New Times, Oct. 16, 2025

On the edge

The California Coastal Commission makes an exception for two seawalls in SLO County [6]

BY BULBUL RAJAGOPAL

Diablo Canyon

INDEPENDENT SAFETY COMMITTEE (DCISC) Public Meeting:

Thursday Afternoon, October 23rd 1:15 p.m.

When: Wednesday Morning, October 22nd 9:00 a.m.

Opening comments and remarks; introduction of Committee Member Dr. Raluca O. Scarlat, Committee business session; receive informational presentations requested by the Committee of Pacific Gas & Electric Company related to Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) safety and operations, including an update on the status of regulatory issues, NRC Performance Indicators, Licensee Event Reports, NRC Inspection Reports and Notices of Violation, issues raised by NRC resident inspectors, and License Amendment Requests, discussion of future uses of artificial intelligence and other innovative technologies at DCPP; and a presentation by Dr. Yolanda Gil on artificial intelligence safety efforts in the U.S. and Committee discussion of potential relevance and implications for DCPP of the recent passage of California Senate Bil 53 “Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act.”

Wednesday Afternoon, October 22nd 1: 15 p.m.

Committee Member comments; receive public comments and communications to the Committee and reports by Committee Technical Consultants on fact finding visits to DCPP conducted on July 21-22, August 12-13, and September 16-17, 2025, and review of the Minutes of the June 10-11, 2025 public meeting.

Wednesday Evening, October 22nd 5:00 p.m.

Receive a report on the results and the continuing work of the Committee’s Seismic Review Team, Drs. Jordan, Marshall and Oskin, to review matters concerning the seismic hazard at the DCPP site and environs raised by Dr. Peter Bird and others; and receive public comments and communications to the Committee.

Thursday Morning, October 23rd 9:00 a.m.

Discussion of future DCISC actions, initiatives, or recommendations based on the results and continuing work of the Seismic Review Team; an update by the San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services Nuclear Power Plant Program Manager on County emergency services activities, local nuclear emergency planning, and the County’s relationship with DCPP; and review of the Committee’s Open Items List and a report on status of Committee recommendations and the engagement of Committee Technical Consultants.

nformational presentations from PG&E on the State of the Plant including organizational changes, current activities, power history, equipment and human performance issues, status of preparations for Unit 2 refueling outage 2R25, and a report on the decisions to reduce Unit 2 power in response to local wildfires in July and August 2025; Committee discussion on administrative, funding, and regulatory matters and a Committee Policy on responding to DCPP emergencies, consideration of the Committee’s 35th Annual Report on the Safety of DCPP Operations for the period July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025, and recognition of the service of former DCISC Member Dr. Robert J. Budnitz, and final comments by the Committee.

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Editor’s note

Two SLO County properties perched precariously above eroding bluffs along the Pacific Ocean got the OK to build seawalls—something the California Coastal Commission most often denies. The homes in Cayucos and Pismo Beach were the exception to the commission’s rules about allowing natural erosion along the coast because they were built prior to the Coastal Act, which became law in 1977. Staff Writer

Bulbul Rajagopal gets into the details this week [6] Also in this issue, read about the controversies taking up the San Miguel CSD board’s time [8]; a Re-Animator screening with behind-the-scenes images [26]; and a pair of winemaking women putting the Central Coast on the map [35]

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FOR DEAR LIFE A home in Cayucos

SLO County supervisors reject funding temporary Cecchetti bridge

Residents, emergency responders, and farming communities struggling to cross Cecchetti Road in Arroyo Grande must wade through until 2027 after the San Luis Obispo County supervisors rejected funding a temporary bridge.

“As a farmer in the South County, I understand the impacts it’s had on our operation. We farm on the Branch Mill side, but we also have operations on the Lopez Drive side,” SLO County Farm Bureau board member Tom Ikeda said at the Oct. 7 Board of Supervisors meeting. “Cecchetti Road was the safest crossing for us. To take this over just to the opposite side of the creek is double the time at least.”

The culvert across Arroyo Grande Creek on Cecchetti Road was one of four bridges that washed out in January 2023 storms and required replacement. Floodwaters destroyed the original Cecchetti crossing made of concrete and corrugated metal pipe, and the road has remained closed since.

“Rebuilding the Cecchetti Road crossing is complicated and, unfortunately, it is not as simple as putting culverts back into the creek and pouring some concrete,” 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding, who represents the area, wrote in a statement on the county website. “And because the federally protected steelhead trout use Arroyo Grande Creek, the county must comply with additional environmental analysis to ensure that the road crossing does not constitute an impediment to the fish to migrate upstream.”

At Paulding’s request this June, supervisors unanimously approved adopting a budget resolution that included $250,000 for a temporary one-lane bridge on Cecchetti Road. At that June meeting, 5th District Supervisor Heather Moreno questioned whether the $250,000 sum would be used to construct the temporary bridge or for another project instead.

“When it comes back, I can see no reason for why I wouldn’t vote for that temporary bridge, but I’m concerned that you’re bringing this forward now,” she told Paulding at the meeting.

But at the Oct. 7 meeting, Moreno and fellow North County Supervisor John Peschong voted against funding the temporary bridge—the price tag had ballooned to more than $650,000 because of inflation and market conditions.

“When I voted to set aside $250,000 in June, the board understood that a temporary bridge could be installed quickly and provide meaningful relief for residents at a reasonable cost,” Moreno told New Times

Apart from the spike in project cost, she added that installing the temporary bridge—which also must be removed before significant rainfall and later reinstalled—would be delayed until spring 2026.

“It would only serve residents for about nine months. On top of that, those additional funds would have to come at the expense of other critical

SLO

County takes

over San Simeon CSD amid leadership shortage

San Luis Obispo County recently assumed control of the San Simeon Community Services District’s day-to-day operations to ensure that water and wastewater services continue for local residents.

The county’s temporary involvement comes under the California Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CalWARN), a mutual aid program that allows public agencies to assist one another during emergencies, according to a staff report.

“This is the first time I’m aware that we have used the CalWARN agreement to assist a special district in our county,” county 2nd District Supervisor

bridge and road projects across the county,” Moreno said. “My focus remains on completing the permanent bridge, which already has 93 percent of its funding approved through FEMA and the state.”

The budget adjustment for the temporary bridge needed four votes to pass, but the motion failed with a 3-2 vote with Paulding, 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson and 3rd District Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg in favor.

According to the county staff report, the budget shortfall of more than $400,000 could be met by withdrawing money from the Future Roads Project Designation that has a balance of $1.6 million.

Supervisor Peschong told New Times that he voted against the temporary replacement Cecchetti bridge because it’s expensive and could take away money from other projects. He pointed to a bridge in his district on Chimney Rock Road.

“It’s a much bigger bridge, … we don’t get to remove it like this bridge, but it’s in there because it’s the only way in and out for those people,” he said. “Before we got the bridge in, actually it was three months, they had to take a boat across the lake to take their trash out, to get groceries, to take their kids to school, their cars were stuck back there, they had to get new cars to be able to drive from Lake

Bruce Gibson told New Times via email.

Following a unanimous vote in March 2024 to begin the process of dissolving the district, the San Simeon CSD lost its interim general manager and only has three of its five board seats filled. The district requested help from the county in July 2025.

With limited staffing and management capacity, the district board passed a resolution on July 30 authorizing the county to provide emergency operational support “as soon as practicable to continue the operations of its water and wastewater facilities pending the selection of a new general manager.”

At the district’s Oct. 9 board meeting, Gibson said that the county is taking on a hands-on role to ensure “stability of operations” and “maintain essential water and wastewater services” for residents.

Nacimiento down to their schools.”

Peschong said that unlike the people affected on Chimney Rock Road, community members near Cecchetti Road have a secondary route even though they’re in a tough situation, too.

At the Oct. 7 meeting, Supervisor Ortiz-Legg called the supervisors’ vote against the temporary bridge a “poor decision,” adding that Public Works should reevaluate the funding mentioned in the staff report.

“I think it’s a shame that when we have storms in all the areas throughout this county, we have all pitched in together,” she said at the meeting. “I feel like $685,000 to help people do their businesses and keep people safe is really chump change, if you don’t mind me saying, in a budget of over a billion dollars that we have.”

The county is working on installing a permanent bridge by 2027, which is expected to cost between $8 million and $9 million.

The county is expecting Federal Emergency Management Services reimbursement for up to 75 percent of participating and eligible costs. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services would cover an additional 18.8 percent.

—Bulbul Rajagopal

“This is an emergency response to ensure continuity of service,” Gibson told the board.

County Public Works Division Manager Suzy Watkins now leads the temporary management team. She said county staff have assumed responsibility for daily operations, financial oversight, and maintenance of the district’s utilities.

“The county was requested, by your board, to provide mutual aid assistance to ensure continuity of utility operations,” Watkins said during the meeting. “The support is temporary, and the district, under the CalWARN agreement, has agreed to reimburse the county of its expenses incurred.”

HEAVY PRICE TAG One of the two supervisors who voted against funding a temporary Cecchetti Road bridge, 1st District Supervisor John Peschong said that the project was not only too expensive but that it also takes money away from other infrastructure projects around the county.

In addition to operational work, Watkins said the county created a communication plan to coordinate the temporary management.

County Public Works staff will handle operations and work directly with contractors and state regulators, according to Watkins, while the county Administrative Office will manage public inquiries.

Top priorities for the emergency period include maintaining operational compliance, supervising water system testing and certifications, replacing aging water meters, correcting billing discrepancies, and completing a Proposition 218 rate study to ensure the district can cover its costs, she said. Gibson said the county’s involvement is expected to last about a year. During that time, staff will help the district complete a state-required dissolution study, which will guide the potential transfer of services if the district dissolves. The San Simeon CSD petitioned the county Local Agency Formation Commission for dissolution, but the process takes time.

“We want the study carefully done so that the services they provide (mostly water and wastewater) can be transferred to the ‘successor agency’ after their dissolution,” Gibson told New Times via email. “That agency could very well be San Luis Obispo County.”

Gibson added that the CSD expects to complete the LAFCO review in roughly 12 months, which Watkins will help oversee as the CSD’s interim general manager.

“The county is assigning staff to cover day-to-day operations, oversight of utilities, financials, as well as maintenance,” Watkins said. “We’re also working closely with other agencies on the district’s dissolution petition.”

—Chloë Hodge

Arroyo Grande will consider revisions to housing regulations

The Arroyo Grande City Council will soon scrutinize changes to the city’s municipal code thanks to a series of housing bills signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

During the Oct. 14 meeting, council members were supposed to review and vote on proposed development code amendments regarding urban lot splits and two-unit developments recommended by the Planning Commission. But that changed when Newsom signed SB 79 on Oct. 10, which allows more multi-story, multi-family

housing to be built near major transit stops.

“This Friday, after our agenda was published, the governor signed five housing bills that impact tonight’s item and require some additional municipal code amendments, so that includes a new bill, AB 1601, that changes ministerial approval for these urban lot splits and two-unit projects when there are relevant historical resources at issue as defined,” Arroyo Grande City Attorney Isaac Rosen said at the meeting.

“The governor also signed four new ADU [accessory dwelling units] and JADU [junior accessory dwelling unit] bills.”

The city hasn’t said how the new bills will impact its municipal code. The proposed municipal code amendments originally slated for discussion on Oct. 14 were based on Senate Bill 450 that took effect on Jan. 1 this year.

The bill removes a local agency’s ability to deny a proposed housing development associated with an urban lot split on the basis that it would have a specific adverse impact on the physical environment. An urban lot split refers to the subdivision of a singlefamily zoned lot into two.

SB 450 also specifies that a local agency must consider and decide on a proposed housing development project associated with an urban lot split within 60 days of receiving a completed application. The local agency must provide reasons for denial and a description of how the applicant can resolve the issues if it rejects an application.

Lawmakers passed SB 450 to strengthen SB 9, which allows urban lot splits and construction of up to two primary units on a single-family zoned property. The combination of the two senate bills is expected to deliver a one-two punch to the state’s housing shortage.

According to groups like California YIMBY and builder Homestead, many cities enacted highly subjective standards that make it impossible to use the provisions of SB 9 to actually build housing.

“Some of these standards, such as onerous design reviews, create prohibitive costs; others, such as building setbacks and low height limits, make it physically impossible for homeowners to proceed with SB 9 projects,” California YIMBY wrote in support of SB 450. “SB 450 addresses some of the most egregious examples of bad-faith SB 9 implementation.”

For Arroyo Grande, the implementation of SB 450 means it needs to update its local SB 9 ordinance.

Currently, the city municipal code contains objective design standards that regulate the massing, articulation, colors, materials, and

screening of two-unit developments. But the proposed amendment removes those standards since they don’t apply to other development types in the city’s zones where two-unit developments are allowed.

The proposed changes don’t require setbacks if a development is being rebuilt in the same footprint as the old structure. Projects must still follow front setbacks, but they can be reduced if two units that are at least 800 square feet each are approved.

Typically, an urban lot split allows for two units per lot. Arroyo Grande’s proposed municipal code amendments allow parcels larger than 10,000 square feet to have accessory dwelling units. An ADU can be added even if a parcel wasn’t created by lot split.

“The city’s current ordinance requires an applicant to submit a building permit application to develop a newly proposed parcel in conjunction with an application for an urban lot split,” the staff report said. “SB 450 prohibits the city imposing this requirement, and therefore it has been removed from the [municipal code].”

The city didn’t respond to New Times’ requests for comment. With the latest signed housing bills in mind, city staff will bring back the revised version of the municipal code amendments to the Planning Commission and City Council for a first reading.

—Bulbul Rajagopal

ECHO begins building shelter, resource center for families in Atascadero

Families struggling with homelessness will soon have a new place to go in Atascadero as the El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) broke ground on the Balay Ko Family Resource Center on Oct. 9.

The need for a family-oriented center grew over the last couple of years, according to Wendy Lewis, ECHO’s president and CEO. Between the nonprofit’s Paso Robles and Atascadero locations there’s a total of 130 beds, and ECHO has about 40 children staying with them every night, she said.

“Unfortunately, the face of homelessness has shifted over these past few years,” Lewis said. “We know that there are more families to help if we had more beds.”

During the 2023-24 school year, about 3,860 out of San Luis Obispo County’s 33,958 students were considered to be homeless, according to California Department of Education data. The aim is to provide relief

for more than 300 individuals and families on its waitlist, according to ECHO.

Slated for completion next October, the two-story, 7,200-square-foot building will hold an additional 30 beds in the form of private rooms, as well as living spaces, a workforce development classroom, private counseling offices, and a children’s learning and activity room.

Lewis said she can’t wait for the first night when the kids will be running up and down the halls giggling and will be able to stay with their parents in this center.

The Balay Ko Foundation donated a large sum of money toward the project’s construction, and ECHO has set up a threeyear, $6 million fundraising campaign— Building Hope and Home—to help operate the resource center.

More than 50 percent of the campaign goal has already been raised, according to Lewis.

The Atascadero location is already providing services, safety, and shelter, Lewis said, but the new wing will allow families to rehabilitate in their own private space.

Rooms will have a varied number of beds to accommodate families of all sizes, and ECHO volunteers will have the ability to flex spaces to fit the needs of each family, Lewis said. In addition, families will have the opportunity to use bathtubs for their children in the new building.

Kelly Hadley, a current ECHO case manager and former 90-day shelter program participant, is looking forward to families having their own space. She finished her 90day program in 2023 and began working for ECHO in April.

“ECHO has been part of every step of my rebuilding,” Hadley said.

Following her father’s passing, Hadley moved from the Central Valley to the Central Coast to live with family members for about six months before she realized that she needed to move out. She quickly learned how hard it was going to be to pay rent while in a toxic living situation. She finally made the decision to live out of her car and soon found the shelter and services she needed at ECHO.

ECHO has helped 341 individuals and families like Hadley secure stable housing so far this year, according to the nonprofit’s website.

“It makes you a better case manager when you’ve been through it, because I literally get to share my story all the time with my clients,” Hadley said. “And I think it’s helped break down any trust barriers.” ∆

—Bella Cox

The California Coastal Commission, which often doesn’t permit shoreline armoring for private properties along the coast, recently approved brand new seawalls for structures in Pismo Beach and Cayucos.

The two properties passed the hurdle because they existed before the Coastal Act became effective in 1977.

“They weren’t set back from the shore, and they weren’t subject to the Coastal Act’s requirements,” the commission’s Central Coast District Manager Kevin Kahn said. “Essentially, grandfathered in or given certain rights that the other development isn’t because they may be located in harm’s way and it’s a matter of fairness that they are potentially allowed to armor themselves.”

At its Oct. 10 meeting, the Coastal Commission retroactively authorized a permit for reinforcing a damaged seawall in front of a residence on Pismo Beach’s Naomi Avenue. The permit also ratified filling four sea caves with grout.

The property owners carried out the repairs after the damage occurred during 2023’s winter storms. The deluge of rain battered the seawall they had installed in 1992. The erosion around the property also disintegrated the bluff’s interior, resulting in sea caves that required plugging.

The property owners didn’t respond to New Times’ requests for comment.

Kahn told New Times that the Coastal Commission issued the applicants an emergency permit at the time because their home was in danger from the erosion. The emergency permit required them to apply for the follow-up permit later, which recognizes that the reconstruction took place.

“This is a repair to an existing [seawall], but it’s a form of repair,” he said. “Our analysis is that the degree of repairs is such that we basically consider this to be new, to be replaced.”

Under the Coastal Act, there are two other uses where shoreline armoring is permissible.

“The second use is public beaches in danger from erosion,” Kahn said. “The idea there is building a groin or a jetty that can hold sand, and that can keep beaches up for a certain width. That’s more common in Southern California than in Northern California.”

Shoreline armoring is also allowed for coastal dependent uses, like when marine research facilities or boating facilities are required to be on the water or immediately adjacent to it to function.

Every year, hundreds of coastal development permit applications hit the Coastal Commission’s desk for approval. On top of that, California city and county governments issue more than 1,000 such permits annually, according to the Coastal Commission’s 2024 key metrics report. The Coastal Commission tracks those local coastal permits and hears a few dozen project appeals a year.

Getting a seawall and other kinds of shoreline armoring approved is tough.

Frequent rejections of permit applications are underpinned by a larger tussle where state and local agencies try to balance public access on the coast with private ownership rights.

The Coastal Commission favors “managed retreat,” where nature is allowed to take its own course and increasingly consume more beach bluffs because of climate change.

According to the Coastal Commission’s latest key metrics report, the Coastal Commission approved 394 coastal development permits in 2024. Local governments, however, approved more than triple the amount—1,479 permits—last year.

In 2022, Pismo Beach residents Tony and Marilee Hyman and John Okerblom’s efforts to set up a shared seawall for their neighboring properties was met with a Coastal Commission thumbs down.

While construction of the Okerblom residence began in 2009, and finished in 2013, the Hyman residence completed construction in 1938—decades before the implementation of the Coastal Act in 1977. Marilee Hyman previously told New Times that the Coastal Commission ignored the latter fact and focused on the Okerblom house’s dates instead.

“The Hyman-Okerblom seawall was to protect a residence that was not eligible for shoreline armoring; it was built in 2013, and only ‘existing structures’ built before 1977 when the Coastal Act was enacted, coastaldependent uses, and public beaches are eligible for shoreline armoring,” Kahn said.

“The [Naomi Avenue] residence qualifies for armoring as an existing structure that was built prior to the Coastal Act.”

nearly 1,480 coastal development

triple the number greenlit by the California Coastal Commission, which is concerned about loss of beach space and reduced public access when it comes to shoreline armoring.

The Coastal Commission also issued a permit to a beachfront single-family residence in Cayucos for a 145-foot-long and 30-to-45foot-tall seawall. They’re the only two seawalls the Coastal Commission’s approved this calendar year on the Central Coast.

The Cayucos house has been around since before the Coastal Act and hasn’t been redeveloped, according to the commission’s staff report. The commission approved its permit, saying the home’s in danger from erosion and would require hard armoring.

But the approval comes with certain conditions.

Not only must the property owners remove the armoring if the house is redeveloped, but the applicant must also collaborate with San Luis Obispo County Parks to restore and improve the storm-damaged public coastal beach accessway at Mannix Avenue. A public access easement must be recorded on the beach portion of the property, too.

Coastal Commission staff also took measures to appease the Morro Coast Audubon Society, which was concerned about the impact of the proposed seawall on birds like the black oystercatcher.

“Construction should take place outside the nesting bird season in order to prevent impacts to nesting birds,” society Conservation Committee Chair Michael

Mulroy wrote to commissioners. “The seawall design should incorporate surface features such as ledges that provide nesting and roosting habitat for seabirds and shorebirds.”

Coastal Commission staff said at the Oct. 10 meeting that they’ve modified the special conditions of the permit to address potential nesting bird issues. Staff added that both the Audubon Society and the applicant agreed to the new conditions.

The Pismo Beach applicants also have extra work to do. To offset the impact of their seawall over the next 20 years, the Naomi Avenue property owners must fund public coastal access improvements within the immediate project area. One of these upgrades includes coordinating with the city of Pismo Beach to repair the Vista Del Mar stairway. The city didn’t respond to New Times’ request for comment.

“The whole purpose of this is to protect the residents from future erosion issues. So, for them [property owners], it’ll definitely be a good thing,” the Coastal Commission’s Kahn said. “I would say that for the general public, generally speaking, armoring tends to have some pretty significant impacts … loss of beach space and shoreline area … and it also introduces an unnatural element into the coastal viewshed.” ∆

Reach Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal at brajagopal@newtimesslo.com.

TRIPLED DOWN In 2024, local governments approved

applications—more than

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CHLOË HODGE

‘Dysfunction’ junction

Smiley verbally attacked Green during a closed-session meeting in April—could not be independently verified because, according to the district, such meetings are not recorded and no minutes were taken.

The San Miguel Community Services District (CSD) board withdrew plans to censure board member Rod Smiley after he threatened legal action that could have cost the district more than $100,000, according to district staff.

Both board President Ashley Sangster and board member John Green filed complaints accusing Smiley of disrespectful and disruptive behavior in May, and the censure was slated for discussion during the CSD board’s September meeting.

“The allegations set forth in this resolution are an attack on my character,” Smiley said during that September meeting. “They’re not true. They’re taken out of context. If I have a counterargument to theirs, that’s considered arguing and being disrespectful. I completely reject this.”

Sangster and Green filed formal complaints in May, alleging personal attacks, “hateful remarks,” and behavior from Smiley they said is “unbecoming of a representative” and “serves to further divide the board.”

The conflict between board members came amid broader debates over the CSD’s future, including discussions about potentially dissolving the district and transferring its services to San Luis Obispo County.

Smiley said that he had already hired legal counsel and was prepared to sue the district, Sangster, and Green if the censure went forward.

During the September board meeting, both Sangster and Green withdrew their complaints, citing concerns about the potential cost of litigation and a planned revision of the district’s board handbook that could render the censure unnecessary.

Green proposed tabling the item until November to allow the board to change a chapter in the board’s conduct policy, which sets standards for board member conduct and outlines expected behavior and decorum during meetings. The board added a section to that chapter last October, creating an “Officials’ Disciplinary Procedure” that outlined steps for admonishment, reprimand, or censure of a board member.

During the meeting, Green told community members that the revision would bring it “back to its original language so there’s no violation, to save the district $100,000 minimum cost out of your bucket.”

Sangster followed, voicing frustration over the potential toll a lawsuit could take on the district’s finances.

“I don’t feel that a $100,000-plus lawsuit is in the interest of the public,” he said. “I think that’s asinine, and I think it’s rude and contemptuous for him to even insinuate that he would take $100,000 of your public money. So, with that said, I repeal my complaint against Mr. Smiley.”

The public meeting, punctuated by interruptions and tense exchanges between board members, reflected the board’s ongoing struggle to maintain decorum. At one point, a community member approached the podium and pleaded, “Please move on.”

One of the most serious claims—that

“Just to clarify to the public, the incident took place in closed session,” Sangster said during the September meeting. “There is no video.”

But some of San Miguel’s residents questioned the validity of the allegations.

At the May 22 meeting, former board member Raynette Gregory told the board during public comment that she had reviewed months of video recordings from prior meetings and saw no evidence of Smiley behaving inappropriately.

“I couldn’t see anything you guys were talking about,” she told the board. “What I did see is Director Green being very aggressive to Director Smiley. … I don’t see any of it. So this is a really egregious amount of insult to our director.”

Another resident echoed those concerns in a letter sent to the board before its September meeting.

“There is no evidence of Rod doing anything against John Green,” the letter said. “But John Green is on video shouting and getting in Rod’s face.”

Former board member and past President Anthony Kalvans said the situation reflects deeper issues within the district.

The censure effort, Kalvans said, “is just another sign of the dysfunction of the new board majority at this point.”

It’s not the first time the board has dealt

with internal turmoil, Kalvans explained.

In October 2024, board member Owen Davis was formally censured following alleged threats against Kalvans, an incident that ultimately led Kalvans to resign. The district has also been divided over its leadership and operations, particularly involving the Fire Department and district management. In September, the board voted to renew both the fire chief’s and the district general manager’s contracts.

Kalvans said he believes that some of the board’s current members have worked to undermine the district’s stability.

“You’ll see a consistent theme between these board members, either trying to drag out the fire chief’s contract, drag out a general manager’s contract, dissolve and shut down the CSD and the Fire Department,” Kalvans said. “I just want the best, you know, I just want my town, for people, to be focused on the issues … the big issues.”

In July, resident Gregory Campbell petitioned the board to dissolve the district and transfer its services to the county.

While some board members, including Green and Davis, supported revisiting the issue, others, like Smiley, opposed it, arguing the public did not want to dissolve the district.

“I don’t believe the public wants to do away with our district,” Smiley said at the July 24 board meeting. Ultimately, no action was taken. ∆

Reach New Times contributor Chloë Hodge at chodge@newtimesslo.com.

Grains of knowledge

Embracing their rural characteristics, the San Miguel and Shandon school districts are the only ones in San Luis Obispo County that enjoy a campus-based wheat mill.

“We were the first district in California (maybe even in the USA) to have a wheat mill in our kitchen,” Gelene Coelho, Shandon Joint Unified School District’s food services director, said via email. “South Monterey County Joint Union High School District has a mill. There are other districts in California doing the California Wheat Commission’s Wheat 2 School Program, but do not have mills.”

The Wheat 2 School grant project aims to provide curriculum for free to any teacher so they can educate kids about healthy eating habits that include whole grains. It’s funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Farm to School program and its federal counterpart.

In 2021, both school districts and the California Wheat Commission received $20,000 from the CDFA’s Farm to School Incubator grant program.

The wheat commission used the money to get a mill from the New American Mill Company in Vermont. Over the past four years, Coelho has put the mill to work for the Shandon school district’s kitchen to process wheat for the two school districts. The wheat—all procured from California farmers—is used to make fresh baked goods for the districts’ students.

Lauren Thomas, the food services director of San Miguel Joint Unified School District, told New Times that the districts have received the grants every two years since 2021. The school districts just completed a $150,000 grant cycle.

“We are required to serve whole-grain enriched products, breads, and grain products as part of our meal program,” she said. “We did a lot of different trainings on how to utilize and make 100 percent whole wheat products for schools that kids would like. That 100 percent whole wheat is key because we’re required [by the state] to serve 51 percent or more.”

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STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE Located at the Shandon Joint Unified School District, a mill processes whole wheat for students of both Shandon’s and San Miguel’s school districts.

Obispo County wheat grows best,” Thomas said. “They’ve done some work with us.”

Earlier in 2025, the school districts received another $200,000 from the CDFA Farm to School program, which Thomas said would eventually be used to set up an outdoor learning center with a teaching kitchen and garden at Lillian Larsen Elementary School.

A bee program is also in the pipeline for kids to work with local beekeepers and learn how bees live and how honey is made.

While wheat production on school campuses is unique to Shandon’s and San Miguel’s school districts, San Luis Coastal Unified also benefited from the incubator grant.

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For a little more than $22,600, San Luis Coastal partnered with One Cool Earth to maintain school gardens and provide garden lessons, and got food from local farms and school gardens to add to recipes for the school meal program.

Lynnette L Storrs

Lynnette L Storrs passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 2nd, one day before her 77th birthday. She lived what can only be described as a courageous and determined life. Confined to a wheelchair from age twelve she still had the fortitude to attend UCSB, obtaining a Masters Degree in English Literature. After graduation she went on to become an administrator of nursing homes in several California locations. It was during these years that she met her soul mate and husband Kenneth Storrs. Together they enjoyed travel to England, soaking up the charm, culture and history of the British isles. They regularly attended both international and regional ice skating competitions (from Juniors to the Olympics and World Championships). Lynn and Ken never let her handicap stop them from pursuing their passions. After retirement Lynnette enjoyed public service as a volunteer with, and then Center Director of the San Luis Obispo Literacy Council, helping bring English as a second language to scores of people. She later volunteered at the

Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. Her perseverance to overcome the myriad of struggles associated with life long paralysis to still live a full and meaningful life was an inspiration to all who knew her.

Lynnette was proceeded in death by her husband Ken and is survived by her brother Larry Lewarton, his partner Cloris Ellis, his two children Robin and Patrick, and her beloved step children Ken Storrs Jr, Jennifer Neitzel, Jeff Storrs, Suzanne Callison, their children and grandchildren.

A memorial will be held Sunday, October 19th at 1pm Margo Dodd Park, Shell Beach

The school districts source heirloom varieties of grain like Sonora, Patwin, and durum, starting with a Sacramento area farmer called Jon Eck of Eck Farms.

District students also learned about the life cycle of wheat through an agriculture elective for middle schoolers who planted the crop, harvested it, and processed what they grew with a small tabletop mill.

Students in both districts enjoy whole wheat chocolate chip muffins at breakfast, whole wheat cornbread, and even the occasional pizza made in the San Miguel district’s Ooni pizza ovens.

A pasta extruder purchased with grant funds is on hiatus because of how many students participate in the program. Instead, the district now serves Paso Robles-based Etto Pasta.

The San Miguel school district’s wheat garden program is still running though the Shandon school district’s lessons are temporarily paused.

“Cal Poly actually has another plot behind ours; they have students come and they’ve been doing different testing on where in San Luis

“Both of our school districts and almost every school district in SLO County worked together to purchase a lot of local produce,” Thomas said. “And by local, we mean California-grown but also San Luis Obispo County-grown. … So those grants have also allowed us to support more farmers and expand our farm-to-school networks.”

Fast fact

• Halloween festivities will return to the Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market on Oct. 30. The Trick-or-Treat Trail will be open from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The costume contest will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with check-in and registration from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Register online for the costume contest at downtownslo.com/halloween. In-person registration for the costume contest will take place in Mission Plaza before the contest begins. Also sign up on-site to compete in Krush 92.5’s annual karaoke contest at the intersection of Chorro and Higuera. ∆

Reach Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal at brajagopal@newtimesslo.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANDON JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

The real risk to Lopez Lake and its water supply are the environmental organizations that sued SLO County

The three environmental groups’ Oct. 9 opinion piece in New Times, “The Lopez solution,” is an expression of hopeful fallacy with misinformation to justify a far-reaching, poorly thought-out legal approach by two of those nonprofit environmental organization authors—Los Padres ForestWatch and San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper.

Sadly, these organizations are now trying to mislead South County residents to believe San Luis Obispo County has intentionally been operating the Lopez Lake Water Project without a water rights license from the State Water Board, to pit the South County agencies and water users of Lopez Lake against the county. This is a “new angle” from their previous false claims that the county is somehow in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act, and this is why the South County communities’ water supply is in jeopardy. Here is the reality: San Luis Obispo County has operated Lake Lopez since the 1960s. The county has been working on a

Misguided, shortsighted Restore compensation

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the Arroyo Grande Creek for more than two decades, which is a requisite for the state license. The HCP process is complicated, as there is complex biology and hydrology and there are multiple federally listed species that utilize this watershed. Getting it wrong could end up in disaster. The county is committed to get it right.

To this end, the county has been closely working with the state and federal regulatory agencies to strike the right balance for water supply and protection of species. And if there were major concerns with the way the county has been operating Lake Lopez for all these decades, the public regulatory agencies would have acted. They have not. The real risk to Lopez Lake and its water supply are Los Padres ForestWatch and SLO Coastkeeper.

Let us be clear here, Lopez Lake and the water supply for the South County are under direct threat from ForestWatch and Coastkeeper with shortsighted litigation. Rather than working with the county and the

BY THE SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD

These are complicated times, but our message is simple

As elected trustees of the San Luis Coastal Unified School District, we are responsible for guiding and overseeing the professionals who run our schools in San Luis Obispo, Los Osos, and Morro Bay. It’s a role that may sound straightforward, but it requires time, careful decision-making, and a deep commitment, because at the center of our work are your children and ours.

As a school board, one of our most critical duties is ensuring responsible use of public funds. We now find ourselves navigating tough financial realities:

1. COVID-era funding has ended. This temporary funding allowed us to add 173 staff positions to support academic and wellness programs that are still needed.

2. The state requires us to offer Transitional Kindergarten (TK), an extra year of public education, without providing any funding for basic aid districts like ours. The state allocation for our district, if funded, would be $6 million annually.

3. Pension contributions have risen sharply, with some rates increasing from 7 percent to 28 percent of employee salaries.

4. Day-to-day costs continue to climb, including health care, insurance, utilities, and supplies.

5. Diablo Canyon Power Plant continues to operate, but we no longer receive the same unitary tax revenue from the plant, which once provided $10 million a year to support our schools.

This last issue is especially complex, but our message is simple: As long as Diablo Canyon continues operating, our school district must be compensated.

We had to make difficult choices to balance

state and federal regulatory agencies through the appropriate administrative process, they filed litigation to force the county and the community into what they believe is right.

So far, the actions to date have been the initial court order (requested by ForestWatch and Coastkeeper), which required the county to release water from Lopez Lake at twice the normal annual amount into the creek to benefit the steelhead. If this had been required for the last 15 years, Lopez Lake would have run dry with zero water available for drinking, fire suppression, or downstream releases into Arroyo Grande Creek.

In terms of the care for protecting endangered species, the two organizations’ forced court order did not allow for consideration of other protected species like California red legged frogs or the tidewater goby. This important issue was daylighted in oral argument at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals where the ForestWatch attorney couldn’t answer a basic question about impacts to these other species. That video can be found on here at hour 1, minute 30: youtube.com/watch?v=tBrJemJfJZA

The county is currently anticipating a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The time, energy, and money could have been put toward actual

benefits to the people of South County and the environment, not lawyers. The true antagonists in this story are the two environmental groups pursuing expensive litigation to the detriment of the South SLO County communities—residents, businesses, and agriculture—and while the county has submitted the HCP application to the resource agencies (again, a longtime existing ongoing effort with the regulatory agencies), ForestWatch and Coastkeeper continue to play games and move the goal post on settlement terms and demand things that are completely unreasonable and put the community’s water supplies and the environment at serious risk.

In closing, San Luis Obispo County is required to find balance for all forms of life and work toward protecting species while ensuring a secure water supply. These are the goals we have been meeting and will continue to work toward. ∆

Dawn Ortiz-Legg is SLO County’s 3rd District supervisor, representing Avila Beach, the Edna Valley, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, and portions of San Luis Obispo. Respond with an opinion piece for publication by sending it to letters@newtimesslo.com.

our budget by reducing $5 million for the 202526 school year. As we begin budget planning for 2026-27, we’re facing an additional $5 million in cuts in order to address the structural deficit created by the above conditions.

We will continue advocating alongside other basic aid districts to ensure that universal TK is truly universal. But it’s important to note: We are the only school district in California with an operating nuclear power plant within our boundaries. Whether through annual contributions, legislative action, or the restoration of unitary tax payments, it is only fair that our district receives funding for every year the plant remains active.

More than 85 percent of our district’s budget goes directly to the people who serve and support our students—teachers, aides, counselors, nurses, bus drivers, food services workers, administrators, and many more. Without the revenue we once received from PG&E through the unitary tax, we will face significant staff reductions. That means real impacts to programs and services that students rely on.

Despite the challenges, we remain focused on what matters most: providing excellent education, supporting student wellness, partnering with families, investing in our staff, and maintaining fiscal responsibility. We are deeply grateful to the parents, nonprofit partners, public agencies, local businesses, and the San Luis Coastal Education Foundation who support our schools. Now, we ask that PG&E—and our representatives in the state Legislature—do their part.

It is time to restore a fair, sustainable source of funding for our schools, through unitary tax or other reliable means. Our students deserve nothing less.

San Luis Coastal Unified School District trustees Robert Banfield, Mark Buchman, Brian Clausen, Erica Flores Baltodano, Marilyn Rodger, Ellen Sheffer, and Chris Ungar wrote this opinion piece. Send a response for publication to letters@ newtimesslo.com.

Lawyer up!

In a world full of national political dysfunction, it’s so good to know that local governments work for the people! Or do they? In northern San Luis Obispo County, we’ve got two shining examples of special districts gone wild. Oceano Community Services District, this is your cue to breathe a deep sigh of relief!

We’ve got a different district vying for the Most Contentious Discord title this year. It’s San Miguel, which has been inching ever closer to the top spot for about a year now.

The San Miguel Community Services District board has been openly bickering for months, and that bickering has devolved into shouting and allegations of misconduct, a censure threat, and a lawsuit threat. Sounds comfortable.

In May, board members Ashley Sangster and John Green filed formal complaints against fellow board member Rod Smiley, accusing him of making personal attacks, “hateful remarks,” and serving to “further divide the board.” Oh, also, they said his conduct was “unbecoming of a representative.”

I can think of a few national politicians who deserve that title, but does Smiley?

It’s hard to say. If you watch the board meetings, he doesn’t seem to. His really “bad” behavior, Sangster said, happened when the cameras weren’t recording!

“Just to clarify to the public, the incident took place in closed session,” Sangster said.

“There is no video.”

My, my, that’s convenient!

One resident insinuated that it’s not actually Smiley who’s the aggressor.

“I couldn’t see anything you guys were talking about,” former board member Raynette Gregory told the board. “What I did see is Director Green being very aggressive to Director Smiley.”

Gregory isn’t the only one who thinks that:

“John Green is on video shouting and getting in Rod’s face,” another resident told the board.

Sure seems like the pot calling the kettle black. The complaints were formalized into a potential censure of Smiley, which was slated for the CSD’s September meeting.

Smiley lawyered up, which is a bit dramatic, don’t you think? A censure is simply a formal reprimand from your board colleagues, which might suck, but it doesn’t really do much more than that.

District staff said it would cost taxpayers $100K to defend itself against a lawsuit like that, so Green and Sangster folded like a deck of shakily stacked playing cards. They pulled their censure request.

We are all in the wrong business, amirite? Should we all become lawyers? The Tribune’s legal fees for its lawsuit against the city of Paso Robles totaled up to $250,000, and the newspaper didn’t even get the smoking gun

it was looking for to shoot Councilmember Chris Bausch out of his council seat. But back to San Miguel.

“I don’t feel that a $100,000-plus lawsuit is in the interest of the public,” Sangster said. “I think that’s asinine, and I think it’s rude and contemptuous for him to even insinuate that he would take $100,000 of your public money. So, with that said, I repeal my complaint against Mr. Smiley.”

Wow. How big of you!

Meanwhile, the board has also bandied about potential dissolution—why is that so hip right now? San Simeon is going through it, and it doesn’t sound fun!

Things in San Simeon are so bad that the Community Services District board asked the county to step in and help on an emergency basis. The district doesn’t have a general manager. It only has two of five board members. And residents still need water and wastewater services.

Some of this came about because the board didn’t want to raise rates on district customers to pay for needed infrastructure repairs and upgrades—and guess what? The county is likely going to raise water and wastewater rates to pay for all the things that are starting to fall apart in the district, things the district’s board and shorttime interim manager didn’t have the political will to move forward.

Instead, they went with the easy option of dissolving! Not the easy option. The CSD has been working on dissolution for a year

now and has at least another year to go. In the meantime, it seems like the district has allowed itself to dissolve and decay from the inside out.

Lame. Talk about dysfunction—or is it apathy?

So the county has to step in, but 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson and county Public Works Division Manager Suzie Watkins made sure everyone who watched the Oct. 9 district board meeting knew it was temporary.

Now the county has to do the district’s job, which is crazy—including conduct the dissolution study, replace aging water meters, maintain utility infrastructure, and complete a rate increase study. Did San Simeon think it would be cheaper for the county to do the district’s job? Because it ain’t, people.

The county can’t even figure out how to put a temporary bridge in for rural Arroyo Grande residents without the costs tripling. Originally slated to cost as much as The Tribune’s legal fees, the county’s cost to put a temporary bridge in over Arroyo Grande Creek on Cecchetti Road increased to $650,000 in just three months.

Wow. Talk about a shortsighted estimate! Putting in a permanent bridge will cost $8 million to $9 million. Is it worth more than half a million to have a rent-a-bridge for six months? ∆

Call non-licensed attorneyat-law The Shredder for your next legal battle. Send cases to shredder@newtimesslo.com.

Hot Dates

INSIDER LOOK

Printmakers Rosey and Barbara Rosenthal will open their studio as part of the 27th annual SLO County Arts Open Studio Tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, and Sunday, Oct. 19. Artists across the county are giving the community a chance to get an inside look into the individuals who color SLO County’s creative spirit. Explore studios and chat with artists to get to know their processes and preferred media. Head to slocountyarts.org to access a virtual map of all participating artists and plan your personalized route.

—Angie Stevens

ARTS

NORTH COAST SLO COUNTY

ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR

Over 60 vendors from all over the county will be in attendance, and a variety of food will be available for purchase. Don’t miss the music and mini pumpkin patch. Oct. 18 , 11 a.m.-4 p.m. cambrianeighbors.org.

Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, (805) 927-4200.

COASTAL WINE AND PAINT PARTY

Listen to music while enjoying an afternoon of creativity, sipping, and mingling. The party includes a complimentary glass of wine and canvas with materials. Saturdays, 12-2 p.m. $55. (805) 394-5560. coastalwineandpaint. com. Harmony Cafe at the Pewter Plough, 824 Main St., Cambria.

COSTA GALLERY SHOWCASES

Features works by Ellen Jewett as well as 20 other local artists, and artists from southern and northern California. Thursdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. (559) 799-9632. costagallery.com. Costa Gallery, 2087 10th St., Los Osos.

EXPLORE ROD BAKER’S ART GLASS

DURING 2025’S OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR. Rod Baker will share his glass art, including jewelry, dishware, home, and garden decor during the SLO County Arts’ Open Studios Art Tour, Artist #74. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Oct. 19 Free. (805) 551-6836. facebook.com/events/s/see-rod-bakersglass-at-open-s/1508128503709264/. Central Coast Glass Blowing and Fusing, 1279 2nd Street, Los Osos.

FOREVER STOKED PAINT PARTY Join us at the gallery, for a few hours to travel

on a creative paint journey. You will receive as much or as little instruction as you prefer. No artistic experience is necessary. Saturdays, 7-9 p.m. $45. (805) 772-9095. foreverstoked.com. Forever Stoked, 1164 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay. LEARN BEGINNING FUSED GLASS WITH LARRY LE BRANE No previous art skills are needed to make home-garden décor, gifts, dishware, and jewelry. The ticket fee includes all materials. Register via email. Oct. 25 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $200. (805) 748-6935. facebook. com/events/s/try-larry-le-branesbeginning-/4124021671184094/. Central Coast Glass Blowing and Fusing, 1279 2nd Street, Los Osos.

RE-ANIMATOR: 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (CENTRAL COAST FILM SOCIETY FUNDRAISER) Stuart Gordon’s horror classic Re-Animator will be presented as a brand-new 4K UHD-HDR restoration to mark its 40th Anniversary. Oct. 20 5:30 p.m. $23.27. my805tix. com. Bay Theatre, 464 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

SEE MICHAEL COSTA’S PHOTOGRAPHY DURING 2025’S OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR Discover Michael Costa’s powerful abstract and travel photography during SLO County Arts’ free annual Open Studios Art Tour. He is Artist #86 in this countywide event. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Oct. 19 Free. (559) 799-9632. facebook. com/events/s/see-michael-j-costasphotograp/598270456613423/. Karin Gray Artist Studio, 1547 4th St., Los Osos.

SELF HELP See Self-Help by Norm Foster, directed by Lisa Woske at By The Sea Productions. Tickets and more details are available at the link. Oct. 17, 7 p.m., Oct. 18 , 7 p.m. and Oct. 19 , 3 p.m. $28.62. my805tix.com. By

The Sea Productions, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay.

NORTH SLO COUNTY

3 ARTISTS RETROSPECTIVE REVEAL Susan Lyon, Maryanne Nucci, and Kathy Madonna invite you to visit their Retrospective Show including original photographs, charcoals, watercolors, etchings, linocuts, and mono prints. Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. (805) 440-7152. cottontailcreek.com/susanart. Pocket Gallery on Pine, 8491/2 13th Street, Paso Robles.

AS THE CROW FLIES FUSED GLASS

CLASS Create a fused glass crow using a variety of black and iridescent glass on a pre-cut base. A hole can be drilled for hanging. Oct. 21 5-7 p.m. $60. (805) 464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

EARTH GOWN MODEL’S Join this uninstructed portrait paint session. Two models will pose throughout the twohour session, while adorning dresses created by Melinda Forbes of the Earth Gowns. Oct. 25 5-7 p.m. $40-$50. (805) 238-9800. studiosonthepark.org/events/ earth-gown-models/. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

IT’S HARVEST TIME! It’s Harvest Time! We’re delighted to feature a 3-month exhibit showcasing the colors and abundance of the Fall Harvest season! There will be paintings, ceramics, glassware, and charcuterie boards. Through Nov. 30, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. (805) 286-4430. Park Street Gallery, 1320 Park Street, Paso Robles, parkstreetgallery.com.

LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTING

WORKSHOP Discover the timeless art of linoleum block printing in this fun,

beginner-friendly class! Brad Golden will instruct you and all supplies are included in the class cost. Oct. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $100. (805) 238-9800. studiosonthepark. org/events/linoleum-block-printingworkshop-2/. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St, Paso Robles.

PUMPKIN SUCCULENT CENTERPIECE

CLASS Peaceful Plants will host pumpkin succulent centerpiece class at The Pottery Atascadero. The class includes a pumpkin, choice of succulents and decorations, use of tools, and instruction. Oct. 23 , 6-8 p.m. $55.40. my805tix. com. The Pottery, 5800 El Camino Real, Atascadero, (805) 460-6803.

WEARABLE WONDERS - SILVER

JEWELRY WORKSHOP Under the guidance of instructor Brad Golden, you’ll shape, texturize, fire, and polish silver clay to reveal a finished piece of jewelry Oct. 25 , 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $100. (805) 2389800. studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

WRITERS WANTED Novelists, screenwriters, poets and short story writers welcome. This group meets in Atascadero twice a month, on Thursday nights (email jeffisretired@yahoo.com for specifics). Hone your skills for publication and/or personal development. Third Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Unnamed Atascadero location, Contact host for details, Atascadero.

SAN LUIS OBISPO

6TH ANNUAL STORIES MATTER Enjoy an evening of true, personal stories around the theme of Kinship with community storytellers plus special guest Don Reed. Doors open at 6 p.m. Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m. $12. (415) 264-8641. flipcause.com. Kreuzberg Coffee Company, 685 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo.

ACTOR’S EDGE: ACTING CLASSES

Actor’s Edge offers film and television acting training in San Luis Obispo, plus exposure to Los Angeles talent agents. All ages and skill levels welcome. Classes available in SLO, LA, and on zoom. ongoing $210 per month. actorsedge. com. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

CLAY CLASS: PUMPKINS & GHOSTS! Choose one of the following to create: pumpkins (2), ghosts (3) or any fall themed item. No experience necessary! Book on our website Mondays, 2-3:30 p.m. through Oct. 20 45.00. app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.ph p?owner=22676824&appointmentTy pe=80951081. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

CUESTA DRAMA PRESENTS: JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Join us in the Experimental Theater for this stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s famous children’s novel. Oct. 16 , 7:30 p.m., Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 18 2 & 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 19, 2 p.m. $25 General, $20 Student w/ID. (805) 546-3198. Harold J. Miossi CPAC at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

GILBERT & SYDNA REED MEMORIAL FESTIVAL From stages around the world to their final home in San Luis Obispo, Gilbert and Sydna Reed built a career that touched both the global ballet community and our local community. As founders of the Gilbert Reed Ballet, they brought world-class artistry to the Central Coast while training and inspiring generations of dancers. Each day of the festival brings a different program of original ballets created by Gilbert Reed Ballet. Get tickets at the link. Oct. 18-19 $25. my805tix.com. BT-SLO BlackBox Theatre, 3566 S. Higuera, Suite 207, San Luis Obispo, (805) 440-1439.

IMPROV EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE BUNKER The Improv Extravaganza is back! Join us for a night of fun, laughs, and unscripted comedic magic— independent teams making it up as they go. Oct. 17 6-8 p.m. $10. (805) 858-8255. centralcoastcomedytheater.com/ Shows/october-improv-extravaganza/.

The Bunker SLO, 810 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

MOBILE CLAY CLASSES Offering handbuilding, throwing, and ceramic decorative arts. All ages and abilities are welcome. Call for more info. ongoing (805) 835-5893. hmcruceceramics. com/book-online. SLO County, Various locations countywide, San Luis Obispo. NARRATIVE ECHOES: RECENT ACQUISITIONS TO THE PRINT COLLECTION Highlighting newly acquired prints in conversation with artist books, this exhibition reflects stories that reverberate within our Cal Poly and SLO community. MondaysFridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through Dec. 12 Free. library.calpoly.edu/events/ narrative-echoes. Cal Poly Special Collections and Archives, Robert E. Kennedy Library, 1 Grand Ave., Building 35, Room 409, San Luis Obispo, (805) 756-2305.

OBJECT LESSONS IN OBSOLESCENCE (2005–2025) An installation of film and video works spanning two decades by collaborating artists Gibson + Recoder will be on display. Through Oct. 24 gibsonrecoder.com/2018/9/3/ r614ugvkhod6xtur8xi88dg7xbg0b6. Cal Poly University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Art & Design, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 93407-0321, San Luis Obispo, (805) 756-1571.

A SIP OF FALL WITH TISHA SMITH Instructor Tisha Smith will guide you step by step in painting a work of art which you can use to make cards, prints, etc. Oct. 23 , 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $25. (805) 440-9048. i0.wp.com/artcentralslo.com/ wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sip-ofFall-Tisha-2.jpg?fit=1275%2C1650&ssl=1. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

SLO COUNTY ARTS OPEN STUDIOS TOURS 2025 Join in on the fun of the 27th year of the Open Studios Art Tour in San Luis Obispo County. The free tour is open to the public, and to plan your route and find studios and artists that excite you, refer

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSENTHAL ART STUDIO

Beach Hippie Reunion: Peace, Love & Murder

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Oasis Senior Center, Orcutt The Doers & Dreamers Afternoon Retreat

Re-Animator: 40th Anniversay Celebration

MONDAY,

Free. slocountyarts.org/osat. SLO County, Various locations countywide, San Luis Obispo.

SPLISH SPLASH! A WATERCOLOR

EXHIBIT Central Coast Watercolor Society & Art Central presents “Splish Splash!” celebrating excellence in watermedia painting. Mondays-Sundays, 12-6 p.m. through Nov. 3 (805) 747-4200. artcentralslo.com/gallery/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

STUDENT SHOWCASE AT THE BUNKER Cheer on the beginning and advanced students of Central Coast Comedy Theater as they take the stage for a night of unscripted hilarity. Oct. 23 6:15-8 p.m. $12.56. my805tix.com. The Bunker SLO, 810 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

UNNECESSARY FARCE Get ready for a fast-paced, door-slamming, laugh-outloud comedy! Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. This outrageous, awardwinning farce delivers a night of sidesplitting fun. Fridays, 7-9 p.m., Saturdays, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. and Sundays, 2-4 p.m. through Nov. 9 $28-$47. (805) 786-2440. slorep.org/shows/unnecessary-farce/. SLO Rep, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

WHITNEY PINTELLO: SOLO SHOW On display now through mid-April. ongoing slogallery.com/. SLO Gallery, 1023 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

MURDER MYSTERY MYSTERY MURDER

- A PLAY BY BEN ABBOTT AGHS Theatre Company Presents: Murder Mystery Mystery Murder a play by Ben Abbott. Oct. 16 , 7-9 p.m., Oct. 17 7-9 p.m. and Oct. 18 , 7-9 p.m. $17. (805) 489-9444. clarkcenter.org/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

DANCE FITNESS ART AND CULTURE FOR ADULTS Discover dance as a form of artistic expression and exercise, using a wide range of styles and genres of music (including modern, jazz, Broadway, ethnic). Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m. $10 drop-in; $30 for four classes. (510) 362-3739. grover.org. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach. FREE MOVIE NIGHT IN THE SECRET

GARDEN: GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

Gather for a night of ghostly fun and supernatural laughs. Join the team, feel the chills, and experience Ghostbusters in The Secret Garden. Oct. 24 , 6:30 p.m. Free. my805tix.com. The Secret Garden at Sycamore Mineral Springs, 1215 Avila Beach Dr., Avila Beach, (805) 595-7302.

HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION Central Coast Theatre Company presents Hadestown: Teen Edition. Oct. 17 7-9 p.m. and Oct. 18 , 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. $23.50. (805) 489-9444. clarkcenter.org/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

LA CASITA’S HALLOWEEN DRAG

BRUNCH Join the outrageously fun Halloween themed Drag Brunch with some of the Central Coasts hottest

queens and kings and enjoy La Casita’s Famous Brunch. This event is hosted by Ezra’s Rockin’ Entertainment! Oct. 25 noon $23.27. my805tix.com. La Casita, 1572 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach. MAKE YOUR OWN FERN KOKEDAMA

In this workshop, you will make your own Rabbit’s Foot Fern kokedama in a fun classroom setting. All materials and instruction will be provided. Oct. 18 , 2-3 p.m. $45. (805) 270-4083. theplantedparlour.com. The Planted Parlour, 592 W Grand Ave., Grover Beach.

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW SHADOW CAST Don’t miss the 50 year anniversary of this wild movie and the 15th year anniversary of The Studio Players shadow cast. Join in this intimate setting of rock and roll fantasy! Oct. 24 midnight and Oct. 25 10 p.m. $20. my805tix.com. The Studio of Performing Arts, 835 West Grand Ave., Grover Beach. WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP WITH ANN SMIGA GREENE Central Coast Watercolor Society hosts Ann Smiga Greene: 3-day workshop in Nipomo, “Expressive Painting, Watercolor, Gouache & Marks.” Details and registration information are available at the link. Oct. 20-22 , 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $390. ccwsart.com/anngreene-workshop. Nipomo Community Presbyterian Church, 1235 N Thompson Rd., Arroyo Grande, (805) 219-0133. WORKSHOPS AND MORE AT THE LAVRA Check the venue’s calendar for storytelling workshops, lectures, movie nights, and discussions held on a periodic basis. ongoing thelavra.org/ home. The Lavra, 2070 E. Deer Canyon Road, Arroyo Grande.

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6TH ANNUAL LOMPOC CHALKS Don’t miss these three fun-filled days, devoted to colorful chalk art, live entertainment, youth activities, food trucks, and local vendors. Oct. 17 5-8 p.m., Oct. 18 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Oct. 19 10 a.m.-4 p.m. lompoctheatre.org/chalks. Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building, 100 E Locust Ave #102, Lompoc.

JOHN WATERS - THE NAKED TRUTH

HALLOWEEN SHOW Numbskull presents John Waters - The Naked Truth Halloween Show. Oct. 19, 8-10 p.m. $57 - $72. (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara.

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2025 CAYUCOS CAR SHOW Join the 34th annual Cayucos car show to enjoy a day of classic cars, food and drink, and live music. Visit site to register your car and get more info. Oct. 25 8 a.m.-4 p.m. my805tix.com. N. Ocean Ave, N. Ocean Ave., Cayucos.

ARACHNOPHOBIA 35TH ANNIVERSARY

Send event information to events@newtimesslo.com or submit online.

SCREENING - SPECIAL EVENT Watch Arachnophobia on the big screen, starring Jeff Daniels, Julian Sands, and John Goodman, presented by the Cambria Film Festival. Oct. 18 , 5:30 p.m. $23.27. my805tix.com. Cambria Center for the Arts Theatre, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

CAYUCOS ANTIQUE STREET FAIRE Join at the Cayucos Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming Antique Street Faire in downtown Cayucos. Oct. 19 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. (805) 751-3737. cayucoschamber. com/antique-faire. Cayucos Antique Street Faire, 10 N. Ocean Ave, Cayucos.

CENTRAL COAST

UECHI-RYU KARATEDO Uechi-Ryu Karate-do is a traditional form of karate originating from Okinawa, Japan. Focus is on fitness, flexibility, and self-defense with emphasis on self -growth, humility, and respect. Open to ages 13 to adult. Beginners and experienced welcome. Instructor with 50 years experience. For info, call 805-215-8806. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay, 772-6278, morro-bay.ca.us.

CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS

MEETING Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a Twelve Step recovery program for anyone who desires to have healthy and loving relationships with themselves and others. Meeting is hybrid (both in person and on Zoom). For information, call 805-900-5237. Saturdays, 1-2:15 p.m. Free. thecambriaconnection.org/. Cambria Connection, 1069 Main St., Cambria, (805) 927-1654.

CREATIVE QUILLS POETRY

COLLECTIVE Creatives Quills fosters a supportive and inclusive platform for local poets to share their creative works. Sign up in the patio garden or email creativequillsmb@gmail.com. Third Sunday of every month, 2-4 p.m. through Dec. 21 Free. TOP DOG CAFE BAR, 857 Main Street, Morro Bay, (805) 725-1024. FALL GATHERING WITH PIZZA + CRAFTS, GIVING STARS HOLLOW VIBES Join for pizza, vision board crafting, sage bundle making, and other fall treats. It’s giving Stars Hollow and Gilmore Girls vibes. Oct. 19, 1-3 p.m. $20. (805) 935-9046. sea-n-green.com. Sea + Green, 2380 Main St., unit F, Cambria. HARVEST FESTIVAL DINNER AND GRAPE STOMP Toast the 2025 harvest season at the Friday evening Harvest Festival Dinner and Grape Stomp. Enjoy sunset views on the vineyard hilltop and indulge in gourmet appetizers and award-winning Opolo wines. Also, take a stab at stomping Opolo grapes in our

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3-ton bins! Oct. 17 5-10 p.m. $160. opolo. com. Opolo Vineyards, 7110 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles, (805) 238-9593.

HEART CHAKRA SOUND JOURNEY /

LOS OSOS

The evening begins with an introduction to the featured Chakra and with varying complementary practices, followed by an immersive sound journey. Get more details at the link. Oct. 21 6:30-8 p.m. $25.41-$28.62. my805tix.com.

Central Coast Body Therapy Center, 2005 9th St., Los Osos, (805) 709-2227.

PUMPKIN PATCH

Our Pumpkin Patch is officially open for the season! All of our pumpkins are thoughtfully grown by 46 Ranch and come in various sizes. Mondays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. (805) 927-4747. cambrianursery.com/ events/. Cambria Nursery and Florist, 2801 Eton Rd., Cambria.

SOCRATES DISCUSSION GROUP Have a topic, book, or article you wish to discuss with interested and interesting people? Join this weekly meeting to discuss it, or simply contribute your experiences and knowledge. Contact Mark Plater for instructions on entering the Chapel area.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon (805) 528-7111. Coalesce Garden Chapel, 845 Main St., Morro Bay.

30-DAY BREATH AND RESET JOURNEY

FOR WOMEN Wired at night, drained all day? Reset your body in 30 days. Focus on breath practices to calm stress, sleep deeply, and restore lasting energy. Registration is required. Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (805) 235-7978. charvetgratefulbody.com.

WHIMSICAL WINTER WONDERLAND

Step into the Whimsical Winter Wonderland at Cambria Nursery—where the magic of the season comes to life through light, design, and imagination. Through Jan. 15, 2026 (805) 927-4747. cambrianursery.com/events/. Cambria Nursery and Florist, 2801 Eton Rd., Cambria.

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BALANCE FLOW Suitable for all levels. This class is meant to benefit the mindbody connection while emphasizing safe and effective alignment as well as breath awareness and relaxation. Please call to register in advance. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. $16-$22; $50 membership. (805) 434-9605. ttrtennis.com/fitness/ yoga/. Templeton Tennis Ranch, 345 Championship Lane, Templeton. BOOK BUDDIES Bookworms, assemble!

Woods is welcoming animal lovers age 7-17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Oct. 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $5.00. (805) 543-9316. woodshumanesociety.org/ youth-programs/. Bookworms, assemble! Woods is welcoming animal lovers age 7 to 17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $5. (805) 5439316. woodshumanesociety.org/youthprograms/. Woods Humane Society (North County), 2300 Ramona Road, Atascadero.

CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS

MEETING Co-Dependents Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship of men and women. The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships. Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. Free. (805) 221-5755. North County Connection, 8600 Atascadero Ave., Atascadero.

FLOATING PUMPKIN PATCH: POOL PARTY AND PUMPKIN DECORATING FOR KIDS Kids, jump into the pool, pick out your perfect pumpkin, and groove to some spooktacular tunes! Families will be decorating their masterpieces to take home. Oct. 18 , 1-3 p.m. $20 members/$25 guests. (805) 434-9605. ttrtennis. com. Templeton Tennis Ranch, 345 Championship Lane, Templeton.

HAMBLY LAVENDER FARM GUIDED

EXPERIENCE This one-hour walk about the farm immerses you in the processes of growing, harvesting, and drying this fragrant herb. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m. my805tix.com. Hambly Farms, 1390 Grana Place, San Miguel.

HARVEST MARKETPLACE Head to the Harvest Marketplace with local vendors and artisans. There will be live music with The Racking Crew, and food and wine will be available for purchase. Oct. 25 11 a.m.5 p.m. (805) 467-2046. foursistersranch. com/event-calendar/fall-harvestmarketplace-and-wine-club-pick-upparty. Four Sisters Ranch Vineyard and Winery, 2995 Pleasant Rd., San Miguel. MOVIE NIGHT AT THE ZOO: CONDOR

CANYON Head to Central Coast Zoo to watch an outdoor screening of Condor Canyon Enjoy light refreshments, and don’t miss the Q&A with Dr. Cynthia. Oct. 18 5 p.m. $10-$20. my805tix.com. Central Coast Zoo, 9100 Morro Road, Atascadero. PASO FOOD CO-OP MONTHLY MEETING Join this monthly organizational meeting startup Paso Food Cooperative. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. (805) 712-7410 text is best. pasofoodcooperative.com/calendar-meetings. Oak Creek Commons, 635

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This year’s Boo Bash is at Meadow Park in San Luis Obispo on Friday, Oct. 24, from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Family-fun activities and refreshments include a haunted house, movie, games, and food trucks. The community is also encouraged to bring canned food donations, which will be collected by The Food Bank Coalition of SLO County during the free event. Visit slocity.org for more information.

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PIZZA & PILATES Start your morning with a rejuvenating one-hour mat pilates class led by Lauren Shannon, followed by wood-fired pizza and Vina Robles wine! Oct. 25 10:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. $50. (805) 721-4553. exploretock.com. Vina Robles Tasting Room, 1650 Ramada Dr, Ste 140, Paso Robles.

RESONANT BLESSINGS: A QUANTUM SOUND HEALING JOURNEY Resonant

Blessings is a quantum sound healing journey combining sacred sound and affirmative prayer to harmonize energy, awaken inner peace, and align with universal light. Oct. 21 6-7 p.m. $25. (805) 391-4465. awakeningways.org. Resonant Blessings is a quantum sound healing journey combining sacred sound and affirmative prayer to harmonize energy, awaken inner peace, and align with universal light. Oct. 22 2-3 p.m. $25. (805) 391-4465. awakeningways. org/event/resonant-blessings-a-soundhealing-journey-evening/. Awakening Ways Center for Spiritual Living, 7350 El Camino Real, Ste. 101, Atascadero.

SANTA LUCIA ROCKHOUNDS MEETING

Bring your favorite rock, gem, crystal, fossil, etc., to show the rest of the club. Third Monday of every month, 7 p.m. slrockhounds.org/. Templeton Community Center, 601 S. Main St., Templeton.

SAVE THE PEAKS WALK FOR CANCER

Gather your friends to walk to raise awareness for those impacted by cancer here in SLO County. Oct. 26 , 9 a.m.-noon $25. (805) 238-4411. classy.org. Oyster Ridge, 5991 West Pozo Rd., Santa Margarita.

TRAFFIC JAM VINTAGE & HANDMADE

POP-UP MARKET Join the Vintage & Handmade Pop-up in the lot behind the shops on Traffic Way every third Sunday of every month. Expect more than 25 vendors, live music, and a selection of food and beer available for purchase. Third Sunday of every month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through Dec. 21 Free. (805) 4642564. trafficjamvintagemarket.com. Golden State Goods, 5880 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

ZOO BOO! Enjoy Halloween fun for all ages with a spooktacular evening in store

with a not-too-scary evening throughout the Zoo! There will be carnival games, a live DJ playing spooky music, Halloween activities, a Haunted Maze, and more.

Oct. 24 4:30-7:30 p.m. and Oct. 25 , 4:307:30 p.m. $18.98. my805tix.com. Central Coast Zoo, 9100 Morro Road, Atascadero.

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(UN)COMMON ARTS MINI SYMPOSIUM

We invite you to join us to learn how to practice and integrate the (un)common arts into our everyday lives! Oct. 18 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $30-$55. sloclassical.org.

SLOCA High School, 1111 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, (805) 548-8700.

BOO BASH Put on your best costumes for this year’s Boo Bash! Bring the family for games, food trucks, a movie, and a haunted house. Oct. 24 4-8:30 p.m. Free. (805) 781-7305. slorecactivities.org. Meadow Park, 2251 Meadow St., San Luis Obispo.

BOOK BUDDIES Bookworms, assemble!

Woods Humane Society is welcoming animal lovers age 7-17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Oct. 22 3:30-4:30 p.m. $5.00. (805) 543-9316. woodshumanesociety.org/youthprograms/. Bookworms, assemble!

Woods Humane Society is welcoming animal lovers age 7 to 17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $5. (805) 543-9316. woodshumanesociety.org/youthprograms. Woods Humane Society, 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo.

CALIFORNIA MAIN STREET 2025

CONFERENCE: SAN LUIS OBISPO Enjoy three days of content, conversation, and connection. There will be passionate Main Street professionals sharing their best practices, along with Information-rich sessions with local and national experts, a sunset happy hour, and interactive walking tour. Through Oct. 17 $325-$525. my805tix.com. Downtown SLO, Multiple locations, San Luis Obispo.

CARE CREW Calling all crafty, caring, pet-loving kids! Care Crew members will join us in filling Kongs for our canines, crafting pet toys, and creating art. Oct. 19, 2-3:30 p.m. $5. (805) 543-9316. woodshumanesociety.org/youthprograms/. Calling all crafty, caring, pet-loving kids! Care Crew members will join us in filling Kongs for our canines, crafting pet toys, and creating art. Sundays, 2-3:30 p.m. $5. (805) 543-9316. woodshumanesociety.org/youthprograms. Woods Humane Society, 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo.

CELEBRATING A MULTICULTURAL NIGHT AT EBONY SLO Don’t miss the Multicultural Night, featuring Cal Poly Arab Ensemble and Renowned DJ. A ticket includes one drink and vegan treat. Sosi will be leading a Coffee Ceremony. Oct. 21 , 7-9 p.m. $40. ebony-slo.com. Ebony Slo, 778 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, (805) 439-1337.

CEMETERY TOUR OF OLD MISSION CEMETERY Dr. Dan Krieger will conduct this cemetery tour, which is a fundraiser for SLO Co. Genealogical Society. Oct. 25 , 2-4 p.m. $5 donation non-members. (805) 478-1951. Vicki Book, 4332 White Chapel Ct, Santa Maria, slocgs.org.

FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS This familyfriendly line dance class will include the most popular line dances for all ages, meant to be danced together as a family. Oct. 17 5:30-7 p.m. $10. nexusslo.com. Nexus SLO, 3845 S Higuera St.( Lower Level), San Luis Obispo, (805) 904-7428.

FELINE NETWORK ADOPT A KITTEN EVENT! Come see our beautiful cats and kittens for adoption! All are fixed and vaccinated. The adoption fee is $75. Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (805) 549-9228. felinenetwork.org. PetSmart, 1530 Froom Ranch Way, San Luis Obispo. FREE TOURS OF THE MISSION Tour San Luis Obispo’s Spanish Mission, founded in 1772. Come learn its history and importance to the development of this area. Tours are led by docents and meet in front of the church Sundays, 2:30 p.m. and Mondays-Saturdays, 1:15 p.m. Free. (805) 550-7713. missionslodocents.org. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, 751 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. FRESH FACES & FULL GLASSES This fall, the SLO Climate Coalition invites the community to raise a glass to climate action, celebrate new beginnings, and connect with fellow change-makers at Fresh Faces & Full Glasses. Oct. 17 6 p.m. $28.62. my805tix.com. Dallidet Adobe and Gardens, 1185 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo. GALA PRIDE AND DIVERSITY CENTER BOARD MEETING (VIA ZOOM) Monthly meeting of the Gala Pride and Diversity Center Board of Directors. Meets virtually via Zoom and is open to members of the public. Visit galacc.org/events to fill out the form to request meeting access. Third Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. No admission fee. galacc.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. GROW NATIVE PLANTS EVENT Growing CULTURE & LIFESTYLE continued page 18

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Grounds Nursery will be hosting a Grow Native Plants Event. Oct. 25 , 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. (805) 543-6071. instagram.com/ growinggroundsnursery. Growing Grounds Nursery, 3740 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

GROW NATIVE PLANTS SALE Fall is the best time of the year to grow native plants! Transform your garden into a stunning oasis by planting and growing native plants. Oct. 25 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. (805) 543-6071. growing-grounds-nursery.square.site/. Growing Grounds Nursery, 3740 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo. HEALING DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP A safe place to share feelings of depression with those who suffer and those who have recovered to a full, healthy outlook on life. Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Free. (805) 528-3194. Hope House Wellness Center, 1306 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo.

LOS GHOSTOS Celebrate “Los Ghostos” at Wild As Heck and enjoy the outdoor Halloween movie, along with a flash tattoo artist and free gifts. Oct. 18 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. wildasheckbaywood.com. Wild As Heck, 1208 2nd Street, Los Osos, (626) 390-4229.

MOONLIGHT HOURS AT THE SLO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Come to the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum for free every third Thursday of the month. Third Thursday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Free admission. (805) 545-5874. slocm.org/ moonlight-hours. San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum, 1010 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo.

MUMTOBER Join for Mumtober at the Dallidet Adobe! A curated selection of mum plants and bouquets will be sold. New this year, there will be a vintage book and painting sale. Oct. 25 , 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $55.40. my805tix.com. Dallidet Adobe and Gardens, 1185 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

SLO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FALL BOOK SALE Browse from around 7,500 books. SLO Friends of the Library members will receive early access between 9 a.m. and noon, before the sale opens to the general public. Oct. 16-18 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (916) 847-8987. slofol.org. Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo. Browse from the 7,500 books. SLO FOL Members receive early access between 9a.m. and noon, and then the sale opens to the general public. Oct. 16-18 9 a.m.-5 p.m. slofol.org. San Luis Obispo Library Community Room, 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, (805) 781-5991. SLO RETIRED ACTIVE MEN MONTHLY GET-TOGETHERS SLO RAMs is a group of retirees that get together just for the fun, fellowship, and to enjoy programs which enhance the enjoyment, dignity, and independence of retirement. Third Tuesday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $31 luncheon. retiredactivemen.org/. Madonna Inn Garden Room, 100 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo. STATE OF THE SLO WATERSHED Creek Lands Conservation invites you to celebrate the restoration efforts underway on your local San Luis Obispo Creek! Hear key findings, current work in the watershed, and next steps toward a resilient and thriving SLO Creek. Oct. 23 , 4:30-8 p.m. $25. my805tix.com. Octagon Barn Center, 4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo, (805) 544-9096.

WIGGLE WAGGLE FALL FESTIVAL Join us for the 5th Annual Wiggle Waggle Fall Festival! Bring the whole family, including leashed and dog-friendly dogs, to Woods SLO. Oct. 25 , 12-3 p.m. Free. (805) 543-9316. woodshumanesociety.org/ fallfestival/. Woods Humane Society, 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo.

ZOMBIE INVASION RUN The Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center is hosting a family-friendly, untimed 1 mile and 5K “Zombie Invasion Run”. Oct. 18 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $23.18. sloautism. org/events/zombie-invasion-2024/. Camp San Luis Obispo, Camp SLO, San Luis Obispo.

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BEGINNING BALLET FOR ADULTS Enjoy the grace and flow of ballet. No previous experience needed. Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 p.m. $12 drop-in; $40 for four classes. (510) 362-3739. grover.org. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach.

BLACK LAKE ECOLOGICAL AREA SEED COLLECTION VOLUNTEER DAY WITH THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF SLO COUNTY Enjoy a day of native seed collection at Black Lake Ecological Area –– property not typically open to the public. See the efforts that LCSLO has made over the years to restore this unique freshwater lake and the surrounding dunes. Seeds from lupine, poppies, and other dune natives will be collected with your help, and used for continued restoration projects around the site. Oct. 18-19 10 a.m. my805tix.com. Black Lake Ecological Area, 1158 Cabrillo Way, Arroyo Grande. BODY FUSION/EXERCISE AND FITNESS CLASS Do something good for yourself and stay fit for outdoor sports, while enhancing flexibility, strengthening your core to prevent lower back issues, improving your posture through yoga, and more. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. (970) 710-1412. Avila Beach Community Center, 191 San Miguel St., Avila Beach, avilabeachcc.com.

CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL CHAOS AND HAUNTED MAZE Enjoy a bounce town, haunted maze, pumpkin patch, photo ops, costume contest, festive displays, food vendors, and more. Some events are free, some have a cost. Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 1-7 p.m. Free. (805) 473-5472. arroyogrande.org/rec. Elm Street Park, 1221 Ash St., Arroyo Grande.

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HRCC ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Join the HRCC for the 2025 Annual Leadership Conference: The Future of Work is Human - Inspiring Minds, Motivating Generations and Building Resilient Workplaces. Oct. 24 8 a.m.-2 p.m. $90. hrcentralcoast.org/meetings.php. South County Regional Center, 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande, (805) 489-1488. MULTICULTURAL DANCE CLASS FOR ADULTS Experience dance from continents around the earth, including from Africa, Europe, and more. Described as “a wonderful in-depth look at the context and history of cultures of the world.” Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $10 drop-in; $30 for four classes. (510) 362-3739. grover.org. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach.

POINT SAN LUIS LIGHTHOUSE TOURS A docent-led tour of the buildings and grounds of the historic Point San Luis Light Station. Check website for more details. Wednesdays, Saturdays pointsanluislighthouse.org/. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

FOOD & DRINK

NORTH COAST SLO COUNTY

FRIDAY,

TICKETS

FRIDAY,

TICKETS

MORRO BAY MAIN STREET FARMERS MARKET Get fresh and veggies, fruit, baked goods, sweets, and handmade artisan crafts. Come have some fun with your local farmers and artisans and enjoy delicious eats while enjoying the fresh breeze of Morro Bay. Saturdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Varies. (805) 824-7383. morrobayfarmersmarket.com. Morro Bay Main Street Farmers Market, Main Street and Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

NORTH SLO COUNTY

46 WEST WINERIES HALLOWINE Come dressed in your best Hallowine Costume and mix and mingle with the monsters of the 46 West. Your ticket includes wine tasting of the 46 West Member wineries, live DJ spinning your favorite tunes and prizes for the best dressed. Oct. 25 6-9 p.m. $56. my805tix. com. Dark Star Cellars, 2985 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles. CLUB CAR BAR TRIVIA WITH DR. RICKY Teams of one to six people welcome. Visit site for more info. Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m. my805tix.com. Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main St., Templeton. FALL RELEASE RENDEZVOUS AT MCPRICE MYERS WINES Celebrate our Fall Release with tastings, bites by 805 Coastal Kitchen, olive oils, and live music from Five Parts Devil. Oct. 26 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $40. (805) 237-1245. mcpricemyers.com. McPrice Myers Wine Company, 3525 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles. PASO FOOD CO-OP MONTHLY MEETING All welcome. Get involved and help spread the word about the co-op. Tell a friend, associate, or neighbor. Meet in the Community Room at Oak Creek Commons near Pat Butler Elementary School. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. pasofoodcooperative.com. Oak Creek Commons, 635 Nicklaus St., Paso Robles.

TACO TUESDAYS La Parilla Taqueria will be in the courtyard serving up their delicious tacos and tostadas. Menu typically includes barbacoa, chicken, and pastor tacos, as well as shrimp ceviche tostadas. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. (805) 460-6042. ancientowlbeergarden.com. Ancient Owl Beer Garden, 6090 El Camino Real, suite C, Atascadero.

TASTE OF TIN CITY WALKING TOUR Enjoy the first ever walking tour of Tin City – an industrial area just outside of downtown Paso Robles – that is home to a community of innovative and passionate producers of high-quality wines, spirits, beer, and more. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $125. (805) 400-3141. toasttours.com/tour/tin-city-walking-tour/. Toast Tours, 1722 Stillwater Ct, Paso Robles.

SAN LUIS OBISPO

DOWNTOWN SLO FARMERS MARKET Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. Downtown SLO, Multiple locations, San Luis Obispo. HEAD GAMES TRIVIA NIGHT Live multi-media trivia every Wednesday. Free to play. Win prizes. Teams up to six players. Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. headgamestrivia.com. Antigua Brewing, 1009 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, (805) 242-1167.

QUEER TRIVIA Sip some cider, test your LGBTQ trivia knowledge, and learn new fun facts. Topic themes and hosts rotate each week. Prizes for winners. BYO food. Third Friday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Free. (805) 292-1500. Two Broads Ciderworks, 3427 Roberto Ct., suite 130, San Luis Obispo, twobroadscider.com.

SAN LUIS OBISPO VEGAN CHEF CHALLENGE Businesses across the region will showcase exciting special vegan menu items. This event is open to everyone, not just vegans! Through Oct. 31 veganchefchallenge.org/slo/. At participating businesses, All over the region, San Luis Obispo, (480) 954-1257.

SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts more than 60 vendors. Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot, 325 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT PUB TRIVIA Bring your thinking cap as questions vary from pop culture, geography, to sports. There is a little for everyone. Prizes for the winning teams. Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30

JAZZ JUBILEE CENTRAL COAST 20 25

OCT 15TH - OCT 26TH

BLACK MARKET TRUST, MIDIRI BROTHERS, TU CHEZ JAZZ QUARTET, MININOVA, CHARLIE SHOEMAKE, CARL SONNY LEYLAND W/ MARC CAPARONE, ADAM LEVINE QUARTET, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD BIG BAND, JAM SESSIONS, LES ROSE JAZZ, IDIOMATIQUES, SWING DANCE LESSONS, JEFF ELLIOTT, BRUCE FORMAN –RON MCCARLEY DUO,GROOVE COLLECTIVE, TRES WHISKEYS, STARLIGHT DREAM BAND, JAZZ GUITAR FESTIVAL, COLLEGE AND HS BIG BAND SOUND OFF, ELIAS & MADELINE, MARIACHI AUTLENCE & MORE!

Midiri Brothers

Black Market Trust

Starlight Dreamband

Carl Sonny Leyland Balboa Swing Dancers

Maddie & Elias

Jazz Jubilee Central Coast join us!

WEDNESDAY, OCT 15TH

• PIANIST ANDREW SEDLEY TRIO

Harry’s · Pismo Beach · 6 to 10 pm

THURSDAY, OCT 16TH

• MININOVA BAND W/ SCOTT MARTIN

Pu er’s · Pismo Beach · 7 to 10 pm ($5)

FRIDAY, OCT 17TH

• TRES WHISKEYS

Café DeVille · Nipomo · 5:30 Pm to 7:30 pm

• CUESTA COLLEGE JAZZ COMBO

Linnaea’s Cafe · SLO ·6 to 8 pm

• MARIACHI AUTLENCE

Maya Mexican Restaurant · Santa Maria 6 to 8 pm

• FRANK GARY BAND

Madonna Inn · SLO · 7 to 11 pm

(show repeats on 10/18 and 10/26)

• ROBERT LOPEZ TRIO

Field Day Co ee · SLO · 5:30 to 7:30 pm

SATURDAY, OCT 18TH

• GUADALUPE SOCIAL CLUB: MINI JAZZ FEST WITH JINEANNE CODERRE AND MADDIE & ELIAS · Guadalupe · 1 pm

Adv. Tics at: guadalupesocialclub.com

• ANDREW SEDLEY

Crumbles Bakery · Santa Maria· 2 - 4 pm

SUNDAY, OCT 19TH

• CENTRAL COAST SCHOOLS

BIG BAND SOUND OFF WITH BIG BANDS FROM ATASCADERO HS, SLO HS, ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE, CUESTA COLLEGE & CAL POLY

CPAC · SLO · 1 pm

Adv. Tics at: cuesta.universitytickets.com

• JAZZ VESPERS: BRUCE FORMAN & RON MCCARLEY DUO

First Presbyterian Church ·SLO · 4 pm

• FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD BIG BAND

First United Methodist Church

Arroyo Grande · 3 to 4:30 pm

• TU CHEZ QUARTET

Costa de Oro Winery · Santa Maria 3 to 5 pm

• PIANIST ANDREW SEDLEY TRIO

Pu er’s - Pismo Beach · 5 to 8 pm ($5 Cover)

• JEFF ELLIOTT SOLO

Madonna Inn · SLO · 6 to 9 pm

MONDAY, OCT 20TH

• RUGCUTTERS SWING DANCE

Madonna Inn · SLO · 7 to 10 pm

• LIBERTINE JAZZ JAM

Libertine Brewing Co. · SLO · 7 to 9 pm

TUESDAY, OCT 21ST

• MINI NOVA

The Mark · SLO · 6 to 9 pm

• JEFF ELLIOTT'S JAZZ JAM

Costa De Oro Winery - Santa Maria 5:30 to 7 pm

WEDNESDAY, OCT 22ND

• GROOVE COLLECTIVE

Fin’s Bar & Grill · Grover Beach 5:30 to 8:30 pm

Detailed show, venue and ticket info at BASINSTREETREGULARS.COM

Advance Tix are available at websites shown in Red or with Tix will be available at the Door for most shows.

Shows with no ticket price listing are free!

JAZZ JUBILEE “ORCHESTRATED” BY BASIN STREET REGULARS

Je Ellio Hancock College Jazz Ensemble

Tu Chez

Adam Levine

MiniNova

Coast 2025 Schedule

• RICH SEVERSON W/JAZZ GUITAR FESTIVAL

Steller’s Cellar · Orcutt · 5 to 7 pm

• GAILE GILLASPIE & HER BIG CITY BAND

Adelina’s Bistro at Trilogy Monarch Dunes Nipomo · 4 to 6 pm

THURSDAY, OCT 23RD

• CARL SONNY LEYLAND W/MARC CAPARONE

Pu er’s · Pismo Beach ·7 pm

FRIDAY, OCT 24TH

• BALBOA SWING DANCE

Grover Beach Community Center

October 15 to October 26

Grover Beach ·6:30 to 9:30 pm ($15 Cover)

• THE IDIOMATIQUES

Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church

SLO ·7:30 pm

• MIDIRI BROTHERS & BLACK MARKET TRUST

Clark Center · Arroyo Grande ·7 pm

(Doors open at 6 pm)

Adv. Tics at: clarkcenter.org

• RON MCCARLEY & MARSHALL OTWELL

(Doors open at 7 pm) 805TIX

• ADAM LEVINE, SOLO GUITAR

Paris Valley Road Estate Winery Paso · 3 to 5 pm

• BARBARA WILSON’S “SOUND ON SOUND”

Crumbles Bakery · Santa Maria · 2 - 4 pm

(Doors open at 6 pm) 805TIX

• ADAM LEVINE’S ALL STAR BAND

Parchetto Restaurant & Bar Paso · 6 to 9 pm

• ROBERT ALBERTS QUINTET

Madonna Inn · SLO · 7 to 11 pm

Allegretto Hotel Restaurant - Paso 6 to 9 pm

• MARIACHI AUTLENCE

Maya Mexican Restaurant · Santa Maria 6 to 8 pm

SATURDAY, OCT 25TH

• ADAM LEVINE & FRIENDS

Sculpterra Winery · Paso · Noon to 3 pm

• CENTRAL COAST DANCE W/ BAND

Morro Bay Community Center 5:30 to 8 pm ($10 Cover)

• STARLIGHT DREAM BAND

Madonna Inn · SLO · 7 to 11 pm

• LES ROSE JAZZ DUO W/ TONY YBARRA

McClain Cellars · Solvang ·6:30 to 8:30 pm

SUNDAY, OCT 26TH

• BLACK MARKET TRUST + MIDIRI BROTHERS

Pismo Beach Vets Hall ·Noon to 4 pm

(Doors open at 11 am) 805TIX

• CHARLIE & SANDI SHOEMAKE WITH CHRISTIAN JACOB

Woodlands Concert Hall ·Cambria · 5 to 7 pm

• TAYLOR RYAN W/BOMB CYCLONE UNIT Pu er’s · Pismo Beach ·5 to 8 pm ($5 Cover)

• AFTER GLOW PARTY W/MIDIRI BROTHERS SEXTET

Oceano Elks Lodge · Oceano 6 to 8:30 pm 805TIX

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Central Coast Jazz Jubilee

presents The Idiomatiques

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church 1701 Fredericks St. in San Luis Obispo

Jazz lovers throughout the Central Coast of CA have joined together in an organization called the SLO County Jazz Federation, founded in 1983.

The Jazz Federation’s purpose is to support and encourage the performance and appreciation of jazz, both professionally and educationally. This is done by sponsoring live jazz performances and jam sessions, and by giving scholarships and grants to young, talented, central coast musicians who have a special interest in jazz.

The Jazz Federation’s membership consists of dedicated jazz fans of all ages, and represents a cross section of our community including business and professional people, local jazz musicians, educators, students and regular listeners. We share a common concern to help jazz, America’s great original art form, thrive right here in San Luis Obispo County. To join, or for more info, please visit us at slojazz.org.

PartoftheJazzJubileeCentralCoast,this collaborationbringssomeofthebest localbigbandstogetherforanexciting showandglimpseofthejazzmusiciansof tomorrow.FeaturingtheCuestaBigBand, AllanHancock,SLOHS,AtascaderoHS, andCalPolybigbands!

Ourseriesofhonoringspecial contributorstoourlocaljazzcommunity continueswithtrumpetplayerandsinger, MitchLatting.Hewillperformwithour CuestaBigBandaswellasa special big bandassembledjustforthisevent!

Arts

On pointe

If you love classical dance or were in any way connected to the Central Coast dance community as a patron, artist, student, or teacher, you knew of Gilbert and Sydna Reed, who passed away earlier this year. In his professional heyday, Gibert Reed was an internationally renowned dancer under famed choreographer George Balanchine and toured with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. He and his wife, Sydna, founded the Gilbert Reed Ballet here in San Luis Obispo, entertaining audiences and developing dance students for a decade, and when the Reeds retired, they passed the reins to one of their best dancers and dance teachers, Theresa Slobonik, who with Blair London opened Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo.

Now to honor the Reeds’ remarkable legacy, The BlackBox Theatre at Ballet Theatre SLO will host the Gilbert and Sydna Reed Memorial Festival, presenting seven original works from the Gilbert Reed Ballet’s repertoire over three days, Friday, Oct. 17, through Sunday, Oct. 19. Details are at my805tix.com, and seating is very limited.

The BlackBox Theatre is located at 3566 South Higuera St., No. 207, in San Luis Obispo. More info is available by calling (805) 4401439 or emailing info@bt-slo.org.

Splish splash

From Claude Monet’s transportive water lilies series to J.W.M. Turner’s dramatic marine paintings to David Hockey’s colorful LA swimming pools, artists have always been attracted to the challenge of capturing water. Through Oct. 26, Paso Robles’ Studios on the Park is displaying Above and Below the Surface, “a selection of paintings that depict the environments and activities found around different bodies of water,” the gallery announced.

Featured artists include Frank Eber, Jordan Hockett, Anne Laddon, Drew Mayerson, Staley Pearl, Gisele Thompson, and Christy Wilkins, and the approaches to the subject range far and wide from realistic crashing waves to surrealist seascapes to the abstract light refractions under water’s surface to those dramatic sea/landscapes where land meets ocean.

The work is displayed in the Atrium Gallery, and Studios on the Park is located at 1130 Pine St. It’s open daily from noon to 4 p.m. The nonprofit organization is “dedicated to providing a creative, educational, and transformational experience to enhance understanding and appreciation of the visual arts,” according to organizers. It’s also a place where you can see art being made.

“We are honored to serve over 100,000 students and visitors every year through our Kids Art Smart and Community Arts Access programs.” Δ —Glen Starkey

BY GLEN STARKEY

Cult classic!

Watch Re-Animator on Oct. 20, then view never-beforeseen photos of the production

As low budget ’80s horror films go, ReAnimator (1985) is particularly unhinged. It’s a gory Frankenstein-esque tale loosely based on H. P. Lovecraft’s 1922 serial novelette “Herbert West—Reanimator,” which follows medical student Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) as he experiments with a reagent that reanimates dead tissue … with predictably horrifying side effects! Ahh!

When released in theaters in 1985, the film more than twice recouped its approximately $1 million budget, but its real commercial success came as an unrated home video, where it garnered cult classic status.

Now celebrating its 40th anniversary with a 4K restoration and redistribution by Ignite Films, it will screen for one show only at the Bay Theatre, but the real draw for this event will be a slideshow of behind-the-scenes still photographs of the making of Re-Animator by Los Osos resident Abe Perlstein, who will be in attendance to comment on the never-before-seen images.

“I was in on the beginnings of the MTV music video craze, where I was hired to shoot behind the scenes of music videos that were all the rage back then,” Perlstein recalled during a recent phone interview. “My first job after shooting all those music videos, my first feature film job, was Re-Animator. I can’t remember who hired me, but I met the director, Stuart Gordon, and I really liked him right off the bat.”

Perlstein remembers the vibe on the set as jovial.

“I can’t speak for everyone else, but I can tell you it was a lot of fun,” Perlstein continued. “It still rates as one of my favorite productions I ever worked on. I worked on over 120 television assignments as well as about 120 features. And this one remains one of the funniest and most fun projects I ever worked on. Everybody liked working with one another. The script was very funny, and everybody kept ruining takes because we’d all be laughing so hard.”

One of the things that makes the film so

Re-animate!

The Central Coast Film Society presents Stuart Gordon’s 1985 cult classic horror film Re-Animator at the Bay Theatre on Monday, Oct. 20 (VIP doors at 4:30, general admission doors at 5, with a 5:30 p.m. screening followed by a slideshow of behind-the-scenes photos; $23.27 general admission or $33.98 VIP at my805tix.com). All ticket sales and funds raised go to the nonprofit Central Coast Film Society. Learn more at centralcoastfilmsociety.org.

hilarious is that it plays it straight. There’s no winking at the camera, no “Ha-ha! We know this is ridiculous.” For instance, when one of West’s professors, Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale), tries to blackmail him into surrendering his discovery, West lops his head off with a shovel and reanimates him. In a scene probably most responsible for the home video being unrated, Hill’s body holds his severed head and tries to use it to sexually assault naked Megan Halsey (Barbara Crampton), who’s tied to a medical exam table. It’s batshit crazy!

“It’s a dark humor, which is completely played straight throughout the whole movie,” Perlstein explained. “But everybody knew it was funny.”

It was also sticky work. At the time, Karo Syrup, a commercial corn syrup, was dyed red and used as fake blood.

“Today it’s not that shocking, but back in 1985, it would have been, and I mean, the blood and guts, it’s just so over the top and there was so much Karo Syrup used on the film,” Perlstein said with a laugh. “I think they had pallets of Karo Syrup, like gallons and gallons of the stuff, and it was sticky, and it would get all over the place. It was impossible to keep the set clean. A lot of times when there’d be an arm ripped off or something, the special effects guy would pump up the pressure on the Karo Syrup. It’s supposed to dribble out, but a lot of times it was pumped up too high, and it would just completely spray everybody in the room. Everybody’d be soaking under this stuff. And if you weren’t wearing a trash bag to prevent yourself from getting, you know, you’d just be covered in Karo Syrup.”

A trash bag wasn’t the only protection Perlstein needed on set. He also had to rig something to quiet the click of his camera shutter when shooting while the cameras were rolling.

“When they were shooting with the film camera, I would wait and get shots after,” he recalled. “But after a couple of days of this, I realized, ‘Wow, I’m missing all the great shots. I should somehow soundproof this camera.’”

He took Duvetyne black cloth, a kind of super dark felt material used on film sets to block out light from, say, a window, and wrapped his camera in it.

“I had about six or seven layers worth, then sealed the whole thing up with gaffer’s tape and had a little hole in the bottom where I could insert my right hand and then close it up with Velcro that went around my wrist, and I could look through the viewfinder because I had a little hole so I could see through. It was pretty quiet. You really couldn’t hear it at all, except my hand, after being in there, would be so sweaty and hot that when I’d take it out, it would be soaking wet. And I’d have to open the thing up and blow a fan into it.”

In addition to praising the new 4K restoration, Perlstein also notes that the film’s score, by composer Richard Band and recorded by the Rome Philharmonic, is very similar to Bernard Herrmann’s score for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho.

“If people liked Psycho, they’ll probably liked this because they did a really good job of the remastering the film. But the thing I most want people to know is that if they like dark horror comedies with the emphasis on comedy, they’re going to really like this film because it’s so ridiculous and funny. It’s screamingly funny. If you don’t have a sense of humor or you don’t like gore, don’t come to the movie.” ∆

Contact Arts Editor Glen Starkey at gstarkey@ newtimesslo.com.

AN EYE FOR HORROR! Abe Perlstein, circa 1984 on the set of Re-Animator, was the behindthe-scenes still photographer whose photos have never been seen … until Oct. 20!

COURTESY PHOTO BY MELISSA SUE GORDON

COURTESY OF IGNITE

DON’T LOSE YOUR HEAD! David Gale stars as Dr. Carl Hill, a professor and researcher willing to steal a student’s discovery and sexually assault the dean’s daughter with his own severed head.

PHOTO COURTESY OF IGNITE FILMS

White-knuckle ride

Co-writer Paul Greengrass (United 93, Green Zone, Captain Phillips, News of the World, and three of the Jason Bourne franchise films) directs this screenplay he wrote with Brad Ingelsby (Out of the Furnace, Run All Night, Mare of Easttown) based on a segment of San Francisco Chronicle journalist Lizzie Johnson’s 2021 nonfiction book Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire about the 2018 Camp Fire. The Lost Bus focuses on Kevin McKay (Mathew McConaughey), a school bus driver who answers an emergency call and rescues 22 school children and their teacher, Mary Ludwig (America Ferrera), but must navigate the raging wildfire to drive them to safety. (129 min.)

THE LOST BUS

What’s it rated? R

What’s it worth, Anna? Full price

What’s it worth, Glen? Full price

Where’s it showing? Apple TV+

Glen What an incredible true story of survival and courage. McKay got the call that the kids and their two teachers (one didn’t want to be named so she was excluded from the story) were trapped at Ponderosa Elementary and needed evacuation. Over the next five hours, he drove the group 30 miles through gridlocked traffic and choking smoke and flames. The Camp Fire remains one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, with 18,000 structures lost and 85 fatalities. PG&E was found responsible for the fire due to a poorly maintained transmission line. The whole thing was a tragedy, and this gripping drama captures the desperation. It feels gritty and real, and you can almost smell the acrid smoke. Greengrass knows how to chronicle a disaster.

Anna Disaster films are always intense, but when you know it’s chronicling a real-life tragedy and following the lives of real people, it adds even more depth to the intensity. McKay is back in his hometown following the death of his father and is trying to care

STEVE

What’s it rated? R When? 2025

Where’s it showing? Netflix

To say that Steve (Cillian Murphy) has a difficult job is an understatement. The young men in his care are difficult at best. They’ve been institutionalized young and all carry their own unique baggage. Steve himself battles his own demons after an accident left him with a hidden addiction.

The film follows one chaotic day, the day that Steve and the rest of the staff learn that Stanton

for his aging and ailing mother as well as his teen son. McConaughey’s portrayal gives us a snapshot of a man unsettled in his reality. He feels put upon by his life, and he can’t seem to catch a break. His boss at the bus depot, Ruby (Ashlie Atkinson), is riding him to get the bus he’s on to maintenance ASAP, but with the looming walls of smoke closing in around him, all McKay can think about is getting home. When the school that Mary teaches at has to evacuate, even his plans to get home get derailed. Soon McKay has to use gut instinct and sheer force of will to save himself and the many children on his bus. It is a harrowing and claustrophobic experience as the group runs into one wall of fire after another.

Glen This film is something of a family affair. McConaughey’s son, Levi, stars as McKay’s son, Shaun, and his mother, Kay McCabe McConaughey, stars as Sherry, McKay’s disabled mother. These side stories allow us a reprieve from the claustrophobia of the bus and help humanize the characters.

Wood, the reform school, will be closing. That day happens to be the same day that a film crew is on-site to do a piece on the school, and their footage is used as a device to let us see intimate interviews with the boys. One of the boys, Shy (Jay Lycurgo), is in a particularly rough headspace after his mother rejects him. This film is a hard watch. Between the chaos of the school and Steve’s opioid addiction, there’s not a scrap of hope or light to be found. Based on a novella by Max Porter named Shy this drama highlights Murphy as the titular character in another truly impressive role. You’ll want to be in the right frame of mind for this one. It isn’t easy, but it’s profound and beautifully acted. (93 min.)

—Anna

PLAY DIRTY

What’s it rated? R

When? 2025

Where’s it showing? Prime

SThey feel like real people with lives to get back to. Mary’s side story is that she’s only traveled from the town of Paradise once. It’s a regret we want her to live to put behind her. I have no idea if these side stories are real or fiction to add to the emotion, but even if it’s creative license, it doesn’t distract from the truth. Though deeply frightened, McKay and Mary kept 22 kids safe through a deathdefying event. Ferrera and McConaughey both turned in intense performances. Anna Films like this can be tricky to keep engaging since we spend a lot of time in one setting—in this case on the bus and surrounded by fire. The side drama helps. I hope everyone who went through this experience is thriving today. From the coda, it seems that both Kevin and Mary went on to have fulfilling lives. This film does its best to convey the truly terrifying event that these people lived through. ∆

Arts Editor Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split Screen. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

hane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Nice Guys) co-writes and directs this heist flick based on the Parker book series by Richard Stark (aka Donald E. Westlake). In this go-around, we’re dropped into the middle of the story as professional thieves Parker (Mark Wahlberg) and Philly (Thomas Jane) lead a heist at a racetrack count room that’s interrupted by one of the track’s employees. The kinetic and violent opening is merely the

setup for the larger story about a heist involving the Outfit and its plans to steal $1 billion in shipwreck treasure on display at the U.N. The whole affair is overly complicated and runs too long, and while I like Wahlberg in many of his films, here he doesn’t really muster the gravitas of the Parker character, who was much better handled in Point Blank (1967) by Lee Marvin and in Payback (1999) by Mel Gibson. Parker is ruthless and murders without compunction when called for, but he has a moral code.

Considering the source material and the cowriter’s and director’s bona fides, Play Dirty should have been better. But hey, if you’ve got Prime and like action and heist films, it’s fun enough. (125 min.) ∆

PARADISE LOST School bus driver Kevin McKay (Mathew McConaughey) and teacher Mary Ludwig (America Ferrera) work to rescue 22 children from the 2018 Camp Fire, in The Lost Bus, streaming on Apple TV+.

PHOTO COURTESY OF APPLE STUDIOS

Mark Wahlberg stars as Parker, a professional thief whose botched heist leads to an even bigger score, in Play Dirty, streaming on Prime.

PHOTO COURTESY OF AMAZON MGM STUDIOES

DOGGED DETERMINATION Teacher Amanda (Tracey Ullman) and head teacher Steve (Cillian Murphy) face the closure of their school for troubled boys, in Steve, streaming on Netflix.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NETFLIX

ATASCADERO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE

THE CITY OF ATASCADERO INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO REVIEW THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN AND PROVIDE INPUT

OPEN HOUSE: City Hall, Foyer 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero (Entrance 1st Floor): Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 3-5 pm

PLANNING COMMISSION: City Hall, Council Chambers 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero (4th Floor): Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 6 PM

CITY COUNCIL MEETING: City Hall, Council Chambers 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero (4th Floor): Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, 6 PM

VISIT THE PROJECT WEBSITE AT: WWW ATASCADERO2045.ORG/DOCUMENTS TO VIEW THE DRAFT PLAN

CALLOREMAILWITHQUESTIONS: (805)461-5035 OR PLANNING@ATASCADERO.ORG

All Interested Parties are invited to attend. Come be a part of the conversation and learn about the 2045 General Plan, the 20-year blueprint for the City. Unable to attend? Written public comments are accepted at planning@atascadero.org

Oct. 25, 2025

7:30 p.m. Saturday

Performing Arts Center

$17 and $22 general, $12 students pacslo.org, 805-756-4849

More info: music.calpoly.edu/calendar/ame

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Music

BY GLEN STARKEY

Pilgrimage to jazz Mecca

Jazz Jubilee

returns to the Central Coast

Once a year, thanks to the Basin Street Regulars, San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties become a hotbed of jazz when Jazz Jubilee arrives in October. This marks the event’s 49th year, and it’s a whopper: more than 30 bands playing at 20 different venues with multiple shows daily through Sunday, Oct. 26.

“This is the second year for the highly successful, area-wide ‘à la carte’ festival format, which has allowed for easy expansion across 20 venues,” organizers announced. “Under this innovative model, participating venues handle the coordination and booking of their own jazz and swing bands. To ensure collaborative success, the Basin Street Regulars organize the festival’s overall marketing and provide participating venues with promotional help. This successful partnership spotlights a multitude of jazz bands from near and far and weaves music directly into the region’s cultural fabric.”

There are literally too many shows to list here, so your best bet to see what’s happening is to visit pismojazz.com/2025-schedulejazzfest. Some shows are free, and tickets for most (but not all) of the paid shows are available at my805tix.com/e/jazz-jubilee-25.

As an example of what you can expect, let me tell you about two of the closing acts who’ll be sharing a bill the final two days of the festival. On Saturday, Oct. 25, The Black Market Trust headlines the Clark Center (7 p.m.; all ages; $30 to $50 at clarkcenter.org). Hailing from LA, they’re known for their unique blend of legendary American jazz crooners-style vocals with the fiery musicality of the Paris hot club jazz of guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Opening will be New Jersey’s The Midiri Brothers, twin brothers recognized for their stunning multiinstrumental virtuosity.

The following day, the last day of the festival, The Black Market Trust will open for the Midiri Brothers when they play the Pismo Beach Vets Hall (doors at 11 a.m., show from noon to 4 p.m.; all ages; $35 at my805tix.com).

Live Music

NORTH COAST SLO COUNTY

“SHANTY-SING” AT THE MORRO BAY

MARITIME MUSEUM Saturday morning

“Shanty-Sing” at the Morro Bay Maritime Museum. Learn and share maritime music. Bring a song. Learn a song. Sing along. Fourth Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-noon through Oct. 25 Free. (805) 225-6571. morrobaymaritime.org/ event/shanty-sing/. Morro Bay Maritime Museum, 1154 Front St., Morro Bay.

BIG RICHARD ~ AN ALL FEMALE

BLUEGRASS EXPERIENCE! Hear the Colorado-based, neo-acoustic supergroup of Big Richard perform live. Oct. 22 7-10 p.m. $24.93. thesirenmorrobay.com. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, (805) 225-1312.

BLUES AGENDA JAM AND SHOWCASE

A rockin’ blues dance party at Niffy’s Merrimaker every first, third, and now

Other headliner shows feature the The Idiomatiques (a modern Gypsy jazz quartet presented by the SLO County Jazz Federation in SLO’s Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church), popular local jazz trumpeter and pianist Jeff Elliott (at the Madonna Inn and leading a Jazz Jam at the Costa De Oro tasting room), and internationally renowned boogie-woogie pianist Carl Sonny Leyland with pre-bebop trumpeter Marc Caparone (presented by the Basin Street Regulars at Puffers in Pismo Beach). Visit pismojazz.com and find your shows.

Bay to the Beach

Sound out! Send music and club information to gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

Balcony at tixr.com).

NPR has described the Bay Area hip-hop scene as “one of the deepest, most insular, and most inscrutable rap regions. It’s also one of the more influential ones.”

The region has been a hotbed of hip-hop for 50 years now, and to celebrate, Good Vibez and Otter Productions Inc. are teaming up to bring Bay to the Beach to the Avila Beach Golf Resort on Saturday, Oct. 25 (gates at 4, show starting at 5 p.m.; all ages; $67.51 general or $295.52 for Beach

fifth Wednesdays. The Blues Asylum house band welcomes local, visiting, and newcomers to the blues groove. Spirits, beer, and wine, with outside food welcome. Every other Wednesday, 7-10 p.m. Free. (805) 235-5223. The Merrimaker Tavern, 1301 2nd Street, Los Osos. COLE GALLAGHER AND THE LESSER SAINTS LIVE Hear the 20-year-old singer-songwriter Cole Gallagher perform live at The Siren. Oct. 17, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Free. thesirenmorrobay.com. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, (805) 225-1312.

GLITTERFOX WITH THE HOT 45’S The Portland-based band Glitterfox will hit The Siren’s stage and deliver a night of indie rock. Oct. 24 7:30-10:30 p.m. $24.93. thesirenmorrobay.com. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, (805) 225-1312.

LISTENING AS RITUAL Group listening sessions with musician/musicologist Ben

Gerstein. Explore remarkable recordings of world music, nature field recording, western classical and contemporary, and jazz, sharing and discussing inspiration and perspectives on the expressive power of peoples, cultures, animals and habitats through sonic experience. Every other Monday, 7-8:15 p.m. $10-$15 donation. (805) 305-1229. leftcoastartstudio.com/. Left Coast Art Studio, 1188 Los Osos Valley Rd., Los Osos.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Each Wednesday, enjoy this Open Mic Night in the downstairs dining area. Grab some friends and show off your talents. Food and drink service will be available. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Free. (805) 995-3883. schoonerscayucos.com. Schooners, 171 North Ocean Ave, Cayucos.

SHANTY SING AT THE MARITIME

MUSEUM Join our monthly sea-shanty sing-along every 4th Saturday through

It’s being billed as the “ultimate West Coast party,” and the lineup is legendary: E-40, Too Short, Warren G, P-LO, LaRussell, Mistah F.A.B., and local favorite Gehrig Kniffen.

Hosted by the Western Conference, organizers say to “get ready for a day packed with iconic anthems, smooth flows, and nothing but good vibez with the sand at your feet and the ocean as your backdrop. This is your chance to see hip-hop royalty and Bay Area favorites in an unforgettable seaside setting.”

October. Learn and share maritime music. Bring a song. Learn a song. Sing along. Fourth Saturday of every month, 11 a.m. through Oct. 25 Free. (805)225-6571. Morro Bay Maritime Museum, 1154 Front St., Morro Bay.

SOLEFFECT AT THE SIREN Our 7-piece band blends rock, funk, reggae, blues, and soul into a high-energy show that will keep you grooving. Oct. 18 2-5 p.m. Free. facebook.com/events/1351047153206195/. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, (805) 225-1312.

NORTH SLO COUNTY

40 YEARS OF MUSIC WITH THE ATASCADERO COMMUNITY BAND The Atascadero Community Band celebrates 40 years. Join us for a free anniversary concert, and joyful afternoon of music, memories, and community spirit. Oct. 26 , 3-5 p.m. Free. atascaderoband.

A whole lotta bluegrass

Good Medicine, Numbskull, and KCBX present Big Richard on their Girl Dinner Tour at The Siren on Wednesday, Oct. 22 (7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $24.93 at goodmedicinepresents.com), with opener

org. Atascadero Bible Church, 6225 Atascadero Ave., Atascadero, 805) 466-2051.

ARTS AROUND US: SEASHORE TRIO

Enjoy an afternoon of piano, oboe, and violin chamber music with musicians from the SLO Symphony. Oct. 26 , 2:30-3:30 p.m. Free. (805) 238-9800. studiosonthepark.org/events/artsaround-us-seashore-trio/. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

EASTON EVERETT Easton Everett is a singer-songwriter who blends indie folk, neo-folk, and world beat with intricate fingerstyle guitar. Oct. 17, 5-7 p.m. Sun Outdoors Central Coast Wine Country, 2500 Airport Rd, Paso Robles, (805) 238-4560.

FOREVER GREEN AT PEAR VALLEY

ESTATE WINES Forever Green will be returning to Pear Valley. Reservations

are recommended. Oct. 18 , 1-4 p.m. pearvalley.com/events-3. Pear Valley Winery, 4900 Union Road, Paso Robles, (805) 475-3389.

FRIDAY NIGHT DJ Weekly DJ series, with a different DJ every Friday. Presented by friends at Traffic Record store in Atascadero. Come listen, dance, drink, and unwind every Friday. All ages event; no cover charge. Fridays, 7-10 p.m. (805) 460-6042. ancientowlbeergarden.com. Ancient Owl Beer Garden, 6090 El Camino Real, suite C, Atascadero.

KARAOKE NIGHT Food and drink available for purchase. Last Saturday of every month, 8 p.m. Free admission. my805tix.com. Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main St., Templeton.

LIVE MUSIC WITH

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JAZZ-O-RAMA The Basin Street Regulars presents multiple daily jazz concerts during Jazz Jubilee through Oct. 26, including The Black Market Trust on Oct. 25 at the Clark Center and again on Oct. 26 at the Pismo Vets Hall.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BLACK MARKET TRUST

BAY AREA HIP-HOP Good Vibez and Otter Productions Inc. are teaming up to bring Bay to the Beach to the Avila Beach Golf Resort, with seven acts including E-40, on Oct. 25

PHOTO COURTESY OF E-40

HARMONIES GALORE Good Medicine, Numbskull, and KCBX present “the gremlins of the bluegrass world” Big Richard on their Girl Dinner Tour at The Siren on Oct. 22 .

PHOTO COURTESY OF BIG RICHARD

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Miss

Leo & The Handsome Fellers

Based in Colorado, Big Richard came out of nowhere in 2021 to a gushing reception. The all-female quartet certainly knew how to make an entrance.

“Although they showed up to their first gig armed with homemade puff paint T-shirts, a load of crass jokes, and all dressed intentionally like Stevie Nicks, from the first few notes of their tight vocal harmonies, dazzling string virtuosity, and clever arrangements, no one had any choice but to take them seriously,” their bio explains.

Miss Leo (“Leo” Lauren Williams) is of course our favorite local “California Soulgrass Songstress” who writes amazing originals and knows how to pick just the right covers. Should be a terrific night for bluegrass and folk fans.

Also at The Siren

Sōleffect plays a free matinee show on Saturday, Oct. 18 (2 to 5 p.m.; 21-and-older). This Central Coast septet boasts two female singers who intertwine their vocals on some great blues, rock, funk, and dance music.

Later that night, ’80s and ’90s cover band Ultra will take the stage (7:30 p.m.; 21-andolder; $8.45 presale at tixr.com or $10 at the door). Hear songs by The Smiths, The Fix, and more.

From Zep to Jah

Good Vibez and the Fremont Theater have two cool shows this week starting with Mr. Jimmy on Friday, Oct. 17 (doors at 7, show at 8 p.m.; all ages; $40 to $55 add $21.63 for a VIP meet-and-greet at prekindle.com). Mr. Jimmy (aka Akio Sakurai) is guitarist for Jason Bonham and “has dedicated his life to honoring Led Zeppelin’s guitarist Jimmy Page,” according to his bio. “For 40-plus years, he recreated vintage and historical Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs.”

Super chill Florida-based reggae act The Hip Abduction plays on Thursday, Oct. 23 (doors at 7, show at 8 p.m.; all ages; $36.02 or $93.81 VIP at prekindle.com), with Mihail opening. The Hip Abduction’s music is really transportive. You’ll feel like you’re on vacation on a tropical island.

Traditional norteño sounds … plus Nederlander Concerts closes it season at Vina Robles Amphitheatre with iconic Mexican group Bronco on their Dejando Huella (that translates to “Leaving a Mark”)

Tour on Saturday, Oct. 25 (doors at 6:30, show at 8 p.m.; all ages; $60.10 to $344.62 at ticketmaster.com).

These hombres are true showmen, with their cowboy boots and spectacularly embroidered matching jumpsuits. They mix traditional norteño sounds with elements of pop played on modern instruments.

The group’s debut album, 1980’s Te Quiero Cada Día Más (I Love You More Every Day), introduced them as a new force in Mexican music, but they really took off in 1989 with A Todo Galope (At Full Gallop), which brought them international recognition. They’ve been touring the world ever since.

Late bloomer

Americana and alt-country singersongwriter Pony Bradshaw was a latecomer to music, but judging from his background, he was born to perform. He was a military brat shuffled from base to base. His dad later became an Elvis impersonator. According to press materials, a young Pony helped stock scarves onstage for his dad’s admirers.

Pony (née James Bradshaw), it turned out, was a performer who didn’t know he could perform because he never really tried.

“It was a little open mic in Chattanooga,” Pony said of his first public performance. “I was scared to death. It was a competition— and I never liked competition, but for some reason, I wanted to go show my tunes. I played the first song I’d written at that open mic.”

He won the competition and so began,

about five years ago, his music career. He was 38 when he released his debut album, Sudden Opera. He’s now touring in support of his third record, Thus Spoke the Fool, a homage to the sounds of Appalachia.

SLO Brew Live presents Pony Bradshaw at Rod & Hammer Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 21 (doors at 7 p.m.; all ages; $32.36 at ticketweb.com).

Also this week at Rod & Hammer, witness the return of Steely Dan and Grateful Dead tribute act Steely Dead on Friday, Oct. 17 (doors at 7 p.m.; all ages; $30.30 at ticketweb.com).

Philly rockers Mo Lowda and the Humble, who just released their fifth album, Tailing the Ghost, play on Saturday, Oct. 18 (doors at 7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $27.21 at ticketweb.com), with French Cassettes opening.

And finally SLO Brew Live and (((folkYEAH!))) present alt-rocker Ty Segall with a full band on Sunday, Oct. 19 (doors at 7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $47.29 at ticketweb.com) with Pancho and the Wizards opening.

Founded in 1939!

The Blind Boys of Alabama have seen a lot of members come and go through the years. The group began as a school chorus at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Deaf and Blind.

They found mainstream success in 1983 after appearing in the Obie Award-winning musical The Gospel at Colonus, after which

they went on to perform with acts like Prince, Lou Reed, Bonnie Raitt, Ben Harper, and many others.

Cal Poly Arts is presenting six-time Grammy Award-winning gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama in the Performing Arts Center SLO on Friday, Oct. 24 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $47 to $72 at pacslo.org), with opener Cory Henry, a Grammy Awardwinning pianist and singer, and former member of Snarky Puppy, who plays jazz, gospel, R&B, soul, and funk.

Cal Poly Arts says to “look for a special onstage collaboration between the artists as well at this must-see performance!”

More music …

This Friday, Oct. 17, marks the second installment of Irie Third Friday when Eric Cotton and One Love Bomb bring their upbeat reggae to Liquid Gravity (7 to 9 p.m.; all ages; $12.66 at my805tix.com). You can enjoy a bunch of free live music this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19, when Pismo Beach hosts the 79th annual Pismo Beach Clam Festival. Head to the Pier Plaza on Saturday and hear indie rockers B and the Hive (11 a.m.), ’80s cover act DV8 (1 p.m.), and soulful pop singer Damon Castillo (3 p.m.). On Sunday, hear R&B, pop, and jazz singer Jineanne Coderre (noon) and dance band Steppin’ Out (2 p.m.). ∆

Contact Arts Editor Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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ISLAND SOUNDS Good Vibez presents Florida-based reggae collective The Hip Abduction at the Fremont Theater on Oct. 23

PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOD VIBEZ

¡VIVA LA MEXICIO! In their last show of the season, Nederlander Concerts presents iconic Mexican group Bronco at Vina Robles Amphitheatre on Oct. 25

THE ROOTS OF THE BLUES Cal Poly Arts presents six-time Grammy winners and gospel legends The Blind Boys of Alabama at the Performing Arts Center SLO on Oct. 24

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAL POLY ARTS

AMERICANA KING SLO Brew Live presents alt-country singer-songwriter Pony Bradshaw at Rod & Hammer Rock on Oct. 21

COURTESY PHOTO BY CARLEY DUMENIL

music with Paso’s own Lynda Tymcheck! Enjoy McPrice Myers wines and Alba Provisions snack boxes. Reservations are encouraged. Oct. 18 4-7 p.m. $25 tasting fee waived with $75 purchase. (805) 237-1245. mcpricemyers.com/ events/101825music. McPrice Myers Wine Company, 3525 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles. SINGING HANDS CHILDREN’S CHOIR

A unique performing arts group that performs across the state for deaf festivals, service organizations, churches, fairs, and other outlets. New members always welcome. Registration open weekly. Mondays, 5-6:30 p.m. $45 tuition per month. singinghandschildrenschoir. com/. Singing Hands Children’s Choir and Performing Arts, 1413 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles.

THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ AT CLUB CAR BAR WITH MELODIOUS FUNK Melodious Funk returns to Club Car Bar for an evening of Jazz. Oct. 16 6-9 p.m. Free. Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main St., Templeton.

THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ AT SENSORIO WITH PAT KELLEY, SUNNY WRIGHT, DAVID KEIF, AND DARRELL VOSS Jazz guitarist Pat Kelley joins vocalist Sunny Wright, bassist David Keif, and drummer Darrell Voss on the performance lawn at Sensorio! There will be firepit tables, food, and fun! Oct. 23 6:45-9:45 p.m. $30-$65. (805) 226-4287. sensoriopaso. com. Sensorio, 4380 Highway 46 East, Paso Robles.

SAN LUIS OBISPO

two-step, and everything in between. Oct. 25 , 7-9 p.m. $20. nexusslo.com. Nexus SLO, 3845 S Higuera St.( Lower Level), San Luis Obispo, (805) 904-7428.

CUESTA CHOIRS CONCERT The Cuesta College Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Cuesta Voce, under the direction of John Knutson, present an evening of classical and jazz choral music. Oct. 25 , 7:30 p.m. $18 General, $10 Student w/ ID. (805) 546-3198. Harold J. Miossi CPAC at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

THE GILDED Hear Bill Wingfield on bass, Marty Townsend on guitar, Ron McCarley on sax, and Darrell Voss on drums. Their smooth jazz notes makes this evening a perfect night to meet friends. Oct. 17 7-9 p.m. $15.81. my805tix. com. CongregationHouse, 11245 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo.

THE HIP ABDUCTION Hear The Hip Abduction, the vibrant St. Petersburg, FL-based collective that formed over a mutual appreciation for West African and early Jamaican reggae and dub music Oct. 23 , 8 p.m. $36.02. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, (805) 546-8600.

THE IDIOMATIQUES LIVE In part with the Jazz Jubilee Central Coast event, see The Idiomatiques live at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church. Oct. 24 , 7:30-9:45 p.m. $33.98. my805tix.com. Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, 1701 Fredericks Street, San Luis Obispo.

ALBA FRANCO-CANCÉL RECITAL OF LATIN AMERICAN ART SONG The guest soprano will present a program featuring works from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Puerto Rico. Paul Woodring will accompany on piano. Oct. 16 , 11:10 a.m. Free. (805) 756-2406. music. calpoly.edu/calendar/special/#franco. Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA & CORY HENRY The Blind Boys of Alabama and Cory Henry will unite for an unforgettable night of gospel, soul, and genre-blending mastery, inspiring audiences with timeless, electrifying sound. Oct. 24 7:30 p.m. (805) 756-4849. calpolyarts. org/20252026-season/blind-boys-ofalabama-cory-henry. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. BURLEY THISTLES Burley Thistles is an alternative rock band known for their guitar-driven sound and memorable songs. Oct. 25 , 1-4 p.m. Wolff Vineyards, 6238 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo, (805) 781-0448, wolffvineyards.com.

CAL POLY ARAB MUSIC ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT The ensemble’s orchestra and choir will feature worldclass guest artists and a dance troupe that sets the music in motion with original choreographies. Oct. 25 7:30 p.m. $17 and $22 general, $12 students. (805) 756-4849. music.calpoly.edu/ calendar/ame. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

CENTRAL COAST SCHOOLS BIG BAND SOUND OFF This collaboration concert brings some of the best local big bands together for an exciting show and glimpse of the jazz musicians of tomorrow. Oct. 19, 1 p.m. $5. (805) 5463198. Harold J. Miossi CPAC at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SOPHIE SHAO Cellist Sophie Shao completes her 2025 Residency with a chamber music concert exploring three works of chamber music. Oct. 26 3 p.m. $45. festivalmozaic.org. Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

COUNTRY NIGHTS: HALLOWEEN EDITION Join for our new monthly country event focused on partner dancing! This month we’re starting with a two-level Country Two Step class—one track for newer dancers and another for those ready to level up their skills. Get ready for a night full of country swing,

local rapper Gehrig Kniffen will be opening the show up. Oct. 25 , 4 p.m. Avila Beach Resort, 6464 Ana Bay Dr., Avila Beach.

THE BLACK MARKET TRUST WITH THE MIDIRI BROTHERS SEXTET This Jazz Jubilee Central Coast headliner show offers an unforgettable night of swing, harmony, and virtuosity with The Black Market Trust and Midiri Brothers Sextet. Oct. 25 7-9 p.m. $30-$50. (805) 4899444. clarkcenter.org/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

CENTRAL COAST HARMONY CHORUS INVITES SINGERS TO JOIN FOR HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES Men and women are invited! No prior experience is necessary - just a love of music. Call or email for more information. Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. through Dec. 18 $20. (805) 736-7572. ccharmony.org. Nipomo Senior Center, 200 E. Dana St., Nipomo.

THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL STARRING BELINDA DAVIDS: A TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON The Clark Center presents: The Greatest Love of All starring Belinda Davids: A Tribute to Whitney Houston. Oct. 26 7-9 p.m. $49-$69, Platinum $79; Senior Discounts. (805) 489-9444. clarkcenter.org/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

IRIE 3RD FRIDAY Irie Third Fridays are a fresh, new monthly event to bring you a consistent spot for top quality reggae music. Hear the Central Coast old school reggae band One Love Bomb, fronted by Eric Cotton. Oct. 17, 7-9 p.m. $12.66. my805tix.com. Liquid Gravity Brewing Company, 675 Clarion Ct., San Luis Obispo, (805) 457-4677.

LIL’ REV: ROCK & ROLL CONCERT AND WORKSHOP Learn Boogie notes, shuffle strums, and riff from the ‘50s and ‘60s. A ticket includes both the workshop and the concert. Oct. 17, 1:30-4:30 p.m. $30. (805) 234-6822. https:lilrev.com/about. Mount Carmel Lutheran Church, 1701 Fredericks St., San Luis Obispo.

SALSA AND BACHATA LEVEL 1.5

WORKSHOP This class bridges the gap between Level 1 and Level 2, focusing on body movement, musicality, and partner connection to help you dance with confidence. Oct. 25 1-3 p.m. $35. nexusslo.com. Nexus SLO, 3845 S Higuera St.( Lower Level), San Luis Obispo, (805) 904-7428.

SHOW YOUR INNER SHOWGIRL: SPOOKY EDITION Unleash your inner showgirl in this fun Halloween-inspired burlesque workshop with Miss Belle Voilé! Learn struts, shimmies, glove peels, and a spooky routine. Oct. 18 , 2-4 p.m. $40. nexusslo.com. Nexus SLO, 3845 S Higuera St.( Lower Level), San Luis Obispo, (805) 904-7428.

THE SPICY SINGER The Spicy Singer is a game show where contestants must beat the heat by singing through it. Watch artists sing their heart out for a cash prize and a chance to be this episodes “Spicy Singer”. Oct. 18 , 8-10 p.m. $9.34. libertinebrewing.com/. Libertine Brewing Company, 1234 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, (805) 548-2337.

SR. LIVE Hear pop punk band SR. live, along with sets from Carry the 9 and Dirt Fight. Oct. 17, 6 p.m. $13.44. my805tix. com. Humdinger Brewing (SLO), 855 Capitolio Way, suite 1, San Luis Obispo, (805) 781-9974.

TWO HEADED GIRL WITH SPECIAL GUESTS The Bunker SLO presents Two Headed Girl with special guests Joone and Slut Boy. Oct. 16 6-10 p.m. $12.56. my805tix.com. The Bunker SLO, 810 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.

SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

BAY TO THE BEACH Bay area legends will be performing, and up and coming

KARAOKE AT SLO COUNTY’S ONLY FILIPINO CAFE Join for all day, all ages karaoke hosted at SLO County’s only brick and mortar Filipino cafe, Lumpia Bros Cafe. Enjoy karaoke, filipino dishes, acai, and coffee. Tuesdays-Saturdays-6 p.m. through Dec. 31 Free. (805) 202-8473. Lumpia Bros Cafe, 1187 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach.

KARAOKE EVERY WEDNESDAY A weekly event with barbecue offerings and more. Wednesdays, 4-8 p.m. Rancho Nipomo BBQ, 108 Cuyama Ln., Nipomo, (805) 925-3500.

THE LONG RUN EXPERIENCE THE EAGLES MUSIC The Long Run delivers spot-on Eagles hits with lush harmonies, stellar musicianship, and national acclaim—an unforgettable tribute to one of rock’s most iconic bands. Hear them live at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts. Oct. 23 , 7:30-9:30 p.m. $44.50-$55. (805) 489-9444. clarkcenter.org. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

|2, 3 and My 805 Tix| THE LOUNGE AT BESO An upscale after-hours nightclub experience. With limited capacity and a dress code. For ages 21 and over. Fridays, 10 p.m. my805tix.com. Beso Cocina, 1050 Willow Road, Nipomo.

MUSIC WITH A VIEW - OPEN GATES AT THE CHAPMAN ESTATE GARDEN Enjoy Open Gates at the seaside Chapman Estate in Shell Beach. Bring a picnic dinner and music, tables, chairs, and views will be supplied. Docent-led garden tours are available. Fridays, 5-7:30 p.m. through Oct. 24 $5/ person + $5 for Docent tours (optional). chapmanestatefoundation.org/. Chapman Estate, Private residence, Shell Beach.

SANTA MARIA VALLEY/LOS ALAMOS BRASS MASH AT STOCKYARD IN ORCUTT Get ready for an unforgettable evening of high-energy music as Brass Mash brings their signature sound to Orcutt! Known for their electrifying brasspowered mashups of pop, rock, and hiphop hits, this unique band will have you dancing and singing along from start to finish. Oct. 18 4-8 p.m. $21.93. my805tix. com. Blast 825 Brewery, 241 S. Broadway St., Orcutt, (805) 934-3777.

LOMPOC/VANDENBERG FLEETWOOD MASK Honor the legacy of Fleetwood Mac’s 50-year history with Fleetwood Mask on Friday, Oct. 17, at Lobero Theatre. Oct. 17 7:30-9:30 p.m. $42 - $62. (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara. ∆

Winemakers to watch

Burgundian specialists Samra Morris and Molly Bohlman are making waves on the Central Coast

Two local winemakers are helping to catapult the Central Coast’s stellar cool-climate pinot noir and chardonnay into the global spotlight.

Samra Morris, at Alma Rosa Winery in Buellton, and Molly Bohlman, at Niner Wine Estates in Paso Robles, have repeatedly clinched international top 100 lists for their respective portfolios and scored 90-pluspoint ratings from critics. However, this year the duo reached new heights with a nomination for Wine Enthusiast ’s Winemaker of the Year for Morris and a win for Winemaker of the Year at the San Luis Obispo County Wine Industry Awards for Bohlman.

Both women produce cool-climate gems from their respective coastal stomping grounds. Morris’ grapes hail primarily from Alma Rosa’s El Jabali estate vineyard in Santa Barbara County’s Sta. Rita Hills while Bohlman sources fruit from Niner’s Jespersen Ranch estate vineyard in SLO County’s Edna Valley.

In nominating Morris for Winemaker of the Year in Wine Enthusiast ’s 26th annual Wine Star Awards, the editors noted her “explorative, exciting pinot noirs that play with the region’s oceanside salinity and freshness.”

Morris is up against industry heavyweights from Australia, Italy, Argentina, and Healdsburg for the win, which will be announced by Nov. 13.

For superb sips

Alma Rosa’s tasting rooms are located at its estate ranch house at 7250 Santa Rosa Road in Buellton, with a secondary facility at 1623 Mission Drive, suite M, in Solvang. Learn more at almarosawinery.com and on Instagram and Facebook @almarosawinery. Contact Niner Wine Estates, located at 2400 Highway 46 West in Paso Robles, at ninerwine.com and on Instagram and Facebook @ninerwineestates.

The Buellton-based winemaker, the country’s first from Bosnia, said she was overwhelmed when she learned of the nomination in September.

“I never imagined I would be recognized on an international stage like this as one of only five winemakers in the world receiving a nomination,” she said. “To win would be beyond anything I ever imagined for myself when I first came to the United States.”

“If it happens, I think it’s safe to say we’ll be opening some very special bottles of Champagne,” she continued, adding that the nomination is an honor for the entire Alma Rosa team and “a reflection of our collective hard work and passion.”

“We are incredibly proud, but not surprised, by Samra’s nomination,” chimed in Alma Rosa proprietor Bob Zorich, who splits his time between Houston and Santa Barbara. “From the moment she joined Alma Rosa in 2019, her vision, talent, and relentless pursuit of excellence have been unmistakable.

“She is like a natural athlete—her skillset and potential were evident right off the bat. She brings a rare combination of scientific precision, artistic intuition, and a deep respect for the land that is evident in every wine she creates.”

SENSATIONAL SETTING Cool ocean air funnels through Alma Rosa’s El Jabali estate vineyard in the rugged Sta. Rita Hills. The vineyard features 47 acres planted primarily with pinot noir and chardonnay, with smaller blocks of syrah, grenache, and aligoté.

Morris, who was raised in war-torn Sarajevo, moved to California in 2012, and landed her first job in 2013 at Hestan Vineyards in Yountville.

Armed with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food science and food quality and control from the University of Sarajevo, Morris worked her way up from tasting room associate, quality control manager, and other industry roles at Napa Valley and Sonoma establishments to critically acclaimed winemaker at Alma Rosa.

More than 80 of her wines—primarily Burgundians and Rhônes—have earned 95plus points from critics, with her 2021 Radian pinot noir achieving 98 points from James Suckling and 2021 Attente grenache-syrah blend landing a near-perfect 99 points from Jeb Dunnuck.

“What has always excited me most is that I get to make wines that reflect the Sta. Rita Hills,” Morris explained. “Whether pinot noir, chardonnay, syrah, or grenache, my goal is always to highlight the distinct character of the vineyard site and craft wines that are vibrant, balanced, and reflective of this region.”

In SLO County, Niner boasts two renowned winemakers overseeing distinct estate vineyards—Heart Hill in Paso and Jespersen Ranch in Edna Valley. While Patrick Muran focuses primarily on Niner’s Bordeaux varieties at Heart Hill, Bohlman helms Jespersen Ranch’s Burgundian-heavy portfolio.

In addition to her pinot noir, which regularly earns up to 97-point scores from critics including Wine Enthusiast, Morris also produces chardonnay, Rhône varietals and blends, and albariño.

“As a winemaker, Molly is someone with deep experience, genuine love of the craft, and dedication to representing site,” said winery President Andy Niner, of Atascadero.

“Her wines are delicious and have put Jespersen Ranch on the map for us. We would not be where we are today if she didn’t decide to join the team 11 years ago.”

On the win for SLO County’s Winemaker of the Year, announced in July, Niner said, “I was super excited for her. “

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALMA ROSA WINERY

PRIZED PINOT Alma Rosa’s Samra Morris, a nominee for 2025 Winemaker of the Year in Wine Enthusiast’s Wine Star Awards, enjoys a glass of her renowned pinot noir from El Jabali, named for the winery’s estate vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SETH DANIELJ MEDIA GROUP

STAR STEWARD Molly Bohlman, Winemaker of the Year at the SLO County Wine Industry Awards, snuggles a kid at Niner’s Jespersen Ranch in Edna Valley. The estate vineyard utilizes goats and sheep to sustainably graze its cover crop.

“Molly is not out there playing the PR game,” he continued. “She is too focused on making really good wine. So, the fact that her peers decided to honor her is well-deserved.”

With more than 250 compelling wineries in SLO County, Bohlman says recognition by her colleagues is particularly gratifying.

“It is also rewarding that my risks and hard work over the years have paid off,” she continued. “Coming from a non-wine, nonfarming background, somehow I chose the right career path at a young age.”

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Bohlman’s 30year career includes a Cal Poly fruit science degree and stints throughout California as viticulturist, lab technician, enologist, and winemaker. Before joining Niner and settling in San Luis Obispo, she was winemaker at Paul Hobbs Winery in Sebastopol.

She has also held leadership roles at the World of Pinot, Vintners Institute Guild, and many other industry organizations, as noted by the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance in naming her the county’s top winemaker for 2025.

“I think all winemakers want to have creative freedom and the opportunity to make the type of wines they personally love to drink,” Bohlman said. “I’m lucky to have that situation at Niner. I enjoy making all of Niner’s Jespersen Ranch wines and put 14 different wines in bottle every year, so there is a lot of diversity.

“[However], my biggest passion lies with pinot noir. I love that I can make sparkling wines, rosé, or red wine from a single grape variety.”

Long term, Bohlman hopes to continue learning the nuances behind grape-growing and winemaking.

“There are so many small details that can elevate a wine from good to great, and winemakers only get one chance a year to make the right decisions,” she said. “Three decades in, I feel like I’ve just scratched the surface.” Δ

Flavor Writer Cherish Whyte applauds both winemakers’ achievements. She’ll be enjoying pinot pours at cwhyte@newtimesslo.com.

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YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED July 21, 2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM, in the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Building, 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on July 29, 2015 as Instrument No. 2015038344, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, executed by YANCEY SUE VAN BAVEL, A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF EXHIBIT “A” THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTHERLY 50 FEET OF LOTS 5 AND 6 IN THE BLOCK 77 OF THE TOWN OF GROVER, ACCORDING TO MAP RECORDED NOVEMBER 23, 1982, BOOK A, PAGE 6 OF MAPS, PER OFFICIAL RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, BOOK 1384-PAGE 439. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 186 N 12TH STREET, GROVER BEACH, CA 93433 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $384,224.30 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any

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 visit the Internet Website address www.nationwideposting. com or call Nationwide Posting & Publication at 916.939.0772 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07001552-22-2. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916.939.0772, or visit this internet website www. nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA07001552-22-2 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee

SOUTH STREET & KING COURT CROSSING SPEC. NO. 2001059

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of San Luis Obispo will receive bids by mail for the “South Street & King Court Crossing, Spec. No. 2001059” at the Public Works Administration Office located at 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 until, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025, at 11:00 A.M., when they will be publicly opened Bids received after said time will not be considered. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked with the project title, contractor name, address, and specification number.

The Contractor must possess a valid Class A Contractor’s License at the time of the bid opening Every bid must be accompanied by a certified check/cashier’s check or bidder’s bond for 10% of the bid amount, payable to the City of San Luis Obispo.

Download FREE at the City’s website: www.SloCity.orgBid packages under Bids & Proposals. Questions may be addressed to Hai Nguyen, Project Manager, at 805-781-7108 or hnguyen@slocity.org

October 16, 2025

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, the Pismo Beach Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, for the following purpose:

PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA:

A. Address: 0 Citywide

Applicant: City of Pismo Beach

Project No.: P25-000080

Description: Coastal Development Permit for the construction of the Shell Beach Road Shared Use Path

Phase 2 Project including a new Class 1 multi-use path between Spyglass Drive and Avila Beach Drive, new crosswalk improvements, on-street bicycle facilities, new safety lighting, and new traffic calming measures with new lane striping and landscape buffers. A Notice of Exemption 2023-023 was previously adopted by the City Council on November 7, 2023. The project is located in the Coastal Zone and is not appealable to the California Coastal Commission.

Environmental Review

In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City Council previously adopted a Notice of Exemption on November 7, 2023 after determining that the project is Statutorily Exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080. 25 in line with the provisions of Senate Bill 922, which recognizes that pedestrian and bicycle facilities that improve safety, access, or mobility, including new facilities, within the public right-of-way are exempt from CEQA.

Details about ways to participate in this hearing will be provided on the agenda posted for the meeting online at pismobeach.org/agenda, and on the bulletin board at City Hall. The agenda will be posted in the afternoon of October 23, 2025.

You have a right to comment on these projects and their effect on our community. Interested persons are invited to participate in the hearing or otherwise express their views and opinions regarding the proposed projects. Emailed comments may be submitted to planningcommission@ pismobeach.org; staff cannot guarantee that emailed comments submitted after the start of the meeting will be given full consideration before action is taken. Written comments may be delivered or mailed to the Community Development Department / Planning Division Office at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449, prior to the meeting, or hand-delivered during the meeting no later than the comment period for this item. Oral comment may be provided prior to the meeting by calling 805-773-7005 and leaving a voice message. Please state and spell your name, and identify your item of interest. Oral comment may also be made during the meeting, either by joining the virtual meeting using the link provided on the agenda document, or by attending the meeting in person in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Please refer to the agenda for this meeting for specific instructions for participation.

Staff reports, plans and other information related to these projects are available for public review from the Planning Division Office, by emailing Administrative Secretary Brianna Whisenhunt at bwhisenhunt@pismobeach.org. The meeting agenda and staff report will be available no later than the Friday before the meeting and may be obtained upon request by mail or by visiting www.pismobeach.org/ agenda. The Planning Commission meeting will be televised live on Charter Spectrum Cable Channel 20 and streamed on the City’s website.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you challenge the action taken on this item in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Pismo Beach at, or prior to, the public hearing.

For further information, please contact Administrative Secretary Brianna Whisenhunt at bwhisenhunt@ pismobeach.org or 805-773-4658.

Brianna Whisenhunt Administrative Secretary October 16, 2025

NOTICE AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1162

Notice is hereby given that at its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6:00 PM, the City Council of the City of El Paso de Robles adopted ORDINANCE NO. 1162 APPROVING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 25-01 TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF THE UPTOWN/TOWN CENTRE SPECIFIC PLAN OF THE CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES FOR 2508 SPRING STREET (P24-0098)

The following is a summary of the Ordinance:

• Amends the Zoning Map for the property located at 2508 Spring StreetAPN 008-121-021

• The property shall be rezoned to the Town Center-2 (TC-2) zoning district as depicted in Exhibit A of the Ordinance. Ordinance No. 1162 was adopted by the City Council by the following unanimous vote: AYES: Gregory, Bausch, Beal, Hamon ABSENT: Strong

The above summary is a brief description of the subject matter contained in the text of the Ordinance, which has been prepared pursuant to Government Code Section 36933. This summary does not include or describe every provision of the Ordinance and should not be relied upon as a substitute for the full text of the Ordinance. Copies of the full text of the Ordinance are posted in the City Clerk’s office at 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, California or on the City’s website at www.prcity.com.

Date: October 16, 2025

Melissa Martin City Clerk

CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES, CALIFORNIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 1164 AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE EL PASO DE ROBLES MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24), INCLUDING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCLUDING CHAPTER 1; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCLUDING CHAPTER 1 AND APPENDICES B AND D THERETO; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; THE CALIFORNIA WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE; AND THE CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, 2025 EDITION; MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES; AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 7, 2025 the City Council approved first reading of Ordinance 1164 and authorized the scheduling of a public hearing and second reading. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the public hearing and second reading of Ordinance 1164 will be held by the Paso Robles City Council at 6:00 p.m. on November 4, 2025 or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at the Norris Room, Centennial Park, 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles, California to consider adopting the ordinance, entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE EL PASO DE ROBLES MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24), INCLUDING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCLUDING CHAPTER 1; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCLUDING CHAPTER 1 AND APPENDICES B AND D THERETO; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; THE CALIFORNIA WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE; AND THE CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, 2025 EDITION; MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES; AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

The full text of the proposed ordinance and one copy of each of the above-referenced codes will be available for public inspection in the Office of the Paso Robles City Clerk at 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, California, for not less than fifteen days prior to said hearing date.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please call Charlie Moloney, Building Official or Devon Kuhnle, Deputy Building Official at (805) 2373850.

Dated: October 16, 2025

Devon Kuhnle

Deputy Building Official

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to consider an Ordinance amending Behavioral Health Fees in the County Fee Schedule “B” for Fiscal Year 2025-26. The hearing will be held at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, County Government Center, 1055 Monterey Street, in San Luis Obispo.

Recommended amendments include increases in fees. Schedule B Fee amendments would become effective November 20, 2025.

Any person interested in expressing their views regarding the proposed amendments to the Fee Schedule may do so at the hearing.

To determine specific placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda and to review the fee schedule amendments, go to the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

The fee schedule amendments may also be reviewed at the:

County Government Center Administrative Office, Room D430 1055 Monterey Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 (805) 781-5011

DATED: October 9, 2025

MATT PONTES

County Administrative Officer and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

By: /s Niki Martin Deputy Clerk

October 16, 2025

OCTOBER 7, 2025 COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING BRIEF

Items 1-19: Consent Agenda & Resolution (Res) Nos. 2025-210 thru 2025-215 – Approved as amended. No 1 pulled off agenda – No action taken.

Item 20: Public Comment Period – Items not on the agenda: D. Dow; A. Bowsky; G. Kirkland; M. Fries, P. Hoover spoke - No action taken.

Item 21: Request to approve & certify to the Pension Trust Board the need for the immediate temporary employment of C. Cowan, upon her retirement from the Health Agency Public Health Dept. to fill a critically needed Nurse Practitioner position prior to the 180-day waiting period required by the Co. Retirement Plan & the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act - Approved.

Item 22: Request to approve the Co. Administrative Officer’s (CAO) strategic transition from a CAO model to a modern Co. Executive Office governance model to support the increasing scale & complexity of operations; approve the reorganization of the Central Services function from a dept to a division w/in the Admin. Office; adopt Res. 2025-216 amending the Position Allocation List (PAL) adding 1.00 FTE Assistant CAO & greying out 1.00 FTE Division Mgr & deleting 1.00 FTE Central Services Director; & rec & file an update on communications & outreach consolidation – Approved w/ direction to staff.

Item 23: Request to receive a presentation on the Pier Avenue Multimodal Corridor Study for the unincorporated area of Oceano & direct staff to consider this study & its elements for future circulation plans, development review & informing design of future capital improvement projects - Approved.

Item 24: Board Member comments and reports on meetings. Supervisor Moreno comments on attending the groundbreaking of ECHO’s new 30 bed wing; & relayed concerns from Friends of the Library (Atascadero/Santa Margarita) to the library ad hoc committee for review. A motion [2-3] to obtain an unredacted settlement agreement re: the Dana Reserve project - Failed. A motion [4-1] to direct staff to return w/ a proposed contract w Solstice for an economic impact assessment of Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s cont’d operation through 2045; feasibility overview of small modular reactors & updating the legislative platform re: Diablo Canyon - Approved

Item 25: Closed Session: Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure to litigation - potential cases: 1. Initiation of litigationpotential cases: 1. Existing Litigation: SLO Coastkeeper, et. al. v. Co. of SLO, U.S. District Court, Central District of CA, Western Division, Case No. 2:24-CV-06854-SPG-ASx. People of the State of CA v. N. Hibble, SLO Superior Court, Case No. 24F-01123. Conference w/ Labor Negotiator re: employee organizations: SLOPA; SLOCEA-T&C; DCCA; Sheriffs’ Mgmt; SLOCPPOA; DSA; DAIA; SLOCPMPOA; SLOCEA – PSSC; Unrepresented Mgmt & Confidential Employees; SDSA; UDWA; Unrepresented Employee: County Administrative Officer. Open Session: Report outNone.

Meeting adjourned.

For more details, view meeting videos at: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/ Departments/Administrative-Office/Clerk-of-the-Board/Clerk-of-theBoard-Services/Board-of-Supervisors-Meetings-and-Agendas.aspx

Matthew P. Pontes, County Administrative Officer & Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

By: Annette Ramirez, Deputy Clerk of the Board of SupervisorsOctober 16, 2025

NOTICE: SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INITIATION OF NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(J) TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

$4,188.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Notice is hereby given that on January 30, 2025, the abovedescribed property was seized at or near the Salinas River, near 24th Street and CA Highway 101, Paso Robles CA 93420, by the Paso Robles Police Department, in connection with violations of section 11351 of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $4,188.00.

Pursuant to section 11488.4(j) of the California Health and Safety Code, you must file a verified claim stating your interest in the property with the Superior Court’s Civil Division, Room 385, County Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93408. Claim forms are available from the Clerk of the above court and also online at https://www. courts.ca.gov/documents/mc200.pdf.

Furthermore, an endorsed copy of the verified claim must also be served on the District Attorney, Asset Forfeiture Unit, County Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street, 4th Floor, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, within 30 days of filing the claim with the Superior Court’s Civil Division.

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)). The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to cross-examine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

The failure to timely file and secure a verified claim stating an interest in the property in the Superior Court will result in the property being declared or ordered forfeited to the State of California and distributed pursuant to the provisions of Health and Safety Code section 11489 without further notice or hearing.

DATED: October 6, 2025

DAN DOW District Attorney

Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney October 9, 16, & 23, 2025

NOTICE: SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INITIATION OF NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(J) TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: $1,520.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Notice is hereby given that on April 10, 2025, the abovedescribed property was seized at or near 2121 Pine Street, Paso Robles CA, by the Paso Robles Police Department, in connection with violations of section 11351 of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $1,520.00.

Pursuant to section 11488.4(j) of the California Health and Safety Code, you must file a verified claim stating your interest in the property with the Superior Court’s Civil Division, Room 385, County Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93408. Claim forms are available from the Clerk of the above court and also online at https://www. courts.ca.gov/documents/mc200.pdf.

Furthermore, an endorsed copy of the verified claim must also be served on the District Attorney, Asset Forfeiture Unit, County Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street, 4th Floor, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, within 30 days of filing the claim with the Superior Court’s Civil Division.

Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)). The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to cross-examine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing.

The failure to timely file and secure a verified claim stating an interest in the property in the Superior Court will result in the property being declared or ordered forfeited to the State of California and distributed pursuant to the provisions of Health and Safety Code section 11489 without further notice or hearing.

DATED: October 6, 2025

DAN DOW District Attorney

Kenneth Jorgensen

Deputy District Attorney

October 9, 16, & 23, 2025

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM: All items are advertised for 9:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT: A request by Kurt and Renee Mammen for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2021-00026) to allow for the construction of an approximately 1,935 square foot single-story, singlefamily residence with an attached 560 square foot two-car garage, an 806 square-foot wood deck, 616 square feet of exterior patio area; and associated site improvements. The project would result in approximately 0.28 acre (12,000 square feet) of ground disturbance on a 0.35-acre (15,300 square foot) vacant parcel. The project is located on Covey Lane (APN: 074325-067) within the Residential Single-Family land use category, within the community of Los Osos. The project is in the Coastal Zone and in the Estero Planning Area.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Environmental Document prepared for the item. The Environmental Coordinator, after completion of the initial study, finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not necessary. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and CA Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) has been issued October 6, 2023, for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Air Quality and Biological Resources and are included as conditions of approval. The Environmental Document is available for public review at the Department of Planning and Building, at the below address. A copy of the Environmental Document is also available on the Planning and Building Department website at www.sloplanning.org Anyone interested in commenting on the proposed Environmental Document should submit a written statement and/or speak at the public hearing. Comments will be accepted up until completion of the public hearing(s).

County File Number: C-DRC2021-00026

Supervisorial District: District 2

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 074-325-067

Date Accepted: 11/2/2021

WHERE Virtual meeting via Zoom platform. Instructions on how to view and participate in the meeting remotely and provide public comment will be included in the published meeting Agenda and are posted on the Department’s webpage at: Planning Department Hearing - County of San Luis Obispo (ca.gov)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Mason Denning, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at 805-781-1298.

TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@co.slo.ca.us by 11/14/2025 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-DRC2021-00026.”

If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

COASTAL APPEALABLE: If the County approves this project, that action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. An applicant or aggrieved party may appeal to the Coastal Commission only after all possible local appeals have been exhausted pursuant to Coastal Zone Land Use

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing October 16, 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TEMPLETON COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Templeton Community Services District will hold a public hearing beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, to consider proposed annual adjustments to the water, wastewater, fire and parks and recreation development impact fees (DIFs) for the Templeton Community Services District (TCSD or District). Development impact fees are one-time fees paid by new development connecting to public facilities. The proposed annual adjustments to the DIFs are based on annual change in the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index, 20 Cities Average.

All interested parties are invited to join the meeting in-person, or call in via Zoom to participate in the hearing, provide comments, or be heard:

Public Call in Number to Participate is as follows: ZOOM Phone #: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 818 3946 8311 Passcode: 511017

Or Join the Zoom Meeting at: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/81839468311?pwd=HVXknB5g6791FTXC 0PEJcH7a8RTZga.1

At the public hearing on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, the District will consider any and all comments and objections to the proposed amendment.

If approved, the proposed increases are anticipated to become effective as of January 1, 2026. Any person interested in this matter is invited to attend the public hearing. If there are any questions concerning the proposed adjustments or the public hearing, please contact the District office at (805) 434-4900.

October 9 & 16, 2025

CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE

COUNCIL NOTICE OF

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Arroyo Grande City Council will conduct a public hearing in the Arroyo Grande City Council Chambers located at 215 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, to consider the following item:

Consideration of an Ordinance Regarding 2025 Building Codes and Fire Codes and Finding That This Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

The City Council will consider amendments to the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code (AGMC) regarding the most recent editions of the California Building Standards Codes and Fire Codes established by the State.

In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Community Development Department has determined that the proposed AGMC amendments are exempt from CEQA because they will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3)).

This City Council meeting is being conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format. During the public hearing, public comment will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, pursuant to current meeting procedure.

The City Council may also discuss other hearings or business items before or after the item listed above. If you challenge the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Failure of any person to receive the notice shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the action of the legislative body for which the notice was given.

Documents related to the project are available in the Community Development Department located at 300 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande. The Agenda and reports are posted online at www.arroyogrande.org 72 hours prior to the meeting. Please call (805) 473-5420 for more information. The City Council meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and streamed live on the City’s Website.

Jessica Matson, City Clerk October 16, 2025

CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, in City Hall, on MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025 in City Hall, Council Chamber, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA to consider the following item:

SUBJECT:

1. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Grover Beach Municipal Code sections 93.35, 93.52, and 93.54 of Chapter 93 (Parks and Recreation) of Title IX (General Regulations) Pertaining to Noticing Requirements for Camping, Recreation; Homelessness and use of Public Rights of Way or City Property for Camping – The City Council will conduct a public hearing for the second reading and adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 93 of Title IX (General Regulations); amending sections 93.35, 93.52, and 93.54 pertaining to noticing requirements for camping, recreation; homelessness and use of public rights of way or city property for camping.

Where You Come In: Any member of the public may appear at the meeting and be heard on the item described in this notice or submit written comments to the City Clerk prior to the meeting by personal delivery or by mail to: City Clerk’s Office, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433 or by email to gbadmin@ groverbeach.org. If you require special accommodations to participate in the public hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting by calling (805) 473-4567.

For More Information:

If you have any questions or would like more information regarding the item described in this notice, please contact: Police Chief Jim Munro by telephone at (805) 473-4507 or send an email to jmunro@gbpd.org.

The City Council may also discuss other hearings or items of business at this meeting. The complete meeting agenda and copy of the staff report on the above item will be posted on the city website at www.groverbeach.org. Live broadcasts of City Council meetings may be seen on cable television Channel 20, as well as over the Internet at www.groverbeach.org (click on the icon “Government Access Local Channel 20” and then “Channel 20”).

If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing(s) described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the Public Hearing (Govt. Code Sec 65009).

/s/ Wendi Sims, City Clerk

Dated: October 16, 2025

Publish: 1x – The New

CITY OF MORRO BAY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Morro Bay City Council will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. to consider the following matter. This public hearing will be conducted in a hybrid format with opportunities for public comment both in-person at the Morro Bay Veterans Memorial Building, 209 Surf Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442, as well as through virtual public participation via Zoom. Details for virtual participation will be provided on the meeting agenda. Staff reports, plans and other information related to the interim zoning/urgency ordinance are available for public review at the Community Development Department, 955 Shasta Avenue, Morro Bay, CA and are available on the City of Morro Bay website at www.morrobayca.gov/agenda three (3) business days prior to the hearing. Ways to participate, watch, and submit public comment for this meeting are provided on the agenda.

Written comments are also accepted by the City Council via email at citycouncil@morrobayca.gov or by mail prior to the meeting to the Community Development Department, c/o City Hall at 595 Harbor Street, Morro Bay, California, 93442. All agenda correspondence received by 10 am on the meeting day will be posted on the city website.

A. Site Location: Citywide

Applicant/Project Sponsor: City of Morro Bay

Proposed Amendment: Introduction of Ordinance 673; repealing, amending and reenacting Chapters 14.01-14.12 of the City of Morro Bay Municipal Code (Buildings and Construction). Ordinance 673 aadopts, by reference, the 2025 California Building Standards Code, adopts new local amendments to the Fire Code, and updates existing local amendments to coordinate with the format of the new State Codes. This includes, but is not limited to, adoption of the 2025 California Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Code by reference. The local amendments are codified as modifications to the California Building and Standards Code where required by State Law.

Notice is Further Hereby Given the above is a summary of the major highlights of the Ordinance. A reading of the entire Ordinance is necessary to obtain a full understanding of the Ordinance. A full copy of the Ordinance will be available in the office of the City Clerk at 595 Harbor Street, Morro Bay California.

Staff Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance 673 by title only with further reading waived.

Staff Contact: Airlin Singewald, Community Development Director, (805) 772-6291 Airlin Singewald Community Development Director

NOTICE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025

NOTICE AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1163

Notice is hereby given that at its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, October 7, at 6:00 PM, the City Council of the City of El Paso de Robles adopted ORDINANCE NO. 1163 AMENDING CHAPTER 9.04 AND ADDING CHAPTER 9.55 TO TITLE 9 OF THE EL PASO DE ROBLES MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PARK REGULATIONS AND FINDING SUCH ACTION DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

The following is a summary of the Ordinance: Ordinance 1163 will add CHAPTER 9.55 – PARKS AND RECREATION and will include the following Sections within the Chapter:

• 9.55.020 – Duty to Comply

• 9.55.030 – Authority

• 9.55.040 – Protection of Park Property

• 9.55.050 – Disorderly Conduct

• 9.55.060 – Parking Regulations

• 9.55.070 – Hours of Operation

• 9.55.080 – Closed Areas

• 9.55.100 City-Sponsored Uses and Waivers

• 9.55.110 – Permits for Special Events

• 9.55.120 Facility Use Permits

• 9.55.130 Action by City

• 9.55.140 Permit Denial, Suspension, or Revocation

• 9.55.150 Notice to Applicant of Action on Application

• 9.55.160 City Manager Action on Requests for Review

• 9.55.170 Departmental Service Fees

• 9.55.180 Insurance and Indemnity Requirements

• 9.55.190 Ejection from Park

• 9.55.200 Violations

In addition, Ordinance 1163 will amend Section 9.04.120 of the existing Municipal Code

Ordinance No. 1163 was adopted by the City Council by the following unanimous vote:

AYES: Gregory, Bausch, Beal, Hamon

ABSENT: Strong

The above summary is a brief description of the subject matter contained in the text of the Ordinance, which has been prepared pursuant to Government Code Section 36933. This summary does not include or describe every provision of the Ordinance and should not be relied upon as a substitute for the full text of the Ordinance. Copies of the full text of the Ordinance are posted in the City Clerk’s office at 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, California or on the City’s website at www.prcity.com.

Date: October 16, 2025 Melissa Martin, City Clerk

NOTICE

OF PLANNING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Paso Robles Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following project:

Project Description: A request for a Conditional Use Permit to establish an auto body shop within an existing building at 1621 N River (CUP25-04)

Applicant: Maria Calderon, Calderon’s Body Repair

Location: 1621 N River Road (APN: 025-501-009)

CEQA Determination: In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this application is categorically

Hearing Date:

The public has the option to attend the meeting in person or to participate remotely. To participate remotely, residents can livestream the meeting at www.prcity. com/youtube, and call (805)865-7276 to provide live public comment via telephone. The phone line will open just prior to the start of the meeting.

Written public comments can be submitted via email to planning@prcity.com or US Mail (submit early) to the City Clerk, 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446 provided that the comments are received prior to the time of the public hearing. Comments received prior to 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting will be posted as an addendum to the agenda. If submitting written comments, please note the agenda item by number or name. Comments on the proposed application must be received prior to the time of the hearing to be considered by the Planning Commission. Challenge to the application in court will be limited to issues raised at the public hearings or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Copies of the project staff report will be available for review on the City’s website (www.prcity.com/meetings) on the Friday preceding the hearing. If you have any questions, please contact the Community Development Department at (805) 237-3970.

October 16, 2025

in the Business Park Zone of the Airport Area Specific Plan (BP-SP); BP-SP Zone; SLOQ Properties, LLC, applicant. (Hannah Hanh) 5. Intersection of Santa Rosa St/Hwy 1 and Foothill Blvd. DIR-08252025;

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25STCP02103

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Brenda Jasmin Figueroa filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Brenda Jasmin Figueroa to PROPOSED NAME: Brenda Yasmine Figueroa 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: Date: November 10, 2025, Time: 8:30 am, Dept. 45, Room 529, in person or via zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: June 6, 2025 /s/: Virginia Keeny, Judge of the Superior Court October 16, 23, 30, & November 6, 2025 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25CV-0639

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Jama Ellen Newland filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Jama Ellen Newland to PROPOSED NAME: Jayma Ellen Newland

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: Date: November 19, 2025, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 4, in person or via zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: October 3, 2025 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court October 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2025

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25CVP0338

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Brian Christopher Owens filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Brian Christopher Owens to PROPOSED NAME: Brian Christopher Demars-Owens 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:

Date: November 12, 2025, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2, in person or via zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: September 18, 2025 /s/: MC Kelly, Judge of the Superior Court October 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2025

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25CVP0360

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Andres Gutierrez Miranda filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Andres Gutierrez Miranda to PROPOSED NAME: Andres Gutierrez 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:

Date: November 12, 2025, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2, in person or via zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: September 24, 2025 /s/: MC Kelley, Judge of the Superior Court October 16, 23, 30, & November 6, 2025

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 25CVP-

0366

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Gabriel Antonio Valentino filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Gabriel Antonio Valentino AKA Antonio Gabriel Valentino to PROPOSED NAME: Antonio Gabriel Valentino

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: Date: November 12, 2025, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2, in person or via zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: September 4, 2025 /s/: MC Kelly, Judge of the Superior Court October 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2025

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25CVP0368

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Cameron Keith Clonts filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Cameron Keith Clonts to PROPOSED NAME: Cameron Keith Honea

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:

Date: November 12, 2025, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2, in person or via zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: September 17, 2025 /s/: MC Kelly, Judge of the Superior Court October 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2025

Public Notice

T-Mobile proposes to collocate antennas and associated equipment on an existing mono-eucalyptus telecommunications facility located at an address 6993 Peachy Canyon Road, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, CA 93446 (Latitude 35° 35’ 44.09” N, Longitude 120° 49’ 14.06” W). Support equipment will be installed within an expanded equipment compound and a route for power/utilities is also planned along the existing access drive and the right-of-way. Eocene Environmental Group is publishing this notice in accordance with Federal Communications Commission regulations (47 CFR § 1.1307) for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Parties interested in commenting on this Federal undertaking or with questions on the facility should contact Eocene, Attn: Telecommunications Department, 8951 Windsor Parkway, Johnston, IA 50131 or call 515-473-6256 (Ref. TriLA #2304-AM).

October 16, 2025

SUMMONS (Family Law)

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): Juan Manuel Gutierrez

You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page.

Petitioner’s name is: Edith Patricia Gutierrez Case Number: 25FLP-0235

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE: Restraining orders are on page 2:

These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

1. The name and address of the court are: Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo 901 Park Street Paso Robles, CA 93446

2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney are:

Brent D. Peterson (Bar #238145) 605-13th Street Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 591-7161

Date: September 3, 2025 /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk, by Erica Gardner, Deputy

October 16, 23, 30, & November 6, 2025

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Robert Peter Lloyd, AKA Robert Peter Severini, AKA Robert Severini, AKA Robert P. Severini filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Robert Peter Lloyd, AKA Robert Peter Severini, AKA Robert Severini, AKA Robert P. Severini to PROPOSED NAME: Robert Peter Severini

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: Date: November 19, 2025, Time:

9:00 am, Dept. 4, in person or via zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1050 Monterey St. Room 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: October 7, 2025

/s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court October 16, 23, 30, & November 6, 2025

$10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una repuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted puede usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formuleriors de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanol), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su repuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte la podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requistas legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar ias cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo ao una consesion de artitraje en un caso dce derecho civll. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER: (Número de caso): 25LCP-0072

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte son)

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 901 PARK STREET PASO ROBLES, CA 93446

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y número de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): THE DUNNING LAW FIRM APC California DFPI Debt Collector License #10059-99

James MacLeod (249145) Christina C. Macleod (283945) 9619 Chesapeake Dr., Suite 210 Sand Diego, CA 92123 (858) 974-7600

Date: (Fecha) 01/13/2025

By: /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk (Secretario); Dana Dowse, Deputy (Adjunto)

October 16, 23, 30, & November 6, 2025

Adult Services

Free Will Astrology by Rob Brezsny

Homework: My home country, America, is in a dire crisis that impacts the whole world. Read my comments here: newsletter.freewillastrology.com

ARIES

(March 21-April 19): Life is tempting you to tiptoe to the brink of the threshold of the rawest truth, the wildest beauty, and the most precious love. Your ancestors are conspiring with your guardian angels to lure you into the secret heart of the inner sanctum of spiritual truth. I am totally sincere and serious. You now have a momentous opportunity—a thrilling opening to commune with subtle powers that could provide you with profound guidance.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): In the forests of America’s Pacific Northwest, “nurse logs” lie fallen but fertile. These dead trees host seedlings, mosses, and new saplings that rise from their decaying trunks. I regard this as a powerful metaphor for you, Taurus. Something old in you is crumbling, like outdated beliefs, outmoded duties, or obsolete loyalties. Part of you may want to either grieve or ignore the shift. And yet I assure you that fresh green vitality is sprouting from that seemingly defunct thing. What new possibility is emerging from what was supposed to end? Resurrection is at hand.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): A deeper, wilder, smarter version of love is beckoning you from the horizon. Are you ready to head in its direction? I’m not sure you are. You may semi-consciously believe you already know what love is all about and are therefore closed to learning more. It’s also possible that your past romantic wounds have made you timid about exploring unfamiliar terrain. Here’s my assessment: If you hope to get exposed to the sweeter, less predictable kinds of intimacy, you will have to drop some (not all) of your excessive protections and defenses. PS: At least one of your fears may be rooted in faulty logic.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Princess Diana transformed the British monarchy because she insisted that royal duty should include genuine emotional connection. Her generosity wasn’t merely ceremonial but was expressed through hands-on charity work. She had close contact with youth who had nowhere to live. She walked through minefields as part of her efforts to rid the planet of that scourge. She hugged people with AIDS at a time when many others feared such contact. “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward,” she said. Her ability to maintain grace while remaining emotionally authentic reflected a genius for blending strength with sensitivity. Can you guess her astrological sign? Cancerian, of course. Now is a perfect time for you to draw inspiration from her example. Express your wisely nurturing energy to the max!

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Certain African lions in Kenya have no manes. Scientists theorize it’s an adaptation to heat or a reflection of extra aggressive hunting strategies. But symbolically, it challenges expectations: Is royalty still royalty without the crown? I bring this to your attention, Leo, because I suspect you will soon be asked to explore your power without its usual accouterments. Can you properly wield your influence if you don’t unleash your signature roar and dazzle? Will quiet confidence or understated presence be sufficiently magnetic? Might you radiate even more potency by refining your fire? I think so. You can summon strength in subtlety and majesty in minimalism.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): During the next nine months, you will face a poignant and potentially inspiring choice: whether to wrangle with an endless tangle of mundane struggles, or else to expand your vision to the bigger picture and devote your energy intensely to serving your interesting, long-term dreams. I hope you choose the latter option! For best results, get clear about your personal definition of success, in contrast to the superficial definitions that have been foisted on you by your culture. Can you visualize yourself years from now, looking back on your life’s greatest victories? You’re primed to enter a new

phase of that glorious work, rededicating yourself with precise intentions and vigorous vows.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I’m pleased to inform you that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to make a big wish upon a bright star. But I must also tell you how important it is to be clear and exact. Even a slight error in formulating your wish could result in only a partial fulfillment. And aiming your plea at the wrong star could cause a long delay. Sorry I have to be so complicated, dear Libra. The fact is, though, it’s not always easy to know precisely what you yearn for and to ask the correct source to help you get it. But here’s the good news: You are currently in a phase when you’re far more likely than usual to make all the right moves.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During World War II, Scorpio actor and inventor Hedy Lamarr developed frequency-hopping technology to prevent enemies from jamming torpedo guidance systems. Her solution rapidly switched radio frequencies in hard-to-intercept patterns. The technology was so advanced that no one could figure out how to fully adopt it until years later. Engineers eventually realized that Lamarr’s invention was essential for Wi-Fi, GPS, and cellphone networks. In the coming weeks, Scorpio, you, too, have the potential to generate ideas that might not be ready for prime time but could ultimately prove valuable. Trust your instincts about future needs. Your visionary solutions are laying the groundwork for contributions that won’t fully ripen for a while.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I guarantee you won’t experience a meltdown, crack-up, or nervous collapse in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. What unfolds may bring a similar intensity, but in the opposite direction: a personal breakthrough, a cavalcade of illumination, or a surge of awakening. I urge you to be alert and receptive for relaxing flurries of sweet clarity; or streams of insights that rouse a liberating integration; or a confluence of welcome transformations that lead you to unexpected healing. Can you handle so many blessings? I think you can. But you may have to expand your expectations to welcome them all.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1959, a Swedish engineer named Nils Bohlin designed the three-point seatbelt, revolutionizing car safety. Working for Volvo, he insisted the design must be made freely available to all car manufacturers. Bohlin understood that saving lives was more important than hoarding credit or profit. Capricorn, your assignment now is to give generously without fussing about who gets the applause. A solution, insight, or creation of yours could benefit many if you share it without reservation. Your best reward will be observing the beneficial ripple effects, not holding the patent.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your exploratory adventures out on the frontiers have been interesting and mostly successful, Aquarius. Congrats! I love how you have avoided tormenting yourself with self-doubt and roused more boldness than you’ve summoned in a long time. You have managed to ignore useless and superstitious fears even as you have wisely heeded the clues offered by one particular fear that was worth considering. Please continue this good work! You can keep riding this productive groove for a while longer.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20): In Korean tradition, mudangs are shamans who endure a personal crisis or illness and emerge with supernatural powers. They perform rituals to seek the favor of spirits. They heal the ancestral causes of misfortune and ensure good fortune, prosperity, and well-being for the people they serve. I don’t mean to imply you’re following a similar path, Pisces. But I do think your recent discomforts have been like an apprenticeship that has given you enhanced capacity to help others. How will you wield your power to bless and heal? ∆