New Times, Nov. 3, 2022

BY BULBUL RAJAGOPAL

Wildfires, drought, and more are not just natural disasters, according to 30th Assembly District candidate Vicki Nohrden’s 2008 book Breaking the Shield of Minerva. They’re evidence of God’s wrath against California’s Democratic policy decisions, such as those supporting LGBTQplus rights. The 72 page book details Bible passages, calls out politicians such as Gavin Newsom, and alludes to a battle between God and the devil playing out in the state. Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal read the book and reached out to Nohrden and her opponent, Dawn Addis [9]

Also this week, read about the pesticide pollution at Oso Flaco Lake [8] , who thinks you’re going to be just fine [26] , and all the food and drinks that the Central Coast can handle [33]

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MINERVA VS. NOHRDEN Assembly candidate Vicki Nohrden’s 2008 book calls out state laws supporting LGBTQ-plus rights as evidence of the devil’s handiwork.

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SLO city to hold groundwater contamination meeting

Industrialpollution in San Luis Obispo groundwater will be the subject of multiple upcoming public meetings.

The city of SLO is hosting a meeting on Nov. 16 to discuss a PCE plume found below the city in the San Luis Valley Groundwater Basin.

A toxic chemical, PCE is a product of dry cleaning and industrial activities that are no longer active, according to the city.

SLO recently leveraged a $2.2 million state grant to undergo testing and analysis of PCE in its groundwater, which led to the detection a plume that roughly follows the path of the San

Luis Creek, between Los Osos Valley Road and the downtown area, according to a map.

PCE contamination in SLO has been on the minds of local and state officials for a while, according to city Water Resources Manager Nick Teague, but the grants are helping SLO begin to fully measure and tackle the problem.

The city stopped using groundwater in its water supply in 2015—a decision made partly due to concerns over water quality and drought and partly due to newly available water from Lake Nacimiento, Teague said.

The goal is to eventually restore local groundwater to a point where it can be added back to the drinking water mix.

“We don’t utilize groundwater right now, but we’d like to,” Teague said.

The Nov. 16 meeting— which will be held in the Ludwick Community Center from 5:30 to 8 p.m.—is meant to update the public about the PCE studies and what lies ahead.

According to a press release on the meeting, the city has been “taking steps to study the location, width, depth, pace and movement of the plume with the goal of providing high-quality drinking water to the community.”

For residents worried about PCE contamination before 2015, Teague noted that the city’s formerly active wells were located outside of the plume. He also said the recent tests are showing that PCE levels are declining.

Some of the tests detected PCE at levels slightly higher than the state drinking water standards, but not “10 or 100 times” them.

“One of the interesting findings from this is concentrations were much lower than what people expected to see,” Teague said. “That tells us the PCE source has basically been eliminated and we’re seeing some degradation or dilution of PCE.”

Just outside of city limits, another toxic groundwater investigation continues near Buckley Road and the SLO County Airport. A long-running inquiry into a TCE plume that’s contaminated more than a dozen area wells took a recent turn.

Groundwater tests submitted by Oilfield Environmental and Compliance to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board showed that there’s likely a new source of TCE—three years after regulators allegedly found the culprit.

In 2019, the Central Coast water board pinned the TCE pollution on a local machine shop, Noll Inc. But contradicting evidence revealed in 2021 caused the agency to start an investigation of the machine shop’s neighbor, a former industrial lab.

Those new test results at 795 Buckley Road, dated June 3, show TCE levels as high as 930 micrograms per liter (μg/L)—nearly 200 times the federal drinking water standard and higher than the levels found at Noll Inc. The site also tested positive for elevated levels of benzene, another toxic chemical, according to the report.

Greg Bishop, a senior engineering geologist for the regional water board, told New Times in an email that the agency is considering its next steps for “issuing regulatory directives” at 795 Buckley.

He also said the board is planning to hold a public meeting in the near future to allow Buckley Road area residents a chance to ask questions about the investigation and other groundwater pollution issues.

“An announcement on the date of the public meeting is forthcoming,” Bishop said. ∆

—Peter Johnson

Missing campaign signs heat up Grover Beach’s mayoral race

Political smear campaigns in Grover Beach now include cement.

“My signs were stolen or vandalized. Ninetyeight percent of them were gone, and a couple vandalized with cement thrown on them,” Grover Beach City Councilmember and mayoral hopeful Karen Bright said.

Bright is worried about more than damaged campaign signs in the lead-up to the Nov. 8 general election where she’s vying for the

mayoral seat against Stacy Korsgaden. On Oct. 29, she came across mailers lambasting her, which were paid for by Korsgaden.

“Despite spending all of our money, Costly Karen has failed to get results for Grover Beach,” the mailer read.

Headlined “Career politician Karen Bright,” the bright yellow card alleged that she raised the cost of living by voting to increase sales tax by $1.8 million a year. The sales tax in question is Measure F-20—a 1 percent tax increase that Bright voted to place on the 2020 general election ballot. Almost 53 percent of registered voters in Grover Beach subsequently passed it.

“The thing that concerns me the most is that she says I voted for it. I voted to put it on the ballot. It was the voters who decided, not me,” Bright said.

The mailer also blamed Bright for increased crime rates, increased homelessness, and for restricting access to the Oceano Dunes. Bright told New Times that she has never voted against closing the dunes and is confused about how she’s directly involved in the causing the spikes in crime.

“The police response time is 2.4 minutes,

PLUME The city of San Luis Obispo is leveraging state grant funds to study and remediate a plume of PCE contamination in the San Luis Valley Groundwater Basin.

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which is unprecedented. I don’t understand … unless she thinks I went on my own private crime spree or something,” Bright said. “I’ve run a number of campaigns in the city, but this is the first time I’ve seen this type of mudslinging. This is dirty politics.”

Korsgaden told New Times that she stands by the mailers. She added that she also had signs that went missing. Both mayoral contenders said they filed crime reports with the Grover Beach Police Department. In fact, Korsgaden said she filed the police report five days before Bright’s signs disappeared.

“When I saw hers missing, I called her to communicate my concern,” Korsgaden said. “I do not have a campaign committee. I can’t imagine she was the person that took mine, and I certainly did not take hers. I was so upset, I was willing to remove all my signs.”

Bright now has a two-person “sign patrol” team that scopes Grover Beach every evening at 5 p.m. to repair and replace her signs.

While Korsgaden sympathized with Bright about the missing signs, she said she’s running for mayor to “reverse the trend” of imposing high fees and taxes.

“She’s [Bright] voted in a way in the past that’s restricted access to the Oceano Dunes, because she abstained,” Korsgaden said. “I can say honestly, that because of her stance on fees and taxes, that’s causing our cost to go up and our revenue to go down. So, we have increased crime and increased homelessness. Everything is related.”

—Bulbul Rajagopal

Parents’ rights group endorses Templeton school board candidates

The SLO County chapter of a national organization that formed in response to COVID-19 restrictions such as school mask mandates weighed in on local school races, including two Templeton Unified School District board candidates.

Moms for Liberty endorsed Jennifer Grinager, who is running against five other candidates vying for the two seats on Templeton’s board. Grinager is listed as a co-chair of Moms for Liberty’s SLO County chapter alongside Rebekah Kozneh, who’s running for an Atascadero Unified School District seat. Moms for Liberty also provided a recommendation for Jason Tesarz in Templeton.

Tesarz told New Times that he only learned about the recommendation after someone sent him a Facebook post from the organization.

“With a lot of the things that the Moms for Liberty stands for, I agree with, there’s also a bunch of things that I don’t agree with,” Tesarz said. “So just because they support a handful of things that I agree with, doesn’t mean that you should be judged with a broad stroke.”

Grinager did not respond to the New Times’ request for comment, but she was featured on the Moms for Liberty Facebook page.

“I decided to start a chapter because our districts are truly harming children more than ever. It is so bad that I could not ignore it. I have been upset about the curriculum, but I didn’t feel like I could do much about it. Now I’m doing something about it, all of it,” Grinager wrote.

School boards across the country have become engulfed in culture wars, such as the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, which has fielded controversy regarding pronouns for LGBTQ-plus students and more.

The national group’s founders state that they started the organization because they witnessed shortsighted policies that hurt children and their families.

According to its website, Moms for Liberty is dedicated to “fighting for the survival of America” by defending parents’ rights at all levels of government.

Templeton school board candidate Matt Allison said he wasn’t interested in having schools become ideological battlefields.

“I feel that I can put my any personal beliefs aside, and I sincerely believe that our schools are something where our entire community needs to be represented and not just one group, or particular view, but decisions need to be made to benefit the entire school community,” Allison said. “I don’t want to see our board and our schools fall down into the rabbit holes of some of the ideological battles that are happening in school boards around the country and even in North County.”

Instead, Allison is setting his sights on bridging the learning gap caused by the pandemic as the forefront of his campaign.

“So what can we do there to help our students recover and get back to where they were pre-pandemic and then even exceed that,” Allison said. “Making sure that we’re offering high quality extracurricular activities and athletics programs so that students feel engaged in their schools, helping create and continue to create school cultures and environments so that all of our students feel safe and feel welcome.”

Janel Armet, Fiona Bond, and Jay Raftery are also listed on the ballot for Templeton schools. Armet and Bond didn’t return a request for comment. Raftery told New Times that he is no longer running for the school board because he recently moved to Arroyo Grande.

—Shwetha Sundarrjan

SLO County Planning Commission recommends denial of Paso basin ordinance

On Dec. 6, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will consider a new ordinance for the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin that’s fiercely opposed by the agricultural industry and, as of Oct. 27, all five county planning commissioners.

The SLO County Planning Commission voted unanimously on Oct. 27 to recommend that supervisors deny the new planting ordinance and, instead, extend the existing rules for the basin until 2028.

“This is just a bad idea,” 2nd District Commissioner Mike Multari said at the meeting. “This is an ordinance that doesn’t really achieve any public benefit that overrides the environmental impacts, particularly those impacts on the groundwater basin.”

The proposed new policy—pushed forward last year by a majority of supervisors—would lift a current moratorium on groundwater pumping in the Paso basin by giving every landowner up to 25 acre-feet of exempted water use per year. The current exemption is 5 acrefeet per year.

While intended to improve fairness and equity over the basin, the ordinance will lead to increased demand on the aquifer and introduce new regulations for farmers triggered by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

“It reminds me of the ag phrase: ‘Trying to put lipstick on a pig,’” said Patricia Wilmore, of the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. “This is just a bad idea all the way around.”

“The planting ordinance will fundamentally change the relationship between the county and agriculture,” added Sarah Kramer, on behalf of the SLO County Farm Bureau.

All five commissioners agreed that the best avenue to solving Paso’s groundwater woes is the basin’s sustainability plan, a document crafted in response to the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

Local leaders—including elected officials at the county and the city of Paso Robles—are on a board in charge of executing the plan. That board has the power to enact pumping fees, demand pumping reductions, and adopt other groundwater policies.

“They have all the assets that you [county staff] don’t,” 3rd District Commissioner Kristina SimpsonSpearman said.

Fourth District Commissioner Phillip Henry added that any revised county land-use ordinance for the basin would be doomed by CEQA and the mitigation measures required to address environmental impacts.

“We’ll never be able to shed those if we use this as a framework to try to repair it,” Henry said.

That’s why, he said, the best course for the county would be to keep the existing pumping moratorium until the sustainability plan dictates something different.

Alex Villicana, 1st District commissioner, agreed with ordinance proponents that the current power dynamic over the basin isn’t fair. He urged the sustainability agencies to give “serious consideration to getting more landowners involved … so they actually have skin in the game.”

“They shouldn’t be locked out,” Villicana said. “I agree that [the sustainability plan] is probably the proper framework for it.”

—Peter Johnson

Supervisors poised to discuss decertifying Oceano Advisory Council

The Oceano Advisory Council’s future is on San Luis Obispo County’s chopping block.

Come Dec. 6, the county Board of Supervisors will discuss withdrawing its recognition of the advisory council. The topic made the supervisors’ agenda after 4th District Supervisor Lynn Compton publicly criticized the group for trying to get a vacation rental ordinance in place.

“This is a group that is going behind the backs of business owners and individuals for their own personal gain,” she said at the Nov. 2 meeting.

The advisory council irked a group of residents and vacation rental owners in Oceano after a September meeting where it devised a draft plan about a vacation rental ordinance that could one day be presented to the supervisors. At that

meeting, some attendees were worried that the potential ordinance could increase the cost of vacation rentals and prevent owners from passing expensive rental permits on to new owners.

An Oct. 28 petition circulated among the community, asking the supervisors to reject the proposed ordinance—in part because of the way the advisory council notified Oceano residents about the vacation rental ordinance discussion.

“In terms of notifying residents of this ordinance discussion, the board members placed flyers only on the doors of neighbors on the inland side of Highway 1,” the petition read. “They did not place flyers on the coastal side of Highway 1, which is where the vast majority of the vacation home business licenses exist.”

Other complaints documented in the petition include name-calling by members of the advisory council. Signed by more than 100 people, the statement alleged that council members called property owners the “mafia” and vacation rental homes a “plague” to the neighborhood.

“One OAC [Oceano Advisory Council] member has openly referred to tourists as ‘tourons’ [an amalgamation of ‘tourists’ and ‘morons’] and on another occasion, an OAC board member referred to vacation rental owners as ‘assholes,’” the petition read.

At the Nov. 2 meeting, Compton called the complaints in the petition the straw that broke the camel’s back. Her call to discuss deauthorizing the advisory council came during her final weeks in office as Oceano’s representative. Current Arroyo Grande Councilmember Jimmy Paulding will succeed her in 2023.

“No other advisory council in this county is like this group,” Compton told New Times. “They’re off the rails.”

Compton added that the main purpose of advisory councils is to gather community feedback and talk to people about projects that are up for supervisors’ discussion.

“They’re not supposed to be activists trying to shut down businesses,” she said. “They call themselves the unofficial arm of the county. They’ve become a bully pulpit against members of the community.”

Advisory Council Chair Charles Varni is running for a spot on the Oceano Community Services District (OCSD), and he said he hopes the OCSD could

PULLING PLUGS In her final weeks representing Oceano, outgoing 4th District Supervisor Lynn Compton called a petition complaining about the Oceano Advisory Council the “straw that broke the camel’s back.”

become a “bully pulpit” advocating for sidewalk improvements in the coastal town. Varni told New Times that the advisory council was not informed about the petition and hasn’t read it either. But he said that it’s “absolutely not true” that flyers weren’t placed on the coastal side, as the petition alleged.

“I personally put about 15 posters up on the coastal side along Strand Way and Little Hawaii,” he said. “We did the best job to notify people, and we’ve been working on [the vacation rental ordinance] for almost two years now. If they still haven’t heard of it, then they need to take more responsibility.”

Varni criticized Compton for declaring at the meeting that the advisory council “was going behind everyone’s backs” to get the ordinance greenlit. Compton told New Times that the Board of Supervisors filed Public Records Act requests with the California Coastal Commission to find out about letters from the advisory council asking the commission to shut down the controversial Oceano airport. When it came to the vacation rental ordinance, she said the council worked directly with members of the county planning department and didn’t consult Compton—

Unlike previous iterations of the advisory council, Varni said that the current five-member group isn’t a “rubber stamp for supervisors’ opinions.” He described the council as activists.

“We will definitely have a presence at the Dec. 6 meeting. We will be mobilizing Oceanans to speak up at the meeting,” he said.

—Bulbul Rajagopal

Candidates running for Morro Bay City Council weigh in on key issues

In Morro Bay, five candidates are vying for two seats on the City Council.

With no incumbents in the running, Casey Cordes, Cyndee Edwards, Sarah Robinson, David Duringer, and Robin “Zara” Landrum are all looking to make an impact in Morro Bay.

Cordes, 36, hopes that he can use his young age as an advantage to help shape Morro Bay for decades to come.

“Looking at the representation that the future has on our City Council, you know, they’re making a lot of big moves, starting and finishing a lot of large projects for the city that will help us in the future,”

nor Robinson are in favor of the location of the proposed battery plant.

“I’m against the [storage facility] in Morro Bay at its current proposed site. My main concern is the safety of not only the children in the high school half a mile away but the safety of our [potential marine] sanctuary and all the animals and the safety of our public, which surrounds the Embarcadero and Rock,” Robinson said. “It would be better served in a safer area away from people and animals.”

After a fire that erupted at a lithiumion battery storage facility in Moss Landing in September, residents’ concerns about Vistra’s proposed battery facility heightened. Edwards, a former Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce chairperson, wants to bridge what she called the misinformation gap between the city and residents about this project.

“I want to make sure in the leadership positions that I get out in the community, that I continue the type of work that I did in the business community and I really get into the neighborhoods and what their big concerns are,” Edwards said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s the battery storage facility or a development housing project up on the hill. It really comes down to the same basic needs of human beings, and that is the need to feel safe.”

While this is Edwards’ first time running for City Council, she has been involved with policymaking

primarily with the business community. Her work with the Chamber of Commerce has made revitalizing harbor infrastructure and the Embarcadero her top priority if elected.

She said the city needs to get a handle on harbor maintenance “right away.” If Measure B-22, a tax measure to support harbor infrastructure projects, doesn’t pass, she said the city is going have to scramble to figure out another way to take care of the harbor’s issues.

“In my mind, that becomes issue No. 1,” Edwards said.

The proposed lithium-ion battery plant isn’t the only renewable energy project that has been the talk of Morro Bay. Many feel like the proposed offshore wind farm would be an optimal alternative to Diablo Canyon, but concerns have been raised about how it would impact the fishing industry, something that Cordes wants to address if elected.

“There’s a lot of discussion about this project. It’s really influential to the way we view our coastline, but it’s not something that the city of Morro Bay has a ton of control over,” Cordes said. “How do we potentially give our fishing boats something to do while their fishing area gets cut down? So that that’s what should be important to us as a city.”

Duringer and Landrum couldn’t be reached for comment before press time. ∆

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Extracting toxins

a decade after researchers found more DDT pesticides in Oso Flaco Lake than in any other water body in the state, local stakeholders are finally zeroing in on a project they say will help fix it.

The Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District (RCD) is partnering with Teixeira Farms on a remediation project to reduce DDT levels in the scenic lake nestled between Santa Maria agricultural fields and the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes.

Hallie Richard, conservation programs manager for the Coastal San Luis RCD, told New Times that her agency is coordinating the effort because it’s best suited to effectively navigate the sensitive and diverse mix of interests in the Oso Flaco Lake area.

“RCDs are special districts that have been around since the ’30s,” Richard said. “They’ve developed this really unique kind of adaptive ability to work and develop trusting relationships with farmers, ranchers, and land managers, but we also speak the language of the regulatory agencies.”

In 2013, regulators tested the fish in Oso Flaco Lake for pesticide pollution as part of a statewide monitoring program and found that they contained extreme amounts of DDT—a toxic substance banned from use decades ago. The contamination at Oso Flaco turned out to be 10 times higher than that of the state’s next most polluted lake in Watsonville, according to previous reporting.

“No one was illicitly using it—it was all legal,” Richard said of the past use of DDT. “But it’s so persistent and pernicious. DDT is sediment bound. It has a half-life of over 50 years, but that half-life is extended when it’s in an anaerobic condition. Oxygen isn’t coming in.”

Richard explained that the sedimentbound DDT is carried into the lake via Oso Flaco Creek, which flows across the nearby farm fields. Once in the lake, it’s passed through the food chain, all the way up to birds and potentially humans who eat the fish.

Because the lake doesn’t have a consistently open outlet into the ocean, it acts like a “sink” and makes it even more difficult for pesticides to break down.

The U.S. Environtmental Protection Agency (EPA) lists Oso Flaco Lake as an “impaired water body,” and follow-up testing in 2017 found that DDT and other chemicals were present in the top halffoot of soil, down to a depth of 4.5 feet.

While pesticide pollution is clearly an issue, arriving on a feasible and agreeable solution has been a big challenge, Richard said. It’s taken years of negotiating with farmers and regulators like the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and the EPA to arrive at a remediation project.

“It really took since 2013 to slowly start discussing how the solution might look. It’s just been meetings—meeting in the ag fields, regulatory offices, talking about how to come to the middle,” she said.

Leveraging a $600,000 state grant and cooperation from Teixeira Farms, the RCD is proposing a multi-pronged solution that Richard said tries to target the source of the pollution: the fields and creek.

The project involves the removal of more than 25,000 cubic yards of sediment across a 1.2-mile stretch of Oso Flaco Creek. That material will be excavated, trucked, and dumped onto a 26-acre plot of Teixeira Farms-owned land for remediation. Turning the soil “every month or so” will help incorporate more oxygen and break down the DDT.

“Just by taking the sediment, draining the water out of it, and spreading it on a farm field, that accelerates the breakdown of DDT,” Richard said. “There’s a certain concentration that’s acceptable for human exposure or growing crops. We’re pretty confident we can reach that quickly. Once the soil has met that threshold, the Teixeira farm is free to continue farming it.”

Teixeira Farms declined to comment for this story, but Richard praised the company for being an “early adopter” of practices that will help reduce the amount of DDT flowing into the Oso Flaco Lake system.

A second aspect of RCD’s project also involves Teixeira Farms. The company has agreed to install a 1-acre sediment basin on its land where creek water will be pumped in to allow the DDT-laden sediment to “drop out of suspension,” according to project planning documents. Then, the treated water will be discharged back into the creek.

Richard said that sediment basins are just one farming practice that can help reduce the flow of sediments into the creek and lake. It also has an added benefit for farmers.

to participate in this project.”

Some other practices that could help with the pollution, though, are infeasible for one reason or another, she added. Food safety regulations, for example, make it unlawful to line tailwater ditches with grass (which could trap sediment), since that vegetation would be located too close to crops.

“[The regulations] conflict all the time,” Richard said.

A final component of the RCD project is to modify a creek culvert near Oso Flaco Road that has been identified as a major source of erosion.

“The creek takes a really sharp, unnatural 90-degree turn when it goes under the road,” Richard said. “We’re to get funding to fix that area—to increase the size of the culvert and to realign it so the creek has a more natural alignment. That’s going to make the biggest impact in terms of sediment loading.”

Richard noted that the project still has some budgetary and regulatory hurdles to clear before the RCD and its partners can get started on it. Officials are aiming for May 2023 as an early target. She also noted that the proposed remedies will not be a cure-all for DDT pollution in Oso Flaco Lake.

More comprehensive fixes—like a fullscale dredging of Oso Flaco Lake—are cost prohibitive. The lake is too shallow for a “capping” project, which involves installing a thin layer of benthic clay over the contaminated lake bottom.

Cleaning up the watershed will instead require ongoing collaborations between farmers, regulators, and conservation agencies like the RCD.

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“By removing the sediment in the creek, we’re increasing flood capacity,” she said. “That’s definitely the carrot that encouraged them

“We’re looking at this effort as kind of a proof of concept. A demonstration, if you will,” Richard said. “That one sediment basin we’re building will be kind of a demonstration tool to say, ‘Hey, it didn’t take up that much farmland. It works well. It will maintain your flood capacity.’ Hopefully, that will result in other farms adopting them.”

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HIGH TOXICITY A Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board official tests

Oso Flaco Lake for pollutants back in 2013. The lake, wedged between farmland and the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, contains the highest levels of DDT pesticide pollution in the state.

FILE PHOTO BY STEVE E. MILLER

Oso Flaco Lake remediation project will target ‘persistent and pernicious’ DDT pollution

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most of San Luis Obispo County and moving up the coastline to include Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, the 30th Assembly District will usher in either Democrat Dawn Addis or Republican Vicki Nohrden come Nov. 8.

In campaign documents, Nohrden identifies as a nonprofit director, educator, and family court advocate. In 2020, she unsuccessfully ran for the 17th District state Senate seat vacated by Sen. Bill Monning. But Nohrden—an ordained minister and founder of a religious group called Wind and Fire Ministries—had an eye on politics long before that.

In 2008, she wrote a book called The Shield of Minerva, a scathing critique of then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Californian policies approving samesex marriage and reproductive rights.

“My purpose for writing this book is twofold,” Nohrden wrote in the book.

“One is to expose the spiritual stronghold of Minerva seated over the state of California and the agenda hidden behind the shield she bears. The other is to encourage, exhort, equip, and trumpet the assembling of those who are called throughout California and our nation in this strategic season to arise and stand up and shine with God’s glory.”

Nohrden’s book also lambastes cutbacks in school and library funding, a theme that resurfaced in her present campaign. While her candidate statement documents her criticism of public schools for struggling to provide quality education, Nohrden’s book outlined another fear.

“The budget cutbacks don’t seem to have stopped liberal agendas from moving forward within the education gate with their mandatory homosexual agenda beginning at the elementary school level,” Nohrden wrote. “If the homosexual agenda takes root in California, there goes the nation.”

Containing six chapters, Nohrden’s fictional story is interspersed with biblical

passages and references and attempts to link those to the state’s political landscape. For example, she hints at heat waves, lightning strikes, and wildfires being the result of God’s punishment for sinning and “choosing our own way.” Other times, she refers to herself as a prophet who receives visions from God.

Nohrden told New Times that she wouldn’t comment on her book until after the election was over.

“I absolutely believe in a separation of church and state. I’m running on a platform of bringing common sense, bipartisanship, and infrastructure investment for the Central Coast,” she said via email. “I stand for the freedom of speech, religion, and the right to assembly protected in the Constitution for all Californians.”

In Roman mythology, Minerva (or Athena in Greek lore) is the goddess of wisdom, law, and justice, among a slew of other institutions. She rests on the state seal of California, accompanied by a grizzly bear and the state motto “Eureka.” Nohrden’s book names her as the representation of outlooks she disagrees with and ends with a call to break Minerva’s shield of “false rulership.”

“California needs a holy blood washed birth, not one identified with the goddess Minerva’s arrival having sprung forth from the head of Zeus!” the book states.

Nohrden’s campaign website declares that she’s running against “a dysfunctional Legislature in Sacramento, against agenda-drive policies.” It also mentions that she worked as a youth director at the Presbyterian Church in Carmel to impact children on school campuses. Her campaign statement questioned the record-high $97 billion surplus budget and its allocation, and Nohrden’s campaign newsletter called Addis her “out-of-touch progressive

opponent” who has “outside special interests spending big money on her.”

“That’s why I’m running, that’s what I support, anything else seems a distraction to divide and incite instead of reasoning together and creating solutions for issues from homelessness to housing that are getting worse,” Nohrden told New Times

Campaign finance documents from Jan. 1 to Oct. 22 show that Nohrden received roughly $96,000 in contributions. Addis raked in a little more than $420,000 in donations from July 1 to Oct. 22.

Voter registration data from Political Data Inc. predicts the advantage for Addis, with Democrats making up 45.7 percent and Republicans almost 33 percent of the registered voters in the recently redrawn district. In comparison, the district’s previous iteration—the 35th District—was historically Republicanleaning and represented by Republican Jordan Cunningham.

Addis told New Times that she hadn’t read Nohrden’s book.

“My goal is to be able to lead as a representative of each person who lives here regardless of their background,” she said.

The Morro Bay City Council member and teacher believes she will win comfortably. If she wins the state Assembly seat, she said her top priorities would be climate, housing, and water issues.

“I fit this district incredibly well because I’m a council member in a coastal city and the district has four hours of coastline,” she said. “Also, I’ve lived in San Luis County, raised our kids here, been a teacher here, worked in the public schools for over 20 years. So, I very much understand the needs of working people across San Luis County.” ∆

Reach Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal at brajagopal@newtimesslo.com

‘OUT OF TOUCH’ Vicki Nohrden (left), Assembly District 30’s Republican contender, calls for a reconstructed California and labeled Democrat Dawn Addis (right) as an “out of touch progressive opponent.”

Strokes&Plugs

BY SHWETHA SUNDARRAJAN

Date this book

In the post-pandemic era, Sandra Hardridge is bringing people a new way to go on blind dates, minus the germs.

Blind Date With a Book is Hardridge’s pet project that eventually turned into a full-blown business. Blind Date with a Book is exactly what it sounds like: books are wrapped in brown butcher paper, tied with twine, adorned with a red wax seal. The only thing that distinguishes one book from another is the four descriptive words written on the packaging.

“It’s almost like going on a blind date in real life. You know a few things about that person before you meet them,” Hardridge said. “So on your book, you only know a few things about it before you open it up to read it.”

She started the business a year ago as a way to get people to be as passionate about reading as she is.

“And when I finish the books, they are still in really new condition, but I try to figure out what I can do with this book and then get someone else to love reading as much as I do,” Hardridge said. “And so I started out just selling them on Facebook. But I didn’t really like that, it just wasn’t the right thing.”

So one day, Hardridge decided to wrap up the books to make them a surprise to potential readers. Then, she took a set of wrapped books down to the Thursday night farmers’ market in downtown SLO to see how many people would be interested.

“I just went ahead and was selling at farmers’, and I sold out immediately. And people loved them and asked if I’d have more next week, so I just started bringing more and more,” Hardridge said.

As more and more people started to visit Hardridge’s booth on Thursday nights, the larger her business grew. She said she’s now part of a wholesale website, selling up to a hundred books to coffee shops, hair salons, and 7-Elevens across the country.

“It never, never was a plan to make it like this. And I’m so excited about it. Because people are loving to read, and it’s spreading to different cities ... and that’s what makes me really happy,” Hardridge said.

Her son now helps her manage her business, setting up shop at other local events around SLO County throughout the year, such as Morro Bay’s Waterfront Market.

“I just thought I was going to do this as a little part-time thing just for fun.

And it’s grown into my full-time business now,” Hardridge said. “I used to work, and I stopped working because it’s just been so busy.”

Such surprise outings with books have been a trend since as far back as at least 2013, according to trendhunter. com. Independent bookstores, libraries, individuals via Etsy, and even larger chains—including Barnes and Noble in SLO—have gotten in on the fun, selling wrapped books with minimal descriptions as clues.

Locally, Hardridge came up with her blind date idea independently and handpicks books ranging from her personal favorites to newer releases.

“I’ve been reading my whole life, so I know authors really well, so I know what kind of different genres people will like and what authors people will like,” Hardridge said. “I just make sure the books are in really good condition, and my hope is always … that they’ll pass it on to somebody else after they read it.”

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a hardcover or paperback, every book Hardridge sells is priced at $10 so anyone can buy a book without breaking the bank.

“It’s not just about the money. It’s about people liking to read and wanting to come back and get more books to send to people they know who would love the book,” Hardridge said.

Because so many people who aren’t from SLO purchase her books at the downtown farmers’ market, Hardridge also launched a website so people can continue purchasing her books or join a subscription service for monthly surprises.

Visit blinddatewithbooks.com to find your next blind date.

Fast fact

• With the help of the San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services, the SLO Food Bank will be helping those looking to sign up for California’s food assistance program known as CalFresh. The first event will take place on Nov. 2 from noon to 4 p.m. at the SLO Public Library and at the Coast Unified School District Office. Additional dates can be found at slofoodbank.org/event/ calfresh-application-assistance-sites.

Shwetha

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Reach

READING IS FUN Last year, Sandra Hardridge embarked on a journey to encourage others to enjoy reading as much as she does by founding Blind Date with a Bookk, selling wrapped books at the SLO farmers’ market.

DEATH NOTICES

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ADDINGTON, WAYNE SCOTT, 63, of Santa Maria passed away 10/26/2022 arrangements with Magner-Maloney Funeral Home & Crematory

BARBER, DWIGHT WILLIAM, 66, of Santa Maria passed away 10/25/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

BORGES, TAMRA, 74, of Santa Maria passed away 10/17/2022 arrangements with DudleyHoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

BUENAFE, PEARL, 89, of Arroyo Grande, passed away 10/13/2022 arrangements with Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel

CABANAS. ERNESTO TABELON, 87, of Santa Maria passed away 10/27/2022 arrange ments with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

CASSEL, MICHAEL NOLAN, 54, of Santa Maria passed away 10/24/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

CONRADI, EVA C., 94, of Santa Maria, passed away 10/21/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

COOPER, BARBARA, 102, of Pismo Beach passed away 10/13/2022 arrangements with Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel

DAVIS, CONSTANCE, 73, of Morro Bay, passed away 10/23/2022 arrangements with Blue Sky Cremation Service

DUCA, SUZANNE GRACE, 82, of Arroyo Grande, passed away 10/26/2022 arrange ments with Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel

DUNCAN, DONALD II, 53, of Paso Robles passed away 10/14/2022 arrangements with Blue Sky Cremation Service

FLORES, ANGELINA IBARRA, 75, of Santa Maria passed away 10/12/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

FLOREZ, CHARLES, 62, of Oceano passed away 10/13/2022 arrangements with Blue Sky Cremation Service

FUNK, DONALD, 74, of Paso Robles passed away 10/15/2022 arrangements with Blue Sky Cremation Service

GARCIA, AZALIA, 58, of Santa Maria passed away 10/23/2022 arrangements with DudleyHoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

GREGORY, MORRIS NEAL, 89, of Arroyo Grande, passed away 10/23/2022 arrange ments with Magner-Maloney Funeral Home & Crematory

HILLBERG, ROSE MARIE, 89, of Santa Maria passed away 10/26/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

HUSE, DOREEN MARY, 83, of Santa Maria passed away 10/16/2022 arrangements with Magner-Maloney Funeral Home & Crematory

JAUREQUI, MAURITA, 75, of Santa Maria passed away 10/15/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

KENNEDY, JACK, 87, of Santa Maria passed away 10/21/2022 arrangements with Blue Sky Cremation Service

KIRBY, ELDON LOWELL, 87, of Santa Maria passed away 10/16/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens LARSON, DORATHIE, 92, of Santa Maria passed away 10/12/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

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PEPITONE, FRANCES E., 94, of Santa Barbara, passed away 10/21/2022 arrange ments with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

PORTER, E. GLENN, 81, of Santa Maria passed away 10/20/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

SCHMIED, EUGEN, 89, of Arroyo Grande, passed away 10/29/2022 arrangements with Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel SCHOT, LOUIS, 89, of Cuyama passed away 10/14/2022 arrangements with DudleyHoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

SIGHTS, CHARLES LEE, 42, of Santa Maria passed away 10/23/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

SIMMONS, YOLANDA S., 80, of Santa Maria passed away 10/19/2022 arrangements with Magner-Maloney Funeral Home & Crematory STARK, MARGARET “PEGGY”, 73, of Arroyo Grande, passed away 10/13/2022 arrangements with Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel

WIGHTMAN, ANDREW MARLEY, 88, of Santa Maria passed away 10/13/2022 arrange ments with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

YAMAGUCHI, SETSU “SETSUKO” OSHIKANE, 91, of Santa Maria passed away 10/8/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

ZEMNY, MARIE DELORES, 93, of Santa Maria passed away 10/23/2022 arrangements with Magner-Maloney Funeral Home & Crematory

ZEPEDA, GILBERT “GIL”, 48, of Santa Maria passed away 10/12/2022 arrangements with Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory & Memory Gardens

Opinion

Gibson to support, celebrate, and honor our county’s military veterans and strongly support his reelection as 2nd District county supervisor.

I am a proud American patriot, unmoved by vacuous symbols and rituals, but by a virtuous ideal.

Our founding principles and historically evolved values call me to develop an identity transcending the limitations of my race, religion, class, national origin, gender, and party. My obligation and opportunity, as a citizen of the United States, is to break free of those chains and gain membership in a multifaceted community and a more profound sense of what it means to be a human being.

Our nation is the first in the history of civilization to lay the foundation for such a transformation. We have reason to be proud of that, and to be humble, recognizing that we have far to go in the realization of our vision. Our resolve to attain it is under constant challenge from those who appeal to our fears, anxieties, and superficial impulses, using neurologically and hormonally effective means of psychological manipulation.

Artful deceivers identify scapegoats for us to demonize as objects of our hostility, trying to splinter us into alienated factions. Yet we know from our own history that every advance we’ve made toward that vision was gained by our solidarity and collective action.

E pluribus unum.

David Broadwater Atascadero

As veterans who served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, we write to urge voters to reelect 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson, who has a long record of public service and has been a particularly strong supporter of veterans in SLO County.

Gibson worked closely with American Legion Post 432 to establish the Cambria Veterans’ Memorial, getting the county to install needed sidewalk improvements around the site. He has been a regular participant in our Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies, attending many years with his now-late father, Jack, a decorated WWII veteran.

Gibson has also supported Post 432’s annual July 4 celebration and worked hard to protect the post itself from flooding with major drainage projects in Cambria’s West Village.

At a countywide level, Gibson has enthusiastically supported important programs benefitting veterans through the SLO County Veterans Service Office, helped fund establishment of the veterans shuttle transportation service, and supported creation of the Veterans Treatment Court and housing solutions for homeless veterans.

We are proud to have worked with

As the Shredder writes on Oct. 27, the Bruce Jones campaign and the local Republican Party have gotten so desperate in the 2nd District supervisory race that they are bringing in large sums of money from PACs outside the area, e.g., a secretive PAC that is possibly from either Orange County or Las Vegas, and one that appears to be from the Central Valley and which has received a substantial donation from our own district attorney’s campaign funds (presumably his campaign wouldn’t spend $25,000 without his approval).

These PACs are funding ads that have no merit at best, and at their worst are outright lies.

I won’t go into the questionable optics of our district attorney being financially invested in a campaign of falsehoods— even if it is only his donors’ money that he’s spending.

But this level of dishonest, lie-filled mudslinging is tantamount to a vote of no confidence in their candidate. It’s obvious that they simply do not believe Jones has the candidate quality to be able to win on his own merit, thus they resort to the desperate act of making up lies and hoping their audience will be gullible enough to believe those lies. Simply stated, they apparently just don’t think Jones is good enough to be elected on his own.

District 2 voters have been, and must continue to be, too smart to let themselves be manipulated by dishonest attack ads funded by stealthy outside dark money.

Poet Carl Sandburg once said, “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.” In this case, instead of pounding the table and yelling, they’ve decided to simply lie.

Really? Would you drink it? A far-fetched pipe dream, the State Water Resources Control Board hasn’t even developed regulations for such projects.

Next, a plan to tear down the stacks to be replaced with the world’s largest lithium battery storage plant constructed on the oceanfront Esplanade, steps to the bay, adjacent to our high school. Dreadful undertaking with potential for a catastrophic fire of epic proportions.

Horrible location, another unproven experiment by council.

Mayor John Headding maintains that the council has not been presented with any information nor had any discussions about this project still going through normal planning stages and certainly not made any decisions. Headding has already signed a memo of understanding with the project developer.

Humans compete with otters for food sources

Karl Kempton raised some very good issues commenting on how ocean water is now cleaner (“Pismo clams rebound is tied to South County water treatment changes,” Oct. 20). The Clean Water Acts of 1972, 1977, and 1987 have certainly improved fresh and marine water quality. However, when it comes to sea otters, these animals have a profound, temporal and spatial effect on marine invertebrates.

Speak up!

Send us your views and opinion to letters@newtimesslo.com.

At least one council member asserts that “it is almost a done deal.” Headding is simply playing the politician, not answering the question fully or truthfully. Motivation for Headding is simply money. It’s not about the money, it’s about the money. Short-term funding sources with long-term consequences.

Time for a change. Carla Wixom for mayor. She will listen to citizens and take responsible actions, and the “Home Team,” Zara Landrum and Sarah Robinson for City Council, will bring transparency and accountability to city government. The spending, taxing, and questionable projects of the current council must stop. Vote for these three women, give Morro Bay a chance for the future.

Jim Curnutt Morro Bay

Daniel Miller (1980, California Department of Fish and Game) found that in sea otter-occupied areas, these animals reduce the populations of many marine invertebrates by 90 percent. There are about 60 marine invertebrates consumed by sea otters. Of these, humans use about 10. In the sea otter range, almost all 60 of these marine invertebrates become rare, not just those occasionally fished by humans. The conundrum is how do humans share with sea otters. It currently appears the public supports sea otters over human use of many former human food items like clams, crabs, or abalone.

Steve Rebuck San Luis Obispo

Save our harbor; vote yes on B-22

Nobody likes taxes. Yet the reality is that taxes pay for things we all want and need. Good roads. Our own police and fire departments. Our beautiful bay.

Morro Bay desperately needs a change in City Council and a new mayor. We are drowning in higher taxes and dubious projects due to a City Council led by a mayor who refuses to listen to the concerns and wishes of the local citizens.

Currently the water reclamation plant project is burning through millions of our dollars, for what? A plan to transform raw sewage into safe drinking water.

With solidarity and collective action, we can achieve the American vision

Gibson has worked to give veterans what they need

Mel McCollough Greg Sanders American Legion Post 432 members Cambria

SLO County Republicans’ desperation is fueled by PACs

A. Judd Morro Bay

It’s time for change in Morro Bay’s elected officials

OK. Measure B-22 could have been written in a way that would have been more acceptable to more residents. The tax could have been based on each parcel’s assessed value. It could have had a sunset clause. It could have been structured in all kinds of different ways. Yet it has been designed to acknowledge the $10 million capital needs of the bay and is structured to address them head on. There are no better ways to fund the needed repairs.

I’m a Morro Bay property owner. I don’t like taxes. Yet I moved here for the bay. I have confidence that our current staff will use these funds wisely. Let’s give them two to three years and see how they do. If they fall short of our expectations, I will personally lead the charge to repeal the initiative. In the meantime, I hope you will join me in supporting B-22 on Nov. 8.

Jeff Heller

Morro Bay City Council member

Jones is willing to say anything to become supervisor

I recently noticed a billboard along Highway 101 in the area between Atascadero and Santa Margarita that says “Democrats for Dr. Jones” Paid for by Jones for Supervisor.

If you are considering voting for this person for county supervisor, please think again. If he is willing to lie this

outright on a billboard, then he will be willing to lie about many, many other things, and for my money I wouldn’t trust this guy to take care of a pet rock. He is clearly willing to say and do anything to get a position he is wholly unfit and unqualified for.

You should be ashamed, Dr. Jones. This egregious lie should make you instantly removed from the ballot.

Go back to Missouri and peddle your lies there, sir.

Adam Cravets Atascadero

Gibson supports special interests, ignores the needs of seniors

Many SLO County residents are struggling to pay their bills amid our current financial crisis. Instead of fighting for those on fixed incomes, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson votes for special interests.

Gibson’s votes support consultants, nonprofit administrative staffers, and friends of Gibson while others in our community suffer under the higher costs of food, gas, and now trash rates.

With his close friend Paavo Ogren at the helm of the SLO County waste agency, the IWMA, Gibson fought to keep the overpriced agency from going. He also fought against an audit of employees, which led to fraud charges.

In the end, several county areas were able to leave the IWMA and work directly under the county, a move Gibson voted against.

The IWMA charges more than double what the county charges. In Cambria and Cayucos, trash collection rates are going up between 40 and 60 percent. Compare that to 3.5 to 22 percent increases in trash rates for those living in Creston and Santa Margarita, areas no longer working with the IWMA.

Gibson supports closing Diablo Canyon Power Plant, which would lead to higher electric bills. He also supports adding a fee to housing construction, to give to an influential nonprofit.

Please vote Bruce Gibson out of office; our community deserves better.

Greg Grewal Creston

The late Warren Baker was a ‘real mensch’

I was a professor and department head at Cal Poly for 30 years starting in 1983 when a department head served at the pleasure of the university president. I got to work with then President Warren Baker on some critical projects, and to know him well.

The late Warren Baker was what I call, “a real mensch.” What is a “mensch” some may ask?

• A person of integrity and honor.

• A decent responsible person with

admirable characteristics.

• A decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.

• A person to admire and emulate; someone of noble character.

• A person with nothing less than character and dignity.

• A person who practices morally correct behavior or thinking.

• A person who is kind and considerate.

An effective president, whether of a nation or an institution, must be one who brings people together; be supportive, be a problem solver, a healer, a critical thinker, a builder, a visionary, and a “can-do” person. To me, Warren Baker was all of these— a real mensch!

Harvey R. Levenson professor emeritus Cal Poly

Week’s Online Poll

Do you think statewide ballot propositions are a good way to legislate?

47% They could be but are so often written by special interests.

19% No, that’s why we elect representatives.

17% Yes, power to the people!

17% Sure, but I wish they weren’t so confusing.

balls

Iwould never begrudge someone their faith. Religious freedom is enshrined in the First Amendment, and many people’s faith is tied to tradition, community, and charity—all laudable elements of a strong social fabric. But what about when someone’s religious beliefs encroach on others’ freedoms—or worse, when someone’s “faith” morphs into doom and gloom prophesies of God’s wrath raining down on those who don’t subscribe to the same beliefs?

For instance, would you want someone who believes California forest fires are God’s wrath against the state for legalizing same-sex marriage to be elected to state government? Where, exactly, is the line between legitimate religious beliefs and wackadoodle cockamamie nonsense?

Well, allow me to draw your attention to the 30th District state Assembly race between Dawn Addis and Vicki L. Nohrden. Addis, a Democrat, is a bilingual educator and Morro Bay City Council member. Nohrden, a Republican, is president and founder of Wind and Fire Ministries and the author of the prophetic 72-page tome Breaking the Shield of Minerva, “a book about spiritual warfare and California’s history, both written and that which is yet to be recorded!”

Mm. Prophecy! And yeah, she used an exclamation point on her book cover because this is serious business! See?!? It’s a freakin’ call to arms to “stand up and shine with God’s glory.”

So, what’s her issue? In 2000, 61 percent of California voters agreed to make same sex marriage illegal via Prop. 22, and in 2008, the California Supreme Court decided that proposition was unconstitutional, and that consenting adults had a right to marry who they wanted. Outrageous!

“Although not mentioned by the media,” Nohrden wrote in her book, “the decision of the justices had in fact violated the decree of a higher court whose voice they seemingly ignored.”

Oh yeah? Which court? The U.S. Supreme Court? The Court of Public Opinion? Traffic Court? No, silly, she’s talking about God!

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” —Genesis 2:24

Does the Bible say a man shall cleave to another man, or a woman to another woman, or a pansexual to a transwoman? No! God has spoken! But what about if you’re a man being attacked by another man? The Bible says your wife isn’t allowed to “seize” your attacker’s “private parts” (Deuteronomy 25:11-12). I guess you’re against that too, Vicki!

Nohrden went on to write that in 2004, then San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said he was willing to sacrifice his political career over the right to same-

sex marriage: “I choose to agree with Mayor Newsom, not that gay men and lesbians have the right to marry, but that he may well sacrifice his career over this issue. The battle is not over.”

Oh really? How’s that working out for you, Vicki? Have you heard of Governor Newsom? More importantly, what was God’s punishment for the court denying God’s word? Let’s turn to Nohrden’s Chapter 2 “THE EARTH IS THE LORDS” (sic). Basically, she claims drought and wildfires are God’s wrath for letting The Gays get married.

“There are times when the heavens are shut up over a land and the rain is withheld because we are choosing our own way,” Nohrden wrote. “Deuteronomy 28 instructs us that we have a choice in the matter. If we obey God’s commandments we receive the blessings from His hand or if we choose to disobey, protection [is] turned away from us.”

And don’t get Nohrden started on reproductive rights! “When a woman makes the choice to abort her baby, she is actually wiping out future generations within the seed of her aborted offspring.”

The Shredder

choose, and her book challenges all God’s holy warriors to take California back from the antichrist heathens running things: “California needs a holy blood-washed birth.” Well, hell. She’s got my vote! (Insert eyeroll.)

Meanwhile, in the race for Grover Beach mayor, things have gotten mudslingy … or maybe concrete-slingy! In one corner we have Mayor Pro Tem Karen Bright and in the other is Stacy Korsgaden, who’s perhaps best known for attending the Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection, whose violence she condemned but who was proud to be there anyway because … democracy!

Speak up!

Send us your views and opinion to letters@newtimesslo.com.

Last I counted, there are 7.98 billion human beings—I think we’re doing OK, abortion or not.

Let’s do a quick tally. Nohrden is against same-sex marriage and believes God, not global climate change, is responsible for California drought and wildfires, and she doesn’t want women to have the right to

Apparently, lots of Bright’s signs have been stolen or vandalized (painted over with concrete, really?), and Bright claims Korsgaden’s mailer about her is full of lies. Korsgaden stands by her mailer but is shocked and knows nothing about the vandalized and missing signs, and somebody took some of her signs too, and-and-and … . Sheesh, Stacy! You’re running for mayor of town of 12,711 people. Do you need to claim Karen voted to raise taxes by $1.8 million a year when she actually voted to put Measure F-20 (a 1 percent sales tax increase) on the ballot for voters to decide? Or that she increased homelessness? Or increased crime? I love the smell of desperation in the morning. ∆

The Shredder loves to hate politics. Commiserate at shredder@newtimesslo.com.

ARTS

NORTH COAST SLO COUNTY

ART AND ABOUT LOS OSOS Join us for Art and About Los Osos, a self-guided art walk that gives the community an opportunity to experience visual, literary, and performing art in galleries and other venues throughout Los Osos. Events will not occur on major holidays. Second Saturday of every month, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-544-9251. artsobispo.org/ art-and-about. Los Osos, Townwide, Los Osos.

ARTS AND CRAFT SHOW Artists will be in the clubhouse and throughout the park. Stop by the clubhouse for map. Open to the public. Nov. 4 and Nov. 5 Morro Shores Mobile Home Park Clubhouse, 633 Ramona Ave., Los Osos.

BOOK-SIGNING WITH SPENCER MOSLEY Local author Spencer Mosley returns with the sequel to his debut fantasy novel. The Awakening: Red Morning follow the adventures of Cyril Stonewall in a land where mythical creatures roam, magic runs deep, and men fight to the death. Meet the author himself. Nov. 5, 1-3 p.m. Free. Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay, coalescebookstore.com/.

COLLAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF LOS OSOS Collages and photographs featuring Sweet Springs Nature Preserve and the Elfin Forest by Los Osos photographer Kelly Hayes are for sale online and on display at Los Osos Pop-up Gallery (1056 Los Osos Valley Road). Photo prints on metal, paper, acrylic, and greeting cards. ongoing Free. centralcoasty.com. Los Osos, Townwide, Los Osos.

COSTA GALLERY: ELLEN JEWETT Gallery hours are expected to be extended beginning in October or November for the holidays. Thursdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Costa Gallery, 2087 10th St., Los Osos, 559-799-9632.

COSTA GALLERY HOLIDAY SEASON: GIFTY UNDER FIFTY Costa Gallery will feature Holiday gifts $50 and under by more than 20 regional artists. Explore affordable original art cards, fiber art, glass, jewelry, paintings, photography, prints, and sculpture. Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays. through Dec. 30 Free admission. 559-799-9632. Costa Gallery, 2087 10th St., Los Osos.

DAVID J ROGERS FINE ART GALLERY: UPCOMING WORKSHOPS Visit website for more info on upcoming workshops at the studio. Nov. 5 805-225-5077. davidjrogersart.com. David J Rogers Fine Art Gallery, 407 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

FACES OF THE CENTRAL COAST An exhibit to refl ect on our community, scenes, culture, and critters in imaginative ways. Larry Le Brane’s large sculpture “Largemouth Bassoon off the Hook” lights the way for guests to enjoy this mixed-media showcase. Reception

on Sept. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. Through Nov. 7, 12-4 p.m. Free admission. 805-772-2504. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, artcentermorrobay.org.

FINE ART ACRYLIC PAINTINGS BY SPANKY ANDERSON: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE Paul “Spanky” Anderson is an acrylic painter who said his “peripheral vision of the Central Coast virtually dictates the color palette and brushstrokes” onto his canvas. Through Nov. 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

FINE ART FUSED DICHROIC GLASS BY LINDA HILL: GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE Linda Hill is a fused glass artist. She creates glass pieces and jewelry creations with unique patterns and shapes. Through Nov. 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

FOREVER STOKED PAINT PARTY Join us at the gallery, for a few hours to travel on a creative paint journey guided by a member of the fun loving FS crew. You will receive as much or as little instruction as you prefer. No artistic experience is necessary. Saturdays, 7-9 p.m. $45. 805-772-9095. Forever Stoked, 1164 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay.

LEARN BEGINNING FUSED GLASS WITH LARRY LE BRANE No previous art skills needed to make home-garden décor, gifts, dishware, and jewelry. $150 fee includes all materials. Class size is 4-6 students. Vaccination required, please. Nov. 5, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and Nov. 12, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $150 for three weeks. 805-748-6935. Central Coast Glass Blowing and Fusing, 1279 2nd Street, Los Osos, RodBakerGlass.com.

METAL ART BY TRUDI GILLIAM Gilliam creates her sculptures using copper, brass, nickel/silver, and found objects. This new series of whales and birds uses copper and sea glass. ongoing 805-772-9955. Seven Sisters Gallery, 601 Embarcadero Ste. 8, Morro Bay, sevensistersgalleryca.com.

MOSAIC TRIVET WORKSHOP During

this workshop, you will learn how to design and create a mosaic trivet. You will learn how to select materials, lay out a pleasing pattern, and adhere the tiles to the trivet base. You will learn how to properly grout and seal your project. ongoing, 1-4 p.m. $60. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/workshops/. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

NOVEMBER RECEPTION: SPANKY ANDERSON, LINDA HILL, AND WINTER GLOW GROUP SHOW The Gallery at Marina Square in Morro Bay California presents an Opening Reception for painter Spanky Anderson, glass artist Linda Hill and Winter Glow, a group show. Meet the artists, see the gallery, and bring some art home. Nov. 12, 3-5 p.m. Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

THE PLEIN AIR TEAM Acrylic artist, Nancy Lynn, and husband, watercolorist, Robert Fleming, have an ongoing show of originals and giclee prints of Morro Bay and local birds. ongoing 805-772-9955. Seven Sisters Gallery, 601 Embarcadero Ste. 8, Morro Bay, sevensistersgalleryca.com.

SECOND SATURDAYS Come by and see the Featured Artists Shows, find gifts for your loved ones, surprises for yourself, and meet the artists featured in the incredible gallery. Second Saturday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

WINTER GLOW: A GROUP SHOW OF SMALL GIFT SIZED ARTWORKS This exhibit showcases artworks of the Central Coast by Jari de Ham, Virginia Mack, Ji Li, Suzanne Leon, Judy Rath, Atul Pande, Ardella Swanberg, Carole McDonald, and Nancy Jensen. Through Nov. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

NORTH SLO COUNTY

ACTS OF WORSHIP: SYMBOL, MEANING AND RITUAL IN CONTEMPORARY ART The latest in a series of online and on-site exhibitions. Featuring Peg Grady, Judy Johnson-Williams, Lisa R. Falk, Colleen

SPOONFUL OF SPOOKY

The Great American Melodrama in Oceano presents its production of Scary Poppins through Saturday, Nov. 12. The cast of this Mary Poppins spoof includes Sydni Abenido, Jesse Graham, and Meggie Siegrist (left to right). For tickets or more info on the show, call (805) 489-2499 or visit americanmelodrama.com. The Great American Melodrama is located at 1863 Front St., Oceano.

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ART AND ABOUT PASO Join us for Art and About Paso, a self-guided art walk that gives the community an opportunity to experience visual, literary, and performing art in galleries and other venues. Visit site for an updated map of locations. Events will not occur on major holidays. First Saturday of every month, 5-9 p.m. Free. 805-544-9251. artsobispo.org/art-and-about. Participating locations, Paso Robles, City-wide.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: THE ARTERY’S ANNUAL UNDER $200 ART SHOW Gallery is currently accepting work for its popular annual show, the Under $200 Art Show. Artists may submit one or two pieces of original artwork available for sale (under $200) this holiday season. Artwork accepted until Nov. 6. Exhibition ends on Jan. 15th. More info on website. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays, 12-4 p.m. and Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. through Nov. 6 Free. 805-464-0533. the1artery.com. The ARTery, 5890 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

THE CENTRAL COAST WEAVERS GUILD’S 15TH ANNUAL SALE AND SHOWCASE A once a year opportunity to shop for the county’s fi nest handwoven and handcrafted items. Nov. 4, 1-6 p.m., Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sale and Showcase venue, 9156 Santa Margarita Road, Atascadero, 805-438-5501, centralcoastweavers.org.

DEPRISE BRESCIA ART GALLERY: OPEN DAILY Features a large selection of encaustic art, sculpted paintings, art installations, acrylic palette knife paintings, digital art, glass, jewelry, stones, fossils, and a butterfl y sculpture garden. ongoing DepriseBrescia. com. Deprise Brescia Art Gallery, 829 10th St., Paso Robles, 310-621-7543.

HOLIDAY ORNAMENT WORKSHOP An annual favorite. Fun for all ages. Create unique fused glass ornaments using pre-cut glass. All materials included. Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $50. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

PAINT AND SIP ArtSocial805 will provide instruction to create your own decorated barrel stave for the holidays. Admission includes your fi rst glass of wine and your very own piece of art to take home. Nov. 5, 1-3 p.m. $55. 805-467-2043. artsocial805.com. Graveyard Vineyards, 6990 Estella Road, San Miguel.

PAINT AND SIP CLASS Joining forces with the talents of Art Social, the winery will offer classes twice a month for you to sip and get creative on the vineyard. Friday classes held at 7 p.m. Sunday classes held at

Marlow, Michael McKee, and Larry Stone. Curated by Larry Stone. The title/theme references the title of a short story anthology written by Yukio Mishima. Nov. 5-19 Free. 626-393-1750. actsofworship-art.com. Acts of Worship venue, 2021 Niderer Road, Paso Robles.

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noon. Nov. 6 my805tix.com. Cass Winery and Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

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

SAN LUIS OBISPO

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

ALAN CUMMING IS NOT ACTING HIS AGE The award winning Scottish-American polymath known for playing God, the Devil, Hitler, a lawyer, the Pope, a teleporting superhero, Hamlet, all the parts in Macbeth, and the EmCee in Cabaret on Broadway brings his new cabaret show for an evening of story and song. Nov. 13, 7:30-9 p.m. $49-$79. 805-756-6556. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, pacslo.org.

ALL LEVELS POTTERY CLASSES Anam Cre is a pottery studio in SLO that offers a variety of classes. This specific class is open to any level. Teachers are present for questions, but the class feels more like an open studio time for potters. Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. $40. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-896-6197, anamcre.com.

ALYSSA MONKS: BE PERFECTLY STILL, A RETROSPECTIVE Alyssa Monks layers spaces and moments in her paintings. She flips background and foreground using semi-transparent filters of glass, vinyl, steam, water and or foliage over shallow spaces. The tension in her paintings is created by the composition and the surface quality itself. Through Nov. 13 Free. 805543-8562. http:/sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

ART AND ABOUT SLO Join us for Art and About SLO, a self-guided art walk that gives the community an opportunity to experience visual, literary, and performing art in galleries and other venues. Visit site for an updated map of locations. Events will not occur on major holidays. First Friday of every month, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-544-9251. artsobispo.org/artand-about. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.

ART EXPLORATION FOR KIDS In this class series, students learn about drawing and acrylic painting. In each class, students will recreate a famous piece of art

from history. Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. through Dec. 29 $28 per session; $100 for 5 classes; $180 for 10 classes. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/workshops-events/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

ART IN THE GARDEN The show features a diverse selection of well-respected local artists. Art will include jewelry, glass, paintings, ceramics, sculptures and more. Visitors will find art for the home and garden, unique gifts, as well one-of-a-kind jewelry. Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5; free for members and children ages 12 and under. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo, 805-541-1400.

ARTIST RIKI SCHUMACHER AT ART CENTRAL

GALLERY Schumacher’s work is pensive and introspective, inspiring one to take a solitary walk on a cloudy day. Wander in to reflect on her “delicious, wistful landscapes.” MondaysSaturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805747-4200. artcentralslo.com/gallery-artists/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

ARTISTIC DELIGHTS AT SLO GALLERY Surround yourself with exceptional works of art Thursdays through Sundays, and during SLO Arts Council’s Art after Dark on the first Friday of each month. Experience art at its finest by Central Coast artists. Thursdays-Sundays. through Dec. 2 Free. 818-762-6782. slogallery.com/. SLO Gallery, 1019 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo.

BEGINNING DRAWING FOR KIDS This class is designed to teach young students the important basic building blocks of drawing. Students learn about various drawing techniques and materials such as graphite, charcoal, and paint pens. Thursdays. through Dec. 29 $28 per session; $100 for 5 classes; $180 for 10 classes. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/workshops-events/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

BEGINNING DRAWING FOR KIDS WITH SPENCER COLLINS This class is designed to teach young students the important basic building blocks of drawing. Students learn about various drawing techniques and materials such as graphite, charcoal, and paint pens. For kids ages 8-13. Thursdays, 3:30-5 p.m. through Dec. 29 $28 per session; $100 for 5 classes; $180 for 10 classes. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/workshops-events/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

CERAMIC LESSONS AND MORE Now offering private one-on-one and group lessons in the ceramic arts. Both hand building and wheel throwing options. Beginners welcomed. ongoing 805-835-5893. hmcruceceramics. com/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

CHRISTINA MCPHEE: LISTENING A solo exhibition of paintings and video by San Luis Obispo-based artist

Christina McPhee. Through Nov. 18 Free. 614-607-2268. ososcontemporary.com/pages/listening-christina-mcphee. Osos Contemporary, 967 Osos St., San Luis Obispo.

COMEDY NIGHT Professional comedy show featuring local and touring comics. Hosted by Aidan Candelario. First Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m. $5. 805-5408300. Bang the Drum Brewery, 1150 Laurel Lane, suite 130, San Luis Obispo, bangthedrumbrewery.com.

DATE NIGHT POTTERY Looking for a fun date night? Head to Anam Cre Pottery Studio and play with clay. Couples will learn how to throw a pot on the wheel and make a cheeseboard. Fridays, Saturdays, 6-8 p.m. $140. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-896-6197, anamcre.com.

FREE DOCENT TOURS AT SLOMA Gain a deeper understanding of the artwork on view with SLOMA’s new docent tours. Saturdays, 11 a.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

THE GIANT WORLD OF THE SHORT STORY WORKSHOP CLASS Through reading some of the greats’ short stories and writing our own ideas and scenes, attendees will explore the potent and accessible craft of shorter fiction. Compressed narratives, where everything is essential from the first sentence, are fertile ground for well-honed themes and characters. Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. through Nov. 3 $85. 805-5408282. cuesta.edu/communityprograms/communityeducation/writing_publishing/giant-world.html. Cuesta College Community Programs, Building 4100 Cuesta College Road, San luis obispo.

INTERMEDIATE OIL PAINTING: ADULT ART CLASS

This class is for students who may have tried oil painting in the past but are looking to advance their skill levels. Color theory and proportion study will be a focus in the class. Mondays, 2-5 p.m. $30 per student or $75 for 3 classes. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/workshops-events/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

INTRO TO IMPROV: FOUNDATIONS OF IMPROV

Learn the fun fundamentals of improv, team collaboration, and scene work. Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. through Dec. 14 $225. 803-487-4481. centralcoastcomedytheater.com. Central Coast Comedy Theater Training Center, 2078 Parker Street, Suite 200, San Luis Obispo.

INTRO TO OIL PAINTING WITH SPENCER COLLINS

The perfect class for those wanting to try oil painting for the first time. Guests discuss color theory, layering paint, and how to use various media. For ages 16 and over. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $30 per class or $100 for 4 classes. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/workshops-events/. Art

Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

INTRO TO PRINTMAKING WITH TRICIA REICHERT AND MARYANNE NUCCI All ages are welcome and no prior experience is necessary to attend these workshops, just a desire to learn, explore and experiment. Please contact Tricia at tricia@tricia-reichert.com Nov. 8, 1-4:30 p.m. $210 for 6 sessions. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/workshopsevents/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING The perfect class for those wanting to try oil painting for the first time. Hosts discuss color theory, layering paint, and how to use various media. Each student will create a dynamic landscape using a reference photo. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. through Dec. 29 $100 for 4 classes. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/workshops-events/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

JOURNEY INTO MAKING JOURNALS WITH ARDELLA SWANBERG Learn how to make a journal or sketchbook. Everyone makes the same sized book, but what you learn in this class will enable you to make books of all shapes and sizes. Email ardellajo@yahoo. com to reserve. Nov. 5, 1:30-4 p.m. $40 (materials not included). 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

JUST ADD WATER Come experience the detailed and expressive work of six accomplished local watercolorists in this upcoming show. Artist reception on Oct. 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. Through Nov. 28 805-878-6404. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, artcentralslo.wordpress.com.

KIDS IMPROV CLASS Do you have an active youngster who loves to act or perform, or just loves to play? In this class, students will develop improv and acting skills, learn fun improv games, and develop teamwork skills. Thursdays, 4-5:30 p.m. through Dec. 15 $225. 803-487-4401. centralcoastcomedytheater.com. Central Coast Comedy Theater Training Center, 2078 Parker Street, Suite 200, San Luis Obispo.

KIDS POTTERY CLASSES Enjoy making animal sculptures, bowls, plates, etc. Please arrive on time, not early, as venue uses the transition time between classes to sanitize. Designed to sign up on a weekly basis. Thursdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m. $40. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-896-6197.

LEARN TO WEAVE MONDAYS An opportunity to learn how a four-shaft loom works. You will get acquainted as a new weaver or as a refresher with lots of tips and tricks. This class includes getting to know a loom, how to prepare/dress a loom, and much much

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more. Mondays, 1-4 p.m. $75 monthly. 805-441-8257. Patricia Martin: Whispering Vista Studios, 224 Squire Canyon Rd, San Luis Obispo, patriciamartinartist.com.

THE MONDAY CLUBHOUSE CONSERVANCY

FINE ARTS AWARDS APPLICATIONS

Open to high school juniors and seniors. Categories: classical music, jazz music, and visual art. Submit online application. Finalists in all categories compete in a live competition at The Monday Club on Feb. 26. Through Jan. 30, 2023 Free. 805-242-1076. themondayclubslo.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

NEAL MENDOZA: PRETTY RUBBISH In his exhibition, “Pretty Rubbish”, Neil Mendoza gives form to environmental issues. His mixed media work uses absurdity as a reaction to the path of growing consumption that society is following at the expense of a sustainable future. ongoing, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

OPEN MIC COMEDY Sign-ups at 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Aidan Candelario. Mondays, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-5408300. saintsbarrel.com/event-calendar. Saints Barrel Wine Bar, 1021 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

PICKET PAINTING PARTY Decorative picket purchasing opportunities are available to show your support and help fund maintenance and educational programs in the Children’s Garden. Second Saturday of every month, 1-4 p.m. $75 per picket or 2 for $100. 805541-1400. slobg.org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF THE CENTRAL COAST

A self-directed fun group of dynamic artists who enjoy painting and sketching outdoors. Artists meet on site at various locations. Weekly plein air destinations are provided by Kirsti Wothe via email (mrswothe@yahoo. com). Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon SLO County, Various locations, San Luis Obispo.

POTTERY: BEGINNING WHEEL CLASS This series is a great intro to the pottery wheel. Students learn to throw various shapes, surface decorate, and glaze. Clay and firing included with admission. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. $180. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-896-6197.

THE QUALITY OF LIFE Set in the Berkeley hills after a major fire, Jane Anderson’s 2007 play introduces us to Jeannette, an earthy, high-spirited woman whose husband, Neil, is dying of cancer. A staged reading. Nov. 4, 7 p.m. and Nov. 5, 2 & 7 p.m. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo, 805786-2440, slorep.org/.

RADIUM GIRLS A play based on true events in American history, this work centers around the “Radium Girls,” dial painters poisoned by radium-based paint. With death imminent, these women went up against the company. Eventually, their heroism led to new protections and labor laws for workers. Nov. 3, 7 p.m., Nov. 4, 7 p.m. and Nov. 5, 7 p.m. $8-$12. 805-5964040. slohsdrama.com. San Luis Obispo High School, 1499 San Luis Dr., San Luis Obispo.

SCULPTURE CLASS WITH ROD PEREZ This weekly sculpture drop-in class gives an opportunity for potters to take on new projects and learn new techniques relating to sculptural work. Additionally, every first Friday of the month, a new project will be taught by Rod Perez for beginners. Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon $40. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-896-6197.

SECOND SATURDAYS FREE ART EVENT SLOMA’s Second Saturdays program features art-making activities that complement the Museum’s current exhibitions. It’s completely free and open to the public, on the lawn outside SLOMA’s Mission Plaza double doors. Second Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. through Dec.

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10 Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/events/secondsaturdays/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

SENIOR CLAY CLASS Offered to the senior community as an outlet to explore the beauty of clay. For ages 60 and over. Caretakers welcome for an additional $20. Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon $40. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-896-6197.

SLO NIGHTWRITERS: A COMMUNITY OF

WRITERS SLO NightWriters supports local writers with monthly presentations, critique groups, contests, and other events. Second Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 805-703-3132. slonightwriters.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

VIRGINIA MACK: BEGINNING WATERCOLOR This is a watercolor class designed to let you jump in and try out this engaging medium through experimentation. It’s designed for beginners and those with watercolor experience who wish to expand their knowledge of painting in watercolors. To enroll please contact Mack via email: vbmack@charter.net Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m. $35. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/workshopsevents/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

SCARY POPPINS When their father decides they need some minding, the Peabody children come up with a scheme to get a new, “practically perfect” nanny just like the one they read about in their book. Much to their shock, they get her demented sister, Scary. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7-9:30 p.m., Saturdays, 2-4:30 p.m. and Sundays, 6-8:30 p.m. through Nov. 6 $30$36. 805-489-2499. americanmelodrama.com/. Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano.

CENTRAL COAST ENTERTAINMENT EXPO The event includes guest speaker panels, filmmaking workshops, movie screenings, and more. Hosted by the Central Coast Film Society. Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. $45. 805-6684828. centralcoastfilmsociety.org. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

CENTRAL COAST FILM EXPO Includes industry speakers, workshops, demonstrations, and a program to celebrate sequels in cinema with multiple anniversary screenings. Nov. 4-5 Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande, 805-489-9444, clarkcenter.org.

HALCYON ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR Features 14 vendors with locally, handmade unique art, ceramics, jewelry,

watercolors, up-cycled decor, gift items, and more. Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Halcyon Arts and Crafts Fair, 1546 Helena St., Halcyon, 805-440-7959.

MIXED MEDIA (ADULTS) Each week, attendees will combine two or more media in several pieces, while working with watercolor, acrylic, ink, pastels, charcoal as well as various printmaking techniques in the course of a month. Enjoy discovering new ways to work with traditional and nontraditional materials. Mondays, 1-3 p.m. $35. 805668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

MIXED MEDIA FOR AGES 5-6 AND 7-12 For ages 5-6 (Mondays) and 7-12 (Tuesdays). Mondays, Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 p.m. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

MIXED MEDIA FOR AGES 5-7 Each week students will have the opportunity to explore and combine various mediums like pastels with tempera, watercolors and collage, or clay and wood and so much more. Mondays, 3:30-4:45 p.m. $25. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP (AGES 7-12) Come explore mixed media with an emphasis on the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design. Each week, students will have the opportunity to use various media. Tuesdays, 3:30-4:45 p.m. $25. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

MOVIE SCREENING: “THE REAL ANTHONY FAUCI” Civil and respectful discussion following the film encouraged. Nov. 6, 7 p.m. my805tix.com. Fair-Oaks Theatre, 1007 Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande.

OPEN STUDIO (AGES 7-12) Guests can explore a variety of media and techniques while focusing on their own subject matter. Whether they come with a project in mind, or find their way as they play, this class offers a chance for independent learning in a supportive environment. Thursdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m. $25. 805-668-2125. lila. community/all-workshops/open-studio. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

OPEN STUDIO FOR ADULTS Guests can come in and decide what materials they would like to work with and create freely. Share your creative process with others and see how your work will flourish. Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m. and Wednesdays, 12:30-3:30 p.m. $40. 805-668-2125. Lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

PASSIFLORA MOSAICS WORKSHOPS Check website or call for workshop offerings and more details. Through Nov. 13 805-440-3054. passifloramosaics.com/workshops/.

Passiflora Mosaics, 330 N. 10th St., Grover Beach.

PLAY, EXPLORE, CREATE (AGES 5-7) Young artists will play at various stations, exploring games, and mixed media. There will be a new activity each week. Wonderful opportunities for drawing, painting, and sculpture. Tuesdays, 9-10 a.m. $25. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

PLAY, EXPLORE, CREATE 1 (AGES 3 AND 4) Enjoy the opportunity to explore drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and mixed media. Each week a new adventure awaits. Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. and Fridays, 9-10 a.m. $25. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

SANTA MARIA VALLEY/LOS ALAMOS AUDITION, A LOS ALAMOS STORY A new musical comedy, described as “a love song (actually, 12) to our very special small town on the Central Coast.” Nov. 11, 7-8:15 p.m., Nov. 12, 2-3:15 & 7-8:15 p.m. and Nov. 13, 2-3:15 p.m. $25. 805-344-1144. latgstore.square.site. Los Alamos Theatre Group, 515 Bell Street, Los Alamos.

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

NORTH COAST SLO COUNTY

AXE THROWING Enjoy the art of axe throwing in a safe and fun environment. Kids ages 10 and older are welcome with an adult. No personal axes please. Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and Saturdays, 12-6 p.m. $20. 805528-4880. baysidemartialarts.com. Bayside Martial Arts, 1200 2nd St., Los Osos.

CENTRAL COAST SLIM DOWN Take control of food without suffering. Learn a step-by-step process to take control of overeating, cravings, and feel peace with food. Build the habits, mindset, and your unique path with results that stick. Hosted byTami Cruz (Certified Health/Life Coach) and Dana Charvet (Coach/Fitness Trainer). ongoing Call for pricing info. 805-235-7978. gratefulbodyhealthcoaching. com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

CENTRAL COAST WOOD CARVERS Learn the art of wood carving or wood burning. Join Central Coast Wood Carvers in Morro Bay at St. Timothy’s. Open for beginners, intermediate, or advance. Learn a wide range of techniques and skills. Mask Required. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. St. Timothy’s Catholic Church, 962 Piney Way, Morro Bay, 805-772-2840, sttimothymorrobay.org/index.html.

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

ENJOY BEING A CLIMATE SOLVER The Hollister Institute invites the public to a special “Enjoy Being a Climate Solver” community workshop. The program includes Citizens Climate Lobby, ECOSLO, and ResilientSLO. Learn what you can do to promote climate health for ourselves and generations to come. Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-772-4667. stbenslososos.org/creation-care. St. Benedict’s Church, 2220 Snowy Egret Ln., Los Osos. MAN CAMP An all-age, all-church event that allows men to escape from their daily routines and experience God through creation, teaching, and fellowship. Nov. 11, 4 p.m. and Nov. 13, 10 a.m. $125-$225 all inclusive. 805238-3582. facebook.com/OutsiderCamp. Granite Ridge Christian Camp, 4850 Coyote Creek Lane, Creston.

MORRO BAY MIXED MARTIAL ARTS Disciplines include advanced athletic performance fitness training, Thai kickboxing, and more. Beginners to advanced CULTURE & LIFESTYLE continued page 22

The Los Alamos Theatre Group presents Audition: A Los Alamos Story, a new original musical premiering at the Los Alamos Depot Bar on Friday, Nov. 11. Performances of the show are scheduled to run through Sunday, Nov. 20. A cast of 13 actors will perform about a dozen original songs during the production. Visit latgstore.square.site for more info. The Los Alamos Depot Bar is located at 515 Bell St., Los Alamos. —C.W.

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Veterans

Concert with Louie Ortega

Anthony

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Botanical Garden, San

Nature Nights

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SLO Botanical Garden

Songwriters

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of Santa Maria, Santa Maria

Coastal Decor Turkey Craft Workshop Fundraiser

Beach Cities Lions Club

the Odd with Hell On Wheels and Murder Hornets

Fellow Hall,

Performing Arts Fdn.’s

Drive-Thru BBQ Fundraiser

Oceano Elks Lodge, Oceano

Central Coast Economic Forecast

Alex Madonna Expo Center, SLO

Entertainment: Divas de los Muertos Drag Show

Flower City Ballroom, Lompoc

students welcome. Day and evening classes offered. Mondays-Saturdays, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Call for more info. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

PILATES IN NATURE IN CAMBRIA Build core strength, flexibility, posture, and balance with Metta Pilates. Enjoy this group Pilates class at Stolo Vineyards in Cambria. All ages and beginners are welcome. Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. through Nov. 15 $20. 805-935-9960. Stolo Family Vineyards, 3776 Santa Rosa Creek Rd., Cambria.

SOCRATES: DISCUSSION GROUP Group members present interesting and thought provoking topics of all sorts. Topics are selected in advance and moderated by volunteers. Vaccinations are necessary. Enter through wooden gate to garden area. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. 805528-7111. Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay, coalescebookstore.com/.

STAY YOUNG WITH QI GONG Qi gong offers great anti-aging benefits, providing a comprehensive system for improving physical, mental and emotional health. Its roots date back thousands of years in China. Learn with certified instructor Devin Wallace. Call first. Thursdays, 10-11 a.m. $10. 805-709-2227. Hardie Park, Ash Ave. and B St., Cayucos.

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.

WEEKLY QIGONG PRACTICE AT FITNESSWORKS

MORRO BAY Calm your mind and nourish your joints with a weekly Qigong practice led by Mike Raynor of Tai Chi Rejuvenation. The practice is rooted in Qigong fundamentals, and standing/moving meditations. Forms include: Eight Brocades, Five Elements, Shibashi 18, and Tai chi 24. Saturdays, 10:45-11:45 a.m. Members free; non-members $8-$10. 805-772-7466. fitnessworksmb. com. FitnessWorks, 500 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay.

ZEN IN MOTION Learn the Shaolin Water Style and other deep breathing and moving meditation techniques with the 2019 Taijiquan Instructor of the Year. Beginners Welcome. Instructor Certification Courses available. Mondays, Wednesdays Call for details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts. com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

NORTH SLO COUNTY

29TH ANNUAL ROCK AND GEM SHOW Hosted by the Santa Lucia Rockhounds. Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5; free for military and ages under 16. slrockhounds.org. Colony Park Community Center, 5599 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

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. 805-441-2164. North County Connection, 8600 Atascadero Ave., Atascadero.

TAI CHI This course’s instructor has won many Tai Chi and other internal martial arts tournaments. Both experienced martial artists and new learners are welcome to the class. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $65. 805-237-3988. Centennial Park, 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles.

TOPS SUPPORT GROUP: WEIGHT LOSS AND MAINTENANCE A self-help support group focusing on weight loss and maintenance. Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. 805-242-2421. tops.org. Santa Margarita Senior Center, 2210 H St., Santa Margarita.

YANG STYLE TAI CHI The course’s instructor won many Tai Chi and other internal martial arts tournaments. Both experienced martial artists and new learners are welcome to the class. Mondays, Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m. $62. 805-470-3360. Colony Park Community Center, 5599 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

SAN LUIS OBISPO

BEYOND MINDFULNESS Realize your potential through individualized meditation instruction with an experienced teacher via Zoom. This class is for those who wish to begin a practice or seek to deepen an existing one. Flexible days and times. Certified with IMTA. Email or text for information. Mondays-Sundays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sliding scale. 559-905-9274. theartofsilence.net. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY FOOTBALL VS. MONTANA STATE It’s Heroes Night, so all military, veterans and first responders can get up to four free tickets to watch the Mustangs take on Montana State. The first 2,000 fans will receive a Cal Poly cup. Nov. 12, 5 p.m. 805-756-4849. gopoly.com/. Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

CENTRAL COAST ECONOMIC FORECAST Features several programs, starting with a coffee and networking event. Visit site for more info. Nov. 4, 7:30-11:30 a.m. my805tix.com. Madonna Expo Center, 100 Madonna Road, 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.

CUESTA COLLEGE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL CLASS: PET LOSS CLASS A six-week class with 2 days and times to choose. Admission includes the book, The Grief Recovery Handbook for Pets. Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. and Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. through Dec. 14 $150 includes book. 714-273-9014. cuesta.edu/communityprograms/ community-education/special_interest/grief-recovery-pets. html. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

HEALING DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP A safe place for anyone suffering from the pain of depression. We do not criticize but do share our journey, feelings, and what works for us. We can meet in person or use Zoom if needed. Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Free. 805-528-3194. Hope House Wellness Center, 1306 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo.

LEARN TO SQUARE DANCE: A NEW DANCER CLASS Have fun dancing to a wide variety of music. No experience necessary. No dress code. Partners welcome (no partner needed). 12 weeks of instruction begins Sept. 15. Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. through Dec. 15 $50 for the entire class. 805-221-5437. squaredancecentralcoast. com. SLO Guild Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE OPEN HOUSE An informational Open House for anyone interested in learning more about Assistance League, its local chapter, Operation School Bell, and the thrift store. Find out how to become a member of Assistance League of San Luis Obispo or a community volunteer. Nov. 7, 4-6 p.m. 805-782-0824. Assistance League Thrift Store, 667 Marsh St., A, San Luis Obispo.

MESSAGES FROM HEAVEN WITH MEDIUM LEANNE THOMAS Leanne Thomas delivers Messages From Heaven to audience members in a gallery-style reading. Thomas is known as Silicon Valley’s Medium. All proceeds go to local nonprofit Greener Pastures. Event held in SLO Library’s conference room. Nov. 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $50 in advance; $75 at the door. 805-704-7327. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION (ONLINE MEETING) Zoom series hosted by TMHA. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon Transitions Mental Health Warehouse, 784 High Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-270-3346.

NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH (NANOWRIMO) Join local writers in SLO County and pledge to write 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days. Writers will meet online and in-person to write together throughout November. Go to the local chapter’s website to view the NaNoWriMo events calendar. Through Nov. 30 Free. nanowrimo.org/regions/usa-california-san-luisobispo. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SIERRA CLUB HISTORIC WALK: OLD SAN LUIS CEMETERY Guided stroll past graves of city pioneers like Myron Angel, Walter Murray, and Robert Jack and past the pyramid and graves of Civil War vets. Learn compelling stories of SLO founders. Nov. 13, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. 805-549-0355. San Luis Cemetery, 2890 S. Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

SLO SYMPHONY’S FAMILY FALL FEST FUNDRAISER Proceeds benefit the symphony’s Education Programs, including youth symphony, music van, instrument petting zoo, and Strings in the Schools. Food included with ticket. Nov. 5, 12-3 p.m. $20-$50. 805-3561438. slosymphony.org. Octagon Barn Center, 4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo.

SLO TABLE TENNIS The club is open to all skill levels. There are many tables available to play casual and competitive games. Sundays, 4-7 p.m. and Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. through Jan. 31 Free. 805540-0470. Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo.

SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS OF PERSONS WITH FTD (FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA) A welcoming meeting providing information and support for caregivers of people with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). FTD is a dementia that affects younger people and is very difficult for families. This is an open group. Caregivers can drop in for information, supportive discussion,

and caregiving tips. Second Saturday of every month, 2:30-4 p.m. through Jan. 14 805-471-8102. calpoly.zoom. us/j/83141446835. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

TRANS* YOUTH PEER SUPPORT GROUP This group is a safe place for trans* and gender non-conforming people, as well as those questioning, from ages of 11 to 18. A facilitated emotional support group to be heard, share your story, and hear stories that may sound surprisingly like your own. Second Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Free. GALA Pride and Diversity Center, 1060 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-541-4252.

UC MASTER GARDENER TRAINING CLASS INFORMATION SESSIONS Interested in becoming a Master Gardener? Join this information session to learn more about what the University of California Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County do, and requirements for certification. Nov. 9, 7-8 p.m. 805-893-3485. ucanr. edu. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

BEGINNER GROUP SURF LESSONS AND SURF CAMPS Lessons and camp packages available daily. All equipment included. ongoing Starts at $70. 805-8357873. sandbarsurf.com/. Sandbar Surf School Meetup Spot, 110 Park Ave., Pismo Beach.

CENTRAL CORE WEEKEND WELLNESS FITNESS RETREAT: SPA WEEKEND Enjoy invigorating Pilates workouts, plus massage, hot springs, beach walks, delicious food, wine tasting, and more. The small event is open to everyone and all fitness levels. You don’t need to be a member of Central Core studio to join. Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $325. 805-295-9505. centralcore. fitness. Central Core, 1160 Price Street, Pismo Beach.

COASTAL DECOR TURKEY CRAFT WORKSHOP All supplies and instruction provided to craft a wooden coastal themed turkey. Enjoy a glass of wine or sparkling cider with dessert bites and coffee while decorating this easy and unique craft. Nov. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. my805tix.com. Pismo Beach Cities Lions Club, 202 Addie St., Pismo Beach.

FREE YOGA FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, EMS, AND COMMUNITY CARETAKERS Join for some welldeserved self-care. Anyone including fire, EMS, police, hospital workers, medical staff, assisted living caretakers, etc. is welcome. All yoga abilities are encouraged to attend. Please email empoweryoga805@gmail.com in advance to enroll. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. 805-619-0989. Empower Yoga Studio and Community Boutique, 775 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, empoweryoga805.com.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS, CHPT. 52 Come join a friendly meeting of watch and clock collectors. Members bring watches and clocks to show, plus there are discussions of all things horological. Second Sunday of every month, 1:30-3 p.m. 805-547-1715. new.nawcc. org/index.php/chapter-52-los-padres. Central Coast Senior Center, 1580 Railroad St., Oceano.

POINT SAN LUIS LIGHTHOUSE TOURS Tours will give you a glimpse into the lives of Lighthouse Keepers and their families, while helping keep our jewel of the Central Coast preserved and protected. In-person and virtual tours offered. Check website for more details. Wednesdays, Saturdays pointsanluislighthouse.org/. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

WHEN, WHERE, WINE

The 11th annual Garagiste Wine Festival will include tasting events at the Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero on Friday, Nov. 11, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., and at the Paso Robles Event Center on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. Tickets are available in advance at my805tix. com. For more

visit garagistefestival.com. The Pavilion on the Lake

located at 9315 Pismo Ave., Atascadero. The Paso Robles Event

2198 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles.

RISE AND RALLY CELEBRATION MARCH AND CAR SHOW A free, family-friendly community event. CULTURE & LIFESTYLE continued page 24

FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GARAGISTE WINE FESTIVAL

Dress in pink. This October, Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Foundation is inviting community members to Rise and Rally against breast cancer by raising funds online. Nov. 6, 12-3 p.m. Free. 805-994-5421. SupportArroyoGrande.org. Matthew Will Memorial Medical Center, 850 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

SOCIAL GROUP FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS

Call for more details. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. 805-904-6615. Oak Park Christian Church, 386 N Oak Park Blvd., Grover Beach.

FOOD & DRINK

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MORRO BAY MAIN STREET FARMERS MARKET

Get fresh and veggies, fruit, baked goods, sweets, and handmade artisan crafts. Come have some fun with your local farmers and artisans and enjoy delicious eats while enjoying the fresh breeze of Morro Bay. Saturdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. through May 31 Varies. 805-824-7383. morrobayfarmersmarket.com. Morro Bay Main Street Farmers Market, Main Street and Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

NORTH SLO COUNTY

11TH ANNUAL PASO ROBLES GARAGISTE WINE

FESTIVAL A showcase of under-the-radar artisan ‘garagiste’ winemakers who are making some of the best, most exciting, handcrafted small-lot wines in the world. Nov. 11-12 Fairgrounds, 2198 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles, garagistefestival.com.

AYURVEDIC FALL CLEANSE: TWO-PART SERIES PLUS WINE With Sara Garofalo an Intuitive Health and Life Coach, Healer, Ayurveda Counselor, and Spiritual Mentor/Teacher. Nov. 3, 6-8 p.m. my805tix.com. Timshel Vineyards, 825 Riverside Ave., suite 1, Paso Robles.

BRUNCH IS BACK Celebrate the second Sunday of the month with brunch. Enjoy a two-hour cruise on the waterfront. Features fresh coffee, pastries, and more. Second Sunday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $50. 805772-2128. chabliscruises.com. Chablis Cruises, 1205 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

BURGERS AND BRATS LUNCH AT VFW 2814 Enjoy a hot-off-the-grill hamburger, cheeseburger, or handmade bratwurst sandwich at VFW Post 2814 in Atascadero. Starting at only $5, each meal comes with choice of toppings and condiments, a bag of chips, and a bowl of chili. The public is welcome. Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. through Dec. 28 $5. 805-466-3305. vfwpost2814.org/canteen.html. Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 2814, 9555 Morro Road, Atascadero.

PAINT AND SIP AT CASS Please join ArtSocial805 at Cass Winery where you’ll paint a “Day of the Dead” piece while sipping wine and enjoying a cheese board. Your first glass of wine, cheese board, and all paint materials included. Nov. 6, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $80. 805-239-1730. artsocial805.com. Cass Winery and Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

PAINT AND SIP IN PASO ROBLES

Riboli Family of San Antonio Winery has partnered with Art Social 805 for an afternoon of wine sipping and painting. Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-noon $68. 805-226-2600. artsocial805.com. Riboli Family of San Antonio Winery, 2610 Buena Vista Drive, Paso Robles.

SERIAL MASQUARADE Kick off a phenomenal holiday season with an enchanting evening complete with fine wines and great company, stylish evening attire, and masks from the simple to the extravagant. Nov. 5, 7 p.m.-midnight $150. 805-296-3377. serialwines.com. Serial Wines, 1226 Park St., Paso Robles.

TACO TUESDAYS La Parilla Taqueria will be in courtyard serving up their delicious tacos and tostadas every Tuesday. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. La Parilla Taqueria will be in the courtyard serving up their delicious tacos and tostadas. Menu typically includes barbacoa, chicken, and pastor tacos, as well as shrimp ceviche tostadas. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. 805-460-6042.

ancientowlbeergarden.com. Ancient Owl Beer Garden, 6090 El Camino Real, suite C, Atascadero.

WINEMAKERS DINNER AT MCV WINES Join MCV Wines

owner and winemaker Matthew Villard on a vintage journey of 1105 + Black, two reserve Petite Sirah blends. Taste each wine side by side and decide which pairs better with each culinary masterpiece provided by the team at Knife+Fork. Nov. 5, 6:30-9 p.m. $150-$175. 805-712-4647. mcvwines. com. MCV Wines, 3773 Ruth Way, suite A, Paso Robles.

SAN LUIS OBISPO

AUTUMN SOIRÉE 2022: THE SLO WAY WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL Features tastings from several of the Central Coast’s most acclaimed wineries paired with delectable creations courtesy of Executive Chef Ryan Fancher and his team from the property’s two onsite restaurants. Nov. 12, 5-8 p.m. $150. 805-592-1510. hotel-slo.com. Hotel San Luis Obispo, 877 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

DOWNTOWN SLO FARMERS MARKET Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. Downtown SLO, Multiple locations, San Luis Obispo. SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts more than 60 vendors. Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot, 325 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

ANNUAL DRIVE-THRU BARBECUE FUNDRAISER

Purchase of a large tri-tip dinner helps support the students and families of Coastal Youth Theater and Coastal Performing Arts Foundation. Nov. 5, 4-6 p.m. my805tix. com. Oceano Elks Lodge, 410 Air Park Drive, Oceano.

PISMO BEACH FARMERS MARKET Features various vendors selling their goods. Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Pismo Beach Farmers Market, Pismo Pier, Pismo Beach, 805. 773.4382.

MUSIC

NORTH COAST SLO COUNTY

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

LIVE MUSIC WITH GUITAR WIZ AT LUNADA GARDEN BISTRO

“Guitar Wizard” Billy Foppiano plays a wide range of music, including blues, R&B, classic rock, and more. Second Sunday of every month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 805-9005444. Lunada Garden Bistro, 78 N. Ocean Ave., Cayucos.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Come join us each Wednesday for Open Mic Night in the downstairs dining area. Grab some friends and show off your talents. Food and drink service will be available. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Free. 805-9953883. schoonerscayucos.com. Schooners, 171 North Ocean Ave, Cayucos.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY FEATURES JULIE LEE

Julie Lee’s raw energetic sound is influenced by gospel, soul, rock, country, and blues. She headlines, with special guests Kevin Sean, Cynthia Ford, Kyle Husky, Damon Lord, and Brad Stock. Nov. 8 Free. 805-2046821. stevekey.com/events. Schooners, 171 North Ocean Ave, Cayucos.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY TRIBUTE TO JONI

MITCHELL Songwriters at Play celebrates the 79th birthday of Joni Mitchell, with a tribute at the Cambria Center for the Arts Theatre. Performers: Kiki Ebsen, The Taproots, Gary Garrett, Ynana Rose, Katie Ferrara, Brenda Carsey, Zoe FitzGerald Carter, and more. Nov. 6 2-4:30 p.m. $25. 805-204-6821. stevekey.com/events. Cambria Center for the Arts Theatre, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

VETERANS BENEFIT CONCERT A special concert featuring Grammy Award-winning Louie Ortega and Friends. Nov. 6, 4-7 p.m. my805tix.com. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-225-1312.

NORTH SLO COUNTY

2022 PADEREWSKI FESTIVAL A three-day music festival held annually in November bringing world-class musicians to Paso Robles. Nov. 4-6 paderewskifest.com. Paso Robles, Various locations, Paso Robles. THE BELLAMY BROTHERS LIVE Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. my805tix.com. Rava Wines + Events, 6785 Creston Rd., Paso Robles, 805-238-7282.

EASTON EVERETT LIVE AT 15 DEGREES C Easton Everett is an artist known for a guitar-woven sound that spreads across the American music story. His originality is in writing compelling music outside the pop main stream in distinctive stylistic shapes. Nov. 10, 6-8 p.m. eastoneverett.com/. 15 Degrees C Wine Shop and Bar, 624 S Main St., unit 101, Templeton, 805-434-1554.

EASTON EVERETT LIVE AT RED SOLES WINERY Easton Everett is an artist known for a guitar-woven sound that spreads across the American music story. His originality in writing compelling music outside the pop mainstream in distinctive stylistic shapes. Nov. 10, 6-8 p.m. Free. eastoneverett.com/. Red Soles Winery & Distillery, 3230 Oakdale Rd., Paso Robles, 805-226-9898. EASTON EVERETT TRIO Neo-folk pop. Nov. 11, 5-7 p.m. eastoneverett.com/. Grand Oaks Ballroom, Cava Robles RV Resort, 3800 Golden Hills Rd., Paso Robles, 805-242-4700.

FALL FIRST FRIDAYS A fall concert series. First Friday of every month, 5-7 p.m. through Nov. 4 visitatascadero. com. Downtown Atascadero, Across El Camino from Sunken Gardens, Atascadero.

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERTS Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m. bigbigslo.com. Atascadero Lake Park, 9305 Pismo Ave., Atascadero.

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

SUMMER SUNSET SESSIONS

Enjoy live music under the moon and stars at High Camp. More information and music lineup online. Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. Free; $25 tastings available. 805-467-9448. highcampwines.com. High Camp Wines, 3439 Ranchita Canyon Road, San Miguel.

SAN LUIS OBISPO

2022 NEW TIMES AWARDS SHOWCASE Designed to showcase music and songwriting from local musicians throughout the Central Coast of California in a wide variety of genres. Nov. 4, 7-9:30 p.m. my805tix.com. SLO Brew Rock, 855 Aerovista Pl., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-1843.

24TH ANNUAL CUESTA VOCAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

CONCERT Concert features internationally acclaimed vocalist/pianist Carol Welsman, on tour with her LA jazz

quartet. She is a six-time Juno Award nominee (Canadian Grammy), and captivates audiences around the world with her unique ability to tell stories and spread her infectious warmth and energy through music. Nov. 4, 8-10 p.m. $10-$15. tickets.cuesta.edu. Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY BANDFEST 2022 The Cal Poly Bands including Mustang Marching Band will present a powerful program of music to celebrate the strength of our musical community. Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. $15 and $20 general; $10 students. 805-756-4849. music.calpoly. edu/calendar/. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

CANZONA PRESENTS: A FEAST FOR THE SENSES CONCERT Savor the sound of Canzona during “A Feast for the Senses” featuring music about food and nature. Swing to the rhythm of “Java Jive” and delight in the whimsical “Mashed Potato/Love Poem.” Help collect food and donations at the concert for SLO Food Bank. Nov. 6, 7-9 p.m. $10-$30. 805-242-6065. canzonawomen.org. SLO United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks St., San Luis Obispo.

EAST MEETS WEST East Meets West featuring the return of Ilya Yakushev performing Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, and more. Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. $21-$89. 805-356-1438. slosymphony.org/2022-2023-season/. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

FORBES ORGAN SERIES: OLIVIER LATRY French organist Olivier Latry is one of the most distinguished concert organists in the world today. One of three titular organists at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, he is also Professor of Organ at the Paris Conservatory of Music. Nov. 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $32. 805-756-6556. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, pacslo.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT RAGTAG WINE CO. Enjoy live music by local favorites. Wine available by the flight, glass, or bottle. Thursdays-Saturdays, 6-9 p.m. Ragtag Wine Co., 779 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, 805-439-0774, ragtagwineco.com.

THE ROAR MARCHING BAND FIELD SHOW

COMPETITION Watch as regional marching bands perform their competition field shows in front of a panel of judges. An award ceremony will follow. Residents of all communities are invited to attend this family-friendly event at the SLOHS Football Stadium. Tickets at gate are cash only. Nov. 5, 6:45 a.m.-9 p.m. $10 ($5 for ages 12 and under). San Luis Obispo High School, 1499 San Luis Dr., San Luis Obispo, 805-596-4040.

STEWART GOODYEAR PIANO RECITAL Mr. Goodyear has performed with, and has been commissioned by, many of the major orchestras and chamber music organizations around the world. Nov. 6, 2-4 p.m. Starting at $20. 805781-3009. festivalmozaic.org. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

VETERANS DAY CONCERT: STANDING FOR FREEDOM, MUSIC UNITES Cuesta Concord Chorus and Cuesta Wind Ensemble featuring Ron Kean’s American Mass, John Philip Sousa marches, music of Aaron Copland, and uplifting patriotic melodies conducted by Cassandra Tarantino and Jennifer Martin. Nov. 11, 3-5 p.m. $20; free for Veterans. tickets.cuesta. edu. Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY BARBECUE AND BLUES WITH THE CLIFFNOTES AT RANCHO NIPOMO Enjoy food and live music. Nov. 5, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-925-3500. ranchonipomobbq.com. Rancho Nipomo BBQ, 108 Cuyama Ln., Nipomo. CHRISTMAS CHOIR Sing your way into the new year. Bring your choir binders (new members will have binders provided) Some new original tunes and some standard Christmas Songs will be included in this years program. Contact for end date. Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. through Dec. 20 Free. Richard Inman, Private Home TBA, Arroyo Grande, 805-937-4413. ∆

Arts

Artifacts

Central Coast Film Society honors local legends and young filmmakers at Entertainment Expo

Movie screenings, local filmmaker showcases, and guest speaker panels will be held as part of the Central Coast Entertainment Expo, a two-day event with happenings on Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande.

The first day of the expo kicks off at 5 p.m. with a special welcome reception, followed by the Central Coast Showcase at 6:30 p.m. The showcase will highlight films produced by local filmmakers, as well as high school students in SLO, Morro Bay, and Santa Barbara County. Films from students at Allan Hancock College and Cal Poly will also be featured in the showcase, which will run through 9 p.m. and end with an awards ceremony.

The second day of the expo will include several events, including some that run simultaneously. Two demonstration events for patrons to choose from will start at 11 a.m. in different areas of the Clark Center: a screenwriting workshop and a practical effects demo.

Similar workshops and demos will continue to be offered throughout the day, with the last scheduled class, an auditions and improv workshop, slated for 6 p.m. Screenings at the expo begin at 11:30 a.m., with a showing of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. A screening of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers will start at 5:30 p.m.

At 2:30 p.m., Women of Walt Disney Imagineering—a special guest speaker panel—will begin. Featured speakers will include Central Coast resident Karen Connolly Armitage, who spent 26 years working as a theme park concept designer for Disney. Her career highlights include designs for theater spaces, shops, restaurants, and other areas at Disney parks in California, Florida, Tokyo, and Paris.

For more info and details on additional events held during the expo, visit centralcoastfilmsociety.org. The Clark Center for the Performing Arts is located at 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

Local author Spencer Mosley holds book signing in Morro Bay

The Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay hosts an author event with fantasy novelist Spencer Mosley, who will sign copies of his latest book, The Awakening: Red Morning, on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 1 to 3 p.m.

The venue is located at 845 Main St., Morro Bay. Visit coalescebookstore.com for more info on the book signing event. ∆

—Caleb Wiseblood

BY GLEN STARKEY

Diet and exercise? (Insert eye roll)

If you’re part of the 20 percent of Americans who work out regularly, move along. Nothing to see here. But if you’re in the 80 percent who wish they were healthier but find the road to fitness bumpier than a herd of turtles trying to get off a treadmill, you’re in the right place, because former New Times Arts Editor David Vienna has written a book just for you.

Pretty Sure You’re Fine: The Health and Wellness Guide for Hypochondriacs, Overthinkers, and Worrywarts is filled with practical advice on how to get your rear in gear without getting down on yourself when results are slow in coming. As Vienna writes, “You don’t have to go from lazing on the couch to flipping a tractor tire in the gym parking lot overnight … or at all, really.”

This is Vienna’s fifth book after Calm the F*ck Down, Anyone Can Be President, Drinks for Mundane Tasks, and Are We There Yet? He started as calendar editor for New Times’ sister paper in Santa Maria, the Sun, before coming to New Times, where—he recently reminded me—he used to be my “boss.” After working at The Tribune as a feature writer “for about a minute,” he and his wife headed to Los Angeles with their twin boys, where he’s been pursuing his screenwriting dreams.

While still in SLO Town, he wrote More Than Stars, a feature film that debuted at the SLO International Film Festival as well as the short film The Happy People. He also wrote Watergate and Other Solid Gold Hits, a play produced at the SLO Repertory Theatre. He’s had a popular and successful “daddy blog” called The Daddy Complex about raising his boys, which included Fighting with Babies, his puppet web series featuring fictionalized conversations between a father and sons. He’s also responsible for the horror podcast Barren, which landed in the Top 30 on Apple Podcasts’ Top Fiction and Amazon’s Trending Fiction charts. What else is he up to these days?

“I stepped away from The Daddy Complex for a bit, but I returned to it a year or so ago. So, it’s still going, but it has evolved from a parenting humor site into a free-form microblog where I just post whatever strikes my fancy, parenting-related or not. Heartfelt confession? Sure. Photo of a child stuck in a home aquarium? You bet. Gif of a flag that says “fuck you” flapping in a digital breeze? Posted.

“I put Fighting with Babies to bed years ago when I realized not everyone loves puppet content as much as I do. I still have the puppets, though, and used the orange one to do some random anti-Trump posts during his presidency. That seemed a more appropriate topic for a character that only works when someone’s hand is jammed up its butt.”

How does he describe his books?

“All of my books are ‘humorous nonfiction,’ which is a genre I believe didn’t exist before I started writing. I haven’t checked if that’s actually true, but I’m just going to run with it.

Calm The F*ck Down is based on a post of mine that went viral. It basically pushes parents’ fears about raising their baby to an absurd conclusion, then explains why that’ll never actually happen. I feel it’s appropriate that my first book has the word ‘fuck’ in the title.

“Anyone Can Be President is kind of like an activity book about presidential politics, which teaches you how to run for the job and do the job when you’re elected. It ends with a Choose Your Own Adventure-style ‘presidential scenario.’ By the time it came out, the section on presidential impeachments was grossly out of date.

“Drinks for Mundane Tasks is a send-up of all those books about pairing cocktails with classic literature or yoga poses or hiking trails or blah, blah, blah. But, it’s not all satire—all of the cocktail recipes are real. It was fun to research. … What I remember of it, anyway.

“The idea for Are We There Yet? came from a flowchart I made for my site about kid behavior— getting out of bed at night or something. Writing it was a challenge because I had to write it visually, and my brain doesn’t work that way. It’s my kids’ favorite book of mine.”

What about Pretty Sure You’re Fine? It’s funny as heck, but it’s also full of surprisingly good advice for someone who’s trying to address their physical and mental well-being, and it’s even factchecked by two experts: Yancy Berry, a personal trainer certified through the American College of Sports Medicine and the Equinox Fitness Training Institute, and an addiction recovery specialist; and Cyndi Sarnoff-Ross, a licensed psychotherapist with three decades of clinical experience and a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

“Yeah, Yancy’s got a positive outlook on everything. And Cyndi is delightfully pragmatic. She also fact-checked Calm the F*ck Down. They both offer solutions and ideas that are easy to incorporate into their clients’ lives.”

A lot of Vienna’s work seems mostly about entertaining his readers, but this one seems determined to impart important information and inspire people who really are serious about improving their health.

Showtime!

IS LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE? Want to get healthy but don’t know where to start? Try Pretty Sure You’re Fine , which answers essential questions such as, “Is practicing yoga cultural appropriation?” and, “Can’t I just self-medicate?”

that first book but pump up the helpfulness. Not to sound corny, but it could be entertaining and informative. So, that’s what I set out to do. And my editor, Jamie Thompson, was great about making sure I didn’t go so far chasing a good fart joke that I left the facts behind. Ha! I said ‘behind.’

“My hope for readers of Pretty Sure You’re Fine is that they learn that they can trust their instincts most of the time, unless their instinct is to do a bunch of black tar heroin and steal a school bus,” he said. “I hate when people take advantage of others in distress. That’s part of the reason why Calm the F*ck Down is kinda snarky. I saw all of these ‘gurus’ and ‘experts’ trying to make a buck off of new parents, who are legitimately terrified they’ll screw up. The same thing happens with health and wellness. There are countless fads, diets, quick fixes, exercise equipment, celebrity spokespeople—all claiming to be the one thing you need to be the best version of yourself.

“It’s almost all bullshit.

gallery, stage, and cultrual festivities to

“With my first couple of books, I was just hoping people found them funny. But, when I saw people talking about how much Calm the F*ck Down actually helped them, I thought maybe I should lean into that. Of course, I had to wait for the right topic to inspire me.

“When I had the idea for Pretty Sure You’re Fine, I realized I could do the same thing I did with

“So, I didn’t just say, ‘Hey, this is bullshit.’ I let people know they might be fine the way they are, but if they want to improve, I explain why that other stuff is bullshit and what readers can do on their own to work on their selfcare,” Vienna said. “I also tried to take some of the pressure off of the idea of bettering yourself. It can seem like an insurmountable feat, so I show how readers can make it more, y’know, surmountable.

“And all of it is wrapped in humor, the spoonful of sugar to help it all go down, even if that sugar blows your calorie intake.”

∆

Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

You’ve got this Pretty Sure You’re Fine by David Vienna, a former New Times arts editor, is available through online retailers, including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and chroniclebooks. com. Learn more about the author at davidvienna.com.

David Vienna reassures and encourages budding health warriors

WISDOM BOMBER David Vienna offers tonguein-cheek, albeit practical, health advice for regular people in his new book.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID VIENNA

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Arts Split Screen

American horror story

Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency) directs this take on the story of Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall), a 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally lynched in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman; however, this story focuses on the aftermath and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler), and her controversial decision to put her son’s mangled body on display for the world to see the results of racism. (130 min.)

Glen Till is not an easy watch. Losing a child in such a horrible, senseless way is inherently tragic, and watching Mamie’s trepidation about allowing her son to travel into Southern racism, seeing her process the devastating news of his death, and witnessing her finally view the state of his tortured body is devastating. Those moments, however, pale in comparison to the scene when the public is invited to view his open casket. The reactions of those seeing the body for the first time is a gut punch. Just thinking about it now is tearing me up. This film demands we witness a mother’s grief just as Mamie demanded the public see what was done to her son. That said,

In Till , screening in local theaters, Mamie TillMobley (Danielle Deadwyler) reluctantly allows her 14-year-old son, Emmett (Jalyn Hall), to leave his Chicago home and visit relatives in Mississippi, leading to a tragedy.

this film is also a celebration of Bobo, as Emmett was called. He’s depicted as a happy, funny, loving kid—a good kid who didn’t deserve what he got. Hall is terrific as the perpetually smiling Bo, and Deadwyler is powerful as an apolitical mother who’s drawn into the civil rights fight. The Till lynching is another sad page in American history, but one that ultimately resulted in progress thanks to his mother’s bravery.

Anna The story is gutting, and the film portrays it as such. While filmmakers spare us from seeing the actual beating and Bobo’s murder, we do hear his tortured cries and see the bloated and destroyed corpse they left behind. Knowing the story beforehand means you feel the same dread his mother has as he steps on that train—we know how this story ends. I have to give props to the entire cast, but Deadwyler and Whoopi Goldberg as Mamie’s mother are especially powerful here. Both deserve award nominations. Hall plays the young Bobo with pure joy. When Mamie takes the stand, she talks about how she raised her son only with love, to not know hate in this world, and how that meant he couldn’t

TILL

What’s it rated? PG-13

What’s it worth, Glen? Full price

What’s it worth, Anna? Full price

Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Park

know the vile depths humans could go to. Her testimony just knocked me onto my knees in tears. This is a powerful film, but be prepared to feel the feels.

Glen Goldberg was incredible, and though her role was small, she did so much with it. I also have to give props to Haley Bennett who plays Carolyn Bryant, the white woman Till allegedly insulted. I truly despised her character. One thing I learned was Medgar Evers’ connection to the Till lynching. Played by Tosin Cole, Evers drove Mamie around Mississippi when she went to testify at the murder trial of Bryant’s husband, Roy (Sean Michael Weber), and brother-in-law, J.W. Milam (Eric Whitten). A little side note—Goldberg played Medgar’s wife, Myrlie Evers, in the 1996 film Ghosts of Mississippi, which chronicled the civil rights leader’s assassination and trial of his killer. Till is a worthy successor of it and other great civil rights films such as Mississippi Burning (1988) and The Long Walk Home (1990).

Anna This is a story that needs to be told to remind ourselves what the world has come to and will be perpetuated if we don’t wage war against white nationalism. Sometimes films aren’t fun to watch, but this film shows a battle that’s still being fought. I couldn’t help but look up Carolyn Bryant today. She was able to have a seemingly normal, lovely life—to have children, see them open presents at Christmas, and watch them live lives longer than the 14 years Mamie had with Emmett. A grand jury failed to indict her earlier this year. There’s still no justice for Emmett. ∆

Assemble, true crime nerds! Netflix has graced us with a full-length dive into the story of nurse Charles Cullen, convicted of killing 29 patients and suspected of killing hundreds more. Eddie Redmayne stars as the seemingly quiet and caring killer, and Jessica Chastain plays his coworker and friend, Amy, who turned informant for the FBI. Those familiar with the story of Christopher Duntsch (aka Dr. Death) will recognize some of the same patterns: Moving hospitals after incidents with no real consequences, seemingly being caring to their patients.

Redmayne is his usual skilled self here, playing a meek but menacing guy who looks anything but a killer. Chastain is also using her many skills in this role as a single mother and caring nurse. She doesn’t want to jump to conclusions, but soon the evidence paints an all too clear picture—and the enemy is sitting at her dining room table with her young children.

The film follows their initial meeting but mostly focuses on the goings-on as the screws slowly tighten around Cullen. It’s riveting and refreshing that Netflix didn’t drag this out into a six- or eight-part miniseries. This two-hour flick is all we need to see what a twisted and cunning killer Cullen is. (121 min.)

HALLOWEEN ENDS

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) is credited as the first slasher film, but the original Halloween (1978) arguably ushered in the Golden Age of the slasher genre. It followed remorseless killer Michael Myers after he escaped from a sanitarium and began stalking high school student Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), who managed to fight him off—leaving her the only survivor of his killing spree. Can we agree that the Halloween franchise is harder to kill than its boogeyman Michael Myers? Twelve films have followed the original, and despite the most recent one being called Halloween Ends , don’t bet on it. It’s only the end of the most recent rebooted trilogy helmed by director David Gordon Green ( Pineapple Express ), which also includes Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills (2021).

Halloween Ends picks up on two important themes of the franchise—the power of the angry paranoid mob to wreak damage, and the supernatural way pure evil can permeate and spread through a community.

Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell)

killer Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney) returns to

dice, and julienne his

in Halloween Ends

the conclusion to director David Gordon Green’s rebooted trilogy, screening in local

is babysitting a boy who dies in a freak accident. Soon Corey is the town pariah, something Laurie Strode understands and sympathizes with, but has Corey awakened an old evil, unleashing another round of mayhem and death? Well, duh! (111 min.) ∆

Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split Screen. Glen compiles listings. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF BLUMHOUSE

this guitar!

Music

BY GLEN STARKEY

Celebrate the local scene

Numbskull and Good Medicine, and The Siren

If you love the local music scene, there’s one place to be this weekend. Friday, Nov. 4, is going to be a night to remember when SLO Brew Rock once again hosts the New Times Music Awards showcase (7 to 9:30 p.m.; all ages; $15 at my805tix.com).

Back in July and August, local performers from SLO and Northern Santa Barbara counties began submitting entries for the 14th annual contest, and now after the judging and planning, the night we’ve all been waiting for is fi nally here.

Performers will include Jacqui Bomben (youth), Jody Mulgrew (songwriter), Megan Stoneson (open), Ha Keem & Vincent Angelo (hip-hop/ rap), Susan Ritchie (R&B/blues), Dead Magic (rock/alternative), Stephen Styles (county/folk/Americana), and Derek Senn (album). New Times will also present second and third place awards in all the categories, the Readers’ Choice Award, the Local Legend Award, and the Best Live Performance Award.

This promises to be an eclectic evening of multiple music genres from our scene’s fi nest performers. Come out and support your friends and neighbors—the folks who make the Central Coast music scene what it is.

Also at SLO Brew Rock, next Thursday, Nov. 10, see Dirtwire and Ghost Catcher with Vincent Antone and Banjoelectric (7 p.m.; all ages; $20 at ticketweb.com). Headliner Dirtwire is tricky to describe. They play everything from jaw harps to space fiddles, whamola basses to Rickenbacher electric 12 string guitars, creating music the band describes as “back-porch space cowboy blues, swamptronica, and electro-twang.”

Known by his stage name Son Little, Aaron Earl Livingston was “conceived in a cabin overlooking the Delaware River in upstate New York,” according to his bio. His most recent album, Like Neptune, fi nds the R&B artist navigating his own trauma—sexual abuse by a neighbor when he was just 5 years old.

After years of anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and existential dread—which he self-medicated with alcohol, drugs, or sex—a car crash and arrest led him into therapy in 2017.

“One day in therapy, I started talking to myself—to that annoying inner voice that criticizes everything when you mess up. I asked them how old they were, and they said ‘10.’ I asked if they knew who I was, or how old I was, and they said ‘no!’ Strange as it all seems, it’s had some amazing results. I’m able to soothe and comfort my inner … children.”

This Thursday, Nov. 3, Good Medicine and Numbskull bring Son Little with special guests Moorea Masa & The Mood to The Siren (7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $20 at goodmedicinepresents.com).

Also this week at The Siren, see Flannel 101—The Ultimate ’90s Party Rock Band on Friday, Nov. 4 (7:30 p.m.; 21-and-older; $15 at eventbrite.com). Get your grunge on.

Candy O—The Ultimate Tribute to The Cars and Ric Ocasek comes on Sunday, Nov. 5 (8 p.m.; 21-and-older; $16 at eventbrite.com). Hear the classics.

Grammy winner Louie Ortega plays a Veterans Benefit Concert on Monday, Nov. 6 (4 to 7 p.m.; $20 each or two for $30 at my805tix.com). This concert raises funds and awareness for the Veterans Express Shuttle Service operated by RideOn Transportation of SLO County. In addition to Louie Ortega and the AllStars, Louie’s talented daughter Talia Ortega is a special guest.

Finally, Hawthorne Heights, Fair Catch, and Bears Among Men play on

Tuesday, Nov. 7 (7 p.m.; 21-andolder; $25 to $75 at eventbrite. com).

Emo act Hawthorne Heights broke out with “Ohio is for Lovers,” which found airplay on MTV and national radio. Soon after, the Dayton, Ohio, band found itself at the forefront of the emo or post-hardcore scene.

The Fremont Theater

There’s a big lineup coming to downtown SLO, starting with Britain’s dance-music-maker-inchief SG Lewis on Monday, Nov. 7 (8 p.m.; all ages; $26 at seetickets. us). “Everything I do stems from club culture,” he said in press materials. Mindchatter opens.

Colorado rockers Big Head Todd and The Monsters plays the Fremont on Tuesday, Nov. 8 (8 p.m.; all ages; $39 at seeticket.us). The band hit the ground running in 1986 and scored a platinum album with 1993’s Sister Sweetly, and its breakout single “Broken Hearted Savior.”

Strictly Starkey

Formed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1999, Gypsy punk act Gogol Bordello is one of those bands that demands to be seen live. Their theatrical stage show and mix of punk and Romani music driven by accordion and violin is simply a romp. They play on Wednesday, Nov. 9 (8 p.m.; all ages; $35 at seeticket.us).

“My focus is always on staying experiential,” Gogol bandleader Eugene Hütz said in press materials. “Go for fi rst-hand information, transmute it into wisdom, and share it with the people in a communal celebration.”

Finally, mark your calendar for reggae superstars Steel Pulse next Thursday, Nov. 10 (9 p.m.; all ages; $30 at seetickets.us).

More music … Otter Productions Inc. and Country Roots present Midland on its Last Resort Tour this Friday, Nov. 4, at the Avila Beach Golf Resort (doors at 4 p.m.; show at 6 p.m.; all ages; $45 to $146.50 VIP at countryroots.com), with Jonathan Terrell opening. Midland hails from Dripping Springs, Texas, and is touring in support of their third record, The Last Resort: Greetings From, which was released in May. If you dig the kind of

MUSIC THERAPY Good Medicine and Numbskull bring R&B poet and trauma survivor Son Little to The Siren on Nov. 3

‘OHIO IS FOR LOVERS’ Emo darlings Hawthorne Heights play The Siren on Nov. 7

BAND OF IMMIGRANTS Gypsy punk rockers Gogol Bordello plays the Fremont on Nov. 9

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTHONY SAINT JAMES

PHOTO COURTESY OF HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS

PHOTO COURTESY OF GOGOL BORDELLO

PHOTO COURTESY OF DEREK SENN

BRING YOU’RE A-GAME! Derek Senn—in the running for Best Album and Best Songwriter—is one of eight acts playing the New Times Music Awards showcase at SLO Brew Rock on Nov. 4

Music Strictly Starkey

The SLO Symphony’s Family Fall Festival Fundraiser happens this Saturday, Nov. 5 (noon; all ages; $50 for a family of four or five; $40 for couples; $20 individuals at slos.secure.force. com) at SLO’s Octagon Barn. Your ticket includes food, games, and music. There’s also a raffle with prizes such as Festival Mozaic tickets, a PAC gift card, Botanical Gardens gift certificates, and Melodrama tickets. Money raised benefits education programs including the Youth Symphony, music van, Instrument Petting Zoo, and Strings in the Schools program.

vocal harmonies that made The Eagles famous, don’t miss them!

San Francisco bluesy hard rock powerhouse Hell on Wheels and local surf psychedelic Cali rockers Murder Hornets play Rock the Odd, coming to SLO’s Odd Fellows Hall this Friday, Nov. 4 (7 to 10 p.m.; all ages; $10 at my805tix.com and at the door).

Festival Mozaic presents pianist Stewart Goodyear on Sunday, Nov. 6 (2 p.m.; $52 at ovationtic.com) in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion. The Los Angeles Times calls him “a phenomenon” and The Philadelphia Inquirer hails him as “one of the best pianists of his generation.” Works will include Bach, Bologne, and Beethoven, as well as an original composition.

Sound

Cal Poly’s Wind Bands and Mustang Band present the annual Bandfest concert on Friday, Nov. 4 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $15 to $20 general and $10 for students at the Cal Poly Ticket Office or by calling (805) 756-4849). Nearly 300 students will perform in Miossi Hall of the Performing Arts Center.

Cal Poly Arts presents Olivier Latry playing the Forbes Organ Series on Tuesday, Nov. 8 (7:30 p.m.; $32 general at calpolyarts.org and $10 for students with an ID at the Cal Poly Ticket Office). The renowned French organist is one of three titular players at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. He’ll give a pre-concert lecture about the Notre-Dame Cathedral organ restoration after the 2019 fire. ∆

Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

music

gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

TEXAS DANDIES Country music stars Midland bring their vocal harmonies and ’80s country stylings to the Avila Beach Golf Resort on Nov. 4

Flavor Wine

BY CHERISH WHYTE

The Central Coast is a year-round wine and food lover’s dream.

However, the second weekend in November takes the cake. Three highly anticipated events include the Paso Robles Garagiste Festival, Harvest on the Coast in Avila Beach, and the inaugural Autumn Soirée: The SLO Way in downtown SLO.

The largest of the events, the two-day Garagiste Festival, kicks off on Friday, Nov. 11, at the Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero with a rare and reserve tasting and wine country buffet, then heads to the Paso Robles Event Center on Saturday, Nov. 12, for an immersive, syrah-focused seminar leading up to the grand tasting and after-party.

Representation at the event continues to grow, mirroring a Wines Vines Analytics report that the number of “limited” and “very small” production wineries (producing fewer than 5,000 annual cases) on the Central Coast has exploded by 61 percent—from 467 in 2010 to 753 this year.

SLO County is home to the bulk of these wineries, and Garagiste co-founders Doug Minnick and Stewart McLennan say they have welcomed hundreds of them into the festival fold, with the caveat that annual case production may not exceed 1,500.

Minnick, of Studio City, sources grapes for his Hoi Polloi wines from Paso, while McLennan and his Sharpei Moon and Golden Triangle brands are based in Templeton.

“It is no surprise that today Paso’s home county, SLO, leads the limited-production wine scene,” Minnick said. “Back in 2011, its rich network of artisan winemakers, hand-crafting wine almost in obscurity, was the impetus for the founding of the Garagiste Festival.”

SYRAH SAVANT Kaleidos’ Steve Martell will be pouring and participating in “The Many Sides of Syrah” seminar at the Garagiste Festival on Nov. 12. “He’s been working with this grape since he started his winery in 2004, so he’s going to have a lot of insight into where syrah started in Paso and its future,” says event co-founder Doug Minnick.

They set out to connect artisan winemakers with like-minded people and shine a light on what they were producing.

“We’re proud to have played a part in helping these wineries—and this movement—grow significantly,” he added. “Eleven festivals later, we are still introducing extraordinary new wineries and winemakers to a growing and appreciative audience of wine consumers.”

This year’s event will showcase more than 200 micro-production pours from 50-plus wineries, including newcomer Caelesta.

Owned by Brian and Denise Farrell and their son, winemaker Brian Farrell Jr., the enterprise includes a vineyard and truffiere—featuring rare Perigord black truffles—in Templeton and a tasting room in Paso.

In addition to pouring at the festival, Caelesta will host its first ever estate winemaker dinner at its Templeton property on Nov. 12. Its repertoire of Rhone, Bordeaux, and Spanish varieties and blends will be paired with plates crafted by chef Rachel Ponce of Pair With.

Fests are the best

For details on SLO County’s trio of midNovember festivals and to purchase tickets, visit garagistefestival.com, slocoastwine.com, and autumnsoiree.com. Go to caelesta.com to learn more about its Nov. 12 winemaker dinner and seasonal truffle hunts.

And a Caelesta dinner wouldn’t be complete without truffles, specifically back truffle crepes paired with Farrell Jr.’s syrah-heavy Rhone blend Parallax.

During the winter months, the winery hosts truffle hunts with a specially trained dog. The hunts are followed by lunch paired with Caelesta wines.

The festival also welcomes back several OGs (original garagistes), including Kaleidos’ Steve Martell, who has been pouring at the event since its inception. The veteran Paso winemaker’s Rhonecentric lineup features award-winning, 90-plus-point varietals and blends, with a particular focus on syrah.

Minnick nabbed Martell and Bret Urness of Paso’s Levo Wine to join him as

panelists at the event’s VIP “Many Sides of Syrah” tasting seminar, which will showcase their wide range of styles and deep knowledge of Paso’s beloved grape.

“It is such a signature grape of Paso Robles’ artisan winemakers, it is hard to believe that before 1970 there were barely 4 acres of it planted in California,” Minnick said. “Today, it is at the heart of some of the greatest wines produced in Paso Robles.” Wine enthusiasts more partial to coolclimate chardonnay and pinot noir—as well as albariño, grenache, tempranillo, syrah, riesling, gewurztraminer, and more—will want to hit Harvest on the Coast in Avila Beach on Nov. 11 and 12.

Approximately 30 of the new SLO Coast American Viticultural Area’s wineries will be pouring at the event, which kicks off Friday night at Avila’s Central Coast Aquarium. Guests will enjoy sips from local wineries, passed appetizers, music by Moonshiner Collective’s Dan Curcio and Gary Wooten, and guided tours of the aquarium.

’Tis the festival season November events showcase SLO County’s viticultural and culinary talent

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAELESTA WINES, VINEYARD, AND TRUFFIERE

LIQUID AND BLACK GOLD Garagiste Festival participant Caelesta specializes in Rhone, Bordeaux, and Spanish wines, as well as truffles, farmed from its 200-acre property in Paso’s Templeton Gap AVA. The prized Perigord black truffles can fetch thousands of dollars per pound.

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Day two of the event switches venues to the Avila Beach Golf Resort and includes a grand tasting, VIP rare and reserve tasting at the resort’s clubhouse, music by B & the Hive, and bites from area chefs.

A handful of participating wineries, such as SLO’s Talley Vineyards and Croma Vera, and Arroyo Grande’s Laetitia Vineyard & Winery will also be pouring at Autumn Soirée: The SLO Way at Hotel SLO on Nov. 12.

The wine and food festival will be held at the property’s garden courtyard and will include an after-party at S.Low Bar, where guests can mingle with local winemakers and chefs, including Hotel SLO’s executive chef Ryan Fancher.

The event will feature tastings from more than a dozen Central Coast wineries paired with gourmet fare from the hotel’s Michelin-recognized steakhouse Ox + Anchor and casual eatery Piadina.

Other fine food purveyors include SLO’s Novo, Granada Bistro, and Breda Pasticceria e Cioccolateria; Arroyo Grande’s Ember; and more.

Guests will also enjoy live music, interactive art installations, a wine wall, and prize drawings that include special wine collections and one-of-akind travel experiences.

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The wine wall will provide a blind pull where guests can take their chances and, for $20, get wines valued from $25 to $100 to take home.

Proceeds from the festivals support a variety of local charities. The Garagiste Festival Scholarship funds Cal Poly’s wine and viticulture program, while the Autumn Soiree benefits the French Hospital Hearst Cancer Resource Center in honor of Jim Copeland, Hotel SLO’s Uncork Potential Scholarship at Cal Poly, SLO Food Bank, and the Fund for Vineyard and Farm Workers. ∆

Flavor Writer Cherish Whyte wishes she could teleport between venues. Reach her at cwhyte@newtimesslo.com.

SEASIDE SIPS Harvest on the Coast in Avila Beach is the SLO Coast Wine Collective’s biggest event of the year. Wines hail from the recently established SLO Coast AVA, hugging the coastline from San Simeon to Nipomo.

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Legal Notices

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV-0414

To all interested persons:

Petitioner: Christian Jay Merrill filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol lows: PRESENT NAME: Christian Jay Merrill to PROPOSED NAME: Christian Jay Carmichael

THE COURT ORDERS: that all per sons interested in this matter ap pear before this court at the hear ing 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: No vember 03, 2022 Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2, In Person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obis po, 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

Date: August 05, 2022

/s/: Rita C. Federman, Judge of the Superior Court October 13, 20, 27 & November 3, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV-0540

To all interested persons:

Petitioner: Joshua Jonathan Babb filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol lows: PRESENT NAME: Joshua Jon athan Babb to PROPOSED NAME: Josiah Jonathan Babb

THE COURT ORDERS: that all per sons interested in this matter ap pear before this court at the hear ing 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: De cember 01, 2022 Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2, via zoom or in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obis po, 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

Date: October 07, 2022 /s/: Rita C. Federman, Judge of the Superior Court October 20, 27 & November 3, 10 2022

CITATION FOR PUBLICA TION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SEC TION 294 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY Department of Social Services PO Box 8119 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALI FORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Juvenile Court

CASE NAME: AZIZA PHILLIP VANN MCNAMEE

CASE NUMBER: 22JD00082-001

1. To: Christopher Hernandez, John (Doe), unknown name, and any other unknown father(s), and anyone claiming to be a parent of Aziza Phillip Vann McNamee born on 03/26/2022 at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Luis Obispo, California

2. A hearing will be held on De cember 28, 2022 at 1:00pm in Dept. 12 located at Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. *This hearing will be held remote ly. If you wish to appear by tele phone, your attorney in this case must notify the Court on the day of the hearing, prior to the hear ing calendar. If you wish to appear in person, notify your attorney in this case. If you do not have an attorney and you wish to appear for the hearing, you must contact the court.

The remote hearing will be confi dential. You must not record the hearing, allow others to listen to the hearing, or disclose to others what occurs during the hearing. Participants who violate confiden tiality may be subject to criminal and civil sanctions.

3. At the hearing the court will con sider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all of your parental rights to the child will be terminated.

5. You have the right to be pres ent at the hearing, to present evi dence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you.

6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final.

7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

Date: October 7, 2022 /s/ Paula Smith, Deputy Clerk

October 20, 27, November 3, & 10, 2022.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2022-2098

OLD FILE NO. 2022-0002

Linnaea’s Café, 1110 Garden St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93453. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo Coun ty on 01/03/2022. The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Marianne Orme, (9780 Encina St, Santa Margarita, CA 93453), Da vid Arndt, (9780 Encina St, Santa Margarita, CA 93453). This busi ness was conducted by An Mar ried Couple /s/ Marianne Orme, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-12-2022. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk. By M. Katz, Deputy Clerk. September 29, October 6, 13, 20, &

3, 2022

CITATION FOR PUBLICA TION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SEC TION 294 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY Department of Social Services PO Box 8119 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALI FORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Juvenile Court CASE NAME: MILAGROS GUTI ERREZ CASE NUMBER: 22JD00183001

1. To: Rosa Gutierrez and any one claiming to be a parent of Milagros Gutierrez born on 06/28/2022 at Roadway- W. Stowell Rd & Hanson Way, Santa Maria, California

2. A hearing will be held on Janu ary 18, 2023 at 1:00pm in Dept. 12 located at Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

*This hearing will be held re motely. If you wish to appear by telephone, your attorney in this case must notify the Court on the day of the hearing, prior to the hearing calendar. If you wish to appear in person, notify your at torney in this case. If you do not have an attorney and you wish to appear for the hearing, you must contact the court.

The remote hearing will be confi dential. You must not record the hearing, allow others to listen to the hearing, or disclose to others what occurs during the hearing. Participants who violate confidentiality may be subject to criminal and civil sanctions.

3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all of your parental rights to the child will be terminated.

5. You have the right to be pres ent at the hearing, to present evi dence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you.

6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final.

7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

Date: October 25, 2022 /s/ Paula Smith, Deputy Clerk November 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2022.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2022-2146

OLD FILE NO. 2021-0399

Redwood Cafe, 2094 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 02/17/2021. The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the ficti tious business name: Rick A Pfannkuche, (2387 Marjorie PL, Cambria, CA 93428). This busi ness was conducted by An Indi vidual, /s/ Rick A Pfannkuche. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-16-2022. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk. By N. Balseiro, Deputy Clerk. September 29, October 6, 13, 20, November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-1887

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/22)

New Filing

The following person is doing busi ness as, TAFT STREET COFFEE, 1340 Taft street suite 124, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. California Coali tion LLC. (1340 Taft street suite 124, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401).

This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ California Coalition LLC, Christian Contreras, President. This state ment was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-1522. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 08-15-27.

August 25, September 1, 8, 15, 29, October 13, 20, & November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-1956

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/05/2000)

New Filing

The following person is doing busi ness as, BRADS RESTAURANT, 209 Pomeroy Ave, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo Coun ty. Brad’s of Pismo Beach, INC, (209 Pomeroy Ave, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is con ducted by A CA corporation/s/ Brad’s of Pismo Beach, INC, Geraldine L. Graham, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-22-22. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office.

(Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 08-22-27. September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 13, 20, & November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-2033

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/01/2022)

New Filing

The following person is doing busi ness as, TEASPOON, 2256 Broad St, Suite 130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Lavender Lilies LLC, (276 Grant Street, Coalinga, CA, 93210). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company/s/ Lavender Lilies LLC, Irma Fatmas ari, Managing Member. This state ment was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-0122. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 09-01-27.

September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, & November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-2120

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/29/2022)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as, MID-STATE PRE CIOUS METALS, 390 Homestead Rd, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Mid-State Precious Metals, (390 Homestead Rd, Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company, MidState Precious Metals/s/ Ronald E. Prescott, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-13-22. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 09-13-27. October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-2121

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/01/2022)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as, A VITAL TOUCH DAY SPA, 731 Shell Beach Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obis po County. Shante M. Kastenek, (843 Orchid Lane, Santa Maria, CA 93455). This business is con ducted by A Individual /s/ Shante M. Kastenek. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-13-22. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 0913-27.

October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-2130

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A)

New Filing

The following person is doing busi ness as, AWAKENING MEDITATION CENTER, 1310 Van Beurden Drive Suite 102, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Awaken ing Interfaith Spiritual Community, (290 Sienna Street, Morro Bay, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation, Awakening Interfaith Spiritual Community/s/ Julie R. Hitchcock, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-1422. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 09-14-27.

October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-2139

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/29/2022)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as, SAMANTHA JOSETTE PHOTOGRAPHY, 1832 Via Ar turo, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. SJ Photography, LLC, (1832 Via Arturo, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is con ducted by A CA Limited Liability Company/s/ SJ Photography, LLC, Samantha Ward, Managing Mem ber. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-15-22. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk M. Katz, Deputy. Exp. 09-15-27.

September 29, October 6, 13, 20, & November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-2165

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/19/2022)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as, KAIROS CLEANING, 246 Nellie Ln. Apt. C, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Roquelys Y Rodriguez De Aguilar, (246 Nellie Ln. Apt. C, Nipomo, CA 93444), Rafael Enrique Agui lar Nava (246 Nellie Ln. Apt. C, Nipomo, CA 93444).This busi ness is conducted by An General Partnership/s/ Roquelys Y Rodri guez De Aguilar. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-19-22. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 09-19-27.

September 29, October 6, 13, 20, & November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-2188

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A)

New Filing

The following person is doing busi ness as, MODERN PERSPECTIVE PLUMBING, 1049 Maple St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obis po County. Cota Companies LLC (1049 Maple St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is con ducted by A CA Limited Liability Company/s/ Cota Companies LLC, Edwardo Cota Jr., Managing Mem ber. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-22-22. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 09-22-27.

September 29, October 6, 13, 20, & November 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2022-2191

TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (07/01/1989)

New Filing

The following person is doing busi ness as, VISIT SLO CAL, VISIT SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, VSC, SLO CAL, 81 Higuera St, Suite 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Visit San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Confer ence, (81 Higuera St, Suite 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation/s/ Visit San Luis Obis po County Visitors & Conference, David. C. Fields, VP-Finance. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09-2222. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk M. Katz, Deputy. Exp. 09-22-27.

September 29, October 6, 13, 20, & November 3, 2022

LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV-0443

To all interested persons:

Petitioner: Carolina Saharai Rubalcava filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Christian Gabriel Esparza-Morales to PROPOSED NAME: Gabriel Esparza

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated be low to show cause, if any, why the peti tion 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 peti tion should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: December 7, 2022 Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9, In Person at the Superior Court of Califor nia, 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

Date: October 12, 2022

/s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Supe rior Court October 20, 27, November 3, & 10, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV-0544

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Samantha C. Northam filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Samantha Christine Northam to PROPOSED NAME: Samantha Christine Kerr

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated be low to show cause, if any, why the peti tion 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 peti tion should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: November 30, 2022 Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9, in person or via zoom, at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1050 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four suc cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, print ed in this county: New Times

Date: October 19, 2022

/s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Supe rior Court November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV-0556

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Christina Marie Grace filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Serena Grace Young to PRO POSED NAME: Serena Marie Grace

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated be low to show cause, if any, why the peti tion 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 peti tion should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: November 23, 2022 Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9, in person at the Superior Court of Califor nia, 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

Date: October 12, 2022

/s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Supe rior Court October 27, November 3, 10, 17, 2022

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

No.: 090954-CA APN: 002443-015 T.S. No.: 090954-CA APN: 002-443015

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/7/2016.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON TACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or fed eral savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pur suant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, ex pressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor:

TAKKEN INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABIL ITY COMPANY Duly Appointed Trust ee: CLEAR RECON CORP Recorded 2/16/2018, as Instrument No. 2018006482 , of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, Date of Sale: 11/15/2022 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: IN THE BREEZEWAY ADJACENT TO THE COUNTY GENER AL SERVICES BUILDING, 1087 SAN TA ROSA STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $539,809.39 Property being sold “as is – Where is” Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1027 MARSH STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO CA 93401 THAT PORTION OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 109 OF THE MISSION VINEYARD TRACT, IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, ACCORDING TO MAP FILED FOR RECORD MARCH 8, 1873 IN BOOK A, AT PAGE 143 OF MAPS AND THAT PORTION OF LOT 13 IN BLOCK 109 OF THE BUCK LEY TRACT, IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, ACCORDING TO MAP FILED FOR RECORD NOVEMBER 15, 1883 IN BOOK A, AT PAGE 46 OF MAPS, DESCRIBED AS A WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF MARSH STREET AS SAID LINE EXISTED ON DECEMBER 1, 1954, DISTANT THEREON 173 FEET FROM THE ORIGINAL NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF OSOS STREET, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHERLY COR NER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 1 IN THE DEED TO GANO TORIGIANI, ET UX., RECORDED DE CEMBER 15, 1954 IN BOOK 783, AT PAGE 275 OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE, ALONG THE NORTHEAST ERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 1, AT RIGHT ANGLES TO MARSH STREET, SOUTHEASTERLY 70 FEET, TO AN ANGLE POINT THEREIN; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID NORTH EASTERLY LINE, AT RIGHT ANGLES NORTH-EASTERLY 25.5 FEET MORE OF LESS TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO CHARLES J. BERKE MEYER, ET UX., RECORDED MARCH 12, 1954 IN BOOK 748 AT PAGE 482 OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, NORTH 36° 53” WEST, 70.00 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE, MARSH STREET; THENCE SOUTH 53° 07’ WEST, ALONG SAID SOUTHEAST ERLY LINE, 25.5 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGIN NING A.P.N.: 002-443-015 THE BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT, IN ITS DIS CRETION, TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS AND REMEDIESIN ANY MANNER PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 9604 OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL CODE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECTION, AS TO ALL OR SOME OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, FIX TURES AND OTHER GENERAL TAN GIBLES AND INTANGIBLES MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIVED IN THE DEED OF TRUST, GUARANTEES, UCC’S, SECURITY AGREEMENTS.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are con sidering 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 con tacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Inter net Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING.

COM, using the file number assigned to this case 090954-CA. Informa tion about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 October 20, 27, & November 3

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE

NUMBER: 22CV-0571

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Jason Vach Cavallaro filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRES

ENT NAME: Jason Vach Cavallaro to PROPOSED NAME: Jaxon Camaero Vach

THE COURT ORDERS: that all per sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi cated 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 hear ing 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: Decem ber 01, 2022 Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2, in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1050 Monterey Street, 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 peti tion in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: October 21, 2022 /s/: Rita C. Federman, Judge of the Superior Court November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022

STATEMENT OF WITH DRAWAL FROM PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2022-2476

OLD FILE NO. 2022-0385

The fictitious business name for the partnership was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 02-15-2022.

The following person(s) have/has withdrawn as a General Partner(s) from the partnership under the ficti tious business name: Kantha Floral Design, (980 Ocean Boulevard, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). San Luis Obispo County. The full name(s) and residence address(es) of the withdrawing partner(s) are as fol lows: Sharla Wonder Gaddis, (980 Ocean Boulevard, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Sharla Wonder Gaddis. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 10-24-2022. hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By A. Webster, Deputy Clerk. October 27, November 3, 10, & 17, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE

NUMBER: 22CV-0572

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Elizabeth Anne Hanfman filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Elizabeth Anne Hanfman to PROPOSED NAME: Elizabeth Anne Vach

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this mat ter 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 sched uled 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: December 07, 2022 Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9, in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm Street, Rm 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub lished at least once each week for four successive weeks pri or to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circula tion, printed in this county: New Times

Date: October 21, 2022 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE

NUMBER: 22CVP-0264

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Jalen Samuel Ray Cullors filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Jalen Samuel Ray Cul lors to PROPOSED NAME: Jalen Samuel Ray Holmes

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this mat ter 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 sched uled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: November 16, 2022 Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2, Room P2, In Person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Or der 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 gen eral circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: September 28, 2022 /s/: Rita C. Federman, Judge of the Superior Court October 13, 20, 27 & Novem ber 3, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE

NUMBER: 22CVP-0277

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Ofelia Moreno Garcia and Lorenzo Matias Chavez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Yenz Hiraldo Matias Moreno to PRO POSED NAME: Yenz Hiraldo Matias Moreno

THE COURT ORDERS: that all per sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes de scribed 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: Novem ber 30, 2022 Time: 9:30 am, Dept. Paso, Room P2, In Person 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 gen eral circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: October 06, 2022 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Su perior Court October 13, 20, 27 & November 3, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE

NUMBER: 22CVP-0282

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Thomas Caffrey III filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRES ENT NAME: Hunter Harris Mcbride to PROPOSED NAME: Hunter Harris Caffrey

THE COURT ORDERS: that all per sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes de scribed 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: Novem ber 30, 2022 Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2, via zoom or in person at the Su perior 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 gen eral circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: October 12, 2022 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Su perior Court October 20, 27 & November 3, 10 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE

NUMBER: 22CVP-0292

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Ti-Rios LoPorto Peck filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRES ENT NAME: Ti-Rios LoPorto Peck to PROPOSED NAME: Tai LoPorto

THE COURT ORDERS: that all per sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi cated 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 hear ing 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: Decem ber 07, 2022 Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2, in person or via zoom, at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti tion in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: October 05, 2022 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the County Clerk, 1055 Monterey Street, Room D-120, San Luis Obispo, California 93408 before 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2022 (“Bid Deadline”), for the following public works project: 21-22 COUNTYWIDE OVERLAY AND SURFACE TREATMENT ADA IMPROVEMENTS

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA CONTRACT NO. 300662 AND 300663

Bids will be opened and declared by the County Clerk at 3:15 p.m. on the bid opening date at a public meeting at 1055 Monterey Street, Room D-120, San Luis Obispo, California 93408.

Any bid received at the office of the County Clerk of the County of San Luis Obispo at or after 3:00 on the date specified above will not be accepted and will be returned to the bidder unopened. A bid received one second after 3:00 p.m. (i.e. after 3:00:00 p.m.) shall not be considered. Bids are required for the entire work described in the Contract Documents.

The Bid package (also referred to herein as the “Contract Documents”) are posted on the County’s Purchasing website: http://www.slocounty. ca.gov/GS/Purchasing/Current_Formal_Bids_and_Proposals.htm. Any changes, additions, or deletions to these Contract Documents will be in the form of written addenda issued by the County. Any addenda will be posted on the website. Prospective bidders must check the website for addenda or other relevant new information at up to 5:00 p.m. the day before the prescribed date/time for submittal of bids. The County is not responsible for the failure of any prospective bidder to receive such addenda. All addenda so issued shall become a part of this Bid.

All bidders are required to acknowledge and confirm receipt of every addendum in their bid proposal.

All bidder Requests for Information must be submitted no later than 3:00 p.m., 5 business days prior to the bid opening date. Requests submitted after said date may not be considered. All questions pertaining to the content of this invitation to Bid must be made in writing through the Purchasing website. Questions and responses will be posted on the Purchasing website and can be viewed by accessing the Invitation to Bid located at the Purchasing website. The identity of the entity submitting the question will not be posted. The County reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of comments / questions that will be posted on the website.

The bidder must have either a Class A license or a combination of class C licenses that make up a majority of the work at the time the Contract is awarded (Public Contract Code section 3300). When the bidder holds a combination of Class C licenses, all work to be performed outside of the bidder’s license specialties, except work that is incidental or supplemental to the licenses of the bidder, shall be performed by licensed Subcontractors in compliance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code) .

Pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.1:

• A Contractor or Subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in the Bid Proposal, subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 4104, or engage in the performance of this public works project, unless currently registered with the Department of Industrial Relations and qualified to perform work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered Contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Business and Professions Code section 7029.1, Public Contract Code section 10164, or Public Contract Code section 20103.5, provided the Contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

• This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

The County of San Luis Obispo, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

There is no project-specific DBE goal requirement.

Bids must be submitted under sealed cover plainly marked as a bid and identified with the project number, the date and time for receipt of sealed bids, and the name of the bidder.

Bids must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or a bidder’s bond in favor of the County in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted total Bid.

The County intends to award the Contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder that submits the lowest responsive “Base Bid plus Additive Bid 1 and Additive Bid 2” which shall be determined as set forth in the Contract Documents.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by County to ensure performance under the Contract or, in the alternative, request the County to make payment of retention to an escrow agent.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish the County with payment and performance bonds, with each issued by a California admitted surety insurer equal to 100% of the Contract Price.

Pursuant to Labor Code section 1770 et seq., the Contractor and all Subcontractors shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations and comply with all applicable Labor Code provisions, which include, but are not limited to the employment of apprentices, the hours of labor, and the debarment of Contractors and Subcontractors. The Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations determines the general prevailing wage rates. Copies are available at the DIR website, http://www. dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD.

Executive Order N-6-22 – Russia Sanctions

On March 4, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-6-22 (the EO) regarding Economic Sanctions against Russia and Russian entities and individuals. “Economic Sanctions” refers to sanctions imposed by the U.S. government in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, as well as any sanctions imposed under state law. Should the State or County determine Contractor is a target of Economic Sanctions or is conducting prohibited transactions with sanctioned individuals or entities, that shall be grounds for termination of this agreement. The County shall provide Contractor advance written notice of such termination, allowing Contractor at least 30 calendar days to provide a written response. Termination shall be at the sole discretion of the County.

By order of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo in their action on the 12th day of July, 2022.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, the Pismo Beach City Council will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, for the following purpose:

PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA:

Address: Citywide Applicant:    City of Pismo Beach

Description: Adoption of an Ordinance amending Titles 8 and 15, Chapters 8.04, 8.08, 15.04, and 15.08 of the Pismo Beach Municipal Code; adopting by reference codes comprising the 2022 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Parts 1-12), including the California Fire Code (2022 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2021 International Fire Code); the California Building Code Volumes 1 and 2 (2022 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2021 International Building Code), the California Residential Code (2022 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2021 International Residential Code), the California Electrical Code (2022 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2020 National Electrical Code), the California Mechanical Code (2022 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2021 Uniform Mechanical Code, the California Plumbing Code (2022 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code), the California Energy Code (2022 Edition), the California Historical Building Code (2022 Edition), the California Green Building Standards Code (2022 Edition), and the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code together with certain amendments thereto; adopting findings of facts to support the imposition of requirements other than those of the California Building Standards Code, and making a determination of exemption under CEQA.

Copies of the primary code and secondary codes being considered for adoption by reference as part of the above-entitled ordinance are on file with the City Clerk, and are open to public inspection.

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 November 10, 2022.

Environmental Review

Under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061 (b) (3), this ordinance is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, such as the adoption the regulations contained herein, the activity is not subject to CEQA.

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

Staff reports, plans and other information related to these projects are available for public review from the City Clerk’s Office, by emailing City Clerk Erica Inderlied at einderlied@pismobeach.org. The meeting agenda and staff report will be available no later than the Thursday before the meeting and may be obtained upon request by mail or by visiting www.pismobeach.org/agenda The Council 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. For further information, please contact Erica Inderlied, City Clerk, at einderlied@pismobeach.org or 805-773-7003.

Erica Inderlied City Clerk

November 3, 2022

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCES ADOPTING AND AMENDING CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 8, 2022 the County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing at 9:00 A.M. in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA to consider the following item:

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 16.04, and 16.10 OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CODE BY ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCLUDING ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTS AND STATE AMENDMENTS AND ERRATA

On November 8, 2022, the Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing prior to considering adoption of the Ordinance. If adopted, the Ordinances will amend Chapters 16, 16.04, and 16.10 and adopt and amend the 2022 California Fire Code. At its November 8, 2022 meeting, the Board will also consider adoption of a Resolution which identified the special topographical, climatic and geographical facts and circumstances needed per Health and Safety Sections 17958.7 and 18941.5 to establish more stringent fire safety and related standards than set forth in the 2022 California Fire Code.

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

Summary of Ordinance

Chapter 16 of the San Luis Obispo County Code adopts by reference the 2022 California Fire Code, also known as Title 24, Part 9, of the California Code of Regulations with amendments that result in more stringent as requirements. In addition to changes which are administrative in nature, the amendments address: Section 503.1.2.1.1 Dwelling Units. Developments of dwellings units, where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30, shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads when located in a state responsibility area or a very high fire hazard severity zone; Removed High and Very High fire hazard severity zones wording from driveways widths to standardize throughout the county; Section 4907.1.1 10 feet of fuel modification is required on both sides of driveway on private parcels. Exception: Single specimens of trees, ornamental shrubbery, or cumulative groundcover such as green grass, ivy, succulents or similar plants used as groundcover provided, they do not form a means of readily transmitting fire; Updated Table 903.1 and 903.2 footnotes to be more consistent with calculated floor area to remove decks and eave projections from the floor area analysis. Heat detector requirements were removed from exception 1.

Documents Available for Review

The complete text of the proposed Ordinance can be found on-line at: https://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/iip/sanluisobispo/agendaitem/ details/15391

The complete text of the 2022 California Fire Code can be found on-line at: http://www.bsc.ca.gov/Codes.aspx

Copies of the proposed Ordinances and of the 2022 California Fire Codes are also available for inspection at the CAL FIRE/San Luis Obispo County Fire office between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Persons wishing to inspect the proposed Ordinance and/ or any of the codes incorporated therein by reference should ask for the Fire Marshal’s Office, and state that they wish to review the proposed Ordinance and/or the codes incorporated therein by reference. The CAL FIRE/San Luis Obispo County Fire office is located at 880 Manzanita Drive, Los Osos, CA, 93402 and open Monday – Friday 8:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M. or can be reached at 805-503-5715.

Kevin McLean, San Luis Obispo County Fire Marshal

Date: 11-03-2022

DATED: November 3, 2022

WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By: /s/ Niki Martin, Deputy Clerk of the Board November 3, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

WHO: San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

WHEN: Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m. To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

WHAT: Hearing to consider an appeal (APPL2022-00010) by Allison Magda, of the Planning Department Hearing Officer’s denial on September 2, 2022, of a Minor Use Permit (N- DRC2021-00002) to allow a vacation rental. The project includes a modification to allow the proposed vacation rental to be located 422 feet from an existing vacation rental instead of the 1,500 feet required per ordinance standards. The project is located at 5240 Jack Creek Road, approximately 3.5 miles west of the community of Templeton. The project site is within the Agriculture land use category and is within the Adelaida Sub Area of the North County Planning Area. District 1.

County File Number: APPL2022-00010

Assessor Parcel Number: 039-191-024 Supervisorial District: 1     Date Accepted: April 26, 2022

WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the hearing all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: You may contact Lane Sutherland, Project Manager, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 300, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, (805) 781-5600. The staff report will be available for review the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date on the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov.

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: This project is found to be statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under the provisions of Public Resources Code section 21080(b)(5), which states that CEQA does not apply to projects which a public agency rejects or disapproves.

*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**

DATED:  November 1, 2022

WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

By   /s/ Niki Martin    Deputy Clerk November 3, 2022

The San Luis Obispo City Council invites all interested persons to attend a public hearing on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. Please note that Zoom participation will not be supported, as this will be an in-person meeting Meetings can be viewed remotely on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s YouTube channel at http://youtube.slo.city. Public comment, prior to the start of the meeting, may be submitted in writing via U.S. Mail delivered to the City Clerk’s office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to emailcouncil@slocity.org.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:

• As recommended by the Cultural Heritage Committee, adopt a resolution removing the property at 1720 Morro Street from the Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources. Consideration of eligibility for historic listing is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under the general rule described in CEQA Guidelines § 15061 (b) (3), as it is does not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. (1720 Morro Street, HIST-0495-2022)

For more information, you are invited to contact Walter Oetzell of the City’s Community Development Department at (805) 781-7593 or woetzell@slocity.org

• As recommended by the Cultural Heritage Committee, adopt a resolution adding the property at 1133 Pismo Street, known as the ‘Thomas and May Brecheen House’, to the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources as a Master List Resource. This Project is categorically exempt from Environmental Review (CEQA). (1133 Pismo Street, HIST-0171-2022)

For more information, you are invited to contact Graham Bultema of the City’s Community Development Department at (805) 781-7111 or gbultema@slocity.org

The City Council may also discuss other hearings or business items before or after the items listed above. If you challenge the proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Council Agenda Reports for this meeting will be available for review one week in advance of the meeting date on the City’s website, under the Public Meeting Agendas web page: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/ agendas-and-minutes. Please call the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114 for more information. The City Council meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and live streaming on the City’s YouTube channel http://youtube.slo.city.

November 3, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

WHO: San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

WHEN: Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. All items are advertised for 9:00 a.m.  To find out placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda, go to the County’s website at www. slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by the County of San Luis Obispo to submit resolutions approving agricultural preserves and land conservation contracts to enter two properties into the Agricultural Preserve (“Williamson Act”) Program:

1) CON2021-00011, Star Wagon, LLC – 3975 Las Tablas Willow Road, Paso Robles, approximately 2.5 miles east of Templeton in the Adelaida Sub Area of the North County Planning Area. APN 040-101-036. District 1.

2) CON2022-00008, Riboli 5620VnydDr, LLC – 5620 Vineyard Drive, Paso Robles, approximately 4.2 miles northwest of the community of Templeton in the Adelaida Sub Area of the North County Planning Area. APN 039-061-033. District 1.

WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey St., Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA.  The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets.  At the hearing all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:   You may contact Kylie Hensley, Planner, in the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building, 976 Osos Street, Room 200, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, (805) 781-5600.  The staff report will be available for review the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date on the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION:  Also to be considered is the environmental determination that the projects are categorically exempt under CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(2).  A Notice of Exemption has been prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15062 for each project. The projects are covered by Class 17 Categorical Exemptions (State CEQA Guidelines section 15306) from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  Anyone interested in commenting or receiving a copy of the proposed Environmental Document should submit a written statement to the County Department of Planning and Building at the address above.  Comments will be accepted up until completion of the public hearing(s).

**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**

DATED:           November 1, 2022

WADE HORTON, EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

By   /s/ Niki Martin    Deputy Clerk

3, 2022

NOTICE OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 653 OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, at the regular meeting of the City Council held on October 25, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. held in a hybrid format with both in-person in the Veterans Memorial Hall located at 209 Surf Street, Morro Bay, California and via teleconference pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 (2021-22) and Government Code section 54953, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay, adopted Ordinance No. 653, authorizing an amendment to the contract between the City Of Morro Bay and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System implementing Section 20516 (Employees Sharing Additional Cost) for Local Fire Members in the Morro Bay Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 3725.

A certified copy of the full text of the adopted ordinance is available on the City’s website at www.morrobayca.gov, and upon request by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (805) 772-6205.

Ayes: Headding, Addis, Barton, Ford, Heller Noes: None Absent: None /s/ Heather Goodwin Deputy City Clerk

Dated: October 26, 2022 Publish: November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022

COMMISSION

HEARING

ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT PUBLIC HEARING

The City of San Luis Obispo’s Zoning Hearing Officer will hold a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. or later on Monday, November 14, 2022, in Conference Room 1, at 919 Palm Street, to consider the following:

1. 4141, 4175, and 4177 Santa Fe Rd.  USE-0191-2022; Request to expand an existing Heavy Manufacturing use by constructing a larger, replacement cryogenic storage system. The project includes the removal of, and compensatory planting for, six (6) trees and a fence height exception to construct a 23-foot-high wall, where the maximum height is nine (9) feet, around the proposed storage system. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); M-SP Zone; Entegris, Inc., applicant.  (Hannah Hanh)

PLEASE NOTE: Any court challenge to the actions taken on this public hearing item may be limited to considering only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Luis Obispo at, or prior to, the public hearing.

November 3, 2022

for more information, or to request an agenda report. The Planning Commission meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and live streaming on the City’s YouTube channel http:// youtube.slo.city

3,

WHO County of San Luis

WHEN

09:00

09:00 AM.

To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT A request by Denise Mueller for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (DRC2020-00078) to allow for the construction of a two-story 1,970-squarefoot residence with an attached 461-square-foot garage, and 880-square-foot of exterior deck. The project would result in approximately 3,893 square feet of site disturbance, on an approximately 0.61-acre parcel. The project is located at 2831 Alamo Drive, in the community of Los Osos, in the Estero Planning Area.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Environmental Document prepared for the item. The Environmental Coordinator, after completion of the initial study, finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not necessary. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and CA Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) has been issued on August 12, 2022 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address aesthetics, air quality and biological resources 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: DRC2020-00078

Supervisorial District: District 2

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 074-457-030

Date Accepted: 05/18/2021

WHERE The Governor signed AB 361 on September 16, 2021, this legislation requires Brown Act bodies to take a vote and make certain findings before continuing to hold virtual meetings. Although Planning Department Hearings are generally conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, the hearing officer is not a “legislative body” as defined by that Act. As such, Planning Department Hearings are not subject to the Brown Act and are not required to comply with this legislation in order to continue to hold virtual meetings. Due to the current COVID-19 transmission rate in the County, the Department of Planning and Building will continue to hold Planning Department Hearing meetings virtually to prioritize health and safety. The Department’s Notice of Meeting 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: https:// www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,Agendas,-and- Minutes.aspx

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 Schani Siong, 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 Friday, November 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2020-00078.”

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

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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing November 3, 2022

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING DEPARTMENT HEARING

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, November 18, 2022 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 Wilma Silva for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (DRC2020-00225) to allow a second floor addition consisting of 1,705 square feet of living space, 252 square-feet of deck space, and a new 1,180 square  foot rooftop  deck to an  existing 1,440 square-foot, single-story single-family residence with an attached 428 square foot  two  car  garage.  The  project includes interior remodel of existing residence resulting in 628 square-feet garage and 1,440 square-feet  lower  floor  living  space.  The project is in the Residential Multi-Family land use category,  located at 1398 Strand Way in the community of Oceano. The site is  in the San Luis Bay Coastal Planning Area.

Also, to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: DRC2020-00225

Supervisorial District: District 4

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 061-021-004

Date Accepted: 09/23/2021

WHERE The Governor signed AB 361 on September 16, 2021, this legislation requires Brown Act bodies to take a vote and make certain findings before continuing to hold virtual meetings. Although Planning Department Hearings are generally conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, the hearing officer is not a “legislative body” as defined by that Act. As such, Planning Department Hearings are not subject  to the Brown Act and are not required to comply with this legislation in order to continue to hold virtual meetings. Due to the current COVID-19 transmission rate in the County, the Department of Planning and Building will continue to hold Planning Department Hearing meetings virtually to prioritize health and safety. The Department’s Notice of Meeting 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: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-and-Minutes.aspx

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 Schani Siong, 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 h earing 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 Friday, November 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2020-00225.”

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

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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing November 3, 2022

COUNTY

SAN

DEPARTMENT HEARING

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, November 18, 2022 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 Sue and Ron Payton for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (DRC2021-00106) to allow a mixed-use residential/ commercial retail project with 600 square feet of commercial retail space on the first floor  and a  600-square  foot residential studio apartment on the second story. A modification of parking standards is also  requested  to  allow  three  parking  spaces instead of four due to the narrow, small (2500 square foot) lot.   The project will include  site disturbance of the entire lot for    site preparation, foundations and site improvements. The proposed project is within the Commercial Retail land use category and is located on the north-western side of Ocean Avenue approximately 110 feet from the corner of Pacific Avenue and Ocean Avenue  within the community of Cayucos. The site is in Coastal Zone and the Estero planning area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: DRC2021-00106

Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 064-119-005

Date Accepted: 06/09/2022

WHERE

The Governor signed AB 361 on September 16, 2021, this legislation requires Brown Act bodies to take a vote and make certain findings before continuing to hold virtual meetings. Although Planning Department Hearings are generally conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, the hearing officer is not a “legislative body” as defined by that Act. As such, Planning Department Hearings are not subject  to the Brown Act and are not required to comply with this legislation in order to continue to hold virtual meetings. Due to the current COVID-19 transmission rate in the County, the Department of Planning and Building will continue to hold Planning Department Hearing meetings virtually to prioritize health and safety. The Department’s Notice of Meeting 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: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-and-Minutes.aspx

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 Terry Wahler, 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 h earing 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 Friday, November 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2021-00106.”

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

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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing November 3, 2022

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING DEPARTMENT HEARING

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, November 18, 2022 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 Ruzina Cuk and Ivana Bodulic for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (DRC2021-00133) to allow for vacation rental within an existing 280 square-foot dwelling unit located at 4010 Highway One approximately 2 miles south of the intersection of Harmony Valley Road and US Highway 1. The proposed project is within the Agricultural land use category. The     parcel is located on non-prime soils and is approximately 5.4 miles south of the community of Cambria. The project 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: DRC2021-00133

Supervisorial District: District 2

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 046-081-012 Date Accepted: 10/11/2022

WHERE The Governor signed AB 361 on September 16, 2021, this legislation requires Brown Act bodies to take a vote and make certain findings before continuing to hold virtual meetings.  Although Planning Department Hearings are generally conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, the hearing officer is not a “legislative body” as defined by that Act.  As such, Planning Department Hearings are not subject to the Brown Act and are not required to comply with this legislation in order to continue to hold virtual meetings. Due to the current COVID-19 transmission rate in the County, the Department of Planning and Building will continue to hold Planning Department Hearing meetings virtually to prioritize health and safety. The Department’s Notice of Meeting 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: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-and-Minutes.aspx

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 Kip Morais, 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 Friday, November 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2021-00133.”

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

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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing November 3, 2022

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

PLANNING DEPARTMENT HEARING

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, November 18, 2022 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 Roger Dick for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit to allow for the construction of a single-story, 1,910- squarefoot single-family residence with an attached 573-square-foot two-car garage to replace a demolished residence on a 5,750- square-foot parcel. Utility connections are available on site. The project would result in approximately 2,964 square feet of ground disturbance on the 5,750 square foot parcel and includes import of up to 400 cubic yards of fill material for site capping. The project site is in the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 1153 11th street, in the community of Los Osos. The site is in the Estero Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: DRC2021-00145 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 038-061-047 Date Accepted: 10/14/2022

WHERE

The Governor signed AB 361 on September 16, 2021, this legislation requires Brown Act bodies to take a vote and make certain findings before continuing to hold virtual meetings. Although Planning Department Hearings are generally conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, the hearing officer is not a “legislative body” as defined by that Act. As such, Planning Department Hearings are not subject  to the Brown Act and are not required to comply with this legislation in order to continue to hold virtual meetings. Due to the current COVID-19 transmission rate in the County, the Department of Planning and Building will continue to hold Planning Department Hearing meetings virtually to prioritize health and safety. The Department’s Notice of Meeting 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: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-and-Minutes.aspx

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 Kip Morais, 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 h earing 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 Friday, November 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC2021-00145.”

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

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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing November 3, 2022

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING DEPARTMENT HEARING

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, November 18, 2022 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 Brenda and Matt Hemmer for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2022-00011) to allow for the construction of an approximately 248 square foot carport and an exterior staircase with a 48 square foot landing to an existing approximately 1,248 square foot single-family residence. The proposed project is in the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 425 Pacific Avenue, in the community of Cayucos within the Small-Scale Design Neighborhood. The site is in Coastal Zone and the Estero Planning Area. Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: C-DRC2022-00011

Supervisorial District: District 2

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 064-143-017 Date Accepted: 07/13/2022

WHERE The Governor signed AB 361 on September 16, 2021, this legislation requires Brown Act bodies to take a vote and make certain findings before continuing to hold virtual meetings.  Although Planning Department Hearings are generally conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, the hearing officer is not a “legislative body” as defined by that Act.  As such, Planning Department Hearings are not subject to the Brown Act and are not required to comply with this legislation in order to continue to hold virtual meetings. Due to the current COVID-19 transmission rate in the County, the Department of Planning and Building will continue to hold Planning Department Hearing meetings virtually to prioritize health and safety. The Department’s Notice of Meeting 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: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-and-Minutes.aspx

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 April Lofgren, 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 Friday, November 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-DRC2022-00011.”

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

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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing November 3, 2022

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing WHEN Friday, November 18, 2022 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 Tim & Melissa Carstairs for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2022-00008) to allow a new 2,243 square foot, 2-story single family residence with an attached 253 square foot garage resulting in total gross structural area of 2,496 square feet. The project will include demolition of the existing residence and site disturbance of  approximately  2,500  square-feet for the new foundation and site preparation. The proposed project is within the Residential Single Family land use  category and is located at 20 8th Street within the community of Cayucos. The site is in Coastal Zone and the Estero planning area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: C-DRC2022-00008

Supervisorial District: District 2

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 064-152-013

Date Accepted: 07/27/2022

WHERE

The Governor signed AB 361 on September 16, 2021, this legislation requires Brown Act bodies to take a vote and make certain findings before continuing to hold virtual meetings.  Although Planning Department Hearings are generally conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, the hearing officer is not a “legislative body” as defined by that Act.  As such, Planning Department Hearings are not subject to the Brown Act and are not required to comply with this legislation in order to continue to hold virtual meetings. Due to the current COVID-19 transmission rate in the County, the Department of Planning and Building will continue to hold Planning Department Hearing meetings virtually to prioritize health and safety. The Department’s Notice of Meeting 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: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-and-Minutes.aspx

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 Terry Wahler, 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 Friday, November 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-DRC2022-00008.”

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

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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing November 3, 2022

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING DEPARTMENT HEARING

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, November 18, 2022 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 Justin and Ashley Perry for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2022-00044) to allow an existing two-story, approximately 1,928 square-foot single-family residence to be used as a vacation rental. The proposed project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 329 York Avenue, in the community of Oceano. The site is in the San Luis Bay Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: C-DRC2022-00044

Supervisorial District: District 4 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 061-062-018 Date Accepted: 09/21/2022

WHERE The Governor signed AB 361 on September 16, 2021, this legislation requires Brown Act bodies to take a vote and make certain findings before continuing to hold virtual meetings. Although Planning Department Hearings are generally conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, the hearing officer is not a “legislative body” as defined by that Act.  As such, Planning Department Hearings are not subject to the Brown Act and are not required to comply with this legislation in order to continue to hold virtual meetings. Due to the current COVID-19 transmission rate in the County, the Department of Planning and Building will continue to hold Planning Department Hearing meetings virtually to prioritize health and safety. The Department’s Notice of Meeting 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: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/ Departments/Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-andMinutes.aspx

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 April Lofgren, 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 Friday, November 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-DRC2022-00044.”

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

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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing November 3, 2022

WHO County of San

WHEN Friday, November 18, 2022

items

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09:00

advertised for 09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT A request by Cindy Belknap for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit to allow for the construction of a two-story 798-square-foot addition to an existing single-story 1,959-square-foot single-family residence. The project also includes renovating    the single-family home to convert an existing master bathroom into a walk-in closet. The project would result in approximately 1,000 square feet of site disturbance on the 6,300 square foot parcel. The project is in the Residential Single Family land use category, located at 2280 El Dorado Street within the community of Los Osos. The site is in the Estero Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

County File Number: C-DRC2021-00032

Supervisorial District: District 2

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 074-423-037

Date Accepted: 07/06/2022

WHERE The Governor signed AB 361 on September 16, 2021, this legislation requires Brown Act bodies to take a vote and make certain findings before continuing to hold virtual meetings.  Although Planning Department Hearings are generally conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, the hearing officer is not a “legislative body” as defined by that Act.  As such, Planning Department Hearings are not subject to the Brown Act and are not required to comply with this legislation in order to continue to hold virtual meetings. Due to the current COVID-19 transmission rate in the County, the Department of Planning and Building will continue to hold Planning Department Hearing meetings virtually to prioritize health and safety. The Department’s Notice of Meeting 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: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Planning-Building/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-and-Minutes.aspx

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 Schani Siong, 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 Friday, November 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-DRC2021-00032.”

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

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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing November 3, 2022

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING COMMISSION

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission

WHEN: Thursday, December 8, 2022 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 Ragged Point Inn, Limited Partnership for a Development Plan/ Coastal Development Permit (DRC2013-00048) to allow for the phased expansion and redevelopment of the Ragged Point Inn and Resort. The proposed project consists of renovations to the existing resort infrastructure, construction of 30 additional (new) resort rooms (for a total  of 69 rooms at completion), two new tent-style accommodations for hikers and bicyclists, new permanent employee caretaker accommodations, a new resort operations office, additional parking, general site improvements, and a request to host 50 temporary events with maximum of 120 guests per event per year, with offsite parking and shuttle agreement with San Simeon Lodge. The project also includes modification requests to land use standards Section 23.04.160 (Parking &  Loading)  and  Section  23.05.300  (Sign Ordinance) to allow exceedance of compact parking spaces and total signage area. The project would result in 4.6 acres of site disturbance on the 23.41-acre site. The project is located at 19019 Cabrillo Highway on the west side of California State Route 1 (SR 1), approximately 1.25 miles south of the San Luis Obispo County and Monterey County border, approximately 15 miles north of the community of San Simeon, in the North Coast Planning Area.

Also to be considered at the hearing will be adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration 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 Revised 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 August 5, 2021 for this project. Mitigation measures are proposed to address Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Hazards/Hazardous  Materials,  Hydrology  and  Water Quality, Land Use and Planning and Utilities 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: DRC2013-00048

Supervisorial District: District 2

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 011-011-010, -018

Date Accepted: 11/03/2020

WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street,  Room  #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

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 Schani Siong, 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 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.

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Commission November 3, 2022

The San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, November 14, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. Please note that with the return of in-person meetings, Zoom participation will not be supported. Public comment, prior to the start of the meeting, may be submitted in writing via U.S. Mail to the City Clerk’s Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by email to advisorybodies@slocity.org.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEM:

• Review of a four-story mixed-use development that includes 44 residential units; 490 square feet of commercial space; a sign program; and site improvements such as access, private and public parking, and landscaping. The project is an eligible housing development submitted under the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 and includes a 20 percent density bonus. The density bonus request includes a concession for a building height of 48 feet, where the maximum is 35 feet; application of parking ratios as allowed by the State Density Bonus Law; and reductions to development standards as follows: (a) 83 percent of the first 50 feet of ground floor area and 69 percent of the building frontage designated for residential uses, where the maximum is 50 percent of the ground floor space within the first 50 feet of floor area of each building face adjacent to a street and 30 percent of the building frontage; (b) parking lot setback of zero (0) feet, where the minimum is five (5) feet, along Morrison Street; and (c) parking space setback of zero (0) feet, where the minimum is 20 feet, along Morrison Street. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project address: 2730 McMillan Ave; Case#: ARCH-0243-2022 and AFFH-0533-2022; Zone: Manufacturing; Covelop Holdings, LLC, owner/applicant.

Contact Information: Hannah Hanh – (805) 781-7432 –hhanh@slocity.org

The Architectural Review Commission may also discuss other hearing or business items before or after the item(s) listed above. If you challenge the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence distributed to the Architectural Review Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Report(s) are typically available six days in advance of the meeting and can be viewed on the City’s website, under the Public Meeting Agendas web page: https://www.slocity.org/ government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-minutes Please call The Community Development Department at (805) 781-7170 for more information, or to request an agenda report.

November 3, 2022

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

Applications to make minor changes to the properties at the adadresses listed below have been received by the City.

1. 1629 Garden St.  DIR-0129-2022; Request for reduction of the Front Setback to twelve feet to accommodate a singlefamily dwelling on a constrained site (exempt from CEQA environmental review); R-2 Zone; Dale Ginder, applicant.  (Walter Oetzell)

2. 4554 Broad St. Unit 100. MOD-0046-2022; Modification of the Wisberg Commercial Center Sign Program to add two multi-tenant identification signs at the street frontage (one for each of the primary buildings on the site), to provide for two wall signs to identify primary tenants within the building at 4558 Broad Street, and to provide for small wall signs and projecting signs for tenant spaces within the Center (exempt from CEQA environmental review); C-S Zone; Robert and Susan Wisberg, applicants.  (Walter Oetzell)

3. 660 Perkins Lane.  ARCH-0538-2022; Architectural review, setback reduction request, and addition to a non-conforming structure for a proposed 640 square foot addition and remodel of an existing two-story single-family residence in the Special Considerations (S) Overlay zone. A second-floor addition is proposed to be located approximately 19 feet from the right-of-way, where a 20-foot front setback would normally be required. A raised front porch is proposed at 11 feet from the right-of-way, where a 16-foot setback would normally be required. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-2-S Zone; Emily and Clint Francis, applicants.  (Callie Taylor)

4. 1213 Murray Avenue.  DIR-0544-2022; Request for second story setback exceptions for a 28-foot-tall multi-family residential project to allow interior side and rear setbacks of 5 feet where the standard interior side and rear setbacks at the proposed height is 9 feet. The project also includes a request to remove 4 trees. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review; R-3 Zone; Chuck Francoeur, Montage Development, Inc., applicant.  (Graham Bultema)

The Community Development Director will either approve or deny these applications no sooner than November 14, 2022

The Director’s decision may be appealed, and must be filed with the appropriate appeal fee within 10 days of the Director’s action. For more information, contact the City of San Luis Obispo Community Development Department, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, stop by Monday and Wednesday between 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday between 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., or call (805) 781-7170, weekdays, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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ARIES

(March 21-April 19): In the coming weeks, I encourage you to work as hard as you have ever worked. Work smart, too. Work with flair and aplomb and relish. You now have a surprisingly fertile opportunity to reinvent how you do your work and how you feel about your work. To take maximum advantage of this potential breakthrough, you should inspire yourself to give more of your heart and soul to your work than you have previously imagined possible. (PS: By “work,” I mean your job and any crucial activity that is both challenging and rewarding.)

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): Here’s my weird suggestion, Taurus. Just for now, only for a week or two, experiment with dreaming about what you want but can’t have. And just for now, only for a week or two, go in pursuit of what you want but can’t have. I predict that these exercises in quixotic futility will generate an unexpected benefit. They will motivate you to dream true and strong and deep about what you do want and can have. They will intensify and focus you to pursue what you do want and can have.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Your most successful times in life usually come when all your various selves are involved. During these interludes, none of them is neglected or shunted to the outskirts. In my astrological opinion, you will be wise to ensure this scenario is in full play during the coming weeks. In fact, I recommend you throw a big Unity Party and invite all your various sub-personalities to come as they are. Have outrageous fun acting out the festivities. Set out a placemat and name tag on a table for each participant. Move around from seat to seat and speak from the heart on behalf of each one. Later, discuss a project you could all participate in creating.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): A Cancerian reader named Joost Joring explained to me how he cultivates the art of being the best Cancerian he can be. He said, “I shape my psyche into a fortress, and I make people feel privileged when they are allowed inside. If I must sometimes instruct my allies to stay outside for a while, to camp out by the drawbridge as I work out my problems, I make sure they know they can still love me—and that I still love them.” I appreciate Joost’s perspective. As a Cancerian myself, I can attest to its value. But I will also note that in the coming weeks, you will reap some nice benefits from having less of a fortress mentality. In my astrological opinion, it’s party time!

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Leo poet Antonio Machado wrote, “I thought my fire was out, and I stirred the ashes. I burnt my fingers.” I’m telling you this so you won’t make the same mistake, Leo. Your energy may be a bit less radiant and fervent than usual right now, but that’s only because you’re in a recharging phase. Your deep reserves of fertility and power are regenerating. That’s a good thing! Don’t make the error of thinking it’s a sign of reduced vitality. Don’t overreact with a flurry of worry.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author Siegfried Sassoon became renowned for the poetry he wrote about being a soldier in World War I. Having witnessed carnage firsthand, he became adept at focusing on what was truly important. “As long as I can go on living a rich inner life,” he wrote, “I have no cause for complaint, and I welcome anything which helps me to simplify my life, which seems to be more and more a process of eliminating inessentials!” I suggest we make Sassoon your inspirational role model for the next three weeks. What inessentials can you eliminate? What could you do to enhance your appreciation for all the everyday miracles that life offers you?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You Libras have a talent that I consider a superpower: You can remove yourself from the heart of

the chaos and deliver astute insights about how to tame the chaos. I like that about you. I have personally benefited from it on numerous occasions. But for the next few weeks, I will ask you to try something different. I’ll encourage you to put an emphasis on practical action, however imperfect it might be, more than on in-depth analysis. This moment in the history of your universe requires a commitment to getting things done, even if they’re untidy and incomplete. Here’s your motto: “I improvise compromises in the midst of the interesting mess.”

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured,” said author Martha Beck. “Without it, we wouldn’t even know what it means to be brave.” I love that quote—and I especially love it as a guiding meditation for you Scorpios right now. We usually think of fear as an unambiguously bad thing, a drain of our precious life force. But I suspect that for you, it will turn out to be useful in the coming days. You’re going to find a way to transmute fear into boldness, bravery, and even badassery.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): For decades, the Canadian city of Sudbury hosted a robust mining industry. Deposits of nickel sulphide ore spawned a booming business. But these riches also brought terrible pollution. Sudbury’s native vegetation was devastated. The land was stained with foul air produced by the smelting process. An effort to re-green the area began in the 1970s. Today, the air is among the cleanest in the province of Ontario. In the spirit of this transformation, I invite you to embark on a personal reclamation project. Now is a favorable time to detoxify and purify any parts of your life that have been spoiled or sullied.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The literal meaning of the ancient Greek word aigílips is “devoid of goats.” It refers to a place on the earth that is so high and steep that not even sure-footed goats can climb it. There aren’t many of those places. Similarly, there are very few metaphorical peaks that a determined Capricorn can’t reach. One of your specialties is the power to master seemingly improbable and impassable heights. But here’s an unexpected twist in your destiny: In the coming months, your forte will be a talent for going very far down and in. Your agility at ascending, for a change, will be useful in descending—for exploring the depths. Now is a good time to get started!

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Evolved Aquarians are often blessed with unprecedented friendships and free-spirited intimacy and innovative alliances. People who align themselves with you may enjoy experimental collaborations they never imagined before engaging with you. They might be surprised at the creative potentials unleashed in them because of their synergy with you. In the coming weeks and months, you will have even more power than usual to generate such liaisons and connections. You might want to make a copy of this horoscope and use it as your calling card or business card.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20): I surveyed the history of literature to identify authors I consider highly intuitive. Piscean-born Anais Nin was my top choice. She used language with fluidity and lyricism. She lived a colorful, unpredictable life. No one better deserves the title of Intuition Champion. And yet she also had a discerning view of this faculty. She wrote, “I began to understand that there were times when I must question my intuition and separate it from my anxieties or fears. I must think, observe, question, seek facts, and not trust blindly to my intuition.” I admire her caution. And I suspect it was one reason her intuition was so potent. Your assignment, Pisces, is to apply her approach to your relationship with your intuition. The coming months will be a time when you can supercharge this key aspect of your intelligence and make it work for you better than it ever has before.

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