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ooking to fill a need for local veterans, Deprise Brescia offered her art gallery in Paso Robles to help facilitate Veterans Voices. The free program is in its fourth year and gives veterans an outlet for expression. With COVID-19 limiting many of the WINGED BEAUTY Artist gallery’s workshops and shows, the Larry Le Brane program pivoted and now delivers shows off his latest butterfly free supplies for its most recent creation as part installation, Wings of Change. Once of the Veterans Voices’ Wings the veterans and their families are of Change installation. finished painting their butterflies, Veterans Voices lacquers them, puts the wings together, and hangs them in the gallery’s garden. Editor Camillia Lanham took flight to learn more [18]. This week, you can also read about what Central Coast law enforcement agencies think is behind recent spikes in crime [7] ; what local libraries are doing to keep the community connected [8] ; Starkey’s Christmas music highlights [17] ; and flavorful fried chicken sandwiches from Grinning Bear food truck [20].

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ospital workers and emergency responders across San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties got their first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during the week of Dec. 14. A shipment of 1,950 doses arrived at the SLO County Public Health Department on Dec. 16, and two days later, the county vaccinated its first five residents, including Marla Howard, a hemodialysis nurse at Davita Dialysis Centers and a Morro Bay resident. “I’m just so damn excited to get this vaccination today. … I want to get on with living and stop all the death,” Howard said at a press conference outside the SLO County Public Health building on Johnson Avenue prior to her inoculation. Dialysis nurses like Howard, hospital workers, paramedics and EMTs, staff and patients in assisted living facilities, public health officials, and other medical workers will be among the first in SLO County to receive what’s currently a limited supply of the COVID-19 vaccine. Public Health has started running daily vaccination clinics for eligible recipients. “We anticipate that [the first phase of vaccinations] will take us through January, if not through February,” Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein said during the Dec. 16 press conference. On Dec. 22, SLO County reported getting another 975 Pfizer doses as well as its first 3,600 doses of the newly approved Moderna vaccine. Officials expect to receive more of both vaccines in the coming weeks—with availability for the general public still months away. Some allotments are going directly to area hospitals. Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria vaccinated its first workers on Dec. 17, a moment that was met with applause and cheers from the hospital staff who have worked day and night throughout the pandemic to keep community members alive. Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Trees Ritter was the first to receive it. “Physically it doesn’t feel like anything, but emotionally it’s amazing,” Ritter said. The 1,950 doses that Marian received will be used to vaccinate as many people as possible, and the hospital isn’t holding back any of the

doses for the second round that the vaccine requires. “Everyone requires two doses, but it will be resupplied enough that we want to get as many people the first dose as possible,” Ritter explained. “The data suggests that most people have about a 90 percent effectiveness after 10 days of their first dose, and the second dose is to supplement that … up to that high effectiveness of about 94, 95 percent.” Ritter said that the hospital is prioritizing anyone who has contact with COVID-19 patients in the first round of vaccination, which includes emergency room workers, COVID-19 unit health care workers, and those who are involved with other aspects of the care process such as dietary, cleaning, and environmental services. “Doctors and nurses are not more important than other people who work in our hospital,” Ritter said. “This is a team effort.” Ritter said that once more doses become available for the general public to begin receiving vaccinations, Marian Regional AMONG THE FIRST Dr. Trees Ritter, an infectious disease Medical Center will likely assist specialist with Dignity Health, was among the first Central Coast with that effort. health care workers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17. “We try to partner with the He said after, “I honestly didn’t even feel it.” county Public Health Department wherever we can, so we will CVS to be major distribution hubs for the continue to act as though we are all in this COVID-19 vaccine.” together, because we know that we are, and will The vaccine arrival couldn’t come at a more do whatever it takes to help our community,” crucial time, as local hospitals are facing a Ritter said. record number of COVID-19 patients. As of Dr. Scott Robertson, the chief medical officer press time, 38 SLO County residents were at Dignity Health Central Coast—which hospitalized with COVID-19, with 2,050 active operates SLO’s French Hospital, Arroyo Grande cases and 65 deaths countywide since March. Community Hospital, and Marian—said that SLO County Public Health Officer Borenstein while having enough manpower to administer the vaccine will be a challenge, he is confident it implored community members to continue following public health orders, including can be done. wearing masks and socially distancing. “There’s never been a mass vaccination “This is not the time to let down your guard,” effort quite like this in the United States,” she said. Δ he said. “The CDC is also working with other community partners such as Walgreens and —Peter Johnson and Malea Martin

More SLO County Sheriff correctional staff, inmates test positive for COVID-19

coronavirus since March to 17—with nine of those occurring since Dec. 2. A total of 20 Sheriff’s deputies have tested positive for the virus, including eight patrol deputies and 12 correctional deputies. The Sheriff’s Office said it’s working with the SLO County Public Health Department to manage this outbreak, and the source is under investigation. On Dec. 10, three inmates tested positive who were assigned to the same housing unit. At the time, those cases marked the jail’s first outbreak since July. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tony Cipolla told New Times that the spike in positive cases has not caused a significant staffing issue and has not resulted in a reduced ability to deliver

Two more San Luis Obispo County Jail inmates and six more Sheriff’s correctional deputies recently tested positive for COVID-19, a continuation of a jail outbreak that began in early December, the Sheriff’s Office reported on Dec. 21. All those infected have been isolated, and the affected housing units are quarantined, the Sheriff’s Office stated. The recent cases bring the total number of inmates who’ve tested positive for the

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services and responses to calls. “We do track that as a metric any time we have an increase in cases, but we have been able to make adjustments with remaining staff to bridge the gap and maintain our service levels,” Cipolla said. That ability to respond to calls could change, he said, if the Sheriff’s Office has a sustained spike or if the office’s infections increase in number. In the jail, the Sheriff’s Office has developed contingency plans for the past several months to address this type of situation if it arose. “We are working diligently to mitigate any areas of employee exposure to slow the NEWS continued page 6

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spread through increased distancing, sanitation, and use of personal protective equipment,” Cipolla said. Information released from the Sheriff’s Department states that the number of positive cases reflects the rising number of cases seen countywide. Cipolla said when intaking newly arrested individuals, inmates are screened for symptoms, their vital signs are checked, and they’re given a COVID-19 test. If an individual has symptoms, they’re isolated. Sheriff’s Office employees who work in the custody department are screened daily, and are isolated and tested if symptomatic. Employees wear full personal protective equipment in any COVID-19 units and wear masks at all times in the county jail, Cipolla said. —Karen Garcia

Local restaurants work around state stay-at-home order

When California’s first COVID-19 stayat-home order went into effect back in March, chef Nicola Allegretta, owner of Mama’s Meatball and Mistura in SLO, was happy to do whatever he could to help slow the spread. He closed his restaurants to indoor and outdoor dining, temporarily let go of some staff, and started offering robust takeout and delivery services. As things started opening back up, he purchased several costly air purifiers for both facilities, reduced his seating capacity indoors, put more tables and chairs into his outdoor seating areas, and implemented stringent cleaning procedures and mask policies. But as the pandemic raged on, Allegretta said things got a lot harder. He applied for and received one of the first Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from the Small Business Administration, but that was back when recipients had to spend the loan within 90 days. That money is long gone now. The ability to offer outdoor dining helped for a while, but now amid another state stay-athome order that restricts both indoor and outdoor dining, sales between Allegretta’s two restaurants are about 70 to 80 percent below what they would normally be. He’s only employing about half his normal staff, and even that is becoming difficult to fund. “It’s been a tough year,” he told New Times. Now Allegretta is getting creative. Although his employees aren’t allowed to serve customers inside or out, customers can come order meals to go, sit down at the tables outside Mama’s Meatball and Mistura, and enjoy their meals there. It’s like outdoor dining light, and a number of restaurants are using this loophole in the latest stay-at-home order to draw customers in and stay afloat. Either that, or they’re outright defying the most recent stay-at-home order. Allegretta isn’t going that far, and he’s still in compliance with the state order. “But what do you do? You have to do what you have to do,” he said, later adding, “people don’t have a job. They don’t have resources.” For now, SLO County is allowing restaurants to bend the rules, as long as customers follow the state’s rules on masks and gatherings, and restaurants continue to sanitize outdoor tables regularly.

“Because the state guidance for restaurants was not clear on the use of parklets and other public areas to eat takeout, the County of San Luis Obispo decided to allow people to consume takeout meals outdoors at restaurants that have outdoor seating,” James Blattler, a spokesperson for the city of SLO, wrote in an email to New Times. “No table service is allowed.” The city is following the county’s guidance on that issue, but Blattler said the city is continuing to check in on businesses to ensure that they’re complying with the latest stay-at-home order. Since the order went into effect on Dec. 6, the city has received more than 90 complaints related to noncompliance at businesses. Some restaurants are, of course, taking things further. In an Instagram post published mid-December, Sally Loo’s Wholesome Café said it would continue serving coffee and food “on a plate and indoors, if you wish,” despite the latest stay-at-home order. “If we continue allowing them to shut us down, many businesses are going to give up,” the post reads. “We refuse to allow the town of SLO to disappear when this is all over.” Michelle Shorseman, a spokesperson for the SLO County Public Health Department, said that if restaurants wish to remain open, they should comply with the state’s stay-at-home order and switch over to delivery and takeout. The county has received about 512 complaints regarding businesses out of compliance with the order since it went into effect, and Shoresman said that while the county is largely relying on education and voluntary compliance, more stringent action has been taken in some cases. “We know that this is a difficult time and that many businesses are struggling through this year,” Shoresman said. “It is up to all of us as a community to stand together and help our local businesses by shopping local during this holiday season, getting takeout from our favorite restaurants, and buying gift cards that can be used when the pandemic has changed and the order has been lifted. We can and will get through this, but right now, while case counts rise, we need to take every precaution necessary to help slow the spread.” —Kasey Bubnash

Morro Bay approves second round of small business grants

The Morro Bay City Council approved a second round of grants for small businesses in the city and discussed the uncertainty surrounding its budget at a Dec. 8 special meeting. The council agreed to allocate $50,000 for the grant program, which first launched in October with $84,000. Any active Morro Bay business owner with 25 or fewer employees and in good standing with the city and COVID-19 requirements is encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is the end of December, and the city is planning to award the grants in early January 2021. The program is funded entirely by the city’s allocation of Senate Bill 1090 funds, intended to support economic development. The first round of grants supported 20 businesses and their employees. At the Dec. 8 meeting, the council also reviewed its 2020-21 first quarter budget performance and status report—a three-

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month review that ended on Sept. 30. This year’s budget has been very unusual, Mayor John Headding said during the virtual meeting. “It’s a very conservative budget. However, a majority of it is really balanced based upon significant depletion of general fund emergency reserve, which continues to concern me,” Headding said. “If we realize our plan as per this budget, we will deplete our general fund emergency reserve almost by 63 percent,” he continued, “leaving very little for the many number of uncertainties that have been listed by staff in this report and other uncertainties such as CalPERS that are plaguing us and many other cities.” According to a city staff report, California’s recent stay-at-home order is compounding the budget uncertainties. During the first stay-at-home order in March, the city experienced dramatic declines in transient occupancy tax from hotel stays and sales tax. Despite the concerns, the council approved funding for repairs and repavement at a police department parking annex; for rent relief and lease site improvements for the harbor operating fund; to fill a police officer vacancy; to study parking management strategies; and for wayfinding signs. The Police Department allocation will go to repair a parking lot damaged during a neighborhood construction project. Police Chief Jody Cox told the council that the lot is not only used for law enforcement vehicles, but for storage as well. The cost of repairs is estimated to be about $10,000; the responsible party for the damage will reimburse the city for the costs of repair. The council also approved using $52,400 in sales tax revenue to hire a new police officer—a position Cox said has been vacant for some time. Currently, the Harbor Department is not charging penalties or late fees to its lease holders in the water. The council authorized a one-year suspension of the consumer price index increase to lease rent rates to assist holders through the challenges of the pandemic. The suspension will result in a $34,000 reduction in anticipated revenue. —Karen Garcia

Contractor barred from working in Pismo Beach appeals the decision in court

A Santa Maria-based engineering and contracting company is fighting a recent Pismo Beach City Council resolution that brands the company as a “non-responsible bidder” and bars it from working on city projects for the next five years. V. Lopez Jr. & Sons General Engineering Contractors Inc. filed a petition in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on Dec. 7 requesting that the court overturn the Pismo Beach resolution. The city claims the resolution is necessary after a project V. Lopez handled took up extra time and money. In its petition, V. Lopez argues that Pismo Beach acted outside of its authority in passing such a resolution, which the company claims was approved without any supporting evidence, legal basis, or due process. “The technical effect of the resolution was to bar petitioner from bidding on city projects for five years,” V. Lopez’s petition reads. “However, the resolution contained

a number of allegedly ‘factual’ recitations, leading to the conclusory branding of [V. Lopez] as a ‘non-responsible bidder.’ Among these recitations was the statement the city had been damaged by [V. Lopez] in an ‘approximate’ amount of $322,500, and another that questioned petitioner’s ‘public works competence.’ Such statements are completely false and are defamatory.” Scott Baker, attorney for V. Lopez Jr. & Sons, said the petition is an attempt to repair the damage done to the company’s reputation through Pismo’s public and allegedly inadequate debarment process, which he said unfairly put much of the blame on V. Lopez for issues it didn’t cause. The issue is not about not about working in Pismo Beach again or money, Baker said, but about setting the record straight. “Honestly V. Lopez has no desire to participate in their projects,” Baker told New Times. At a meeting on Nov. 17, the Pismo Beach City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring V. Lopez Jr. & Sons a non-responsible bidder. According to city staff, V. Lopez was tasked with replacing the Five Cities Lift Station, a project that started in 2018 and included performing maintenance on six lift stations and repairing a wastewater collections system. But according to the city staff report, various glaring mistakes and a lack of preparation on the part of V. Lopez led to a 69-day delay in the completion of the project and nearly $323,000 in losses to the city. In its staff report, the city claims that throughout the construction process, V. Lopez consistently initiated work without the necessary materials and equipment and demonstrated a lack of understanding of public works processes and requirements, which often led to the use of city staff and materials to help complete projects. Although city staff wouldn’t comment further on the situation, citing pending litigation, City Manager Jim Lewis said at the Nov. 17 meeting that the decision to ban V. Lopez from future city work was a rare but necessary step. “This is actually a very rare thing for a city council to do and a very rare item,” Lewis said. “And it was certainly with a heavy heart and a heavy frame of mind that I added this to your agenda. But it really has to do with public safety and the integrity of our projects.” But V. Lopez claims that it was the city’s inadequate design plan and inaccurate specs that led to delays in the project. Although in the petition V. Lopez outlines its attempts to mediate the issue with the city of Pismo Beach through less adversarial methods, V. Lopez claims that the city repeatedly refused to reconsider holding its hearing regarding the ban on the contractor. In copies of emails provided as supplements at the Nov. 17 city hearing, City Manager Lewis writes that he wouldn’t consider pulling the agenda item unless V. Lopez agrees to pay more than $150,000 to the city to offset the costs Lewis alleges were caused by the contractor. In a previous interview with New Times, V. Lopez President Vince Lopez III said he wasn’t willing to give in to that kind of a transaction. “Those types of business tactics aren’t normal,” he said. ∆ —Kasey Bubnash

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Public health vs. public safety Central Coast law enforcement blame an increase in crime on a rule aimed at decreasing jail populations amid COVID-19

eported crimes are up this year in both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, and a preliminary FBI report shows that the same is true for homicides throughout the U.S. While many officials say it’s too early to tell what might be causing the spike and that it’s likely multifaceted, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is largely pointing to emergency orders aimed at decreasing jail and prison populations amid the pandemic. Those orders were an effort to prevent the mass COVID-19 outbreaks among both inmates and staff that have been all too common throughout the nation since March. In SLO County from January to October of this year, reports of serious crimes— homicides, rapes, robberies, domestic violence, burglary, aggravated assaults, larceny and motor vehicle theft, and arson— jumped by about 20 percent compared to the same time last year. While there were about 1,140 of these crimes reported to the Sheriff’s Office from January to October last year, about 1,370 were reported this year. Still, Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Tony Cipolla said crime statistics always vary from year to year and it can be difficult to say why. “It’s reasonable to assume because of the general unease, tension, and anxiety associated with a lockdown, that there would be an increase in crimes,” he wrote to New Times, “as well as the fact that county jails all over the state have early released thousands of inmates back into our communities.” In Santa Barbara County so far this year, Sheriff Bill Brown said that reports of the most serious violent crimes are trending 10 percent higher than the immediately preceding three-year average in areas served by the Sheriff’s Office. Reports of arson are trending 41 percent higher, reported robberies are up by 30 percent, and reports of forcible rape are trending upward by 14 percent, according to Brown, who presented highlights of the county’s latest crime statistics at a Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 1. “We’re also seeing a 23 percent increase in property crimes,” Brown said at the

meeting, “and rural crimes especially have spiked 52 percent over the threeyear average, again since the pandemic.” And that, he said, is just in areas that fall within the jurisdiction of the Sheriff’s Office, including all unincorporated areas of the county and the cities of Solvang, Buellton, Carpinteria, and Goleta. The rates only continue to rise when you throw in the cities of Santa Maria and Santa Barbara, Brown said. In April, the Judicial Council of California adopted a statewide emergency bail schedule that set bail at $0 for most people accused—but not yet tried—of misdemeanors and low-level felonies. Though the Judicial Council rescinded its order this summer as the state started to reopen, courts in a number of counties, including both Santa Barbara and SLO, extended their “zero bail” schedules locally. Between Santa Barbara and SLO counties, hundreds of inmates awaiting trial in jails were released because of zero bail orders, and hundreds more arrestees have been released after initial booking since. “So people who would have normally been held on bail are being released back into the public,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Raquel Zick said. In Santa Barbara County, Zick said a “significant number” of those who have been arrested for crimes, booked, and then released on zero bail have been caught reoffending, though Zick couldn’t say exactly how many. In SLO County since the zero bail schedule went into effect in April, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Cipolla said that roughly 450 people who would normally await trial in jail or have to pay bail have been released free of charge. That, Cipolla said, includes both inmates who were initially released when the schedule went into effect and those who have been arrested, booked, and released on zero bail since. From April to August, the Sheriff’s Office recorded 59 instances in which people released on zero bail reoffended. Now, because of some work between the Sheriff’s Office, local courts, District Attorney Dan Dow, and other law enforcement agencies

in the area, Cipolla said a person who reoffends while out on zero bail is no longer eligible for future zero bail in SLO County. “Since then,” Cipolla wrote in an email to New Times, “the numbers [of reoffenders] have dropped significantly.” But Lea Villegas, chief trial deputy with the Santa Barbara County Offices of the Public Defender, said she has yet to see any hard data supporting Sheriff Brown’s assertion that crime has increased dramatically during the pandemic, let alone connecting such an increase to zero bail. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office denied New Times’ Public Records Act request to see the crime statistics Sheriff Brown presented on Dec. 1, saying 2020 statistics won’t be made available to the public until February 2021. “While we don’t know for certain whether there has been a surge in crime in this county, we do know for certain that there has been a surge in COVID-19 transmissions, hospitalizations, and deaths,” Villegas wrote in an email to New Times. “We cannot forget that we are still in the middle of a pandemic. Public health is public safety. Right now, the most important data point that should be driving the public safety discussion is not how many cars have been burglarized, but rather how many lives have been saved.” Kim Shean, deputy chief of Adult Services in Santa Barbara County’s Probation Department, helps to facilitate a relatively new program that allows people facing criminal charges to leave jail while awaiting trial without paying bail. From July 2019 to July of this year, Shean said 574 people entered the pretrial supervision program, and 339 were successful, meaning they showed up at all their court hearings and did not reoffend. While that would suggest a majority of people awaiting trial do not reoffend, Shean said there are still dangerous people being released on zero bail. In those cases, Shean said law enforcement officers can request bail enhancement from a judge, which, if granted, could significantly increase a person’s bail amount despite the zero bail schedule. “So that is an opportunity that’s there that can be used throughout any county in California,” she said, “and that appears to be underutilized here locally.” Regardless, inmate advocates and supporters of the zero bail schedule say

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that decreasing prison and jail populations is the only truly effective way to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks that impact not only inmates, but their communities. Like many jails throughout the nation, the Santa Barbara County Jail has a long history of being overcrowded to the point that some inmates have been left without beds. Aaron Fischer is an attorney with Disability Rights California, and he’s representing several current and former Santa Barbara County Jail inmates in a class action lawsuit regarding alleged unsafe conditions at the jail. Though Fischer said the Sheriff’s Office is working hard to keep coronavirus rates down in the jail through strict hygiene protocols and aggressive surveillance testing of inmates and staff, it’s impossible for those measures to be effective when inmates have little ability to physically distance from each other or isolate when sick. Jails and prisons, he said, have proven to be tinderboxes for mass COVID-19 outbreaks, and locally such facilities are responsible for thousands of cases and a few deaths. Jails, which largely hold people who haven’t even been convicted of crimes yet, in both SLO and Santa Barbara counties have had multiple outbreaks among staff and inmates, as have the California Men’s Colony and the Federal Correctional Institution of Lompoc, which had had more than 1,038 positive cases of COVID-19 within its facility alone as of Dec. 22. “It has never been more dangerous for a person to be in a crowded jail with poor ventilation than it is right now,” Fischer said. But it’s not just inmates who are impacted by these outbreaks. There’s a steady flow of people entering and leaving jails every day— people being booked into custody or released, family and friends visiting, staff coming and going. When inmates and staff become seriously ill, Fischer said they take up the already limited ICU beds and hospital staff and time. “An outbreak inside the jail puts the community at risk,” he said, later adding, “Releasing people two or three or even eight months before their sentence is up, with good discharge planning, is not going to create extreme public safety risk. Keeping larger numbers of people in crowded jails will.” ∆

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Open connections Paso Robles, Santa Maria libraries keep their communities connected to academic, online, and local resources during the pandemic

wo libraries in two distinct areas on the Central Coast have stepped up to carry on being a direct resource for all ages during a time when most facilities have had to limit or halt their services during this pandemic. The doors of the Paso Robles City Library were temporarily closed for several months, but it never stopped providing services to the community, especially online access to digital material and ensuring students had library cards, according to librarian Angelica Fortin. Since March, the library has had more than 30,000 visitors; 135,0000 items have circulated, and of that total 43,000 were via virtual use; and (when the library was opened) its two public computers were used 10,400 times for 20 minutes at a time. It’s been able to provide 370 virtual programs with a total of more than 6,700 attendees. The city library has also given away more than 3,000 grab-and-go craft kits for children and adults. One of the immediate actions the library took during the first stayat-home order in March was to offer reference services via telephone. Patrons could access e-books, e-magazines, and homework resources virtually by using their library cards. “We worked really hard to try and get library cards to all of the [ninth, 10th, and 11th] graders at the Paso Robles Unified School District,” Fortin said. The partnership was made possible by Melissa Bailey, the Paso City children’s librarian; school district librarian Stephanie Lowe; and educational technology TOSA Ronalee Andersen, who collaborated on a memorandum of understanding to safely and efficiently provide the students with a card, said Jennifer Gaviola, deputy superintendent of Paso Unified. Even before the pandemic, this partnership had been in the works. The team, she said, determined how the district could securely provide the city library with student district ID numbers, which would then be students’ city library number.

Bailey and the city library staff printed library cards for all students who did not already have one. They placed the students’ new library cards as well as flyers detailing how to access digital resources in envelopes with the students’ names. Gaviola said the plan was to distribute the cards during the students’ tutorial class, but due to the pandemic it didn’t happen. “In August when students came to pick up textbooks and Chromebooks, Paso Robles High School library staff handed out envelopes to students and explained that they now had access to books, audiobooks, and even movies through the public library,” she said. “The city library made the processes extremely easy for the school district, and we are thrilled that so many more students now have access to more resources to support their education and recreational reading.” The program made more than 1,800 library cards available to students. Another successful program the library facilitated was access to internet hotspots. “There are people in our community that still don’t have access to the internet at home, and it’s for a variety of reasons. At the end of April we extended our Wi-Fi network not only here at the library, but at our study center over on [36th and Oak Streets] on the north end of town,” Fortin said. Since March the city library had a total 4,475 connections to its Wi-Fi network, an average of about 500 connections a month. Library volunteer Tammy Bourne, who’s lent her time to the facility for six years, pulls book holds for the curbside and pickup service. She said it’s been amazing to see the library staff work so hard to evolve and respond to new safety requirements in an effort to serve the Paso Robles community without missing a step. “The saddest thing about this new environment is not seeing people really enjoy the library. But I know the public is using the library because I get the list of books that people have put on hold and they want us to pull for them. So I can tell you right there, the public is definitely still

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using the library for books,” Bourne said. In Northern Santa Barbary County, the city of Santa Maria Main Library’s aisles were also barren of visitors, and its physical closure threatened its funding. When cuts to the library were initially proposed, the community quickly sprung into action to oppose such a measure, and City Council members found a way to move some money around and make it work. “COVID-19 had really highlighted the inequities that exist, especially with education,” City Councilmember Gloria Soto told New Times. “Library services, whether that be on a virtual platform or through their bookmobile or curbside pickup, being able to keep our community members and our young people engaged, have never been more important.” Prior to the pandemic, “our public here in Santa Maria did enjoy using our physical space for a variety of reasons,” said Santa Maria Librarian Dawn Jackson. “However, under our current restrictions … people have come to realize that libraries can adapt, and can do so much more than what patrons, or perhaps even librarians, thought that we could do.” For the Santa Maria Main Library, this looked like shifting programming to “a combination of virtual and take-home format.” The library also brings books, WiFi, and laptops for checkout directly to residents through its bookmobile, which was unveiled earlier this year. “That is going to eight locations around the city with regular stops,” Jackson

said. “They have a grab-and-go service, and they’ve been able to reach patrons that haven’t been able, even prior to the pandemic, to visit the library.” Ana Libbon, administrator of programs and services for Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast, told New Times that the library’s bookmobile has made a big difference for the kids they serve. “Every Wednesday from 3:30 to about 5:30, they park in our parking lot and kids are allowed to go through their bookmobile and check out books,” Libbon said of the organization’s Santa Maria location. “They help them all obtain library cards and answer their questions. … They’ve been absolutely amazing.” The success is evident in the numbers: Jackson said the library has had 1,278 views of its programs on YouTube since March, and circulation went up 20 percent over the past two months with its grab-and-go services. The perception of libraries is changing, Paso Robles’ librarian Fortin said, noting that in the past people viewed the library as “shushing environments.” “We do have a lot of rules, I get that, but a lot of that is just organization and making sure that we have the resources people need; that they come back to that somebody else can use them,” she said. “It really comes from wanting to provide access.” ∆ Staff Writers Karen Garcia and Malea Martin can be reached at kgarcia@ newtimesslo.com and mmartin@ santamariasun.com, respectively.

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TAKING INITIATIVE Parents are working to save Camp Fire Central Coast, a nearly centuryold youth organization offering outdoor and educational activities for kids. Cadence Clift, left, and Levi Clift are members of the Nipomo Camp Fire club.

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hen local youth nonprofit Camp Fire Central Coast shuttered its Grover Beach office in March at the start of COVID-19, participating parents, kids, and volunteers all looked around for a plan to move forward. But it didn’t exist, and one wasn’t coming. “There was basically no plan,” said Pismo Beach resident Heather Muran, whose 11-year-old daughter is an enthusiastic participant in the outdoorfocused youth program. “We started asking questions—emailing, writing letters, making phone calls. … We were all just looking for a plan, and that plan never materialized.” Not only did no plan materialize, but according to Muran, the nonprofit’s board of directors suddenly stopped communicating with families. Meetings got canceled. Staff were laid off. The club got evicted from its office in Grover and its historic cabin at Buena Vista Park in Santa Maria that, for years, hosted club activities. Muran said she and others eventually learned that all of the board members had quietly resigned. “They all just left,” she said. “I’ve never seen a board abandon a thriving organization like that. It’s really disappointing. … We have been putting in countless hours to get this organization back on track.” Thanks to the hard work of a few dozen Camp Fire families over the last several months, Save Camp Fire Central Coast is slated to hold an election on Jan. 14 to seat a new board, recently sending ballots out to member homes. After that, the group plans to reorganize to become the newest iteration of Camp Fire Central Coast. “Our kids need it,” said Muran, who’s running for a board seat. Founded in 1923, Camp Fire Central Coast provides outdoor and educational experiences for hundreds of youth participants in San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties— hosting summer camps, after-school programs, community service projects, camping trips, hikes, and more. “Really, it’s an organization dedicated to youth building their individual passions— or like Camp Fire says, their ‘spark,’” Muran explained. “It’s about developing those passions through creativity, the outdoors, and community service.”

Relying on the energy and effort of volunteers and parents, Muran said Camp Fire’s leaders have come up with virtual activities during COVID-19 to keep its programming alive and families connected. Now, they are eager to start planning a new future with a new board. It’s all a passion project for Muran, who’s watched her daughter reap the benefits of the program. “I’ve seen her grow independently,” she said, “finding her passion and creativity. She loves the outdoors. We do hikes and overnight campouts. That’s been so important now, especially with COVID-19 and us all being connected on our devices. It’s so much more important right now to get outside.” Community members who want to support Camp Fire Central Coast or become members can contact Muran at mrsmuran@gmail.com.

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• The city of SLO launched its new Buy Local Bonus program, which rewards residents who shop at local businesses with free gift cards purchased by the city. Shoppers who submit $100 worth of receipts from SLO stores (excluding box stores, grocery stores, lodging, and gas stations) will receive a $20 gift card from participating local businesses. Email your receipts to supportslo@slocity.org or visit slocity.org for more details. The Buy Local Bonus program is part of the city’s $3.4 million campaign to support the economy during COVID-19. • The SLO Children’s Museum is going virtual for its annual Noon Year’s Eve party. At 11:45 a.m. on Dec. 31, community members can log on to a livestream and learn about New Year’s Eve traditions around the world, participate in a scavenger hunt, and more. Visit slocm.org/noonyears for more information. • Friends of Morro Bay Harbor Department held an art auction on Dec. 21 to help improve harbor services in Morro Bay. Local artist Ardella Swanberg donated her piece Harbor Storm for the auction, and proceeds will support the purchase of a new patrol boat for the Morro Bay Harbor Department. ∆ Assistant Editor Peter Johnson wrote this week’s Strokes and Plugs. Send tidbits to strokes@newtimesslo.com.

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the San Luis Obispo County Council of Governments (SLOCOG) proposes to begin construction of the last section (Wye) of the Highway 46 Corridor Improvement Project in order to improve safety and congestion relief on State Route 46. Construction of the Wye Section, between postmile 54.0 and 57.8, will include creating an additional travel lane in each direction, separating the east and west-bound lanes by a median, improving inside and outside paved shoulder widths, and by providing left-turn channelization at all public road intersections within the Wye section project limits. Safety would also be improved in the Wye Section by eliminating the State Routes 46/41 junction, which is an at-grade intersection, and constructing an interchange for the connection. WHY THIS PUBLIC NOTICE?

The Ozone attainment status of San Luis Obispo County has changed since the public circulation and approval of the project’s Final Environmental Impact Report with Finding of No Significant Impact in 2006. Therefore, conformity analysis was reperformed for this project. The project is in the eastern portion of San Luis Obispo County which is designated as non-attainment for 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Ozone is a regional pollutant, meaning there are no project-level analyses to be performed for conformity purposes. However, since the project is not exempt from regional conformity per table 3 of 40 CFR 93.127, regional conformity applies. The project is listed in the most recent Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP 2019) and Regional Transportation Plan (RTP 2019) prepared by SLOCOG. The regional analysis performed by SLOCOG show that the projects listed in SLOCOG 2019 FTIP, and the 2019 RTP meet the emissions conformity tests for federal 8-hour ozone standards (2008 and 2015) based on the Transportation Conformity requirements found in the Federal Clean Air Act, Section 176(c) (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)), and Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 93, Subpart A for the San Luis Obispo County ozone non-attainment area. WHAT’S AVAILABLE?

Do you have any comments about the findings from the conformity analysis reevaluated for this project that shows the project will support local area air quality goals? Please submit written comments by U.S. mail, no later than January 27, 2021 to Jason Wilkinson, Senior Environmental Planner, Caltrans, District 5, 50 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93401 or by email at: jason.wilkinson@dot.ca.gov. Comments on the 2006 Final Environmental Impact Report/Finding of No Significant Impact were previously requested and received. Therefore, Caltrans is only requesting comments on the conformity redetermination. WHERE DO YOU COME IN?

Do you have any comments about the findings from the conformity analysis reevaluated for this project that shows the project will support local area air quality goals? Please submit written comments no later than January 27, 2021. Comments on the 2006 Final Environmental Impact Report/Finding of No Significant Impact were previously requested and received. Therefore, Caltrans is only requesting comments on the conformity redetermination. CONTACT

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Opinion Diablo is a marine life killer

iablo Canyon Power Plant’s oncethrough cooling system (OTC) has finally been identified as a major killer of marine life by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (“What lurks beneath,” Dec. 17). Before the Water Board gave PG&E a pass in 2015, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace commissioned San Diegobased Powers Engineering to study the environmental damage caused by OTC. That study documented that Diablo Canyon’s cooling system draws in 2.5 billion gallons of water per day and discharges that water back into the cove 20 degrees (F) hotter, devoid of any life. Each year of operation, the plant sucks in more than a billion fish in early life stages while killing vast amounts of plankton, the foundation of life in our oceans. The New Times quote of Thea Tryon, speaking on behalf of the Water Board, is

revealing: “It was determined there was really no technical way of not having the thermal discharge.” Mothers for Peace has for decades asserted that the way to end the decimation of the marine environment is simple: shut down both units of Diablo Canyon’s nuclear reactor. The Water Board, like PG&E, has always valued financial profits over environmental protection. For economic reasons, PG&E has committed to shutting down the reactors—one at the end of 2024 and the other by December 2025. Unfortunately, billions more living beings in Diablo Cove will continue to be sacrificed for five more years. Jane Swanson spokesperson San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace

My first conservative take

think of the millions of people drawing unemployment who own cars or bicycles. Each one of these beneficiaries have no excuse to not gross $200 a day making deliveries in their cars. I personally do so and hold a four-year degree, an advanced certification in the legal profession, and am a military veteran who works hard to reject any vestigial sense of white privilege. There was a time when being “on the dole” was a source of shame instead of a type of

I never thought I’d have such a conservative opinion, but here I am, just about to turn 50, and now I have one. There have been recent headlines in our local gazettes regarding unemployment fraud that only focus on fraudulent withdrawals and overlooks fraudulent applications. Every time I see an Uber driver or food delivery person, I can’t help but

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“hustle.” I can only surmise that this situation is one of many reasons why our country is in shambles. Lastly, fraudulently applying for unemployment is a criminal offense. Shanti Harris San Luis Obispo

For the record

I appreciate Michael Smith’s antiracist rebuttal (“Alive and well,” Dec. 17) to Al Fonzi’s column (“A conservative perspective,” Dec. 3). But I think it is still important to expose the single biggest lie in Fonzi’s self-pitying and thoroughly dishonest essay claiming that he never lies. Fonzi wrote, “Were this not so, Barack Obama would not have been elected president twice by the American people, most notably by a majority of white voters.” Barack Obama did not receive a majority of the white vote in 2008 or 2012. Multiple sources readily available via the Google machine confirm that John McCain received 55 percent of the white vote to Obama’s 43 percent in 2008. In 2012, Obama’s percentage of the white vote went down to 39 percent. Romney’s percentage was 59 percent. Frank Joyce Paso Robles

Dan Dow should resign

I support a diversity of opinions and opportunities to learn from them. What I don’t support are people who take an oath of office and then repeatedly and intentionally fail to fulfill the requirements of their office. Sadly, despite constructive feedback from The Tribune editorial board, me,

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Letters and others, Mr. Dow has continued to fail to fulfill his oath to fairly apply the law. First, he advocates selective application of the law at a private gathering with his Tea Party base. Shortly thereafter, he appears at a state secessionist rally. Subsequently, in an apparent effort to defend against charges of selective prosecution, his office’s investigator gets called out for cajoling a witness to testify falsely about injuries from the civil protests. Most recently, the judge in the Tianna Arata case disqualified not only Mr. Dow but also the entire District Attorney’s Office for conflict of interest. More concerns are on the horizon. The Board of Supervisors recently acted to have the District Attorney (not the independent state Fair Political Practices Commission) determine violations of local campaign practices. How can the community have confidence in Mr. Dow faithfully fulfilling that role when he has such a strong personal political agenda? Enough is enough. Since Mr. Dow is not honoring his commitment to the entire community, the honorable thing for him to do is resign. As a private citizen, he’d be free to express his personal prejudices. However, such behavior is not consistent with the higher duty of District Attorney. Don Maruska Los Osos

Correction

In the Dec. 17 letter to the editor, “Phony survey by State Parks OHV Division,” Mark Gold’s title was incorrect. The sentence should read: State Parks Director Armando Quintero and Deputy Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy Mark Gold promised a final draft of the Public Works Plan for the middle of December 2020. Δ

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Beauty and the mess

n 2020, we saw the resilience of our communities as we met the challenges of COVID-19 with creativity and collaboration. Neighbors leaned on one another, mothers birthed life into the world in masks, organizations formed partnerships to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. Activists formed mutual aid networks, creatives brought music into our homes, tech experts found new ways to help us connect, and scientists developed vaccines. Families spent time together, entrepreneurs pivoted, restaurants adapted, and teachers took on the herculean task of teaching first graders online. Local governments collaborated with community leaders to creatively prepare for worst-case scenarios, and front-line workers got up every day to serve and save us. The pandemic drove a record drop in global carbon emissions in 2020, and Black Lives Matter became a global rallying cry. People across the nation voted in record numbers, electing strong local leaders, and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris defeated the most dangerous president in the history of our nation. Communities stood up to injustice, and justice prevailed locally as SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow was disqualified from local protest cases for an “apparent, actual, and clear conflict of interest.” This year we witnessed the beauty of community and the human tendency to help, care, and create.

We also experienced insurmountable pain and fear. Pain of losing loved ones, losing businesses, losing income, losing housing, losing hope. Fear in how to school, how to shop, how to work, how to play, how to provide, how to survive. In 2020, we collectively met the ongoing struggle of COVID-19, while the federal government left a gaping vacuum of leadership at the national level, failing to do the most fundamental of jobs: support the American people. We isolated and distanced, taught our children addition in our garages, celebrated birthdays over Zoom, and wiped our grocery bags with Clorox. Front-line workers carried us on their shoulders with long hours and less than adequate pay, health care providers risked their lives every single day while forced to fight for personal protective equipment, and mothers cried quietly in the bathroom. Our shops closed and opened, and closed again, and the constant flux of restrictions tested every business and family, bringing most to their knees and many to their breaking point. The SLO Food Bank saw food insecurity go up by 154 percent, and an estimated 10.7 million undocumented people were left out of federal COVID relief efforts. Millions will owe back rent and utilities by January, as fear of eviction looms for an estimated 40 million people in America. Depression rates have tripled in the United States, and centuries of systemic racism have made the financial

impacts of this crisis disproportionately worse for Black and Hispanic Americans. Experts have been warning of a growing economic inequality in the United States for the past few decades, and the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly brought it to our doorstep. This year, we faced our racism. A reckoning of racial justice asking the nation to reconcile with a violent and racist history that continues to impact communities of color every day. And in a predominantly white community that has cherished its comfort, we were asked to stand in nuance and discomfort as we held the truth of the lived experiences of our friends and neighbors of color; a bare minimum task that many failed at and some stepped up to. We lost Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a tragedy with implications we don’t yet know the bounds of. The federal administration announced it would be selling leases for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, while wildfires displaced more than 100,000 Californians. The president of the United States normalized and exacerbated division, repeatedly gaslighting and lying to the American people. And police demonstrated a disdain for Black life, murdering George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Dijon Kizzee, Elijah McClain, and many, many more. In 2020, we witnessed the mess and the painful struggle for health, safety, and justice. In a year in which we experienced both the beauty and the mess, we have been given the gift of fully seeing ourselves. We have seen the illuminated truths of how

we meet fear in our most private moments, in public spaces, and in the comment section. We have seen our character in our own discomfort. And we have seen our resilience, too, in the eyes of our children, and in our ever-growing creativity, courage, and connection. Individually and collectively, we have seen ourselves. As we enter 2021, how will we reconcile the beauty with the mess? How will we let who we have seen ourselves to be inform who we are becoming? How will we ensure equity and uphold justice in the solutions we seek? How will we embrace the more complex and nuanced ways of responding to crisis and discomfort? How will we rise, transform, and be greater than our suffering? ∆ Los Osos resident Quinn Brady cares about her community. Send a response via letters@newtimesslo.com.

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The naughty list

an Luis Obispo County’s naughty list is a long one this year. There were too many 2020 incidents to keep track of. It was like a free-for-all out there with the COVID-19 pandemic thrown into the mix for good measure. Speaking of the pandemic, COVID-19 has definitely been a naughty little virus, and it’s resurging with a vengeance just like all those experts said it would. After ruining basically all of 2020, coronavirus is now targeting Christmas. Remember when we were worried about running out of toilet paper, standing in line at Costco, and Santa Maria having only 100 confirmed cases? Those were the days, amirite? I, for one, would just like to send my sincerest gratitude to Lame Duck President Donald Trump for doing absolutely nothing to bring the United States of America together in unity to prevent what we’re experiencing right now. He’s been on the naughty list for his whole life, so thankfully, I don’t need to change a thing. I think Gov. Gavin Newsom can slide onto the list a few numbers down from Trumplethinskin this year. Don’t get too excited out there Republican Party of SLO County with your Recall Newsom petition fan club and your party chair Randal “COVID-19 Is A Benign Pandemic” Jordan, because I don’t think the governor’s a dictator, and I do think the pandemic is serious and

dangerous. I just think pandemic shutdown orders were a bit slapdash, haphazard, and arbitrary—in a schools-closed-barsopen, golf-is-OK-boating-isn’t kind of a way. The only consistent thing that came out of the California Department of Public Health—except for mask up, wash your hands, and socially distance— were the state’s ever-increasing statistics about COVID-19 cases and deaths. Restaurants were closed, then open, then closed again, then open again. You couldn’t shop in a small business selling clothes or jewelry, but wandering around Target for hours on end was just fine. We’re on a county-by-county system for shutdown orders. Actually ... now we’re divided into five regions! I have whiplash from trying to keep up. Paso Robles elected officials have at least been consistent with the way they’ve dealt with the pandemic: total denial that the Paso region has led the county in positive COVID-19 cases for the duration of the pandemic! Maskless tourists wandered around all summer, restaurants were packed both on the sidewalk and indoors, and the Paso City Council is doing everything it can to completely ignore the state’s most recent shutdown orders.

The city is definitely going on that naughty list. You know who else is? Everyone who belongs to one of these Facebook groups: Reopen SLO County, Protect Paso, Protect Five Cities, Protect Atascadero, Protect Santa Maria, SLO County Protest Watch, TakeBack SLO, and all of the other little enclaves of social media groupies who can’t stand people who disagree with them enough to participate in private (not public) shaming of “the other” and sharing information that only agrees with whatever craziness you already believe. Protect Five Cities and SLO County Protest Watch members actually took their word war to the streets, putting up and ripping down blue- (in support of four police officers who were injured in a Paso shootout) and rainbow-colored (to support Pride month) ribbons with so much aggressiveness that Grover Beach City Manager Matt Bronson had to step in and reprimand them! Thanks for being open to divisiveness and closed off to open, honest dialogue. Speaking of closed off to dialogue: Cancel culture advocates and free speech police are definitely on the list. To the people who tried to shut down Sally Loo’s over the owner’s ideology: How’d that work for you? To the people who want to throw people like Cuesta College Board of Trustees member Pete Sysak out of office for racist, sexist, and hateful social media posts: Why don’t you run for office in the next election? To the people who don’t want to listen to Black Lives Matter activists who want

change in a justice system that’s been plagued by racism since its inception: Maybe you should listen for once in your life. To the protesters who simply can’t hear the opinions of those who are opposed to their battle cries: Maybe hear what they’re saying, because we need them to in order to make real change. And don’t get me started on local leaders of law enforcement! Jesus H. Christ, could they have had a naughtier year? SLO County District Attorney Dan “Protesters Are Wacky And Need To Be Prosecuted” Dow; SLO County Sheriff Ian “Racism Doesn’t Exist But Can’t You See We’re Trying” Parkinson; and Ex SLO Police Chief Deanna “Tear Gas Them, Scold Them, And Quit” Cantrell are all on the list. Remember those teenagers who shot out store windows after the first Black Lives Matter protest in downtown SLO? Santa actually took them off all of the lists this year. They don’t even get coal! Coal is reserved for a couple of folks in particular: Assembly District 35 candidate Dawn Addis, who refused to debate the issues; Congressional District 24 candidate Andy Caldwell, who lost fair and square and still cried fraud; and Oceano’s Cynthia Replogle, whose rhetoric, outrage, and martyr complex is downright annoying. ∆ The Shredder is asking Santa for more column space. Send comments to shredder@newtimesslo.com.

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DEC. 24 – DEC. 31 2020

GIVE A HOOT

Gallery at Marina Square in Morro Bay presents Feathered Friends, an upcoming fine art and photography show in celebration of January as Bird Month, which is scheduled to debut on Jan. 1 and remain on display through Jan. 29, 2021. Featured artists in this group exhibit include Alice Cahill, Beth Sargent, Jack McNeal, Greg Siragusa, Ardella Swanberg, Virginia Mack, and Terry Garvin. Call (805) 772-1068 or visit galleryatmarinasquare.com for more info. The gallery is located at 601 Embarcadero, suite 10, Morro Bay. —Caleb Wiseblood

COURTESY PHOTO BY ALICE CAHILL/ GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE

ARTS

SLOPE PAINTERS AT STUDIOS ON THE PARK

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ANNUAL WINTER FAIRE AND JURIED CRAFT SHOW A collective of exceptional paintings, photography and fine crafts, spanning a variety of artistic mediums from traditional to contemporary. Crafts include fiber, wood, glass, sculpture, pottery, jewelry and more. Through Jan. 3, 2021 Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-772-2504, artcentermorrobay.org.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS: CAMBRIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS VIRTUAL JURIED SHOW Fall juried exhibit will be held virtually and will feature paintings only. Cash prizes given by Juror. Mondays-Sundays. through Jan. 3 $15-$25 per piece. 805-927-8190. Gallery@CambriaCenterfortheArts.org. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

EVENING SKIES: A GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW Photographers Beth Sargent, Karen Peterson, Terry Garvin, Jack McNeal, and Greg Siragusa bring their talents together in depicting the evening skies of our seaside beaches and sanctuaries on the Central Coast. Through Dec. 29, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. 805-7721068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

FEATHERED FRIENDS This group fine art show will showcase paintings of birds, in all media, and photography of birds—small birds and large birds of all descriptions, in all habitats, that call the Central Coast their home. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Jan. 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE: FEATURED ARTIST DON DOUBLEDEE Doubledee has been drawing all his life. As well as being a Cal Poly architecture grad, he has been a resident of Morro Bay since 1970. Through Dec. 29, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

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DAVID SETTINO SCOTT: FEATURED ARTIST Offering personal appointments and tours of Scott’s studio in San Miguel. Through March 1, 2021 805-2864430. Park Street Gallery, 1320 Park Street, Paso Robles, parkstreetgallery.com.

Please stop by to see paintings by San Luis Outdoor Painters for the Environment (SLOPE), at Studios on the Park. SLOPE painters have been sheltering at home and are now ready to break out to show paintings and prints at open galleries. Fridays, Saturdays, 12-9 p.m. and Wednesdays, Thursdays, 12-4 p.m. through Dec. 31 Free. 805-238-9800. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, studiosonthepark.org.

STUDIOS ON THE PARK: ONLINE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Check site for a variety of virtual classes and workshops online. ongoing studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-238-9800.

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ART IN THE GARDEN: GALLERY AND FUNDRAISER AT SLOBG Local artists will display and sell handmade items to benefi t the SLO Botanical Garden. Get your holiday shopping done in one spot. Thursdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through Dec. 27 805-541-1400. slobg.org/calendar-of-events/gallery. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

COLLEEN GNOS: OPEN STUDIOS ARTIST Call or email for private tours of Gnos Art Studio. ongoing 805441-8277. gnosart.com/store. Private home, Private address, TBA. THE INTERMISSION SHOW This brisk 8- to 10-minute show is set up like a socially distanced talk show with SLO Rep’s Managing Artistic Director Kevin Harris at the helm, clad in a tacky suit and tie with a faux alcoholic drink nearby. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 3 p.m. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-786-2440, slorep.org/.

JORDAN QUINTERO: COAST RANGES An exhibition of recent work by Central Coast artist and designer Jordan Quintero. In this evocative new series,

he explores the California landscape in oil paint, transparent varnish, and pyrography on hand built wood panels. Mondays-Sundays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. through Dec. 31 Free. 805-545-5401. jordanquintero.com. Big Sky Cafe, 1121 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo.

THE LINK BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE An art show benefi ting NatureTrack, whose mission is to instill young students with leadership skills, attitudes, and habits for lifelong learning, and to inspire them to be respectful stewards of our natural world. Through Jan. 1, 2021 Free. 805-252-1100. oakgroup.org/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

socially distanced hand-building ceramic, snowflake class. Ceramic artist Heather Cruce guides this workshop. Through Jan. 31, 2021 slomakerspace. com/. SLOMakerSpace, 81 Higuera, suite 160, San Luis Obispo, 805-225-4783.

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MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS Each

SLOMA: WEEKLY ART PROJECTS Kids can enjoy new activities from home (posted online every Monday). Mondays sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 543-8562.

week we will combine two or more mediums in several pieces. We will work with watercolor, acrylic, ink, pastels, charcoal, as well as various printmaking techniques in the course of a month. Maximum of 5 guests. Pre-registration and masks required. Mondays, Wednesdays, 1:30-3 p.m. $25. 805-668-2125. lila. community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

VIRTUAL ART AFTER DARK Tune into Facebook to

MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP FOR AGES 5-6 Each

see what local artists are up to. First Friday of every month Free. facebook.com/artsobispo. Downtown SLO, Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo.

VIRTUAL ART GALLERY Every Friday, we publish our Virtual Art Gallery to our blog and newsletter. Featuring artworks from customers and the community. Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo. wordpress.com/category/gallery-exhibits/virtualgallery/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

VIRTUAL OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR Visit ARTS Obispo’s Facebook page to view works from several local artists and artisans. ongoing Free. facebook.com/ artsobispo. Downtown SLO, Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo. VIRTUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION This year, the Cuesta College Harold J Miossi Student Exhibition went online. View student work, including the Salon des Refuses, on the website. Mondays-Sundays hjmgallery2020studentshow.org/. Harold J. Miossi Gallery, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, 805-546-3202.

New Times and the Sun now share their community listings for a complete Central Coast calendar running from SLO County through northern Santa Barbara County. Submit events online by logging in with your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account at newtimesslo.com. You may also email calendar@ newtimesslo.com. Deadline is one week before the issue date on Thursdays. Submissions are subject to editing and approval. Contact Calendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood directly at cwiseblood@newtimesslo.com.

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WINTER SNOWFLAKE CERAMIC CLASS A

INDEX Arts ............................ [14] Culture & Lifestyle.......[15] Food & Drink..............[16] Music .........................[16]

week students will have the opportunity to use two mediums while exploring the Elements of Art. Maximum 5 students. Masks are required. Pre-registration required. Mondays, 3:15-4:15 p.m. $20. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP FOR AGES 7-12 Each week students will have the opportunity to use two mediums while emphasizing an Element of Art and a Principle of Design. Maximum of 5 students. Pre-registration and masks required. Tuesdays, 3:154:15 p.m. $20. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

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MUSIC LESSONS AT COELHO Call or go online for the Academy’s current offerings. The Academy offers private lessons by the hour or half hour for all age groups and ability. ongoing 805-925-0464. coelhomusic.com. Coelho Academy of Music, 325 E. Betteravia Rd., Santa Maria.

PCPA: ACTORS TALKBACK Streams live on PCPA’s Instagram every Thursday and spotlights a different thespian guest each week. Hosted by Erik Stein. Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Free. pcpa.org. PCPA: The Pacific Conservatory Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria, 805-922-8313. PCPA READS AT HOME A literacy project that uses our students’ learning to serve children and parents who are learning at home. Co-hosted by Allan Hancock College and the Santa Maria-Bonita School District to bring a love of stories and language to people right in

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art in many different ways; from gourd bowls and vases to wall hangings and lamps. Giftable items from Badrak will be on display at the show. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m. through Dec. 27 Free. 805-7371129. lompocart. DEC. 24 – DEC. 31 org. Lompoc Valley 2020 Art Association, 119 E. Cypress, Lompoc.

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THE ART OF FACE MASKS: VIRTUAL EXHIBIT This group show reunites several artists from the museum’s 2019 exhibit, The Art of Dress, including Georganne Alex, Carole Coduti, Gwen Samuels, and others. ongoing Free. artoffacemasks. com. Elverhoj Museum of History and Art, 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang, 805-686-1211.

A MIGHTY OAK: PERMANENT EXHIBIT ONLINE Depicts the

MURAL PREVIEW

The Equality Mural Project in Atascadero opened a special pop-up gallery on Dec. 21 for the community to preview 10 renderings of future murals to be located throughout Downtown Atascadero starting in 2021. Each mural in the project expresses different aspects of equality and inclusion. The pop-up gallery will run through the end of February and is located at 6100 El camino Real, suite B, Atascadero. Visit equalitymuralproject.com to find out more. —C.W.

habitat around a Valley oak–one of the largest and old trees found in our area. View the artwork online. ongoing Free. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org.

SB COUNTY AND BEYOND Photographic landscapes by George Rose. View online. ongoing Free. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org.

SOLVANG SCHOOL: INSPIRED BY NATURE View the exhibit online.

ARTS from page 14 their homes. ongoing PCPA: The Pacific Conservatory Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria, 805-922-8313, pcpa.org.

TECH TALKS: LIVE ON INSTAGRAM Every Tuesday sit down with one of our technical staff and learn about the ins and outs of their craft. Get the exclusive with our host Erik Stein. Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. PCPA: The Pacific Conservatory Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria, 805922-8313, pcpa.org. WINE AND DESIGN VIRTUAL CLASSES Check Wine and Design’s Orcutt website for the complete list of virtual classes online, for various ages. Also offering kids camps for summer. ongoing Varies. wineanddesign.com/orcutt. Wine and Design, 3420 Orcutt Road, suite 105, Orcutt.

WORKSHOPS VIA ZOOM Sara Curran Ice, PCPA’s Technical Theatre Program Coordinator/Designer, is conducting Workshops via Zoom for local high school drama students. Check site or call for more info. ongoing PCPA: The Pacific Conservatory Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria, 805-922-8313, pcpa.org.

WRITING CLUB TO GO: SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY The writing club is designed for students up through grade 12. The writing packs include a journal, and a variety of activities to both ease the pressure of writing and to inspire young authors. Registration required. Dec. 28, Dec. 29, Dec. 30, Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 Free. 805-925-0994. engagedpatrons.org. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

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KATHY BADRAK: LVAA FEATURED GOURD ARTIST Kathy Badrak will be showcasing her gourd

Features photography by 29 Solvang School Yearbook and Media students. The students, grades 7 – 8, were inspired by philosopher Henry David Thoreau’s quote: “All good things are wild and free.” ongoing Free. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-6881082, wildlingmuseum.org.

WINTER SALON: ANNUAL GROUP SHOW Over 50 artists display all fine art mediums hung floor to ceiling, “salon style”. Features all sizes, all subjects, framed, unframed, etc. Through Jan. 31, 2021 GalleryLosOlivos. com. Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 805-688-7517.

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CENTRAL COAST SUMMER SLIM DOWN A 12-week program. Shed those extra pounds and learn which foods work with your unique body. ongoing, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Call for price and schedule. 805-235-7978. gratefulbodyhealthcoaching.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

LIGHTS AT CAMBRIA PINES Cambria Christmas Market has been postponed until 2021, but enjoy a new, limited experience called Lights at Cambria Pines. The Lights at Cambria Pines will only be accessible for guests staying overnight on a Christmas package at a Moonstone Hotel Property or with restaurant reservations. Through Jan. 2, 2021, 5-9 p.m. cambriachristmasmarket.com. Cambria Pines Lodge,

2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805-927-4200.

MORRO BAY MARTIAL ARTS: SCHOOL OF TECHNIQUE A variety of adult and youth classes. Instructor has more than 35 years of experience. Offering Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, MMA, and Self-Defense classes. Mondays-Saturdays, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. through Dec. 31 Call for details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

TAI CHI AND QI GONG: ZEN IN MOTION Small group classes with 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the Year. Call for time and days. Learn the Shaolin Water Style and 5 Animals Qi Gong. Beginners welcomed. Mondays, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Call for price details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

TAI CHI CHUN CERTIFICATION With the 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the year. Ongoing courses. ongoing Call for price. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay. TAI CHI CHUN/ QI GONG BASICS Learn the foundation of Qi Gong, the rooting of breathing, and Shaolin Tai Chi. Tuesdays-Thursdays Call for details. 805701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

ZEN IN MOTION Tai Chi and Qi Gong basics. Deep breathing and moving meditation. Beginners welcome, classes outdoors in Morro Bay. Wednesdays, 10:3011:30 a.m. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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NAR-ANON: FRIDAY MEETINGS A meeting for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation concerning the addiction of a loved one. Fridays, 12-1 p.m. Free. 805-221-5523. North County Connection, 8600 Atascadero Ave., Atascadero.

NAR-ANON: TUESDAY MEETINGS Nar-Anon is a support group for those who are affected by someone else’s addiction. Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. naranoncentralca. org/meetings/meeting-list/. The Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4500 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 805-2215523.

OPEN AIR VINEYARD YOGA Intentionally carve out time for quiet, movement, and a little self pampering in the open air of the vineyard with Yogi Chelcy Westphal Johnson, of Mindful Movement Collective. Fridays, 9:3010:30 a.m. $28-$150. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles, 805.239.1730. PASO, HERE WE COME Redwings Horse Sanctuary is making their permanent home on Union Road in Paso Robles. Donate to its $1 million fundraising campaign. Redwings offers public tours, volunteering with the horses, and a foster to adopt program. ongoing Redwings Horse Sanctuary, Union Road, Paso Robles, 831-386-0135, RedwingsHorseSanctuary.org.

TRAIL OF LIGHTS A new holiday lighting trail map offering city residents the chance to showcase their holiday lights. Deadline to enter address to map is Nov. 30. Maps available through Christmas. Through Dec. 25 visitatascadero.com/holidaylights. Sunken Gardens, 6505 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

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CENTRAL COAST CONJURERS (SLO COUNTY MAGIC CLUB) Monthly meeting of magicians of all levels. Please call or email for more info. Meet likeminded folks with an interest in magic, from close-up to stage performances. Last Wednesday of every month, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. 805-440-0116. IHOP, 212 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

COMPLIMENTARY OUTDOOR YOGA CLASSES Hotel San Luis Obispo, Piazza Hospitality’s first property on California’s scenic Central Coast, is now offering complimentary outdoor yoga classes on its rooftop

terrace. Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, 8 a.m.-noon $10-$15 donation suggested. 805-235-0700. hotel-slo. com. Hotel San Luis Obispo, 877 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

COMPLIMENTARY SHOWERS WITH SHOWER THE PEOPLE After a short hiatus, the San Luis Obispo Library will once again be partnering with local non-profit organization, Shower the People. The shower trailer will be located between the library and parking structure. Toiletries provided. Sundays, 1-3 p.m. Free. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY STROLL Walk through Downtown San Luis Obispo to see businesses, windows and parklets lit up for the Holidays. Visit site to get your Merry map and itinerary to see bright and cheery decorated windows and other surprises and visual delights. Through Jan. 1, 2021 SLOHolidays.com. Mission Plaza, 751 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

GIVE JOY HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN Family Care Network’s Give Joy Campaign matches families’ needs with our community’s heart to give. Help raise awareness, funds, and resources to make sure our families have everything they need for this holiday season and beyond. Participate and donate today. Through Dec. 31 fcni.org/givejoy. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

GRIEF RECOVERY AND SUPPORT PROGRAM People say you have to let go and move on in your life, but they don’t tell you how to accomplish that. This Grief Recovery Program will make that possible while providing guidance. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. through Jan. 19 Total: $49 plus $12 book. 714-273-9014. cccsl.org/ classes/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

LIGHT UP DOWNTOWN SLO 2020 Visit Mission Plaza, which will include Santa’s House and the traditional Holiday Tree, which will be surrounded by creative and colorful light installations, a 20-foot rainbow light tunnel, a glammed-up Dine Out Downtown outdoor dining area, a lighted tree forest, and five interactive themed Memory Moment Pods. Through Jan. 1, 2021 sloholidays.com. Mission Plaza, 751 Palm St., San Luis Obispo. METABOLIC CONDITIONING We use primarily our own body weight in this interval training class to run through exercises and drills to raise the heart rate, condition our muscles, and stay flexible. This advanced class also incorporates hand weights and sand bags, if you have them. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m. $72. 415-516-5214. ae.slcusd.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. SCAVENGER HUNT: SEARCH FOR SANTA’S MOUSE This free activity book, available at Santa’s House and at shops around downtown features a charming story, and a scavenger hunt with eight clues for kids and families to find together as they stroll downtown. Through Jan. 1, 2021 sloholidays.com. Mission Plaza, 751 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

SLO NOONTIME TOASTMASTERS CLUB MEETINGS Want to improve speaking and leadership skills in a supportive and positive environment? During COVID, we are meeting virtually. Contact us to get a meeting link for info. Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. Free. slonoontime.toastmastersclubs.org. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID.

VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE JACK HOUSE Public virtual tours via Zoom of the famous Jack House of San Luis Obispo. Access to the house is extremely limited and this is your best opportunity to get the inside view. Thursdays, 2 p.m. $5 suggested. 805-543-0638. historycenterslo.org/jack-tour.html. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID. SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y

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HALCYON PSYCHIC WEEKEND Offering a variety of techniques to provide guidance of love, travel, relationships, finance, and more. By appointment only. First Saturday, Sunday of every month, 9 p.m. through Jan. 3 805-489-2424. Halcyon Store Post Office, 936 S. Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande.

POINT SAN LUIS LIGHTHOUSE VIRTUAL HOLIDAY TOUR Join a live docent via Zoom for an interactive virtual tour of the Point San Luis Lighthouse. All online virtual tours are enhanced with traditional holiday decorations for the month of December. Wednesdays, Saturdays, 2 p.m. $10. pointsanluislighthouse.org/. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

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ARROYO GRANDE FARMERS MARKET Saturdays, 12-2:25 p.m. Arroyo Grande Farmers Market, Olohan Alley, Arroyo Grande.

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PRESQU’ILE WINERY: RESERVATIONS ONLY Call or go online to make a reservation (reservations open to the public starting June 6). ongoing Presqu’ile Winery, 5391 Presqu’ile Dr., Santa Maria, 805-937-8110, presquilewine.com.

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FLYING GOAT CELLARS: APPOINTMENT AND PICK-UPS This winery specializes in Pinot Noir and sparkling wine. Call or check site for DEC. 24 – DEC. 31 pick-up and appointment info. Mondays, 2020 Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 805-7369032. flyinggoatcellars.com. Flying Goat Cellars, 1520 Chestnut Court, Lompoc.

MORRO BAY FARMERS MARKET A delightful mix of local farm fresh products, baked goods, crafts, and more. Saturdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. 805-824-7383. Morro Bay Main Street Farmers Market, Main Street and Morro Bay Boulevard, Morro Bay, facebook.com/ MorroBayMainStreetFarmersMarket/.

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VIRTUAL WINE TASTING PACKAGES AT CASS WINERY Wine by the glass and bottles are also available for purchase. Check site for specific virtual tasting packages. ongoing Free. 805-239-1730. casswines.com/. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

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MAKE YOUR OWN HOLIDAY CERAMIC CUP AT HOME Offering a coco cup home kit. You will be provided with supplies needed, instructional video; we will glaze and fire your work for you. No experience needed; designed with the beginner maker in mind. Through Jan. 1, 2021 $45. slomakerspace.com/. SLOMakerSpace, 81 Higuera, suite 160, San Luis Obispo, 805-225-4783.

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vendors. Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot, 325 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

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KALYRA: PURCHASES AND PICK-UPS Offering varietals from all over the world. Tuesdays-Sundays, 12-5 p.m. 805-693-8864. kalyrawinery.com. Kalyra Winery, 343 N. Refugio Rd., Santa Ynez.

STANDING SUN: PURCHASES AND DELIVERIES Visit site for Cellar Club details and more info. Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 805-691-9413. standingsunwines.com. Standing Sun Wines, 92 2nd St., Unit D, Buellton, 805-691-9413.

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VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR: LIVE MUSIC BY RACHEL SANTA CRUZ Live music streamed every Wednesday from the Schooners Deck. Tune into our virtual happy to hear some great music and watch the sunset. Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. Schooners, 171 North Ocean Ave, Cayucos, 805-995-3883, schoonerscayucos.com.

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Local artist and designer Jordan Quintero presents Coast Ranges, an exhibition of recent works, at Big Sky Cafe in San Luis Obispo through Dec. 31. This exhibit features a collection of California-based landscapes Quintero painted with oil on wooden panels. Admission is free. Call (805) 545-5401 or visit jordanquintero.com for more info. The cafe is located at 1121 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. —C.W. SERIES Follow the venue’s Facebook page for a virtual series of music, wine tasting, and education. Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m. Free. facebook.com/ vinaroblesamphitheatre/. Vina Robles Amphitheatre, 3800 Mill Rd., Paso Robles, 805-286-3680. SAN LUIS OBISPO

CAL POLY ARTS VIRTUAL MUSICAL SERIES: A KILLER PARTY A collaboration between more than 50 Broadway professionals all working together remotely. A 9-part musical. Wednesdays $12.99 for complete series.

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BY GLEN STARKEY

Have yourself a merry little Christmas … … courtesy of the greatest holiday albums of all time

think we’re all ready to put 2020 in our rearview mirror, but we’re not there yet. If you find yourself looking for some way to inject a little cheer into what promises to be a dreary holiday, check out these albums—some classics and some newer—that are guaranteed to help you make the most out of what will no doubt be an isolated yuletide. Here are six of my favs in no particular order.

that despite the holiday season, he feels depressed. I credit the special for my first introduction to jazz, and when I listen to the album, I’m reminded of the wonderful moments in the show, like Linus reciting the annunciation to IMAGE COURTESY OF FANTASY RECORDS the shepherds: “And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid”; or Charlie’s rejection of the Christmas commercialism by bringing home his sad little tree, decorating it and thinking he killed it, and Linus wrapping its base with his blanket while even Lucy agrees Charlie’s choice embodied the season’s spirit.

Willie Nelson, Pretty Paper (1979)

This Willie Nelson album found the singer reunited with producer/arranger Booker T. Jones, who the previous year had collaborated on Stardust, arguably Nelson’s greatest album of classic cover songs. It opens with the title track “Pretty Paper,” which Nelson wrote in 1963 when he was just getting started IMAGE COURTESY OF CBS and which was a big hit for Roy Orbison. The rest of the songs—save for the closing instrumental, “Christmas Blues,” on which Nelson shares songwriting credit with Jones—are well known. Hear everything from Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” to Gene Autry and Oakley Halderman’s “Here Comes Santa Claus.” Every song is a gem!

Bob Dylan, Christmas in the Heart (2009)

For many, Dylan’s voice is a love-itor-hate-it kind of thing. It’s certainly not the kind of voice you associate with Christmas music, but I think its iconoclastic IMAGE COURTESY vibe helps the OF COLUMBIA RECORDS album because he’s earnestly singing this mix of hymns, carols, and Christmas classics. There’s not a hint of irony in his delivery, and I think that’s surprising and deeply charming. When asked about his delivery of the material, he said, “There wasn’t any other way to play it. These songs are part of my life, just

Vince Guaraldi Trio, A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

I grew up watching The Peanuts animated Christmas special and even today can’t bring myself to change the channel if I come across it. It’s sweet right from the opening when Charlie confides to Linus

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like folk songs. You have to play them straight too.” Dylan was born Jewish but converted to Christianity in the ’70s, and he grew up in Minnesota singing these songs like every other kid. You can feel they’re a part of his life.

Louis Armstrong, What a Wonderful Christmas (1997)

This compilation of Christmas classics was put together and released long after Armstrong’s death in 1971 and is the only Christmas collection to contain all six Christmas sides he recorded for Decca, as well IMAGE COURTESY as a number of OF HIP-O RECORDS other Christmas classics by other jazz artists—14 songs in all. His expressive gravel voice and energetic delivery never flag, and on tracks like “’Zat You, Santa Claus?” the irrepressible showman really shines through. Other artists and songs include Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” and Mel Tormé’s “The Christmas Song.” It’s an amazing Christmas jazz record.

She & Him, A She & Him Christmas (2011)

Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward make a wonderful IMAGE COURTESY combination— OF MERGE RECORDS he’s laid-back cool and she’s a wide-eyed pixie dust machine. Ward lived in SLO Town for a while but has gone on to have a remarkable

career. His sparkling guitar work and rustic voice have made him a hipster favorite. Deschanel made her big screen debut in Mumford (1999) and has gone on to star in a number of films as well as the popular TV series New Girl, and she was in Elf opposite Will Ferrell, really upping her Christmas street cred. Sparsely arranged and charmingly delivered, the songs on this collection feel timeless, even a track like The Beach Boys’ “Christmas Day,” which makes great use of Deschanel’s bell-clear voice.

Kacey Musgraves, A Very Kacey Christmas (2016)

I never listened to any of this country queen’s music until I ran across this Christmas album a few years ago. I can see why she’s so popular, and this album is filled with gems. Four of the album’s dozen tracks are originals, including a duet with Willie Nelson called IMAGE COURTESY OF MERCURY NASHIVILLE “A Willie Nice Christmas” that’s a hoot. She also sings a duet with Leon Bridges on a track they co-wrote called “Present Without a Bow.” It’s a real earworm. Her “Christmas Makes Me Cry” is tender as heck, and her “Ribbons and Bows” will have you bopping. Add in tracks like John Rox’s novelty song “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” Robert Alexander Anderson’s Hawaiian romp “Mele Kalikimaka” (featuring The Quebe Sisters), and I can listen to this one over and over. ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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Cambria Center for the Arts seeks plein air painters for new virtual show Starting on Jan. 2, 2021, the Cambria Center for the Arts will be accepting artwork submissions for a new virtual exhibition. The theme of the show, scheduled to premiere online on Jan. 9 and run through Feb. 28, is to showcase plein air paintings from local artists. The deadline to submit artworks will be Jan. 5. The entry fee is $10 for Cambria Center for the Arts members and $25 for nonmembers. All artwork submissions must have been completed at least within the last five years. Participating artists in the show are required to provide high quality digital images of their artworks. Visit cambriacenterforthearts. org for other eligibility guidelines and more info on the submission process. For additional details, call (805) 434-7060 or email gallery@cambriacenterforthearts. org. The gallery is located at 1350 Main St., Cambria.

Art Center Morro Bay extends its Winter Faire to February, reschedules Flower Power exhibit

The Morro Bay Art Association recently announced the extension of one of its current exhibitions at Art Center Morro Bay, the annual Winter Faire and Juried Craft Show. The show opened on Nov. 5 and was originally scheduled to run through Jan. 4, 2021. The exhibit is now scheduled to remain on display through Feb. 8. Described as a special holiday event, Winter Faire features a collective of giftable paintings, photography, and crafts, including fiber, wood, glass, pottery, jewelry, and sculpture, and other media. Each featured artwork is available for sale. Following the Winter Faire, Art Center Morro Bay will present Flower Power, a group multimedia exhibition, which is now scheduled to open on Feb. 11 and run through April 5. This show was originally planned to debut on Jan. 7 and run through March 8. The Morro Bay Art Association is still seeking artists to participate in the show. The gallery will be accepting art submissions for Flower Power during a take-in date at the gallery on Jan. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entry forms are also available online at artcentermorrobay.org. The entry fee for wall-hung pieces is $5 per piece for gallery members and $10 per piece for nonmembers. Art Center Morro Bay is located at 835 Main St., Morro Bay. For more info on either Flower Power or the Winter Faire and Juried Craft Show, call (805) 772-2504 or visit artcentermorrobay.org. Δ —Caleb Wiseblood

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BY CAMILLIA LANHAM

Wings of Change Veterans Voices project adjusts to COVID-19 with a constantly changing outdoor installation of hand-painted butterflies in Paso Robles

range, yellow, black, and green wings swing overhead, twisting in the wind. Suspended from an oak tree along Pine Street in Paso Robles, a 4-foot butterfly looms over the sidewalk. A much smaller cousin, gold and blue with black accents, flies a little closer to the trunk. Inside the Deprise Brescia Art Gallery’s courtyard, another set of 4-foot wings catches the waning light, glimpses of symbols outlined in black, white, and gray. More butterflies adorn the garden of wine barrel planters on the corner of 10th Street and Pine. Some look true to form—a 4-foot monarch here and 18-inch swallow-tail there—while others are covered in colors or words of inspiration. Each was painted by a veteran and/or their family as part of the Veterans Voices art project. The Wings of Change garden installation will morph and change through June 2021, as more butterflies take their places along walls and below branches, lit both during the day and at night. “The butterflies are coming and going and growing and changing, all outside and in the gardens,” Deprise Brescia said. “It’s cool, because you get to see the veterans expressing themselves as they want. It’s not about limitation. ... It’s about encouraging people to be unique, and accepting of them.” In its fourth year, Veterans Voices aims to give veterans in SLO County an outlet for expression, a place for creativity, and a little bit of art therapy. Veterans and their families can participate free of charge, attending art workshops, creating art, and exhibiting their artwork. After attending a town hall meeting in Paso Robes about the needs of Central Coast veterans, Brescia wondered what she could do to help. As she looked into some of the issues brought up during the meeting, Brescia said she started realizing just how prevalent mental

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ART MENTOR Marie Bolin (left) and Charles Bolin (right) show off their glass work after a September 2019 Veterans Voices fused glass workshop led by Larry Le Brane (center).

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Outdoor exhibit

Wings of Change is available for viewing anytime, day or night, outside the Deprise Brescia Art Gallery at 829 10th St., suite B, in Paso Robles. To participate in or learn more about Veterans Voices, reach out to Deprise Brescia at deprise@ deprisebrescia.com.

health issues were among veterans. Then, one of Brescia’s friends, a veteran who’d done a few tours in Iraq, spoke with her about how hard it’s been to reintegrate back into society. “He was the one who came and said, ‘Deprise, can you do something?’” Brescia said. Brescia spoke with her mother, who had studied with art therapist and author Lucia Cappachione in Texas in order to teach creative journaling and expressive arts, which is all about “tapping into this other side of the brain for expressive therapy.” Cappachione had good success working on a program with veterans in Texas, so they tried it in Paso Robles. Then, “the whole thing kind of took on a life of its own,” Brescia said. Artists from the Paso Robles Arts Association, which Brescia and her mother were both members of, volunteered to mentor vets and help them either realize their own visions or be sort of an interpreter of the veteran’s vision. “It was more of, I would say, a matchmaking thing,” she said. Veterans Voices also had artists who held art workshops in media like glass and pottery that multiple vets and their families could attend. Those first two years, Veterans Voices also held an exhibit showcasing the art at Studios on the Park. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 show went virtual, and for 2020-21, Brescia said they had to pivot the programming a little more. And that’s where the butterflies came in. A grant from the California Arts Council through ARTS Obispo, matched with funds from the Deprise Brescia Art Gallery, enables Veterans Voices to deliver wooden wings and art supplies to veterans throughout the county (or they can pick them up at the gallery) and hold painting workshops via Zoom and in small COVID-19 safe groups at the gallery. Once the veterans and their families are finished, Veterans Voices lacquers the butterflies, puts the wings together, and hangs them in the garden. “It can be very simple, and it doesn’t have to be exact. To give somebody that freedom, to make them pretty—some people want to make them exactly like the monarch and some people don’t,” she said. “Some people just want to try art, and they don’t want to be judged by other people. ... It is intimidating to people who haven’t tried art, and I wanted to take that away. ... Get rid of that whole, ‘Oh, I’m not good enough.’” Brescia said she looks at it as something uplifting, a sort of unity project, something that the world could really use, especially during the pandemic. Larry Le Brane—who taught art at community college for 32 years, recently had a one-man show at the Morro Bay Arts Center called On A Whim, and served in South Korea during the Vietnam War—participates in Veterans Voices as both an artist and a glass workshop leader. “It’s an act by Deprise, an act of recognition for all of those who served. It gives us the honor

WONDER AND WHIMSY Each of the butterflies—ranging from 4-feet tall to smaller than 18 inches—at Deprise Brescia’s Art Gallery was painted by a veteran and/or their family as part of the Veterans Voices art project.

of not being forgotten,” Le Brane said. “It’s a fellowship or a community that I belong to, and I’m grateful to be a part of it.” In his experience, art is a therapeutic break from life. “It’s a great escape, or a respite, if you will from society in this life. ... It’s a way of slowing down, escaping time, spending time,” said Le Brane, who focuses on 3D art. “You just escape the everyday world and time passes fast, and I have many students who will come in for a three-hour session, and they can’t believe that the time is gone, and they keep coming back for more.” Currently working on three butterflies, Le Brane said he takes on every project as a challenge, a chance for him to do something new. He’s using LED lighting, which he’s never worked with before, on one of the 4-by-4-foot butterflies. After three months of inspiration, tinkering, and problem-solving, his creations are almost ready to participate in Wings of Change. Le Brane said he hopes to get them to the gallery before the end of the year. Army reservist Antony Billes participated in a recent Zoom workshop with his three children, and said it’s been a really great way for him to bond with his family. Although he’s participated in Veterans Voices for a little while now, this year will be the first where one of his pieces (and those of his kids’) will be featured in a show. A year or two ago, his family made some masks together as part of the program, and they’re still sitting on a shelf in the house, which Billes said shows a lot about how much his family has appreciated the opportunity to participate in Veterans Voices. “Any time you can spend with your family is precious, and it really helps when you have someone to guide you through that creative process,” Billes said. “And being able to express yourself visually, you get things out of it that you weren’t expecting to, which is pretty amazing.” Δ Editor Camillia Lanham is waiting for her wings. Send art story ideas to clanham@ newtimesslo.com.

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Becoming Santa

SANTA’S SLAYER Scott Calvin (Tim Allen, right) takes his son, Charlie (Eric Lloyd, left), out for a sleigh ride, roughly one year after they witnessed Santa Claus die in front of them, in Disney’s The Santa Clause.

Editor’s note: Staff Writer Karen Garcia and Calendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood took over Split Screen while the Starkeys enjoy their holidays off.

here’s always been an age-old question of how St. Nicholas becomes Santa Claus and delivers toys to boys THE SANTA CLAUSE and girls around the What’s it rated? PG world in one night. What’s it worth, Karen? Full Price Not to mention how What’s it worth, Caleb? Full Price he can eat so many Where’s it showing? Disney Plus cookies and wash them down with so much milk—does he take bathroom breaks? Director John Pasquin than I’m letting on, and, inarguably, one of (Home Improvement, Miss Congeniality the best Christmas movies ever made. 2: Armed & Fabulous, Roseanne, Karen I have to chuckle at your remark, Last Man Standing) takes a whack at Caleb. The fat-shaming scene is only answering those questions by telling the the tip of the iceberg in laughs you’ll unconventional story of how Scott Calvin have watching this movie. Disclaimer: (Tim Allen) becomes Santa Claus and This film also happens to be one of my restores adults’ faith in the magic of top holiday favorites as well. Calvin’s Christmas in this 1994 classic. (113 min.) story is heartwarming, as you might have already guessed, which is a must Caleb He sees you when you’re sleeping. in order to be a Disney classic. He’s a He knows when you’re awake. On paper, successful advertising executive but the premise of Disney’s The Santa Clause isn’t as successful in the parenting sounds like a draconian nightmare. One department. Actually his son, Charlie fateful Christmas Eve, divorced father (Eric Lloyd), reluctantly stays with his dad Scott Calvin (Tim Allen, Jungle 2 Jungle, on Christmas Eve, the typical divorcedToy Story, Galaxy Quest) is forced to serve parent-holiday-visiting-rights situation. a lifetime of penance after an old man in Influenced by the bedtime story The Night a Santa suit drops dead from his rooftop. Before Christmas, Charlie encourages his Under contractual obligations, enforced father to climb a ladder that magically by supernatural forces beyond his control, appears near the deceased St. Nicholas, Calvin’s body gradually transforms into the and inspect the roof for possible reindeer. bearded man he’s blamed for killing (even Calvin, being the logical adult he is, though it technically isn’t his fault, he just doubts such an animal even exists, until yelled, “Excuse me!” at a strange man on he follows Charlie up the ladder. And so top of his house in the middle of the night, begins the adventure of literally filling in and the guy slipped and fell to his death). Santa’s red suit to deliver toys to sleeping An onslaught of Kafkaesque body horror children. You’ll definitely get a kick out ensues as Calvin grows thicker and wider, of Calvin earning the ability to squeeze gaining excessive weight and white facial down any size fireplace with the magic hair within days of the manslaughter. Once of Santa’s red bag. It’s hard to miss the a slim and successful advertising executive, growing connection between Calvin and Calvin is forced to throw out his suits and his son; the connection between Calvin start wearing sweats at the office. His boss and his empathy for others. I mean Santa’s (Peter Boyle) pulls him aside at one point round tummy isn’t just filled with sweets, during a lunch meeting just to fat-shame he’s plump with kindness, compassion, him for ordering a hot fudge sundae with and the magic of Christmas. his mainstay Caesar salad. Calvin even Caleb It’s no surprise The Santa Clause loses custody of his child by the middle ended up getting two sequels (nowhere of the film, but we’ll get to that later. I’m near as great but they exist), because who gravely misleading anyone who hasn’t seen wouldn’t want to revisit this world and this masterpiece, which is a lot more gleeful these characters? And I’m not just talking

HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK

What’s it rated? PG When? 1992 Where’s it showing? Disney Plus

John Hughes masterpiece, and, dare I say, better than the first, Home Alone 2: Lost In New York starts exactly as the first did. Buzz (Devin Ratray) is a jerk, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is misunderstood, and his entire family loses him in the frenzy of rushing through the Chicago airport to catch their flight to Florida.

Kevin is adamant about getting new batteries from his dad’s bag for his voice recorder as the family is running through the airport. He stops for mere seconds to replace the batteries with fresh ones and resumes the mad dash. But it turns out that many white males wear khaki-colored coats in the Chicago airport, so Kevin, unfortunately, follows a stranger on a flight to New York. Of course his clueless, toolarge, family doesn’t realize Kevin is missing until they’re picking up their luggage at their destination—then his mom, Kate (Catherine O’Hara), screams his name and faints at the reality that she might be a terrible parent. Meanwhile, Kevin is enjoying being the Big Apple’s newest tourist and has somehow charmed

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A STAR IS BORN There are few creatures more adorable than baby Grinch, as seen in director Ron Howard’s 2000 adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS What’s it rated? PG When? 2000 Where’s it showing? Netflix

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the staff at The Plaza Hotel to allow him to stay in one of its finest rooms by using his dad’s credit card. He’s at the height of kid luxury with a room complete with junk food room service and limousine rides to toy stores, which all comes to an utter halt when the hotel concierge (Tim Curry) finds out the credit card has been reported stolen. Not to mention the Wet Bandits, now the Sticky Bandits, Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) have escaped from prison, are planning to rob a toy store in New York, and want to kill Kevin—for throwing them in the slammer. Hilarity ensues when Kevin once again MacGyvers his way out of the grasp of the Sticky Bandits. (121 min.) —Karen Garcia

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, YA FILTHY ANIMAL Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) has found himself lost once again, except it’s in New York. as Dr. Seuss’ beloved green grump. It’s honestly hard to tell what’s scripted versus improvised, but either way, Carrey’s dialogue is masterful (“If you so much as utter one syllable, I’ll hunt you down and gut you like a fish! If you’d like to fax me, press the star key.”). Don’t let the haters and critics fool you, their hearts are probably two sizes too small. It’s a sin to let any December roll by without at least one Grinch viewing. (105 min.) ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

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could smell the fried chicken as I approached the truck. That savory, spicy, floury aroma that can only come from a fryer made me salivate as I walked across the string-light-lit parking lot where three restaurants on wheels had been set up since 11 o’clock that morning. Taqueria El Guëro, The Grinning Bear, and Beachwalk BBQ were reaching the end of their eight-hour shifts on the pavement at GBeatz on Grand Avenue in Grover Beach—a spot Epic Entertainment created during the pandemic specifically for food trucks, catering companies, and your salivary glands. I was here for The Grinning Bear, and I already knew what I wanted. The Firebird Sandi: honey hot sauce, ranch, barbecue sauce, lettuce, tomato, homemade pickles, apple cole slaw, pepper jack cheese, and let’s definitely not forget about the picklebrined piece of fried chicken heaven on a deliciously soft bun. I was also hankering for a VietNumNum: pork belly, bahn mi slaw, homemade cracklings, and sambal aioli on a Dutch crunch roll. Unfortunately, I was too late for the nummy pork, as The Grinning Bear was fresh out of that sandwich for the day. But I’m definitely coming back again. I have to. The chicken was so good that now I have to try the pork. I owe it to myself and to New Times. Word to the wise, though, that spicy, crunchy, slaw-filled chicken sandwich was definitely a four-napkin job. Maybe five. And the crunch stayed on that chicken almost until the last bite. Had The Grinning Bear’s owner/chef Brenen Bonetti actually watched me eat it (he admits to sometimes taking a peek at his customers as they chow down), he would have seen the look that he lives for. “It’s just a great feeling for us to see the full body nod, like, ‘Oh yeah, this is good stuff,’” Bonetti said. “And I think that’s what draws me to fried chicken. ... It’s so primal, you gotta get your hands dirty. ... It’s just so good. It’s universal.” I honestly feel the same way. Fried chicken is just that good, even when it’s mediocre. But Bonetti’s chicken isn’t mediocre, and he worked for at least a decade to get the brine, the dredge, the seasoning just right. His journey to fried chicken greatness started much longer ago than that, though. He remembers being over at a friend’s house for dinner, and his friend’s mom was cooking up some fresh fried chicken. Although Bonetti’s family cooked a lot, for some reason, he said, they never cooked that. “It was always KFC,” he said, adding that KFC is good in its own right, but seeing his friend’s mom flour, egg, and coat the chicken was a whole new event. “It was just kind of fun to see that whole experience, or that whole process, rather. And having that bite where the steam is

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coming out and blowing in your face, and it’s just so fresh, you know?” I do know, Bonetti. It’s pure magic. Although Bonetti was born in SLO County, his family moved up to Salinas when he was in high school. After he graduated, Bonetti moved back to SLO to go to college—he ended up going to the beach instead and landed his first cook job flipping burgers at Cork ’n’ Bottle, moving on to the SLO Country Club. He realized attending culinary school was the way to go, so Bonetti moved to San Francisco a little more than 10 years ago, enrolling in Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. Upon finishing the program, he worked at the Cliff House in San Francisco (a 100-year-old piece of history that recently announced it would be closing for good on Dec. 31) before starting a catering company in Salinas and realizing that he still had a lot to learn about cooking. So he moved back to The City and got a “bottom-of-the-line job” at the Farollon in Union Square (another piece of history that closed on Aug. 27 after more than two decades)—working his way up from shucking oysters to sous chef. With a few chef jobs (at Scandinavian, Cajun, and Caribbean restaurants) in between, he

and his wife got the urge to return to the Central Coast about three years ago. “My wife and I, we had a roommate, we were living in a small spot, working 16-hour days, and just kind of realized that it was no longer what it was in the beginning,” Bonetti said. “San Francisco was great—we got to try so many things—but we missed having the community.” All the while, Bonetti worked on that chicken in the background, serving it up at staff meal times, soliciting feedback, feeding his wife lots and lots of iterations. Once back on the Central Coast, he initially worked at Tooth & Nail, commuting from Pismo Beach to Paso Robles every day, but Bonetti was working at the Avila Market when the pandemic started. As restaurants were put through the rigamarole with ever-changing COVID-19 shut-down orders, he started helping his aunt at the Blue Moon in Avila and just realized that it was time to get his own thing going. “I know, it sounds bonkers,” he said. “The way things were with opening and closing and monitoring and everything, it just got a little wild. And I thought doing a [food] truck would be better in a takeout sense,” he said. “There’s been a lot of food,

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there’s been a lot of eating, there’s been a lot of fluctuation of weight, there’s been a lot. But you know, I’m happy where I am.” He said there are days when he’s driving the food truck into work, when he realizes that he’s no longer in his commuter car—although he is commuting to work. “It’s a friggin’ restaurant that I’m driving around,” Bonetti said. The Grinning Bear’s been at it for almost two months now with a menu that Bonetti’s been working on over the years, just like his fried chicken. “Food truck food’s gotta look a certain way, I feel, and it’s gotta come at a certain price,” he said. Take his chicken sandwiches, named after his wife, Sandi. You’ve already heard about the Firebird Sandi, but the Picklebird Sandi is just as good with fried chicken, apple cole slaw, cheddar cheese, grizzly aioli (a smoky, sweet barbecue), and verde chiles. “Classic, two-hander, fried chicken sandwich,” he said. If you just want classic, one-hander, fried chicken, you can get the Six Shooter—which is a bucket of fried chicken (six pieces), sauces, homemade pickles and apple slaw, and Hawaiian rolls—or the Picklebird plate—three pieces of chicken, mac ’n’ cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, and apple slaw. Plus, there’s always a beef and/or pork option on the menu, and Bonetti even makes his own vegan fried chicken. “I thought I’d be tired of fried chicken by now,” he said with a laugh. But he’s not. Bonetti said he sneaks a piece every day. And I totally get it. “My whole thing is that you have to grin and bear life, so come to The Grinning Bear and get some food,” Bonetti said. “There’s so much going on, and it sucks, but we just have to deal with [it]. ... Get some food that will make it better.” ∆ Editor Camillia Lanham is happy that fried chicken will always be on the menu. Send comments to clanham@newtimesslo.com.

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FILE NO. 2020-2361 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/24/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WEST S.T.O.PEST PEST CONTROL, 365 S. 4th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Joseph Eugene Essert (365 S. 4th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Joseph E. Essert, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 11-25-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 1125-25. December 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-2364 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/12/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEACHSIDE AUTO SALES, 636 Clarion Ct., Suite 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Justin Anthony Zepeda (4922 Surfbird Ln., Guadalupe, CA 93434). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Justin Anthony Zepeda. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 11-25-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 11-25-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

FILE NO. 2020-2394 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LONGOTHEBARBER, 2389 Sandpiper Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Tony Edmond Longarini (2389 Sandpiper Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Tony Edmond Longarini. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-01-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 12-01-25. December 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2365 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/25/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEAR VALLEY HAULING, 1280 5th St. Apt. A, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Ricardo Gomezarroyo, Reina Aguilarroman (1280 5th St. Apt. A, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Ricardo Gomezarroyo, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 11-2520. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 11-25-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2374 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/30/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHINELO, 1131 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Diana Luisa Perez Tufino (1321 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Diana Luisa Perez Tufino. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 11-3020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 11-30-25. December 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2380 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/30/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST CONVERSIONS, R & R BY THE SEA, 2741 Ocean Boulevard, Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County. Robert K. Knox, Rachael K. Knox (2741 Ocean Boulevard, Cayucos, CA 93430). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Rachael K. Knox. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 11-30-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 11-3025. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2382 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/30/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NUCCIMOTO, 3563 Sueldo St., Ste. R, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Nuccitelli Enterprises LLC (3563 Sueldo St., Ste. R, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Nuccitelli Enterprises LLC, Brett James Nuccitelli, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0120. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 12-01-25. December 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2393 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KALDERA COLLECTIVE LLC, SEEDBOX PASO ROBLES, BIKE PASO, THE SANDBOX PASO ROBLES, 1345 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Kaldera Collective LLC (7563 Newport Drive, Goleta, CA 93117). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Kaldera Collective LLC, Kyle W. Ashby, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0120. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. King, Deputy. Exp. 12-01-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-2401 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/07/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COASTAL VINEYARD MANAGEMENT, 120 Callie Ct., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Kevin Wilkinson (120 Callie Ct., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kevin Wilkinson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0220. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 12-02-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2411 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, STRING PING, 100 Crest Drive, Suite 1308, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Gracious Advocate LLC (100 Crest Drive, Suite 1308, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Gracious Advocate LLC, Catherine Kerpsack, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0320. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 12-03-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2412 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/01/1997) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PARTNERS IN HEALING, 1141 Pacific St., Suite G, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Patricia Norman-Reed (22110 F St., Santa Margarita, CA 93453). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Patricia NormanReed, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-03-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 12-03-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2407 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/18/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAREFREE POOLS CONSTRUCTION, 202 Tank Farm R., Ste. B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Pools By Petersen (202 Tank Farm R., Ste. B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Pools By Petersen, Josh M. Petersen, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0320. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 12-03-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-2419 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, 12 VIRTUES WINE, 6565 Squire Knoll Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Grapevine Investments LLC (6565 Squire Knoll Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Grapevine Investments LLC, Brady Lock, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0420. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 12-04-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2408 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/16/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE ROCK ESPRESSO BAR, 275 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Melissa Louise Catalli (275 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Melissa Catalli, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0320. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 12-03-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2409 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/03/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TWISTED & GLAZED, 521 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Seakngim Song (6730 Navajoa Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Seakngim Song, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0320. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 12-03-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2410 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/26/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KDB BACKHOE SERVICE, 3765 Calf Canyon Highway, Creston, CA 93432. San Luis Obispo County. Kenneth Earl Bridgman, Debbie Jean Bridgman (3765 Calf Canyon Highway, Creston, CA 93432). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Debbie Jean Bridgman. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-03-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 12-03-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-2420 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2004) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEACH BUM HOLIDAY RENTALS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC., 354 Main St., Suite A, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Beach Bum Holiday Rentals & Property Management Inc. (354 Main St., Suite A, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Beach Bum Holiday Rentals & Property Management Inc., Tony Spinelli, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-04-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 12-04-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2423 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PACIFIC BILLING, 330 James Way, Suite 180, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Karl Emery Peterson (1159 Laurel Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Karl Peterson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0420. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 12-04-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2425 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, JIMMY BUMPS PASTA HOUSE, 1019 Santa Ynez Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Benjamin Gobel Brown III (1472 10th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Benjamin G. Brown III. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 12-07-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2426 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/11/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SPLASH AWAY, LLC, 2371 Beach St. #B, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Splash Away, LLC (2371 Beach St. #B, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Splash Away, LLC, Gina Marie Huseman, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0720. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 12-07-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2427 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/30/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COAST HEATING & AIR, 1007 El Morro Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Brett Andrew Oringer (1007 El Morro Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brett Andrew Oringer, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 12-07-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2429 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/07/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KCBXNET, 4100 Vachell Ln., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. KCBX Inc. (4100 Vachell Ln., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ KCBX Inc., Frank Lanzone, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-0720. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 12-07-25. December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2439 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/20/1993) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COASTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH, 1830 Farroll Rd., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. First Presbyterian Church of Arroyo Grande (1830 Farroll Rd., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ First Presbyterian Church of Arroyo Grande, Andrew C. Rock, Pastor. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-08-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 12-08-25. December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021.

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2460 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/09/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THIS CENTURY PAINTING, 1227 Stafford St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. This Century Industry & Design LLC (1267 Willis St., Ste. 200, Redding, CA 96001). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ This Century Industry & Design LLC, Spencer Huse, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-10-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 12-10-25. December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2505 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, A TOWN PRESSURE WASHING, 5775 San Jacinto, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Pat Henry (5775 San Jacinto, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Pat Henry, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-17-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 12-17-25. December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2462 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BITCHIN’ TEE COMPANY, 837 Turquoise Dr., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Amanda Wienold (837 Turquoise Dr., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Amanda Wienold. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-10-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 1210-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

FILE NO. 2020-2506 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VINTAGE REAL ESTATE, 1035 Maybelle Court, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Angela Dawn Smith (1035 Maybelle Court, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Angela Dawn Smith, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-17-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 12-17-25. December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2472 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/31/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KUMA SUSHI, 2011 10th St., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Osos Enterprises LLC (2712 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Osos Enterprises LLC, Quaid Tatlow, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1420. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 12-14-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2474 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RELIC FINDERS, 400 S. Elm St., Unit E17, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Derek Palani Wengeler (400 S. Elm St., Unit E17, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Derek Palani Wengeler. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-14-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 12-14-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2450 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/15/2009) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL COAST COMMERCIAL GROUP, 1177 Marsh St., Ste. 110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. W. Behn & Associates, Inc. (1177 Marsh St., Ste. 110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ W. Behn & Associates, Inc., Walter A. Behn, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-09-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 12-09-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

FILE NO. 2020-2479 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ANZA LANDSCAPE DESIGN, 1530 16th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Zachary David Tanner (1530 16th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Zachary Tanner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1520. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 12-15-25. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2451 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MAX RENTALS UNITED, 817 Paso Robles St., Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Max McCall Sheridan (817 Paso Robles St., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Max McCall Sheridan, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-09-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 12-09-25. December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021.

LEGAL NOTICES

FILE NO. 2020-2486 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/16/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEAR EMBROIDERY, 349 Quintana Rd., Suite A, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Mari Nichols, Darren Nichols (1859 7th St., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Mari Nichols, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1620. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 12-16-25. December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021.

FILE NO. 2020-2508 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MITCHELL CONSULTING AND INVESTMENTS, 2224 Paso Robles Street, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Monte Jai Mitchell (2224 Paso Robles Street, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Monte J. Mitchell, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1720. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 12-17-25. December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-2510 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/15/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CLICK IT PHOTOGRAPHY, 571 Gularte Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Steve Bordeleau, Kasie Bordeleau (571 Gularte Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Steve Bordeleau, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-18-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk, JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 12-18-25. December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021.

Lien Sale

On January 4th, 2020, Nipomo Self Storage, will be holding an online auction listed with www.lockerfox. com For unit # 2 located at 542 Lindon Lane, Nipomo Ca. The contents are believed to be miscellaneous household and personal items tools. The names of person renting units and the unit number is as follows. Name: Nathanael Miller Unit #2 December 17 & 24, 2020

LIEN-SALE AUCTION AT MEATHEAD MINI STORAGE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the California Self-Storage Facilities Act (California Business & Professions Code Section 21700 et seq.). The undersigned will sell at public auction by competitive bidding on Saturday, January 16h, 2021 at 11:00 AM. on the premises where the property has been stored and which are located at Meathead Mini Storage, 3600 South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, California, the following: Karen Ferraro Unit No. F07 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Colleen Milligan Unit No. 330

LEGAL NOTICES

Miscellaneous personal and/or com- law. mercial property YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file Frederick Bailey with the court a formal Request for Unit No. 405 Special Notice (form DE-154) of the Miscellaneous personal and/or comfiling of an inventory and appraisal mercial property of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Jason Rogall Code section 1250. A Request for Unit No. 1051 Special Notice form is available from Miscellaneous personal and/or com- the court clerk. mercial property Attorney for Petitioner: Joseph D. Borjas, Esq. Deirdre Pifer-Young 3220 S. Higuera St., Ste. 311 Unit No. D10 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Miscellaneous personal and/or com- December 17, 24, & 31, 2020 mercial property Deirdre Pifer-Young Unit No. D11 Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DELBERT W. FLANAGAN DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0348

Kirstin Beck Unit No. 512 Miscellaneous personal and/or com- To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, mercial property contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DELJennifer Wright BERT W. FLANAGAN Unit No. 126 Miscellaneous personal and/or com- A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHN P. WELLS in the Supemercial property rior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. Kevin Rice The Petition for Probate requests Unit No. 406 that JOHN P. WELLS be appointed as Miscellaneous personal and/or com- personal representative to adminismercial property ter the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the InCarole Burgo dependent Administration of Estates Unit No. 609 Act. (This authority will allow the perMiscellaneous personal and/or comsonal representative to take many mercial property actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very Purchases must be paid for at the important actions, however, the time of purchase in cash only. All personal representative will be repurchased items will be sold AS IS, quired to give notice to interested WHERE IS and must be removed at persons unless they have waived the time of sale. Sale is subject to notice or consented to the proposed cancellation in the event of settle- action.) The independent administrament between the owner and the tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objecobligated party. tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant Dated: 12/3/2020 the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be Auctioneer: Kenneth D. Erpenbach held in this court as follows: January dba Hitchin’ Post Auction Barn 12, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, Bond No. MS879-23-57 in the Superior Court of California, (805) 434-1770 County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San December 10, 17, 2020 Luis Obispo, CA 93408. NOTICE OF IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at PETITION TO the hearing and state your objecADMINISTER tions or file written objections with ESTATE OF: the court before the hearing. Your CONSTANCE M. ROGALLA appearance may be in person or by your attorney. DECEDENT IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a conCASE NUMBER: tingent creditor of the decedent, you 20PR - 0340 must file your claim with the court To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, and mail a copy to the personal repcontingent creditors, and persons resentative appointed by the court who may otherwise be interested in within the later of either (1) four the will or estate, or both, of: CON- months from the date of first issuSTANCE M. ROGALLA, CONSTANCE ance of letters to a general personal MARY ROGALLA, CONSTANCE RO- representative, as defined in secGALLA tion 58(b) of the California Probate A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been Code, or (2) 60 days from the date filed by JUDITH K. ROGALLA in the of mailing or personal delivery to you Superior Court of California, County of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other Caliof San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests fornia statutes and legal authority that JUDITH K. ROGALLA be appoint- may affect your rights as a creditor. ed as personal representative to ad- You may want to consult with an atminister the estate of the decedent. torney knowledgeable in California law. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept admitted to probate. The will and by the court. If you are a person inany codicils are available for exami- terested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for nation in the file kept by the court. Special Notice (form DE-154) of the THE PETITION requests authority to filing of an inventory and appraisal administer the estate under the In- of estate assets or of any petition dependent Administration of Estates or account as provided in Probate Act. (This authority will allow the per- Code section 1250. A Request for sonal representative to take many Special Notice form is available from actions without obtaining court ap- the court clerk. proval. Before taking certain very Attorney for Petitioner: important actions, however, the personal representative will be re- Brighton K. Hushing-Kline quired to give notice to interested Hushing Law persons unless they have waived P.O. Box 1980 notice or consented to the proposed Atascadero, CA 93423 action.) The independent administra- December 24, 31, 2020, & January tion authority will be granted unless 7, 2021 an interested person files an objecSTATEMENT OF tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant ABANDONMENT the authority. OF USE OF FICTITIOUS A HEARING on the petition will be BUSINESS NAME held in this court as follows: January NEW FILE NO. 2020-2507 5, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in OLD FILE NO. 2018-0183 the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located Vintage Real Estate, 1035 Maybelle at 1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San Court, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious busiLuis Obispo, CA 93408. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of ness name referred to above was the petition, you should appear at filed in San Luis Obispo County on the hearing and state your objec- 01/18/2018. The following pertions or file written objections with son has abandoned the use of the the court before the hearing. Your fictitious business name: Vintage appearance may be in person or by Affairs LLC (1035 Maybelle Court, Oceano, CA 93445). This business your attorney. was conducted by A Limited Liability IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con- Company /s/ Vintage Affairs LLC, tingent creditor of the decedent, you Angela Smith, Owner/Broker. This must file your claim with the court statement was filed with the County and mail a copy to the personal rep- Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-17resentative appointed by the court 2020. I hereby certify that this copy within the later of either (1) four is a correct copy of the statement on months from the date of first issu- file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, ance of letters to a general personal County Clerk. By E. Brookhart, representative, as defined in sec- Deputy Clerk. tion 58(b) of the California Probate December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, Code, or (2) 60 days from the date & 14, 2021 of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other Cali» MORE fornia statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. LEGAL NOTICES You may want to consult with an atON PAGE 26 torney knowledgeable in California

www.newtimesslo.com • December 24 - December 31, 2020 • New Times • 23

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO:

WHEN:

San Luis Obispo County Board of

On December 15, 2020, the San Luis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.

The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, ordains as follows:

Obispo County Board of Supervisors

SECTION 1: Section 23.0.165 (Residential Vacation Rentals) of Title 23 of the San Luis Obispo County Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:

To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda,

adopted Ordinance No. 3431 amending Title 8, Chapter 8.13, of the San

go to the County’s website at www.

Luis Obispo County Code to extend

slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday

the expiration date of the interim

before the scheduled hearing date.

moratorium on the land application of

Hearing to consider a request by

treated sewage sludge / biosolids from

the County of San Luis Obispo

March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2026 or

for amendments to the Land Use

enactment of a permanent ordinance,

Ordinance and Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance, Title 22, and Title 23, and Title 1 - Chapter 1.05 of the County

whichever occurs first. The moratorium temporarily limits the amount of biosolids

Code to establish a hearing officer for

that can be land applied within San Luis

traditional code enforcement cases

Obispo County to historic levels and to

and make additional amendments to

only those that constitute “exceptional

facilitate a more effective and efficient

quality biosolids,” as defined by Federal

code enforcement process.

regulation.

County File Number: N/A

The ordinance becomes

effective thirty (30) days after adoption.

Assessor Parcel Number: N/A

The ordinance was adopted by the

Supervisorial District: All Districts Date Authorized: November 17, 2020 WHERE:

ORDINANCE NO. 3432

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23 OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CODE, THE COASTAL ZONE LAND USE ORDINANCE, BY AMENDING SECTION 23.08.165

Supervisors

All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m.

WHAT:

NOTICE OF ADOPTION AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE

following roll call to wit:

DUE TO COVID-19, THE CHAMBERS MAY NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

AYES:

Supervisors Bruce

PLEASE REFER TO THE TEMPORARY

S. Gibson, Debbie

PROCEDURES

Arnold, John

FOR

BOARD

SUPERVISORS MEETINGS ON THE

Peschong, Dawn

COUNTY’S WEBSITE AT https://www.

Ortiz-Legg, and

slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Board-

Chairperson Lynn

of-Supervisors.aspx.

Compton

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: You may contact Jill

Coomer,

Code

Enforcement

Supervisor, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 300,

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTAINING:

None

San Luis Obispo, California 93408, (805) 781-5600. The staff report will be available for review the Wednesday

Certified copies of the full text of

before the scheduled hearing date

the ordinance may be purchased at

on the County’s website at www.

reproduction cost or reviewed without

slocounty.ca.gov.

charge in the San Luis Obispo County

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: Also to be considered

the

determination

that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA based

the

common

sense

exemption, CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)

Administrative Office, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D430, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, or on the County’s website at slocounty.ca.gov.

(3). **If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you

DATED: December 21, 2020

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**

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

SECTION 2: Section 23.08.165.b of Title 23 of the San Luis Obispo County Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: b. Permit requirements. Zoning Clearance, Business License and Transient Occupancy Tax Registration is required for each residential vacation rental. Where water or sewage disposal is provided by a community system, evidence shall be submitted with the application for a Zoning Clearance to show that the service provider(s) has been informed of the proposed use of the property as a vacation rental, and has confirmed that there is adequate service capacity available to accommodate this use. Except that in Los Osos, a Minor Use Permit is required instead of a Zoning Clearance. SECTION 3: Section 23.08.165.c.4 of Title 23 of the San Luis Obispo County Code, is hereby added to read as follows: (4) Los Osos. (i) The number of residential vacation rentals established and active (valid and unexpired business license) shall not exceed 55. (ii) A Minor Use Permit for the establishment of a residential vacation rental shall only be approved and issued for a natural person, limited liability company, or personal or family trust. A natural person, limited liability company, or personal or family trust shall not maintain any financial interest in more than one (1) residential vacation rental. A Minor Use Permit for the establishment of a residential vacation rental shall become voided upon the transfer of property ownership. (iii)Residential vacation rentals shall only be established within an existing single-family dwelling. Residential vacation rentals shall not be allowed in multi-family dwelling structures and mobilehome parks. (iv)Within all residential land use categories, no residential vacation rental shall be located within 500 feet of another parcel with a residential vacation rental and/or other visitor-serving accommodation. Distances shall be measured from the closest property line of the existing residential vacation rental and/or other visitor-serving accommodation to the closest property line of the parcel containing the proposed residential vacation rental. SECTION 4: If any section, subsection, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portion of this Ordinance. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, clause, phrase, or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 5: Before the expiration of 15 days after the adoption of this Ordinance by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, it shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, together with the names of the members of the Board of Supervisors voting for and against the Ordinance. SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its enactment by the Board of Supervisors. SECTION 7: This Ordinance shall become operative immediately only upon certification of the Amendments by the California Coastal Commission, as may be certified with suggested modifications by the California Coastal Commission and accepted and agreed to by the Board of Supervisors. SECTION 8: This project is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this project may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, the activity is not subject to CEQA. [Reference: State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), General Rule Exemption] SECTION 9: In accordance with Government Code Section 25131, after reading the title of this Ordinance, further reading of the Ordinance in full is waived. RECOMMENDED at a hearing meeting of the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission held on the _9th _ day of __July_, 2020, and PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, on the __15th _ day of __December___, 2020, by the following roll call to vote, to wit: AYES:

Supervisors Bruce S. Gibson, Dawn Ortiz-Legg, and John Peschong

Board of Supervisors

NOES:

Supervisors Debbie Arnold and Chairperson Lynn Compton

ABSENT:

None

ABSTAINING: None

By: /s/ T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk

The Residential Vacation Rental is the use of an existing residence, or a new residential structure that has been constructed in conformance with all standards applicable to residential development, as a rental for transient use. This definition does not include the single tenancy rental of the entire residence for periods of thirty consecutive days or longer. Rental of a residence shall not exceed four individual tenancies per calendar month as defined in Subsection d. The use of residential property as a vacation rental within the Cambria, and Cayucos, and Avila Beach, and Los Osos urban reserve lines shall comply with the following standards …

WADE HORTON, Ex-Officio Clerk of the

DATED: December 21, 2020 WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE

23.08.165 – Residential Vacation Rentals

Lynn Compton Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors ATTEST: WADE HORTON Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

December 24, 2020

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By: T’Ana Christiansen Deputy Clerk December 24, 2020

NOTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Luis Obispo’s Community Development Director has determined that the following project is qualified for adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Project Title:

North Broad Street Neighborhood Park, General Plan Amendment, and Rezone

Project Number:

PARK-0320-2020, GENP-0612-2019, EID0321-2020

Project Applicant:

City of San Luis Obispo

Project Location:

533 Broad Street, on the west side of Broad Street between Lincoln Street and the U.S. Highway 101 southbound on-ramp/off-ramp within the City of San Luis Obispo (APN 001-181-006)

Project Description: The City of San Luis Obispo proposes the conversion of an existing community garden to a neighborhood park on a 0.9-acre parcel, changing the General Plan Designation of the parcel from Open Space (OS) to Park (P), and changing the zoning designation of the parcel from Conservation/Open Space (C/OS) to Public Facility (PF). The proposed park would include nine raised garden planter boxes, open turf space, playground equipment, a water fountain/water filling station, picnic tables, benches, trash and recycling receptacles, and an accessible walking path around the perimeter of the park. The park would also include safety features including a pedestrian barrier fence 3.5 feet in height between Broad Street and the frontage of the property as well as a perimeter fence six feet in height to separate the park areas from the creek and associated riparian habitat located on the northern side of the parcel. The project would result in approximately 0.35 acre of site disturbance on the approximately 0.9-acre parcel, including removal of the existing concrete driveway apron on-site, paving of approximately 0.11 acre for walking paths, and removal of up to eight trees onsite. The project would include the protection of approximately 20 native trees on-site to remain in place, and the planting of 33 new trees. The project would include improvements to the existing connection to City water system to the existing water line within the Broad Street public right-of-way. Approximately 215 linear feet of concrete sidewalk, gutter, and red-painted curb would be constructed along the parcel frontage along Broad Street to the Lincoln Street/Broad Street intersection, to be designed in compliance with applicable City standards and allow for adequate emergency vehicle access. A portion of this area currently contains sections of curb, gutter, and sidewalk which would be removed as a part of the project and replaced by the new sections. All four corners of the Lincoln Street/Broad Street intersection would be upgraded to provide accessible curb ramps with installation of truncated domes. Two new white high-visibility crosswalks would be installed across Broad Street and Lincoln Street on the western and southern sides (respectively) of the Lincoln Street/Broad Street intersection. Construction of the project and associated improvements is anticipated to occur over a six-month period. The IS/MND found the following environmental factors to be less than significant with mitigation incorporated: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Noise, Recreation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Service Systems, and Mandatory Findings of Significance. Based on a review of the SWRCB Geotracker database and the Department of Toxic Substances Control EnviroStor database, there are no active hazardous waste cleanup sites within the project site or immediately surrounding areas. The Director’s determination was based on an environmental initial study prepared by City and Consultant staff in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Anyone can review this study on the City’s website at http://www.slocity.org/government/department-directory/ community-development/documents-online/environmentalreview-documents. If you are unable to access the internet, please contact Kyle Bell at kbell@slocity.org or (805) 781-7524 to arrange for an alternative means to view the study, as the City offices are currently closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated emergency order. The required 30-day public review period for the Mitigated Negative Declaration will extend from Thursday, December 24, 2020 to Monday, January 25, 2021. Anyone interested in commenting on the document should submit a written statement to the City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development Department, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, Attention: Kyle Bell, Associate Planner, or by email to kbell@slocity.org, by 5:00 p.m., by January 25, 2021. A web-based hearing is tentatively scheduled with the City of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission on January 27, 2021, starting at 6:00 PM, to evaluate the project. Interested persons can access the Planning Commission agenda and staff report at https://www.slocity.org/government/advisory-bodies/ agendas-and-minutes/planning-commission/-selectview-1. A web-based hearing is tentatively scheduled with the City of San Luis Obispo City Council on March 2, 2021, starting at 6:00 PM, to evaluate the project. Interested persons can access the City Council agenda and staff report at https://www.slocity.org/ government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-minutes. For more information on the proposed project, its environmental effects, City environmental procedures and deadlines, please contact: Project Planner: Kyle Bell, at kbell@slocity.org or (805) 781-7524. December 24, 2020

City of Grover Beach ORDINANCE NO. 20-10

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, the Pismo Beach Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for the following purpose: Public Hearing Agenda: A. Address: Applicant: Project No: Description:

148 Searidge Court Jay Hardy P20-000041 Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review Permit for a new 2,539 square-foot two-story single-family residence with a roof deck and a 471 square-foot garage, and adopting Categorical Exemption No. 2020-016. The project site is located within the South Palisades (B) Planning Area and PR (Planned Residential, 1983 Code) Zoning District. The project is appealable to the California Coastal Commission. APN: 010-141-037

170 South Silver Shoals Drive SSD Inc. P20-000054 Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review Permit for a new 3,625 square-foot two level single-family residence and a 923 square-foot three-car garage, and Categorical Exemption No. 2020-014. The project site is located within the South Palisades (B) Planning Area and PR (Planned Residential, 1983 Code) Zoning District. The project is appealable to the California Coastal Commission. APN: 010-142-026

166 South Silver Shoals Drive Erin & Wes Furrh P20-000060 Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review Permit for a new 3,424 square-foot two level single-family residence and a 559 square-foot two-car garage, and Categorical Exemption No. 2020-015. The project site is located within the South Palisades (B) Planning Area and PR (Planned Residential, 1983 Code) Zoning District. The project is appealable to the California Coastal Commission. APN: 010-142-027.

Environmental Review: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines regarding construction of a single-family residence. 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 January 8, 2021. You have a right to comment on these projects and their effect on our community Interested persons are invited to participate in the hearings or otherwise express their views and opinions regarding the proposed projects. Written and voicemail comments are welcomed prior to the hearing. Written comments prepared prior to the hearing may be submitted to the Planning Commission at planningcommission@pismobeach.org or to send an email to Planning staff at eperez@pismobeach.org . Oral comment may be provided prior to the hearing by calling 805-556-8299 and leaving a voice message. Please state and spell your name and identify your item of interest. Generally, written comment may be submitted by email up until the start of the public comment period during this time. Every effort will be made to provide an opportunity for live public comment during the meeting, but because the City cannot guarantee the quality of internet access or video conferencing facilities for the meeting, live public comment may not be available at every meeting. Please refer to the agenda for this meeting for specific instructions. Staff report, plans and other information related to this project is available for public review in Access Pismo www. pismobeach.org, or by emailing Elsa Perez, Administrative Secretary at eperez@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 email at eperez@pismobeach.org, or by visiting www.pismobeach. org. The Planning Commission meeting will be televised live on Charter 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.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTIONS 101504, 101505 AND 101506 OF CHAPTER 15 TO ARTICLE X OF THE GROVER BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDING THE AMOUNT OF A TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH, AS FOLLOWS: PART 1. FINDINGS. A. The City of Grover Beach (City) prides itself on stretching its resources to meet community needs despite having one of the smallest General Fund budgets per capita among cities in the county; and B. The City has made significant strides in providing effective and efficient services and has demonstrated its leadership in considering economic growth opportunities and cost management leading to a relatively stable financial position despite impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic which total $800,000 in decreased revenue or 6% of General Fund revenues; and C. In response to this fiscal challenge, the City has taken numerous actions to ensure the City’s financial position including instituting a hiring review before filling vacant positions, tightening expenditures to reduce nonessential costs and freeze travel expenses, and delaying one-time infrastructure improvements and putting other items on hold; and D. Given these actions, the City’s fiscal outlook is relatively stable for now and the budget for next year maintains existing service levels and prudent ending reserves in the General Fund to protect the City’s finances during these times of economic uncertainties; and E. While the current budget does not have service or staffing reductions, the City’s financial projections do not have adequate funding to meet key community needs identified by the public such as major street repairs and sidewalk improvements, business support and assistance, and fire and emergency medical and neighborhood policing services; and F. These community needs include $10 million in unfunded repairs for major streets such as West Grand Avenue, miles of sidewalk infill to make the city more accessible for pedestrians, ongoing funding assistance and support to help businesses be successful in our community and more immediately address the impacts from COVID-19 pandemic, and low public safety staffing levels that do not allow the level of desired proactive community and neighborhood outreach work; and G. The City currently has a general transactions and use tax (commonly known as a “sales tax”) pursuant to the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code (commencing with Section 7251) and Chapter 2.3 of Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code (commencing with Section 7285.9), with a rate of one half of one percent (0.5%), as established in Article X, Chapter 15 of the Grover Beach Municipal Code (“Transactions and Use Tax”); and H. Section 2(b) of Article XIII C of the California Constitution, added by Proposition 218, effective November 1996, requires that a measure proposing a general tax be submitted to the voters at an election consolidated with a regularly scheduled general election for members of the governing body of the local government; and I. A General Municipal Election to be held in the City on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the election of certain officers of the City has been called by Resolution of the City Council on July 22, 2020; and J. A request for consolidating the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on November 3, 2020 has also been called by Resolution of the City Council on July 22, 2020; and K. Pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII C, Section 2(b) and Elections Code Section 10201, the City has determined by the City Council’s action to submit a measure to the voters to enact an ordinance establishing a new one (1%) percent Transactions and Use Tax (Sales Tax) at the City’s next regular consolidated general municipal election; and L. Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 7285.9, approving the Sales Tax Measure requires approval by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the City voting in an election on the issue; and M. The proceeds from such a Sales Tax could not be taken by the State and would remain local, to be spent in Grover Beach for services such as infrastructure improvements, business support and assistance, public safety staffing, and other services; and N. The Sales Tax proceeds would have citizen oversight by the existing Citizen Oversight Committee on City Revenue Measures with an annual audit report presented to the City Council. PART 2. Section 101504 of Chapter 15 of Article X of the Grover Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows: Section 101504. Transaction Tax Rate. For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail, a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers in the incorporated territory of the City at the rate of [one and] one-half percent [(1.5%)] (0.5%) of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in the City on and after the operative date of this chapter. PART 3. Section 101505 of Chapter 15 of Article X of the Grover Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows: Section 101505. Place of Sale. For the purposes of this Chapter, all retail sales are consummated at the place of business of the retailer unless the tangible personal property sold is delivered by the retailer or his agent to an out-of-state destination or to a common carrier for delivery to an out-of-state destination. The gross receipts from such sales shall include delivery charges, when such charges are subject to the state sales and use tax, regardless of the place to which delivery is made. In the event a retailer has no permanent place of business in the State or has more than one place of business, the place or places at which the retail sale are consummated [for the purpose of a transactions tax proposed by this Chapter] shall be determined under rules and regulations to be prescribed and adopted by the State Board of Equalization. PART 4. Section 101506 of Chapter 15 of Article X of the Grover Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows: Section 101506. Use Tax Rate. An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use or other consumption in the City of tangible personal property purchased from any retailer on and after the operative date of this Chapter for storage, use or other consumption in said territory at the rate of [one and] one-half [(1.5%)] (0.5%) percent of the sales price of the property. The sales price shall include delivery charges when such charges are subject to state sales or use tax regardless of the place to which delivery is made. PART 5. USE OF TAX PROCEEDS. All proceeds of the tax levied and imposed hereunder shall be accounted for and paid into the City of Grover Beach General Fund and may be used for any lawful purpose as designated by the City Council. PART 6. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. PART 7. STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR TAX. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 7285.9. PART 8. ELECTION REQUIRED. This Ordinance shall not become operative unless and until a majority of the electors voting on this measure vote to approve the imposition of the tax at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. PART 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. If this Ordinance is approved by a supermajority vote of the Grover Beach City Council and by a majority of the electors voting on the issue at the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election, and the City Council accepts the certified results of the election, the tax will become effective on 12:01 a.m. on April 1, 2021. INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council held November 16, 2020 and ADOPTED by the City Council on December 7, 2020 on the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES:

Council Members – Lance, Shah, Mayor Pro Tem Bright and Mayor Lee NOES: Council Members – None ABSENT: Council Members – None ABSTAIN: Council Members – None PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Grover Beach on Monday, December 7, 2020.

For further information please contact Elsa Perez, Administrative Secretary, at eperez@pismobeach.org.

/s/ JEFF LEE, MAYOR Attest: /s/ WENDI SIMS, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ DAVID P. HALE, CITY ATTORNEY

December 24, 2020

City of Grover Beach ORDINANCE NO. 20-09 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH, CALIFORNIA AMENDING GROVER BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE ARTICLE IX DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1.10.020 ZONING MAP AND APPENDIX A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONES WHEREAS, the City of Grover Beach is a General Law city organized pursuant to Article XI of the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted the City by Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City has the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote the public convenience or the general prosperity, as well as regulations designed to promote the public health, the public morals or public safety; and WHEREAS, comprehensive zoning and land use regulations lie within the City’s authority; and WHEREAS, an Initial Study and Draft Negative Declaration was prepared for the project and made available for public review in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and certified by City Council; and; WHEREAS, the laws and regulations relating to the preparation and public notice of environmental documents, as set forth in the State and local guidelines for implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) have been adhered to; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 28, 2020 and recommended the City Council approve the Development Code amendment; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, finds as follows in accordance with Grover Beach Municipal Code (GBMC) Article IX, Section 7.30.060.A: 1. The proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan, as amended by Resolution 20-42. 2. The proposed amendment is internally consistent with other applicable provisions of the Development Code. 3. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the City. 4. The affected sites are physically suitable in terms of design, location, shape, size, operating characteristics, the provision of public and emergency vehicle access, and public services and utilities for the anticipated land uses. The sites are accessible from public rights of way and served by utilities. The proposed zone changes were included in the certified negative declaration. WHEREAS, the City Council conducted an introduction and first reading of the Development Code amendment on November 16, 2020; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH AS FOLLOWS: PART 1. Grover Beach Municipal Code Article IX Development Code, Section 1.10.020 Zoning Map is amended as follows: APN

Address

060-309-002

191 S. Oak Park Blvd.

060-156-031

809 Ramona Ave.

060-156-011

247 N. 9th St.

060-242-044 and 45

164 S 13th St (Cleaver Property)

Zoning

PART 2 Grover Beach Municipal Code Article IX Development Code, Appendix A – Planned Development Overlay Zones, is hereby amended as follows: Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 6. The Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 6 (PD#6) was adopted on December 7, 2020 (Ord. No. 20-09), in conjunction with the 20202028 Housing Element Update and is located at 164 South 13th Street (APNs 060-242-044 and -045). The site shall only be developed with an affordable housing project, with all of the housing units deed restricted to be affordable for households with incomes at or below 80 percent of the County’s median income. PART 3 Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases, be declared invalid. PART 4 All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with those sections amended or added herein are hereby repealed. PART 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall not become effective and in full force and effect until 12:01 a.m. on the thirty first day after its final passage. Within fifteen (15) days after adoption by the City Council, the Ordinance shall be published once, together with the names of the Council Members voting thereon, in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on November 16, 2020 and PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council on December 7, 2020, on the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES:

Council Members – Lance, Shah, Mayor Pro Tem Bright and Mayor Lee NOES: Council Members – None ABSENT: Council Members – None ABSTAIN: Council Members – None RECUSED: Council Members – None /s/ JEFF LEE, MAYOR Attest: /s/ WENDI SIMS, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ DAVID P. HALE, CITY ATTORNEY December 24, 2020

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF TENTATIVE ACTION / PUBLIC HEARING WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600. WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Nipomo 101, LLC for: (1) a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map (CO 20-0016) to subdivide an existing +/- 5.47 acre parcel into four parcels ranging in size from 0.77 acres to 2.1 acres each for the purpose of sale and/or development; and (2) a Conditional Use Permit (SUB2020-00010) to construct four retail buildings ranging in size from 2,756 square feet to 18,800 square feet each, one building on each resulting parcel. Parcel 1 will contain a farm supply/hardware store, Parcel 2 will contain an auto parts store, Parcel 3 will contain either a 2,756 square foot fast food restaurant (Option “A”) or 8,000 square foot retail store (Option “B”), and Parcel 4 will contain a grocery store. The project is also requesting a 50-foot tall freeway identification sign which includes 384 square feet of signage to be located along South Frontage Road. The project includes an adjustment to the fencing standards contained in Section 22.10.080 of the Land Use Ordinance to allow a sound wall of 12.5 feet along the western property line. The applicant is also requesting a modification to the sign standards contained in Section 22.22.060 of the Land Use Ordinance to allow approximately 180 square feet of additional sign area above what is allowed. The project includes off-site road improvements to South Frontage Road and Hill Street. The project will result in the disturbance of the entire +/5.47-acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Commercial Retail land use category and is located at 170 South Frontage Road, approximately 560 feet south of the South Frontage Road/West Tefft Street intersection, within the community of Nipomo. The site is in the South County sub area of the South County planning area. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:: 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 on December 3, 2020 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy and Noise 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: SUB2020-00010 Supervisorial District: District 4 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 092-576-013 Date Accepted: 08/11/2020 WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Boards-andCommissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. 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 Stephanie Fuhs, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600 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. Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission December 24, 2020

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission WHEN: Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600. WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Wild Coast Farms for a Conditional Use Permit (DRC2018-00215) to establish 27,500 square feet (sf) of indoor cannabis cultivation area (22,000 sf canopy); 12,600 sf of ancillary and commercial indoor nursery area; a 1,472 sf metal building for indoor ancillary processing, a cloning area, a restroom, and an office; and related site improvements (e.g., composting area, trash / recycling area, parking, general storage, etc.). A parking modification is requested to allow 9 parking spaces instead of the required 81. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 3 acres on a 73.5 acre parcel located at 2198 Los Osos Valley Road, approximately 0.5 miles northwest of the Los Osos Valley Road/Clark Valley Road intersection and directly west of the Los Osos Wastewater Facility (LOWWF). The site is in the Agriculture land use category and within the area governed by the Estero Area Plan. The project site is outside the Los Osos Urban Reserve and the Los Osos Community Services District boundary and is within the Coastal Appeal 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 on December 4, 2020, for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, and Hydrology and Water Quality, and are included as conditions of approval. County File Number: DRC2018-00215 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 067-011-057 Date Accepted: 04/05/2019 WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Boards-andCommissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. 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 Jan Dileo, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600. 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. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. Ramona Hedges, Secretary Planning Commission December 24, 2020

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Notice of Vacancy

Interested persons are hereby notified that, pursuant to Government Code §1780, there is a vacancy on the California Valley Community Services District Board of Directors to be filled for a term expiring December 2, 2022. Applications are available at: California Valley Community Services District Office 13080 Soda Lake Road, California Valley, CA 93453. Phone: (805)475-2211 Email: cvcsd3094@gmail.com. Applications are due by December 31, 2020. Government Code § 1780 This District has 60 days from the date the Board is notified of the vacancy or the effective date of the vacancy, whichever is later, to fill the vacancy by appointment or to call a special election. This notice shall be posted for 15 days in 3 or more conspicuous places in the District from: December 3, 2020 to December 31, 2020 December 10, 17, & 24, 2020 COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF TENTATIVE ACTION / PUBLIC HEARING WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing WHEN: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600. WHAT: A request by Bob & Kim Segal for a Minor Use Permit/ Coastal Development Permit (DRC2019-00276) to allow the demolition of an existing 2,276 square foot single family residence and the construction of a new two-story single family residence of 2,803 square feet. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 4,850 square feet of a 5,250 square foot parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Single Family land use category and is located at 219 Castle Street, in the community of Cambria. The site is in the North Coast planning Area. Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2019-00276 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 023-014-020, -022 Date Accepted: 02/11/2020 WHERE:PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www. slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Boardsand-Commissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. 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 Matthew Ringel, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600. 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 Monday, January 4, 2021 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2019-00276.” COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission after all possible local appeal efforts are exhausted. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. 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. Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing December 24, 2020

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING NOTICE OF TENTATIVE ACTION / PUBLIC HEARING

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing WHEN: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600. WHAT: A request by Google, Coker Ellsworth, Kevin Thornton, and Ray Bunnell for a Minor Use Permit (DRC2020-00128) to allow for the installation and operation of an unmanned wireless communications facility located on an existing 22-feet tall commercial building. The project includes the addition of two (2) panel antennas, and one (1) delta sensor, and associated equipment on a tripod mount. The project also includes an approximately 16-square-foot ground mounted equipment lease area to contain an outdoor utility cabinet and associated equipment. The project would result in the disturbance of approximately 500 square feet (including utility trenching) of a 1.5-acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Commercial Retail land use category and is located at 9260 Castillo Drive, in the village of San Simeon. The project is within the North Coast Planning Area. Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2020-00128 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 013-071-020, -021 Date Accepted: 11/10/2020 WHERE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California and the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice all public meetings for the Department of Planning and Building for the County of San Luis Obispo will be closed to members of the public and non-essential County staff. The Department’s Notice of Temporary Procedures, which includes Instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to provide public comment are posted on the Department’s webpage at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Boards-andCommissions.aspx. Additionally, hearing body members and officers may attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. 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 Emi Sugiyama, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600. 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 Monday, January 4, 2021 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2020-00128.” COASTAL APPEALABLE: County action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission after all possible local appeal efforts are exhausted. Appeals must be filed in writing as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043. 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. Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing December 24, 2020

CITY OF GROVER BEACH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROPOSALS will be received by the City of Grover Beach Public Works Department, Attention: Gabriel Munoz-Morris, Senior Engineer, at City Hall 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, California 93433 until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021 for Professional Services specifically for the following project: FRONT STREET SEWER LIFT STATION UPGRADES Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 5003 The entire Request for Proposal document may be obtained electronically via the City’s Bids and Proposal web page, https://www.grover. org/bids.aspx or via email at publicworks@ groverbeach.org. ### December 24 & 31, 2020

WATER MAIN UPGRADE PROJECT Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 4004 The entire Request for Proposal document may be obtained electronically via the City’s Bids and Proposal web page, https://www.grover.org/bids. aspx or via email at publicworks@groverbeach.org. ### December 17 & 24, 2020

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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SHERYL MELODY DICKERSON AKA SHARI DICKERSON MARTIN CASE NO. 20PR-0347

ney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and To all heirs, beneficiaries, appraisal of estate assets or of any creditors, contingent petition or account as provided in creditors, and persons who Probate Code may otherwise be interested section 1250. A Request for in the WILL or estate, or both of Special Notice form is SHERYL MELODY available from the court DICKERSON AKA SHARI clerk. DICKERSON MARTIN. Attorney for Petitioner A PETITION FOR GREGORY M. AJALAT, PROBATE has been filed by ESQ. SBN 150878 CRYSTAL DICKERSON in AJALAT & AJALAT, LLP the Superior Court of 5200 LANKERSHIM BLVD. California, County of SAN SUITE 850 LUIS OBISPO. NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA THE PETITION FOR 91601 PROBATE requests that 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/20 CRYSTAL DICKERSON be CNS-3423155# appointed as personal NEW TIMES representative to administer NOTICE OF PETITION TO the estate of the decedent. ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: THE PETITION requests PETER TYRE HEWITT authority to administer the CASE NO. 20PR-0339 estate under the To all heirs, beneficiaries, crediIndependent Administration tors, contingent creditors, and of Estates Act with limited persons who may otherwise be authority. (This authority will interested in the WILL or estate, or allow the personal both of PETER TYRE HEWITT. representative to take many A PETITION FOR PROBATE has actions without obtaining been filed by REBECCA GOSCH court approval. Before taking AND JONATHAN HEWITT in the Sucertain very important perior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO. actions, however, the THE PETITION FOR PROBATE repersonal representative will quests that REBECCA GOSCH AND be required to give notice to JONATHAN HEWITT be appointed interested persons unless as personal representative to they have waived notice or con- administer the estate of the desented to the proposed cedent. action.) The independent THE PETITION requests authoradministration authority will ity to administer the estate under be granted unless an the Independent Administration of interested person files an objection Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to to the petition and take many actions without obtainshows good cause why the ing court approval. Before taking court should not grant the certain very important actions, authority. however, the personal representaA HEARING on the petition tive will be required to give notice will be held in this court as to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to follows: 01/12/21 at 9:00AM the proposed action.) The indepenin Dept. 9 located at 1050 dent administration authority will MONTEREY STREET; be granted unless an interested MAILING ADDRESS: 1035 person files an objection to the PALM ST. RM. 385, SAN petition and shows good cause LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408 why the court should not grant the IF YOU OBJECT to the authority. granting of the petition, you A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: should appear at the hearing 01/05/21 at 9:00AM in Dept. 9 loand state your objections or cated at 1050 MONTEREY STREET, file written objections with SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408 the court before the hearing. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of Your appearance may be in the petition, you should appear at person or by your attorney. the hearing and state your objecIF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con- tions or file written objections with tingent creditor of the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by the decedent, you must file your attorney. your claim with the court and IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a conmail a copy to the personal tingent creditor of the decedent, representative appointed by you must file your claim with the the court within the later of court and mail a copy to the pereither (1) four months from sonal representative appointed the date of first issuance of by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the letters to a general personal date of first issuance of letters to representative, as defined in a general personal representative, section 58(b) of the as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of days from the date of mailing or mailing or personal delivery personal delivery to you of a notice to you of a notice under under section 9052 of the Califorsection 9052 of the nia Probate Code. California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as Other California statutes and a creditor. You may want to consult legal authority may affect with an attorney knowledgeable in your rights as a creditor. You California law. may want to consult with an attorYOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept

CITY OF GROVER BEACH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROPOSALS will be received by the City of Grover Beach, Attention Erin Wiggin, CIP Project Manager, at City Hall 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433 until 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 21, 2021 for Construction Management Services specifically for the following project:

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #4267-2

Community Development Block Grant

CAPITAL PROJECTS ENGINEERING SERVICES INSTALLATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION LINES, VALVES, HYDRANTS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES (20-CDBG-12061) The entire Request for Proposal document may be obtained electronically via the City’s Bids and Proposal web page, https://www.grover.org/bids. aspx or via email at publicworks@groverbeach.org. ### December 24 & 31, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner M. LISA ODOM, ESQ. - SBN 233860 POOLE SHAFFERY & KOEGLE, LLP 25350 MAGIC MOUNTAIN PARKWAY SUITE 250 SANTA CLARITA CA 91355 12/10, 12/17, 12/24/20 CNS-3421821# NEW TIMES

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANNE NICHOLS STORRS CASE NUMBER: 20PR-0341 NOTICE OF ZOOM APPEARANCE FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE JANUARY 5, 2021, 9:00AM Dept 9

LEGAL NOTICES of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Edward E. Attala, Attala Law, APC 1502 Higuera St San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: 805-543-1212 December 17, 24, 31, 2020

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 2020-01308-CA A.P.N.:040-143-044 Property Address: 717 MARQUITA AVENUE, TEMPLETON, CA 93465

PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.

NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUTo all heirs, beneficiaries, credi- MENT ATTACHED tors, contingent creditors, and persons who may 注：本文件包含一个信息摘要 otherwise be interested in the will 참고사항: 본 첨부 문서에 정보 요약 or estate, or both, of: ANNE NICH- 서가 있습니다 OLS STORRS, ANNE STORRS, A.N. NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESTORRS, formerly known as BEA- SUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN TRICE ANNE NICHOLS DE ESTE DOCUMENTO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG been filed by: BRIAN PUTMAN IMPORMASYON SA DOKUSTORRS in the Superior Court of MENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP California, County of: San Luis LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN Obispo. TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THE PETITION FOR PROBATE THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU requests that: BRIAN PUTMAN NÀY STORRS be appointed as personal representative to administer the IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY estate of the decedent. OWNER: THE PETITION requests the dece- YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER dent’s will and codicils, if any, be A DEED OF TRUST DATED admitted to 05/17/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE probate. The will and any codicils ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPare available for examination in the ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLAfile kept by NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE the court. THE PETITION requests authority PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU to administer the estate under the SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow Trustor: BRUCE A.R. NESBITT, AN UNMARRIED MAN the personal representative to take many ac- Duly Appointed Trustee: Western tions without obtaining court ap- Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded proval. Before taking certain very important ac- 06/01/2006 as Instrument No. tions, however, the personal repre- 2006038813 in book —-, page—and of Official Records in the office sentative will be required to give notice to inter- of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo ested persons unless they have County, California, Date of Sale: 02/11/2021 at 11:00 waived notice or consented to the proposed ac- AM tion.) The independent administra- Place of Sale: IN THE BREEZEWAY ADJACENT TO THE COUNTY GENtion authority will be granted unless an interested ERAL SERVICES BLDG. LOCATED person files an objection to the pe- AT 1087 SANTA ROSA STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408 tition and shows good cause why the court Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs should not grant the authority. and other charges: $ 877,970.28 A ZOOM HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT Date: JANUARY 5, 2021 Time: 9:00 A.M. PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST in Dept.: 9 Address of Court: Su- BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR perior NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN Court of California, County of San BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm Street, UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A Room 385, STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ZOOM MEETING ID: 979 6596 ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK 1551 SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF ZOOM MEETING PASSWORD: THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AU79513 THORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of THIS STATE: the petition, you should appear at the hearing All right, title, and interest conand state your objections or file veyed to and now held by the trustwritten objections with the court ee in the hereinafter described before the property under and pursuant to a hearing. Your appearance may be Deed of Trust described as: in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con- More fully described in said Deed tingent creditor of the decedent, of Trust. you must file your claim with the court and mail Street Address or other common a copy to the personal representa- designation of real property: 717 tive MARQUITA AVENUE, TEMPLETON, appointed by the court within the CA 93465 A.P.N.: 040-143-044 later of either (1) four months from the date of The undersigned Trustee disclaims first issuance of Letters to a gen- any liability for any incorrectness eral personal representative, as of the street address or other defined in common designation, if any, shown section 58(b) of the California Pro- above. bate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of The sale will be made, but without mailing or personal delivery to you covenant or warranty, expressed of a notice under section 9052 of or implied, regarding title, posthe session, or encumbrances, to pay California Probate Code. Other Cal- the remaining principal sum of ifornia statutes and legal authority the note(s) secured by the Deed may affect of Trust with interest thereon, as your rights as a creditor. You may provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of want to consult with an attorney Trust, fees, charges and expenses knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept of the Trustee and of the trusts by the court. If you are a person created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance interested in of the obligation secured by the the estate, you may file with the property to be sold and reasonable court a formal Request for Special estimated costs, expenses and Notice (form advances at the time of the initial DE-154) of the filing of an inventory publication of the Notice of Sale is: and appraisal of estate assets or $ 877,970.28.

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Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt.

ruary 25, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1050 Monterey St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

December 17, 24, & 31, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0555

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Chelsea Adeline Ruiz and Mario E. Ruiz filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Holland Elizabeth Ruiz to PROPOSED NAME: Aria Adeline Holland Ruiz 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 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.

pear 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 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.

Date: October 27, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2020, January NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: January 20, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, 7, & 14, 2021 Dept. 9 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San ORDER TO SHOW Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. CAUSE FOR CHANGE 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. OF NAME CASE A copy of this Order to Show NUMBER: 20CV-0572 Cause shall be published at least once each week for four succesTo all interested persons: Petitioner: Kerianne DiTomasso sive weeks prior to the date set and Michael DiTomasso filed a for hearing on the petition in the petition with this court for a de- following newspaper of general cree changing names as follows: circulation, printed in this county: PRESENT NAME: Adam Lukas DiTo- New Times masso to PROPOSED NAME: Titus Adam Lukas DiTomasso Date: December 08, 2020 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the THE COURT ORDERS: that all per- Superior Court sons interested in this matter ap- December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & Janupear before this court at the hear- ary 7, 2021 ing indicated below to show cause, ORDER TO SHOW if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. CAUSE FOR CHANGE Any person objecting to the name OF NAME CASE changes described above must file NUMBER: 20CV-0637 a written objection that includes To all interested persons: the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter Petitioner: Christopher James is scheduled to be heard and must Engelking filed a petition with this appear at the hearing to show court for a decree changing names cause why the petition should not as follows: PRESENT NAME: Chrisbe granted. If no written objection topher James Engelking to PROis timely filed, the court may grant POSED NAME: Christopher James Wyse the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: Febdeed of trust on this property. ruary 25, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 By Zoom at the Superior NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Court of California, County of San The sale date shown on this notice Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. of sale may be postponed one or 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. more times by the mortgagee, A copy of this Order to Show beneficiary, trustee, or a court, Cause shall be published at least pursuant to Section 2924g of once each week for four succesthe California Civil Code. The law sive weeks prior to the date set requires that information about for hearing on the petition in the trustee sale postponements be following newspaper of general made available to you and to the circulation, printed in this county: public, as a courtesy to those not New Times present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has Date: November 4, 2020 been postponed, and, if applicable, /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the the rescheduled time and date for Superior Court the sale of this property, you may December 24, 31, 2020, January call (866)-960-8299 or visit this 7, & 14, 2021 Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/ ORDER TO SHOW DefaultManagement/TrusteeSerCAUSE FOR CHANGE vices.aspx using the file number OF NAME CASE assigned to this case 2020-01308CA. Information about postponeNUMBER: 20CV-0622 ments that are very short in dura- To all interested persons: tion or that occur close in time Petitioner: Gerard John Joseph to the scheduled sale may not Horn II filed a petition with this immediately be reflected in the court for a decree changing names telephone information or on the as follows: PRESENT NAME: GeInternet Web site. The best way to rard John Joseph Horn II to PROverify postponement information is POSED NAME: Jay Horn to attend the scheduled sale. Date: December 3, 2020 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 9608299 http://www.altisource.com/ MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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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 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: January 20, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 By 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 shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0640

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Judith Nelson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Judith Nelson to PROPOSED NAME: Judi Nelson 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 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.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CVP-0392

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Lori Lea Welch filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Lori Lea Welch to PROPOSED NAME: Lori Lea Bradford 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 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: February 03, 2021, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. By 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 shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: December 16, 2020 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-2398 OLD FILE NO. 2017-1495 Upstairs Dining and Lounge, Upstairs Catering, 815 Palm St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 06/14/2017. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Upstairs Endeavors, LLC (516 Mitchell Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business was conducted by A Limited Liability Company /s/ Leslie D. Gullikson, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-02-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By JA. Anderson, Deputy Clerk. December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & January 7, 2021

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-2485 OLD FILE NO. 2018-2878 Bear Embroidery, 349 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 12/10/2018. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Nichols Foods Inc (PO Box 7089, Los Osos, CA 93412). This business was conducted by A Corporation /s/ Nichols Foods Inc., Mari NicholsSecretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-16-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By E. Brookhart, Deputy Clerk. December 24, 31, 2020, January 7, & 14, 2021

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology Homework: Make a bold positive prediction for your life in 2021. Freewillsstrology.com ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your capacity for pioneering feats and impressive accomplishments will be at a peak in 2021. So you could become the best human ever at balancing a ladder on your chin or typing with your nose or running longdistance while holding an egg on a spoon with your mouth. But I’d prefer it if you channeled your triumphal energy into more useful innovations and victories. How about making dramatic strides in fulfilling your most important goal? Or ascending to an unprecedented new level of inspiring people with your passionate idealism? Or setting a record for most illusions shed?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Ark Encounter is a fundamentalist Christian theme park in Kentucky. Its main attraction is a giant replica of Noah’s Ark. Constructed mostly from spruce and pine trees, it’s one of the world’s largest wooden structures. Even though I don’t believe that there was in fact such a boat in ancient times, I do admire how its builder, Ken Ham, has been so fiercely devoted to making his fantasies real. I encourage you to cultivate an equally zealous commitment to manifesting your own visions and dreams in 2021.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): From 1961 until 1989, a concrete barrier divided the city of Berlin. Communist East Berlin lay on the east side of the Berlin Wall, and capitalist West Berlin on the west. It was an iconic symbol of the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union. More than 100,000 people tried to escape from east to west, but just 5,000 succeeded. The standoff ended in 1989, during the peaceful revolutions that swept through Eastern Europe. In subsequent months, the Berlin Wall was slowly demolished. Today, tiny fragments of the wall are marketed as medicines for asthma, headaches, narcolepsy, and ulcers. Now I will propose that in 2021, you adopt the demolished Berlin Wall as your metaphor of power. May it inspire you to be gleeful and forceful as you dismantle psychological obstacles and impediments.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The year 2021 will contain 525,600 minutes. But I suspect you might enjoy the subjective sensation of having far more than 525,600 minutes at your disposal. That’s because I think you’ll be living a fuller life than usual, with greater intensity and more focus. It may sometimes seem to you as if you are drawing greater riches out of the daily rhythm—accomplishing more, seeing further, diving down deeper to capitalize on the privilege of being here on planet earth. Be grateful for this blessing—which is also a big responsibility!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Our lives are filled with puzzles and enigmas and riddles. We all harbor aspects of ourselves that we don’t understand. I hope that in 2021, you will be on a mission to learn more about these parts of yourself. One of your superpowers will be a capacity to uncover secrets and solve mysteries. Bonus: I suspect you’ll be able to make exceptional progress in getting to the root of confusing quandaries that have undermined you—and then fixing the problems so they no longer undermine you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When actor Gene Wilder was 8 years old, his mother began to have heart-related health issues. The doctor who treated her suggested he could help her out if he would try to make her laugh. From then on, Wilder cultivated an ability to tell jokes and got interested in becoming an actor. Ultimately he appeared in 22 films and was nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globe Awards. I foresee a comparable development in your life in 2021: A challenging situation will inspire you in ways that generate a major blessing.

Date: November 30, 2020 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court December 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2020

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: April 1, 2021, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 By Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis ORDER TO SHOW Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this CAUSE FOR CHANGE Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for OF NAME CASE four successive weeks prior to the NUMBER: 20CV-0635 date set for hearing on the petiTo all interested persons: tion in the following newspaper of Petitioner: Paris Naomi Valencia general circulation, printed in this filed a petition with this court for a county: New Times decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Paris Naomi Valencia to PROPOSED NAME: Orel- Date: December 11, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the lana Nahomy Valencia Superior Court December 17, 24, 31, 2020 & JanuNOTICE OF HEARING: Date: Feb- THE COURT ORDERS: that all per- ary 7, 2021 sons interested in this matter ap-

for the week of Dec. 24

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In my astrological opinion, love won’t be predictable in 2021. It won’t be easily definable or

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comparable to what you’re experienced before. But I also suspect that love will be delightfully enigmatic. It will be unexpectedly educational and fervently fertile and oddly comfortable. Your assignment, as I understand it, will be to shed your certainties about what love is and is not so that the wild, fresh challenges and opportunities of love can stream into your life in their wildest, freshest state.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Until 1893, Hawaii was a sovereign nation. In January of that year, a group of wealthy foreigners, mostly Americans, overthrew the existing government with the help of the US military. They established a fake temporary “republic” that excluded native Hawaiians from positions of power. Their goal, which was to be annexed by the United States, was fulfilled in July 1898. I propose that you use this sad series of events as a motivational story in 2021. Make it your goal to resist all efforts to be colonized and occupied. Commit yourself passionately to preserving your sovereignty and independence. Be a tower of power that can’t be owned.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 2021, you may be smarter than you have ever been. Not necessarily wiser, too, although I have reason to hope that you will leverage your smartness to also deepen your wisdom. But as I was saying, your intelligence could very well soar beyond its previous heights. Your ability to speak articulately, stir up original thoughts, and solve knotty riddles should be at a peak. Is there any potential downside to this outbreak of brilliance? Only one that I can imagine: It’s possible that your brain will be working with such dominant efficiency that it will drown out messages from your heart. And that would be a shame. In order to do what I referred to earlier—leverage your smartness to deepen your wisdom— you’ll need to be receptive to your heart’s messages

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The birds known as red knots breed every year in the Arctic regions. Then they fly south—way south—down to the southern edge of South America, more than 9,000 miles away. A few months later they make the return trip to the far north. In 1995, ornithologists managed to put a monitoring band on one red knot’s leg, making it possible to periodically get a read on his adventures over the subsequent years. The bird’s nickname is Moonbird, because he has traveled so many miles in the course of his life that it’s equivalent to a jaunt to the moon. He’s known as “the toughest 4 ounces on the planet.” I nominate him to be your magical creature in 2021. I suspect you will have stamina, hardiness, persistence, and determination like his.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): An Aquarian park ranger named Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times in the course of his 71 years on the planet. (That’s a world record.) None of the electrostatic surges killed him, although they did leave a few burns. After studying your astrological potentials for 2021, I’ve concluded that you may be the recipient, on a regular basis, of a much more pleasurable and rewarding kind of lightning strike: the metaphorical kind. I advise you to prepare yourself to be alert for more epiphanies than usual: exciting insights, inspiring revelations, and useful ideas.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Coral reefs are in danger all over the world. These “rainforests of the sea” are being decimated by ocean acidification, toxic runoff from rivers, rising temperatures, and careless tourists. Why should we care? Because they’re beautiful! And also because they’re hotbeds of biodiversity, providing homes for 25 percent of all marine species. They also furnish protection for shorelines from erosion and storm damage, and are prime spots to harvest seafood. So I’m pleased people are finding ways to help reefs survive and recover. For example, a group in Thailand is having success using superglue to re-attach broken-off pieces to the main reefs. I hope this vignette inspires you to engage in metaphorically similar restorative and rejuvenating activities, Pisces. In 2021, you will have an enhanced power to heal. ∆

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