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CONTENTS

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Volume 46, Issue 6

Catching a break: Despite wind, weather and a tsunami warning, the Rincon Classic returned in 2022

by Vince Burns

Advice Goddess___________________ 22

OPINION

Arts Listings ______________________ 15

Purple is the New Party: Where Whoopi went wrong

by Paul Moomjean

After Dark _______________________ 18

Free Will Astrology ________________ 23 Happenings ______________________ 16

NEWS

Letters ______________________ ONLINE

Fairgrounds update: Gun show, Surfers Point project approved “We need more units”: Homelessness discussion focuses on need for more affordable housing options In Brief

by Kimberly Rivers Eye on the Environment: Repair expert passes away, new generation of repair technicians emerges

by David Goldstein

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Cover: Kilian Garland placed third in the Rincon Brewery Pro Division of the 2022 Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon Classic, Jan. 15-16, 2022.

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Public Spectacle: Community celebrates new mural

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Purple is the New Party

white, Jews — everybody.” hurtful at worst. Her complete misTwitter went insane and she was understanding of history, race and on The Late Show with Stephen Col- Hitler’s rhetoric about the Jewish bert that night to rephrase her com- people being “the inferior race” in ments. Instead of just saying how she his attempt to take over the world

by Paul Moomjean l paulmoomjean@yahoo.com made a poor choice of words, she shows how ill-informed the longcan’t believe I’m writing about wrong was in the anti-Semitic com- ended up doubling down about how time host was on the topic. Her The View when the rest of the ments but also in apologizing for her white Jews and white Germans were views on race are shallow and narworld is collapsing, but alas, comments. This is the problem with all too white to have a race war. The cissistic, viewing her Black comWhoopi Goldberg has become the cancel culture: Instead of trying to top brass at ABC were not happy. munity as the singular victim of top news story in the country. The appease the masses, she should have “Effective immediately, I am sus- racism. People forget that white long-time host and left-wing com- ignored the outcry and just moved on pending Whoopi Goldberg for two groups ranging from Armenians to mentator’s recent comments about until the next outlandish statement weeks for her wrong and hurtful the Irish have been racially misthe Holocaust not being about race was made. comments,” ABC News President treated in this country. It is a recent have put a magnifying glass on the On the Monday, Jan. 31 episode of Kimberly Godwin said Tuesday, Feb. phenomenon that “white privilege” absolute stupidity that exfoliates The View, the ladies were discussing 1, in a statement. “While Whoopi has has been applied to all types of Cauitself from The View daily, remind- how the book Maus, about the Holo- apologized, I’ve asked her to take casian immigrant groups, who in the ing Americans that you do not have caust, was taken off a junior high time to reflect and learn about the past were mistreated and mocked to be bright to be on TV, just able reading list due to nudity. The conver- impact of her comments. The entire for their food, culture and religion. to talk until the commercial break. sation turned into what the Holocaust ABC News organization stands in Who knows what the developFox News has been the torch hold- was truly about, and Goldberg went solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, ments will be concerning Whoopi’s er for ridiculous statements since off the rails, spewing nonsense. friends, family and communities.” place in the TV world by the time AD the early days of “Every Comedian “If you’re going to do this, then Where Whoopi went wrong was,PROOF this article goes to press, but if we’ve with a Political Opinion Gets a TV let’s be truthful about it, because the in Winston Churchill’s words, trying learned anything from the last five C Tax Relief Ad isn’t Executive: Warren (805) Show” era of the early to mid-1990s. Holocaust about race,” she said. to Barrett appease the crocodile hoping648-2244 it years of “cancel culture,” had she his proof over carefully indicate all corrections clearly. will uncomforthave a “1st Proof”, “2nd andJust “Final If to work the next day and Whether it wasand Hannity & Colmes The other hostsYou paused ate her last.

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NEWS Fairgrounds update Gun show, Surfers Point project approved

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t the Jan. 25 meeting of the Ventura County Fairgrounds Board of Directors, the phase two plan for Surfers Point — in the works since before 2019 — received a final approval from the board, and the first gun show of 2022 was approved for March.

Gun show approved for March

In a split 4-to-3 vote, the fairgrounds board approved a 22-page contract with Crossroads of the West, a Utah-based company which the board has contracted with in the past. Crossroads of the West will rent part of the fairgrounds for a gun show scheduled for March 5-6, 2022 for a rental price of $14,218.

Two local residents spoke during public comment in opposition to the board approving the contract.

Beth Mansfield stated that a Public Records Act request demonstrated gun shows only contributed 1% of the fairgrounds income over five years. Karen Peters with the Ventura

County Chapter of Brady United Against Gun Violence urged the board to “vote against any further gun shows,” and questioned the board about what would happen if “just one [gun sold at a show] was used to take one or more lives.”

Prior to the vote, board member Michael Bradbury confirmed with staff that the contract included a provision prohibiting “ghost guns” from being sold, which CEO Barbara Quaid noted was included. Page 18 of the contract states, “No vendors may sell on premises or take orders for privately/home assembled firearm kits or non-serialized firearm parts.”

Board President Leah Lacayo and members Bradbury, Leslie Cornejo and Dan Long voted to approve the gun show contract. Vice President Armando Lopez and members Shanté Morgan-Carter and M. Cecilia Cuevas voted against approving the contract.

According to advertising information, Crossroads of the West

has two additional gun shows planned for the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Aug. 27-28 and Oct. 22-23. The board has not yet voted on those contracts and will do so individually.

Surfers Point Plan

The project is aimed at protecting the fairgrounds property and beaches from erosion and includes more parking spaces. Today there are 466 spaces; when complete the project would include 480 spaces.

Stormwater runoff filtration units are being improved to reduce maintenance for removing hydrocarbons from stormwater runoff that drains into the Ventura River.

Phase two involves adjusting the parking lots at the far west end of Shoreline Drive. The plan has received the important Coastal Commission permit, and applications have been submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers and the State Water Board, which governs stormwater runoff issues.

Leslie Cornejo described the project, which has been in the works since 2001, as “an amazing collaboration of agencies.”

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The Coastal Commission permit requires six electric vehicle parking/charging stations to be installed with infrastructure for six more.

The chargers will be tied into the fairgrounds grid, and will be “cost neutral” for the fairgrounds because EV drivers will pay for charging.

The project will total over $12 million dollars, and is about half funded right now. Officials from the city of Ventura are confident that grant funding can be obtained for the remaining portion.

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“We need more units”

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A quick look at available housing in Ventura County

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Point in Time Homeless Count Feb. 23 Ventura County is seeking volunteers for the 2022 Point in Time Homeless Count. Visit Volunteer Ventura County to sign up: https://bit.ly/34E5r2D stock,” she said, adding that planners and the public need to be “creative about unused parcels of land.”

She referred to the options of tiny homes and “shipping container” housing. “We need more units . . . we need them today. We needed them yesterday.”

Even as it seems that more units are being built from Ventura to Oxnard, attendees pointed to high rental and home sales costs in the county.

Another obstacle to more low income and affordable housing

The next meeting of the Fair Board of Directors is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m.

Details and Zoom link are online at www.venturacountyfair.org/ administration/meetings-and-public-notices/.

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Homelessness discussion focuses on need for more affordable housing options The rise of homelessness did not happen overnight, it did not fall from the sky. Slowly over time we have been divided and adopted immorality in our culture,” wrote Adan Ramirez, one of about 149 attendees at the United to End Homelessness Symposium held virtually on Friay, Feb. 4. Ramirez was commenting in the public chat during the event.

That sentiment was echoed by Amy Duganne, director of homelessness initiatives with the United Way of Ventura County, the host of the symposium. There is a “moral urgency to what we’re doing. Housing is a human right,” said Duganne. She pointed to the organization’s landlord engagement program that is helping to reduce the stigma of those with housing vouchers, including Section 8 housing funding. But she also emphasized that “more units” are needed to combat homelessness.

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when funding is obtained and scheduled to avoid the fair dates.

The board voted unanimously to approve this phase of the project, as presented on Jan. 25, which allows the city to move forward with seeking the additional funding.

Matt Capritto (from top left, clockwise), Amy Duganne, Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin and Mike Powers. Screen capture. units that was mentioned was public objection. Duganne said that the pandemic did “ignite more empathy,” and more resources were directed at ending homelessness than ever before, but that it takes an “informed and caring public” to create real change and she’s confident those working to end homelessness “can do a lot more.”

Mike Powers, CEO of Ventura County, confirmed Duganne’s view that more units are needed in the county. He explained that typically, locales should strive for “4.5 units per unhoused person” to be able to accommodate housing needs. “In Ventura County we have one to one,” well short of the ideal.

Powers and Matt Capritto,

a board member of the United Way of Ventura County and realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, pointed to the underutilized voucher program as a place for improvement. But that program is still dependent on landlords being willing to accept those tenants, and that there are available units. Capritto noted that landlords who accept renters with housing vouchers can get the “assurance of prompt, consistent rent.” But there is still a very real stigma about those who might require housing assistance.

“Anyone can face an economic crisis,” said Duganne, pointContinued on Page 8

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NEWS Eye on the Environment

Repair expert passes away, new generation of repair technicians emerges

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by David Goldstein They don’t make ‘em like they used to.” That saying applies to not just manufactured goods, but also to people like Huey Young, who ran the Fix-It Shop in Ventura for five decades.

Mr. Young died on Jan. 31. He had turned 86 on Jan. 7 and to his great frustration, the man who was known all his life for fixing things knew that his body had reached the point where it could no longer be repaired.

He had previously come back from the brink of death in 2016, after falling nearly 30 feet while repairing a flag pole on Solimar Beach. In that incident, he broke all the ribs on his left side, punctured a lung, fractured his pelvis, broke his shoulder blade and received a major concussion. Yet, months later,

shop has been in the same Camarillo plaza, across from the post office, since 1972. Like Young, Stallings repairs fans, lamps, vacuum cleaners, shavers and small appliances like sewing machines, mixers and toasters.

“You don’t see the new, Chinese-made junk come in for repair,” he said. “That kind of stuff might have a five-year warranty, and it might last that long, but then three months later, that’s when it breaks.

It’s really just the old stuff, like your mother’s sewing machine, that people want to repair.”

Stallings multiplied his customer base by adding leather repair and reconditioning to his repertoire of repair. An assistant he hired specializes in fixing shoes and belts. He can even put a lining onto the back of a

I noticed first with ladies’ purses. People are buying good quality items and getting them repaired, spending more at first, but saving money in the long run.” he managed to reopen the Fix-It Shop and put in more work prolonging the lifetimes of the community’s prized possessions.

He fixed vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, restaurant equipment and “10,000 other gizmos and gadgets,” he told me when I first wrote about him, following the accident.

“Huey used to take on the craziest repair jobs,” said Walt Stallings, owner of Pop’s One Stop Repair Shop in Camarillo. “He could even fix cars and bicycles and anything metal with welding work that no one else would attempt.”

Stallings is now among the last of his kind, a fix-it expert whose

lizard or crocodile skin belt.

Stallings said, “Now that I’m retired, I work only five days per week.” To pick up the slack, he has trained the next generation. His son also works in the business. Stallings said he is discouraged by the prevalence of cheap electronics, but also encouraged by some promising trends for the future of the repair business. “I noticed first with ladies’ purses,” he said. “People are buying good quality items and getting them repaired, spending more at first, but saving money in the long run.”

One specialized type of fix-it shop has attracted new businesses and young employees learning a tech-

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commented that the cost of housing is a top issue for her constituents and there is an awareness that the pandemic has created an increase in the number of people who are unhoused.

Both she and Rep. Julia Brownley (Dist. 26) touted converting existing facilities, such as hotels, into housing as a way to speed up the process of making more units available.

“There is a fear of the unknown,” said Capritto, referring to new

ing to the importance of getting those with lived expertise in being unhoused at the solutions table, “including in decision making,” as a way to help “change the narrative” around who is unhoused and who can become unhoused.

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nical, but widely needed, form of repair. Every city has a shop devoted to cell phone repair. Typically, young people staffing these shops follow detailed directions to repair a limited number of problems, such as replacing screens or batteries. Some of these shops, however, are more of a cross between a cell phone repair shop staffed by technicians and an old-time fix it shop. For example, William Shifflet, the 28-yearold owner of Gizmo Wizards in Oak View, repairs many parts of cell phones, as well as other Apple devices and Windows computers.

Sam Alahakoon, owner of Omega Cellular in Ojai, explained why repairs have become more technical and applicable to fewer products.

He said manufacturers are making repair more difficult. One trick manufacturers use, he pointed out, is the threat of a voided warranty for third-party repairs, which, he says, are often the only type of affordable repairs for the parts of the phone not covered by a warranty.

He does some cell phone repairs, but for warranty service on iPhones, he redirects customers to Apple stores.

Crystal Young, Huey Young’s niece, learned some of the tricks of the repair trade from her uncle. On Facebook Marketplace, she reuses items which she converts into lamps and sells. She also plans to maintain another repaired legacy of her uncle. She plans to keep his beautifully restored 1938 Chevy coupe running and drive it up the coast.

David Goldstein, an Environmental Resource Analyst with the Ventura County Public Works Agency, can be reached at david.goldstein@ ventura.org or 805-658-4312. housing being added to communities, particularly when they are affordable or low income housing.

But he emphasized that area residents should not be able to tell the difference between market rate and affordable or low income units in a development. “It is incumbent on all of us . . . How do we take care of our community?” www.vcunitedway.org

In Brief Solar supporters protest state plans to de-incentivize rooftop solar On Saturday, Feb. 5, a small group of Ventura residents gathered at the Ventura County Government Center in opposition to plans being considered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to reduce incentives for rooftop solar installations statewide.

They held signs saying “Honk for Solar.”

The issue had been scheduled for a vote before the CPUC on Jan. 27, but in what is being touted as a victory by opponents of the incentive reduction, the CPUC removed the item from that day’s meeting agenda. Residents from Ventura County submitted public comments for that agenda item, which included statements about how reducing the incentives would be in opposition of the state’s carbon emission reduction goals and could negatively impact jobs in the solar industry in the state.

MOWD refused offer of private mediation in lawsuit with customer Based on an email obtained by the Ventura County Reporter dated Feb. 8, 2022, the Meiners Oaks Water District (MOWD), through attorney Greg Jones with the Ventura firm of Hathaway Perrett Webster Powers Chrisman and Guiterrez, has declined an offer of mediation from attorney Trevor Quirk to help resolve a multi-year lawsuit with Susan Moll.

As reported last week by the VCReporter, MOWD filed suit against Moll for trespassing and other claims, and is asking her to agree to a survey of her property and theirs, which neighbors her property.

Quirk’s email to all parties stated that he’d “work on this case for as little or as long as necessary to get it settled” for a fee of $5,000. Quirk’s offer followed a conversation with Moll, in which she agreed to the offer.

Jones’ responded via email, stating, “I have reviewed the offer with my clients, and we feel that another mediation session would not be productive at this time.” The matter has gone through several Mandatory Settlement Conferences since the case was filed in 2018.

So far both parties have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the active litigation. Trial is currently set for March 7, 2022.

County resolution includes potential relocation of SoCalGas site On Feb. 1 the Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ask the California Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a health needs assessment that will consider a “potential relocation” of the Southern California Gas compressor facility in West Ventura.

Community opposition to the facility’s proposed expansion has drawn the attention of local and

state government, along with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), citing policies that show such a site would never be built in the current location today – across from an elementary school and a Boys and Girls Club.

The Ventura City Council passed a similar resolution opposing the SoCalGas plan, echoing the community’s demand for an environmental impact report that looks at the cumulative effects of the facility, along with the risks, on the surrounding community.

Language in the resolution passed on Feb. 1 included noting “the current site’s close proximity to numerous sensitive populations and the risks historically associated with gas compressor sites including . . . ruptures, leaks and explosions.”

Several organizations – including the Westside Community Council, Food and Water Watch and Climate First:Replacing Oil and Gas – have been part of the Westside Clean Air Coalition, which points to the risks to people in the “blast zone” should their be an explosion at the site.

There are 500 people living within a quarter mile of the location and 4,750 people within a half mile.

Ventura city facilities remain closed Certain facilities in the city of Ventura remain under temporary closure due to the pandemic and will remain closed, as a precautionary measure, through mid- to late February.

Facilities that remain closed include Ventura City Hall, the lobby at Fire and Police Headquarters, Sanjon Maintenance Yard, Ventura Avenue Adult Center, Barranca Vista Center, Westpark Community Center, Ortega Adobe and the Olivas Adobe.

Senior nutrition meals are available for pickup onsite at the Ventura Avenue Adult Center.

The Ventura Aquatic Center, Buenaventura Golf Course and the Olivas Links Golf Course remain open with precautions in place.

Nyeland Acres piloting pesticide notification system As part of a statewide pilot program, the community of Nyeland Acres in Oxnard will be notified when pesticide application will occur in the surrounding area. The program is expected to launch in April and will be managed through the Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner’s office.

The statewide program is operated through the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and information gathered during the pilot program will help design the statewide system aimed at creating a more effective and transparent notification system that provides equitable access to information before pesticides are used near where people live.

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— Kimberly Rivers

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FEATURE Dimitri Poulos, winner of the Rincon Brewery Pro Division of the 2022 Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon Classic.

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Despite wind, weather and a tsunami warning, the Rincon Classic returned in 2022

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espite near calamitous rain, wind and even a tsunami, the Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon Classic returned this year (Jan. 15-16) for its 40th iteration to the delight of 805 surfers and fans. Last year’s classic was a COVID casualty, and for a moment this year’s version looked a little dicey.

“Turning 40 is never easy, I guess,” was contest director Chris Keet’s straightforward summary of the contest’s challenges on the morning of Sat10 —

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urday, Jan. 15, before clouds and tides receded to allow the beloved celebration of one of the best point breaks in America.

Despite the elements’ threats to Rincon’s usual easygoing perfection, the one element that really mattered (surf) was very good for the whole weekend and near-perfect on the event’s second day.

With the surf in hand, the other requirements for a successful Rincon Classic (RC) fell into place: cameos by wave-riding dolphins (demonstrating that humans aren’t the only surfing mammals), comradely competition and some monster performances by the assem-

bled stars of 805 surfdom. By the time of the awards ceremony late on Sunday, Jan. 16, another successful classic was in the books.

Rincon regular Andy Neumann (who took second in the Super Legends category) put it this way: “It takes a Herculean effort to put on this event and Chris Keet deserves so much credit. The logistics must be overwhelming . . . undeterred [by Saturday morning’s challenges], the Rincon Classic goes on and winds up with epic surf conditions on Sunday afternoon! Hooray for Chris Keet!”

But that’s not how it looked on Saturday morning. Evening winds

tossed around the carefully constructed sponsor tents on Friday night. And then, just after the first heat was in the water on Saturday morning, the unthinkable: a tsunami warning. “Everyone out of the water!” was the call and surfers, judges and fans beat a tactical retreat to higher ground. When the all-clear was called 70 minutes later, competition went forward.

Surfers are known for their studied imperturbability and flexibility when it comes to challenges and the unexpected. But after the wind, rain, tsunami and (oh yes) a power outage, Keet must have been wondering if the classic was having a fatal mid-life crisis.

In the end, the “Queen of the Coast” was just working things out on Saturday morning and the rest of the event came off without a hitch. And then Sunday brought glorious surf, consistent with classics of the past (connoisseurs usually give 2004 or 2016 the nod for

biggest RC surf).

“Sunday was a great blessing,” said Keet. “My favorite moment of the weekend was waking up at 5 a.m. on Sunday morning and looking at the buoy forecast which jumped 3.5 feet from what was predicted the night before. The conditions on Sunday were why we love to surf Rincon.”

So, after a tumultuous beginning, the surf god (Poseidon?) had rewarded Keet for his patience, boldness and pluck. Was there ever a doubt?

A Unique History Surf contests generally come in two flavors. There are pro-ams that bring together the best professionals and amateurs from anywhere and everywhere who care to show up. The other type are contests that limit competitors to locals of a particular break or locale. The Rincon Classic takes pride in being the latter type, but it’s nonetheless influ-

vcreporter.com ential for its seeming parochialism.

First, the contestants come from pretty much the entire 805 and, second, Rincon’s fame as one of the top surf spots anywhere means that finishing strong here gives beaucoups bragging rights. Finally, the longevity of the classic has created its own momentum, as former rivals and friends can now watch their offspring go head-to-head just as they did a generation before.

Eligibility for the RC is governed by the unique and longstanding Rincon “ripple effect,” meaning that where you live determines your entrance in the competition. Priority goes (in this order) to residents of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Goleta, Oxnard and then the rest of the 805 depending on location and entry date. Localism? Yes, but that’s what makes it special.

2022 Results And as it turned out, Ventura’s own locals ably represented at the RC. The premier category, the Rincon Brewery Pro, had the area’s best professional and amateur surfers going head-to-head in an event with a world-class pedigree of past winners (Conner Coffin, Tom Curren, Chris Brown, just to name

Josiah Amico taking to the air at the VISSLA Expression Session of the 2022 Rincon Classic.

Photo courtesy Chris Keet

Surfers and spectators gather at Rincon Point for the 40th iteration of the Rincon Classic.

Photo by Warren Barrett

a few). Fast-rising comer Dimitri Poulos won the category this year.

Second in the Pro went to another Venturan, Cory Arrambide. Previous RC standouts Kilian Garland and Jabe Swierkocki finished third

and fourth in the Pro. On the women’s side, yet another Venturan made her mark this year: college freshman Makena Burke.

Burke’s allegiance is to

her hometown: “Ventura will always be home to me. Nothing can beat our famous right-hand point breaks.”

Burke went to El Camino High School and calls Ventura Point her

hometown break. She said that doing well at a competition is fine but surfing in the Rincon Classic is a whole other ballgame. “The classic is close to home, so I can spend time with friends and family. It’s a community-oriented event that is hard to find and I cherish every second of it.”

Community is a word you hear a lot in connection with the Rincon Classic. To Neumann, one of the joys of the weekend is “seeing the 10- and 12-year-olds, the aunts and uncles, parents and grandparents all whooping it up on the beach.” Another one bringing up the theme was Britt Merrick, leader of RC sponsor Channel Islands Surfboards. Merrick notes that the storied company’s inspiration has always come from Rincon Point so the relationship is a natural. “Channel Islands Surfboards was born and bred at Rincon, so to be able to give back to our community by supporting the Rincon Classic is a joy and a privilege for us.” Merrick knows his stuff, not only as the son of company founders Al and Terry Merrick, but also because he took to the waves himself, finishing strong in this year’s Grand Masters category.

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women’s competition this year: “The Wahines [U17, or girls age 17 and under] were particularly amazing. Both [U17 winner] Vela Mattive and Makena Burke got two perfect 10s.”

For a complete list of categories and the top finishers, see rinconclassic.com/results-2022-rinconclassic/. Tip: Check out the beautiful footage, including drone captures, of this year’s RC at the same url.

Jeff Belzer placed second in the Longboard Division. Photo by DarkSpark Photography

Surf Contests and Clubs At first blush the aesthetics and culture of surfing — a kind of ballet with a wave performed mostly for one’s own personal enjoyment — seems at odds with the formality and enforced structure of a sports contest with all the necessary rules, potentially subjective judging, entry fees, hard-and-fast begin and end times, commercial sponsorships and so on. In short, “purists” might say, how do you even Continued on Page 13

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create a structured competition for an activity and lifestyle that’s the very antithesis of most organized sports (or organized anything)?

But check in with longtime surfers, and you’ll get a different take.

They point out that surf contests are not an aberration or modern corruption; they’ve been around from the beginning. Whatever the rules, surfers have always sought to establish a pecking order at a particular break. Think of it like the afterhours “cutting contests” held by early jazz pioneers to informally determine musical primacy. In the same way, surf contests have served to showcase ability and provide a competitive outlet.

The fact is that while purists have occasionally criticized what they viewed as contests’ commercialization and commodification, these elements have been present from the very origins of the sport.

As surf historian Matt Warshaw has pointed out, even the “no contest” proponents like surf legend Miki Dora (1934-2002) — who infamously once lowered his shorts to moon the judges’ stand to show his disdain for not receiving the proper respect — entered competitions whenever the mood struck them.

Whether drawn by the potential fame, prize money or something else, almost all noteworthy surfers of the past have participated in contests.

Listen again to Andy Neumann: “Surf contests are one of the few venues when you get to mingle with the rest of the surfing community. I love to compete, strategize and feel the thrill of choosing what you hope will be the best wave or two in a tight time frame.”

It’s important to remember that early surf contests were often closely tied to local surf clubs, which played a key role in developing the sport. In the 805, clubs like the Hope Ranch Surf Club and the Hollister Ranch Surf Club had become extremely influential by the 1960s. Inter-club competitions were a chance to see where one’s skills — or those of the entire club — stacked up against peers from down south. Today’s modern surf “schools” with a group of groms following a coach up and down the coast follow in the footsteps of the surf clubs of the past.

The Contest Window: A Moveable Feast Another unique element of surf contests new and old is their dependence on something completely out of the hands of both surfers and contest promoters: good surf, which tends not to follow conventional schedules. To ensure the best possible surf on the big day, the Rincon Classic announces in December an eightweek “window” (usually running from mid-January to March) when the competition could take place, if the right conditions develop. In other words, the RC leadership will make a call on the preceding Wednesday whether the contest will go ahead the following weekend. After that, there’s no turning back, come hell, high water, or flat conditions. To say that this puts tremendous pressure on the contest director is an understatement.

This is just one reason why the hardest job in surfing might be presiding over a surf contest.

While modern wave models and sophisticated forecasting can take some of the guesswork out of date-picking, this is still art rather than science. Once a date is selected, plans are made, equipment rented, trophies ordered and media and sponsors summoned, there’s little the contest director can do other than pray that surf happens, that wind and rain (and tsunamis) abate, and that all is well on D-Day. Fortunately, Chris Keet has saltwater in his veins and has seen a few contests in his day.

“You got to let go of what you can’t control.”

Back to Andy Neumann for the final word on this year’s RC: “I have surfed in contests around the world but the Rincon Classic is by far my favorite. It is very competitive with incredible surfing but what stands out above that is the sense of community.”

Local historian Vince Burns is researching, writing, and collecting historical photographs and accounts for an upcoming book on the history of Rincon Point and the surrounding area. If you have historical photos of Rincon Point or additional information to share, get in touch with Vince at vinceburns805@gmail.com.

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Community celebrates new mural

by Kimberly Rivers

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The completed Pura Avenida Mural painted on Wall Street in West Ventura in January 2022.

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community mural is more than paint on a wall. A mural represents the connection between those who designed it, those whose hands painted it and the people who will look at it each day for years to come. It’s a community- and place-based object of art that to some simply brings interest and color to an otherwise boring wall, while preventing tagging and graffiti.

A community mural that tells the story of the people in that place, however, has a much deeper role than just preventing tagging or beautifying a blank wall.

The name Pura Avenida Maria Robles works on the Pura Avenida Mural on means “pure Avenue,” and was Wall Street in West Ventura, January 2022. thought up by Onofre Banderas, a local resident and comThe design incorporates aspects of life on the munity advocate, and Jackie Pearce, executive Westside, including skateboarding, surfing, cruisdirector of Westside Community Development ing, oil and gas history, Indigenous and Mexican Corporation (WCDC). Banderas survived being American culture, local businesses, wildlife and shot in a gang-related incident in 2019 while nature. These elements are captured in bubbles he was operating his taco truck in Ventura. He being blown by a woman calaveras whose long was inspired to find ways to get youth involved brown hair forms a hawk flying out over the coast in community-based art as a pathway to gang with the Channel Islands in the background. prevention. He and Pearce were introduced by Pura Avenida is more than a mural. It’s local artist Lynne Okun. a movement aimed at building community Development of the mural took many twists connection around arts and resources for local and turns with issues related to funding, planresidents. As part of the movement WCDC has ning and design. Final approval from the city of secured a location to form an education center to Ventura came in the fall of 2021. The mural on teach the latest technology and entrepreneurship Wall Street was completed in late January after skills through access to 3-D printers, laser cutseveral weeks of community painting days. ters and other high-tech tools.

Local residents and artists of all ages and backwww.westsideventura.org grounds contributed to the colorful design on a www.instagram.com/puraavenida/ long stretch of cement wall.

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ARTS LISTINGS Some classes, exhibits and events are available exclusively online. All events are subject to change and cancellation; always verify with venue and/or organizer.

OPENING THEATER OPENING ART VENTURA POTTERY GALLERY Feb. 12-13: Open Air Pottery Market and Valentine Celebration, with special pieces created for Feb. 14 gift giving by over 40 artists. Ongoing. Talented ceramic artists from across Ventura County make up the Ventura County Potters Guild, and they display their works — housewares, home decor, figurines and more — at the guild’s gallery and shop in Ventura Harbor. 1567 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 105, Ventura, 805- 644-6800, venturapottersguild.org/gallery.

AUDITIONS/CALLS TO ARTISTS DAB ART Ongoing. The contemporary art organization is currently seeking submissions of work in any media for group and solo exhibitions at H Gallery and Studios in Ventura. Submit three to 20 images; $35 entry fee. For submission guidelines, online application and more information, visit www.dabart. me/ventura-2.

ONGOING THEATER HARVEY Through Feb. 12. A comedy of errors ensues when a social-climbing woman attempts to have her eccentric brother committed to a sanitarium because of his imaginary friend . . . a six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit named Harvey. $1820. Conejo Players Theatre, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, 805-495-3715, conejoplayers.org.

THE JUNGLE BOOK Through Feb. 27. A young boy raised by wolves in the jungle has numerous encounters and adventures that are somewhat paralleled by another boy sent to boarding school in England. Presented by Young Artists Ensemble. $1219. Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks, 805-381-2747, hillcrestarts.com.

MATILDA JR.: THE MUSICAL Through Feb. 27.

Plucky, clever, magical Matilda contends with her difficult family and a cruel headmistress to find friendship and family in this beloved family favorite from Roald Dahl. $23-25. High Street Arts Center, 45 E. High St., Moorpark, 805-529-8700, highstreetartscenter.com.

PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE Through Feb. 13.

An original play by actor and comedian Steve Martin about an imagined meeting between artist Pablo Picasso and scientist Albert Einstein at a Paris bar in 1904. $17-20. The Elite, 2731 S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard, 805-483-5118, www.theelite.org.

SOMETHING ROTTEN! Through Feb. 13.

5-Star Theatricals opens its 2022 season with this riotous musical farce set in the 1590s about two brothers competing with Shakespeare to make a name for themselves in theater. $30-91.

Bank of America Performing Arts Center, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, 805-449-

Head to the Elite Theatre Company in Oxnard to catch the final weekend of Picasso at the Lapin Agile, starring Anthony Baldonado and Ventus Russell as Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso. Photo from Facebook 2787, bapacthousandoaks.com.

THE SPITFIRE GRILL: A MUSICAL Through Feb. 13. A young woman with a difficult past arrives in a small, struggling town where she finds healing and family at a local eatery. $20-28. Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley, 805583-7900, www.svvac.org.

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Through Feb. 13. Hijinks ensue when two middle-aged siblings living on a cherry orchard in rural Pennsylvania get a visit from their movie-star sister and her young lover. $18-20. Ojai ACT, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai, 805-640-8797, ojaiact.org.

VENTURA COUNTY POETRY PROJECT Thursday, Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom: Online poetry reading with Marcy Wingard and open mic streamed live from the EP Foster Library, 651 E. Main St., Ventura. More information at vcpoetryproject.org.

ONGOING ART 643 PROJECT SPACE Through Feb. 25. Suspiro, a solo show by Gladys Rodriguez. Masks required. 643 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura, www.643projectspace.com.

AGRICULTURE MUSEUM Through June 26: Tomols to Trains: County Transportation through the 1900s. Ongoing: Farm to Market, an interactive exhibit promoting healthy lifestyles through role play; plus antique tractors, farming implements, a living beehive and more. Hours: ThursdaysSundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 926 Railroad Ave., Santa Paula, 805-525-3100, venturamuseum.org/ visit-agriculture-museum/.

BEATRICE WOOD CENTER FOR THE ARTS Through Feb. 26. Ojai Visions, featuring members of the Ojai Studio Artists. 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Road, Upper Ojai, 805-646-3381, www.beatricewood.com.

BUENAVENTURA ART ASSOCIATION Through March 12. Knowing Your Identity, a solo show of photography by Stella Kuyumjian exploring her

Say it with clay! Find lovely Valentine’s Day-themed creations (and more!) at Ventura Pottery Gallery’s Open Air Market and Valentine Celebration, taking place Feb. 12-13. Photo submitted

journey toward mental health. Studio 99, Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura, 805-648-1235, buenaventuraartassociation.org.

CANVAS AND PAPER Through Feb. 20. Works on paper by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Pablo Picasso. 311 N. Montgomery St., Ojai, 805798-9301, www.canvasandpaper.org.

CHANNEL ISLANDS MARITIME MUSEUM Through March 25: Coast Guard Art, portraits, search and rescue scenes and depictions of everyday life created by those participating in the Coast Guard Art Program. Ongoing: Maritime art covering Asian, European and American seafaring history; the Marple Model Ship Collection; exhibits on whales, sailors and the Port of Hueneme and more. 3900 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard, 805-984-6260, cimmvc.org.

DUDLEY HOUSE HISTORIC MUSEUM Ongoing.

The National Historic Landmark was built in 1892 by Selwyn Shaw for lima bean farmer B.W. Dudley, and is one of the last pioneer farmhouses in Ventura. On display are artifacts and other elements showcasing aspects of life from 1895 to 1925. Open for tours the first Sunday of the month. COVID protocols will be strictly followed. 197 N. Ashwood Ave., Ventura, 805642-3345, dudleyhouse.org.

FOX FINE JEWELRY Through April 17. Nature’s Theurgy featuring oil paintings by Robert Wassell inspired by his hikes and connection to God. 560 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-652-1800, www.foxfinejewelry.com.

H GALLERY AND STUDIOS Through March 31.

Transmission of Unknown Origin, nonrepresentational displays of human emotion. 1793 E. Main St., Ventura, dabart.me.

HARBOR VILLAGE GALLERY AND GIFTS Through March 15: New members show, with works by 10 resident artists. Ongoing: Buenaventura Art Association members showcase and sell their work. Masks and social distancing required. 1559 Spinnaker Drive #106, Ventura Harbor Village, 805-644-2750, www.facebook.com/ HarborVillageGalleryGifts.

MULLIN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM Ongoing.

The famed auto museum pays tribute to French automotive design, with coaches from the 1800s, Bugattis from the 1920s-30s, Concours d’Elegance winners and more. Hours: Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; advance tickets required. 1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard, 805-385-5400, mullinautomotivemuseum.com.

MURPHY AUTO MUSEUM Ongoing. Impressive display of vintage automobiles and Americana, as well as the Gold Coast Modular Railroad Club and the car-centric art in the Fireball Art Gallery. Muscles and Mojo car show in the parking lot every first and third Sunday of the month. The museum is now open Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1930 Eastman Ave., Oxnard, 805-487-4333, www.murphyautomuseum.org.

MUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY Through May 8: Arte Para la Gente, the collected works of Margaret Garcia. Online: Out and Back: Ventura County Outdoor Adventures, a newly digitized collection of photographs taken from reels of film created by lifelong Ventura County resident and avid outdoorsman Herman Keene (1879-1965). Ongoing: MVC Gallery Marketplace, exhibits devoted to the Chumash, the history of Ventura County, George Stuart Historical

The whole family will love plucky, magical Matilda Jr., a musical version of the Roald Dahl classic currently playing at the High Street Arts Center in Moorpark. Photo submitted Figures® and more. 100 E. Main St., Ventura, 805653-0323 or venturamuseum.org.

OJAI ART CENTER Through March 3. A One Man-One Woman Artist, works by the masculine and feminine sides of artist-in-residence Paul Whitehead/Trisha van Cleef. 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai, 805-646-0117, www.ojaiartcenter.org/art.html.

OJAI INSTITUTE Through Feb. 26. Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation is pleased to present Sounds For Survival, a solo exhibition project by Jovan C. Speller, a Minnesota artist known for interpreting historic narratives through contemporary discourse.

248 S. Montgomery St., Unit A, Ojai, 805-633-9188, theojaiinstitute.org.

OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM Through March 13: Ojai Warming: Flora and Fauna in the Time of Climate Change, images and photos that show us the rare and endangered species in this area . . . and what we stand to lose due to drought, wildfires, extreme temperatures and habitat destruction. Ongoing: Small exhibitions on a range of topics related to the history of the Ojai Valley, as well as virtual talks and more.

Now open Friday-Sunday. 130 W. Ojai Ave., Ojai, 805640-1390, www.ojaivalleymuseum.org.

OLIVAS ADOBE HISTORIC PARK Ongoing.

The Olivas Adobe is now open the second Sunday of each month for visitors, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The historic park invites all plein air artists to come out to the site for creative inspiration, from the rose garden and 160-year-old fuchsia to the rancho and the bell tower. In addition, Laura Jean Jespersen’s The Romance of the Adobe will be on exhibit in the small adobe. There will be raffles, historic interpreters, an al fresco gift shop and more. 4200 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura, www.cityofventura.ca.gov/OlivasAdobe.

POPPIES ART AND GIFTS Ongoing. Gifts, jewelry, decor and more made by local artists. 323 E. Matilija St., Ojai, 805-798-0033, www.poppiesartandgifts.com.

PORCH GALLERY Through March 21. It’s My House!, an immersive installation-exhibit undertaken in collaboration with CURA Art celebrating the role of art collectors in supporting creative pursuits.

310 E. Matilija St., Ojai, 805-620-7589, porchgalleryojai.com.

RANCHO CAMULOS MUSEUM Ongoing. The 40-acre landmark and museum is one of the best

surviving examples of an early California rancho and honors the area’s Spanish and Mexican heritage. “Last Sundays at the Landmark” take place the last Sunday of every month, and include docent-led tours, music and more. Open every Sunday for docent-led tours; group and special-focus tours by appointment. Situated off of Highway 126, two miles east of Piru. 805-521-1501, www. ranchocamulos.org. realART Opened Jan. 9. The art gallery in Whizin Market Square will host a new show with works by a variety of contemporary artists. Whizin Market Square, 28861 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, 310-452-4000, buyrealart.com.

RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Through Feb. 27. FBI: From Al Qaeda to Al Capone, covering the history of the organization from its inception to modern day.

Exhibit will include a Thompson machine gun, the getaway car used by Bonnie and Clyde and the original Unabomber Manifesto. 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, 800-410-8354, www.reaganfoundation.org.

SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM Through May 8: En Plein Air: An Exploration of Malibu and Ventura County, works by 32 artist members of the famed, 113-year-old California Art Club. Through March 6: The 13th Annual Art About Agriculture, with 66 fresh works from 60 distinct artists that explore the many facets of agriculture. The museum is now open, Wednesdays-Sundays. 117 N. 10th St., Santa Paula, 805-525-5554 or www.santapaulaartmuseum.org.

SPICETOPIA Through March 31. New Buenaventura Art Association members’ show.

Details to come. 576 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-6283267, www.spice-topia.com.

STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS Through Feb. 23.

Emergence, featuring work by resident artists Maria Laura Hendrix and Andy Lepe as well as a curated selection of emerging artists, including juniors, seniors and recent graduates from local universities.

2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, 805-383-1368, www.studiochannelislands.org.

VERY VENTURA GIFT SHOP AND GALLERY Through March 31. New Buenaventura Art Association members’ show. Details to come. 540 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-628-3540, very-ventura.com. ♦ February 10, 2022 —

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THURSDAY STATE OIL AND GAS WEBSITE WORKSHOP | 10 a.m. The California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) — the state’s oil and gas regulatory agency — is hosting a series of workshops for the public to learn about online resources including Well Finder and WellSTAR Data Dashboard. These resources allow the public, and oil and gas operators, to access well information including production data and violations. For more information contact CalGEMPublicTransparencyOffice@conservation. ca.gov. Workshop links are online at: https://www. conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/CalGEMOnline-Data-Workshops-February.aspx HEALTHY SCHOOLS ACT: BEST PRACTICES FOR PEST MANAGEMENT NEAR SCHOOLS SERIES – STRUCTURAL SESSION | 10-11:30 a.m. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is hosting a series of workshops for those who work in the landscape industry about best practices for managing a wide range of pests in and around school campuses. This workshop will focus on Structural Integrated Pest Management and cover insect and commensal rodent management. Continuing education credits available. Registration is online: bit.ly/3ugeP7g THE SOMIS THURSDAY CLUB | 12:30 p.m.

Free, virtual Zoom event. A local women’s club that meets monthly over lunch to hear about various topics of interest. This month features Cheryl Temple, the Ventura County prosecutor who was part of the team assigned to prosecute Joseph D’Angelo, “The Golden State Killer.” Visitors and prospective members are welcome. Please call 805-469-5059 or email patti.dizazzo@gmail.com to RSVP and to receive Zoom information.

SATURDAY VENTURA COMMUNITY CLEANUP AND RECYCLING EVENT | 8:30-11:30 a.m. The City of Ventura is hosting an event to ensure certain items are disposed of properly. The following items will be accepted: Household, trash, and garage Items: appliances, clothing, furniture, and metal, electronic waste such as: computers, TVs, printers, audio/video equipment and tires (limit 4 per household). Secure document shred services will also be available at this event. Note: Household Hazardous Waste items will not be accepted. For

vcreporter.com Valley. The award is given by the Pleasant Valley Historical Society to the graduating senior who produces the best piece of original research (750 words) related to the history of the Pleasant Valley area. Past essays have been about local people, places and events. Three copies of the completed work should be mailed to PVHS, P.O. Box 570, Camarillo, 93011. For further information contact pvhBill@gmail.com, 805-482-3660. https://pvhsonline.org/scholarship/.

HHW events, visit www.CityofVentura.ca.gov/ HHW. The cleanup and recycling event is taking place at: 765 S Seaward Avenue.

SEASIDE LIVE MUSIC WITH LYNNZEE FRAYE | 12-3 p.m. Local singer-songwriter Lynnzee Fraye will perform on Valentine’s Weekend at the harbor near the fire pit. She’s appeared on American Idol and America’s Great Next Family Band. Seaside Promenade Stage, Ventura Harbor Village, 1583 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura, www.venturaharborvillage.com.

2022 SIMI VALLEY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION PERIOD | Deadline March 4. Each year the city of Simi Valley recognizes one individual who gave selflessly for the betterment of the city in the past year and who represents the spirit of volunteerism. Nominees must be residents of Simi Valley who have volunteered within Simi Valley in the past year. 805-583-6038.

Nomination forms can be completed online at www.simivalley.org/volunteering.

SUNDAY SECOND SUNDAY ART MARKET and LIMONCELLO MAKING CLASS | 9:30 a.m. 2 p.m., Limoncello class at 11 a.m. Make your special someone’s heart flutter with the perfect Valentine gift and card -- or treat yourself!

Participating artists include Bridget McKenna with her painted wooden items and Heidi Williams with flow art pieces. Check inside the store, too, and see work from 50 local artists and makers. At 11 a.m. learn to blend the lemon liqueur with Italian native Lucia. All materials included with $48 fee (adults only). Reserve your spot in the class ahead of time. Held outdoors, in front of Poppies Art and Gifts, 323 E. Matilija St., Ojai. poppiesartandgifts. indiemade.com.

CAMERATA PACIFICA | 3 p.m. In celebration of the Lunar New Year Camerata Pacifica offers chamber music performances with a diverse offering including Varied Trio, Silence Must Be, Aphasia and Hoyt-Schermerhorn. Ethereal sounds with talented musicians in this in-person performance. $68. Museum of Ventura County, 100 E Main Street, Ventura. www.cameratapacifica.org

MONDAY VALENTINE’S DAY JOB FAIR | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Vista Del Mar Hospital is seeking nurses, therapists and mental health workers for positions at their West Ventura location and is offering $3000 sign on bonuses for RNs and $5000 sign on bonus for those interested in the night shift. Bring your resume and other documentation and be ready for on the spot interviews. For more information contact Rosemary Jasso 805-626-5251 or rosemary.jasso@aurorabehavioral.com Vista Del Mar Hospital, 801 Seneca Street, Ventura. www.vistadelmarhospital.com SPENCER | 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. screenings. Kristen Stewart stars as Princess Diana in the time when her marriage with Prince Charles had long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the

NATIVE PLANT FEST | Saturday, Feb. 12, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. FREE in person event. Live music for live plants! Artists, speakers and local nonprofit organizations are coming together for a fun outdoor event celebrating local native plants. Enjoy this fun community event celebrating all things plants with storytelling, gardening workshops, plant sale, vendors, exhibitors, arts and crafts, food trucks and more. With live music from Sage Against the Machine with Emcee The Alynettework. A family friendly event and all are asked to wear a mask. Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard. www.oxnardperformingarts.com/native-plant-fest.html Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. There’s eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be profoundly different. The film tells a story imagining what might have happened during those few fateful days. Masks required.

Rated R. $11.25 general admission. $8 seniors and children. Plaza Cinemas 14, 255 W. 5th Street, Oxnard. www.oxnardfilmsociety.org 14TH ANNUAL SWEETHEART’S DINNER AND DANCE | 6-10 p.m. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is hosting an elegant evening for couples under the wings of Air Force One. Dinner includes a three-course meal served at intimate tables for two, or reserved tables for groups of four or more. Dinner includes a complimentary glass of champagne with live music and a professional photographer on hand to capture the moments memory. The current exhibit FBI: From Al Capone to Al Qaeda will be open. $200 per couple (includes tax and gratuity), Reservations required. Cocktail attire suggested. 805-577-4057. www.reaganfoundation.org/programs-events/

TUESDAY PFLAG MONTHLY MEETING | 7 p.m. A safe and supportive group for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gay (PFLAG) people. Call or email for meeting link info. 805-765-1672. pflag.ventura. ca@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY FREE DIAPER BANK | 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Free diapers and wipes provided. Available to all Ventura County residents, provided by Secure Beginnings. Ojai Unified School District headquarters (drive-through loop), 200 N. Montgomery Street, Ojai. www.securebeginnings.org

SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB CLEANUP FORUM | Saturday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. A virtual Zoom community event to highlight the toxic contamination of the Santa Susana Field Lab site in the Simi Valley Hills and the failure of the government to ensure proper and full clean up.

Speakers include Robert Doge and Denise Duffield with Physicians for Social Responsibility and Melissa Bumstead, a mom and Simi Valley resident with Parents vs Santa Susana Field Lab who was featured in the documentary “In the Dark of the Valley” about the partial nuclear meltdown that occured at the site and was covered up for decades, and the efforts today to get it cleaned up. Forum hosted by Chalice Community Forum View the documentary prior to the forum online at: www.nbc.com/in-the-dark-of-the-valley. Register for the forum at: https://bit.ly/3gv1KiE

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LUNCH & LEARN WITH THE LEAGUE | 12-1 p.m. FREE, online event. The public is invited to listen in on seven conversations with local elected officials. Today’s event features Ventura County Auditor-Controller Jeff Burgh. The interview will be hosted and conducted by the Ventura County League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization which encourages informed and active participation in government. Registration is required. 805-644-2899 https://bit.ly/3rKAzHb.

THURSDAY CHANNEL ISLANDS GULLS FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON | 11 a.m., Lunch at noon This nonprofit organization raises funds to support other Ventura County charities. The group hosts a monthly fundraising luncheon. This months Charity Spotlight is on Forever Found. $40.

Reservations required. cigullsreservations@gmail. com or 805-263-7759 Las Posas Country Club, 955 Fairway Drive, Camarillo. www.channelislandsgulls.org THE STATE OF THE REGION REPORT | 5-6 p.m. FREE virtual event. Local officials including Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub, Linda Braunschweiger, CEO of the Housing Trust Fund Ventura County and Troy Brown, city manager for the City of Moorpark, will speak about business, jobs, housing and crime and safety. Hosted by the Ventura County Civic Alliance. Event will be livestreamed on Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn. Registration is online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ live5-update-from-the-ventura-county-civic-alliance-tickets-241363563917 VENTURA ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WORKSHOP | 6 p.m. Help ensure your community stays accessible to all residents whether they’re walking, rolling or biking. Workshop participants will have an opportunity to ask questions, preview current bike and pedestrian networks, accessibility needs, and more.

Register for the workshop online at: https:// bit.ly/3ruI84m . Details online at: www.

ActivePlanVentura.com.

THE LISTENING ROOM REDUX | 6:30-9:30 p.m. Musicians and listeners are invited to this open mic and showcase event to support the NAMBA Performing Arts space. Open mic sign up starts at 6:30 p.m., first performance at 7 p.m, followed by an extended set by a featured local songwriter or two. NAMBA, 47 S. Oak Street, Ventura. www.nambaarts.com INSIGHT IN SOUND | 7-9 p.m. FREE, in person event. With the goal of helping aspiring musicians gain insight into the music industry local musicians will discuss the ins and outs of the music industry. Wil-dog Abers from Ozomatli and Brian Gazo of Brenton Wood and The Delirians will be discussing their insights, hosted

by Jose Cano from Las Cafeteras. Learn what worked, what didn’t in getting started, band dynamics, tips on making and recording music, and how to get started. Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard.

COMMUNITY NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR PLEASANT VALLEY AREA GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS | deadline April 30.

The Stan Daily Scholarship of $1,000 is offered to students living in the Pleasant Valley area, including Camarillo, Somis and the Santa Rosa

APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN FOR 2022 YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | Through Feb. 28. Students grades 7-12 in the Conejo Valley are encouraged to apply to attend the Youth Leadership Summit where community youth will participate in round table discussion with community leaders with the goal of keeping Thousand Oaks youth-friendly. Competitive application process open now. Information and application are online at: www.toaks.org/youth.

For questions regarding the Youth Leadership Summit, email youthcommission@toaks.org or call Sarah Mailes at 805-449-2118.

SCUBA DIVER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR UNDERWATER SEARCH AND RESCUE | Training session begins March 11 in Camarillo. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Underwater Search and Rescue Team is in need of qualified SCUBA divers to volunteer. Divers must be skilled, reliable and willing to volunteer their time and own resources and be willing to attend an orientation session for the Underwater Academy scheduled to begin Friday, March 11, 2 p.m. ad the Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center (Sheriff’s Academy), 106 Durley Avenue, Camarillo. The orientation-training is $250 and is held Friday evenings and Sunday morning through Aug. 21. Candidates must be 21 years or older and have their own personal dive equipment, live in Ventura County, or nearby and hold a current Open Water Certification. Advanced certification is preferred. Additional eligibility requirements apply. For additional information concerning the Dive Academy call: Team Captain Larry Fuller(805) 746-3326. Team Administrative Officer Steve Giles- (805) 910-8067. Sheriff’s Office SAR Coordinator Sergeant Kelly Roark- (805) 388-4212.

ONGOING/UPCOMING EVENTS PUBLIC COMMENT INVITED ON CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT PLAN | Through Feb. 24, 2022 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is seeking public input about the CINMS management plan and draft environmental assessment. The plan and an online portal to provide input are online at the Federal Register: https://bit.ly/3uiLauc. Questions can be emailed to: cinmsmanagementplan@noaa. gov.

WINTER WHALE WATCHING | Daily through April 23, 2022. It’s the time of year when Pacific gray whales can be seen along the Ventura County coastline during their migration from their feeding grounds in Alaska to their breeding grounds in Baja. Other species commonly seen include humpback whales, fin whales and sometimes orcas. Common dolphins are year round residents of the area. Island Packers, operating out of the Ventura Harbor Village, offers daily whale watching trips and excursions to the Channel Islands National Park.

Whale watching, $42 adult, $30 children, 3-12.

Kids 2 and under are free. All day trips are $63$120 per adult. Book trips in advance. www. islandpackers.com

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he 2010s saw a new phenomenon take over the entertainment scene. At least, it was new for mainstream audiences. With franchises like Pitch Perfect and Glee as well as YouTube sensations like Pentatonix becoming pop culture icons, a cappella arrangements (ie, without instrumental accompaniment) of pop songs were becoming unprecedented hits. While one might be tempted to believe this trend came out of nowhere, there was an undeniably trailblazing group that paved the way for the future of a cappella. It would be difficult to overstate the incredible influence that the renowned Rockapella has had over the last few decades.

Rockapella had humble beginnings, with the group’s first lineup getting its start playing gigs at the clubs and pubs of 1986 New York City. Its style and sound was so unusual compared to other music groups, leading to television opportunities. The first big break came when Rockapella landed a spot performing in a 1990 Spike Lee-directed documentary focused on the a cappella world. Then, in 1991, producers of the PBS children’s television show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? were looking for a house band.

After seeing Rockapella perform, they knew that they had found a musical treasure.

Jeff Thacher, vocal percussionist,

Rockapella performs Feb. 11 at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center. Photo submitted would join Rockapella only a couple of years later.

“I came in about halfway through [the gig on Carmen Sandiego],” explains Thacher. “At the time there weren’t many professional a cappella groups and it was a new idea for an a cappella group to have a beatboxer playing the role of a drummer. It wasn’t new for hip hop but it was new for the a cappella world . . . Now Scott [Leonard, high tenor] and I are the only two members who remain from that era and we’ve brought in three amazing performers to fill the other slots.”

As a vocal percussionist (also known as beatboxer or mouth drummer), Thacher’s skill is a unique one in the music world. “I went to Berklee College of Music, I grew up learning

piano and I was in lots of choirs and similar things . . . back then, being a beatboxer white guy, you had to expect you weren’t going to get a lot of beatboxing employment. So, when this opportunity came along, I jumped at the chance.”

Rockapella offers listeners an exciting blend of original music along with original arrangements of popular soul, funk, rock and Motown classics. The practice of performing cover songs is a tradition in the world of a cappella. Members of the group will use only their voices to recreate every sound of an instrument heard on the original recording. But it is important not to mistake recreation with imitation.

A cappella not only showcases the unique abilities of each musician,

but also demonstrates their creativity when arranging and performing someone else’s music.

“Our philosophy for a long time has been ‘Why do a cover that exactly mimics the original?’” says Thacher. “We think it’s important to think outside the box, whatever that may mean for you . . . whether that means a different tempo or a different style or a mashup, there’s a way to do it that isn’t just rubber stamping the original.”

And of course, the human voice is the most authentic and powerful tool for music-making that exists.

One might argue that all musical instruments aim to imitate or evoke the human voice. There is simply a different, more visceral response that people have to hearing the human

voice as opposed to anything else.

Vocalists are keenly aware of this, along with the unique struggles of being a vocal performer.

“Instruments are there for you but if your voice goes out, then that’s it,” explains Thacher. “It’s definitely a little more fragile. It’s an athletic activity as well as an art. At any moment something could change.

Compare that to an instrument where if you tune it correctly, it’s pretty much always there for you.”

Rockapella performs on Friday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. For tickets and more information, call 805-449-2787 or visit bapacthousandoaks.com.

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Ric’s Restaurant: Tour Support,

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alentine’s Day is just around the corner, and restaurants across the county have their prix fixe menus printed, their special offerings lined up, and dozens of reservations on the books for Monday, Feb. 14 (or earlier — many are treating the entire weekend as an opportunity for romantic dining). There are some delicious options out there, so if a night on the town is your thing, you will surely find something to impress that special someone.

But if you’d rather cozy up at home, you might want to uncork a nice bottle of wine to celebrate the occasion. Ventura County boasts several locally owned wine shops whose proprietors are known for their discerning tastes and exten-

sive selection. Many work with boutique wineries and enjoy access to exceptional, small-batch wines that you may not find elsewhere.

And you can bet that all of them have some great recommendations! The Ventura County Reporter spoke with a few local wine experts about pouring out some love on Valentine’s Day. Point de Chêne Wine and Beer 108B N. Signal St., Ojai 805-272-8685 pointdechene.com Bob Huey, owner of Point de Chêne in Ojai, thinks of his offerings

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as a “bespoke collection,” and he searches the globe for family-owned and naturally farmed wines. One of his favorite pours for Valentine’s Day is a true French champagne from Paul Laurent ($40), made from pinot noir grapes.

“It’s dry,” he explains, “and has those pinot flavors: lighter berries like raspberries and a bit of chalkiness. It finishes dry.”

An Italian red he’s really excited about right now is the 2019 Nero d’Avola from Sicily’s Gurrieri ($24), which, in addition to being delicious, is also certified organic.

“Nero d’Avola is one of the signature grapes of Sicily,” says Huey.

“It’s got a medium body and good acidity . . . It has some velvety red fruit flavors — dark berry fruit, some dark cherry — and a bit of minerality. You can even put a slight chill on it.”

In addition to its taste, Huey likes the versatility of this Sicilian red, which can pair well with everything

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Valley, which he describes as “a If you’re feeling a little more spendy, very soft, round, floral, pretty she recommends the Nomine Renard wine.” The floral character, Brut Champagne ($60), an elegant pour he explains, plays beautifully with hints of peach, honey and brioche against earthy mushrooms. that’s perfect for special occasions.

Two soft, light pinot noirs Novak also suggests two cabernet saustand out to him for Valentine’s vignons (perhaps to be enjoyed with a Day drinking, both from Santa steak dinner or lamb), both from Napa Barbara County’s Alma Rosa Valley. Emerson Brown’s Napa Valley cab Winery — the new label for Cen($48) is big and rich, with notes of black tral Coast wine pioneer Richard fruit, leather and licorice. From Calistoga Sanford. The Estate Santa Rita comes Maldonado ($75), whose sophistiHills ($22.99) offers up rose petcated cabernet is full of berries and spice als, fresh mint and blood orange, and everything nice, with a lasting finish. while the top-shelf, single vineBoth are sure to delight anyone who loves yard Bentrock ($63.99) is an A a full-bodied red. elegant expression of the Sta, Ventura Wine Co./The Cave After dinner, Novak recommends Rita Hills appellation, and 4435 McGrath St., Unit Client:light Crowne Plaza - Aqua Bar Ad Executive: Warren Barrett pop- (805) Find 10-year-old ping open a bottle of tawny port Proof”, from and “F earthy on the palate but excep301, Ventura Kopke Tawny Port Please check this proof over carefully and indicate all corrections clearly. You will have a “1st Proof”, “2nd Kopke ($46).

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Silence Of The Ma’ams

My girlfriends and I were out for drinks.

One was talking about her bad day at work and how she found herself apologizing to her boss (though she wasn’t at fault). The conversation turned to how women are constantly saying “I’m sorry” to everyone: boyfriends, parents, strangers at the supermarket. I even apologized to the bartender at one point! Why do women seem to sheepishly apologize, often for no reason?

—Not Sorry The value of “I’m sorry” gets seriously watered down when it covers everything from plowing your SUV into somebody’s living room to yoohooing the waitress: “Sorry, but could I get a fork?”

Because an apology is an admission that we’ve wronged somebody, the “pre-crime” weenie-ism above seems to make no sense.

It’s not like the waitress was hired to read gripping crime novels, and how dare you tear her away from finding out who the real killer is when you could just eat your polenta with your hands?

However, “sorry” isn’t always an acknowledgment of “I did something awful to you.”

Sometimes it’s a preemptive measure: “Don’t do anything awful to me.” Psychologist Joyce Benenson explains that women, across cultures, are prone to take this precautionary approach — basically the verbal version of walking on eggshells — in hopes of averting social and physical conflict and avoiding retaliation.

Girls and women use more tentative, hedgywedgy language, frontloading even the most innocuous requests with meekspeak like “I normally wouldn’t ask” and “I hate to bother you.” “Numerous studies have shown that girls and women use polite speech much more than boys and men,” notes Benenson. Women also use more speech “softeners”: weasel phrases like “In my opinion” and “To be honest” and apologies taken to absurd extremes: “I’m sorry, but would you mind not standing on my foot?”

Because boys and men tend to be direct, women’s mealymouthing is — unfairly — stigmatized as a defect. Benenson explains that men and women evolved to have different roles and motivations (in line with their differing physiologies) in order “to ensure the survival of their children to adulthood.” For example, males, from boyhood on, specialize in defense: fighting the enemy and protecting the babymakers of the species.

Now, maybe you’re thinking, “Hello? It’s

by amy alkon 2022, and dudes are trotting off to Techbroland with an iPad, not a spear.” Well, yeah.

Unfortunately, they — and all of us — are stuck with an outdated psychological operating system. As evolutionary psychologists Leda Cosmides and John Tooby put it: “Our modern skulls house a Stone Age mind” with “Stone Age priorities” — meaning perfect, right now in 2022, for solving our hunter-gatherer ancestors’ mating and survival problems and often a mismatch with the realities of our lives today.

Accordingly, women’s duck-‘n’-cower deferential politeness, including promiscuous apologizing, seems to be a survival tactic — one that, from ancestral times on, shaped female emotions (which drive behavior). “Politeness, as ... subordinate apes know well,” reduces interpersonal conflicts and “diminishes the chances” of being injured or killed, observes Benenson. “It is no accident ... that women have greater levels of nonverbal and verbal politeness than men.”

Benenson is alluding to psychologist Anne Campbell’s “staying alive” theory. Campbell, researching sex differences in assertiveness, explains that ancestral women, vastly more than ancestral men, were critical to children’s survival. Women seem to have evolved to fear physical harm from “risky confrontations,” which could jeopardize their ability to have children or feed and care for the ones already dropping their Legos all over the floor of the cave.

Ancestral women who survived to pass on their genes (and the psychology built into them) to women living today were likely those who opted for low-risk ways of going for what they want: using hints, hedges, and manipulation instead of assertive direct “asks.” Whether a woman is a mother or plans to be is immaterial: “Even if a woman never has a child, she still sees the world through a different lens than a man,” observes Benenson.

That said, a propensity to behave a certain way is not a mandate. Knowing you’ve got the female emotions software package, you might pre-plan to be more direct: Practice asking for what you want plainly, without apologetic airbags, and then do it: both in conversation and by pruning the “Excuse me for existing”-speak from your texts and emails before you send them. Be prepared to backslide, and by “be prepared,” I mean maybe choose to laugh. To be human is to be fallible, and habits — especially those going back bajillions of years in human evolution — have deep roots.

Eventually, however, asserting yourself should become more of a norm for you.

Chances are this will amp up your self-respect as well as others’ respect for you — probably because being around you no longer feels like being beaten to death with an olive branch. (c)2022, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly podcast: blogtalkradio.com/ amyalkon Order Amy Alkon’s new book, “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence,” (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2018).

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES

(March 21-April 19):

“Real love is a pilgrimage,” declared author Anita Brookner. “It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.”

That’s the bad news, Aries. The good news is that you have more potential than ever before to free your love of strategic maneuvering and manipulation. For the foreseeable future, I invite you to drop all romantic agendas and simply make yourself extra receptive to love’s teachings. Are you ready to learn what you don’t even realize you need to know?

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20):

In the near future, I’ll be pleased if you dole out lavish praise to allies who enchant you. I will celebrate if you deliver loving inspirations and lush invitations to those who help you fulfill your reasons for being here on the planet. To get you in the mood, here are some suggested provocations. 1. “Your body makes mine into a shrine; holy, divine, godtouched.” —Ramona Meisel. 2.

“Your luster opens glories on my glowing face.” —Federico García Lorca. 3. “All night long if you want. We’ll tell our secrets to the dark.” —Gayle Forman. 4. “I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours.” —Bob Dylan.

5. “We are each other’s harvest. We are each other’s business. We are each other’s magnitude and bond.”

—Gwendolyn Brooks.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20):

In Gemini author Orhan Pamuk’s novel Snow, the main character Ka asks a woman named Ipek, “What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?” Ipek’s answer: “Be yourself.” In the coming days, Gemini, I would love you to engage in similar exchanges with those you care for. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, now is a favorable time for you and your best allies to shed all fakery and pretense so that you may be soulfully authentic with each other—and encourage each other to express what’s most raw and genuine.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22):

Are you in the mood to make extravagant gestures in behalf of love? Are you feeling an urge to move beyond your habitual approaches to intimate togetherness as you dare to engage in fun experiments? Now is a good time for such behavior with allies you trust. To spur your imagination, immerse yourself in the spirit of this poem by Nizar Qabbani: “I abandon my dictionaries to the flames, / And ordain you my language. / I fling my passport beneath the waves, / And christen you my country.” Your homework: Dream up and carry out a playful and audacious venture that will energize one of your close relationships.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

I’ve created a list of splashy titles for stories or poems or songs or artworks or dances that you could compose for beloved allies or people you want to be beloved allies. I hope my list inspires you to get gushy and lyrical. I hope you’ll be creative and marvelous as you express your passionate appreciation. Here are the titles: 1. Glistening Passion. 2. Incandescent Rapture. 3.

Succulent Dazzle. 4. Molten Luminosity. 5. Splashy Fire Bliss. 6. Shimmering Joy Beams. 7. Opulent Delirium. 8.

Wild Soul Synergy. 9. Sublime Friction. 10. Fluidic Gleam Blessings. 11. Throbbing Reverence. 12. Sacred Heart Salvation.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Author Eve Ensler tells us, “You have to give to the world the thing that you want the most, in order to fix the broken parts inside you.” This is perfect counsel for you to carry out in the coming weeks, Virgo. Life will conspire to help you heal yourself, in dramatic and even semi-miraculous ways, as you offer the people and animals you care for the same blessings that you crave to receive. I foresee an influx of restorative karma flowing in your direction. I predict the fixing of at least some of your broken parts.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

In Michael Chabon’s novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, the character named Arthur says to the character named Cleveland, “Love is like falconry. Don’t you think

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that’s true?” Cleveland replies, “Never say love is like anything. It isn’t.” I propose we make that your meditation during this Valentine season, Libra. In accordance with astrological omens, you will be wise to purge all your preconceptions about love. Use your ingenuity to revive your innocence about the subject.

Cultivate a sense of wonder as you let your imagination run wild and free in its fantasies about love and sex and intimacy.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

I’ll love it if sometime soon you create a situation in which you tell an ally words similar to what author Jamaica Kincaid spoke to her lover: “To behold the startling truths of your naked body frees me to remember the song I was born from.” Do you think you can make that happen, Scorpio? The astrological indicators at play in your life suggest that it would be right and sacred for you to do so. And if there is no such ally, then I hope you will deliver the same message to your naked self. And by the way, what is the song you were born from? (PS: There has never been a better time than now to learn treasured truths about yourself through your connections with others.)

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

I’m afraid I must be downright practical and mundane in my oracle for you. Don’t hate me! I’m only reporting what the planetary omens are telling me. They say that now is a favorable time for you to practice, practice, and practice some more the fine arts hinted at by author Ivan Goncharov: “A close, daily intimacy between two people has to be paid for: It requires a great deal of experience of life, logic, and warmth of heart on both sides to enjoy each other’s good qualities without being irritated by each other’s shortcomings and blaming each other for them.” Be diligently positive, Sagittarius, as you work through the demanding daily trials of togetherness.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

I’ll offer you a radical idea about love from author Hélène Cixous. Although it’s not always true for everyone, it will have special meaning for you in the coming months. She wrote, “It is easy to love and sing one’s love. That is something I am extremely good at doing.

But to be loved, that is true greatness. Being loved, letting oneself be loved, entering the magic and dreadful circle of generosity, receiving gifts, finding the right thank-you’s, that is love’s real work.” How about it, Capricorn? Are you up for the challenge? Are you willing to expand your capacity to welcome the care and benevolence and inspiration coming your way from others?

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Actor Leelee Sobieski was mourning her romantic adventures — or rather the lack of romantic adventures. She said, “If only I could find a guy who wasn’t in his 70s to talk to me about white cranes, I’d be madly in love.” The good news is that Sobieski knows <em>precisely</em> what she wants, and it’s not all that complicated. The bad news is that there are few men near her own age (38) who enjoy discussing the fine points of the endangered bird species known as the white crane. I bring her predicament to your attention, Aquarius, in the hope that you’ll be inspired to be as exact and lucid as she is in identifying what you want — even as you cheat just a bit in the direction of wanting what is actually available.

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I’ve never offered you the wisdom of actor Natalie Portman, but her idealistic attitude about relationships is exactly what I think you should aspire to in the coming months. She said, “I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn’t comfortable for them to do just to please me? And the answer is no.” What do you think, Pisces? Do you suspect it might be interesting to apply that principle to your closest alliances? I hope so. If you do, the planetary energies will conspire to deepen your intimate bonds.

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3551 W. 5TH ST. State of California, and will above referenced facility in Cynthia Cabrera - Household OXNARD, CA 93030 be sold by competitive bidorder to complete the transGreg Laura - gym equipment The undersigned will sell at (805) 985-3315 ding by: Storage Auction Exaction. Extra Space Storage public sale by competitive perts, phone (209) 667-5797. may refuse any bid and may The auction will be listed and bidding on the 16th day of Auction will be held online on The following: Customer advertised on www.storrescind any purchase up unFebruary 2022, 11:00 a.m. storagetreasures.com FebruName and Unit Number til the winning bidder takes agetreasures.com. Puron the premises where said ary 18th, 2022 at 9AM. Brenda Kelly possession of the personal chases must be made with property has been stored and B10 property. cash only and paid at the which are located at Ventura B039 Gonzales, Dominic AlAnthony Figueroa above referenced facility in Harbor Storage at 1414 exa Household items, clothB14 PUBLISHED: Ventura order to complete the transAngler Court, Ventura, in the ing Alan R. Sheal County Reporter 02/03/22, action. Extra Space County of Ventura, State of L428 Arizmendi, Osvaldo B24 02/10/22 Storage may refuse any bid California, the following: Desk, Tool Box, Misc. Items Janice Martinez and may rescind any purL495 Hall, Tanya Boxes, NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE B79 chase up until the winning Unit Cobos Merchandise Crates, Tubs OF PERSONAL PROPERTY William Parker bidder takes possession Unit Valenzuela Merchandise M688 Muniz, Monica Boxes, B103 of the personal property.

Unit Campos Merchandise Bags of Clothing, TV NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Sherrie Shelton Unit Anderson Merchnadise M692 Maulhardt, Leticia that the undersigned intends B130 PUBLISHED: Ventura Unit Campos Merchandise Bike, Boxes, Furniture to sell the personal property Jorge Diaz County Reporter 02/03/22, Unit Fox Merchandise M708 Aldaba, Anna Stereo described below to enforce a C17 02/10/22 Unit Martinez Merchandise Speakers, Furniture lien imposed on said propAdrianna Barrett Unit Campbell Merchandise M837 Padilla, Paige Bags of erty pursuant to Sections NOTICE OF PUBLIC C39 Unit Moore Merchandise Clothes, Couch 21700-21716 of the BusiAUCTION William Parker S192 Payne, Chris Auto seat, ness and Professions Code, C58 All property is sold "AS IS Misc. Items Section 2328 of the CC, SecExtra Space Storage will hold Thomas Powell AND WITH ALL FAULTS" tion 535 of the Penal Code a public auction to sell perC66 and without warranty either Airport Self Storage reserves and provisions of the Civil sonal property described beSusana Lovio expressed or implied. ALL the right to refuse any bid. All Code. low belonging to those indiD24 SALES ARE PAYABLE sales are subject to prior canviduals listed below at the Derek Skinner EITHER BY CASH OR cellation. Terms, rules and The undersigned will sell at location indicated: D42 MONEY ORDER ONLY, payregulations are available at public sale by competitive Denis Hernandez able after the sale in full. All sale. bidding on the 16th day of 161 Duesenberg Dr, ThouD60 property purchased must be PUBLISHED: Ventura February 2022, at 9:00 a.m. sand Oaks, CA 91362 FebruCatherine Dolan removed prior to the close of County Reporter 02/10/22, on the premises where said ary 22nd, 2022 at 3:30 PM D61 business the day of the sale.

02/17/22 property has been stored and William Parker All units purchased will be Notice is hereby given pursuwhich are located at Jessica Dundish- Household D112 given a clear bill of sale. This ant to Sections 3071 and Esplanade Mini Storage at Items Danielle Smith sale is being held pursuant to 3072 of the Civil Code of the 2180 Craig Drive, Oxnard, in D125 the provisions of the CaliforState of California that R & S the County of Ventura, State The auction will be listed and Thomas Corliss & Jack Brownia Self Storage Act, section Rentals, located at352 E Harof California, the following: advertised on www.storman 21706 and/or 21700. vard Blvd., Santa Paula CA agetreasures.com. PurG35 93060, will sell at public aucUnit Greene Merchandise chases must be made with Christopher Aguilar Ventura Harbor Self Storage, tion on February 17, 2022 at Unit Glass Merchandise cash only and paid at the G43 LLC. Reserves the right to re10:00 A.M. the following: Unit Gonzalez Merchandise above referenced facility in Garrett Clark move any or all units from 2001 Ford Super D; Unit Vodak Merchandise order to complete the transG57 this sale due to prior settleL i c . # 6 J M 0 8 5 X ; Unit Jones Merchandise action.

Extra Space Storage Olga Figueroa ment. Ventura Harbor Self VIN:1FCMF53S210A01906.

Unit Dupree Merchandise may refuse any bid and may G170 Storage, LLC. Reserves the Said sale is for the purpose Unit Estrada Merchandise rescind any purchase up unRobert Rossy right to bid on any or all units of satisfying a lien of R & S Unit Powell Merchandise til the winning bidder takes H14 in this sale.

Rentals, in the amount of Unit Valasquez Merchandise possession of the personal Joseph Alled $6,100.00 together with the property.

H35 PUBLISHED: Ventura costs of advertising and exAll property is sold "AS IS Ross Webb & Diane Karnes County Reporter 02/03/22, penses of sale.

AND WITH ALL FAULTS" PUBLISHED: Ventura H90 02/10/22 2/10/22 and without warranty either County Reporter 02/03/22, Gwen Harris CNS-3553144# NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE expressed or implied.

ALL 02/10/22 H102 OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SALES ARE PAYABLE Zachary Glance Notice of Public Sale: EITHER BY CASH OR H113 LIEN SALE February 24th 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN MONEY ORDER ONLY, payGold Line Towing that the undersigned intends able after the sale in full. All All purchases and items sold LIEN SALE: 12-NIS Tenants: to sell the personal property property purchased must be are as is where is and must License: 6UYY362 / CA MICHAEL KRIEGER described below to enforce a removed prior to the close of be removed at the time of Vin: 3N1AB6APXCL699922 JODY DONWEN lien imposed on said propbusiness the day of the sale. sale. Goods must be paid for to be sold at 10:00 am on DANA SENNE erty pursuant ot Sections All units purchased will be in cash at time of sale. Free2/22/2022 21700-21716 of the Busigiven a clear bill of sale. This way Mini Storage staff re@ 1334 Callens Rd Ventura, Auction held on February ness and Professions Code, sale is being held pursuant to serves the right to bid at sale CA 24th 2022, at 11:00AM at Section 2328 of the CC, Secthe provisions of the Califorand/or refuse any bids. Sale Swink's Towing Porta-Stor 330 West Park tion 535 of the Penal Code nia Self Storage Act, section is subject to cancellation in LIEN SALE: 18-BMW Row Avenue Ventura, CA and provisions of the Civil 21706 and/or 21700. the event of settlement License: NONE / CA 93001 805-643-3862 Code. between owner and obligVin: WBY7Z2C54JVB88809 Sold to the highest bidder.

Esplanade Mini Storage reated party(s). For more into be sold at 10:00 am on PUBLISHED: Ventura The undersigned will sell at serves the right to remove formation please contact 2/22/2022 County Reporter 02/10/22, public sale by competitive any or all units from this sale Freeway Mini Storage at @ 4506 Industrial St Simi 02/17/22 bidding on the 16th day of due to prior s ettl ement .

(805) 658-1094.

Valley, CA February 2022, at 3:00 p.m, Esplanade Mini Storage reNOTICE OF PUBLIC on the premises where said serves the right to bid on any PUBLISHED: Ventura PUBLISHED: Ventura AUCTION property has been stored and or all units in this sale.

County Reporter 02/03/22, County Reporter 02/10/22 Extra Space Storage will hold which are located at John02/10/22 a public auction to sell person Drive Self Storage at PUBLISHED: Ventura LIEN SALE sonal property described be2630 Johnson Drive, VenNOTICE OF PUBLIC County Reporter 02/03/22, This notice is given in aclow belonging to those inditura in the county of Ventura, AUCTION 02/10/22 cordance with the provisions viduals listed below at the in the State of California. of Section 21700et seq. of location indicated: Extra Space Storage will hold the business and Profes1285 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Unit Diaz Merchandise a public auction to sell persions Code of the State of Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Unit Terry-Solitaire Mersonal property described beC al ifornia . ( Se e se ctio n February 22, 2022 at 2:30 chandise low belonging to those indi1812.600 of Civil Code) NoPM. Unit Guerra Merchandise viduals listed below at the tice is hereby given by the Todd HarrisHousehold Unit Madaj-Berger Mer24 — —aFebruary 2022 indicated: undersigned that Public Li- 10,location Hold items chandise en Sale of the following deHorst SchumacherWood Unit Evans Merchandise 3101 Grande Vista Dr, Newscribed personal property will working machines, table saw, Unit York Merchandise bury Park CA 91320 be held on Wednesday, Febsander, panel router February 22nd, 2022 at 1:30 ruary 16th at 10A.M., on the Martin Winter- Couch and All property is sold "AS IS PM

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CLASSIFIEDS 805-648-2244

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 16th day of February 2022, at 3:00 p.m, on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at Johnson Drive Self Storage at 2630 Johnson Drive, Ventura in the county of Ventura, in the State of California.

Unit Diaz Merchandise Unit Terry-Solitaire Merchandise Unit Guerra Merchandise Unit Madaj-Berger Merchandise Unit Evans Merchandise Unit York Merchandise All property is sold "AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS" and without warranty either expressed or implied. ALL SALES ARE PAYABLE EITHER BY CASH OR MONEY ORDER ONLY, payable after the sale in full. All property purchased must be removed prior to the close of business the day of the sale.

All units purchased will be given a clear bill of sale. This sale is being held pursuant to the provisions of the California Self Storage Act, section 21706 and/or 21700.

Johnson Drive Self Storage reserves the right to remove any or all units from this sale due to prior settlement. Johnson Drive Self Storage reserves the right to bid on any or all units in this sale.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/03/22, 02/10/22 Ultra Storage located at 2701 Golf Course Dr, Ventura, CA 93003 will hold an online public sale to enforce a lien imposed on said property, as described below, pursuant to the provisions of the California Self-Storage Facility Act, Section 21700, et seq. of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California the undersigned will be sold online at www.StorageAuctions.com at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Management reserves the right to withdraw any unit from sale. Registered or motor vehicles are sold "As Is / Parts Only," no titles or registration.

Tenant Name Unit # Stored Items Christopher Kehr 1078 furn, tools Brandi Barrios 136 Furn, appliances, hhg,clothes Patricia Casellanos 2024 hhg, bx Steve Aguilar 301 Bx, bicycle Natasha Ayala 307 furn, bx Wendy Miller-tucker 434 bx, hhg PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/03/22, 02/10/22 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant ot Sections 21700-21716 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the CC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant ot Sections 21700-21716 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the CC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 17th day of February, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at Ventura Avenue Self Storage at 2261 N. Ventura Avenue, Ventura, in the County of Ventura, State of California, the following: Unit Malmquist Merchandise Unit Sampson Merchandise Unit Donovan Merchandise Unit Boverson Merchandise Unit Walcott Merchandise Unit Lake Merchandise Unit Carriger Merchandise Unit Fuhrmann-Jordan Merchandise Unit Fuhrmann-Jordan Merchandise Unit Fuhrmann-Jordan Merchandise Unit Fuhrmann-Jordan Merchandise Unit Riebe Merchandise Unit Chavez Merchandise Unit Cammarota Merchandise Unit Lopez Merchandise Unit Franks Merchandise Unit Adams Merchandise All property is sold "AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS" and without warranty either expressed or implied. ALL SALES ARE PAYABLE EITHER BY CASH OR MONEY ORDER ONLY, payable after the sale in full. All property purchased must be removed prior to the close of business the day of the sale. All units purchased will be given a clear bill of sale. This sale is being held pursuant to the provisions of the California Self Storage Act, section 21706 and/or 21700.

Ventura Avenue Self Storage reserves the right to remove any or all units from this sale due to prior settlement. Ventura Avenue Self Storage reserves the right to bid on any or all units in this sale.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/03/22, 02/10/22 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the CC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 17th day of February 2022, at 11:30 a.m. on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at Orchard Self Storage at 101 Orchard Drive, Ventura, in the County of Ventura, State of California, the following: Unit McCombs Merchandise

Code.

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 17th day of February 2022, at 11:30 a.m. on the premises where said Lien Sales property has been stored and which are located at Orchard Self Storage at 101 Orchard Drive, Ventura, in the County of Ventura, State of California, the following: Unit McCombs Merchandise Unit Jankowski Merchandise Unit Townley Merchandise Unit Boverson Merchandise Unit Kahle Merchandise Unit Jensen Merchandise Unit Reed Merchandise All property is sold "AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS" and without warranty either expressed or implied. ALL SALES ARE PAYABLE EITHER BY CASH OR MONEY ORDER ONLY, payable after the sale in full. All property purchased must be removed prior to the close of business the day of the sale.

All units purchased will be given a clear bill of sale. This sale is being held pursuant to the provisions of the California Self Storage Act, section 21706 and/or 21700.

Orchard Self Storage reserves the right to remove any or all units from this sale due to prior settlement. Orchard Self Storage reserves the right to bid on any or all units in this sale.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/03/22, 02/10/22 Public Online Sale Citizens Self Storage 269 N. Aviador Street Camarillo, Ca 93010 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 2170021716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell by online auction at: www.storagetreasures.com, beginning 10:00 AM, February 14, 2022, and ending 10:00 AM February 17, 2022. The premises where said property is stored are located at Citizens Self Storage 269 N. Aviador Street Camarillo (CA) county of (Ventura), State of California, for the following parties: Citizens Self Storage – 1 unit Rudy Gutierrez = Misc. items All purchased items must be paid for in CASH within 48 hours of the close of auction, all items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 48 hours after close of online auction. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.

Agent reserves the right to halt sale of any unit.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the CC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 17th day of February 2022, at 1:30 p.m., on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at Condor Self Storage of Ojai at 324 Bryant Street, Ojai, in the County of Ventura, State of California, the following: Unit Rye Merchandise Unit Oliver Merchandise Unit Trejo Merchandise Unit O’Donnell Merchandise Unit Delf Merchandise Unit Williams Merchandise Unit Denver Merchandise All property is sold "AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS" and without warranty either expressed or implied. ALL SALES ARE PAYABLE EITHER BY CASH OR MONEY ORDER ONLY, payable after the sale in full. All property purchased must be removed prior to the close of business the day of the sale.

All units purchased will be given a clear bill of sale. This sale is being held pursuant to the provisions of the California Self Storage Act, section 21706 and/or 21700.

Condor Self Storage of Ojai Reserves the right to remove any or all units from this sale due to prior settlement .

Condor Self Storage of Ojai Reserves the right to bid on any or all units in this sale.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/03/22, 02/10/22 ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 375 S. Laurel St. Ventura, CA 93001 Febuary 22nd, 2022 at 9:30 AM Mark Gambino- tools house hold items Mark Gambino- tools house hold items Crystal Johnson- Baby Stuff, clothes, personal effects Teri Busard- Misc. household items Holly Hill- Baby clothes, crib L is a Yo na n - 1 b ed r o om house, garage items, boxes Roseann Cosby- Boxes and household items and small furniture

Storage Treasures – California Bond #63747122

The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/03/22, 02/10/22

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/03/22, 02/10/22

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Fic. Business Name

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the CC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100001204 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BARNONE SONGS, 518 Lincoln Drive Ventura, CA 93001. Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, California, Bar None Music, Inc., 518 Lincoln Drive Ventura, CA

Citizens Self Storage (805) 484-1738

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100001204 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BARNONE SONGS, 518 Lincoln Drive Ventura, CA 93 0 0 1 . V e n t u r a C o u n t y , State of Incorporation / Organization, California, Bar None Music, Inc., 518 Linc o l n D r i v e V e n t u r a , CA 93001. This business is conducted by: A Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 17, 2017. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Bar None Music, Inc., Christopher Hillman, President. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., B u s i n e s s & P r o f e s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ve n tu r a o n J a n u a r y 2 6, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/03/22, 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100000178 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DUNRITE HEATING & COOLING, 4490 Walnut Ave. Simi Valley, CA 93063. Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, California, HVAC Enterprises, Incorporated, 4490 Walnut Ave. Simi Valley, CA 93063.

This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/18/2021. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: HVAC Enterprises, Incorporated., Eric Bochenski, President. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the

any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ve n tu r a o n J a n u a r y 0 5, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 01/20/22, 01/27/22, 02/03/22, 02/10/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100000470 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOBCHAK INVESTIGATIONS, 1953 Cottege Drive Unit 4 Simi Valley, CA 93065.

Ventura County. Joshua C Pierson, 1953 Cottege Drive Unit 4 Simi Valley, CA 93065.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Joshua C Pierson.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of V e n tu r a o n J a n u a ry 1 1, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 01/20/22, 01/27/22, 02/03/22, 02/10/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100000502 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CLEF PALATE CREATIVE, 1246 Encino Vista Court Thousand Oaks, CA 91362.

Ventura County. Brad Hamilton, 1246 Encino Vista Court Thousand Oaks, CA 91362. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Brad Hamilton.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from

and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Brad Hamilton.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of V e n tu r a o n J a n u a ry 1 1, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 01/20/22, 01/27/22, 02/03/22, 02/10/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100158850 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OXNARD FLOWER ISLAND, 3121 Kern St. Oxnard, CA 93033. Ventura County. Andrea L Alonzo, Armando L Alonzo, 3121 Kern St. Oxnard, CA 93033. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 9/4/2021. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Andrea L Alonzo. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on December 28, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/03/22, 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100000826 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PLANT MARKS, 829 Jazmin Avenue Ventura, CA 93004.

Ventura County. Leann Guzik, 829 Jazmin Avenue Ventura, CA 93004. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2022. I declare that all Information In

PLANT MARKS, 829 Jazmin Avenue Ventura, CA 93004.

Ventura County. Leann Guzik, 829 Jazmin Avenue Ventura, CA 93004. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2022. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Leann Guzik.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., B u s i n e s s & P r o f e s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ve n t u r a o n J a n u a r y 1 9, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/03/22, 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100001117 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DOG HAIR CREW, 3430 Taffrail Ln Oxnard, CA 93035. Ventura County.

Stephanie L Copus, Randy J G u e s t , 3 4 3 0 Ta ff r a i l L n Oxnard, CA 93035. This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictiti o u s b u s i n e s s n a m e o r names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Stephanie L Copus. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ve n t u r a o n J a n u aFebruary ry 24, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/03/22, 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22

of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of V e n tu r a o n J a n u a ry 2 4, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/03/22, 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100000596 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VENTURA ZEN SPACE, 369 Paseo De Playa #201 Ventura, CA 93001. Ventura County. Shelli Karnes, 369 Paseo De Playa #201 Ventura, CA 93001. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Print Name of Registrant: Shelli Karnes. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ve n t u r a o n J a n u a r y 1 3, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22, 03/03/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100001250 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: D U N N E E L E C T R O N I C S, MONIQUE PATRON PHOTOGRAPHY, 10449 Darling Road Ventura, CA 93004.

Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, California, Dunn-Patron Enterprises LLC, 10449 Darling Road Ventura, CA 93004.

This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2022. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Dunn-Patron Enterprises LLC, Christopher Dunne, Managing Member.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed 10, 2022 — of the—county 25 in the office clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set

($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Dunn-Patron Enterprises LLC, Christopher Dunne, Managing Member.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name Fic. Business Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of V e n t u r a o n J a n u a r y 2 7, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22, 03/03/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100001517 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALPERN MEDIA, 336 Ponoma Street Port Hueneme, CA 93041. Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, California, Alpern Media LLC, 336 Ponoma Street Port Hueneme, CA 93041. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/19/2022. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Alpern Media LLC, Daniel Alpern, Managing Member. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 1, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22, 03/03/22

change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., B u s i n e s s & P r o f e s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 1, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22, 03/03/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100001332 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SUCCULENTRY, 3992 Blairwood Drive Moorpark, CA 93021. Ventura County.

Anne M Interrante, 3992 Blairwood Drive Moorpark, CA 93021. This business is conducted by: An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Anne M Interrante. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ve n tu r a o n J a n u a r y 2 8, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22, 03/03/22

Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100001351 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GURROLA PROPERTIES, 4101 Romany Dr. Oxnard, CA 93035. Ventura County.

Camille Borchard, Trustee of the Greco-Mexica 1978 Trust, 1326 N. 5th Pl., Port Hueneme, CA 93041, Edward Gurrola, Trustee of the Greco-Mexica 1978 Trust, 12515 Birch Bluff Pl., San Diego, CA 92131, Cecile Faulconer, Trustee of the Greco-Mexica 1978 Trust, 1901 Lennox Ct. Oxnard, CA 93030. This business is conducted by: A Trust. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictiti o u s b u s i n e s s n a m e o r names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Camille Borchard, Trustee of the GrecoMexica 1978 Trust. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business & Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ve n tu r a o n J a n u a r y 2 8, 2022.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22, 03/03/22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF VENTURA. NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE §366.26 J072996 HEARING DATE: 05/11/2022 TIME: 08:30 am COURTROOM: J1 In the matter of the Petition of the County of Ventura Human Services Agency regarding freedom from parental custody and control on behalf of Baby Girl Beasley, a child. To: Janae N. Beasley, Rene Vasquez, and to all persons claiming to be the parent's of the above-named person who is described as follows: name Baby Girl Beasley, Date of Birth: 11/27/2021, Place of Birth: Oxnard, CA, Father's name: Rene Vasquez, Mother’s name: Janae N. Beasley.

Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26, a hearing has been scheduled for your child. You are hereby notified that you may appear on 05/11/2022, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon as counsel can be heard in Courtroom J1 of this Court at Juvenile Justice Center 4353 Vineyard Ave. Oxnard, CA 93036. YOU ARE FUR-

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF VENTURA. NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE §366.26 J072996 HEARING DATE: 05/11/2022 TIME: 08:30 am COURTROOM: J1 In the matter of the Petition of the County of Ventura Human Services Agency regarding freedom from parental custody and control on behalf of Baby Girl Beasley, a child. To: Janae N. Beasley, Rene Vasquez, and to all persons claiming to be the parent's of the above-named person who is described as follows: name Baby Girl Beasley, Date of Birth: 11/27/2021, Place of Birth: Oxnard, CA, Father's name: Rene Vasquez, Mother’s name: Janae N. Beasley.

Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26, a hearing has been scheduled for your child. You are hereby notified that you may appear on 05/11/2022, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon as counsel can be heard in Courtroom J1 of this Court at Juvenile Justice Center 4353 Vineyard Ave. Oxnard, CA 93036. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED as follows: At the hearing the Court must choose and implement one of the following permanent plans for the child: adoption, guardianship, or long term foster care. Parental rights may be terminated at this hearing. On 05/11/2022, the Human Services Agency will recommend termination of parental rights. The child may be ordered placed in long term foster care, subject to the regular review of the Juvenile Court; or, a legal guardian may be appointed for the child and letters of guardianship be issued; or, adoption may be identified as the permanent placement goal and the Court may order that efforts be made to locate an appropriate adoptive family for the child for a period not to exceed 180 days and set the matter for further review; or, parental rights may be terminated.

You are entitled to be present at the hearing with your attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, you are entitled to have the Court appoint counsel for you. A thirty-day continuance may be granted if necessary for counsel to prepare the case. At all termination proceedings, the Court shall consider the wishes of the child and shall act in the best interest of the child. Any order of the Court permanently terminating parental rights under this section shall be conclusive and binding upon the minor person, upon the parent or parents, and upon all other persons who have been served with citation by publication or otherwise. After making such an order, the Court shall have no power to set aside, change, or modify it, but this shall not be construed to limit the rights to appeal the order. If the Court, by order or judgment, declares the child free from the custody and control of both parents, or one parent if the other no longer has custody and control, the Court shall, at the same time, order the child referred to the licensed County adoption agency for adoptive placement by that agency.

The rights and procedures described above are set forth in detail in the California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26. You are referred to that section for further particulars. Michael J. Planet, Executive Officer and Clerk, County of Ventura, State of California. Dated: 11/19/2022 by: Lorie Martinez Deputy Clerk, Children and Family Services Social Worker.

in detail in the California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26. You are referred to that section for further particulars. Michael J. Planet, Executive Officer and Clerk, County of Ventura, State of California. Dated: 11/19/2022 by: Lorie Martinez Deputy Clerk, Children and Family Services Social Worker.

1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17/22 CNS-3548398# SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF VENTURA. NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE §366.26 J072904 HEARING DATE: 04/06/2022 TIME: 08:30am COURTROOM: J1 In the matter of the Petition of the County of Ventura Human Services Agency regarding freedom from parental custody and control on behalf of Anthony Elijah Carrillo, a child. To: Vanessa Marie Lopez, Alex O. Carrillo Jr. (Deceased), and to all persons claiming to be the parent of the above-named person who is described as follows: name Anthony Elijah Carrillo, Date of Birth: 10/27/2009, Place of Birth: Ventura, CA, Father's name: Alex O. Carrillo Jr. (Deceased), Mother’s name: Vanessa Marie Lopez. Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26, a hearing has been scheduled for your child. You are hereby notified that you may appear on 04/06/2022, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon as counsel can be heard in Courtroom J1 of this Court at Juvenile Justice Center 4353 Vineyard Ave. Oxnard, CA 93036. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED as follows: At the hearing the Court must choose and implement one of the following permanent plans for the child: adoption, guardianship, or long term foster care. Parental rights may be terminated at this hearing. On 04/06/2022, the Human Services Agency will recommend termination of parental rights. The child may be ordered placed in long term foster care, subject to the regular review of the Juvenile Court; or, a legal guardian may be appointed for the child and letters of guardianship be issued; or, adoption may be identified as the permanent placement goal and the Court may order that efforts be made to locate an appropriate adoptive family for the child for a period not to exceed 180 days and set the matter for further review; or, parental rights may be terminated. You are entitled to be present at the hearing with your attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, you are entitled to have the Court appoint counsel for you. A thirty-day continuance may be granted if necessary for counsel to prepare the case.

At all termination proceedings, the Court shall consider the wishes of the child and shall act in the best interest of the child. Any order of the Court permanently terminating parental rights under this section shall be conclusive and binding upon the minor person, upon the parent or parents, and upon all other persons who have been served with citation by publication or otherwise.

After making such an order, the Court shall have no power to set aside, change, or modify it, but this shall not be construed to limit the rights to appeal the order. If the Court, by order or judgment, declares the child free from the custody and control of both parents, or one parent if the other no longer has custody and control, the Court shall, at the same time, order the child referred to the

power to set aside, change, or modify it, but this shall not be construed to limit the rights to appeal the order. If the Court, by order or judgment, declares the child free from the custody and control of both parents, or one parent if the other no longer has custody and control, the Court shall, at the same time, order the child referred to the licensed County adoption agency for adoptive placement by that agency. The rights and procedures described above are set forth in detail in the California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26. You are referred to that section for further particulars. Michael J. Planet, Executive Officer and Clerk, County of Ventura, State of California. Dated: 01/25/2022 by: Elizabeth Ramirez Deputy Clerk, Children and Family Services Social Worker.

2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24/22 CNS-3550162# Notice of Interest This notice is out of necessity for the establishment of a perfected interest in the Estate identified herein. The JAMES AWBREY-FINE HOKAFONU, Estate, hereinafter “DEBTOR” Bond registration STATE OF CALIFORNIA CERTIFICATION OF VITAL RECORD file number 104-56006045, Federal Reserve, federal insurance, and Treasury account number ending in xxxxx9746, is a commercial transmitting utility for transmitting life energy into a valuable form cognizable in commerce. The grantor, beneficiary, heir and General Executor Hokafonu, James Awbrey-Fine, a man, hereinafter “Creditor” has a priority secured interest in the Debtor’s property by private agreement in the amount of thirty-three billion dollars ($33,000,000,000.00). As of the date of this publishing, no person, natural or artificial, has presented a superior claim of interest in the DEBTOR’s Estate incl. but not limited to personal and real property, chattels and entitlement rights of the Estate assets and securities to Creditor. The last known residence address of the DEBTOR Estate as certified on the certificate of title is the State of California Department of Health Vital Statistics,3701 N. Freeway Blvd. Sacramento CA, 95834. All DEBTOR’s labor/energy, and every product created therefrom, whether past, present, or future are indentured by private agreement. All products of DEBTOR’s labor including but not limited to property acquired by gift, agreement, wage and/or sale in DEBTOR’s NAME. All means “everything” real and personal which DEBTOR has both in possession and not in possession as an equitable interest.

Personal Tangible and Intangible Property All: Bank accounts, credit accounts, deposit accounts, securities accounts, investment accounts, derivatives, derivative accounts, government accounts, government subdivision accounts, government municipality accounts, public organization accounts, nonprofit organization accounts, religious organization accounts, private organization accounts, internet company accounts, information accounts, social media accounts, goods and services company accounts, medical accounts, retirement accounts, insurance accounts, securities, financial assets, commercial paper, mortgages, bank notes, deeds of trust, bonds, stocks, interest certificates, registration certificates, jewelry, automobiles, aircraft, boats, hunting and fishing accessories, clothes, tools, electronics, furniture, appliances, household

accounts, retirement accounts, insurance accounts, securities, financial assets, commercial paper, mortgages, bank notes, deeds of trust, bonds, stocks, interest certificates, registration certificates, jewelry, automobiles, aircraft, boats, hunting and fishing accessories, clothes, tools, electronics, furniture, appliances, household goods, commodities and all intangible future creations through lifeforce energy, i.e. labor.

Real Property All land, including fixtures, timber, livestock, vegetation, animals, minerals, air, and water contained within the land zone that is, have been or will be held and/or possessed in DEBTOR’s NAME. Notice of Adverse Claim Any real or artificial person and/or municipal corporation with an adverse claim to any of the DEBTOR’s property shall send their claim certified under oath (notary jurat), or unsworn declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746(1), sent certified or registered mail within three (3) days of the final publishing of this notice or any time thereafter to: Hokafonu, James AwbreyFine occupant of the office of General Executor of the JAMES AWBREY-FINE HOKAFONU, Estate, c/o 380 Broderick Ave Ventura, California [93003-9998]. Creditor reserves all rights incl. the right to assign interest in DEBTOR’s property to any natural or artificial person incl. but not limited to trusts. All claims of debt and interest under the color of any law after thirty (30) days of the final publishing of this notice are null and void by operation of law.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22

Probate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CRAIG BRYANT SPURRIER CASE NO. 56-202200562418-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CRAIG BRYANT SPURRIER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CYNTHIA JUNE SPURRIER in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CYNTHIA JUNE SPURRIER 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: 03/17/22 at 10:30AM in Dept. J6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93036 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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 03/17/22 at 10:30AM in Dept. J6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93036 IF YOU Probate 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 LAW OFFICE OF MARY K. JEFFERS - SBN 165104 2677 N. MAIN ST., STE. 460 SANTA ANA CA 92705 BSC 221152 2/10, 2/17, 2/24/22 CNS-3553021# NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RODGER LEE MORRIS CASE NO. 56-202200562444-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of RODGER LEE MORRIS. A Petition for probate has been filed by Barbara A. Morris Jensen in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Barbara A. Morris Jensen 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 17, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard- Juvenile.

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

Oxnard- Juvenile.

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: Samantha W. Koopman SBN 310227 1200 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 280 Camarillo, California 93010 (805) 482-2282 Ventura County Reporter 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF STEVEN SHOJI TANAKA (a.k.a. STEVEN S. TANAKA) CASE NO. 56-202200562218-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of STEVEN SHOJI TANAKA (a.k.a. STEVEN S. TANAKA). A Petition for probate has been filed by Diane Takahashi in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Diane Takahashi 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: 02/24/22, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 OxnardJuvenile Justice Center.

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

Juvenile Justice Center.

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: David E. Edsall, Esq. SBN 86217 Edsall Law, A Professional Law Corporation 400 Camarillo Ranch Road, Suite 102 Camarillo, California 93012 (805) 484-9002 Ventura County Reporter 01/27/22, 02/03/22, 02/10/22 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TIIA ROTHBERG CASE NO. 56-202200562430-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of TIIA ROTHBERG. A Petition for probate has been filed by Susan Rothberg Callahan in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Susan Rothberg Callahan be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 17, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 OxnardJuvenile/Probate.

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

Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 OxnardJuvenile/Probate.

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: Marisha N. Charbonnet SBN 238446 223 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 320 Thousand Oaks, California 91360 (805) 496-4681 Ventura County Reporter 02/10/22, 02/17/22, 02/24/22

Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 56-202200562295-CU-PT-VTA SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA. Petition of LISA LOUISE MANN, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: LISA LOUISE MANN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) LISA LOUISE MANN to LISA LOUISE MANN SHELLY 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/28/2022. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 20. The address of the court is 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009. 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: Ventura. Original filed: January 10, 2022. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Brenda L. McCormick, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Cristal V. Alvarez, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 01/20/22, 01/27/22, 02/03/22, 02/10/22

the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original filed: January 10, 2022. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Brenda L. McCormick, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Cristal V. Alvarez, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 01/20/22, 01/27/22, 02/03/22, 02/10/22

Summons SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Número del Caso): CIVSB2115985 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ANAHEIM DISTRICT CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE ADVISORY BOARD, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION; HOWARD DEAN FOSTER, an Individual; ANNA MAE FOSTER, an individual; The Heirs and Devisees of MARGARET CHEZ, Deceased, and All Persons Unknown Claiming an Interest in the Property; LHC ONTARIO HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; POMA DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, a California corporation, now dissolved; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, an agency of the United States of America; DOES1-10, inclusive; and ALL PERSONS UNKNOW CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): CITY OF ONTARIO, a municipal corporation NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 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.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por

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Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio d e remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de C a l i f o r n i a , (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 247 W. Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): MARK A. EASTER, SBN 143435, HOLLAND P. STEWART, SBN 317028, BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP, 3390 University Avenue, 5th Floor Riverside, CA 92502 Tel: 951.686.1450 Fax: 951.686.3083

IN THE CITY OF ONTARIO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF SAID SECTION 10; BEING IN THE CENTER LINE OF ARCHIBALD AVENUE; TH EN C E WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF SAID SECTION, 75 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 60 FEET; THENCE EAST 75 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF ARCHIBALD AVENUE; THENCE NORTH 60 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING EXCEPT THEREFROM AN UNDIVIDED ONE-HALF INTEREST IN AND TO ALL OIL, GAS, PETROLEUM, NAPTHA OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCE S AND MINERALS OF WHATSOEVER KIND AND NATURE IN UPON OR BENEATH THE PROPERTY HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF ENTRY AND ALL OTHER RIGHTS, INCLUDING ALL RIGHTS OF WAY AND EASEMENTS WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND REMOVAL OF ALL SUCH SUBSTANCES AND MINERALS AND THE FULL ENJOYMENT OF THE GRANTOR'S INTEREST HEREIN RESERVED, AS RESERVED BY THE FEDERAL U\ND BANK OF BERKELEY, IN THE DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 31, 1940 IN BOOK 1439. PAGE 270, OFFICIAL RECORDS APN: 0218-131-18 PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 01/27/22, 02/03/22, 02/10/22, 02/17/22

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