for power and create a county FAIR plan to lower the cost of fire insurance and provide more support to local fire departments. He also said he has a 12-step program to put the homeless back to work. Turnboo has lost four bids for a supervisor seat in past elections. “I worked really hard on my campaign this year,” Turnboo told the Mountain Democrat the day after the election, noting that during his grassroots campaigning he learned people’s biggest concerns were about roads, power shutoffs and public safety. Pimlott conceded the race Nov. 18. “Beginning with a crowded primary race in March and a long eight months of campaigning with all of the challenges brought on by COVID-19, I am proud of the race we ran,” wrote Pimlott in a post on social media. “Although it is not the outcome we were looking for we were able to highlight critical and important issues not only for District 2 but for all of El Dorado County.”
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of inmates against those applying for benefits. Pierson noted that five years ago the DA’s Association was told that such a program existed but wasn’t being used in California. “But nothing could have told us the magnitude of this fraud,” he said. The scam was discovered almost by accident, according to San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaff. An investigator was listening in on an inmate’s conversation as he described the con. Later it was learned it was going on in a prison in Lassen County as well as the word got around of what a simple scam it was. “It was due to the CARES Act,” noted Pierson, who said that all someone had to do was supply simple information. The inducement was the additional $600 a week in unemployment benefits that the federal government provided. Pierson said by back filing, inmates could easily apply for $10,000 to $20,000 that was mailed out in the form of a debit card that didn’t require
identification to use. The money then went to friends, family or even criminal gangs who would cash the cards in and send a portion of the money in the form of money orders back to the inmate. Pierson said a task force was formed once the scam became widely known. Laying the blame on EDD, who he called dysfunctional, Pierson noted that while some of EDD’s line staff had been helpful there was a lack of responsibility up the chain of command as people resigned or retired once it became known what had happened. DAs have since asked for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s help in stopping the flow of money and seeking restitution. U.S. Attorney for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California McGregor Scott also spoke, saying the fraud was driven by the onset of COVID-19 and the supplemental unemployment money paid to those laid off. Scott said while the stolen money was a mix of state and federal funds, most of it came from the federal government.
Scott said he has been authorized to hire an attorney to investigate the fraud, likening it in size and scope to the mortgage fraud in the 2000s, which he was involved in investigating. As far as a response from EDD regarding the scam, Schubert and Pierson both noted it was slow or nonexistent from top management. “As a taxpayer all of us should be angry about this,” commented Pierson, saying inmates were able to con the system while people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic went without benefits because they didn’t know how to work the system. Pierson was also less than optimistic the majority of the money will ever be repaid. Contacted by the Mountain Democrat after the press conference, Pierson said every jail and prison in the state was impacted at some level, including El Dorado County, but due to the ongoing investigation he couldn’t release any specifics on either the number of local inmates and confederates involved or the amount of money involved.
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KNOW Now The Placerville Lions members are asking for donations for the White Cane Fund to continue to provide sight-related services (eye exams, glasses) for those in the community who cannot afford it. Send donations to: Placerville Lions P.O. BOX 346 Placerville, CA 95667 Or donate on Go Fund Me: gofundme.com/placervillelions-white-cane-fund Remember the Cameron Park Community Services District’s annual Old Fashioned Christmas Craft Faire? This year it’s not so old fashioned — it’s virtual. The CSD has created a platform for shoppers to connect with vendors from previous years and purchase their amazing homemade goods. Visit sites.google.com/ view/cpchristmascraftfair. Apply now for the prestigious CongressBundestag Scholarship study abroad program to Germany. ASSE has 50 scholarships available to American youth from the western and northwestern regions of the USA. Students are encouraged to learn more and apply at UsaGermanyScholarship. org. The deadline to apply is Dec. 1. This holiday season El Dorado County Child Protective Services will collect gift cards and distribute the cards to foster children and youth living in the community. With the community’s generous support the agency hopes to provide gift cards to 350 children for the holiday season and to give throughout the year for special occasions. Some great options include: Target, Walmart, Starbucks, Ross, Tj Maxx, Old Navy, Amazon, Subway, fast food, gas cards or any other local national chain stores. Donate gift cards by Dec. 5. For questions and/or to drop off cards call the clerical staff at Child Protective Services at (530) 642-7100 or email Debbie Allwine at debbie. allwine@edcgov.us.
Dec. 1 The El Dorado Hills Community Services District invites holiday decorators to submit photos of their home for the inaugural Holiday Lights Decorating Contest, Dec. 1-10. For more information and to submit entries contact Mike Cottrell at (916) 614-3215 or mcottrell@edhcsd.org. Santa is busy getting ready for the season and his elves will deliver children’s Christmas wishes to the North Pole. Santa would love to hear from all his young friends and will write back (please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your letter). Dec. 1-15, letters can be deposited in the holiday mailbox outside the Norm Rowett Pavilion or sent to: Santa, North Pole c/o El Dorado Hills CSD 1021 Harvard Way El Dorado Hills, CA 95672 ■
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Doris Henke has been a Snowline Hospice volunteer since 1993. She helps patients make each day the best that they can. Above, Henke is pictured next to a miniature lighthouse at her home garden. Her late husband’s ashes lie inside. The couple was married for 54 years and loved visiting lighthouses.
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s Doris Henke concluded her weekly visit with a Snowline Hospice patient a few years ago, she asked her friend if she would like her to bring anything when she visits again the following week. The patient, originally from Arkansas, told Henke she had been craving fried green tomatoes because she ate those growing up and hadn’t enjoyed the taste of them in years. Just like she has been doing since she started volunteering in 1993, Henke found the tomatoes and the next week they enjoyed them together. Henke aims to make life fun for the patients she works with.
“What hospice does is it helps people to live until they die and make every day the best they can,” Henke said. Due to the coronavirus, Henke, 87, is no longer able to visit people in person. She instead calls and writes letters with beautiful penmanship she learned when she was 4 years old from her mother. “I’m hoping it won’t be long before we can go back and see them,” Henke said.
Growing up Henke was born in Nashville, Tenn., where academics, faith and treating people with respect were all things that she practiced religiously. She was the valedictorian at her high school and went to Lipscomb University,
a private Christian liberal arts school. In college she received the highest honors in the fields of business and home economics. When Doris graduated, her husband Ron was finishing up his final two years of school after four years of serving in the Navy. While he was attending Lipscomb, she took a civil service exam and worked at the state capitol building in Nashville, where she learned a lot about politics from governors, senators and representatives.
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met her at the drugstore,” Ed Salata reminisced. “She was sitting at the soda fountain and from the first time I met her I said, ‘That’s the gal I’m going to marry.’” The rest, as they say, is history. On Nov. 16 El Dorado Hills residents Ed and Bernice Salata celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary, still living a love story quick to spark and burns strong as ever. “We met in May, got engaged in July and were married in November,” shared Ed of their whirlwind romance in St. Joseph, Mo. Ed had just returned from a harrowing stint in the Navy, having survived Omaha Beach on D-Day. “We were in the third wave. We brought in the combat engineers onto the beach,” he said. “We lost 2,500 people on that beach the first day.” Life took a turn for the better after Ed found the lovely Bernice sitting at that soda fountain. The two quickly built a family, having their first son, Mike, a year
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Patience, love and a willingness to stick together have created a long, happy marriage for Ed and Bernice Salata. after the wedding and daughter Patricia soon after. Two years later they rushed to the hospital, Bernice only seven months pregnant. “They delivered a boy and we went to put him in the incubator,” Ed recounted. “When I came back the nurse told me to stay there. I said, ‘For what?’ and she said, ‘For the other one.’” Twins Gary and
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Larry were a welcome surprise. The Salatas, now both 94, moved to El Dorado Hills in 1990. Despite seeing the area change dramatically, they said they still enjoy the community and until only a couple years ago did all their own yard work. “I’d rather do that than clean house,” admitted Bernice. “We planted over 1,000
plants ourselves and put in our own irrigation system.” And it doesn’t stop at gardening. “Everything we used to do was together,” shared Ed, about their many bass and trout fishing excursions. “She was a good fisherman,” he boasted. “But I always had to unhook the fish from her line. She wouldn’t
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2021 RXD Base 2x Lease for $369.00 plus tax per month* For 36 months. $2,999 due at signing ($2,999 customer cash/trade equity) which includes $0 security deposit. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 75,000 miles per year at .20 cents per mile. On approved credit through Acura Financial Services®, DBA American Honda Finance Corp. Higher lease rates apply for lessees with lower credit ratings. $1,500 toward Cap Cost Reduction or Down Payment Assistance with the lease of new 2021 RDX to qualified current owners of 2011 or newer Acura, Audi Q5, BMW X3, Lexus NX, Lexus RX, or Mercedes Benz GLC. Must provide proof of ownership of eligible vehicle. Not compatible with Zero Due at Lease Signing leases or other Loyalty or Conquest offers. Lessee responsible for maintenance, excessive wear/tear, and up to 20 cents/mile over 75,000 miles/year. Not all customers qualify for Upgrade offer. See dealer for complete details. 10 units at this offer. Model number: TC1H3MJNW. Offer expires: 11/30/2020. Other restrictions may apply.
2020 MXD 2x Lease for $369.00 plus tax per month* For 36 months. $2,999 due at signing ($2,999 customer cash/trade equity) which includes $0 security deposit. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 75,000 miles per year at .20 cents per mile. On approved credit through Acura Financial Services®, DBA American Honda Finance Corp. Higher lease rates apply for lessees with lower credit ratings. $1,500 toward Cap Cost Reduction or Down Payment Assistance with the lease new 2020 MDX to qualified current owners of 2010 or newer Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Genesis, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes Benz or Volvo. Lessee responsible for maintenance, excessive wear/tear, and up to 20 cents/mile over 75,000 miles/year. Not all customers qualify for Upgrade offer. See dealer for complete details. 10 units at this offer. Model number: YD3H3LJNW. Offer expires: 11/30/2020. Other restrictions may apply.
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2020 MXD AWD Lease for $369.00 plus tax per month* For 36 months. $2,999 due at signing ($2,999 customer cash/trade equity) which includes $0 security deposit. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 75,000 miles per year at .20 cents per mile. On approved credit through Acura Financial Services®, DBA American Honda Finance Corp. Higher lease rates apply for lessees with lower credit ratings. $1,500 toward Cap Cost Reduction or Down Payment Assistance with the lease new 2020 MDX to qualified current owners of 2010 or newer Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Genesis, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes Benz or Volvo. Lessee responsible for maintenance, excessive wear/tear, and up to 20 cents/mile over 75,000 miles/year. Not all customers qualify for Upgrade offer. See dealer for complete details. 10 units at this offer. Model number: YD3H3LJNW. Offer expires: 11/30/2020. Other restrictions may apply.
2020 MXD AWD TECH Lease for $369.00 plus tax per month* For 36 months. $2,999 due at signing ($2,999 customer cash/trade equity) which includes $0 security deposit. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 75,000 miles per year at .20 cents per mile. On approved credit through Acura Financial Services®, DBA American Honda Finance Corp. Higher lease rates apply for lessees with lower credit ratings. $1,500 toward Cap Cost Reduction or Down Payment Assistance with the lease new 2020 MDX to qualified current owners of 2010 or newer Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Genesis, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes Benz or Volvo. Lessee responsible for maintenance, excessive wear/tear, and up to 20 cents/mile over 75,000 miles/year. Not all customers qualify for Upgrade offer. See dealer for complete details. 10 units at this offer. Model number: YD3H3LJNW. Offer expires: 11/30/2020. Other restrictions may apply.
866-345-7984 | 9776A W Stockton Blvd #1, Elk Grove, CA | ElkGroveAcura.com All prices plus government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document processing charge, any electronic filing charge, and any emission testing charge. All prices good through close of business on 11/30/2020.
2020 AUDI Q3 PREMIUM PLUS Lease for
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36 month lease. $7750 total due at lease inception which ($6500 customer cash/trade equity + rebate) (rebates: SEASON OF AUDI: 750, WESTERN REGION: 500) includes $0 security deposit; plus tax and license. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 7500 miles per year at .25 cents per mile. 1 at this price. Expires 11/30/2020.
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36 month lease. $8250 total due at lease inception which ($4000 customer cash/trade equity + rebate) (rebates: SEASON OF AUDI: 1000, LEASE CASH: 1750, WESTERN REGION: 1500) includes $0 security deposit; plus tax and license. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 7500 miles per year at .25 cents per mile. 1 at this price. Expires 11/30/2020.
2020 AUDI A3 PREMIUM Lease for
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Stock/VIN: 6516AU/ WAUAUGFF0LA101998
36 month lease. $7250 total due at lease inception which ($2500 customer cash/trade equity + rebate) (rebates: SEASON OF AUDI: 750, LEASE CASH: 3500, WESTERN REGION: 500) includes $0 security deposit; plus tax and license. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 7500 miles per year at .25 cents per mile. 1 at this price. Expires 11/30/2020.
2020 AUDI Q7 PREMIUM 55 Lease for
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Stock/VIN: 6438AU/ WA1AXAF76LD013322
36 month lease. $9500 total due at lease inception which ($7000 customer cash/trade equity + rebate) (rebates: SEASON OF AUDI: 1500, WESTERN REGION: 1000) includes $0 security deposit; plus tax and license. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 7500 miles per year at .25 cents per mile. 1 at this price. Expires 11/30/2020.
866-345-7984 | 9776A W Stockton Blvd #1, Elk Grove, CA | ElkGroveAudi.com All prices plus government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document processing charge, any electronic filing charge, and any emission testing charge. All prices good through close of business on 11/30/2020.
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gotten a college scholarship and had to repay it by working for a year in a rural county. After, they were thinking about moving to Korea to serve as missionaries. “When we got to Placerville my husband said, ‘This is a mission field; we are staying right here,’” Henke recalled. While her husband worked with families and children for more than 50 years, Doris ran a daycare for 35 years before retiring. For fun, they loved going on road trips with their three children and particularly enjoyed seeing different lighthouses. After Ron died, a friend made Doris a miniature lighthouse that houses Ron’s ashes. She loved caring and teaching — and still does to this day. When she retired, she looked for something else to do and found Snowline Hospice.
Snowline Hospice “I had been hearing all these wonderful stories about Snowline Hospice — how they have really loving care with a whole staff at their disposal and they didn’t charge them anything,” Henke said. “I decided that’s what I wanted to do.” She took some training, which she said was quite intensive and became an in-home volunteer. “More like a friendly visitor that
Ann; together they were a raggedy pair. “We tell the people how precious they are,” Henke said. “They sometimes feel forgotten, neglected and they usually realize they are just waiting there to die. Maybe they don’t get visited a lot by their daughter or their son. I try to reach out to them now.” When her husband fell ill about 10 years ago he went into hospice care, which made Doris appreciate that line of work even more. “With palliative care you are assigned a social worker and a nurse,” Scoville said. “They visit about once a month or every week, but you also have a 24-hour nurse line available for palliative care. When you move to hospice then you get a full team. You get a nurse, a spiritual care provider, a medical social worker and a home health aid. The home health aid, they are the most valuable in my mind because we couldn’t do what we do if a person isn’t clean, warm and dry; that’s a basic comfort.” It is anticipated that the olderthan-65, Medicare-eligible population in El Dorado County will reach 21% by 2030 according to Scoville. While Doris awaits the chance to visit people again, she enjoys tending to her garden, saying she plans to plant some Japanese maples near the miniature lighthouse where Ron’s spirit lives on.
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Dec. 3 Marshall’s Stroke Support Group is going virtual. In an effort to maintain the safety of attendees, the group will meet virtually using the platform Google Meet every first Thursday, noon to 1:30 p.m. These meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about dealing with the effects of a stroke, browse community resources and to share personal experiences in a positive, supportive environment. For more information call (530) 626-2793.
Dec. 5 Visit Santa Claus from the safety of your vehicle, 9 a.m. to noon, at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District’s Drive-thru Santa event, 1021 Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills. Enter Community Park via St. Andrews Drive and Exit at Harvard Way. Arts & Culture El Dorado Expressive Therapies presents Collage and Mixed Media, a free program for adoptive parents, foster parents and caregivers. In this free Zoom workshop, 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 5 & 12, participants will create artwork using acrylic paints, collage and paper, with a variety of mixed media art techniques using color, texture, shape and symbols to explore creativity and relax in this fun-filled class. Creative expressive activities using art can help reduce stress and anxiety, increase awareness about self, identify emotions and enhance problem-solving skills. No previous art experience necessary.
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Public Notices NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOSEPH PETER PACESAS, JR., AKA JOSEPH PETER PACESAS CASE NO. PP20200197 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOSEPH PETER PACESAS, JR., aka JOSEPH PETER PACESAS A PETITION for Probate has been filed by ERIK W. PACESAS and JANELLE M. BROWN in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that ERIK W. PACESAS and JANELLE M. BROWN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: January 6, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 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: JON L. ZITOMER Zitomer & Roberts, P.C. 3420 Coach Lane, Ste. 8A Cameron Park, CA 95682 (530) 676-8041 8383 11/16, 11/23, 11/30 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Pursuant to section 2710 of the California Commercial code, notice is hereby given that a public auction will be held by competitive bid on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 10:00 am to satisfy the lien on the property stored at 3381 Mira Loma Drive, Cameron Park, CA in the units listed. #091 Glickerson, Glenn #084 Glickerson, Glenn #121 Glickerson, Glenn All units must be paid for at the time of sale. Each person attending must sign in and agree to follow all Rules and Regulations of the sale. All purchased goods are sold “as is” and must be removed by 5:00 p.m. on the day following the sale. Buyers must provide a current, original or a photocopy of their original resale permit at time of sale in lieu of sales tax. Management reserves the right to cancel the auction in the event of settlement with the obligated party. 8391 11/23, 11/30 PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors will consider adopting an Appropriations Limit Resolution for 2021 as required by Article XIII B of the State Constitution during the District’s regular Board meeting on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. Please take notice, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order (EO) N-29-20, which waives certain requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act in order to prevent gatherings and slow the spread of COVID-19. EO N-2920 requires local public agencies that conduct public meetings telephonically to
allow members of the public to observe and address the meeting telephonically or otherwise electronically. Because indoor public gatherings remain restricted under the Governor’s Executive Orders, regular Board Meetings will continue to be closed to in-person attendance by the public and conducted virtually for the time being. In accordance with EO N-29-20, the public may participate in the District’s Board meeting by teleconference or web conference via the instructions provided on each Board meeting agenda located on the District’s website at www.eid.org. Members of the public who participate in the meeting via teleconference or web conference will be given the opportunity to speak and address the Board, and their comments will be included in the audio recording of the meeting. The meeting materials and public participation instructions will be available for download from the District’s website at www.eid.org. If you have questions regarding this policy, please contact Pat Johnson, Paralegal at 530.642.4144. Copies of the policy can be obtained from the District’s website at www.eid.org or by contacting Pat Johnson at the number shown above after Wednesday, December 9, 2020. /s/ Jennifer Sullivan Jennifer Sullivan Clerk to the Board El Dorado Irrigation District 11/30 8414 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1058 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HIGHWAY 50 INSURANCE, located at 6718 Diablo View Trail, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Francine Marie Schuler, 6718 Diablo View Trail, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/17/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Francine Marie Schuler FRANCINE MARIE SCHULER 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 11/18/2020. 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) 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14 8415 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-0980 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: POPPYTREE GARDENS, located at 2800 Poppytree Ln, Georgetown, CA 95634 Registered owner(s): Floating Lotus Designs LLC, 3782 Winding Creek Ln, Garden Valley, CA 95633 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/25/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Patricia Low PATRICIA LOW, OWNER/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 10/26/2020. 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
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cooking, Ed finds it hard to pick a favorite, though Bernice said she knows exactly what it is. “Bacon, bacon, bacon,” she declared, prompting complaints from Ed of Bernice’s recent bacon restriction policies. When she isn’t trying a new recipe, Bernice said she hopes to get back to some gambling at Red Hawk Casino once it is safer to mingle with crowds. Ed is more inclined to stay home and watch a game, rating himself as a conservative gambler. “Not more than a quarter,” claimed Bernice as Ed’s maximum bet. “My parents always made time to do family things,” said their son Larry. “We used to go to the beach, the mountains, along the Columbia River for camping, picnics and fishing. Getting four kids in a car in the ‘50s and having us all be friendly was quite a challenge but we did it and I have nothing but fond memories of those times.” Sadly, their milestone has been marred with the passing of one of their youngest sons. Gary succumbed to cancer only a few weeks ago, making their celebration bittersweet.
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Seven months after they met in 1945, Ed and Bernice Salata said “I do.” she says sometimes I lose my patience. And I don’t remember things at times when I should. And the other thing is she says I repeat myself a lot,” Ed said Wth a shrug. “We’ve had our ups and downs many times but it’s always been back up.” “He is the best husband a wife can have,” Bernice insisted. “Believe me, he is a sweetheart over and over again.”
“They love each other so much,” said Larry, who is dealing with his own loss of his twin. “They may be sad but they’re still able to enjoy being together. I can’t imagine them not together. Like most couples they’ll bicker. It’ll get intense sometimes but then it always ends with a kiss or a hug.” What’s their secret? “Patience and love, that’s it … although
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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) 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14 8416 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1003 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VIRTUAL DRIVER INTERACTIVE, located at 5137 Golden Foothill Pkwy, Suite 150, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 110 Bi-County Blvd, Suite 124, Farmingdale, NY 11735 Registered owner(s): Cemtrex XR Inc., 5137 Golden Foothill Pkwy, Suite 150, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: Nevada The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Saagar Govil SAAGAR GOVIL, 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 10/30/2020. 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) 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14 8417
SUMMONS CASE NO. PC 20200421 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JOSHUA L. WILLIAMS, GARY D. WELLS, SANDRA G. WELLS, DONALD W. MELLO and ANNICK E. R. MELLO as Trustees of the Mello Family Trust, VINCENT PEREZ, CYNTHIA R. PEREZ, RANDOLPH T. CHRIETZBERG and NANCY L. CHRIETZBERG as Trustees of Chrietzberg Family Revocable Trust, RICHARD FISCHER, AARON MICHAEL JOSEPH ANDERSON, THOMAS BECKMAN, GLADYS L. BECKMAN, TERRY DAVID STEPHENS and YVONNE EVELYN STEPHENS, as Trustees of the Stephens Family Revocable Living Trust, BOBBY S. DUTTA, as Trustee of the Bobby S. Dutta Revocable Trust, CHARLES SCHWAB, MICHAEL SCHWAB, CHARLES R. BUCHIGNANI, DAISY M. BUCHIGNANI, FRANK V. TURNER, CAROLYN J. TURNER, and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLANTIFF: GILBERT GROTTA and ROSEMARY Y. GROTTA NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your
local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: EL DORADO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 3321 CAMERON PARK DR. CAMERON PARK, CA 95682 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: ROBERT J. ENOS, ESQ. 2339 Gold Meadow Way, Suite 101 Gold River, CA 95670 P: (916) 966-2260 DATE: August 24, 2020 by /s/ A. Leeman, Deputy 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21 8419 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The name(s) of the business(es): Douglas Custom Homes Located at: 6155 Shad Way, Pollock Pines, CA 95726, El Dorado County. Is (are) hereby registered by the following Owner(s): Glenn D Padlicki, 6155 Shad Way, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Deborah J Padlicki, 6155 Shad Way, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by: A Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/31/1989 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Glenn D Padlicki NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the filed date. This statement was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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). I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. By: Janelle K. Horne Recorder/Clerk, El Dorado County Assigned File No.: FB2020-1013 On November 3, 2020 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21/20 CNS-3419749# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21 8429 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The name(s) of the business(es): Old Town Grill Located at: 444 Main St., Placerville, CA 95667, El Dorado County. Is (are) hereby registered by the following Owner(s): Debbi Sanders, 4255 Grannys Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 John Sanders, 4255 Grannys Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by: A Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/01/1999 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Debbie Sanders NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the filed date. This statement was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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). I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. By: Janelle K. Horne Recorder/Clerk, El Dorado County Assigned File No.: FB2020-1018 On November 4, 2020 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21/20 CNS-3419763# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21 8430 PRE-PASSAGE SUMMARY OF PROPOSED URGENCY ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. XXX-2020 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN INTERIM MORATORIUM ON THE CULTIVATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP FOR ALL PURPOSES WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO PENDING THE STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF REASONABLE REGULATIONS Pursuant to California Government Code sections 65858(a) and 65090, the Board of Supervisors for the County of
El Dorado hereby gives notice that, on December 15, 2020. at 10:00am in the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, it will hear and vote on the passage of Urgency Ordinance xxx-2020 that would impose a temporary moratorium in the unincorporated area of the County on the cultivation of industrial hemp for all purposes, including cultivation by a hemp breeder or by an Established Agricultural Research Institution, for fortyfive days. Board is proposing to adopt this as an urgency ordinance pursuant to Government Code section 65858 for the immediate preservation of the public safety, health, and welfare in order to give County staff time to determine the impact of unregulated cultivation of hemp and develops reasonable regulations to mitigate those impacts. The Ordinance would prohibit any person or entity from cultivating industrial hemp for any purpose within the unincorporated areas of the County, except for a person who was issued a registration in 2020 would still be able to finish cultivating industrial hemp consistent with the terms of that registration. The Ordinance would deem the cultivation of industrial hemp in violation of the Ordinance a public nuisance that is enforceable under existing provisions of the County Code of Ordinances. The Ordinance would be effective immediately if adopted by at least four-fifths vote of the County Board of Supervisors, and will
remain in effect for forty-five days after adoption. A full and complete copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available for viewing in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California. All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Board of Supervisors in advance of the hearing. In light of COVID-19, all persons are encouraged to observe and participate in the hearing remotely, and in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted at https://eldorado.legistar. com/Calendar.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the Board of Supervisors at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: edc. cob@edcgov.us. 11/30 8431
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 11 a.m. or as soon thereafter as possible on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, to adopt the Major Update to the Traffic Impact 1/8th PAGE ADFee Program schedule and direct staff to incorporate the changes into the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The CIP is the NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGprojects and funding sources in long-range plan for all individual capital improvement GIVEN the County El Dorado Boardperiodically, of Supervisors will hold a public theNOTICE County.IS HEREBY It is used as a that planning toolof and updated as required by the hearing at 11 a.m. or as soon thereafter as possible on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, in the Board of County’s General Plan Policy TC-Xb and Implementation Measure TC-A. The Traffic Supervisors Hearing Room, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, to adopt the Major Update to the Impact Program is used to fund needed improvements to accommodate TrafficFee Impact Fee Program schedule and direct staff to incorporate the changes into the Capitaltravel demand from Program future land a 20plan year period. The Traffic Impact Fee Improvement (CIP). use The growth CIP is theduring long-range for all individual capital improvement Program updated periodically as required byasthe County’s Plan Policy TC-Xb projects is and funding sources in the County. It is used a planning tool General and updated periodically, as by the County’s General Plan Policy TC-Xb and Implementation Measure TC-A. The Traffic andrequired Implementation Measure TC-B. Fee Impact Program isFee used Program to fund needed improvements accommodate travel demand from Board future TheImpact Traffic analysis has tobeen completed, and the of land use growth a 20 year period. The Traffic Impact Fee Program is updated periodically as with Supervisors will during be considering the following changes to the program consistent required by the County’s General Plan Policy TC-Xb and Implementation Measure TC-B. that analysis: 1.The Incorporating family unit feeand commiserate with the will proposed Traffic Impact a Feesingle Program analysisresidential has been completed, the Board of Supervisors be size of the the new unit. changes to the program consistent with that analysis: considering following 2. Updating local serving share of non-residential employment data. size of the new 1. Incorporating a single family residential unit fee commiserate with the proposed unit. a vehicle miles traveled equivalent dwelling unit. 3. Including 2. Updating local serving share of non-residential data.years. 4. Updating growth projections for the nextemployment twenty (20) 3. Including aTraffic vehicle Impact miles traveled 5. Combining Feeequivalent Zones dwelling 1, 4, 5,unit. 6 & 7 into Fee Zone A; combining 4. Updating growth projections for the next twenty (20) years. Traffic Impact Fee Zones 2 and 3 into Fee Zone B, and renaming Traffic Impact Fee 5. Combining Traffic Impact Fee Zones 1, 4, 5, 6 & 7 into Fee Zone A; combining Traffic Impact Zone 8Fee to Zones Fee Zone 2 and 3C. into Fee Zone B, and renaming Traffic Impact Fee Zone 8 to Fee Zone C. The updated Traffic Impact Fee schedule is shown below. updatedwith Traffic Impactdistancing Fee schedule isrequirements shown below. and the stay at home order from the To The comply social Governor, Chambers will be and closed toatmembers of the all public To complythe withBoard social distancing requirements the stay home order from the public Governor,and the Board participation will be handled remotely. All persons interested should to the published Chambers will be closed to members of the public and all public participation will refer be handled remotely. All persons interested should refer to the published to obtain remote meeting ID and instructions. agenda to obtain remote meeting ID and agenda instructions. Any written correspondence Any written correspondence be of directed to the Board330 of Supervisors, Fair Lane, Placerville, should be directed to theshould Board Supervisors, Fair Lane,330 Placerville, CA 95667. CA 95667. Proposed changes are outlined below for the 2020 Major Update to the Traffic Impact Fee Schedule, may are also be obtained theMajor Department Transportation Proposed or changes outlined below for from the 2020 Update to of the Transportation, Traffic Impact Fee Schedule, or Planning. Contact K. Porter,ofSenior TrafficTransportation Engineer, at natalie.porter@edcgov. may also be obtained Natalie from the Department Transportation, Planning. Contact Natalie K. Porter, Senior 530-621-5442. Traffic Engineer, at natalie.porter@edcgov.us or by calling 530-621-5442. us or by calling Proposed Changes to the Total Traffic Impact Fee Schedule – 2020 Major Update EDU
< 1,000 sf
Single Family
Fee per:
1
Zone A1
1,000 to 1,499 sf 1,500 to 1,999 sf 2,000 to 2,999 sf 3,000 to 3,999 sf 4,000 or more sf
Zone C8
$9,613 $7,755
$9,613 $12,030
$29,704 $30,472
0.82
$7,882
$19,731
$19,731
$7,882
$7,882
$7,882
$7,882
$24,357
0.89
$8,556
$21,416
$21,416
$8,556
$8,556
$8,556
$8,556
$26,437
$9,133
$22,859
$22,859
$9,133
$9,133
$9,133
$9,133
$28,219
$9,613 $4,765
$24,062 $21,216
$24,062 $21,216
$9,613 $4,835
$9,613 $4,809
$9,613 $7,755
$9,613 $12,030
$29,704 $30,472
$10,190
$25,506
$25,506
$10,190
$10,190
$10,190
$10,190
$31,486
$10,574
$26,468
$26,468
$10,574
$10,574
$10,574
$10,574
$32,675
$5,479 $2,954
$13,715 $13,154 $7,218 $5,728 $6,256 $5,304
$13,715 $13,154 $7,218 $5,728 $6,256 $5,304
$5,479 $2,997
$5,479 $2,982
$5,479 $4,808
$5,479 $7,459
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$16,931 $18,892 $8,912 $8,228 $7,723 $7,618
$1,078 $2,764
$4,685 $12,306
$4,685 $12,306
$1,078 $2,805
$1,078 $2,789
$1,078 $4,498
$1,078 $6,977
$6,568 $17,674
$1.67 $1.41 $302 $221
$7.26 $6.28 $1,311 $984
$7.26 $6.28 $1,311 $984
$1.67 $1.43 $302 $224
$1.67 $1.42 $302 $223
$1.67 $2.30 $302 $360
$1.67 $3.56 $302 $558
$10.18 $9.01 $1,839 $1,414
$0.27 $0.28 $1.37 $0.91 $0.55 $0.64
$1.17 $1.23 $5.99 $4.06 $2.39 $2.83
$1.17 $1.23 $5.99 $4.06 $2.39 $2.83
$0.27 $0.28 $1.37 $0.93 $0.55 $0.65
$0.27 $0.28 $1.37 $0.92 $0.55 $0.64
$0.27 $0.45 $1.37 $1.48 $0.55 $1.03
$0.27 $0.70 $1.37 $2.30 $0.55 $1.60
$1.64 $1.77 $8.39 $5.84 $3.35 $4.06
0.95 1.00
Dwelling Unit
1.06 1.10
General Commercial
1.55 0.51 0.28 0.08
Bldg. Sq. Ft.
0.25 0.10 1.28 0.33 0.51 0.23
Bldg. Sq. Ft. Bldg. Sq. Ft. Bldg. Sq. Ft.
1
Zone A7
$9,613 $4,809
Dwelling Unit Dwelling Unit Dwelling Unit
N/A N/A
1
Industrial/Warehouse
Zone A6
$9,613 $4,835
Cost per EDU >>
Office/Medical
Zone A5
$24,062 $21,216
Nonresidential
Church
Zone A4
$24,062 $21,216
Single Family Age Restricted Multi-Family Age Restricted
Hotel/Motel/B&B
Zone B3
$9,613 $4,765
0.57 0.62 0.30 0.27 0.26 0.25
Multi-Family
Zone B2
Cost per EDU >>
1
Residential
Room
"EDU" (equivalent dwelling unit) equals the demand placed on the transportation network relative to one single family detached dwelling unit. EDU factors are expressed per dwelling unit for residential development, per room for hotel/motel/B&B, and per 1,000 square feet for all other nonresidential development. N/A = Not Applicable. Source: Traffic Impact Fee Program Update Nexus & Funding Model (El Dorado County, 2020).
Proposed Total Traffic Impact Fee Schedule – 2020 Major Update Zone
Zone
A
B
C
$9,613
$24,062
$29,704
0.82
$7,882
$19,731
$24,357
0.89
$8,556
$21,416
$26,437
1,500 to 1,999 sf
0.95
$9,133
$22,859
$28,219
2,000 to 2,999 sf
1.00
$9,613
$24,062
$29,704
1.06
$10,190
$25,506
$31,486
1.10
$10,574
$26,468
$32,675
EDU
Residential
Fee per: 1
Cost per EDU >> < 1,000 sf 1,000 to 1,499 sf
Single Family
1
3,000 to 3,999 sf 4,000 or more sf
Dwelling Unit
Zone
Multi-Family
0.57
Dwelling Unit
$5,479
$13,715
$16,931
Single Family Age Restricted
0.30
Dwelling Unit
N/A
$7,218
$8,912
Multi-Family Age Restricted
0.26
Dwelling Unit
N/A
$6,256
$7,723
$1,078
$4,685
$6,568
$1.67
$7.26
$10.18
Nonresidential
1
Cost per EDU >>
General Commercial
1.55
Bldg. Sq. Ft.
Hotel/Motel/B&B
0.28
Room
$302
$1,311
$1,839
Church
0.25
Bldg. Sq. Ft.
$0.27
$1.17
$1.64
Office/Medical
1.28
Bldg. Sq. Ft.
$1.37
$5.99
$8.39
Industrial/Warehouse
0.51
Bldg. Sq. Ft.
$0.55
$2.39
$3.35
1
"EDU" (equivalent dwelling unit) equals the demand placed on the transportation network relative to one single family detached dwelling unit. EDU factors are expressed per dwelling unit for residential development, per room for hotel/motel/B&B, and per 1,000 square feet for all other nonresidential development. N/A = Not Applicable. Source: Traffic Impact Fee Program Update Nexus & Funding Model (El Dorado County, 2020).
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