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fter signing a voluntary cleanup and abatement order with the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board over PFAS contamination, SLO County recently joined a national lawsuit against the companies that manufacture the chemical STILL CONTAMINATING Despite the county joining and products containing a lawsuit against PFAS manufacturing companies, the chemical. A county SLO County firefighting spokesperson said the county efforts will continue to rely a foam containing the has already spent $2 million to on pollutant due to a lack of other options. test, investigate, and mitigate the carcinogen’s impacts at and surrounding the regional airport, where PFAS was discharged in a foam used in firefighting training sessions. Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal writes about the issue this week [8]. Also this week, read about the town hall in Arroyo Grande interrupted by protesters demanding that Congressman Salud Carbajal call for a cease-fire in Palestine [9], what Art After Dark is expanding to include [20], and a new baked goods spot in downtown Paso Robles [27].

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arcia Stebbens—the San Miguel resident sued by the San Luis Obispo County-Clerk Recorder’s Office for not paying the balance stemming from her requested manual recount of the 2nd District Supervisor race—clinched victory in her trial over the bill. On Jan. 30, SLO County Superior Court Judge Rita Federman issued a written verdict on the trial de novo case that concluded more a month ago. While she found several elements to be reasonable—like the amount of time billed and total cost for attorney services, costs incurred for work

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performed by line staff members, and time billed to address Stebbens’ request for additional election materials—Federman questioned the extended hours worked by salaried staff. “The clerk-recorder and the salaried staff members were not paid overtime or any additional compensation for the extended hours they worked,” the judge wrote. “There was no evidence of any other costs incurred by the county for these extended hours. Thus, it is not possible to conclude that the county incurred any ‘actual costs’ for this additional time.”

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CLEARED San Miguel resident Darcia Stebbens prevailed in the SLO County-Clerk Recorder’s Office’s lawsuit against her because Judge Rita Federman’s interpretation of overtime payment for salaried workers resulted in a reduction of the total bill for the recount.

Paso Robles delays downtown parking program changes

Residents who took advantage of free two-hour parking in downtown Paso Robles can enjoy it for a little longer, thanks to concerns over the legality of recent parking fee changes delaying the rollout. “The city of Paso Robles has admitted that it is ‘reviewing’ its contentious and unpopular downtown parking program,” KVEC Radio host and resident Clive Pinder told New Times via email. Pinder claimed that changes made to the city’s

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downtown parking costs in November 2023 didn’t abide by the California State Vehicle Code, which requires formal ordinances to be written and voted on. “This is a potentially embarrassing position for city councilors to find themselves in,” Pinder wrote. After lengthy public discourse and internal city committee studies showed that the previous system lacked both ease of use and overall revenue generation, the Paso City Council voted in November to change the hourly parking rate downtown from free for the first two hours and $2 for every hour afterward to a flat rate of $1 an

The written verdict cites “actual cost” to mean the amount that could have only been incurred through the election recount request. The overtime hours refer to the time County-Clerk Recorder Cano and other officials worked on the recount during a weeklong clerk’ conference in Sacramento in December 2022. Federman added that she didn’t find Deputy Director Clerk-Recorder Melanie Foster’s testimony about those costs to be persuasive enough and ordered the time billed for those hours to be deleted from the total $53,346 recount bill. That reduces the actual recount costs by $5,088.27, which exceeds Stebbens’ $4,448.21 balance with the county. Deputy County Counsel Ann Duggan, who represented County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano during the trial, told New Times on Jan. 31 that there are no further appeals to the small claims action but there are other ways to seek review of the ruling. “Some of the amounts calculated by the court as excluded costs were costs actually incurred by the county in the form of compensation paid to salaried employees who worked on the recount,” she said. “Salaried employees do not have defined working hours and, therefore, any time spent by employees on the recount and coded to the recount via the county’s payroll system—where compensation was paid by the county to the employees for that time not in excess of 40 hours—should be recoverable as ‘actual costs.’” Duggan added that there wasn’t any testimony at the hearing that indicated a salaried employee couldn’t code and be compensated for a 10- to 12hour workday as long as the time coded for the week didn’t surpass the usual 40 hours. “The effect of the ruling is to have the taxpayers of the county pay for a portion of the recount that Ms. Stebbens requested,” she said. Cano told New Times on Jan. 31 that she respected the court and its authority, though she disagreed with the judge’s interpretation of the extended hours billed for salaried staff. The clerkrecorder will be consulting further with county counsel to explore next steps and whether they actually owe Stebbens money based on the ruling. “I was pleased to see that the court recognized and agreed with my arguments regarding the amount of time billed and the total cost for attorney services, and the costs incurred for work performed by line staff members,” Cano said. “Furthermore, the acknowledgment that the time billed for addressing Ms. Stebbens’ request for relevant material was properly billed is greatly appreciated. “This aspect of the ruling reflects a thorough understanding and fair assessment of the matters at hand.” Stebbens hung up on New Times when called for comment. ∆ —Bulbul Rajagopal

hour without any free hours. The city expected to implement it in January 2024. In addition, the council directed staff to begin redoing signs to display the changing rates and find new ways to enforce the rates in a way that citizens—primarily seniors—could understand. Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis said he understands there are concerns regarding whether the council was within its legal rights to make those changes and told New Times that the city was reviewing the policy.

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“I’ve asked our city attorney to do a review of policy changes to ensure we comply with state law,” he said. “We want to make sure that we can implement what the council voted into action.” Because the process is still under review, Lewis said the parking costs downtown will remain as they were until the city announces otherwise. “The original message staff gave to the council back in November was that it was going to take some time to implement all of these changes,” he said. “We want to provide the community with the chance to get used to the changes if we continue forward after the review. … It’s somewhat of an educational period rather than a straight change into a new way of charging people.” Lewis said he encourages residents to continue speaking up. The more they inform public officials about what they take issue with, the easier it will be to transition into whatever changes are coming. “Getting this going is unfortunately going to take a bit longer to implement, and we understand that there will still be frustrations regardless of what we do,” he said. “But if our goal is to be as transparent about the process as we possibly can be, then it might have to inch along slowly to get done.” —Adrian Vincent Rosas

Grover Beach Police Department gets new officers, vehicles, drone program, and wellness center

The Grover Beach Police Department is upgrading its facilities, adding a drone program, and hiring more police personnel to modernize and improve working conditions. Grover Beach Police Cmdr. Jim Munro told New Times that the department felt like it was bursting at the seams and wanted to upgrade into the 21st century. In 2023 the department was able to hire nine new police personnel, which enabled it to be fully staffed for the first time in years. Six hires filled police officer positions. “Two of them were already working as law enforcement officers in other agencies, another three came from agencies where they were working in a custody facility, and nobody was straight out of the academy really,” he said. The COVID-19 pandemic caused academy classes to be canceled or delayed, Munro said. That and a growing unease around the

profession in the wake of anti-police protests in 2020 were the main reasons for the department’s lack of staff before 2023. “During the George Floyd tragedy, there was a lot of negative talk and negative influence about law enforcement, and I believe that probably played a part, but what we’re seeing is kind of a turnaround at this point,” he said. “We’re definitely seeing more applicants than we were two or three years ago, so I’m hoping that we’re kind of past that and people realize that, especially on the Central Coast, being in law enforcement is a great career.” Funding for those new employees’ salaries comes out of the city’s general fund, Grover Beach City Manager Matthew Bronson told New Times. “These were not new positions added to the police budget, as the new employees filled vacant positions,” Bronson said. The Police Department is also waiting on six new patrol vehicles that are being outfitted with the equipment, lights, and sirens they need, according to Munro. “The really neat thing is that Grover Beach right now and for years has had all-white patrol vehicles; we’re the last agency in the county to have that, but we’re going to be switching to the classic black and white patrol vehicle look, which looks really nice,” Munro said. “We hope to see those by April or May. It’s kind of a long process.” To help pay for these six new vehicles, the city will enter into a lease-purchase agreement with Government Capital Corporation that will cost $153,506 annually for five years with an interest rate of 5.4 percent, according to a Nov. 13, 2023, staff report. The first payment is due in 2025 and the total repayment will be $767,534. To help navigate emergencies more efficiently and keep officers safe, the Grover Beach Police Department started a drone program—and it’s the biggest drone unit operation on the Central Coast, according to the department. Drone operators are a mix of sworn police officers and community service technicians, Munro said. “We deploy them for missing children, missing adults, people that are running from the officers, and we can put the drone in the air really quickly and really get a kind of an eye in the sky,” Munro said. “We also use them for other things like when we get an alarm call at a business, or we can fly a drone inside a business or house without exposing our officers to danger.” When police personnel aren’t responding to calls and need a minute to relax, they can visit their new wellness center, converted out

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of the city’s old police booking cells. Munro said that with recent state law changes, most arrestees are released with a citation instead of going to jail, so the city wasn’t using the booking cells as much as it once did. “One of them is an overflow locker room because we have more employees than lockers at this point. The other cell includes a recliner chair along with a massage chair, and the point around those two things is that it allows our employees to kind of relax and clear their mind a little bit before going on to the next call,” he said. “The third part is now a workout area, and it’s for all employees to use to get a good workout in, and we allow for 45 minutes of what we call wellness time each day while they work.” —Samantha Herrera

Clerk-Recorder’s Office finds write-in supervisor candidate ineligible

A Grover Beach-based resident who attempted to challenge 3rd District Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg in the upcoming primary via a write-in candidacy hasn’t lived in the district long enough yet to do so. But that could change in mid-February. Michelle Morrow, a musician and founder of a referral agency for senior citizens called Morrow Support, recently filed paperwork to run in the district that covers Edna Valley, Avila, Pismo Beach, parts of Grover Beach, and the majority of SLO. But residency requirements prevent the SLO County Clerk-Recorder’s Office from accepting her candidacy papers. “One of the qualifications is that candidates must be a resident of the district for which they are running in for at least 30 days,” SLO County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano told New Times on Jan. 31. “Her 30th day at her new residence will be Feb. 14. So, on Feb. 15, she will be eligible and need to return her paperwork no later than Feb. 19 in order to be considered a write-in candidate.” SLO County is currently in the write-in period for the March 5 primary election. According to the California Elections Code, a resident who wants to be an official writein candidate must file their statement and circulate nomination papers for signatures from registered voters within the boundaries of the office they seek. They need between 40 and 100 signatures depending on the seat they’re running for. Cano added that Morrow hasn’t submitted any signatures yet. The write-in period continues through Feb. 20.

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The main difference between a write-in candidate and a regular candidate is that the write-in nominee will not have their name on the ballot nor a statement in the Voter Information Guide, Cano said. This is because primary ballots contain at least one line for a write-in candidate in every race, and voters often write the names of anyone they’d like to see serve in that office. Only names qualified as official write-in candidates can count as actual votes. “It will be up to the candidate to campaign and get the word out to eligible voters and inform them that they have qualified to be a certified write-in candidate,” the clerkrecorder said. Morrow declined to speak to New Times. She declared her campaign for the “nonpartisan position” in a Jan. 28 Facebook post. “I was one of many who were considered to be recruited to run for District 3 San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors,” she wrote. “I was the one who stepped up to the plate, despite the fact that I’m busy as I own and operate a business and produce a live local event.” Morrow added that she’s a proponent of Proposition 13—the 1978 state constitutional amendment that limits annual increases in property taxes with inflation in mind— and “keeping taxes affordable.” She said that she will focus on the topics of water, homelessness, housing, and fentanyl poisoning. It is unclear who the group behind her nomination is. Morrow’s campaign finance filings list the Committee to Elect Michelle Morrow for District 3 SLO County Supervisor as a funding recipient. Her Facebook post urged people to contact county residents “Sandy Boo”—Sandra Bocchicchio—and Marlea Harmon if they wanted to contribute money or organize meetings. Bocchicchio didn’t respond to New Times’ request for comment. According to county documents, Harmon personally served 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson the notice of intention to circulate a recall petition against him on Nov. 28, 2023, as part of the reinvigorated attempt to remove him from office. Though rare, a write-in candidate’s victory isn’t unheard of in SLO County. In 2014, Arroyo Grande gained a new mayor through write-in candidate Jim Hill. He beat out longtime incumbent Mayor Tony Ferrara, who held the city’s top post for 12 years, by 95 votes.

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If Morrow eventually qualifies as a write-in candidate, she would be the only challenger to Ortiz-Legg, who’s currently running unopposed. According to her Facebook page, Morrow is studying the county’s budget, underscoring one of her priorities of ensuring transparency. “Do you know who or what the supervisors supervise?” she wrote in her post. “Do you know who supervises the supervisors?” —Bulbul Rajagopal

Templeton Tennis Ranch changes plans from gym to swim facility after delays

The Templeton Tennis Ranch is digging down instead of building up after plans to build a gym on their property fell through due to delays. “We had plans to build something on that property for years now,” Templeton Tennis Ranch General Manager Chris Fouquet said. “Especially something that would complement our already athletics-focused philosophy.” Templeton Tennis Ranch began constructing a three-use, 25-yard community-oriented pool in mid-January and aims to complete construction by July of this year. “Up until two weeks ago, we were not even sure if we were going to get the permit, but as fate would have it, we prevailed,” he said with a laugh on Jan. 30. The pool is taking the space originally meant to be a multi-use gym facility. Those

plans fell through in 2022 after the project had fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic and delays related to the ensuing quarantine. “We were hurt most by the rain that came in early 2022 and damaged a lot of the materials that we had out on the property while we sorted out when we could start,” Fouquet said. That delay, however, turned out to be a blessing in disguise. According to Fouquet, the Templeton Tennis Ranch can now provide something geared more to North County’s needs. The pool will serve as the home for the North County division of the Puma Aquatic Swim team for youth ages 6 to 18. In addition, Fouquet said the ranch is also currently negotiating with the Templeton High School athletics program to provide it with facilities for the school’s swim teams. “Currently, Templeton High does not have a pool, so we want to be able to provide them with a space for their competitive programs, as even without a pool, the girls’ team was able to win the CIF Division II championship,” he said of the team’s 2022 season. Templeton High School Athletic Director Joe Farley declined to comment on the status of those negotiations. Fouquet said that going forward, the new pool facilities could be a cornerstone for North County and Templeton athletics. He said the Tennis Ranch will offer general swimming lessons for those in the community ages 4 to 18 and have lifeguards on duty during noncompetitive use to allow for easy, safe, and accessible summer activities.

The membership-based athletics facility already offers tennis and pickleball courts to its members as well as a smaller-scale fitness facility, saunas, and a wine bar, so Fouquet said it felt appropriate to pivot to something that serves the part-competitive, partrecreational community they have. “With this pool, we will be able to provide Templeton, and by extension the rest of North County, a resource that makes sense given how warm the area can get in the summer,” Fouquet said. “It’s all about offering those opportunities for healthy activities but also giving those who might not have access to a pool before this the chance to learn how to swim.” —Adrian Vincent Rosas

investigator to come out as part of an arson investigation,” he said. “We do have reports of suspected arson and that portion of the boardwalk is closed for public safety concerns.” Pearce said no arrests have been made but there is an ongoing arson investigation. Although the investigation is active, crews are allowed to move forward with repairs. “We have staffers scheduling some demolition on part of that damaged structure this week, and we have some other workloads on the schedule,” he said. “We have material on the corridor to repair it, and we’re hoping to have the work completed and the boardwalk reopened sometime in mid to late February.” Oso Flaco Lake is an 800-acre day use area in Oso Flaco Lake Send any news the southern portion of boardwalk or story tips to the Oceano Dunes State closed after news@newtimesslo.com. Vehicular Recreation Area and is part of the 22,000 suspected arson acre Guadalupe Nipomo While on a morning walk Dunes Complex, according to the California around the Oso Flaco Lake on Jan. 21, SLO State Parks website. County resident Donna Maccarley and her While the boardwalk will be closed until family decided to head for the boardwalk and mid to late February, Pearce said community make their way to the beach. members still have access to alternative But Maccarley’s family couldn’t head past routes that will allow them to reach the beach a certain point, because the boardwalk was or other parts of the park. ∆ closed and appeared to be burned. —Samantha Herrera Chief Ranger and District Superintendent of the California State Parks Oceano Dunes Correction District Kevin Pearce told New Times that park rangers responded to a call on Jan. 6 In the Jan. 25 story “Homeless union hits county, CAPSLO with civil rights lawsuit,” a little bit after 7 a.m., and when rangers New Times misspelled homeless union arrived, Cal Fire was already on the scene attorney Anthony Prince’s name. New Times extinguishing the fire. regrets the error. “We had to call our fire marshal

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Cleanup and Abatement Agreement at the behest of the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, which was implemented in July 2023. Their decision to study and mitigate PFAS pollution at the airport and its surrounding areas came hot on the heels of public dissatisfaction at the water board’s listening session. Many people living near the airport complained about the well-testing process and a lack of communication from the county. Trompeter told New Times that the neighboring residents will not be able to join SLO County in its lawsuit. “The county’s lawsuit can only seek recovery of damages or costs it has incurred,” she said via email. Bound by the cleanup agreement, the county and Cal Fire are looking into fire suppression options at the airport that don’t rely on the aqueous foam. But finding alternatives is difficult because the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hasn’t approved any other methods except for one with limited supply—fluorine free foam, or F3. “Airports are waiting on federal guidance regarding decommissioning and replacement of firefighting equipment and updates to approved firefighting training methods,” Trompeter said. “The airport is working on a plan for transition to F3 in compliance with FAA guidance.” The regional water quality control board also requires the county to test wells for PFAS around landfills, wastewater treatment plants, and other types of industrial areas. Trompeter told New Times that the county will continue to partner with other agencies to determine where more testing is needed while the federal government works to set maximum thresholds for PFAS and related chemicals. Buckley Road property owner Mike Oliveira told New Times on Jan. 26 that conversations about the county’s lawsuit are slowly trickling through the community. Oliveira is one of nine volunteers who belong to a community advisory group set up as part of the voluntary agreement. The group meets once a month at the water board’s offices with the airport parties and water board staff to discuss PFAS remediation efforts. Oliveira believes the county has shown a good level of progress in terms of complying with the voluntary agreement. That compliance hinged on the publication of three detailed reports about groundwater monitoring, the site conceptual model that describes the problem itself, and a remedial investigation work plan that will be implemented over the next three years. The property owner added that while the water board said that those three plans need more work, they outline a great amount of effort from the county. “I would say maybe the skepticism some of us might have had was, ‘Would the county follow through with the voluntary agreement when that was entered into on July 21?’” Oliveira said. “I would say, so far, from my own perspective, they’ve completed many of the steps and many of the requirements that they were asked to do.” ∆ Reach Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal at brajagopal@newtimesslo.com.

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round 25 protesters gathered outside of U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal’s first town hall of 2024, in a packed Arroyo Grande City Hall on Jan. 22. Holding signs and chanting “cease-fire now,” the group of Palestinian supporters protested against the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine and demanded that Carbajal call for a cease-fire. “This is democracy in action and that includes the protests going on outside,” SLO County 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding said as he introduced Carbajal. “Salud has recently secured over $500,000 for our beloved swinging bridge here in Arroyo Grande, over $2 million for the city of AG through our Federal Transit Administration as part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, $14 million in infrastructure funding for the Central Coast Blue water reclamation project, and millions of other dollars that he has brought to our region.” Residents then questioned the congressman on several key topics.

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With an eye on climate change, resident Marcus Hicks asked Carbajal about renewable energy initiatives. “People in my generation are looking at retirement, and there’s so many issues with more flooding, more fires, more droughts, and it’s so deeply concerning to young people that are Generation Z like myself,” he said. Stating that his office has worked aggressively to push stronger green energy initiatives, such as selling more electric vehicles and investing in more public transportation, Carbajal said he’s especially focused on the Central Coast. “I’ve put forward a carbon dividend program legislation that would be a pretty significant carbon free program for our nation,” Carbajal said. “That would incentivize industry to really move toward more innovative technology that doesn’t provide the emissions that we currently experience.” In September 2023, Carbajal introduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act that would levy a carbon fee on fossil fuel emissions, incentivizing the transition to carbon-free production and supply chain

through an escalating price of carbon to help meet the U.S. goal of carbon neutrality 2050. For projects closer to home, Carbajal told New Times that he endorses the wind energy projects in the works for federal waters roughly 20 miles offshore from both Humboldt and Morro Bay, despite some critics who aren’t convinced the wind farms would be worth the potential loss of sea life. “Regrettably, there’s no project that you do, whether it’s solar or wind, nothing is 100 percent free from any impacts,” he said. “So, the goal is to minimize the impacts and to find the best alternatives to be able to accomplish that, because that’s very concerning to me.”

Israel-Palestine

Questions about Carbajal’s stance on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict took over the night. Tension seemed to reach a boiling point when a community member asked what his stance was regarding South Africa’s legal action against Israel in international court accusing the country of genocide and war crimes against the Palestinian people. “I think there’s a long-standing definition of genocide. What happened, for example, in the Holocaust was the foundation of what an example of what genocide is. I don’t believe that the case that was brought forward by South Africa fits within that definition,” Carbajal said. “I think it’s important we don’t dilute what genocide means.” One Palestinian man responded by telling Carbajal that he’s been unable to contact his family in Gaza as they have no food, water, electricity, or communication. Others shouted over the congressman, and one man was escorted out by Arroyo Grande police officers after spending around five minutes yelling at Carbajal, claiming he lacked “moral courage to call for a cease-fire.” On Oct. 7, 2023, the political and military organization Hamas, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization and has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007, bombed Israel and kidnapped 250 and killed at least 1,200 Israelis, according to the Associated Press (AP). Israel responded to the attack with a bombing campaign and ground invasion, and as of Jan. 29, the AP reported, more than

QUESTIONS ANSWERED At a town hall meeting in Arroyo Grande, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) was met with protests demanding he call for a cease-fire in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

26,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, while at least 62,000 have been wounded. Carbajal told New Times while he doesn’t see what’s happening as a genocide, he also doesn’t believe that Israel is engaging as tactfully and surgically as it needs to. “I’m glad that they’re changing course in how they’re prosecuting the war because the loss of life that we have seen is unacceptable,” he said. Carbajal said Israel needs to start abiding by international law and if this same “reckless loss of life” continues, then it could reach a point where he would push for a cease-fire. “I want a cease-fire, but you need to look at the release of the hostages, it would be one great step in that direction,” he said. The day after Carbajal’s town hall, an anti-war protest was held outside Cal Poly’s Recreation Center during the university’s winter career fair, which ended with eight arrests. Bass Wehhab, who was present at both protests told New Times that the antiwar protest quickly turned violent. “Things got out of hand, and there was no doubt of excessive police force and police brutality, it’s on video. I’ve seen a video of an officer giving several punches to a student while they were on the ground,” Wehhab said. “It was completely wrong, completely unethical, completely unnecessary, and they should be getting in trouble for this.” Matt Lazier, Cal Poly’s vice president for Communications and Media Relations told New Times that several protesters were arrested after attempting to break into the career fair, which wasn’t open to the public.

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in SLO County, an Arroyo Grande resident said she had exhausted every avenue to find her 95-year-old mother a doctor, claiming that not one primary care physician in SLO County is currently taking new patients. So far, nothing has been able to fix health care challenges, Carbajal said. “I wish I had a better answer for you, but I think you raise a very important question of when you call in and they say you can’t see somebody for half a year or they don’t have any openings, something has to happen,” he said. “I’m going to take this back and discuss it with my team to see what is being considered and what we might be able to do.” SLO County Public Health Division Manager of Healthcare Access Michelle Shoresman told New Times that locals’ struggle to find a physician is something the department sees often as primary care providers are having difficulty hiring and retaining staff. “One thing I would recommend to people who are looking for a primary care provider is to call or look up on their insurance company’s website, as each company is required to have a list of providers,” she said. To help those looking for a doctor, Shoresman said that the county is working on events promoting the profession. “We have a SLO health care workforce development partnership that has been meeting for about three months to develop a strategic plan to help increase the number of people going into health care and staying in health care on the Central Coast,” she said. ∆ Reach Staff Writer Samantha Herrera at sherrera@newtimesslo.com.

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his year started with a shock for one in local government. She noted that the longtime San Luis Obispo resident. organization’s alumni include herself and “When I first heard I was being SLO’s current mayor, Erica Stewart. honored, I was gobsmacked,” Sandi But the road that led to the point where Sigurdson said with a laugh. she could contribute so much to her She was honored as the San Luis Obispo community only came after Sigurdson found Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the the path to sobriety after battling alcoholism. Year at a luncheon on Jan. 20 after nearly two “There was this turning point 20 or so decades of service with and alongside the city. years ago where I got sober and all of this “I feel like I am super lucky to live in such became a reality,” she said. “Only in sobriety a great community of leaders and involved could I find this way to harness all the good residents,” Sigurdson told New Times. “So and smarts I had in me—that everyone has, really—that I had lost access to because to be honored in the company of some of alcohol was the dominating factor in my life.” the ones who have accomplished as much, Once she opened that window, Sigurdson or even more, than I have was a great said, she never looked back. She encourages experience.” The SLO Chamber of Commerce cited her others to recognize that everyone has moments like that, when they can rise to the relentless work to improve the city through occasion. different efforts—including health care “If I were to give any piece of advice access, religious and racial tolerance, gender to anyone, it’s learn when to say yes,” she equality, homeless services, and education. said. “Do what you can, when you can, to “We are surrounded by so many people positively impact the community around in this city that contribute to projects and you.” their governments with really good hearts,” Sometimes, Sigurdson said, that can be Sigurdson said. “I am honored to have doing things you might not want to do, as even just played a role in building up these she recalled helping events and last-minute organizations over the years.” gatherings get off the ground. The chamber commended Sigurdson “It’s things like hosting a 7 a.m. bake sale to for her role as a key figure in running help fund a project or give back to a nonprofit campaigns that fostered voter approval for improved public school facilities, green space you are working with,” she said. “Or when R.A.C.E. Matters calls you to the streets preservation, and overall improvements to to protest and demand justice, you go out city and county services. there.” Her past workplaces include Planned She said it’s not out of reach to “give back Parenthood, a sober men’s living space where you can.” Whether it’s getting those in SLO, the San Luis Obispo Museum of around you involved in your cause, or, as Art, the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and Sigurdson said with a laugh, “reading the Leadership SLO. “I helped run the SLO Symphony for years, freaking newspaper” to know who is in charge of your local government—there is no and I am very proud of how much we played reason why you can’t be the next citizen of not just here but across the world in places the year. like Carnegie Hall,” Sigurdson said. “When “Make time to do what you can do, get I left there to join Leadership SLO, I found involved, educate yourself and others—even myself part of something that is impacting if it’s just taking two hours overall each our community just as much now as it was week, it makes a difference,” she said. “Most when I first joined.” importantly, learn to lift She describes people up when you can Leadership SLO as more because you might just be of a community-building the positive impact that Send business organization than simply inspires them to do exactly and nonprofit information to an opportunity for those what you are doing.” strokes@newtimesslo.com. looking to take charge

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Trump and the insurrection We need to uphold the laws of this country, even amid threats of ‘chaos and bedlam’

ome people think the U.S. Supreme Court should rule to prevent states from banning Donald Trump from their ballots. So far, at least 35 states have made formal challenges to Trump’s presidential candidacy. Currently, Colorado’s Supreme Court and Maine’s secretary of state have determined that Trump should be banned from running for office because of his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on our Capitol. Trump has challenged these decisions and they are now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. I wholeheartedly believe that the states’ rulings should be upheld. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states that any public officer who has engaged in

an insurrection or who has provided aid and comfort to any insurrectionist should not be able to hold public office. (This clause is little known because it has had to be used only a few times since being added to our Constitution after the Civil War. Thankfully our country has not gone through any insurrections since.) In addition, it does not state any requirement of a guilty conviction in a court of law for a person to be banned from holding office. Nevertheless, there are mounds of evidence against Trump from a variety of sources including from the U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 6 Committee findings, which included 10 hearings and evidence consisting of recorded video

footage, cellphone records, and interviews from more than 1,000 witnesses—including many of Trump’s closest aides, police officers, and rioters. There is also additional evidence from the special counsel’s investigation leading to four federal indictments and from Trump’s impeachment proceedings by the House of Representatives. Some people have questioned whether the Jan. 6 attack on the capital was an “insurrection.” Here is the Britannica definition: “An organized and usually violent act of revolt or rebellion against an established government or governing authority of a nation-state or other political entity by a group of its citizens or subjects; also, any act of engaging in such a revolt.” If one still trusts their own eyes, they can plainly see that the events at our U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 were violent. A great number of

people were injured, including 174 police officers. Death resulted. Within weeks, five officers who had been there died, including four by suicide. There was millions of dollars’ worth of property damage. Was this attack against our government? No doubt whatsoever. The most important questions are: Was Trump involved and to what extent? The answer to the first is definitely, yes, even though the full extent of his involvement has not yet been discovered. What has been discovered is that he was engaged in this insurrection before, during, and after it. He used his lies with the intent to prime his gullible supporters and to summon them to the Capitol on Jan. 6, like a Pied Piper. According to a report by CREW (Citizens for INSURRECTION continued page 12

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am compassionate about people and animals, believing we all have a responsibility to care for each other, especially those who are unable to care for themselves. New Times’ story “Moved around” (Jan. 18) was one I wanted to read right away. My issue after reading the article was not with the author, but with Wendy Blacker’s comments about our homeless population in Morro Bay. In fact, I call bullshit on almost everything she said. She said Morro Bay’s homeless have

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“lost faith in the system” and that people from the encampments have lost trust in service providers. Further, she notes that the issue most detrimental to the homeless population is a “lack of affordable housing and transitional housing options.” She notes that, rather than moving homeless people from point A to point B, the city needs to conduct more outreach to encampments and have more options for temporary and permanent housing. I disagree with so many of the things she said. We all have had struggles and been “this

close” to being homeless, including myself. Addiction is a disease, certainly. Mental health is a crisis, indeed. But something in a person needs to “click” in order to reach out for help. There are so many services available, and to say the homeless have lost faith indicates the true nature of this issue: They have lost faith in a system because it doesn’t give them what they believe they are entitled to. The “system” (taxpayers, law enforcement, local government) doesn’t provide them with a nice hotel room or apartment and a monthly support check. The system finds their trashfilled, disgusting campsites on the side of the road in our beautiful community and tells them they must clean up after themselves or move. The system points them to various places and resources where the homeless could get counseling, food, advice, haircuts, showers, access to laundry services, and help with their

pets, but they think that because others have more, that they deserve more. When they don’t get what they feel entitled to, for free, they cry to advocates like Wendy and they say they have lost faith. And advocates fall for it. We all struggle with not getting what we want or “deserve,” but some of us do it while we are working 40-plus hours a week, paying our mortgages, property taxes, and insurance, all the while spending our free time cutting the grass and washing our windows and trying our best to be responsible. We vote and hope to have elected officials who respect all that we do, but there’s still inflation, rising housing costs, food costs, insurance costs that we all face, so we all can say we feel the system let us down. But what does “the system” really owe us? If your city and police turn a blind eye to HOMELESS continued page 12

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Opinion court’s majority wrote: “We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions Responsibility and Ethics in Washington): “One now before us. We are likewise mindful of hundred and seventy-four defendants from 37 states who were charged for their participation in our solemn duty to apply the law, without fear or favor, and without being swayed by the insurrection have said they were answering public reaction to the decisions that the law Donald Trump’s calls when they traveled to mandates we reach.” Washington and joined the Our country needs to violent attack on the capital uphold our Constitution [sic].” On that day, he knew and our laws for all the mob was armed and was citizens, especially our Send us your threatening violence, but he elected representatives. views and opinion to demanded security staff to Yes, removing Trump letters@newtimesslo.com. clear check points close to the from the ballot is an Capitol building. In his speech, extraordinary act, but these he told these thugs to “fight are extraordinary circumstances. These like hell” and then he insisted that he join them, states’ actions against Trump are not fueled only to be reluctantly taken away by members of by partisan passions but by a passionate his secret service. More than three hours elapsed desire to protect our democracy. We need to before he took any action to call his followers stand up for our country and our cherished away, and then he tweeted to them, “We Love Democracy by not allowing dangerous You, You’re Very Special.” people like him to threaten us with “chaos In Colorado, both a district court and and bedlam” if we hold them accountable for the state’s Supreme Court determined their actions. that the attack was an insurrection and (And John Donegan, Al Gore’s action to that Trump participated in it. The state peacefully and legally challenge his election Supreme Court then determined Section 3 results in Florida in 2000 is in no way of the 14th Amendment did apply to a U.S. comparable to Trump’s recent engagement president. Maine’s secretary of state, after in the 2021 insurrection. That slippery slope presiding over an administrative hearing argument is a poor one.) ∆ in which a bipartisan group of former state lawmakers challenged Trump’s eligibility, Kathy Riedemann writes to New Times from determined the same thing. Both parties Los Osos. Respond with a letter to the editor or commentary for publication by emailing it involved declared that they did not reach to letters@newtimesslo.com. these conclusions lightly. The Colorado INSURRECTION from page 11

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the encampments you start creating, across from one of our most traveled community streets, and within weeks you have trash piled high, things hanging in dead trees, tarps and stolen shopping carts, you have to wonder: They are allowed to live like that for free and they don’t even have enough respect to keep the area clean? Would I want to rent one of my extra rooms to anyone who takes care of their property like this? No. They show no respect. They take no initiative to even try to keep their space clean. I guess they are so busy all day working their 40-hour week, like the rest of us, that they just don’t have time to put that garbage in one of the many trash bags strewn across their encampment. Do I think “the system” owes them a reduced rate or free place to live? No. Renting or owning a home brings with it a responsibility, and they have proven they aren’t up to the task. Taking responsibility for one’s self, and for one’s circumstances is the problem. They don’t. They want to blame someone else for their problem. Some people fall for it. If people really want to advocate for “our” homeless population, take your homeless friends by the hand over to that big, ugly mess on Quintana Road and make them clean it up. We taxpayers, property owners, renters, employers, and employees are the system. And we have lost faith in a population that only wants to sit back in their own trash and blame everyone else for the mess they’ve made of their lives. Teach them to accept personal responsibility for their situation, and for the choices they make to stay in or move out of their situation. Addicted? There are free programs. Mental health issues? There are free programs. Hungry? Transportation? Medical services? There are free programs. Choose to access them. Take advantage of free laundry service and free showers and free haircuts. Then, go to one of the dozens of businesses in town that

have help wanted signs in their windows. As a property owner in Morro Bay, the property taxes alone are crippling. None of us can afford to give them free or reduced cost housing. So, maybe they should consider living somewhere else, where the cost of housing isn’t so high. And if you argue that they should be able to live where they want to live, we tried that on Quintana Road, and they messed that up. Maybe I’d like to live in Beverly Hills or Monaco, but I don’t. Because I can’t afford it. Being a citizen is hard work. Being an adult is hard work. Taking care of our personal space and going to work every day and paying taxes and following municipal rules is hard work. But the majority of the people in our community work hard to do all of that. I expect nothing less from any of my neighbors. Homeless or not. They expect so much from us but aren’t willing to do the basics of what is expected to be part of a community. So the system has lost faith in the homeless population. We deserve much better than what they are doing in our community. ∆ Kathi Mendes Gulley writes to New Times from Morro Bay. Send a response for publication to letters@newtimesslo.com.

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ooks like Darcia Stebbens is triumphant in her fight with the San Luis Obispo County ClerkRecorder’s Office over the total cost of the 2nd District recount in 2022. The quibble over about $5,000 that was remaining of a more than $50,000 bill landed both in small claims court last year and in a Superior Court hearing that ended in late December. In a recently issued ruling, Judge Rita Federman makes it sound like the county might actually owe Stebbens money! Which is awesome for Stebbens—so I’m not sure why she hung up on New Times when called for comment. I’m shocked and appalled! But at least she picked up. She normally doesn’t. That’s progress! Maybe it’s all the shredding she’s been through over the last two years, or perhaps it’s all the “negative” coverage she’s received for being an extremely vocal election denier. Either way, she’s finally triumphant with one of the many little bones she had to pick with the county! If I was her, I’d be crowing. It wasn’t her “brilliant” legal arguments against the recount process, which she attempted to reargue in this court case over money, or her weirdly detailed dispute with whether county staffers actually put in overtime to work on the recount that won the day. Federman made a logical ruling. She ruled that salaried employees don’t get paid for overtime, whether they work it

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wrote on Jan. 28. they wanted to hear, so they told him he “I was the one who “lacked moral courage.” Democracy in action. stepped up to the “Hamas initiated and started this plate, despite the fact particular conflict by killing over 1,200 that I’m busy, as I own innocent civilians,” he told New Times after and operate a business the town hall, adding that Israel should start and produce a live, abiding by international law. If this same local event.” “reckless loss of life” continues, it could reach Looks like it a point where he would push for a cease-fire. might be a little late Hamas did start it—violently. So I guess for that plate, judging from the residency that means we’re going to let Israel finish requirements and the whole deadline thing them off, even if it means continuing to (plus she needs to turn signatures in, too). recklessly kill Palestinian civilians. Carbajal’s But requirements are more like guidelines cool with a little illegal activity but didn’t anyway, right? really say where his stop button was. He also For instance, what are the guidelines for said that he didn’t believe it was genocide, getting kicked out of a town hall hosted by a pointing to the numbers. congressional representative? Talking over The thing about genocides is as tolerance (well, yelling, really) an elected official for builds for the “reckless loss of life,” so does five minutes? Because that’s what it took the killing. As Carbajal puts it, 26,000 dead for Arroyo Grande police to escort a proPalestinians isn’t the same as the Holocaust. Palestinian protester out of U.S. Rep. Salud And it isn’t. Not even close. But numbers Carbajal’s (D-Santa Barbara) town hall on don’t define genocide. Jan. 22. The United Nations defines genocide Even if protesting is “democracy in action” as about intent. The intent to eradicate a as Carbajal and fellow Dem. 4th District population, something that’s extremely hard SLO County Supervisor to prove. So when is the call Jimmy Paulding proudly for revenge avenged? called it at the beginning It appears that most of of that town hall, I guess the world’s tolerance for Send us your we only tolerate a certain avenging is greater than views and opinion to amount of disruption. 26,000 Arabs—Palestinian letters@newtimesslo.com. Carbajal disagreed with Arabs. Would it be the what those protesters same for Americans? ∆ wanted: him to demand a cease-fire in the Israel-Palestinian conflict The Shredder thinks revenge can be a and name what Israel is doing in Palestine a dangerous excuse. Send angry rants to “genocide.” And he wasn’t telling them what shredder@newtimesslo.com.

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Glasshead Studio in Atascadero hosts its next ice cream bowl workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. Participants of the class will create their own eight-sided fused glass bowls using triangular shaped glass of various colors. Admission is $75. Visit glassheadstudio.com for more info. Glasshead Studio is located at 8793 Plata Lane, suite H, Atascadero. —Caleb Wiseblood PHOTO COURTESY OF GLASSHEAD STUDIO

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ARTISTS RECEPTION AND ATRIUM PARTY FOR FEBRUARY EXHIBITS Come meet this month’s featured artists, be inspired, and enjoy food, refreshments, a tree-filled atrium, and all the businesses in Marina Square. Feb. 10, 3-5 p.m. Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare. com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. CANDLE “SEENCE” CRANSTON: FINE ART ACRYLIC PAINTINGS Cranston is a self-taught acrylic painter specializing in brightly colored landscapes, abstracts, and space paintings. Since 2010, she has completed over 400 acrylic paintings, with inspiration drawn from studying astronomy, exploring music, and an ardent love of colors. Gallery open daily from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Feb. 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. COASTAL WINE AND PAINT PARTY Listen to music while enjoying an afternoon of creativity, sipping, and mingling. The party includes a complimentary glass of wine and canvas with materials. Saturdays, 12-2 p.m. $55. 805-394-5560. coastalwineandpaint. com. Harmony Cafe at the Pewter Plough, 824 Main St., Cambria. COSTA GALLERY SHOWCASES Features works by Ellen Jewett as well as 20 other local artists, and artists from southern and northern California. ThursdaysSaturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. 559-799-9632. costagallery.com. Costa Gallery, 2087 10th St., Los Osos. DEBRA PIAZZA: ACRYLIC, MIXED MEDIA ARTIST Piazza began her painting career during the pandemic, and uses handmade

collage papers, and/or anything she can find to enhance the texture of a flat canvas. Exhibiting at Morro Made, Rustic Diamond, Morro Bay Art Association, Cayucos Makers, and Mea Winery. ongoing 650-888-2168. artbypiazza.com. Morro Made, 490 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay. JEWELRY, SMALL WORKS, AND ART BY STEVIE CHUN Chun lives in a small town between Santa Clarita and Palmdale. She is a self-taught artist working in several mediums and many types of formats. Stevie is passionate about shape and color in per paintings and crafts and uses minimal outlined forms. Mondays, WednesdaysSundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Feb. 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare. com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL Morro Bay High School presents this production, which follows the saga of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—as they grow up in Civil War America. This familyfriendly show is sure to delight young and old alike with astonishing music, and a heartfelt story. Feb. 2, 7-9 p.m. and Feb. 3, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Adults $15; Child/Student $12. sites.google.com/slcusd.org/mbhsdrama/ home. Morro Bay High School, 235 Atascadero Rd., Morro Bay, 805-771-1845. 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. 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.

PROCREATE MONTHLY ARTIST GROUP Learn the basic tools for using the iPad app, Procreate. Every month, group focuses on a different way to use Procreate, sometimes starting with a “how-to” video. Join a supportive community and navigate the digital world together. First Wednesday of every month, 1-3 p.m. through March 6 $10. 805-927-8190. cambriaarts.org. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria. SACRED PLACES: A GROUP PAINTING SHOW Features various media from painters Hema Sukumar, Joan L. Brown, Hope Myers, Sandra Sanders, Craig Harrill, Nancy Jensen, Patricia Newton, Virginia Mack. Includes paintings of special sacred places “we all may have visited.” Mondays, WednesdaysSundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Feb. 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. NORTH SLO COUNTY

COMEDY NIGHT Michael Mancini, “the Funniest Cop in America,” headlines a great show that includes Drybar comedy star Isak Allen and David Uhlfelder. Hosted by Bob Fernandez, plus special quests TBA. Feb. 3, 7-10 p.m. $25 in advance; $30 at the door. 805-635-5919. pasolounge.com. Paso Lounge, 1144 Black Oak Drive, Paso Robles. FIRST SATURDAY: WINE, ART, AND MUSIC Studios on the Park celebrates First Saturdays, a fun tradition of art, wine, and live music-filled evenings at the start of each month. Enjoy meeting artists and seeing rotating exhibitions while enjoying live music and wine from one of the venue’s winery partners. First Saturday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Free; $10 for wine. 805-2389800. studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. FRANK EBER: PRESENCE AND ABSENCE A special pop-up show in the Studio Spotlight space. Featuring the talented Frank Eber. The show will highlight a variety of Eber’s

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work that explores nature’s transitions in painting. Through March 25 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. FUSED GLASS FLOWER STAKE Create your own unique fused glass flower using a variety of colorful pieces of glass. Flowers can be hung or glued to a metal stake after firing. All materials included. Feb. 3, 10 a.m.-noon $45. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero. FUSED GLASS PLATE OR BOWL Create an 8” x 8” fused glass plate or bowl using a variety of colored glass. Perfect beginner project. All materials included. Feb. 10, 10 a.m.-noon $100. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero. ICE CREAM BOWL Create an eight-sided fused glass bowl using triangular shaped glass in colors of your choice. All materials included. Feb. 7, 5-7 p.m. $75. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero. 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. VALENTINE CARD MAKING WITH ARTSOCIAL 805: AFTER SCHOOL KIDS CREATIVE CLUB Bring your kids for a fun after school art session at the ArtSocial805 Creative Campus. Your child will have the opportunity to use many different materials to create their own masterpieces. This week, the group will be making Valentine cards. Feb. 6, 4-5:30 a.m. $30. 805-400-9107. artsocial805. com. ArtSocial 805 Creative Campus, 3340 Ramada Drive, suite 2C, Paso Robles. SAN LUIS OBISPO

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promote an emerging female artist of color whose works are inspired by the stories of her Black ancestors and traditionally Black hairstyles, centered on ancestral power and mythology. Through March 10, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/ exhibition/alisa-sikelianos-carter/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. ART AFTER DARK WITH DREW DAVIS FINE ART Calling all art lovers. Visit site for more details. Feb. 2, 5-8 p.m. my805tix. com/. Drew Davis Fine Art, 393 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo. BARRY GOYETTE: MULBERRY For his exhibition at SLOMA, San Luis Obispo-based artist Barry Goyette shows a series of portraits taken by a very specific mulberry tree as a site for portrait photography guided by the models, of varying stages of life. Feb. 2-June 3, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/exhibition/barry-goyettemulberry/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. BEEHIVE: THE ‘60S MUSICAL Take a trip down memory lane with this musical celebration featuring iconic female voices of the 1960s. Told from the perspective of six young women who came of age in this enigmatic decade and unforgettable time, this new show will have you “dancing in the aisles.” Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7-9 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-4 p.m. through March 10 $40-$60. 805-786-2440. slorep. org/shows/beehive-the-60s-musical/. SLO Rep, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo. BEGINNERS STAND-UP CLASS This class is designed to introduce the foundational elements of stand-up comedy. Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. through Feb. 13 my805tix.com. Central Coast Comedy Theater Training Center, 7028 Parker Street, suite 200, San Luis Obispo, 805-858-8255. BISHOP PEAK SUNSET PAINTING WITH DREW DAVIS Enjoy this exhilarating twohour acrylic painting workshop. Feb. 8, 5-7 p.m. my805tix.com. SLO General Store, 3845 S. Higuera St., suite 120, San Luis Obispo. BRIAN O’CONNELL: IMPROV WORKSHOP Improv expert Brian O’Connell will introduce attendees to “The Deconstruction.” Feb. 10, 1-4 p.m. my805tix.com/. Central Coast Comedy Theater Training Center, 7028 Parker Street, suite 200, San Luis Obispo, 805-858-8255.

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 805-8355893. hmcruceceramics.com/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. CLAY BABY HANDPRINTS Offers a unique experience of pressing your baby’s hand/ foot into clay so parents can cherish this time forever. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays $55. anamcre.com/babyhandprints. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. COBI MOULES: SHOWERING OF SPARKLY BITS Cobi Moules’ paintings feature queer bodies at play, exuding agency and abandon. Symbolizing queer joy, they transcend boundaries, obscuring the landscape as a backdrop to their pleasures. Moules reimagines 19th century Hudson River School landscape painting as queer spaces of desire and belonging. MondaysFridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. through March 15 Free. 805-546-3202. cuesta.edu/student/ campuslife/artgallery/index.html. Harold J. Miossi Gallery, Highway 1, 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. 805-540-8300. Bang the Drum Brewery, 1150 Laurel Lane, suite 130, San Luis Obispo, bangthedrumbrewery.com. DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE: KING FOR A DAY Hop aboard the trolley for this whimsical, family-friendly adventure featuring your favorite characters from the Emmy-winning PBS Kids series. Journey to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, enjoying stories of friendship and kindness, with catchy tunes like “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Feb. 8, 7:30-9 p.m. $29-$75. 805-756-2787. calpolyarts.org. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. DATE NIGHT POTTERY Bring your date and throw a cup on the pottery wheel. Next, texture a clay slab and press into a form creating a personalized piece. Guest are welcome to bring drinks; venue provides aprons. Pieces are fired, glazed, and ready in two weeks. Saturdays, 6-6:30 p.m. $140. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. ENHANCE YOUR CREATIVITY WITH ARTS continued page 15

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JASON MAYR Give your creativity the gift of a jump start in the New Year. You’ll be led through exercises and examples to gain insight and inspiration that will fuel you forward in 2024. All levels are welcome. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. through Feb. 22 $185 for 5 sessions. 805-234-6940. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, artcentralslo.wordpress.com. FIRST FRIDAYS Visit SLOMA on the first Friday of each month for exhibition openings, music, and wines provided by regional winery partners. Admission is free and open to the public. First Friday of every month, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/events/ first-fridays/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. FLORAL IMPRESSIONS WORKSHOP WITH DREW DAVIS Art enthusiasts and aspiring artists welcome. Find more info on website. Feb. 11, 1-3 p.m. my805tix.com/. Drew Davis Fine Art, 393 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo. FREE DOCENT TOURS Gain a deeper understanding of the artwork on view with SLOMA’s new docent tours. Every Saturday, join trained guides for interactive and engaging tours of SLOMA’s current exhibitions. Saturdays, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/visit/tours/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. IMPROV 101: INTRODUCTION TO IMPROV COMEDY CLASS A great way to explore performance and try comedy out in a positive, welcoming environment. Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. through Feb. 14 my805tix.com. Central Coast Comedy Theater Training Center, 7028 Parker Street, suite 200, San Luis Obispo, 805-858-8255. IMPROV COMEDY SHOW Presented by Central Coast Comedy Theater. Feb. 9, 6-8 p.m. my805tix.com/. SLO Public Market, 120 Tank Farm Road, San Luis Obispo. JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY AND ART Owen and Kyoko Hunt from Kyoto, Japan offer classes for Japanese calligraphy (Fridays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.), a Japanese art called “haiga” (Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m.) and more at Nesting Hawk Ranch. Fridays $45. 702-335-0730. Nesting Hawk Ranch, Call for address, San Luis Obispo. JIG: A TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY PRODUCTION Experience the captivating Trinity Irish Dance Company, “a pioneer of progressive Irish dance that combines traditional vibrancy with American innovation.” Feb. 9, 7:30-9 p.m. $36-$60. 805-756-2787. calpolyarts.org. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. LEAH ROSENBERG Rosenberg works across artistic media to spark new experiences of color. Using painting, installation, printmaking, sculpture, performance, and video, she invites viewers to consider how color can be perceived both multi-sensorially and multi-dimensionally. Through April 1 Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. LEARN MODERN SQUARE DANCING A new square dance class, with Rick Hampton teaching. Exercise your body and brain while making new friends. Casual dress. Singles and couples welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. through April 18 $70 for all 12 weeks. 805-781-7300. squaredancecentralcoast.

FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 com/classes. San Luis Obispo Grange Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. 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 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. MUSTANG BALL BALLROOM DANCE COMPETITION Experience the thrill of a live ballroom competition highlighting dance events in all ballroom, latin, and nightclub styles with hundreds of competitors from across the state. The event concludes with a professional showcase from Rhythm Dance Champions. Feb. 3, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. $10. mustangball.com/. Chumash Auditorium, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-756-1281. PARENT-CHILD POTTERY CLASS Make lasting memories with clay together as a family. For ages 6 and over. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon $70. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, anamcre.com. 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. SHOWERING OF SPARKLY BITS (ARTIST TALK AND RECEPTION) Opening reception of Cobi Moules’ Showering of Sparkly Bits, an exhibition of queer centered paintings. Snacks and music from one of the Cuesta Combos starting at 4:30 p.m., and Moules will be offering an artist talk at 6 p.m. Talk will be livestreamed as well. Feb. 1, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free. 805-546-3201. cuesta.edu/student/ campuslife/artgallery/index.html. Harold J. Miossi Gallery, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo. SIMPLIFYING NATURE WITH PASTELS WITH JIM TYLER In this workshop, we’ll address how to tame the chaos of nature in a painting and decide what’s important in the scene and how to emphasize that. We’ll also use an alcohol wash underpainting. All experience levels welcome, although this is not an ideal introduction for beginners. Feb. 3, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $85. 805-7482220. artcentralslo.com. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. SLO COMEDY UNDERGROUND OPEN MIC NIGHT Enjoy a night of laughs provided by the local SLO Comedy Community. It’s open mic night, so anyone can perform and “you never know what you’ll see.” Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Free. Libertine Brewing Company, 1234 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-548-2337, libertinebrewing.com. 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, 1:303:30 p.m. $35. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.

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GRAVE MISTAKES Book editor Ray’s chances of courting writer and housemate Molly get pushed to the backburner when the duo’s landlord teams up with a ghost hunter and plots to kick his two tenants out in order to transform their home into a horror-themed tourist destination. Through March 16 Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano. MEET AND GREET WITH THE ARTIST Celebrate Linda Nelson and Steve Andrews’ artwork at The Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. Feb. 10, 2-4 p.m. 805-4899444. clarkcenter.org/about/visual-artsexhibit/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. NEW WORKS BY STEVE ANDREWS Andrews’ artwork will be on display during January and February at The Clark Center. Through Feb. 29 805-489-9444. clarkcenter.org/about/visual-arts-exhibit/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. SEX N’ THE CITY: A (SUPER UNAUTHORIZED) MUSICAL PARODY Tackles serious topics like “Will I ever find the one?,” “Can you ever really be over your ex?,” etc. Join Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha on a hilarious trip through New York in the ‘90s. Feb. 10, 8-10 p.m. $45-$65. 805-489-9444. clarkcenter.org/shows/sex-nthe-city-24/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

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BREATHE AND STRETCH: BAYSIDE MARTIAL ARTS This class for ages 18 and over is a hybrid of yoga, active isolated, resistance stretching, and more. Breath work is incorporated throughout. You must be able to get down onto the floor and back up again. Please bring a mat and some water to stay hydrated. Sundays, 9-10 a.m. $15 session. 415-516-5214. Bayside Martial Arts, 1200 2nd St., Los Osos. BREATHE AND STRETCH: OMNI STUDIO This class for ages 18 and over is a hybrid of yoga, active isolated, resistance stretching, and more. Breath work is incorporated throughout. You must be able to get down onto the floor and back up again. Please bring a mat and some water to stay hydrated. Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $15 session. 415-516-5214. Omni Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay. CITIZENS FOR ESTERO BAY PRESERVATION: MONTHLY FACE-TO-FACE MEET-UPS Representatives from “Citizens for Estero Bay Preservation” will be on hand to discuss current news and events surrounding efforts to stop the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Morro Bay and the industrialization of the Embarcadero and waterfront. “No Batteries by the Bay” yard signs available. Email preserveesterobay@ gmail for more info. First Tuesday of every month, 10-11 a.m. Free. Buttercup Bakery and Cafe, 430 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

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 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. FREE OUTRIGGER CANOE DEMO DAYS Athletes wanted. Pale Kai Outrigger is a nonprofit outrigger canoe club. The club offers competitive Hawaiian-style outrigger canoe racing for men and women and are opening up club registration for 2024. All levels and abilities welcome. Space is limited. Signup online now. Every other Saturday, 8-10 & 10 a.m.-noon through Feb. 25 Free. palekai. org/joinus/. Coleman Park, Morro Bay, 101 Coleman Drive, Morro Bay, (805) 772-6278. LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Learn all about the Lunar New Year while making fun holiday crafts. Wear your finest red outfit for good luck. Welcome to the year of the dragon. Feb. 9, 2:30-4:30 p.m. 805528-1862. Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave., Los Osos. MORRO BAY MIXED MARTIAL ARTS Disciplines include advanced athletic performance fitness training, Thai kickboxing, and more. Beginners to advanced 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. SBWN FEBRUARY EVENING MEETING: READY OR NOT, HERE TAX SEASON COMES South Bay Women’s Network Member Debbie Wacker, CPA, will discuss current year tax changes (“not many”), and will also address the election, and its impact on how taxes may change in 2025. Food is included in the meeting fee. Feb. 6, 6-7:30 p.m. $30 non members. 805-528-8263. sbwn.org/ events/february-evening-meeting-mixer/. The Savory Palette (formerly Morro Bay Wine Seller), 601 Embarcadero, Morro Bay. TAI CHI BASICS Visit site for more details on this ongoing, weekly Tai Chi program. Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. $10-$12. 805-7727486. fitnessworksmb.com. FitnessWorks, 500 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay. TAI CHI CHUN CERTIFICATION With the 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the year. Ongoing courses. ongoing Call for price. 805-7017397. 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. TuesdaysThursdays Call for details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, 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

CANDIDATES FORUM FOR 5TH DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISOR RACE The Atascadero AAUW, San Luis Obispo County League of Women Voters, and NAACP San Luis Obispo branch are co-hosting a public forum featuring both candidates running for the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors District 5 seat. Event will be streamed live on YouTube as well. Feb. 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. 805-400-3261. youtube. com/@AtascaderoAAUW. Community Church of Atascadero, 5850 Rosario Ave., Atascadero. GODDESS GROUP Please join Oracle Owner/Intuitive Medium, Tiffany Klemz, for this twice monthly, Goddess Group. The intention of this group is to curate connection, inspiration, unity, and empowerment. Every other Tuesday, 6:30-8 p.m. $11. 805-464-2838. oracleatascaderoca. com. Oracle, 6280 Palma Ave., Atascadero. MAKERS MARKETPLACE: SHOP TO YOUR HEARTS DESIRE This indoor event is open and free to the public. Limited spaces available for vendors ( must get approved first). Feb. 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. my805tix.com. Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main Street, Templeton, 805-400-4542. 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. 805441-2164. North County Connection, 8600 Atascadero Ave., Atascadero. TOPS SUPPORT GROUP: WEIGHT LOSS AND MAINTENANCE A self-help support group focusing on weight loss and maintenance. Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. 805242-2421. tops.org. Santa Margarita Senior Center, 2210 H St., Santa Margarita. 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. MondaysSundays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sliding scale. 559-905-9274. theartofsilence.net. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. CENTRAL COAST DIALYSIS ORGAN TRANSPLANT SUPPORT GROUP Not faith based. All are welcome. Please wear a mask. First Saturday of every month, 9:3011:30 a.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church SLO, 650 Pismo St., San Luis Obispo. CITY FARM SLO’S YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM Check site for more info on programming and summer camps. ongoing cityfarmslo.org. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO. GARDEN FOUNDER WALK AND TALK Walk and talk with Eve Vigil in the Botanical Garden each month on the first Wednesday. Free garden tour with paid admission to the Garden. Free for members. No need to RSVP, just show up and enjoy. First Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free with $5 Garden Entry. 805-541-1400. slobg.org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

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Send event information to events@newtimesslo.com or submit online. HANDSPRINGS AND AERIALS CLINIC Get tips for safe, successful improvement on flipping. The target skills are intermediate level, but even beginners can start working on the fundamentals. All levels welcome. Ages 5 to 17. Feb. 3, 1-3 p.m. $25 for first child, plus $10 per additional sibling. 805-547-1496. performanceathleticsslo.com/events. Performance Athletics Gymnastics, 4484 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. HEALING DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP A safe place to share life experiences with those who have depression or have had and recovered from the devastating effects of depression. Mondays, 6-7 p.m. through Dec. 30 Free. 805-528-3194. Hope House Wellness Center, 1306 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo. LEARN TO SOLDER WORKSHOP Learn how to use a soldering iron and the materials used in soldering, including types of solder, flux, and soldering iron tips. You will put together and take home two small refrigerator magnet kits with LEDs that blink. Adults only. Feb. 10, 10 a.m.-noon $5-$20. alpenglowindustries.com/pages/workshops. Alpenglow Industries, 3485 Sacramento Drive, Ste. F, San Luis Obispo, 805-242-8158. LGBTQ+ FED THERAPIST LEAD SUPPORT GROUP (VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM) A prorecovery group offering space to those seeking peer support, all stages of ED recovery. We understand recovery isn’t linear and judgment-free support is crucial. Share, listen, and be part of a community building up each other. First Wednesday of every month, 7-8 p.m. Free. galacc.org/events/. Online, See website, 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. PUPPY SOCIAL HOUR Puppies (10 weeks to 5 months old) will learn appropriate play style with other pups, acceptable manners with people, tolerance for gentle restraints, confidence with the approach of friendly strangers, and more. Saturdays, 9 a.m. and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. $25. 805-543-9316. woodshumanesociety.org/ training/. Woods Humane Society, 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo. Q YOUTH GROUP (VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM) This is a social support group for LGBTQ+ and questioning youth between the ages of 11-18. Each week the group explores personal, cultural, and social identity. Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. Free. galacc.org/events/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. QI GONG FITNESS ONLINE Qi Gong is a gentle but powerful way to strengthen body, mind, and spirit. Great for balance. Instructor: Gary West, through Adult School, San Luis Coastal Unified School District. An online class. Wednesdays, 9:35-10:35 a.m. through CULTURE & LIFESTYLE continued page 16

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May 22 $90. 805-549-1222. ae.slcusd.org/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. SLO NOONTIME TOASTMASTERS CLUB MEETINGS Want to improve speaking and leadership skills in a supportive and positive environment? During COVID, we are meeting virtually. Contact us to get a meeting link for info. Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. Free. slonoontime.toastmastersclubs.org. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID. SLO RETIRED ACTIVE MEN: WEEKLY COFFEE MEETING SLO RAMs is a group or retirees that get together just for the fun, fellowship, and to enjoy programs which enhance the enjoyment, dignity, and independence of retirement. Thursdays, 8:30-9:30 a.m. $10 coffee meeting. retiredactivemen.org. Madonna Inn, 100 Madonna Rd, San Luis Obispo. SUNDAY EVENING RAP LGBTQ+ AA GROUP (VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM) Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary, worldwide fellowship of folks from all walks of life who together, attain and maintain sobriety. Requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Email aarapgroup@gmail.com for password access. Sundays, 7-8 p.m. No fee. galacc.org/events/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. TEEN MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP Learn more about mental health and coping skills to help you through your journey towards wellness and recovery. Thursdays, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. 805-5406576. t-mha.org. Hope House Wellness Center, 1306 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo. TRANS* TUESDAY A safe space providing peer-to-peer support for trans, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and questioning people. In-person and Zoom meetings held. Contact tranzcentralcoast@gmail.com for more details. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. GALA Pride and Diversity Center, 1060 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-541-4252. SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

BEGINNER GROUP SURF LESSONS AND SURF CAMPS Lessons and camp packages available daily. All equipment included. ongoing Starts at $70. 805-835-7873. sandbarsurf.com/. Sandbar Surf School Meetup Spot, 110 Park Ave., Pismo Beach. CHAKRA BLISS WORKSHOP Guests are guided through a series of restorative yoga poses carefully curated to activate and align the seven energy centers, or chakras, within your body. Each pose is thoughtfully selected to target specific chakras, promoting a sense of inner harmony and well-being. Feb. 4, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $45. 805-619-0989. empoweryoga805.com/events. Empower Yoga Studio and Community Boutique, 775 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach. COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION WITH SHERRI SORRO DELAPLANE When was the last time you experienced being seen and understood? Every day around the world, the Center for Compassionate Communication supports the transformation of how we speak to ourselves and one another, one empathic conversation at a time, speaking the “language of life.” Feb. 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $100 for 3 weeks; $175 for couples. 805-956-1424. energeticpathways.net/. Energetic Pathways,

FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 200 South 13th St., suite 214, Grover Beach. MINDFULNESS AND NEUROSCIENCE WORKSHOP Enjoy exploring the fascinating world of science and spirituality, as the group discusses how reintegrating our mind, body, and soul through the practice of yoga alters our neural pathways and can help us live a healthier happier life. Feb. 11, 3-5 p.m. $45. 805-619-0989. empoweryoga805.com/events. Empower Yoga Studio and Community Boutique, 775 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach. 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 A docent-led tour of the buildings and grounds of the historic Point San Luis Light Station. Check website for more details. Wednesdays, Saturdays pointsanluislighthouse.org/. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach. SOCIAL GROUP FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS Call for more details. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. 805-9046615. Oak Park Christian Church, 386 N Oak Park Blvd., Grover Beach. WEEKLY WATER SAFETY LESSONS Facility advertised as open and safe. Give the office a call to register over the phone. Mondays-Fridays $160-$190. 805-481-6399. 5 Cities Swim School, 425 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande, 5citiesswimschool.com.

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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

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. 805-772-2128. chabliscruises.com. Chablis Cruises, 1205 Embarcadero, Morro Bay. CLUB CAR BAR TRIVIA WITH DR. RICKY Teams of 1 to 6 people welcome. Visit site for more info. Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m. my805tix.com. Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main Street, Templeton, 805-400-4542. TACO TUESDAYS La Parilla Taqueria will be in the courtyard serving up their delicious tacos and tostadas. Menu typically includes

PIÑATAS ON THE PATIO What is more festive than a piñata? Join for some brunch drinks and a couple of good hits to a piñata (or two). Good times and goofy prices promised. Turns will be determined on a first come, first served basis. First Sunday of every month Free. Rambling Spirits, 3845 S. Higuera St. (inside SLO Public Market), San Luis Obispo, drinkramblingspirits.com. SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts more than 60 vendors. Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot, 325 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PUB TRIVIA Bring PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HISTORICAL HARP SOCIETY your thinking cap as questions vary from pop culture, geography, The Historical Harp Society presents to sports. There is a A Celebration of Harp at St. Stephen’s little for everyone. Episcopal Church in San Luis Obispo Prizes for the winning on Sunday, Feb. 11, from 2 to 3 p.m. teams. Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. This afternoon concert will feature 805-439-2529. Oak and performers using replicas of historic Otter Brewing, 181 Tank harps. Donations will be collected upon Farm Road, suite 110, entry. Visit historicalharpsociety.org for San Luis Obispo. more info. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church WEDNESDAY PUB TRIVIA Bring your is located at 1344 Nipomo St., San Luis thinking caps as Obispo. Free parking will be available in questions vary from the church’s parking lot on Pismo Street. pop culture, geography, —C.W. to sports. There is a little for everyone. Prizes for the winning barbacoa, chicken, and pastor tacos, as well teams. Trivia provided by Geeks Who Drink. as shrimp ceviche tostadas. Tuesdays, 5-8 Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. 805p.m. 805-460-6042. ancientowlbeergarden. 439-2529. Oak and Otter Brewing, 181 Tank com. Ancient Owl Beer Garden, 6090 El Farm Road, suite 110, San Luis Obispo. Camino Real, suite C, Atascadero. THE WOOD DRAGON’S FEAST: A TASTE OF TIN CITY WALKING TOUR Enjoy SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR FOOD AND the first ever walking tour of Tin City – an TEA PAIRING EVENT Come welcome in industrial area just outside of downtown the Lunar New Year with this beautiful and Paso Robles – that is home to a community intimate culinary and cultural celebration, of innovative and passionate producers of infusing together Chinese food, tea, high-quality wines, spirits, beer, and more. art, music, and Qi Gong, Chef Garrett Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $125. 805-400-3141. of Sichuan Kitchen and Tea Sommelier Jennifer de Treglode are excited to present toasttours.com/tour/tin-city-walking-tour/. this five-course meal event. Feb. 11, Toast Tours, 1722 Stillwater Ct, Paso Robles. 1:30-4 p.m. $88 per person. 619-807-7006. inariteaart.com/book-online. Crows End SAN LUIS OBISPO Retreat, 6430 Squire Ct., San Luis Obispo. DOWNTOWN SLO FARMERS MARKET Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. Downtown SLO, SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY Multiple locations, San Luis Obispo. MONTHLY FERMENTATION CLASSES New HEAD GAMES TRIVIA NIGHT Live topics each month with a thorough demo multi-media trivia every Wednesday. and explanation of the process that creates Free to play. Win prizes. Teams up to six non-alcoholic, probiotic, and nutrient-dense players. Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. fermentations. Leave the class confident headgamestrivia.com. Antigua Brewing, 1009 and prepared with recipes to make your Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-242-1167. own at home. Limited seating; reserve ONX CHEF’S HOME TABLE: CACIO E PEPE, spot prior to class by phone/email. Second Sunday of every month, 3:30-5 p.m. $30. A LOVE STORY First ONX at Home event of the new year. Chef’s Home Table, an at-home 805-801-6627. kulturhausbrewing.com/ classes/. Kulturhaus Brewing Company, 779 cooking series, continues for Valentine’s Day Price St., Pismo Beach. 2024. Pour some ONX wine in the comfort of your own home. Learn more on website. Feb. TRIVIA NIGHT Join BrainStew Trivia for a 10, 4-5:30 p.m. $219. 805-434-5607. onxwines. hilariously witty evening of trivia in Pismo. Teams of 1 to 4 people. Prizes awarded to the com. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

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first and second place teams. Kitchen is open until 7:30 p.m. for brain fuel. Beer, cider, wine, and non-alcoholic options available. First Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m. Free to play. 805-295-6171. kulturhausbrewing.com. Kulturhaus Brewing Company, 779 Price St., Pismo Beach.

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BLUES AGENDA JAM AND SHOWCASE A rockin’ blues dance party at Niffy’s Merrimaker every first, third, and now fifth Wednesdays. The Blues Asylum house band welcomes local, visiting, and newcomers to the blues groove. Spirits, beer, and wine, with outside food welcome. Every other Wednesday, 7-10 p.m. Free. 805-235-5223. The Merrimaker Tavern, 1301 2nd Street, Los Osos. CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION The marvelous Cal Poly Lion Dance Team and Band will be out front of Volumes of Pleasure bookshop to enthusiastically perform the centuries-old Lion Dance ritual which will delight attendees and bless our community. Feb. 10, 3-3:30 p.m. Free. 805528-5565. Volumes of Pleasure Bookshop, 1016 Los Osos Valley Rd, Los Osos. COUNTRY DANCE PARTY WITH BITTERWATER ROAD: FREE MATINEE SHOW Bitterwater Road is a country party band, with roots in Nashville honky tonks and their boots on the Central Coast. Grab your cowboy hat and get ready to boogie. Feb. 10, 2-5 p.m. Free. thesirenmorrobay. com/events/list/. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-225-1312. EASTON EVERETT: LIVE AT KICKERS Everett plays guitar-woven music with an indie attitude through songs in distinctive stylistic shapes outside the pop mainstream. Feb. 9, 5-8 p.m. eastoneverett.com/. Kickers, 885 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 805-225-1769. FOREVER GREEN: LIVE AT NIFFY’S MERRIMAKER LGBTQ duo Forever Green plays live at Niffy’s Merrimaker. Feb. 3, 5-7 p.m. Free. The Merrimaker Tavern, 1301 2nd Street, Los Osos, 805-534-1007. 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. 805-900-5444. Lunada Garden Bistro, 78 N. Ocean Ave., Cayucos. MISS LEO AND THE HANDSOME FELLERS Presented by Cambria Concerts Unplugged. Feb. 10, 2:30 p.m. my805tix.com/. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2700 Eton Road, Cambria. 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. 805-995-3883. schoonerscayucos.com. Schooners, 171 North Ocean Ave, Cayucos. SEA SHANTY PERFORMANCE AND SINGALONG The Morro Bay Shanty Project will perform sea shanties and other songs of the sea. Audience members will be encouraged to sing along, and share favorites. Feb. 3, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. 805-225-6571. Morro Bay Maritime Museum, 1154 Front St., Morro Bay.

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THE BONES OF J.R. JONES Presented by Good Medicine. Feb. 9, 7 p.m. my805tix. com/. Templeton Mercantile Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main St., Templeton. DELMORE BROTHERS Enjoy a free performance from this concert’s featured musical act. Feb. 1, 6-9 p.m. my805tix. com/. Templeton Mercantile Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main St., Templeton. 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. JOLON STATION BAND VARIETY SHOW Come join Jolon Station Band every Thursday night in downtown Atascadero for a night of comedy, musical guests, prize wheels, and more. Thursdays, 8-10 p.m. $5 at the door. Raconteur Room, 5840 Traffic Way, Atascadero, 805-464-2584. THE MARTINS LIVE All ages welcome. Feb. 3, 7-10 p.m. my805tix.com/. Templeton Mercantile Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main St., Templeton. REMINITIONS WITH TITVN, CATACOMBS, THE RELATIVE MINIMUM, RADIATION INVASION Reminitions (deathcore), TITVN (metalcore), Catacombs (metalcore), Radiation Invasion (alt rock). Show starts at 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Feb. 2, 7-11 p.m. $15. 805-296-2676. darknectarcoffee. com/pages/events. Dark Nectar Coffee Lounge, 5915 Entrada, Atascadero. THE SAM CHASE AND THE UNTRADITIONAL, WITH MAX MACLAURY Find more details and tickets on website. Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. $18 presale; $20 at the door. my805tix.com/. Templeton Mercantile Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main St., Templeton. SHAWN CLARK LIVE All ages welcome. Feb. 2, 7-10 p.m. Free. my805tix.com/. Templeton Mercantile Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main St., Templeton. SINGING HANDS CHILDREN’S CHOIR A unique performing arts group that performs across the state for deaf festivals, service organizations, churches, fairs, and other outlets. New members always welcome. Registration open weekly. Mondays, 5-6:30 p.m. $45 tuition per month. singinghandschildrenschoir.com/. Singing Hands Children’s Choir and Performing Arts, 1413 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles. SWEET HART DANCE: ZONGO ALLSTARS Dancing is optional but not required at this fun and informal fundraiser for the Homeless Animal Rescue Team. Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m. my805tix.com/e/ sweethart-dance. Cambria Veterans Memorial Hall, 1000 Main St., Cambria, 805-927-5010. TRUE LOVES WEST COAST WINTER TOUR Presented by Good Medicine. Feb. 5, 7 p.m. my805tix.com/. Templeton Mercantile Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main St., Templeton. VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER AND PRIVATE MUSIC PERFORMANCE BY FOREVER GREEN Enjoy this “Latin America Meets MUSIC continued page 18

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SoCal” Valentine’s Day dinner, a delectable four-course wine affair inspired by the rich tapestry of traditional Mexican and Latin cuisines. Forever Green will enchant the event with their soulful melodies. Feb. 10, 5-8 p.m. $150 each for non-members; members will receive their tier discount. 805-226-9922. bianchiwine.com. Bianchi Winery and Tasting Room, 3380 Branch Road, Paso Robles. SAN LUIS OBISPO

ALL AGES OPEN MIC NIGHT Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m. Liquid Gravity, 675 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo. ANDREW BALIO BRASS MASTER CLASS Andrew Balio, principal of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, will present a master class. Brass players from the Cal Poly Music Department and San Luis Obispo Youth Symphony will perform and receive input from Balio Feb. 1, 11:10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-756-2406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. ANDY MARTIN SEPTET: BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation is excited to present an all-star septet featuring world-class trombonist Andy Martin. Feb. 1, 7:30-9:45 p.m. my805tix.com/. Mount Carmel Lutheran Church, 1701 Fredericks St., San Luis Obispo. BLUES WEDNESDAYS Spinning blues records all night. Chicago, Memphis, Delta, Detroit, and more. Visit this new vinyl bar in the Railroad District. Acoustically treated room, old-school sound system, big speakers, but always at a polite volume. Plenty of free parking. Wednesdays, 2-8 p.m. Free. 313-316-7097. Jan’s Place, 1817 Osos St., San Luis Obispo, jansplaceslo.com. A CELEBRATION OF HARP A Sunday afternoon one-hour performance of Medieval songs, Spanish dances, and European salon music played and sung with replicas of historic harps. A rare chance to hear exceptional performers and unique instruments. Reception following. Free parking in the church lot on Pismo Street. Feb. 11, 2-3 p.m. Free will donations accepted. historicalharpsociety.org. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1344 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo. ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONCERT WITH ANNE HEGE AND JULIE HERNDON Guest artist Anne Hege will weave together works for her analog live-looping recorder with compositions for live voice, electronics, and video, and Music Department faculty member Julie Herndon will perform a selection from new works for extended keyboard instruments augmented with electronics. Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m. Free. 805-756-2406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/special/. Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. HONOR JAZZ BAND CONCERT Experience the rhythm of talent with the SLO County High School Honor Jazz Band, the Cuesta Jazz Ensemble, and Andy Martin, one of the world’s best jazz trombone players. He will be playing with both groups and featured with a rhythm section. Feb. 3, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10-$17. Harold J. Miossi CPAC at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo. LED ZEPAGAIN: A TRIBUTE TO LED ZEPPELIN Get ready to experience the iconic rock sounds of Led Zeppelin like never before. Led Zepagain, hailed by AXS TV as the World’s Greatest Tribute to Led Zeppelin, is set to ignite the stage at Spanos Theatre. Feb. 3, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $40. 805-756-4849. pacslo.org. Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. LEGENDS OF CAJUN AND CREOLE MUSIC 7 Sisters Folklore Society is proud to welcome Jourdan Thibodeaux, Cedric Watson, and Joel Savoy to the Milking Parlor for a night of Cajun and Creole traditional music. Feb. 4, 7-9 p.m. $20 in advance; $25 at the door. 805-235-2874. eventbrite.com. Octagon Barn Center, 4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo. LIVE MUSIC AT LIQUID GRAVITY Check social media and calendar for weekly updates. Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. Liquid Gravity, 675 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo. LIVE MUSIC FROM GUITAR WIZ BILLY FOPPIANO AND MAD DOG Join “Guitar Wiz” Billy Foppiano and his trusty side kick Mad Dog for a mix of blues, R&B, and more. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 805-544-2100. Bon Temps Creole Cafe, 1819 Osos Street, San Luis Obispo, bontempscreolecafe.com/index.htm. MARQUIS HILL Marquis Hill, a trailblazing trumpeter, breaks barriers between genres, embracing jazz, hip-hop, R&B, Chicago house, and neo-soul. Experience this Thelonious Monk International Trumpet Competition winner as he creates a new socially conscious jazz vocabulary all his own in his electrifying performance. Feb. 7, 7:30-9 p.m. $35. 805-756-2787. calpolyarts. org. Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. SLO SYMPHONY 2023-2024 SEASON Enjoy the SLO Symphony’s 2023-24 season, featuring classic works by Brahms, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky, local composers Stefan Podell and Meredith Brammeier, with the Forbes Pipe Organ, SLO Youth Symphony, and guest soloists Gilles Apap, Andrew Balio, and Salome Jordania. Feb. 3, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $12-$82. 805-543-3533. slosymphony.org. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

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KARAOKE EVERY FRIDAY Enjoy some good food and karaoke. Fridays, 5-8 p.m. 805-723-5550. The Central Grill, 545 Orchard Road, Nipomo. KARAOKE EVERY WEDNESDAY A weekly event with barbecue offerings and more. Wednesdays, 4-8 p.m. Rancho Nipomo BBQ, 108 Cuyama Ln., Nipomo, 805-925-3500. MARDI GRAS MAMBO Featuring The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Cha’s. Together, the two groups will deliver a non-stop Mardi Gras celebration that will have everyone on their feet. Blues, cajun, New Orleans soul, zydeco, and R&B from two Louisiana legends. Feb. 9, 7:30-10:30 p.m. $45-$65. 805-489-9444. clarkcenter.org/shows/mardi-grasmambo/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. ∆

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As part of its annual Sweet Art Fundraising Luncheon, Studios on the Park will acknowledge local photographer and community leader Celeste Hope as this year’s honoree. The luncheon will take place at Bella Terra Vineyard Estate in San Miguel on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 11:30 to 2 p.m. Hope is a professional photographer, and some of her photographs are currently on display at Studios on the Park in an exhibit titled Monochrome Memoir. According to press materials, Hope’s humanistic photography focuses on multicultural exploration, live music experiences, female strength, and other subjects of personal inspiration. A longtime advocate for the local arts community, Hope has been a board member of Studios on the Park since 2018. “Art education and imaginative activities for young people can help students grow into well-rounded adults,” Hope said in press materials. “I find it admirable to watch what Studios on the Park has accomplished for so many students.” For info on tickets to the upcoming luncheon, call Studios on the Park at (805) 238-9800. Admission is $75. Proceeds from the event will support local arts programs, according to press materials. The luncheon will include live music from Gordy Quist and Ed Jurdi of The Band of Heathens, a photobooth, silent and live auctions, and other festivities. Visit studiosonthepark.org for additional details. Bella Terra Vineyard Estate is located at 2850 Ranchita Canyon Road, San Miguel. Studios on the Park is holding this year’s event at the vineyard thanks to the generosity of the estate’s owners, Rich and Tracy Secchiaroli.

Riptide Big Band celebrates 10th anniversary

During its first concert of 2024, the Riptide Big Band will celebrate its 10th anniversary, as the local ensemble was founded in early 2014. The celebration dance will be held on Sunday, Feb. 11, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Elwin Mussell Senior Center in Santa Maria. Thanks to ongoing support from the Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo County and Santa Maria Valley Senior Club, the Riptide Big Band has been providing free music events at venues across Central Coast throughout the past decade. The 16-piece band, based in Santa Maria and led by former music teacher Judy Lindquist, includes musicians from both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties and specializes in big band era music, soft rock from the ’60s and ’70s, and the music standards of the ’30s and ’40s. Visit riptidebb.com for more info. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

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For more information on Art After Dark, SLO’s monthly free self-guided art walk event— including venues, schedules, and participating artists—visit slocountyarts.org. Visit racemattersslo.org to learn more about R.A.C.E. Matters SLO events during Black History Month.

hat do haircuts, art galleries, drum circles, and walking all have in common? “The event not only invited According to the San Luis Obispo County Arts people to meet and connect but Council, they’re all part of the foundation’s effort offered artists to have a low-barrier to enhance a familiar event with an exciting new opportunity to share—and sometimes twist. “Art After Dark is a free self-guided art walk that even sell—their work,” she said. The salon serves as the kick-off occurs monthly on the first Friday of the month event’s host, Truschke said, and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.,” SLO Arts Council Program it will be a focal point to continue Coordinator Summer Truschke said. “Visitors celebrating multicultural and crosscan experience paintings, demonstrations, art events. performances, and readings all within the same Local businesses like The Bunker evening.” Art Gallery, Ceremony Skate Shop, And now, Truschke said, the council is and many more art galleries and collaborating with R.A.C.E. Matters San Luis businesses are lending a hand to Obispo’s hair salon, Texture, to celebrate local what Truschke described as the Arts artists and Black History Month. The launch event, taking place at Texture on Feb. Council’s effort to grow the Art After Dark program. 2 as part of Art After Dark, will feature a digital “We recognize that the program is gallery of works by local Black artists alongside hipa long-standing community-building hop and Black history “visuals and conversation event in SLO,” Truschke said. “So using starters,” according to event materials. it as a foundation, we’ve planned out The hair salon, located at 474 Marsh St. four bigger events throughout the year in SLO, opened last year serving as part of to continue getting the word out and let R.A.C.E. Matters SLO’s efforts to bring in hair people know it is still alive and thriving.” stylists who could cut and fashion Black and She said the event struggled over multicultural hairstyles often not catered to or the past few years, but a strong handled by local salons. WHAT’S WHERE SLO County Arts Council Program Coordinator turnout in 2023 inspired the SLO But it’s the second part of the event that Summer Truschke said that interested parties can find art-focused Arts Council to explore these new events to attend throughout the year thanks to new efforts to grow Truschke is personally excited about. the Art After Dark Program. horizons. “At 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., local musician and “Art After Dark took a big hit in educator Tracy Morgan will be leading drum groups that support Art After Dark. the pandemic when the community circles that are open to the public,” she said. “Any business in SLO County can host Art could no longer go out and walk,” Truschke said. “Anyone who wants to join in can, as there is no After Dark,” Truschke said. “I would encourage “But we saw the interest in participation in Art sign-up required and the only thing we are asking the community in general to visit our webpage After Dark growing during 2023, so we wanted to for is potential donations to help keep things like and look over the virtual map on the first Friday create a series of events to build on the energy our this happening at our events.” of each month—there’s always an exceptional community has with engagement The Black History Month variety of things to experience in several different in the art sector.” event was a natural collaboration, neighborhoods.” ∆ Truschke said, because the goals She’s hopeful this launch event of both R.A.C.E. Matters SLO will inspire other local businesses, Send gallery, stage, Staff Writer Adrian Vincent Rosas is playing air and the SLO Arts Council are to galleries, and organizations to reach and cultrual festivities to get people talking about art and out to her and the SLO Arts Council drums right now. Play along with him at arosas@ arts@newtimesslo.com. newtimesslo.com. its impact. and join the growing number of

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NEW VENUES Texture—a R.A.C.E. Matters program and Black-centered multiuse space with a salon that welcomes rotating stylists—serves as one of the new hosts of Art After Dark, focusing on celebrating Black History Month in February.

FAMILIAR PLACES The Bunker SLO is a returning favorite for Art After Dark. It joins other venues, like Ceremony Skate Shop, in continuing the tradition of SLO’s self-guided art walk held on the first Friday of each month.

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Glen Timed to align with the 70th anniversary of the original Godzilla (1954), this new film throws a big budget at the source material while staying true to its low-budget roots. It’s really the story of Shikishima, who’s plagued with guilt for his failure to carry out his duty. After the war is over, he returns home to find his parents have died. His neighbor Sumiko Ota (Sakura Ando) blames his cowardice for Japan’s defeat. When Noriko Oishi (Minami Hamabe) shows up with an infant that she rescued looking for a place to stay, Shikishima allows them to move in, forming a kind of family but one he doesn’t believe he deserves. It’s a very human story, a story of redemption as Godzilla attacks and a group of veterans join together to do what the Japanese government seems unable to do: defeat Godzilla. We saw it in black and white, which really added to the nostalgia. Anna I didn’t look into this movie before we went to see it, so I kept expecting that at some point the black and white storyline would end and we’d hop to modern day, but I’m so glad this film avoided sliding into a different timeline. Instead, Godzilla Minus One feels like an old-school film with the benefit of modern technology—see it in black and white if you can! The monster looks cool, the storyline is full of tension, and itsPALM stylized fiFEB. lming keeps your eyes glued to SHOWTIMES 2-8, 2024 CLOSED TUESDAYS the screen. I’d love it if this becomes a trend FREUD’S LAST SESSION (PG-13) I loved the relationship with monster movies. Fri., Mon., Weds-Thurs: 4:15 betweenSat:Shikishima and Noriko and young 1:30, 4:15 Sun: 1:30 Akiko. Shikishima is reluctantly loving HOLDOVERS (R) soon grows used to their towardTHEthem and Fri., Mon., Weds-Thurs: 7:00 presence Sat:in 7:00,his 9:30life, despite his belief that he Sun: 4:15, 7:00 THE BOY AND THE HERON (PG-13) DUBBED in English: Fri., Mon., Weds-Thurs: 4:15, 7:00 Sat: 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Sun: 1:30, 4:15, 7:00

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Mon: ollowing the7:00 kidnapping of Denise Huskins in 2015, investigators and the media won’t SHAUN OF THE DEAD Aaron (R) buy Sat. her Only! boyfriend Quinn’s story—that 9:30 the two were woken in the middle of the night, (PG-13) drugged,JULIA and blindfolded, and Denise was taken Sat-Sun: 4:15 docuseries on Netflix walks away. This three-part IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (PG) us throughWeds: Aaron’s 7:00 story as told by the man himself, the (1989) people(PG-13) who believed him, and the BATMAN ones whoThurs: didn’t.7:00 The seemingly bizarre series of events came

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doesn’t deserve any semblance of love. The film manages to be both a human story and a monster movie. Impressive! Glen I know, right? Often these kaiju movies are about nothing but destruction and chaos, but this film cares about the inner lives and motivations of the humans struggling to survive. Like the original Godzilla movies, the story is wrapped up with Japan’s experience with the atomic bomb. Godzilla is an unstoppable force that only gains strength from his injuries, coming back bigger and stronger than ever. American imperialism, PTSD, survivor’s guilt, and shame—this movie does so much more than depict Tokyo being stomped to oblivion by

the year after Gone Girl hit the big screen, and police and the media couldn’t stop themselves from making comparisons. Was this a plot by Denise and Aaron to gain attention? Was Denise trying to seek revenge on Aaron who had recently been reaching out to an ex? The real story is stranger than any fiction, but one thing never changes: Aaron’s insistence about what transpired and his tireless search to find Denise. Later in the series we’re able to hear from Denise herself and watch as the truth falls into place. Who took Denise and why? Will the two ever be believed? Fans of true crime will find this a bingeable wild ride, a story where the reality of the situation is even stranger than you can imagine. (three approximately 45-min. episodes) —Anna PHOTO COURTESY OF NETFLIX

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a guy in a rubber monster suit. There are real stakes for Shikishima and Noriko, and I cared deeply about the outcome. Even if you think monster movies are dumb, give this one a chance. You’ll be pleasantly surprised. Anna I definitely was pleasantly surprised. I don’t often have much faith in monster movies holding my attention, but this is very much a story with heart. And Godzilla is also a cool, regenerating beast—a timeless monster. The film has heart, doesn’t rely on trickery to keep the audience entertained, and gives us a storyline that we want to root for. Kamiki is a great lead as Shikishima, as is Hamabe as Noriko—those two especially sold me on this story; I really bought into their characters. There’s just enough tension to keep everything rolling quickly, but there’s also a sweet family story here too. ∆ Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split Screen. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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hen we started watching this series, I was at first put off. It was a throwback ’70s style sitcom about buffoonish Kevin McRoberts (Eric Peterson), a cable installer who seems to be living a charmed life, and his wife, Allison (Annie Murphy), whose life is a nightmare thanks to Kevin and his crass, careless ways. I thought, “Well, this is going to be dumb.” But then something magical happened. The bright sitcom lighting gave way to a somber tone whenever

Allison had time to herself, and suddenly we discovered her inner life and how she dreamed of escaping Kevin. The juxtaposition of the twin storylines was actually ingenious. There’s also tension between Kevin and his best friend Neil (Alex Bonifer), who always goes along with Kevin’s dumb shenanigans even though Kevin is rude and deeply selfish. There’s also Neil’s hairdresser sister, Patty (Mary Hollis Inboden); her cop girlfriend, Detective Tammy Ridgeway (Candice Coke); and Allison’s old boyfriend, Sam (Raymond Lee). It’s so entertaining we signed up for a oneweek trial for AMC Plus so we could binge the whole series. Pro tip: As soon as you sign up, cancel. You get your week, and you won’t forget to cancel later and end up paying for a month. (16 approximately 45-min. episodes) ∆ —Glen

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y introduction to Cajun and zydeco music came in the form of a movie, The Big Easy (1986), and its amazing soundtrack that included classics like “Iko Iko” by the Dixie Cups, “Tipitina” by Professor Longhair, “Ma ’Tit Fille” by Buckwheat Zydeco, and more. I ran that cassette tape to near death. Since then, I’ve been a huge fan of the genre, and if you’re a fan too, 7 Sisters Folklore Society has an incredible show cooked up for you when they host Jourdan Thibodeaux, Cedric Watson, and Joel Savoy at the Octagon Barn’s Milking Parlor this Sunday, Feb. 4 (7 p.m.; all ages; $20 presale at eventibrite.com or—subject to availability—$25 at the door). “Together, Jourdan, Cedric, and Joel perform original and traditional music from the Acadiana region of southwest Louisiana on fiddles, accordion, and guitar, and it’s sung in Cajun and Creole French,” organizers explained. “But you don’t have to speak the language to get it. It’s music that’s made for dancing but pairs well with good times of any sort! There will be an old-time jam session before the show, at 6 p.m.”

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Singer-songwriter Martin Sexton has a classic story. He was the 10th of 12 children in an Irish-Catholic family, raised in Syracuse, New York, whose first guitar was a Sears & Roebuck acquired at age 14. By 22, he was busking on Boston street corners. By 34, he was named Artist of the Year by the National Academy of Songwriters. Billboard calls him “the real thing,” and Rolling Stone describes his voice as “soul marinated.” He’s touring in support of his latest EP, 2020 Vision. Enjoy an Evening with Martin Sexton on Friday, Feb. 2 (doors at 7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $37 at ticketweb.com).

CREOLE LEGENDS (Left to right) Joel Savoy, Cedric Watson, and Jourdan Thibodeaux are Legends of Cajun and Creole Music, playing a 7 Sisters Folklore Society show on Feb. 4, in the Octagon Barn Center’s Milking Parlor.

A new Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Numbskull Love, is coming out Feb. 14, and the trailer and Good Medicine looks like it’s going to be good. Marley, who True Loves play this Monday, Feb. 5 (7 was born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, p.m.; all ages; $17 at goodmedicinepresents. Jamaica, on Feb. 6, 1945, would have been com) at Club Car Bar, and their bio perfectly turning 79 this year, but he died young, just describes their vibe: “Listening to the 36 years old. His socially conscious legacy abundant sounds of the Seattle-based and music has lived on, and now it’s time for funk and soul group, True Loves, is like the sixth annual Bob Marley walking down a favorite Day on Saturday, Feb. 3 neighborhood street, (doors at 6 p.m.; all ages; $15 slapping five with friends, presale at ticketweb.com or Send music and checking up with clerks $20 at the door). This year’s club information to in their stores, admiring lineup includes True Zion, gstarkey@newtimesslo.com. your dark sun-glassed face The Kicks, Soul Fyah, and in their windows, ducking Ras Danny & The Reggae under flowerpots, and Allstars. smelling the familiar smells of your most Our local celebration shares a strong cherished locale. The band is its own block connection to the original Bob Marley party.” Birthday Celebration in Trenchtown, The band has a killer horn section, and Kingston, Jamaica, which is now in its 42nd year. It was started by Marley’s contemporary frontman and guitarist Jimmy James is cooler than a snowman in the shade. If you and now a SLO Town resident, Ras Danny, dig instrumental soul and funk, don’t miss and some of his Jamaican friends such as it. They’re touring in support of their second Buffalo Bill and Errol Organs. One love, album, Sunday Afternoon. worldwide.

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BOB MARLEY DAY Ras Danny and the Reggae Allstars headline SLO Brew Rock’s Bob Marley Day on Feb. 3.

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If you want to whet your reggae whistle before Bob Marley Day, the Fremont has you covered with a three-band extravaganza featuring headliner SOJA on Thursday, Feb. 1 (8 p.m.; all ages; $37 at prekindle.com), with opening acts HIRIE and Likkle Jordee. SOJA’s a two-time Grammy nominee and has more than 7 million online followers and more than 300 million YouTube views. Patricia “Hirie” Jetton, frontwoman for the band HIRIE, is a true global citizen who was born in the Philippines, spent years in Italy, and eventually settled in Hawaii. STARKEY continued page 26

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Likkle Jordee hails from Oahu and became interested in reggae at age 13. This should be a very chill show.

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I told you about them last week, but don’t forget bluegrass powerhouse The Henhouse Prowlers and local acoustic trio Little Tyme play on Thursday, Feb. 1 (7 p.m.; 21-andolder; $15 at tixr.com). Zeppelin fans, buckle up because Legend Zeppelin plays on Friday, Feb. 2 (7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $20 at tixr.com). I’ve not heard them, but their bio says they’re “hands down the greatest live rendition to the music and performance of Led Zeppelin anywhere in the world! From the unmistakable primal screams of August Young, to the majestic, incendiary and inspired guitar work of Joshua Cuevas, to the extraordinarily mesmerizing rhythm section of Cody Tarbell and Alexis Angel, this band proves why they are more than just a ‘tribute,’ but the dawning of a new era of contained chaos, sonic fusion, and cosmic energy that will leave fans truly in awe of what they are witnessing before their very eyes.” Whew! Sounds epic. There’s a whole day of free music awaiting on Saturday, Feb. 3, starting with Cab Street Band (2 p.m.; 21-and-older; free), a self-described “casual blend of original music, remade covers of old as well as new, all with a unique style of bluesy jazzy funk.” Later than evening, see The Rolling Crowes (7:30 p.m.; 21-and-older; free). The band emailed to explain, “We are the only Rolling Stones and Black Crowes band on the Central Coast and put on quite a rockin’ good time show featuring all the hits! The moves! The talent! Veteran musicians from SLO and Los Angeles combine to bring some amazingly addictive music to your ears.”

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this Saturday, Feb. 3 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $12 students to $26 to $82 general at pacslo. org), in the Performing Arts Center. The concert will include Brahms’ Symphony No.1 performed side by side with the SLO Youth Symphony Concert Orchestra. Guest artist trumpeter Andrew Balio performs Arutunian’s Trumpet Concerto. The concert will also feature “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory,” a work dedicated to and inspired by the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., among other works. Groundbreaking trumpet player Marquis Hill plays the Spanos Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 7 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $37.20 to $46 at pacslo.org). Hill deftly mixes jazz, hip-hop, and socially conscious spoken word, while also exploring R&B, Chicago house, and neo-soul. He reinvents jazz standards in his own style while working to break down the barriers that divide musical genres. “It comes naturally; that’s the way I hear the music,” Marquis said in press materials. “I came up in a household where my mom played Motown, R&B, Isley Brothers, Barry White, Marvin Gaye. Then I received my first jazz record, by Lee Morgan, and that was added to the collection. I truly believe that the music is all the same.” The Cal Poly Music Department will present an Electronic Music Concert on Thursday, Feb. 8, featuring guest artist Anne Hege and Cal Poly Music Department faculty member Julie Herndon (7:30 p.m.; all ages; free), in Room 218 of the Davidson Music Center (Building 45). According to organizers, “Hege, in her ‘Divining Wisdom Part II,’ will weave together works for her analog live-looping recorder with compositions for live voice, electronics, and video. Herndon will perform a selection from new works for extended keyboard instruments augmented with electronics.” ∆ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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Just Baked grows to include a savory and sugary brick-and-mortar bakery in downtown Paso Robles

ounded as a cookie delivery business famous for its flagship chocolate chip cookies, Just Baked expanded last summer into a one-stop shop for almost everything dessert. It bustles in downtown Paso Robles as a brick-and-mortar bakery dishing out not only cookies but also macarons, cupcakes, cakes, sweet and savory pastries, and even a breakfast spread. “We changed the flagship chocolate chip cookie a little bit,” owner Libby Ryan said. “When I purchased the bakery, it did come with a few of the recipes. But obviously, we’ve added recipes along the way. I do have a very talented pastry chef and a team of chefs too.” Ryan bought Just Baked in 2016 after its founder Annie Farrell had to move unexpectedly and her business partner, Megan Hoetker, left the company to raise her kids. The downtown Paso Robles location isn’t the bakery’s first physical store but it’s the biggest one. Under Farrell, Just Baked operated as a tiny Santa Margarita kitchen and pastry bar until Ryan took over and expanded the client base through her local connections and know-how as the creator of her own business, She Makes Cakes. In 2020, Just Baked began serving Paso Robles at the Paso Market Walk. Last summer, she opened the spacious downtown Paso Robles shop that also serves as Just Baked’s kitchen headquarters and runs both locations with the help of her 23-member staff. On the afternoon of Jan. 25, Ryan appeared ready for the Valentine’s Day crowds. Dressed in a brown sweater flecked with large red hearts, complete with red heart-shaped earrings, Ryan leaned into the bakery’s love

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Grab sweet treats, breakfast, and coffee from Just Baked’s downtown Paso Robles bakery on 725 12th St. from Tuesday to Sunday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Enjoy their desserts at the Paso Market Walk booth, too, from Tuesday to Sunday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 1825 Spring St. Check out the creations and place orders on justbakedslo. com. Keep up with them on Instagram @justbakedpaso.

theme. Disco balls with pink taffeta hung from the ceiling; wall art bearing candy conversation hearts greeted customers by the front door; and the color pink dotted the bakery in the form of glowing lights, candles on the fireplace mantle, and flower vases. The themes are seasonal, Ryan told New Times, and change practically every two weeks. “Valentine’s Day is huge for us,” Ryan said. “Valentine’s Day rivals Christmas. Christmas is an entire month—Valentine’s Day is just one day, but Valentine’s Day sales-wise rivals Christmas for us.” This Valentine’s Day, Just Baked will host a “Galentine’s Day” event on Feb. 13. Along with sweet specials like a shareable tiramisu for two, patrons can choose to get permanent jewelry from Infinity Metals SLO, which will set up a pop-up shop in the bakery. They can also purchase $35 to $50 bouquets from MDL Events, which will be in the store on Feb. 13 and 14. Just Baked also offers other love-themed treats, available for pre-order now, including heart-shaped cakes with vintage-style piping, chocolate-covered strawberries, French macaron gift boxes, iced cookie sets, cannoli, cake bars, and even custom friendship bracelet cookies. Beyond the Valentine’s Day thrill, hungry customers throng daily to Just Baked for its newly added breakfast menu and coffee with house-made syrups. They PHOTO COURTESY OF JUST BAKED’S FACEBOOK PAGE can go down the sweet route with a pain au chocolat or take the savory way with a buttery spinach and artichoke pastry that comes with a boiled egg center. All desserts and breakfast items are created by head chef Whitnie Burke and her team of chefs. Once the owner of Paper Cake Events and described by Ryan as probably her only competition in the wedding scene, Burke left her business to work for Just Baked. “I’m a savory chef first before pastry,” Burke said after pulling out a tray of macaron shells from an industrial oven. “But I went back to pastry when I moved back to the Central Coast. There’s not really a huge market for fine dining ALL THE RAGE Just Baked offers heart-shaped cakes with vintageanymore, and pastry was style piping and glitter cherries as a Valentine’s Day special that’s kind of just calling to me. available to pre-order now. So I went back to it.”

NEW AND OLD Just Baked graduated from a delivery business known for its flagship chocolate chip cookie to a bakery that dishes out a plethora of seasonal cupcakes and other desserts—all made from scratch under the leadership of head chef Whitnie Burke.

SWEET COMMITMENT Just Baked owner Libby Ryan goes all out for every holiday and matches the bakery’s Valentine’s Day-themed interiors with her own heart-centric fashion.

Just Baked, according to Ryan, fills a Burke and Ryan are excited about menu craving in the Paso Robles area. collaborations, too. Just Baked’s breakfast “We do everything here and in-shop. I menu received a bagel addition as of Jan. 26 think a lot of the other bakeries that are in thanks to Brian Stein of the former Stein’s town don’t do that,” she Deli in Atascadero. said. “We refer a lot of “He actually came out of people over to Angela’s; retirement for us,” Ryan said. “So she does a lot of Hispanic we’re going to be the only people that can carry Stein’s bagels.” pastries that we don’t Send tidbits on everything Burke will be experimenting offer. But some of the food and drink to more with bread the rest of the other bakeries that are bites@newtimesslo.com. year. She’s served up dinner rolls in town, don’t [make it] in the past and is keen to play fresh or made in-shop. with sourdough in the future. “Our stuff is all from scratch, and I’m really “We put extra effort into our breakfast proud of that.” ∆ spread, so there are a lot of cool, seasonal things that are unique to the Central Coast,” Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal can eat she said. “In my opinion, if you really like pain au chocolat for days. Slow her roll at food, it’s interesting to see that stuff.” brajagopal@newtimesslo.com.

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ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY Department of Social Services PO Box 8119 San Luis Obispo, CA 934038119 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Juvenile Court CASE NAME: Ava Leanne Hoyle CASE NUMBER: 22JD00173001 1. To: Bruce T. Hoyle and anyone claiming to be a parent of Ava Leanne Hoyle born on 11/15/2016 at Sierra Vista Regional Med Center, San Luis Obispo, California 2. A hearing will be held on February 7, 2024, at 1:00pm in Dept. 12 and April 10, 2024, at 1:00pm in Dept. 12 located at Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. *This hearing will be held remotely. 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 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 confidential. 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 present at the hearing, to present evidence, 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: January 11, 2024 /s/ Myranda Morales, Deputy Clerk January 18, 25, & February 1, 2024

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY Department of Social Services PO Box 8119 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8119 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Juvenile Court CASE NAME: Maria-Agraphina Alyssa Rosealine Stacki Sofia-Ruth Jerri-Ann Stacki CASE NUMBER: 23JD00012-001 23JD00012-002 1. To: Margaret Weece and anyone claiming to be a parent of Maria-Agrapina Alyssa Rosealine Stacki and Sofia-Ruth Jerri-Ann Stacki born on 04/16/2015 and 05/23/2016 at Twin Cities Community Hospital, Templeton, California 2. A hearing will be held on March 14, 2024, at 1:00pm in Dept. 12 and A Second Back-Up Hearing will be held on March 14, 2024, at 1:00pm in Dept. 12 located at Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. 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 present at the hearing, to present evidence, 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: January 23, 2024 /s/ Myranda Morales, Deputy Clerk February 1, 8, & 15, 2024

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FILE NO. 2024-0166 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as JSM FORENSICS, 872 Higuera S., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. JSM Studios, LLC (872 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ JSM Studios, LLC, Justin Rosander, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-19-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-19-29. February 1, 8, 15, & 22, 2024

FILE NO. 2023-2654 (08/16/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as ACE HANDYMAN PAINTING, ACE JANITORIAL AND HANDYMAN, ACE PATCH AND PAINT, 791 Price St. #181, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Brett William Johnson (791 Price St. #181, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brett William Johnson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-14-23. 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. 12-14-28. January 11, 18, 25, & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2023-2691 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as CENTRAL COAST DRAFTING & DESIGN, 109 Village Cir., Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Thomas Anthony Allen (109 Village Cir., Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Thomas Anthony Allen. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1923. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 12-19-28. January 11, 18, 25, & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0239 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as STMJ LLC, 5795 Stockdale Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. STMJ, LLC (5795 Stockdale Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ STMJ, LLC This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 01-25-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Steddum, Deputy. Exp. 01-25-29. February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2023-2480 (01/03/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as SLOCRETE 2146 Parker St, A7, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. J. Ferreira Construction, Inc. (625 Horstman St., Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ J. Ferreira Construction, Inc., Justin, Ferreira, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 11-14-23. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk M. Stiletto, Exp. 11-14-28. January 18, 25, February 1 & 8, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2023-2656 (12/07/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as FITNESSWORKS, 500 Quintana RD, Morro Bay, CA 93442 . San Luis Obispo County. FWMB, Inc. (500 Quintana RD, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ FWMB, Inc., Deborah Kaloi-Pettit, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-14-23. I 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. 12-14-28. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2023-2663 (12/14/23) New Filing The following person is doing business as POSADA MEDICAL CENTER WEST CONDO ASSOCIATION, 262 Posada Lane, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. James P Cartland (272 Puffin Way, Templeton, CA 93465), Hendrick F Breytenbach (3154 Cielo Grande, Atascadero, CA, 93422), Nelson T Yamagata (1720 Donelson Place, Templeton, CA 93465, United States). This business is conducted by A General Partnership, James P Cartland. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-1523. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 12-15-28. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2023-2712 (12/15/23) New Filing The following person is doing business as MR. STORAGE, 1530 Railroad Street, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Grover Beach Real Estate, LLC. (98 Olive Mill Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108).This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Grover Beach Real Estate, LLC., John Lund, Trustee of The John D. Lund and Christina E. Lund Revocable Living Trust, it’s Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-21-23. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk A. Trujillo Exp. 12-21-28. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

FILE NO. 2023-2765 (12/18/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as T’S RED TACOS, 690 Dolliver Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Pismo’s Pizza & Chowder House, Inc. (500 Linne Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446, California). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s, Pismo’s Pizza & Chowder House, Inc., Roger Sharp, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-2924. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 12-29-23. January 18, 25, February 1 & 8, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2023-2713 (12/15/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as MR. STORAGE, 190 N. 2nd Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Grover Beach Real Estate, LLC. (98 Olive Mill Lane, San Barbara, CA 93108). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Grover Beach Real Estate, LLC, John Lund, Trustee of The John D. Lund and Christina E. Lund Revocable Living Trust, it’s Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 12-2123. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 12-21-28. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2023-2720 (05/01/2017) New Filing The following person is doing business as SITE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, 250 Foxen Bluff Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Mojtaba Moayeri (250 Foxen Bluff Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Mojtaba Moayeri. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-22-23. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 12-22-28. January 4, 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2023-2738 (10/02/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as THE STEELE METHOD, STEEL HORSE TOURS, 1445 West Grand Ave, Suite B, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Steele Ventures, LLC. (1445 West Grand Ave, Suite B, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Steele Ventures, LLC., Scott R Steele, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-27-23. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk G. Ugalde Exp. 12-27-28. January 18, 25 & February 1, 8, 2024

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FILE NO. 2023-2752 (12/28/23) New Filing The following person is doing business as AGRIDULCE, 4211 Broad St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Dominique N Benavidez (933 Farroll Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Dominique N Benavidez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-28-23. 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. 12-28-28. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2023-2762 (10/29/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as COASTAL ESTATE AUCTIONS, 351 N. Elm, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Bonnie L McPeters (351 N. Elm, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420).This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Bonnie L McPeters This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-29-23. 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. 12-29-28. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

FILE NO. 2024-0001 (01/02/24) New Filing The following person is doing business as MARIPOSA EXCHANGE, 325 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Stephani Slater (4421 Davis St, Santa Clara, CA 95054), Becky Garza (2425 Reno Ct.,Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A General Partnership, Stephani Slater, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-02-24. 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. 01-02-29. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0002 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as THE PEACEFUL GARDENERS, 312 Highland Dr., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Duane Kneller (312 Highland Dr., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Duane Kneller. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-02-24. I 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. 01-02-29. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0003 (01/26/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as 141 FIRST STREET PROPERTIES LLC, 141 First St, Avila Beach, CA 93424. San Luis Obispo County. 141 First Street Properties, LLC (1883 Castillo Ct, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/141 First Street Properties, LLC, Nicolette A Munoz, Treasurer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 01-02-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 0102-29. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0006 (01/02/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as BOOKKEEPING BY BARBARA MARIE, 44 Mariposa Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Barbara Marie Ozanich, (44 Mariposa Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Barbara Marie Ozanich. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-02-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A.Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-02-29. January 18, 25, February 1, & 8, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-0007 (01/01/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as LANE & COLE’S LAUNDROMAT, 127 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Casey Johnston. (816 Mentone Avenue, CA, 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Casey Johnston. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0224. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 01-02-29. January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024.

FILE NO. 2024-0008 (12/19/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as CENTRAL COAST MOBILE NOTARY, 499 Sunset Court, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Rebecca Renee Arias (499 Sunset Court, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Rebecca Renee Arias. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-02-24 I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, O. Palma, Deputy. Exp. 01-02-29. January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0010 (01/02/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as SHRINE BREWING, 3197 Duncan Lane, Unit B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Joe A Florence (2044 Mccollum St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Joe A Florence. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0224. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 01-02-29. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0015 (01/01/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as BRIGHTER SIDE BARGAINS, BRIGHTER SIDE THRIFT STORE, BRIGHTER SIDE THRIFT SHOP,BRIGHTER SIDE THRIFT, BRIGHTER SIDE BARGAIN CENTER. 197 S 10th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Elvia Madrigal, (PO Box 782, Grover Beach, CA 93483). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Elvia Madrigal. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-03-2024. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 01-03-29. January 18, 25, February 1 & 8, 2024.

NOTICE REQUESTING QUALIFICATIONS FOR LEGAL SERVICES ON-CALL OUTSIDE COUNSEL 2019-2024 The City of San Luis Obispo is requesting proposals for outside counsel legal services in a variety of different areas of law pursuant to Specification No. 91676. All firms interested in receiving further correspondence regarding this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) will be required to complete a free registration using BidSync (https://www. bidsync.com/bidsync-app-web/vendor/register/Login.xhtml). Proposals will be reviewed as they are received. All proposals must be completely uploaded on BidSync at or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30, 2018. Proposals received after said time will not be considered. Proposals shall be submitted using the forms provided in the specification package. Proposals submitted in any manner not specified above will not be accepted. Specification packages and additional information may be obtained at the City’s BidSync website at www.BidSync.com. Please contact Purchasing Analyst Dan Clancy at dclancy@slocity.org with any questions. February 1, 2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to consider amending the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (ACTTC), Planning and Building, and Sheriff-Coroner Cannabis Fees in the County Fee Schedule “B” for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Ordinance. The hearing will be held at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, County Government Center, 1055 Monterey Street, in San Luis Obispo. Recommended amendments include increases, decreases, new, and deleted fees. Schedule B Fee amendments would become effective July 1, 2024. Any person interested in expressing their views regarding the proposed amendments to the Fee Schedule may do so at the hearing. To determine specific placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda and to review the fee schedule amendments, go to the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date. The fee schedule amendments may also be reviewed at the: County Government Center Administrative Office, Room D430 1055 Monterey Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 (805) 781-5011 DATED: January 23, 2024 REBECCA CAMPBELL, Acting County Administrative Officer and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/Sandy Currens Deputy Clerk of the Board January 25, 2024, February 1,2024

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FILE NO. 2024-0017 (01/01/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, 8445 Los Osos Road, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Andrew Hal Maltz (8445 Los Osos Road, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Andrew Hal Maltz This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0324. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 01-03-29. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0029 (01/04/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as LANDSBY WINES, (5995 Peachy Canyon Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446). San Luis Obispo County. Mikkelsen Family Wines LLC (5995 Peachy Canyon Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Mikkelsen Family Wines LLC, Oliver Mikkelsen, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 0104-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 01-04-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0030 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as EVERGREEN SOUPS, 4750 Allene Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Candice S Cane (4750 Allene Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by an individual/s/ Candice S Cane. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-04-2024. 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. 01-04-2029. January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024

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

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, February 16, 2024 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 David Parrish (AMEND2023-00006) to amend a previously approved Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit DRC2003-00020 to allow modifications to the building elevations, site plan, and floor plans to an existing 2,756 square-foot two-story with basement level singlefamily residence. Requested modifications include an interior remodel, addition of approximately 754 square-feet of habitable area, 143 squarefeet of covered/enclosed porches/deck areas and 891 square-feet of new uncovered decks. The resulting residence will total 3,653 square-feet. The site is within the Residential Multi-Family land use category and is located at 148 San Luis Street, in the community of Avila Beach. The site is in the San Luis Bay Coastal Planning Area. Also to be considered is environmental determination that the project is consistent with the Avila Beach Specific Plan EIR. The Environmental Coordinator finds that the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), by the Board of Supervisors for the Avila Beach Specific Plan on April 11, 2000, is adequate for the purposes of compliance with CEQA. The Avila Beach Specific Plan is incorporated by reference into the community plan (San Luis Bay Coastal Area Plan) and part of the County General Plan Land Use Element. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15183 an EIR prepared for a Community Plan can be used for a project that is determined to be consistent with that Plan. No significant impacts of the project have been identified and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15162, no project specific mitigation measures are necessary. The mitigation measures identified in the certified Final EIR prepared for the Specific Plan are adequate. County File Number: AMEND2023-00006 Supervisorial District: District 3 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 076-221-001, -004 Date Accepted: 07/24/2023 WHERE Virtual meeting via Zoom platform. Instructions on how to view and participate in the meeting remotely and provide public comment will be included in the published meeting Agenda and are posted on the Department’s webpage at: https://www.slocounty. ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Grid-Items/Meetings,-Hearings,Agendas,-and-Minutes/Planning-Department-Hearing-(PDH)-VirtualMeeting-.aspx. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www sloplanninq org. You may also contact Ana Luvera, 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, February 9, 2024 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on AMEND2023-00006.” 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. Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing February 1, 2024

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CITY OF ATASCADERO City of Atascadero CITIES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS REPORT Cities Financial Transactions Report Summary and AND Statistics SUMMARY STATISTICS Fiscal Year: 2023 Summary Revenues

Governmental Funds $ 48,981,015

Proprietary Funds $ 7,768,149

46,613,370

6,763,320

Expenditures/Expenses Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures

2,367,645

Income (Loss) Before Capital Contributions, Transfers and Special and Extraordinary Items

1,004,829

Other Financing Sources (Uses) 858,424

Capital Contributions

7,435,410

Proprietary Fund Transfers In (Out) Special and Extraordinary Items Change In Fund Balance/Net Position Fund Balance/Net Position (Deficit), Beginning of Fiscal Year

2,367,645 $

9,298,663 $

60,003,541

81,034,351

Adjustments (Specify) Specify Governmental Fund Adjustments Add Specify Proprietary Fund Adjustments

62,371,186

90,333,014 13.5% 7/1/2020

Effective Date of Current Transient Occupancy Tax Rate Current Utility User Tax Rate Appropriations Limit

51,205,862

Total Annual Appropriations Subject to the Limit

28,146,730

PUBLIC NOTICE - CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE PETITION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate the petition within the City of Grover Beach for the purpose of REPEAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-37, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES”, adopted December 11, 2023, in order to reestablish the lawful master fee schedule for water and wastewater rates in effect immediately prior to its adoption. A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows: The Grover Beach City Council voted to DOUBLE WATER & WASTEWATER RATES within four years, starting February 2024 for city water users, including schools, businesses, churches, and mobile homes. These outrageously high and destructive increases pay Grover Beach’s 36% share of the Central Coast Blue Joint Powers Authority (JPA) that includes Arroyo Grande and Pismo Beach and has tripled in cost to over $99 million. A JPA wastewater treatment plant to process Pismo wastewater for future development will be located in South Grover near residential areas and includes 16 wells and miles of pipelines that will be trenched and bored into newly repaired, mostly residential, Grover Beach streets. The astronomical prices for this small amount of water and likely future price increases defies California’s declared state water policy that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible water,” as guaranteed by California Water Code Section 106.3. The Central Coast Blue project will take years to complete. California’s State Constitution prohibits fees or charges based on future use of a service and requires services to be actually in use or immediately available (Article XIII D, Section 6(b)(4), enacted by voters as part of Proposition 218). The rate increases impose fees for services that do not exist. Moving this new infrastructure project to Grover Beach should have been decided by a vote of the people of Grover Beach, not by the mayors of two other cities. The families, seniors, tenants, businesses, and people on fixed incomes in Grover Beach have already funded their water infrastructure and supply and should not be paying for the future growth of Pismo and Arroyo Grande. Central Coast Blue cannot fulfill its claim as a drought or seawater intrusion buffer because it draws from the current basin in times of drought and plans to drain the basin 50% more than we do now. Its own reports indicate that by further depleting our water basin, Central Coast Blue puts us at greater risk of seawater intrusion. The families, seniors, tenants, businesses, and people on fixed incomes in Grover Beach ask their city council to commission a current independent technical review to find fiscally sustainable backup water and put it to the vote of the people before turning Grover Beach into the wastewater processor for Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande and financially compromising its citizens, city, and environment. /S/ Debra Diane Peterson 160 S 3rd St Grover Beach 93433 /S/ Andrea Seastrand 851 N 5th Street Grover Beach 93433 /S/ Adolfo J Medina 579 S 9th St Grover Beach 93433 A Citizen’s Initiative Measure to Repeal Water and Wastewater Rate Increases Enacted by City Council Resolution No. 23-37 The purpose of this measure is to ask registered voters in the City of Grover Beach if they wish to repeal Resolution No. 23-37, adopted by the Grover Beach City Council on December 11, 2023. The resolution authorizes a rate structure allowing for increases in water and wastewater rates over a five-year period beginning February 2024. Resolution No. 23-37 was enacted to fund water and sewer projects within the City, encompassing various infrastructure improvements, including upgrades to a booster station, reservoir maintenance, increasing sewer line capacity and upgrading aged sewer lines. The water rate increase was also enacted to fund the City’s share of costs for the Central Coast Blue recycled water project, a collaborative project involving the cities of Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande, and Pismo Beach. Successful passage of this measure would repeal water and wastewater fee increases enacted under City Council Resolution 23-37 and would necessitate a reevaluation of the City’s financial ability to complete planned infrastructure improvements. February 1, 2024

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2024-0037 (01/04/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as LEON RM CONSTRUCTION, 1246 Mesa Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444 . San Luis Obispo County. Leon RM Construction (1246 Mesa Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Leon RM Construction, Marbella De Leon, CEO/President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-04-2024. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-042029. January 18, 25, February 1 & 8, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0038 (01/03/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as THE JUST DAINA, 10700 Toro Creek Road, Atascadero CA, 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Daina K Catlin (10700 Toro Creek Road, Atascadero CA, 93422). This business is conducted by A/ An Individual/s/ Daina K Catlin. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0424. 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. Exp. 01-04-29. January 18 & February 1, 8 & 15, 2024

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FILE NO. 2024-0040 (01/01/2012) New Filing The following person is doing business as MRW FINISH CARPENTRY, 460 Cuerno Largo Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Maxwell R Wilson (460 Cuerno Largo Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Maxwell R Wilson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-04-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, O. Palma, Deputy. Exp. 01/04/2029. December 21, 2023, January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0043 (01/05/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as SUNROOMS PLUS, 848 Covington Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Team-System Corp (P.O. Box 212, Arroyo Grande CA, 93421. This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Team-System Corp, Reginald D. Johnson, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0524. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-05-29. January 25, February 1, 8 & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0046 (01/05/2004) New Filing The following person is doing business as JRF CONSTRUCTION, 7535 Santa Ysabel Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. John Reily Ferguson (7535 Santa Ysabel Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422).This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ John Reily Ferguson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01/05/24. 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. 01-05-29. January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0048 (01/01/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as GIGI’S BITS AND BOB’S BOUTIQUE, 816 Main St., Suite B, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. April Nancy Cannizzaro (816 Main St., Suite B, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ April Nancy Cannizzaro. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-05-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-05-29. January 18, 25, February 1, 8 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0053 (01/01/2024) New Filing The following persons are doing business as MORRO BAY COFFEE CO., 948 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay, CA, 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Aja Leigh-Ann Davis (948 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay, CA 93442) and Madison Joss Lipton (948 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership. Leigh-Ann, General Partner/s/ Aja Davis. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-08-2024. 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. 01-08-2029. January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024

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FILE NO. 2024-0054 (01/08/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as BOB’S RADIO AND TV, 1415 S. 4th St., Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Daniel Lindsey Steele (1415 S. 4th St., Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by an individual/s/Daniel Lindsey Steele. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-08-2024. 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. 01-08-2029. January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024

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FILE NO. 2024-0055 (01/01/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as NECTAR & NOBLE, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Trilogy Hospitality (15223 Hume Drive, Saratoga, CA 95070). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Trilogy Hospitality, Kamal Patel, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-08-2024. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-08-2029. January 25, February 1, 8 & 15 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0056 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as TWO WOLVES SHOPPE, 1295 Laura Court, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Laurel Anaya (1295 Laura Court, Templeton, CA 93465) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Laurel Anaya. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-08-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-08-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0058 (01/01/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as NOT POISON BAKING, 115 Placentia Ave., Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Yodelayheehoo Baked Goods, LLC. (115 Placentia Ave., Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Yodelayheehoo Baked Goods, LLC., Wendy Jones, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 01-08-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 0108-29. February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0068 (12/08/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as JSB GENERAL ENGINEERING, 5565 Nogales Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Jason Sterling Bates (5565 Nogales Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jason Sterling Bates. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-09-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 01-09-29. February 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0069 (07/15/2021) New Filing The following person is doing business as AMERICAN PRESSURE WASHING SERVICES, 658 Graves Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Carson Alexander Gann (311 Alder, Ln, Buellton, CA 93427). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Carson Alexander Gann. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01/09/2024. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, O. Palma, Deputy. Exp. 01/09/2029. January 18, 25 & February 1, 8, 2024.

FILE NO. 2024-0082 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/29/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO MASSAGE THERAPY, 210 Traffic Way, Unit C, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Jeffery Bennett Bowers (447 Hansen Hill Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jeffery Bennett Bowers. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-10-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk. M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 01-10-29. January 25, February 1,8 & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0073 (01/09/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as CRYMSON CRYSTAL, 7100 Navajoa Ave, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Gianne Nicole Anderson (PO Box 174, Atascadero, CA 93423) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Gianne Nicole Anderson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-0924. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-09-29. January 18, 25 & February 1 & 8, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0075 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as VELOCITY TINT, 1351 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Roger Craig, (1473 Blackberry Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93421) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Roger Craig. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01/09/2024. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 01/09/2029. January 18, 25, February 1 & 8, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0076 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as MONARCH GROVE WINERY, 180 HWY 1, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. GJEM INC (262 Placentia Ave, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). State of CA. This business is conducted by A Corporation. /s/ GJEM, Julie Garcia, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-09-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 01-09-29. January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024

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FILE NO. 2024-0078 (01/01/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as CINDA NOTARY PRO, 571 Embarcadero Ste. A, Morro Bay, CA 93442 . San Luis Obispo County. Lucinda L Quintanar-Petit, 571 Embarcadero Ste. A, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lucinda L Quintanar-Petit. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-09-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A.Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-09-29. January 18, 25 & February 1, & 8, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0079 (01/01/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as NELSON FENCING, INC.,1881 San Bernardo Creek Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Nelson Fencing, Inc. (1881 San Bernardo Creek Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Nelson Fencing, Inc., Noah Jordan Nelson, President/CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-1024. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-10-2029. January 25, February 1, 8 & 15 2024.

FILE NO. 2024-0093 (01/11/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as 1ST RESPONSE CPR TRAINING, 131 East Cherry Avenue, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Bret Lamar Eckard (131 East Cherry Avenue, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Bret Lamar Eckard. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-11-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-11-29. January 25, February 1, 8, & 15 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0094 New Filing The following person is doing business as OLD WEST CINNAMON ROLLS, 861 Dolliver St., Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Payo Laboratories, Inc. (1448 Hetrick Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Payo Laboratories, Inc., Jeff Parkhurst, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-11-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 0111-29. January 25, February 1, 8 & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0097 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as ATOWN WHEELS, 9301 Musselman Drive, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Gabrielle Romo (9301 Musselman Drive, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Gabrielle Romo. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01/11/24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 01-11-29. January 25 & February 1, 8 & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0098 (12/18/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as THE ROOSTER AND THE RAVEN, 2710 Cedar Ave, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Calculated Casual L.L.C. (2710 Cedar Ave, Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Calculated Casual L.L.C., Lori Swan, Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 01-11-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-11-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0101 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as A’KINI SWIMWEAR, 1810 Doris Ave, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Alyssa T Hudson (1810 Doris Ave, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Alyssa T Hudson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-11-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 01-11-29. January 18, 25, & February 1, 8, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0108 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as ITCHY DOG, 609 Taylor Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Shelley Rice (PO Box 1029, Arroyo Grande, CA 93421) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Shelley Rice. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-12-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 01-12-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0109 (01/12/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as MOTEL 6 ATASCADERO, 9400 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Atascadero Lodging LLC (16398 Canon Lane, Chino Hills, CA 91709, FL). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Atascadero Lodging LLC, Tejal Patel, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 01-12-24. 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. 01-12-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0111 (01/12/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as LIFE ON LOVE STREET, 739 Napa Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Marcia Elaine Beck (739 Napa Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Marcia Elaine Beck. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-12-24. 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. 01-1229. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0116 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as VICTORIOUS PEST SOLUTIONS, 119 W El Camino St, Apt. A, Santa Maria, CA 93458. Santa Barbara County. Reuben Paul Hernandez (119 W El Camino St, Santa Maria, CA 93458) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Reuben Paul Hernandez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-1624. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-16-29. February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0122 (01/16/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as CARIBBEAN LOVE, 144 Stenner Street, Apt. C, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Norma Pauline Humes (144 Stenner Street, Apt. C, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Norma Pauline Humes. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-16-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 01-16-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0125 (01/16/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as INSPIRED SOFT PLAY, 3202 Aster Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Growthspurts Child Development Facility, LLC. (3202 Aster Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Growthspurts Child Development Facility, LLC., Breane Boswell, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 01-16-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-16-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0139 (01/08/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as MC CLEANING, 1930 Teak Dr. Apt. B. Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Monica Hurtado (1930 Teak Dr. Apt. B. Paso Robles, CA 93446) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Monica Hurtado. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-1724. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-17-29. February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0140 (12/29/2009) New Filing The following person is doing business as SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 3599 Sueldo St #100, San Luis Obispo CA, 93401 . San Luis Obispo County. Mid State Property, Inc. (3599 Sueldo St #100, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). State of California. This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Mid State Property, Inc, Gordon M Gullage, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-1724. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 12-17-29. January 25, February 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0127 (11/01/2022) New Filing The following person is doing business as CEASER’S BARBERSOP #3, 2790 Halcyon Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Cesar Mike Guzman Maldonado (2790 Halcyon Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Cesar Mike Guzman Maldonado. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-16-24. 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. 01-16-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

FILE NO. 2024-0141 (01/11/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as NATOMA, 5115 Buena Vista Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Le Vigne Winery, Inc. (5115 Buena Vista Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Le Vigne Winery, Inc., Scott Keller, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-17-24. 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. 01-17-29. February 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0129 (04/01/1999) New Filing The following person is doing business as STANDING GOAT, 1397 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 . San Luis Obispo County. Evaki, Inc. (1397 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Evaki, Inc., Brian Jacques, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-1624. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 01-16-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

FILE NO. 2024-0146 (01/02/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as GENOA VISUAL GROUP, 1313 Carmel Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Egenoa, LLC (1313 Carmel Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Egenoa, LLC, Paul Ferroggiaro, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 08-18-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 08-18-29. February 1, 8, 15, & 22, 2024

FILE NO. 2024-0120 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as MIRAZUR RESTAURANT, 1365 2nd St, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Luis A Flores (1365 2nd St, Los Osos, CA 93402), Marco Lucatero (1365 2nd St, Los Osos, California, 93402), Ismael Cruz (1365 2nd St, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A General Partnership, Luis A Flores, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-1624. 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. 01-16-29. January 25, February 1, 8, & 15 2024.

FILE NO. 2024-0133 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as TAYLOR RENTAL, 1545 Riverside Ave, Paso Robles, CA, 93446 . San Luis Obispo County. Best Rents, Inc. (PO Box 1708, Pismo Beach, CA 93448). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/Best Rents, Inc., Ernest C Barncastle, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-17-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-17-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

FILE NO. 2024-0164 (01/17/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as NOSE TO TAIL DOG TRAINING, 997 Paradise Dr., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Theresa Ruth Molinari (997 Paradise Dr., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Theresa Ruth Molinari. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-19-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-19-29. February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0121 (01/10/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as K&B ROCKS, 1180 Scenic Way, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Kelly Ann Fisher (1180 Scenic Way, Los Osos, CA 93402), Bill John Fisher, (1180 Scenic Way, Los Osos, CA 93402) . This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Kelly Ann Fisher. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 0116-24. 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. 01-16-29. January 25, February, 1, 8, & 15, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0137 (01/01/2004) New Filing The following person is doing business as ENERGY IN MOTION WELLNESS, 3591 Sacramento Drive, Suite 127, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Leslie Cotham (3591 Sacramento Drive, Suite 127, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Leslie Cotham. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-17-2024. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 0117-2029. February 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0172 (12/07/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as AISLING AESTHETICS, 3680 Broad St, Suite 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Miranda Ashley Weir (3680 Broad St, Suite 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Miranda Ashley Weir. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-2224. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Trujillo, Deputy. Exp. 01-22-29. February 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0173 (09/11/2011) New Filing The following person is doing business as SIGNATURE PAINTING, 882 Church Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Peter R Worley (882 Church Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Peter R Worley. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-22024. 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. 01-22-29. February 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0239 (01/12/2023) New Filing The following person is doing business as AERIAL SLO MEDIA, 637 Asilo, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Aerial OC Media LLC (23052-H Alicia Pwy #348, Mission Viejo, CA 92692). State of California. This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Aerial OC Media LLC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 0125-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Steddum, Deputy. Exp. 01-25-29. February 1, 8, 15 & 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0240 (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as A-1 METALS & AUTO SALVAGE, INC., 5795 Stockdale Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. A-1 Metals & Auto Salvage, Inc. (5795 Stockdale Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ A-1 Metals & Auto Salvage, Inc., Sheryl Thompson, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-25-24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 01-25-29. February 1, 8, 5 & 29, 2024.

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FILE NO. 2024-0250 (11/11/23) New Filing The following person is doing business as CRAFT & SPIRIT BARTENDING SERVICE, 7777 San Gregorio, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Katelin Staley (7777 San Gregorio, Atascadero, CA 93422) This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Katelin Staley. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-26-24. 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. 01-26-29. February, 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2024.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 23CV-0760

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Andrew and April Rock filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Levi George Rock, to PROPOSED NAME: Levi Marvel Rock. THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/15/2024, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. D2, in person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm Street, Room 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: December 29, 2023 /s/: Craig B. van Rooyen, Judge of the Superior Court January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2024

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RUDY SANCHEZ RENTERIA DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 24PR-0027

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SUAT KEPENEK DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 24PR-0025

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: RUDY SANCHEZ RENTERIA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RUDY RUBEN RENTERIA In the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that by RUDY RUBEN RENTERIA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 27, 2024, at 9:01 a.m. in Dept.: 4 in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm St., Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: SUAT KEPENEK A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JENNIFER MOUZIS In the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that by JENNIFER MOUZIS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 27, 2024, at 9:01 a.m. in Dept.: 4 in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1050 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Kyra R. Patterson 1104 Vine Street, Suite B Paso Robles, CA 93446 805-400-1237 February 1, 8, & 15, 2024

Public Notice of Lien Sale Business & Professional Code 21700 Notice is hereby given that a Public Lien Auction will be held at Storage 101 1420 Ramada Dr. Paso Robles CA 93446 The sale will take place on Saturday February 10, 2024 @10am!! Contents stored in the following Units will be Sold: 124 Jeremy Higginbottham, 705 Robert Carroll, 702 Taylor Parrish, 621 Saul Castrejon, 688 Stephen Ross, 418 Cindy McKenzie-Lindemuth, 673 Justin James, 323A Kelly Sullivan, 285B Robert Knight, 245A Rigoberto Valencia Perez, 249A Natasha Pringle, 181 Kesha Lewis, 166 Jeff Marino, 117 Rudi Lasslett, 150 El Mehdi Douieb, 133 Eulalio Rodriguez Auction Conducted by Hitchin’ Post Auctioneers Bond # 65343801 January 25 & February 1, 2024

Attorney for Petitioner: Law Office of Karen L. Scott P.O. Box 383 Pismo Beach, CA 93448 805-574-7899 January 25, February 1, & 8, 2024

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2024-0105 OLD FILE NO. 2021-0174 BLOSSOM FIVE CITIES, 558 Camino Mercado, Suite A, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 01/11/2024. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Blossom Five Cities (558 Camino Mercado, Suite A, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business was conducted by a Limited Liability Company /s/ Crystal Marie Searing, Managing Member, Blossom Five Cities LLC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 11/11/2024. I 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. January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TANASE BURAPARAT DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: 24PR-0006 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: TANASE BURAPARAT A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by AROCHA WIWATWANICHKUL In the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that by AROCHA WIWATWANICHKUL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 13, 2024, at 9:01 a.m. in Dept.: D4 in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm St., Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: Arocha Wiwatwanichkul 1026 Ramona Ave. Grover Beach, CA 93433 805-519-9562 January 18, 25, & February 1, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV-0057

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Elizabeth Erin Shurson. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Elizabeth Erin Shurson, to PROPOSED NAME: Erin Elizabeth Shurson. THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/14/2024, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. D2, in person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm Street, Room 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: January 22, 2024 /s/: Craig B. van Rooyen, Judge of the Superior Court February 1,8,15, & 22, 2024.

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Atascadero

DATE:Tuesday, February 13, 2024 TIME: 6:00 p.m. PLACE: City of Atascadero Council Chambers 6500 Palma Avenue Atascadero CA 93422 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Atascadero will hold a PUBLIC HEARING in-person and virtually at the time and place indicated above to consider an APPEAL (APL23-0115) of the Planning Commission’s modification of conditions on their approval of a use permit for oversized signage on the ARCO Gas Station canopy at 9590 El Camino Real on APN 056-071-011. This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Categorical Exemption §15301; Class 1: existing facilities. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if a challenge to the above action is made in court, persons may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to attend in-person or virtually and will be given an opportunity to speak in favor or opposition. Individuals who wish to participate remotely may call (669) 900-6833 (Meeting ID 889 2347 9018) to listen and provide public comment via phone or via the Zoom platform using the link posted on the Agenda page. Written comments are also accepted by the City Clerk, prior to the hearing at 6500 Palma Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422, or cityclerk@atascadero.org and will be distributed to the City Council. Written public comments must be received by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting and must identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of the email. Written comments will not be read into the record. For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact the Community Development Department at 805-470-3402. DATED: 1-29-2024 S/L Christensen, City Clerk PUBLISH: 2-1-2024

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2023-2711 OLD FILE NO. 2019-2831 Mr. Storage, 831 Merced St., Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 12/09/2019. The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Tricoast Management (831 Merced St., Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business was conducted by A Corporation /s/ Tricoast Management, James O’Blenis, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12-212023. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk. By A. Trujillo, Deputy Clerk. January 11, 18, 25, & February 1, 2024.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2023-2764 OLD FILE NO. 2022-2447 TITO’S RED TACOS, 690 Dolliver St., Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 10/19/2022. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Pismo’s Pizza & Chowder House, Inc. (500 Linne Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business was conducted by a corporation/s/ Roger Sharp, President, Pismo’s Pizza & Chowder House, Inc. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 12/29/2023. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk. By S. Stiletto, Deputy Clerk. January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-23-967635-SH Order No.: 230475121-CAVOO

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/20/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest 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. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): OSCAR GREGO, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 11/30/2006 as Instrument No. 2006084864 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN LUIS OBISPO County, California; Date of Sale: 3/19/2024 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Building located at 1087 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $879,384.35 The purported property address is: 2749 PINERIDGE DR, CAMBRIA, CA 93428 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 023-251-052 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-866-539-4173 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-23-967635-SH. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are

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an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 1-866-539-4173, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA23-967635-SH to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 1-866-539-4173 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-23967635-SH IDSPub #0190509 2/1/2024 2/8/2024 2/15/2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV-0058

undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $472,569.28 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this internet website, www. nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 9672-0097. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website www. nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 9672-0097 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. NBS Default Services, LLC 14841 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75254 800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting.com or Call: 916939-0772. NBS Default Services, LLC, Renee Wallace, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. NPP0444841 To: NEW TIMES 01/18/2024, 01/25/2024, 02/01/2024

TS No: CA08000647-23-1 APN: 091-430-044 TO No: 230240797-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

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 Nationwide Posting & Publication at 916.939.0772 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website www.nationwideposting.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08000647-23-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916.939.0772, or visit this internet website www. nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA08000647-23-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: January 15, 2024 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000647-23-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 By: Loan Quema, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.nationwideposting.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Nationwide Posting & Publication AT 916.939.0772 NPP0445797 To: NEW TIMES 01/25/2024, 02/01/2024, 02/08/2024

costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $ 191,285.95. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)9390772 or visit this internet website http://search.nationwideposting. com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA2300288786 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (916)939-0772, or visit this internet website http:// search.nationwideposting.com/ propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA2300288786 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011F Irving, TX 75063 FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772 NPP0445272 To: NEW TIMES 01/25/2024, 02/01/2024, 02/08/2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV0057

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Tracey Dawn Elliott AKA Tracey D. Elliott AKA Traci Dawn Joyner AKA Tracey Dawn Joyner AKA Tracey Joyner Scuri. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Tracey Dawn Elliott AKA Tracey D. Elliott AKA Traci Dawn Joyner AKA Tracey Dawn Joyner AKA Tracey Joyner Scuri, to PROPOSED NAME: Tracey Joyner Scuri. THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/14/2024, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. D4, in person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1050 Monterey Street, Room 220, 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: January 22, 2024 /s/: Craig B. van Rooyen, Judge of the Superior Court February 1,8,15,& 22, 2024.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2024-0026 OLD FILE NO. 2023-0099 PRIMITIVE FARMS, 8155 Carrisa Highway 58, Santa Margarita, CA 93453. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 01/03/2024. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Primitive Farms. (8155 Carrisa Highway 58, Santa Margarita, CA 93453). This business was conducted by a corporation/s/ Pamela S Burgett, CFO, Primitive Farms. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01/03/2024. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk. By A. Trujillo, Deputy Clerk. January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024.

T.S. No.: 9672-0097 TSG Order No.: 230391421-CA-VOI A.P.N.: 077-292-003 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/15/2016. 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 CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 11/18/2016 as Document No.: 2016060853, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, executed by: ROBERT DALOG MAHINAN AND JENNIFER CACHO MAHINAN HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 01/30/2024 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Building, 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1178 BRITTANY AVE, ARROYO GRANDE, CA 93420-4160 The

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(The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 23, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 5, 2024 at 11:00 AM, in the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Building, 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on November 30, 2004 as Instrument No. 2004104286, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, executed by LARRY S EVERETT, AND DONNA S EVERETT, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for AMERICA`S WHOLESALE LENDER as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1050 LA SERENATA WAY, NIPOMO, CA 93444 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $710,068.73 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements

TSG No.: 8784765 TS No.: CA2300288786 APN: 092-107-022 Property Address: 387 SATURN COURT NIPOMO, CA 93444

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/25/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02/20/2024 at 11:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 10/31/2017, as Instrument No. 2017049986, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of SAN LUIS OBISPO County, State of California. Executed by: TROY JACKSON, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Building, 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 092-107-022 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 387 SATURN COURT, NIPOMO, CA 93444 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9.22 (SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONES) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE AND EXPAND THE DATES AND TIMES DURING WHICH THE SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONE APPLIES TO ST. PATRICK’S DAY AND HALLOWEEN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, at its rescheduled Regular Meeting of January 9, 2024, introduced the above-titled ordinance upon a motion by Council Member Marx, second by Council Member Shoresman, and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Member Francis, Marx, Shoresman, Vice Mayor Pease, and Mayor Stewart NOES: None ABSENT: None Ordinance No. 1732 (2024 Series): This is a City Ordinance to amend Municipal Code Chapter 9.22 (Safety Enhancement Zones), Section 9.22.040, to modify the St. Patrick’s Day safety enhancement period, to designate as additional citywide safety enhancement periods the two weekends prior to St. Patrick’s Day, and to adjust the Halloween safety enhancement period. The Safety Enhancement Zone Ordinance, originally adopted by City Council in 2004, has been found to be a successful outreach and enforcement tool. A full and complete copy of the aforementioned Ordinance is available for inspection as part of the published agenda packet for the February 6, 2024 Council Meeting, or you may call (805) 781-7114 for more information. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo will consider adopting the Ordinance at its Regular Meeting of February 6, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The City Council meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and live streaming on the City’s YouTube channel www.youtube.com/CityofSanLuisObispo. Teresa Purrington City Clerk

NOTICE: SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INITIATION OF NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4(J) ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: $5,000.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY Notice is hereby given that on November 8, 2023, the above-described property was seized at or near parking garage located at 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, in connection with narcotic violations, to wit, section(s) 11351, 11378, and 11470 of the California Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $5,000.00. Pursuant to section 11488.4(j) of the California Health and Safety Code, you must file a verified claim stating your interest in the property with the Superior Court’s Civil Division, Room 385, County Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93408. Claim forms are available from the Clerk of the above court and also online at https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/mc200.pdf. Furthermore, an endorsed copy of the verified claim must also be served on the District Attorney, Asset Forfeiture Unit, County Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street, 4th Floor, San Luis Obispo, California 93408, within 30 days of filing the claim with the Superior Court’s Civil Division. Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Interested Party filing the claim are entitled to conduct reciprocal requests for discovery in preparation for a hearing. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the proceedings unless inconsistent with the provisions or procedures set forth in the Health and Safety Code (Section 11488.5(c)(3)). The Interested Party in entitled to legal representation at a hearing, although not one appointed at public expense, and has the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to cross-examine plaintiff’s witnesses, but there is no right to avoid testifying at a civil hearing. The failure to timely file and secure a verified claim stating an interest in the property in the Superior Court will result in the property being declared or ordered forfeited to the State of California and distributed pursuant to the provisions of Health and Safety Code section 11489 without further notice or hearing. DATED: January 23, 2024

City Hall exterior improvement project A mandatory Pre-Bid Job Walk will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Please meet promptly at City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach. Bidders that do not attend this mandatory pre-bid meeting shall be disqualified from bidding on this Project. Before submitting bids, Contractors shall be licensed in accordance with the Laws of the State of California. Accordingly, the successful Bidder shall possess a Class C33, Painting and Decorating Contractor’s License at the time this contract is awarded. A certified check, cashier’s check, or Bidder’s Bond executed by an admitted surety insurer in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, and properly made payable to the City of Pismo Beach, will be required to accompany each proposal. Project Plans and Specifications are available at the Public Facilities Division office located at 550 Frady Lane, Pismo Beach, CA, 93449. A nonrefundable fee of $30.00 per set will be charged. Electronic Plans and Specifications are available via email at no charge. Questions will be accepted in writing up to 96 hours before bid closing by emailing Mark Wilson at markw@pismobeach. org. Questions regarding bid procedure or other non-technical questions can be asked by emailing Leah Moss at lmoss@pismobeach.org or by calling (805) 773-7053. ERICA INDERLIED CITY CLERK February 1 & 8, 2024

February 1, 2024

TO:

NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, California, until 2:00 p.m., on February 22, 2024 as determined by www.time.gov for performing work as follows:

DAN DOW District Attorney Kenneth Jorgensen Deputy District Attorney

January 25, February 1, & 8, 2024

The City of San Luis Obispo’s Community Development Director will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2024, in Conference Room 1, at 919 Palm Street, to consider the following: 1. 3160 Johnson Ave. SBDV-0362-2023; Review of a Tentative Parcel Map (flexible lot design subdivision) to subdivide an existing parcel into four (4) parcels. The proposed subdivision accompanies a Minor Development Review (ARCH-0361-2023) application to construct four (4) singlefamily residences and associated site improvements. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 Zone; Jordan Knauer, applicant. (Hannah Hanh)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT The City of Atascadero is requesting qualifications from developers with experience in downtown development. The selected applicant(s) will be responsible for design and implementation of development consistent with the full text of the RFQ. The plan must embrace the unique location, respect historic features, and support future downtown synergy. Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked with the project title, contractor name, address, and City RFQ number. Responses are due by March 1, 2024 by 5:00pm to Atascadero City Hall, 6500 Palma Avenue, ATTN: Loreli Cappel. Proposals received after said time will not be considered. The full RFQ can be downloaded from the city’s website at: https://www.atascadero.org/bids-rfps For questions or concerns, please contact: Loreli Cappel, Deputy Director of Economic and Community Development, City of Atascadero Email: lcappel@atascadero.org. Address: 6500 Palma Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422 Ph: 805-461-5000 Publish on 1/25/2024 and 2/1/2024 and 2/8/2024

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, February 16, 2024 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 Megan Warren for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2023-00050) to allow an existing approximately 5,849 square-foot, single-family residence to be used as a vacation rental. The proposed project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at 2450 Atascadero Road, approximately 2.5 miles east of the City of Morro Bay. The site is in Estero Planning Area of the Coastal Zone. Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: C-DRC2023-00050 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 073-031-020 Date Accepted: 10/30/2023 WHERE Virtual meeting via Zoom platform. Instructions on how to view and participate in the meeting remotely and provide public comment will be included in the published meeting Agenda and are posted on the Department’s webpage at: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/ Grid-Items/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-and-Minutes/PlanningDepartment-Hearing-(PDH)-Virtual-Meeting-.aspx. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www sloplanninq org. You may also contact Dane Mueller, 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, February 9, 2024 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-DRC2023-00050.”

PLEASE NOTE: Any court challenge to the actions taken on this 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. February 1, 2024

CITY OF ATASCADERO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE Transfer and development of surplus city land known as the centennial plaza lots City RFQ no. CD-2024-01

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

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S SUBDIVISION HEARING

CITY OF PISMO BEACH STATE OF CALIFORNIA

ORDINANCE NO. 1732 (2024 SERIES)

If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing. COASTAL APPEALABLE If the County approves this project, that action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. An applicant or aggrieved party may appeal to the Coastal Commission only after all possible local appeals have been exhausted pursuant to Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043(b). Local appeals must be filed using the required Planning Department form as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.042(a)(1). Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing February 1, 2024

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

PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. Meetings may be viewed on Government Access Channel 20 or streamed live from the City’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/CityofSanLuisObispo. 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 advisorybodies@slocity.org. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: • Review of the multi-family High Density Residential (R-4) component in Phase 3 of the Avila Ranch Development project, consisting of a density bonus housing development which would increase the density of the R-4 project component from 125 to 145 units. The unit count includes 85 market rate rental units and 60 affordable housing rental units. The project includes a fence height exception to allow fence and wall combinations up to 13-feet in height where 9-feet is the standard, a sign exception to allow monument signs, and a parking exception to allow compact parking spaces. The project is consistent with the certified Final Environmental Impact Report for the Avila Ranch Development project (Resolution 1832, 2017 Series) and the FEIR Addendum; Project Address: 4240 & 4280 Earthwood Lane and 165 Cessna Court; Case#: ARCH-0197-2023; Zone: R-4-SP; Wathen Castanos Homes, Avila Ranch Developers, Inc., and Avila Ranch, LP, owners/applicants. Contact Information: Callie Taylor – (805) 781–7016 – cltaylor@slocity.org The Planning 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 delivered to the Planning 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. The Planning Commission meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and live streaming on the City’s YouTube channel www.youtube.com/CityofSanLuisObispo. February 1, 2024

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Friday, February 16, 2024 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 Sarah Gentry for a Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2023-00049) to allow an existing approximately 1,297 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 1805 9th Street, in the community of Los Osos. The site is in Estero Planning Area of the Coastal Zone. Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: C-DRC2023-00049 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 038-572-029 Date Accepted: 12/11/2023 WHERE Instructions on how to view and participate in the meeting remotely and provide public comment will be included in the published meeting Agenda and are posted on the Department’s webpage at: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/ Grid-Items/Meetings,-Hearings,-Agendas,-and-Minutes/PlanningDepartment-Hearing-(PDH)-Virtual-Meeting-.aspx. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www sloplanninq org. You may also contact Dane Mueller, 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, February 9, 2024 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on C-DRC2023-00049.” If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing. COASTAL APPEALABLE If the County approves this project, that action may be eligible for appeal to the California Coastal Commission. An applicant or aggrieved party may appeal to the Coastal Commission only after all possible local appeals have been exhausted pursuant to Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.043(b). Local appeals must be filed using the required Planning Department form as provided by Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance Section 23.01.042(a)(1). Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Department Hearing February 1, 2024

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to consider amending the countywide Fee Schedule Ordinance. The hearing will be held at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, County Government Center, 1055 Monterey Street, in San Luis Obispo. Recommended amendments include increases, decreases, new, and deleted fees. Schedule B Fee amendments would become effective July 1, 2024. Any person interested in expressing their views regarding the proposed amendments to the Fee Schedule may do so at the hearing. To determine specific placement of this item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda and to review the fee schedule amendments, go to the County’s website at www.slocounty.ca.gov on the Wednesday before the scheduled hearing date. The fee schedule amendments may also be reviewed at the:

County Government Center Administrative Office, Room D430 1055 Monterey Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 (805) 781-5011 DATED: January 23, 2024 Rebecca Campbell, Acting Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/Sandy Currens Deputy Clerk of the Board January 25, 2024, February 1,2024

The City of San Luis Obispo is requesting proposals for professional consulting services to work with the Police Department to perform a comprehensive staffing assessment. All firms interested in receiving further correspondence regarding this Request for Proposals (RFP) will be required to complete a free registration using BidSync (https://www. bidsync.com/bidsync-app-eb/vendor/register/Login.xhtml). All proposals must be received via BidSync by the Department of Finance at or before February 26, 2024 at 3 pm. The preferred method for bid submission is electronic via BidSync. However, if you wish to submit a paper copy, please submit it in a sealed envelope to the Department of Finance, City of San Luis Obispo, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Project packages and additional information may be obtained at the City’s BidSync website at www.BidSync.com. Please contact Brian Amoroso, Deputy Chief, at bamoroso@slocity.org with any questions. For technical help with BidSync please contact BidSync tech support at 800-990-9339. February 1, 2024

CIUDAD DE GROVER BEACH AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que el Concejo Municipal de la ciudad de Grover Beach llevará a cabo una audiencia pública a las 6:00 p.m., o poco después, el martes 13 de febrero de 2024 en el Ayuntamiento, Cámara del Concejo, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA para considerar el siguiente artículo: SUJETO: PROGRAMAS/PROYECTOS POTENCIALES PARA INCLUSIÓN EN LA SOLICITUD DE SUBVENCIÓN EN BLOQUE DE DESARROLLO COMUNITARIO ESTATAL (CDBG) – El Concejo Municipal considerará posibles programas y/o proyectos de CDBG y brindará instrucciones al personal para preparar una solicitud en respuesta a la publicación del Aviso de Disponibilidad de Fondos (NOFA) para fondos CDBG de 2023 para actividades que benefician predominantemente a residentes de ingresos bajos y moderados. El Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario del Estado publica un Aviso de Disponibilidad de Fondos (NOFA) para los fondos de Subvención en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG) para cada año del programa. Las ciudades y condados elegibles pueden presentar solicitudes para fondos CDBG bajo NOFA. El estado espera tener alrededor de $19 millones disponibles para la NOFA de 2023. Las ciudades y condados elegibles pueden presentar una solicitud de fondos CDBG bajo la NOFA por una solicitud máxima de hasta $3.25 millones. El NOFA también incluye las asignaciones para los nativos americanos y las colonias. La asignación para nativos americanos es solo para áreas con altas concentraciones de residentes nativos americanos de bajos ingresos, que no forman parte de una tribu o ranchería de indios nativos americanos reconocida a nivel federal. La financiación de la Colonia es sólo para comunidades designadas dentro de 150 millas de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos. LAS ACTIVIDADES ELEGIBLES BAJO LA ASIGNACIÓN ANTERIOR EN EL NOFA CONSISTEN DE: PROYECTOS OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) PARA DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO, VIVIENDA, INSTALACIONES PÚBLICAS, MEJORAS PÚBLICAS. LAS ACTIVIDADES ELEGIBLES PAGADAS CON FONDOS ESTATALES DE CDBG DEBEN CUMPLIR CON UNO DE LOS TRES OBJETIVOS NACIONALES MENCIONADOS EN LOS ESTATUTOS FEDERALES DE CDBG A CONTINUACIÓN: BENEFICIO A HOGARES O PERSONAS DE BAJOS INGRESOS; ELIMINACIÓN DE BARRIOS Y LUGARES; O SATISFACER UNA NECESIDAD URGENTE DE DESARROLLO COMUNITARIO. La ciudad de Grover Beach prevé presentar una solicitud en virtud de este NOFA. La Ciudad no espera gastar ningún dinero de los ingresos del programa en el próximo año del programa/plazo del contrato. Solicitudes actualmente en consideración: Instalaciones públicas – Mejoras en Ramona Garden Park Hasta $3,250,000 La Ciudad promueve la vivienda justa y pone todos sus programas a disposición de familias de ingresos bajos y moderados independientemente de su edad, raza, color, religión, sexo, origen nacional, preferencia sexual, estado civil o discapacidad. Dónde Entras Usted: El propósito de esta audiencia pública es brindar a los ciudadanos la oportunidad de dar a conocer sus comentarios sobre qué tipos de actividades elegibles debería solicitar la Ciudad bajo el programa estatal CDBG. Cualquier miembro del público puede comparecer en la reunión y ser escuchado sobre el artículo descrito en este aviso o presentar comentarios por escrito al Secretaria Municipal antes de la reunión mediante entrega personal o por correo a: City Clerk’s Office, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433. Si necesita adaptaciones especiales para participar en la audiencia pública, comuníquese con la oficina de la Secretaria Municipal al menos 48 horas antes de la reunión llamando al (805) 473-4567. Si no puede asistir a la audiencia pública, puede dirigir sus comentarios por escrito a la ciudad de Grover Beach, a la atención: City Clerk’s Office, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433. Para más información: Si tiene alguna pregunta o desea obtener más información sobre el artículo descrito en este aviso, llame al Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario al (805) 473-4520 o envíe un correo electrónico a comdev@ groverbeach.org. El Concejo Municipal también puede discutir otras audiencias o artículos de negocios en esta reunión. La agenda completa de la reunión y las copias del informe del personal sobre el artículo anterior estarán disponibles en el mostrador de servicio al cliente en el Ayuntamiento de Grover Beach, así como también se publicarán en el sitio web de la ciudad en www.groverbeach.org al menos 72 horas antes de la reunión. Las transmisiones en vivo de las reuniones del Concejo Municipal se pueden ver en el Canal 20 de televisión por cable, así como a través de Internet en www.groverbeach.org. (Haga clic en el ícono “Government Access Local Channel 20” y luego en “Channel 20”.) Si impugna la naturaleza de la acción propuesta en el tribunal, es posible que se limite a plantear solo aquellas cuestiones que usted u otra persona plantearon en la(s) Audiencia(s) Pública(s) descrita(s) en este aviso, o en correspondencia escrita entregada a la Ciudad en o antes la Audiencia Pública (Código de Gobierno Sec. 65009). /s/ Wendi Sims, Secretaria Municipal February 1, 2024

Notice Requesting Proposals for Destination Marketing Services for the City of San Luis Obispo Tourism Business Improvement District (Visit San Luis Obispo)

Notice Requesting Proposals for a Police Staffing Assessment

The City of San Luis Obispo is requesting sealed proposals for consulting services associated with the comprehensive marketing services for tourism promotion. All firms interested in receiving further correspondence regarding this Request for Proposals (RFP) will be required to complete a free registration using BidSync (https:// www.bidsync.com/bidsync-app-web/vendor/register/Login.xhtml). All proposals must be received via BidSync by the Department of Finance at or before 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2024 when they will be opened electronically via BidSync on the proposal end date and time. The preferred method for bid submission is electronic via BidSync. However, if you wish to submit a paper copy, please submit it in a sealed envelope to the Department of Finance, City of San Luis Obipso, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. An optional pre-proposal meeting will be held to answer any questions that the prospective proposers may have regarding the City’s request for proposals. Pre-proposal Meeting Information: February 6, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. PST. REGISTER HERE: https://slocity-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/ tZwkcOutrD8qHNNbAW1nVRCYef9LkrPSk1X4#/registration A letter of Intent to Bid is requested, but not required for this RFP. The optional Intent to Bid is to be submitted to the City’s Tourism & Community Promotions Manager, Jacqui Clark-Charlesworth, at jclark@slocity.org by 5:00 p.m. on February 19, 2024. Project packages and additional information may be obtained at the City’s BidSync website at www.BidSync.com. Please contact the City’s Tourism & Community Promotions Manager, Jacqui Clark-Charlesworth, at jclark@slocity.org with any questions. For technical help with BidSync please contact BidSync tech support at 800-990-9339. February 1, 2024

CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS Applications to make minor changes to the properties at the addresses listed below have been received by the City. 1. 460 Pacific St. ARCH-0110-2023; Review of a new four-story residential project, consisting of 10 apartments. The project includes a density bonus of 26%, with a maximum height extension of 40 feet where 35 is normally required, a parking reduction of 100%, an interior side and rear yard setback reduction of 0 feet where 5 and 10 feet is normally required respectively, and an upper story setback reduction along the west property line for 5 feet where 10 feet is normally required. Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Zone R-4; John Tricamo, applicant. (Owen Goode) 2. 413 Luneta Dr. FNCE-0602-2023; Request of a fence height exception to allow a 7.5-foot wall with a 3.5-foot guardrail fence for a combined 11-foot height along the South Tassajara side street property line and an 8.5-foot wall with a 3.5-foot guardrail fence for a combined 12-foot height along the southern property line where 9 feet is the standard combined fence and wall height (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); R-1 Zone; Will Gehrke, applicant. (Monserath Casillas-Rios) 3. 1213 Murray Ave. FNCE-0026-2024; Request for a fence height exception to allow an 8-foot tall wooden fence located on the rear property line, adjacent to Santa Rosa Park, where a 6-foot fence is the standard height (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); R-3 Zone; Chuck Francoeur, applicant. (Mallory Patino) 4. 1212 Southwood Dr. HOME-0660-2024; Review of a homestay rental application to allow short-term rental (such as Airbnb) of 2 bedrooms within an owner-occupied residence (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); R-2 and R-4 Zones; Craig Stewart, applicant. (Mallory Patino) 5. 701 Froom Ranch Way. MOD-0649-2023; Request for a minor modification to the signage program for the dual brand hotel. The signage program was originally approved with ARCH-0796-2019, which included the architectural and site design of the 4-story, 200 room hotel. The modification application is proposing the addition of a sixth wall sign, proposed at 50 square feet in size, which would face Highway 101 (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); C-N-SP Zone; Arris Studio Architects, applicant. (Callie Taylor) 6. 396 Lincoln St. DIR-0178-2023; Request to allow two parking spaces for a single-unit dwelling to be arranged in tandem (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); R-1 Zone; The Frank and Diana Rheinisch Family Exemption Trust, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) 7. 1501 Froom Ranch Way. DIR-0594-2023; Request for modification of the Irish Hills Plaza Sign Program to revise allowed sign areas on three elevations of Pad Building “F”: add an option for two Primary Wall Sign locations at the main entrance to the building, on the south elevation, to serve two tenant spaces; add one Primary Wall Sign and one Secondary Wall sign location to south elevation; add one Secondary Wall Sign location to the north elevation; and add three Secondary Wall Sign locations to the east elevation (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); C-R Zone; Irish Hills Plaza West II, LLC, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) 8. 1629 Garden St. MOD-0632-2023; Request for modification to Director’s Action application DIR-0129-2022 (which approved a reduced front setback) to allow the front setback to be further reduced, to ten feet, to address development constraints posed by the location of utility lines across the rear of the site (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); R-2 Zone; Dale Ginder, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) 9. 3160 Johnson Ave. ARCH-0361-2023; Review of single-family residences and associated site improvements, including the removal of and compensatory planting for two (2) trees, for four (4) proposed lots of an accompanying Tentative Parcel Map (flexible lot design subdivision, (SBDV-0362-2023) application. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); R-1 Zone; Jordan Knauer, applicant. (Hannah Hanh) The Community Development Director will either approve or deny these applications no sooner than February 12, 2024. 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. February 1, 2024

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NOTICE IS HEREBY that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 in City Hall, Council Chamber, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA to consider the following items: SUBJECT: POTENTIAL PROGRAMS/PROJECTS FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) APPLICATION – The City Council will consider potential CDBG programs and/or projects and provide direction for staff to prepare an application in response to the release of the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for 2023 CDBG funds for activities that predominately benefit low- and moderate-income residents. The State Department of Housing and Community Development publishes a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for each program year. Eligible cities and counties may submit applications for CDBG funds under the NOFA. The state expects to have about $19 million available for the 2023 NOFA. Eligible cities and counties may submit an application for CDBG funds under the NOFA for a maximum request of up to $3.25 million. The NOFA also includes the Native American and Colonia’s Allocations. The Native American Allocation is only for areas with high concentrations of low-income Native American residents, who are not part of a federally recognized Native American Indian tribe or Rancheria. The Colonia’s funding is only for designated communities within 150 miles of the Mexican American border. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES UNDER THE ABOVE ALLOCATION IN THE NOFA CONSIST OF: OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) PROJECTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, PUBLIC FACILITIES, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES PAID FOR WITH STATE CDBG FUNDS MUST MEET ONE OF THE THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES LISTED IN CDBG FEDERAL STATUTES AS FOLLOWS: BENEFIT TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS OR PERSONS; ELIMINATION OF SLUMS AND BLIGHT; OR MEETING URGENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEED. The City of Grover Beach anticipates submitting an application under this NOFA. The City does not expect to expend any Program Income dollars in the next program year/contract term. Applications currently being considered: Public Facility – Ramona Garden Park Improvements Up to $3,250,000 The City promotes fair housing and makes all its programs available to low- and moderate-income families regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual preference, marital status or handicap. Where You Come In: The purpose of this public hearing is to give citizens an opportunity to make their comments known regarding what types of eligible activities the City should be applying for under the State CDBG program. Any member of the public may appear at the meeting and be heard on the item described in this notice or submit written comments to the City Clerk prior to the meeting by personal delivery or by mail to: City Clerk’s Office, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433. If you require special accommodations to participate in the public hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting by calling (805) 473-4567. If you are unable to attend the public hearing, you may direct written comments to the City of Grover Beach, attention: City Clerk’s Office, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433. For More Information: If you have any questions or would like more information regarding the item described in this notice, please call the Community Development Department at (805) 473-4520 or send an email to comdev@groverbeach.org. The City Council may also discuss other hearings or items of business at this meeting. The complete meeting agenda and copies of the staff report on the above item will be available at the customer service counter at Grover Beach City Hall, as well as posted on the City website at www.groverbeach.org at least 72 hours before the meeting. Live broadcasts of City Council meetings may be seen on cable television Channel 20, as well as over the Internet at www. groverbeach.org. (Click on the icon “Government Access Local Channel 20” and then “Channel 20”.) If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing(s) described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the Public Hearing (Govt. Code Sec. 65009). /s/ Wendi Sims, City Clerk

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING BRIEF JANUARY 23, 2024 01. Consent Agenda – Item Nos. 1-21 & 31 Resolution (Res) Nos. 2024-007 thru 2024-011, approved. 02. Public Comment Period – Items not on the agenda: D. Drake; C. Haynie; G. Kirkland: speak. No action taken. 03. Res. 2024-012, appointment of C. Menesez to the Board of Directors of the Independence Ranch Community Services District pursuant to Gov. Code §1780, adopted. 04. Annual update presentation from SLO Defenders, rec’d & filed. 05. Res. 2024-013, denying the Appeal of J. Jarboe, upholding the Planning Commission’s decision to approve the Minor Use Permit (DRC2021-00102) based on the Findings & Conditions of Approval; & adopts the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) in accordance w/ CEQA, adopted as amended. 06. Board Member Comments & Reports on Meetings: Supervisor Peschong wishes his daughter a happy birthday. 07. Closed Session. Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure to litigation - potential cases: 4. Initiation of litigation - potential cases: 3. Pending Litigation: North Point-Morro Bay Homeowners Assoc. v. Co. of SLO, et al, SLO Superior Court, Case No. 23CV-0719 ; P. Mc Gibney v. Co. of SLO, Board of Supervisors, SLO Superior Court, Case No. 23CV-0763. Conference w/ Labor Negotiator re: employee organizations: SLOPA; SLOCEA-T&C; DCCA; Sheriffs’ Mgmt; SLOCPPOA; DSA; DAIA; SLOCPMPOA; SLOCEA – PSSC; Unrepresented Mgmt & Confidential Employees; SDSA; UDWA. Personnel: Public Employee Performance Evaluation for the Position of Acting Co. Administrative Officer (CAO); Consider Public Employee Appointment for the Position of CAO. Open Session. Report out. MEETING ADJOURNED For more details, view meeting videos at: https://www. slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Administrative-Office/ Clerk-of-the-Board/Clerk-of-the-Board-Services/Boardof-Supervisors-Meetings-and-Agendas.aspx Rebecca Campbell, Acting County Administrative Officer & Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Annette Ramirez, Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors February 1, 2024

COMPETITIVE CULTURAL ARTS & COMMUNITY PROMOTIONS GRANT PROGRAM AVAILABLE NOW Local nonprofit organizations hosting a community event in SLO between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025 are encouraged to apply now for grant funding from the City of San Luis Obispo. The application period is now open for the annual Cultural Arts & Community Promotions (CACP) Grant Program, formerly Cultural Grants-In-Aid. The 2024-25 CACP Grants are funded through the City’s Promotional Coordinating Committee, who recognize the significant contribution that arts & humanities have on the quality of life in San Luis Obispo and is dedicated to uplifting these organizations. These competitive grants are available to nonprofit organizations to use for marketing and advertising of an event or activity of cultural, social, and/or recreational benefit to the residents and visitors of the city of San Luis Obispo. Events for this grant period must take place between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. Interested organizations are required to attend a mandatory CACP Grant Informational Session in-person at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2024 in the SLO County Library Community Room, 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The deadline to apply for this grant period is March 18, 2024, at noon. Grant funding will be awarded in May 2024. For more details on the program timeline, specifications, and application please visit: www.slocity.org/CACP. Additional questions can be emailed to the City of SLO’s Tourism & Community Promotions Manager, Jacqui Clark-Charlesworth at jclark@slocity.org.

February 1, 2024

FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 1

INVITATION TO BID (SUB BIDS ONLY) GENERAL CONTRACTOR:

MAINO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED

PROJECT NAME:

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO PCV POST OFFICE RENOVATION

PROJECT LOCATION:

BLDG. 171 - CAL POLY STATE UNIVERSITY, SLO, CA 93407

PROJECT OWNER:

TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

ARCHITECT:

19-6 ARCHITECTS

BID DATE & TIME:

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024@ 12:00 P.M.

PRE-BID SITE REVIEW:

MANDATORY – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2024 @ 2:30 PM

ESTIMATE/BUDGET:

$300,000 3 MONTHS

START DATE:

JUNE 17, 2024

COMPLETION:

AUGUST 30, 2024 (CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERTIME AND WEEKEND WORK ANTICIPATED TO MEET PROJECT SCHEDULE)

SCOPE OF WORK: This project involves the remodel of the existing Post Office to accommodate new automated cabinet parcel and mailbox lockers. Work includes demolition of interior non-bearing walls, ceiling and finishes, new metal stud framing and drywall, storefront modifications, LVT flooring and base, polished concrete flooring, new coiling counter door, millwork, HVAC modifications, new electrical – data and fire alarm, fire sprinkler modifications, and new acoustical ceilings. The University will be performing the following trades: Removal and Reinstallation of all Post Office Boxes, Interior Painting. BIDS SHALL BE EMAILED TO: tomm@mainoslo.com and sonnys@mainoslo.com BID REQUIREMENTS: 1. Subcontractors must be bondable and may be required to provide Payment and Performance Bonds. 2. Bid Bond is not required. 3. Safety Record is of the utmost importance. Subcontractors with aggregate EMR Rate of 1.5 over the past three years may be disqualified. 4. Prevailing Wage TO VIEW PLANS/SPEC: Plans and specs may be downloaded from ASAP Reprographics at www.asapplanroom.com Plans and specs may also be viewed at the following Builders Exchanges: - SLO County Builders Exchange – www.slocbe.com - Santa Maria Valley Contractors Association – www.smvca.org - Central California Builders Exchange – www.cencalbx.com

February 1, 2024

CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF GROVER BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 in City Hall, Council Chambers, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA to consider the following item: SUBJECT: City Sewer Ordinance Update. The City Council will consider repealing Chapter 1 of Article VII and adding a new Chapter 1 of Article VII of the Grover Beach Municipal Code that will replace the City’s existing sewer ordinance.

Where You Come In: Any member of the public may be heard on the item described in this notice by calling (805) 321-6639 during the meeting or submit written comments to the City Clerk prior to the meeting by mail to: City Clerk’s Office, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433 or by email to gbadmin@groverbeach.org, or by appearing in person at the City Council meeting. If you require special accommodations to participate in the public hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting by calling (805) 473-4567.

For More Information: If you have any questions or would like more information regarding the item(s) described in this notice, please contact: the Public Works Department by telephone at (805) 473-4530 or send an e-mail to publicworks@ groverbeach.org.

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

If you challenge the nature of the proposed actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing(s) described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the Public Hearing. (Govt. Code Sec. 65009). /s/ WENDI B. SIMS, CITY CLERK Dated: Thursday, February 1, 2024

(March 21-April 19): “Happiness” is an amorphous term with a different meaning for everyone. What makes me feel happy may be unlike what works for you. Besides that, any kind of perfect happiness is impossible to achieve. However we define it, we are always a mix of being happy and unhappy. Nevertheless, I invite you to ruminate about the subject in the coming days. I believe you are primed to arrive at a realistic new understanding of your personal version of happiness—and raise your happiness levels by at least 15 percent. Maybe more! Now here are helpful clues from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: “Precisely the least thing, the gentlest, lightest thing, the rustling of a lizard, a breath, a whisk, a twinkling of the eye—what’s little makes up the quality of the best happiness. Soft!”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I invite you to take an inventory of your taboos, inhibitions, and restrictions. Meditate on why you originally adopted them. Evaluate how well they have served you and whether they are still meaningful. If you find any of them have become unnecessary or even injurious, jettison them. And be excited and happy about being free of them. If you decide that some taboos, inhibitions, and restrictions are still wise for you to maintain, thank them for their service and honor the self-protection they provide.

GEMINI

Maino Construction Company, Incorporated is an equal opportunity Contractor. It is the responsibility of each Subcontractor to view all pertinent information and documents prior to submitting a proposal.

SUBJECT: Rule 20A Utility Undergrounding District. The City Council will consider adopting a resolution to establish a utility undergrounding district at Ramona Garden Park to pursue a Rule 20A utility undergrounding project at that location.

Homework: Read and hear free excerpts from my new book: tinyurl.com/BraveBliss ARIES

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 in City Hall, Council Chambers, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA to consider the following item:

Free Will Astrology by Rob Brezsny

(May 21-June 20): Gemini novelist Gregory Maguire says there are a “thousand ways people shrink from life, as if chance and change are by their nature toxic and disfiguring.” Your assignment in the coming weeks is to contradict his theory. I’m hoping you will interpret all chance and change as potentially expansive, redemptive, and interesting. You will never shrink from life but will boldly meet challenges and embrace twists of fate as interesting opportunities. I have abundant faith in your ability to carry out this vigorous project!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You could be a masterful eliminator of toxins and wastes in the coming weeks. Do it both for yourself and for those you care about. Start by purging nonessentials that obstruct the flow of the good life. These might include defunct fantasies, mistaken understandings, apathetic attitudes, and unloving approaches. Among the other dross or dreck you could root out is any clutter that’s making familiar environments feel oppressive. By the way, fellow Cancerian, this should be fun. If it’s not, you’re doing it wrong.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): My goals right now are to inspire you in the following three ways: 1. to be full of love for your daily life; 2. to adore yourself exactly as you are; 3. to shed any numbness or boredom you feel and replace them with alert aliveness. To help you in this exalted effort, I offer the inspiration of three quotes. 1. “The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson. 2. “The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” –Eden Phillpotts. 3. “I have the mysterious feeling of seeing for the first time something I have always known.” –Bernardo Bertolucci.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the coming weeks, I hope you avoid sucking up to egotistical manipulators. Please also refrain from being an unappreciated beast of burden and a half-willing pawn in boring games. If you are interested in paying off karmic debts, make sure they are yours, not anyone else’s. If you plan to work hard to lay the foundation for a future liberation, get a guarantee that you will be one of the liberated people. PS: I’m fine with you doing unselfish things as long as they will also have selfish benefits.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): One of the great maladies affecting modern people is the atrophy of the soul. It’s related to another affliction:

the apathy of the soul. A key contributor to these misfortunes is the entertainment industry. Its shallow and artificial stimuli are engineered to overfeed our egos, leaving our poor souls malnourished. Please note that I have no problem with our egos. They are an important part of our makeup and are essential for healthy functioning. But it’s a shame they hog all the glory and sustenance. Now here’s my climactic message for you, Libra: It’s high time to celebrate a holiday I call Nurture the Soul. Make it last at least three weeks. Homework: Identify three actions you will take to excite, cherish, and enhance your soul.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In myth and legend, pregnancies don’t always begin with two humans having sexual communion. The wellknown story of the Virgin Mary tells us she was impregnated when the Holy Spirit, disguised as a dove, whispered in her ear. The Roman goddess Juno conceived her son Mars solely with the help of an enchanted lily flower. The Greek hero Attis germinated inside his virgin mother Nana after she placed a pomegranate in her lap. This might sound outlandish, but I foresee you having a metaphorically comparable experience. Do you believe in the possibility of being fertilized by miraculous magic or a divine spirit? Might you be dramatically awakened or inspired by a very subtle influence? I think it will happen even if you don’t believe.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian computer scientist Grace Hopper (1906-1992) wrote, “The most damaging phrase in the language is: ‘It’s always been done that way.’” I will expand on that wisdom. The most obvious meaning is that we risk ignoring our individualized needs and suppressing our creative inspirations if we mindlessly conform to the habits of society. But it’s equally important not to mindlessly repeat our own longstanding ways of doing things. Maybe they were brilliant and appropriate in the past, but there’s no guarantee they will always be so. In conclusion, Sagittarius, I recommend you rebel against your own personal “it’s always been done that way” as well as everyone else’s.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Being in love is as desirable for you Capricorns as it is for everyone else. You may be less open and dramatic than the rest of us in expressing your yearnings, but they are still a driving force. Here’s an important point: Even if you are not constantly chattering to others about your urges to give and receive intimate care, it’s crucial that you acknowledge them to yourself. To keep your soul healthy, you must be in close touch with this core fuel. You must love your need for love. Now is an excellent time to deepen your appreciation for these truths.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s the fifth annual Brag Therapy Holiday—for you Aquarians only. During this celebration, we expect you—indeed we want you—to boast with panache. Tell us all in exquisite detail why you are such a marvelous creation. Explain how you have overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to transform yourself into a masterpiece of intuitive intelligence. Regale us with stories of your winsome qualities, your heroic triumphs, and your hilarious and poignant adventures on the edge of reality. Make sure we understand how educational and healing it can be to bask in your influence. Show us why we should regard you as a role model.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I invite you to resolve old business, draw unrewarding projects to a close, and finish your lessons at the School of Tough Love. You don’t have to carry out my next proposal, but if you do, I will be glad: Politely and quietly scream, “Get out of my life” at anyone who doesn’t give you the respect and kindness you deserve. I also recommend that you do a Wrap-It-Up Ritual. Start by making an altar that pleases you with its beauty. Take scraps of paper and write on each one a description of an influence or experience you want to purge from your life. As you rip each scrap into bits, say this: “I’m grateful for what I have learned from you, but now I am leaving you behind.” ∆

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny's expanded weekly horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 (fees apply). ©Copyright 2024 Rob Brezsny

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