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February 20 - February 27, 2020 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 31

Editor’s note

t’s about a week after Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. You know what that means, don’t you? New Times’ annual Weddings issue is

This week weddings

Get treated right before you tie the knot ..................................... 17 Waste not on your wedding day ....20 ‘About us’ isn’t about just you .......22 SLO County’s marriage economy ....27 Hitch a ride with Ride-On ...............28 Kaleidoscope Inn can host it all .....32

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Flyers fling mud in District 3 campaign..........................................4

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Climate crisis should top primary agenda ................................9

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here! February is the month of love, and if you’re planning on tying the knot, have we got some information for you. In this year’s issue, learn about the sweetest way to pamper yourself as a bride-

CLOSE UP Nails are definitely part of the wedding day as there are many shots of the bride holding the bouquet or holding hands with her new spouse.

to-be [17]; how to plan a low-waste wedding

[20]; getting through that pesky “about us”

section on your wedding announcement website

[22]; what weddings do for the SLO County economy [27]; how Ride-On plans to weather the wedding shuttles [28]; and the Kaleidoscope

which you can share your upcoming nuptials [32].

FOOD: Cambria’s hidden gem .......59

music Starkey......................... 45 Live music listings........ 45

opinion Commentary.................. 9 Letters ........................... 9 Hodin ............................. 9 This Modern World ........ 9 Sound off ...................... 13 Rhetoric & Reason ....... 14 Shredder ....................... 16

art Artifacts ........................ 51 Split Screen.................. 54 Reviews and Times ..... 54

the rest Classifieds.................... 62 Open Houses .............. 62 Brezsny’s Astrology...... 71

This week, you can also read about what’s going on in the downand-dirty 3rd District race for county supervisor

Events calendar Hot Dates .................... 34 Special Events ............. 34

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BOOKS: The Daring Decade for film............................................. 51 GALLERY: An ancient way of painting .......................................53

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Oceano CSD considers changes to compensation and bylaws

he Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) board of directors is considering several changes to its bylaws that staff say would make the rules clearer and the district’s business “run smoother,” a response to recent controversy surrounding the board’s decision to bar one member from committee service for the duration of 2020. At a meeting on Feb. 12, the OCSD board mulled over the staff-recommended changes, including amendments to the number of meetings held each month and committee members’ compensation. Although board members didn’t show much interest in dropping one of their two meetings each month, which staff said could save the OCSD about $27,000 a year, there was significant debate over how much board members should be paid for attending various committee meetings. “The genesis of this was recent board discussions regarding committee assignments and various committees and which ones are paid and which ones perhaps aren’t,” OCSD General Manager Will Clemens said at the Feb. 12 meeting. “And it just was not clear in the bylaws what committees would actually be paid committees and which ones wouldn’t be.” While board members are currently paid $50 per committee meeting attended, Clemens suggested scratching that and paying each board member $100 a month regardless of how many or which committee meetings board members attend. The idea, which was initially brought forward by Vice President Karen White, is an attempt to address community concerns raised at the end of 2019 that the OCSD board majority purposely divvied up committee assignments that are paid and have voting power among themselves. It’s been a hot button issue in Oceano since Dec. 11, 2019, when the OCSD board voted to prohibit board member Cynthia Replogle from

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DA’s Office investigated Adam Hill as suspect in 2016 harassing emails case

Vulgar, harassing emails sent to local radio host Dave Congalton nearly four years ago sparked a criminal investigation at the SLO County District Attorney’s Office that named 3rd District Supervisor Adam Hill as a suspect, but prosecutors dropped the case in late 2016 without filing charges. In July 2016, Congalton, host of Hometown Radio on KVEC, received a series of five emails sent under what appeared to be a false name

and address. The emails hurled personal insults, sexually explicit comments, and vague threats toward him. “You have only begun to pay, Congalton,” one July 20 email concluded. All the emails were sent under the name Sal Krill, from salkrill12@ gmail.com. Congalton reported the emails to the SLO County DA’s Office, which decided to open a case into what it described as criminal misdemeanor harassment, according to a DA’s investigative report obtained by New Times. In an attempt to identify the perpetrator NEWS continued page 6

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of the emails, the DA’s Office served search warrants to Google and Charter Communications to locate the IP address that they were sent from. Those turned up one IP address—used to create the email account and send the emails—that allegedly belonged to Hill’s wife at the time, Dee Torres, at their then-shared residence in SLO. When interviewed by investigators at their home, Hill denied that he or Torres sent the emails, according to the DA’s reports. In the following weeks, Hill’s attorney, Don Ernst, retained a Cal Poly computer expert who wrote a declaration stating that the emails could have been sent by somebody else and made to look like they came from their residence’s IP address. After that, the DA’s Office closed the investigation without filing charges. “It was determined that there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt who authored the emails,” the DA’s Office wrote to Congalton on Nov. 7, 2019—in a memo that detailed the investigation to him for the first time. Congalton went public with the case on his radio show on Jan. 29, and the story was soon picked up by the online news blog CalCoastNews and then The Tribune. On Feb. 4, Mike Brown, of COLAB of SLO County, spoke about the allegations at a Board of Supervisors’ meeting, and, in response, 1st District Supervisor John Peschong requested that they be agendized for a future closed session discussion. Hill, who’s up for re-election on March 3, has denied having any role in the emails. In a Feb. 15 press release posted to Facebook, Hill wrote, “I had nothing to do with this, and after a response from my attorney, it was dropped.” “It occurred during my last campaign, and my former wife had been viciously slandered by this same radio host,” Hill’s post went on. “It was so horrendous and immoral, and I did not bring up the ‘latest claims’ to her until I had to, and of course, she had nothing to do with these emails either.” With the primary election weeks away, Hill and his supporters have questioned the timing of the DA releasing the report to Congalton—and the radio host’s discussing it on air. But DA Dan Dow and Congalton maintain that they’re not motivated by politics. “California law compels us to release the investigation materials to a victim of a crime when they ask for them, as long as no other exception to the release exists,” Dow wrote to New Times via email. Dow and Congalton disagree on how many times Congalton asked the DA for the case’s documents since 2016. While Congalton says he asked for it at least twice between the end of 2016 and October 2019, Dow says he wasn’t asked for it again until October 2019. Congalton said he hesitated to go public with the case or discuss it on air because of a long history of feuding with Hill that he wasn’t intent on exacerbating. But he said he was compelled to discuss what he called a “larger coarseness in our culture” and what he feels is hypocrisy among progressives who support Hill. “It’s like the progressives call out Trump for bad behavior but they won’t call out their own guy,” Congalton said. —Peter Johnson

Engineering firm claims Paso School District did not pay it for work

RRM Design Group Inc. alleges that the Paso Robles Unified School District refuses to pay the firm for services it performed for the district three years ago. A complaint filed on Jan. 27 against the school district alleges that Paso Unified ignored the architecture and engineering firm’s invoice of $46,658.02 for work it performed in 2017. In September 2017, the complaint states, RRM and the school district entered into a professional service contract where the firm agreed to perform topographical survey work for the district as outlined in a proposal and scope of work document dated Aug. 25, 2017, and revised Sept. 6, 2017—for a sum not to exceed $69,915. According to the school district’s Sept. 26, 2017, meeting minutes, district staff solicited three aerial survey proposals for projects under Measure M—a $95 million general obligation bond that was passed in the Nov. 8, 2016, election to upgrade some of the educational facilities within the district. The first phase of the project is set to include upgrades to the current Arts Academy at Bauer Speck—which would create two sites: the Marie Bauer Early Educational Center and the Glen Speck Arts Academy—and the construction of the Paso Robles Aquatic Complex at Paso Robles High School. One of the three survey proposals was done by RRM and had the “lowest responsive and responsible aerial topographical survey proposal,” according to the meeting agenda. The surveys done by the firm included: Aquatics Complex, Georgia Brown Elementary School, Marie Bauer PreSchool, Glen Speck Academy of Arts, Pat Butler Elementary School, Virginia Peterson Elementary School, Daniel E. Lewis Middle School, and George H. Flamson Middle School-Temp School Site. The board approved the surveys and a contract with RRM Design at the Sept.

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26, 2017, meeting. The complaint states that the firm did the survey work per the terms of the contract and invoiced the district for the services it provided. Between March 2018 and October 2018, the complaint alleges, RRM invoiced the school district a total of $58,658.02, excluding interest. Despite the fact that the firm performed all of the work required of it under the survey contract, the complaint states, Paso Unified failed to pay $46,658.02 of the amount invoiced to it by the firm. On Oct. 30, 2019, RRM’s counsel wrote to the school district and demanded immediate payment of the past-due invoices, the complaint alleges. According to the complaint, on Nov. 25, 2019, the firm filed a pre-litigation claim with the district for the amounts owed under the survey contract plus interest. The complaint alleges that the district did not respond to the pre-litigation claim. According to the pre-litigation claim form, in September 2019 the school district advised RRM Design Group that it was dissatisfied with the firm’s services and was not going to pay the amount owed. Brad Pawlowski, Paso Unified’s chief business officer, told New Times via email, “The district does not agree with the allegations made in the complaint.” “We are, however, working through our legal counsel to hopefully find a resolution to this matter,” the email stated. —Karen Garcia

SLO school district to consider feasibility of bond measure

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is considering putting a general obligation bond on the November 2020 ballot. At a San Luis Coastal school board meeting on Feb. 18, board members voted unanimously to conduct a community survey on the feasibility of passing a general obligation bond. Ryan Pinkerton, assistant superintendent of business and support

services, said at the meeting that the district has a long list of safety improvement and facility modernization projects at various school sites that go beyond normal deferred maintenance funding. “There are big ticket items we definitely need to take care of,” Pinkerton said. That includes the 10 schools that need new fire alarms, which Pinkerton said cost more than $250,000 apiece. The new bond would be similar to Measure D, a $177 million bond that was approved by 72 percent of voters in November 2014. Although some board members said it might be too soon after Measure D to get another general obligation bond passed, Pinkerton said presidential elections typically host a larger voter turnout, which trends in favor of school bonds. Board members Mark Buchman and Walt Millar said shared concerns that the primary elections in the beginning of March and the confusion over Proposition 13, a state ballot measure that would funnel funding to schools in need, could lead to negative responses in the local survey. But board member Chris Unger said the district has about $500 million worth of unfunded projects that need to be taken care of, and another general obligation bond could help relieve some of that load. “I think it’s going to be important to look at what the level of community support for a bond would be,” Unger said. “We can’t know unless we do this.” The survey, which will cost the district $12,500, will be conducted by Isom Advisors likely sometime in March. —Kasey Bubnash

FBI analyzes handwritten letters that stated threats against minorities

In August 2019 Richard Orcutt, 62, pleaded not guilty to allegedly sending threatening letters to his neighbors, and now the Federal Bureau of Investigation NEWS continued page 7

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is assisting in the examination of the letters in question. On Feb. 13, the SLO County District Attorney’s Office notified the court that the FBI is analyzing the handwriting on the alleged Hallmark cards for the prosecution. Assistant District Attorney Eric Dobroth told New Times via email that the FBI “is aiding our office in the review of handwriting samples.” In June 2019, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department, detectives believed that Orcutt had recently sent several threatening letters to property management companies, property owners, and possibly renters in the city of San Luis Obispo. The Hallmark cards depicted an American flag with no return name or address that stated he was going to shoot minorities moving into his neighborhood. On June 30, 2019, the San Luis Obispo Regional SWAT Team and the SLO Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Detail served a search warrant at Orcutt’s home. During the search, detectives seized 37 handguns, rifles, shotguns, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. On the same day of the search, Orcutt was taken into custody without incident and later booked into SLO County Jail—he posted a $500,000 bail and was released the same day. The SLO County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint on July 12, 2019, charging Orcutt with 10 felonies—seven charges of making criminal threats, one charge of attempting to make a criminal threat, and two charges of possessing an assault weapon. At the time, Orcutt’s previous attorney, Guy Galambos, emailed a statement to New Times saying the messages sent to victims were clearly “racist and unAmerican” but that his client “did not write or send the threatening cards in this case.” Galambos also said there were no eyewitnesses, no surveillance videos, and no scientific evidence showing that Orcutt wrote or sent the threatening, racist cards. According to District Attorney’s officials, Orcutt faces a maximum sentence of 14 years and eight months in state prison if he gets convicted of the charges. New Times reached out to Orcutt’s current legal counsel, Jeff Radding, but did not receive a comment before press time. A pre-preliminary hearing is slated for March 17 at 8:30 a.m. —Karen Garcia

Central Coast economy is still growing, but labor issues could hinder it long term Skilled workers are getting harder to come by on the Central Coast, according to Mike Miller of Papich Construction, and it’s affecting how quickly the company can complete transportation infrastructure projects. Miller spoke up at the end of the 2020 Economic Forecast hosted by the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and

Aera Energy in Allan Hancock College’s Severson Theatre on Feb. 10. The shortage has gotten to the point where construction companies have to poach each other’s labor forces, Miller said. “You’re dealing with basic labor force issues,” said Christopher Thornberg from Beacon Economics, who presented the 2020 forecast. Low labor force growth is an issue that Thornberg said could affect economic growth over the long term, as could the disconnect between actual economic issues and political rhetoric surrounding the economy. Overall, he said, all signs point to a good economy with steady (albeit, slowing) growth with no recession in sight. “Today’s economy is a Goldilocks economy. It’s not too hot, not too cold,” he said. “This is a good economy.” The Central Coast region has experienced near record low unemployment rates—currently 3.5 percent in Santa Barbara County and 2.8 percent in San Luis Obispo County— but Thornberg said there’s also been relatively low growth in the labor force. “It’s not because you don’t have employers; it’s because employers can’t find workers,” he said. “With a lack of labor force growth, you’re not going to budge your economy ... it’s a body problem.” That body problem can be attributed in part to housing supply issues, he said. In order to achieve 2 percent growth in the labor market, cities and counties in California should be issuing permits for at least 250,000 units per year. However, he said, the state’s only doing half of that. “It’s a supply crisis. ... We don’t build enough units,” Thornberg said. “Lower income people have a problem. They can’t live here. It’s not that they can’t afford to live here. It’s that they can’t live here.” Because there’s a shortage of units, higher income residents are able to bid higher on available housing units than lower income residents. As a result of the housing “supply crisis,” Thornberg said lower-skilled workers are moving out of the area, and higher-skilled workers are moving in. The only city bucking that trend is Santa Maria, Thornberg said. The city has been steadily growing over the last 20 years, and he attributes that in part to housing prices, which are lower in Santa Maria than they are in other parts of the Central Coast. Over the long run, labor growth is going to be a big issue for the U.S. economy, he said. This is due to the number of baby boomers who will be retiring and leaving the marketplace as well as the much smaller number of millennials who will be able to replace them. One of the ways to increase the labor force, he said, would be through immigration policies that enable workers to migrate to the U.S. and fill those vacancies. That being said, though, he iterated that now is a good time for job training and job opportunity. “There are more job opportunities in the U.S. economy than there are people looking for work,” he said. “People aren’t suffering. ...This is the healthiest consumer spending market we’ve ever seen—in the last 30 years.” ∆ —Camillia Lanham

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Transformed Y ards of manicured grass and colorful blossoming flowers encompass the little white gazebo that sits at the center of Arroyo Grande’s Heritage Square Park. Surrounded by big bushy trees and some of Arroyo Grande’s oldest historic buildings, this creekside haven is the perfect spot for a wedding, and the South County Historical Society knows it. For years, the nonprofit organization has rented its garden in Heritage Square Park to residents and tourists hosting weddings and other special events, and uses the revenue to maintain the historic buildings located in the park. But sometime at the beginning of 2019, as South County Historical Society member Chuck Fellows was driving alongside the park on South Mason Street, he noticed something he found paradoxical. As usual, the park was playing host to a wedding, and just outside the garden, with its fancy décor and fancy people, stood a long line of guys, all dressed up in their tuxedo vests and ties, waiting to use a porta-potty. Fellows, a lover of antiques and all things with a little history, suddenly had a wonderful idea. He’d been eyeing an old antique tank house, one of the few remaining in Arroyo Grande, since 2001 with hopes of preserving it. The tank house was under threat of demolition, but its owners eventually told the South County Historical Society that if they could move it off its current lot at 119 East Grand Avenue, they could have it. “We don’t want it torn down,” Fellows told New Times. “We want it in Heritage Park.” In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Fellows said a number of homes in Arroyo Grande’s historic district were equipped with their own water wells and storage tanks, which typically sat atop towers called tank houses. When city water was PHOTO BY KASEY BUBNASH

later implemented, the need for tank houses died out, and none of those that existed in the village survived. The tank house in question is one of only two or three left in the town. Now the South County Historical Society plans to move the tank house from its current location and drop it in Heritage Square Park, where it will then be renovated, furnished with plumbing and electricity, and transformed into a single-stall bathroom for wedding guests. Heritage Park does already have public restrooms, but Fellows said they’re small and far from the gazebo. There’s also a single restroom in one of the historical buildings near the gazebo. “But it’s old and really scary to use,” Fellows said. The new 9-by-9 foot water tank bathroom will be modern, close by, clean, and is expected to draw in even more events for its convenience, raising an estimated extra $7,000 a year. The $100,000 project will be funded solely by donations to the South County Historical Society—it’s raised about $44,000 so far, according to Fellows—and construction will likely start sometime in January 2021. Arroyo Grande City Council approved the project at a meeting on Jan. 28, and council members lauded the Historical Society for its efforts to preserve the tank house in a creative and useful way. These tank houses were once a huge part of Arroyo Grande’s culture, Councilmember Keith Storton said at the Jan. 28 meeting, “and it’s being saved and preserved.”

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• Marilyn Wilson and Victor Lund, managing partners of Pismo Beachbased consulting firm WAV Group, were recently recognized for their innovative contributions to the real estate industry. WAV Group provides strategic planning, research, communications, and advisory services to the real estate industry, and both Wilson and Lund were included in two prestigious lists of the nation’s industry leaders: RISMedia’s 2020 Real Estate Newsmaker and the Swanepoel Power 200. • As part of largescale service project, Cal Poly Circle K is giving hand-made, personalized book bags to first grade students at Pacheco Elementary School. Club members will also be reading books to the students in Spanish and English, with hopes of increasing the number of students proficient in reading. ∆

RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION This historic tank house at 1119 East Grand Ave. is one of the few remaining in Arroyo Grande, and soon it will serve as a single-stall bathroom in Heritage Square Park.

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BY JUDITH BERNSTEIN

No. 1 priority The climate crisis should be at the top of the agenda in the presidential primary

everal Democratic presidential primary candidates have referred to the climate crisis as an “existential threat,” but what exactly does that mean? An existential threat or crisis, as defined by Wikipedia, means “A crisis that may stem from one’s new perception of life and existence.” I think we have reached that state as by now most people realize that climate change is a threat to life on the planet. The wake-up call that altered our perception is the extreme weather— hottest years on record, devastating droughts and fires, catastrophic floods, melting icecaps and glaciers—that we have witnessed in recent years. Experience has finally spoken louder than all the incontrovertible scientific studies that for decades have warned of the consequences of inaction. In early February, I went to Central Coast Bioneers 2020 conference, sponsored by Ecologistics, expecting to hear more about the crisis and I wasn’t disappointed. Mark Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, highlighted multiple approaches to transform the way we get and store electrical power. These approaches, some recently tested at Stanford, are now ready to implement on a large scale. He also showed a chart illustrating what various countries and cities around the world have pledged to accomplish. Although the USA, India, and China—the top three carbon emitters—have made no such

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promises, hopefully pressure from citizens, governments, and corporations will induce them to join the others who have pledged to be 100 percent divested of fossil fuel sources of energy in the next 20 or 30 years. If these new approaches were to be implemented in the near future, there would be a huge shift in how we derive energy to power manufacturing and agriculture, as well as how we power our cars, home heating, and cooling, even our lawnmowers and computers. That shift would not only reduce the dangerous levels of carbon in the atmosphere—one of the main causes of the climate crisis—but it would also save money in the long run for businesses and individuals. I recently watched the BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet, hosted by David Attenborough, that focuses on a different continent in each episode. The program features incredible photography of birds, insects, and mammals, many of which are unique to a particular continent. But in many cases, Attenborough pointed out that either the animals or their habitats are threatened by climate change and/ or human encroachment. One stunning South American example was the endangered cotton-top tamarin monkey that lives in a small area of northwestern Colombia, which is being rapidly converted to farmland. Scientists have predicted that we are going to lose up to 50 percent of earth’s plant and animal species by the end of

this century. Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, noted in a recent New Yorker magazine that during the recent fires “Australia lost hundreds of millions of animals including a significant proportion of the country’s koalas.” It is clear to me—as I hope it is to other lovers of wildlife—that humankind will be the poorer for the loss of so many species. Should such an eco-collapse occur, only zoos and documentaries like Seven Worlds, One Planet would show future generations the incredible variety of animal life that went extinct because of our failure to address the “existential crisis” posed by climate change. So how does this relate to the 2020 California primaries? Given the threat to our health, economy, and quality of life, why isn’t the climate crisis the No. 1 issue of every Democratic candidate running for president? It was for Gov. Jay Inslee, who has dropped out of the race, and it is now for Tom Steyer. Other candidates have echoed this concern but may not be as committed to the issue. Before I vote in the California primary for a Democratic presidential candidate, I am going to read the candidates’ platforms to find out if the climate crisis is their No. 1 issue or at the very least a top priority. Then I will ask myself an equally important question: Which candidate is most likely to inspire the American populace to get on board with the energy transformation we so desperately need, and at the same time has the ability to actually accomplish this? I hope other California voters will do likewise before mailing in their ballots or pulling the voting booth lever. ∆ Judith Bernstein from Arroyo Grande is a longtime member of the Sierra

Club, Nature Conservancy, Union of Concerned Scientists, and African Wildlife Foundation. Send comments through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

Letters The subterfuge of the new progressives

An avowed progressive, Ellen Beraud is running for Debbie Arnold’s 5th District seat on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors and maligning her solid record. Having recently received one of Beraud’s mailers, it was rife with misdirection and misstated “facts.” Her literature claims that she will “not represent special interests.” Yet she has taken $37,600 in campaign contributions from the marijuana industry. That’s not a contribution, that’s an investment, one that reveals the fact that she will indeed be representing “special interests.” The same is true with her position on groundwater management. While Arnold championed the groundwater initiative of 2016 to locally manage our groundwater resources that was passed by nearly 80 percent of the voters, Beraud wants to undo that decision and put our groundwater in the hands of a few wealthy wine moguls to manage it for the benefit of a few at public expense. Her contributions from Big Wine show yet another of her special interests. As of Feb. 10, 2020, her connection to special interest is very apparent as listed on her website under the heading of “Endorsements”; all endorsements listed are from unions, progressive LETTERS continued page 10

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organizations, elected officials, and organizations, not one from an actual person who votes. An actual person who lives here—that, to me, really shows who she supports and will represent, and it is not me and you. Arnold cares about people, you and me and public service. Beraud and her new progressives only care about special interests and power. Please Vote for Arnold for the Board of Supervisors. Ray M. Buban Atascadero

I’m voting for Ellen Beraud and I’m a veteran

As a veteran I very much support Ellen Beraud’s campaign to be the 5th District supervisor. She appears to be far more involved in working to make sure current veterans are fed and housed than in building war memorials. Debbie Arnold’s supporters seem to be saying that every village, town, and city should have a war memorial—or else it is unpatriotic. I disagree. I greatly respect all of those who have given their lives in defense of this nation, attending Memorial Day services at the park, and I feel Beraud is much more in touch with the real problems of living veterans than is her opponent. Clement Salvadori Atascadero

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As a 3rd District voter, I’m not voting for any political candidate who produces dark hit-piece flyers against their opponent. This week I’ve received two dark gray flyers paid for by Stacy Korsgaden’s campaign that smear Supervisor Adam Hill with ugly personal innuendo. There is nothing on the flyer that states why Korsgaden is running for this seat and how her representation will benefit our district/county, nor does she include issues on which she disagrees with Hill. After attending two 3rd District forums, I can state with certitude that Korsgaden is broadly uninformed on issues important to both our district and county, and is running solely on a negative campaign against Hill. She doesn’t belong in the supervisors’ chambers, as a thoughtful Tribune editorial concluded for reasons that I heard directly from her in public. I don’t agree with him on every issue, but my vote will be for Hill. Elizabeth Johnson San Luis Obispo

Oceano is sick of listening to Lucia

This person, Lucia Casalinuovo (“Oceano has had enough!” Feb. 13), does not speak for Oceano and never has. She has repeatedly been told she does not speak for Oceano. She does not know about “the rule of the good old boys/girls” in Oceano; there is no such rule! If a member of the Oceano Community Services District, Lucia’s friend, repeatedly insists she was elected to the board, and she was not, it matters. The repeated claims of discrimination are silly and beyond tiring. James D. Coalwell Oceano

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Twelve years of Adam Hill is enough

For 12 years, Adam Hill has been unwilling or emotionally unable to work with any supervisor he doesn’t agree with. The public is tired of his obstructionist behavior, his temper tantrums and insults directed at other board members and at the public in the gallery. He is rude and insulting and acts like a petulant child. In short, he is a bully. His opponent, Stacy Korsgaden is a respectful lady with 30 years of successful business experience and community leadership. She listens to the public and is willing to work closely with the rest of the Board to get things done. During several debates with Korsgaden, Hill has attempted to intimidate and bully her. She did not back down and cower as he expected. Korsgaden is clearly not afraid of Hill. Enough is enough. It’s time Hill is no longer a supervisor. It is time to elect Korsgaden as the 3rd District supervisor on March 3. Joseph Rouleau San Luis Obispo

Chill out, boomer

John Donegan started his article on affirmative action (“Affirmative action,” Feb. 13) by snidely assessing how liberals struggle with the complex issue of racial justice. Moreover, his hackneyed description of a liberal’s mental gymnastics is beyond ironic, when we are in the era of conservatives in Mr. Donegan’s camp practically going through a rebirth to justify their devotion to the god/king in the White House destroying our democracy. Spare me. Mr. Donegan discusses Harvard’s entrance process as if he knows what they intend to do about this difficult issue, and he does not. He uses speculation or even conspiratorial theory to explain why and what Harvard is doing as if he sits on their entrance committee. He does not, and we do not need to assume he is speaking accurately. Then he goes to the home of all race baiters: He tries to pit one minority against the other, and implies that affirmative action is an either/or choice. Look out Asians, the Latinos are coming for your spot. But he is the most offensive when he tells us about his “Latina friend” who gets negative comments because she is an educated lawyer and that it is the fault of affirmative action. The assumption that a person of color can’t make it without special treatment is a racist trope pure and simple. It is not because of affirmative action, it is the reason for affirmative action. It is the result of years LETTERS continued page 13

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of white privilege and a level of racism in this country that we do not want to acknowledge. And the last paragraphs are really the reason I had to write this letter. Mr. Donegan, with hubris dripping from the page, feels that he has to “white-splain” the moral authority of the civil rights movement. So nice to know we have a scholar and historian here to help us little folk understand those big, big ideas. And so glad he thinks racial equality is morally compelling. Who knew? Really, the man who describes himself as that guy you avoid at the coffee shop because he loves the sound of his own voice and will harangue you for hours with his “brilliant take” on what’s wrong with everyone else, needs to look in the mirror and maybe back down on the curmudgeon role. As my younger friends might say, chill out boomer, you’re giving the rest of us a bad rep. Christine Granados Morro Bay

Korsgaden’s campaign is in the gutter

Stacy Korsgaden, 3rd District candidate for SLO County supervisor, has stooped to the worst sort of sleazy campaigning I’ve ever seen. I raised my eyebrows upon receiving her first attack ad against her opponent, but the second one was so vile and disgusting I was left stunned. Way to “put politics aside” and represent residents with the “highest-level integrity and civility” as stated on your web page, eh Stacy?! A mailer accusing your opponent of being a sexual predator of children based on four anonymous postings off a Cal Poly ratings site is certainly the highest form of civility,

right? Shame on you for bringing this level of filth to the campaign. Although my guess is someone who would send out something like this is beyond shame. Tiffany Abeloe Grover Beach

‘A paucity of policy ideas’ I had my breath taken away by the mailer sent to me by the Stacy Korsgaden campaign regarding Adam Hill, Korsgaden’s incumbent opponent. It was clear enough from the candidate’s forum last month that Korsgaden, in my friend Tom’s words: “has a paucity of policy ideas.” Sufficient, in a head-to-head race, to assure Hill’s ballot victory. Both of the inflammatory flyers sent to me show that this challenge campaign is in the slime, grasping for straws. Hill can be brusque, can be rough around the edges, and just like that vigilant if scary dog, fights like we want him to fight for the good of this county! Let’s look at Adam’s record of accomplishments, support him in “not letting the outrage consume me,” and ensure four more years of having our best interests doggedly defended and supported. Allen Root San Luis Obispo

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The real world C onsider these realities: global climate catastrophe. Cuts to the American safety net. Race baiting. Foreign undermining of the democratic process. The erosion of U.S. moral authority. The devolution of constitutional norms. Voter suppression … . These crises—and more—make the 2020 elections the most important in my lifetime. The election on March 3 holds the key to our county’s future. In less than two weeks, your vote will determine whether our county will be governed by conservative ideologues or broadminded supervisors. One seat will make the difference. Currently, conservative supervisors Lynne Compton (District 4), John Peschong (District 1), and Debbie Arnold (District 5) hold the reins, while Bruce Gibson (District 2) and Adam Hill (District 3) advocate modestly progressive positions. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th District seats are up for election. Depending on where you live, you will choose between Peschong and Stephanie Shakofsky, Hill and Stacy Korsgaden, or Arnold and Ellen Beraud. I asked each candidate by email what issues they believe will have the greatest long-term impact on SLO County. I am grateful to Arnold, Beraud, and Hill for responding. I also researched candidate positions and attended candidate forums. Full disclosure: I am a registered Democrat, and I have canvassed precincts

in SLO and Atascadero for Beraud. Conservatives Peschong, Arnold, and Korsgaden hold to Republican maxims of less government, less regulation, and lower taxes. They believe protecting the business climate should supersede the climate crisis. They support oil drilling. And they brazenly support Trump. The progressives believe that the magnitude and complexity of the problems we face require the resources of government. That we cannot afford the old business-as-usual, laissez faire approach, which has served to exacerbate the climate emergency, decrease housing affordability, increase homelessness, and sacrifice public health in favor of private interests. Although Peschong voted for some fee increases, he is, in the words of The Tribune editorial board, “a member of a conservative majority that has stood in the way of real progress on some key issues.” Those issues include affordable housing, homelessness, and climate action. Shakofsky outlines her major concerns as government transparency, road maintenance, homelessness, and affordable housing. In District 3, Korsgaden believes developers will build more homes if fees are lowered—but she can’t guarantee that doing so will ensure more affordable homes. Hill, on the other hand, believes that for the sake of working people, the county should encourage clean new

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businesses while also providing direct resources for affordable housing via inclusionary fees on developers. In line with the incumbent conservatives, Korsgaden advocates for nonprofits and churches to fill the gap in services for the homeless, for the uninsured or underinsured, and for expanded child care services for county employees. She opposes Monterey Bay Community Power, the lower-cost, clean energy provider now serving the city of San Luis Obispo. In an email, Hill said that the conservative majority’s adherence to “ideological talking points” impacts all critical issues: “A few years ago, they opposed a self-help sales tax measure that would have made tens of millions more dollars available for our road infrastructure; the measure lost by 600 votes. ... Thus, traffic congestion will continue to be difficult to improve, as will housing affordability, homelessness, other infrastructure, and we will continue to stand still while other counties around us progress forward.” In District 5, perhaps the most hotly contested local race, Arnold said, “I believe the issues that will have the greatest long-term impact on the county will be 1) county citizens retaining control of their groundwater, 2) maintaining and making improvements to our roads, 3) planning appropriately for affordable housing to meet state mandates.” In contrast to Arnold’s low-key vision of the future, Beraud believes that we are at a crossroads, that we cannot afford what she calls “a failure of leadership

and inaction” that contributes to an accelerating pace of mounting challenges. Like Korsgaden, Hill’s opponent, Arnold wants to give developers a gift in lowered fees, while Beraud, Arnold’s opponent, says, realistically, that “we can’t build our way out of the housing crisis—it will take political will and funding, including impact fees on large properties.” Might it sound to you to like the conservatives adhere to old head-in-thesand principles that have led to climate denial, worsening congestion, unaffordable housing, and other critical troubles? As Beraud says, “Either we will address our housing affordability crisis, or we’ll continue to be one of the least affordable communities in the nation. “We can finally prioritize enough funding to help get people off of the streets, or a thousand people will continue to go unsheltered each night,” she asserts. “Will we invest in renewable energy programs like community choice energy, or will we green light oil extraction in the most environmentally sensitive habitats on the Central Coast?” The real world has come knocking on the door of our idyllic community. On March 3, voters will determine the fate of San Luis Obispo County around the urgent issues of housing, homelessness, and climate action. That’s what’s at stake. Remember to vote. You decide how we will live and survive. ∆ Amy Hewes is a grassroots activist. Send comments through the editor at clanham@ newtimesslo.com.

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veryone’s pointing fingers at everyone. It’s politics at its worst and it seems to be here to stay in San Luis Obispo County. Oddly enough, it’s not Facebook that’s spurring all of the whacked out controversy heading into the March 3 primary. It’s those freaking mailers! Who said print was dead? Last week, it was all about the fight over the 5th District SLO County Board of Supervisors seat and a vote that took place more than 10 years ago during an Atascadero City Council meeting over the Veterans of War Memorial. It has nothing to do with the marijuana, water, homelessness, and affordable housing issues that the county is dealing with right now, but you know, who are we to let bygones be bygones? Everyone is all in on their chosen candidate and everyone should hang on, because it’s going to be one slimy ride. Friends of Veterans in SLO County Primarily Formed to Oppose Ellen Beraud (you geniuses couldn’t come up with something more efficient?)—aka some sketchy political action committee paid for in large part by our local elected officials—hit all District 5 mailboxes with their anti-Beraud best. She’s anti-veteran and can’t be trusted with our votes! Plus her skin’s kind of grey. The PAC whose goal is obviously to reelect Debbie Arnold is separate enough

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that the mailers can’t be tied directly to our conservative-minded incumbent, but we all know what’s happening. Those “friends of vets” want to keep the county’s Board of Supervisors just the way it is, in all of its conservative, anti-tax, anticlimate change, pro-business, pro-Trump glory. Yeah, we get it! You hate liberals, “progressives,” “socialists,” and whatever else you people want to call voters who contain an ounce of what I like to call empathy. But it still seems odd to me that the flyers flying into District 3 mailboxes look eerily similar in design—big block lettering, sketchy looking image of a grey-appearing 3rd District incumbent Adam Hill, scare tactics at their best (worst)—but are paid for directly by the candidate’s campaign! I guess Stacy Korsgaden has no qualms about exactly what kind of campaign she’s running at this point in the game. Stacy K is diggin’ deep into the filth of slime and mud, and she just don’t give AF. The sweet-faced insurance agent who said she was ready to get into the Board of Supervisors sandbox and not throw sand like her opponent does is actually ruthless! Hill is an easy guy to throw sand at, of course. Regardless of this head-abovethe-fray attitude he’s been carrying

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around for the last year or two, we all know who he really is and how deep into the mud he likes to go. But this latest anti-Hill mailer was shocking. There’s not another word for it. “Did ‘professor’ Adam Hill prey on students?” the flyer posits. “Stop creepy Supervisor Adam Hill.” Wow. The flyer lists the only four sexuallyrelated complaints out of 60 that were posted on polyratings.com about the Cal Poly classes he taught between 2001 and 2008. And yes, it definitely makes you do a double take. It definitely makes you question Hill’s actions. But Stacy K, did your team go any further than that? Were any official complaints filed with the university’s Title IX office? According to those polyratings.com posts, Hill is also really funny, not really all that funny, goes on rants about politics, is a tough teacher, an easy teacher, practical, terrible, interesting, and a waste of time. Also, watch out if you don’t agree with him! I can vouch for that last one. It’s an absolute fact. You should see the emails he’s sent New Times over the years—or you could talk to the Tribune reporter who interviewed him about harassing emails he allegedly sent to talk radio host Dave Congalton in 2016. Hill doesn’t

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hold back when he doesn’t like what you’ve got to say. Anyone who’s engaged in an argument with him can tell you. Stacy K, all you really had to do is read a local newspaper prior to 2018, and you wouldn’t even have to reference CalCoastNews in your little attack ads. He told one of his constituents to “fuck off” in a Facebook post, called former SLO mayoral candidate T. Keith Gurnee a “little minx” who was gay for him, got mad at a bunch of businesses for not putting “their money where their mouth is” and donating to his campaign, and there’s more where that came from. Plus, we do this little thing called fact-checking before we just throw shit against the wall to see if it sticks—so that it sticks. Also, Democrats of San Luis Obispo County, what the hell? Will no one say anything to him? I want to see that on a flyer! Meanwhile over at the Oceano Community Services District, board member Cynthia Replogle is still stirring it up with her fellow board members, ruffling feathers, and causing uncomfortably tense scenes to play out in front of the public. You better watch out ladies, you just might get a new show— The Real Board Members of Oceano— based on all of the drama we’ve had to witness over the last couple of months. ∆

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he venue is set, the RSVPs are counted, the photographer’s booked, the catering menu has been finalized, and the final fitting of the dress is done. All that’s left are the final touches of prepping for the ceremonious day of two individuals promising to be forever partners. For the bride, that could mean getting her nails, brows, and facial skin cared for to be camera ready and to feel good on her special day. The girl gang that Yessie Nojas has assembled at Pinkies Up in San Luis Obispo can provide all of those services and more to a bride and her bridal party. Nojas has been in the nail industry since 2012 when she lived in Japan for a short period of time. During her sixmonth stay, she was blown away by the fashion industry and its influence on nail designs. From glitter to 3D nail art, Nojas said she was hooked and instantly enrolled in beauty college to become a nail technician—she’s been making nail design dreams come true ever since. In 2018, she opened her own salon, Pinkies Up, that offers gel or acrylic services topped with decals, nail art, acrylic ombré, leaf foil, and other options if the client desires. Through her squad

of nail technicians, a brow expert and makeup artist, and an esthetician, Nojas has the space to create a relaxing and joyous space for any lady to be pampered. “We can really do any style. For instance, we’ll get a traditional bride that wants a classic French tip,” she said. “And now we have brides that are stepping out of the box now and getting crystals and pretty nail art.” On Nojas’ team is Dacie Edholm, who joined the crew last year and is a nail artist who specializes in gel nails. Last summer was her first experience working with a bridal client, and while Edholm said it was nerve-wracking at first, she really loved it. “[Doing their nails] is just another way to make somebody’s special day a little bit easier and a little less stressful,” she said. Edholm recommends scheduling a nail service the week before the wedding because saving it for the last minute could ruin the experience. Brides sometimes come into the salon with the weight of the planning and scheduling of their big day. Edholm reminds her clients that this is their time to just relax, and she allows her clients the space to do so by scheduling a longer appointment time. “All that other stuff can wait because this is important, too. It’s important to

SPACE FOR HAPPINESS Pinkies Up is not just a beauty salon, it's a creative and relaxing space for clients and the Pinkies team.

take time for yourself,” she said. In the event that a bridal client is working on a DIY project or setting up decorations for the wedding, Edholm provides the client with her private contact information in case there is any nail damage. “One of my brides who got acrylics dropped a box on her nail and broke it. So I came into the salon really late at night, and I was able to fix it,” she said. It’s all about the little details that really make a bride-to-be feel like everything is falling into place. “I feel like just the act of being of service to other women and helping them feel more confident, because I know when my nails are done I feel like I’ve crossed all my T’s and dotted all my I’s,” Edholm said. “It’s the icing on the cake.”

Zarith Anguiano couldn’t agree more; she said when she’s done working on clients’ nails, it’s a great feeling when they can’t stop marveling at their finger tips. Anguiano is an acrylics guru and sometimes, she said, a therapist. “This bride was really tense and she had a lot of stuff on her mind because the wedding wasn’t going according to what she wanted,” Anguiano said. “I told her, ‘OK, girl, you need to relax. You’re doing your nails, feet, and we’re going to relax. This is your day and this is your time.’” By the end of that particular bride’s session, she said, the client was laughing and feeling good. It’s relaxing and enjoyable for Anguiano too. There’s something special about PINKIES UP continued page 20

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Going GREEN Easy ideas to make your celebration sustainable BY ANNA STARKEY

hile we all want the memories of our big day to last forever, the fact of the matter is that behind the beauty of a wedding hides a dirty secret swept away after the last partygoers have left the dance floor. Throwing any event filled with food, drink, gifts, and merriment generally spells out the same result—a whole lot of trash, stripped of its one-time usage, and headed off to the dump just like all the other trash from all the other weddings, birthdays, and celebrations under the sun. Yet the movement toward sustainability chugs on, and it has never been as easy or affordable as it is today to throw a lowimpact party without coming off as some hippie-dippy or totally throwing your bottom line for a loop. You could certainly go all gung-ho at getting to a zero-waste wedding, but for many that sort of all-ornothing approach isn’t realistic. When it’s your turn to throw the soiree, a few subtle changes along with conscientious consumerism can change the event from big waste to small impact. In a world where basically everyone’s calendar and communication is by their side 24/7, the idea of paper mail is arguably antiquated. Websites now offer custom electronic invitations, from sleek to boho chic and everything in between. When you factor in the cost of getting invites and return cards printed, envelopes and postage (heaven help you if you choose an off-sized envelope), we are talking some pretty pricey paper and a not so insignificant carbon footprint en route to your guests’ mailboxes. Add on invites for the bachelorette party, bridal shower, and rehearsal dinner, we’re looking at a chunk of change that could go to making your

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the process of constructing the nail, shaping it, coloring it, and adding on the particular details that are unique to her client’s needs. “I had a bride actually send me a picture of [her nails], and it’s really cute because I feel that I’m part of her special day,” she said. As important as the nails are to a client, esthetician Kelsy Thorndyke believes a bride’s facial skin is equally important. Thorndyke offers a variety of facials: custom, special treatment, and nano. Her most recent specialty is the nano facial in which she uses a nano pen, a device with needle-like structures that only reach the surface of the skin. The skin is able to absorb more of a serum— used to brighten or hydrate—that’s applied to it. “[The nano pen] opens up the channels of the skin and it penetrates 50 percent more than the serums would typically,” she said.

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dream honeymoon a reality! If you don’t want to give up the tactile experience when guests feel the to-die-for embossing you chose, there is an alternative. Still order the invites, but change one element of it: A simple act such as asking people to RSVP online saves on your carbon footprint bottomline, and frankly, is a much more foolproof way to get your guest list together and digitized. If you’re worried that your less tech-savvy guests just won’t “get” the online process, why not print a small number of paper invitations for them and let the rest of your guests ride the wave of the future? A little compromise can go a long way at impacting your wedding’s carbon cost. We’ve all seen the videos—a precious sea turtle groaning and SUSTAINABLE AND CLASSY Reusable straws come in all sizes, colors, and are even grunting as a plastic straw is pulled customizable. Better yet, they don’t get stuck in from its adorable little nostril. Heck, turtle nostrils. San Luis Obispo requires eateries and gin joints to only provide straws if their parched patrons beg for them. We aren’t the only community restricting their use, and as such, plenty of alternatives have popped up. You can find paper straws like from the good ol’ days, biodegradable cellulose, hay, or bamboo straws, glass straws, metal straws, and countless alternatives. Whatever your budget, need, and aesthetic, there’s a straw for you! While the biodegradable versions do make a great alternative, they still add waste to the landfill, and unless you’ve got someone to separate your trash into compostables and non, they generally end up in the same place as all the rest of the trash—tied GROWING SENTIMENT Succulents are low-cost, lowup in plastic bags at Cold maintenance plants that double as decor and a wonderful favor to send guests home with. These are a few I have Canyon Landfill. Might I brought home from weddings. suggest taking your wasteIMAGE COURTESY OF YESSIE NOJAS

With any facial, Valencia, is having a clean Thorndyke has clients pair of eyebrows. Valencia fill out a form so she does it all, waxing (brows, can get to know their chin, and upper lip), skincare routine and trimming brows, shaping their skin type. If there brows, and microblading. is a certain issue the She said having a shaped client wants to target, and clean pair of brows she takes the time to is important because the use products that reduce eyebrows frame the entire PINKY SWEAR Yessie Nojas inflammation or pores. face. and her team promise each of If a client uses her “When you have your their clients the best service services once, a few brows as symmetrical as they can provide and to leave times, or routinely, possible, it flows with the their clients feeling confident. Thoryndyke is just rest of your face and it happy to be a part of gives you that perfect putthe process that helps women feel good in together look,” Valencia said. their skin. Whether the client is looking for fuller “I feel like more and more women are brows, an arch, a set that will be easier looking for that confidence booster,” she said. to fill in with makeup in the morning, or It’s especially important for a bride who a trim, Valencia can make those visions will look back on her wedding photos and come true. She said what sets her apart feel like she was glowing. from other eyebrow specialists is that Part of that confidence booster, Valencia takes her time to shape and according to brow expert Shakina produce an end result that the client will

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saving efforts to the next level while also pulling off a solid wedding favor that guests will use for years to come? Metal and glass straws come in every color you could dream of, and plenty of vendors offer custom engraving so your guests will be reminded of your perfect day every time they take a sip. As far as what to stick those straws into, opt out of single-use plastic water bottles to keep your guests hydrated and happy; instead, set up a hydration station for them to refill as needed. If beer and wine are in your plan, go for kegs or magnums over bottles and serve in rented or thrifted glasses. There’s never a shortage of postwedding tableware and decor for sale locally, so stop by your favorite thrift store or scan your Facebook marketplace and Craigslist for some killer deals. The striving for total perfection in this sort of endeavor can quickly become overwhelming. There’s no reasonable way to prevent trash from being a byproduct of any big event, but conscientiousness is key. Renting cloth napkins and tableware cuts out a ton of trash from the start. Look for ways to cut out plastic—pass around baskets of biodegradable confetti for guests to grab a handful of instead of individual baggies, forget the forgettable favors and send guests home with a potted plant or plantable wildflower seeds, locally sourced treats, or anything that will last long into the future. Buy from local vendors and makers wherever you can. Remember, when you buy from them, you are paying for dance lessons and schoolbooks, not throwing your money at a faceless corporation. Sure, you’ll probably need to order some things online for necessity or simply for ease. Counteract those purchases by supporting local business where it makes sense. Having a tough time finding what you want? Ask your trusted florist or the photo-booth guru you hired for some sage advice—the ones in the industry know more about local resources than anyone! Remember that small steps are still forward movement, and any choice you make to give Mother Earth a break on your day will be appreciated by all. ♥ Freelancer Anna Starkey still treasures the succulents she received at several weddings. Contact her through Editor Camillia Lanham at clanham@ newtimesslo.com. be happy with. For a bride, she usually has that particular client come in about five months before the wedding. Valencia said the current trend is to have fuller and thicker eyebrows, so to achieve that look she has the client come in for a complete brow rehab. During those five months, the client grows out their eyebrows without tweezing or doing anything to them. A few days before the wedding, the brideto-be comes in, and Valencia works her magic with a fresh set of full eyebrows. “Pinkies Up is a place where you can come in and relax. You know, you can grab a drink, get your nails done, and afterwards get your brows done or your lashes, whatever it may be,” she said. “Ultimately it’s a place to unwind where we can make you feel gorgeous.” ♥ Staff Writer Karen Garcia is glowing with confidence. She can be reached at kgarcia@newtimess.com.

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UG H ! How to make your couples’ bio not totally suck BY GLEN STARKEY

ou know what almost everyone hates doing? Yes, wearing wet socks. Yes, getting inoculations. Yes, waiting as your car’s oil is changed. Yes, yes, yes! But I’m talking about something really horrible! I’m talking about trying to write nice, funny, poignant things about you and your significant other. It’s, like, impossible! If you’re getting married, however, the couples’ bio is an inevitable part of the wedding website process. Whether you’re using The Knot (theknot.com), Wix (wix.com), WeddingWire (weddingwire.com), or one of the many other wedding website builders, you’ll inevitably be prompted to write the dreaded “About us” section, in which you’re supposed to write about what an amazing couple you are without sounding like wooden automatons, humorless strivers, or narcissistic boobs. Are you supposed to write separate biographies? “Jack was born in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where he spent an idyllic childhood swimming in the neighboring lakes and avoiding water moccasins. He eventually attended Gogebic Community College, earning an AA degree in computer and information sciences. He’s now a proud member of Best Buy’s Geek Squad! Jill was born in nearby Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin, and raised on cheese curds, German brats, and the Green Bay Packers before attending Nailology Salon and Academy, where she earned her nail technicians certification. She has a thriving nail business specializing in custom designs. They met on Tinder, where they bonded over their shared love of hot wings and karaoke.” Are you supposed to write about how you met or the proposal? “Jack and Jill

HAVE FUN It’s your wedding. It’s your wedding website. It’s your story. Have fun with all of it—the pictures, the bio, the details, everything is a reflection of you as a couple. IMAGE COURTESY OF THE SPRUCE

BE ROMANTIC In the “About us” page of your wedding website, keep it about the “us” part of you. Focus on the romance. And keep your blurb simple—no one needs your whole life story. IMAGE COURTESY OF WEBDESIGNER DEPOT

BE YOURSELF It’s harder than it looks—in your wedding website’s ‘About us’ section, you’re supposed to write about and show what an amazing couple you are without sounding wooden, silly, or narcissistic.

actually met up a hill. Seriously! They were hiking Cerro San Luis, he on the way down and she on the way up, when his Corgi, Otis, broke free of his leash, ran full speed into Jill, knocking her into a sage bush. They knew immediately they were destined to climb ever higher mountains, and last summer as they ascended Mount Kilimanjaro on their vacation in Tanzania, Jack got down on his knee and asked Jill’s hand in marriage. She said yes, but while he was kneeling, he got ringworm, which is contagious and later spread to Jill, but they weren’t going to let a skin disease stop their love! Treatment is ongoing so avoid kissing the bride after the ceremony.” Are you supposed to write about your plans for the future? “After their pending nuptials and subsequent honeymoon in Barbados, Jack and Jill will make Somewhere In California home for the next two years as Jill, an ichthyologist, engages in a fully funded study at the Desert Studies Center of the Mohave tui chub, a small endangered fish found only in the Mojave River. Meanwhile, Jack, a high school dropout and amateur sociologist, will be commuting to nearby Las Vegas, where he’ll work as a croupier in the El Cortez Hotel and Casino. The ElCo is widely considered the worst casino in Vegas, but it’s great for people watching. Jack also plans to acquire Cambodian by listening to openculture.com’s free language lessons during his 200-mile round trip commute. He hopes to act as Jill’s interpreter when they travel to the Mekong River in 2022 for Jill’s study of the giant freshwater stingray, which can weight up to 1,300 pounds and grow to 6 feet across. ‘Chomnuoy’ is Cambodian for ‘help!’” Yes, it’s pretty much impossible to not sound idiotic, but there are a few suggestions that might make the horror and pain of writing a couples’ bio slightly less horrible and painful. First of all, keep it short and

simple. You don’t have to tell your life story. This is also about you as a couple, not your separate lives leading up to your coupling. Some people write about how they met, their first date, the proposal. Others write about where they’re currently living and what they’re doing for work, and what they plan to do immediately after the wedding. Definitely break your writing into paragraphs. Big blocks of uninterrupted text can be intimidating. If you each want to write something separate, perhaps about each other, it’s a good idea to set some guidelines regarding length and tone. If writing together, start by brainstorming some ideas. Have you had some adventures together? Any funny or poignant memories? Shared milestones? Shared personality traits? What do you love about each other? What do you hope for your future together? What insights can you offer about the nature of your relationship? Imagine what you write as an informal note to a friend—keep it light, hopefully funny, and most of all let your personalities shine through. You can write it in the first person: “We met over our shared love of dogs. I was walking Otis, and he wore a shirt that said, ‘Introvert but willing to discuss dogs.’ It just felt right.” If it’s more comfortable, write in the third person: “Jack and Jill met over a dead pig. It’s not what you think. They were lab partners in eighth grade science class.” The bottom line is there’s no right or wrong way to write your “About us” section. Well, actually, there are a lot of wrong ways. Please see the examples above. Just forget it. It’s impossible to do well. You’re both doomed. But hey, you’re getting married! Congratulations! Have an amazing life, and don’t worry. In five years, no one will remember your awful wedding website bio. L’Chaim! ♥ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey, a happily married dude whose wife wrote their wedding bio, at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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hen Madonna Enterprises CEO Clint Pearce first started noticing new “agri-tourism” wedding venues sprout up across San Luis Obispo County—from barns, to ranches, to wineries—he thought that the Madonna Inn might be in for a natural loss of business as a result. “They’re beautiful venues. I’m thinking, well, we might be declining,” Pearce told New Times. But to his surprise, that never happened. Instead, the Inn’s demand for weddings has shot up. “It’s just the opposite,” he said. “We’ve seen our business grow at the same time as we’ve seen these venues grow.” To Pearce, this says everything about how popular SLO County is now, not only as an attractive place for couples from all over to come to say their vows, but as a general tourist destination. “I just think our area is becoming very well-known,” Pearce said. “Weddings is something our region has hosted for a long, long time, but it’s a burgeoning market.” Several local wedding professionals who spoke to New Times agreed, and all said something similar to Pearce: Even in a more competitive market of wedding venues and wedding-related services, there is, somehow, still plenty of business to go around. “It’s been amazing to see the number of venues,” said Anna Fergus, director of weddings and events at the 30-year-old Cliffs Hotel and Spa in Pismo Beach. “There’s probably five times as many venues, but we’ve been lucky to stay consistent. With all of those other venues, our demand has stayed high.” As the industry thrives across SLO

County, it’s drawing more couples, families, and wedding guests from farther and farther way. According to professionals like Fergus, while the majority of area weddings are still either Central Coast couples or couples from the LA, San Francisco, or Central Valley regions of California, venues are increasingly booking out-ofstate weddings and even international weddings, too. A shortlist of recent wedding clients hailed from states like Massachusetts, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Arizona, and countries like Australia, England, Scotland, Italy, and Germany. “Our local demographic is only about 10 percent of our weddings,” Fergus explained. “We usually have 10 percent local, 10 percent out of state, and the remaining 80 percent is divided between Southern, Central, and Northern California.” Each venue’s percentage of destination weddings varies, in part because different venues appeal to different markets. For instance, the Higuera Ranch in SLO specializes solely in destination weddings—90 percent of its business comes from couples without any connection to the area. According to Higuera Ranch managing partner Kristin Pinter, attracting those couples from farflung areas to the Central Coast is easier now than ever thanks to web searches and social media, SLO’s widespread name recognition, and improved access to the SLO County Regional Airport. “Marketing has probably gotten easier over the last couple years, for sure,” Pinter said. “I’m getting a lot more inquiries

PICTURESQUE SLO Even though wedding venues are proliferating across San Luis Obispo County, demand remains strong as the industry continues to grow alongside tourism countywide.

about people curious about SLO.” Visit SLO Cal, the county’s tourism marketing organization, is another powerful resource for wedding-related businesses. It uses industrywide revenues to invest millions of dollars into strategic marketing and advertising campaigns that have a global reach. Officials at Visit SLO Cal told New Times that they don’t keep track of data specific to the wedding industry—only to tourism as a whole. But the two sectors are closely linked, and SLO County’s overall tourism numbers continue to surge each year. In 2018-19, Visit SLO Cal says the county saw 7.5 million visitors, who are responsible for $1.81 billion in direct local spending. Travel and tourism account for nearly 10 percent of local GDP and 1 in 7 local jobs. Bed taxes eclipsed $40 million in 2018-19 for the first time ever. While it’s hard to say exactly what role weddings play in the overall tourism surge, industry members agreed that both are benefiting tremendously from the recent growth of the airport. As the county-owned airport continues to add service to new cities—most recently to Dallas, one of the busiest commercial hubs in the world—it opens up new

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RANCHING From quiet, country locations like the Higuera Ranch (pictured), to beach resorts, SLO County offers a wide array of wedding venue options.

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markets and opportunities. “Having those direct flights is just huge. It almost can’t be overstated,” noted Pearce, of Madonna Enterprises. “Dallas is a massive draw to have as a new source.” Even for Central Coast couples planning their weddings, SLO becomes a more competitive candidate when out-ofarea family and friends can easily fly to and from the area. “Just to avoid the LA traffic,” Pinter, at Higuera Ranch, noted, “there are a lot of people using the airport.” Beyond the economic benefits that wedding tourism delivers to venues, hotels, caterers, and other services, the boon has even broader ripple effects. At Higuera Ranch, for example, which sleeps 24 guests, Pinter always provides incoming parties with orientation materials that encourage them to explore SLO County and check out what it has to offer. “We’ve really marketed as, ‘Don’t just come to these houses. This is a really cool place,’” she said. “We really encourage people to enjoy the place we live. We’re proud of where we live.” Visits to SLO County for a wedding could trigger a trip to a Thursday Farmers’ Market in downtown SLO, or a visit to a local winery or brewery. One type of ancillary service that a wedding group like this might use is Breakaway Tours Wine and Events, which specializes in wine tours. Owner Jill Tweedie told New Times that her wedding-related business is on the rise, usually in organizing pre-wedding-day outings or bachelorette parties. Recently, she was even hired to host an entire wedding reception as a wine tour. “There were 40 or 50 people on a bus,” Tweedie said with a laugh. “It was kind of like a mobile wedding reception—costeffective!” Wedding industry insiders note that all of the reasons locals love SLO County are the same reasons that people love to get married in it. “The great wineries we have, the great downtown, beach, weather, great outdoor activities, unspoiled natural landscape,” Pearce said. “People just love to come to our area.” ♥ Assistant Editor Peter Johnson loves the SLO landscape. He can be reached at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com.

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or more than two decades, Ride-On Transportation has provided its services to thousands of SLO County residents of all kinds, from veterans on the way to medical appointments to wedding guests en route to receptions. With a fleet of more than 90 vans, buses, and wheelchair-accessible vehicles, the nonprofit transportation service provides roughly 299,000 rides a year and runs a number of programs geared toward transporting low-income individuals, seniors, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and the general public wherever they need to go.

SHUTTLE UP Aside from its social services transportation programs, Ride-On also provides shuttles to and from the airport, train station, and wedding and van pool services.

But, because of rising gas and labor costs and Ride-On’s increasingly turbulent relationship with the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG), those services are becoming more difficult to deliver. SLOCOG has long covered a nominal percentage of Ride-On’s annual budget for social services-related rides, but since changes to Ride-On’s contract with SLOCOG were first proposed in 2016, that funding has become scarcer. For roughly five years now, SLOCOG and Ride-On have struggled to agree on who should be paying for what services and

with how much money, forcing Ride-On to lean less on the county for a little extra help and more on its own revenueboosting wedding, airport, and other special events shuttle services. That all came to a head at a SLOCOG meeting on Feb. 5, where the board of directors voted unanimously to deny Ride-On’s request for a one-time payment of $100,000, money Ride-On’s Executive Director Mark Shaffer said would have helped the nonprofit recover from SLOCOG’s “deep reductions” in funding to Ride-On over the last several years. Although the board’s decision hurt,

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Shaffer said he wasn’t surprised. “We’re going to fight to survive and we’re going to be creative, and we’ll do it,” Shaffer told New Times. “Because it’s clear [SLOCOG] isn’t going to help us. And we get it.” Since just after RideOn’s beginnings, it’s received funding from SLOCOG that covers right around 5 percent of its roughly $5 million annual budget, revenue Ride-On is eligible for through the Transportation Development Act, a law passed in 1971 to encourage improved public transportation services throughout the state. But SLOCOG has been considering cutting some of its Transportation Development Act revenue to Ride-On since 2016, when SLOCOG first proposed changing its funding arrangement with Ride-On from a block grant program model to a service-level contract. The change, according to a SLOCOG staff report, was recommended after a Human Services Plan identified three areas— volunteer driver programs, seniors and people with disabilities, and low-income families—that needed more attention and financial help. SLOCOG wanted to have more control over what its Transportation

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Development Act funds were being used for, and the service-level contract made that possible. Despite attempts to come to some other agreement, those were largely unsuccessful and the organizations established a service-level contract in July 2018. After that, Shaffer said funding to Ride-On dropped off. While Ride-On received $550,000 in Transportation Development Act funds from SLOCOG in fiscal year 2017-18, that amount lowered to $200,000 in 2018-19, according to the SLOCOG staff report. The funding rose slightly in fiscal year 2019-20, but stayed lower than in years past at $215,000. Meanwhile, Shaffer says the costs of fuel, drivers’ wages, rent, and health benefits are all increasing. The nonprofit projects an annual increase of about $269,401 to cover those expenses, according to the staff report. Ride-On’s ridership is growing, too, Shaffer said. “We have more medical and more of everything,” he said. “Everything’s going up because there are more people in our county that need specialized transportation. And so, this last [SLOCOG decision] was like, OK, you guys are grossly underfunding social service transportation.” It’s not a huge portion of Ride-On’s budget, but Shaffer said the decrease has had an impact. In a letter to SLOCOG’s board on Jan. 13, Shaffer claims SLOCOG did not use $150,000 of its funding from 2018-19 and suggested that

SLOCOG give $100,000 of that funding to Ride-On as a one-time gift. “We have been holding meetings since last June with board members from the United Cerebral Palsy and SLOCOG boards to look at additional funding options for Ride-On to help cover the major increases in the cost of social service transpiration,” Shaffer wrote. “We have not come up with any solutions to cover these costs.” Now that SLOCOG’s board declined Ride-On’s request, Shaffer said the nonprofit will be relying on its other money-making services—including airport and Amtrak shuttles, van pools, and wedding shuttles—to make up for the lost revenue. It’ll also be working to develop new, creative programs as well. “But,” he said, “Ride-On will survive because we’re grassroots. We’ve been doing this for 27 years, and there are a lot of transportation needs that are out there.” Although Shaffer didn’t have data on the revenue that weddings specifically generate, he said Ride-On receives around $90,000 a year for its various shuttles, including weddings, and $220,000 for its vanpooling services. Anecdotally, he said the business from weddings is increasing. Ride-On leases the vehicles and drivers out to anyone in need of a ride during a special event. Whether it’s a sober ride during a bachelorette or bachelor party, or providing guests with rides to wedding ceremonies and receptions, a shuttle system prevents drunk driving and reduces parking congestion. Costs vary depending on the mileage, number of guests, and event, but Ride-On provides estimates to anyone interested.

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TRANSPORT FOR ALL With a fleet of more than 90 vans, buses, and wheelchair-accessible vehicles, Ride-On Transportation provides roughly 299,000 rides a year and runs a number programs for low-income individuals, seniors, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and the general public.

Special events don’t bring in piles of money, Shaffer said, “but it helps generate additional funding” that, with SLOCOG’s recent decisions, is now crucial to the nonprofit. But SLOCOG staff say they aren’t entirely to blame for Ride-On’s struggles. Executive Director Peter Rodgers said the initial changes to Ride-On’s contract stemmed from SLOCOG’s desire to be more cost efficient. The Human Services Plan from 2016 found that the funding SLOCOG was providing Ride-On could be better used in other places. But before the cuts to Ride-On’s funding came, SLOCOG tried to come

up with other solutions by developing a memorandum of understanding, but Rodgers said Ride-On leadership wouldn’t agree to comply with the Brown Act or make its budgeting process public. When SLOCOG decided a brokerage model would be a more cost-effective way to run its senior shuttle program and put that program out to bid, a thirdparty committee considered Ride-On’s application incomplete and disqualified the organization. When SLOCOG chose the Ventura Transit System to operate the senior shuttle program, Senior GO!, in 2018-19, Rodgers said Ride-On continued running its own senior shuttle program in competition with Senior GO! at a financial loss of $260,000. As for the $100,000 one-time “loan” that Ride-On requested, Rodgers said that money is already allocated to other programs. “We can’t just do that,” he told New Times. “We’re not a bank.” Ride-On is a great organization that provides a number of necessary services, he said, but SLOCOG has a responsibility to be smart fiscally. At the meeting on Feb. 5, SLOCOG board member and Arroyo Grande City Council member Jimmy Paulding said he couldn’t support the $100,000 loan, which he called “problematic.” It’s Ride-On’s own actions, Paulding said, that “essentially, in my opinion, put them in the position that they find themselves in now.” ♥ Staff Writer Kasey Bubnash is hopping on the next shuttle. She can be reached at kbubnash@newtimesslo.com.

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ucked in behind a tree-lined lawn in Old Town Nipomo sits a 130-year-old blue and white Victorian house with stained glass windows, a house that looks unlike any other on Dana Street. The aptly named Kaleidoscope Inn and Gardens has served as a bed and breakfast for more than 40 years, but in its early days, it housed members of the Dana family and subsequently an antique store. The inn’s current owner, Kevin Beauchamp, said he purchased the property in 2001 from a family with children who lived in the home while operating the bed and breakfast. “They ran the house like a house, so when I bought it, I was like, ‘Well that’s going to go,’” he said. “I turned it into an experience. I’ve spent a lot of time in Europe, so I knew what a European B&B experience was where they run it like a business.” After purchasing the inn, Kevin put in a lot of work expanding its gardens and converting an all-stone small bedroom in the backyard that was being used for storage into a place where guests could sleep. He also converted the inn’s garage into a large suite with its own bathroom to create the inn’s sixth bedroom. In addition to these infrastructure changes, Kevin really leaned into operating the inn as a special event and wedding venue. He said the previous owner held about six or seven weddings the year before they sold the property. In his first year, he booked 18. About five years ago, Kevin’s daughter, Beki Beauchamp, moved onto the property to run the inn. Now Kevin takes care of the more logistical, background work, while Beki checks in guests and books weddings and other events. Beki said they continue to have a steady demand of people wanting to rent the space for weddings, partly because of the mix the venue offers of an outdoor garden and an old home. “A lot of the places around here, there are some gardens, but they’re barns or they’re vineyards, so [the garden] is something that a lot of people are drawn to,” Beki said. “A lot of couples like the vintage thing as well, so they’re drawn to the Victorian house and the vibe attached with that.” She books up to 30 weddings a year, but no more than that. To make each couple feel at home and welcome, they only host one wedding each weekend.

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“We refuse to do two weddings in one weekend, and that’s for the sake of the couples,” Beki said. “We want it to be, ‘It’s our wedding day, it’s our weekend, it’s all about us.’” Beki said October is generally their busiest month, with every weekend booked over the last few years. But she’s also booked weddings in December and January. So far this year, the inn has 22 weddings booked from March through November, averaging around 125 guests per event. The venue can accommodate weddings with up to 250 guests, but Beki said they only book two weddings a year with that many people to prevent the lawn and gardens from becoming damaged. “We want [the gardens] to be beautiful and nice for all of our couples,” Beki said. Along with hosting the weddings, Beki helps plan and coordinate the events. She sets up meetings with couples who come visit the property for a tour and shows them photos of what it looks like on a wedding day. If they’re interested, the couples sign a contract and put down a deposit for one of two wedding packages. Beki said their standard package starts at $2,000 with an additional $8 per person. So for a 100-person wedding, the total would be $2,800. They also offer a premium package that starts at $7,800. Through this option, couples pay Beki and Kevin to take care of all the food— including the cake—as well as flower arrangements, and a DJ, which they do through local vendors. Couples who book weddings at the inn include Central Coast locals, people who’ve stayed at the B&B in the past and loved the charming house, or folks living in Los Angeles or San Francisco who are looking for a less expensive venue than those in bigger cities, Beki said. Whether it’s a wedding for locals, or people from out of town, all six rooms at the inn are usually booked for each wedding, Beki said. This gives people a single location where they can have their rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception. “Most people rent out the place because then it opens up their end time, and they can do a cozy after party with friends and family,” Beki said. Having a single location for all wedding-related events, also provides for more flexibility, which is something both Kevin and Beki try to emphasize. Kevin said they try to accommodate whatever couples have in mind, such as having one of their family members bring over a barbecue pit to cook dinner with, so the couple can save money on catering. This flexibility also comes through with their approach to themed weddings, which Beki said she is totally on board with. They’ve hosted Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and 1920s themed weddings. “It’s a family thing and we’re a family venue, so we really try to give that [flexibility] to people and be warm about it,” Kevin said. ♥ Sun Staff Writer Zac Ezzone is all about a Lord of the Rings themed after-party. Get a hold of him at zezzone@santamariasun.com.

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SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY GARDEN CLUB: SUCCULENT EXCHANGE The Santa Maria Public Library Garden Club is announcing a free Succulent Exchange. The succulent exchange will be held in the Lavagnino Plaza located in front of the library. Please bring “pest Free” clippings of your favorite succulents to share with other succulent lovers. Feb. 22, 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. 805-925-0994. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

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APACC’S MARDI GRAS PARTY Ticket includes a New Orleans inspired dinner, live music by the Martin Paris Band, two drink tickets for beer or wine, and a silent auction. Feb. 22, 6-10 p.m. $50. 805-712-9824. atascaderopacc.org/coming-events. Community Church of Atascadero, 5850 Rosario Ave., Atascadero.

GREYHOUNDS CHOIR BOOSTERS: DINNER SHOWCASE A dinner and live music fundraiser to

benefi t AHS choir programs. Feb. 21, 5:30-8 p.m. $40. Atascadero Kiwanis Hall, 7848 Pismo Ave., Atascadero, 805-550-9005, atascaderokiwanis.org.

MARDI GRAS PARTY Come party with APACC for Mardi Gras. The Martin Paris Band will play live music, and Chef Charlie will serve jambalaya, fried green tomatoes, beignets, and more. Feb. 22, 6-10 p.m. $50. atascaderopacc.org/mardi-gras-party. Community Church of Atascadero, 5850 Rosario Ave., Atascadero, 805-466-9108. SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y

MASQUERADE BENEFIT DINNER AND DANCE Raising funds to support Shea Mackenzie and her fight against childhood cancer. Feb. 21, 7-10 p.m. $35. 805-

550-9963. theartgalanipomo.com/events/. Gala De Arte Plaza, 136 N Thompson Ave. B, Nipomo.

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VALENTINE BENEFIT HAUNTED HOUSE A special fundraiser to benefi t Lighthouse, RISE, and Woods Humane Society. Feb. 21, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Feb. 22, 6:30-9:30 p.m. and Feb. 23, 2-5 p.m. $12-$40. 805221-5084. thehauntinatascadero.com. The Haunt, 5805 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

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BE MY RAINBOW VALENTINE DANCE Come join GALA of the Central Coast for a night of live music and dancing. This Valentine’s Day dance is open to everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies ages 18 and over. Feb. 22, 7-10 p.m. $25. SLO Guild Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-0639, sloguildhall.com.

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AFRICAN DANCE Enjoy instruction to the beat of live drumming. Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. $10 drop in. 805459-6317. afrodance.net/. Omni Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

BEGINNING SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE Learn beginning east coast swing, foxtrot and cha cha too. Tuesdays, 7:15-8 p.m. $100; $185 per couple. 805225-1728. debonairedancers.com. FitnessWorks, 500 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay.

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

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INDEX Special Events ..........[34] Arts ............................[34] Culture & Lifestyle.......[40] Food & Drink..............[42] Music .........................[45]

CREATIVITY Held every Wednesday unless other events/classes conflict. Informal and open to the public. Bring your art work, in any medium, and join others working in various mediums. Bring your own lunch. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

CREATIVITY GROUP Enjoy a creative experience each Wednesday, unless other events/classes conflict. Bring your art work, in any medium, and join others. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. DANCE FUSION CLASSES: AGES 4-15 An encouraging learning environment for beginnersadvanced dancers ages 4 to 15. Call or email for complete schedule and more information. Mondays, Wednesdays, 3:30-7:30 p.m. $45 per month; $14 per drop-in. 805-203-6318. desertcoastdance.com. Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay.

PAINT PARTY No artistic experience necessary. All materials and supplies provided. Outside food and drinks welcome. Saturdays, 7-9:30 p.m. $40. 805-7729095. foreverstoked.com/paintparty.html. Forever Stoked, 1164 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay. Bring home your own masterpiece. A fun interactive paint night at Goddess Goods in Morro Bay. All art supplies provided. Complimentary treats and beverages. Feb. 23, 6-8 p.m. $45. 805-225-5001. Goddess Goods, 1124 Front St, Morro Bay, goddessgoodsmb.com. ZEN DOODLE ADULT COLORING BOOK GROUP Relax and unwind with adult coloring books. No experience necessary. Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

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CERAMIC WINE TUMBLER WORKSHOP Join us for a Sgraffi to Ceramic Wine Tumbler Workshop with Adriana Lemus and Chad Franco from Night Owl Pottery. Feb. 23, 1-4 p.m. $45. 805-369-6100. rabblewine.com. Tooth and Nail Winery, 3090 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles.

RESIN AND DRIED FLOWER NECKLACES Bring your own flowers or use some the instructor brings to create two beautiful necklaces. Feb. 24, 6-8 p.m. $40. 805-237-3988. creativemetime.com. Centennial Park, 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles.

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AERIAL HOOP Dance, spin and develop strength and grace on the lyra, an aerial hoop apparatus. All levels welcome. Mondays, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Varies. 805549-6417. levityacademy.com. Levity Academy, 207 Suburban Rd., San Luis Obispo.

AERIAL SILK SKILLS Learn to fly with grace in this mixed level aerial silks class. Geared toward those familiar with climbing, straddle-ups, foot locks, and hip keys on aerial silks. Thursdays, 7-8:15 p.m. Varies. 805549-6417. levityacademy.com. Levity Academy, 207 Suburban Rd., San Luis Obispo.

AERIAL SILK SKILLS: ALL AGES Learn to fly with grace in this mixed level aerial silks class. Geared toward those familiar with climbing, straddle-ups, foot locks, and hip keys on aerial silks. Saturdays, 10:15-11:45 a.m. Varies. 805-549-6417. levityacademy.com. Levity Academy, 207 Suburban Rd., San Luis Obispo. AERIAL SILKS FUNDAMENTALS AND BASICS Elevate dance, gymnastics,

CABARET SINGING AND PERFORMANCE CLASS Learn the art of singing in a Cabaret style and setting. Find your key and style with a skilled accompanist. You may start anytime during the semester. Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $185 for 12 week class or $20 per night as a drop-in student. 805-772-2812. cuesta.edu/ communityprograms. Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

DATE NIGHT POTTERY Throw on the potters wheel and make a mug, candlestick, or plate. Fridays, 6-8 p.m. through April 24 $125. 805-896-6197. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

LEARN FRENCH WHILE SPEAKING ENGLISH For beginners or intermediate. Watch assigned YouTube videos at home. Do written homework from textbook. Every other Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Free. 805-225-1270. meetup.com/Welcomingall-levels-of-French-speakers/. Coastal Peaks Coffee, 3566 S. Higuera St. #100, San Luis Obispo.

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acrobatics, fitness, and fun to new heights on aerial silks. All levels welcome. Wednesdays, 7-8:15 p.m. Varies; see site for details. 805-549-6417. levityacademy.com. Levity Academy, 207 Suburban Rd., San Luis Obispo.

AERIAL SILKS SKILLS: 18+ Learn to fly with grace in this mixed level silks class. Geared toward those familiar with climbing, straddle-ups, foot locks, and hip keys on aerial silks. Tuesdays, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Varies. 805549-6417. levityacademy.com. Levity Academy, 207 Suburban Rd., San Luis Obispo.

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POLE FITNESS Learn the basics or master new skills on static or spinning pole at this all-levels pole fitness class. Mondays, 7-8:15 p.m. $25-$30 for a drop-in; check site for more details. 805-549-6417. levityacademy.com. Levity Academy, 207 Suburban Rd., San Luis Obispo.

middle eastern dance to modern fusion styles. The fundamental movements are taught, along with the drum rhythms, veil work, zills, and other props. The classes are taught by Jenna Mitchell. Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. and Tuesdays, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $12 drop-in; $45 monthly. 805-550-8192. worldrhythmandmotion.com. World Rhythm and Motion Studio, 3422 Miguelito Ct., Studio #3, San Luis Obispo.

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Registration is required prior to attendance. Mondays, 3:15-4:45 p.m. $100. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

CRAIG GRISWOLD: 2020 Features paintings and original prints by the Morro Bay-based artist. Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Feb. 23 Free admission. 8055438562. sloma.org/exhibition/craiggriswold-2020/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

AFTER-SCHOOL ART WORKSHOPS (AGES 7-12) 2-5 week sessions available. Register online, call, or email to reserve. Tuesdays, 3:154:45 p.m. $50-$120 per session. 805-668-2125. lila.community/ lilacreativecommunityworkshops/ schedules/new-after-school-workshops. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

EYE CANDY AND MIXED NUTS Marks 50 years of collecting original photographs, drawings, letters, books, ephemera, audio recordings and more. Exhibit themes include California architecture; botany; graphic arts, including contemporary book arts; and San Luis Obispo County history. Through March 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-756-2305. lib.calpoly.edu/events/eyecandy50. Cal Poly Special Collections and Archives, Robert E. Kennedy Library, 1 Grand Ave., Building 35, Room 409, San Luis Obispo.

FEB. 20 – FEB. 27 2020

LET’S GO 3D! MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE Explore the four sculpture types: molded, cast, carved and assembled. Guests will work with clay, plaster, and found objects. Tuesdays, 3:15-4:45 p.m. through March 17 $100 for all 5 weeks. 805-668-2125. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande, lila.community.

METAMORPHOSIS: CENTRAL COAST CRAFTMAKERS Explores the concept of change, growth, and rebirth. Artworks in a variety of media are featured, including fused glass, textiles, ceramics, and woodturning. Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through March 29 Free admission. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/exhibition/metamorphosis/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

LI LI CLEVER JEWELRY Learn from someone with 25 years of experience designing intricate, highly professional, and exceptionally individualized artisan jewelry. All ages welcome. ongoing $50 per person. 805-545-9689. Li Li Clever Jewelry, Location varies, Shell Beach.

OPEN STUDIO FOR HOMESCHOOLED CHILDREN Includes drawing, painting, sewing, weaving, mixed media, printmaking, and 3-dimensional building in a safe, non-competitive environment. Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $20 per hour. 805-668-2125. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande, lila. community.

The Cayucos Library hosts Bees in SLO County on Friday, Feb. 28, from 1 to 2 p.m. Bee experts will lead this presentation on the status of local bees and ways we can help protect them. Admission is free. Call (805) 995-3312 or visit slolibrary.org to find out more. —C.W. historic, newly renovated, and preserved Monday Club clubhouse and grounds. Tours may also be arranged by appointment. Mondays, 2-5 p.m. through Oct. 8 Free; donations appreciated. 805-541-0594. themondayclubslo.org. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

TEEN’S OPEN STUDIO: TEEN COMIC CREATION GROUP Teens will collaborate on developing characters,

WINTERMEZZO II: CONCERT Cellist Jonah Kim is

comic strips, backdrops, or 3D models. Thursdays, 3:15-4:45 p.m. $20. 805-668-2125. lila.community/. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

WOMEN’S EVENING OF RENEWAL Come celebrate yourself and share two hours with other women exploring ideas of motherhood, family, relationships, friendships, and ourselves through the creative process. Last Wednesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. $25. 805-6682125. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande, lila.community.

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ART SHERWYN GIVES ART TALK Sherwyn’s talk will give inspiration and motivation to artists, and a broader understanding to non-artists. Everybody welcome. Feb. 23, 2-3:30 p.m. Free-$3. 805-927-3291. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria. BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Sponsored by the Friends of the Los Osos Library. For adults. Third Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 805-5281862. Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave., Los Osos. OPENING RECEPTION: AQUARIUS 2020 CALIFORNIA OPEN WATERMEDIA EXHIBITION The opening reception and awards presentation for Aquarius 2020, the Central Coast Watercolor Society’s annual California Open Watermedia Exhibition. Feb. 23, 2-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

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CHRIS BURKARD: PHOTOJOURNALISM AT THE ENDS OF THE EARTH Join us for a night of multiple film screenings and conversation, beginning with an exclusive viewing of Chris Burkard’s documentary, Under the Arctic Sky. Feb. 21, 6-9 p.m. $35-$65. 805-5488700. pacslo.org. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

FESTIVAL MOZAIC NOTABLE ENCOUNTER DINNER: BACH AND BALLET Join dancers from the SLO Movement Arts Center and cellist Jonah Kim for a unique collaborative insight into J. S. Bach’s suites for cello. Presented in partnership with the SLO Movement Arts Center. Following the performance will be a threecourse meal with Central Coast wines. Feb. 22, 5:30 p.m. Starting at $150. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic. com. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

FINE ARTS AWARDS: MONDAY CLUB The 59th Annual Fine Arts Awards at The Monday Club is anevent for the entire family. Talented musicians perform live and artists display their pieces. Features light refreshments. Feb. 23, 3-6 p.m. Free. 805-541-0594. themondayclubslo.org. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

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PLAY EXPLORE CREATE 2 Includes drawing, pastel, watercolor, tempera, collage, printmaking, sewing, and building. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9-10:30 a.m. & 1:30-3 p.m. $20. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

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a.m.-5 p.m. through March 1 Free admission. 805-5438562. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, sloma.org/.

joined by professional dancers from the SLO Movement Arts Center for a collaborative performance of three of J. S. Bach’s famous suites for solo cello. Feb. 23 festivalmozaic.com. Harold J. Miossi Gallery, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, 805-546-3202.

WINTERMEZZO II: NOTABLE ENCOUNTER DINNER This Festival Mozaic event features a gourmet farm-to-table three course meal, complete with Central Coast wines. Feb. 22 festivalmozaic.com. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-5410594.

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WOMEN’S EVENING OF RENEWAL On the last Wednesday of every month, come share two hours with other women exploring ideas of motherhood, family, relationships, friendships, and ourselves through the creative process. Guests will use collage, drawing, painting, and poetry. Last Wednesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. $25. 805-668-2125. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande, lila. community.

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ACRYLIC PAINTINGS BY TISH ROGERS Tish Rogers’ acrylic paintings of breathtaking seascapes and delightful animal portraits are currently on display at the Cambria Library. Tuesdays-Saturdays. through Feb. 28 Free. 805-927-4336. Cambria Library, 1043 Main St., Cambria.

AQUARIUS 2020 CALIFORNIA OPEN WATERMEDIA EXHIBITION This juried show features a selection of works by watermedia artists residing in California, including many local artists. Opening reception, awards presentation, and the presentation of new signature members will take place Sunday, Feb. 23. Through March 30, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. ccwsart.com;artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

ATTACHMENTS BETWEEN US Cambria Center for the Arts Gallery is excited to host this themed show for the month of February, which overlaps the love-themed Cambria Film Festival and St. Valentine’s Day. Feb. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Feb. 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805434-7060. cambriacenterforthearts.org. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

BIG BOLD ABSTRACT This exhibit features a variety

Varies. 805-234-2048. kreitzerArt.com. Kreitzer Fine Art and Voice Studios, 1442 12th St., Los Osos.

GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE PRESENTS INKED Featured artists: Don Doubledee, George Asdel, Ardella Swanberg, Jari de Ham, Virginia Mack, Debbie Gedayloo, Tyler Priest, and Judy Rath. Through Feb. 28 Free. 805772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE PRESENTS LAYERS OF LOVE Featured artists: Ardella Swanberg, Debbie Gedayloo, Gay McNeal, Atul Pande, Jane Siragusa, and Hope Myers. Through Feb. 28 Free. 805772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

JOSE NUNEZ PAINTINGS Bold and dynamic paintings depicting images the artist knows well: seascapes, fish, and surfers. This talented Cayucos artist lives what he paints: he surfs, fishes, and enjoys the spectacular coastline he now calls home. Mondays, WednesdaysSundays, 1-4 p.m. through April 1 Free. 805-995-2049. cayucosart.org. Cayucos Community Art Gallery, 10 Cayucos Dr., Cayucos. NORTH SLO COU NT Y

ART FROM THE HEART You’ll find the perfect gifts to express how you care: vibrant jewelry with semiprecious stones, uplifting heart energy art, and nature’s beauty with butterflies and seascapes. Lovers of dance and yoga can endlessly enjoy small, medium, and large artworks. Through Feb. 29, 12-4 p.m. Free admission. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

THE CALLING: PAINTINGS, PRINTS, AND DRAWINGS BY JAVIER MANRIQUE Showcasing works by San Francisco-based Mexican artist Javier Manrique. Presented under the show title, “The Calling,” Manrique’s collection includes both recent and retrospective works. Through March 1, 12-4 p.m. Free admission. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

DRAWN TO THE CENTRAL COAST ART EXHIBIT The Atascadero Library is exhibiting the work of local artists Tracy Paz and Drew Mayerson. MondaysSaturdays, midnight-5 p.m. through Feb. 29 Free. 805-461-6161. slolibrary.org. Atascadero Library, 6555 Capistrano, Atascadero.

KEN CHRISTENSEN Through Feb. 29 Park Street Gallery, 1320 Park Street, Paso Robles, 805-286-4430, parkstreetgallery.com.

SEVEN UP: NEW WORK BY 7 ARTISTS New work by 7 artists: Michael Messina, Jane Russell, Kabe Russell, Cynthia Kevorkian, Dennis Jackson, Denise Schryver, and Marie Ramey. ongoing Varies. 805-466-3684. ärt/, 5806 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

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one man show at Frame Works Studio and Art Gallery featuring original oils and watercolors. Through April 28 805-542-9000. Frame Works, 339 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, sloart.com.

WHEREVER THERE’S A FIGHT EXHIBIT This traveling exhibition, rich with narrative and photographs, animates the history of civil liberties focusing on the hidden stories of unsung heroes and heroines throughout California who stood up for their rights in the face of adversity. Through March 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805781-4187. slolibrary.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

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FROM ARTISTS, FOR ARTISTS, BY ARTISTS Featuring fine art oils and pastels from Corynn Wolf, acrylics from Ryan Adams, and works from various mediums by Marc Wolf ongoing Free. 805-7736563. Puffers of Pismo, 781 Price St., Pismo Beach, puffersofpismo.com/.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: CALIFORNIA SCULPTURE SLAM Through March 8, noon 8055438562. sloma.org/ call_for_artists/california-sculpture-slam-2020/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: ROMANCING THE ADOBES This California-wide juried exhibition features artworks celebrating the historic California Adobes and the Californio lifestyle. Artists are welcome to explore whatever subject matter they wish in regards to the Adobes. All 2D media is eligible. Through May 3, noon 805-543-8562. artist.callforentry.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

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MAYBE BABY, IT’S YOU A staged reading of a charming play written by Charlie Shanian and Shari Simpson. Filled with vignettes on love and romance, or the lack of. Feb. 21, 7-9 p.m. and Feb. 22, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. $15. my805tix.com. Cambria Center for the Arts Theatre, 1350 Main St., Cambria, 805-927-8190.

THE REBOOT: STORYTELLING REIMAGINED Curated mix of invited storytellers and open mic for novice storytellers. Spoken word, improv, character sketches and interactive games. Every third Friday of the month. Third Friday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805772-9225. facebook.com/topdogcoffeebar/. Top Dog Coffee Bar, 857 Main St., Morro Bay.

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ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE A delightful musical about friendship, country music, and a brilliant artist who left us all too soon. Wednesdays-Sundays, 7-9 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-4 p.m. through March 8 $40-$55. 805-786-2440. slorep.org/shows/always-patsy-cline/. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

MACBETH SLO REP’s Academy of Creative Theatre presents a young performers’ adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Fridays, 7-8:30 p.m. $17-$25. 805-786-2440. slorep.org/shows/macbeth/. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

DAVID KREITZER: FINE ART OPEN STUDIOS

ART AFTER DARK: FREE PRESS This exhibit features the Central Coast Printmakers, who are a dedicated group located in California’s San Luis Obispo county. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays, 12-4 p.m. and Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through March 30 Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralartsupply.com. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

Featuring water, landscape, figure, fantasy and floral works. Collectors of Kreitzer’s works include Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Michael Douglas, Ray Bradbury, Robert Takken, and Jane Hind. Sundays, 12-6 p.m.

THE ART OF SLOW LOOKING: SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION Features

Central Coast Comedy Theater cast. All shows are fastpaced and hilarious; based on audience suggestions.

selections from the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection. Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays, 11

of artistic mediums and styles in thought provoking abstraction. Featured 3D artists will be Suzanne Alward with her ceramic creations and Paula Radke with her glass technicolor abstract creations. Feb. 20-March 30, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay. org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

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SOURDOUGH AND BONE BROTH This class will

Saturdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. centralcoastcomedytheater. com. Monterey St. Market, 1234 Monterey Street, #120, San Luis Obispo, 805-548-8515.

INTRO TO IMPROV COMEDY CLASSES All intro courses taught by CCCT owner, Sabrina Pratt. Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. $225 for all 6 weeks. 805-2423109. centralcoastcomedytheater.com. Tigerlily Salon Studio, 659 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo. MUSICAL IMPROV CLASS Musical Improv Class taught by Sabrina Pratt accompanied by the musical genius of Ryan Lloyd. Learn how to improvise musical games and scenes while working toward developing a completely improvised musical. Mondays, 6-8 p.m. through March 30 $150 for all 6 weeks. eventbrite.com. Tigerlily Salon Studio, 659 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, 805-541-9911. SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES The 2020 theatre season starts off with a bang, laced with a bit of country twang. Oceano’s Great American Melodrama is presenting the Tony-nominated hit musical. ThursdaysSundays, 7-9:30 p.m. through March 22 $24-$32. 805489-2499. americanmelodrama.com. Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Having lived a life in selfishness, a young prince is cursed by a mysterious enchantress to having the appearance of a monstrous beast. His only hope is to learn to love a young woman and earn her love in return in order to redeem himself. Feb. 27, 7-9 p.m., Feb. 28, 7-9 p.m., Feb. 29, 1-3 & 7-9 p.m. and March 1, 3-5 p.m. $10-$20. 805-489-9444. clarkcenter.org/beauty-and-the-beast/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

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DISCOVER HIDDEN LIFE IN THE MORRO BAY ESTUARY A video-microscope will be used to look at the life that exists in a single drop of water. Learn about some of our planet’s most fascinating, seldom seen life forms. Feb. 23, 2-3 p.m. $3 adult, CCSPA members and under 17 are free. 805-772-2694. Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, 20 State Park Rd., Morro Bay.

E-DEVICE HELP Please sign up in advance. Thursdays, 8:30-10 a.m. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay.

FRAUD PREVENTION WORKSHOP Learn how to prevent fraud in your personal and professional life in a presentation by a local financial expert. Feb. 25, 3-4 p.m. Free. 805-927-4336. Cambria Library, 1043 Main St., Cambria.

LET’S TALK! Enjoy a TED Talk or hear a speaker in person. A wide variety of interesting topics will be covered throughout the series. Each session is followed by a gently moderated discussion. Fourth Friday of every month, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. 805-995-3312. Cayucos Library, 310 B. St., Cayucos.

MIND WALK: CENTRAL COAST GREAT WHITE SHARKS Chris Lowe will talk about the myths, misconceptions and realities of great white sharks off the Central and Southern CA coasts. Feb. 24, 10:1511:45 a.m. $3, free to CCSPA Otter level members and above. 805-772-2694. Inn at Morro Bay, 60 State Park Rd, Morro Bay.

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MORRO BAY METAPHYSICIANS Explore the history of metaphysics with a different topic each week. Led by Tobey White Heart Crockett. Fridays, 12-1 p.m. $10-$20 suggested donation. 805-772-2880. facebook.com/ groups/MBMetaphysicians. Coalesce Garden Chapel, 845 Main St., Morro Bay.

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CENTRAL COAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY MONTHLY PROGRAM MEETING Artist Judy Gittelsohn demonstrates golden acrylic paints, gels, mediums. Learn how to use products to make surfaces for watercolors, charcoal, soft pastels, etc. Feb. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. 805-439-0295. ccwsart.com. United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks Street, San Luis Obispo.

CITIZENSHIP CLASS To prepare for the citizenship exam. No registration required. Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m. Free. 805-781-5783. slolibrary.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

CORNER SHELF POETRY SERIES Corner Shelf Poetry Series presents featured poets Stuart Presley and T.C.West with an open reading to follow. Feb. 23, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free. 805-903-3595. languageofthesoul. org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

UCCE MASTER FOOD PRESERVERS:

unlock the mystery of making your own sourdough at home with a delicious bone broth that can be used as the base for many soups. This class is full of tips and tricks. Pre-registration required, class size is limited. Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-noon $20. 805-781-1429. cesanluisobispo. ucanr.edu. UCCE Audtiorium, 2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo.

WELCOMING ALL LEVELS OF FRENCH SPEAKERS Getting together to speak French. Sundays, 1-2:30 p.m. 805-332-3961. Coastal Peaks Coffee, 3566 S. Higuera St. #100, San Luis Obispo.

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POINT SLO LIGHTHOUSE TOURS Docents lead guests on a one-hour tour FEB. 20 – FEB. 27 of the historic site, the buildings, and up 2020 to the Lighthouse tower. Please arrive 15 minutes early. All proceeds go directly toward the site’s restoration. Wednesdays, 12 & 1 p.m. and Saturdays, 12, 1 & 2 p.m. $17-$22. 805-540-5771. pointsanluislighthouse.org. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

TOURS FOR PADDLERS A special tour for visitors who come by ocean. Paddlers will need to clean sand from their feet and dry themselves before the tour so not to damage the antique flooring. Saturdays, 10-10:45 a.m. $6.49. 805-540-5771. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

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SOCRATES: WEEKLY DISCUSSION A weekly discussion group to discuss current and interesting topics. Politics and religion are not discussed. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon Free. coalescebookstore. com. Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay, 805-772-2880.

SURFSIDE TENNIS CLUB Saturdays, 9 a.m. Free the first month; $30 per year afterwards. surfsidetennisclub. teamopolis.com. Morro Bay High School, 235 Atascadero Rd., Morro Bay, 805-771-1845.

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MID-STATE CRUIZERS OF ATASCADERO Open to all auto enthusiasts. Third Thursday of every month, 5:30 p.m. midstatecruizers.org. Round Table, 6915 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 805-466-7111.

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BOARD GAME NIGHT AT CAPTAIN NEMO Refreshments available on site for purchase. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-544-6366. Facebook.com/ CaptainNemoGames. Captain Nemo Games, 563 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

DEATH CAFE: SAN LUIS OBISPO A casual nonjudgmental group discussion about topics related to death. There is no intention of leading participants to any particular conclusion. Fourth Monday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo. org/workshops/death-cafe-san-luis-obispo. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo. DEBTORS ANONYMOUS MEETING A 12-step program for people having problems with money and debt. Mondays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo, 981 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-5451, fpcslo.org.

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS AT CAPTAIN NEMO Refreshments available on site for purchase. Wednesdays, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-544-6366. Facebook. com/CaptainNemoGames. Captain Nemo Games, 563 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC AT CAPTAIN NEMO Refreshments available on site for purchase. Fridays, 5-8 p.m. 4 Booster Buy In. 805-544-6366. Facebook.com/ CaptainNemoGames. Captain Nemo Games, 563 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

GALA Q YOUTH GROUP This group serves gay,

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SmartShare Housing Solutions hosts a community workshop, Micro-Home Communities and Tiny Houses on Wheels, at the SLO Guild Hall on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is invited to come and learn about sustainable, smaller housing options in SLO County. Admission to the event is free. Call (805) 215-5474 or visit smartsharehousingsolutions.org for more info. —C.W. 6366. Facebook.com/CaptainNemoGames. Captain Nemo Games, 563 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

OPEN GAMING AT CAPTAIN NEMO Board games, card games, and more. Bring any games you’d like. Refreshments available on site for purchase. Please park in Reserved spaces. Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 805-544-6366. facebook.com/pg/CaptainNemoGames. Captain Nemo Games, 563 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Meets at various locations in SLO County: Arroyo Grande, Oceano, San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Cambria, Atascadero, and Paso Robles. No dues/fees. Mondays-Sundays, 6-7 p.m. Free. oacentralcoast.org. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.

RAINBOW CONNECTION GROUP This group serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth (ages 18 through 26). Meets every Thursday (except the the third of the month). Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. 805-541-4252. galacc.org. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo. SLO CHESS Anyone is welcome to come and play. New players encouraged. Saturday’s games take place in Morro Bay, at the “big board” on the Embarcadero. Thursdays, 6:30-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 805-540-0470. Target, Los Osos Valley Rd., San Luis Obispo. SLO LEZ MIX A monthly lesbian gathering and potluck centered on fostering a strong and diverse community. Each month has a different theme. Third Friday of every month, 6:30 p.m. slolezmix.org. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

SLO TABLE TENNIS All ages and skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. and Sundays, 4-7 p.m. Free. 805-215-4963. Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo.

TOASTMASTERS WEEKLY MEETING A meeting for those who wish to improve their communication skills and lose their fear of public speaking. Thursdays, 6:30-7:45 a.m. SLO County Government Center, 1055 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-544-6654.

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NIPOMO SENIOR CENTER The center is open

lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth (ages 13 through 18). Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. 805-541-4252. galacc. org. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

five days a week; closed on weekends and holidays. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 805-929-1615. Nipomo Senior Center, 200 E. Dana St., Nipomo.

GALA SENIOR SOCIAL This program is open to all

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GLBT seniors. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 4-6 p.m. galacc.org. GALA Center Gallery, 1060 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

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Magic: The Gathering (Standard/Type 2). Refreshments available on site for purchase. Mondays, 5-8 p.m. 2 Boost Buy In. 805-544-6366. Facebook.com/ CaptainNemoGames. Captain Nemo Games, 563 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS MEETING CoDependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a 12-step recovery program for anyone who desires to have healthy and loving relationships with themselves and others. Saturdays, 1-2:15 p.m. Free. 805-203-5875. Cambria Connection, 1069 Main St., Cambria.

MAH JONGG AT THE MONDAY CLUB Come enjoy a fun and friendly game of Mah Jongg at the Historic Monday Club. Beginners are welcome. Mondays, 2-5 p.m. $5. 805-541-0594. themondayclubslo.org. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP A free support group for those who suffer from Fibromyalgia. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m.-noon Free. 805-5436236. ccfibro.com. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay.

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GRANDPARENTS SUPPORT GROUP Facilitated

Refreshments available on site for purchase. Please park in reserved spaces. Thursdays, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-544-

by Branden Kay with Family Ties. Fridays, 9-11 a.m. Free. 805-592-2701. losososcares.com. Grandparents

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Support Group, 800 Manzanita Dr., Room 18, Los Osos.

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GENERAL GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP (NORTH COUNTY) A support group for those grieving the death of a loved one. This group provides the opportunity to connect with individuals in a similar situation. Drop-ins welcome. Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. 805-5442266. hospiceslo.org/support-groups/general-griefsupport-group-0. Hospice SLO County: North County Office, 517 13th St., Paso Robles.

NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING 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. and Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. Free. 805-2215523. The Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4500 El Camino Real, Atascadero. SAN LUIS OBISPO

CHILD LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Hospice SLO County is offering this support group for those grieving the loss of a child. Drop-ins welcome. Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org/support-groups. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP A support group for those who are caring for a loved one, no matter the diagnosis. Drop-ins welcome. Every other Friday, 2:30-4 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

HEALING DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP A safe place for anyone dealing with depression who would like to receive support from others. Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Free. 805-528-3194. Hope House Wellness Center, 1306 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo. NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). A confidential and safe group of families helping families who have a loved one living with mental health challenges. Does not meet in January. Fourth Tuesday of every month, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Free. namislo.org. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1344 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo.

NAR-ANON: LET IT BEGIN WITH ME Nar-Anon is a support group for those who are affected by someone else’s addiction. Tuesdays 805-458-7655. naranoncentralca.org/meetings/meeting-list/. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.

PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP A support group for those grieving the loss of a pet. This group provides the opportunity to connect with individuals in a similar situation. Drop-ins welcome. Last Wednesday of every month, 5-6:15 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org/ support-groups. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

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GENERAL GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP (SOUTH COUNTY) Hospice SLO County is offering this support group for those grieving the death of a loved one. Held in the Church Care Center. Drop-ins welcome. Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org. New Life Pismo, 990 James Way, Pismo Beach.

HOW TO GET YOUR LOVED ONE SOBER A familyfriendly seminar presented by The Haven’s clinical CULTURE & LIFESTYLE continued page 41

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE from page 40 staff. Open to the public. Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. thehaven.com. The Haven Facitilities, 391 Front St., Grover Beach, NA.

SPOUSE AND PARTNER LOSS SUPPORT GROUP (SOUTH COUNTY) A Hospice SLO support group for those grieving the loss of a partner or spouse. Held in Room 16. Drop-ins welcome. Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org. New Life Pismo, 990 James Way, Pismo Beach.

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power for boys and girls ages 4-7. Derived from the non-aggressive martial art Aikido, youngsters gain coordination, body awareness skills, tumbling, and cooperative interaction in this 5-week series. Tuesdays, 3-4 p.m. through March 17 $75. 805-544-8866. aikidosanluisobispo.com. KOEI-KAN Karate Do, 3468 Sacramento, San Luis Obispo.

BREWASANA A light hearted vinyasa flow with Robyn paired with a beer of your choice. First Sunday of every month, 10:30 a.m. $15. 805-868-7133. Oak and Otter Brewing, 181 Tank Farm Road, suite 110, San Luis Obispo.

for members; $6 to drop-in. 805-441-7932. Oceano Community Center, 1425 19th St., Oceano, adulted. luciamarschools.org.

WATER EXERCISE FOR ALL AGES These classes help relieve joint pain, enhance your breathing, and increase your range of motion. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 805-481-6399. 5 Cities Swim School, 425 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande, 5citiesswimschool.com.

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FEBRUARY BREWASANA #1 A fun vinyasa flow with

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BASIC COMPUTER HELP Come to learn basic computer skills. Call to sign up. Thursdays, 8:30-10 a.m. Free. 805-772-6394. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay.

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SEWING CAFE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Sewing Cafe offers various classes and workshop. Call for full schedule. ongoing Sewing Cafe, 541 Five Cities Dr., Pismo Beach, 805-295-6585.

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CARDIO BARRE Barre is a combination of pilates, yoga, and ballet barre technique. In each energizing and targeted workout, guests use the barre and exercise equipment to sculpt, slim, and stretch their bodies. Tuesdays, Sundays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. through Aug. 30 $18; $80 for 5 classes. 805-215-4565. omnistudiomb. com. Cardio Barre is a combination of pilates, yoga, and ballet barre technique. In each energizing and targeted workout, you’ll use the barre and exercise equipment such as mini-balls and small hand weights to sculpt, slim, and stretch your entire body. Sundays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. through Jan. 2 $18 drop in or $80 for 5 class card. 805-215-4565. omnistudiomb.com. Omni Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

CHAIR YOGA Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay. KICKING THE SUGAR HABIT Learn how sugar

Robyn, paired with a beer of your choice. Will be open for lunch immediately following the event for yogis to refuel. First Sunday of every month, 11 a.m.-noon $15 (includes first drink). 805-868-7133. Oak and Otter Brewing, 181 Tank Farm Road, suite 110, San Luis Obispo.

GENTLE YOGA Increase range of motion and breathe deeper. Use Trigger Point Therapy, Egoscue, Foundation Training and other methods to compliment this accessible, pain-free yoga practice. Bring water and please dress in layers. Mondays, Wednesdays, 10:3011:45 a.m. through April 22 $111. 805-549-1222. Use Trigger Point Therapy, Egoscue, Foundation Training, and other methods to compliment this accessible, painfree yoga practice. Bring water, please dress in layers. Meet at Sunnyside Elementary in Los Osos. Mondays, Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 a.m. through April 22 $111. 805-549-1222. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo, ae.slcusd.org/. GENTLE YOGA IN SLO Features traditional yoga poses, resistance and active stretching, trigger point therapy, and nerve flossing techniques. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10:15-11:30 a.m. $88. 805-549-1222. ae.slcusd.org. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo.

KRAV MAGA LEVEL 1 REVIEW Covers all of the level 1 curriculum. Come in, work hard, and improve your knowledge of the system Feb. 22, 12-2 p.m. $25$40. Sleeping Tiger Fitness, 3595 Sueldo St., San Luis Obispo.

METABOLIC (TOTAL SYSTEM) CONDITIONING An advanced15-week interval training program that hits all systems of the body. Blending tools like the TRX, bodyweight/primal movements, dumbbells, and kettlebells, increase cardio, muscle strength, and flexibility in a totally pain free and fun way. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m. through April 23 $95. 805549-1222. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo, ae.slcusd.org/.

effects your mind and body and how making simple changes can change your life. The program starts with deep breathing meditation with 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the Year. Speaker Tami Cruz is a certified Health and Life Coach. Feb. 23, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. 805-2357978. gratefulbodyhealthcoaching.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AT SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN Join meditation guide, Dawn Feuerberg for

MOVEMENT FLOW Incorporates yoga, active and resistance stretching, and more. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 6:30-7:30 a.m. 805-776-3676. studiofitnessmorrobay.com. Studio Fitness, 349 Quintana, Morro Bay.

clear, concise, and practical meditation guidance. Classes will include breathing techniques, Dharma Talks, Mantra Practice, and group meditation. Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m. through June 24 San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

QI GONG CLASS Qi Gong is an ancient and powerful

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system for physical health and spiritual development. Join certified instructor Devin Wallace for this outdoors class. Please call to register. Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Suggested donation $10. 805-709-2227. Tidelands Park, South end of Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

TAI CHI AND QI GONG BASICS Learn the essentials of breathing and postures and combine them for a moving meditation. Private classes also offered. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. and Mondays, Wednesdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Varies. 805-7017397. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay. TAI CHI GONG CLASSES Come and join our Tai Chi Gong class with master instructor Randall Lyon. This full body routine encompasses low-impact moving meditations including standing and balancing. Tuesdays, 11:45 a.m. 805-462-8888. Champions Health and Racquet Club, 8850 Santa Rosa Road, Atascadero. TAIJIQUAN AND QIGONG CLASSES Keep calm through the holidays with the 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the Year. Includes deep breathing and moving meditation to improve balance, focus and coordination. Mondays, Wednesdays, 3:45 p.m. and Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 a.m. Call for details. 805-7017397. charvetmartialarts.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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ADVANCED STRENGTH TRAINING A 15-week advanced weight training program. Learn proper, individual form in this small group setting. Use dumbbells, stability balls and other fun “toys” to seriously increase muscle strength and flexibility in a totally pain free way. Mondays, Wednesdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m. through April 22 $88. 805-549-1222. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo, ae.slcusd.org/.

AFRICAN DANCE An all levels dance class where you can learn traditional dances from Guinea and West Africa. Accompanied by live drumming. Wednesdays, 6:30-7:45 p.m. $5-$10. afrodance.net. Performance Athletics Gymnastics, 4484 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-547-1496.

AIKI-MITES (AGES 4-7) Fun, focus, and peaceful

Come meditate with a supportive group at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, Dawn Feuerberg, will de-mystify meditation with clear, concise, and practical guidance. Wednesdays, 12-12:45 p.m. through March 18 $10 for members; $15 for non-members. 805-541-1400. slobg.org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

QI GONG Mind/body exercise which everyone can participate. Mondays, 11 a.m.-noon $10. Academy of Dance San Luis Obispo, 3422 Miguelito Ct., San Luis Obispo, 805-270-5523.

RESTORATIVE FLOW YOGA AT THE MONDAY CLUB Enjoy a restorative/flow yoga class with Kevin Hauber. All proceeds benefit The Monday Clubhouse Conservancy Capital Campaign. Please bring your own yoga mat. Mondays, 5-6:15 p.m. $15 at door. 805-5410594. themondayclubslo.org. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

STRENGTH FOR 55+ Using dumbbells, the TRX suspension system and our own body weight, in a safe and methodical way, and experience increases in flexibility, balance and strength. Meet in Los Osos at Sunnyside School. Mondays, Wednesdays, 9:20-10:20 a.m. through April 22 $88. 805-549-1222. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo, ae.slcusd.org/.

ZUMBA Zumba is a family friendly class at the SLO YMCA, appropriate for ages 8 and over. MondaysWednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Included with Y Membership. 805-543-8235. sloymca.org. SLO County YMCA, 1020 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispo.

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MINDFUL MOVEMENT AND MEDITATION A practice of breath and body awareness as you move through areas of tension, increase range of motion and strengthen our relationship with the present moment. Saturdays, 9-10:15 a.m. $10 suggested donation. whiteheronsangha.org. White Heron Sangha Meditation Center, 6615 Bay Laurel Place, Avila Beach.

SILVER SNEAKERS ZUMBA Appropriate for all ages and fitness levels. An easy-to-follow dance fitness class. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9-10 a.m. Free

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BIRDING THE BOARDWALK One mile stroll on the

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estuary boardwalk from the east end of the Morro Bay State Park Marina Bayside parking lot to view shore and land birds. Bring binoculars and field guide. Feb. 21, 1011:30 a.m. Free. 805-772-2694. Morro Bay State Park, 60 State Park Rd., Morro Bay.

EUCALYPTUS: BEAUTY OR BEAST? Easy half mile walk from the Hazard Canyon parking lot announcement board, 1.6 miles from the park entrance, through a eucalyptus grove to learn the biology, history, uses and pros and cons of these trees. Feb. 27, 1-3 p.m. Free. 805-528-0513. Montaña de Oro, 3550 Pecho Valley Rd., Los Osos.

EXPLORE THE TIDE POOLS AT CORALLINA COVE 2 mile active hike from the Bluff trailhead, 100 yards south of Spooner Ranch house, to learn local history, watch for sea birds, whales, seals and otters; then explore tide pools at low tide. Bring binoculars. Feb. 21, 2-4 p.m. Free. 805-528-0513. Montaña de Oro, 3550 Pecho Valley Rd., Los Osos.

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EXPLORING TIDE POOL COMMUNITIES Biologists from Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, who study intertidal communities, will explore the amazing plants and animals that live on the rocks and are able to survive between tides. Wear water shoes. Feb. 22, 3-5 p.m. Free. 805-801-0773, call or text for reservation. Coastal Discovery Center at San Simeon Bay, CA-1 & Slo San Simeon Rd, San Simeon.

SIERRA CLUB HIKE: BIG SUR This is a moderately strenuous hike of about 12 miles with 2,400 feet of elevation gain. Meet at Washburn Day Use Area. Feb. 22, 8:30 a.m. Free. 805-546-0317. sierraclub.org/ santa-lucia. Washburn Day Use Area, 1.5 miles north of Cambria on Hwy 1, Cambria. WINDY COVE MUD AND TIDE POOLS An easy, but muddy walk beginning outside the museum to investigate the mud, rocks, plants and organisms that live in the cove. Wear mud shoes or boots, no bare feet. Feb. 22, 3-5 p.m. Free. 805-772-2694. Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, 20 State Park Rd., Morro Bay.

Cal Poly Men’s Basketball vs. UC Davis Thursday, February 20 Mott Gym

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SIERRA CLUB HIKE: SANTA MARGARITA LAKE We will hike the Grey Pine Trail, returning along the lakeshore. This walk is roughly 3.5 miles with 300 feet elevation gain. Feb. 22, 9 a.m. Free. 805-459-2103. sierraclub.org/santa-lucia. Santa Margarita Lake, 4695 Santa Margarita Lake Rd, Santa Margarita.

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GRAND DUNE TRAIL 2 mile moderate leisurely walk in soft sand from the kiosk at the ocean end of West Grand Avenue through the Pismo Dunes to learn about the dunes and habitats. Free parking nearby. Feb. 23, 10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-772-2694. Oceano/Grover Dunes, 100 Grand Ave., Grover Beach.

SEED EXCHANGE Come and join us for our seed exchange and connect with others, share your seeds and your stories. Feb. 22, 2-4 p.m. Free. 805-473-7161. slolibrary.org. Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande.

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MORRO BAY MARTIAL ARTS: WORLD CHAMPION INSTRUCTION Offering adult and youth classes in kickboxing, boxing, judo, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and self defense. ongoing 805-701-7397. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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CAL POLY BASKETBALL VS UC DAVIS Join us at Mott Athletics Center as the Mustangs take on UC Davis in a Big West Conference showdown. Feb. 20, 7 p.m. gopoly.com/. Mott Athletics Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.

CAL POLY BASKETBALL VS UC RIVERSIDE Come watch the Mustangs take on UC Riverside at 7pm in Mott Athletics Center. Feb. 22, 7 p.m. gopoly.com/. Mott Athletics Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297. SHOTOKAN KARATE A family-friendly class for ages 8 and over. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:30-6 p.m. Included in YMCA membership. 805-543-8235. sloymca.org. SLO

Mountain Film Festival World Tour Tuesday, February 25 The Fremont Theater

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CULTURE & LIFESTYLE from page 41 County YMCA, 1020 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispo.

START ADULT AIKIDO Learn to go with the flow, use your power efficiently and appropriately to neutralize aggression. Aikido is a peace-oriented martial art designed to bring out the best in people. This class is for males and females ages 16 and up. Tuesdays, 5:45-7:15 p.m. through April 28 805-549-1222. ae.slcusd.org. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. UC SANTA BARBARA Witness the next chapter of the Blue-Green

Rivalry as the Mustangs take on UC Santa Barbara. Feb. 26, 7-9 p.m. Mott Athletics Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.

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Beach). Last Sunday of every month, 2-3 p.m. Free. aggbchamber.com. Olde Port Beach, 6520 Avila Beach Dr., Avila Beach.

SQUID DISSECTION SATURDAYS Available to all ages, this activity will allow you to discover the internal and external anatomy of a squid. Last Saturday of every month, 1-2 p.m. through Feb. 29 $12. 805-595-7280. my805tix.com. Central Coast Aquarium, 50 San Juan St., Avila Beach. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S

NEON NIGHTS AT ROCKIN’ JUMP Fridays, Saturdays, 8-10 p.m. 805-266-7080. Santa Maria Town Center, 142 Town Center East, Santa Maria.

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BILINGUAL STORYTIME/ CUENTOS BILINGÜES Children and their families are invited to listen to tales in English and Spanish. Wednesdays, 3:30-4 p.m. Free. 805-927-4336. slolibrary.org. Cambria Library, 1043 Main St., Cambria.

KIDS BALLET This is a beginner’s class for boys and girls to learn how to expressively move in their bodies while focusing on alignment, coordination, and basic ballet technique. Mondays, 3:30-4:15 p.m. $60 per month. 805-215-4565. omniyogastudio.com. Omni Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

KIDS COMBO: AGES 6-9 AND 9-AND-UP This is a beginner’s class for boys and girls to learn how to expressively move in their bodies, while focusing on alignment, coordination, and dance technique; combo lyrical, jazz, and hip hop. Through May 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Thursdays, 4:45-5:30 p.m. through May 28 $18 drop in or $60 per month. 805-215-4565. omnistudiomb.com. Omni Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

PAWS TO READ Children are welcome to come read to Berkeley the dog. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. Free. 805-5281862. Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave., Los Osos.

TODDLER STORYTIME Hosted by Ms. Kaela. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. Free. 805-772-6394. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay. A storytime for toddlers ages 18 months-and-up. Share stories, songs, finger plays, bubbles, and more. Wednesdays, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-927-4336. slolibrary.org. Cambria Library, 1043 Main St., Cambria.

YOUTH SELF DEFENSE AND AWARENESS Learn the basics of mixed martial arts. For ages 7 and up. Mondays, Wednesdays, 5:15-6 p.m. 805-701-7397. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

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DRAMA AND IMAGINATIVE PLAY CLASS: AGES 5-8 Sing, dance, play games, and create stories and characters. Saturdays, 11-11:45 a.m. $120 for 10 weeks. 805-709-0761. pyjamadrama.com/us. SLO Movement Arts Center, 2074 Parker St., San Luis Obispo.

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FREE GUIDED MEDITATION GROUP Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon Free. 805-439-2757. meditationintro.com. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay.

GUIDED MEDITATION CLASS Come learn to meditate in a relaxed setting. Pay attention to each second and increase your awareness of the inner world. Frequent prompts facilitate the focus. Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon Free. 805-439-2757. meditationintro.com. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay.

TRANSCENDENCE: NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM NEUROSCIENCE Join Steve Nathanson as he speaks on “Transcendence: New Perspectives from Neuroscience” this Sunday. All are welcome. Feb. 23, 10-11 a.m. 805-395-4055. Unitarian Universalist Church, 786 Arlington, Cambria.

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RECOVERY DHARMA SLO COUNTY A peer-led movement using Buddhist practices and principles to overcome addiction through meditation, personal inquiry, and community. Saturdays, 7:30-8:45 p.m. Free, donations welcomed. NA. Community Church of Atascadero, 5850 Rosario Ave., Atascadero, atascaderoucc.org.

SISTERS OF THE EARTH A heart centered mastermind experience. Feb. 20, 6 p.m. and Feb. 27, 6 p.m. $25. Creative Momentum, 689 Crocker St., Templeton, 707-972-1006, creative-momentum.com. SAN LUIS OBISPO

ASK SABRINA 30 years of Tarot reading experience. Open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday in SLO County and Thursday and Sunday in South SLO County. ongoing 805-441-4707. asksabrina.com. Private Location, TBA, San Luis Obispo.

RECOVERY DHARMA SLO COUNTY A peer-led movement using Buddhist practices and principles to overcome addiction through meditation, personal inquiry, and community. Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free, donations welcomed. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 2201 Lawton Ave., San Luis Obispo.

HOUSE OF GOD CHURCH SERVICES Join Pastor Joseph and Amanda Anderson every Sunday for prayer, healing, and more. Sundays, 9:30-11 a.m. 805-888-7714. House of God Church, 946 Rockaway Ave., Grover Beach.

FAMILY NITE $5 options include kids’ grilled cheese, kids’ pulled pork sliders, craft root beer floats, and more. Features live Irish music and family activities. Wednesdays, 4-9 p.m. Free. 805-868-7133. Oak and Otter Brewing, 181 Tank Farm Road, suite 110, San Luis Obispo.

month, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Optional donation. whiteheronsangha.org. White Heron Sangha Meditation Center, 6615 Bay Laurel Place, Avila Beach.

PYJAMA DRAMA: DRAMA AND IMAGINATIVE PLAY CLASSES Drama and imaginative play develops skills that can last a lifetime like the confidence to be brave, desire to share ideas with others, and the joy of solving problems with friends by your side. Saturdays, 11-11:45 a.m. and Mondays, 9:30-11 a.m. $12. 805-7090761. pyjamadrama.com. SLO Movement Arts Center, 2074 Parker St., San Luis Obispo.

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OCEANO DUNES VISITOR CENTER Enjoy exhibits of dune and lagoon plant and animal species. End your visit with a stroll behind the center to the fresh-water lagoon. ongoing, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-474-2667. Oceano Dunes Visitor Center, 555 Pier Ave., Oceano.

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CASA INFO SESSION Learn about volunteer opportunities at CASA of SLO County. Become an advocate for an abused or neglected infant, toddler, child, teen or young adult leaving foster care. Training provided. Or join the CASA Guild. Please RSVP. Feb. 25, 1-2 p.m. Free. 805541-6542. slocasa.org. CASA of San Luis Obispo County, 75 Higuera St., suite 180, San Luis Obispo.

DRESS A CHILD AROUND THE WORLD Welcoming volunteers to sew simple dresses and shorts for children in developing countries around the world, enabling them to attend school. Please bring a sewing machine in good operating order. Fabric and notions are provided. Third Thursday of every month, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-441-8031. United Church of Christ (Congregational) of San Luis Obispo, 11245 Los Osos Valley Rd., San Luis Obispo. FELINE NETWORK OF THE CENTRAL COAST Seeking volunteers to provide foster homes for foster kittens or cats with special needs. The Feline Network pays for food, litter, and any medications needed. Volunteers also needed to help with humanely trapping and transporting feral cats for spay/neuter. ongoing 805-549-9228. felinenetwork.org. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.

HOSPICE SLO COUNTY VOLUNTEER TRAINING Preregistration required. In-Home Volunteers assist individuals with a life-limiting illness and their families by providing caregiver respite, practical assistance, emotional support, companionship, and comfort. Thursdays, 1-6 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo. org/workshops. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

SLO REP SEEKING VOLUNTEER BARTENDERS Must be 21 or over. All volunteers receive complimentary tickets. Email volunteer@slorep.org for more info. ongoing slorep.org. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-786-2440.

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BAYWOOD FARMERS MARKET Mondays, 2-4:30 p.m. northcountyfarmersmarkets.com. Baywood Farmers Market, Santa Maria and 2nd Street, Los Osos. MORRO BAY MAIN STREET FARMER MARKET Every Saturday 2:30-5:30 p.m., year round, rain or shine. Delightful mix of local farm fresh products, baked goods, crafts, and art from more than 30 vendors. Saturdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Morro Bay Main Street Farmers Market, Main Street and Morro Bay Boulevard, Morro Bay, 928-350-5960, facebook.com/ MorroBayMainStreetFarmersMarket/.

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Build language, develop motor skills, and practice cooperation, concentration, and problem solving. Mondays, 10:15-11 a.m. $120 for 10 weeks. 805-7090761. pyjamadrama.com/us. SLO Movement Arts Center, 2074 Parker St., San Luis Obispo.

KIDS POTTERY CLASSES Classes allow time for self expression through clay sculpture and the pottery wheel. For ages 6 and up. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 3:30-5 p.m. through March 24 $35 per class. 805-896-6197. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

organize art programs. Mondays-Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

LGBTIQ+ BUDDHIST MEDITATION GROUP Fourth Wednesday of every

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ATASCADERO FARMERS MARKET Visit site for info on featured music artists and chefs. Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. Free. visitatascadero.com. Sunken Gardens, 6505 PHOTO COURTESY OF RUTH ANN ANGUS

CAMBRIA FARMERS MARKET Fridays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Free. 805-395-6659. cambriafarmersmarket. com. Cambria Veterans Memorial Hall, 1000 Main St., Cambria. PASO ROBLES FARMERS MARKET Tuesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. northcountyfarmersmarkets.com. Paso Robles Farmers Market, Spring and 11th Street, Paso Robles. TEMPLETON FARMERS MARKET Saturdays, 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. northcountyfarmersmarkets.com. Templeton Park, 550 Crocker St., Templeton. SAN LUIS OBISPO

FARMERS MARKET Farmers Market in SLO is the largest Farmers Market in California. Thursdays, 6:10-9 p.m. Downtown SLO, Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo.

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

SLO TUESDAY FARMERS’ MARKET Tuesdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Farm Supply, 224 Tank Farm Rd., San Luis Obispo. SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y

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

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ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT GOURMET PIZZA Spend an evening outdoors while enjoying delicious wood-fired pizza and yard games. Fridays, 4-7 p.m. $19.95 for adults; $12.95 for kids. 805-927-4200. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, cambriapineslodge. com.

HAPPY HOUR: BROKEN EARTH WINERY Join us after work on Wednesdays for Happy Hour with special by the glass pricing. Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m. 805-2392562. brokenearthwinery.com/events/Happy-Hour. Broken Earth Winery, 1650 Ramada Dr., Paso Robles. NORTH SLO COU NT Y

“WINE DOWN” MONDAYS Come and “Wine Down” with us on Monday nights. Mondays, 4-9 p.m. 805461-5100. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

DAILY HAPPY HOUR AT THE NAUTICAL COWBOY Enjoy happy hour specials at this Central Coast steak and seafood house. ongoing, 4-6 p.m. 805-461-5100. thecarlton.com/dining/the-nautical-cowboy. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

DOLLAR OYSTER WEDNESDAYS Enjoy fresh dollar oysters. Wednesdays, 4-9 p.m. 805-461-5100. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero. SENIOR SPECIALS Seniors ages 55+ save 15% every Tuesday. Tuesdays, 4-9 p.m. 805-461-5100. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero. TACO TUESDAY Chef Ashley is cooking up some delicious tacos for you to indulge in. Spice up your lunch break and head to the Castle. Tuesdays, 12-5 p.m. $3 tacos. 805-369-6100. rabblewine.com. Tooth and Nail Winery, 3090 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles.

TRI TIP TUESDAYS Enjoy Santa Maria style tri tip every Tuesday. Tuesdays, 4-9 p.m. 805-461-5100. thecarlton.com/dining/the-nautical-cowboy. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero. WINE AND OLIVE OIL TASTING Enjoy tasting Rhône varietal wines from SLO and SB counties, as well as local Boccabella Farms’ craft olive oils. ongoing, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $20. 805-237-1245. mcpricemyers.com. McPrice Myers Wine Company, 3525 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

RECOVERY DHARMA SLO COUNTY A peer-led movement using Buddhist practices and principles to overcome addiction through meditation, personal inquiry, and community. Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. Free; donations welcomed. NA. The Haven Facitilities, 391 Front St., Grover Beach, thehaven.com.

El Camino Real, Atascadero.

WINE DOWN MONDAYS Enjoy half off all wines

FEB. 20 – FEB. 27 2020

SUNDAY FOR SPIRIT PSYCHIC READINGS Features an assortment

meet Changala’s wine dogs while sampling various wines. Fridays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $10. 805-226-9060. changalawinery.com. Changala Winery, 3770 Willow Creek Rd., Paso Robles.

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activities including drawing, painting, building sculptures, and more. Designed for ages 3 to 4. All materials are included. Mondays, Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. $20. 805668-2125. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. suite 101, Arroyo Grande, lila.community.

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SLO COUNTY PUGS ON THE BEACH Socially friendly dogs and their humans are invited to run (leash free) in the surf sand at Olde Port Beach (Avila Dog

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WINE TASTING AT CASS WINERY Wine by the glass and bottles are also available for purchase. ongoing, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-239-1730. casswines.com/. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles. WINE TASTING AT CHANGALA Enjoy local art and

of psychic readers. Sundays, 1-5 p.m. Vaires. 805-489-2432. Halcyon Store Post Office, 936 S. Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande. Central Coast holds youth services for junior high school students. Mondays, 6:30 p.m. Free. 805-929-8990. thecitycc.org. Faith Life Community Church, 726 W Tefft St., Nipomo.

every Monday at The Carlton Hotel’s Nautical Cowboy. Mondays, 4-9 p.m. 805-461-5100. the-carlton.com/ dining/the-nautical-cowboy. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

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The Coalesce Garden Chapel in Morro Bay hosts a book signing with author and peace activist John Dear on Sunday, March 1, from 1 to 3 p.m. Dear will be signing copies of his latest book, Praise Be Peace. Admission to the event is free. Call (805) 305-1216 to find out more. —C.W.

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ALL DAY HAPPY HOUR AT LUNA RED Enjoy $6 bites, sangria, draft beer, house wine, and spirits. Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. 805-640-5243. lunaredslo.com/menus/. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo.

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skills. Winners get their names listed on the front board and posted to social media. Fridays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. $12. 805-946-1685. cromavera. com/events/. Croma Vera Wines, 3592 Broad St., suite 106, San Luis Obispo.

FRIDAY NIGHT PINT NIGHT Buy logo glass for $8 and bring it in every Friday for $2 off refills. Wine offered at happy hour pricing. Fridays, 4-10 p.m. Free. 805-868-7133. 7sistersbrewing. com/events-page. Oak and Otter Brewing, 181 Tank Farm Road, suite 110, San Luis Obispo.

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The AmiboClub hosts Building the Green Future at the Ludwick Community Center in SLO on Saturday, Feb. 29, from 1 to 5 p.m. This fair features displays from various green businesses and nonprofits, special guest talks, and a silent auction. Admission is free. Call (805) 235-0508 or visit ambioclub.org to find out more. —C.W.

rounds of audio, visual, and live hosted trivia with prizes. Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. 805-868-7133. 7SistersBrewing.com. Oak and Otter Brewing, 181 Tank Farm Road, suite 110, San Luis Obispo.

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WINE TASTING AT CROMA VERA Wines also available by the glass and bottle. Club members enjoy special pricing and exclusive benefits. Mondays, FridaysSundays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. $14. 805-946-1685. cromavera. com/tastingroom/. Croma Vera Wines, 3592 Broad St., suite 106, San Luis Obispo.

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as low as $5, Woodstock’s gives half-off refills in the same glass. Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. Free. 805-5414420. woodstocksslo.com. Woodstock’s Pizza, 1000 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

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The good stuff Cache Valley Drifter Wally Barnick releases a solo album

ally Barnick likes to joke that he learned to play the bass to ensure a “place in the band.” What he really wanted to do was sing, but when you play with a bunch of talented pickers who can also sing pretty well themselves, there’s no place for a musical freeloader like a prima donna noninstrument-playing singer! His bass has served him well over the years. In 1975, he joined the well-known bluegrass and beyond group, the Cache Valley Drifters, where his voice sweetened “the high end of the vocal blends,” he said, while his bass “held down the low end.” They’re still together 45 years later! He’s also a member of the folk and bluegrass trio Crary, Evans and Barnick, as well as the prog-bluegrass trio The Hay Dudes. He’s a busy guy, but that hasn’t stopped him from recording his second solo album, Wally Barnick and the Trail Boss Troubadors, which he’s on a mini-tour to support, starting with two local gigs. On Friday, Feb. 21, Barnick and his band will play Painted Sky Studios (doors at 7 p.m.; show at 8 p.m.; all ages; $25 at (805) 927-8330). Tickets are almost sold out. On Saturday, Feb. 22, he’ll play a Musica del Rio house concert (email fred@ musicadelrio.org for tickets and details). Barnick and company will also make stops in Ojai, Culver City, and Solvang. Visit wallybarnickmusic.com for more info.

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ANDY SCOTT LIVE Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. Free. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805927-4200, cambriapineslodge.com.

BANJERDAN LIVE Tuesdays, 3 p.m. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805-927-4200, cambriapineslodge.com.

BLUES BLAST RISING STAR RECIPIENT: BEN RICE ON U.S. TOUR Guitarist Ben Rice and the Ben Rice Blues Band embark on their Spring 2020 Tour, with a local performance at The Siren. Feb. 21, 8-11 p.m. Free. 805-225-1312. thesirenmorrobay.com. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay.

BOBBY MALONE LIVE Saturdays, 3-6 p.m. Free. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805927-4200, cambriapineslodge.com. ETHAN BURNS PERFORMS AT ROBERT HALL WINERY Stop by and relax to the music of Ethan Burns at Robert Hall. Enjoy a glass of your favorite wine with Happy Hour specials, and take advantage of their locally sourced provisions and build your own cheese board. Feb. 23, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-239-1616. roberthallwinery. com. Robert Hall Winery, 3443 Mill Road, Paso Robles.

JON STEPHENS LIVE Thursdays, 5 p.m. Free. 805927-0175. lascambritas.com. Las Cambritas, 2336 Main St., Cambria.

LIVE MUSIC AT BROKEN EARTH TASTING ROOM Last Friday of every month, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-434-6457. Broken Earth Winery, 1650 Ramada Dr., Paso Robles.

As for his new album, it’s filled with what Barnick is calling American, not Americana, music—“ranging anywhere from Bakersfield country, rock ’n’ roll from every decade that it has existed, to folk and bluegrass,” he said. Barnick said his new album really started “in the fall of 1974,” when he met Stephen W. Peters, Richard Riesser, Bo Dugger, Mark Stoltenberg, and Mark Welch, who he called “extraordinary pickers and singers.” They all played together under the name Flap Jaw, and shortly thereafter, Barnick was introduced to David West and Bill Griffin of the Cache Valley Drifters. Many of these musicians wrote the songs on the new record, and West acted as coarranger and co-producer with Barnick. West is also part of the Trail Boss Troubadors, playing guitar, banjo, mandolin, and vocals. The group also includes Kenny Blackwell (guitar, mandolin, and vocals) and Tom Lackner (percussion). Through it all is Barnick’s warm, rich voice. It’s a wonderful album filled with great songs. This is the good stuff, people! Don’t miss it!

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RELUCTANT BASSIST Wally Barnick plays two local album release parties this week: Feb. 21 at Painted Sky Studios and Feb. 22 at a Musica del Rio house concert.

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Get your P-Funk on!

KEEP IT FUNKY George Clinton and his band ParliamentFunkadelic play the Fremont Theater on Feb. 21.

If someone asked you to describe P-Funk, what would you say? Are they about psychedelic culture, science fiction, outlandish fashion, or surreal humor? The revolving-door membership of Parliament and Funkadelic—both active since the 1960s under the command of funk master George Clinton—are lauded for their Afrofuturism and the influence they would have on hip-hop and postdisco genres, but the musical collective LIVE MUSIC AT OLD CAYUCOS TAVERN Fridays, Saturdays Free. 805-995-3209. oldcayucostavern.com. Old Cayucos Tavern & Cardroom, 130 N Ocean Ave., Cayucos. LIVE MUSIC AT STAX Thursdays, Sundays, 6-8 p.m. Free. 805-772-5055. staxwine.com. Stax Wine Bar & Bistro, 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

LOUIE ORTEGA LIVE Tuesdays, 8-11 p.m. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805-927-4200, cambriapineslodge.com.

MARCUS DIMAGGIO LIVE Fridays, 3-6 p.m. Free. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805927-4200, cambriapineslodge.com. SLOFOLKS PRESENTS TEADA One of the preeminent Celtic bands on the circuit, they have earned a reputation as true masters of Irish Traditional music. Feb. 22, 7:30-10:30 p.m. $20. 805-238-0725. slofolks. org. Castoro Cellars, 1315 N. Bethel Rd., Templeton. SONGWRITERS AT PLAY FEATURES CARBON CITY LIGHTS TRIO Special guests include Dorian

Michael and Dennis Mikel. Feb. 24, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. 805-204-6821. songwritersatplay.com/calendar/. The Savory Palette (formerly Morro Bay Wine Seller), 601 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

SPANKY PAUL BAND LIVE The Spanky Paul Band will take you back to the Retro Rock that you love and mix it with a bluesy soulful modern twist of song, dance, and celebration. Awaken your musical senses, validate your peaceful vibe. Feb. 22, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Free show. 805-225-1312. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, thesirenmorrobay.com/.

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actually goes back further, way back to the 1950s, when Clinton formed the doo-wop group the Parliaments in Plainfield, New Jersey. Soon, however, Clinton would be influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone. He moved to Detroit and helmed the sister groups Parliament and Funkadelic, releasing classic albums such as Maggot Brain (1971), Mothership Connection (1975), and One Nation Under Groove (1978). Singles such as “Give Up the Funk,” “Flash Light,” and “Atomic Dog” cemented P-Funk’s reputation for bringing the party! George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic hit the Fremont Theater on Friday, Feb. 21 (doors at 7 p.m.; all ages; $60.15 presale at Boo Boo’s and fremontslo. com), with 3GP opening. Also this week at the Fremont, see metal and mariachi mash-up act Metalachi on Thursday, Feb. 20 (doors at 8 p.m.; all ages; $27.31 presale at Boo Boo’s and fremontslo.com). These guys are a hoot. Philly-based rock act Dr. Dog plays on Monday, Feb. 24 (doors at 8 p.m.; all ages; $34.34 presale at Boo Boo’s and fremontslo.com), with Michael Nau opening. Early on, Dr. Dog was strongly influenced by The STARKEY continued page 47

acoustic backdrop to complement wining, dining, and coastal lifestyle. Third Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Free. 559-361-5144. reverbnation.com/ tedwiseguitarandvocals. Stax Wine Bar & Bistro, 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

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ADAM LEVINE AND JUDY PHILBIN Levine and Philbin perform live jazz. Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805238-2834. labellasera.com. Enoteca Restaurant and Bar, 206 Alexa Ct., Paso Robles.

THE BELMORES LIVE A team of singer-songwriters

and storytellers. Feb. 28, 6-9 p.m. 805-461-5100. nauticalcowboy.com. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

CAFE MUSIQUE FAREWELL CONCERT Expect a trip down memory lane as the band performs some of their favorite tunes along with pictures, CDs, and mementos collected during an incredible journey that took them from SLO to locations around the world. Feb. 23, 4-6:30 p.m. $25. my805tix.com. Cass Winery And Vineyard, 7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles, 805.239.1730.

FIRST SUNDAY JAM SESH First Sunday of every month, 4-6 p.m. 805-400-5293. Bristol’s Cider House, 3220 El Camino Real, Atascadero, bristolscider.com/.

FLEETWOOD DREAMS A Fleetwood Mac tribute show. The vocals of Christine Wright are spot on as Stevie Nicks. Feb. 28, 7-9 p.m. and Feb. 29, 7-9 p.m. $22. D’anbino Vineyards and Cellars, 710 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-227-6800, danbino.com.

JEFF PINE LIVE Relax and enjoy the talents of a world

class vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter with a celebrated career of more than three decades. Feb. 20, 6-9 p.m. 805-461-5100. NauticalCowboy.com. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

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A mix of country-blues and Americana. Feb. 27, 6-9 p.m. 805-461-5100. nauticalcowboy.com. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

LIVE JAZZ WITH ROBERT VESNAVER Enjoy the jazz stylings of Robert Vesnaver. From smooth trumpet to sumptuous sax to gorgeous piano. Feb. 21, 6-9 p.m. 805-461-5100. nauticalcowboy.com. The Nautical Cowboy, 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero. LIVE MUSIC AT ASUNCION RIDGE Fridays, Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-237-1425. asuncionridge. com. Asuncion Ridge, 725 12th St., Paso Robles.

LOUIE ORTEGA LIVE Grammy-winning Louie Ortega playing an intimate show rain or shine. Come early for tasting from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 22, 5-7 p.m. 805-4606252. colonymarketanddeli.com/. Colony Market and Deli, 6040 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

PINT NIGHT MUSIC AT SWEET SPRINGS SALOON Features local bands and beer specials. Thursdays, 6 p.m.-midnight 805-439-0969.

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THE REAL BLUES JAM NORTH All Blues musicians, regardless of experience, are welcome to join this jam session. Hosted by Ted Waterhouse with Bruce Willard and Dean Giles. Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $5 donation/ musicians exempt. 805-704-5116. danbino.com. D’anbino Vineyards and Cellars, 710 Pine St., Paso Robles.

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SLO WINDS CHAMBER MUSIC ON THE COAST San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra musicians come together in small groups to present unique and enchanting music from traditional and contemporary composers. Enjoy Bach, Mozart, Vaughn Williams or others played by woodwind quintet, clarinet choir, brass quartet, flute duos, and more. Feb. 23, 3-5 p.m. Free. 805-464-9434. Atascadero United Methodist Church, 11605 El Camino Real, Atascadero, atascaderoumc.org.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY Presented by Steve Key. Different acts every weekend. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805- 226-8881. sculpterra.com. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

SONGWRITERS AT PLAY FEATURES GROVER ANDERSON Raised in the gold rush hills of Calaveras County, Grover Anderson writes Americana songs that tell stories of love, loss, and frontier mischief. The showcase includes one featured act, playing a 45-minute set, and others playing 4-song sets. Feb. 23, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-204-6821. songwritersatplay. com/calendar/. Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

VERN SANDERS LIVE This jazz pianist covers songs from the Great American Songbook. Sundays, 5-8 p.m. 805-238-2834. Enoteca Restaurant and Bar, 206 Alexa Ct., Paso Robles, labellasera.com/enoteca-restaurant.

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will be live in downtown SLO at the Fremont Theater. Tickets On-Sale NOW! Feb. 29, 8-11:59 p.m. $27. 805329-5725. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

have more fun singing cabaret, Broadway, and karaoke. Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $145 for 8 weeks; $20 to drop-in. 805-400-5335. Cabaret805.com. Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY INSTRUMENTAL STUDENT RECITAL A free recital presented by Cal Poly Music Department student instrumentalists. Feb. 27, 11 a.m. Free. 805-756-2406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY SYMPHONY SOLOIST SHOWCASE: FINLANDIA AND THE MOLDAU Winners of Cal Poly Symphony’s solo competition will be featured. The symphony will also play works by two composers who celebrate their native land in music: Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and Finnish national icon Jean Sibelius. March 1, 3 p.m. $12 and $14 general, $9 and $12 students. 805-756-4849. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

CAL POLY WINTER JAZZ CONCERT The jazz ensembles at Cal Poly are moving forward in 2019–20 under new leadership, as the Music Department welcomes Arthur White as its new director of jazz studies. Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m. $14 general, $9 students and Jazz Federation members. 805-756-4849. music. calpoly.edu/calendar/. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. A CELEBRATION OF JONI MITCHELL FEATURING KIMBERLY FORD Ford will sing Mitchell’s “Blue” Album during this heartfelt tribute. Feb.

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STARKEY from page 45 PARTY PEOPLE SambaDá bring their Afro-Brazilian sounds to The Siren on Feb. 22.

Beatles and The Beach Boys, but they also embrace the lo-fi sensibilities of the indie rock bands of the ’90s. Norwegian DJ Matoma & Two Friends performs next Thursday, Feb. 27 (doors at 8 p.m.; all ages; $40.21 presale at Boo Boo’s and fremontslo.com), with Win and Woo opening.

Carnival!

Lent starts on Feb. 26, so SambaDá is arriving just in time to get the party started. The Afro-Brazilian ensemble plays a Numbskull and Good Medicine Presents show at The Siren this Saturday, Feb. 22 (doors at 8 p.m.; 21-and-older; $13 presale at Boo Boo’s and eventbrite.com or $15 at the door). Brazilian natives Papiba Godinho and Dandha da Hora formed the band more than 10 years ago, bringing their love of samba-reggae-funk sounds and AfroBrazilian song and dance. “Papiba is a master of Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art form created by Brazilian slaves, which draws on music and acrobatic movements,” according to their bio. “Dandha was born into the rich Afro-Brazilian traditions of Salvador, Bahia, and the Carnival group Ile Aiye, and started her dancing career at age 6.” You’ll feel like you’ve been transported to Rio de Janeiro!

Stoke the Vote, y’all!

This Saturday, Feb. 22, SLO Brew Rock hosts Stoke the Vote, a nonpartisan, get-out-the-vote event “where you’ll find music, art, workshops, performers, raffles, art auctions, voter registration signups, and of course, festival level production!” according to event organizers. The event is free and for all ages from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., after which the event center opens and the cost is $20 presale (at ticketweb.com) and 21-and-older, or $25 the day of the event. “Whether you’re in favor of OompaLoompas, space aliens, or the right to bobsled naked, all should take advantage of the right our nation provides to voice your opinion at the polls,” organizers said. “In our experience, there’s no better

way to inspire community activism and bipartisan booty-shaking than some good music! Luckily, we got the plug on that!” Bands include Felly Fell, The Bogeys, King Fu, Hot Tina, The Ragged Jubilee, and Tropo, plus DJs and an appearance by SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon. Also, don’t forget Polyvision 2020 at SLO Brew Rock on Thursday, Feb. 20 (6 p.m.; 18-and-older; $28 at slobrew.com). The community-centered philanthropic music festival benefits With Us, a national nonprofit headquartered at Cal Poly that organizes the Aware, Awake, Alive program, which generates awareness among young adults and parents on the dangers of alcohol poisoning.

End of an era

After an amazing 15-year run that took the group to locales around the world, Café Musique is calling it quits with a flurry of final shows starting this Sunday, Feb. 23, at Cass Winery Barrel Room … except this one’s already sold out, so let me tell you about the others so you can get tickets before it’s too late.

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VOTE FOR FUN Ethan Burns (left) and The Ragged Jubilee are one of several acts playing Stoke the Vote, a nonpartisan, get-out-the-vote event at the SLO Brew Rock Event Center on Feb. 22. Burns also plays a solo show on Feb. 23 at Robert Hall Winery (1 to 4 p.m.)

The tango, Gypsy jazz, folk, wild classic, and swing ensemble will play D’Anbino’s Cellars on Saturday, March 14 (7:30 p.m.; $20 tickets at (805) 2276800); their Saturday, April 11, show at Painted Sky Studios is also sold out; they’ll play a Gilroy house concert on Saturday, April 18 (8 p.m.; email Eric at ebehlmer@yahoo.com for tickets); and the group’s very last concert ever is on Saturday, May 9, at Hidden Valley Music in Carmel Valley (7 p.m.; call (831) 659-3115 for ticket availability). Café Musique, I salute you! You’re one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen!

More music …

Blues Blast 2019 Rising Star recipient Ben Rice will bring his blues band to The Siren this Saturday, Feb. 21 (8 p.m.; 21-and-older; free). The Portlandbased guitarist-vocalist was also named “Best Contemporary Act,” “Best Traditional Blues Act,” “Male Vocalist Of The Year,” and “Best Electric Guitar” by the Cascade Blues Association. “His original music blends soul, Deltablues, rockabilly, jazz, and funk into a roots stew,” his press materials read. “Starting with B.B. King and going through the various regions and time periods, he is inspired and influenced by historical figures like Muddy Waters, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, and Skip James to name a few.” The Octagon Barn presents Gangspil in concert this Saturday, Feb. 22 (doors at 6 p.m.; concert at 7 p.m.; all ages; $15 presale at eventbrite.com or $20 at the door). Two of Denmark’s best musicians will take you on a grand tour of their home country’s folk tradition. Sonnich Lydom (accordion, harmonica) and Kristian Bugge (fiddle) will perform old dance tunes and songs from every corner of their Scandinavian home country. “Expect everything from wild polkas and jigs to lyrical waltzes, fiery reels, and happy hopsas, including the exotic ‘Sønderhoning’ dance tunes from the famous Island of Fanø, as well as long-forgotten songs from all over the country,” according to press materials. This show will be a benefit for The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County. STARKEY continued page 48

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TEXAS STYLE Mike and the Moonpies return to The Siren on Feb. 26.

THE CELTIC WAY Traditional Irish band Téada plays a SLOfolks show at Castoro Cellars this Feb. 22.

STARKEY from page 47

Traditional Irish band Téada plays a SLOfolks show at Castoro Cellars this Saturday, Feb. 22 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $20 at (805) 238-0725). They just finished recording in Ireland and are now on a national U.S. tour this spring. They are great musicians well versed in the old ways! The Basin Street Regulars will host another hot jazz show this Sunday, Feb. 23, when they bring Lodi’s The Cell Block 7 Jazz Band and Santa Maria

MUSIC LISTINGS from page 46 29, 7-10 p.m. $25-$40. SLO Guild Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-0639, sloguildhall.com.

CELLIST BARBARA SPENCER AND FRIENDS Cal Poly faculty member Barbara Spencer will perform Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major “Gassenhauer” and other selections. Feb. 23, 3 p.m. $5 at the door. 805-7562406. music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. Cal Poly Davidson Music Center, Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

CHUCK FULL O’FUN: THE CLIFFNOTES The Cliffnotes are bringing their New Orleans flavored Boogie Blues to Charlie’s Place in SLO. Feb. 28, 7-10 p.m. Free. ‭(805) 543-9810‭. charliesfood.com. Charlie’s Place, 981 Foothill Blvd., San Luis Obispo. DR. DOG LIVE Dr. Dog will be live in downtown SLO at

the Fremont Theater. Feb. 24, 8-11:59 p.m. $28. 805329-5725. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

FESTIVAL MOZAIC WINTERMEZZO II CONCERT Cellist Jonah Kim is joined by professional dancers from the SLO Movement Arts Center for a collaborative performance of three of J. S. Bach’s famous suites for solo cello. Feb. 23, 3 p.m. Starting at $35. 805-7813009. festivalmozaic.com. Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

GEORGE CLINTON AND PARLIAMENT FUNK George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic will be live in downtown SLO at the Fremont Theater. Special guest act Miss Velvet & The Blue Wolf will open the show. Feb. 21, 7-11 p.m. $50-$55. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-5468600.

GYPSY JAZZ NIGHT With the Gypsy All Stars: Laurel Mitchel (vocals), Daniel Cimo (violin), James Gallardo, Ben Arthur, and Toan Chau. Every other Thursday, 9:30-11:30 p.m. Barrelhouse Brewing Co. Speakeasy, 1033 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-296-1128, barrelhousebrewing.com.

KEVIN GRAYBILL Feb. 29, 3-6 p.m. Free. 626-5347317. PierFront Wine & Brew, 480 Front Street, Avila Beach, pierfrontwineandbrew.com. LIVE MUSIC AND FROG AND PEACH Enjoy live music and craft beer seven nights a week. ongoing Complimentary admission. Frog and Peach Pub, 728 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, 805-595-4764, frogandpeachpub.com. LIVE MUSIC AT MOTHER’S TAVERN Fridays, 7:3010:30 p.m. Free. 805-541-8733. motherstavern.com. Mother’s Tavern, 725 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo.

LUKE MORGAN LIVE Amazing live music on the patio, with crashing waves in the background. Feb. 22, 3-6

High School’s Heaven Central Jazz Band to the Pismo Vets’ Hall (11 a.m. jam; concert starts at 1 p.m.; all ages; $10 at the door). The SLO Wind Orchestra presents a free concert of traditional and contemporary chamber music on Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Atascadero United Methodist Church (3 p.m.; all ages). “Enjoy the sound of music and join the SLO Wind Orchestra in listening to the blended and unique enchantment

p.m. Free. 626-534-7317. PierFront Wine & Brew, 480 Front Street, Avila Beach, pierfrontwineandbrew.com.

LUKE MORGAN LIVE Amazing live music on the patio, with crashing waves in the background. Feb. 22, 3-6 p.m. Free. 6265347317. PierFront Wine & Brew, 480 Front Street, Avila Beach, pierfrontwineandbrew.com. LUNA LOUNGE WITH DULCIE TAYLOR Join us at Luna Red after the downtown SLO Farmers Market for our full menu, craft cocktails, and live performance from local folk and americana favorite Dulcie Taylor. Feb. 21, 9:30-11:30 p.m. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-540-5243.

LUNA LOUNGE WITH MATT CROSS Join us and make a request with Matt Cross, San Luis Obispo local and 3 time New Times Entertainer of the Year winner. Feb. 20, 9-11 p.m. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-540-5243.

LUNA LOUNGE WITH SAMI STEVENS AND KAZEMDE GEORGE NYC vocalist Sami Stevens combines jazz and R&B with other genres to complete her unique sound. Feb. 22, 9:30-11:30 p.m. lunaredslo. com. Luna Red, 1023 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, 805540-5243.

of a double woodwind quintet, trumpet alliance, clarinet choir, brass quartet, and more with music from artists such as Vaughn Williams, Mozart, and Beethoven,” organizers wrote. Mike and the Moonpies return to The Siren on Wednesday, Feb. 26 (7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $12 presale at Boo Boo’s and eventbrite.com or $15 at the door). They’re touring in support of Cheap Silver and Solid Country Gold, their sixth studio album that showcases old school

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FESTIVAL MOZAIC NOTABLE ENCOUNTER INSIGHT: BACH CELLO SUITES Cellist Jonah Kim

JINEANNE CODERRE LIVE Artist in residence. Feb.

takes you on a tour behind Bach’s suites for cello, masterpieces that are staples of the repertoire. Generally considered to be some of the most profound music in existence, each suite begins with a prelude followed by five Baroque dance movements. Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m. Starting at $25. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.com. The Monarch Club at Trilogy Monarch Dunes, 1645 Trilogy Parkway, Nipomo.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC Enjoy live music and food on the patio. Fridays, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. 805489-9099. branchstreeetdeli.com. Branch Street Deli, 203 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande.

NOCHE CALIENTE Fridays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. 805-541-

THE JUMP JAX LIVE Enjoy blues, swing, soul, and more. Feb. 21, 7-10 p.m. No cover. 8057045116. jumpjax.com. Puffers of Pismo, 781 Price St., Pismo Beach.

096. slograd.com. The Graduate, 990 Industrial Way, San Luis Obispo.

THE OCTAGON BARN PRESENTS GANGSPIL IN CONCERT Sonnich Lydom (accordion, harmonica) and Kristian Bugge (fiddle) will lead an entertaining and uplifting journey through the traditions of Danish folk music. This lively duo performs old dance tunes and songs from every corner of their Scandinavian home country. Feb. 22, 7-9 p.m. $15-$20. 805-235-2874. octagonbarn.org. Octagon Barn Center, 4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo.

SLO BLUES SOCIETY: RICK ESTRIN AND THE NIGHTCATS Sacramento-based and internationally acclaimed guitar and harmonica driven blues band. Feb. 29, 7-10 p.m. $20-$25. my805tix.com. Veteran’s Memorial Building, 801 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, (510) 285-6221.

WHITE REAPER March 1, 7-11:55 p.m. $16-$20. 805-543-1843. SLO Brew Rock, 855 Aerovista Pl., San Luis Obispo.

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HAVANA NIGHTS

BLUES MASTERS JAM Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co, AG, 1462 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, 805-474-8525, figmtnbrew.com/.

Restaurant, 100 Oceanview Ave., Pismo Beach, 805779-1779, seaventure.com.

METALACHI LIVE Metalachi will be live in downtown

SLO at the Fremont Theater. Feb. 20, 8-11:55 p.m. $22. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-546-8600.

Keep up with New Times Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey via Twitter at twitter. com/glenstarkey, friend him at facebook. com/glenstarkey, or contact him at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

Enjoy live music acts, including Victor Valencia and others. Fridays, 7-9 p.m. Cubanissimo Cuban Coffee House, 4869 S. Bradley Rd., Orcutt.

ACOUSTIC SUNDAYS Sundays, 3-6 p.m. Seaventure

HOT SWINGIN’ JAZZ The Cell Block 7 Jazz Band and The Santa Maria HS Jazz Band will be playing “Hot Swingin’ Jazz” at the Basin Street Regulars’ Sunday afternoon concert. Feb. 23, 1-4 p.m. $5-$10. 805-9378402. pismojazz.com. Pismo Beach Veterans Memorial Hall, 780 Bello St., Pismo Beach.

MATOMA AND TWO FRIENDS Feb. 27, 8-11 p.m. $32. 805-329-5725. fremontslo.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

country sounds. The album was named No. 5 on Rolling Stone’s 40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019. After this show, they’ll continue on a national and European tour through the spring and summer. ∆

LIDO LIVE Live music at Lido at Dolphin Bay. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-773-8900. thedolphinbay.com/lido. Lido Restaurant at Dolphin Bay, 2727 Shell Beach Rd., Pismo Beach. LIVE MUSIC AT PUFFERS Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. 805-773-6563. puffersofpismo.com. Puffers of Pismo, 781 Price St., Pismo Beach.

LIVE MUSIC AT SCOTTY’S Enjoy live music from local artists, cocktails, and food. Fridays, 6-9 p.m. Scotty’s Bar and Grill, 750 Price St., Pismo Beach, 805773-1922, scottysbarpismo.com.

WEDNESDAYS: LIVE MUSIC Enjoy live music in the fireplace room. Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. Seaventure Restaurant, 100 Oceanview Ave., Pismo Beach, 805779-1779, seaventure.com.

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GOSPEL BRUNCH WITH BROTHA FRANK First Sunday of every month, 2-5 p.m. Anthony’s, 859 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe, 805-219-0977.

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21, 4:30-7 p.m. and Feb. 28, 4:30-7 p.m. Presqu’ile Winery, 5391 Presqu’ile Dr., Santa Maria, 805-937-8110, presquilewine.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT COSTA DE ORO Enjoy live music and complimentary appetizers every week. Thursdays, Fridays, 5-7 p.m. and Saturdays, 3-5 p.m. Free. Costa De Oro Winery, 1331 S. Nicholson Ave., Santa Maria, 805-922-1468, cdowinery.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT NAUGHTY OAK Enjoy a different musical act and food vendor every Friday evening. Fridays, 5:30 p.m. Free admission. Naughty Oak Brewing Co., 165 S Broadway St. suite 102, Orcutt, 805-287-9663, naughtyoak.com. LIVE MUSIC AT O’SULLIVAN’S Featuring live entertainment from local and touring alternative, indie, rock, punk, reggae, ska, alt-country, and other left-ofcenter musicians several times throughout each month. ongoing Free. O’Sullivan’s Pub, 633 E. Main St., Santa Maria, 805-925-0658, osullivanspub.net.

LIVE MUSIC AT PRESQU’ILE Different acts every third Friday evening. Third Friday of every month, 4-6 p.m. Free. Presqu’ile Winery, 5391 Presqu’ile Dr., Santa Maria, 805-937-8110, presquilewine.com.

LOS UTRERA: SON JAROCHO FROM VERACRUZ, MEXICO Los Utrera was founded in 1992 around the Son Jarocho traditions of the musical family of patriarch Esteban Utrera. The group uses various forms of guitars, including guitarra de son, jarana, and jarana barroca, along with quijada (donkey jaw), zapateado (foot percussion) and violin. Feb. 22, 7-8 p.m. Free. 805-343-2455. facebook.com/VivaelArteSB/. Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St., Guadalupe.

SPIRITED SYMPHONIES Presented by the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society. Features Romanian folk melodies and other selections. Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m. $15$45. smphilharmonic.org. Grace Baptist Church, 605 E. McCoy Ln., Santa Maria. L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G

SIP MUSIC CLUB Pairing music and local wine with 4 MUSIC LISTINGS continued page 50

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FREE Buy-in Tournament Sunday at 10am!

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STICK FIGURE W/ COLLIE BUDDZ .

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Come and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the San Luis Obispo Blues Society! Rick Estrin and The Nightcats

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MUSIC LISTINGS from page 48 seasonal releases each calendar year. Price includes 3 VIP access tickets to each SipMusic event, and 1 album and 1 bottle of premium wine every 3 months. ongoing $40. Lompoc Wine Factory, 321 N. D St., Lompoc, 805243-8398, lompocwinefactory.com.

S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y

CURLY AND COMPANY LIVE Food and drinks available for purchase. No outside food or drinks allowed. Feb. 28, 6-9 p.m. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-967-0066, coldspringtavern.com/entertainment.html.

THE DYLAN ORTEGA BAND As part of KRAZy Country Honky-Tonk Thursday. Thursdays, 7 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 805686-4785, mavericksaloon.org.

GREEN FLAG SUMMER LIVE Food and drinks available for purchase. No outside food or drinks allowed. Feb. 29, 1-4 p.m. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-967-0066, coldspringtavern.com/entertainment.html.

HOODLUM FRIENDS LIVE Food and drinks available for purchase. No outside food or drinks allowed. March 1, 4:30 p.m. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-967-0066, coldspringtavern.com/ entertainment.html.

JOHNNY CLASHERS LIVE Feb. 23, noon Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 805-686-4785, mavericksaloon.org.

LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO Local acts perform every Saturday. Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 805-686-4785, mavericksaloon.org.

THE NOMBRES LIVE Food and drinks available for purchase. No outside food or drinks allowed. Feb. 21, 6-9 p.m. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-967-0066, coldspringtavern.com/ entertainment.html.

PARADISE KINGS LIVE Food and drinks available for purchase. No outside food or drinks allowed. Feb. 23, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-967-0066, coldspringtavern. com/entertainment.html.

PARADISE ROAD LIVE Food and drinks available for purchase. No outside food or drinks allowed. Feb. 22, 5-8 p.m. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-967-0066, coldspringtavern.com/ entertainment.html.

THE POLITICS OF DANCING Feb. 21, 8:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 805686-4785, mavericksaloon.org.

PULL THE TRIGGER LIVE Feb. 22, 8 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 805-686-4785, mavericksaloon.org.

SUNDAY ROUND-UP Enjoy live music on the patio and special menu offerings every Sunday morning. Sundays, 11 a.m. Free. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 805-686-4785, mavericksaloon.org.

TOM BALL AND KENNY SULTAN LIVE Enjoy a blend of guitar and harmonica blues, and rags, and good time music. Food and drinks available for purchase. No outside food or drinks allowed. Sundays, 1:15-4 p.m. Free. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-967-0066, coldspringtavern.com/ entertainment.html.

UNCLE UNCLE LIVE Food and drinks available for purchase. No outside food or drinks allowed. Feb. 29,

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5-8 p.m. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-967-0066, coldspringtavern.com/ entertainment.html.

WILL BREMAN LIVE Food and drinks available for purchase. No outside food or drinks allowed. Feb. 22, 1-4 p.m. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-967-0066, coldspringtavern.com/ entertainment.html.

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BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS WITH A-TOWN BALLROOM Dance lessons with Cammie Velci and Brian Reeves. Singles and couples from all levels of experience are welcome. Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. $10-$15. 888-395-4965. atownballroom. com. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero.

DANCE LESSON AND DANCE PARTY Come learn a variety of ballroom, swing, and Latin dances. Followed by a potluck dance party. Sundays, 5-7:30 p.m. $10. 888-395-4965. atownballroom.com/. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero. DANCE LESSONS WITH CAMMIE AND BRIAN Come learn a variety of ballroom, swing, and latin dances. Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. $10. 888-3954965. atownballroom.com/. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero.

SUNDAY DANCE PARTIES A weekly dance party that includes free dance lessons. Sundays, 6-8 p.m. Free; $5 on DJ nights. 888-395-4965. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero. SAN LUIS OBISPO

COUNTRY NIGHT Thursdays, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. 805-5410969. slograd.com. The Graduate, 990 Industrial Way, San Luis Obispo.

ZUMBA AT THE Y Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program. Mondays-Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. sloymca.org/Classes. SLO County YMCA, 1020 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-8235.

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DJ CAMOTE Thursdays, 5 p.m. Harry’s Night Club And Beach Bar, 690 Cypress St., Pismo Beach, 805-7731010, harryspismobeach.com. DJ DRUMZ AT MONGO’S Fridays Free. 805-4893639. mongossaloon.com. Mongo’s Saloon, 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S

805 NIGHTS For ages 21-and-over only. Come enjoy dancing to your favorite music videos. Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Free. 805-219-0977. Anthony’s, 859 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe.

DJ VEGA: OLD SCHOOL AND PARTY MIX Saturdays, 9 p.m. Anthony’s, 859 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe, 805-219-0977.

HULA DANCING Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. 805-598-6772. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt.

LINE DANCING Mondays, 6:30-9 p.m. $5. 805-3101827. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt. NIGHTLIFE AT RANCHO BOWL Enjoy DJ’s 6 nights a week in the Rancho Bar and Lounge. For ages 21-andover. Tuesdays-Sundays, 9 p.m. Free. 805-925-2405. ranchobowl.com/nightlife. Rancho Bowl, 128 E Donovan

DON’T FEAR THE REAPER

SLO Brew Rock presents garage punk band White Reaper on Sunday, March 1, from 7 p.m. to midnight. Special guest acts The Aquadolls and Native Son will open the show. The concert is open to ages 18 and older only. Tickets range from $16 to $20. Call (805) 543-1843 or visit slobrew.com to find out more. —Caleb Wiseblood Rd., Santa Maria.

OPEN MIC SESSION Hosted by Michelle Morrow.

RANDY LATIN PARTY MIX Fridays, 9:30 p.m.

This session features a singer/songwriter/musician each week. To be featured on Uncork the Mic, email uncorkthemic@gmail.com. Mondays-Sundays, 6-8 p.m. Free. 805-772-5055. Staxwine.com. Stax Wine Bar & Bistro, 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

Anthony’s, 859 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe, 805-219-0977.

L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G

THIRSTY THURSDAYS WITH DJ VEGA Playing today’s and yesterday’s hits. No cover charge. Bring your dancing shoes. Thursdays, 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Free. 805-478-3980. DJ’s Saloon, 724 E Ocean Ave., Lompoc.

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KRAZY COUNTRY HONKY-TONK THURSDAY Thursdays, 6 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 805-686-4785, mavericksaloon.org.

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FAMILY FRIENDLY OPEN MIC An open mic for all ages hosted by Professor Matt Saxking Tuttle. Fridays, Saturdays, 5-7 p.m. Free. San Simeon Lodge Restaurant, 9520 Castillo Dr., San Simeon.

OPEN MIC WITH MATT SAXKING TUTTLE All ages and skill levels welcome. Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. through April 16 Free. 916-694-9466. San Simeon Lodge Lounge, 9520 Castillo Dr., San Simeon.

UNCORK THE MIC Producer of Uncork the Mic, Michelle Morrow presents a featured singer/ songwriter each Monday evening. The event is an unconventional open mic session with a unique format. Email uncorkthemic@gmail.com to sign up. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. Free. 805-772-5055. staxwinebar.com/events2/. Stax Wine Bar & Bistro, 1099 Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

UNCORK THE MIC: AN UNCONVENTIONAL

SAN LUIS OBISPO

KARAOKE NIGHT SUNDAYS AT BUFFALO PUB AND GRILL Sundays, 8 p.m. Free. 805-544-5155. Buffalo Pub And Grill, 717 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

OPEN MIC NIGHT For musicians, poets, and comedians. Family-friendly. Performers get a free beer. Sundays, 5-7 p.m. Free. 805-868-7133. 7sistersbrewing. com/calendar. Oak and Otter Brewing, 181 Tank Farm Road, suite 110, San Luis Obispo. SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y

FRONT ROW KARAOKE Thursdays, 9 p.m. 773-1010. Harry’s Night Club And Beach Bar, 690 Cypress St., Pismo Beach, harryspismobeach.com.

JAWZ KARAOKE Thursdays, 9 p.m. Harry’s Night Club And Beach Bar, 690 Cypress St., Pismo Beach, 805-7731010, harryspismobeach.com.

KARAOKE WITH DJ SAM Sundays Mongo’s Saloon, 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 805-489-3639.

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KARAOKE WITH DJ RANDY Fridays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Anthony’s, 859 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe, 805-219-0977.

KARAOKE WITH DJ RICARDO Thursdays, 9-11:30 p.m. spotoneventservices.com. Blast 825 Brewery, 241 S Broadway St., Ste. 101, Orcutt, 805-934-3777. KARAOKE WITH YSABEL Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. Anthony’s, 859 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe, 805-219-0977. ∆

A multimedia, multi-location experience February 2020

LOCAL EXPRESSIONS OF BLACK EMPOWERMENT AND POSSIBILITY

Exhibits + Events throughout February!

Photo: Renoda Campbell Photography

BELONGING:

GRAY WHALES!

Here December through May

Visit www.RaceMattersSLO.org for details.

R.A.C.E. Matters is a community-based organization that amplifies the voices of Black and other People of Color; in an effort to build an actively anti-racist Central Coast.

Gift certificates available Book your tour today!

This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowmentcfor the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.

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Arts Artifacts

South County Poetry welcomes featured poet Jerry Douglass Smith

Central Coast local Jerry Douglas Smith, co-founder of Poets on the Edge, is the next featured poet in South County Poetry’s monthly series. This month’s reading will take place at the Cortina D’Arroyo Community Room in Arroyo Grande on Sunday, Feb. 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission to the event is free. Smith is also known locally for producing the Second Sunday at Seven poetry series, held once a month at Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay. For more info on the event, call (805) 473-2416. The Community Room is located at 241 N. Courtland St., Arroyo Grande.

SLO Friends of the Library holds annual book sale

The 41st annual SLO Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held at the SLO Veterans Memorial Building from Thursday, March 5, to Saturday, March 7. The sale will feature more than 30,000 books, spanning varieties appropriate for adults, teens, and children. Thousands of DVDs will also be available for purchase, as well as music and audiobook CDs. Over the past 40 years, this annual fundraiser has raised more than $350,000 to benefit the SLO Library. Proceeds go toward the various programs at the library, as well as facility improvements. Aside from raising funds, the goal of the sale is also to promote reading in the community and offer affordable books ($1.25 per inch) and audiovisual items ($2 each) to local families and individuals. The event will be open on March 5 from noon to 7 p.m.; March 6 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and March 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit slofol.org for more details.

SLO County Arts Council hosts Atascadero poetry reading

Atascadero Poetry, a program of the SLO County Arts Council, hosts its next Third Thursday Poetry Reading at St. Luke’s on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. This month’s featured poets are Chris Schulz and Rosalyn Strohl. An open reading will follow the event, offering participants five minutes each. Complimentary snacks will also be available to guests. Upcoming featured readers in the monthly series include Leslie St. John, Michael Hannon, Paul Lobo Portuges, Victoria Sepulveda, and Kevin Clark. St. Luke’s is located at 5318 Palma Ave., Atascadero. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

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Books

BY MALEA MARTIN

A daring decade, indeed Pismo Beach local’s new book takes a deep dive into what made the 1970s a revolutionary time for film

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hat makes a good movie, great? Is it On shelves the acting? The special effects? Must The Daring Decade (Volume One, 1970-1974): The Exciting, the film have new, innovative, or Influential, and Bodaciously Fun American Movies of the 1970s, by groundbreaking themes? Or is it something Chris Strodder, is available for purchase on Amazon. Readers can even less tangible: the ineffable way that some expect Volume Two, 1975-1979 to be released later this summer. films just make us feel? While everyone has a favorite movie—or say and what you could show in movies. You perhaps a few—one era in particular seems weren’t allowed to have any profanity. … responsible for an inordinate number of Married couples had to be shown in separate great films: the 1970s, or as local author beds. … Violence had to be suggested or Chris Strodder prefers to call it, “The Daring implied. … All the criminals had to be caught Decade.” and punished by the end of the movie.” “I kept running into this phrase: ‘The But as the ’60s rolled around—and with it a greatest of all time,’” Strodder told New Times. new surge of civil rights movements, women’s “After watching thousands of movies … I rights movements, the youth movement, and realized that this phrase was true. This really rock ’n’ roll music—“that old set of guidelines was the greatest period ever for movies, and it seemed very tired and archaic,” Strodder said. wasn’t just my belief based on nostalgic high With the production code banished and a school memory. Many experts have come to the revolutionary spirit in the air, many of the same conclusion.” directors who today are household names made Strodder, who grew up in the midst of this their film debuts in the early ’70s. iconic wave of filmmaking that the ’70s ushered “You get the first movies that are made in, has spent the last 50 years watching, by legends like Steven Spielberg and George rewatching, studying, and analyzing movies Lucas. There’s Jonathan Demme, who will win like The Godfather (1972) and The Exorcist the Oscar for Silence of the Lambs—he makes (1973), films that today are canonized for their his first movie in the early ’70s. Oliver Stone, revolutionary approach to film. who will make Platoon. Clint Eastwood directs With the 50th anniversary of many early his first movie in 1971,” Strodder said. “Now ’70s films fast approaching, you have this new energy the Pismo Beach local that was pushing movies decided it was time he wrote from the old traditional his decades of observations way of making movies and analysis into a book: towards this radical The Daring Decade: The new approach and these Exciting, Influential, and youthful, energetic new Bodaciously Fun American ideas.” Movies of the 1970s. Split into And in addition to the two volumes, Volume One, innovation happening 1970-1974 of the book was from the director’s published in December 2019, chair, technological and Volume Two, 1975-1979 advancements also is coming later this year. contributed to this decade’s “It’s not just a compilation fresh take on filmmaking. of plot summaries, and it “Computers are coming doesn’t recycle any lame into play; there are new internet trivia,” Strodder special effects being said of the first volume. “It’s developed; new camera my own original research to lenses are being invented,” analyze and celebrate about Strodder said. “So a movie 200 of these great movies like Westworld, 1973— from 1970 to 1974.” this great science fiction While the success of these movie about robots at a some 200 movies cannot theme park where they be boiled down to any one all malfunction and they element in particular, start killing the guests— Strodder has identified a few that’s the first movie to key reasons for why the ’70s use computer generated were such a hotbed for film imagery. And all of this greatness. will come to fruition with “The real significant Star Wars in 1977.” change had come in While Strodder said there are plenty of great 1968 with the end of the films made today, he old production code,” he ICONIC POSTERS The Godfather, said many of today’s one of the most viewed films of all explained. “This was the set time, was released in 1972 and is one movies have traded of guidelines that Hollywood of the movies that Strodder features quality characters has been using since 1934 in Volume One of his book. and themes for mind as rules of what you could

HOT OFF THE PRESS Chris Strodder’s recently released book, The Daring Decade, analyzes around 200 movies from the early 1970s, an era that Strodder identifies as one of the best periods for filmmaking.

boggling animatronics. Leigh Taylor-Young—“a prominent movie star in the ’70s [who was] in Soylent Green, one of the great science fiction movies,” according to Strodder—affirms this notion in her forward to The Daring Decade. “She says that she thinks that some current movies are kind of soulless,” Strodder said. “Yes, the special effects are great, but they’ve taken over the movie. … Many superhero movies are amazing to look at, but they seem kind of artificial and superficial.” Nevertheless, Strodder said that there are directors and films today that continue to capture the richness and soul of the great ’70s movies. “In Quentin Tarantino’s movies, for instance, he is using ’70s music, sometimes ’70s movie stars. The Kill Bill movies, those are clearly derived from genres established in the 1970s,” Strodder said. “His latest, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood—it takes you right back to 1969 with the details and the themes and the music.” Whatever movie or era of filmmaking is your favorite, Strodder’s fascinating and informative book shines a spotlight on why the ’70s were particularly important. His own passion and excitement for this decade can be felt on every page. “They say, ‘Write the book that you yourself want to read,’” Strodder said. “This is 50 years in the making, and it’s the book I’ve wanted to read since watching these movies in the 1970s.” ∆ Arts Writer Malea Martin is headed to the movies. Send arts story tips to mmartin@ newtimesslo.com.

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Artist Javier Manrique’s Studios on the Park exhibit gives viewers a sense of their own ‘place in space’

walk into Studios on the Park on an unusually cold Paso Robles day, and head toward the back of the gallery where the workshop studio is located. As I move through the gallery I see Javier Manrique’s paintings lining the walls. The works make up his exhibit, The Calling, on display at the Pine Street gallery until March 1. Inside the workshop studio, tables are set with 6-by-6 inch tiles, one in front of each seat. Another table toward the back is overflowing with art supplies: pigmented paints in variously sized glass jars, paint brushes, palette knives, and buckets filled with a mysterious, fine-grained substance. Manrique, our leader for the day, puts the final touches on his workshop setup as he awaits his attendees. Manrique—an acclaimed, San Francisco-based artist who works in both the U.S. and Mexico—is preparing to teach the art of fresco, a unique medium for which he is well known. Though not as commonly employed today, some of the most famous works of art in the world were made through this ancient process involving limestone and watercolors. Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam is a household name, but what’s less widely known is that this Renaissance work is a fresco painting. “Fresco is probably the most ancient form of painting,” Manrique tells me. “It comes from the caves, and many different cultures around the world have some sort of fresco painting. It’s part of human history.” The fresco process begins by mixing lime with sand, which creates a fresh plaster. The plaster is then smoothed

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onto the desired surface. In the case of Manrique’s Feb. 8 workshop, we used individual tiles, but the medium is most commonly used for larger projects. Next, highly pigmented watercolors are used to paint directly onto the wet plaster. Once the plaster dries, the paint crystallizes with the limestone, resulting in an inseparable painting. Because fresco requires the wet plaster to be applied to a stable surface—like a tile, wall, or ceiling—the end result is not as easily transportable as the typical canvas painting. For this reason, Manrique’s current exhibit at Studios on the Park focuses more on the other media he uses, such as oil and encaustic painting (though the exhibit does include three fresco works). Encaustic painting, like fresco, is a mixedmedia technique. In this case, the painter mixes hot wax with colored pigments before applying the mixture to the canvas. In Tell Them I’m Sleeping, an oil work hung in his Studios exhibit, Manrique uses a neutral color scheme and a canvas broken into four quadrants. Some of the images in the painting, such as a gray ladder, traverse two of the canvases. Others stop abruptly as they reach the edges. A profile of a human head recurs in the painting, facing upward and to ON THE WALL Javier Manrique’s four-panel the side. Though the symbols that oil painting titled Tell Them I’m Sleeping features occupy each canvas seem simple recurring imagery with a neutral color palette. when taken on their own—a head,

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a ladder, a bundle of flower-like objects— the four canvases brought together seem to tell a story. It’s similar to the way that a graphic novel requires that its panels— the individually drawn frames—be viewed together on a page for the story to make sense. By no coincidence, Manrique also does graphic work, which fits right in with the multi-panel approach that he engages in many of his paintings. He said that a young writer he met in Mexico once drew a distinction between his paintings and his graphic work that he found particularly resonant with his art. “She said that my graphic work tends to be more of a chronology of time, using figurative images, archetypes, and symbols to give an idea of some situation within time,” Manrique said. “In the paintings, she mentions, it is more about one’s place in space.” It’s this understanding of one’s own positionality that Manrique hopes viewers will take away from his work. “Art is an essential part [of you], if you let it be. I can help you along your own path,” he said. “So if my work can help you understand yourself better, that’s what I would like.” ∆ Arts Writer Malea Martin is finding her place in space. Send arts story tips to mmartin@newtimesslo.com.

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eff Wadlow (Truth or Dare, KickAss 2, Never Back Down) directs this horror-comedy about a magical island run by Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña), who makes his resort guests’ dreams come true ... until those dreams turn into nightmares from which his guests must try to escape. (110 min.) Glen Good grief! How did Wadlow manage to pitch this odd, scattered, so-bad-it’s-almost-not-terrible film to someone with the money to produce it? Think about it! He suggested taking a middling late-’70s/early-’80s TV show about guests learning important life lessons via their fantasy made true, but instead of playing it straight, turning it into a horror film and revenge tale with zombies?! And someone said, “Yeah, sounds good! Let’s do it!” Well, they did it, with really bizarre results. First of all, the plot is batshit crazy and absurdly complicated. Basically, “da plane, da plane” arrives, and off step the five guests: vapid Melanie (Lucy Hale), whose fantasy is to torment her childhood bully, Sloane (Portia Doubleday); Patrick (Austin Stowell), who wants to play the brave soldier like his dead hero father; stepbrothers JD (Ryan Hansen) and Brax (Jimmy O. Yang), who want to “have it all,” meaning a wild rave party with sexy models at a mansion; and Gwen (Maggie Q), who regrets turning down a marriage proposal years ago. Just like in the TV show upon which it’s based, the guests’ “fantasies” may not be what they hoped for. It’s all very Aladdin’s genie and his admonishment to be careful what you wish for. Throw into the mix a dude named Damon (Michael Rooker), an investigator who came to the island to discover its secrets and now can’t escape, so he roams around trying to disrupt the magical island’s malevolent plans for its unaware guests. It wasn’t long into the film before I was shaking my head and thinking, what in the actual hell is going on here? And where’s Hervé Villechaize when you need him? What a weird, unexpected film this is! Even crazier, the five fantasy storylines eventually all intersect for a big plot twist. Pitch a tent and light a fire because Wadlow and his co-writers Jillian Jacobs and Christopher Roach should be given medals for getting this bloated camp fest to the big screen!

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What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Anna? Rent it What’s it worth, Glen? Stream it Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 Anna This one really is all over the place—one plot twist after another, an island that seems to breed evil juju, and a cast of characters that all need atonement, but for what? Who knows … until the last act that is, when this topsy-turvy tale makes one final loopde-loop around the corner to crazytown. Mysterious caretaker Mr. Roarke and his assistant, Julia (Parisa Fitz-Henley), greet the “contest winners”—aka guests—with everything they could ask for: exotic bungalows, rum-filled drinks, and the promise of their ultimate fantasies coming to life. There are only two rules: The fantasy must come to its natural conclusion, and guests only get one fantasy each, no take-backs or tradeouts along the way. The over-the-top bros are the first to get their fantasy, the most obnoxious party in the world! The rest of the guests are granted a night’s sleep before their adventures begin, queue dripping sounds and creepy shadows coming to life, and the nightmare is ready to begin. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an episode of the original Fantasy Island but I can say with fair confidence that this horror twist has little to do with it. Did I laugh a few times? Sure, thanks to the goofy brother duo. I also got taken by a few jump scares here and there, but most of the time I was just trying to piece together where this rambling journey would lead to. I can say I wasn’t expecting the conclusion as it came, but unpredictability and quality are not one in the same. This one falls safely under the far from good category for me. Glen I’m with you. I’m having a really hard time deciding whether this had any redeeming value. I was pretty much entertained, but in an eye-rolling way, and I certainly didn’t find the plot predictable. It reminded me a little of The Cabin the Woods (2012), but not nearly as good. Whatever the island’s occult power is, it’s never explained—just some large crystal that reflects people’s fantasies and a mysterious dark liquid

TROPICAL HORROR Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña, center) facilitates fantasies for guests—such as Patrick (Austin Stowell, left) and Melanie (Lucy Hale, right)—on a remote island, but guests’ dreams quickly turn into nightmares.

that drips around the island. It’s basically nonsense. I wouldn’t call any of it actually frightening, though there were a few jump scares and a creepy atmosphere, but it’s set on a gorgeous tropical island. It’s too pretty to be scary! The trio of writers try to give the characters laudable qualities. When Melanie realizes Sloane isn’t a hologram, she has the decency to not want to keep torturing her. Brax and JD are shallow, lowbrow fools, but they really love each other as bros. Patrick wants to be as brave as his war hero father. Gwen is filled with regret but wants to do the right thing. Even Mr. Roarke has his well-intentioned motives. That said, I wasn’t especially invested in any of the characters, and when the film starts to go off the rails and evil dudes such as Devil Face (Kim Coates) and The Surgeon (Ian Roberts) come back from the dead as black-eyed zombies, well, it all becomes ridiculous. I can’t in good conscience recommend this film, but maybe in a few months when it shows up at Redbox or on Netflix, you might want to check it out. For its sheer audacity, it might be worth a look. Hell, it might even end up being a cult classic. Anna It’s all a lesson of “be careful what you wish for.” No one gets what they think their fantasy is (or do they?), or at

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THE ASSISTANT

What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? The Palm Kitty Green writes and directs Julia Garner as Jane, a recent college grad who lands an assistant position at a prestigious New York film production company. She soon experiences the company’s purposeful ignorance of the questionable actions of the man in charge. While the message of the film is powerful and important—we as a society are more aware of companies that keep quiet or hide individuals in power who harass subordinate colleagues, especially in the area of the #MeToo movement—the

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the very least their fantasy plays out in a way they never expected it to. The moral of the story seems to be that there are consequences to every choice, and that while you may think you’re playing out your fantasy, it may in fact be playing you. It’s all a ridiculous game of gotcha, but when Gwen finds a loophole in the system and reworks her fantasy, she realizes that her life and the other players have intersected around one tragic event. What does this mean? Whose fantasy are they really playing out? I’ll give it this—it isn’t boring. It doesn’t come close to scary and barely brushes funny, but there’s a little something there. Like you said, it’s Cabin in the Woods-lite: a crappier, less thought-out twist on horror. Delving into the mystery of the island is a hard pass for me, and luckily the film doesn’t try too hard to explain the magic behind it. The characters we’re given and the dimly lit plot line are what save it from just plain bad and pushes it into mediocre. This will end up on your home screen for much cheaper than even a matinee soon enough. I’d wait and watch it there. ∆ Split Screen is written by Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and his wife, New Times freelancer Anna. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

REVIEW SCORING FULL PRICE .... It’s worth the price of an evening showing MATINEE ........ Save a few bucks, catch an afternoon showing RENT IT .......... It’s worth a rental STREAM IT ..... Wait ’til Netflix has it NOTHING ........ Don’t waste your time film overall is slow. Green deliberately has the camera in front of Garner so the audience can see the small mannerisms and reactions to the atmosphere that her boss creates. Because of this, the film moves at a snail’s pace, but thank goodness it’s less than two hours. The story takes places in the span of a very (extremely) long day for Jane, a relatively new assistant at a film production company in New York. Being the newbie in the office, Jane is given the crap assignments: bringing in the Danish pastries for a conference, cleaning up the crumbs after the meetings, washing the dishes in the kitchen area, bringing her colleagues and boss lunch, and making it to the second floor to deliver new manuscripts after edits. Throughout the film, there’s an eerie and uncomfortable air surrounding the office—

it’s an atmosphere created by Jane’s boss. The boss, who the audience never sees, is referred to as “He.” We vaguely see Jane’s boss as an unfocused figure walking in and out of his office, we hear him talking in mumbles through his office walls, and he heatedly berates Jane over the phone when she’s done something wrong. It’s an interesting display of power that Green has presented in her story by showing without telling. Although we never see Jane’s boss, there’s this overwhelming sense of agitation and unease whenever he’s even slightly mentioned. Discomfort is one thing, but Jane starts to realize there’s something off about him. It’s the small details of picking up an earring left behind in his office or cleaning off a questionable stain from his office couch. Not to mention having to field calls from his

angry wife who phones more than once to ask where her husband is or why her credit card is no longer working. When Jane tries her best to mitigate the issue, she gets an angry call from her boss, which then leads to her two male colleagues—who have probably been in the same position—to help her formulate an apology email. When I’m starting to wonder what the point of the film is other than to highlight workplace harassment, Jane goes to a human resources officer to talk about what she’s seeing. It’s the conversation that follows that’s seriously revolting. My only issue with The Assistant is how long this 87-minute film feels, but it’s definitely a sensory and visual film that will leave you cringing. (87 min.) —Karen Garcia MOVIES continued page 56

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BAD BOYS FOR LIFE

What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Park, Stadium 10 Detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) team up one more time in this third installment of the popular Jerry Bruckheimer-produced action spectacle, this time co-directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilail Fallah (Black, Gangsta). Confronting career changes and midlife crises, the two old partners join Miami PD’s elite AMMO team to take down cartel kingpin Armando Armas (Jacob Scipio). (123 min.) —Glen

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What’s it rated? Not rated Where’s it showing? Fremont Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 25 The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes to the Fremont Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 25, to screen a series of outdoor adventure films, including Danny Daycare, Circle of the Sun,

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ntil recently, I had no idea film director James Cameron has been to the actual wreckage of the Titanic 33 times. When my daughter did a report earlier in February on Robert Ballard for her seventh grade English class, I got to revisit the facts surrounding the historic shipwreck. Ballard, an underwater archeologist, discovered the Titanic’s wreckage in 1985, which opened the door to myriad explorers and history sleuths to speculate and piece together exactly how the ship sank. Cameron was one of those explorers, and in the National Geographic documentary, Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017, 46 min.), the director chats with Ballard about what they’ve continued to learn. Cameron is still concerned about

Bayandalai—Lord of the Taiga, eli, Into the Canyon, Good Morning by Richard Permin, Camel Finds Water, The Ladakh Project, The Flip, REEL ROCK 13: Up To Speed, Life of Pie, and Hors Piste. The doors open at 6 p.m. for this all-ages event. Tickets are $27.31 at Boo Boo’s and fremontslo.com. —Glen

BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs) directs this comic book action-packed crime adventure featuring Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), who joins forces with Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) to save Cass (Ella Jay Basco) from Gotham’s arch villain Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor) and his henchman Zsasz (Chris Messina). Harley Quinn was definitely the highlight of the mostly mediocre Suicide Squad (2016), so it stands to reason she’d

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the accuracy of what was portrayed in his movie, and in this documentary, we see him admit some of the details he embellished in the name of storytelling. He talks with descendants of survivors and victims, handles precious artifacts, and revisits not only the prevailing theories on how the ship sank, but why so few people made it into the lifeboats. I watched this documentary with my daughter when she was home sick, and she was thrilled to see Ballard, her academic hero, in action. Because we were going to be on the couch awhile, we opted to stay on theme with our next Nat Geo show: Drain the Titanic (2015, 46 min.). This show, part of the ongoing Drain the Oceans series, has a novel concept—simulating draining the waters surrounding famous shipwrecks to see “in broad daylight” what’s there. But beyond the interesting idea, the film’s overdramatic narration detracted from its presentation of actual facts, many of which contradict Ballard’s and Cameron’s theories and discoveries about how the Titanic sank. Since my daughter didn’t magically get

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EXPLORERS EXTRAORDINAIRE In Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron, Ocean explorer Robert Ballard (left) and fellow explorer and film director James Cameron (right) revisit new findings from the sunken ship.

wind up in a film of her own. Thankfully, Birds of Prey is the better film—a bonkers, confetti blast of grrrl power. It’s loud, violent, colorful fun, but also silly, thin, and mostly superficial. Told from Harley’s perspective, and with the sort of unreliable narration expected from a psychotic narcissist, the film moves back and forth through time as Harley periodically realizes she’s gotten ahead of her story and has to go back in time on a side plot to set up what’s to come. This fractured chronology makes the goings-on a lot more interesting and chaotic, and the overall theme—women taking control in a man’s world and creating their own path forward—is a welcome cultural artifact of the #MeToo era. Birds of Prey has been getting great reviews, but don’t expect too much. It’s fun but forgettable. If you’re in the mood for an obnoxious distraction with a few good laughs and some over-the-top action, check it out. (109 min.) —Glen

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better after an hour and a half, we went on to watch Ballard’s latest adventure: Expedition Amelia (2019, 95 min.). This documentary rocks! Narrated by Allison Janney (Juno, Finding Nemo), it weaves together Amelia Earhart’s life story with the 2019 expedition to find the remains of her airplane—and possibly her body. Archeologists center on Nikumaroro, a tiny atoll in the Phoenix Islands in the South Pacific, hundreds of miles away from where Earhart missed her planned landing on the final leg of her 1937 flight around the world. It was a joy to watch this with my daughter—she geeked out about Ballard controlling his deepsea robots, and I geeked out about the footage of one of my heroes. I’d done multiple grade school reports on this record-shattering pilot. Expedition Amelia is substantive, suspenseful, well made, compelling, and emotional. I teared up several times as we watched archeologists painstakingly search for clues in the area they suspect Earhart camped after her possible crash landing on the atoll. Over the years, they’ve found skeletal remains, cosmetics jars, and other remnants. But the land and undersea quests had to end before any conclusive results were to be had, leaving the mystery surrounding Earhart’s disappearance unsolved, for now. In the meantime, my daughter and I will be following Ballard’s adventures in the news and exploring the world with other Nat Geo offerings. Δ —Andrea Rooks

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FRIENDS? Jude (Christopher Convery, left) befriends a lifelike doll, in the horror mystery Brahms: The Boy II.

FINDING HERSELF After suffering years of horrible abuse, Celie Johnson (Whoopi Goldberg) slowly rediscovers her identity in director Steven Spielberg’s 1985 adaptation of Alice Walker’s stunning novel, The Color Purple, screening on Feb. 23, at Downtown Centre.

MOVIES from page 56 Where’s it showing? Park, Stadium 10 William Brent Bell (The Devil Inside) directs this horror mystery about a little boy named Jude (Christopher Convery) who moves with his family to a guest house on the Heelshire Mansion grounds. There he makes friends with a lifelike doll he calls Brahms. It’s a sequel to Bell’s 2016 film, The Boy. (86 min.) —Glen

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THE CALL OF THE WILD

What’s it rated? PG Where’s it showing? Bay, Downtown Centre, Fair Oaks, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10, Sunset Drive-In Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods) directs screenwriter Michael Green’s adaptation of Jack London’s classic novel about Buck, a St. Bernard and Scotch shepherd mix that’s stolen and sent north to Canada’s Klondike during the gold rush, where he’s forced to become a sled dog. After many adventures and terrible masters, Buck eventually teams up with John Thornton (Harrison Ford), to whom he develops a fierce loyalty. (100 min.) —Glen

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THE COLOR PURPLE

What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre on Sunday, Feb. 23 Steven Spielberg directs this 1985 adaptation of Alice Walker’s stunning novel about Celie Johnson (Whoopi Goldberg), a Southern black woman who slowly rediscovers her identity after suffering years of horrible abuse. (85 min.) —Glen

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DOLITTLE

What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth? Stream it Where’s it showing? Galaxy Co-writer and director Stephen Gaghan helms this new version of the Doctor Dolittle story about a physician, Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.), who can talk to animals. When all is said and done, it doesn’t matter if something is made for kids or adults or if its rated G or R. What make a movie good is a compelling story told through complex characters, and Dolittle simply didn’t have that. (106 min.) —Kasey Bubnash

DOWNHILL

What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Stream it Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 Based on the 2014 European comedydrama Force Majeure, this Englishlanguage version—co-directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants)— examines married couple Billie (Julia LouisDreyfus) and Pete (Will Ferrell), who are forced to rethink their relationship after the very different ways they reacted to an avalanche. This is a strange Hollywood remake— and not in a good way. While I applaud Louis-Dreyfus and Ferrell for stepping

out of their comfort zones to play characters that will challenge audiences’ preconceived ideas about them, Downhill fails to live up to its quirky potential from the first scene. A movie about how small fissures in relationships can prove existentially threatening under the right circumstances, directors Faxon and Rash just don’t do enough for us to truly buy-in to Billie, Pete, and their family’s nightmarish vacation in the Austrian Alps. Hoping for a little R and R following a tough few months due to the death of Pete’s father, Pete, Billie, and their two kids check in to a fancy European ski resort for a much-needed vacation. Right away it’s clear that Billie and Pete are carrying some (seemingly) garden-variety marital baggage, but it will soon get gravely aggravated. While the family is eating lunch on the patio of the ski lodge, a “controlled” avalanche comes scarily close to burying them, as it barrels right up to the edge of the lodge. Billie’s reaction is to hunker down with her children, putting one arm around each boy. Pete’s is to simply run away. When the snow dust settles and Pete returns, he’s met with feelings of disgust and betrayal from his family. Though he tries to downplay the whole thing, the incident haunts him for the rest of the trip. Admittedly, I have not seen Force Majeure, the Swedish original that this remake is based on (and that’s supposedly excellent), but I can imagine how this story could be brilliantly told. Unfortunately, Downhill does not hit that stellar mark. There are a few glaring issues: One is that Pete and Billie’s relationship never truly feels real, which is a big deficiency given that the entire movie depends on us getting absorbed in their dynamic. The vital elements of their marriage are just not well established from the start. Another is that Louis-Dreyfus and Ferrell have made so many comedies by now that it’s simply hard to watch their work from a serious point of view. For instance, I kept seeing weird parallels between Ferrell’s Pete and his character in Old School, Frank, the tamed, beaten-down husband whose beer-chugging frat boy alter ego (“Frank the Tank”) is always a drink away. Pete is a completely different character in a completely different context, but Ferrell’s mannerisms and approach gave off similarities that were hard for me to shake. That said, Downhill isn’t a terrible movie. Louis-Dreyfus, especially, gives a compelling performance as Billie, who’s trying to come to grips with having a halfvacant husband who will run when danger approaches. The supporting cast delivers good moments as well. Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley) is quite funny as Pete’s younger friend who visits them during his and his adventurous girlfriend’s (Zoë Chao) own escapade through Europe. The couples are in opposite emotional places, and the juxtaposition makes for some quality awkward comedy. Another positive: The film’s breezy less-than-90minute run time means you won’t be in agony for too long. (86 min.) —Peter Johnson

FANTASY ISLAND

What’s it rated? PG-13 Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 See Split Screen.

HAI TANG HONG What’s it rated? Not rated Where’s it showing? Galaxy Wen Yi directs this 1955 Chinese film about the oppression and bullying of opera artists. (136 min.) —Glen

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JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Galaxy Jake Kasdan (Orange County, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) directs this next installment in the Jumanji franchise, with returning stars Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse, Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Jack Black as Professor Sheldon “Shelly” Oberon, and Kevin Hart as Franklin “Mouse” Finbar. This time the gang returns to the world of Jumanji to rescue one of their own and must brave an arid desert and snowy mountain as they attempt to survive the deadly video game. (123 min.) —Caleb Wiseblood

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MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING What’s it rated? Not rated Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 26

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A group of kids aspires to become superheroes in this animated adventure directed by Kenji Nagasaki. (104 min.) —Glen

1917

What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 Co-writer and director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Jarhead, Spectre) helms this World War I epic about two young British soldiers—Lance Cpl. Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Lance Cpl. Schofield (George MacKay)—who are tasked with the impossibly dangerous mission of crossing German lines to warn the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment that their planned impending attack against the Germans will be charging into a deadly ambush, and to make the perilous mission even more urgent, Blake’s brother is among the 1,600 endangered soldiers in the regiment. 1917 won Oscars for Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound Mixing. This film is a must-see on the big screen. Don’t miss it! (119 min.) —Glen

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PARASITE

What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? Galaxy, The Palm

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In this four-Oscar winner, South Korean director Bong Joon Ho plays with genre and societal commentary in this dark comedy thriller about a penniless family’s unsavory but satisfying infiltration into a wealthy family’s household. We’re all capable of being both the heroes and antagonists of our own stories from time to time—able to make healthy and rational decisions in some situations while at the same time perfectly adept at self-destruction in others. And in one way or another, we’re all parasites too. That’s the running theme in Parasite, the most recent foreign language film brought to us by director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host), which centers on Ki-taek Kim (Song Kang Ho) and his destitute family’s scrappy struggle for easy money. The film won Best Picture and Best International Feature, Best Director, and Best Screenplay at this year’s Oscars. The Kims, a technically unemployed family of four, are living in a tiny semibasement apartment when we first meet them. It’s cramped, dirty, dingy, infested with stinkbugs, and worst of all, it lacks Wi-Fi. But things slowly start to turn around for the Kims when the son, Ki-woo (Choi Woo-sik), lands a high-paying job tutoring the daughter of an extremely wealthy businessman, Dong-ik Park. In the Parks’ household, everything is completely opposite from the Kims’: spacious, sparkling clean, and modern. It quickly becomes clear, however, that

exceeding wealth has made the Park family inept at most average daily tasks, and thus totally reliant upon the help for meals, housework, and transportation. In that way the Parks are parasitic, and they’re gullible, too. They’re easily fooled when, one by one, members of the Kim family manage to push out longtime employees of the Park household and fill their vacated places, pretending to be more than qualified hires. The scheme eventually goes horribly wrong for the Kims when a leech of another kind is uncovered. It’s a violent ending both families face that feels on one hand tragic and on the other well deserved. The Kims, though facing certain hardships that come with the cycle of poverty, are never portrayed as needing much sympathy. They face their situation with humor, and although it’s satisfying to see them take advantage of the ultra-rich using nothing more than condescending wit, its clear that they’re experienced manipulators. They’re confident con artists, and you never really feel bad for the Kims. The Parks have their own less than desirable qualities, as well—a drug addiction and an obvious hostility toward lower income individuals, to name a few— which slowly trickle out behind closed doors. But, in general, they’re nice. They’re well-mannered, they pay their employees well, and you don’t really want to see them scammed. MOVIES continued page 58

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LOYALTY Jack London’s story of Buck and his companion John Thornton (Harrison Ford) comes to the big screen, in The Call of the Wild.

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MOVIES from page 57 It’s these complexities behind the Park and Kim families and the characters within them make navigating Parasite almost as difficult as real life. Who is the good guy when everyone makes mistakes? Who is the bad guy when everyone has redeeming qualities? Who is the parasite when everyone is feeding off of each other? When everyone is using someone to gain something, and giving nothing in return? You can never really be sure who to root for or who to trust, and that quality of reality is what makes Parasite so very unsettling. (132 min.) —Kasey

FROSTY This middling comedy-drama Downhill follows married couple Billie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Pete (Will Ferrell), who are forced to re-examine their relationship after the very different ways they reacted to an avalanche.

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What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 Writer-director Stella Meghie (Jean of the Joneses, The Weekend) helms this romantic drama about Mae (Issa Rae), who falls for journalist Michael (LaKeith Stanfield), who’s assigned to write about Mae’s late famous photographer mother. As Mae pores through her mother’s archives, she discovers her mother’s own romantic past. This gorgeous-looking film delivers an affecting love story driven by the chemistry of its two leads. (103 min.) —Glen

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PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE What’s it rated? R Where’s it showing? The Palm Stadium Seating Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, Girlhood) directs this French-language Adults $10 • Children & Seniors $8 romantic drama—set on an isolated island in near the end of the 18th century— Harrison Ford / Karen Gillan / Cara Gee Brittany about Marianne (Noémie Merlant), who’s commissioned to paint Héloïse’s (Adele Haenel) wedding portrait without her knowing, which is complicated as the women become closer. The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture— Foreign Language at the 2020 Golden Globes. (121 min.) —Glen 1007 GRAND AVE · (805)489-2364

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 Jeff Fowler directs this action adventure based on the Sega video game franchise about a super fast blue hedgehog from outer space. Settling into his life on Earth, our titular character (voiced by Ben Schwartz) must evade an evil genius, Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik (Jim Carrey), a government-hired baddie who wants to experiment on Sonic and steal his powers. Growing up with Nintendo consoles, my brief encounters with Sega’s tent pole creation were always either over at a friend’s or neighbor’s house or in the lobby of my dentist’s office— nothing like a little platforming before plaque reforming, am I right? Still, I felt a bit nostalgic watching Sonic the Hedgehog, not so much toward the games but 1990s video gaming in general. What the film has in common with its source material is a sense of careless fun.

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The cartoonish plot might feel like an extended Tom and Jerry episode, but it knows what it is, and doesn’t pretend not to be anything deeper than that. It’s a game of cat-and-mouse, with Robotnik hunting down Sonic across the country—did I mention it’s technically a road trip comedy too? The adventure begins in Green Hills, Montana, where Sonic has been living in seclusion for the last 10 years (trained on his home planet to hide his powers). But he just can’t help himself, and a Big Foot-esque myth spreads among the locals who catch tiny glimpses of him speeding around town: The Blue Blur, they call him. One evening, Sonic’s super speed reaches an unprecedented level and causes an electromagnetic pulse that blacks out the entire Pacific Northwest. This of course attracts the government’s attention, and Robotnik is brought in as a bounty hunter of sorts. Using drones and other gadgets, the mad scientist is able to track down the source of the blackout (or should I say “blue-out?”). Usually, in situations like this, Sonic would be able to use his “rings,” which can open portals to other planets, to escape. Unfortunately his bag of McGuffins—I mean, rings—becomes misplaced after the local sheriff, Tom Wachowski (James Marsden), mistakes Sonic for the notorious raccoon raiding his garbage and shoots him with a bear tranquilizer—courtesy of his veterinarian wife, Maddie (Tika Sumpter). Thus begins Sonic’s journey, joined by Tom, who he’s convinced to help him to recover the rings, all while evading Robotnik, who he nicknames “Eggman” based on his egg-shaped drones. And speaking of which, Carrey is absolutely egg-cellent in the role, and is sure to please fans of his more manic characters earlier

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THE BLUE BLUR Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) is being pursued by an evil genius that wants to steal his powers, in the family adventure Sonic the Hedgehog. in his career, like Ace Ventura and The Mask. Just hit me with another dose of ’90s nostalgia why don’t ya? (99 min.) —Caleb Wiseblood

UNDERWATER

What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth? Rent it Where’s it showing? Sunset Drive-In William Eubank (Love, The Signal) directs this sci-fi horror drama about an aquatic research crew—including Norah Price (Kristen Stewart), Captain (Vincent Cassel), Paul (T.J. Miller), and

others—trying to escape the ramifications of an earthquake on their subterranean laboratory. Stylish direction and good acting helps, but this claustrophobic story is so derivative that you’ll feel like you’ve seen it all before. Of course, if you don’t mind the familiarity, you might think this lean bit of sci-fi horror is worth a matinee. (95 min.) Δ —Glen New Times movie reviews are complied by Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey. Contact him at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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BY BETH GIUFFRE

Worth the search Over the river and through the woods, find Hidden Kitchen tucked in Cambria’s downtown, and soon in Cayucos

ant to know where the friendliest vibe is in Cambria? I’ll tell you, but I may also need to draw you a map. The first time I visited the Hidden Kitchen, ironically I got lost. My navigation took me downtown, but I eventually circled back and followed the breadcrumbs … turning behind Robin’s Restaurant on Burton Drive to an alleyway. There it was, behind a funky Arts and Crafts style former art gallery— so deliciously Cambria. My friend LeeAnn and I met at the elusive “you’re almost there” sign and then walked down the quaint little side street, through a fence. A leprechaun and a fairy ushered us inside the secret celestial city, and we picked a communal table with morning sun, next to a table of neighborly ladies and their cordial doggy. This little guy cruised around the open-air patio nodding approval to everyone’s version of coffee, smoothies, and blue corn waffles. Every person who came in said good morning or hello. The sound system was winding out some soothing acoustic folk. I felt like I was in both a café and community center. Good vibes are contagious—it’s a known fact. LeeAnn, who lives at the beach, was saying this is how Cambria is opening up to youthful ideas: a simple menu concept and a really groovy community vibe. You will not see matchy-matchy at this café. It’s an easy-peasy, counter-service type of place. Two chill café employees working register and range. A variety of pretty wooden and bistro tables, some rattan sofas with pillows and wooden stumps, stools and chairs of your choosing. I was in awe of the macrame art everywhere: earrings, mobiles, hangings with rainbow colors. Macrame decorates most of my childhood memories, and ever since I took a Paso Robles library class to attempt a macrame keychain, I have intense appreciation for the impossible intricacies of the art. “Are you going to buy it?” asked one patron, as her friend admired a macrame cork piece she placed on the table after ordering. “I’m not sure,” said the friend, “but I love it.” Meanwhile a surfer/contractor-looking guy finished his plate of food and dutifully brought it up to the bus tub, saying to the young lady working the counter, “You know you’re going to be famous, right?” He was talking about those one-of-akind blue corn waffles. The menu isn’t all that complicated. You can choose between seven or so fully organic and gluten-free preparations, from the savory (and most popular) San Luis Sunrise with two free-range eggs, bacon ends, and avocado on top of a blue corn waffle drizzled with creamy, dreamy

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The specialties at the Hidden Kitchen in Cambria are the bioregional blue corn waffle and seasonal smoothies, but it is a gluten-free, community-welcoming café featuring all-organic, locally sourced fare. Hours are Friday to Monday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please check @hiddenkitchencalifornia on Instagram for updates. Hidden Kitchen is located at 2164 Center St., Cambria. (behind Robin’s Restaurant) down the road about 50 feet on the right through a wooden fence. Follow the signs and don’t give up—it’s a hidden gem! PHOTO BY BETH GIUFFRE

BLUE CORN ORIGINAL Gluten-free, organic, and local is what you’ll always find at The Hidden Kitchen. From seven savory or sweet choices of blue corn waffles on the menu, the San Luis Sunrise (pictured) is probably the most popular, according to staff. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HIDDEN KITCHEN

SIMPLE CUP O’ JOE On the front counter, next to the coffee station that features help-yourself refills, you can take home a taste of Hidden Kitchen’s curated comestibles, including Art of Tea and café co-owner Amira Albonni’s very own Grateful Ghee.

Hidden Kitchen sauce, to a sweet version, such as the Chorro Crunch blue corn waffle topped with organic almond butter, homemade almond pecan granola, fig jam, and maple syrup. The gal at the counter knew LeeAnn ordered the Morro Melt with the melted Havarti cheese last time, and I thought that was really sweet. When the staff remembers you by your favorite foods, you know you’re in a place with heart and soul. “We really want to create a space that feels like a reminder of what’s possible for how the world can be,” said co-owner Amira Albonni, who talks about creating a culture of open-mindedness. “Hopefully, when you come here, you see all of the things we have in common.” It occurred to me that the power of sincere peaceful intention is alive and well at The Hidden Kitchen. My San Luis Sunrise was enormously satisfying and packed with layers of salty fresh egg and avo, mixed with those earthy blue corn bites of waffle and mysterious Hidden Kitchen dressing. I

SAY HOWDY The Hidden Kitchen is the kind of place where you walk up and order, sit down and chill—with probably the friendliest vibe around Cambria.

picked from a stack of mismatched coffee cups and pumped out a cup of regular. Almond milk and creamers sit next to the simple two organic drip coffee choices: regular or decaf. Though I love myself an espresso machine, I can appreciate having to make simple choices. I was told I can refill as much as I liked, and there’s something warm and cozy in that homey gesture too. When you need more, you swing by the counter again and fill your mug, passing by some warm and friendly neighbors. You chat a little about the good life or whatever. You bite in and breathe as you start the day. On the other side of the menu are the 100 percent organic, gluten-free and vegan smoothies. Of the five delicious choices, I went for the Islay Immunity: banana, pineapple, OJ, ginger, and turmeric in a Mason jar, drizzled with bee pollen. Tangy and tropical, it was the most refreshing part of my morning. FLAVOR continued page 60

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A PLUS Friends and owners Amira Albonni (left) and Amanecer Eizner (right) both come from creative backgrounds. They plan to open a second location in March, lovingly dubbed “HK 2.0,” with the same organic, gluten-free, locally sourced model focusing on blue corn waffle dishes and healthy smoothies.

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Other than the smoothies and the waffles, the menu has some Whalebird Kombucha and a pretty display of organic Art of Tea. The owners cook their signature waffles with a blue corn strain that has been growing on the West Coast as “one of the original grains available to humankind.” They limit plastic use, and to-go orders are sent home in all compostable and paper products. They recycle their water for the onsite plants. Food waste is composted and sent to a farm less than 2 miles away. The two gals behind Hidden Kitchen are Albonni and Amanecer Eizner. Eizner grew up in Big Sur, cooking at an early age. She discovered a blue corn waffle on a trip to Sayulita, Mexico, and left for her home on the Central Coast with 15 pounds of blue corn masa in her suitcase. She was determined to re-create that perfect blue corn waffle. “We got all our friends together, did what we called a ‘waffle off,’ and everybody sort of made their version of the blue corn waffle with a different amount of oil, a different amount of sugar, a different amount of egg, a different amount of baking soda,” Albonni said, adding that she and her business partner make many of their menu decisions based on family, friend, and community feedback. “We really just experimented to see which waffle would be the best. That is how we settled on our waffle recipe we have now, and then from there it was just about having fun with toppings,” she said. “The blue corn packs a lot more nutrients,” co-owner Eizner said of the ancient local grain. “It also brings a lot more fullness to the waffle than, perhaps, your regular milled corn would.” Eizner said, “Another benefit of blue corn is that it takes a really long time to grow, that’s part of why it holds so many nutrients … it doesn’t do to the soil what a mono-crop GMO would do.” Hidden Kitchen closes in the wintertime due its to being an outdoor café, but the weather has warmed again so they re-opened on Jan. 10. The place is loved by visitors and locals alike, and that is the intention. Sourcing local ingredients and buying organic is high in cost, and that vision has held the Hidden Kitchen to a high standard of quality. “It’s not easy purchasing all organic,” Albonni said. “But it’s something we’re definitely committed to.” Albonni is the owner and creator of grass-fed Grateful Ghee, which you can

find for sale at the counter, next to the macrame earring rack. She grew up in the restaurant business—her parents owned a Mediterranean health food restaurant called The Healthy Gourmet in Orange County. She spent a childhood at the family restaurant and lending a hand in the kitchen with her Syrian grandparents. It was on her search for a kitchen that led her to the space that’s now the Hidden Kitchen in Cambria. Albonni and Eizner were friends before they became business partners. Both had been housemates and met one another working makers markets. Eizner sold African mud-cloth clothing and Albonni was selling her ghee. In March, Albonni and Eizner will be opening up a second location. The (new) Hidden Kitchen in Cayucos will be located at the old Skippers spot on Ocean. Same name. Same mantra, but a new hidden location to find organic blue waffle and smoothie goodness amid community love. ∆ Flavor writer Beth Giuffre loves the thrill of hunting for a good restaurant. Send recommendations and treasure maps to bgiuffre@newtimesslo.com.

NEWS NIBBLES SAVOR THE FLAVOR Think you can get through the winter without another craft beer festival? Think no more. Pizza Port Brewing Company is hosting SLO Craft Beer Fest Day on Feb. 22 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Madonna Inn on 100 Madonna Road, SLO … Craving a hot dog? Me too, always. BarrelHouse Brewing Co. Brewery and Beer Gardens, 3055 Limestone Way, Paso, is having The Greasy Wiener roll up as the daily food truck on Feb. 22 from noon to 7 p.m. … The area’s finest master chefs from Farmhouse Corner Market, Les Petites Canailles, Somerset Grill, and Thomas Hill Organics will be in the same kitchen at once on Feb. 23 from noon to 4 p.m. for a Chef Showdown Competition, which makes for flavorful weather! Who will win the title of best chef? The free event, hosted by Enjoy San Luis Obispo County and Inspired Expos, will be held at the Paso Robles Event Center, 2175 Arbor Road. Though industry professionals will be judging who creates the best edible masterpiece with mystery ingredients

from Talley Farms Fresh Harvest, Larder Meat Co., and The Groves on 41, spectators may try some marvelous bites as well ... And more bites, necklaces, and masks in the spirit of Mardi Gras will take hold of D’Anbino Cellars, 710 Pine St., Paso, on Feb. 25 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. The Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Celebration will feature music by Erin and the Earthquakes and a menu by Miss Oddette’s Creole Kitchen: fresh Louisiana crawfish, green garden salad with rustic Italian bread, glazed salmon with maque choux (creole corn), chicken and seafood gumbo; and king cake for dessert. Call (805) 610-3778 for reservations. Tickets, $65, also include a glass of wine.

EAT AND LEARN Perhaps finding optimum health is more your goal this February. To be good to your cerebrum, SLO Fit Body Boot Camp and Nourish the Brain Institute are holding a free Brain, Mind & Body Balance Workshop on Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon, at SLO Fit Body Boot Camp, 1441 Monterey St., SLO. Brain and Behavioral Expert Gemi Bertran, founder of Nourish the Brain Institute and creator of the Dynamic Nutrition Specialist certification program will be holding workshops on what your brain needs, the power of the mind, and food that gives you energy and fights inflammation. RSVP at nourishthebraininstitute.com/ events … The Wellness Kitchen is hosting a class on Macros: Protein, Fat, and Carbs on Feb. 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 1255 Las Tablas Road, suite 102, Templeton. The class, instructed by Nutrition Educator Margaret Pauls, will be all about how our bodies respond to these macro nutrients with tips on how to balance them for great energy all day long. Tickets may be purchased at thewkrc. org. Reservations are required at (805) 434-1800 … Amazing discussions are happening with our local small farms this month at the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) Conference, taking place on Feb. 27 through 29 at Cuesta College North County Campus, 2800 Buena Vista Drive, Paso. The CAFF conference will gather farmers, ranchers, and local food advocates to explore the latest in agriculture, with workshops, on-farm demos, field days, an ag policy forum, mixers, and the Agrarian Lovers Ball on the list of activities. For more information and tickets, visit casmallfarmconference.org.

FOR A CAUSE The Atascadero Performing Arts Center Committee (APACC) is hosting a Mardi Gras event on Feb. 22, from 6 to 10 p.m. at 5850 Rosario Ave., Atascadero, to support the mission of planning, building, and sustaining a Performing Arts Theater in Atascadero. APACC’s Mardi Gras Party encourages masks and costumes for this event. A $50 ticket from apaccmardigras.bpt.me will include live music by the Martin Paris Band, appetizers, a New Orleans-inspired jambalaya dinner and dessert by Chef Charlie, two glasses of beer or wine, dancing, a silent auction, and a preview performance of their 2020 Atascadero Dancing With Our Stars dance number by Kate Auslen and Justin McMillan. ∆ Flavor writer Beth Giuffre is always eating and learning. Send kneadable knowledge to bgiuffre@newtimesslo.com.

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FILE NO. 2020-0144 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/11/2010) New Filing The following person is doing business as, IAN SAUDE, 3982 Short Street, #110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Ian Saude Inc (700 Country Club Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Ian Saude Inc, Regina C. Saude, CFO/Managing Director. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-16-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 01-16-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0156 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/18/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BOTTLEBIRD, 3050 Broad Street, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. The Bottlefly, Inc. (825 Riverside Ave., Suite #3, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A DE Corporation /s/ The Bottlefly, Inc., Timothy Scott, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-17-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 01-17-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0165 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2018) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLOCOASTPIX, 1555 Paloma Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Caron Lynn Krauch (1555 Paloma Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Caron Lynn Krauch. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-21-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 01-21-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0170 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/17/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MUNCIE MIKE, 220 Machado Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Michael Gibbons, Norine Gibbons (220 Machado Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Norine Gibbons. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-21-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 01-21-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0172 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BROWN BUTTERFLY ENTERPRISES, TIME TRAVEL TREASURES, KINGS TUTORING & WORKSHOPS, BROWN BUTTERFLY CREATIONS, 899 Story St., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Cristina Fernandez Reyes (899 Story St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Cristina Fernandez Reyes, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-21-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 01-21-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0160 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/02/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE GREAT ESCAPE, 8115 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. C.D.M. Enterprises LLC (9355 Shayna Lane, Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ C.D.M. Enterprises LLC, William Murrieta, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-21-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 01-21-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0180 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/1975) New Filing The following person is doing business as, P M ADVERTISING, 890 Casitas Ct., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Paul G Moerman, Trustee, Annette L Moerman, Trustee (890 Casitas Ct., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A Trust /s/ Paul Moerman, Trustee. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-22-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 01-22-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0184 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/22/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WHITE MARBLE EVERYTHING, 1700 Osos St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Tony Quintero (1700 Osos St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Tony Quintero. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-22-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 01-22-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0185 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/22/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, K-FOOD FUSION, 1661 Cordova Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Chihun Kim (1661 Cordova Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Chihun Kim. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-22-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 01-22-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0186 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO HAIR, 515 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. Jacklyn Lillian Marie Hansen (117 17th St., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jacklyn L. M. Hansen. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-22-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 01-22-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0197 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/23/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, DIVVY DISTRIBUTION, 871 S 4th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Tonnnn, LLC (1375 E Grand Ave. #632, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Tonnnn, LLC, Patrick Wilkinson, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-23-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-23-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0200 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/09/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NORTH COUNTY BACKFLOW, 101-1281 N Main St., Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Stephen Todd Sandeffer (101-1281 N Main St., Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Stephen Sandeffer, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-23-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 01-23-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0203 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/2018) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KATSCALICOASTSHOP, 545 Driftwood St., Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Kathleen Scruton (545 Driftwood St., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kathleen Scruton. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-23-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-23-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0208 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/09/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GREEN CLEAN MACHINE, 1018 La Serena Way, Unit B, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Meaghan Mcvicker (1018 La Serena Way, Unit B, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Meaghan Mcvicker, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-24-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 01-24-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0211 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/24/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, VAC SWEEPING LLC, 423 Darby Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. VAC Sweeping LLC (423 Darby Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ VAC Sweeping LLC, Azucena Perez, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-24-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-24-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0218 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/16/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ATASCADERO CHEVRON, 8955 Montecito Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Golden Rissco Inc. (110 South Akers Street, Visalia, CA 93291). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Golden Rissco Inc., Rajinder Saran, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-27-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 01-27-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0221 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE PARTS HOUSE AND GARCIA FARMS, 545 Camino Encanto, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Vernon Garcia, Carol Garcia (545 Camino Encanto, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Carol Garcia. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-27-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-27-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0226 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/16/2009) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MEATHEAD MINI STORAGE, 3600 South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Central Coast Mini-Storage, LLC (3600 South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Central Coast Mini-Storage, LLC, Aaron Steed, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-27-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 01-27-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0227 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/01/2004) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OLD CREEK RANCH, 12520 Santa Rita Rd., Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County. Old Creek Ranch Inc (12520 Santa Rita Rd., Cayucos, CA 93430). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Old Creek Ranch Inc, Terez Blanchard, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-27-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-27-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0239 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, HAVENNHD, HAVENREFERS, 441 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. A Payne International Corporation (441 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ A Payne International Corporation, Neil J Giannini, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-28-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 01-28-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0243 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (11/25/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MYSTICAL MATRIMONY, 7935 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Samantha Janet High (1543 Morro Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Samantha Janet High. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-28-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 01-28-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0228 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/1994) New Filing The following person is doing business as, OLD CREEK RANCH LP, 12520 Santa Rita Rd., Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County. Robert Cameron Blanchard, Terez Maria Gerarda Blanchard (12520 Santa Rita Rd., Cayucos, CA 93430), Caroline Ruth Musloff (12480 Santa Rita Rd., Cayucos, CA 93430). This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership /s/ Terez Maria Blanchard, Co-General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-27-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-27-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0246 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHC TEMPLETON PHARMACY, 1330 Las Tablas Road, Suite 140, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. imgRX SLO, Inc. (1330 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX 77077). This business is conducted by A DE Corporation /s/ imgRX SLO, Inc., Debra Willet, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-28-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 01-28-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0256 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/15/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MIGUEL’S CLEANING SERVICE, 590 S. 6th St., Apt. C, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Miguel Sanchez Toribio (590 S. 6th St., Apt. C, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Miguel Sanchez Toribio. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-29-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 01-29-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0257 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/29/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEACH HUT DELI, 1240 Los Osos Valley Road, Suite #5, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Hailey A Donato (559 Ash Street, Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Hailey Donato. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-29-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-29-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0258 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/29/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CASTRO AUTO SALES, 954 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. S&S Auto Whole Sale, LLC (791 Price St. #168, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ S&S Auto Whole Sale, LLC, Suleiman I. Shihadeh, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-29-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 01-29-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0263 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/03/1983) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LIGHTNING JOE’S GUITAR HEAVEN, 100 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Marelene Anne Daoust (100 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Marelene Anne Daoust, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-30-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 01-30-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0264 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/14/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KEHOE CARBON COOKWARE, 555 Highland Dr., Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Kehoe Iron and Bronze LTD (555 Highland Dr., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Kehoe Iron and Bronze LTD, Dennis Kehoe, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-30-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-30-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0265 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/30/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE PACIFIC, 399 South Ocean Ave., Cayucos, CA 93430. San Luis Obispo County. Bungalow Tribe Inc (3021 S. Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Bungalow Tribe Inc, Ryan L. Fortini, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-30-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 01-30-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0230 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, EQUILLELOGRAM, EQUILLELOGRAM CREATIVE & TECHNICAL, EQUILLELOGRAM CREATIVE, 1566 Trail View Place, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Wyatt Renew, Asha Renew (1566 Trail View Place, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Wyatt Renew. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-27-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-27-25. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0247 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CHC PHARMACY PASO ROBLES, 2800 Riverside Avenue, Suite 150, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. imgRX SLO, Inc. (1330 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX 77077). This business is conducted by A DE Corporation /s/ imgRX SLO, Inc., Debra Willet, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-28-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 01-28-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0259 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GOLD COAST EXPRESS REGISTRATION, 750 Black Oak Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. NWM Ranchers Inc (750 Black Oak Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ NWM Ranchers Inc, Carole Brown, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-29-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 01-29-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0274 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (12/01/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CAMBRIA ART SERVICES, 2711 Wilton Drive, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Kathryn Halloran Greene (2711 Wilton Drive, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kathryn Halloran Greene. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-30-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 01-30-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0238 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/28/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ONCE UPON A TIME CHOREOGRAPHY & EVENTS, 674 Ocean View Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Sonia Miranda Rodriguez Del Rio, Fidel Rodriguez Del Rio (674 Ocean View Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Sonia M. Rodriguez Del Rio, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-28-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 01-28-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0253 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, METTA HEALTH AND WELLNESS, 2280 Sunset St., E, Los Osos, CA 93402. San Luis Obispo County. Kathryn L Yurcheshen (272 Vista Ct., Los Osos, CA 93402). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kathryn L Yurcheshen. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-29-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 01-29-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0261 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SUCCUBI DESIGN CO., 1161 Bello St., Apt. 2, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Chalyse Elizabeth Armstrong (1161 Bello St., Apt. 2, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Chalyse E. Armstrong. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-29-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 01-29-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0276 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (09/07/1987) New Filing The following person is doing business as, FOSTERS FREEZE #225, 801 Piney Way, Morro Bay, CA 93442. San Luis Obispo County. Keratso Rangoussis (2531 Laurel Ave., Morro Bay, CA 93442). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Keratso Rangoussis. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-30-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-30-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0278 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (1/30/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SIMPLY CLEAN, 1296 S. 16th Street, Unit C, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Zachary Mccollom Burns (1296 S. 16th Street, Unit C, Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Zachary Burns. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-30-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-30-25. February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0281 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CUNNINGHAM CONSTRUCTION AND CUSTOM CARPENTRY, 640 Lawrence Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Thomas J. Cunningham (640 Lawrence Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Thomas J. Cunningham. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-31-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 01-31-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0282 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/31/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BOND REAL ESTATE GROUP, 126 E. Branch St., Suite A, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. 007 Real Estate Group, Incorporated (1700 K St., Suite 220, Bakersfield, CA 93301). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ 007 Real Estate Group, Incorporated, Jacek Bond, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-31-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 01-31-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0286 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/25/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WOOLLYBEAR TRAVELS, 225 Wawona Ave., Pismo Beach, CA 93449. San Luis Obispo County. Melisa Ann Beveridge (225 Wawona Ave., Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Melisa Beveridge. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-31-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 01-31-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0290 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CALIFORNIA COUNTERS & STONE, CALIFORNIA CAST STONE, 447 North Main St., Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Packer Enterprises LLC (447 North Main St., Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Packer Enterprises LLC, Ryan Packer, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-03-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 02-03-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0291 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CREATIVE JUDGE, 1880 Santa Barbara Ave. #170, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Kevin Thomas Judge (721 Johnson Ave., #22, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kevin Judge. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-03-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 02-03-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0295 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MILKWEED & ALCHEMY, 1264 Higuera Street, Suite 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. M & A Acupuncture, Inc. (1264 Higuera Street, Suite 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ M & A Acupuncture, Inc., Bianca Clayton, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-03-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 02-03-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0296 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (03/15/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ARROYO GRANDE IMPORT AUTOMOTIVE, 1294 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Christopher Slade Lee (687 Camino Del Rey, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Christopher Slade Lee, Owner/Tech. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-03-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 02-03-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0298 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/27/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, MUDDY PAWS, 1320 East Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Jennifer Marie Wallace (1320 East Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Jennifer Wallace, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-04-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 02-04-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0304 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/28/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS, 285 Headwaters Rd., Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Gregory David Schank (285 Headwaters Rd., Templeton, CA 93465). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Greg Schank, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-04-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 02-04-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0308 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, 914 SUPERSTORE, 2660 Chamisal Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Russell Dillingham (2660 Chamisal Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Russell Dillingham. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-04-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 02-04-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0309 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/15/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KUTIN FAMILY CHILD CARE, 255 Dahlia St., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Bonnie Kutin (255 Dahlia St., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Bonnie Kutin. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-04-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 02-04-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0313 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/22/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CASTLEMAN’S AWARENESS & RESEARCH EFFORT, 1655 Circle B, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (1655 Circle B, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Castleman Disease Collaborative Network, Greg Pacheco, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-04-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk JA. Anderson, Deputy. Exp. 02-04-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0317 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BEACON PROPERTIES, 1009 Morro St. #207, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Nancy W. Shokohi (2125 Beebee St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Nancy Shokohi. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-01-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 02-03-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0319 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CASIGNLEASING, 536 East Cherry Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Brian Kyle Marsalek (536 East Cherry Ave., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brian Marsalek, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-05-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 02-05-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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LEGAL NOTICES San Jacinto Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422. San Luis Obispo County. Rene Israel Vasquez (5355 San Jacinto Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Rene Israel Vasquez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 02-06-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0343 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/07/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, WANDERING EATS, 17229 Mcguffie Rd., Building D, Salinas, CA 93907. Monterey County. Brittany J Carollo (17229 Mcguffie Rd., Building D, Salinas, CA 93907). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brittany J Carollo. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 02-07-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0323 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/06/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, NAIL IMAGE, 534 W Tefft St., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Jimmy Hau Pham, Katie Giang Pham (110 S Mesa Rd., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A General Partnership/s/ Jimmy Hau Pham. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 02-06-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0331 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, AMOK CELLARS, 525 Pine Street, Suite B, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Silva Libations, LLC (526 7th St., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Silva Libations, LLC, Charles Bryan Silva, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 02-06-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0336 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/06/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, RED SKY UAV, 4241 Bridge Street, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Randal L. Griffith (4241 Bridge Street, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Randal L. Griffith. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 02-06-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0337 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, COAST CARPET, ABBEY CARPET & FLOOR OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, 161 High Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Kalen L. George (200 San Luis Street, Unit #17, Avila Beach, CA 93424). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kalen L. George. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-06-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 02-06-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0342 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LGCY RETAIL, 5355

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FILE NO. 2020-0344 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/06/2015) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SHAKA SHAK, 1065 La Serenata Way, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Central Coast Auto Wholesale, Inc. (1065 La Serenata Way, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Central Coast Auto Wholesale, Inc., Nick Heiland, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 02-07-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0345 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (04/01/1999) New Filing The following person is doing business as, THE GIGOLO RED – CONRAD CELLARS, 1397 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Evaki Inc. (1397 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Evaki Inc., Stuart Jacques, Vice President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 02-07-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0347 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/02/1994) New Filing The following person is doing business as, EXOTIC NATURE, 2535 Village Lane, Suite E, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Lissa K. Mc Connell (3113 Rogers Drive, Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lissa K. Mc Connell, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 02-07-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0348 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (05/01/1997) New Filing The following person is doing business as, ANGELA’S PROFESSIONAL CLEANING SERVICE, 912 Hischier Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Angela Mock (912 Hischier Ln., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Angela Mock. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 02-07-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

FILE NO. 2020-0375 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, EMERGENCE, 100 La Joya Dr., Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Lucas J Marohn (100 La Joya Dr., Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Lucas Marohn. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-10-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 02-10-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0358 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, C.J.’S CLOSET & MORE, 1660 La Cumbre Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444. San Luis Obispo County. Jose Sergio Arias, Alidia Arias (1660 La Cumbre Lane, Nipomo, CA 93444). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Alidia Arias. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-07-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 02-07-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0367 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (08/23/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, CENTRAL VET IMAGING, 555 S. 13th Street, Suite A, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Peaches For Me, Inc. (170 Surf Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Peaches For Me, Inc., Andrew Jones, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-10-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 02-10-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0371 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BENNY’S KITCHEN, 977 Foothill Blvd. #109, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Benjamin Gabriel Arrona (410 Corrida Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Benjamin Arrona, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-10-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk A. Bautista, Deputy. Exp. 02-10-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0374 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/02/2005) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KIMS KOMPANY, 1920 Moss Beach Ct., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Kimberley Kelly (1920 Moss Beach Ct., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Kimberley Kelly. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-10-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 02-10-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0377 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, KAREN HEALING, 212 S. Main St. #106, Templeton, CA 93465. San Luis Obispo County. Karen Sue Erickson (113 Encanto Ct., Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Karen Sue Erickson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-10-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 02-10-25. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0381 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/01/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, 805 WINE, 179 Niblick Road, #247, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Hall Enterprise, LLC (179 Niblick Road, #247, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Hall Enterprise, LLC, Anthony Hall, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-10-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 02-10-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0382 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (06/01/2019) New Filing The following person is doing business as, SLO COAST WINERY, SLO COAST VINEYARD, SLO COAST VINEYARDS, SAN LUIS OBISPO COAST WINERY, SAN LUIS OBISPO COAST VINEYARD, SAN LUIS OBISPO COAST VINEYARDS, 178 Suburban Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Stephen Dooley Wine Co., Inc. (178 Suburban Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Stephen Dooley Wine Co., Inc., Stephen Ross Dooley, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-10-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk N. Balseiro, Deputy. Exp. 02-10-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0385 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BADGER BRANDING, BADGER CREATIVE, 1880 Santa Barbara Ave., Suite 160, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Kathryn McDonough McGrath (439 Mitchell Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by An

LEGAL NOTICES Individual /s/ Kathryn McGrath. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-11-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 02-11-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0399 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/01/2014) New Filing The following person is doing business as, INNOVATIVE IT, 150 South Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Tektegrity Innovative Services Inc. (150 South Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Tektegrity Innovative Services Inc., Russell Levanway, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-11-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 02-11-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0401 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/11/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, STUDIO 12, 1773 Pereira, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. San Luis Obispo County. DEVSLO, LLC (1773 Pereira, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ DEVSLO, LLC, Chad Wilkinson, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-11-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. Currens, Deputy. Exp. 02-11-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0402 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (01/29/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, 361 ENCANTO AVE., A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, 793 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Regina L Messineo-Lucian (299 El Portal, Pismo Beach, CA 93449), Geihs Enterprise Solo 401K (793 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business is conducted by A General Partnership /s/ Regina Messineo-Lucian, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-11-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 02-11-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

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FILE NO. 2020-0407 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, GRAND INSPIRATIONS HOME FURNISHINGS AND DECOR, 866 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Geadell Giatti, Daniel Osvaldo Giatti (1730 Newport Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Geadell Giatti. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 02-13-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo City Council invites all interested persons to attend a public meeting on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, to consider the following item: • A Public Hearing to consider the Human Relations Commission’s recommendation to adopt a Resolution approving funding allocation for an estimated $496,355 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds for the 2020 Program Year (GENP-0067-2020). For more information, contact Cara Vereschagin of the City’s Community Development Department at (805) 781-7596 or by email, cvereschagin@slocity.org. The City Council may also discuss other hearings or business items before or after the items listed above. If you challenge the proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Reports for this meeting will be available for review in the City Clerk’s Office and online at www.slocity.org no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Please call the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7100 for more information. The City Council meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and live streaming on www.slocity.org. Teresa Purrington City Clerk City of San Luis Obispo February 20, 2020

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

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN: Friday, March 6, 2020 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.

WHEN: Friday, March 6, 2020 at 09:00 AM. All items are advertised for

WHAT: A request by David Pressley for a Minor Use Permit (DRC201900015) and Major Grading Permit (PMTG2018-00020) to allow for remedial grading of approximately 2.8 acres on two adjacent parcels and habitat restoration of approximately 5.8 acres due to as-built grading, which extended into areas of native vegetation in excess of 10 percent slopes. The two adjacent parcels have separate Open Space Easement agreements recorded over them as a result of two separate cluster subdivisions (Parcel Map CO89-213 and Tract Map 1731). The project will result in restoration of 1.2 acres of maritime chaparral, 4.6 acres of pasture grass, a revised open space easement agreement for both parcels, and a modification of two building envelopes on APN 091-011-040, totaling 12,600 square feet into a single development envelope of 1.50 acres. The proposed project is within the Residential Rural land use category and is located at 777 Duntov Drive, approximately 260 feet south of Chesapeake Place and abutting the northerly Village Reserve Line of the community of Black Lake. The site is in the South County Inland Sub Area of the South County Planning Area. Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.

Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA based on the common sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3). County File Number: DRC2019-00015 Supervisorial District: District 4

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, the Pismo Beach City Council will hold a public hearing at City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach California in the Council Chamber for the following purpose: PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA: To receive community input on funding recommendations Countywide for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The 2020 Action Plan, a component of the 2018-2020 Consolidated Plan, includes approximately $35,100 of CDGB funds for use by the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO) for minor home repair for low and very-low-income individuals in the City of Pismo Beach and unincorporated San Luis Obispo County and for the 5 Cities Homeless Coalition (5CHC) for Subsistence Payments for Eviction Prevention and Security Deposits Program for Pismo Beach and unincorporated San Luis Obispo County residents. City Council recommendations will be forwarded to the County Board of Supervisors for Board action on the 2020 Annual Action Plan. A copy of the Draft 2020 Action Plan can be obtained from the County’s website at http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/ planning. Direct URL: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/getattachment/21e2325f0329-4883-a011-31459f3ed0a6/2019-Draft-Allocations. aspx Environmental Review In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the grant application is not considered a project and is therefore exempt from environmental review. Specific projects that may have environmental impacts will be reviewed under CEQA and NEPA prior to implementation. You have a right to comment on these projects and their effect on our community. Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearing or otherwise express their views and opinions regarding the proposed projects.An opportunity will be presented at the hearing for verbal comments. Written comments are also welcomed at the hearing or prior to the hearing. Written comments prepared prior to the hearing may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by mail or hand-delivery at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449, by fax at (805) 7737006, or by email at citycouncil@pismobeach.org. Staff reports, plans and other information related to these projects are available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA. The meeting agenda and staff report will be available no later than the Thursday before the meeting and may be obtained at City Hall or by visiting www.pismobeach.org. The Council meeting will be televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 and streamed on the City’s website. PLEASE NOTE: If you challenge the action taken on these items in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Pismo Beach at, or prior to, the public hearing. Further information on the above items may be obtained from or viewed at the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, or by telephone at (805) 773-4657, or by emailing Erica Inderlied, City Clerk, at einderlied@pismobeach.org. Erica Inderlied City Clerk February 20, 2020

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 091-111-036, -037, -040

09:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Fawley Land and Cattle, LLC for a Lot Line Adjustment (SUB2019-00061 / COAL19-0056) to allow an adjustment of the lot lines between four (4) existing parcels of 3 acres, 4 acres, 73 acres, and 120 acres each. The adjustment will result in four (4) parcels of 80 acres, 40 acres, 40 acres, and 40 acres each. The adjustment will not result in the creation of any additional parcels. The proposed adjustment is within the Agriculture land use category and is located on the east side of San Juan Road, south of the intersection of the northernmost terminus of San Juan Road and East Centre Street. The site is located in the Shandon-Carrizo Sub Area North of the North County Planning Area. Also to be considered is the determination that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA based on the common sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3). County File Number: SUB2019-00061 Supervisorial District: District 1

Date Accepted: 01/28/2020

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 017-164-002, -027, -028, -029

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

Date Accepted: 01/30/2020

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Cindy Chambers, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600.

Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey

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 28, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC201900015.”

WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning. org. You may also contact Emi Sugiyama, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600. If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the

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

Daniela Chavez, Secretary

February 20, 2020

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

WHO: County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN: Friday, March 6, 2020 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 Thomas and Marla Schlom-Williams for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (DRC2019-00273) to allow for the demolition of an existing, single-family residence and the construction of a new, two-story, 2,200-square-foot, single family residence with an attached garage. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 1,500 square feet on a previously disturbed 4,000-squarefoot parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 33 12th Street, in the community of Cayucos. The site is in the Estero Planning Area.

WHAT: Hearing to consider a request by Jil Edwards to name an existing unnamed access road “Happy Path Lane”. The subject road is approximately 2,772 feet in length and currently serves three (3) addressed structures. This road joins the south side of Nacimiento Lake Drive, approximately 3,900 feet southeast from the connection of San Marcos Road and Nacimiento Lake Drive, and approximately 4.5 miles northwest of the city limits of Paso Robles. The road is located in the Adelaida Sub Area of the North County Planning Area. If approved, all addressable structures with access along this road will be assigned new permanent situs addresses to “Happy Path Lane”.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA. County File Number: DRC2019-00273 Supervisorial District: District 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 064-221-003 Date Accepted: 01/29/2020 WHERE: The hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Emi Sugiyama, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 781-5600. TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING This matter is tentatively scheduled to appear on the consent agenda, which means that it and any other items on the consent agenda can be acted upon by the hearing officer with a single motion. An applicant or interested party may request a public hearing on this matter. To do so, send a letter to this office at the address below or send an email to pdh@ co.slo.ca.us by Friday, February 28, 2020 at 4:30 PM. The letter or email must include the language “I would like to request a hearing on DRC201900273.” If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing. Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing February 20, 2020

appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

Planning Department Hearing

Also to be considered is the determination that this activity is not a project subject to CEQA. The activity will not cause a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. County File Number: SUB2019-00112 Assessor Parcel Number(s): 026-021-015, -020, -025, -043, -044, -081, -082 Supervisorial District: District 1 Date Accepted: January 10, 2020 WHERE: The meeting will be held in the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Mark Marshall, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at (805) 7815600 or email mrmarshall@co.slo.ca.us If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this public notice or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before the public hearing.

Daniela Chavez, Secretary Planning Department Hearing February 20, 2020

WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT STANDARDS VIOLATIONS

A federally mandated industrial wastewater monitoring program is in effect in the City of San Luis Obispo. The City of San Luis Obispo’s Pretreatment Program was established to provide protection to the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) and wastewater collection system by controlling the introduction of non-domestic wastes to its facility and system. This program is required by law and uses the Federal General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR 403) and the City’s Sewer Use Ordinance to enforce the general discharge prohibitions and specific Categorical Pretreatment Standards. To fulfill public participation requirements of the Pretreatment Program, significant violators of the wastewater discharge regulations must be published in the local newspaper at least once a year. Therefore, those industrial users of the City sewer system who have significantly violated discharge regulations will be published with a brief summary of the nature of the violation(s). The City of San Luis Obispo has found the following industrial/business facilities to have had significant violations during 2019: California Polytechnic State University Discharge violation of Ammonia, Municipal Code Chapter 13.08.040 Kairos Manufacturing, Inc. Discharge violation of Copper Municipal Code Chapter 13.08.040

and

Zinc,

A “significant violation” or “significant non-compliance” has been defined as any of the following: chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits (66% or more of all measurements taken during a six-month period exceed the daily maximum limit or the average limit for the same pollutant parameter); technical review criteria violations (33% or more of all measurements for each pollutant parameter taken during a six-month period equal or exceed the product of the daily average maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by the applicable technical review criteria); any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit that has caused interference with or pass through; any discharge that has caused imminent endangerment to human health, welfare or the environment, or that has resulted in the POTW’s exercise of its emergency authority; failure to meet within 90 days after the scheduled date a compliance milestone contained in a local control mechanism or enforcement order for starting construction or attaining final compliance; failure to provide within 30 days after the due date required reports; failure to report accurately non-compliance; or any other violation which will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program. Additional information regarding the Pretreatment Program is available by contacting Christina Claxton, Interim Environmental Programs Manager at (805)781-7425. February 20, 2020

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING The San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission will hold a Regular Meeting, Monday, March 2, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, Room 9 of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, on the items listed below: PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: 1. Development review of a new, two-story, 13,118-square foot office building as part of an existing Planned Development (PD 0274). The project includes an amendment to the adopted Precise Plan approved through Resolution No. 2249 (1971 Series) to address the new office development as it relates to the Planned Development. The project also includes exceptions for parking and trash enclosures within the street yard setback (0 feet where a 20-foot setback and 10-foot setback, respectively, are normally required), exceptions to sign regulations, and a 40% parking reduction and offsite parking. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 487 Leff Street; Case #: ARCH-05062019 & PDEV-0507-2019; Zone: R-2-PD; Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo (HASLO), applicant. Contact Information: Kyle Bell – (805) 781-7524 – kbell@slocity.org 2. Development review of a new 23-foot tall, 4,131-square foot warehouse structure to be constructed on the rear portion of an existing lot, with an existing 2,000-square foot structure to remain. The project includes proposed site improvements to the surface parking area. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 810 Orcutt Road; Case #: ARCH0847-2019; Zone: C-S; Mark and Missy Cameron, owner/applicant. Contact Information: Kyle Van Leeuwen – (805) 781-7091 – kleeuwen@slocity.org The Architectural Review Commission may also discuss other hearing or business items before or after the item(s) listed above. If you challenge the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Architectural Review Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. The report will be available for review in the Community Development Office and online in advance of the meeting at https:// www.slocity.org/government/advisory-bodies/agendas-andminutes/architectural-review-commission. Please call (805) 7817170 for more information, or to request an agenda report.

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0409 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/13/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TACOS DURANGO, 1497B Creston Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. Tacos Durango (1497B Creston Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446). This business is conducted by A CA Limited Liability Company /s/ Tacos Durango, Candice Montenegro, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk E. Brookhart, Deputy. Exp. 02-13-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0419 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/13/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, BRIAN MARSH CREATIONS, 353 Croyden Ln., Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Brian Marsh (353 Croyden Ln., Cambria, CA 93428). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Brian Marsh. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk G. Ugalde, Deputy. Exp. 02-13-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0421 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (N/A) New Filing The following person is doing business as, LOVE BIRDS WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHY, LOVE BIRDS WEDDINGS, 833 N 5th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Omar G. Garza (833 N 5th St., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business is conducted by An Individual /s/ Omar G. Garza. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-13-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 02-13-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2020-0429 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (02/14/2020) New Filing The following person is doing business as, TURN-KEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 1502 Park St., Paso Robles, CA 93447. San Luis Obispo County. Turn-Key Real Estate, Inc. (1502 Park St., Paso Robles, CA 93447). This business is conducted by A CA Corporation /s/ Turn-Key Real Estate, Inc., Nicole Chatham, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-14-20. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Tommy Gong, County Clerk S. King, Deputy. Exp. 02-14-25. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANN WRIGHT, AKA ANN B. WRIGHT,

CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0056

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ANN WRIGHT, aka ANN B. WRIGHT, aka ANN BARTOW WRIGHT A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CHRISTINE WALSH & CATHERINE WRIGHT in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that CHRISTINE WALSH & CATHERINE WRIGHT 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: March 17, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, 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. Attorney for Petitioner: Martha B. Spalding, Attorney at Law 215 South Main Street Templeton, CA 93465 February 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BARBARA K. CATTOLICA CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0045

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: BARBARA K. CATTOLICA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DEBRA V. TROUT in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Amended Petition for Probate requests that DEBRA V. TROUT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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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: March 17, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, 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. Attorney for Petitioner: Law Office of Karen L. Scott 567 Camino Mercado, Suite E1 Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, 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. Attorney for Petitioner: MARTHA B. SPALDING, ATTORNEY AT LAW 215 South Main Street Templeton, CA 93465

February 13, 20, & 27, 2020

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JOANN WILCOX CENICEROS AN AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JULIE SEMENIUK in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Amended Petition for Probate requests that JULIE SEMENIUK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE AMENDED 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 AMENDED 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: March 10, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, 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

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHERYL FLORAINE WALTEMATE CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0023

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: CHERYL FLORAINE WALTEMATE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RONALD N. WALTEMATE in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that RONALD N. WALTEMATE 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

February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOANN WILCOX CENICEROS AMENDED CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0039

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LEGAL NOTICES 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: Robert H. Mott, Attorney at Law 960 Santa Rosa San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 February 13, 20, & 27, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: THOMAS CHRISTOPHER HARE AKA THOMAS C. HARE CASE NUMBER: 20PR - 0033

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: THOMAS CHRISTOPHER HARE aka THOMAS C. HARE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by J. DANIEL HARE in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. The Petition for Probate requests that J. DANIEL HARE 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: March 10, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept: 9, in Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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: Steven R. Williams 2222 West Main Street Visalia, CA 93291 February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STEPHEN CHARLES BERKEY CASE NO. 20PR-0027

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of STEPHEN CHARLES BERKEY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MALISA KHAMPHUNGTON AKA MALISA BERKEY in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MALISA KHAMPHUNGTON AKA MALISA BERKEY 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: 03/03/20 at 9:00AM in Dept. 9 located at 1035 PALM STREET, 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 a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is

LEGAL NOTICES available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner THOMAS S. WROBEL - SBN 189389 T.S. WROBEL LAW GROUP, PC 870 MARKET STREET, SUITE 645 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/20 CNS-3336859# NEW TIMES

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BARBARA AVON WILLIAMS, ALSO KNOWN AS BARBARA ALBERS-WILLIAMS, BARBARA AVON ALBERS WILLIAMS, BARBARA AVON ALBERS, AND BARBARA A. ALBERS CASE NO. 20PR-0034

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Barbara Avon Williams, also known as Barbara Albers Williams Barbara Avon Albers Williams, Barbara Avon Albers, and Barbara A. Albers A Petition for Probate has been filed by Michael Blacksburg in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo The Petition for Probate requests that Michael Blacksburg 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 on March 10th, 2020 at 9:00 AM in Dept. 9 located at 1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San Luis Obisp, CA 934082500. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Vanessa J. Sundin, 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, CA 94104, Telephone: 415 6930550 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/20 CNS-3338637# NEW TIMES

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FELICITAS C. HERNANDEZ CASE NUMBER: 20PR-0038

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Felicitas C. Hernandez, Felicitas Calvo De Hernandez, and Felicitas Guadalupe De Hernandez. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Xochitl Farias, Jorge Hernandez & Jaime Hernandez in the Superior Court of California, County of: San Luis Obispo. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Xochitl Farias, Jorge Hernandez & Jaime Hernandez 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: Date: March 10, 2020 Time: 9:00 A.M. in Dept.: 9 Address of Court: Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm Street, 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 a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Edward E. Attala 1502 Higuera St San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: 805-543-1212 February 13, 20, 27, 2020

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE FEBRUARY 21, 2020 A&G Self Storage, 1173 El Camino Real, #B Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, 805481-1300 The contents of unit 70 (4’ x 6’) will be sold at auction for nonpayment of rent and other fees. Sealed bids will be accepted until 5 p.m. February 21, 2020. They may be dropped in the mail slot at above address. February 13 & 20, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE

The Storage Depot 369 Quintana Road, Morro Bay, Ca The contents of Unit 1H (10x12) at The Storage Depot will be sold at auction for non payment of rent and others fees. Sealed bids will be accepted until February 26, 2019. Bids can be mailed to: The Storage Depot, PO Box 2337, Pismo Beach, Ca 93448 February 13 & 20, 2020

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. NO.: 2019-01827-CA A.P.N.:012-186-014 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3010 BRIDAL TRAIL LANE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446

PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/09/2006. 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. Trustor: Darin Acosta, an unmarried man Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 02/10/2006 as Instrument No. 2006010099 in book —-, page—- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Luis Obispo County, California, Date of Sale: 03/30/2020 at 09:00 AM Place of Sale:BREEZEWAY FACING SANTA ROSA STREET COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO GENERAL SERVICES BUILDING, 1087 SANTA ROSA ST., SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 330,100.51 THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, 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, A 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 the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 3010 Bridal Trail Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446 A.P.N.: 012186-014 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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 costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 330,100.51. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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 this 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 (866)-9608299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/ MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2019-01827-CA. 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 Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: February 5, 2020Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www.altisource. com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices. aspx Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. February 13, 20, & 27, 2020.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER AN ASSESSMENT LIEN. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT

LEGAL NOTICES YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND ELECTION TO SELL, AS SHOWN BELOW. 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 (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, or a currently dated cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, as specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this State), will be held by the agent of the duly appointed Trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest held by the Trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to that certain Notice of Delinquent Assessment recorded on September 20, 2019 as instrument number 2019039837 in the Official Records of San Luis Obispo County, California and the Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions of Tamerlo Investments N.V., a Netherlands Antilles Corporation on August 30, 1978 as instrument number 41866 in Book 2096, Pages 914-955, as amended thereafter. The sale will be held pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell (“Notice of Default”) described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, encumbrances, or otherwise, on an “as-is, where-is” basis, to pay the sum secured by the lien, with interest and late charges thereon, advances, if any, under the occupancy of the premises and all governing documents of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, or under terms of the lien, 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 as set forth below. Accrued interest, costs and additional advances, if any, may increase this figure prior to sale. It is also possible that at the time of sale, the opening bid may be less than the amount stated. The beneficiary may bid at sale and may elect to bid less than their full credit bid. Record Owner(s) at the time the Notice of Delinquent Assessment and Notice of Default were recorded: Walter I. Short and Laura L. Short Lien Claimant / Beneficiary: Holiday Recreational Park Owners Association 100 S. Dolliver Pismo Beach, CA 93449-2997 (805) 773-1121 Duly Appointed Trustee: Hart | King Date of Notice of Default: October 19, 2019 Recording Date: October 28, 2019 Instrument No.: 2019047603 Recorded in the Official Records of San Luis Obispo County, California Place of Sale: AT THE BUSINESS OFFICE OF THE HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, 100 S. DOLLIVER, PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 93449-2997 Estimated amount due: $3,343.20 Accrued interest, costs and additional advances, if any, may increase the sale figure prior to sale; and it is also possible that at the time of sale, the opening bid may be less than the amount stated herein. From information which the Trustee deems reliable, the Trustee believes that the legal description and street address, or other common designation, of the real property to be sold is as follows: AN UNDIVIDED 1/875 INTEREST IN AND TO THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED ON THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A” PURSUANT TO A DEED REFERENCING LOCKER # 151 100 S. DOLLIVER PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 93449-2997 The Trustee and the authorized agent of the Trustee disclaim any liability for any incorrectness of

LEGAL NOTICES the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Written directions to the abovereferenced property may be obtained by submitting a written request to the beneficiary identified herein within ten (10) days of the first publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale pursuant to Section 2924f of the California Civil Code. 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 entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. Rather, it would entitle you to ownership of a deed evidencing an undivided 1/875 ownership interest in the real property described in Exhibit A and owned by the members of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, a California nonprofit corporation. You should also be aware that ownership of the foregoing interest subjects the owner to the provisions of the governing documents of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, including but not limited to the Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions referenced above, the bylaws of the foregoing nonprofit corporation, and the applicable rules and regulations in effect for the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park. You are encouraged to investigate the nature of the property and the foregoing governing documents, copies of which are either recorded or available at the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park business office. You are also encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on the property described in Exhibit A by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. 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 (805) 773-1121 for information regarding the trustee’s sale, using the reference number set forth above, 37115.021 ([Short] - Locker #151). 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. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The lien claimant / beneficiary identified above heretofore delivered to the Trustee a written Notice of Delinquent Assessment and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The Trustee caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located, and more than 3 months have elapsed since such recordation. The party conducting the sale will be a duly authorized agent of the undersigned Trustee. WE ARE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: February 13, 2020 HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, Authorized Agent of Trustee By: /s/Tom Barcellos Board of Directors - Collections EXHIBIT A Legal Description Parcel 1: That portion of Lot 13 of the Sub-

LEGAL NOTICES divisions of the Ranchos El Pismo and San Miguelito, in the City of Pismo Beach, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to map made by R.R. Harris, in 1886, and recorded April 30, 1886 in Book A, Page 154 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder, described as follows: Beginning at a point that is 11.6 feet Southwesterly of the Southeast corner of Lot 27 of the Stokers Addition to the Town of Pismo Beach, as described in the deed in Volume 248, at page 96 of the Official Records, and running North 47°15’ East, 86.04 feet (85.95 rec. deed) to the Easterly line of State Highway Route 1, thence South 7°12’ East along said line 280.41 feet to the true point of beginning; thence from said true point of beginning, North 47°15’ East, 1117.53 feet to the Southerly line of State Highway Route No. 101; thence South 72°21’ East along said line, 52.66 feet; thence South 77°28’ East, 181.53 feet; thence South 47°15’ West, 1347.76 feet to the Easterly line of State Route No. 1; thence on a curve to the right; tangent to a line that bears North 26°22’10’’ West with a radius of 565 feet, through an angle of 19°10’10’’ for distance of 189.03 feet; thence North 7°12’’ West 31.75 feet to the point of beginning. Said property is also shown on map recorded March, 17 1969 in Book 3, Page 51 of Parcel Maps. EXCEPTING therefrom 75% of all oil, gas, mineral and hydrocarbon substances below of depth of 500 feet from the surface of said land as reserved in the deed from David L. Vaughn, et al. recorded January 10, 1969 in Book 1503, Page 443 of Official Records. Parcel 2: An easement for sub-terranean drainage pipe over a portion of Lot 13 of the Subdivision of Ranchos El Pismo and San Miguelito, in the City of Pismo Beach, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to map made by R.R. Harris, in 1886, and recorded April 30, 1886 in Book A, Page 157 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder, said easement being 10 feet in width, the center line of which is described as follows: Commencing at a point that is 11.6 feet Southwesterly of the Southeast corner of Lot 27 of the Stokers Addition to the Town of Pismo Beach, as described in deed in Volume 248, at page 96 of Official Records, and running North 47°15’ East, 86.04 feet (85.95 rec. deed) to the Easterly line of State Highway Route 1; thence South 7°12’ East along said line 280.41 feet to a point; thence North 47°15’ East 505 feet to the true point of beginning of said center line, thence at right angles Northwesterly 230 feet more or less to the Northwesterly line of Parcel 1 as described in deed recorded July 8, 1965 in Book 1357, Page 448 of Official Records, being the point of termination of said center line. February 20, 27, & March 5, 2020.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

LEGAL NOTICES Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions of Tamerlo Investments N.V., a Netherlands Antilles Corporation on August 30, 1978 as instrument number 41866 in Book 2096, Pages 914-955, as amended thereafter. The sale will be held pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell (“Notice of Default”) described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, encumbrances, or otherwise, on an “as-is, where-is” basis, to pay the sum secured by the lien, with interest and late charges thereon, advances, if any, under the occupancy of the premises and all governing documents of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, or under terms of the lien, 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 as set forth below. Accrued interest, costs and additional advances, if any, may increase this figure prior to sale. It is also possible that at the time of sale, the opening bid may be less than the amount stated. The beneficiary may bid at sale and may elect to bid less than their full credit bid. Record Owner(s) at the time the Notice of Delinquent Assessment and Notice of Default were recorded: Mr. Robert L. Miller and the Estate of Renna L. Miller/Mrs. Renna L. Miller Lien Claimant / Beneficiary: Holiday Recreational Park Owners Association 100 S. Dolliver Pismo Beach, CA 93449-2997 (805) 773-1121 Duly Appointed Trustee: Hart | King Date of Notice of Default: October 19, 2019 Recording Date: October 28, 2019 Instrument No.: 2019047602 Recorded in the Official Records of San Luis Obispo County, California Date and Time of Sale: March 13, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. Place of Sale: AT THE BUSINESS OFFICE OF THE HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, 100 S. DOLLIVER, PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 93449-2997 Estimated amount due: $3,185.50 Accrued interest, costs and additional advances, if any, may increase the sale figure prior to sale; and it is also possible that at the time of sale, the opening bid may be less than the amount stated herein. From information which the Trustee deems reliable, the Trustee believes that the legal description and street address, or other common designation, of the real property to be sold is as follows: AN UNDIVIDED 1/875 INTEREST IN AND TO THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED ON THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A” PURSUANT TO A DEED REFERENCING LOCKER # 420 100 S. Dolliver Pismo Beach, California 934492997 The Trustee and the authorized agent of the Trustee disclaim any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Written directions to the abovereferenced property may be obtained by submitting a written request to the beneficiary identified herein within ten (10) days of the first publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale pursuant to Section 2924f of the California Civil Code. 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 entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. Rather, it would entitle you to ownership of a deed evidencing an undivided 1/875 ownership

LEGAL NOTICES interest in the real property described in Exhibit A and owned by the members of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, a California nonprofit corporation. You should also be aware that ownership of the foregoing interest subjects the owner to the provisions of the governing documents of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, including but not limited to the Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions referenced above, the bylaws of the foregoing nonprofit corporation, and the applicable rules and regulations in effect for the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park. You are encouraged to investigate the nature of the property and the foregoing governing documents, copies of which are either recorded or available at the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park business office. You are also encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on the property described in Exhibit A by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. 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 (805) 773-1121 for information regarding the trustee’s sale, using the reference number set forth above, 37115.023 ([Miller] - Locker #420). 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. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The lien claimant / beneficiary identified above heretofore delivered to the Trustee a written Notice of Delinquent Assessment and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The Trustee caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located, and more than 3 months have elapsed since such recordation. The party conducting the sale will be a duly authorized agent of the undersigned Trustee. WE ARE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated:February 13, 2020 HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, Authorized Agent of Trustee By: /s/Tom Barcellos Board of Directors - Collections EXHIBIT A Legal Description Parcel 1: That portion of Lot 13 of the Subdivisions of the Ranchos El Pismo and San Miguelito, in the City of Pismo Beach, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to map made by R.R. Harris, in 1886, and recorded April 30, 1886 in Book A, Page 154 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder, described as follows: Beginning at a point that is 11.6 feet Southwesterly of the Southeast corner of Lot 27 of the Stokers Addition to the Town of Pismo Beach, as described in the deed in Volume 248, at page 96 of the Official Records, and running North 47°15’ East, 86.04 feet (85.95 rec. deed) to the Easterly line of State Highway Route 1, thence South 7°12’ East along said line 280.41 feet to the true point of beginning; thence from said true point of beginning, North 47°15’ East, 1117.53 feet to the Southerly line of State Highway Route No. 101; thence South 72°21’ East along said line, 52.66 feet; thence South 77°28’ East, 181.53 feet; thence South

LEGAL NOTICES 47°15’ West, 1347.76 feet to the Easterly line of State Route No. 1; thence on a curve to the right; tangent to a line that bears North 26°22’10’’ West with a radius of 565 feet, through an angle of 19°10’10’’ for distance of 189.03 feet; thence North 7°12’’ West 31.75 feet to the point of beginning. Said property is also shown on map recorded March, 17 1969 in Book 3, Page 51 of Parcel Maps. EXCEPTING therefrom 75% of all oil, gas, mineral and hydrocarbon substances below of depth of 500 feet from the surface of said land as reserved in the deed from David L. Vaughn, et al. recorded January 10, 1969 in Book 1503, Page 443 of Official Records. Parcel 2: An easement for sub-terranean drainage pipe over a portion of Lot 13 of the Subdivision of Ranchos El Pismo and San Miguelito, in the City of Pismo Beach, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to map made by R.R. Harris, in 1886, and recorded April 30, 1886 in Book A, Page 157 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder, said easement being 10 feet in width, the center line of which is described as follows: Commencing at a point that is 11.6 feet Southwesterly of the Southeast corner of Lot 27 of the Stokers Addition to the Town of Pismo Beach, as described in deed in Volume 248, at page 96 of Official Records, and running North 47°15’ East, 86.04 feet (85.95 rec. deed) to the Easterly line of State Highway Route 1; thence South 7°12’ East along said line 280.41 feet to a point; thence North 47°15’ East 505 feet to the true point of beginning of said center line, thence at right angles Northwesterly 230 feet more or less to the Northwesterly line of Parcel 1 as described in deed recorded July 8, 1965 in Book 1357, Page 448 of Official Records, being the point of termination of said center line. February 20, 27, & March 5, 2020.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER AN ASSESSMENT LIEN. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND ELECTION TO SELL, AS SHOWN BELOW. 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 (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, or a currently dated cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, as specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this State), will be held by the agent of the duly appointed Trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest held by the Trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to that certain Notice of Delinquent Assessment recorded on September 20, 2019 as instrument number 2019039846 in the Official Records of San Luis Obispo County, California and the Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions of Tamerlo Investments N.V., a Netherlands Antilles Corporation on August 30, 1978 as instrument number 41866 in Book 2096, Pages 914-955, as amended thereafter. The sale will be held pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell (“Notice of Default”) described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, encumbrances, or otherwise, on an “as-is, where-is” basis, to pay the sum secured by the lien, with interest and late charges thereon, advances, if any, under the occupancy of the premises and all governing documents of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners

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LEGAL NOTICES Association, or under terms of the lien, 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 as set forth below. Accrued interest, costs and additional advances, if any, may increase this figure prior to sale. It is also possible that at the time of sale, the opening bid may be less than the amount stated. The beneficiary may bid at sale and may elect to bid less than their full credit bid. Revocable Trust Record Owner(s) at the time the Notice of Delinquent Assessment and Notice of Default were recorded: Michael Mayerski and the Estate of Edward Mayerski/Edward John Mayerski Lien Claimant / Beneficiary: Holiday Recreational Park Owners Association 100 S. Dolliver Pismo Beach, CA 93449-2997 (805) 773-1121 Duly Appointed Trustee: Hart | King Date of Notice of Default: October 19, 2019 Recording Date: October 28, 2019 Instrument No.: 2019047601 Recorded in the Official Records of San Luis Obispo County, California Date and Time of Sale: March 13, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. Place of Sale: AT THE BUSINESS OFFICE OF THE HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, 100 S. DOLLIVER, PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA 93449-2997 Estimated amount due: $3,526.40 Accrued interest, costs and additional advances, if any, may increase the sale figure prior to sale; and it is also possible that at the time of sale, the opening bid may be less than the amount stated herein. From information which the Trustee deems reliable, the Trustee believes that the legal description and street address, or other common designation, of the real property to be sold is as follows: AN UNDIVIDED 1/875 INTEREST IN AND TO THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED ON THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A” PURSUANT TO A DEED REFERENCING LOCKER #506 100 S. Dolliver Pismo Beach, California 934492997 The Trustee and the authorized agent of the Trustee disclaim any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Written directions to the abovereferenced property may be obtained by submitting a written request to the beneficiary identified herein within ten (10) days of the first publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale pursuant to Section 2924f of the California Civil Code. 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 entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. Rather, it would entitle you to ownership of a deed evidencing an undivided 1/875 ownership interest in the real property described in Exhibit A and owned by the members of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, a California nonprofit corporation. You should also be aware that ownership of the foregoing interest subjects the owner to the provisions of the governing documents of the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park Owners Association, including but not limited to the Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions referenced above, the bylaws of the foregoing nonprofit corporation, and the applicable rules and regu-

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lations in effect for the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park. You are encouraged to investigate the nature of the property and the foregoing governing documents, copies of which are either recorded or available at the Holiday Recreational Vehicle Park business office. You are also encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on the property described in Exhibit A by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. 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 (805) 773-1121 for information regarding the trustee’s sale, using the reference number set forth above, 37115.025 ([Mayerski] Locker #506). 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. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

land as reserved in the deed from David L. Vaughn, et al. recorded January 10, 1969 in Book 1503, Page 443 of Official Records. Parcel 2: An easement for sub-terranean drainage pipe over a portion of Lot 13 of the Subdivision of Ranchos El Pismo and San Miguelito, in the City of Pismo Beach, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to map made by R.R. Harris, in 1886, and recorded April 30, 1886 in Book A, Page 157 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder, said easement being 10 feet in width, the center line of which is described as follows: Commencing at a point that is 11.6 feet Southwesterly of the Southeast corner of Lot 27 of the Stokers Addition to the Town of Pismo Beach, as described in deed in Volume 248, at page 96 of Official Records, and running North 47°15’ East, 86.04 feet (85.95 rec. deed) to the Easterly line of State Highway Route 1; thence South 7°12’ East along said line 280.41 feet to a point; thence North 47°15’ East 505 feet to the true point of beginning of said center line, thence at right angles Northwesterly 230 feet more or less to the Northwesterly line of Parcel 1 as described in deed recorded July 8, 1965 in Book 1357, Page 448 of Official Records, being the point of termination of said center line.

The lien claimant / beneficiary identified above heretofore delivered to the Trustee a written Notice of Delinquent Assessment and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The Trustee caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located, and more than 3 months have elapsed since such recordation. The party conducting the sale will be a duly authorized agent of the undersigned Trustee. WE ARE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. AND ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: February 13, 2020 HOLIDAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, Authorized Agent of Trustee By: /s/Tom Barcellos Board of Directors - Collections

OF NAME CASE

EXHIBIT A Legal Description Parcel 1: That portion of Lot 13 of the Subdivisions of the Ranchos El Pismo and San Miguelito, in the City of Pismo Beach, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, according to map made by R.R. Harris, in 1886, and recorded April 30, 1886 in Book A, Page 154 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder, described as follows: Beginning at a point that is 11.6 feet Southwesterly of the Southeast corner of Lot 27 of the Stokers Addition to the Town of Pismo Beach, as described in the deed in Volume 248, at page 96 of the Official Records, and running North 47°15’ East, 86.04 feet (85.95 rec. deed) to the Easterly line of State Highway Route 1, thence South 7°12’ East along said line 280.41 feet to the true point of beginning; thence from said true point of beginning, North 47°15’ East, 1117.53 feet to the Southerly line of State Highway Route No. 101; thence South 72°21’ East along said line, 52.66 feet; thence South 77°28’ East, 181.53 feet; thence South 47°15’ West, 1347.76 feet to the Easterly line of State Route No. 1; thence on a curve to the right; tangent to a line that bears North 26°22’10’’ West with a radius of 565 feet, through an angle of 19°10’10’’ for distance of 189.03 feet; thence North 7°12’’ West 31.75 feet to the point of beginning. Said property is also shown on map recorded March, 17 1969 in Book 3, Page 51 of Parcel Maps. EXCEPTING therefrom 75% of all oil, gas, mineral and hydrocarbon substances below of depth of 500 feet from the surface of said

February 20, 27, & March 5, 2020.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE NUMBER: 20CV-0069

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Joshua Anthony Jimenez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Joshua Anthony Jimenez to PROPOSED NAME: Joshua Anthony Magdaleno 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: 03/19/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: January 31, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Superior Court February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CV-0071

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Karen Marie Steele filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Karen Marie Steele to PROPOSED NAME: Kamela Marie Proulx 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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: 04/01/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 9 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1050 Monterey St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: January 31, 2020 /s/: Tana L. Coates, Judge of the Superior Court February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CVP-0022

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Geoff W. Betzing filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Jody Wayne Betzing to PROPOSED NAME: Geoff Wayne Betzing 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: 03/11/2020, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: January 21, 2020 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CVP-0028

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Ronald Patrick Tucker filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ronald Patrick Tucker to PROPOSED NAME: Brock Payton Justus 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: 03/18/2020, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

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Date: January 23, 2020 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CVP-0037

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Terry Wayne Thompson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Terry Wayne Thompson to PROPOSED NAME: Zonk TerryWayne Thompson 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: 03/18/2020, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: January 27, 2020 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CVP-0042

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Marc Anthony Garcia aka Marc Anthony Lopez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Marc Anthony Garcia aka Marc Anthony Lopez to PROPOSED NAME: Marc Anthony Lopez 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: 03/19/2020, Time: 9:00 am, Dept. 2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1035 Palm St. Rm. 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: January 22, 2020 /s/: Ginger E. Garrett, Judge of the Superior Court January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20CVP-0056

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Mikela

Dawn

Vanderkamp filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Mikela Dawn Vanderkamp to PROPOSED NAME: Mikela Dawn Bishop 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: 04/01/2020, Time: 9:30 am, Dept. P2 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 901 Park Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: February 4, 2020 /s/: Linda D. Hurst, Judge of the Superior Court February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-0182 OLD FILE NO. 2015-2449 Gallegos Ranch, 2512 Lawton Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 10/02/2015. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Jane D Worthy (2512 Lawton Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business was conducted by An Individual /s/ Jane D Worthy. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-22-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By E. Brookhart, Deputy Clerk. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-0209 OLD FILE NO. 2017-2540 XKs Unlimited, 850 Fiero Ln., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 10/24/2017. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Moss JacCo, LLC (400 Rutherford St., Goleta, CA 93117). This business was conducted by A Limited Liability Company /s/ Edward Moss, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 01-24-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By JA. Anderson, Deputy Clerk. January 30, February 6, 13, & 20, 2020

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-0294 OLD FILE NO. 2016-2285 Milkweed and Alchemy, 1264 Higuera Street, Suite 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis

LEGAL NOTICES Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 09/30/2016. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Bianca Clayton (1705 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). This business was conducted by An Individual /s/ Bianca Clayton, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-03-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By G. Ugalde, Deputy Clerk. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-0339 OLD FILE NO. 2018-2235 Transcendartery, 353 Croyden Lane, Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 09/07/2018. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Brian Marsh (353 Croyden Lane, Cambria, CA 93428). This business was conducted by An Individual /s/ Brian Marsh. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-06-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By E. Brookhart, Deputy Clerk. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-0369 OLD FILE NO. 2017-2785 Arroyo Grande Shell, 222 East Grand Avenue, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 11/17/2017. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: KATGOP LLC (222 East Grand Avenue, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). This business was conducted by A Limited Liability Company /s/ Araxie Achadjian, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-10-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By E. Brookhart, Deputy Clerk. February 13, 20, 27, & March 5, 2020

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEW FILE NO. 2020-0406 OLD FILE NO. 2019-2269 Cedar And Cloth Home, 866 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Luis Obispo County on 09/23/2019. The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Geadell Giatti, Daniel Osvaldo Giatti (1730 Newport Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433). This business was conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Geadell Giatti. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 02-13-2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal)Tommy Gong, County Clerk. By G. Ugalde, Deputy Clerk. February 20, 27, March 5, & 12, 2020

LEGAL NOTICES SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: PALAPALA, INC.; BARBARA HALL, AN INDIVIDUAL; AND DOES 1-10, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: QUARTERSPOT, INC. CASE NUMBER: 19CV-0681

Notice! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond in 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. CASE NUMBER: 19CV-0681 The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 1035 Palm Street, Room 385 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Katrina M. Brown Parker, Simon, Kokolis & Brown, LLP 755 Baywood Drive, 2nd Floor Petaluma, CA 94952 707-210-3020 Date: 11-12-2019 By: /s/ Michael Powell, Clerk /s/ C.M. Kastner, Deputy Clerk

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you feel ready to change your mind about an idea or belief or theory that has been losing its usefulness? Would you consider changing your relationship with a once-powerful influence that is becoming less crucial to your lifelong goals? Is it possible you have outgrown one of your heroes or teachers? Do you wonder if maybe it’s time for you to put less faith in a certain sacred cow or overvalued idol? According to my analysis of your astrological omens, you’ll benefit from meditating on these questions during the coming weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When she was alive more than 2,500 years ago, the Greek poet Sappho was so famous for her lyrical creations that people referred to her as “The Poetess” and the “Tenth Muse.” (In Greek mythology, there were nine muses, all goddesses.) She was a prolific writer who produced more than 10,000 lines of verse, and even today she remains one of the world’s most celebrated poets. I propose that we make her your inspirational role model for the coming months. In my view, you’re poised to generate a wealth of enduring beauty in your own chosen sphere. Proposed experiment: Regard your daily life as an art project.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Have you ever dropped out of the daily grind for a few hours or even a few days so as to compose a master plan for your life? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to give yourself that necessary luxury. According to my analysis, you’re entering a phase when you’ll generate good fortune for yourself if you think deep thoughts about how to create your future. What would you like the story of your life to be on March 1, 2025? How about March 1, 2030? And March 1, 2035? I encourage you to consult your soul’s code and formulate an inspired, invigorating blueprint for the coming years. Write it down!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1819-1875) is famous for Vanity Fair, a satirical panorama of 19th-century British society. The phrase “Vanity Fair” had been previously used, though with different meanings, in the Bible’s book of Ecclesiastes, as well as in works by John Bunyan and St. Augustine. Thackeray was lying in bed near sleep one night when the idea flew into his head to use it for his own story. He was so thrilled, he leaped up and ran around his room chanting “Vanity Fair! Vanity Fair!” I’m foreseeing at least one epiphany like this for you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. What area of your life needs a burst of delicious inspiration?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Who loves you best, Leo? Which of your allies and loved ones come closest to seeing you and appreciating you for who you really are? Of all the people in your life, which have done most to help you become the soulful star you want to be? Are there gem-like characters on the peripheries of your world that you would like to draw nearer? Are there energy drains that you’ve allowed to play too prominent a role? I hope you’ll meditate on questions like these in the coming weeks. You’re in a phase when you can access a wealth of useful insights and revelations about how to skillfully manage your relationships. It’s also a good time to reward and nurture those allies who have given you so much.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Doom and gloom dominate the forecasts made by many prophets. They experience perverse glee in predicting, for example, that all the rain forests and rivers will be owned by greedy corporations by 2050, or that extraterrestrial invaders who resemble crocodiles will take control of the U.S. government “for the good of the American people,” or that climate change will eventually render chocolate and bananas obsolete. That’s not how I operate. I deplore the idea that it’s only the nasty prognostications that are interesting. In that spirit, I make the following forecasts: The number of homeless Virgos will decrease dramatically

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in the near future, as will the number of dreamhome-less Virgos. In fact, I expect you folks will experience extra amounts of domestic bliss in the coming months. You may feel more at home in the world than ever before.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I don’t require everyone I learn from to be an impeccable saint. If I vowed to draw inspiration only from those people who flawlessly embody every one of my ethical principles, there’d be no one to be inspired by. Even one of my greatest heroes, Martin Luther King Jr., cheated on his wife and plagiarized parts of his doctoral dissertation. Where do you stand on this issue, Libra? I bet you will soon be tested. How much imperfection is acceptable to you?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio comedian John Cleese co-founded the troupe Monty Python more than 50 years ago, and he has been generating imaginative humor ever since. I suggest we call on his counsel as you enter the most creative phase of your astrological cycle. “This is the extraordinary thing about creativity,” he says. “If you just keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent way, sooner or later you will get a reward from your unconscious.” Here’s another one of Cleese’s insights that will serve you well: “The most creative people have learned to tolerate the slight discomfort of indecision for much longer, and so, just because they put in more pondering time, their solutions are more creative.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) developed a vigorous and expansive vision. That’s why he became a leading intellectual influence in the era known as the Enlightenment. But because of his inventive, sometimes controversial ideas, he was shunned by his fellow Jews and had his books listed on the Catholic Church’s Index of Forbidden Books. Understandably, he sometimes felt isolated. To compensate, he spent lots of time alone taking wide-ranging journeys in his imagination. Even if you have all the friends and social stimulation you need, I hope you will follow his lead in the coming weeks—by taking wide-ranging journeys in your imagination. It’s time to roam and ramble in inner realms.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Absolute reason expired at eleven o’clock last night,” one character tells another in Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt. I’m happy to report that a different development is on the verge of occurring for you, Capricorn. In recent days, there may have been less than an ideal amount of reason and logic circulating in your world. But that situation will soon change. The imminent outbreak of good sense, rigorous sanity, and practical wisdom will be quite tonic. Take advantage of this upcoming grace period. Initiate bold actions that are well-grounded in objective rather than subjective truth.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Renowned Aquarian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) created more than 700 compositions, some of which are still played by modern musicians. Many of his works were written on and for the piano—and yet he was so poor that he never owned a piano. If there has been a similar situation in your life, Aquarius—a lack of some crucial tool or support due to financial issues—I see the coming weeks as being an excellent time to set in motion the plans that will enable you to overcome and cure that problem.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In 1908, British playwright W. Somerset Maugham reached the height of success. Four of his plays were being performed concurrently in four different London theaters. If you were ever in your life going to achieve anything near this level of overflowing popularity or attention, I suspect it would be this year. And if that’s a development you would enjoy and thrive on, I think the coming weeks will be an excellent time to set your intention and take audacious measures. ∆

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